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PHOTO-SUPPLIES
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Tel. 22919
Kowloon Branch;
D, Middle Rd., Ków,
Air-Conditioning In New P & O Liner
CHINA MAIL
A liner now being built for the P & O Australian run will be the largest ever to fly the com- pany's flag, and as her accommodation will be similar to that in the vessel also being built for the same company's Far Eastern service (as re- ported in the "China Mail" last Friday) some details about her will be of interest to Hong Kong residents.
With a gross tonnage of 20,000, she will have an overall length of 710 feet, a beam of 90% feet and a doad "draft of 31 feet,
In the first class saloon, passen. gers will be accommodateṭi, in single and two-berth cabins with
Crown Jewels Recovered
Washington, June 9.
A díme in the slot of a railway station locker resulted in the finding of the missing
Hessian crown jewels, the Army revealed today.
The army sad practically all the jewels were recovered. Torn from their setting. the din- mouds, emeralda and other stones had lain ia a plain card- board box in a kaker in the, Ilinois Central station at Chi- cago as authoritice gave a lie detector test to Cul. Jack Durant and his bride, W.A.C. Captain Kathlene Durant.
Maj. Johu Sall, assistan! chief of the prevort marshal general's criminal Investigation division, said the locker was opened with a key supplied by
Durant.
Larant and as wife were brought to a jall wear here.
Army officials said they con- fessed to removing the jewels from the castle of the German family.
martial
HONG KONG, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1946.
SECRET HEROES REWARDED
Paris, June 9.
Secret heroes of the French resistance who risked their lives to furniture smuggle Allied airmen and fittings. On the upper pasto safety during the senger decks a large number of German occupation are single and two-barth cabina will
attractively designed
THE PLACE TO EAT.
Jimmy's Kitchen
SPORTS SECTION
As
Rain Delays Game Indians Open PRECIPTIC
Le filled with private bathroom: gradually being sought U.S. Baseball
and showers, and a considerable number of the inside cabins will be air-conditioned.
Four double cabins-de-luxe and
out and compensated.
them with
New York, June 8. St. Louis Red Jarrett just
Cardiff, June 9.
WINS AT HURST PK.
Many of them spent all their carnings and envings to buy two special sultes (all air-condi- clothes for the airmen and to missed baseball immortality, today! by the bowlers to dry the slip-colt Preciptic wen this richly
provide
food and and a chance to become the first shelter. Often they also had to National League hurler to pitch a bribe officials as the price of perfect game since 1880.
Delmar Ennis singled in the eighth inning and was the only
tioned) the latter having a private and verandah will dining room complete the first class cabin ac commodation.
The public rooms situated оп the Promenade deck will be spn- cious and attractive and will com- prisc a large lounge measuring 78 ft. by 66 11. Two galleries will connect this lounge with the dancing floor, which will Bave glass screens eilding back that whole during hot weather. deck will be completely open.
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The remaining public room: will consist of a library, ladies' retiring room, a large verandah cafe with central bar, and a chi dren's nursery. There will also be an open-air swimming pool with verandah cafe and bar adjoining; the dining saloon will be air-con- ditioned.
The sports deck, over 260 feet long, will have glass screens at the forward end, fitted to give the maximum protection to passengers sitting there.
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Tourist class passengers will have cabins with two, three four berths, effectively ventilated. Ample public room accommodation will ensure comfort on
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Long
cargo
voyage, including a large lounge, a amoking room and a nursery, whilst an open-air pool, a sports deck and dance floor will take care of leisure hours.
This ship will have capacity of some 235,000 cu... of Insulated space for the carriage of They face court
and foodstuffs and chilled meat, 260,000 cu. ft. for general cargo. Albert von Steinner, Whi The propelling machinery con inglon jewelry expert, was call-sists of single-reduction, geared ed in by the War Department turbines developing 42,500 horse- power with Foster-Wheeler water terlay to classify the
tube Voilers, giving an estimated speed of 23 knots.
charges.
Hessian
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crown jewels said a complete ap- praisal would require about two weeks.
вестесу.
The Indian tourists scored 141 for two wickets opening their game against Glamorgan here today. Rain delayed the start of the game until mid- afternoon and runs came slowly on a wet pitch and a sodden out-field.
