The Straits Times, 27 December 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1979 30 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    Lock icon HANOI ADMITS HUGE LOSSES
    383 1 Khmer war hits Viet economy BANGKOK, Wednesday VIETNAM, with over 200,000 troops fighting Khmer guerillas in Kampuchea, has admitted that its military operations there was one of the reasons why the country failed to attain its economic target this year. It also revealed that the conversion
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    Lock icon Vietnam warns Asean: Don't meddle
    305 1 Vietnam warns Asean: Don't meddle BANGKOK. Wed. Vietnam today warned Asean nations to stay out of Kampuchean affairs in one of Hanoi's strongest verbal blasts at regional leaders in months. In an article entitled "Do not be so foolish as to interfere in Kampuchea," the Vietnamese Armynewspaper Nhan Dan charged
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    Aquino move
    35 1 MANII.A. Wed Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos is consulting his advisers about granting amnesty to the country.s moM prominent military detainee, former Senator Benigno Aquino. Presidential Palace sources said loriav Rputi'i SKK PA(iK J
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    Lock icon HUNDREDS OF SOVIET TROOPS ARRIVE IN KABUL'
    180 1 NEW DELHI, Wed. Departing air passengers saw more than a dozen Soviet transport planes land at Kabul airport today to offload armoured vehicles and hundreds of Russian combat troops, eyewitnesses reported. "I saw between 150-200 Russian soldiers armed with rifles walk past us
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    M-Cup appeal
    464 1  - M-Cup appeal A three-member Football Association of Singapore delegation, led by chairman N. Ganesan, will leave for Kuala Lumpur today, in a last-minute Did to avert Singapore's pullout from the Malaysia Cup competition. They are scheduled to meet Datuk Hamzah Abu Samah, the president of the Football Association of Malaysia,
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    'Friendship' prices
    29 1 BANGKOK, Wed. A Chinese oil delegation arrived here today to negotiate the sale of crude and high speed diesel oil to Thailand at "friendship prices." AF p.
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    Lock icon Russia refuses to promise it will not use the veto
    301 1 say diplomatic sources 'It can lead to war 9 TEHERAN, Wed. AyatoUah Kohollah Khomelny warned today that Iran's confrontation with America could lead to war. "We are la a political and economic fight," he told some of his followers, according
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    Japan puts on pressure
    214 1 TOKYO, Wed. In a major step towards seeking the release of American hostages in Teheran, Japan today suspended insuring exports to Iran, trading sources said. Trading sources said the Ministry of InternaMa— l Trade and Industry (MITI) notified nine leading trade organisations yesterday of its decision
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    Lock icon $1.4b air base to be built in Kelantan
    151 1 $1.4 b air base to be built in Kelantan KOTA BARU, Wednesday MALAYSIA will build a $1.4 billion air base on Its east coast to meet air defence needs In view of the Indochina conflict. Defence Parliamentary Secretary Datnk Jalal Abo Bakar told a meeting of ex-service-men here that work
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    Man shot dead by detective in nightclub attack
    339 1  - Man shot dead by detective in nightclub attack N.G. KUTTY By A POLICE detective, who was attacked by five thugs in a crowded nightclub in Eu Tong Sen Street in the early hours of Christmas day, fatally shot one of them and arrested 1 another. The dead man was yesterday
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    Lock icon 500 give up
    32 1 MANILA, Wed More than 500 armed Muslim rebels surrendered on Christmas day to the para-military constabulary in Davao city 940 km south of here, military sources said today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 30 sec tremor
    43 1 GLASGOW. Wed A sharp earthquake rocked a 'arge part of Scotland and northern England for about 30 seconds today, sending people out into the streets in widely scattered areas. No damage >r injuries were reported in the pre-dawn tremor. UPI.
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    LIVERPOOL TRIUMPH
    34 1 LONDON. Wed. LJ vernal, tht Kncllsh Koetball Leaf ac Mvldu Om leaden, Vat Manchester I nlted l-t In tfcrti- lorw»(-the-Uble Boxing bay clash Uday. IJverpM- led 14 at half-time. SKE PAGE SI
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      194 1 40 pages today PREY-ON-RICH GANG FOILED Pag* 7 KHMER Rouge steps up PR effort t JAPAN gears up for the 'Pacific Age' S MOSCOW won't hold arms talks with West on Nato terms TRAFFIC Police: Why rules must be obeyed 8 U7*,m Christmas haul of gems and watches IS MOST
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      Lock icon Khmer Rouge steps up PR efforts
      293 2 BEIJING, Wed THE Khmer Rouge leadership, going all out in a campaign to improve its image, announced it will drop all plans aimed at the Building of socialism, implying it was revoking communist ideology. The communist Khmer Rouge had started cleaning up its tarnished
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      Lock icon SEVERAL KILLED IN BORDER CLASH, SAYS CHINA
      188 2 SEVERAL KILLED IN BORDER CLASH, SAYS CHINA BEIJING. Wed. Several armed incidents, two serious and in which several people were killed or wounded, recently occurred in China's frontier regions with Vietnam, the People's Daily reported today. Xinhua news agency also implicitly called on the various anti-Viet-namese forces in Kampuchea and
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      Lock icon Four killed in escape bid
      79 2 BANGKOK, Wed. Four Laotians have been shot dead while attempting to flee from Lao. across the Mekong River into north-eastern Thailand. Newspapers quoted Nong Khai provincial authorities as saying that the incident took place last Sunday when the Laotians' small boat was intercepted and towed
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      Lock icon Jakarta paves way for new generation of young leaders
      348 2 Jakarta paves way for new generation of young leaders JAKARTA, Wednesday INDONESIA is preparing what is supposed to be a smooth change of leadership to the young generation. "We are undergoing a process of re-genera-tion in which the old generation running the country at present is preparing itself to be
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      Lock icon Released writer talks about 'survival years'
      150 2 Released writer talks about 'survival years' JAKARTA, Wed. Indonesia's most prominent novelist, Mr Pramudya Ananta Tur, had occasionally to eat snakes and salamanders during his 14 years of detention, KNI news agency reported today. Mr Tur, released last week, said in an interview with the agency that during the first
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      'Icy moon of Jupiter may yield life'
      186 2 OAKLAND, California, Wed. Life may exist In a sabsarfacc ocean on the pock-marked Icy moon of Eoropa, one of the four moons of Jupiter visible to the naked eye, a space scientist said yesterday. Richard Hoagland says that despite the disappointing data on
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      Lock icon Actress dies
      42 2 LOS ANGELES, Wed. Actress Joan BlondeU. star of a hundred films, has died of leukaemia, a member of her family said yesterday. Miss BlondeU. 76, had been in hospital at Santa Monica, a Los Angeles suburb, for a month. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Japan gears up for 'Pacific Age'
      380 3 Japan gears up for 'Pacific Age' TOKYO, Wednesday JAPAN will launch a new diplomatic offensive next month under a slogan of Creative Partnership of the Pacific Age with Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira's visit to Australia and New Zealand, Foreign Ministry sources said yesterday. They said the slogan had been coined
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      Blackout hits 400.000
      73 3 SAN FRANCISCO, Wed. Some 400.000 people in northern California. Orvgan and Washington began l3)ristmas without electricity after heavy storms battered north-western United States Power lines were blown <l.iwn by winds blowing at 100 km per hour, and Highway Flvi ihp main north-south road in the region, was
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      Lock icon CROSSING BOUNDS OF TIME ON XMAS DAY
      68 3 CROSSING BOUNDS OF TIME ON XMAS DAY General Gewrge Washington, played by John Kelly of Philadelphia (standing right by flag). the youger brother of Princess Grace of Monaco, leading his "troops" across the Delaware River to New Jersey on Tuesday. The re-enactment of the historical event Is held annually on
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      Lock icon On Xmas St
      43 3 MELBOURNE. Wed. A 30-year-old man was in critical condition today in hospital here after he was shot with a .22 rifle when he complained about a noisy party in a neighbour's flat on Christmas Street, in suburban ('airfield here. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Mayor fell for that customary tossing
      137 3 TOKYO, Wed. The I Japanese love to gather I around, grab a fellow by the arms and legs, and toss him into the air three tim\s on happy occasions to wish him luck. But for Mayor Torahiko Kon, 49. of Shibata. Niigata prefecture, the
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      Two key opposition parties pull out of Philippine polls
      371 3  -  ABBY TAN By Our Manila correspondent MANILA, Wed. Two main opposition parties the Laban (Fight) Party and the Liberal Party have decided not to contest the Jan 30 election of local officials. They charged that the rules drawn up by the
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      Lock icon Slower growth rate of 4pc forecast
      180 3 Slower growth rate of 4pc forecast TOKYO, Wednesday JAPAN'S economy will grow at an annua rate of 4 per cent because of uncertain oi supplies and soaring prices, a powerful eco nomic organisation reported today. The growth rate projection by the Federation of Economic Organisations of Japan (Keidanren) differed from
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      Lock icon JAL seeks 10 pc hike in fares to the US
      129 3 TOKYO, Wed. Japan Air Lines has applied for an increase in fares on the trans-Pacific route to the United States for the first time since 1974, the Transport Ministry here said yesterday. JAL made the application with the ministry on
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      Lock icon Ohira-Brown talks next month
      142 3 TOKYO, Wed. US Defence Secretary Harold Brown will visit Japan on Jan 13 14 for talks with Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira and other Japanese Government officials, a US Embassy spokesman said today. Mr Brown's visit is set enroute home from his trip to China scheduled earlier
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      Lock icon Japanese, Soviet Red parties patch up
      206 3 Japanese, Soviet Red parties patch up MOBCOW, Wed THE Soviet and Japanese communist parties, at odds for more than 15 years, said yesterday that reconciliation talks had put an end to "the lengthy abnormal relations" between them. A joint communique, issued after four days of top-level talks here, said a
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      Lock icon 21 Nplants
      37 3 TOKYO. Wed. Japan now has 21 nuclear plants with a total generating capacity of 14.9 million kilowatts, or about 12 per cent of the country's total electricity supply, a government White Paper said yesterday. Reuter.
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        Lock icon The tipsy special
        69 4 A PRIVATE car club in Rio De Janeiro which usually sticks to emergency repairs on members' vehicles, is offering a special service for the holiday party season. The club is offering to send a tow truck to pick up the car of any member who gets drunk.
