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Chinese Warned Argylls

7, D'Aguilar St. II.K.'

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Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 7. A pretty Chinese girl who risked her life to warn a party of Argyll and Sutherland Bigh- landers who were hiding in the jungle after belag, cut off during the Malayan campaign and in

CHINA MAIL

CHANGED PICTURE OF BRITAIN'S LIFELINE

(By J. M. Roberts)

New York, Nov. 7. - Great Britain, striving desperately to protect the ship lanes to the Eastern hemisphere over which flow, from Australia, India and the In- dies, the raw materials which supply her in- dustrial economy, now finds herself much in the positón of an Army spearhead which has far outdistanced its main force, leaving itself exposed along both flanks,

imminent danger of being cap-Throughout virtually its entire length, the Empire Lured, is mentioned in a letter "lifeline now extends through hostile territory.

It passes, through such shoals

from Colonel M. Stewart.- late Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion, to the girl's mother, whose

husband was

executed by the Japanese for helping the soldiers.

Police

The very gallant action of Chase Of

your husband Siow Ah Kiu in helping men of the Argylls during the campaign of 1941- come 'to 12 has only recently my notice," Colonel Stewart wrote. "A Benut far over a

he brought food. fortnight quinine and a shotgun to Cap- Turner and a party of Argylls who had been cut off behind the Japanese lines and

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Motor Junk

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The first case of its kind since the reoccupation-that of Police vessel disobeying signal to stop to be searched was heard-by-Comdr. Ryder in the Marine Count yesterday.

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1946.

Holland's Demands On Germany

The Hague, Nov. 6.

The Dutch Prime Minister, Mr. Louis Beel, appealed to the Dutch people tonight to rally behind the Government in its economic and territorial de mands on Germany which, he said, were essential to national

recovery.

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Baski Fight A Raw At Sports Deal For Mills

(By Archie Quick)

London, Nov. 6. British boxing was placed on the rack and a 'cour- ageous young lad was crucified on the altar of Moloch, when oaken Freddie Mills, Britain's cruiserweight champion, was tossed into the ring at Harringay to be massacred by Man Mountain Joe Baski.

Brighton

AINTREE DERBY

The

Club

The Sports Club was the venue of a very pleasant gather- ing when the members of the Liverpool, Nav. B.

club were hosts to their popular valuable Aintree Derby Chairman, the Hon. Mr. M.MỤ (with £2,000 added)run over Watson, at a Cocktail Party on one mile, five furlongs here to-Wednesday evening. Mr.Watson day, was won by the Maharaal was Chairman of the Sporte Chinnasal Gackar of Baroda's Club beforb the war and had. Turkish Tunc, ridden by Harry been reinstalled for the current

Wragg, starting at 8 to 1, which year. beat the favourite, Field Day, by

In welcoming Mr. Watson half a length. Five horses ran Mr. U Sze. Wing, on behalf of Reuter.

F.A. League Stand On Wages

London, Nov. 6.

the members, congratulated him on having been elected to serve on the Legislative Council: był the Unofficial Justices of the Peace. Mr. U said the club was, fortunate in having in Mr Watson such a popular ane: genial Chairman, respected by all sections of the community..

hiding-in the junglunk Kwong-Fat-Ion the both are subject to a bitter anti- Stressing. that csal was one/gathered in while the going was by many as likely to beat Baskil week to consider every angle of General Committee towards the

Ar

him warning."

island.

of

It will be fore the clubs

evil. It is certain that this was not a fistic How true is the saying that money is the root of all as Franco Spain, which long has Dutch Government's

treat for the long-suffering public, for the coveted possession of Gibraltar;livered yesterday in London,

spectators, once they realised how completely antagonistic Egypt, which thren- Washington, Moscow and Faris, tens to take from the Admiralty asking for a cession to Holland

outclassed was Mills, were thoroughly disgust- Home of its most valuable bases; of 675 square miles of German

ed. It was just a money-grabbing affair. a Baikan ahore controlled, except territory, for a number of Ger-

