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SITUATION IN SOFTBALL
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Washington, Dre. 30.
The U.S. Secretary of Auri- cution, Mr. Cinton Anter
tren jared
wrestle makers
for fi
The Secretary of Agricni-
deting
the maturity of the wely staped anita telafi a art, bo'rd the of gin by distillers to bushet heturren
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President Signs A Duplicate
Washington. Dec. 30. President Truman to- day signed a copy of the missing Republican anti-| inflation bill.
Local Play Put On World Map
(By Grandstand)
Local Softball has made its mark on the
World
Softball Map with a full column in the Nov- ember issue of "Balls and Strikes" official newspaper of the Amateur Softball Assocla- tion, St. Petersburg. Florida. The article' dwelt mainly on the past successes and post- war efforts of the local Association.
By Redener, this issue a proiden which Avito Campos of The Baseball es brought up re- rently The ruling on the play given in Bie offrial paper agreed with the me I gave Aviti, but in case should crop up again, † 1948 states that the catcher may umpert should be guided by the Following:-
tart t
Catcher's Position.
uki The rules did not permit the catcher to leave his position behind the home plate to assist the pitcher giving the batter an intritional pass on balls. The change for
Trave Che not
iimits of the Catcher's box to assist the pitcher
giving an pastu ain
intentional pass, This meurs that he does not have to stay directly behind
home. plate but can move either to thi eight to the left provided he does not move beyond the limits of the entcher's box.
Baas-ramunt, after base, retrath, and stands with his Troot vetat mehes from the base out this! mat tinels it; the pitcher wind up and runner breaks to the next linse. The Tafeln
his pitch Should the tamer be callert out the leaving has base too soon un
deally patched ball?
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The letter ends in congratula. tory nute on the Association's effort this season and with suel The following 上! the official inspiring encouragement it should rukte given by the Auth rity:-be moved to higher achievement.
this shold not have) Just around The meanet
Be the
fr Jenying his year, it is not unusual to make pulled ou
41, The pitcher resolutions--let us make ours a
for better co-opera Sed farven that the runner fisting one
5:tween tion and understanding et coolart with His base br voted until he had made con players, umpires and fans.
tiore starting his delivery. Fixtures and Unqpires Rater for
Changes
Lext another mrest rim disert apparaathen over, the daplicate;
In the case it, an official was siyer at 9.15 at 1 れい
maesituatio91 was received by first order of business by the
from the Joint the Arsenation President.
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Cemities advising The original bili disangwared changes in the runes which will from the desk of Mr. lark Levame effective in 1948.
Clifford, counsel the Presidence.
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me mine, when
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planned to win it.
Sunday:-
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softball Diamond 2.30 p.m. Re. relo y Visiting Filipino Team (Doe Molthen, Don Robbing and Hal Winglee).
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a.m.
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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1948.
New Vistas Open
ovation U.S. Secretary of State Marshall receives an from Prime Minister Clement Attice, (left), and the right Hon, Viscount Greenwood. P.C., L.D., who was in the chair, as he ruse to make his address at the dinner given in his honour by the Pilgram's Bociety, at the Dorchester Hotel, Landon, just before. bis departure to America.—APhoto.
Judge Refutes
Slur On Police
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MICHAEL'S ABDICATION Dispute
Over Young Hospital
King's Romance
London, Dec. 30.
King Michael, the 26-year-old monarch of Ru- mania, today signed away his throne and all Royal prerogatives left him by his exlled father, King Carol, and a "Popular Republic" was proclaimed in the Communist-dominated state. An extraordinary session of the Ruman- lan Parliament tonight unanimously accepted the bill proclaiming Rumania a "People's Republic."
to
Death Mystery
다
Halifax, Dec. 30.
As inquest is being heldh here on the death of a 21. year-old student nurse, Eliza beth Chestnutt, shortly after party at the Halifax General Hospital.
Doctors and Kursce who attended the party have been questioned but were unable to help the police. They were asked about a bottle containing medicinal aleshol. Miss Chestnutt was taken ill 38 hours after the party et the hospital, where the nurses shared severdi bottles of wine,
Half an hour later, she complained of feeling siclo and within 25 minutes died. Her parents were summoned from Belfast, but they arrived after their dayphter died.-- Reuler.
Business Outlook For 1948
King Michael was known to have quarrelled with his Government over his romance with the 24-year-old Princess Anne, of Bourbon- Parma, but the proclamation announcing his abdication to the Rumanian people tonight gave the reason as the "deep political, econo- mic and social changes" which had taken place in the past few years in Rumania. His father abdlented under Afterwards. he worked German preasure on Septem- form a Government acceptable ber 6, 1940, after a chequered | equally to the Soviet Union and reign, during 20 years of which to the Western Allies. The he was
associated with the Russians awarded him the So-
Mme. fitian-haired
Magda | viet Order of Victory ---Reuters Lapescu. He finally married
U.S. Reaction her in South America last July.
