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Death Penalty
HE parliamentary po
the
tagonists for Sabolition in England of the death penalty have finally got their way, but the result of the non-party vate in the House of Corn- mons must inevitably raiso misgivings in the minds of It can be many people.
expected these misgivings will bo pin-pointed in the "considered statement
tho
consequences
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will flow from the vote," which the government hne promised to make at ΠΟ early date,
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Feature Highlights
Here are samo of the
festure highlights today's China Mail:
P. 6; Les Armour
writen
011 Marilyn Monroe's latest acquisitions ---- ** Rattigan play and Olivier sa bor leading man.
P. 6: 20th Century Treason Trial No. 2-Hanged by
not
a preport họ dd All Swedish ports were virtually soaled off today by the thick band of ice It is noteworthy, however, running the length of the country's sea-
that although the free vote went against the govern- ment, the Premier readily accepted its validity as an expression of will for the abolition of capital punish- it remains to be ment. seen whether the House of Lords will be similarly
minded.
board.
A team of ice-breakers will make a final attempt tomorrow to clear the more powerful of 36 vessels in Stockholm harbour out to open sea before the port finally closes until the spring thaw. Few of the ships blocked in Goteburg are likely to be able to break through the ice to the North Sea.
lanna
Arrivals and sailings
breakers
Tho
at the
up
Spain, bo
need, by Nigel Gee: A love story in marble, by hobert Colman,
P. 7: Sefton Delmer writes about "The King and I,” the King being Band of Saudi-Arabia.
P. 8: Can the future be forstald? The fins in a series of articles by Phyllis Digby Morton. P. 13: Bir Beverley Baxter write this week, about a Canadian whose dream came true.
P. 16 & 17: Local and overseas sports reviews/
EISENHOWER
VETOES
GAS BILL
control
1
HOW THE BIG RACE
SWEEPS ARE RUN
AND DRAWN
By: George Liu
Most of us splurge occasionally on one of the few forms of legalised gambling in Hongkong the $2 eash sweep ticket.
But how many know precisely what happens behind the scenes from the time a ticket is brought to that exciting moment when someone realises that the piece of paper in his wallet has won him a fortune?
Twelve "intelligent and well-informed" sources which were so weird and gave me varying answers wonderful that I finally decided to seek out the facts for myself.
The first step seemed obvious. The dramatic moment of a I called up Mr A. E. Amold, swoopstake is, however, at the Secretary of the Hongkong "draw". Jockey Club and got my first
SELECTIONS
By "Rapier"
Brivisto Mainsail II
RACE TA
Orange Beauty
Outsider:-Sky Horse,
RAČE 1
Jemima P.
Flytaz. Dutchman Anniversary 10.
Outsider Pot O'Gold.
RACE 2
Gay! Siro Sanbrita
Henrietta
Outsider: Probability. RACE 39
Amapola Tumbleweed
V. 'I, P.
Outalder;Trade Wind.
Outsider:Winsome Stag.
RACE 4
Charleroi
Misty Law Golden. Branch
Hellcom Treasureland Icefield
Outalder:-Old Tyre.
RACE 6
RACE 5
For a special cash sweep a sec tion of the immense public halt at Happy Valley is cordoned off. Behind the barrier stand three Blondie globular copper-coloured bar-Atomic Caesar
one Bldo by a rels, flanked on
blackboard and a spacious
Jockey Club, I was told, has nearly nothing to do with the sweepstakes. This is in the hands of the Club Treasurers, Messra Peat, Marwick, Mitchell large
who keep the desmediately before the cordon and pervise and do most
records,
The
Invinciblo
OutsiderHiawatha.
RACE 7
Emperor Delight Pegasus Cover Girl
Outsider:-Sulten.
RACE 8
Vendetta Snowy
The Kangaroo
Outsider: Froo Success.
RACE 9.
the
Fidra Beautiful Le Kentucky Lades
Outsider:Beautiful Phoenix,”
In doing so, he condemnél | the" public. Includifig the jooke Arele-one string to
By "The Turt”
RACE 1A
'Gällant Knight' - Orange Beauty Amusement
Outsider:-Midget. RACE 1
Jemima P. Flying Dutchman Moonrush
Outsider:-Comet.
Gay Sire Zotimar Curtsey
RACE. 2
Outsider:—Full-of-Spirit;
:: RACE 3.
Tumbleweed Amapola
V. L. P.
Outsider: Scrabo.
Chariorol
RACE 4
Golden Branch.
Skylon
Outsider: Winsome Stag.
Hellcon
RACE 5
Treasureland Diamond Dahlia
Outsider:---Fleming Wheel,
RACE 6
Atomie Cacear
Dutch Courage
Blondie
Outsider: Desert Gold.
RACE 7
Emperor Delight
Ma Cherlo
Matador
· Outsider;-Avión.
Vendelta
Kertern
RACE 8
Free Success
Outsider:The Kangaroo,
Caesar
Fidrag
Lawrence'.
