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Sydney, Aug. 22. High heeled shoes may soon have to be cut down becaune of the timber shortage.
The Managing Director of the Pioneer Heels Ply., Ltd., Syd- ney, muid that the manufacture of high heels was coming to a standstill because the two tim- bers suitable for their manufac ture coachwood and New Zen- land beech-could not be ob tained.
"If the timber shortage, con- tinues," he added, "all wooden shoo heels will have to be re- placed with leather."
"That will Incan that flat- heeled sports shoes will become the basis of a new fashion."
In 1942 he had obtained a re- Iense of 180,000 feet of New Zealand beech. So far he had received only 3,000 feet.
Coachwood supplies had stop- ped, and even if any become Rvallable it would be four months before the timber could be used for heels.
Pre-war 30 per cent of Aus- tralian shoes were imported, he anid. Now none was
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`HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1946.
SPORTS Peace Conference STATE DEPARTMENT
Faces Barrage
Parts, Aug. 22.
Spokesmen of six non-member nations appeared before the Paris Peace Conference yesterday and let loose a barrage of charges, claims and statements in defence of the Italian Govern- ment, armies, territories and assets. It was the biggest problem before the Conference, Representatives of Albania, Egypt and Austria laid claim to Italian territory and the first two reparations as well. Mexico and Cuba defend- ed a "just peace" for Italy. Iran said it would state its views later. Discussion on the six presentations was postponed until today.
THE VILLAIN ·
Washington, Aug. 22.
Mr. Bartley Crum, former member of the Anglo-American Palestine Commission. declared today that United States policy toward Palestine is "continual- by the State ly frustrated" Department.
In a Jucheon address boforo overal Government officials, Mr. Crum sold that the Depart-
ment had repeatedly assured the Arabs sceretly that nothing will be done to implement Jewish demands in Palestine.--| Associated Press.
foundation of dollar."
the
American
The non-members' claims added | mado only at the desire of the to the staggering heap of pro- inhabitants, "the colonial system posals now before the Conference. must disappear" in favour of
It added that "now all is suf-) These were the 250 fundamental trusteeships. Mexico should have ficiently
about known"
the "amendments" which the Secre- been invited. tariat on Wednesday morning an.
Conference, the Anglo-American Cuba; Miplater to France Hee-mechanism is the result of cach nounced it had received from tor de Ayala-present-day Italy note and should not be difficult member delegations: 20 big pointa deserves a "Just peace" designed of disagreement entered by one to "facilitate her reconstruction."
to sec-Associated Press. or more of the Foreign Ministers Cuba should have "equality" with Council in the
treaty pence
texts,
other countries at the Conference. with articles, 223
countless
Stern Reminders the five draft clauses, corstuting
Austria: Foreign Minister Karl treaties themselves, and 100 or more counter-proposals ex- Gro-Austria is "knocking at
the door of this Conference"
up Lo
on
India's Plea
Paris, Aug. 22.
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Bill Edrich Skittles Out Worcester Soccer At
London, Aug. 22.
Bowlers generally dominated play on drying wic-Stonecutters
}
kets in County Cricket Championship matches today.
Royal Naval Armament Depot William Edrich, chosen for the tour of Australia, Football Club opened their soccer season on Wednesday evening routed Worcestershire with his fast-medium with a trial game between Whites bowling for Middlesex, dismissing six batsmen and teds. for 14 runs in six overs, but ending up with
-seven for 48.
Wooderson Competing At Oslo Games
I
London, Aug. 22. Sir Samuel Runganadban, Sydney Wooderson, once the spenting on behalf of India at world's fastest milor. and now the Conference today, asked that theater rive close attention to making a comeback at the longer
coming Dected in the memorandum from behalf of the population of South the views of Persia and Egypt. in distances, is the best known of 18
into the country, and local
manufacturers were months be- hind retailers' demand.--Reuter.
Washington, Aug. 22. Facts and figures supporting India's claim to top priority in allocations of grain among the hungry countries of the world will be presented to the Cereals Committee of the International Food Emergency Council when it meets today. The meeting is expected to be an important one. although the Committee will not be able to make Reuter.
allocations.
Albania,
son.
large crowd of Royal Navy in tho
evon.
The game was witnessed by a
garden of "The Maraman'a Arme" Herman, of Hampshire, with on Stonecutters who cheered both his offspinners now requires only teams
and Rave plenty of advico two for his 100 wickets this sea-which the players appreciated.
