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INDIA LOSES GRIP ON A Royal Romance SOFTBALL NEEDS A HEAD
SHAW SPEAKS ON HIS HOLY WRIT
Landon. Dre, 29. George Bernard Shaw Jong has been reputed to be Britain's leading agistics but he paid today he never Travels without a Bibir.
He made the actmmission in replying to Ettene Dupuel, editor of the Nast Tri- bune 14 the Bahamas, who wrote that Shaw is bound
I enten hel" for auction- ing off an old Bible which belonged to Mrs. Shaw.
Retorted Shaw: "Ask Tits fortal American Wh thinks shouki be hanged Jor
T selling an ugly what stald be done to the Bibie
which sells Soriety thousands of much more Francisume ones every thay.
ma
The Milly fellow jured fed be anxiou, abotit have huif a dozen Bubbles left an 3 Hever without
Press
vitar
Friendly Cricket Scores
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travel United
In a friendly match at Happy Valley on
Officer's
SOUTHERN GAME
Chance Fades Of Outright Win
Canberra, December 29.
At the close of play today, the Southern Districts tean had scored 228 for their first innings and 141 for four wickets in reply to the Indian tourists' first innings of 364 runs made on Saturday.
T byddions, who leclared f He batted nearly seven hones 150 and the barracking their arms eliset on Saturday's for Erman of 4 at the opening to which murked his slow prett fray. t their grip on the game on Saturday was renewed when quad the floaters of forcing an out he bowled today,
ver the Southern dis- tricks al New South Wales after taking the first six country wie.
fe 60 ZONA.
1 in 19
Nynth wicket partnership hour and a half, Pininly quit
mediuo pared Bowling, Inelport the country side freeh 225 and finished only! 136 m
Alien une Sen rested with a bianiser anger.
Ammonth, Cul Mohamed and Ia Suigh b.wt:d, with Amar- math showing the best form, het- ter even than Sen.
The enamtry bitte again fost thear erly but men when Todlenwing
cheaply Nayudu
taking three is the Arst four worked, but a bright 60th wicket postal hip of 83 runs saved the
SCORES
Indian First Innings 304
SOUTHERN DISTRICT---- FIRST INNINGS
Sun-s. Wĩ H,
b. Rangachar.. M. Waril, e. Sen, 6. Huzare day, the Chief and Petty Ward, rim cut
Cricket Club M. Humar, b. Gul Mohamed
the Civilian tapet, b. Mayudu
R. Skeman, b. Sarwate
Stevens, Mayudu
defeated
Club by 3 Wickels and
110 runs:
CHIEFS & POS
Gratham, Dwyer, b. Hab.
At the close of play, the push- 130 l 333 tion was Victoria for seven (Meulernen 104, las sett 75, New Harvey 43), New 420 (Morris 70, South Wales Barnes 16, Ring, four wickets. fr 66)-Reuter.
GALE
FLOODS
INFRANCE
winds
Mihels, (Frahce), Det. 20. High
and turrentlali fashed rains have
France for
the
hours bringing past 48 rivers to flood tides, washing away bridges and innodating towns on France's eastern hor-
der.
11 Rhine towns were isolated by heney rains and detachments of were rushed into the a soldiers
3
15
C. Hazare,
12
R. Poser, out out
J. Leur. b. Mayadu
1. CeNomar, c. Amarnath,
1. Surwate
r. Robertson, e. Amurath
b. Sarwate
area to man lifeboats.
The porash mines in the area were also flooded.
The National Weather Burcan
52 announced this morning in Paris
15 that the weather is expected ro Improve today and tomorrow.
