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Ferry Strike Back Where It Started?
Hopes for an early settlement of the ferry strike seems to have dimmed .following а change of attitude on the part of the men at the meeting which they had with the Labour Officer yesterday.
Earlier in the week, the Yau- mati Ferry Co, and their men nehieved a larger measure of agreement on all major points, larluding the question of basic pay increase the only point at issue being the men's demand the for strike pay, to which
Company could not agree. 11 was thought that this was the only outstandin point to he thrashed out yesterday.
CHINA MAIL
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1946.
Mussolini's Body Was In Two Sacks
Rome, Aug. 14.
Mussolini's body-found in a monastery yesterday four months after it was stolen from its grave in Milan will be buried in a secret place as soon as the police and medical examinations have been completed, according to reports reaching here tonight.
The body is now awaiting transfer into a zinc coffin from the trunk in which it was handed to the Milan police by Father Alberto Parini, a Franciscan friar.
U.S. Plan For
Palestine
Now In Paris
High police officinla today Interrogated Father Parini and Father Bugga, who are being detained to answer the charge of "complicity in the conceal- ment of the corpse' Father
ANGLO-U.S. MANOEUVRES
London, Aug. 14. The Admiralty announces that "tentatfuc plans" ате being considered for the carrying out of Joint British and American naval man- Octures in European, waters next Autumn,
The Admiralty
saya the czerelaes were proposed by United States naval chiefs and will be the Arst ever or- canised by the British and American navies in peace- Tinte-Associated Press.
RIOTING IN
Camillio, Provincial Master of JO'BURG MINES
Franciscan friars, visited the Milan police headquarters this morning to give voluntary testimony on the part played
Johannesburg, Aug. 14. Hundreds of police
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ECTION
India Almost Snatches Exciting Win
MILLS KAYOS NILSSON
Cheltenham, Aug. 14. Dismissing Gloucestershire for 187 runs in their second innings, the Indians drew with the
Brighton, Aug. 14. county, losing nine wickets for 177 runs when the match ended, eight runs short of victory,
Freddie Mills, British light Amarnath and Mankad changed ends after the knocked out John Nilsson, of heavyweight boxing champion, lunch interval and for a time Amarnath prov- Sweden, on Tuesday night in ed troublesome at the end where Goddard had the first round of a scheduled done well, but Mankad claimed the first suc- 10 round bout. cess after lunch when he clean bowled Neale, and
Mills weighed 179% pounds with a ball which moved sharply across the poшids.
Nilsson weighed 176% wicket, who had contributed 27. The fourth wicket fell at 80. Then Hafeez caught Crapp (25) when the lefthander began hitting out.
Allen took risks and pulled Sarwate for a aixer before Modi
Nimbalkar went at 13 and God. dard again tricked Modi, and three wickets were down for 26, Amarnath, adventurous and hardhitting, supported by Ha- zare, improved the position, the partnership, yielding 72 in 05
Loner of his two previous fights against Gun Leanevich, world light heavyweight cham- pion, and Bruce Woodcock, British heavyweight champlon, the 27-year-old Mills sought a two and a half minutes after flashy triumph and he got, it
the opening ball.
at 188 made a brilliant catch.
Mankad tricked Emmet at workers 172 and Sarwate ended the In- minutes, before Amarnath was left, for a count of eight.
by the members of his Order, men with drawn batons
He said that Father Parini fought native man, was visited one evening by a today when the mornings by dismissing Scott and
describing himself as!
be kept at the monastery, pend-
London, Aug. 13. At the mending yesterday with
Washington authorities have the Labour Officer, the men's sent to the United States "Marco", who "trusting in the ing shift at the Robin- representatives, after first as Secretary of State, Mr. James good hearts of the friara" ask-son Deep Nourse mines suring the Labour Officer that Byrnes, now at the Parts Coned that Mussolini's body might in the Rand refused to they would accept any com- | feronce, a draft of the com- promise which he might recompromise plan baseıl on the men, said that they wanted a British plan to u partition 38 per cent increase in busie pay | Palestine, New York Radio re- for roxswains and engineers and! ported today, 10 to
for other 15 per cent
The plan is said to include classes of workers, the increase
an allotment of m additional what the men 1200 square miles of land to Jews to be
before the and some provisions with res- were getting just strike.
pret to the Arabs,
based on.