The game opened at a very fast
very pace and play was Honess, the Whites left winger, was very prominent and sent over several good centres, from which Wallace. the centro-forward, near-
two occasions. ly scored on
The Red's intermediate line of Arstiss Ratcliff, Hamloy and fought very hard to get the their Before half forwards moving, time, Wallace, the Whites' leader, had to leave the fold following a kn.co
sustained injury
with
Bailey, of Essex, had a spell of ve for 11 against Warwickshire. Yorkshire, anxious to consoll- date their position at the head of the championship table, skittled out Gloucestershiro for 108 and then assured themselves of first Innings points in the event of the match being drawn.
Closing Scores
Close of play scores were: At Eastbourne: Northampton
McLeod.
There was co scoring in the first half.
A
centro by good
Honest enabled Luff to beat Primrose with a dropping shot for the Whites to open their score. Whites continu- ed attacking and should havo in-
the five defented countries.
whom India was closely interested. athletes chosen to represent Bri- Some of the points raised by the Tyrol, ceded to Italy after the
first world war, who have remain
He was one of the four dele-tain in the European Championshire 188 (Brookes 112). Sussex countries non-member
wore:~~
"Austrian
at heart." Austria Kates who spoke in the debate on chips at Oslo from today to Sun-131 (Cakes 50, Partridge three for
six, Clark four for 45). Hoxha ed Albania: Premier Enver
needs "free access to Trieste." armed forces of Italy, "lar
At Dover: Derby 211 (Rhodes yesterday's statements by the six day. tha
The to give
31-year-old Englishman ely responsible
Iran; Minister to France Zenal non-member states invited to for the damage
54, Ridgway three for 28). Kent done to
catablished a new British record United b Rahnema-the should
States, their views to the conference.
173 for three (Davies 82, Todd Sir Samuel supported the Egyp-in a three-mile race on July 20,
G5). "educed still more than the draft Britain, and Russia have shown treaty provides. Albania "scorn appreciation of the role of Iran tian request yesterday that Libya covering the distance in 13 min.
Independent Greece's claim to during the war, whose position should become fully rejects"
and urged that the Ita-uten 53.2 seconds and clipping 6% | (Ord 90, Cranmer 80, Balley five Sadesky, Luff, and Heness wOTO be presented by delegation
a
country northern Epirus, asks for repars.
later.
Ifan colonies should be dealt with seconds off the previous record for 27). Essex 94 for seven. tions from Italy and the right to
Mexico's appeal that territories according to the wishes of their of T. Maki of Finland. sign the Italian treaty,
and governments should be de- wish to plead that the most peetacled Sydney thot ho shoula †120 (Jackson 50, Hermon Ove for Were Hamley. Deoney and Rat. cided on what the people wished
Colonial System Attacked
Mexico: Ambassador to France, Senior Alfonso Rosenzweig Diaz should be territorial changer
Cousens Wanted To
Be Peace
Envoy!
Sydney, Aug. 22.
was not the Conference's only stern reminder by a non-mafor power of the principles of the Atlantic Charter, also recalled by the Australian chief delegate, Dr. Herbert V. Evatt.
made public his country's various treaty proposals
who
Evatt asked the inclusion of a
passage in each treaty preamble binding all signatorics, victor and vanquished alike, "to the prin- ciples of Justice and equity."
Beparations, the Australians proposed should ba based on
The
Inhabitanta.
"I
un
serious consideration be given to the requests both of Egypt and Iran," Sir Samuel said.
Egyptian
This achievement convinced bes-
planned.
29 ho had
not remove his fast feet from the cinders immediately
"Before then," he said, "I had He asked that the claim for territorial adjustment deanitely made up my mind not Egypt had naked for the cession to go on, but now I am not mak- of the Girabub Oasis and the ing any decision until the end of Sollum Plateau-should be given az careful consideration as claims made by other Allied or associat ed powers.
Albanian Claims Refuted
was
the season."
At Southend: Warwickshire 284creased their lead, but shots from
At Bournemouth: Leicestershire
for cight 39), Hampshire 201 (Arnold 78).
At Cardin: Glamorgan 292 for eight (Walkins 109 not out, Porter 52) against Surrey.
