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France Has Won A Nationalist
Hands Down Victory In
In Saar
Saarbruceken, Oct. 6,
France won a hands down victory on the economic union of the Saar Basin with France yesterday and the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bidault, will probably use the triumph as strong talking point for Allied approval of an- nexation when the Foreign Ministers meet in London.
Ülecting 50 delegates as their first Begislature, 9.& per cent, of a voters cast thess ballots for the three major political parties,
The Aegislater wil have fest jobs approval of the ceasingtion dave an "antonomous Sast, rectiomical-
y quality with France". The text of the constitution has already her
mapleted by body of 29 mari erlie represented faut parties and eteriv. ad Lieneb approval alter the MR- tary Gloverbsment Le-write sora scar through with
1
Meu Saarlanders appeated oblivi- ous of the vote's imporrame. ešeg timan was extremely quiet and this AUTOn the streets filled as matal with the towers.ng throng of miner and speed workers and then tamilie
The Para onafhaist completa 1451 showed-
Christian Proph's Paris. 124,061 andes - 28 seats in the Legislatier.
Somlatest Party, 107,201
seven Legislature scan,
Democratic Party, 18,251
three weɔty,
Communist Party, 17,29
Vajem
Approximatele 924 per cem, vode; md with 498,669 votes cast-i Press
Ramponneau Still The Favourite
a
Capture Of Weihaiwei
Shanghai, Oct. 7. Nationalist troops, pressing the campaign to wipe out Communist op- position on the Shantung Peninsula, today captur- ed Weihaiwej.
Pro-Government reports sald pore, 35 miles east of re-
Robot Plane-ently captured Chefoo, feil to Takes Off
London, Gel. 7.
The American C-M4 "Sky- Junter" which inide air history by cranning the Atlon- the without komun al trok
for Stephenville, No foundland, at 4,05 am. GMT Loday.
Ou its return, the "robot” Agin
pient four-engined Transport wdred off the run- wag at bymelem Field, neur Chippenham, Wiltshire, and headed west with the mechan- iral benin in complete control. - Paited Press.
Liberation Shield
The last of the three games fur The Liberation Shield, presented by Mr. Ezra Alwahum for colt portion between the R.C.C. and The K.H... takes place on Sua- day next enimmencing at 1.30 p.m. In the Art match n the R.C.C. pamond the 'ylaltors won
by 22
hot but the Cricketers had their revenge in the next game which they won by 14 shots, the present iposition there being that the Austin Road we are 8 shots up. The following have been select- d to play for the E.B.G.C. in the j
Loudon, Det. 6. The card on the Cesare-maleh witch turning at Newmarket on let. 155 and the Cambridge shire frunning at Newmarket on Del, 29, were called over at the Victorla Club here to- night.
fif
The quotations were: Cesare- witch-100 to 7 allered
15 to 1 taken: Runponucan. 16 la I offered on Firemaster.
18 to 1 taken; Whiteway both | takes und offered at 18 to 1 Rosenff offered 26 to 1} and taken and wanted at 20 to 1: Schlovor uffered ̄al ́20 ̄ ̄1′′anit taken; Blue Boy offered at 33 to 1 and both faken and offer- ed at # to 11 Grosblou offered at 40 to 1 and taken at 33 to 1: Myholm offered at 40 to 1; Parkullon taken and offered at 40 to 1; Valsand offered nt. 50. team taken at 10 to 1: High Bencon offered at Go to 1 Castle Street offered at 60 to 1 and taken at 50 to 1: Lutrain Monsieur.
Amiral, Shining Penny, were all offered at 6
10 £
Cambridgeshire-60 to
E.F. Pp. 1.G. Coombes, W.. Simpson. F.A. Cheesman (sklp).
R.F. Philips, H.F. Shields, Morrison, J. McKelvie (skip).
J.S. Dinnen, E.A. Atkins, J.w. 3. Dickson, L. Gay (skip).
HA. Lammert, VC, Dixon, J.G. Meyer, JC. Aitken (skip).