Merchant, the Indian captain
London, June 8.. To India, went while Pataudi in convalescent: Winston
the £2,000 Churchill Stakes at opened the visitors innings Hurst Park today in honour of with Mushtaq Ali at 3.30 pm. Britain's wartime leader on after many inspections of the this
Victory wickets. Towels were
Day for the carried Maharaja Ghekwa: of Baroda's pery ball and neither they nor endowed one and a quarter mile the batsmen could be sure of handicap. their footholds,
The handsome cup on which are Only 14 runs came in the first inscribed extracts from Chur- half hour, but neither batsmen chill's wartime speeches, went appeared troubled, beyond the to the Baroda's trainer, Fred problem of keeping their feet. Armstrong while
were unable to received force any life out of the pitch dishes. Part of gold fruit so the Glamorgan all-slow at- Preciptic, like the inck was tried with E. Davles, winner Airborne, the left-hander at one end, and Precipitation and Clay, with his off-breaks, at the by the Australian jockey Edgar other. Clay bowled with three fieldsmen at short-log. Glamor- gan were without their fast bowler Matthews. Mushtaq Al patience with the slow pace and jumped out to a full toss. He failed to connect properly and gave a catch to W. E. Jones, running in from the leg boun. dary. He sccared
16 and the
Now, as they are discovered Philadelphia Philly to reach first through records ahtained dur-base as the Cardinals won 7 to 0. ing the interrogation of the cs-Stan Musial's homer accounted for enped airmen, these patriota are two of the winner's runs. being repaid all the expenses in-
National League curred in keeping open the chún- rels of escape,
The process is slow, for each case is a huge puzzle made up of fragmentary names, half for gotten places, namea and den-
criptions of people; puzzles which
months of laborious investiga- are solved only after
tion. But already 60,000 French-
men
and women patriots who helped more than 8,000. Ameri- can airmen alone to escape froni the Gestapo after being shot down over enemy occupied ter- ritory, have been found.
were
Scores: Philadelphia St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Pittsburgh Boston
Cincinnati
R. H.
E.
0 1
0
7 10
0
5
4
10
8
0
American League
Detroit
Boston... Cloveland
New York Chicago Washington Chicago
Washington
St. Louis Philadelphin
-Associated Press.
4 14
16
27
5.
7
7 14
Pace beavlers
once lost
Britt.
the Gaekwar
Derby is a son of was ridden
Starting at 15 to 2, he wca naily by three lengths from the 9 to 4 favourite, Friar's Fancy.
Master Vote, starting at 20- to 1, was third of 14 runners,. four lengths away,
(First game) total was then 29 for one. a great reception,
NOGOK END Sono
5 12 (Second game)
G 3 09
0
3
0
Major League Baseball scores for this week read:
National League
Won Lost Peige..
Brooklyn
the huge
The race was run in rain but V-Day croyd gave Preçiptic, whom the Baroda. bought recently at Newmarket, The second big race of the afternoon went to France when Marcel Boussane's colt Marsyas: won the £2,000 White
Rose Stakes, ran over one mile and seven furlongs.
The King is having no luck· at all, for the King's colt King- stone swerved away kia chance of victory.
the
The rain restarted but play continued before
a crowd of over 5,000, The slow bowlers maintained a good length, but had to dry the ball every other delivery. Tea was taken at 46 for one, after one and a quarter WEEK'S SCORES hours' play.
in Play recommenced New York, June 9.
rain after ten, but the ball seldom rose above stump height off the
Rain obscured most of sonked pitch and the batsman running but the bright colours: took their time, collecting main of the French challenger could ly singles. Merchant, batting be seen out in front. He led 678 very correctly, sent up 50 and until two and a half furlongs Tater reached his own 50 out of from home when the Royal colt .500 4 total of 90 in two hours 25 challenged on the dutside. 457 minutes of play. Two runs inter Kingston drew up to Marsyas 466 he was bowled by Wooller, try
but as they were having a fierce 420ing to turn one to leg. With battle for supremacy he swerved $37 Mankad he put on 68 for the away to the left, allowing Mar-
second wicket.
syas to win by one length, .804 Mankad also reached 50
Black Peter was third, four 040 shortly afterwards, but batting longthe away. Kingston started 687 remained unenterprising after a 11 to 10 favourite. .632 Merchant's
A huge dismissal and the crowd watched the racing dea 417 biggest cheer was for the sun,pite wretched weather.-Reuter 391 which appeared for the only
Many more are being sought by careful checking of files by a team of United States officers working in a crowded office at the Majestic Hotel in Paris.
