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IN FIRST TEST HK Gas
Of The NEED 62 RUNS TO WIN Pumped
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Manufacturers Australia were in sight of victory in the First Test match against England at Brisbane today.
reasons
electricity charge is one of
main The
why production rats cannot be reduced. Their claim at time when stiff competition
bitter reality and shorter working day imminent prosport
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of profil
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The Australians, 15 minutes before tea, only required 62 runs, and with Burke (23) and O'Neill (19), the match appeared to be a foregone conclusion.
Australia, beginning the day with the task of making 147 for story, were within 109 runs of victory, with nine wickets stand- fng, at lunch on the fifth day of the First Test,
of
201
Jim
sume me get wickets, made frequrm bowling and fielding his bowlers changes, working
nly in short spells.
By far the most Impressive of the four bowlers
on view this morning were Lock and Laker, facing whom Jury Burke wit especialty uncomfortable. After 90 minutes balling for ni
sti in Tuts Burke was Struggling stage when the teams adjourned.
the
At the uljournment Australia were 42 for the loss of Cal M. Ikmald's wicket after alle between the batsmen and the Surrey spinners, Tony Lock and Jini Laker, both
whunt bowled extremely well.
Colin McDonald Burke opened Australucs arrond innings as the Test got wider
k the bowing Brants old form as he raced to to wiy Statham.
after coming in on M. Donaid's He scored the only dismissal tour of th morning when he rent lock to the tapes at mid-
The palleh seemed to be playing quite easily
Statham's flest over, which yielded one run, produced no lift and no swing,
million into "earning c | - falned 2:14 Temnyestrd the business." carrying the Total to 854 anllion The surcharge, an of
appiled by both electrical companies, by agreement
Loader. Bowling from the the case of Hongkong
southern end, yielded five runs Electric ompany, profit
his arst over, ali scored by last
year was more than $14
McDonald, million, almost $2 million
After playing over two balls helter than the previous from Loader which kept low. his occount by year's and the general re- Burke opened serve was increased by $4.6 singling Stathatit, sed, after million to $17.5 million. three overs Australia were 10 The surcharge is admitted for no wickets.
ly geared to the fluctuating
Peter May, in o
cust of fuel but the demand keep
that the electricity (010- panies bear
more of
the
burden thi ruselves is a fair one. The Inet that the sur-
effort to down runs and at the
charge today is almost hat STOP PRESS
its peak level of 23 per cent
in 1952 is of little comfort.
The electricity
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well in have Game
recent ycorn to keep abreast of the Kruwing demand, and this has involved considerable capital outlay. But it has brought its rewards as the financial
show. resulta
played important part itl the development of
Both have
try but it now seems there is an opportunity to give
lu loca!! fresh incentive manufacturers, particularly the many who today come into the marginal category, A decision on the surcharge nceded H BOOB
possible.
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Brisbane, Dec. 19. Australia had crept well within Bight of victory in with the First Tent at tea
for two-only 51 rung
with runs more
required right wickets standing.
21 noi out. With Burke keeping one end tightly closed he has been batting 11.30a.m. doggedly since
de- this morning--O'Neill ilgated the crowd with their first sight of forceful cricket sinoc the opening of this Teat
Ife has so far scored 32 in
aggressive knock-
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The only wicket to fall was tit of McDonald, caught by Statham at does backward quare leg of Loker for 15 and the total at 20.
After two "byers for eight runs, Londer gave way, to Jim Laiser, whose first over to Burke was a molden - The Sure spinner appeared to be turning the ball a little.
McDonald had
narrow cscape in Statham's next" over as he played over a bail, which trickled to the leg slump but dhi not dislodge the balls.
B
1order, replacing Statham at the northern end after the Lan- had cushire
merchant speed bowled four overs to conceda six
bent runs, completely
third McDonald
hig with
delivery but the
ball passed
just over the middle stump.
And in the next over Laker
ele imed the first wicket for having England,
McDonald
Australla had lost their wicket for 20.
first
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'I Was A Clean, Straightforward Working Girl' The Peer
Sir
Across
Strati's Ex-Mistress And His Harbour
CQUELINS
Macmillan's Quip Starts Election Speculation
London, Dec. 9.
caught by Statham for 18-and A new spate of general election speculation was started here today by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's quip to Socialist Aneurin Bevan in Parliament that "the inquest of the nation may be sooner than you think."