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        Lock icon Candy cure for smokers
        61 4 A BEIJING factory plans to market soon a candy that will help smokers quit their habit, the Beijing Daily reported yesterday. The paper said the candy will make smokers feel sick when they smell tobacco smoke. It will also lift the smoker's spirits, cli ninate fatigue
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        Lock icon Power from ocean waves
        57 4 Power from ocean waves ABOUT 1,000 houses were supplied yesterday with electricity generated by ocean waves in the northern Japanese city of Tsuruoka in what was claimed as the world's first such experiment. Power was produced by eight generators mounted on a 80-metre-long float, generating a maximum 80 kilowats of
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        Lock icon Cold feet in Siberia
        65 4 THE Siberian winter means cold feet for many Soviet citizens unable to find the lined boots which are traditionally worn in sub-zero temperatures, the newspaper Sovietskaia Rossia reported in Moscow yesterday. The boots, known as valenki. are in short supply in just those regions which need
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        Lock icon TV-phone link-up
        48 4 JAPAN yesterday started experiments in Tokyo on a new system to supply information to private homes by linking telephones and home television receivers. The system, developed by the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, is called Captains "Character and pattern telephone access information network system". AFP.
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      Lock icon Rumania admits selling light arms to Egypt
      183 4 Rumania admits selling light arms to Egypt VIENNA, Wednesday RUMANIA disclosed yesterday that it has sold light weapons to Egypt but denied reports there is an arms supply agreement between the two countries. The government news agency Agerpres admitted the sale in a br'ef news item which referred to "statements
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      Lock icon Palestinian chiefs in Libya to talk peace
      158 4 BEIRUT, Wed. Four Palestinian commando leaders arrived in Libya last night, in an apparent attempt to resolve a dispute between Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the Palestine Liberation Organisation. The official Libyan news agency Jana, which reported their arrival, made no reference to
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      Lock icon Israelis destroy spy station in Sinai
      166 4 TEL AVIV, Wed. Israeli army engineers yesterday blew up a top secret underground early warning and surveillance station in the Sinai Desert pending the handover of another chunk of the territory to Egypt under terms of the peace treaty with Israel. With a 150
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      Lock icon `Stepped-up security for foreign missions'
      113 4 `Stepped-up security for foreign missions' TEHERAN, Wed. Foreign Minister S»drgh Qotbndrh today announced that foreign embat>Mle« and mlsslMis here would In future be more strictly protected. According to a preas release published here, he said embassies were the leaal territory of the ooantrie* they represented and everyone should treat them
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      Lock icon ANOTHER GOODWILL MISSION BY HANSEN
      114 4 ANOTHER GOODWILL MISSION BY HANSEN TEHERAN, Wed. Representative George Ha risen, criticised by the administration last month for engaging in personal diplomacy, arrived here today on his second private mission to try to secure the release of the 50 American hostages. Mr Hansen s wife, Connie, said the Idaho Republican
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      Lock icon Yugoslavia ready to supply food, says Iran
      278 4 TEHERAN, Wed. Iran says a visiting Yugoslav delegation has pledged sufficient foodstuffs to Iran if the US Government succeeds in imposing economic sanctions. The reports, on Teheran Radio and in the official Pars news agency yesterday, did not specify whether Yugoslavia would continue
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      Lock icon Weizman visit
      36 4 NEW YORK. Wed. Israeli Defence Minister Ezer Weizman arrived here today for a brief US visit aimed at convincing the Carter administration to increase American economic and military aid to Israel next year. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Carter sums it up to families: 'We'll prevail'
      240 4 WASHINGTON, Wednesday j PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter has issued an emotional Christmas message of hope to the families of American hostages held in Iran, saying simply: "We will prevail." "Rarely in our history 1 have we been so united, and rarely have we
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      Lock icon Moscow won't hold arms talks with West on Nato terms
      340 6 MOSCOW, Wed. The Soviet Union's chief spokesman on international affairs made clear tonight that Moscow would not negotiate on arms control with the West under conditions established by Natos decision to boost its missile strength in Europe. Mr Leonid Zamyatin,
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      Lock icon Deficit of $15 b in US budget
      110 6 Deficit of $15 b in US budget WASHINGTON. Wed. The US budget for fiscal IHKI will be US$6l5 billion (5J1.598 billion), wiih deficit of US$l5 billion, missing an original goal of keeping expenditure under PSJ6OO billion, a reliable source said here tod.is I 'resident Carter, who has been reviewing last
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      Lock icon Yugoslavia flooded by fake foreign currency
      166 6 Yugoslavia flooded by fake foreign currency BELGRADE, Wed. Counterfeit foreign currency has been flooding into Yugoslavia, especially with the upsurge in Yugoslavs' travelling abroad, the national news agency Tanjug said yesterday. It said that over the past three years, foreign counterfeit money to the total value of U*****,537 (5J858.680) has
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      Lock icon All eyes 'say aye for better world
      77 6 AS 1979, the International Year of the Child, draws to a close, the eyes of five children representing five different races express hope for a better world in the years to come. They are from left: Esther Chang, T, (South Korea); Olamlde Fakunle,
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      Lock icon GALE-FORCE WINDS FLIP OVER 220-METRE SHIP
      206 6 GALE-FORCE WINDS FLIP OVER 220-METRE SHIP VICTORIA (British Columbia), Wed. A Panamanian -registered ship overturned in galeforce winds yesterday off the northern tip of British Columbia's Queen Charlotte islands and the US Coast Guard said aircraft crews spotted no signs of life The Canadian Coast Guard rescue co-ordina- j tion
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      Lock icon Austerity plea
      36 6 JAKARTA, Wed. The In- donesian Defence Ministry yesterday appealed to all armed forces members not to attend New Year feasts in nightclubs, hotels and other places in view of the current austerity campaign.— AFP.
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      Lock icon Boy, 9, stabs baby sister to death with pen
      195 6 Boy, 9, stabs baby sister to death with pen LEICESTER, Wed. A nine-year-old boy confessed to stabbing his baby sister to death with a ball-point pen, police said on Monday. A detective investigat- ing the death in this ren- tral England town said he I was "horrified" by the injuries
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      380 6 Pair of jeans no longer status symbol in Russia MOSCOW, Wednesday I A PAIR of Western 1 jeans is no longer the ultimate status symbol i for Soviet youths. Times change, and I styles have, too. To the irritation of some cultural authorities, modern young Russians I have now progressed
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      Lock icon US officials to pave way
      83 6 ANKARA. Wed Two leading US officials are due here early next month to pave the way towards defence cooperation agreement between Turkey and the United States, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said yesterday Well-informed sources said the agreement, covering cooperation in military production and military and
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      49 6 HONGKONG, Wed. Hongkong's security forces have ar rested 51 Chinese illegal immigrants from the nearby Portuguese colony of Macao and are continuing a search for about 50 more in a group, police said today. More than 66,000 Chinese Illegal immigrants have been rounded up this year. Reuter.
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    Trade deficit shows 11.9 pc increase
    202 7 Trade deficit shows 11.9 pc increase SINGAPORE'S trade deficit in the first 11 months of this year rose by 11.9 per cent to $6.9 billion over the same period last year. Latest figures from the Department of Statistics show that the total external trade from January to November this year
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    Charged with break-in
    46 7 Charged with break -in A MAN. Tng Tai Yew, 21, who crawled through a air-condi-tioner opening to enter a restroom at Plaza Theatre on Christmas Day. was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with house-breaking His case will be brought up for mention on Jan 2.
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    New Nation
    77 7 ABOIT 71 newspaper j venders refused to dl»tribote the New Nation yesterday afternoon. About lf,M( copies were not delivered. The vendors are members of the Sinnpore Newspaper IMstrlb- ntors Assorlation. Thf> refused to deliver the paper because they uant«i a hollda> However, mprnlx-n, ol the ether association, the
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    Prey-on-rich snatch gang foiled: Two suspects held
    400 7 POLICE yesterday arrested two suspected members of a well-organised gang of international snatch thieves who specialise in preying on wealthy businessmen, particularly millionaires seconds after they snatched a briefcase from a rich businessman. Two other members of the gang escaped by mingling with
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    All 'ayes' to new feeder bus service
    322 7 TRAVELLING has been made much easier for residents and workers in Depot Road in Telok Blangah estate with the introduction of a new SBS feeder bus service on Sunday. The feeder service, No 274, which plies between Bukit Merah Central and Depot Road,
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    COST OF RUNNING SBS UP $53m OVER 1977
    211 7 COST OF RUNNING SBS UP $53m OVER 1977 THE Singapore Bus Service's operation cost for this year is estimated to reach $213.1 million a 34 per cent increase, or $53.9 million, over the figure for inflation-hit 1977. In 1977, the operation cost was $159.2 million, according to Busway, an SBS
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    Second PUB complex coming up
    96 7 Second PUB complex coming up THE Public Utilities Board is building another complex to house its training school, a workshop and a store. The $2.4 million project at Telok Blangah Road opens early next year, according to a PUB statement yesterday. The complex will serve the central area of Singapore.
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    Stole bike
    42 7 LEE KIM CHONG, 19, unemployed, was fined $900, in default 45 days jail, by a magistrate's court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to stealing a $100 bicycle belonging to Mr Chia Yong Liang in Kirn Keat Avenue on Dec 16.
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    Xmas theft
    38 7 A MAGISTRATES court yesterday sentenced Mohd Hassan bin Abdul Rahman, 22, to two months jail for stealing three bottles of gin valued at $71.70 from Silo Supermarket in Haig Road on Christmas Day. He pleaded guilty.
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    New Year offering
    51 7 THK Royal Thai Embass\ vnil hold ihe iraditional New Year offering u( food to Buddhist monks in Singapore at its premhM m Orchard Road on .lan 1. from tta.m Donations of rash and foodstuffs will be given to the Tampion Hone (or Retarded I'hililien in Lorong Buang
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    Film on oil hunt
    62 7 THE Singapore Science Centre will screen two films. Deep Sea Endeavour, a film on offshore oil exploration and High Speed Flight, which explains supersonic airflows, at its premises on Sunday at 3 p.m. Admisssion charges will be $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under
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    It's the joy of 'Xmas in the sky' for 401 S'poreans
    297 8 WHILE other lmd-lab-bers were visiting (Heads, ftttrndlDß church services or watching the roulf-box at home 4*l Singaporeans celebrated Christmas high In the sky for an hoar on Tuesday. They were getting a taste at flying on board a Singapore
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    Traffic Police: Why rules must be obeyed
    362 8 THE Traffic Police said yesterday that it could be fatal to let road users choose when to obey rules and signs even in seemingly safe situations. "Imagine what could happen if a motorist fails to stop at a red light... just because he
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    Had faulty scales
    49 8 FOURTEEN hawkers were fined $5,550 by a magistrate yesterday when they pleaded guilty to possessing faulty weighing machines. The hawkers, who sell mainly meat and seafood, were caught with the defective dachings and spring scales at markets in Serangoon, Telok Blangah, Upper Bukit Timah and Jurong.
