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Matt Busby, the Club's man- ager, sald no definite decision has been reached whether the offer will be accepted.
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ST. MORITZ, JAN. 20 PRINCE RENE OF BOURBON. PARMA TODAY SAID THAT ins DAUGHTER, PRINCESS ANNE, AND THE FORMERL KING MICHAEL OF RUMANIA WERE INFORMALLY ENGAGED TO MARRY AND THAT MICHAEL WOULD MAKE THE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT WITHIN ONE WEEK,
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Arriving from Copenhagen, Prince Rene said he would go tɔ Lausanne on Tuesday to Sot Michael and discuss plans for the announcement of the engagement.
He added that he would pro- SANGOLA" pose that the wedding be in Copenhagen, where he makes his home, but that he would suggest no tentative date to Michael
The Prince did not know when his wife, Princess Margrethe, and Princess Anne would come Switzerland from Luxembourg, where they are visiting the Grund Duchess-United Press.
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Melbourne, Jan. 20 farmers in Australia for several of the players. For the by then deteriorated to shooting prac-have filed more than $11,000,000 whole of the first half the Medicostice for 132 F. which they certainly claims with Insurance companies were unfortunate in having only ten
as the result of a freak series of summer storms
which have brought foods and blizzards in some parts of the continent,
The cinin flied were about three times the normal
number for the summer season. The sum- mer rainfall in December Ind January was the heaviest In 27 years.
This game started off in most
and truly greased as they continued on their downward slide with their
this time being suludded by Igmar P Brik-en's Baredevils to the tune of the Buffs as they did; even so they did very well to hold rould not prevent the Buffs from acor Pedruco starting Vir
the en for
times. After half-time, promising fashion, but once the ing three Braves gave up a single in the first |
kowever,
BM were strengthened by niskillings had opened their account feame which, coupled ta an error.ON
the appearance
the standard rapidly sank; The first of their saw the first Daredevil run crows the US.
Igoal came after The Rall
seventeen minutes pan, followed by another in the next player, and the remainder of
ame was much more even. The play, up till then several movements chapter. The Braves broke into the
Butts were always just that little bit on the part of the Inniskillings in- Some residents in New South searing column in the third inning better and quicker on the ball, and side forwards had been nullified by Wales accused Government scien- as Red Loureizo was given a life an
their centre-forward fourth and final
goal was score lying off-side; however, the policy of
being prone to tists of causing an unseasonable a fumble and dented, the rubber oned midway through the second half pushing the hail through the middle bombing of the clouds in rain- wet spell by their recent dry ice timely single.
BMI are to be congratulated on did eventually bear fruit and two making experiments.
The au very good showing against
opposi ths which before the departure of more goals were added hefore half-thorities say some have gone so
time. 3-0 was a fair score at half-far as to accuse the experimen Both sides were held hitless and the Lancassire, was probably
time but the second-half was a very
tera of "witchcraft."- United scareless in the fourth, but in the best in the League.
tame affair. Hogg in the Sappers
Press. goal defended stubbornly but he Inniskillings
Homers
their
Club
the
to seven, The Sappers
in the picture though
ifth the Daredevil" jumped on bur- † R.A. 2 R.E.M.E. 1 er Pedrern for six blows to singes a Once again a second, division side could not prevent the 5-run it which was only sloppet afmust caused a major upart. The adding four more goals to bring after Coach Billy Soares had ki
Gunners' their total Tribe in huddle for a pep-talk.
Rane was played on the
Gun home ground at
were rarely Que warrior crossed over in the
the second-half almost ixth and the Braves went into the and everything pointed to another, one shot in
heavy defeat for REME,
their two wing mra (they got through; swreath with a five-run deficit. The lust to Hulls 7.0 the previous week), would not push the ball forward, and Braves tried hard in the last semester but the REME team had other very too often their centres went behind hat the damage was done and the definite views on the subject which the centre-forward. fven tallies they produced in their
The jast effort made ne difference to the final outeume.
| were reflected in their play.
score stood at 1-1 until the very last League Standings
few minutes, and it seemed
Alf Malig started for the victors certain that REME would to shut out the Braves for men in ings, and as they were getting on to him, cagy mentor Igmar Eriksen ranked him in favour of firemas. Azevedo, who limited the op Licky
fur three scattered singles position fur the remainder of the tilt. Curer on the slab for the Braves gave up eight hisws of which six were bunch- ed in that disastrous fifth.