The two ferry companies werd accordingly informed by the Labour Officer of the men's de mand.
The men also repeated to the they Labour Officer the offer had previously made to man and operate the ferry under Govern- } ment's control, jending a settle. ment of the strike, so as to les sen the hardship on the travel- ling public.
Au
Consultations Onl have taken place during past two days, it was stated Reuter.
tok!
of
ing a possibility of a religious resume work. burial. Father Parini ro- fused but when later on the night of May 7 "Marco" with several companions brought two sacks Fontaining the re- mains of the dictator the friars agreed to take them.
Goddard with successive balls, Modi making another brilliant catch on the boundary Scott
from,
Mankad by clever bowling took five wickets for 72 runs.
Going in the second time the Indians required 185 runs for a win in 160 minutes.
The visitors made a disas- Over 300 trous start, With the score at
to the four, Pataudi was bowled
Goddard in the second over.
During the night, the workers had been tok that they were expected to go on their shift. They refused and 'took up A threatening attitude. policemen were sent Nourse mines. When they enter- | ed the compound stones and other missiles werd thrown and fighting began.
by
run out. Gul Mahomed was nn- other Goddard victim, and half the side were out for 107. Man- kad, obviously defiant, hit Conk for three fours in the samo over, but after receiving a "life," he was caught in deep off the next ball at 133. Goddard then com- pletely beat Sohoni at the same
tatal.
He floored the Swede with a
Nilsson arose and attempted to fight back but went down again for a second count. The second time he arose. Nilsson attempted to retreat but Mille reached him with vicious left jabs and a right hook that put the Swede down for keeps.
The Prelim.
The game was in a thrilling In a preliminary to the Mills- state as the extra half-hour; Nilsson fight, Joc Piitulainen started, the Indiana needing 46 registered a technical knockout runs for a win with three wic-over Johanny Watters, of Ire keto left.
land, in the second round. The welter- entreferee stopped the
After two or three days the the plan men returned taking the body
Hazaro did his best 45 knew but theton place which Father Parini
MACABRE SERIES most of the bowling, but after weight bout after Walters had refused to reveal,
Another force of 300 police OF GIRL MURDERS
batting just under three hours taken a count of nine in the Father Camillio sald.
was sent to the Chris shaft of
he was bowled by Cook at 157. first round and three counts of The story of Mussolini's
(Continued from Page 1.) the Robinson Deep mines, where
With 12 minutes left, Hafcez eight in the second. rorpse after 113 days of search another fight with strikers oc-
Curly-haired Mrs. Ivy Grif- and Sarwate ignored all risks, began with the arrest of 24-curred. The police made a baton ths, 39, battered and kicked taking every possible singles, police tracked his connection compound and hundreds year-old Berocant Pietro. The charge into the rooms in the to death on a town adjacent to but with 30 seconds left, Sar-
of her with
Newcastle-under-Lymewate swiped, missed and wan three neo-Farcista, of
One car was torn off. stumped. natives streamed out, formed up home. whom two are now hands.
in police and stoned the police. They were
Robert Parrington Jackson, There was not sufficient time Bristol scattered by the police charge.
theatre manager, for the next bataman to go to former British navel officer' the wicket. Another clash between police and one-time Hollywood actor, K
After fighting a losing battle and strikers occurred this morn-
#hot death in his office while most of the day the Indians al- ing at the Simmer and Jack
the show announcing nine. More than 4,000 natives Light that Falled." There wan Against the wiles of Goddard "The most snatched an exciting win.
in the direction of Johannes- killer made a getaway without abic task attempting to score burg. They were intercepted by leaving a clue.