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    Gust of wind swept worker to his death
    188 8 Gust of wind swept worker to his death A CONTRACT labourer, Mr Ayub Yacoob, was finishing work on the 12th floor of an uncompleted building one windy after noon when he saw his colleague plunge to his death through an opening. A coroner's court yesterday heard that Mr I^ee Ngak
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    Call for service groups to adopt' projects
    187 9 Call for service groups to adopt' projects SERVICE organisations should "adopt" community projects so that these do not have to be carried out on an ad-hoc basis. The MP for Telok Blangah, Mr Rohan Khamis, speaking at the 13th annual charity ball of the Dale Carnegie Rock Chapter at the
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    'High jumper' Kelly is a star of the Xtnas show
    221 9 KKLLY, a fur seal at Mandal Zoo streaked out of his pool, soared gracefully up and was then over the bar and back into the water aU In a few seconds. Most of the big Christmas crowd at the zoo
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    Lessons at zoo: 'Schools' attitude must change'
    390 9  - Lessons at zoo: 'Schools' attitude must change' SIT MENG CHUE By MANY schools still feel that holding classes in the zoo is not part of work although such lessons can help city-bred students overcome their "senseless" fear of animals. This was an observation of Anglo-Chinese School teacher, Mr Wilfred Tiia,
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    Film show to raise funds
    43 9 THE Serangoon Gardens community centre will screen The Majesty Cat at Cathay Theatre for its fund-raising project on Sunday at 8.30 a.m. Tickets at $1.50. $2.50 and $3.50 are available at the community centre. For details rins *****69
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    Assn dinner
    30 9 THE Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Social Affairs). Mi Chan Chee SenK, will attend the fifth annual dinner of the Singapore Darts Association at Ambassador Hotel tomorrow at 8 p.m.
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    Population figures
    27 9 SINGAPORE'S population stood at 2.36 million in June compared with 2.33 million in June last year. There were 1.2 million males and 1.16 million females.
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    Japanese class
    24 9 SERANGOON Gardens community centre will start a Japanese language class next month. For details ring *****69 between 2.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m.
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    KYOTO VARSITY TEAM SURVEY FINDINGS The Japanese tell of a mix of reasons
    811 10  - KYOTO VARSITY TEAM SURVEY FINDINGS The Japanese tell of a mix of reasons FRIEDA KOH By S TWENTY-two per cent of Japanese students in Singapore have no coni tact with other children here. Thirty-three per cent of them feel that they are not Asians. Most Japanese households here do not
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    CALL TO WRITERS
    66 10 LOCAL Malay writers have been urged to be less Insular and consider the world their stage and to try harder for world recognition. Professor Syed Hussein Alatas, head of the Malay Studies IK-part- ment of the University of Singapore, was speaking on Sunday at the annual literary
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    Candid shots of school celebrating rtenth year
    586 10 ON AN auspicious occasion, the incessant clicking of cameras can only remind you of the Japanese. Some of them have been known to lose cameras the way that young girls lose safety pins. In London, I hear, they are appreciated for abandoning their
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    OBA's lunch meeting
    63 10 THE Old Bartleyans' Association will hold its annual meet ing at Marie's Restaurant. Hotel Premier, in Nassim Hill on Sunday at 2 p.m. There will be a buffet lunch at 1 p.m. All members and their families are welcome The lunch will be subsidised by the OBA.
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Brigade to protect projects at border
      296 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday A NEW military command will be set up on Jan 1 along Malaysia's border with Thailand to secure for economic development a vast aroa still plagued by communist guerillas, a government spokesman said today. He said the government planned to open
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      Lock icon 300 pc rise in refuse charges
      92 11 300 pc rise in refuse charges PENANG, Wed. All trade refuse charges in Penang Island will be raised by 300 per cent from next year, a municipal council spokesman said. •With the new charges, the council is expected to collect an extra $500,000 in revenue." he said The new charges
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      Lock icon 36 MORE VIET REFUGEES ARRIVE AT EAST COAST
      125 11 KUALA TRENGGANU, Wed. A boat carrying 36 Vietnamese refugees landed near here on Monday night the third group of "boat people" to arrive on the Malaysian east coast this month, police said. The group 15 men, 10 women and 11 children told
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      Fewer free diaries for next year
      129 11 Fewer free diaries for next year KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Distribution of free diaries for next year will be much reduced compared with previous years, the Malay Mail reported. The paper said the printing industry reports a much lower order from clients. A manager of a large printing firm in Kuala
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      Lock icon MAHJONG PLAYERS ROBBED BY GUNMEN
      128 11 MAHJONG PLAYERS ROBBED BY GUNMEN PENANG, Wed. Ten people who did not heed police advice hours earlier to stop playing mahiong ended up being robbed of $780 and other valuables by two masked gunmen last night. They were engrossed in a mahiong session at the Poay Wah Old Boys Assciation
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      Lock icon Special unit beefed-up
      59 11 ALOR STAR. Wed More men and equipment, including new armoured vehicles, have been supplied to the KedahPerlis special anti-smuggling unit, the Kedah-Perlis Chief I Police Officer. Datuk Abdul Kudus bin Alias, said today. He added that the unit now I has 42 armoured vehicles for patrol duties
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      More colour TV shows
      65 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. More than 70 per cent of the programmes on TV Malaysia's network will be in colour next year, the secretary-general in the Information Ministry, Datuk Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Rahim, said today. This year, viewers were able to enjoy 55 per cent of
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      Lock icon Lovers who don't respect Ldead—
      171 11 Lovers who don't respect L dead— KUTA BARD, Wed. The Islamic Religions Affairs Department warned yesterday that it would take firm actlon against these found Indulging In Illicit sex in cemeteries. R«Ugi«ms affairs supervisor, Hall Abdul Fatah bin HaJI Idris, said be had received a report from villagers of kok
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      Chicken thieves get cheeky — with notes
      222 11 Chicken thieves get cheeky with notes PENANG, Wednesday t*L»UL.ini uiieves on me loose ai ivampung Pokok Asam in East Jelutong have become cheeky, the National Echo newspaper reported. The thieves who usually strike at the break of dawn often scribbled messages on the chicken coops after stealing all the poultry.
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      Road toll
      22 11 SEREMBAN, Wed. Five people including a soldier were killed in separate road accidents in Negri Sembilan during the Christmas holiday.
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      Lock icon Joint programme
      79 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. i Malaysia and Indonesia i will Jointly launch a radio request programme on Jan 1 for listeners in the two countries, a Radio and Television Malaysia spokesman said here today. The spokesman said that, after the launching, the 45-minute programme will be broadcast on the
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      Lock icon Ministry move to improve lot of children move to improve lot of children
      184 11 Ministry move to improve lot of children move to improve lot of children KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Welfare Ministry has set up an action com1 mittee to monitor deyelop- ment projects for children and to look after their 1 welfare. The committee, set up 1 as the International Year of
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    A SECOND LIFT FOR HDB RESIDENTS
    105 12 THE Housing Board has began constriction work at various old housing estates to add a seoMd lift to Itstorey Macks with only one lift. The picture (right) shows an excavator digging up the ground In front of Block M, Commonwealth Drive, where the shaft
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    Poly, Joint Campus in finals
    85 12 Poly, Joint Campus in finals THE Joint Campus team will meet the Singapore Polytechnic team at the finals of the tertiary institutions debate organised by RTS at its TV Studio One on Friday at 7.30 p.m. The topic: The main reason fora large number of refugees leaving Vietnam is because
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    Key to tanker mart recovery
    226 12 FURTHER recovery of the world's tanker market in the new year hinges on a halt to subsidies for new vessels, more sensible energy policies as well as economic and political stability. The chairman of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko), Sir Yue-Kong Pao,
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    Keppel's $14 m deal to repair Russian ships
    247 12 THE government-owned Keppel Shipyard has won $14 million worth of contracts from the Russian trading agency, Sudoimport, to repair six ships next year. Another $10 million worth of orders are also expected from the same source in the same year, according to
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    Dark days ahead if writer doesn't get help
    257 12  -  LEONG WENG X AM By NOVELIST Low Siew Koon, 62, well-known in the Chinese community, has lost his job owing to his failing eyesight and will be blind soon if he fails to receive specialist treatment. Already, he cannot see with his
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    Promet wins $108m rig LordersJ
    167 12 Promet wins $108m rig L orders J PROMET shipyard has won contracts to bolld two oil rigs, worth $I*B million, for tw« International firms This U the fourth rig order won this year by the yard, which entered the rigi g building business at the beginning of this year. One
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      135 12 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp ~~~~~~~~7*\~7' lIP A /MOTORIST I WAIT A MINUTE- )I I ITfe ABOUT TIME THEY ilE!" 1 1 OOURSE, SPENDS 25* R3R LET ME SEE BROUGHT THIS TEXTBOOK %Z£oZ. KW^ THATBOO^r I— UP TO DATE uncle j£&/ VjKT^ I Blondie By Chic Young
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    Insurers want revision of tax on annuity payments
    348 13 Insurers want revision of tax on annuity payments THE Life Insurance Association of Singapore will ask the government to revise the tax on the annuity payment so that more people reaching the age of 55 can have annuity contracts with insurance companies. A spokesman said the association had set up
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    Basic course in violin
    59 13 THE University of Singapore Extramural Studies Department will hold a six-lecture basic course on the violin: A course in Nissen Hut 68. every Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. starting next week. A tutor with the Extra-cur-ricular Activities Centre. Miss Vivien Goh, will conduct the
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    New rules
    36 13 THE Minister for Communications. Mr Ong Teng Cheong, has enacted the Merchant Shipping (Examination for Engine Driver's Certificate of Competency) Rules 1979 and has revoked ihe Merchant Shipping (Examination of Engine Drivers) Rules. 1941.
