BUREN
THE PERFECT
SWISS WATCH
CHINA MAIL
SEASON'S BEST RACE
Rough Seas For H.K. Yachts
Hold-Up Men Lost Nerve
Four armed men set out to hold-up couples
The cruisers had their best race of the season last Sunday, when the "seratch" yacht "West Wind" was able to show her speed in a rough sea which pitched the smaller yachts about more than a little.
The course was to the West and
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The 8th Destroyer Flotilla ailing following weeks, scored its first wein last Sun
day, the other winning teams being Submarines and Cruisers.
frequenting King's Park at .30 am. the six cruisers crossed team, after much ill-fortune in recent on the night of Nov. 19, the starting line in the but lost their nerve at order. the last minute.
On their way back
of the men, mati, one Kau, alias Chan Kwong. arrested
The League nove stands as follows:
<th / Flotilla "Altche"
(1) West Wind (Mr. F.S. Coote}, to Yau-12) Arlki (Mr. T.F. Honess), (3) Chan Aquilla (M. F. Clema), (4) Terne
was (Mr. Haymes), (5) Yvonne (Mr.L.M.B. Amethyst by P.C. 893 Leungray) and (6) Mr. Dekantzow's
West Wint, at scratchy led all the Telco... Chee-hung in Gascoigne Road unnamed 15-foot gall-rigged cutter." Hear the Kowloon Magistracy way to Ping Chau Island but not by 31.K, Government
revolver and six canugh to save her time over Aciki Airways hi had a
closely following West 5th Cruiser Bundron runds of ammunition,
As the result of information Wind took 1 hour 38 minutes to 'ingh Destroyer Flotilla
who
he supplied Det. Sub-Inspector Chau, Ariki 1 hour 46 minutes, Mr. detectives Dekanzuw's boat with Mr. Sedgwick 1.M. Forrest and.
Rond, at the hebt was lying third about 6 went
Canton to 808
On the verandab minutes astern, closely followed by Aerond floor, were two beds, one of which Aquilla with Terne 3 minutes fut
ther astern,
further and Yvonne a 3 minutes astern). the arrested man said was his. Kwok
island to The course fram Kellet, Was On the other Kwan, who immediately got up Ping Chan had been a free sun, with following sea, and a gradually and led to run away. He was
Beyond! Ping caught by one of the detectives jarengthening wind.
a broad reach with a Under the pillow on Kwok's Chau" it wa bed was
a revolver loaded in beam sea to Nikochau and then a fresh wind, rough dead beat into four chambers. Both revolvers
swell and tide
tide back to Hong were in fair working order.
Untuntunately West Wind Charged before Mr. W.H. missed out the next work "On the fatimer at Kowloon yesterday, enurse and went straight back
to three flung Kong from Ping Chau, thus Chan war Bentenced years hard labour and recom- not completing the race. She actual mended for banishment.
ly got back to Kellet at 3.5 p.m. would no doubt have won the race.
Kwok, who pleaded not guilty, was brought before Mr. W.HI.
Blair-Kerr in the
Afternoon,
and, on conviction, wan
neel to three years hard
recommended bour
and
xen-
for
EL
and
Ariki was next to get into trouble,
cruss-tree
Excert Flotilla
Gin-C.-4 Blaff
faced Poin
21
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10
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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1947.
BEACHY HEAD TRAGEDY..
London, Dec. 2. After the Eastbourne police were told that a "girl in her teens" bad fallen over Beachy Head, they went to the top of the cliffs and saw her lying at the water's edge not for from the lighthouse.
They were unable to go on foot because of the in- coming ide 50 went by motor boat to recover the body-Reuter.
British Ex-Champ Loses
The following fixtures have been weight champion. arranged for next Sunday
It amAitches v. Airway a Telcome. 11.10
Escorts.
A.M.-JL.K. Government
V.
1 p.m.-H.K. Government v. Cruisers,
C.-in-C. Staff.
