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BAMBOO SHOOTS AND
CAVIARE FOR FOOD PROBLEMS AT OLYMPICS
London, July 14.
As the invasion of London by Olympic competitors from all parts of the world gathers momentum -representatives of more than 20 nations have already taken up residence in the various Olympic camps-tho storing and distribution of vast amounts of food becomes a major pro- blam.
Swales
The extra food and delicacies brought or being sent by various teams to augment their tations in Britain range from caviare and cream for the Swades and bamboo shoots for the Chinese to tubes of vitamins for Argentina's competitors
and wines and liqueurs for the Hungarians.
The Netherlands are providing In addition to their cream {
aren diet for their compelltors which and caviare, the sending 1,500 pounds of sprats will include 1,400 eggs and nearly enkes, while the a small fish of the herring 2.000 ginger family.
The Mexicans are hop- Argentine Olympic food consign-
includes 200
of tubes ment vitamin B, 150 tubes of Vitamin Cand bottles of fruit salts and eau de cologne.
Chinesa competitors will not toa, their black without green tea and bamboo shoots though tha Olympic and, Games Organising Committee themselves decided against per- mitting the sale of drinks at the camp refreshment bars, the coaches Hungerlan athletic think no li effects wit be
and
ing that 150 pumpkins some extra strong Mexican cigarettes will help to keep their athletes in thp form.
Advice has been received by the Games' orgurbers in London that a Spanish "provision cont- r.brion" will arrive from Valencia on Saturday with two
half tons of and
food. This will include 1500 pounds of ham,
of chocolate, 120 pounds
3,750 eggs, 150 ltres of brandy and 75 Ittres of oil.
TENNIS TOURNEY UPSETS
Gustand, July 14.
sur.
fered by their Games' "hope" drisking the wines and ifqueur they are bringing,
Burghlay's Plea Awaiting the American team, the bulk of which'talled today in the liner America, will be 30 tons of meat, 2.000 gallons of ice cream, half a ton of buiter and nearly 30.000 eggs.
GAMES
Lawn Bowls Teams For Week-End
PILIPINO CLUB
V. I.R.C. FIEL Filipino Club Gaturday, at 4 pm.
I. S. da Silva, R. J. Manalac, J.W. Lee and W, Fiold (Skip).
F. Rodrigues, A.Y. Lee, 1.Y. Elau and W. Ogley (Skip)."
C.F. Lee, J. Delgada, John Cos fon and Dan Rozarlo (Skip).
C.A.C.
"A" Div. (Home);
v. Club de Recrelo
AR, Klicholl, A.M. Wahab, S. Yusuf and J. Hoosen (Skip).
M.I. Razack, K.M. Runjahn, Minu and U.A. Rumlahn A.R. Rumjahn (Skip).
M.Y. Adal, AJ, Hussain, M.H. Hassan and A.K. Minu (läklp).
K. B. G. C.
v. H.K. Electric 2nd Team (Home) on Saturday, at 4 p.m.-- RJ. Wigginton. H.A. Lammert, FA. Atkins and G.E.F. Thompson (Skip).
RP. Philips, M.L. Hardie, J. Hempsey and L, Guy (Skip).
W.H. Bailey, K.C. Hamilton, V.C. Dixon and S.H, Strange (Sulp).
Reserve?-JS. Dinnen.
C. c. c.
1st Div... v. Kowloon Cricket Club (Away) ;-
J.W. Leonard.L.C.R. Sauza. A.E. Contes and. B.W. Bradbury (Skip),
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1948.
WASHBROOK STILL TOP OF AVERAGES
London, July 14.
The leading six positions in County Championship batting:
C. Washbrook
T. Pearce
Donia Compton
J. Crapp
L. Hutton
H. Dollery
Highest
200
09.53
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GRACE CENTENARY: GENTS VS. PLAYERS RAIN INTERFERES
AT
LORDS
ME Queen
The leading six positions in bowling:
262
127
176 not out
56.95 55.50 62.31
N.O.
3
1,248
1.007
4
1409
4
1.196 1,110
26
167
0,
M.
A.
W.