Above all, I accuse the pro- the fight and to hand it to him for Greece and Turkey, by the man mining concessions in the hatred: an Indian Ocean under province of Limburg and for moter, Jack Solomons, for in six rounds later. Communists; a Palestine full of

The other.. man who was at India restrictions on German tariffs, sulting public intelligence in

In his reply, Mr. Watso the shadow of Moscow; an

with Mills, Dave

thanked his fellow members.joj- against the British im communications and currency: pursuit of cash. I suppose he united

He said the Government had is satisfied now he has a ready- Crawley How, sat on half of my

their kind wishes and mention od the excellent work put in bf, perial idea, yet virtually at civil war: Burma and Malaya sabotag: sought to hold its territorial made match between Baski and seat (a free one) at the match, down to the barest Bruce Woodcock. How I would because he could not get an-

Mr. Ezra Abraham, who acted ni in every British move possible; demand

love to see this. fight boycotted. other seat.

Chairman during his absence I wrote in my cable a few

Woodcock Should Win The Football League Manage- Mr. W. A. Shea, the Hon a Hong Kong which the Chinese minimam necessary to correct

British economie tairt needed economic Indies, where

advan- days ago that money would be Bruce Woodcock is regarded ment Committee is meeting next Secretary, and members of the want to re-possess; and the East frontier anomalies and to ob- interests' are approximately equal

❘tages.

good. That is exactly what did if he keeps it a long-distance the recent discussions mt the restoration of the club. Last but The offender was the motor to those of the Dutch, and where

of the key points in the Dutch happen. You must remember, to opportunity secking

claims, Mr. Beel said he was too, that the Board of Control night and uses his left hand meeting of the League and Fizy-not least, he also referred kind- ly to the loyalty of the No.1 Boy, The Pennsylvanian is murderousers' Union. Hong Kong-Macao run. Accord- imperial campaignt

confident that the demands gave its blessing to this battle at infighting At the

with his up- The Committee will decide Wong Shing, who was instru escape to Sumatra.

ing to the prosecuting officer,

Shadow Of Moscow

when it will be opportune to cali mental in the salvage of the that time he was. 1. Brown of the Water

would be accepted by the Big of ill-matched pairs, although percuts and hooks. d of

that that if coal they had decreed

Mills executed by the Police, his signal to the vessel ught and

Mills hit him with all his together the clubs, and what re club's property, Overshadowing the background Four, but added

granted must first meet Ken Shaw in assault punches in the first commendations shall be made to Japanese. Even this did not pre-

to stop was ignored and he was vent you sending your daughter led on a two-mile chase before of this whole picture is Soviet concessions were not

DAVIS CUP antagonism toward what it terms "then the Government has ex- the final eliminator for Bruce's round and nothing happened, them. to Caplain Turner to tell him of the sad recurrence and give it was apprehended off Green British imperialism everywhere, plicitly reserved the right to title. And at times even some and I am certain that from to decide whether they can afford

New York, Nov. 7, German of the critica swung round and that time on Mills knew he was the concessions promised to the

of the mines gaid Mills had a chance, all of fighting a lost cause..

Players' Union.

Captain Walter Pate Leung Tit-hel, the offending in addition to Moscow's own de-claim annexation

termination to mave southward territory in which coal

which helped to send the 'If you are are situated.”

interested, the The League Secretary, Mr. Fred American Davis Cup tennis team Token Of Appresiation coxswain. pleaded that he did into world trade channels through

In an interview with Colone). Stewart, on behalf not hear the sound of the sig- the Persian Gulf and the 'Dar-

an customers scuttling to Harrin- stage stars at the ringside to Howarth, confirmed that the Lee-stys the American players very American correspondent, Mr. gay to buy tickets outside the whom I spoke were Stuart gue is prepared to recommend the inuch would like to accept the in-, of the members of the Renai, though according to the danelles.

