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Yachting Trophy Goes Home
Glasgow, July 29.
The famous, ynchting trophy. the Seawanhaka Cup, returned to the United States after 19 yemen, when the United States hallenger jinu, today bent tl defending, yacht, Johun, by one minute Ait seconds.
Goodwood
Goodwood, Sussex, July 29.
Glorious Goodwood's four-day meeting opened today under a tropical sun with a dramatic win for the Yorkshire trained colt Closeburn in the Stewards Cup over six, furlongs, the premier sprint handicap of the meeting. This three-yearold was held up All the world seemed to want on his way to the course when; to be at Goodwood and 35,000
WON
Shocks Australia
Sydney, July 30. The aetion of Frank Chester,
one of the umpires, in stopping Leeds test match between Eng- the use of, fast bowlers in the
and
and South Africa, has astonished Australia.
W. H. Jennes. Secretury of the Australian Board of Con- trol, sald; "I know of no-in- 21 motorcoach broke down inace cards were sold out before striction which allows umpires: front of his horsebox. As time the first race. Trame blocks to order a change of bowlers in
short, his trainer, Noel stretched for miles and many ar- any circumstances." Morless, the new Master ofrived breathless If t foot, Jack Scott, the Australian | Beckhampton, saddled him on the White there are no feint niguresumpire who stood in the tests read and dashed film into the available, today's crowd must between England and Australia! paddock just in time fur the have enten all records, Most this year, declared: "An um- champion Jockey. Gordon Ki- ruce Prs were dressed in summer pire cannot tell a captain noti chards, to get him to the post. uttire, but He came back in terrife style through the sweltering afternoon light is hail, the correct proce. and, evercoming last year's win. dressed in morning out and top dure is for the batsman to ap-I aner, Commissar, close home won hal-Reuter,
peal and for the umpire to al- desperate finish by a neck for his
low the appeal if he thinks fast Yorkshire owner. Councillor R. churd White, of Wakefeld.
bowling is dangerous to the batsmen."
The course for today's race, the third of the series, was windward Totsel Jerward twa rounds, making 14 miles in al', with the wrather mark in the direction of Ameog.
Prin quickly took the lead in the first leg. galning
inute, but Johan took a brief they approached the first mark between Largs nud Skelmorte, The challenger, Forver. took advantage of a del change of wind and, shot Through Johan's weather course to lead by 40 seconds at the, first fora,
Juban lost heavily on the run Back d
Was Never able to erhaul the American chalteng-¦ er, who was a comfortable win-
United Press.
Search For
Boxers Among Miners
London. July 30. Britain turned to its miners on Tuesday in a search for new champions to restore the batter. A prestige of British boxing A nationwide elimination coll test for amateur boxers among; the 720,000 minera
In carrying right stone ien. Closeburn set up a reened for n thrte.year.old In this event, which is 110w 107 years' an Closeburn, starting ut 100 to seven, came with a great run, at the fish to overcome Commissar, starting at 100 to six, with Fairey Fulmine one length away third of
Lunners.
There wa photo finish necide the third place, this falling It Fairey Fulmar, who Jusi hosed but Vol de Grace, who nude most of the running.
Miss Borothy Paget brought off double, winning the Craven Handicap with Fine Prospect and thin Itichmond Staice Birthday Greetings..
with
Easy Victory Birthy Creelings, a son of the: face Durby winner, Blue Peter, Stakes a casily that he is already won the six furlong Richmond being spoken of Derby winner.
its text yea"
le brat by twn lengths the Was - Americon-bred colt Block Tarquin.
Que an
Feller
FIGURES OF EFFICIENCY Appeal To
AT THE MERCY OF THE BRUTE
Lowns (Englund), July 30.
School teacher Ronald Hook today was free to run at his mother-in-law-with the court's permission,
A judge diensinard his wife'a divorce mult after declaring, "It has not yet been held that if a husband happens to be rude to his wife's mother that Ta cause for dissolving a mar- riage."United Press.
Big Increase In struggled to use certain bowlers. If the Radio Licences
Stops The Red Sox
New York, July 30.
In the American League the Boston Red Sox, defeated by fre baller B. Felter and the Cleve and Indians & to 1, dropped 10% game, behind the league lending New York Yankees. Indun first sacker Ed Robinson hit Iwa homers. It was Feller's 13th win of the season.
Chiesg #gett
live # seventh inning uprising in bea: Philadelphia 5 to 4 in the National Lengue.
run
In the Cubs big inning they res gistered four hits and four walks, The winning run was scored on a walk issued by
Phillie hurler Churles Schanz.
Scores:
National
Philadelphin
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The Mabaraja Guckwar of "In addition to promoting the Borodu's Irish miners interest in sport. hope this wit attract more men to the mines and develop new champions," said Stanley New. son, Con Hourd Public Rely- tious head in announcing the Rehome.
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takt on him to win the Warren | Stakes of one and a half miles. but although the jockey. Edgar Britt, did not pick up his whip. it did not loolt as if he coull have beaten the runner.up, Glendower. by much more than the half length that he won by.
New York Giants Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Cardinal Boston Braves Pittsburgh Pirates ....