2
in the capital the skies were
9 overcast but rain had stopped after almost 48 hours.-Unitel Press
228
Burt, e. Erskine, b. Quinu
McMahon, b, Quinn
17
Sylvester, b. Quinn
37
Extras
Chappell, 6. Quinn
7
Molteron, noi
uk
69
Total
Alton, b. Hubgomed
BOWLING
good
R
King, c. Cross, b. Qoma
4
O
M R W
Buck, run
ceral
Armunath
1
1
Extros
14 Raregarchav
$
0 28
Mazzare
13
3 46
Total 7 Wickels for ... Bellen and Miller did not
145
Sarwate
1 13
52
bat.
Nayud
1 57
Adikhori
CIVILIANS
Cial Mohamed
Rangnekar
Quin, b, Sylvester
"
Dwyer, c. Chappell, b. Sylves.
ter
Stanford, run out
13
Stevens, c. King, Chappell
2
Curtin, b, Sylvester
Erskine. b. Sylvester
0
Carpenter, b. Gronthaut
Haligned,
Mathieson,
1.
Chappil
C
Carre. McMahan, b. Chap.
Cross, run mut
Donaldson, not cut
Extras
Total
RUGBY
1 series on the
p.m. fomurrow,
a
King Michael of Rumania is seen bidding farewell to Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma (left) when she departed from Lausanne Station, Switzerland, on Dec. 18 for Den- mark.
At right is Queen Mother Helen of Humania.
The King's uncle, Prince Nicolas, said that he believed the Ru- manian Government are delaying formal announcement of their approval of the engagement. He described the ro- mance as "love at first siglit." (APhoto).
FANLING GOLF
Xmas Play Should Sting Handicappers
FOR FIGURES Batting Averages Tell A Story
(By "Grandstand")
Followers of Softball have realised long ago that this is a highly mathematical game and after years of
observation and analysis, certain
conclusions are reached.
A study of the batting aver- thore were two on 16 Effe nges will show whether a batter | Babida trudged up to the platter is better than average or not, with her heavy bludgeon. Then and while one who in batting | Terry Noronha made the fateful .300 is considered dangerous, decision and decided to pitch to anyone with a .500 mark is de- | Babida. The first was à called finitely to be passed up when-strike and with the next pitch ever there are runners on bases. Babida swung from her heels to One such gelden rule, usually clear the base-paths. What kap- termed playing average ball, ispened in the Wahoos last turn that whenever there are two nt bat?
away and runners on second order, and third bases, it is advisablej
to give him or her an in- tentional pass to protect the| WILDCATS lend, and play for the force-out Ribeiro, 11 at the nearest base.
They went down
Scores
AB RIPO 14
in
A
1 AL
p 4 1 1 2
1 4 3 2 0
0 0
<8 2 2 0
36 4 2 2 1
Brown, D Watson. T Whether or not Wahoo hurler Babies, E Terry Noronha shoulg or should Motta, C not, have walked Wildent Effer, P
Figurelle. M Babida currently halting .500 aim. T In the clean-up alot for the Un-Oliveira, R tamed Felines, in a simillar set- up last Sunday, might have been academical, but in any Case Acer by Innings
the Terry provided fuel for
league as she com-
hot-stove
Випа
lta
WAHOOS
pletely disregarded this rule, Xavier, E. despite her manager's advice, Caates. A and decided to pitch to Bibida. Noronha, T
Castilho, who, as we all know now blast-
Ribeira, P ed out a hit that acored the Soares, H
Thompson. E
winning run which cost her the gume. It was bitter, but it was a lesson learnt.
Howling
It was Doc Molthen's Wild- cats' night to howl as the de- jected Wahoo Tribe trekked back to their wigwam. It would not have been right otherwise, for Lefty Dolly Brown on the
The Xmas golf competitions at Fanling saw a pro-lab for the victors turned in a mising response and several of the scores, al superb performance handcuffing beit from the front tees indicated that the ten Owls who strode up to the handicapping committee will soon be stung platter and back into retaliation.
remind members
Lee, E Ollen. II Xavier, R
Score by Innings
Rins
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stalen Bent Watson, Babida, Xavier
na
Cuatro,
NoronLa Thompson 2.