At Manchester: Lancashire 342 for eight declared (Fidn 74, King 50, Phillipson 72, Wellard five for
for 123). Somersetshire 21
no
At Leeds: Gloucestershire 100
He may stay around long wickets. enough to lower the world's re- cord for the three miles held by Gunder Hargg of Sweden. To do so, he will have to run 21 seconds
new
and
(Bowes three for 25). Yorkshire 150 for seven.
At Worcester: Worcestershire
sex 233 for five (Robertson 117,
Rangers Big Win At Falkirk
22,
The first speaker who imme. Laster than he has demonstrated 128 (Edrich seven for 48). Middle- |
ho could, thus far. Britons are Evidence that a British major, accused of broad-"reasonable capacity to pay." The diately preceded Sir Samuel
casting for the Japanese, offered to fly from free territory of Triente should be the Chief Brazilian delegato, Joas hoping he won't retire to the law Edrich 52)cuter.
profession until after the Olympics Japan to Australia for peace negotiations, was guaranteed against threat or use Noves da Fontoura
Asking for more lenient treat in 1048,
Two ment of Italy, he said: "The am-
of Britain's fastest Why Indeed? given here today by a Japanese woman' wit-of force by all the signatories
putation of art of Italy's metro-speed merchants, are missing from
part ness, Foumiko Saisiho, when the trial was re-
Brazil asked the Conference to politan territory, the transfer of the Oslo games. They are Em- sumed of Major Charles Hughes Cousens, on day to prepare "a just peace” part of her population and the manuel McDonald Bailey
with Italy or "posterity will judge loss of her colonies would suffice to Arthur Wint, both from the Weat a charge of treason.
in Sydney, us with severity."
make the injustice of our dock-Indies and now in the Royal Air The accused was stated to protective custody
London, Aug. Brazilian delegate, Jono
sions quite, evident
Force. Because they were not Results of football games played in the -have-been-born in Poona, and stated that late in 1942 Cousens
Sir Samuel. the of showed her a letter which he Neves da Fontoura, said Russia Following
born or naturalized in Britain Benttish yum-to</ay-were-- a graduate to have been
had written to Major Taunei- had spoken in behalf of the Greek Prima Minister. M. Con- they are ineligible to compete
Diulainn A, Sundhurst. It is alleged he
"Hemocratle" people of Rumania stantin
Taaldaris
refuted the
Celtic Bailey hos twice this season Falkirk from Tokyo made broadensts
not claims made by Albania yesterday Wo radio and wrote the scripts for
and asked "why should
to that she had fought constantly on done 100 yards iri 9.7 seconds and Hibernian
the Allied side during the war and also had been a regular winner Kilmarnock news.commentators.
Motherwel! asserted that the Government. at 220-yard events.
Third Larg The Japanese woman witness
Wint is the fastest man in Bri- Partiak which the Albanian delegate had said that the accused also wrote
as Quisling and far retain today at the middle distances describesi
Division 8. Supplementary Cap, dret scripts for the "Zoro Hour" Bession broadcast, which aimed "Pravda" today declared that moved from the people. had been of 440 and 880 yards and, along mundi with Balley is being hailed by Albien democratically elected. bloc" at
The speech by the
Ukrainian London newspapers. as at entertaining Allled armed the "Anglo-American
"Ands" Trandes built up a voting majority when the session
adjourned.Amateur Athletic Association will staith "based mainly on the solid Reuter.
The woman, who, with an- is in other witness,
maj),
Curfew Imposed
In Teheran
London, Aug. 22.
An official communique Issued
shi, which stated that he pro- posed to fly to Australia for peace negotiations and to re- turn afterwards to Japan.
show the same consideration the Italians?"-Associated Press, Power Of The Dollar?
Moscow, Aug. 22.. The Communist
organ,
Dumbarton
forces in such a manner as to the Paris Peace Conference had delegate had not been translated for their Olympic team-it the Dunfermlin
create home-aickness,
Asked To Leave
The woman witness was asked
in Teheran today imposed a cur- to leave the court when opposing few from 11.00 p.m. tú 6.00 a.m, counsel clashed. "by order of the military Gov-
Defence counsel, cross-examin-
crament," Baill the Teheran ing the woman witness, asked her
radio.
passes
to deny that Cousens wrote com-
The broadcast added that peo-mentaries.