E. Greenwood, H. Ni, G.E.F. Thompin S. Randle skip).
LR. Whant, i. McGowan. A. Hall (skip).
Newton, JF.
forces which landed from war- ships of the First Fleet.
The Communist defenders are said to be fleeting north- ward.
from
A Chinese dispatch Mukden today said three divi. sions of the Communists had opeted a strong drive and en- tered the outskirts of Chang- chun on Monday, Stiff Nation- alist resistance prevented the Reds infiltrating into the Man. churian explía)
The dispatch anid fighting
heavy
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1947.
Monty Wasn't Amused Miss Hong
Sandhurst, Oct. 7.
Six cadets at the military training college here have been confined to barracks for 28 days for taking Field Marshal Lord Montgomery's famed beret while he was dining recently and hanging it on the statue of a lion.
Lord Montgomery was kept a half hour at the training school while worried subordinates searched for his beret. It was found on the lion's head under schich an inscription which said "The Lion Rears,"
The Field Marshal, who is Chief of Imperial General Staff, was not amused. He ordered an iare. diate investigation, threatening that all cadets at the school would be punished unless those responsible admitted their guilt.-United Press.
YANKEES WIN THE SERIES BY 5-2
New York, Oct. 6.
is also looming nt New York Yankees today won a 5-2 victory to win Tiehling. 30 miles north of the 1947 World Series at Yankee stadium). Mukderi, where Nationalist
reinforcements are inthering Lefly Jar Page of the Yan-
for what is expected to be one kees, who pitched masterfully
of the bloodiest battles in the, in the dual game, snuffed out current civil war.
the Dodgers' last hopes to ride The Central News Agency to the 11th world champion- reported from Chefoo tint the ship in the seventh game of the American and British Vice 1947 serios. He enme in the Consuls, had arrived from lifth inning to replace Revins, Tsingtao to investigate Ameri. The final win gave $6,000 into ean and British property in the pockets of each Yankee, ⚫ Chefoo which the Nationalists" The thrill-packer series was
recently captured. The Consuls high-lighted by sparkling pinch
called on the
Chefoo mayor hitting by both teams yet un- who arrived over the weekend fortunately miserable pitching on a steamer carrying his en-; for the must part. If there is one reason for the Dodgers' tire staff.-United Press.
defeat was the Inck of pitch- ing.
Bobby Locke
Back For
More Money
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Kong Sues Her Hubbie
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Court Sequel To
Kai Tak Thefts
That he had seen surplus military stores, includ- ing wireless equipment, sold by public auction by Messrs. Lammert Brothers was the allega-'* tion made by Li Hung-kwän when hearing of seven charges of receiving against him was commenced before Mr." WH, Latimer yester- day.
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Hundreds of fashion- ably-dressed women and girls yesterday struggled for standing space in the Li, represented by Mr. A. S. Có, yere missing. The wiring uyer crowded Third C. Comber, was charged with rg. Had been cut and, in some cases, Court of the
wireless neta un ripped off. The total value was Central elving_three
Aug. 18; four wireless sets on :84;500" There were quite Magistracy to hear "Miss Aug. 10, four wireless sets, a number of civil aircraft equip; Western Analyser, a text meter. Įped with Air Ministry equipment Hong Kong" summons
combination tester, a Bridge of the Service type. her husband for "persis-Megger, six aarioi animeters, a Flight Sgt. T. V. Conolly,
voltométer, and an electrle dril¦ R.AF, declared that tent cruelty and assault."
on the a quantity Elected a few months back as on July 17; a suitacase on June night of July 10-20
and testing getir "Miss Hong Kong" at a Beauty 4 loudspeaker on June 17; of equipment
on Feb. 17; ond n were stolen from the W. T. Ser- Contest, Ng Tun-fung yesterday 5 crystals
and a dini testvicing Room. They included told through her solicitor Peter bubble sextant
Indicator.
wireless four.
receivers, A I. Sin) Magistrate Thomas Tam of the date on which the alleg- Sgt. B. G. Jones, B.A.F., tas loudspeaker was lost on June 17, ed assault took place and the led to having found, at 5.30, and the crystals stolen on Feb. periods during which she was m. on Aug. 17, that all wire. 17. allegedly subjected to cruelty at les installations on two alreraft, the hands of her husband, Au belonging to G. N. Sheldon & Sik-yuen.
