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COMMUNIST
JAVA
Control 8
Towns
Batavia, Sept. 24. - Tho Communist insurgents, after four days' fighting against to- loyal Republican forces, night controlled eight towns and villages in East and Cen- tral Java, according to latest reports.
The main battles today were at Magetan, 16 miles west of the "revolutionary capital" of Madiun, and at Sanngan, 10 miles further to the southwest. The Republicans, thrusting against a triple the Communlat centre in drive, had captured Walikukun, 25 miles west of Madiun, on the rail- way to Surakarta, where a secont Communist uprising has been quell- the ed and the rebels driven to north and south, Antara, the Re- publican news agency, reported,
Datavin
sajul that reports Central Java the Communis now Jeld Wonogiri. a strategic road Junction 20 miles south of Surakar-
Autora reported that the Com- minints hack formed a "People's Government" at Wonogiri after storming the Republican Ad- bamboo ministration building with spears.
24-HOUR BATTLE In East Juya, north of Madiun, Im- the Communists captured the portant town of Ngawi, after a 24- hour battle. Ngawi is on the road to the Republican oil town of Tlepu, 10 miles north of Madiun.
Republican forces drove out Com- munist troops, including
aimed
deserten
Sociallat
of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1948.
Soviets GAINS IN Destructive
Only two chimneys re- main in this residence in Ojai, Calif., one of more than 35 destroyed by forest fire which swept into this resort community by night. Women and children were evacuated while the mea stayed behind to check the GamesAP Picture.
DISILLUSIONED THIEF
nuch
from the Republican Navy and
Windsor, Sept. 24.-Ernest Merry- members of the Youth organistion, the Pesinde, outnian, 20, told the local court here
that there was not of Sukoartijo, 10 miles to the south, today
A successful but the insurgents blew up rail and percentage in being
Then he went off to jail road bridges before withdrawing to thier.
for six months to contemplate his the south.
Army also an zig-zagging fortunes. The Republican
He said that he had no trouble nounced the recapture of Saranga, a
at all in stealing £350 worth of mountain resort near Walikuktai.
But he levellery from a home. In Blitar. 00 miles southeast
made the mistake of cushing it for police Madiun, Government
put
the day. At a race track, he picked down an attempted revolt.
the wrong poules until he was down trade The
union Communist leader, Haronjo, last night broadcast to his last £8. A race track pick- an appeal to all trade unionists pocket got that. throughout Indonesia to join in a Reneral strike against the Govern- ment of Dr Mohammed Halta, cently granted emergency powers to deal with the Communist rising,
Lieutenant General S. II. Spoor, Commander-in-Citlet, the Dutch
today an- issued
repatriation
contaunique
nouncing delays in
the
the Dutch forces becNUSE "serious situation territory."--Reuter.
TV-
Republican
it was too much. Merryman turned himself in to the police. United Press.
BASEBALL
Forest Fire
TRIPLE TIE IN AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT RACE
New York, Sept. 24.-New York Yankees went into a triple tie with Boston and Cleveland for American League leadership today when they defeated Boston 9-6 while Detroit was downing Indians 4-3.
The Yankee victory, coupled with Boston and Cleveland defeats, left each with 91 victories and 55 defeats, with only seven games to go before the season closes on October
were
New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
91
83
23
St Louts
GB
Washington Chicago
53
47
The tle was created only a few
arrangements hours after
League hend- made at American quarters in Chicago for a playoff in the event of a tle for the pennant. Of the seven games left, Yankees
against. Rod Sox have four and each other while five of Cleveland's remaining games are against fifth-GAVILAN
place Tigers.
the
Despite home runs by Larry Doby, Ken Keltner and Joe Gordon, and fact that Bob Lemon; League's leading pitcher with
1.
the 20
928J85
.557
Lose In All Important Assembly Votes
Paris, Sept. 24.-Majorities led by the Western powers today smothered Russia's repeated attempts to throw the veto fight and six other explosive issues out of the United Nations Assembly.
Informed delegates predicted the rebuffs would provoke an unusually bitter attack on the majority when Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky makes the Soviet policy speech on Satur- day morning.
He had planned to speak today, bu was delayed because of illness. Except for two items, the six nation Slav bloc voted alone against the majorities running from 29 to 47.
The 50 nation
Assembly thus
| decided over Russian protests to pul the following items on the work sheet for full debate in the coming weeks:
SEVEN ITEMS
1--the report of the Korean Com-
mission which Russia boycotted, the
vote on it was 47 to six.
Artificial
Insemination
Approved
London, Sept. 24-The prac- tice of artificial insemination
2--the Balkan Commission report between husband and wife is accusing Greece's Northem neigh approved by a commission of bours (Albania, Yugoslavia, Bul- experts appointed by the Arch- garia of helping Greek guerian bishop of Canterbury to study
the practice.