The prosecutor objected and the ple who have curfew must be prepared to give an ac- witness left the court during the count of themselves to the mill-clash between the counsel.
After the magistrate had inter- tary or police.
No reports have been receiv-vened, the witness was recalled. Faumiko Salsiho said that she ed from Iran recently which would explain the imposition of had not heard that Cousens was this curfew-Reuter."
Britain German
May Act In Arms Case
London, Aug. 22. Some action may be taken following persistent
reports that the Soviet authorities are permit ting armaments production in the Soviet zone of Germany, a Foreign Office spokesman stat- ed today.
threatened for trying to get extra food for American prisoners-of-
He refused to speculate on the tain would welcome an Investiga war in the Bunka prisoners-of- RADIO
war camp nor had she heard that form which the action might take. tion of all zones to remove any Asked to comment on the re- anxiety that the perslatent reporta Cousens and others were told that ports in the press this morning of armament production in East- FRIDAY-AUGUST 23, 1946 the slightest deviation from or that the Soviet authorities are ern Germany might be true. STUDIO: "THE BOHEMIANS" ders would mean immediate death.
producing V-rocket weapons in The Boviet authorities again ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting She never heard or thought that Eastern Germany, he said that if demurred on the ground that the on a frequency of 846 kilocycles Cousens was to be used as far as was true that last July the Bri- degree of demilitarization was not and from 12.00 to 1.30 pm, 7.80 possible and then murdered and fish
Hah Foreign Secretary. Mr. aufficiently advanced. to 8.30 p.m., and 9.15 to 11.00 did not know that Cousens was Ernest Bevin, had told the Soviet There the matter has rested up p.m., also on 0.62 megacyclos
suspected of sabotage in the work Foreign Commissar, M. Molotov, to the present-Router. f.K.T.
(See Pago Three) 13,80 p.m.-Daily. Programme Bummary, that he was doing for the Tokyo in Parls that Britain had receiv
ed circumstantia reporta of rado.
armaments production in Sevlet zeno of Germany.
The Foreign Office spokesman
12:82.p ̧ki ̧-"Louder & Furnier," -
Arnouticaments,
1,00 News, Weather Forecast & Sho did not know that Cousens was removed to the "Gestapo" 1.10 p.m. The Organ, The Dane headquarters and badly beaten
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Scots Boxer To Defend Title
Honolulu, Aug. 22.
St. Johnstons -Reuter,
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1 Hamilton
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1 Morton
Queena Park
1 East Fife
2 Allo
1 Airdrie
4 Ayr
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Sydney, Aug. 22. W. J. O'Reilly, Australia's Promoter Leo Leavitt said famous bowler, announced today today that Jackie Paterson of he has definitely retired from Test Scotland will defend his Light cricket because of a damaged
not
saved.
Outstanding players for Reds
through
cita.
Reds equalised Arventer, and there was no fur-
scoring Whites White: Huntley and Colegate; Richardson, Hall and Price: McKeawn. Luff. Wallace, Sadesky and Boness.
and
Reda Primroso; Brown
McLeod: Bargrave. Deeney, Ham- Jey, Arstisa and Carpenter.
Newborough Tavlor, Ratclift and
Club Stand Being Restored
Work on the erection of the Hong Kong Football Club's cover- ed. stand has commenced and the structure should be completed well in time for the opening of the next soccer season.
The stand, which was one of the oldest landmarks in the Valley. area, was completely dismantled and carried away by looters after the accupation.
Back in the early days of the
"caught hon soccer had not yet
on" with the
Chinese
public, the Hong Kong Football
Club was the only Club in Hong
Kong to boast a pavilion.
AIRBORNE LETS DOWN BACKERS
Newmarket, Aug. 22.
The Derby winner, Airborne, could do no better than share a dead heat in the St. Leger trial, the Stuntney Stakes, run over one and a half miles here this afternoon, much to the disappoint. ment of bla admirers for the St. Leger, for which he is the short- priced favourite.