Received $50
Kwang Pul, who was sentene.
Au was not present. Ils bro- ******ed to two years hard labour an
ther told the Court that he was
in MRçuo and would be back in
week's time.
Mr. Sin told the Magistrate, that he had done his utmost to reconcile the two parties, but had failed. Ba, however, agreed | Į to an adjournment of the case until Tuesday next n 2.30 pan.
Why P.O.Ws. Were
Sent To
Korea
Tokyo. Oct. 7.
Prisoner
Runs Amok
Memphis, Oct. 0.
A neuro prisoner was killed ond two deputy sherifja vounded when an armed nepro prizoner ran amole in the county pact of this Ten- praece Joum today, “ wa- *- ummeed by Detective Chief MA. Hinds,
cent
"A negro prisoner crazy and started shooting all oner the place," Hinds TE- parted. "The prisoner was later taken into custody."
Another
Tcport sakt the prisoner seized a while being taken to the court Tuom, and fred six shots. Reuter.
that
Aug. 30 for the larceny of the property forming the subject of the charges against Li, said that he sold the teven sets to Li and 'received $10 on account pending settlement of the price question.
es admitted that he toki defendant, when asked, that the equipment were purchased at aa auction but denied that he men- tloned anything about having a receipt for the payment. Nelthor did he give the accused his addresa [although he did way that he would give bis gdhirea; it, defendatit
Tony
could not trust him.
Defendant, in the witness box. stated that he had never received
circulars from the, Police garding stolen property from Xai Tak He insisted that Kweng brought all the equipment, with the
exception of four wireless eks, to him on Aug. 18, and that the agreed price was $1,200 for the first lot.
Hearing will be entinued this
*********afternoon.
Foreign Ministers To Confer
.
"I have one more thing to tell Your Worship. If I am sent |nway without my mother I shall only come back again," sald Ip Kwan, 20, to Mr. W. H. Latimer nt.Kowloon yesterday after he had been sentenced to 18 months' hard labour and recommended
Although contending that Allied prisoners-of-war sent to Korea in 1942 were well treated, a Japanese witness admitted to the Internation- al Military Tribunal for the Far East that the purpose of sending them there was to carry out the plan of defendant General Seishiro In the Inst analysis the Yan- Itagaki, approved by Premier Hideki Tojo, to kee victory can be attributed i stamp out the "respect and admiration of to their refusal to get rattled | Korean people for Britain and America." when things are going against them. And the greatest fac-
The authenticity of previous Korean headquarters and the War He said, tor involved here was surefoot prosecution testimony on the rea-Ministry in Tokyo.
sons for sending Allied prisoners however, that it was "customary" Joe DiMaggio who while not to Korea was admitted on cross for the Commander to seo all suchi New York, Oct. 7.
Always hitting in clutch examination of former Lt. General telegrams, African golf champ who Bobby Locke, the
South though he hit the game win- Junjirs thera, Chief of Staff
won ning home, on Wednesday-ing most of Itagaki's reign' na
go before you need worry about 46.081 in 14 golf tournaments had a calming influence for the Commander of Japan's Korean
• Paris, Oct. 6. In a series of telegrams
that," replied His Worship. here this summer, is coming entire Yankee team. Every-Army during the war, However,viously introduced by the prose The Soviet Government has Defendant sold Dot. Sub- back for more.