Washington. Dec. 80, King Michael, the broadcast
American diplomatie officials announcement said, considered today said that King Michael's the monarchy to be "a serious abdication "takes the brakes obstacle on the road to the off" Communist plans for com- development," and plete Sovietization of that coun- country's
New York, Dec. 31. "regard the allegations which you have made the Government sccepted
thin try.
Here is a summary of against the Police of having been beaten you view.
These officlala believe the the outlook for 1948 In up with hammers and fists as being completely
The King's action today fol- King quit in protest over recent the United States as seen unfounded and I am convinced that what you
lowed a
few weeks after his constitutional changes invoked said were lies from beginning to end. I men- vinit to Britain for the wedding by the Communists rather than by, business leaders:
of Princess Elizabeth tion this because the Crown, did not have an
last for "purely personal reasons." month, It was opportunity of putting evidence before the visit that his name
during this They doubted that Rumanian
was first Cabinet's
disapproval jury on the subject."
linked with Princesa Anac, of Michael's marriage plane was These remarks were address- mating that he regarded their Bourbon-Parma.
the prime reason for his abdica- d by Mr. Justice Gould (Puisne participation in the
The Rummian Government, tionUnited Press. to Wan Ko-chiu, Ju somewhat seriously. Judge).
Оп in its proclamation King Chau, Ip
who wha Wah and Wan Nam talias Chau
nian Michael's abdication, told the the same Nam) who, with, Yu Larn and charged on Tsoi Yuen-shun, were found was found not guilty and dis- gaity on two counts of armed charged.
Hill on robbery at Jarding's Oct. 12, 1947.
·
robberies
counts, Rumanian people that they had Customs In
AL C.B.A. Ground: $30 am In 1945 the baseline Madcaps v. V.R.C. (Hai Winglee,
It was J.ek www.shortened to:55 feet.
Brown. Avilo Campus): this would perint
Chinu v. St ng that
South President mOFT
to get on base and Joseph's (Don Robbins, Bill Won. 1116 tend to repolice the offensive and
J. Delgado). up yosefin the points (f the Rame. A dupliente, denwn
At Recreio Football Ground: - f experiment. 9.30 am. Pelice, v. Canadians (R terday and signed by the Senate Alter two years
F. Diestu, 1. Erätsen). President, Mr. Arthur Vanden- it was veidest to bring the Castro,
Mr. E.H. Sainsbury. Crown burst-line to the original 80 feet 11.15 am. H.K.BC, v. Pilipinos berg, was flown during the From home to first and third buse, (Tony
Counsel, assisted by Det. Insp. Lopes, mylt in a special Army plane as it did not bring the desired Pereira, G. Saunders).
Mr. Justice Gould also told | MrPherson, conducted the case the 1 House Speaker. Repre result, In this respect Hong Ai Recreio Softball Diamond: Wan Ko-chiu, Iu Wah and Wan for the prosecution.
Joseph Martin, at Kong is ahead of time, as we sentatives
11.15 ani, Recreio v. Rovers (Nam that he regarded them as Irm the 50 Hollands, Dedham, Massachusetts, for his never di depart
R. Sequlern, Sabu the principal conspirators in foot bast-line.
Samy). Pitcher's Unipru. The pitcher Ladies' League
no funger required to wear a
At C.B.A. Grund:-} He is dark coloured uniform. ary 25, provides voluntary infermitted to wear the same col. Madcap Bets. Wahues' (Phils Souza, H. Moos- dustry agreements, allowution or uniform as the other players, Remedios, M. searre materials, and permits Hong Kong, attempted to follow deen).
10 adeninistration to restrict the original rate in its first soft. ball sensor some tin years ago,
difference in the
signatura
The hill extends export tratis- portation controls until Felnu-
during the month of Janu but son dropped it as it did the amount of grain used by | maka distillers-United Press,
play.
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the robberies. He sentenced them vach to ten year's imprisonment with hard labour and 12 strokes Cf the cane.
Yu Lam and Taol Yuen-shun were ench sentenced to eight|| years' imprisonment with hard labour and 12 strokes of the cane, Mr. Justice Gould inti-
Shanghai
Newspaper
Controversy
Shanghai, Dec. 31.
SHANGHAILANDERS| A somewhat heated meeting yes
BANISHED
terday afternoon of the Shanghai Newspapers Guild, whose decision Two Shanghailanders, who slash the newsprint import quot isserted that they arrived here of the "Shanghai Evening Pant" and
fo
by the
hands."
been given the freedom to chicose for themselves, a new form of State and had "taken their destiny into their own
"Headed by a conscientious! und resolute working clans allied to an industrious peasan- try, the Rumanian people have rejected the regime of the Boyars (the old land-owning familles), punished trailors of the interests of the people and eliminated from the state ad- ministration all those who pro- tected the interests of their en- slavera.