Statham, fielding backward square leg, made u good running catch.
After the Arst hour's play Australia were 25 for one,
With the advent of Harvey, Lock came on in place of Loader and the batsman promptly sent him to the mid-on tapes for Australia's first four of the day.
bowling
the Laker,
over wicket to the righthander Burke, rapped the batstriani on the pads twice, the Arst time with an unsuccessful appeal for leg- before.
Accurate Bowling
Loader rapped Burke on the ap- pads, without making an peal, in his first over on IC- Lock sumption, and bowled a malden to Harvey from the southern end.
then
Burke reached double figures
fur 102 minutes with a single < Loader in the next over.
Both batsmen found it diff- cult to got the accurate bowling
the keen pust
fielders and Australla had scored only seven--one of these a no-ball by Loader after 25 minutes.
Burke sent the score past 50, after the innings had lanted 120 minutes, with a four off Lockam The first time the talsman had. opened up since he opened this morning,
Parliament in- Members of
whether the mediately asked
deeldes Prime Minister, who
might conten¬ eleiton dates, plate springing ono in February or March. This would be the consistent with earliest time
some time ago his assurance that there would be no winter election.
or
'CONFIDENT Usually well-informed sources that the belloved, however, quip, made during House
on the Commons exchanges 1050 Suez crisis, contained no hidden meaning.
They sold the Prime Minis- tex was merely telling the Labour opposition that if it
a wanted the verdict of the people on the then Conserva- tive Government's decision on urmed intervention In Erpt, he was not afraid of it, and was confident of the outcome.
Among Members of Parla- 'ment as a whole there is never- theless a widening belief that the election is kely in Spring or early Summer-Reuter.
Laker, coming on for Loader, President Elected gave two runs away. In his first over as he bowled to a defen- zive Acid.
Then at 50, a well-pitched up. ball from Lock flew off the edge Harvey's bat and was hela by Milton and Australia were two down, with 69 null required for victory,
Harvey made 23 In a good Innings.
SOVIET UNION USES VETO TWICE
United Nations, Dec. 9. The Soviet Union twice used
Its voto in the Security Council today, to block the admission of South Korea and Vietnam to the United Notions.
the
Today's vetoes brought to 87 total cast by the Soviet Union, one of the ve inanent members, since the Security Council was formed.
Earlier, the UN, Security Council rejected a Soviet bid to Communist North Korea have admitted to United Nations membership.--Raiter.
Coincidence
Capetown, Dec. 9. Paris, Dec. 0.
A man living in a village Jacques Chaban-Delmes, for- just outside Fort Beaufort was Defence Minister and knocked down and filled by a of the pro-Gauillat train today in exactly, the same spot where, a few years go, he was knocked down by train and had both hin legs erushed-Neuter
member
Union for the new Repubile was today elected President of the 5th Republic's first National As- sembly-France-Pressc.
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Fights To Clear Name
London, Dec. 9.
An ex-photographer's model told three judges today she was fighting to clear her name of "Herious criminal accusations" made against her by the rich man whose mistress she had been for 15 years.
Cannibal
Friend
London, Dec. 9. Lord Shackleton, son of Sir Ernest Shackleton. the British explorer, yur-
House prised the
of Lords tonight by saying an ex-cannibal friend kis frequently
Britain "without falling foul of the immigration officials."
came
of Lo
He was speaking in a House of Lords detute about the ad- mission of alleus.
He was urging the Govern- ment to do away with many of the restrictions on the entry of auch. It was
not
nonsense
to leave them to be dealt with by the ordinary law of the land Miss Jacquelin Gray, 42, was the case with British usked the court of appeal here subjects. sor a re-trial of her action last February when she sued former lover. Sir Strati Rall, 82, for the return of jewellery she said was worth £13,000. A Jury in the original case re- jected her claim.
A Decant Girl
her
He
Today, Miss. Gray'said she was "h ́decent girl when she Arst met Sir Strati, a baronet and former 'merchant banker,
"I Was 1 clean, straight- forward working giri employ- ed by all the biggest firms in London. Yet he stood up and called me a street woman so that I would lose my case."
