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ADRIFT JAMES
a
had spent pleasant evening drink. ing in those dockland taverns where seafaring men of many nations meet and mournfully sip mild brews of English beer, and marvel at the natives, who seem to enjoy drinking it in quantity..
James, being a native, drank
with native abandon, putilog down pint after pint of the wine of the country, raising his glas frum time to time in a toast to
The
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SIDE GLANCES Tribute Stalin In
United Nations
United Nations, Mar. 6. Bitterness between East and West was set aside briefly in the United Nations today in a minute of silent tribute to Prime Minister Josef Stalin,
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vyshinsky, dressed in deep mourning, thanked the U.N. Poli- tical Committee for the observance. Vyshinsky, who will board the French liner Liberte today en route to Moscow, praised Stalin and said Russia would continue his policies of "strengthening peace."
Calling for the observance, hands with Chairman Muniz as Committee Chairman Joao Carlos South Korea's Ben C, Limb The aud-eyed strongers, who Murziz of Brazil uskod Vyshinsky began his statement on the were wistfully recalling distant to "accept
and convey to his Korea situation. pleasures like Schnapps and perple our condolences" on the alivovitz,
and Chianti, death of Stalin. cognac but who raised their glasses in polite reply and muttered greet- Inga in their own tongues,
Vyshinsky spoke briefly with Muniz, ter back 10 Secretary-
Lic
"Accept our gratitude for General Trygve your condolences," Vyshinsky As he turned to leave Muniz told
the Committee, in this he looked at Lie, bowed light- "mosi grievous loss for the ly ond then moved away. Savlet people and for all the Lie answered but Vyshinsky peace-loving peoples, to an end James's pleasant even-human beings throughout the did not extend his hand.
At last, time was called, and the English law put the visitors out of their misery and brought
Ing. He drained the last drop from his glass and went out into the street.
had
It was one of those streets where the houses have ships for neighbours, and on this night it seened to James that the street caught some of the sea's worst habits.
heavy
groundswell corrugated the pavement and made walking difficult: buildings pitched and tossed and rolled, as
If they might break away any moment from their moorings. It was not the sort of night on which to be cast adrift alone.
NEW FRIENDS
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for
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"The great Stalin was one of the founders of the Unitets Na- tions and Inspired us in Our struggle for peace,
Then he left the Committee chamber, flanked by his aides.- Associated Press.
GROMYKO LEAVES
London, Mar. d. Ambassador Andrei Gromyko The foreign policy of the mode a secret departure from Soviet Union and of our (Com-London Airport tonight aboard munist) Party has been and con- BOAC Stratocruiser for New tinue to be the unswerving York. polfey of maintenance and Black overcoated Gromyko strengthening of peace."
sat with clenched hands in a Union all ledged that the Soviet green-upholstered armchair and
continue
ue in the future twiddled his thumbs. to seck "business-like relations" with other countries,
PORTUNATELY, James was not ment
for long alone. The current swept him round- comer into the centre of cheerful group of men, all of whom he immediately and gratefully adopted as if they were shipmated who shared a common peril.
He leaned against a wall, and listened to their gossip and their banter and suddenly a strange thing happened. One of the roup came up to James, draped "Something over his
Bnying: You have this, Next minute, he and
all the
group, were gone; and within
another 10 seconds, Jumes found himself with fresh company- policeman, who said: "I'm going to arrest
you-drunk an in- capable.
mesange 10
Then he sent a reporters: "I definitely have nothing to say. Eight silent men sat in a semi-circle round his chair.
MUCH MOVED Vysblnky wis strikingly pallid and worn,
Hal!
They all wore dark ties. way through his state- to the
here was only one splash of Committee his voice broke. He gulped, and colour-the light blue coat of un attractive chestnut-haired girl. When took a glass of water.
his brief She walked arm After he ended
in arm from his head the main departure lounge to statement he rested.
shading his the VIP Haŭ with
a Russian against his hard.
Committee When
officers told business, Gromyko thot his flight was ready seat, to leave he picked up his grey through trilby, adjusted his brown wool and shook scarf and stepped into the back seat of the car again to be driven to the plane where sleeper berth No. 12 had been reserved.