But the
commission.
Doctors.
against the Greek government. The voto was 44-6.
3-Argentina's call for considera- tion of the membership applica- tions of Italy, Austria, Finland, theologians and lawyers who pub- Ireland, Portugal and Transjordan, lished their findings in a 70 page condemns the All have been vetoed by Russin in report. vigorously the Security Council. The vote on artificial insemination of a woman this item was 29-10 with 10 absten- by a man other than her husband. tions and three countries absent.
The Little Assembly proposal to restrict the veto. The vole was 47-0.
-The proposal that the Little Assembly be given a further
trial. The vote was 40-0.
It urged that the practice be out- lawed outside the marriage reta-
flot.
The Commission note that the number of illegitimate births is de creasing in Britain and that at the -A Little Assembly proposat to same time sterility has increased to, promote International political co- such an extent that "almost operation. The vote was 47-0. marriage In
Chile's charge that Russia sterile."
violated human rights by refusing
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WANTS TITLE FIGHT
nation committees of the Assembly
Huk-Constabulary would hot quite make 31, Indiana "Sugar" Robinson, who won a opposition. He fought all four Little
were
Battle
BITTER DEFEAT
for debate. The committee decisions go back to the Assembly for final voling
In the absence of M. Vishinsky, New York, Sept. 24.-Ray Russian delegate Jacob Malik spear- the the unsuccessful Soviet 10-rouml decision over Kid Assembly Items on the contention Gavilan, the "Cuban Clipper," that the new body was "illegal" and last night, was asked today by designed to undermine the authority
of the Twentieth of the Security Counell. There Sol Strauss Century Club to sign for a title no velo in the Little Assembly or the
Assembly itself—Associated Press. defence against Gavilan at Madi-
the 10 or 17.
manager,
FACTORY
Ja
"For this reason the pressure for more extensive facilities for artifelal insemination is likely to increase." Associated Press.
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THE LALU OF GRAVITY
KEEPS US /20M FALLING
OFF THE
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PATENT OFFICE
HOW DID PEOPLE STAY ON BEFORE THE LAW WAS PASSED?
Manila, Sept. 24.-Eighty three
It was also a bitter defeat for Red of troops and in the demobilisation
killed in a ten hour Sox, who at one stage held a 5-5 and recuperation proftramines for people were
EARTH! of the battle between the Constabulary and lead. A parade of Boston hurlers
Hukbalahaps On Corat:mist-led
was not able to still the dynamite Thursday: the Manila bulletin sald
in the
Yankee bats. Yankees' today.
triumph enabled them to share the son Square Garden on December Disabled meN'S that 81 The newspaper reported CHICAGO CUBS DROP that killed including Ave tead for the first time since
Govilon 's American women of the "Amazon" Combat opening day of the season in April. Yankees won on the reflet plt- EIGHT FARMS Detachment 75
miles
north of ching of Joe Page and the pinch-Angel Lopez, declared: "If Robin- Two special pollen
son does not sign to defend against Chiengo, Sept. 24. Chleago Cubs, Manila.
hitting of Billy Jolinson, who whose minor league farm system to killed. The Huks were part of a
out of a long hitting slump- Constabulary lines, Associated
three-run homer into the left field Press.
slands to put Yankees aheat to stay. Page protected the lead which Yankees gradually increased with Ave innings of sterting pitching, wavering only in the ninth,
were
(Continued from Page 9)
one of the most widespread in base- group of 300 contained within the ting for Yogi Berra and slammi. Gavilan I will keep. Robinson's. 100% |--"Of course, a man is free "to" ind
ball, announced today that eight of their 10 farm teams will be dropped next you.
BRITISH CAR EXPORTS Jack Sheehan, <lirector of the Cubs' farm system, wald Increasing London, Sept. 24-Britain ship-- costs of operating a minor league ped more than 2,760 motor cars to club and "the growing difficulty of the U.S. In July, bringing in more than US$3,500,000 the motor hdus- signing promising players to con- tracts in lower classifications" led to try of Great Britain announced.
the decision-United Press,
Associated Press.
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work under sheltered and ideal con- weigh more than 150 lbs.