American military authorities that apart from the estimate 8,000-odd nirmen who succeed- ed in escaping, 70 per cent. of the 44,521 U.S. Airmen shol down over Western Europe, were assisted by French, Bel- gian and Dutch patriots before eventually being cuptured and sent to German prison camps. St. Louis
But the toll of the patriots Chicago was heavy. The United States Cincinnati Army authorities estimate that New York at least 4,000 Frenchmen and Boston women
caught by the Pittsburgh Gestapo and deported to Ger- Philadelphia man death camps, on charges of
American League helping the airmen te escape. Stranger Than Fiction
Stories of some of the es- capes, pieced together at the Majestic Hotel, are stranger St. Louis than fletion.
Chicago There was, for instance, the Philadelphia Fortress pilot nained Cody Wat--Associated Press. son, who was shot down near Rennes in February, 1943. Five hours after he had para- chuted in a field, u peasant For some reason, the brought him clothing and food. An hour later, he was on his could not be replaced," You Tricolour of France al-way to Spain. For 20 days he He said the collection included ways seems larger than walked across France until he 575 loose diamonds, about 66 the flag of any other loose emeralds, many lose rub-country when flown from ies, moonstones, sapphires and a warship. a group of large amothyats.
He declared that if the total valuation was placed at about $1,500,000 it would "be pretty close."
No Real Treasure "There were many pieces, but nothing that
valuable a jewe-
fer would nothing that a. jewe sure, I am speaking about their replacement value
I could not
say as to their value historically -historically, many of the items
Steinner said.
The aross tonnage will be 29,000 and she will have the buff funnel and white hull of the "Strath" type of vessel, with a single mast. It is expected that she will h ready for service in January, 1918;
'Emile Bertin"
At A-11 Buoy
"There was one bracelet worth | That on the French eruiser- about $20,000, one worth about minelayer "Emile Bertin," now $15,000 and another worth about lying at A-11, Buoy, is no excep- $6,500. There was only one tion and it makes her stand out large diamcond ring worth about even in a harbour crowiled with
shipping, $9,000 or $10,000," he added.
British Lead In Shipbuilding
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brief moment of the day, just 'before, stumps were drawn. Mankad was unbeaten with 55
AUSTRALIA WINS
Manchester, Juno 9. Australia won all four giugica
when play closed with the In-in a match against Great Britain
Telephones Fordians two down for 141. Ships In Port
today, without the loss of one County Matches · sot, but the British team, which Rain Interrupted play in was untried and young did not
disgrace itself. Evan everal first-class cricket games! Pails victory of 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 over Dinny today.
Derek Martin, the British Davis London, June 9.
One disappointed enthusiast | Cup player, was less easily gain- A crossed the Spanish border. For many years before World was Field Marshal Alexander, ed than the score suggests. air again flying against the the co-operation of the Port of Victory Parade, hurried off to tram of Birmingham 6-8, 6-2, 6-4, D. F. Brown beat Tony Mot- fortnight later, he was in the War II Britain's Post Office, with who, after taking part in the
London and other harbour, authorl- ties, provided a "Ships ht Port Lords to see some of the match while 0. L. Paigh of Croydon between Middlesex and Sussex. made Jack Harper fight all the telephone service so that business
--Reuter. rain had stopped play for the in cargoes could be conducted froni He reached the ground to find way for his 7-5, 6-4, 6-a victory.
day. aboard ship. This service is now to be extended wherever possibló.