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    VITB ups fees for full-time regular courses
    234 13 VITB ups fees for full-time regular courses- THE Vocational and Industrial Training j Board has increased the I fees for its full-time I regular courses to re- fleet the growing costs of vocational training. i A VITB statement yesterday said that the increases will affect postsecondary courses in industrial technician
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    New Silo branch
    89 13 THE Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation has won the right to form a branch at the Singapore Ishizaki Industries, foflowing a secret ballot. Some 80 per cent of employees voted in favour of having the union, bringing to 283 the number of branches under the industrial union. With
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    Telefax to Australia
    69 13 TELECOMS yesterday extended its telefax service to Australia. Telefax is a high-speed facsimile service which can transmit documents, graphics, drawings, forms and printed, typed or written matter. The charge for the service to Australia is $21 per page (A4 size), a Telecoms statement said. The extension will
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    $420,000 Xmas haul of gems and watches
    542 13 THE burglary of valuables worth about $420,000, a fatal shooting, two deaths on the roads and two fires, one serious. These were some of the police cases on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In the burglary, one of the biggest in recent times,
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      180 13 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 1 Animal enclosure tight inside a kind of reel 4 Mysterious, strange to see. and almost sumptuous (8). 9 Separate craft carries Dad (S). 10 Public walk becomes damper one after a storm (9) 11 A rebel in Society calling (or immediate attention (9). 12 Left
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      108 13 6 What v avenue is, with Eddie about to nagger Is (44). 7 Join In marriage again? What a suggestion' 8 Dairy product, a big one for a VTP(»). 10 Insistent about sheriff s men being attractive (13). 14 The girl's a Jewel, one taken round the South (9). 15
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    The Straits Times THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1979 DOLEFUL RATES
    407 14 The Straits Times THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1979 DOLEFUL RATES IDLERS and work shirkers have no place in Singapore. Certainly they cannot look to the Social Welfare Department for assistance to support their indolence. The ground rules are such that only those genuinely unable to help themselves are entitled to the
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    PERSONALITY POLLS
    372 14 ONE week before India's general elections to be held over two days on Jan 3 and 6 the prevailing mood is reportedly apathy and cynicism. Little wonder. The electorate has been treated the past months to nothing but the spectacle of power-hungry politicians switching sides for no reason
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    1043 14  -  PETER O SULLIVAN By in Jakarta INDONESIA is emerging as one of the best prospects for stable oil production as its enormous potential resources are developed. And as a friend of Western countries and a moderate voice within the Organisation of Petroleum
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    Lock icon Economic growth of Thailand dampened by rising fuel prices
    707 14  -  VITHOON AMORN By in Bangkok SPIRALLING prices of oil have been a major restraint on Thailand's economic growth this year, and will again dampen the economy in the new year, according to government and private economists. Wholly dependent on imports for
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    Of Xmas gifts, past and present
    696 14 ONE of the first things I ever got for Christmas was an Iron motorcycle with a sidecar and an Iron policeman mounted on the saddle. Motorcycle, sidecar and an iron policeman were all orange. The policeman rould be removed from the motorcycle seat, but
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      Leadership qualities are essential in our police force
      416 15 Those complaints over current recruitment exercise Discrimination will breed a poor work ethic 1 *E*Xijilfa *™sa\r>>MMaMr^\A*^ I REFER to the letters "Discrimination will breed a poor work ethic," from "CHK", and "Pipless" (ST, Oct 31) and "Doesn't experience count much?" from "Sensible"
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      Traffic jam along New Bridge Road has become unbearable
      228 15 Traffic jam along New Bridge Road has become unbearable THE traffic jam along New Bridge Road has become unbearable each day after 5 p.m. Traffic queues extend as far as the junction of Outram Road/New Bridge Road especially the buses and it takes about 40 minutes just to move. Could
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      Requirements for registering engineers
      326 15 Requirements for registering engineers I REFER to the letters written by "Technological View* (ST, Nov 13) and "Another View" (ST, Nov 17), on registration rules and procedures of the Professional Engineers Board. Contrary to "Technologleal View's" statement that only a few universities were recognised, the list of approved qualification* Includes
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      Track that's hazardous to walkers and cyclists alike
      123 15 I WISH to draw the attention of the authorities to the deteriorating condition of that part *f Bedok Road reading Into the hampung proper. The track Is rocky, making It difficult to walk or cycle and whenever It rains the ground becomes
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      Sentosa has to be maintained in much better shape
      263 15 I WAS somewhat saddened to see on my third visit that our resort island of Sentosa has deteriorated. Here are some of my observations: The ferry pier has mould and cobwebs on its ceiling and its cement floor has been dug
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      Those views expressed by me at that forum
      221 15 were my own I REFER to your editorial. "Who's Talking" (ST, Dec 20). I would like to stress that the views expressed by me at the forum on "Mass Media and Moral Education" held at AngioOhinese Junior College on Dec 19 were
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      This lazy and pompous attitude must be stopped
      162 15 This lazy and pompous attitude must be stopped SOME taxi drivers continue to be indifferent and obstinate in serving the public. The service falls far short of what it should be. For example, on several occasions I nave been told that some taxi drivers refuse to drive up to Pasir
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      Most of those rented flats were built before costs shot up
      188 15 I READ with concern the news of another impending Housing Board rent increase (ST. Dec 18 and share the view that the low income group should be spared such a plight. We should remember that not all workers enjoy
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      412 15 Minolta Hi-Matic TsE You can have it both ways Jr" r J jt~ m±l Manual Automatic pp I love taking photos. love takin 9 Photos But I like to have too But I can't be complete control The I bothered fiddling with 7sU gives me just I gadgets I like
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1209 16 i the ckMt' jarfeuff of Smc.T mith thf preVKHK. ■•thri with 1979 high and lav. IH7H l.««« 11. Kh I <.» (cimpan> Salr otsn IK)\ cl\> Unit trusts SINGAPORE I SIT TOt 'XT (Niapn' prim far Dm *I) The Commerce 2.18 2 31 The Saving Fund 1 43
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      BUSINESS DONE (Singapore)
      1455 16 mi) and omr pm m mru uuiy ilsuii .iiid husmr*j> in an iT|M>rle<l to lh»n.m^' 1 o( yes'h Ihe number o( shai'es an i bl k'-K in lots o( ■Isji I'lhfiuis. IOMa Sa-tilement OMneH ,tflfl Ih*- *O!»I "MMt Bsj Board tmi un lan <A 2.000 ■*tler the
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1586 16 kid .imi aOm plea oflfcMy listed and Itusiness in ami reported to Ihe Kuala l.um|Hii Slmk K.xchann<- pn Wrdi) »,ih the number o( shares iradad ion m braefcatt m lots at It**) units unless .ilheiwisr s[o lull isdi nuu (lnomal* i :i 70S I Alrom ,1 Mil 1
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        Rises
        41 16 remerloh Spore Bui Mmtakab 4unK<-i It. .rltbrrg B r I Fritilf Corp U A C I C B Hume M MO 344 362 1180 SIS 396 104 418 370 290 20 20 12 10 10 8 7 8 8 8
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        Falls
        37 16 IVmlinK C lagan Hong If. mil Ind PMC K°l. Kcpooj -iento.« M Brewerira FAN 1U4U 290 490 241 470 386 300 163 730 aoo 920 m -23 -20 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 ■5 -5 -5
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        Most active stocks
        34 16 Hon( Iron, Inrf M Credit l«ipin« Tritilr Paper Produrti LOB B SuK.r. Faber Merlin iimt Darby 3 C B C 183.00C 136.00C 124 .OM I20.00C 116.00C I15.00C 105.000 w.ooo 98.000 80.000
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        Indices
        25 16 B.T.Index: Industrials Finance: Hotels: Properties: Minings: Plantations: O.C.B.C: 2948.91 2962.3! 431.54 430.8! 765.94 767.01 346.63 348.1: 267.37 268.01 241.57 240.2 728.07 729.71 408.06 407.6'
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      Market displays lack of incentive to deal
      309 16 BASELY steady conditions prevailed in lowvolnme and selective trading on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Operators and dabblers were generally pausing for a breather. Dealers said that with the Hongkong market closed, there was a lack of Incentive to deal. The re
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      Kuala Lumpur
      280 16 SHARE prices closed on a generally easier note in moderate trading on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Trading was focussed on the past fortnight's favourites, the second and third liners. Most of them succumbed to light but persistent selling to close with moderate losses. The New Straits
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      Tokyo
      339 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed lower in active trading yesterday, on profit-taking and other selling centred on resourcesrelated issues, more than offsetting early gains, dealers said The Dow Jones average lost 15.21 to 6,531 23 points, with a volume of 680 million shares. The New index stood at 456.15. down
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      PRODUCE PRICES
      121 16 CHINESE PRODIXE EXCHANGE, SINGAPORE, NOON CLOSING PRICES PER PHI L VBBTERDAV: Caesaal all: Bulk SIOB sellers, old drum $114 sellers, new drum 1118 sellers Car*: Mixed (loose) UK Cont K3.00 buyers Pepper: Munlok ASTA white fob 10m NI.W (38.00 sellers. Sarawak white fob Wi NLW $310 00 sellers.
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        STRAITS TIN
        26 16 THE STRAITS tin price was unchanged at $2,106 per picul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 80 Vi tonnes to 164 tonnes.
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        Money and exchanges
        163 16 TRADING in the Singapore forei market yesterday was thin and quiet with the Hongkong market and most European centres closed and with most operators already having squared their books Opening little changed at $2 1670 90. the US dollar fluctuated narrow, ly before closing slightly higher it
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        NOMINAL RATES
        289 16 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Dec 26: DS DolUratSaol) Offer Bid 7 days 15 13/18 1511/16 1 month 14 3/16 14 1/16 2 months 14' i 14 3 months 14 15/16 14 13/16 6 months 14 11/16 14 9/16 9 months 137/16 135/16 12
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        Discount
        45 16 RANGE o< prices offered by dlieaunt houses on Oc X: OvCTtlighl: 6'r Call drposits V> Ckwix Buti»» Stllimj 3-month Treasury bills 6 6 3 month Bank bills 915/18 813/18 3 months CD 10. 10 6 months CD 95/18 9 3/18 Source: National Discount Co
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        Money market
        36 16 Closing Interbank rates for Singapore dollars on Dec 26: Offer Bid Overnight 13 12 1 month 10- 10. 2 months 10. 10 3 months 10 10 Overnight mode 13 slightly from those quoted by
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        Prime lending rates
        24 16 THE average rate at which major Singapore ba*ks are ruxrrnth prepared to lead to their best customers la J.J per ceat.
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    The big clean-up at Kusu
    183 17 I UK swimming lagoons at Kusu and St John's Islands will re-open to thrpuhllc today. The beaches on both islands were closed to the public after they were polluted by spilled oil from the Indonesian tanker Andhlka Patra, after It collided with the Monrovlan bulk
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    Car theft charge
    52 17 TIEN Keng Huat. 21, was charged m a magistrate's court yesterday with stealing a $4,000 car belonging to Mr I.im Wee Khoon from the < .'olden Mile Tower car park on Saturday night. He was remanded in the Central Police station pending another mention of the case
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    Most on the dole spend bulk of it on rent, utilities
    711 17  - Most on the dole spend bulk of it on rent, utilities EVELYN NG Other necessities neglected survey By MOST families on the dole spend the bulk of their money on rent and public utility bills. Other necessities are neglected, according to a survey just completed by the Singapore Council of
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    49 17 OLD Rafflesian Association members who want to be part of a group of well-wishers visiting the St Joseph's Home in Upper Jurong Road, are requested to assemble at Raffles Institution on Saturday at 12.30 p.m. The visitors will distribute gifts to the inmates and entertain them.