402
131
1,038
71
14.01
600.2
.183
908
61
14.88
007.4
268
1,393
01
18.30
474.4
127
1,099
71
15.47
706.2
247
1.558-
100
16.59
T. Pritchard
030.4
124.
1,721
09
17.98
--Rautor,
Gladwin
J. Bailey 4.
J. H. Wardto
G. Pepe
L. Muncar
Av.
DISORDERS SWEEPING THROUGH ITALY
Ingrid's Accident
Copenhagen, July 14. Queen Ingrid of Norway, 30, and her two small daugh
near
Graasten.
Wan the
1.
London, July 14.
Rain again affected most of today's county cricket matches and it was not possible to start the Surrey versus Leicestershire game of Kenning- ton" Oval, London,
In addition, no play was possible before lunch it, two other matches, while interrup tions occurred in most games
The
Was A COM-
"
At Oval: No play was possiblp At Hove: Escex 181 for five as the wicket was under water. (Dodds 75. Avery not oul Gy Sussex to bat.
ters, Princesses Margrether, during the afternoon. This
At Hull: Yorkshire 201 for 1, and Anne Marie, 23 months, was unfortunate, as it could be
Geven (Halliday 68, W. Sutcliffe were reported to be in a termed "Grace Day."
56. Sellers not out 70). Glamor- satisfactory condition tonight Gentlemen versus Players' As-gan to bat.
At Portsmouth, Hampshire 248 after they suffered superficial ture at Lurda
cen- (Arnald Dawson 52 Butler Injuries in a car accident 10-memorative game of the
centenary of the birth of L. four for 30). Nottinghamhamshira - day.
The Queen was driving. the W. G. Grace, perhaps cricket's 18 for no wicket.
At Nathampton: Northampton- Rome, July 14, royal car to a bathing beach when most famous personality.
Gloucestershire Dr. Grace' hire 302 for two (Brroke's 108,.
1 control home county, sed Derbyshire Davis 60, Oldfeld not out 70), The attempted assassination of Italy's Communist sudden rain made the rond slip-
The Queen lost pery.
At Worcester: Combined Sor loader, Palmiro Togliatti, plunged the country and the car crashed into a tree were also celebrating Dr. Grace's Kent to bat.
the Royn! residence at birth with their Brisial xture
vlees 74 (Jenkins four for, 17, into disorders which so far have claimed at
The fact that the Gentlemen, sen The chauffeur, who was sitting in to bat after Hution had won Blunt four for 34 and 0 for two). loast five lives, while a general strike has been
worst the toss, scored only 150 for four Worcestershire 228 (Jenkins 80, by her side, suffered the called in protest against the shooting.
injuries, a
fractured skull and wickets shows that a full day's Lock for 59),
At Biringham: Warwickshire play was not possible at Lords.
not out 30). Doctors reported that the Communist leader had concussion.
J.G. Dewes, the Cambridge 140 for two (Ord A farmer's wife, who
and 45
Bull Edrich's 32 Scotland to bat." improved slightly, after the two bullets had
first
acene, said on the
Derbyshire 207 captain's
At Bristol:
Cock fout for 30). Queen was caught between the gave the Gentlemen a good start. been removed from his body and two quarts of
wicket fell quickly. (Elliot-08,
Zour Gloucestershire $8 for whool and the seat but man, but three
Then
Tom Pearce the Essex cup. blood transfused into his veins.
aged to extricate herself, This
and Norman wickets. Reuter. of its members. Many Italians feared the strike"
Although blood was streaming tals (24 not out) shooting might lead to an at- was tantamount to calling a na-
from cuts in her face, she was Yardley, the England and York to tlon-wide railroad strike.
said to be calm and immediately hire captain (33 not out) stom- tempt by the extreme left
Promier. Heckled
helped the bleeding and sobbing red a possible rat, but all bats seize the power it failed to win
Police seized 15-year-old An Princesses from the wrecked car. men found scoring dimcult on the In the April elections.