Baited Int Ribeiro P, Boares,
Cartilha
Brown. Babida 2.
Tek Hila Watson is let. Ribelen
in 2nd.
Boares in th
Canadianu
to
Snow, Gale
And Sunlight
In Britain
London, Dec. 28. Snow and
gales swept northern Britain overnight As * very cold northwest ale stream covered the country.
In the midlands early to day snow fell fuster then at any time since the blizzard of last February and blanketed the whole landscopo in a few minutts.
It also snowed in York- shire, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Scotland and further snow and very cold weather were forecast by the Ministry.
Alr
11
London by contrast basked in brilliant sunshine this
morning-Reuter,
Victor Emmanuel Dead
Alexandria, Dec. 28. Ex-King Victor Em- manuel of Italy died to- day from a heart attack and congestion of the lungs.
His death occurred at his villa in
a suburb of Alexandria.
The exiled King hatt hern i for the past two weeks and had been confined to bed since Christmas Day.
his
son,
»
An urgent telegram was sent to ex-Crown Prince Umberta, Portugal this morning as the ex- King's life neared its end."
The date of the funeral has not
heen fixed.
Since their arrival in June 1946, the ex-King and Queen have livert a quiet life in a suburban villa here.
He fretently visited the nearby homes of his daughters, Countess Calvo and ex-Queen Giovanns
her two children, 10-year-oli
Simeon of
King
Bulgaria
Princess Marie Louise.
Last
summer, King Farouk
an.1
of
K57 Ekype brought about a a reconciliation between ex-King Emmanuel and ex:
MEN'S "A"
Wen
Lori
Pelg
6
I
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5
1
A King Zog of Albania,
.097
King Ferouk has ordered
seven
tea days court mourning beginning today.
truck-out Brs Brown 10,- Noronka 5, Bass on Balle oới Brown 4, Noranḥa 1. again after Pad Date: Ribeiro 1. Babida 1. they had swung futilely at Double-Plays: Elva Lee to Castilho Dolly's speedy offerings. Dolly "One" again, opportunity is taken totings
rule apply. Any breach of that competition which emails the penalty
issued four passes to first base! Left on Bases Wildcats, Wahoos (. of dis
H. Hoordeest. cards may be taken out only in sing-qualification shall only disqualify the while Terry Noronha for the W. Lawrance, Hobo Games and The Army will field the same les play and not in four balls, Any competitor for the hole at which the
loners whiffed five and walked Beerer Hal Winglee XV that defeated Club last
one. Dolly yielded six five scat- Sutudray by 6 points in 3 when in the latter category will not breach of rule occurred but a
metitor is not
exempt from generali tered hits while Terry who had Madcapi 3 they meet Royal Navy in their be recognised but still costs the owner
qualification for returning incorrect | pitched a one-hitter for five Recreio 3 second game with the latter in dollar!
While this mand is with us, it is cores or playing on or on to any frames was nicked for total. Jomen's o the Quadrangular Tournament
Club ground atoped that the player whose caddie of the putting greens before starting of nine blows the sixth and R.. | ploughed through a bunker, and then the rod, Therefore be warnet seventh innings being four-hit Pelles
himself (ollowed suit and clambered against a practice pun on the 18th
uprisings.
Bouth China The match is being played on up the fave, one day finds his ball before teeing off! SHEFFIELD SHIELD Year's Eve instead of fan, jo in just such a scrape as he left! Many of the older members
Big guns of the fracas were K Baseballera will Within the last few weeks there he interested to read that the late Wildcats Ele Bibda and Wahou Filipinos as previously annuuseeḍ,
The game should be fast aid have Outplayed in their first innings thrilling, the Army being all out tabs been ofte ur two cases, in fuur | available issue of the Gulfers Hand-first-sucker Hilda Soares, both
matches. of a player's ball book has a note on M.W. Build. He of whom connected safely in eas en-striking an apponent's ball on their 130 was repiled to with 420 avenge their defeat in the first
the is now resident in Cheshire where, three times at bat, while longest Re by New Suth
Navy tern. Whereupon, such scratching in 1939, he won the County Cham hits were two-baggers register- Wales-Victoria counter ten days ago when
of
U. Nationa heal-what penalty, if any) scoring
333 for won by 11 points in 3. frecovered izy
pionsbig
cil by Wildcat left gardener Widers even in their second innings of Army team. Rackle Brom-General Rule (2) for Four-Ball
Thelma Watson and Owl r the Shefield Shield game here bes; Lt. de Rame, Capt. Henderson, Matches says "If a player's ball inove Lt. today, but
are still heading for LA.