It also is notable that, run-

Granger, Tom Walls. Chesney constitution minimum wage, but vitation of the Australian Lawn. riment, Linked Mrs. Siow Ah prosecuting officer, others on

ning through this entire area of Beel was asked about Holland's arena at extortionate prices."

Raw Deal

Allen and Jack Train. Reuter. the question of the scale of, such Tennis Association to play in thi Kiu and expressed admiration bard the junk had heard it

of the Comdr. unrest-even including large sec- chances of realising its terri Convicting

wage, if adopted, is a matter fox Nov. 28 to Dec. 7 Victorian Cham Leung, for the gallant work and help

What a raw deal Mills and tions of Russia itself, an item torial claims in view riven by all her family under Ryder said that as this was the which frequently is overlooked Stuttgart speech by Mr. James his fellows get. If what I hear NEW YANKEE

the clubs. Expressing a personal pionships at Melbourne" they opinion, Howarth said he could reached Australia in time," difrult eircumstances. He first case he would impose only!

foresee a

The Australians had said they big increase in the arked her to accept the capa nominal fine of $10 or seven are the aspirations and bitterness, Byrnes, saying that the United is true, Mills, gets only two

number of small clubs who would would make "a strong effort" to warned accused to the Moslems who, scattered States would not support-any- shillings in the pound after in-| badge of, the Regiment as a dags, and

New York, Nov. 7. have to depend largely on part- obtain the Americans' entry In * dá not support any an-are paid. He was not even token of appreciation and add-keep a sharper look-out in futuras along the entire "lifeline," have annexation of German territory.come tax and the big "etceteras"; attained their greatest unity in

which will be hundreds of years in their deter-

1 real trainer

Stanley Bucky Harris was time players if the minimum all this tournament at mination to throw off British nexation of German territory allowed

of the-year-round wage were anne held at the same stadium as the

Davis Cup challenge tournament. influence and apparently are will-I do not believe that the limited Brighton, Ted Broadribb, his named the 1947 manager

demands

of The manager, was always in London, the New York Yankees by the tioned.

The other alternative for the Dec, 20 through Dec. 28-Asso ing to cooperate with almost territorial anyone who will help them do so. Netherlands conflict with Ms and honest, likeable Freddie club president, Larry MacPhall.

Byrnes' ideas," he said.

left a lonely figure at Charles Dressen, former Brook-poorer clubs would be to cut down ciated Press. demands Brighton with only two "We consider our

in lyn mentor, was named his No. the playing staffs-Reuter. to be most reasonable in view adequately light sparring part-11 coach.. of what Helland has suffered. ners, one of whom was a Nor-

minimum wich boxer with

R two year contract.) no training signed All we want is the

rebuild experience, to necessary to help

my knowledge. The salary was not announced. our country."-Router:

This man, Douglas Bygrave, but it was rumoured at $36,000 was officially styled trainer at yearly.

Harris was dubbed the "Boy Brighton, but at the ringside The be all and end all of his Wonder" when he managed the Milla Washington Senators to the duties was to take off dressing gown at the start of American League, pennants in

1924-1925-Associated Press, WOODCOCK BOUT OFF?

el: "The record of your hus- and not to disobey fund's gallantry will be included Į signal.

in the history of the Argylls."*· Mrs. Slew, who is keeping the badge as a family souvenir. said referring to the Argylls: } They were a very brave soldiers. Reuter..

Struggle In Austin Road

Sessions on

C.B.E. FOR

23 Police

BRIGADIER

It is officially announced that H.M. the King has approved the award of the C.B.E. (Companion of the British Empire) to Briga-; Jier Andrew Peffers, O.B.E.. The Cameronian Scottish Rifles), in recognition of gallant and dis- ngushed conduct in the defence sỉ linux Kan, 191.

it.