The general strike throughout tonio Pallante, a Sicilian Nation- It was reported earlier that the oft turf and Pearce has so far fost progress during the dev Italy was called by the Com-alist, who pumped the bullets in- Queen had suffered a fractured batted 90 minuter. munist-led General Labour Con- to the Moscow-trained Commun-knee cap. federation to begin at midnight. 1st leader. Soon shouting crowds King Frederik was summoned was made at Bristol, where Do No time limit was set for the filed the square end the Cham- from the Castle and arrived at byshire were all out at no great It threatened to ber of Deputies building. Thou- the scene of the accident at the cost, but Gloucestershire lost four
a 100, on walk-out.
Italy's food, paralyso
transport sands of police
along with may be firuggling for first - came up. He went and Industry.
In Parliament Communist his wife and daughters to hos-nings lead. Most Industrial cities were al-
Sutcliffe's Son Pajetts de pital-Associated Press. Deputy Giancarlo ready made idle by the wave of
manded a vote of non-confid strikes which swept the nation.
enco In Premior Alcide de Workers seized the biggest foe-
Gasperl's Government. 'Do taries in industrial Turin. Mediterancan city of Plombino Gasper spoke to the chember deploring the shooting. He was Interrupted constantly.
WAS
hands.
IM. Denar, W. Hong Sling, A.M. Omar and JS. Landolt (Skip).
AA.. Razack, M.A. Baptista. Omar and U.M. Omar KM. (Skip).
2nd Div. v. Club de Recreio "B" (Away):-
H.W, Randall, Francia Len Lord Burghley, Chairman the Olympic Organising Com-John Pau and E.S. Franks (Skio), milter
A.H, Rumfahn, C.W. Lam, JN a former Olympic and There were several surprises hurdler, today made a plea to the Wong and A. Coelho (Skip)
J.H. Xavier. G.A. Souza, E. el when the international lawn people of Great Britain to offer
to overseas tennis championships of Swit- hospitality
visitor Arcull and M.J. Medinn (Skin). Rererves:G. Hong Choy and continued zerland were
here here for the Games when he ad- today in between rain showers dressed the Rotary Club of Lon-GAR, Bux.
H.KER.C. which have hampered play don.
v K.B.O.C. at Kowloon 3.30 p.m.: "We are determined that ow since the meeting opened on
E...Poulson, F. H. Feil, J. F. vizilors shall
feeling go away
Sarron and R. C. Butler (aldp). Monday,
country still has th
J. O. Stokoe, J. K. Mundy. A Najar, of Egypt, beat the one-1 that this armed Austrian champion. Hans finest ideals and rill has a con.
Gardner and V. Bonch (skip); J. H. Collins, W. Stonehouse, Red, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in a second tribution to make to the worla round match of the men's singles, not only in sport but in every. while Coen, also of Egypt, beat C. thing that really goes with sport
ice, 3-6-9-7, 6-3.manship," he said. Boussle, of France,
The sole pt tickets for many c Frank Sedg- The Australian,
the sports had been extremel man, defeated the Spanish cham-sallafactory, and the applicatio plon, Bartroll, 4.
6-4, 6-1. In the women's singles, Ma- for tickets at home had been re
dame Weiss, of Argentina, bent the Swiss champion, Mile. Lutz 6-4, 6-1, while Austria's chanc- pion, Madamo Dolleschell, feil 10 Mlle. Jucker, of France, who won 6-8, 6-2, 0-4-Router.
SURPRISE FOR CHAMPION
Noordwijk, Holland, July 14.
United States' Job Falkenburg, Wimbledonchnimpion, teaming with his compatriot, Bill Robert- son, was surprisingly beaten 6-0 and 6-4 by the French pair, Henri Cochet and Roger Dubec, today's International Tennis tournament Veteran
in
Cochet, though lacking in speed, still showed some of his mastery of 20 year ago.
markable.
Biggest Team
The United States will hav the biggest team from oversen plcke, # 341 at the Games athletes, apart from officials an others connected with the wall being of the actual competitor: will be in attendance. In the Uner America, which salled from New York for Lon- don today, were 260 competitor
and and many of the coaches Committee staff. The others are either in London ulready or wil travel later,
would
the team Fears that have to be reduced in size be cause the anticipated funds had net been realised have been al layed by assurance of support and the United States will now fully
in the Games, participate in The Willams, the world light- Argenting's Enrique Morea, weight boxing champion, ha who represented England in the promised $1,000 from the purs tournament: beat Holland's Hans of the $30,000 which he earned von Swel, 0-6, 6-0 and 6-4, when successfully defending his United Press.
title on Monday.-Reuter.