The Rexes under wily
mentor seem
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share the points. But it was not to HQ L.F. be, for just before the final whistle Inniske, the Gunners were very fortunate 28 Field Rest,
ndred to be awarded a penalty and Happer here was no mistake made from the Bigals pot kick. There
A certain Reme вин this.K.C.T.U. of resentment about ensity which is only natural in the draw icas of the moment when a
bizi seems a perfectly fair result, REME can console themselves with that Town
mount
bul
Samantville and the "Ernie Hearther he thought a Cup under exactly
A.K.
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Trophy" when they nosed out the the same circumstances except that Nations 9-8 in a close til Preston's goal came at the end of
homers off Samymer featured by
Tanzil and A.M. Wohale witle
extra time which must be even more Unation hindwatcher Anatoly Tiukavkin'
three-in-three perfect
in- cluded a four-master. Lanky mound- man Frain Jehingir for the
Reze
was not up to his usual form and walked four without whiffing. nary
losers fanned two and passed three.
In keenly contested game
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TROUBLE IN COLOMBIA
After alx
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Bogota, Jan. 20
killed and about 50 wounded in people had been
political disturbances, the Colombian Covernment today declared a state of siege in the department of Santander Norte, i near the Venezuelan border.
Colombia, the northernmost! country of South America, has a population of 8,700,000.
The President is Dr. Mariano Perez, Conservative, elected in: May 1946 for a four-year term. -Router.
ARMY ATHLETIC
MEET TO-DAY
The Army are holding an athletics meeting this afternoon at the South China Track, Caroline Fill.
To have raid that H.Q. LF's vic ory over the Insisks, last week had The main object of the meeting pole vault has not been included in } Inspired them would have been auto pick an Army team, but it is the list of field events. The medley understatement. When they started being run on competitive lines o relay, which the Buffs team won at #hitter, while 5.A. Rox for .the uff against H.K. Signals on Wednes that there will be serious competition the recent inter-schools meeting al- tay at Happy Valley they were like between the four teams represented, ways provides one of the most thrill- eleven
anit namely entirely different players, an
ing, races. The Bulls büve unfor Josephians were nosed an by Gerry it is very doubtful whether there is 25 Field Regt, 2 Beffi, 1 Inniskili-tunately lost Lieut. Brondley who Langenberg's Jaguars 9-8 after the team in the league who could bave ing, and The Minor Uniu, tussle had gone into extra-innings.
ran the 440 yards leg of their medley held them on their showing in the It is very much hoped that relay, but with the other three of Grat hall. Baukb
the outside right,match between the Services and the their team left they should start hot started the avalanche of goals after Civlflatis all be post this in:
in the very favourites. _„_for_this_ about test minutes play when he sear near future, and it is
The other events are all very open Protest! That word has finally led with a very Rod Coal from Just what talent lies in the Colony, quantities, but Thompson, alio of the
hot. This ar
low that the Army are eager to see a most of the runners are unknown cropped up. Apparently the Josep was soon followed by hion did not quite agree with bare- Tolladay, the centre-forwards And An Amy team compound of men who Tuffs, play around the keystone at a crucial from Wright st inside-left. Goals or more months is required, and this
vent/lait year; stage of the game and protest hax continued to come at fairly regular team will have to do some really comes with a great reputation, and Tangley of the "Tanjakillings been lodged with the league pexy-intervals until half-time, Talladay serious training in order to give a his performance in the High Jump secretary,
This protest will be heard doing the hat-trick. Just before half-good account of themselves la comwit be watched with interest. For at the meeting of the General Com-time, however, Dean, the Bignale In-petition with wïelvilian-toum. - -- | the, femslnder,wa "iball "Jon" have w mittee of the Association on · Mon- side right...... caught the: HQ defence The programme for the Army wait and day, 2.248, and to save time all par completely unawares when be sent a meeting follows the usual pattern of The first, event of the meeting „tjes,concerned · should have, their] good. high sket from about twenty, track, and laid avents, though the starts/ar-2.30pm
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