Moore: Capt. any other hall in the match, the may- Penrost,
As from Jan. 3/4, the first complete celver Patsy Ribeiro. Brilliant plan Brfekt after three days of play. Roberts, Capt. Darwin; Lt. Stevens, val balt must tre replaced as
week-end in each month will again fielding was displayed by both New South Wales, 381 for six Lt. Bruce, Lt. Woolnough, Lt. Parke, near as possible to the pot where the devoted to qualifying rounds for sides, the Untamed Felines com. Rangers
Barnes not out Lt. Hamilton. 7overnight with
L/Bilr. Brookey, Li.flay, without penalty.”
the much play for the Captain's mitting only four miscues while 141, carried on this morning and Unberty, Lt. Begley,
Cup. With no entrance fee payable, only two bases were stolen off, Wabcom this was always a popular week-end the Wahoos as peppery 35 Barnes took his score to 158.
hind-wideale and it looks as if this
#
Melbourne: Dec. 29.
Kwong Wah Soccer Player Suspended
At a meeting of the Emergency Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong, Football Association at night. Tam Yung-kan of Kwong Wah was suspended for 14 days as from Dec. 20, for serious foul play during the Sentor Shleld match between 25th R.A, and Kwong Wah at Sookunpoo.
SOCCER
SPAIN BEATS BRITISH TENNIS TEAM
Barcelona, Dec. 28. Spain beat the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Bri- tain by seven matches to thre in their four days meeting which ended here today.
Difference
J1 is obvious therefore, that
Programme
popularity
IFEL
Rover
Daredevils
He also ordered the Governar .of
+
Alexandria to convey his condolences! to the former Italian Royal family- Reuler.
FRENCH RUGBY
Marseilles, Dig. 28.
The French National
210
2117
.000
HENA "B"
1,000
.803
...647
.007
500
7160
.000
150 British Combined Services
cot Rugby Union side defeated
"g
↑
XV
.000
LADIES LEAGUE
.700
here today by 37 points to 7 after leading 7-4 at halftime.
The French owed their victory
the
Jeguire
Blue Netice Commen
player rannut knock his opponent will be maintained. Each member isnatcher Patsy Ribeiro with her Canadiens in, this being 41 wain difference entitled to one card over either the bullet pegs to accond base al Bos from singles match play bor in Old or New Course and play is un-ways found starry short-stop, singles match play no penaly is inder stroke rule with the best net Irene Castilho there to nail run-i curred by
player's ball hitting an wore on each course qualifying for ners with larcenclous intentions, opponent's hall. When a player's, bali the match play stage which
com From the out-set lt was any strikes DHE moved by an opponent, mences at the end of the year.. body's game, Both sides wore
r the opponents side shall lose the hole. J. S. Donnett (15) & G.G.D. Carter Wildcats leaving two runners. an opponent's caddie or clubs, Xmas Bogey Paul-Winters, equal, blanked in the first canto, the When a player's ball (the player (Ser) up. There were 100- being one of side) strike nebe stopped tries,
of
CR
stranded on the base-paths. In
To chiefly to their better team work
78 and speedier passing, but 55 British forwards were superior in
at the set scrums-Repler,
Out To
Tojo Sets
Be A Samurai
Tokyo, Dec. 29. Get Hideki Tofo, wartime premier of Japan., Inn 50,000 word deposition which his counsel continued reading to- day before the International War Crimes Tribunal, has struck the "last great blow" for the militaristle Japan he once led, Recording to the Tokyo Times.
