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BLONDE DIPLOMAT
London, Oct. 7.
The latest recruit in the ranks of Britain's Diplomatte Service is blonde, 28-year-old Miss Monica Milne, who is the firatwoman-to-qualify-for- jozeign serpier under the now recruitment scheme,
A Foreign Office-spokesman said today: Miss Milne i pow, a fully firdged member of the British Foreign Service. with exactly the same status as a male diplomit and she is eligible to rise to the highest rank in the service."—Aquier.
Shanghai Crime Wave
(By Spencer Moosa)
9. Middle Rd. Kow."
Shanghai, Oct. 3. Several odd features accompany the minor crime wave in Shanghai, the most notable being
CHINA MAIL
Commercil Trips Over The Pole
(By Max Boyd)
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1946.
China And Rice From Siam
Cairo, Oct. 8. Commercial air service over the top of the world is practicable from a communications stand-
Singapore, Oct. 7. point, despite repeated blackouts of high radio, China's rice allocation frequencies in the Polar region by sunspot from Siam tobe' flare-ups, Lieutenant-Colonel F. J. Shannon, diverted during October, communications officer of the Super-Fortress November and Decem- "Pacusan Dreamboat" told Associated Press ber to Malaya, Borneo, yesterday.
Hong
the Kong and Netherlands East Indies, according to a statement today from the office of Lord Killearn," British! Special Commissioner in South East Asia.
Shannon, engineer for radio) station WCAU of Philadelphia, who was called back to Army service especially for the 9,500 | mile flight that the "Dream- beat" completed on Sunday from Honolulu to Cairo, point- ed out that the shortest route between populous centres of the world is across the Northern wastes.
..
"If commercial air lines de- cide to use this region n's an nir route. believe they could have successful communications with a few well-plated low fre-
quency radio stations," he said
Radio stations are already being operated by Canada at a her mine in the extreme
North-West Territory, at Ave. the attendance at a wo-tie Bay, Cambridge Bay and man's funeral of her Baffin Island.", andy Colonel Shannon added, by Denmark self-confessed slayer her husband, a Russian in Greenland.
Tomilet, who said, that he had suspected his wife, Anna of infidelity, was necompanied to the graveside by two de- tectives.
TIRELY
NAVAL SHIPS TRANSFERRED
+1
London, Oct. 8. The Admiralty announced yesterday that three Grescent Restroyers-H.MS, Cromwell, Crystal and Crozier--would be transferred to the Royal Norwegian Naty
Crystal and Crozier will be handed over to the Norwegien Chatham on authorities at
Thursday while Cromwell will
be transfered at Devonport later Associated Press.
Found Dead Over Grave
Singapore, Oct. 7, -- An Indian, Captain
The statement says this was decided at a meeting of the In- ternational Emergency Food Council in Washington with, agreement of the Chinese re- presentatives. "The emergency arrangement is due to the in- creasingly critical rice position in the territories named and is made on the understanding that the shipments diverted from China will be regarded as lean to be repaid to the Chinese Government not later than March 31, 1947," the statement added.
I.
Co-
Mr. Somerset Butler, chair- Increased power and
nian of the Combined Slam Rice Commission, has thanked named Ivan Tomiloff, 30-power to them would ge far,
the Chinese Ambassador and. year-old former police continued, towards safe-
“Chinezerice interests in Bang guarding flights when sunseri man
activity hacks out high rádio
kok for "the generous are used frequencies which
operation of the Chinese Gov normally by aircraft to com-
ernment in coming to the as- municate great distances with Mohan Rad, home ad-istance of suffering among the unknown, the small power available in dress
was population in Malaya and else- planes.
where," found shot dead across On the basis of previous ex-"]
The statement adds that it perience and the fact that the the grave of Miss Bertha has been possible for, China to Auroral Zone is known for dis-ID. John, an Indian nurse extend this "valuable help at a turbances in the earth's lonized in Singapore cemetery most anxious moment" because and gaseous envelope which de- creases or blackouts radio, es- pecially in high frequencies. Colonel Shunaɔ0 figured tha:
They were with him earlier during the Requiem Mass at Saint Nicholas Church, at which animber of women shouted "Murderer" and made attempts to strike him until the, priest sucessfully exhorted them be quiel.
