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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. ... SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1948.
Flames Sweep Montreal Freight Yards
A pall of smoke overhangs the blazing roofs of long lines of freight cars in the Canadian National Railways Bonaventure freight yards at Montreal during a fire, which followed 'a series of explosions. A quarter of a mile of cars and freight sheds were destroyed. Fire was called worst in Montreal in recent years. Two sheds and 130 freight cars and their contents were a total loss, — AP Picture.
SPORTS NEWS of The Day
ALL
Von
THE
Nida
Wins
At Richmond
London, Sept. 3.--Norman Von Nida, the brilliant Australian professional, scored ane of the greatest successes of his golfing career in storms of rain, thunder and light- ning at the Royal Mid-Surrey course at Richmond today.
He twice went rom the 6,015-yard course, rated at a scratch score of 75, in 66, which added to his opening rounda of 70 and 69 gave him victory in the Lotus £1,500 Professionid Tournament with an aggregate of 271,
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NOV Boles A 30
Elmsford, 30 Win. With and Wille Turnesa of womegint rain he set ant this New York, entered The Buals took and actully did the tatt in 32 the National Amateur Golf Tourna-
pont today.
for a great victory,
Beventeen of the 46 pinyers broke 70 in the third roundt, at the end of which Mida share the leadi with Fred, Daly, of Balmoral, each with 70. Nine men stood within two Itee ww reond, M. Paulner ibotų of one another, and it was the | caled-Server) was third with 275 ökösest and most excitin
and Tenly fourth with 278--Reuter, ment fight of the year,
While he fuel sill to play the dual nine holes, Von Nida knew that Dai Rees (South Herls) had morked uŢa his secount on of the day for a 273 mapreffute
fle, Jimself, was left with the mercgnity of artcomplishing the lat
Louis Still
Retired
London, Sept. 3.--Mar- shal Miles, manager of Joo Louis, world heavyweight champion, has replied to the Loudon promoter, Jack Solomons' calle offering Louis a fight against Renee Woodcock.
Miles Bayn: "Have made no change in Louis's retire- ment. If there is any. will contact you after the Omi versus Woodenek fight."
Mr Solomons comment. ed: "I regard this as very hopeful. If Bruce wins. Louis mny after all cen- sider fighting him in ion- don."-Reuter.
Yachting
AMATEUR FINAL
Billows routed young Charley Coe Oinama City six and dive and Teresa tranced Gene Dahlbender) of Atlanta eight and six.
The 36-hole - final will be played Meady Tennesee, Sept. 3. Ray) at the Meraplats Country Club to- |
I that of Paghkeepsie, New York, mos row (Saturday),--United Press.)
Light-Hearted Cricket At Hastings
Hastings, Sept. 3.—The match between the Austra lians and the South of England ended in a draw here. today, the Australians dismissing South of England for 298 in their first innings in reply to their own first innings of 522 for seven declared.
Light-hearted cricket today provided good entertain- ment for the crowd, who braved a series of heuvy, showers, which often interrupted play. Bradman joined in the festi. vities by resting Lindwall and relying on Hasselt, Harvey and Brown for his bowling in the closing stages.
The South batzuen responded by: The MCC declared their Arst aggressive tacties. Compton leading Innings closed with 444 runs for 5 the way in a bright display at 32, out | lekets, tot 116, in just under two hours.
He completed his 50 in the first over after lunch and then began hit- fing merrily, but after getting 02 in juxt over two hours he fled a: catch into the deep feld. He hit 11 tours.
Bailey fell to a catch ai minking five men out for 214.
Cover,
while
Yorkshire replied with 175 for one. Len Hutton, the County's opening batsman, was 107 not out-leuler.
Schacht's Release
Criticised
Rain galn stopped play for à short; Torila, Sept. 3.-The offletal
Irain once more intervened.