by himself or his partner or either Medal Pool-Winter W.. A. the next canto, the Wildca The tournament consisted of of
their caddies ne clubs, only that Nicholas 91-2071. Other Score, went down in 1-2-3 order while six singles and four doubles.
jplayer shall be disqualified for that S.S. Gordon 84-12=72 G.G.D. Caner the Wahoon, bunched up three The chlef interest t:day was hote
Scr. 73 H.W.E. Heath 87-1174. | singles to dent the rubber twice. the clash between Tony Mottram
Hagey Competitions
The Untamed Felines broke Tam, who was went off the field by Of Britain and E. Massip, Jeading the int popular, farepeat to be There were 42 entries,
Captain' competition
Cup Quarter Spanish player but Massip rant Fanling and it may be just as W.G. Robertson beat M.B. Tighe next inning as Rosia
Final into the scoring column in the the referee, Mr. A. Brogan, Wi!!
Ollveirn alleged to have deliberately alined at a surprisingly easy winner by well, when talking of rilles, to re5-4, D.J. Morahan hear F.1). Hunter
0.0, 0.2. kick at the 25th R.A. goalkeeper.
mind players that as Bagry Com 2-1 Semi-Finals—to be played hy came home standing up via a The crowds flocked to the less war with no prospect of Scott of 25th R.A. who has since The Australian, Juck Harper, petition is a form of stroke compell Jan. 4: W.G. Robertson v N.A. Brown bungle, a passed ball and Dolly War Ministry Building today as peace. The following bave been
Brown's grass-cutter to first General Tojo's counsel read the chesen to represent the Hong left the Colony and who was charged registered a victory for
by beating
The answer, the paper said. the Spanish Davis Cuption, the Rules for Stroke Competi-E.T. McMullen v B.J. Marahan. with attacking member of the player M. Shawost by 10-8, G-3.
hase. The Owls replied with two statement in which the former was that the Japanese must Kong team against the Main-
Kwang Wah team with his fists dur.
In the final match of the intet
more in the fourth on erratic premlor, accused the Allies of sternly criticise themselves for lund, team
on Newing the course of the same match, ing, the Spanish pair Massip and nt soccer
Wildcat fielding, three of their "flagrantly" forcing Japan into the conduct in which they could Year's Day on the Club ground, was suspendel for one month, also as Bartroll beat Mottram and Hor-
total of four errors being made the war."
not distinguish right from Happy valley: kick-off at 3.30 tram Dec. 20.
per 6-3, 0-3 –Reuter,
in this frame. The sixth inning
wrong. suspending Tam, Mr. H. R. Lee,
saw the Wildents chalk two runs who was in the Chair, said that the
to trail behind ́4-9. Jenes (Navy), Hau Yungu Comulinee was dealing leniently
P.11.
Sang · (8'Tao), Gosano
In
fact that he had risen from the ranke
bix
in
Britain
ENZED RUGBY,
Paris, Dec. 28. The New Zealand Rugby Leaguz touring team, thanks largely|tr|
Tear Gas Used By French Police
Paris, Dec. 28.
mocratic nation,
the
country
Tokyo newspapers
over the weekend dovoted nearly their The Asahi aald that Tojo'n (31, with him because it appreciated the WIN OVER FRANCE
Last Turn
entito front pages to the afflda-offidavit had betrayed the ́un- vit; which Allied authorities in reasonableness of Japan's poll- Joseph's) capt., Linu Chung Sang (S'Tao),
In the Wildcats last turn Japan described as "The most tics in the past, but that as n Alrosa (Stof miniature football and that it was Senior League
with the stick, keystoner Terry ultranationalistic and militaris.result of peace, first season
The police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of Silva singled and stood on first the propaganda attempted since had emerged, as a free do Jcaeph's), Parvin (Navy), Ho football. Ying Fun (8'Tao), Lai Shiu Mr. Lee took the opportunity of their speedy three quarters, who
about 10,000 Communist demonstrators try- base with the tieing run but the end of the war." Wing (S'Tao), Fowler (Club) stressing the fact that the Hong Kong made few mistakers when handling
ing to break into the law courts in the town the threat was soon smothered Kiernan (Inniaks) and Chu Football Association view with dis the silppery bail, deserved their of Dax in south-western France.