Ihara said that he had "no rececution, the
Korean Army Con- notified
Govern. Inspector J. M. Forrest, was ar After a vacation in Johannes-/he knew that when a ball walection" that Magaki ever saw the mander in March, 1942, asked for ment that it accepts the date rested by Police constable
telegrams exchanged
1,000 of Nov. 20 for the opening of chase at Shanghai Street, as he between about 1.000 British and
Leung Chi-hung, after a short American prisoners "as it would the Foreign Ministers Con- be very effective in stamping out the respect and adailration of the Ofee stated today.
snatch a pair of gold earrings from the cars Korean people for Britain and Tite, acceptance was deliver. Wong Sau-kuen, 47-year-old Amerien and also in establishing ed to the French Charge widow. in them_n_strong_faith_in_victory-D'Affaires In-Moscow.-
The acceptance also staled that the Soviet Government
centre
it
was
hit to the burg, Locke said "I will be back automatically out because, DI- just before Christmas and plan Maggio was perpetually there to bring my family and will re-under. Today's score was: join golfers on the winter tour."
R H. E.
Leeke, expected to arrive in Brooklyn Dodgers 2 7 0 London on Tuesday by plane, New York Yankees 5 7
"Dodgers: p. Gregg," Behrman (4th), Hatten (Gth), Barney
ENGLAND'S TEAM- -was-the-second-biggest-money. winner in America, with Jimmy
Demaret. winning £52 more Associated Press.
E.
Landori. Uet. 7. Ward of Bradford Northern, will enptain England's rugby league ream that mecta. Francs at Huddersfield on Oct.
25.
of
•
SOCCER Others on the team are: W.
GAMES "OFF" Ashereft, E. Bradshaw, K. Gee,
Egan and L. White-all Owing to the departure of H.M. Wigan; L. Ledgard (Dews. ships from the harbour yesterday, bary). Hatten Bradford), R. the First Division football game Rylange (Wakefied), E. Johnson which should have been playe'l
today has been postponed. Warrington),
.Curran It is aloubtful whether any ot Salford),
Aston (St the three remaining games in the Helens) and A. Dockar (Hail) First Division will be played to-
day.
I..
offered on Mighty Mahratta and' —Associated Press.
13 10 2 taken; Tite Street taken and offered at 25 to 1; Clore taken and offered .nl 28 to 1; Master Vote and Uros were both taken and offered at 28 to 1: Vagaband 11 offered at 30 to 1 aut taken 28 to 1; Woodchat offered at 38 to 1; Fine Prospect and Fairy Ful mar both taken and offered at
A.
Vishinsky Gets Hot Under The Collar
Lake Success, Oct. 7.
33 to 1; Merry-Gulp offered at The Soviet Vice-Foreign Minister, Andrei Vishin-
Fruitless
(6th), Cancy (7th) c. Edwards; Pacific
Yankees: p. Shea, Bevins (1st), Page (G); c. Robinson. -United Prenn.
Ex-Soldier Kidnapped Own Son
Search
:
Island, from
Sneered At
pre-
thic French
to be re-banished,
"You will have" 18) months' to
ference in London, the Foreign attempted to
was running away after having
In a telegram replying, whicn showed on its face that it was up- proved by. Tifs, who was concur- had no objection to a delay in rently Minister of War. Tokyo the meeting of the Foreign authorities agreed to send "about Ministers deputies and ex- 1,000 while "men" but suggested pressed a preference for the that the buildings of two theologi date of Nov. 6--Reuter, cal schools in Seoul, where the prisoners were to be confined, were
good."
an Jinien and how they
tended.
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PANDIT NEHRU WARNS
OF
INDIA
DANGER
of
1
JEWS KILL ARABS
Jerusalem, Oct. 7.
"punitive action. Hogana at dawn attacked a house in an orange grove nöar Lydda airport near where two Jews were ambushed last Fri- day, allegedly by the Jame Araba killed in today's i. tack In addition an Arab woman and a boy were serfous- ly Infüred by the explosión by which, Hagaún destroyed their.... home,
Pearl Harbour, Oct. 7.