large force of police and driven back to the compound. A few natives were injured. No
An Alternative
London, Aux. 14. A spokesman for the Jewish Agency
Associated the Press today that
despite it formal rejection, of the Federal Palestine plan, the Jews would Original Demand
Cabinet's Decision "probably be prepared to dis cuss with Britain the country's official of the Yaumati future if it was
It was learned that at the understood Ministerial Committee
a few Forry Company said that the clearly that they could advance days ago when a likelihood was position had shifted back to ex-positive counter-proposals. actly where it was three weeks
He said that the present plan already apparent that Musso-j marched from their compound no attempt at robbery and the and Cook they faced a formid-. ago when the strike started. The as recommended
lini's body would be recovered by the joint men's present demand was no Ando-American Committee of proposals were made to hand more than a repetition of their Experts. was "quite unaccept-Christian burial. This was re- the body to his family for a original one.
No cognisanceable" to all Jews, but that they jected in favour of instruction whatever had been taken of the would like to submit an alterna- Company's concession of three live scheme for the Holy Land. to the Milan police to arrange months' extra pay a year in tho|--Associated Press. shape of a safe navigation bonus and New Year bonus, which was offered in lieu of a basic wage increase which the Company-felt it could not make for reasons already explained.
Arab Talks
Alexandria, Aug. 14.
the burial in a consecrated ground but in a secret place.
In the absence of an autho- ritative police statement there is considerable discrepancy in The Foreign Ministers of the the accounts of what happened Arab States meeting here deeld-to the body after its disappear "The men, at their conferenceed fast night that "each Arab ance.--Renter. with us on Monday, expressed State should send a representa- appreciation of our difficulties tive to London to negotiate free- and as a result agreement wasly with Britain on the Palestine renched on most of the points question."
LONDON GAS
in dispute, the only obstacie be Azzam Pasha, Secretary-General STRIKE ENDS
London, Aug. 14.
police received injurica.
It was learned authoritatively today that the decision of the native trade unions to strike will involve between 80,000 and 160,000 workers.
The unions, it was stated, are considering as part of their strike campaign the issue of an order to throw away the passes which normally have to be car- ried
by African natives. Reuter.
Doreen Marshall Meanwhile, Scotland Yord said it has about completed its
bizarre, investigation of the mutilation killing of Doreen Marshall.
nhead of the clock-Reuter.
ST. LEGER CALL OVER
London, Aug, 13.
The Fian, who is also a stage artist, gave fans an Impressive display of precision punching, sidestepping all the Irishman's blows and replying with stun- In res- ning counter attacks. ponse to cries from the crowd at the outdoor ringaide, Piltu- lainen returned to the ring after the Nilsson bout to sing
Donkey Finnish Associated Press. "The
Serenade" in
COUNTY CRICKET
London, Aug. 13. Yorkshire, taking eight pointa awarded for a first innings lend, in its match with War- wickshire, which was restricted by rain to- a single day's play. today consolidated their lend in the county cricket season now drawing rapidly to a close.
A break is also expected soon in the London churchyard killing of Mrs. Mona Victorin The call over at the Victoria Vanderatay, a statuesque, for- Club on the St. Leger, running at The Northerners have 172 mer vaudeville, strong woman. Doncaster on September 11: points at the top of the table, Police said they were holding! Five to two against Airborne with Middlesex second, 188 a suspect.
offered, 11 to four taken. Five to points. Two men recently dome- one Gulf Stream offered, 11 to Today's results were: bilised from the army are fac- two taken. Twenty to one Anwar At Chesterfield: Derbyshire ing death sentences for the offered and 22 to ono taken. ¡ versus Worcestershire. Match murders of women this aum- Twenty to one Radiotherapy; abandoned, ground unfit owing
offered and 22 to one Croupier to rain.
mer.
ing the strike pay demand. We of the Arab League. told the had hoped that in a genuine press that there was no question
They are Waller Clayton, offered, 25 to one fona offered and At Clacton: Essex 241 (Avery give-and-take, spirit, this last of a round-table conference In The Ministry of Labour an-
Frankfurt, Aug. 13.
convicted of strangling 23- 33 to one taken. Twenty-five to 61. Jackson four for 49) and hurdle would be cleared today.which Zionist leaders would take nounced Inte last night an The section of the Bavarian year-old former WAAF Joyce one Neopolitan offered.