Alleged to have pulled out revolver and shot at an Indian

ARMS FIND soldier who was tackling his com- panion, Chan Chuen, unemployed,

Someone who brought an F04 Military was yesterday carnmitted by Mr. from. United States

discovered W. H. Latimer at Kowloon Court Force surplus goods to stand his trial at the Criminal that 1,000 rounds of 50 mm. can-

charges of robbery, non ammunition came gratis with! unlawful! possession of arms and

It was discovered in the hold of shooting with intent to main.

Two other men, Leung Fung the vessel lying off Shamshuipe and Yiu Sunt, beth coolies, were and an order for confiscation to committed to stand their trial on the Arms Office was issued. In thurges of robbery. Evidence was respect of it by the Magistrate. given that first and third accused. Mr. W.H. Latimer, at Kowloon were arrested after a struggle by Court yesterday. two Sepoya of the First Travan- LUTC

house

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Road

from

ROADS OPEN - the dry in Austin Road on Oct 13 after they

Upper Albert were allegedly leaving a that they had robbed. A woman Arbuthnot Road to Garden Ron raised the alarm and a Chinese is now open to all traffic proceed. constable and the two soldiers ing East or West. responded.

Sepoy Krishna Pillat

gave ed out a gun and pressed the vidence that he had managed to tringer. He managed to trip him, throw third defendunt to the up and with the aid of another ground when fret defendant pull i Senay managed to hold both men.

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Japan Anchor

And so the lifeline" for all in tents and purposes, becomes also

"battle line "

3

WAS

stated:

If, as recently Japan has become the anchor of a worldwide line which the United States is establishing against encroachments of Communism and Soviet Russia, then that line extends across the Aleutians, the Arctic. Greenland, Teeland, down through western Europe and be comes an entity with the British lifeline.

Along the British segment of this line there are a few bright British stand- spots, from the point, and even they burn rather dimly.

Southern Barrier

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W.H. Donald Seriously Ill

Shanghai, Nov. 7.

Was

Doctors attending W. Bad News

H. Donald, pre-war ad- viser to

Generalissimo For

Europe

Washington, Nov. 6. United States ecal exports during November may again fall short of previously set goals.

MANAGER.

·

MacPhail said Harris had

florden, Nov. 6.

The projected meeting be tween Bruce Woodcock, British champion, and Olle Tandberg. Swedish champion, for the European heavyweight boxing championship, will not take place on Dec. 10 as expected.

Tandberg's

Chiang Kai-shek, report- ed today his condition had taken a turn for thei Britain maintained her worse and the end might friendship with Turkey which now come at any mo- was a legacy, left to the Turks by

The spokesman of the Govern- ment." Kemal Ataturk. Britain and the

Mr: Donald is an Australian and ment Coal Committee, which Reuter that although an ac- United States have stood firmly

the world war 1 enemy's de- was interned by the Japanese in controls shipments abroad, told cision to give Rastia a firm "no" Manila during the war.

Suffering from cancer, he de curate estimate of the probable on her Dardanelles aspirations, and the Turkish navy is being cided to spend the remainder of November shipments is not yet built

up by the addition of his life in China and on his ar- possible, the threat by Mr. British-made vessels. By this rival in Stringiai some months John L. Lewis, of the United

maintains means,

England

Country Hos-Mine Werkers, of a strike in' Reuter.. ago, entered the

soft coal mines, hampered ef southern barrier against Russian infringement on the lifeline from

Generalissimo and Madame forts to restore shipments to the Black Sea.

Chiang Kai-shek recently visited levels before the September

passed shipping, strike.

pital:

to

When it is considered that Eng

there "when they him jand must maintain the lifeline with one hand while being strong- through Shanghai enroute. ly engaged with Russia for con- Nanking from Formosa, trol of Western Europe with the

Donald was.

formerly other, one gets the picture of a

of the "China Mail" in nation besieged with troubles the Hong Kong-Associated Press. like of which hardly have descend- ed upon any other

unconquered

peoples in modern times.-Asso- ciated Press.