WOR
London, Dec. 1. A Phillips, former British Empire and European feather-
out pointed over eight rounds in his first lightweight contest by Josef Preys, Belgian light weight champion, at the Royal Albert Hall tonight...
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254 To Avert Innings Test Defeat Play Stopped By Rain
Students' Strike In Kunming
Kunming, Dec. 3.1 Half of Kunming's high school students and all college students are still out of school m protest against the arrest of three students accused of Com- munist activitles.
Twenty other Kunming re- and sidents, mostly teachers school employees, were also ar- rested and all beld incom- munteado.
Com- Yunnan
it was understood here they were arrested on orders from
to stamp out Nanking munikt activities, in Province, A total of 5,000 atu-; dents struck.
The arrest started on October
31. No charges were placed and the students
of the National
Yunnan University, the National Kunming Teachers College and It was a cane of the boxer the Yunnan Provincial English Phillips. Tenchera College and all high beating the fighter. Team Race Results
always the aggressor with his school students throughout the "crab-ilke" style, found Preys city struck. A week later some Details of Inst Sunday's teain races an elusive target, and was freof the students drifted back but miss with others picketed classrooms and follow. By the way, apologies go 12quently made to
ant right and left all those who raced in Stars
hooks and broke up classes although no dinghies on Saturday, and In the swings.
one was hurt.-United Press. dinghy sweepstake race on Sunday. becaure details of your racer cannot he given today. Some enthusiast was having removed the race-record book from its usual-place! TELCOMS 1. DESTROYERS Y. ESCORTA
1.
17.
shipping so much water in the heavy through her top sides and deck seas thro that she seer
seemed in danger of por poising; also, in the
the general alam. ming about made worse by the ton banishment.
of free water in the hilge the star
Jawer
broke a. DSI Ferreat, who prosecuted, baard
Baara Tap that bracket which necessitated the yacht. informed Mr. Blair-Kerr
had been 11 jefemlant
the casing off and making her own time. Colony for only six weeks, and track to harbour without racing. was GIS the men who went; to King's Park with the inten- tion of robbing couples walking around the park. They lost their
nerve at the last mament decided to return home,
Lien Hwa Victory
This left Aquilla in the lend, who followed by Dekantzow's knat, atood in on a long starboard back to Tsing
land, then a port back Green beat through the Sufplur andunel and to back up harbour to Kellet island for Aquilla to score a very earned win.
Manila, Dec. 2. The Lien Hwa team blanked out a Manila Football League selection by 6-0 in their opening contest at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium this after
noon.
A fair sized crowd watched Chia Boon Jeong, Ng Kuk-tong and Aw Boon Seong, each score two goals.
The score at half time was 4.0. Aw Boon-seong scored two goals
In the recond half.
Meanwhile Terne and Yvonne had followed different tactics, both stand- Terne ing DETONA towards Lama. came in about 15 minutes behind the tenders hut Yvonne load to fat over and became becalmed, and even tually accepting a low pair of the way home.
A further whole day cruiser 15ce
1
BUNDAY A.M.
1.42.40
Prey's stabbing left hand
Heldom
out of Phillips'
with good two-handed punch-In Indo-China face, and he scored frequently French Drive
ing in the clincher.
Brisbane, Dec. 2. The touring Indian cricket eleven, facing an al- most impossible task when they resumed their second innings in the First Test Match here today, ended the day's play, which was largely ruined by rain, requiring 245 runs to avert an innings defeat.
Week-End Soccer
Programme
The following are The Football League Fixturies for this weak: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4
IST DIVISION Sing Too vs. 25th R.A., Club ground 4 p.m. (game abandon. ed on Nov. 30, (1947).
Linu Ileferee: Mr. Brogan, men: Watson and Farmer.
SATURDAY, DEC, G 1ST DIVISION Innisks, v, South China. Sookun-
poo 4 pm. Ref:-11. Bilsby, Linesmen: Y. F. Mak/P.P. LI. Kwong Wah v. Buffs, Police, 2.30
p.m.