At level weights and starting oxids-on of fout to 11. he could with the only divide honours Derby disappointment. Fast and
one.
weight Championship title here knee, which he felt would Fair, who today started at ten to in the middle of January again- stand up to the hard work de- The French-bred horac, Floid at Dado Marian, top challenger manded in Test cricket. Because Day, which won at Ascot and on the National Boxing As- of this knee trouble O'Reilly has finished fifth in the Grand Prix. sociation's list.
accepted an offer to write for a was three lengtha away, third of Leavitt said that $14,000 has London newspaper on the Tests Ave runners. been posted, with the British during the coming tour, and for
Airborne appeared to have gain- Boxing Board and he had ag- the same reason had rejected an ed the mastery as it breasted the reed to furnish Paterson with offer made recently by John Wren, till just ahead of Fast and Fair, three round-trip airplane tickets the Australian sportsman, to com- but the outalder, battling on with from London.
pencato O'Reilly for any financial great tenacity, got up on the sost
to doadheat.-Reuter. He said Harbey L. Miller, ex-loss if he would cancel his agree- ecutive secretary of the Nation- ment to write.
sured him that Paterson would eligible for consideration as a Test | risk his title against Marina. player-Neuter.
Leavitt also said Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis had agreed to fight here after his bout with Tami Mauriello. No date for the Louis fight has been scheduled said that when lato last year The Congress of the Inter- and neither has his opponent- Marshal Zhukov (then. Boviet, re-national Amateur Athletics Fod-to-be been selected as yst-As-match in the International. Chess the first round of the Ne presentative on the Allied Controleration had a dramatic, opening sociated Press, Council in Barlin) had made al- today when after the formal open legations about the maintenance ing speeches, the Belgian delegate of units of the German army in demanded that, the Italian do
the
Politics In Sport
Oslo, Aug. 22.
al Boxing Association, had an- As a writer, O'Reilly was In- REGGIE WHITCOMBE'S
FOUR MOVES IN A MINUTE
Groningen, Aug. 21.
FEAT
Brighton, Aug. 21. Reginald Whitcombe, British Open champion in 1988, with one of the finest rounds, of the season, spread-eagled the fold The highlight of the sixth round with a record-breaking 66 in
The first British Industries Fair the British xone, Britain had wal- legates present should make de of the England team versus in one minute. to be held dinco 1939 will be open-comed a four power investigation claration that they are attending Scotland od Saturday, owing to ed in London and Birmingham on of her zono,
reformed May 5, 1947. As la pro-war
Italian
教雷
tournament here today between C. Chroniclo #1,600 golf tourna- Guimard (Argentino) and Dr. B. ment at Hollingbury Park, London, Aug. 22. Tartakower ~ (France), wan the Whitcombe's machine-like golf Horatio Carter dropped out Argentinian player's four moves took only 20 puts and would have been one less on the 18th Later he checked the Freshman green where a Ave-footer just But at the same time Britain/dembentatives of
sports associato a pulled leg muscle.
His in five successive moves, only to failed: Previously, Whitcombe years, exhibits will be grouped in proposed that an investigation of tion, and that they stood apart place is being taken by Don be beaten by Dr. Tartakower in holed anything up to 80 foot. two main sections, the lighter all sones should be carried out to from Ford aald he would do forward, but whether he plays round, the game between 8. Den- cluding another member of
Four others returned 69, in- Welsh the Charlton inside two further moves. In the seventh industries in London and en-examine not only the extent of gineering and hardware in Bir-demobilisation but also All Indus mand that they leave the Congress inside left or inside right, will den (United Statesy and Dr. M. Whitcombe
family, Eddle, mingham,
trial demilitarization. This pro- if they failed to do so...
be decided on the day--Reuter, Vidmar (Yugoslavia) ended in a nephbow of Reginald-Reuter,
**** draw after 30 movos, B. "Botwin- Printed and published for able for export will be the main authorities and n Nation
Constela president stated won his match against his counterprise, Limited. by: WALTER vanke, but by honest, foulings of dingusaión --Router
moves.---Ileutera
Hon Lon:
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The
Display of British goods suit-posal was refused the Italiana participated in double decency and the nit (Soviet Union), playing black, proprietors.
Soviet
Het Together, with the Germans, feature of the Fair, and many At the Council of Foreign | duám in, Belgium, and my demand delegate, o 10. p.m.-The · Philadelphia Symphuntvisitors) are expected from" over= |minlaters in Paris last July. Mr is not directed, by foulings of re- |-·He "would not flow any "politicnītryman 1. Boleslaveký, in: 89. JAMES - KRATRE.“ Windsor: Hobso
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took place.
Bevin told M. Molotov, that
Bel-
Iar the terrible occupation), bur-