Although Robinson was a5-1 ditions, and where they get generat welfare facilities and individunt at- favourite over Gavilan, the. Cuban Detroit Tigers picked up a run in negro carried the fight to Ray intention they might not get else-
round, Only Robinson's where the first on Neil Berry's single, a levery
pitch by Lemon and Dicit greater experience and fast wild Wakefield's shigle. Indians tied it
Roberts Memorial Workshops to be
fool-
In the Sith when Doby hit his 14th Work enabled him to wind up with
Ja decision.-United Press.
homer
Keltner's 29th four-bagger put Cleveland front in the sixth but
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Detroit tied it up again on Wake ODDS AND ENDS Others are runciloning in Fulham,
feld's double, a sacrifice and George Vico's dy. Vle Wertz' double in the
seventh, with winning pitcher
which
Freddie Hutchinson and Berly. on base. drove in two meant victory.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Liverpool, Colchester, Brookwood, Belfast, Sept. 24. The world fly- Edinburgh, Dundee, Inverness and weight champion Monaghan has Belfast, and through these, the dread'
to defend his spectre of unemployment that so been offered $20,000 ruis
title against Dado Marino in Hono- oflen follows disablernent has been lulu on January 25,
happily banished for over 3,500 men Marino's manager. Sam Inchinose, with an average disability pension of who made the offer, has been asked 60 percent.
ent. Their work varies from to lodge a cash guarantee.
cabinet-making, bedding and
mat The
offer appeals to us," said tress, decorative and lacquer work Monaghan's manager, Frank Mc- to basketry, brushes and clock as
sembly. Aloran
Others, trained in the Monaghun beat Marino on points workshops, now work in their own In London Inst year-Rester.
homes making rugs and ladies" hand- Bombay, Sept. 24-The Indian bags. hockey team which retained their Olympic title in London were given thoy rousing reception when a arrived here today. Speaking at a
In the only other Major League game, St. Louis Cardinals moved a half game ahead of Brooklyn for second place in the National League and kept their flickering National League pennant hopes alive with a 4-1 victory over Chicago.
Boston Braves, needing only one victory and a St. Louis and Brooklyn defeat to clinch the pennant, weru lule today.
THE SCORES American League
Cleveland Indians .... 3. 3
Indlans:
H
1.
QUIZ ANSWERS An unnatural hunger. 2. civic reception Dident. 3. The ratio of the earth's Dr. A. C. Chatterjee, manager of mass to that of the moon is 81.50 E tho
said the standard of to 1. 4. Lewis Carroll 5. Radius, G. team, hockey
In Europe had improved A left-handed player. 7. The Nizaṁ.
8. Charlie Chaplin. 9. Burns 0 considerably. p. Lemon Zoldak;
"It will not be smooth going for injuries from dry heat, scolds from India In
In the next Olympit hockey moist heat. 10. Dish of beans, and Ginsberg. tournament," he added-Reuter,
4
Detroit Tigers
Hegon.
Tigers: p. Hutchinson;
Boston Red Sox
11 0
New York Yankees ...
0
10
Red Sox: p. Kinder, E Johnson, Ferriss, Hughson; e. Tebbetts.
Yankees: n. Raschi, Page;
| Niarhos,
National Lengua St. Louis Cardinals ....
Chicago Cubs
Southport, Lanes. Sept. 24.-Fred Daly, the Irish holder of the tille will meet Laurie Ayton, of Sussex, in the final of the British profes-
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Solution of yesterday's puzzle.— Across: 1 and 7. Black and Tan: c.sional match play golt championship B, Latch-key: 10, Unto; 11, Dip: 12, 18,
►
4
11
1. B Cardinals: p. Brechoen; c. Rice. Cubs; p. Chambers,
1
Hammer,
Hacker: c. Stheffing, McCullough,- United Press.
HOW THEY STAND
Boston Brooklyn, St Louls Pittsburgh
National League
New York Philadelphia Cincinnati,
Chicago
WinLost
80 GD
'80 07
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78
75 71:
84
Boston Cleveland
65
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here tomorrow. ・・・
Dental; 13, Ben; 15, Thumb, semi-finals today, Daly Quire; 19. Fete; 20, Oat; 21, Mite; In the overwhelmed his Ryder Cup col-22, Left; 23, Yank. icogue, Charles
Ward, by 7, and 8, Down: 1, Blue blood; 2, Lane; 3, while Ayton scored a one hole vic-Attenuate: 4, Akin; 5. Neptune; 0, tory over Sam King-Reuter.
[Dynomite; 7, Sea 1 Acrosa; 0, Codlin;
London, Sept. 24-Reg Harris, 11. Detroit; 14, Equal; 10, Hefty; 17, the British former would amateur Break. sprint cycling champion, has failed
Solution to Skeleton Crossword on'
in his oppen for the withdrawal of Page 13
his professional llence.
Mr. A. Chamberlain, Secretary of
the National Cyclists Union, stated .500 tonight that the Union appeals com- 341· mittee today, refused Harris' applica 54tion
042 This decision means that Harris 514. will be barred from compoling In 428
future World and Olymple amateur, championships.
124
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Harris was granted a professional
licence two weeks ago, but almost 028 immediately asked for it to be .023|cancalled.---Reuter.
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