Ref.A. F. Willis, Linesmen: | M, Lul/E.J. Nichols. Police v. Club. Police 4 p.m.
Ref.:A. Brogan, Linesmen: J. Word/P.M: Xavier.
The Briton tried desperately
Canton, Dec. 2. in the last round, but the Bel-
Five hundred French paratroopers R.A.F. v. C‚‚A., Club 4 p.m. points by
Ref: F.H. Pullock, Linesmen: dropped on Kao Bang in Indo-China, Tyne I (Hackett, Gracey) 1.08.63 gian had built up
better and
5.M.I. Fasten/D.P, Lat. of the Kwangi Province frontier, 778 (Luey, Mles Toogood; 'D' 1.12.57 4uperior boxing
and drove Ho Chit-minh, President St. Joseph's v. Eastern, C. Hill a 1.14.46 ring generalship. Black (Bennett) 'E
1,15,00 In another International con- of the Vietnam Republic, farther
p.m. Gambia (Meyrick) 'D'
Ref.-J.F. da Silvo, Linemen: Murphy, middle-northwest near Funnan, circles close 8/C II (Duckworth) "E Comack (Corbett) "T
D.N.F. test, Ros
A. Ribeiro/C.K, Woo, Tyne II (Davis) 'D'
D.N.P. weight and welterweight cham- to Vietnam. allaire reported here.
Other French forces advanced from Navy v. 25th P.A., Navy 2.30 pion of New Zealand,, in his
Ref:-F.A. Barretto, Linesmen: first British fight knocked out Lang Son northward to Kao Bang Roy Petersen, who holds simi. which had been Ho Chib-minit's base.
KH, Taang/Sivers. 10 Jar titles in Jamaica, in the The same sources said the loss of
Kao Bang frustrated Ho's plans seventh round of their eight- visit Nanking to solicit Chinese round bout. Petersen was no istance. match for Murphy, who injur-
Cdre 1 (Drummond, Mix P
Losby) 'D'
Cambia II (Nesley) 'E Adamant TV (Wardle) E Adamant VI Lynne-Robinson)
D.N.F. D.N.F D.N.F
Ding, Adiment V (Christensen) "T" Disq. Resultar Dest. 20: Escort 18: Telcams 19.
2
8/M CRUTGERS. AIRWAYS
SUNDAY A.M.
London (Ingham, Stoop) '0' 0.29.57 B/C V (Mack) '8"
1.04.32 Maroon (Ingram) ... 1.3.20
4. Don. I Grouble, Melreger) 'A' 1.10.39
indon 1f (8pencer Cooper) 'A' 1.11.50
G. D. of Y, 1 (Raeburn, Miss
Ballantyne A...... 1.12.20
will be held next Sunday, this to 7. D. of Y. I Browne, Hrydon) Eastward out through Lyemun. shore cruiser race will also he held. Black Swan (WBkinson, Hills) on Saturday at 245 p.m.
Team Races
Meanwhile the wind
וג
fresh
1.14.03
'g'
9. Adamant I (Leveton. Tipoet)
'C' Byme (Smith; Ray) 'A'
1.14.65
1.18.02 D.N.F.
Cdre II (Bobby) 'C ...... Blac.
S/C (Hariatt) "8" ... Diag
The Malayan team are meeting enough for dinghies inalde the bar-Rowaltı 8/M's 20; Airways 24; Couleurs 21,
an All-Muulia tean: on Wednes.bour and several sails were ripped
day afternoon,--Reuter,
and there were two capsizes.
Louis Favourite For Big Bout
New York, Dec. 2. Although Joe Louls is at present favoured at seven to one over Joe Walcott, advance sales indicated a sell out gate of $270,000 for the world heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.
INDIA SOFTBALL TEAM
The lopsided betting price seeming. ly will not prevent Loule the
greatest ring attraction since
Jack
Dempsey from bettering the
Gar
den's record of $201,485 In his 24th
defence of his crown won
1937.
from
CRUISERS ▼, C-IN-CIN STAFF SUNDAY P.M.