RACE 9
Outsider: AppleTM Pie
TODAY'S TEASER TIP
An ice-breaker meanwhile managed to break The free vote was employed
in 1948 when the House through to the isles of the Stockholm Archipelago, of Commons, by a narrow isolated for the past week, with food and fuel supplies. majority, and against the
Further south. two-day Serbia, and helicopters have wishes of the then Labour
for rescue put into use government, approved aboli- search has revealed no trace of been
Swedish cargo vessel with Ave operations. 0
o the work in the "draws,"
," and is the Press desit. Behind the planes tion of the death penalty persons aboard, which disap- Yugoslav Air Force
have for an experimental period, peared
of reporters throng optimistically after leaving
responsibility Gotland will also bomb an ice dam that
carrying out all the calculations. minded members of the public but the House of Lords
on Sunday Inst. The has formed on the Morava river
The masses of numbers and all holding lists of numbers at Varvarin to case the threat overrode that vote and island was today linked to the
sces of floods.
dollar signs one
on the in their hands. threw out the vital clause mainland by 15 miles of Ice,
Swallows, turning
official Jockey Club sweepstake After an inspection of the in the Criminal Justice
for their annual
result sheets and other records "works" by a delegation, of re- Bill. Seemingly they could port of Hamburg were roduced punctually
at Barbate
seem to symbolise an extremely porters, the signal for the start do the same again, and the today to ships proceded by ice- spring rendezvous
Washington, Feb. 17.
complicated system, to the un-
of draw is given.. the freeze-up de Franco, Southern
of numbered President Eisenhower to- mathematically minded, But less abolitionista may not yet worsened, threatening to seal the were today
to reported
are poured Into have won the battle.
swooping harbeu off completely,
into houses in search day vetoed a controversial than half an hour's explanation mar
barrels. The VITAL
of warmth and shelter. 72 HOURS
first string the accountancy Brm
proved just ephtaining the exact number The birds, bewildered at find-bill, passed by both houses by a patient young official of Hare is how I If the eventual outcome la
to be drawn, for is pándos the
whole Baltic Sea may ing sunny Spain in the grip or of congress, to exempt the opposite. abolition of capital
also seen natural gas producers from works for a big, sweep
poured into a small, barrel. Tho punishment in England, the be frozen over within 72 hours fcy weather, were
THE SPLIT-UP interest of the colonies in there is no Improvement in reling direct brain-france direct government price
First
all the number for the all the total sum of second and third strings, con weather conditions, part Presse the
poured into the aubject will be
money from all tickets sold to meteorological autthorities. Lore quickened. The colonies cast.
by the Jockey one purchased have always based their
of Meanwhile, the regions
persons" representing a very club (the one ticket which can
on the s The marbles on small "segment" of the oil in-never win)....is added up laws of justice and code of Lorch and Kaub, some way up
string four numerals each,
bear thase procedure on
of the Rhine Valley, were threa
dustry, who had sought to From this the Hongkong Gov- starting from: "0000",, and con- England, with variations tened with floods
frozin
"further their own interests by emment calms 25 percent as tinuing upwords. These figures Singapore, Feb. 17, to to suit local conditions; gorges caused water ac-
highly questionable activities." betting tax. The Jockey Chub represent the first four num Leaders of Singapore's three
takes 28 percent of the balance bers on a
ticket and capital punishment is cumulate below Mainz.
Observers said this referred is commission.
The m marbles on the third practised in
The cold and snow, which are political parties all said today the colonies
expected to continue, have kept they were taking no action to
statement by Senator The remainder, after deduct-
string carry today.
children from schools in many
bring about abolition or hang-
murder in the colony Francis Case (Repuotican, Southing 10 percent for unplaced but each, from "000", "900" centres short of coal suppiles, ing for
been qualified pontes, is split up These represent the last three Dakota) that be hid
thus: 70 Abolition of the death and led to delays of up to eight because of Britain's decision.
percent for the winning The acting Chief Minister, Jonered a 2,500-dollar (about
***** THE SHAKE-UP pony's sweep number, 20 per- numerals on a sweep Ucket, penalty in England would hours in train schedules between
Mr Lim Yew Kock, said his *893) campaign contribution cent for the runner-up and 10
With a deafering roar, at-
Chicago, Feb. 17. the two men's disappearance act automatically involve West Germany and Berlin.
government had given no con-
oy an oil man ouring the Senate percent for the third prize. tehdants start' « turning the Mr Wilbur Brucker, Secretary for almost five years before Ita abolition in the colonies,
alderation to the matter.---.
Take, for example, acpate on the bill,
special
pivoted barrels. Once, twice, of the Army, said today that producing them at 6 Moscow Reuter, but it might well stimulate
cash
sweep - on the Pearce Yugoslavia doday suffered its
three times and once in the Guy Burgess and Donald Mac- press conference, is a "startling local agitation, to that end.