Gun Fight In Madrid

Mr. »Allor

manager state:

day that the Swede has refused in a cable from Stockholm to- the London promoter's offer, but hoped there would be a meeting between the two in the middle of February

next.-

JUNIOR SOCCER

TABLE

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TENNIS

New York, Nov. 6. The United States Table Tenali Association today announced thala a tcom of thece men and twd Hong Kong Football Club wil

women, under * non-playing be reprcanated by the following captain, will represent the United it their Junior soccer gam against H.K. Signal Co. on the States in the World Table Tennis Club ground tomorrow at Paris during the week commence

· Championships being held in Anderson: Strange and Sloan;| Skudun, Hall and Meliulloning Feb. 24. The team will also Hambley. Onsager,"

the English champion- " Foulliard, play in

ships a week later.-Reuter, Wynes and Beck.

Newcastle Get A Football Lesson

(By James R. Chambers)

London, Nov. 7. Norrkoping yesterday came through the stiffest test so far of their brief English tour when they defeated Newcastle United 3-2 before a crowd of 50,000 at St. James Park ground, Newcastle.

But

Oldtimers or this famous inside the net and rebounded ground, who have seen in the into play and although Nort- referee past master tactics of football koping objected, the such as the incomparable Colin allowed the goat, K.C.C. TEAMS

Veitch, were thrilled by the Goalie's Display The following tesnig have been dazzling football skill of the

Brennan got a grip on the victory was Swedish forwards in the second Meanwhile, he disclosed that selectcil to play for the K.C.C. in Swedes, whose the Coal Committee has reduced their games against the Dockyard very popular with the dis half and Newcastle bombarded

criminating North of England the Norrkoping and an Army XI tomorrOW."

goal, export to December coat for

at Navy crowd. Vereus Dockyard or Europe to 1,635,000 tons,

Even when many of Norr-Lindberg brought off some. Ground, King's Park, at 2.15

Milburn magnificent saves. about 218.990 tons below the

Burch, E. C. Fincher sharp:

acored again, for Newcastle November goal.

(Capt.), F. R. Zimmern, R. E. Kuping's fine movements

broken up by a desperate de- The spokesman added that Lee, C. 1. Stapleton, A. Zimmern,

a daring save from E. Holm- despite continuance of the mari- D. Hung, S. A Gray, F. A fence, the crowd roared their after Garbutt had brought off

qvist. time strike into late October, Broadbridge, K. M. Baxter, and appreciation of the approach

work and every goal scored by For the rest of what was about 40 per cent of the Octo- F. E. Lawrence.

Versus Army XI at K.G.G..at Norrkoping was greeted with a really a grand match, the ber allocation, or some 825,000

2.18 p.m. sharp: T. A. Madar ray of enthusiasm that could Swedish defence held in check tons of coal had been shipped (Capt.), V. H. White, J. Fenton, not have been bettered if it all, the desperate Newcastle abroad during that month- W. C. Hong, R. Leigh, H. Broken- strenuous journey by special] mostly in foreign vessels.-Reu- shire, H. W. Close, M. Trueman were Newcastle who had.scored.efforts to tie up the game..

A V Jouce, T. Lock and D. Ainsworth.

Gandhi In Bengal

Calcutta, Nov. 6

At the end of twelve hours

train and paddle steamer, ter Mahatma Gandhi arrived, to- night at Chandpur, border town

in Noakhali and the scene of Dr. Griscom

the worst communal rioting in East Bengal. zg A

Dead

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Best Of Match

were

Shackleton, the inside right, -- Norrkoping's first goal; scored schemed cleverly but. Newcastle after 14 minutes of play, was were unable to get the ball past in the nature of a gift. Lindberg, were worthy