1. Londen 1 (Ingham, Stop)
2.
"CH"
French reports said Ho had fed to ed his right hand in the first siam but local sources said he wa round, and thereafter used only continuing resistance south of Yun;
nan-Associated Press. hin left-Reuter.
DRAW FOR 1st ROUND OF F.A. CUP
London, Dec. 1.
Tommy Lawton, England's centreforward now with Notts County, who opposed a clerk in the first round of the Football Association Cup, will meet a pit worker in the second round on Saturday week.
Notts County were todas have League opposition and 1.12.31 drawn at home against Stock-three more, Bromley, Trow- Londan II (Lichfield) 0.-In-0.1.23.25 ton, the North-eastern. League bridge and Dartford, will again Bon, I (Walters, Mann) 'CR' · 1.25.40 side and the centre-half in the face a League club if they sur-
4. 8/0 1 (Sargeant) "Gin-C... 1.26.20
p.m.
Kit Cheo v. K.M. Bus, Navy &
p.m.
Ref: C. Tunstall, Linesmen: Pie. Sheen/A.M. Lee, Sing Tao (Bye),.
2ND DIVISION "A"
Talkoo, Sookunpon H.Q.L.F. V.
2.30 p.m. Ref: A. Leung, South China v.
2.30 p.m.
Police, C. Hi}}
Ref.-P. George,
Navy v. Dockyard, H. Valley
2.30 p.m.
Ref:-0.M.S.I. Tamlyn.
Two Years To Wait
Medals For
Twelve
London, Dec,
defence and million war medals are being made of India were all out in their copra nickel-the same alloy as that used in 1917 sixpences, first innings for ̧58 and at the shillings and half crowns. eloso yesterday had scored 41 for 4 wickets. To-day Sarwael
It was expected to complete the
and Hazare, the not out bats-production in two years. men, played a steady
adding 29 runs against
curate bowling.
game,
The match was stopped at 4.35 p.m. owing to bad light.
Bradman kept Toshack on at one end while four bowlers took the opposite end.
This was announcéil in the Com- mens today by the Under-Secretary for War, Mr. Geoffrey Freitas.
Campaiga Stara-8,080,000 of them
would
the
—will be made of bronze, and pra The wicket today was wetter duction was expected to be completed
the end of this month
There than yesterday, and as a result be only one distribution of the ball skidded through as It
question about did on Saturday. The ball, how Campaign Stard and War Medals:
Answering ever, did not kick or hang as it
deloy inuing the medals, Mr. did yesterday.
Freitas said that out of 128,000 in dividual, decorations and medals, 104,000 had been issued.
Except for the DFC, the delay, in was due in most cases to medals
marked being returned
"Address | unknown".
In the case of delay in the ianu Toshack bowled a good length of the DFC, this was due to the fact and kept the batsmen quiet that enses and boxes had not been, without looking dangerous. The designed for easy production; only bowlers, especially the fast men, 13,000 out of 20,000 awards had been found the foothold difficult and issued-Reuter,"
shorten his Lindwall had to
run..
Good Length
The Indian batsmen played
the right type of cricket. If Pilot Strike In tacties yesterday they would Shanghai
they had not followed hitting
have made a better score in the first innings.
Ten minutes after stoppage :
Shanghai, Dec. 2. Apparently Shanghal's pilot for bad light a shower of rain strike will continue to Jan. 1 fell and continued steadily. Af-when the striking pilots will fall the jurisdiction of -thé were Ministry of Communications,
according to a Shanghai. Cur toms spokesman.
ter 20 minutes it seemed to into have set in and stumps
drawn with India still needing 21 runs to save their inning defeat,
- Scores:-
Australia 382 for 8 (dee!). India 68 and 70 (for 4 wkts). --Reuter.
FOOTBALL
The strike did not tie up port traffic since a group of Russian and Chinese pilots was hired for emergency service, keeping all ships moving in and out..