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    119 17 A 1970 survey showed that about 865,000 of the 1.2 million Chinese Singaporeans aged 15 and above were literate, of which 66 per cent were literate in Mandarin. A Culture Ministry spokesman, who made this clarification in a letter to the Straits Times, said in last
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    141 17 Tackling flood of calls over exam —results— THE Education Ministry is to install a new switchboard soon to tackle the flood of telephone calls during the period each year just before school examination results are announced. The new switchboard is expected to be able to handle the calls from parents
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    145 17 ANOTHER 10,000 LINES AT ANG MO KIO TELECOMS has commissioned another 10,000 lines of telephone switching equipment at its Ang Mo Kio exchange to meet the high demand for telephones in the areas served by the exchange. This brings to 40,000 the number of lines at the exchange. Push button
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    74 17 TWO 15-year-old boys and nng Leong Eng, 21, was charged in a magistrate's court yesterday with breaking into the sundry stall of Abdul Jaffar bin Esmail Sahib in Queen's Street, and stealing $184 50 worth of goods on Sunday. Ang was ordered remanded in the Central
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    52 17 ASSOCIATE Professor Ang How Ghee has been appointed chairman of the Science Council of Singapore for two years. Other members appointed are Dr Bernard Tan Tiong Gie, Dr James Edwin Pakiam, Mr I.im Jit Poh. Mr Rex Koh Kim-o'huan. Associate Professor Cham Tao Soon and Dr Lee
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    30 17 Dr F. A. C. Oehlers has been elected president of the Singapore Kennel Club. Other officials are: Mr Richard Liong, (vice-president) and Mrs Tan Choon Seng (hon treasurer).
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    349 17 The retail prices of f market items are p ovided below tor general guidance only. ua Tow/Serangoon Garden Area/Market Lim 1 HIM lINU PHIU :'!M ■IMI PRICE PORK: Lean Meat Twee Bak 605g Ikg 605g' lkg 60Sg lkg 605g 111 605g lkg 6OSg 1 kg $3 80—
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      792 18 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE 1 Antiques WE THANK OUR CUSTOMERS I for their support et our recent exhibition and wish them the compliIf you mtswd our exhibition or if I you were unable to obtain the I Hern wanted, take note our next shipment will be at our shop
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      553 18 rHE UNBEATABLE KAWAI piano .st piano makers Well known lor its superior tone qualty and durability Why pay more' No Increase In price tIOOO/- down balance $125/monthly Robert Piano *****77/ *****12 or 019. Peace Centre or [1:57. Bukit Timah Plaza THREE SECONO-HANO BICYCLES for sale First reasonable offer secures Ring
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      557 18 18 Pets DACHSHUND PUPPIES for sale Beautiful, pedigreed a weeks old Alldewormed Ring *****9 ONE MALE BEAGLE Puppy. 2 months 12 Robin Lane. Singapore 1025 Tel *****82 THIS UNIOUE PICTURE tube which gives such sharp pictures on NordMende CTVs is call ÜBF DO YOU LOVE CaLs? Then call *****41 and
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      662 18 DOBERMANN PUPPY parents! USA Ausl/ German Champion Bloodline Awarded OC Abroad available *****2/ *****96. SKC IMPORTED BLACK MALE toy Poodle. 16 months) and small breed dogs for sale. View: 1. Meragi Close, s pore 1648 23 Stamps Coins WANTED TO BUY Spore $10 silver coins 1972 at M 5. 1973
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      723 18 I A leading and well established group of companies requires a CONFIDENTIAL CLERK/ STENOGRAPHER c OCB O' level with strong credits in English and Mathematics Preference will be given to holders of A 1 c LCC Typewriting and shorthand certificates c A minimum of 1 year workIng experience c A
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      1265 18 RATES Ordmory 70 cts per »ord Irrvn flO V)' Sem. Deploy $12 00 per column cm IHVn J36 001 Stro.ts T»nes SI3 10 per column cm 'mm 539 30 Sunday Trues Display $15 00 per column cm IMx $45 00) Strbiti Times $16 38 per column cm IMm $49 151
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      544 18 SECTION INDEX I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE II EMPLOYMENT 111 VEHICLES BOATS IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES V SERVICES BUSINESS VI EDUCATION TRAINING VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS VIM ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL IX OBITUARIES oe FEMALE STOCK CLERKS (SZSOpm) (X T o level credit In Malta S'poreun.UKMl 1H 22ye.irs Conversant in Mandarin („...,1 knowledge ..t
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      765 19 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant b) Secretarial and Clerical Qualifications AMHI) simple orrespondence fair knowled| Hook y Able lo spea > Kngiisi Mandarin and rj Please apply with full personal particulars, salary expected, contact telephone and a non returnable photograph to THE MANAGER NGAI HENG POOH BINDER AND PRINTER 17.
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      611 19 OFFICE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (S) PTE LTD requires urgently RECEPTIONIST/TYPIST (Female) a OCI <) level and ahle to Preferably experienced in handling PM HX switch- thOUgtl not essential Conversant in Mandarin and oil personality Interested applicants pteasa contact THE i-i.ns'VNCI DEPARTMENT TEL:»:~*£l ONE FEMALE JUNIOR CLERK Bex 4 I'lease write with
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      719 19 AMERICAN COMPANY (Lite Insurance Divisioni requires AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE (Mai*/ Female) c Above XT jraanoM Wide business contacts WE OFFER TO SELECTED INDIVIDUAL a frolessior.il tl c Ovevana convenlloita Agency opportunities c i,p level income TEL: *****7 DRESS SHOP REOUIRES a Salesmrl to d> afternoon shift only >' i mission. Call
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      809 19 MALE/FEMALE SALES EXECUTIVES required immediately to promote sales of a wid* rang* of interior furnishing materials to d*a**rt. architects and designers. Experienced preferred but not necessary Good salary and commission lo right applicants. Write wilh recent photograph to: SALES MANAGER 1389 SERANGOON ROAD SINGAPORE 1232 MALE/FEMALE SALES Represent. dues required
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      637 19 f THE BORNEO COMPANY PTE LTD unites applications for BEAUTY ADVISORS c GCE 'O' level a Pleasant looking and tactful Age 18 years and above Experience in counter sales (cosmetic) is desirable but not essential. Successful candidates can expect an attracliva salary. I commission AWS plus generous fringe benefits Please
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      545 19 ASSISTANT QUANTITY SURVEYOR required tor building and civil engineering protects Interested applicants with 3 to 5 years *ip*ri*nc*. please submit personal rtlunn, salary eipected with contact phone to: PO. BOX 2*l TOA PAYOH CENTRAL P.O. SINGAPORE 9131 ASSISTANT SHIFT LEADER for injection moulding company, preferably experienced in Nissei machine CaU
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      342 19 Metal Box Singapore Limited requires Requirements Posti NTC II in Machining /Grinding 2 3 years working experience in a toolroom Pott 2 NTC 111 in Maintenance Fitting 3 years relevant experience Must be prepared to work shift Pott 3 NTC 111 in General Fitting or Bench Fitting 3 years relevant
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      532 19 ■^■^■^wawawawawawa— c) Domestic AMERICAN FAMILY NEAR (.him Moh I'lemeiitl wants Oeneral fiilltnne live-out Amah Must speak good bafUah Age .IS to 55 years Must like children and dogs can m&r; AMERICAN FAMILY WITH 2 children in Clementl I'ark requires Live- in Amah 'o do general housework batoatt and some cooking
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      324 19 I Established American International Co^ sesks ,-^c^ssfj\wß $295 -^BsW^Bsl BST^BSW $545 glßSmMSiil9*vi^Mgl National Semiconductor NS ELECTRONICS (PTE)LTD 1100 Lower Delta Road Singapore 0316 SUMIDEN ELECTRONICS PTE. LTD. A subsidia-y of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd Japan invites applications tor th* follcwing: PRODUCTION FOREMAN Must have at least J years supervisory experience;
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      439 19 GENERAL ELECTRIC (USA) TELEVISION APPLIANCE PTE LTD WE NEED FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS H^\ II you are 16 years and above please call personally M Blk 2 159 C Boon Keng Road. Singapore 1233 Interview: Mon-fri: 8 00 am to 5 00 p m Sat: 800 am to 12 00 p.m.
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      183 20 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant t) Production A well established lucid lurong requires nnmed MALE FEMALE FACTORY WORKERS c 16 years and above v Invited lar> ami I ranxp Please apply personally to Production Manager. Gourmet Foods Factory. 18 Chin Bee Avenue. Jurong Town, Bus No. 246 Jurong Interchange RATTAN
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      606 20 ABBA SECURITY GUARDS peak write simple Kng1 sn 12-HOUR SHIFT a Ang Mo KlO (7a m to 7pm.) Male/Female c Boon Keng Road (7 30a m to 7 30pm) Male/Female c Kallang Way (7a m to 7p.m.) Male/Female c Lorong Ca. park Geylang (6 30pm t06.30a.m) c M G Centre
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      710 20 CHAUFFEUR 1. siaurm in DiCALL: *****39 CLASS 4 HARDWORKING Bui Driver required Salary J6SU Call personal!) SI Oilslead Road H3O CLEANERS/HELPERS/GENERAL Workers required by .leaning COmpan) for immediate employ- tnent Interested call l I Towers c2<M2049l CLEANING SUPERVISOR REOUIRED in cleaning companj salary negotiable Interested all HOT Shaw Towers. Heach
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      670 20 DELIVERY CLERK REOUIREO wnh driving licence Contact istwu9B GENERAL LABOURERS WANTED I ivmg in rtf area I'lease omi pels. .11. illy at Blk 803. 35. West street I, st-.re lpm Tel *****56 GENTA PTE LTD MARKETING AGENCY requires 1 SALES REPRESENTATIVES Age Lti to 25 years tjuallficalions OCE O Level,
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      563 20 ZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" Japanese Electronics Components Manufacturer requires 1 STORE HELPER c With Class.. 2 QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR TELEX OPERATOR/TYPIST Applicants should apply in writing with 2 recent photographi and personal resume to THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICER SUMIDA ELECTRIC (S) PTE LTD 23-B. NEW INDUSTRIAL ROAD TEL *****44 KANAKANA JAPANESE RESTAURANT requires
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      553 20 ATTENDANTS AND SECURITY GUARDS required iinmedial.U Interested applicants paM Security Office sth floor. Supreme House Peneng Road Singapore 0923 JOIN COLONEL SANDERS KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN PTE. LTD. lor a more satisfying career I Due to the rapid expansion of our business, we re- quire Full-time Staff for the following: (1)
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      581 20 m ORIENTAL RESTAURANT (ANG MO KIO) has immediate vacancies 1,,r position of WAITRESSES As a member of our staff, you will enjoy an attractive salary and many other fringe benefits Applicants should be above 17 years old Kindly call personally on us tKlay tor an interview from 10 am to
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      567 20 OFFICE BOY age It to 16 Minimum Prlmari 1 vdacatlon A|i|.ij, to Unit 706. nil floor. Blk it Ton! I.cc Hinlilirii: :17 Kallang Pudding Road spore 1334 Tel *****66 7 OFFICE BOY REQUIRED for de •patch office duties starting e*kU) S2OO p m Interested call personally at 1209. 12th lloor.