"The Rumanian people have succeeded in installing a demo- cratic regime.
"The monarchy represents an velopment of our State towards obstacle in the way of the de-
Shanghai Hunger Strike
In
General-The first half of the
of
new year will be a continuation and half will be more uncertain, of 1947's closing trend; the sec-
with mid-year adjustment pected by many.
Consumer prleon-Still high- er, especially in food and cloth- ing.
ex. 2.
Retail trade-Continued high netivity but posalule sudden de- cling ahead of other businesses; "buying strike" against high prices feared.
Shanghai, Dec. 31.
Foreign trade-If the Mar- Customs employees who are shall Plan is approved, exports staging a slow down and hunger will surpass 1047's record of strike to demand New Year's US$14,500,000; heavy favour. foreign trade balance bonus and winter clothing al- able lowance entrained for Nanking should be narrowed. last night to present their case, Steel-Continued high output to Mr. O.K. Yul, the Minister exceeding 1947's peacetime re- of Finance.
cord of approximately 67,000,- the meantime, Customs 000 tons; shortages nevertheless employees are carrying
their continuing. fast into the second day today, Automobiles High ̈ ̈ produc- though all are scheduled to re- tion than in 1947, but still not port for work and carry on enough cars to meet demand. their duties at a slowed down
Machinery.. tempo.
Heavy machinery-Bualneas possibly as good as 1947, beiter but feelings mixed aro market and uncertain domestic of unsettled foreign
Three demands will be pre by the delegation in
because 1. CN$4,000,000 to each Cus
for winter
future.
Ur
on December 4 and were arres1- the "North-China Daily News” was a regime of the people's demo-sented
the folowing day, were each overruled
Import-Export cracy, which guarantee to the Nanking: rentenced to one months' hard Board, decided that the executive working men of our country labour and recommended for committee will demand an explane good material and cultural con- toms employee banishment by Mr. F. X. d'Al-inn from the board for its decision ditions as well an independence clothing,
Oll-Production up six por- to restore the proposed cuts to the and the sovereignty of the Ru-
2. A loan equal to two month's | moda at Central yesterday.
cent over 1947's estimated re- foreign owned newspapers and manian State. (10
anlary to each employee. SI KI (26) and Li Fong less
that legal counsel be consulted
**The abolition of the 3. The treatment of Customs cord of 1,850,000,000. barrels.
Rubber Production to cage (26) both unemployed, were garding "violent abuses" of the charged with loitering in the Evening Post," according to
monarchy has opened magni- peraonnel to be made similar #
Jox. pasque way to the Jockey Club "China Press" account of the meeting ficent prospects our people's de- to that of the employees of the off with the end of tires back-
four Government banks. Ofee, Exchange Bldg, Second | this morning.
mocracy.
Employees on the job yester trame to decline with financial Railroads Prospects cloudy; Boor, Des Voeux Road, Central.
the **Workers, farmers, intellec- with intent to commit a felony. "wami Wan Pao," is reported to tuala, soldiers and officers, day said that their salaries were
Tapi Shek-fang, of 1. Water attitude taken by the Post."
have spoken against the "abusive citizena! Let us raise to new not enough to buy proper food paltions dependent on pending loo Street, second floor, sold
Mr. Randall Gould, he is quoted as our State the Rumanian Poc expected to work properly. They Cargo Ilnes need more freight:
heights the standard of life in and therefore they could not be rate cases.
Shipping and shipbuilding-- that he knew Si
да д aying, has gone "overboard in the seller of pens and ptationery freedom of the American Press as it
ple's Republic, the Fatherland carried in Shanghal. He met de he could hurl insulis at the guild be Lendant in the afternoon of cause he is tilsatisfied with its decl. December 4 once in the colony, | dan."—Reuter.
Kit
Chang
Chiachat,
of
"Died Of A Broken Heart'
Cairo, Dec. 30.
on their duties in a
of all those who devote them lackadaisical manner. United selves to manual or intellectual Press. work in our villages and in our cities."
CRICKET
The proclamation was signed The following will represent Club: by Dr. Patru Groza, the Ruman- de Recreio against Kowloon Cricket ian Prime Minister, and all Club at cricket on Saturday, Jan. 3, Under-Secretaries of State.
Cox's Path-A.M. Prata 1943, ut This dramatic development (Capt.), A.M. Rodrigues, P.M.N. da follows the speculation about Gozano, G.N. Gosano, J.M. Gosano, Silva, Jr. A.P. Pereira, Jr. L.G. King Michael's fate ever since A. Barron, A.A. Guterres, D.M. his visit to London for the wed-Rodrigues, A.E. Noronha, ding of Princess Elizabeth.