Newcastle's "goalkeeper, mada Norrkoping were

Madrid, Nov. 6, Two were killed, and one ar rested when Spanish clyli guards

HOME RUGGER raided a house in Mario Luisa

London, Nov. 6.

a weak clearance and Persson winners, they showed that they Stroet, in the Madrid suburb of

Results of nigby football seized on the ball and banged could hand it out (their first Tetuan de los Victorias, where Tomorrow. morning, Mr.

games today were:

it home from 10 yards out. half display was wonderful Left Wing extremists were said to

County championships East Five minutes later, G. -Nordahl football) and take it, tou, by be hiding. The raid followed the

ern Counties 3, Bussex 8. He scored another goal when he the manner in which they pre- recent bomb outrages in the city.

shire 5 Middlesex 11. Kent 25 shot through a crowd of players vented rampant Newcastle | Two civil: guards' were: also of the Indian Interim Govern-women physicians to practice in Surrey 11 M

from close in. Newcastle mis- United from getting on equal. killed. One man in the house meat, called on students to the Orient, died today.

Cambridge University 13

sed a penalty wheŋ Milburn hitį terms in a storming second the bail yards wide of the goal, for

GERMAN

Gandhi will start on his tour of *** Philadelphia, Nov: 6.1 the riot forn areas in Noakhalf. Dr. Mary Griscom, 80 years Pandit Nehru, Vice-President old, one of the first American

congratulate you, for such acts| Canton.155.

RUGGER TEAM-

said to be 8 Frenchman, escaped suspend their. studies for a few Dr. Griscom, born in New Coventry -Reuter. - One bomb was hurled from a days and go round the rural Jersey, was a member of the

and then came Norrkoping's 11 Newcastle had had more motor car at a Madrid grocery trouble areas to bring the people Society of Friends,

third goal, the best of the whole punch in the first half, ther store during the night. Windows back to their senses and restore In 1913, she visited the Orient

might have made a draw of It. The following have been chosen match, were shattered but no one was peace and sanity, and remained there several

A penetrating move down the No-koning teamLindberg, ||hurt Reuter,

Even if a few of you die in years, teaching medicine, in In- to represent Royal Air Force-

Police in a Rugby game against middle of the field by G. Nordahl K. Nordahl, 0 Holmqvist, such endeavour, it would be dia and Korea,

Steen, Wigren, worth it and I shall personally! She also taught in Pekin and Commiundo on Nevy, Ground had, Brennan, Newcastle's Rosengren.

Happy Valley, tomorrow at 4.45 Scottish international centre-Carlom G Nordahl,

www.half, well beaten. The ball Holmqvist and S. Persson G STOWAWAY

of sacrifice", he told a crowded Dr. Griscom retired from pm

Crozier Thomas, Quelch, was pushed to Lledhorm and Associated Press. Axel Steghoff, 17, German meeting at Patna, adding active practice in 1924 and had youth who had slowed away

"What is happening in this devoted her time to lecturing on Hutchings and Richardson; Dor when he had drawn the defence,

Printed and published for Nov 5. Beaded sulty and province is hooliganism, pure the Orient Associated Press ward ond Shapland; Oliver, Rushe transferred it to E.** Holm- sell, Cowey, Sounders, Cutler, qvist who slushed it past Gar at Xaw and simple; and it is your first

The Newspaper loon Court: yesterday to the

A period of hot pressure by Enterprise. Limited by WASTE offence The Magistrate, Mr. W. and foremost duty to stop It at the predominantly Hindu, pro-Wright Nool, Manson and Walm- butt into the Newcastle goal. proprietors

and Newcastle resulted in a goal by MCS KRATES Windsor House, H. Lailmer, ordered that Sten- once and at all costs, vince of Bihar, where there has stey

Milburn. The ball was driven Hong Kong, hoff snll-back-to Salgon on the Fitid Marshal Lord Wavell, been violent communal fighting Reserves: Wholeman return viber.c of the racecha the Viceroy, is to visit tomorrow Reuter,