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      749 20 OFFICE/DESPATCH CLERK re quired immediately by Travel Agency Call personally 195. Penang Road (opposite Kllllney Road Wat Office Spore 0923). OFFICE DESPATCH RIDER requlreo Must possess motorcycle or sc.Miler licence Interested apply personally at 96 Syed Alwi Hoad Spore (1820 oriel *****47 OFFICE DESPATCH BOY wanted hy transport company Musi
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      841 20 RETAIL/ WHOLESALE PHARMACY require* a (ieneral Assistant E« p. rien.e in nursing and ..r .li~ pensmg an advantage Must i.c honest and willing to work hard Interested, please appl) ST Box ■VH.11.1 SANDMAN INN REOUIRES I ish lers Waiters and Waitresses King 2.i7.52.5« or apply penonall) at l.tl Semhawang Road
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      511 21 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situation* Vacant h) General 1) FINANCE OFFICERS 2) SALES CLERKS 3) MASONS lURONG ENGINff RING PTE LTD n.iles applicants lo lill the *aß*a> :ies in Singapore and overseas >osl(1) in Ai ounianc] or us Jen) >) Willmu >oei (2) ii BhouM i Willing i.i travel abroad »oel
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      859 21 WANTED EXPERIENCED GARDENER c Must be ahli- lo lak ol nuratrj and all plants on the premises ul l ti Good fringe benefits and salary call personall> durlnf! Hi, t- Hours to THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT THE AMERICAN CLUB 21 SCOTTS ROAD SINGAPORE 0922 WANTED EXPERIENCED DRIVER ,ii in Despatch Clerk
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      993 21 1973 DATSUN I*OJ 888. regd 1975 Aintind. radio, cassette One owner No I'AtU Asking $11,500 ono Phone 2583 X? *****80 1(73 DATSUN 1200 Statlonwagon one private owner, beautiful condition Tape Selling $9,200 ono Tel *****16 1973 DECEMBER DATSUN I2OY 2 private owners New lyres, tax 80 F.xrellent condition Price $10,600
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      935 21 LATE I*7* FORO Cortina 2 0 Ghia i mileage $22,500 Contact *****66 LATE '73 CORTINA GXL. radio. taiie new tyres, tax Eligible for PARK $10,200 on o Tip top i condition Tel *****2 T0ny MARCH I*7* FORO Cortina GL Ist owner, aircond. radio cassette Many extras 5519.200 Tel: *****27 MAY
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      954 21 h) Mercedes END I*7l MERCEDES 200. newpaintwork, aircond radio/ cassette Call *****94 END I*7* MERCEOES Benz 250. while colour. 1 private owner, condition like new Tel: *****11 (David) MARCH 1*74 MERCEOES Benz 2306 5a100n. 2nd owner, aircond radio, tape Excellent condition New lyres Highest offer secures Contact ***** Lim MAY
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      981 21 1*74. 1 OWNER Mitsubishi Colt Galant speed 5-speed 1600 SL Aircond. radio, cassette Like brand new $13,400 negotiable Blk 3. 165-A. Queens Road. Spore 1026 (Chua Seng Lee Provision Store). 1*77 COLT SIGMA One private room condition Price $19,800 ono View at: 688 Guillemard Road Opp Lorong 14 1*77 GALANT
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      810 21 1*77 TOYOTA COROLLA Stationwagon Excellent condition Aircond and many extras $18,000 o no Tel *****2. 1000 a.m. 4.00 pm. 1*77 TOVOTA HI ACE van 1600 One owner, antl rust Tax. tyres new Good condition *****00 1*77 TOYOTA CRESSIOA 2000 c c Automatic gear, radio/cassette, aircond. good condition Private use Price
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      921 21 LEONG HUAT SOON VEHICLES I PTE LTD i Plol F. Kampong Java Fringe Carpark Tel *****35/*****50 I*7* Datsun 120YGL Coll Sigma 1600 GS a r 1975 Isuzu lorry 10' Kord Cortina 1600 s wagon a/c 1*74 Kiat 132 1600 acs rims 1*73 BMW 3 0 a/c s rims Mazda 808
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      783 21 1*73 AUSTIN MARINE 1300 Coupe 3 private owners, aircond sporLs rims. $7 600 Contact Z*****6 Can loan $5,500 1*73 CHRYSLER IMOCC private owner, excellent condition, air COB tax till April I9RO PARK eligible $10,500 Loan arrangeable *****4 1*73 MINI 1000 Special Koad tax/ insurance new Asking $7,150 Tel: *****60 Mr
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      874 21 IM7 HONOA 175 if (iood condition Interested contact Mr Koo. lei MMt :!*****6 1*72 HONOA 125 it rax msur ance new 1 condition $580 Tel: 4462.104 1*74 SUZUKI GT 550K Selling $1,100 Tel *****00 Mr Lee 1*75 SUZUKI 750 t < I oral hike Selling cheap Exchange smaller Dike considered.
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      863 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES gi ~^a« __d^M^ Freehold land, prompt handing over of houses, easy instalments available For enquiries bookings Far East Land Housing Development Co. Ltd. 15th Floor. Far East Shopping Centre. Orchard Road. Singapore 9. Tel *****11 (12 lines) f» WaW IV ataa^B C^ f^-^Bg Next to Yio Chu
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      816 22 OIST 21 HONG KONG Park semid I i»-dr....rns bcaulllulI) renovated, new furniture telephone furnished $2,200 Homeland *****14' *****34 DIST 5 HaN SENG Garden 3-spllt-lev.l 1 bedrooms, fully furnished, fully aircond with bar counter Kent $3,000 with vacant possession Contact 46R7217 8 OIST. 5. LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED maisonette facing swimming I pool
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      850 22 AVAILABLE FURNISHED SEMI-DE-TACHED/ Apartments, dists 10 1.1 IS 21/ 28 Rental $900 upward! Discussions *****23 available for immediate occupation, apartments Mimosa I.irk luxurious furnishings p. ...1 iquash, children's playground etc Rental $1,500 inclusive maintenance Call *****6/ *****:1 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY luxuriously furnished apartment along Holland Road 3/5 bedrooms. 3/4 bathrooms, swimming
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      827 22 VERY WELL FURMtSHED Apartments m Pandan Valley from $2 .500 onwards Contact *****9 80. TANJONG RHU K. ad new thedroomed. large walk-up flat. partially furnished, area 2125 sqfl Ring Mr Ong for details *****3 c) Booms AIR-CON MASTER BEDROOM avadatile at River Valley Furnished Please contact Madam Khor Tel: *****54
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      852 22 b) Flats A DUTCH COMPANY liased in Juronp seeks accommodation in 5. 9. 11.21.10 *****4 APARTMENTS URGENTLY REQUIRED furnished (Unfurnished or partially furnished will be considered) Budget $1,000 to $I..'iUo Dists 9 10 II 21 Owners kindly call *****3. *****6 COUPLE URGENTLY REOUIRES 2 3-bedroomed flat semi-de-tached in Jurong vicinity
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      795 22 DIST 20. LAUW SONt Garden new semi-detached 3.800 sq ft 4 bedrooms, servant's and store r.w.in Split-level, parquet and terras*) flooring $245,000 ono Tel *****7 DIST 21. BUKIT TIMAH 6 1 4 miles semi-detached 4.000 sqft with man) extras Price $200,000 Interested call Poh Agency *****50 DIST EMERALD HILL Road,
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      900 22 A GRANGE HEIGHTS Apartment Disl !l H type High level Swimming pool Tennis courts Selling $*****0 *****13 *****65. A NAPIER ROAD Apartment 2 large bedrooms, beautiful view, fully airconditioned $150,000 *****82. *****88/ 9 APARTMENT IN JOO Chla! Koad dist 15 1.400 sqfl immediate sale Price $90,000 Call *****47 No agents
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      805 22 FABER DRIVE walk-up 3 bedrooms. 1.600 sq It V.I, ant possession $US emu (a II *****44 OMSia FABER GARDEN CONOOMaNsUM Block I). 2108 sqlt with swimming pool, squash court, carpark Due lo complete in mid 1981 Selling $.100,000 Call *****05 or *****24 GRANGEFORD. TYPE A' high floor rating Orange Road
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      871 22 HONGKONG INDUBTRALIST wishing lo m»i up huMiifNs r.-M drm in sini(;i|>i>re wi-.hr'. purrhaae :i unlii apartments Unlimited huciKtt l llniiaaa :>iui rfquirrd Property owners telephone WSasss LN. CMii:H Jenny I APARTMENTS/ HOUSES/ LAND urgently required by Indonr •lan Taiwanese lor Invesl menu, limnecli.it.' .ivh tr.uivi, lions Call 23Vi4<H APARTMENTS/ HOUSES/
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      1283 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES HONGKONG/ INOOfcFSIAN BUSI NESSMEN umenti> require Shops in (list 9 preleral.lv Lucky Mlling to give a good price for the right property EBC .",***** IDEAL FOR HI-FI Centre lbO« room mini departmental stor. shop for rent at 103/ 104 I'eninsuli l>lau Ar.a 712 sq ft berl «H44
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      753 23 SPECIALISED IN AWMNOS. Venetian blinds iron grilles, gutter. 1 fencing, house painting, renovation flooring Contact *****82 VINYL TILINGS AND carpetlngs toi offices, factories, houses N.iMinable price Efficient servKei I ;iH *****89/ *****78 WE SPECIALISED M Office partition, celling, carpet, wall- j paper: HDB Flats electrical. plumbing, painting Contact: *****14 76
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      538 23 i 80 Hairdressing peter 1 guys Halritvllni School Shampoo blo» SI 00 lut Mow S2 00 by advanced students under strict supervision Call 734.14 10, 1 Sharon REQUIRE O 3 SHAMPOO GIRLS t 1 MANICURIST tot Hairdrnamg Salon al D.ilncl 15. (ill telephone number *****31 for immediate appointment Good »alarr