As
eyes.
Then,
the swung back into its
his stood up from threaded his
way officinis at the dais
ke
Brilliant Display By
James was taken to the police Von Cramm
stalion, and there the officer saw what he had thought was a mackintosh Blung over his prisoner's shoulder, was, in fact, a pair of brand-new blankets,
"Where did you get those?" he
asked
James. But James's speech by now was more incomprehensible than any spoken by a stranger soiling into London pori, The question was deferred, and James, a bald- ing, middle-aged man, was put Into a cell.
In the morning, the policeman asked him again about the blankets. "I don't know where I got them." said James, "a man gave them to me. No, I don't know who the man was. Just write down in your book it was a man."
THE
NOW, THE CALLT THE story of the blankels was presently told in the Thames court to Colonel W. E. Batt, the magistrate. James had pleuded not guilty to being in unlawful pozession of them.
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you." he said to the
court, "this chap give them me. I thought they was a scarf, 'cos
of the way be wrapped them round my neck."
"Oh, come, try to think up a better story than that," said the magistrate, people don't give
about min
valuable blankets; just for
ut that's what happened. I thought the boys was having a game with me."
"Well," sald the magistrale, "I don't think you know much what did happen. I'll dis- this "Thank you, sir," said James, and he left the court grateful to be free, even more grateful to find when he got outside that the East End streets on this morning were calm as a millpond.
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All eyes will be on South China in this week-end's | circulated, but if for any HONG KONG. SOCIETY FOR soccer programme as the Caroline Hill Club begins on its final stretch towards quadruple honours this season,
Already in the finals of both divisions of the Chal- lenge Shield competition, the Caroliners' bid for the Senior and Junior League Championships will hinge on their matches tomorrow, when they are due to meet Kow- loon Motor Bus in both their Senior and Junior Division fixtures,
Despite their selback last
over
I have a feeling that Army week-end when they sustained ore capable of repeating their their first defeat at the hands Challenge Shield victory of the Club, South China are Kitchee to give the League title expected to Improve on their to South China on a platter. first round score of 1-1 against Even а draw would practi- Kowloon Motor Bus tomorrow. eally assure South China of the GOING TO UN.
That the Club's triumph was Championship. Just before the
drove
und deserving a magnificent
Should both
and Kichte away he said: "I am going to one with all credit due to cach South China win their games attend the General Assembly of individual member of the team tomorrow, South China wil the United Nations."
was undisputable, but it must still hold the dvantage in the Then he raised his hand and be conceded that a major fac- remaining matches. Their last added: "I don't know when Itor in South China's defeat was four opponents will be Eastern, shall be back “in London.
their over-confidence in the Navy, CAA and St. Joseph's Was he going to take over outcome and their subsequent with only Eastern capable of Cairo, Mar. 0.
Vyshinsky's job
Soviet attitude of taking things too upsetting them. Cottfried ven Cramm, former Foreign Minister?
cosity in the opening stages of Kitchee on the other hand Germon Davis Cup stor, reached
Gromyko shrugged his wide the game until they found it will still have five more teams the final of the men's singles to-
shoulders and refused to yay
was too late to recover.
to contend with-KMB, East- day, when the Egyptian Lawn
a word.
Tomorrow, however, with the ern, Sing Tao, Club and RAF, Tennis Champlership was con-
The other passengers en the
opposition a known quantity anyone of which are capable ud at the Gezira Sporting aight-in another sleeper was to them, there will undoubted of spelling finish to all their Club HETE
velor Douglas Fairbanks---were
their league hopes, ly be no relaxation.on He beaf Vindisiny Skonecki,aboard as the block car drove part between the opening and With South China and CAA the self-exiled Pole, 1-0 3-0 6-across the tarmac.
final whistle.
both level on the number of aggre- South China will assuredly games played and on field their usual full team of gate points at the head of the Pau King-yin; Chiu Chor-wing,
Second Division League table, Lau Yee; Soong Ling-sing, Ko the Second Division match bo- tween - South China and Kow- Po-keung, Tong Sheung Lee Kwong-wing, Lee Yuk-tak, 19
loon Motor Bus assumes special Yue Cheuk Interest tomorrow.
