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NOTICE TO MEMBERS
TWELFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
(The last Meeting of the 1947 Racing Season)
SATURDAY, 6TH DECEMBER, 1947.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.
Through numbers (7 races-$14) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Exchange Building
ickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the fast race as well as those for the "Hong Kong Derby" to be run at the Annual Race Meeting in January 1948. The latter may also be par chased at the Club Branch Office. No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
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MEMBERS' BADGE AND ENCLOSURE. Members ara reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure And Club Rooms at $10 including tax arc obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a member, sach member to be responsible for all chits etc. Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE,
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11 a.m. and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 p.m. Both Offices at 1st Floor, Exchange Building.
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club Houne, provided they are ordered in advance from the
No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).
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NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES. DURING THE MESTING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3 lá. cluding tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.
Bookmakers, Tie Tac men, etc, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.
SERVANTS" PASSES
Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary, 1st Floor, Exchange Building.
'Any persona found loitering with Servants' passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the enclosure.
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1947.
MR. BEVIN SURPRISED AT M. MOLOTOV'S REMARKS
Slow Progress At Big-Four Talks
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London, Dec. 2. The Council of Big Four.Ministers today continued with some filibustering to discuss the pro- cedure for the preparation of the German. peace treaty and, failed to agree on any of the points discussed.
The bulk of the session was taken up in discussing a proposal by Mr. George Marshall and M. Georges Bidault that a clause should be in- serted in the future German Constitution com- pelling Germany to adhere to provisions of the peace treaty. This proposal was accepted, by Mr. Ernen Bevin hut M. Vyacheslav Molotov maintained it would be "an intolerable humiliation for the Ger
which there is RAD people for. absolutely n
considerable repetition There
consideri previously expressed views of
four Foreign Ministers as they the embarked on the second week of the conference which will probably de- elde whether Germany is to be unle-treaty would lay down that ed of divided,
wan
"A Colony"
by
M. Molotov, said he thought it was
question was "could we or could we not allow the German constitution to have no relation whatsoever to the provisions laid down by the peace treaty."
He said that if all were agreed that it would be necessary to control Germany for long time, he did not see how the clause would any more humillating than control."
He pointed out that the PERCO
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FATAL KNOWLEDGE
man
Shanghal, Dec. 2. The Infalon caused the death of a 96-year-old wo».
Hafaoshan, Che- In ktang, who had been put- ting away a little money every day for more than 50 years.
her
Sho produced
Ilfo Bavings CN$4,122—and ask- ed her son to buy a fertile Jot. He bought her five local-mada cigarettes.
Thus she learned of the inflation and died of shock. -United Press, ·
Plane's
Brakes
Failed
persons.
Seattle, Dec. 2.
Rangoon On Voice
From China
RANGOON, DEC. 2.
A BURMESE FOREIGN OFFICE COMMUNIQUE TO- DAY URGED' THE PUBLIC NOT TO ATTACH TOO MUCH IMPORTANCE TO THE SHANGHAI REPORT OF A CLAIM FOR 77,000 SQUARE MILES OF NORTH BURMA BORDER TERRITORY, VOIC- ED BY A CHINESE GOV- ERNMENT OFFICIAL, PEND- ING THE RESULT OF ENQUIRIES INTO AUTHENTICITY, REPORT.
OF
THE THE
The Engilsh-language daily paper, The Burma, sald today:
"The voice from China showa how necessary it is for us to unite and work together for the safety of the country now
German Government will sign, and not could sign the treaty,
Hydraulic brakes that failed "Surely," he added, "this is just to hold were blamed today, by possible to believe the pacific and as humiliating as adding the pro Pilot James E.Farris for the democratic spirit of the German posed clause, The peace treaty will Alaska Airlines transport plane
Wza include provisions on denazification people and that if the clause
crash here demilitarisation. Will
yesterday which inserted in their constitution
com-and pelling them to abide by the peace inlerate that the German constitution resulted in the death of eight that the British powers are go- ing away. If peaceful macons Germany would become "per-shnuld na adbere to these?" treat dependent on the other na The Ministers also discussed the The list of dead rose to eight fail we must fight tooth and actually
question of whether the German today when another of the in-nail for our territorial in- Assuming that the four power Government should be permitted to jured died. Two others are integrity." camrol would continue in Germany present its views to the conference, critical
No agreement was reached-Reuter.' Press after the adoption of a constitution, there was no fear that the provisions uf peace treaty would be violated. sated. The clause would make Germany dependent on
the
a victor caprice of and end by reducing her to a colony. Germany would be unable to build a true noul peaceful democracy, M. Molotov added,
tiùs."