The Golf Championship of the The search by eleven"
Shek O Country Club was playeti radar-equipped
Tater telgram described to on Sunday and resulted in a win Hagana underground planes Tokyo authorities how more than for As, G.G.D. Carter with Mr. Farmy invoked the eye- and Navy ships con-120.000 Koreans, witnessed the Groves as runner-up. tinues for four mine-march of the prisoners to Fusan,
for-an-eye rule today sweepers under tow from interest at the disgraceful be out a chimney fire which broke last week of two Jews Hand pumps were used to put and avenged the murder Charleston, South Caro priser. The telegram stated p.m. yesterday. Two fire engines by killing two Arabs.
luviour and utter indifference" of out at 20 Old Bulley Street, at 7 lina, to Manila for use that "the idea was very success from Central Fire Station at In by the Luzon Stevedor-full."--Associated Press. London, Oct. 7. ing Company. A former GI
from The four mino-sweepers were Greensboro, North Caro-eut loose 18 days ago by the lina, was believed tol tug "Edward M. Grimm" when have reached New York! he found herself almost with-
out fuel off Palmyra tonight with his infant more than 1,000 miles son, whom he "kidnap- Oahu. Three men were put on ped" from his estranged! board the four mine-sweepers
New Delhi, Oct. 6. British war bride.
which wore lashed together Pandit Nehru, Indian Prime Minister; told 100,000 while the tug went to Palmyra
people in New Delhi today that "the lawlessix months in which Curtis Elmer Vincent: plud-, for fuel- 31. Vishinsky angrily mac to thoy, must go together. This is ad the Scotland Yard search
ness prevailing in India is serious enough to The market was strong with his feet to shout that the fan effort to transform the
shake the foundations even of a well-establish- Upon her return. no trace of which was instigated yesterday several horses for both races American offer was a "horse United Nations into a tool of after he had "borrowed" his the mine-sweepers who found ed government. ⠀ being well backed. Northern- rado" as insulting na a "horse- unholy, design."
child from his wife in Leeds and the tug. scorched until she He charged the trained Rampoanemu maintain-whip across the face."
American ed his position as the Cesare-i He said the United States accusations against the three to take the 10-months-old boy almost ran out of fuel again
before returning to Palmyra. witch favourite, closing at 100 offered to compromise only, he Soviet satellites were made of for a "walk.
His wife Marjorie contacted to 7 after 15 to 1 had been huse it did not believe its own "whole cloth and aafd the the police when Vincent failed tug caught and ato some fish Members of the crow of the taken to win 49,000. He was charges that Albania, go- United States was able to to return after an hour. She that apparently are pulzonous, the only horse fractionally a slavia and Bulgala were guilty prove them and had to "change suspected her husband's action, and 86 of them became violent better favourite than Firemas-of aggression against Greece.
tactice." ter, who ung packed to win.
"The whole world now knowa His refusal of a compromiso since he came to Leeds recently ly ill. One died, on Saturda The French horse Pipot was the accusations are not worth offer came extemporaneously at to plead in vain with her to Eight others were in such Iaid to lose £12,000; Troscoff a hoot," he shouted, waving the end of a two-hour tirada return to the United States serious condition that theyla's wealth could be mut Bazar-opened their shops to Pleading guilty to larechy of
40 to 1 and taken at 33 to 1; Swiss Flower. Rośdafout bath offered at 40 to 1; Lawsuit
offered at 45 to 1 and taken at 40 to 1; Admiral's Yarn and Dunini both offered at 10 to 1.
JACK LONDON
WINS
sky, today rejected an American compromise on the Balkan problem and made fresh charges. that the United States, was turning Greece into a military base.
with him and the child..
It was the second time if.
