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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1947.

NATIONAL UNITY APPEAL

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1947 President Truman's Message To Congress

13th, 14th and 18th January.

On each day the first bell will be rung, at 1.30 p.m. and "the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

Through numbers for the three days. (24 Races-$48) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurera, 1st Floor, Ex change Building, also tickets ($2.00 ench in the Special Cash. Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby to be ran on the second day. Tuesday, 14th January,

MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE. Members are reminded that they and their Indies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meet ...ing.

NO ONE WITHOUT À BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Badges adiytting non-members to the Members' Enclosure! and Club Rorams at $10.00 per day including tax are obtain- ..able through, the Secretary upon the written or personal in- I troduction of a menther, auch members to be responsible for: nl chits, etc.

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ges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Kare Course.

Control Of Labour Proposals

Washington, Jan. 6. President Truman urged a four-point labour legis-

·lative programme and stressed the need for a universal army training, when he addressed a joint session of the Senate and Congress today, President Truman, delivering his 6,000 word "State of the Union" message in person to the Republican-dominated Congress, asked for permission to increase the immigration-quotas into the United States, called for continued foreign relief and repeated his pleas for uni- fied armed services. Appealing for two-party co-, strike-would entitle either

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2. An extension of the faci- lities within the Department of Labour for assisting collective bargaining......

The Secretary's Office, 1st floor. EXCHANGE BUILD-peration, President Truman party to the "final and binding"

in *ING (Td. 27794), WILL CLOSE AT 12 NOON EACH DAY. said: "The power to mould the arbitration.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable each day at future of this nation Hea

our hands-yours and mine the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the joined together. If in this vear No. 1 Boy --Tel-29211),

ad in the next we can find the NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S, right course to take as each PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

issue arises, and if, in spite of all the difficulties, we have, the cage and resolution to take that course, then we shall achieve a state of well-being for

in our history.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3 per day including tax for all persons including ladies, and is pay- able at the Gate.

· Bookmakers, Tie Tar men, etc... will not be permitted for people without precedence operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jokey Club) during the Race Meetin

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Refreshments, will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the fly, patiently and wisely we Publié Enclvum.

SERVANTS PASSES

Panas für Servants will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY on suplication to the Sertting 1st Floor, Exchange Kuibling.

"If we continue to work with other nations of the world earn-

can granting a will for peace on the part of our neighbours) a lasting peace for the | make

warb."

He pointed that re-

Social Security

3. A

na-

social security system, better housing, a comprehensive tional health programme and provtalins far. & minimum wage," the President said,

4. The appointment of A temporary joint commission by Congress to inquire into the en- tire field of labour-management relations.

President Truman proposed that this commission should in-

Cold Wave

Sweeping Europe

London, Jan. 6. This winter's second vestigate the principles of severe cold wave has

across swept

Europe, bringing snow to Rome, icy gales to the" English Channel and, industrial shutdowns from lack of enough coal to go around į in Germany and Britain,

national welfare. “On a proper solution of this problem may depend the whole industrial future of the United States, he said. The paralysing effect of nation-wide strikes in such industries as transport, coal. oil, steel or communications

ter. We were able to avoid could result in a national disas such a disaster in recent years by the use of extraordinary war powers.

"All these powers will soon be gone. In their place must be created an adequate system and an effective one."

broadening of the

He left foreign affairs to the national programme of social end of his speech and stressed legislation to alleviate the that."progress. in reaching our

conduct of causes of workers' insecurity. domestic goals is closely related "Congress should consider the to our

foreign extension and broadening of our affairs."-Reuter.

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went situation in which Con- press is controlled by the party in Opposition to the President's party is far from unique, Presi- Hent Truman said: "On яome natters Congress and the Presi- dent have honest differences of opinion, but these differences, however, do not cause material disagreements as to the conduct

EVASIVE

(From Doon Campbell, Reuters Special Correspondent)

Saigon, Jan. 6.

of the nation. It was the same. The French Minister for Overseas Territories. M.

during the war."

Common Good

He continued: "Men who differ can still work together | sincerely for the common good. We shall be misshaping the nation's safety and destroying our opportunities for progress if we do not settle any dis agreements in this spirit with out thought of partisan advan- tugen.

For

Marius Moutet, now in Indo-China on a "fact- finding" mission, said tonight that he was

anow

The newest wave killed ten persons in Italy, where filled high mountain passes and temperatures went far below freezing.

Snow fell in London and in the south of England, as enta. in electricity, ranging up 10 per cent, were ordered

some sections.

to

in

ever

It was freezing in Paris, but a slight rise in temperature in expected tomorrow. It showed on the French Riviera, but the snow melted at once.

Sub-freezing weather was re- ported from Helland and Swit. seriand and international traffic to the latter country was de- Jayed.

In Berlin the temperature was 22 below zero Centigrade and the City Council-curtailed- all heat except enough to keep water pipes from freezing.