1 another crime, the policzy "Dreamboat" might be out arrested
a Chinese who had of communication with the rest personated an Army heer, the world for 10 hours or Loki waitress she was.too good Te her job, took her to a hotel, Agrish her sleeping pills and def Camped with her, jewellery, and Alher valuables.
But the clinux. frum.the.point two of view of oldity, were
iost identical cases;-firat, of Chinese whe, firing of his wife, had her brought to Court
collaborationtal; · us.
00 secondly; of a Russian who similarly denounced his o brother after quarrels which of them was the owner of the fist they had been sharing
Associated Press,
HANSSON'S FUNERAL
over
Stockholm, Oct. 7. King Gustav will attend the | funeral service for Per Albia |
more.
No Guessing Mujer N. P. Hays, of Seneca. the "Dreamboat's" Missouri, navigator, told the Associated Press that navigation in the Polar region is done the same way as elsewhere, but that it tauires precise adherenca the rules of celestial and dead
eckening navigation.
to
"You don't do any guessing up there. The magnetic com- pass is of no-value and there are no emergency fields to lune in to and land on-if-you're --wrong," he said.
"It wasn't possible to tuge in and land until we ranched lee-" lard," he added.
The "Dreamboat,” he said. a., directional gyroscope net which had to be corrected uvery half hour by "shooting the etars" when the skies were clear-Associated Press.
Heusson. Sweden's Sociallat Saw Her "Dead"
Prime Minister, in the Storksa ka here oh Sunday, and detach- ments from all Labour Party organistitions...throughout the country will earry red banners draped with black cripo.
From the church mourners
will follow the dead Premier's .cuffia through the streets of
Stockholm
Storkyaka is the Church where "Sweden's - kings-with the excepticu of King Gustav, who refused coronation on grinds of its costlinese-have Leen crowned and married and mourned on their passing.-- Reuter
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Bip Sonks from the Films)
Father
China's recent rice harvest is today.
authicient for the next few time the on the months, by which Miss John was killed night of Sept. 5 when a jeep in crops in India and South East
Captain Mohan Asla will be reaped-Reuter which she and Rid were travelling overturned.
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H.K. Soccer Council
Full Meeting
NO STRIKE
Liverpool, Ock; 7. Mr. WC-Cuff, President of →→ the Football League, com-
the menting here today, on soccer players!" strike threat, declared: "I do not think there will be a strike. A 'strika is ülegal. The Players
Union are
Endeavouring to
The question of further charity games-other than those on the Double Tenth, Remembrance Day and the International Charity game will be left to the Football League Management Com- mittee for recommendations, it was decided at force the Larur, but if they
the first meeting of the full Council of the Hong Kong Football Association yesterday. The Seven-a-Side competition proceeds will be
paid out in two week's time, when a represen tative of the International Red Cross Commit- tee will be available, it was announced,
THE REST"
The following Kave been . chosen to TETRACHL "The Rest" of the Colony ógninet Combined Chinese at. Cause- way Bay on October 10 at 4.30 p.m. Pope
(Navy)
(R.A.F):"
and
.
HOUR Sinclair (R. A. F.): indorad (R.A.F.). Livesey (1/5 Com... mando) and Burna (RAF)) B. Gozano (St. Joseph's), Hcopie (Navy). Redman (1/5- Commando). Capt. Husble (45 Commando), Scrapp (Navy), Reserves: Cowell
Commando), (1/5
Mullen (Club), Forrów (Club), and Beach (RAF”).
Birmingham Beat Sparta
The meeting was held yester- day under the chairmanship of Mr. Wong Ka-taun at-the-Glou-}. cester Hotel. Among thong pre-
think they can intimidate the -League Management. Commit-
tee they are) grossly: mis- •. taken."