LARGE DIVAN IN PEKING ROAD
Whon Inspector H. C. Timms raided 29 Peking Road, first floor, on the night of July 14 he found the rear portion fitted out as an opium divan with Chan` Shing in charge. Business for the night had Sub-Inspector Andrews Who not yet started and so there seized six pipes, eight lamps,
and arrested were no customers on the pre- pots opium, mises, said Inspector J. Orem amokers
25
G. W. K. Crawford and J. R. Bottomley (skip);,
H.K.F.C.
1st Team v Kowloon Dock Club
at Home at 3.30 p.m.
A. B. Coleman, B. I. Bickford, C. H. Gough and K. Robertson (skip);
1. S. Howell, J. O'Grady, J.
Bradley
N. prc
Bebbington skip);
B. A. Mansell J. Hayward, Dr. J. Selby and L.A. Collyer (skip); 2nd Team v Prison Olicers Club
at Sinley at 4 p.m.
R. Barker, A Bailey, C. Carr ind K. Forrow (skip);
W. Richie T. Morgan, C. Strange and G. Willerton (skip): L. Hamley L. Strange, T. Wai- er and J. Dickson (skip);
P.O.C.
L
The following will represent he Prison Omcers' Club against the Hongkong Football Club in he Second Division "B" match
-reported
in
Tha
Communist
Rail Strike Called Off
reserves
Most
with mobs storming the building" same time na three ambulances wickets for less ihon
Objection To SaleOf'Ajax'
ww
W. H. Sutcliffe made a pro. mising
BRITISH DAKOTA CRASH
*
Paris, July 14. Six, badly burnt bodies debut for Yorkshire Were recovered tohight from with "BBrune In about twn the wreckage of a crashed houre. Many of his strokes re- British Dakota which hit the
of his famaut sen near Toulon, France, to- '
There were no sur-
sembled those father, Herbert.
being
The political storm aroused by The Central-Union Committee
With A.B. Sollers,. Sutcliffe day.. of the Government-operated rail- the attack upon Togilatil swept
engaged in a sixth wicket stand vivors.
The bodies were those. af; four nt 82 to retrieve inatters after A spontaneous through the land. roads approved 3
Flash strikes hit Rome, Milan,
crow-members and two passer- London, July 15. collapse had set in following A ** Livorno, Naples, Benevento,
gers. The plane carried freight The Foreign Under-Secre- rentury opening etand. industrial Termao and other
While there was no particular from Luqa, Malta, and was stated cities. Workers surged into the tary, Mr. Christopher May brillant bowling fest, there was by an air control official at Aix-
to
-the streets and in Bologna they set hew, refused
pro only one century during the day en-Provence, who reported Are to the headquarters of the
in the mise
House of-Brooke's 106 for Northampshire crash, to have left Malta this Liberal, the Rightist Common
Earlier, a Wellington aircraft Man, and the moderate Socialist, Commons today that Britain but there were several peores in morning for Marseilles.
would not sell warships to the sixtica and seventies, one of parties.
the most plucky
Avery's
took off from Marignan Airport, any foreign country occupy s not out fo. Essex after he had near Marseilles, to soarch for the been forced to retire with four plane, while aircraft from: Toulon Police, who grilled Togilatti's ing British territory. authoritatively
Such a promise was sought by runs against his name through Airport also folred in the search. assailant, get from him the 'ad-1 mission he had long plotted the Sir Ronald Ross, Ulster Unionist, being struck or the face by a killing. He said he belonged to during Question Time in the rising ball. no political party since he desert-House. Although he mentioned ed
the
liberal
(conservative) no country, he obviously had in mind Chile, with whom Britain party in 1949.
They quoted the assailant au is negotiating to sell the cruiser
he saying
could not as an its- Ajax. 1lan "tolerato" ticipation
Ottawa, July 14,
unions Canadian railway today agreed to call off the strike threatened for tomar. row, It was
stated here today.
They reachind an agreement on the basis of a 17 conta an
Itt hour Increase wages, to become effective at a date not decided. The atrike yot threatened to involve 128,000 rallwaymen, paralyse the country's rallway network. and stop Cansoian exports to Britain, Router.