She also contended that Sir that Strat had falsely sworn she had been blackmailing him since 1950.
Untrue
jm-
"These
unsubstantiated putations were allowed by the
judge to go unchecked although were patently untrue," they Miss Gray declared.
Cannibalism
Gas was pumped for the first time across the har- bour from Kowloon to the Island, yesterday.
Although underwater
дая mains were laid in the early part of this year it was not possible to put them into operation until land maire were laid connecting the underwater section with the gas works at Ma Tau Kok and with the Island distribution system.
Steel Main
The necessary steel main er- rived in mid summer and the bury Gas Company has bee since then in laying over two miles of man in Kowloon and about a third of a mile of main ou the Island.
For the time being retailvely amali
being quantities tre pumped across but they will provide a welcome reltet to the West Point gas works which is in meeting finding difficulty rising demand.
The Compaby's englasers also believe that the delivery of this extra gas to a central point in the Island distribution system wift result in improved supply sold
ex-cannibal and service to its consumers. la friend had never sought to introduce the cult connibalism In Britain. But
Search Continues
Accra, Dec. 9.
even if he had wished to there would be nothing to stop him inder present legislation bo- cause he was a British subject. An Interisifted search was
British subjects cun Britain as a right.
come to
Later Lord Shackleton wos asked to give further detail, ex-cannibal friend, above his but he refused. He said he had made his point in the House and would leave Reuter.
It at that-
In the Nsawam being made
Hond ares of Acera late today, as pilice spectors and con- libles are confident that the woman they saw there about 6
Was Sunday
Miss p.m. Elizabeth Bower, the Houter in Ghana. staff correspondent
since who has been missing Sunday afternoon.-Reuter.
on
Young Navy Boxer Still In Danger
YOUNG Dantel
1 Lynch
crew of member of the HMS Cheviot, who is uffer- ing from partiat parslysis
a result of a punch he re- ceived during a boxing bout, is still on the danger list. Hoeevor, a Royal Navy spokes- his this morning man sald condition is slightly better. He tad hod an operation lant later and 17:0 Wednesday
the Queen Mary
she Miss Gray,
who sald had met Sir Stratt during a wartime air raid alert in 1939 or early in 1940. alleged that a polico Inspector had "com. in testifying mitted perjury"
during there were no alerta the period. After she complained she had blackmailing called beca
taken the judges prostitute," one of
Hospital. commented:
"It is almost as rolling 67 police inspector a perjuror.
It won't help us to d.cide the case just to throw words of abuse about."
The hearing was adjourned
tomorrow-Reuter.
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DULLES MAKES PROGRESS
Washington, Dec. 9.
Mr John Foster Dulles, the Secretary of State, had another restful night and continued to- day to make. sallsfactory pro- gress from an intestinal illness, according to today's medical buildin
A State Department spokes- man bald it was not known yet when Mr Dulles would be discharged from hospital, but the he still expected that Secretary of State would fly to Paris at the weekend for next week's North Atlantic Treaty Counel! meeting and for talks Minka- with Western Foreign fers on the Berlin situation Reuler.
O'Neil, the new batUK UNEMPLOYMENT HIGHEST SINCE 1947
was of th
mark
modiately by sending Lakor away for two and then ho cracked Lock for four to go to 11 in 10 minutes.
At 77, Statham camo. on: for apdll Laker It bla after-lunch
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And O'Neill, after a narrow Cscape from a delivery which bent him all Use way,sqider mut lifm to the boundary to reach 20 and go past Burke at 19,
Bouter:
Landón, Deo. 9 Unemployment in Britain went aptis November by 22,900 to a total of 520,000—the jighent of là 11. Jones, 'the Ministry Labour annonhead today,
483,000
MeTh of the total,
wholly unemployed and the remainder temporarily outs of
foun.
*...*
power in hotels, catering, transport and communlestone, ballding and confracting were the main cause of the In-
cuts
Unemployment taxt month wa
2.4 per cent of the total inbour force compared with 2.2 per
cer in October and 1.5 per cent in November | Small
mistatu 1967. Aocarding to the Ministry,
“gorsonal rednellaru" "of man- |
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