Mr. Marshall declared that he did Bi 1cc baw the clause could have
the effect described by M. Molotov any more than the peace treaty it self would.
Mr. Revin said he was surprised i at M. Molotov's femarks, which, he said, insinuated
three that those countries who were working for in- serting the clause accessarily wished to reduce Germany to a colony.
Strong Terms
M. Bidauft replied in strong terms
to M. Molotov's remarks, saying the
America's Louder Voice
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'condition. — Associated
RED FEDERATION IN
THE BALKANS?
London, Dec. 2.
The Sunday Observer's diplomatic correspondent sald today that he had learned from rellable
The popular Burmese paper, Rangoon Daily, said it was surprising the Chinese Govern- ment did not press the terri- British torial claim when the were in Burma. The paper asked whether China had re- solved
Burma. intimidate If 80, it said, "there is little hope for the free nations of East Asia."--Reuter.
to
sources that a proposal to merge the Com- De Soto
'munist countries of Eastern Europe into one Federal State was discussed at a recent meet-
ing at Sochi between. Generalissimo Josef Job For
Stalin and the Bulgarian Premier, Georgel Dmitrov.
Him?
Under this plan, the Obser- published results are, it is be- ver anid, Communist countries |lieved that a much more far- with a population of between caching understanding was
Detroit, Dec. 2. 80,000,000 and 90,000,000 | reached and that the Tito-
Suave, polished Richard T. would form a new great power Dimitrov meeting especially Leonard, former US$7.000 linked with the Soviet Union. was the beginning of much year executive of the Congress
The newspaper said It ap-greater things."
of Industrial Organizations Unit- peared to have been decided to work first towards a Yugoslav- The Observer did not list the ed Auto Workers.and top Union Bulgarian federation nucleus, countries involved in the alleged negotiator, today applied for a since, the capital of the new plan, but quoted Madame job as welder at the de Soto
Foreign auto plant. United Eastern Europe would Pauker (Rumanian be Belgrade.
Leonard was ousted as UAW Minister Cominform representa- "Great importance is thus tive) as recently saying in a Vice-President in the triumphant The "Voice of America" to attached in Enstem European speech, Yugoslavs, Czechs, sweep by the President, Walter day expanded its broadcasts to diplomatic circles in London to Poles, Bulgarians, Hungarians P. Reuther, Russin by beaming a
Tomorrow, Leonard will don pro-inst week's State visits of Mar- and Rumanians will together gramme of news and features shal Tito to Sofin and of the be able to defend our freedom, work clothes, carry a lunch pail -to Siberia.
Hungarian -Prime Minister, independence and sovereignty." and do a spot of welding for de
Solo-United Press, Lajos Dinnyes, to Bucharest.
-United Press.
Washington, Dec. 2.
A State Department nouncement said that the new programme is aimed at listeners in Vladivostok and the Soviet maritime provinces of Enstern) Siberia.
Greater Things "Outwardly, the former re- Bulted in a 20-year treaty of It brings the Department's] friendship, cooperation and bradcasts to Rusala to two material aid between Yugo- hours daily in four separate slavia and Bulgarla-the latter transmissions.
in a cultural and minority The Department sald exten- agreement between Hungary alve tests showed that Pacific) and Rumania. relay signals
received are
"But. important BR these "strong and clear in the new.
areas to be served. The De- partment's new 50kilowatt re- lay transmitter in Manila' and the Honolulu relay will be used, --Associated Press.
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Nanking, Dec. 2. The Chinese Government is not likely to submit any new proposals or views regarding the Japanese peace conference before the receipt of the United States and British replies to its note of Nov. 17, according to a Foreign Office spokesman quoted by "the Central News Agency.
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France and many parts of the Ministers Conference in Janu-present deadlock over the Ja- The new postal tariff is
British Empire competed today ary to discuss the Japanese pancse peace conference. fective today raising rates
for racehorses at the December treaty, replied that the Soviet
source asserted letters mailed to foreign coun-bloodstock enles.
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for the approval of decisions by announced that the iner as are for auction during the five-day Another authoritative source a simple majority with the con- due to readjustment of the gold- sale.
close to the Chinese Govern:curring votes of the Big Four, franc rate.In terms of Chinese The French Government has ment. enld that the only new steered a middle course and con- dollars from CN$18,000 to one given permission for the Import Euggestion in the Soviet note stituted the best way to break gold, frane to CN$24,000 to one of £20,000 worth bloodstock.- was that, the preliminary peace the present stalemate. Reuter- franc-United Press
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