He added that he did, not "thing the Government would interfere on the issue.--Reu- ter.
sent were Mr. A. Morac, Presi Cesarewitch
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Callovers
Tel. 33188.
New Stroke. Tried Out In Japan
Osaka, Oct 6.
A new stroke, which its sponsors say may re volutionise breast stroke the first time at the Jap anese National Swim ming Championships.
The championships ware held at Takarazuka, near Osaka
The new action, which E called the seal' stroke because it closely resembles the under water movement of a seal, is still in the experimental stages. *
Swum under water, it callay, fer a, high degree of stamina.
Swimming experts who, saw it performed at Takarazuka London, Oct. 7. said that under Olympic""rules, Callover on the Cesarewitch at which do not limit the distance the Victoria.Club tonight was:
which may be swum under Ten to one Cadenazzo offered, water after 100 to nine taken. Twenty-one to breaststroke event, it would the start of a two Tony Lumpkin: Bundred to probably help swimmers to new six Auralia, both
dent; Mr. M. K. Lo; Commander Robertson Aikman and MacKelvie (Vice Presidents). Mr. J. Skinner. Chairman -- nf the League Managenient Com- mittee; Mr. C. Guingam, Chair- man of the Grounds Committees Mr. K. K. lp, Chairman of the Referees Committee; and Mr. L
offered.
Eighteer F. de Souza, Hon. Secretary. 10
offered 20 records. Gooffrey's Lady The minutes of the previous to one taken. Twenty to one. F Ford
The seal stroke, was used by and offered. three swimmers. In the final-of-
Council meeting and, the various;
Transport moto one
sub-committee meetings were Twenty to ene offered, 22 to the 100 metres breaststroke. approved without comment. one, taken.
None of the swimmers gain- In connection with the ac- Regnand Volant, 26 to one
ed a place, but each showed Im both counts. the Chairman, it en
taken and offered. swer to a query, said that the Ave to one Foxnail offered, 28 to stroke. They used the strokes proved speed when he used tha Twenty-five to one taken Seven-A-Side Competition Pro-Sulrain offered, 28 to one taken only for the first 40 yards of ceeds would be paid out to the Twenty-five to one Gusty Lady, the distance.
Tregor and Voluntary.
New Times Austerity. * Swimuning Centhusiasts said one Saxton,
afterwards that if a swimmer. Lover and
proper quarter in a fortnight's; time, when the proper represen- Twen to one tative of the International Red
to Thirty-three Cross Committee would be here. Minerva, Highland Laddie. Del
ville Wood
Flood Lighting
sand.
were able to sustain the new stroke for the full distance now
-Considerable discussion ere
callover: Ten to times would be established
one
Belle
would be played during the live to one
ON
thel
„Achille taken
Croupier. French
offered
offered.
had been presented to him by
sued on the question of flood
The final of the 100 metres lighting for Charity" games.
to seven Precistic of was won by B. Koike, Olymple The Chairman gald
that in fered. Fifteen to one taken. Hun organisers of the carnival, went accordance with the resolution dred to six Signalman, 20 to one round the official enclosure London, Oct. 7. Birmingham City passed at the first meeting of Flaz Wallah 22 to one Le Boss proudly showing foreign cor
beat the Council, no charity games Biard, all offered. Twenty-five t7 respondents a gold watch that Club Football
and star the New South Wales Amateur- Sparta (Czechoslovakia) reason except those by three goals to one at Double Tenth, Armistice Day and Whitehall; all offered. Thirty Swimming Asscelation in 1936. Since that day, it is stated,
Birmingham today after and the International Charity to one Fighter Command offered Kiyokawa broke most of the Captain Rad daily visited the
Australian backstroke records. taken a halftime score of one
Since then, numerous applica- graveyard, placing fewers on the • The Australian Customs De- | grave of the girl. Today the ceme-partment has banned the im-all.
tions, for charity have been re- October 10.