Hogabh
usad punitive measures,” tha first being the revenge attack off the alleged perpetrators of Che airprise assault on the Cafe Hawaii, In Tel-Aviv, K
After Hagana issued a com
understood the Arab -middiqui antiäuheing its action the Committee in Jerusalem lodgeden protest with tha High
"We can understand our enemies placing obstacles in our way, but unfortunately our friends are also creating difficulties," Pandit Nehru told the open air mass meeting in. Connaught Inilin's economy was thron miles from Delhi in East Pun- Commissioner, Sir Alan Cup
Place, the city's business centre. tened. Freedom would be worth ah
ningham; against "people whó nothing if the country's econo Meanwhile, Moslems in the take the law into thei my was in chaos.
iggest Moslem, business nec hands."United Presar Pence was essential before tion of Delhi-the Saddar
| yesterday. Inspector Moran, pro-
£8,000 and Gronbleau 20,000. his arms before the crowded against Anglo-American action
Ecotland Yard, said Vincent Honolulu on Monday,
were flown to a hospital in Boy. Bleu's price work out to Committee room, the
in the Balkans and Aglo- boarded an airliner at Heath Naval men said, that currents i buted
tipled and aquitably [d[strl- [dny, for the first time since three blankets, the property of the 28'4-Reuter
M. Vishinsky, who le has American supporters, Including row airport near London fat off Falmyra might carry the
disturbances. began a month the Militory.. Authorities, TuRN- vigorously opposed any watch Paul Henri Speak of Belgium. in the Juikans, said he reject. When M. Vlahinaky finished, Airways Corporation plone left away, and in the 13 days since sight of the grave
-right
L'andit Nehru called on the ago. Troops and police guarded Kwan 23, was sentenced to The British Overseas fous mine-sweepers 10 miles people of India npt to lose the streets.-United Press: three months' hard labour By Mr, F. X. d'Almada at Cenirgi ed "overy thought of a deal." H.G. Lawrence chided him for Heathrow at 0 p.m. and was
dangers, external
Refugees Moved He told. the 57-nation pollical the betterness of his attack on scheduled to arrive at New they were cut adrift they might both internal and committee that the United Mr. Spaak. Then Mr. Lawrence York at. 16.30 GMT today ciated Presn.
have drifted G00 miles-A880-confronting the country at ganation, moving Moslems
The military evacuation or secuted. Nottingham, Oct. 6. States made "aggression" offered the pun of the day in a United Press.
present. If the peoplo con Into Pakistan and Hindus from palice medical report. herd Mexico City, ‹ Dei. Jack Lontlun former British clurgen against Greece's north broad accent:
inued to take the law in their Pakistan into India. has ared as suicide, the death after heavyweight. · chiampton, ...+-out- | cin neighbours, all Soviet- appears that Vishinsky **
own hande, the result would pointed Pist Wille champion of dominated. Just to make hay, boon badly inged by a
be the absolute anarchy which ranged to expedite the west overdose of sleeping tablets
vard, movement of Moslem re Frederick Archibaldi Belgium, in a 10-round bout bargaining point and had Belgian Spaak. Tool ministrative staff of a big meat. The Hong Kong Fotball Clus followed the fall of the Mogul tugees through Amritzar at the who was employed by here tonight.
finally set up a commission. But the effort, hardly co- shipping firm, here onded, lopen their Rugby season on Nov. Empire-Router" London, although having re Delegate's Pan leved the tension which had day and all port facilities word the Club, ground The frat gande were killed or in motor transport About 000.000 published.
rate of 10,000 dally by train, |porting "fem,--Associated Press Troops Open Fire Others will walk or ridd in colved a shaking in a car ac- "Trush and honour cannot built up for two hours wife again normal. The administra ere the Quadrangular Tournament cident before the fight, rofused be rubjected to hdrsstrades," Vishinsky bobbing his head tive workers had struck on wil be played bh Dee. a batwon Jurod today when troops open Mosleman are in the East Fun Enterprise. Limited to postpone the center--Rou he said "Truth and honour vigorously poured Invective on Saturday to back, thale demands club and Army on Lig: Army ad Aro on, armed rival moba jab awaiting transport-Asso: JAMES Krazes,
cannot be split, lika advarbaz-| bla, listóners --United Frann? | for higher pay-Reuters - ground.
which clashedint@Hissar?100 | "ciated Pressist
Hoan Long
--Buenos Aires, Get: 6. The "etrike of the entire ad-
1 with a game against Navy.on
proprietors,