- 10-8, staging a brilliant re- Twenty minutes before the covery to win a match which plane took off he was driven into lasted two and three-quarter the airport in a huge black cat, hours.
preceded by G motor cyclist Jaroslav Drobny, hokier of the policeman-Associated Press. title, won the other semi-final by beating Guiseppe Merlo of Italy 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
In The semi-finals of the Preston Sell
mixed doubles, Sven Davidsson (Sweden) and Mrs Knude of the United States beat A. Huber of Austria and Miss Grant of Egypt 6-1, 6-2, and Kanecki of Poland and Miss Pat Ward of Britain best Armando Vieira of Brazil and Miss Kinghorn of Egypt, 6-2, 0-5.-Reuter,
Swimmer's Unofficial
Record
Sydney, Mar. 0. Australian
Harry Anders
London, Mar. 6. Harry Anders, the Preston North End right wing, who has been deputy to Tom Finney for many seasons, was sold today to Manchester City for what was described as a very substantial fee.
Anders is one of the smailest wingers in English football. He is only ave feet two inches.
Kwok Ying-lok;
yin and Mok Chun-wah.
SOLID DEFENCE
www.
The Busmen handed CAA o 2-0 defeat last week and will be out to show no favouritiam against their traditional rivals Kowloon Motor Bus, on the tomorrow. However, both CAA other hand, will have a solid and SCAA are expected to ar- a defence in Chan Kat-ying, rive at the final decision when Hung Hing-yuk, Tam Chun-fal they clash again with cach Szeto Iu, Ng Kel-cheong and other in their return fixture. Fung Kwan-shing. But even up to this late stage Vie
of have still not Lengue, they been able to solve their prob- lem of the most workable for- ward line.
ly won by 2-0, it was evident that the KMB selectors were trying Szete Man and Leo Tal-
matel
in
Once again they will be con- fronted with the problem of where to place Lee Chun-fat. Chris Buffy, the Charlton In their match against СЛА Athletic winger, who scored the last week, which they narrow- winning goal for Charlon Egainst Burnicy in the 1947 Cup Final, has left football.
Buffy has gone to live at Han-fal as a left flank combination
tomorrow's with The
Olymple gor, Northern Ireland, where le mind in view of the vulner swimmer, Miss Judy Joy Davies, vill probably enter the hotel ability of the South China de- unofficially bettered the evorld business-Associated Press.
fence on the right where Seong. milo free style record for
Ling-sing and Chiu Chor-wing are the loopholes. women by 10.1 seconds here to night.
She clocked 22 minutes 55.4 seconds, but her time will not be recognised because she did rat give suffelent notice to the New South Wales Amalour Swimming Association.
Warships Still Radio-Active
Four
testa last
It is likely that the Bame forward line of Lee Shiu-fal, Lee Chun-fat, Tang Yee-kit, Szeto Man and Lee Tak-lai will take the field tomorrow.
They may not score many goals, but in what should be à Very light battle of two strong score even one goat may provo defences tomorrow ability. to
the decisive factor.
TODAY'S FEATURE
London, Mar, 0.
affected warships
by The official world record radio-active water around the 23 minutes 11.5 seconds, set up montebello Islands of northwest by Ragnhild Hveger of Den-Australia during Britain's atomic
October, maric in 1939.
are going Miss Davies had hoped that the into dock to be decontaminated. attempt would be official, but the Admiralty announced today. only four persons watched the The aircraft transport vessel In their bid for the Benlor. swim. She said she would try Campania, and the tank landing League Championship, South again this month officially to ships
Tracker and Chica may have to thank returned to Britain Army by the time this week- Miss Davies won the Empire recently.
end is over, for Army are down Games backstroke title in New The contamination was only to meet the potential Zealand in 1850 and represented įslight and had not affected the plons' strongest rivals, Kitchee, Australis in the Olymple Games men on board, the Admiralty in the feature match of in Helsinki last year--Hauter, sald-Reuter.
afternoon.
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