National Health Plan
Working Smoothly
London, Sept. 3.-Ministry of Health officials today said that Britain's national health service WAB "working very smoothly" despite the tremendous surge of people seeking free medical, surgical, dental and optical treatment since July 5 when the scheme was inaugurated.
The main difficulty at present) There are still some 3,000 generál staying! outside the appears to be on the adminis- practitioners
scheme, antl their aloofness 19 trative side, occasioned by IL crenting what the ofletots called welter of form filling which invidious distinction," between accompanies every aspect of private and public patients, such a scheme.
DOCTORS PROTEST
The enlistment of some 10,000 Doctors In the scheme are pro- doctors and 7,000 dentists, appears to testing against outside doctors have so far coped with hundred of | velng allowed the use of various thousands of "patients" seeking health centres for their
private treatment which they might have patients, which they may would reasonably docked had they been re- constitute a a form of chiselling be- quired to dip into their pockets,enuse health centres were paid for But the immediate result has been by the National Health funds. the steady pilvis up of a backlog of Omelnts balet that on the whole, payments to ductors, dentists, opti-
there has been a very small pro- cians all pharmacists from who
It was there are afreute rumbles of discon- ction of actual chiselling.
admitted that sume practitioners, tent at several anomalies in servien
particularly dentists, Inve been which need to be straightened out,
making hay while the sun shines, Lut they are being reminded that compensations will be adjustest after the trial period, and they said that
Some of the more pessimistle punctilioners are already forecasting that the National Health Service is diganed to failure beentise It will eventually be bankrupt through the high rate of awards to various branches of the services, notably dentists, who receive entes as high as reven guloras for a wisdom footh extraction,
RUMBLES OF DISCONTENT
DIT niso
is confidently exported that both practitioners and the opportunit beneficiaries will eventually renikse that the honeymoon is over.
Ofklat comment is: "Actually the teme is proving most beneficiat, scheme for every man, woman and child is entitled to every possible treatment, and the nation's health must ulti- inmately benefit accordingly."-United
Thess.
Free dentures tremendous demand, and the most myople beneficiaries have alrendy procured spare sels of spectacles "mi the scheme."
Additional numbles of discontent come from people kept from work through sickness; they are com- plaining that their sickness beneflis were not paid promptly ng they were in the former National Health Insurance seeine.
Daily, various advisory centres in provincial towns and London suburbs were crowded with QN- quirers as lu the delay in payments |which, officinis explain, is occasioned
simply by overwhelming numbers.
Officials adnitted these deficiencies which, they wdc), will be eventuall ironed out.
Death Of Dr
Benes
Continued from Page 1)
They believe that it was a shock to him to find that the Communist critleist of his role at Munich had recently been revived in the Soviet and Czechoslovak press. Added to this was the criticism-mainly from politicians whe left Czechoslovakia— of the palley he followed last February when he accepted the resignation เฟ 12 non-Communist Ministers, which precipitated the 1948 crisis.
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The anti-Communist group in London said tonight that Dr Benes had died "at this time when a third work crisis is looming near," A statement.dratled by an exile. miltee of the "Free Czechoslova group, including M. Jaroslav Stran- sky, former Czech Socialist Minister of Education, M. Vladj Majer, Czech Social Democrat and former Food Minister, and Dr Adolf Klimek, Sereinry General of the Catholic People's Party, sak;
"The nation of Masaryk will, without doubt, manifest that, even in the new grave and dangerous dispute for democratic freedom and It complete fulfilment in the spirit of social justice, they will renmin faithful to the idea of a democratic Europe, maintaining peace between nations in truth and humanity.
tise, and then Mann and Valentine Soviet newspaper. Targliche Rund- "The Czechoslovak people, faithful nude runs at a fair pace until the sehau, took a dim view today of to the Ansary conception of de- the ecquittal of Dr Him Schacht, mocracy and rejecting all violence After this delay. Brown took the formerly known as Adolf Hitler and totalitarianism, stands today in mourning over the grave of Eduard ball and with his second delivery financial wizard.
