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SWEDISH POLICY CRITICISED
Ambiguous And Inconsistent
London, May 14-The present Swedish policy "imposes a permanent weakness on the structure of Scandinavian defence and a permanent strain on Scandinavian relations," the Liberal periodical, The Economist, said today. ·
The Economist examined the possibility of "It Scandinavian alliances with the West, and said: is Sweden which is the key country.
"He considerable military strength is not backed by a clear cut and vigorous policy."
countries, Norway, of the three was the most likely to enter into an effect and timely allinace with the West If events should demand this."
But it is
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1948.
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Evacuating Ethiopia
London, May 14.--Dritain will shortly evacuate her troops from the Ethiopian province of Oraden, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Christopher Mayhow, announced In the House of Commons to. Jay.
Ogaden, the southernmost tip of Eitilopla, forms a corridor between the new British mill- tary base in Kenya and British Bomaliland.
aiso Mr Mayhew considerable progrens
reported recently
in preliminary exchanges for negotiations for an Aario- Ethiopian treaty. This would replace the temporary wartime agreement by which Ethiopia provided Britain with certain milliary facilities required fur- Ing the last phases of the war. --Router.
counts on Western help, certain that nothing will be done to prepare for its effective use,
"Swedish policy will remain um- biguous, inconsistent and above EI PELANTIKAS
n policy of armed opportunist,
150 membertion of
YESTERDAY IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
Hutton Hits A Sparkling Century
Against Northants
London, May 14-—A delightful innings of 100 not out by Len Hutton `gave Yorkshire a ten wickets win over Northamptonshire today and warned Don Bradman and company that England's opening batsman is getting back into tip top shape.
Hutton and Halliday hit off the 167 runs Yorkshire were set to win in an unbroken partnership in which Hut- ton's driving and cutting were strokes right out of the model book. He hit one six and 13 boundaries and com-. pletely mastered the Northamptonshiro attack.
enabling the Australian to rapidly overtake him.
The outstanding feature of the third round
was the lay of tho Scottish international, Tom Hallbur ton, who turned in a score of 85, Warwickshire 202 (Ort 54, Crans- which was one better than the re- ton 4 for 63) and 244 for five cord sat by American Bobby Jones (Dollery 102, Taylor 00, Polinrd 3 in the qualifying stages of the 1920 for 18),
open championship. At Oxford.
The tall blond Haliburton' required Oxford University v. Hampshire-feur at the last hols to achieve a match drawn.
record. The crowd groaned when the second shot; short of the green bali, trickled to the edge of the bunker.
Oxford 293 (Kardar 60, Knott 4 for 85) and 147 for 8 declared;
Hampshire 151 (McCorkoli 57, Kardar 4 for 41) and 187 for ù (McCorkel 63).
the
It stopped six inches short. Haliburton chipped it to within nyard of the pin, then calmly ranke
VON NIDA WINS The Australians, as expected, took 45 minutes to Sunningdale, Berkshire, May 15-a patt and was mobbed by autograph polish off Cambridge University and win by an Innings and
Australia's Norman von Nida won hunters. In the fourth round, how- 51 runs. The Varsity had only 3 wickets to fall, but Bailey,
first major professional golf ever, he carded 72, giving him an the all rounder, batted beautifully to carry his bat for 66.
prize of the season today when he regate of 281 which was well out
of the money.--United Press. carded 60 and 00 in the final two
DAVIS CUP Slow leg breaker Colin McCool, in his most accurate mood,
rounds to win the £525 first prize
Prague, May 14 Czecho-Slovakia took seven, Cambridge wickets for 78 runs.
In the Daily Mali£2,500 tourna
and Brazil ended, all squato after ment, Fighting cricket by Warwickshire Yorkshire 247 (Hutton 72. Watson
The second prize of £200 went to the first day's play in their second round Davis Cup European - Zone and Taylor 41, Garlick 4 for 58) and 107 for no veteran $0-year-old Reg Whit-
cach Ord robbed Lancashire of a win at wicket, (Hutton 100 not out, Halli- combe, former open champion, who/tio which began hero today,
side winning one singles match carded 07 and 74, giving him an Jaroslav Drobny. the Czech acc, oggregate of 275.
beat Ernesto Petersen 6-2, 0-2, 0-2, At the
The end of the third round, while
Brazilian champion, Whitcombe led von Nida by one Manoel Fernandez, defeated tho
but
Whitcombe Czech second string. Ferdinnud oging
round | Vrba, 0-2, 0-4, 0-3.—Router.
MEMBERSHIP batanen Tom Bollery
neutrality, of economic and cultural HKAA NOTES
of limited obligations,
the
United Nations and Insurance against its failure,
Thus the strongest state Scandinavia in the weakest. this fact, it imposes a permanent structure of on lid weakness
and a per- | Scandinavian defence
Scandinavian | manent
Denmark, the paper added, hard-of ly expected its vulnerable position to be bultressed by on alliance.
The Economist said that "no od
of any alliance is clat mention made in Sweden.
"Yet it is difficult to avoid the Sweden, in fact, conclusion that
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Solution of yesterday's puzzle.-- Across: 1 and 6 Down, Postman's knock; 7, Lark; D, Boon; 10, Utter: 12, Arc; 13, Horrifle; 15, Bow; 10 Trek: 17, Lars; 18. Bets; 20, Gore; 21, Deny; 22, Ordnance; 23, Repent:
24, How.
Down: 1, Plumbago; 2, Oath; 3. Morris: 4, Nor; a, Society; G. See Acrosa; 8, Keroseno: 9, Bait; 11, To- ward; 14, French; 17, Lore; 18, Bent; 10, Stew; 21, Dan.
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