The Sensic elections sub- Memorial Cup last year. There
direction for day of the winter as
British diplomats reminder of the grim・ task. coldest
good lean, former A British government
1,529,000 tickets sold opposite
at temperatures fell in many places
the who tape measure. Three committee announced yesterany were
fied to Russia in 1951, chead,” he said.—Reuter, might find it dimeult, on
the total sum of money
most are "know about some of our bottom of the containers the bringing 10 minus 34 degrees centigrade.
Inquire into the grounds of logic, to In Belgrade, thermometers re-
to $3,058,000. Unplaced quall-
opened, and opened, with a rattle three closely guarded secrets secret frosty mimis
charge. The Federal Bureau of
nad ponies, whether starters or marbles roll out. dony
of priceless value to the Com- popular demand gistered 3
also been Investigation has
The Orst-fixing the number munist conspiracy!" from n colony for abolition degrees centigrade." The regions
not, numbered 101, ***** CALCULATIONS
of the hors-is brought to_D death of the
asked to investigate. sentenco, of the country striken
demand severely by the cold wave were
steward of the Club who calls when the BRITIC has been accommodated in Serblo, Crontin and Bosnia,
England.
ba
one
1
*S
COLDEST DAY
23
most
It
Packs of
famished wolves were reported to be roaming through parts of the country in of the search of prey. In the village This may
of Vraniste, near Pristima, consequences Sir Anthony was reported that a pack of ten Eden had in mind when he hungry wolves
of enormous bear and devoured it. spoke in the House Commons
Thursday Floods have isolated night.
localities, especially in southem
on
USE
SHELL X-100
10W/30
GIVES YOU MORE
MILES PER GALLON.
LONGER PERIODS
tore into
BETWEEN DE-CARBONIZATION.
In
nome
NOT TO SEEK ABOLITION
to
Cyprus Outrages would
The
The calculations arc
Limassol, Teb. 17. A terrorist gang fred on British army patrol car in Limassol tonight as a big fire Cost To Consumers follows: gutted a military store on the waterfront.
Focs of
its
19
second,
three numbers
of the
it out, The second and third 25 percent botting tax $ 764,500 marbles and then brought by The bill would
separate attendants to an official exempt na-28 percent
of the Clube treasurers, who There were no casualties,
tural gas producers mainly Jockey Club
calls the number $042,200
out oll com- Soon after the fire began, ter- Texas and Oklahoma
commission city dung two bombs outside the regulation. rorisis in the central par, of the
panies-tiom. direct federal
Tetall ..... $1,406,650 drawn ticket. Subtracted from the grand Besides the four staff members Public Works Department build-
total, this leaves $1,051,320. of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Ing. They caused no casualties
Forty percent of this (for un- Co., and a representative of the and only slight damage-Reuter,
placed Ponies) comes to $860,- Jockey Club, who act as super- 528...which, divided equally visors of the
operations the Vancouver, BC, Feb. 17.
among 101 ponies, gives each three stewards in change of cash Five crew members
drawn but unplaced ticket the sweeps are present. They are, Canadian government survey
of $0,530.08.
at present, Mr D. Benson, Mr ship were rescued from a tiny
of profit on natural gas is small The remainder, $800,792, is J. 2 island off the northern coast of compared with that made by the divided as follows: British Columbia today, some 38 hours after their vessel sank utility companies and the pipe. line interests which carry the In a near-blizzard.
Captain Herbert Dale-Johnson as from the oldfields.
of a
the bill say enactment would cost consumers about 800 million dollars (about £286 million) yearly in higher gas bills...
Ita mupporters say the margin
st
S.
N. Chau gor and the Hon. Numerous recorders are pre- sent taking down the results arc later Individually. These checked and counter-checked before the official results are Issued.
The "small sweeps" are run identical lines but On a
First prize: 70 percent 3693,555. Second prize: 20 percent $198,158. Third prize: 10 percent #00,079. The race-by-race swoops are The compantes deny they are rum on exactly the same prin
except that operating a monopoly in natural elple
unplaced to Vancouver, almost six hours gas, and maintain that federal ponies are awarded $100 each alter they were spotted... regulation would discourage ex- Instead of receiving an equal on
ploration for new gas-Router. share of the 40 percent.
of Vancouver and four crew- men were fown from the island
United Press,
IN
1956 Go Gay
WITH
| smaller scale.
Mr
leta delle for the 9th race
*
This bed is very unconveneme uncomfortable
The teaser tip for the last meeting was
How Do I Know, which was withdrawn at
the last minute and did not start.
拿
THE SPIES KNEW PLENTY
...
Bangkok, Feb. 18. - Two overloaded buses crashed Brucker, who was ad
the Executives Club of head-on 38 miles from Bangkok described Burgess and today, killing 19 persone and
on undetormind "prize pieces of injuring Maclean as
mutber. One › driver deceit, and
foll evidence of
of the treachery which have so long sleep at the wheel.
The sleepy driver fled after been principal characteristics
The bus was on the accident. The fact that the Russians rotite the capital-United disclaimed any connection with Press.
of Communist tactics."
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