The next callover will be on Poor Foody
-G
Narao Matsumoto, former tery gardener - found him
rtation of the Book. "The The visitors took the lead in ceived. If one of the Chinese
Favourite
Olympic champion and coach of through the heart.
Memoirs of Hecate County," the 28th minute through their teams were custed in the early
Cadenazzo has been installed Japan's pre-war atárs, sald Beside him lay a Service re- The nevel is by a United States centre forward, but within two rounds of the International almost dear favourite over Tony that the lack of proper food auther-critic, Edmund Wikor minutes Trigg, the Birmingham competition. Charity would suf- Lumpkin in the Cesarewitchi edili was partly to blame for the
S
shot
volver.
Miss John was a civilian Indian attached to Kluang hospi- wi-Reuter.
Press.
OBSCENE
Canberra, Oct. 8,
It is banned on the ground that it is obscene-Associated
Effect Navy
Bikini Test's
On Royal
London, Oct. 6.
zame.
33 to one
cover. After being backed to wiri
day
centre forward, headed through fer greatly.
Mr. Wong said that if games £4,000 at 100 to nine Cadenza: Door performances; The inside left, Wilson Jones, could be arranged in the even- closed at ten to one, with Tony "Biggest blow to Japanese from a left-wing corner kick who had come on as a substitute ing for charity a fair amount Lumpkin at 21 to two, with no swimming was the loss of three in the second half, gave the home could be guaranteed, and It takers,
l'of the best swimming coaches team the lead after 56 minutes would also help towards com Geoffrey's Lady following an in the war added Matsumoto..
in impressive win at Nottingham to- later. Trigg pleting postponed Axtures
"It will take five years for's and seven minutes:
was supported to win £8,000 Japan to regain her yu-yar beaded in from a right wing-cen- the League. tre././.
The President, Mr. Morse, favourite beat
at 20 to ene and finished fourth swimming standard.”
behind: Auralin. At times there were gaps in the asked if the game would
The Takarazuka champion- Ford Transport drifted from Sparta defence, but the home celve good support if the game 100 to six to 2010, one andcome five years, shaved that Japan
*ships, which were the first for... team did not make most of these were, only of a friendly nature laid notice at 20's to take 40,000 had lost all her pre-war mis-
to £3,000. and not for any trophy. The under Vice-President, Mr. MacKelvie, from the books and closed at 20 to "tery of swimming, said that he was sure that the one,
At the Olympic Games in gates at night games would not calculations of the French six won Ove titles, and at Berlin, One surprise was the entry lato Los Angeles in 1932, Japan
chances, R
Bikini atomic bomb tests have influenced the de- Results of other football games
sign and composition of Britain's future Navy, today were:
Second Division: Millwall which will consist of a large number of all-
2
TC-
welded smaller types of ships, many more fast i Laiton 0; Tottenham Hotspur 3 be great if the games arranyear-old Toxall, previously up, four years later, she won three.
destroyers and fewer big battleships and air- craft-carriers.
AT-BOMB STORY
~London, Oct. 7: A PHONEY
When Mrs. Joyce Quinton saw the film, "The True Glory" which tells the story of the air-
horne troops at Arnhem, Hal- land, she was certain she saw her father who was reported killed several months before the shot, was taken.
Today Mrs. Quinton and ber sister saw the alm at the War Office's own theatre and stated they were certain the man was their father, Driver E.S. Page.
Newport County L—–Reuter.
These warships win be failen. Southpaw's
lighter and better-fighting ships than those now. In service, Thére wil be many more of them -- they will be produced, probably, k-hundreds
Great Game
were not of a competitive nature.cuoted, and though ne large sums In 1939. Japanese swimmers
It was finally decided to leave were mentioned. he finished among held five world records. * the matter to the League the 25 to
Management Committed 20 accepted 25's
make recommendations.