as Rosie Oliveira hit. Into a The Tokyo Time called it "a General Tojo, who was ar«. Wing Koung (S'Tno),
pleasure the practice of players 11 points to seven victory over The incident followed a meat of the budget of M. Rene Mayer, double-play with.. Elva Lee, historic testimony" and Bald 1osted by the Allies after at- the Kwong Wah team in shouting France here to-day, All the ing held last night by the General the Finance Minister, which will scooping up her grounder and that the general - opinion was tempting suicide in Septembar, Reserves;-Andersen (Buffs), one another during play,
scoring came in the first half. Confederation of Agricultural provide the Government with 'ossed Terry Silva out at socond that General – Tojo, who Tao Kam Hung
can 1946, denied neither the res (Eastern),
It was • practice which must
The French forwards generally Werkers to protest against charges pocket money pending the painage, whers Irene Castilho have few doubts of his ultimate pcnaibility for the war decision Chang Kam fiol (8 Tao), Chan stopped, as it might serve to trejtate had the better of the scrumages nguinat several of their members of the whole budget. Tak Fal (S. China), Cunning there was a possibility that such and when they
players on the opposing side and but their backs barely got going for alleged defamatory slatements
sited the apple to first-sacker fate, has struck, the last great for the ousuing nota when ho The bill was then put the Hilda Soares to completo the blow for the militaristic Japan took the stand last Friday be ham (Bulls),
did the keen about the President of the Dax vote and passed by 387 to 215. practice, if continued, might lead in tackling of the Now Zinlanders low court.
The bill met with some oppo-twin-killing-the only che of he once led..
fore the tribunal; j A. Mc-unpleasant incidents on the fold
prevented their Team Manager:
After the mteling, demonstraaltion from the extreme Left on the tilt. Helen Rebelronext.
In the signed deposition, he becoming, dan- Mr. Skinner Interposed after the gerous.Reuter.
tors "marched" to the law court the grounds that the more normal) poleg out a towering fly to left The... Democratic" Yomiuri] made no attempt to prove his Kiong Wah representative 'had eng
WALTONAL Rome, Dec. 202 T |quired whether or not
and tried to force an entry but, form of carrying on the Govern, and even the over-optimistle. Dóc Shimbun, coramente, that "oven own innocence and accepted, ad- was against
were driven back by the palicement of the State, pending the folthen had given ap hope, but the wall: Important milliary ministrative responsibility for rules for one player to call upon President Enrico de Nicola who arrested people; 인 Printed, and published for the pro snother player to pass the ball, aigned the Constitution of the we demonstrate pats go of the budget te by voting ball-hawk Euth Xavier muffed clique of high ranking officers the Japanese, treatment war
the "prov lalon" of "twelfiha”) of after Katerprise, * He said that the Association Insist Italian Repubile #today! - The portal to have meer injured, the querer under discussion for : PATCHES
Marks and pot allen to our blood" and prisoners during the buildingser Awia: Kratza ed that the prevailing practice must charter becomes effective on Jah. Last night the Adsembly, passed each month the affecutio Thelma Watson laid a beautie naked what was the psychologi" the notorious Burma Stamm Tall-
| 1--Associated Prima,
by a show of hands the sanitaart | 28mmedia
pal-Tul-dump" to get on base, and calistason, for nighunger, hope-l day —Reuter.
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