The emergency
pilots were hired by the Maritime Bureau
A friendly football match will which will have no power over take place today between HQ pilots after the transfer on the Land Forces and W.D. Chinese, first of the year to the Com-
Hoppy Valley Ground munications Ministry. "on the
kick-oft 3 p.m., HQ Land Forces
It was presumed that at that' will be represented by the follow- time the emergency plots will
1
Kit Chee v. W.D. Chinese, H. Val-ng Perry: Watts, Tonold, Harbo booted out and the old pilots
ley "I" 4 p.m.
Ref.:--Farmer..
2ND DIVISION "B"
Club v. South China, Club 2,35
p.m.
Ref:-R.8.M. Watson.
v. Signals, H. Valley C. Cadre
2.30 p.m. Rel: Harris,
R.A. V. CA., H. Valley "H" 4
p.m.
Anglo-German
4. Gambia I (MeClement) C-In-O 1.20.3 team is Bill Thompson, an elec-vive their first round replays.
All these clubs will fight Rugger
6. 179 (8tone, Stope) 'CR
Adamant (Patta) G-in-C. D.N.F. Gambia II (Hobbs, Tippet) /CR' D.N,F. Results Grubers 1B; C-in-'e 16.
Guest Night
a victory
London, Dec. 1.
14150 trician at the Horden colliery.
Stockton, three times win- hard, however, for ners of the Amateur Cup, be-will mean a great deal to thom
If they reach the A mixed gathering of British camo a professional club just financially
third round when the First and and German spectators watch- Lefore the war,
clubs mukej ed. th first British-versus-Ger Ten non-League clubs went Second divlalori into the hat today when the their bow. draw was made at Leicester,
The Guest Night normally held on the first Sunday in the month at Kellett land will not be held this Sunday but will be included in the Christmas programme.
Arabs Run Riot
The draw is
-V
4.5
F. A. MAKES IT CLEAR
blett,
Drown,
Willson. Clark,
Hannigan, will take over
Harrison, Bennet.
Baulch,
Press.
again. United
“I enjoy them
best of all"
"You bet I like them. They're the
coolest smoke I know. There's so much more in them."!
man Rugby Union match since! follows: the end of the war, it was re- but they may all be knocked Bristol Rovers v New Brigh ported' from Berlin, where the out, for in no tie were two of ion; Oldham v Mansfield; Run-inatch was played.
A British Control Commis- Barrow; Exeter or them drawn together. Seven corn
Northampton v Watford or slon team beat a German club Torquay: Bournemouth v Brad-team by 20 points to eight. ford City Notta County v The German players com- Stockton; Aldershot v Swindon; mented on the "fairness" of T Hartlepool v Trowbridge or the British team when, after Brighton; Rochdale v Gilling-ong German player was injured, (Continued from Page 1) :
smoke rose from the Julian's ham; Tranmere v Chester: Col- the British team decided volun- to reduce their The following have been cho- Jim Braddock in
Way area as a new, fire-the chester v Wrexham; Dartford torily also INDIA against The champion and challenger are sen to represent
Jews throw 'stones through biggest so fat-broke out at or Bristol City v Palace; Stock- strength to 14 men-Reuter. The Rest of the Colony in the elderly negroes, pugilistically speak-
port v Shrewsbury; Bromley or forthcoming Charity Game to being, for each is 33. However, this the windows of an Arab theatre 1.80 p.m.
The new fire was set by Jews Reading Nowport; Hull or WINTER ARRIVES be field on Sunday at Caroline has not leatened the desire of fans but despite increasing pressure
to see the great Lous: in setion one of the crowd pouring into the in an Arab gurage near Zion Southport v Cheltenham; Work- Hill at 10 am, Skarp,
IN BRITAIN · · Ington v Crowe; Norwich y A. J. Hussain (Manager), AH more against the best contender, that street from the Square, Hagana Square.