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      447 23 TIAN CHUAN ELECTRONIC Ben ic< Colour. Black 'Whit*. T V Amph- j Iht CIMUt, Fixing Antennae. HCMMhoM Appliances *****68 TROPICAL T V. SPECIALISTS in Black While Colour Repair. Antennae Installation Tel 'AIM 12 Fair charges guaranteed VI EDUCATION TRAINING ATT language centre SCHOOL OF LINGUISTIC SKILLS Language courses and private
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      93 23 91 Wanted WANTED TO PURCHASE mtoiicl- hand pianos ai tnj condition and hrand PleM*. contact *****8 101 Driving Schools AFFABLE INSTRUCTOR WITH record or high passing rates Fetch/send arrangeable. Queensiown centre Tel *****4 ASIA DRIVING SCHOOL ROY qualified, experienced lnstruc- tors. 13. Selegie Road. Tel; *****1/ *****7/*****6 CAR, LORRY. CRANE,
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      255 23 ENGLISH A 10-month t Preparation Course ax for the November THE CAMBRIDGE BRITISH O' LEVEL ENGLISH COUNCIL EXAMINATION Telephone: Course begins 7 January ***** Cost: $50 a month A choice of ENGLISH 12-week Courses in preparation for -rue CAMBRIDGE THE UNIVERSITY BRITISH EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL in June Cr December Telephone: Courses
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      444 23 STAMFORD COLLEGE GROUP (Largest independent resource centre in Business Education) CITY SCHOOL OF COMMERCE January 1980 DAY TIME COURSES Applications are now invited for admission to full time (day) and part-time (day /evening) courses: 1. A Two-year post school Certificate course leading to: a) Advanced level diploma in Business Studies
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      266 23 COMPUTER TRAINING COURSES Ne* classes r»r fobol. Haslc. Fortran and Data l'r<j< essinn i commencing I)ecember/Janui ary Enquiries Midland School of Commerce. Tel: 912&52 BEGINNERS RAPID SHORTHAND rot fhhaul laami on completion students will be able lo write Pitman Shorthand al a speed of 50 70 vpn and ran 111
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      106 24 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MDM ELIZABETH CHAN GEOK HO SINHO AND TAN OF THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUC- I COUR: PRIESTS AND LAYMEN OF > THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMI- i LV; DOCTORS AND NURSING HOSPITAL: SMMWU. FRAS AND SGSFL; RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
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      181 25 An expanding International Company requires the services of a SALES/MARKETING EXECUTIVE to head an Industrial Products. Applicants should a) have about 2 years sales marketing experience, b) possess own car, c) preferably have 'A' level in Mathematics and Chemistry. Those with higher qualifications .-"-c also invited to apply. An attractive
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      493 26 HITACHI ELECTRONIC DEVICES (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. A multi-million Colour Television Tubes Manufacturing Company has the following vacancies for their new factory in Jurong. (A) TECHNICAL ASSISTANT ITC in Mechanical or Electncal Engineering Completed National Service Willing to work on 3 rotating shifts (B) OPERATORS (MALE) Trade Course from any Vocational
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      257 26 la thr Mattrr The fanpartra Act, Chapter IK M la the Matter at s.P.II. De Sllvm l.ul (Members' Vaiutary maMattoa) Natiee af Final MeettaR Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 272 ol the Companies Act. Chapter 185 that a General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed company will
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      IN LOVING MEMORY
      87 27 m.-\>t kirn ii would hriiiK Ith v.mi arhoDi *t low <„|r v nelthei tarewi II n.ir urera gone bel to k" 100 precious i* 1 toed will m could not Lovingly nmmbfrid by mum, dad. brothers, mien, brother inIjw and loved onn IN LOVING MEMORY OF REST
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      53 27 AGED 73 YRS PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 25 12 79 LEAVING BEHIND ONE SON. ONE OAUGH THREE GRAND DAUGHTERS FOUR GRANDSONS. THREE GREAT GRAND SONS AND ONE GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER TO MOURN HER LOSS CORTEGE I EAVES ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH 12 JO PM ON 29 12 79 FOR
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      42 27 IN LOVING MEMORY ir< lh* memories in loved li,s.rl.Ml STRAITS TIMES RATES FOR PERSONAL ADS A OBITUARIES $10.50 for 15 words (run-on style) $36.00 for 3cm. x 1 col. (semi-display style) $45.00 tor 3cm i 1 col. (display style)
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      305 27 KUOK FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY The Kuok Foundation offers a scholarship available to Malaysian citizens for post graduate study in Law at Exeter College, University of Oxford. The scholarship will be tenable subject to satisfactory progress for a period of two years. Candidates must have graduated with honours in
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      711 27 O START THE NEW YEAR WITH A NEW CHALLENGING AND REWARDING POSITION m\ q Due to re-organisation, a multi-national company have vacancies for the following: 1 ACCOUNTANT |i The successful candidates reporting to the General Manager will be 2, responsible for the preparation of Company accounts, budget preparation 4 and
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      629 27 well-established International Or-^B f ganisation in Jurong requires TECHNICAL SALES EXECUTIVE Applicant should possess H.S.C. with credit in Chemistry Those with BSc. (Chemistry) or its equivalent may also apply. In addition, candidate should be able to converse fluently in local languages and be able to get along with people at
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      390 28 "When we decided to have the Cinema at KOMPLEKS TERUNTUM, we knew that we have it made it's got prominence, potential in fact, it's got everything." U^. w BORiIEO FILEm ORcnnisnuon IB 1 ■*****8— Hi •■H-L-r- mr jj|> ii^*- Arwil I w f" The people at Borneo Film Organisation jl-ji
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      Lock icon Halifax earn the chance to meet 'giants' City
      319 29 LONDON. Wed. Fourth Division Halifax gave themselves an enviable Christmas present yesterday a chance to entertain a "giant" in the next round of England's Football Association Cup But two other small clubs have to wait a little longer. Halifax, playing the second
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      Lock icon McEnroe Knocks Connors off top ranking
      299 29 NEW YORK, Wed. John McEnroe has been Tanked No 1 American tennis player for 1979 by the United States Tennis Federation, which issued its computer-calculated national rankings here yesterday. It is the first time since 1975 that Jimmy Connors has not won the top
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      SPORT IN BRIEF
      149 29 PANAMA, Wed. Butch Baird and Chi Chi Rodriguez liod for first place in the Panamanian Open golf championship after staying even on two sudden-death play-off holes here yesterday. Baird and Rodriguez ended the fourth and last day of the eveol with a total of 267 The event
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      197 29 middleweight, has been in hospital in a coma since a fight in Spartenburg (South Carolina) on Saturday. In Manila, Dansayarm Maharhai, Thailand's No. 1 junior welterweight and Orient No. 5, lost a 10-round fight to Filipino Ruben Rabago when the referee stopped the fieht. lIOK.SK
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      Lock icon Keegan is top in Europe again
      258 29 PARIS, Wed. Kevin Keegan, the England striker who plays for SV Hamburg, of West Germany, was named European Footballer of the Year yesterday for the second consecutive time. The international judges, voting for the magazine "France Football 1 obviously found the 28-year-old former Liverpool
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      Champions in form
      267 29  -  FAIRWAY By I SINGAPORE Gold Cupwinner Bold Hunter and Stewards Cup-winner Western Union HI showed striking form in their workouts in Penang yesterday morning in preparation for the $80,000 Governor's Gold Cup on Sunday. Bold Hunter, who neatly "stole" the Bukit Timah classic from favourite Genthus in
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      Ipoh entries
      978 29 IPOH, Wed. A total of 323 horses has been entered for the January meeting of the Perak Turf Club, the opening meeting of the 1980 Malayan Racing Association calendar, here on Jan. 5-6 and 12-13. There are 96 horses entered for Class Two, 138 for Class Three and
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      618 29 A reputed palm oil processing and manufacturing organisation invites applications from suitably qualified Malaysian citizens for the post of MAINTENANCE ENGINEER We are looking for a man who has a minimum of five years maintenance experience in industrial plants, preferably in oils or chemicals The successful applicant is expected to
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      755 29 CATERING MANAGER DUE TO OUR RECENT EXPANSION WE ARE LOOKING FOR A QUALIFIED MAN TO MANAGE OUR OFFSHORE CATERING OPERATION IN MALAYSIA. THE POSITION Will BE BASED ON-SHORE AND WOULD IDEALLY SUIT A MARRIED MAN WHO'S WIFE COULD BE EMPLOYED AS HIS SECRETARY. WE OFFER: HIGH SALARY COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE.