In Vienna, the cold struck as many homes were going with- cut clectricity, 'water and gas. and medical men said hundreds were treated at hospitals for frozen legs and arms--United Press.

hopeful that cease-fire would be ordered in the American

near future between French troops and forces of the Viet Nam Republic,

the moment, he added, "the situation has to be seen from a military basis." Substantial French

rein-

Asked if he had been

em-

Hint On Dairen

ta

of powered to negotiate a settle. forcements, including men the Foreign Legion. have began ment with Dr. Ho. M. Moutet

-Washington, Jan. 5. to arrive in Indo-China. The suid: "I was given wide powers,

The U.S. Government has are le go to Hanoi, and but I should have done nothing With possible harshly restric-bulk tive Republican labour legisla-Nam Dinn, 50 miles south of without referring first to the urged Russia and China

I should terminate "abnormal condi- tion in mind President Truman Hanoi, where the French- gar- French Government,

also have referred to the Chief tions" prevalling at the Man- stressed: "We must not adopt rison is besieged.

port of Dairen, the punitive legislation. We must What is officially described of the Military Staff, who is churian art, in order to punish a few as "considerable number" of responsible for the morale of State Department disclosed.

Notes delivered last Friday labour leaders, pass vindictive Foreigh Legian troops dis- troops.".

through the American Embassy Inws which will restrict the embarked at Haiphong, from proper rights of the rank and the 30,000-ton liner Pasteur.

at Moscow and Nanking, de-

Obstruction

M. Moutet added:

"The

file of labour. We must mat. Other troops were sent north people now responsible for the Clared: "The American Govern- j by air in Dakotas and Junkers political action of Viet Nam ment considers it desirable that

under stress of emotion, endan

ger our American freedoms by taking ill-considered action which will lead to results not anticipated or designed."

Labour Policy,

Government Stating Cliat policy towards labour was still Eared on a principle, of colléc- tive bargaining. President Tru- man said: "We must remember in reviewing the record of dis-

nutes of 1946 that management

shares with labour the respon sibility for failure to rench agreement which would have avoided strikes,

from southern Indo-China.

the current ́unsatisfactory}

the situation with regard to status and control of the port of Dairen be promptly consider- ed by the Chinese and Soviet

of

pertinent

had no desire to effect a meet- The British Consulate in

ing in Hanoi with Dr. Ho Chi Hanoi has sent a letter to the Minh. I cannot say anything Viet Nam President, Dr. Ho about Dr. Ho himself, because Chi Minh, asking for the libera- do not know if he is very tion of or assurances of fair free, I am certain that in the Governments with a view to the treatment for the 200 French Viet Nam there are people who civilians held as hustages, it de not want an agreement, and was reported today.

who for the time being are out The British, United States and Chinese consulates are to

to obstruct an agreement." send represenatives to the Viet would sign the truce

He said that the people who

of

treaty

implemenation provisions of the Soviet-Chinese agreement of August 14, 1946, in regard to Dairen.

While noting that the matter is une for direct negolation be- Soviet

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Hadong to obtain his personal people declaring war." Nani President's headquarters at | "will not necessarily be. the tween China and the

¡ Union; the note said that the The 70-year-old Socialist United States felt it had re- assurances for the safety

American In- hustages, who are held in a statesman was evasive

about sponsibility to "For that reason we must, camp at Hao Binh, 75 miles one or two questions, as in one terests to raise the question. realise that an industrial peach southwest of Hanol. -

answer he would not supplement Router. cannot be achieved merely by

Conference Request "It is not the same sort of, kiws directed against the

His last highway which had been cut atj The Viet Nam Radio today situation as before,” Inbour unions"

re-affirmed that Dr. Ho had sentence was "Some people do more than 150 points since The President's four-point

sent a letter to M. Moutet aug- not wish us to obtain an agree November 20. labour programme proposed:

meet ment-they have created an in-

Sporadic Viet Nams attacks! An early enactment of gesting that they should legislation to outlaw jurisdie for a conference. The Radio strument, a big military force, through the country were "all concerted plan,” tional strikes and "the use of said, that Viet Nam Government but I believe that that force has part of one

said a French military source, economic force by either labour quarters were surprised by M. exploded in their hands,"

M. Moutet's statement, who added that there were or management to decide the Moutet's statement that he had scheduled for, broadcast tonight,

troops jesues arising out of the inter-not received the letter.

who Moutet, pretation of existing contracts."

ja *x* Saigon newspapers have been 10 return to He proposed legislation to pected

48 directed to blackout all future provide machinery whereby un- France within the next

French military casualties settled disputes concerning the hours, at a press conference mention of the Viet Namese interpretation of an existing tonight said that the French Government or its actions, ex from December 20 to the New agreement as in the recent coal Government had not modified cept as mentioned in official Year were put by these sources THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

its attitude towards Dr. Ho Chi French communiques, as that as 183 killed, 386 wounded and | Binh.

Government in described as 28 missing. French civilian M. Moutet,said: "It would ["non-existent.'

casualties for the same period have been easy for Dr. Ho to

Military Operations were assessed at 150 killed make contact with me in Hanoi Meanwhile, French motoris and 150 missing.

he knew where I was, but Ied columns, advancing from did not know where he was, Haiphong - and Hangi have casualties is available, but I think Dr. Ho's appeal over already joined hands southeast French sources. say that "they the radio was just propagander" of Hanoi, opening up the key were more than ours," Reuter.

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