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INDIA BEATS COUNTRY A Crowd Looked On CANUCKETTES ALL WORE
Shai Hotel Rates Rise
100 Per Cent
Shangha!, Dec. 22. All hotel rates in Shang- Fish were raised 190 per
cent
witla from yesterday the approval of the Social Affairs Bureau.
The move wILS allegedly made necessary In view of the rapid increase in com modity prices in recent weeks.
Employees of the various hotels, however. expressed disapproval of the increases that the on the grounds
natur-
big increase would
ally drive customers away and eventually reduce their revenue from commissions, -Reuter.
TEAM IN N.S.W.
Bathurst, (N.S.W.), Dec. 22.
The Indian cricketers won their match against the Western Districts here today by 104 runs, de- claring their second innings closed at 205 and then dismissing the Districts for 144.' The Western Districts team carried their overnight score of 78 for seven wickets to 100 all out, giving the Indians a first Innings lead of 43 runs.
The eighth wicket fell with out an addition to the score and only our runs were added be fore the ninth fell. Then the inst pair hit a brisk 18 to carry the total to 100,
Phaskar took two of today's wielets ang Manked the other, hese two bowling unchanged today.
Phadkar Mankad Sohoni
Hazare Sarwate
BOWLING
O M It W
7 0 27 2
13.45 21
3 0 12
M
1 10
3 0 17
H {1 12 Anuir Elahi
INDIANS-SECOND INNINGS Mankad, 1.b.w., b. Martin Surwate, b. Jones nanvir Slugh, c. Lester, in
Jones Amir Elah c. Sitch,
Martin
Hazare, not out
PEndkar, e. Jeneg, b. Sitch Rai Singh, b. Sitchi Munkad and Sarnwate putSchool, out
99 tuns in 90 minutes when
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********* K******** India batted a second time, this
Inter-port
Football
Fixtures
terport
wicket
being the biggest first partnership of the tour.
at the len Hazare declared internal, which left the Districta team to make 249 in two houra
if they were to win.
| Jones
Lester Logue.. Kearney Never able to peore freely Price against the accuracy of Phad Martin
Sitch kar, Hazare and Mankad, the Districts team gave up the struggle for runs and began exciting bid to save the
700
2nd INNINGS
11
31
Total for six
BOWLING
203
O ht
#
10
9
2
3
0 12
WESTERN DISTRICTS
C. C
Price, 1.b.w. b. Mankad
28
Hawken, c. Sohani, 5. Amir Elah!
24
*.
Kearney, c. Hazare, b. Nayudu R. Sitch,
34
Tini Sing
Mankad
F.
Moyudu
Martin, e. Haxare.
0
15
Munkad
10
the C. batonien mishit pinners.
however, and eight wickets were down when Man- kad began the last over.
At a meeting of the In-game.
Their Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Foot- ball Association yester- day afternoon, it was de-i cided to send an inter-ing port team to Manila, and balls
A draw seemed imminent, but Mankad took those two remain-R. Heywood,, stumped Sen b.
wickets with successive
Elacht. won, on T.R. Cotton, e. Amir
and India bad
to entertain a team from time, by 104, Nayudu also help-D.
Shanghai, during then puzzling the local batsmen L.
Chinese New Year holi-
days.
M. Skinner was in the hair.
It was also decided not to sested any fram to Saigon brun
Saigon in House Kang
Easter holidays,
with his spin.
SCORES
INDIANS--FIRST INNINGS 143
WESTERN DISTRICTS-
FIRST INNINGS
entertain
during the.
Price, e. Nayudut, b. Sar- wate
Mankod
South China Athletic Association, E. Hawken, c. Phadkar, b. who had decided to send a team to
in Manila, were requested in play view of the decision to send an inker. pon team during the Chineer New Year holidays, in defer sending their to Stanila till the end of the
meanti
London, Dec. 21.
C. Keurney, 1.b.w. b. Sarwate B. Sitch, c. Mankad, b. Amir
Elati
R. Heywood, h. Mankad
P. Martin, b. Mankind...
F. Smith, c. Rai Singh, b.
Mankad
b. Naudu
Mankath
Lester, L.b.w. b.