125 for ng wickets (Avery 50 The men's change of attitude is part. Azzam Pasha added that agreement between Union re- Alps through which the Austro- Jacques with a silk scarf on The redent success of the not out, Crabtree 68 not out) a surprise to us, and this means Britain would fix a date for the presentatives and the gas, light Bavarian frontier runs has been Morecambe bench, and Joseph French challenger Nirgal and the drew with Leicestershire 200 we will have to go over the old London conference and that he and coke company for settle closed to traffic by the Military Henry Marshall, accused of scratching of the Oaks winner, (Walsh 77, Vigar eight for grounds afresh," concluded the would represent not Egypt but the ment of the strike which has Government for security reasons, smothering Grace Lindsay, 18, Steady Aim, was reflected in the "128). Company official.
Arab League--Reuter.
seriously curtailed fuel supplies the American News Service in with a pillow as she pay nude call over. to 1,600,000 homes and 20,000 Germany reported tonight-Reu- | in a London hotel-Associated industrial plants in the London ter.
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The announcement sold that be discloard
French Admirals the details would Sentenced
today.
mirals accused of "unjustifiably CANTON TRAIN
scuttling" the French
Toulon in 1942, announced its verdicts.
Auphan,
whose
Admiral Jean Abrial was Ben- and Admiral Louis Marquis to tenced to ten years hard labour five years imprisonment.
DERAILED
Palestine
ter,
Press.
Boiling Over
been
to one.
At Hastings: Kent 222 (Todd Nirgal was ten to one at the 68, James Langridge four for previous call over, but tonight 70) and 153 for nine declared was backed to win £2,000 at six (Cornfleld four for 32) beat Sussex 182 (Wright five for 92) The Derby winner, Airborne, and 152 (Stainton 59, Dovey remained the firm favourite, sup- five for 52 and Ridgway four ported to win $2,000 at slx ́to | för 24) by 46 runs, four, with five to two offered, At Bradford: Yorkshire drew backed to win £2,000 at 11 to 2. vented play during the first two Gulf Stream remained steady, with Warwickshire. Rain pre- White Jacket at eight to one laid days. Yorkshire 104 for seven to losa £4,000.
declared (Barber 67, Hollies Anwar, 83 to one in the last call four for 46). Warwickshire 56 over, was offered with 22 to one taken, to win three for six).
at 20 to one, (Smailes five for 16, Booth
£14,000-Reuter,
At Wellingbrough: Hamp shire 160 (Enger 59 not out, Merritt dix for 82) and 129 for four (Arnold 68 not out) drew 160 with Northamptonshire
(Herman six for 53).
At Kennington Oval: Middle-
Millions of Londonern break- fasted on cold sandwiches and
(Continued from Page 1.) that an illegal Immigrant may water-Restaurants introduced
The proclamation said that the be removed from a vessel or air Paris. Aug. 14. "emergency menus" of salads hours, the special French High Press.
After a scasion lasting 21 and cold
population of Tel Aviv was horrl-craft in which he has pics-Associated Court trying the French ad-
fed at the British Government's brought to the colony, by force cruel deed which has sent away if necessary, from the shores of their Father- | Any detained immigrant nt- land survivors of the Nazi regime tempting to escape from lawful who had escaped pogroms, mas, custody will be liable to three #acres and persecutions Reu-years' imprisonment or a fine Admiral
of £100-Router,
DEATH OF whereabouts
Govt. Blamed is unknown and
Long Convoys More than 1,000 passengers who was tried in his absence, who left
Nicosia, Cyprus, Aug. 14.