London, Dec. 2. Bakar (Captain), K, Nazarin, S. could be culled from comparatively troops managed to hold their At Ramleh, Arabs stoned aWalsall Reuter,
December came in behind Bucks, 3. Samy, A.Kahn, mediocre crop of heavyweights-the
British-escorted convoy of New-| -
300-mile rog belt and with below M. Omar, AA. Rumjahn, I.M.
In case of an upičt
Barclays Square was a bed- iah trucks injuring two people. Omar S. Homet, A. Tipe, father of six children-truly would lam with Arabs darting in and United Press.
freezing temperatures.
*They're winners with me Ahmed, 5.0. Rahman and deserve the designation of Brow out of the smoke, starting new
With the fog came, buy crashë | → Somy.
London, Dec. 1. on t already
two London routes in which too, and it's all done by to turn Cinderella, -name which Players: are requested
has been given him by some waltersfiren sind heaving rocks through
The Football Association, in 16 people were hurt, 12 nt windows while the police vainly
the filter tipit stops all up for a practice tomorrow at because of bie Braddock-like tear- I.R.C. at 5 pm. and to notify Arection from the pugilistic scrap attemptent to restore order.
its latest bulletin to clubs, has Forest Hill and four at Hornsey; The Fire Department worked J. Hussain (Phone 58538) "if un
clarified the rule regarding the power cuts in many areas at the heat and impurity. besp and the relief list, able to play as soon as possible. Boxing men generally believed the frantically but the efforts, were
there was a 100-per cent power Result: good tobacco at its challenger may give Louis an in- frutuess shop after shop-A friendly cricket match belegistration of players, while on West Wickham and Hayes, Kent, fight for verea or weight sprouted names the entire tween Hong Kong Simal Squad: nationals of the recent and light cut and long Clays
Wog and HQ Land in the light of RECREIO TEÂME
rounds unless be freeses with ten right wing of the commercial man and Wine Bats lay on discussions with the Combined in road, rail and air transport very best."
and gets knocked out in firs centro comprising at least 30 the Bookunpoo Ground, com Services Association Football services will represent round.
at 2 mencing at
teams Committed, the F. A. omphasis Snow is forecast again. and inactivity.
3 p.m. The teams com that a bona fide signed Reuter Regardless of age. sket on Saturday, on the Louis has appeared surprisingly sharp
Hong Kong Blend Squadron: Plot training. At the weighing in, en
Seman, Parker, L/Cpl Grit amatert player for a profes Gosano," (Capt.), Di Friday the charap expects to scale.
Semp. Cockerill Cup alonal club remains a member CLUB RUGGER face AM. Prata, AP (210 and Walcott 193 pounds, in ad- Christians and Moslems liv Chard, Lt. Jones, Samux Falcus of that club when called up for The Club Team will be chosen Rosano G.N. Gotion Louis has a two-inch adrant- Ing in the area scrawled crons Bamn. Withers Symn, Dean national service and may sign from the undermentioned for the P.M. Rodriage of height, and two-inches and crescents on their build: Symn. McColl gang King, and professional forms for his club Friendly Hugby game against th Remedios, A
during his period of national Bub Floatilla on Club around to- ing to save them from destruc Bemn. Ford,
Mendes med day at 6 pm. Walcott et · Loul": In the lat
ringvas tion, as she tegies partner when Louis was When the mob started Joav-OMS, MCLRCHL) 99.M. The F.A however, add that Clemo Chestery KTTA AUTÁNie fight with Mak
many dina tours player pot Bigned ing Barclays Square It moved to Brranted 9365 Newspaper clip back inalde the old city head. Tunners Wot SDAL
ucior to hit call-up, my not o Sot made Louis
during Morgan). vata ing for the old Jewish quartersi lasa
The
following
Club
XI
Recreio against the Navy
und
sion
advantage of reach;
The "
buildings was afire.
Huge Fire
aro
ARMY CRICKET
WOF & Bru, HQ Land' for
Hurter Calaford
Harriman, P
"We'd better wait here for the others--
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what appeals to me.
for 30 MADE IN ENG
du MAURIER
THE EXCLUSI