TENNIS LEAGUE
Chinese Recreation Club beat
the
Rod Accusation
Cominform.
Togliatti's par Britain contends that Chile in meetings
it Stanley on Saturday (4 p.m.): Hong Kong Cricket Club by 8/of labour, armed
15
of the accupying British territory in the
Antartic
The Executive Committee of 'Mr. Mayhew said: "It would Communist Party charged serve no useful purpose for the enter into a that the "Ironzied campaign of Foreign Secretary hate and violence inspired and general undertaking of this na directed by the Government to ture. Each case should be judged ww311 strike at a man and the parties on its merits as it arises.""
the assassin's
Sir Ronald Ross asked: pot the sale or lodn of any Bri -A. W. Hircock, J. E. Burns,. F
band." sets to 1 in the First Division of
do
of dish warship to such a power bo Gasperi It accused M. Hill and A. Jillott (skip);
of an illegal demb condonation the Lawn Tennis League. R. S. Rosen, G. I. Shaw, J, v.
Test Wai-gul and Bsets Bick (C.R.C."wounding mortally the
power?" MacGrath and W. C. Higgs (skip):
cracy and liberty of the Italian of that
Mr. Mayhow: "No, sir. The beat L. Goldman and B. Jones Com. W. L. Harison,
•-4 people." beat T. Gould and F.8.34. Dow.. trare,
IL G. C. Jamieson and
bedt A. Dow and ́Riddy Robertson (skip);
Tou! Yan-pul and P: Ken (GR.C.H Reserves: J. W. Grant, P. Lebeek, Goldman and Jones Tessior, A. 8. Fleming and J. S. best Gould and Dew
bent Dow and Riddy Joyce.
H.K.C.C.
Chay Tis-Cak
The following will represent | (C. C.)1
$-1
-4
and Chey
G1 Tin-wah
BaZ
the HR.C.C. against Talkoo on lost to Goldman and Jones Saturday commencing at 2.30 beat Could and Dew pin on the Chater. Road ground, beat Dow and tidy
J. Mbuat, E. Hospes, W. WU-
liamson, J." Prentice (skip);,
R. Phillips, E. J. R. Mitchell,
R. A. Edwards, A. W: Brown (skip);
G. Sewall; L. E. Lammert. R.
Reserve: F. D. Angus.
WATER POLO
act
2
The Moscow-Radio-reported proper way of dealing with tonight that Generalissime legal dispute is by normal peace- Balm had sent a telegram to ful and legal methods.”~~United the italian Communist Party Press.
saying
that Russla
was "in
dignant" at the attempt on the
life of Togifatti.
The Generalissimo's telegram 6-nid: "The Central Committee of
the Communist Party of the So viet Is
by the villainous outraged attempt of an outcast of human- lly on the life of the leader of the working class and all the on our labouring people of Italy, on well-loved comrade Togliatti. Central Committed
A water polo match between
COMMUNIST BREAK PRETTY DEEP
Washington, July 15:
Cannon. Mr. Cavendish W. 8 Davies, and R. H. Wild. (skip); the Victoria Recreation Club and
United States Ambassador to the Navy saven will be played to- K.C.C.
nlight at @ pan, in the Ville grieved that Comrade Togliatti's Yugoslavia, recommended to-
stand high. The Both teams 1st Divlalon v Cralgengower CC Navy won the championship In-friends were nut able to protect day a policy-of “watchful wait-
at home at,4.00 păm.
George Lee, S. A. Gray, T. A. the geant
"The
inter-services Water him from a foul underhand at- ing" towards the differences Press and between Communism's leaders.
Marshal Tito's rime and Reuter.