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      Gul to undergo an operation
      258 30  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By RAHIM GUL. Singapore's national sqnaah roach, awaits the snrgeoa's scalpel today at the General Hospital after a flying squash racket umishei Into Ub face on Monday at the Singapore Squash CenSre la Fort Canning. "I cant eat, 1 cut even smile, the
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      World champion 'ang pow' for snooker fans
      315 30  -  WILFRED YEO By SNOOKER fans will receive a special ang pow this Chinese New Year: exhibition matches by world champion Eddie Charlton at the Katong BiUiard Saloon on Feb. 13 and 14. The exhibitions, part of the Singapore Billiards Association's move to promote
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      199 30 Injury mars Christmas cheers SYDNEY, Wed. The England cricketers' Christmas celebrations were spoiled here by the news that a second player might have to return home because of England manager Alex Bedser announced that off spinner Geoff Miller was still troubled by a back Injury. Bedser said that Middlesex offsplnner
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      India hit back at Pakistan
      302 30 KANPUR, India, Wed. India's bowlers hit back at Pakistan in today's play of the fourth Test, after India were dismissed for 162. At close of play on the second day, Pakistan were struggling at 124 for five wickets, with some of their top players back
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      168 30 INDIA lat INNS: I (•veralxkt 117-8) Uavaakar b Sikander 2 CbmJum r Zaheer b Sikander 6 Veatsarkar c Wasim Ban b Sikander 0 Vtanwasath c Mudassar b Ehteshamuddin 2 i Skanaa c Wasim Bari b Ehteshmauddin 16 Buuy b Sikander 29 I Klnnaai b Ehteshamuddin 0 K»pU Dcv c
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      Japanese table tennis team for friendlies
      201 30  - Japanese table tennis team for friendlies PETER SIOW By JAPAN'S Seitakukai table tennis team will visit Singapore early next year for friendly matches. Takehiro Inoue, who is ranked ninth in Japan, is their most-feared player. The others are Koji Oribe and Tadashi Morishita. The team, based in Tokyo, will be
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      Lock icon Boycott stars in triumph
      150 30 SYDNEY, Wed. Veteran opening batsman Geoff Boycott ignored fireworks, smoke and ear-splitting noise from an adjacent speedway meeting tonight to lead England to a fourwicket win over Australia in their one-day limitedovers cricket game. The 39-year-old Boycott, batting under floodlights for the first time in a
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      Taiwan's Hsu has skills, experience and aptitude
      690 31  - Taiwan's Hsu has skills, experience and aptitude ERNEST FRIDA By I WOULD be most surprised if Taiwan's World Cup representative Hsu Chi-San doesn't win the {20.000 Cycle and Carriage sponsored Singapore Professional Golfers' Association championship, which starts at the Bukit Course today. Hsu, 44, has the skills, experience and aptitude
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      Milne and Ong scrape through
      804 31 DAVID MILNE and his amateur partner, Ong Chew Bee, won the Cycle and Carriage sponsored Singapore Professional Golfers' Association proam tournament by the skin of their teeth at the Bukit course yesterday, reports ERNEST FRIDA. A curling five-metre putt by Ong on the 18th green
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      Singapore shine in Hongkong meet
      358 31  -  HOO YEW GEE By FIVE swimmers brought glory to Singapore during the weekend when they won four gold medals, five silvers and one bronze at the Hongkong invitational championships. !<ichard Quek, of the Chinese 2'vimiriing Club, more than lived up to expectations of the Slnra
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      Oh beats Thai for trap title
      166 31 SINGAPORE'S veteran marksman Frank Oh won first place in the individual trap event in a friendly triangular shooting competition in Bangkok last week, reports PETER Oh fired 185 out of a maximum 200 to win from Thailand's G. Pavitr (182), with Johore's Tengku Mahkota
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      Chinese call up Dollah. Raja for Ho Ho Cup
      368 31 Chinese call up Dollah. Raja for Ho Ho Cup DOLLAH KASSIM, the Singapore striker who retired from international soccer competitions seven months ago, is the surprise inclusion in the 20member squad for the Ho Ho Cup triangular tournament starting tomorrow at the National Stadium, reports JOE DOBAI. The competition, not
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      Unbeaten Nee Soon fancied
      264 31  -  PETER SIOW By NEE SOON, twice runners-up in the last four years, are not about to play second fiddle in this year's inter-constituency basketball championship. In tomorrow's last finalround matches, Nee Soon, who finished second last year and in 1975, face Tampines in a match which
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      Lock icon Republic in under-19 meet
      186 31 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Singapore, Sarawak and Malaysian Armed Forces have been included in the list of participants for next year's Football Association of Malaysia's Razak Cup under-19 soccer championship, which will be run for the first time on a zonal basis. While Sarawak and Forces will
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      Lock icon Arsenal stay in the hunt
      213 31 LONDON, Wed. Arsenal stayed within hailing distance of the English First Division leaders by beating London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in an early Boxing Day football match today. The victory lifted Arsenal to within four points of Liverpool and Manchester United, whose eagerlyawaited clash at
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      280 31 IF YOU CAN GET THESE GOOD LOOKING ITALIANS AT BUDGET PRICES, WOULD YOU? CF9O Introducing the Ariston Budget Range Budget-priced at $495 each for the cooker and washing machine; at $225 for the cooker hood. Impeccably styled with all the right features. A good looking budget range that can only
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      46 31 GOLF Singapore Professional Golf Association pro-am championship i Bukit course 7). SOCCER SUij.pw AlrU«* Gr»up Intrr-drpartmrnl UWf. Dfv 3B: Engineering Workshop V Technical Supplies B, Ground Services v Flight Operations B (Tanglin); raag Inlrr-rampuy ttarnamrnt aeml-llBkl: Hughes Tool v GE Warehouse (Jurong Stadium), matches at 5.15.
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    52 32 rONG THVE LIN b«lov«l sister of Lhe late Dr. Tong Lai Yee was -ailed home to be with the Lord m 28/ 12/70 Cortege leaves at 10 im 28/12/79 from All Saints Memorial Chapel for service at Mt Vernon Crematorium No wreaths please Donations to St Johns Home For
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    Lock icon HUSSEIN ONN TO REVAMP CABINET REPORT
    188 32 HUSSEIN ONN TO REVAMP CABINET REPORT KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn is planning a major reshuffle of his cabinet early in the new year, sources said here today. No official confirmation was available, but the sources said that the proposed changes were mainly aimed at shifting
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    Lock icon Hon and Li meet
    144 32 j BEIJING, Wed. Singa- pore Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen held talks I today with China's Foreign Trade Minister Li Qiang, covering the expansion of trade and economic relations between the two countries, Xinhua news agency said. It said both sides believed there were good prospects
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    Missing planes search shifts to ground
    190 32  -  ABBY TAN By Our Manila Correspondent MANILA. Wed. The search for the three miss- ing RSAF Sky hawk aircraft today shifted to the ground after seven unsuc1 cessful aerial attempts to I locate the crashed planes in the Sierra Madre moun- tains. Philippine Air
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    The two girls who were held hostage in Japan
    381 32 The two girls who were held hostage in Japan THESE are the two Singapore girls Miss Cathy Toh Oi Fun, 19 and Miss Agnes Ho Guek Hong, 26 who were held nos- tage at gunpoint by a j Japanese man for three- I and-ahalf hours in Central Japan last week.
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    54 32 ANKARA, Wed. Four peoEle with known rightwing potical ties were killed in separate attacks today and a rightist political party office was bombed in what police called a leftist vendetta. A fifth attack on a patrol car in Ginisen, north-east Turkey, today killed a policeman and
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    287 32 S'pore hails peace talks success THE Singapore Govern- ment yesterday welcomed the success of the peace t talks in London which have resulted in Rhodesia's return to legality. A Foreign Ministry statement congratulated all the parties involved in the London talks on their patience and persistence in reaching a ceasefire
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    Lock icon Rudi the Red drowns
    63 32 AARHUS (Denmark), Wed. Mr Rudi Dutschke, better known as "Rudi the Red" to a generation of European student radicals of the 1960 b. suffered an epileptic seizure and drowned in a bathtub, police said yesterday. Police inspector Jorgen Rosendahl of the Aarhus police department said Mr
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    Reason behind Mochtar's trip
    422 32  -  FRIEDA K OH By A "MISUNDERSTANDING" over Kampuchea based on rumours led to a visit by Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr Mochtar Kusumaatmadja to Bangkok on Sunday. Dr Mochtar told reporters here yesterday before flying home that he had talks with Thai Foreign Minister Dr Upadit Panchariyangkun
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    534 32 SALISBURY, W*d THOUSANDS of Patriotic Front supporters broke down a barbed wire-top-ped fence to mob the first group of the guerilla alliance's officers to fly home under the ceasefire in the seven-year Zimbabwe civil war. The 43-man contingent of guerilla chiefs flew in from Zambia
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      171 32 UP TO 1 p.m. TODAY: Fair and windy except for a few passing showers around midday.TEMP. (C) up to S a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 23 min. SUNSET today: fi.TJ p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: S.35 a.m. GLOBAL weather Amsterdam -2-4C Cloudy LmmIm 5-9C Cloudy Uhrns 12-19C Goudy l« Aagelw. 9-17C Cloudy Bahrain
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        113 1 INSIDfA How-To Festive flowers The end or the year is a time for celebration and hope (or the new year... what better way I to express this hope 1 than with flowers? Outlook demon I strateo several simple 'bnt effective arrange- ments which yon can use (or the other festiI
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      373 2 Nancy Wilson style that is classic ON AT THE SHANGRI-LA NANCY Wilson, the internationally acclaimed singer from the US, will give two performances at the Island Foyer at ShangriLa Hotel on Jan 8 and 9. Miss Wilson, who has been singing professionally for more than 25 years, (last year was
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        171 2 TAIWAN a film show in HANDICRAFTS EXHIMandarin presented by BITION at the National the Trade Mission of the Museum Young People's Republic of China at the Gallery from 10\30 a.m. to Toa Payoh Library at 7.15 7 p.m. On till Jan 6. p.m. Admission free bv ART 7» featuring 160
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        1193 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening and Star Performance 7.00 Candid Camera (A comedy series) To Kl A Man 7.20 Natural Glass 3.30 Diary of Events (Chinese) 7.30 News (Malay) 3.35 Over The Rainbow (Mandarin 7.45 The Incredible Hi* Of Grit. Drama Serial, repeat) Models Murder 4.25 Intermission
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        814 3  -  JOHN DE SOUZA By PO BRING you gently into 1980, RTS has even Fewer special profjrammes than it had Christmas. But it is still better thar. nothing. I^et's hope the paucity of watchables will not be repeated next New Year. The
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        688 3 on Kadio Singapore. AM is the only wavelength worth listening to, and for only two programmes quite disgraceful. I feel, i neloss, tune in at 11.25 p.m. on New Year's K\e to Hello '80, a musical programme to usher in the New Year. Produced by Mildred Appaduray
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        424 3 BALLETMAKERS Dance Arts Manila, Federal Ballet Group, Frances Ballet Academy, and Singapore Ballet Academy Victoria Theatre; Dec 19 Reviewed by DANA LAM BALLETMAKERS, presented by the Chinese Women's Association and Inner Wheel Club of Singapore, last week made an evening of rare, surprising entertainment that left
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        112 3 PUBLIC UTILITIES y**M BOARD AELECTRICITV IMERRUPTIOn NOTICE TO CONSUMERS t The Public Utilities Board will be carrying out work to divert a high tension cable affected by housing developments in West Coast Road. To facilitate this work, it will be necessary to shut down electricity supply to the following places
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      685 5  - Peter (I won't grow up) Pan turns 75 turns 75 NIKKI FINKE By in London PETER PAN is now a |H>n.sioner. The magical little boy who pledged "I wont grow up," is 75 years old today, the anniverof his first flight into Wendy's house at London's Duke of York Theatre
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        542 5 'The best book of the year' New York Times THE BOOK OF THEDUNCOW Walter Wangerin Jnr. belongs on the shelf with Animal Farm, Watership Down and The Lord of the Rings, one of those cult books that, five years from now, will be on everyone's y^ v Los Angeles Times
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        322 6 IT CAN be heart-breaking to watch a lovely flowerarrangement wither away after a day or two. There is nothing much one can do for the more delicate plants but some of these tips which have been tested by Mrs Kirn, and Mrs Breeze of the
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