-It was also decided at the one,
LADY PARK- CLUB
rumours to the,
after takers
WAR
little
for the Cambridgeshire, in
Way-
·Poppy Day:
ward. Belle shortened to ten to there was some support moeting that the annual Poppy for Freciptic There was almost wears, the Lady Bark Club, Causes Day "game by played on the no change among the other horses. Club ground between Combined though Flac Wallah dropped two way Bay Road, continues to func Services and the Rest of the points to Onial at 29 to ones asociat club for service Uther Hanks in the Colony; and will continue to da
30 Colony.
until as official announcement rekording
its closure is made.
St. Louis, Ucl. b. Harry Brecheen: quared the Results of the first Bikini test have now been considered by 1948 World series for the St Washington, Oct, 7. naval strategists at the Admiralty Louis Cardinals by shutting out
Beuter. The Secretary for War, Mr. and new technique is being work the Boston Bedsox to 0 with Robert Patterson, stated here ed out by them for future Fleet our hits before another capacity Another decision arrived at Shield competition, be run tonight: "There is no truth operations.
crowd of 36,000 customers.
The crafty southpaw hurled a was that the Junior and Senior they were before the war. hatuuever in the report broad- Professor. M. L E. Oliphant, magnificent game and contributed cant by Drew Pearson last other atombomb scientists and the base hit that drove in the first night that a stock of atom the naval observers at Blidini are run in the third inning. bombs had been given la Brisased, that none of the ships in Two St. Louis singles and some
the explosion aren at the atoll jittery infield tain by the United States"
Redbirds to "score', two.
engugh to defeat lefthander
With today open
Drew Pearson said in his was in a condition to fight a/ enabled the Play by the Saxy, werkdy broadcast that a steck paval engagement after the bomb ore interesterender Bric Mrs. Quinton said he was look of bombs had been cached had been dropped.key Harriet to travel.
As a result of this conclusion "somewhere in northern Eng- land for use in an interna-plans, it is tearned, are already the next game of the 43rd series well under way for large feets of will be played in Fenway Park, He gave nd source for his these new fast destroyers.
Boston two days; hence, statement but said it was one
Brecheen showed, plenty of stuff of "great significance." because
time after time. He struck out Britain, though it shared in the
four
men, and walked three, hold-
ing foto space and she thought he, hud lost his memory.
The War Office are having a photograph made from the film, circulated in an effort to trace Page-Reuter dans
BANDIT SWOOPS
Athens, Oct. 7. Bandit swoops on towns and aia are continuing, villages in mountainous Macedo
tional emergency.for
New Ships
Gibb Thoroughly At
Home Down Under
(By Norman Preston):
Freemantle, Oct. 7.
Here the serviceman may find recreation-and-food-without und de strain to his financial resourcét. There is a good, swimming-bath the Club and put-door sod in-
at
duur games are available. There Is a well-stocked bir that is open from 0. to: 10
Dia daily
where
accommodition
fire obtained at NA drinks
Reading roonis and TADIUS Few England county grounds are prettier or bett supplied and there is living
service; person ter equipped than the spacious Freemantle sel on leave, Oval, where the M.C.C. today became the first Dance enthusiasts are cateroï for too and the Wednesday and international side to play,!
Saturday dances are: %. PODRAS
KOMWALKER CUP”
They will be prefabricated ing Ted Williams hitless. Only In comfortable surroundings. I Ikin shaped soundly in a way feature, development of the bomb, had ships in the main, and they will twice did the Sox have a man as enjoyed the spicndid slow put up that would please Hasty Make- not up to this date been in be built in factories all over the far as second base. In the second by the Colts, who provided peace, his Old Trafford, tutor. *** possession of shy of them country. Rudy York who, in each MC.C. met at Northam, in their who were bowling for the Arst it was stated at a meeting o Reuter.