Madar, and F. Goodwin (skip); inda Lingue. Admission to the tack."----Associaten
V. C. Labrum, F. E. Skinner, game is free..
1. M. Torrest and E. C. Fincher (skip); /**
+
and C. 8. Rosselet (skip);
A. "Haw, T. Lock, J. Orem
and Division "A" v Club de Ro
érelò "A"! away:
when Chan was charged before serten who fortelted his ball of With the exception of an ab- Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon 30, all the smokors were not yesterday" with keeping **Reach. divan, possession of 52 pots Cheung Shing was fined a total J. Tindall, 8. B. Trueman, J. (7.5. maço) oplum, and seven of $100 by Mr. Lailmer, on the Tibble and, A. Steven_(skip); oplum pipes. Sta
charges of
W. H. Colledge, J. Bremy, R. keeping an oplum The oplum seized, said Inspec- divan and possession of mace. Capell. and. A. E. P. Guest for Gremo, was one of the largest et prepared oplum at 85 Temple (skip);
AG. Tribble C. Champelovier, quantities found in a divan and Street, first floor, on July 14. showed that the place must have The two pipes and four lamps | R. Leigh and. C. Pope (skip); been_wall patronised.
salted were confiscated. Two of
Mr.
"HARE CHASES THE GREYHOUNDS? ::- London, July 14
MARKOS OFFERS PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Athens, July 14.
The French Navy sent yessäla from Toulon to explore the pass- Close of play scores:
ages around the peninsula and a At Lords: Gentismes 150 for ground search at the hilly cape
had been begun.-Router. tour. Players, to bat..
I enjoy them best
"The filter tip is a great Mr. Cannon reported to Freal- dent. Truman before returning 10
his post at Belgrade later this discovery. It stops all those work. He would not discuss his little bits of loves tobacco.” talk with the President other
than to say he had talked about Much more than that, it the differences appearing in the Communist front in Eastern temps any harshness › pros duced by burning. That's Europe.
that the bronk between He said t The rebel leader, Gåneral Markos Vafiades, today
offered to begin peace negotiations with the the Soviet-dominated Cominform why they'en so marvellously
and Maralal Tito appeared to be Government. The offer was made over the re- getting pretty deep. Reuter.
bel radio. The best he Defendant was fired a total: of the smokers, who were on bail,
Premier Constantine Tral- lain stronghold are reported to CHINESE SOCCER #426.
word Gined $35 each, while the two
daris and the Minister of War, have lightened the pincers gain-
DEFEAT The same penalty was imposed who were actaligd Ware fined $20 by Mr. J.W
Wicks on Ip Hung who] each; ALERTS ARE
Calcutta, July. 14: George Stratos, said they would ing on the south of Eptakhorion," Two branches of the army were ploaded pillly to the charges of Chu Luk was fined $100 by
not discuss peace until the re-
ba
Chinese footballers badly let only 12 kilometres Faid to keeping an opium divan in an Latimer on the charge of keep
bela first surrendered uncondi-
down their supporlets here today unnumbered "hill at the rear of tag a divan at 92 Temple Street, The hare chated the greyhounds tonally. This is the second on the west the Ninth Army in the second exhibition match
On 1,110 Canton Bond and possession Arst; Apor, on July 14. He had et 3.0 IACP of prepared opium two pipe and pine lampe, and in the first race at Southend to- peace feeler from Markos inurrounded the key 5,000 moun between the Chinese and the Rast
Vitlina north- and
local de The Chu
Chincae Jains of Rinitia July 1 S
Benkwo, goals, to, nii The premises. height, but the well-trained hounds six weeks w pud Ave smokers; on - Bub-Lampertor J.S. Howarth our of the smokers were fined completed the course without the Markos radio appkal said, “Frgodast of Larissa. MAHESETEK
affected In Larians, a court martial sen
rain A sodden held alo said that the place was raided by 130 chy, and it fith had his mechanical igre. Their traps were Cresce, at this critical moment
brain "declares that it is ready to tenced two women and men the Chines Olympic team's play KAT KECA ball of "980" strolled an
the accept any honest democratic to death and sight others to life The crowd was seriously szinoyed Pabáth raids were conducted by. But the bullet Frinted and rulleled for the Per Chief Inspector &C. Smith #sid dos bone. They had to run agreement to help all Grooks in gaol All were accused of be over the Chinero play, which was Meanwhile Gede armies. con- for 4 members o of the "Communist rearred by Toula, Associated 17 VALIUM JAMES KRATER, Windme Inspector Orem", who; pro- the race again, for the benedi of
backers asocialed. Pros. verning on the derillar': 'mo
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