Logue, c. Rai Singh, b.
Mankad
F.
Jones, b. Mankad
F. Smith, not out
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Total
[44
BOWLING
0
M
R
W
21
Phadkor
4
0
17
15
Sohoni
2 + 4
Mankad
13.2 2 38
Hazare
D 10
0
12 Amir Elan
5
037
1
Nayelu
5
0 24
3
0
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H. Wotton.
Elahi
Lester, Phadkar
b. Amir
c. Mankad,
b.
10
The Brewers' Association an.D. nounced that reduction of sugar
allocations would mean a curtail. . Logue, b. Phadkar ment in beer output equivalent J. Jer, not out
to aine pints out of every 144
pint barrel.-Associated
Press.
claus,
Extra
Total
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SHEFFIELD SHIELD
Melbourne. Der. 22.
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Victoria carried their first in nings to 412 before dismissing five Queensland batsmen for 144 when the Sheffield Shield match was continued here today.
Weather conditions were fine after a wet weekend which had 100 caused Saturday's plny to be washed out, Victoria having acored 314 for seven on Friday, the first day of the match.
Doug Ring, 71, R. Harvey 48 and H. Lambert not out 41 were the chief contributors today though ring scared most of his runs on Friday.
revenge
He was out leg-before to Colin McCool but had hir. when Queenalund batted by getting McCool dismissed in the same way before he had scored. Queensland lost the wickets of Ken Bu Brown, W. Morris, Archer and McCool before lea For 47, but the wicket-keeper Don Tallon 37 and Aubrey Carrigan not out 50 stopped the rol.
never
Large crowds gathered at the scene of yes- terday's fatal accident when a motor crash brought several verandahs tumbling down.
This "China Mail" photograph shows just a few of the acci- minutes of the few thousands who gathered within
dent.
Also show are firemen at work searching the debris for victims.
Three people were, dragged from the ruins and another is missing.
For story-See Page 1
FANLING GOLF:
Captain's Cup Quarter-Finals
Another marvellous week-end at the Golf Club at Fanling-chill mornings but by mind-morning
it was warm and in the afternoon sun positive- ly hot!
Rice Smuggled From Macao To Singapore
Singapore, Dec. 22.
- Rice smugglers who have taken rice from Canton to Macao and then trans-ahlp It to Singapore and Melawa have brought more than 6.000 bags of Chinese rica here in recent days, accord- ing to Chinese merchants.
The smugglers made pro- fits of $100,000 Straits, these trade sources said.--Associ ated Pres3,
St. George Society
more de-
Ortiz May Meet Hawaii Champion
HITTING SUITS
(By "Grandstand”)
The Canuckettes put on their hitting suits last Sunday and unleashed a 13-h't barrage to in- flict a 21-12 humiliation on the Madcap Bees In the cellar championship of the ladies clr- cult. Homers by Alice Mar and Ulie Khoo, both with the base-paths populated, paved the way for the Maple Leafer victory which en- abled them to climb out of the cellar where they have been dwelling since their initial appearance.
Maris tunn. 2. Mary lun, 8.9v
1. Francy 2, Renirdi 1, L. Stolen Base Chinn, Ng. Mavis Dunn E
The Bees played titless hall and Run batted in: Mar 1, Khoo, N 2,
17 total of were charged with a hungles, of which shart-stop -Bernie Remedios was responsible for seven to set a record in recent years for bungles. As far as your scribe can te member, the only time this mark was day's in the pre-war topped ra when a player from Las Florinkas committed 11 miscues in * single game.
Hilyn Franco 2, Remedios 2. Mons iefro 2, Xavier 3, Ferreira, Ion, G. Silv. Home Itune: Alice Mar, Ülle Khoo, Cyn
Luk.
Three Base Hita: Y. Franco.
Two Base Mite: Lee, Chinx,
Mavh Bunn, Firuck-ost dy: Mar 8.
Ni and
3. Bla 5.
> while Pass Balls: Khoo 3, Monteiro *.*
Alice Mar on the slab for the Can-First on balls off: Mar uckettes varied from her usual pich Brooks 1. ing mation and fanned five
Bee hurlers Sheila Silva and Audrey Left on Blancas Cabadbare 10. Bees 7. Brooks couldn't even whit singlo Umpires:
cnc.