Innings. Both times stronger opposition than the fourth
Pollard, Bedser and Wright,
London, Oct 7 | Navul experts are convinced it was No Comment
that the all-welded ship'. Jája";
Instance was walked. London,
There wasn't much doubt about first match to gain a creditable time in Australia, were Ibvious the St. Andrew's Town Conn- Oct. 83% Ohe report saya bandita - The Ministry of Supply said in combat has a much bettered Lord is cute in the arth in the average age of the West Aus- bowled well below his normal being made to pls a walker
aid better lighting unit, and if boled the autccia after the Cards acur- draw. Excepting for their captain. ly testing themselves. Pollard il tonight that arrangements are and captured a town in the on a broadcast, atatement by the reaching port of weakening, getting stranger the bowlera tolled, hoping bats Peuter. Kipourion district-western American columnist Drew A number of such destroyers the game went Do Rice doubled man would make mistakes.
as As on most Atistralian wickets be experimenting with his run amateurs of the United S Zixcedonia,
"Hiniated at -500 strong attacked yesterday that it had no comment chance of staying aflost onning for Brechten showed no sign frating side was 25 ham hindi pace ; while. Wright, appeared "10 (EDUSA fich between make
| son that thể: United States had
to Britain
*"supoly'
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and Britain on the old course at
Wes lact
In
have already been built and have After catcher Angiele, Ritain and Joseph Balgelt General Stall said today that of fatry, has supervision of correct.
Greek regular reservists in cer- The Ministry
atomia development.
1.10 p.m. Plane and Ville" "The spokestrian of the Greek turned orbs for storage. proyed these conclusions aro to let feld in the third, Beecheen I did not think Washbrook was a New York, Oct 8. When Britain wok offer
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drove him home, with logic, timing the ball well and still The nation's sports writers. In an emergency they could be dropping it in front of Tom needs more experience under the voting in the first Associated Arst time. In the History of the enganates, the match then Lor military service during an however, that statements on a bers, so that many new vessels In the
at St, Andryak * od 13 London-Helky "Ficarorinileterminate period to help matter of this nature could be would be constantly reinforcing
Rice started was thoroughly at home and top 10 football teams of the ription Ber the Greek armed forces If the made only with the authority of the Sects com week towering Brecheen buuted. Plaky Mazins proved more enterprieling than country put the University of 15:57, 10, js, m, malondon Transkription: Beri
rew wildly to second, the ball we bave known him in England. Texas Longhorns at the top, but news from America lest week. Beige Wheecht on byli resteration of security in the Cabinet-Adsociated Press.
Prefubriented rival Vessels out of Johnny Fesky's He stroked his scoring shots displacing the Army for the stated that the
Americans Pol-Alfredu and His Orchestra, certain rural regions Reuter,
could be built and stored in parts en ut hands were tenuently and threatens to repeat first time in two year. The so anxious to resume the match af strategic, emires long before Cardinal Schoendienst rolled off valuable pre-war South Afri- Amy was voted second and that they were prepared to sende Bureau reports Commissioner in Southeast they were required, and then as- Hobby Bourg, and letto For: Fishlock the match may Press.
Moore can former
Notre Dame third. Associated teams to Britain in 2017 IT!* sembled in a week or two, a scored Rice with single.
British authorities would isine the maval expert said,
Invitation. Reuter,**** Masis moped hard to Doerr, have brought complete satisface derdelene Bracheen, acuring on the play. [tion, 14 was especially careful at
Boston St Lou
6 repeat lits Oval Test and Northam terday, Sain ris. Dobson (8) and Partes, or by lung the ball early Naval Ale, Stat
·CAssoel (8) Brecheen and Rice in his innings
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Batavia, Oct 7 Peiping. Oct. Br
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ersóna, oz neatly asis, and Lady Killegro, gave'e of Peiping, dinner party tonight at the Peiping has Hotel Des Indes for Dutch and ging from Indonesian representatives take
A Bry-Franchico, Oct. B ing in the Batavia con- The Seals won the Pacific Coast
on "Indoneale's future —— baseball, lengine (pisyoff / rom Dak
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