Close of play scores in the An innovatiori în its extension to tourist ships,
Immediately County matches were: arrival in Britain of the Swedish
At Lords: Middlesex 59 for passenger ship sa. "Suecia” ar-0, V, Sussex. Rain stopped play. rangements were made to connect At Derby: Warwickshire 95 the telephone on board, by means for two, v. Derbyshire. Rain of a land terminal on the quay-stopped_play. side.
Similar facilities will be At Chelmsford: Essex 115 available for other tourist aliips.
for two (Crabtree 57 not out) Britain is becoming more and
v. Worcestershire. Rain atopped, more telephone-minded. Applica- hiding
tions by would-be subscriberă” are .play.
Another, aberator pilot named Herman Schaeffer, was saved from death at the hands of his compatriots by a theatr ticket. Schaeffer was shot down in Normandy in 1943. The who found him took pensant him for a spy because of his German name and Teutonic ap- pearance. He took off the pl- lot'a American uniform; but could only find a Dutch one to replace it. Then he "tested" the pilot with some other Americans who were
on
double the pre-war rate, and dea-)
At Southampton: Hampshire
The simple means the Colonel Like most modern French war- and the WAC Captain used to ships, she is very fast and on her emuggle the jewelry into the trials exceeded expectations when country as related in their con- she kept up a speed of 37 knots fessiona-personal baggage and for a whole hour In ր 13-foot parcel post-amazed officials-swell. She netually touched Associated Press.
maximum of 39.8 knots.
Completed in 1934, she was the Arst ship in the French Navy to have her main armament in a nearby. triplo mounting Originally, the The Americans were repite labour shortage telophones Kent Rain prevented any was merely to have been an im- than suspicious at the sight of are being installed at the rate of play. proved "Pluton," but a new and the Dutch uniform and were 50,000 a month, which is 50 per "At Lefcester: Northants 97 Interesting design was ultimately sure they had caught a Nazi cent, more than pro-war. During for one, v. Leicestershire. Rain gvolved, in which she combined But still the pilot insisted "My the war the labour force was re-stopped play. the best characteristics of IS
Schaefer duced from 41,000 to 10,000, but At Nottingham: Nottingham Britain's shipyards which, ac cruiser without their being subor- The Americans decided to it will soon reach 45,000, and in shire 129 for four, v. Surrey. cording to newly-published sta-dinated to her requirements as a
search. him.. That saved his the next few months Britain wlli Rain stopped play tistics, are turning out more minelayer.
have her four millionth telephone At Sheffield: Yorkshire Avessel of 5,880 tona, with an ·life.
installed. ships than the rest of the
In the pockets of his under-
for two, v. Lancashire. Bain world, are .now planning overall length of 581 feet, she is
wear they found, n ticket ton
stopped play-Reuter the Shipbuilding, Marine En-armed with nine 6-inch guns, four. gineering and Associated In-3.5, 8 37-mm. and 8 13-mm. anti- Miami theatre dated only three dustries Exhibition which will aircraft guns and six 21.7-inch days before-Reuter, be held in London from January pedoes in triple tubes. A re-
London, Juno 9...
ilable but unofficial estimato zota, the number of mince she carries an 200.
is. Herman name
UNRRA Defers Decision
28 to February 8 next year, --
Taking part in the exhibition will be the organisers the
Her hull was strengthened be Worshipful Company of Ship neath the turrets in 1936 to per wrights, 50 shipbuilders and mit salvo firing. Her engines are 100 ship owners, marine en Persons geared turbines, deliver,
Nanking, June 9, gineers and others: Developing 102,000 horsepower at her
The UNRRA Far East Coun-I ment, and past achievements of four shafts. She operated with, cll today deferred until the next ship construction and operation the Allied Navios during the war together with the lines of fu- ture development will be the themes of the display and it is hope that the exhibition will encourage the youth of Britain: to enter the industry.
Merchant construction at: Br
Evessels (now -unde
670
REPATRIATES
The first batch of Chinese ro- patriates, from Java, arrivai în
The House of Commoha has sanctioned the expenditure £4,000,000 on telephone develop ment. The work of providing ducts.
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London, June 9. The weekend's football results weret Glasgow Charity
Cup Final; Rangers 2 Third Lanark 0. Other matches: Arbroath 2. Queen's Park 2; Mercer 2 Celtic 3--Reuter,
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