King Michael privately told
senger
more
Hines need ships; outlook uncertain-AB.. sociated Press,
WOMEN JURORS EMPANELLED ON MONDAY Monday, Jane. 5. 1943, will be a red letter, day" for the Court of Hong Kong,
Supreme
On that day, before Mr Justice The following are the Craigen E. H. Williams (Chief Justice), wo- An Italian woman intimate with the Italian Royal
family-in-exile sald today that "Victor Em-his family on December 15 of Rawer Cricket Club teams for their men jurors will be empanelled for
time
in the history of the his engagement to Princesa friendly cricket games this week-end: the manuel died of broken heart."
Anne, of Bourbon-Parma, whop.mc.W. Lars (Captain),
Saturday Army (starting at 1.30 Supreme Court.
G "The former king was not too well these past few is King Michael's cousin.
The case for which the firm wo TE Yoch min Jurors are being empanelled Ja day, she said. But it was the news he re- father, Prince Rene, volunteered on Chay, HP.
D. Leonard, A.M. Omar, that of Lit Chun, allas Ng Chun, ceived from Italy that caused his death. His in 1940 for the Finnish Army W.
charge of heart was not very strong but he might and to fight the Russians. His wife Hong Blog, R.R. Irance, P..who will as trial on. ■
Among the exhibits which will be. produced by the Crown will be the
could easily have lived for several years if he was, before her marriage, Prin had not been dealt such a series of shocks.
cess Margaret, of Denmark.
Throughout the Nazi occupa-
Umpire: Scoret Sunday
murder.
"First he learned by letter from; "Apart from these two things tion of Rumania, King Michalf of HMS. T. and, Petty Officerskeleton of the alleged vicim of the
Italy that a small chateau which the former monarch was most had been in possession of the worried about the future of h House of Savoy for literally hun- large family. It is commonl areds of years had been seized supposed that the exiled Hous by the Italian Government. He of Savoy has plenty of mency bu utcome reconelled to the fact that I believe this is for from being his big properties were lost to the case, him and his family forever but
E.A. Lee and A. Koruneru. 5. Ramchand. G. Souza.
Chief and
(starting at 1.30 manslaughter. p.m.), Hong Choy (Captain), was virtually a prisoner.
LK, France, P.j. Billimoria, I.M In his private life, he was re- Omar, L. Wong. A.M. Omar, N. ported to have, been "Infatuat Leonard, A.fi. Ismail, I.P. Lim, C.8. ed" with the flamboyant daugh- Carr, R.O. Baker and A. Kuruneru. tor of an oil millionaire, whom
Hitior would not allow him to marry..
Scorer: 8. Ramchand.
SOCCER
PETRA TO TURN PROFESSIONAL
www Paris, Deo,, 30, Marcel Hamene, the great friend of Yvan Petra, former Wimbledon tennis champion today confirmed the reports that Petra will shortly!!
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la
seizure of the analt castle, hi "On paper the former monarch, little plot of land which had for may have appeared rich but all He worked against his Minis-
The following will represent the him sentimental récollections, was his Italian properties have bien
re, who sent Rumanian divi-II.K.F.C. against Br. Joseph's on amateur a bitter blow,
taken while the money he hat La fight with the Garmans Saterday at Club Ground, plek of his mat Page According to "Becondly, he learned
arned also by invested abroad la frusen and t against the Russians.
p.m.--Leck: E. Strange, Fjelstead Belgian where he letter et what had happened to future disponi most uncertain."
On Augiat 28, 1944, when the Mullen, Farrow, Back; -F. Fowler, contract with Delgian Araf- the tomb of his wife's mother. She said. the former king “ap
Bickford,
racquet makers and his will, devote The mother of Queen Halona had peared, to be normal when the Russian armies had advanced to Weller, Redman, Saxby,
The 2nd XI playing on the came himself to training the Sonelgiin! been buried in Sart. Remd, on the awakened on Sunday morning only 110 kilometres from his Italian Riviera ficar the French But just after noon he fell silces palace, King Michael led a coup ground at 2.30 against R.K.M.E. Olymple tennis team border and Vietor: Enimabuela and never regained conscious d'etat by which, the National by represented by Mackenzie, Taylor: atunned to hears that the rave the House of Savoy is in the Pektant the Liberal, Sodallet Sloan: Sirang, B. Fowler, Urqu
Triated and publjabed: for Hamley, Richle, mach Bren duk Sips and ciklerated deepest and most sinceremo and Communta parties throw Gallary
prittura, The Ne farmer, chiell man.
of the "Fascist rule and unitech mantrasi Kennard, McCalg, On-Limited, by WALTH Le hauterivictory.
Windsor Lings, Tong
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