Longest clouts of the day were round-trippers by lie Khan, Alice Mar and Cynthia Luz while Yollie Franco was good for a triple.
For record the box-scores are follows:
Box Scores
CANADIANS
J. Lee Alice Mar
35 6 4 1 0
Nuna.
Lawrence, Mousdeen and
Scorer: F. W. Kallande.
League Tables
600'
Men's "A" Division
Won
Petr.
01
Madcape Recreio
.373
to
32
St. Joh
4
.800
V.R.C.
4
.687
Canadiana
6000
ARB
PO A
Peller
1
*
.500
G G 4 2 2 6
South China
.500
34 34
Filipinos
JEM
Ullo Kbo
e 6 2 1 1 2
1.K. Dasebaltern
.200
2
Elfa Chinn
1b, 2h 7 2 1 Y Z
2
Ravers
Ú
Mary Ng
Men's "B" Division
Mavis Bunn 2b, 16 6 2 11 1
Braves
0
*. 1.000
Mary Bunn Kaule Wong
1 2 1 0 0 9
Bekri
.703
el 6 2 2 G
Daredevita
.007
U. Natlos
.607
Auss
WILMA
1
.007
Blue Bertica Jamsara Josephins Cosmon
.853
.000
.apa
Ladies Lengte
Wishoom Acre
1.000
*.769
Willensa
.007
.280
4
-.000
Londan, Déc. 22.
R.A.C.
DRES
Rita Manila, Dec. 22.
Cortes Promoter Jes today was arranging a 15-round championship
bout between the ban- tamweight king, Manuel Ortiz, and David Kui Kong Young, of Hono- ranking chal- lulu, a lenger.
del
B. Bilra Yollie Franco Berale Remedios C. Monteiro A. Xavier A. Brook I. Ferreira Cynthi L
Yolly Rosa
T. Marques
49 21 15 21
2,14 21 2:
10 12 17
ABRI PO A. E
if 1 16 4
2 3 1 1 2
4 2
6 4 2
2 2 10.
el 4 1 0 0 0
109000 Canatlus
B0112
41 1 14 He
2b 4 1 2 3 0
If 200
'C. Bilva -
Rub
xi Z100
1
For
-002 1 1 0 0 10
An outdoor bout was tentatively la arranged for January with a purse of US$25,000 guaranteed to the cham The green, have become pion, the same as he received in lest much faster as a result of the Saturday's fight with Tirsa dressing being washed in and Rouaris. it required a much
Ortiz has fought Young twice, in the seventh licate touch to get them down round in the first scrap and taking a
knocking him t Two of the Captain's Cup class 15-round decision in the second quarter-final matches took place on Sunday morning. N.A. Brown's steady play saw him
Meanwhile, del Rosario was await- five up at the turn on K.S. Ro- bertson who had an erratic day. Jing results of an x-ray to know Brown, in spite of a little trou-whether he suffered a broken jaw as ble after the turn, eventually result of a stunning blow deal
him by Ortiz in the fourth round of won 5-3.
DL Prophet must have had visions of another giant falling
| battle.
X-Ray Ray
their Saturday night light.
Lewin said Tirso told him he was unable to remember very much about
by the wayside when, on the the next seven rounds after he was
8th tee, he was four up on E.T. knocked down for a nine count by the McMullen. Roused from his tideholder in the fourth-Associated lethargy, the 'Champ' crashed Press.
through the lust eleven holes In
13 to win 3-2.
Encouragement Two RASC Men
Encouraged by the generous
a
nction mentioned last week. Fined For Ferry
further two members have in-
licated their intention to aur- render thelp debentures,
This
Disturbance
the Arst time,
1 0 1 0 8 12 patrols will not be on patrol on
Boxing Day this year-Reuter.
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gesture is noted with much ap- Walter Cufford Bunch...and | The President of The Royal preciation and one is tempted Maxwell Kelly Robertson, both confident Society of St. George, Lord to enquire, whether at this ap of the BASC, were in a "happy Brown with
sant the during a stay of 73 minutes for Queensborough, has
following message to Members propriate season, the move is mood" on-Saturday night. 19 runs. The best bowling per- of the Hong Kong Society:-
They went to the Star Ferry From the war years there likely to 'snowball.'