H. G. WELLS . Canton yesterday
London, Aug, 14. was sentenced to hard labour morning only arrived at Kow-
Long convoys of military and The accusation that the "80- 1.80 p.m.--News, Weather Fore for life and the confiscation of loon at 8.60 last night, the delay of all roads leading to the new Jews to Palestine is the direct used for the purpose of des-80x 197 (Compton 80, Coins
(Continued from Pads.11 other lorries on Tuesday pack-called illegal immigration" of his book "The World Set Free," all his property;
being a result of the derailment of the Canton-Kowloon passen-camp for illegal immigrants to result of vacillation and delay by truction.
for 90) and 319 for. six (Robins the Chinese section of the Can-ceivable neet. including heavy the past year, is made in a state- Wells in his book "The Mind. Surrey 233 (E. A. Bedser $7, ger express near Lam Taun, on Palestine, carrying every con- the British Government during As recently as last year, Mr 93, Thompson 100 not out) beat
Admiral Jean Labordo, who yesterday.
ton-Kowloon Railway at noon American air compressors, in- ment issued here tonight by the of the end of its tether," Edrich five for 74) and 281 is bedridden, is to bo tried on
tended for fumigating the Poule Zion (the Jewish Socialist renounced much of his former (Fishlock 117, Squires 87) by A number of passengers auf- clothes and effects of the in-Labour Party, which is affliat optimism and belief in a bright four wickets. similar charges later.
ed to the British Labour Party). futuro for mankind by pro The French Government is ately there were no casualties.
fered from shock, but fortun-
At Nottingham: Nottingham- The law empowering the The British Government's ac now faced with the problem of tracking down Admiral "Auphan
On receipt of news in Canton, Governor to detain illegal im-ion "in preventing by force the phesying the end of all life ne shire 200 for one declared (Kee
we know it.
ton 80. Harria 111 not out) drew in order that the sentence on the sceno, into
a number of coaches were sent migrants, published on Tuesday, entry of the pitiful survivors of
This was one of the most with Lancashire 212 for no wic- which the provides a penalty of one year's Hitler's persecution" can only despairful books over written keta (Washbrook 124 not out,. him may be carried out. When passengers were transferred and imprisonment for any escape or aggravate the situation in Pales and camo as a pronouncement Place 86 not out). the trial was first called. It was brought to Kowloon, reported that he was ready to
porson aiding escapeos.--Asso- tine and will prejudice "the just of doom for all mankind at a At Weston super Maro: clated Press.
and final solution of the Palea- time when it needed hope and Somersetshire 167 (Wellard 70, come from his Swiss hideout to
Cyprus Law
tine problem, based on the recourage.
Matthews Ave for 44) and 116 answer the accusations but he
Berlin, Aug. 13.
peated promises and pledges of did not appear.-Reuter.
Cyprus, Aug. 14;
Unlike many other Imaginar for four (Langdale 69 not out) American soldiers were A law providing for detention the Labour Party," the state tive writers, Mr. Wells led andrew with Glamorgan 185 killed and three others injured in in Cyprus of illegal immigrants ment added-Router, ** an explosion and fire yesterday is published here today..
active life socially as well as (Dyson 71, Lawrence three for mentally. In 1984 he saw tho 20) -- Router, at a military police motor pool 9.30 p.m-A Coleridge-Taylor Members of the Committon of at the Nourolin working class Governd may make
According to this- law the Rochester, Minnesoto, Aug. 142 lato "President Roosevelt in the Programme.
the United Nations, Security quarter of Berlin, it was all detaining illegal immigrants in lagher, 71, Minnesota Democrat an order Representative 'William J. Gal- 10.00 pm-London Relay: News. Counell unanimously endorsed nounced here today. The cause of such forces in the colony as may farmer and labour Congressman, 10.08 pm Grand Variety. the membership application of the explosion is being investigate be specided in the order, Å died after a illness of several | him--Reuter and Associated | Jasus KEATES Windsor House, 11.00 pmClose' Down.
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