Benes. go! Mann caught at cover off Д In an editorial, the paper said that Madrid, Sept. 3.-Argentina todayPkier. Valentine immediately fol- the Americans urged his acquittal "Czechoslovaks will remain look the world championship for lowed to give Drown two wickets because of his support of the Mar- to the promise that was made in Snipe class saling after four days in his first over. Then Mallett shall plan for Western European their name over Masaryk's of racing at Palma de Mallorca, in went, caught a deep mid-on, but economic rehabilitation. United They will severely judge those who the Balearic Islands
Griffith hit Brown over the crowd Press.
One more race is being held lo for six. establish the order of the remain-
part.
nations taking The United States yacht, Twin Star, sailed by Lockwood Pirie and Harry Rugeront, was leading *#7 põifts after thres days racing for the Star class craft in Cascals *Day,
with
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He and Perks gave very little trouble, however, and the innings closed for 290.
THE SCOREBOARD
The final scores were: Austrailans: 522 clared
Sonth of England:
for even
Gem II, sailed by D. Knowles and Slounc Farrington, present world champlons from the Bahamas, endert the day joint 14th--with 33 Barnette Hassett ↳ Luxion Edrich c Harvey b. Johnston points-Reuter.
Doggard e Tallon b Lindwali Compion e Brown b McCool WELTER FIGHT
Balley e Lindwall b Harvey Mann e Loxton b Brown Chicago, Sept. 3.-Luigi Valentini,
Valentine c Talion b Brown the Italian welterweight, has been Griffith 5 McCool... malchod with Johnny Bentton, of Mallette Harvey ↳ Brown Chicago, for a ten round bout open-Perks e Tallon b Brown ing the indoor boxing season at the Chicago Stadium.on September 15,
The fight will bo at ten slono six. Valentini has had three victories ince in arrival five months ago. He was unable to box for several wooks broause of a broken nose.—keuter,
WORLD RECORD
Cook not out
Extras
QUIZ ANSWERS.
fall in so doing"-Reuter.
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Grave.
Missionary Dies
1. Iraq. 3. Emigrant refers to the country from which, immigration to indianapolis, Sept. 3.-Dr Randal
he country to which, immigration T. Capen, Baptist missionary to is nigde. 3. Three-Neville Gham- China for 37 years, died at his home
Winston Churchill.
a district berlain, de-Clement
and today. He had served Attlee. 4. Flower. 5. pastorate for 16 churches in Chinn Clara
Bow, 6. The late Dr Sun and organised a high school In Yal-sen, President Chiang Kai-shek Swatow. He and Mrs Capen ne- 35 and H. H. Kung. 7. Viscount. 8. turned to America in 1941. Their 52 Native of Leeds. 3. Prince Alfred, son, the Reverend
Curl M. Capen, Duke of Edinburgh. In 1802. 10.bas carried on the work at Swatow. 02 Invented arithmetič.
Associated Press.
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CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS.
Solution of yesterday's puzzle.--
10 Across: 1 and 5, Birthday honours; 00. Adjutant; 9. Tiura; 10, Valn; 12, 18 Homer, 14, Maestro; 15. Nurse; 17,
Case: 10, Radium; 20, CA
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Stockhoun, Sept. 3.-Herbert Mc- Loxton Kenley, of Jamalen, bettered the McCool world record of 33.2 seconds for Hamence Le 100 metres when he covered the Hasselt distance here tonight in 32.4 seconds. | Horvez
Mekouley was running In the International contests at the Stock- holm Stadium, in which compotitors from Jamaten, the United States, France and other European countries were taking part here.
Haukur Claussen “(Iceland) second to McKenley In 34.7 seconds.
Reater.
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-Reuter.
YORKS v. MCG
Scarborough, Sept. 3-Yorkshire drow with the MCC in their match which ended here today.
who
· Rain-again greatly restricted play.
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