Hong Kong about formances to date were BcGinn,
A note for the Ladler-the Wharf in "pray that you and all members
emerged amazing examples p.m. tu
cross over to two for 74, and Johnson 2 for of the Branch may enjoy a peaceful, draws for various competitions 10.30
of man's conquest of time 101 against Victoria, and Lam- and happy Christmas and find health are now posted at Fanling and Kowloon.
In the first-class wafting- bert two for 19 and Ring two for and good fortune falls to your lot in Deep Water Bay and all lady
distance. Into The 40 to date against Queensland.-the coming New Year.
competitors are requested to be. rcom, they bumped against Ng and Reuter.
My own wish for England is that come au fait with the details. Hung-hay, a Chinese, who pro-space of 5 years there had sire may in 1948 triumph by her own efforts over all those difficulties aris It is understood that the third tested.
and the to be crowded the normal ing from the war
war which have 10 sore- Thursday of each month is to
progress of a generation. ly beset us in 1947. My faith in the be, Ladies' Day' at Deep Water two Army men began to use
abusive language. English people never wavers, There Bny.
and the grit.
This was overheard by Ferry Avlation... Radio
SCOTLAND VERSUS
CHINESE
and
A telephone is now available'
A quarrel ensued,
The following team has been the will in the country see us at Fanling for the use of mem-inspector Rothwell who decided selected to play for Scotland in in
in our national character the match to be played against through despite the frustrations wbers. Members making use of to lay a complaint against the are great examples. Chinese at Caroline Hill on have suffered this year. We all take same at Fanling will be charg-servicemen when the boat arrived Christmas Day:-
comfort from the constant good will ed 60 cents per call, and they at Kowloon. which radiates from Looch
Blackburn (Club),
Yesterday, Bunch and Robert- our friendly
paro particularly requested to kinsmen in the Dominions and Empire (Police), Senuar (RAF), Mac and it is my constant joy to have maake the period of their conson appeared before Mr. W.H. Dougall (Innis), Gordon these manifestations from our mem versaties as short as possible. Latimer on the charges of as- (Police), Anderson (RAF)hers overseas,
Will Fair Play' please com-saulting Ng Hung-hay and us- the municate with the Secretary, Ing abusive language on
Star Ferry Co.'s premises. Royal Hong Kong Golf Club.
The Magistrate amended the first charge to end of disorderly conduct, and imposed a fine of $25 on each of the accused.
On leaving the Court, the complainant shook hands with the defendanta.
Muller (Club), CAPTAIN How- "Cordial greetings to you all from left (Polico), Cunninghamhe Central Council and myself," (Buffs) and Akens (REME),
Cón-
Reserves McDougall (St. Joseph), Ritchie (Club). nos(Navy), and Russell (11th RA).
U.S. TENNIS
Twelve Clubs Enter Badminton League
Twelve clubs have entered teams in the Hong
Kong Badminton League, a
New York, Dec. 20. The United States Lawn Ten- nis. Association has received four challenges to date for the The clubs have entered five teams St. John's Club, Chung Wah Cin 1948 Davis Cup competition. in the "A" Division, 11 In the "B" Chinese YM.C.A., Kawiran Pock
The latent is from Poland, Divjalun,: five in the Mixed Doubles Recrestian Juis, Victoria Recretion who have again elected to play Division, and two in the Ladies Club, H.K. University Club, Cluis de
Doubles Division. in the European” zone.
loon Tong Club, The other challenges received. Following are the clubs which yes Recreio, Kowloon Cricket Club, Ków
terday
registeret thela trattis 'for the earlier are from England, different divisions: Mexico and Argentine.
MEN'S DOUBLES "A" DIVISION Countries have until Jan, 81 St. Teresa's Club, Sing Tao Spot
to file bhallenges, and Ameri- Club, H.K. University, Club, Club, de
MIXED DOUBLES Sing The Sports Club Victoria Re creation Club, 11.K. University Club (two tears), Club de Recreio,
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