The first elimination matches were set tentatively to begin near the cullieries themselves t The Indian prince looked likes September. Winners of eight funding a double when his oily, divisional quarter finals in a Port Bline, was out in front in weights will then be brought to the fivesfurlong Halnaker Stakes, London for the Anas next but she falled to last the Marel. Nowa ward that the stretch and the rice to the Irish., Brajret was conceived during a bred Fair Trial. fichards rode a Cleveland "very successful" tour of the splendid finish to get him home. mining
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Compared with last year, the number of owners of radio-sets has increased by almost 160 per cent during the first months of this year, the "China seven Mal" learned authoritatively yes- terday.
W. . O'Reilly, the former text bowler, stated: "If the facts are as I understand them, Chester grossly overstepped his Radio receiving set licences duty. No worthy of his salt would be the year totalled 24,030 yester dirtated to by an umpire in day, which is 13,385 more than the stich
munner."--Associated whole of 1946 during which Press,
10,045 licences were Issued.
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FOUR BRITONS. KILLED
Police Commissioner Macintosh revealed at a
In
Press conference yesterday that there was a Soviet
JULY 29..
large increase in juvenile hawking offences during 1946, no less than 4,160 boys and 2,360 girls, making a total of 6,520 Juveniles under FRANCE APPEALED TOʻ 21 years of age, being charged with such SOVIET RUSSIA IN THE offences.
UNITED NATIONS ECONO- addition LWD juveniles compared with last year were MIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL. were charged with possession of revealed:-
HERE TODAY TO BANISH nr.ns, six with serious assault, 3,802 reports as against an
DISTRUST AND TO JOIN IN thirteen with common assault, average of 3.428 per quarter THE MARSHALL PLAN FOR eleven for burglary and house- fur 1946.
·ECONOMIC Arrests were 1,037 THE
REGON. breaking, 242 boys and 8 girls und 1,617 respectively,
STRUCTION OF EUROPE. were caught for petty larceny. 72 reports of robbery were Discussing the report of thie
Commission and to fewer than 82 boys and made for the first quarter of Economic
1947 да 18 girls were in possession of average of 164 in 1948.
against 0 quarterly Europe, M. Georges Doris, of stulen goods.
Comparative figures for burnot feel that the present situa- France, said that France did glary were 219 against 263: 8tion was, in any way, final. down and store-breaking 31
"We have stated repeatedly cought against 104; murder ? agninat 8. in Hong Kong than in Kowloon arrested for possession of arms, he added. He hoped that the In addition 31 persons were that al doors are left open," for serious offences.
It was largely a social pro-covery of one-third of stolen be strictly adhered to forever." 1.133 for petty larceny with re- stand taken by Russia "will not b'en., he said, not belonging to goods. Arrests of 33 out of 48 Hong Kong alone. London re- for thefts on ships and wharves ports reveal .25 percent
with nearly 60% children between the ages of 8 stolen property.
more
recovery of
One boy was charged nanslaughter.
More boya
were
age
with
before
Barne
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for
"We hope that this attitude change, when distrust, will which is at present playing such and 13 arrested than
large part, subsides." he add- fenders between the ages 21 and the war. The Increase in of- Strength Of Force cd. 30 was 80 percent. London retosh also gave figures of the setting up of Europe on its On the "delicate problem" of Police Commissioner Macin- Gernian economy, he said, the ports the highest crime Increase European strength of the Force. feet again depended to a cer- in the 10-year age group, the In 1041,
the Australian captain taken out since the beginning of respective percentages being age grades there were 205 as against in extent on German recovery.
supervising. 8 44%, 9 48, 604, age 11 44%.
1043 locals in the
grate,
European and German econo- making a total of 338 supervts mic problems must be tackled It will thus be seen, aald the 244 Europeans and 108 local.
ing officers. Today there are nen whole. Priority to Ger- Police Commissioner, that as or a total of 252
man reconstruction would be compared with London our pro-grade.
the same "inadmissable and unbearable.". However. not blem here is a minor one, but Europeans are on duty, us some it on the other hand it would. this does not mean
are on leave, and actually there be equally dangerous to allow it is not are only 218 Europeans and 100 Germany to remain in the heart serious one, deserving of the locals at present on duty, mak- of Europe with diversed. econo- attention of right-thinking peo- ing a total of 318. ple.
mic conditions which would be European non-gazetted off- cers are being gradually reduc- allowed to spread. Crime Figures el to 200 with compensatink
The Soviet delegate, Profes- Dealing with the general pro-increase in the gazetted officers or Alexander Morozoy, in his blem of crime tackling. Police and local inspectors. The final speech, made only this Commissioner
figures MacIntosh
re-ikely
year nre mostmont on the Fronch statement: terred to figures in the annunt peans and 128 locals, which-willed the Marsha'l plan. The So to be 238
Euro- "Some delegates have mention. report of the Lonoun Metropoli- provide a total of 366 inlet position on this plan was. Batavia, July 29. Nine people on board-an Indian, four Indonesians Hong Kong did not show up too 388 before the war.
tan Police for 1946 and said supervisory grade as, against and four Britons-were killed when an Indian Idly in comparison.
stuted by M. Molotov in Paris.” These figures show, said the Iteuter. Dakota plane was shot down by two Dutch
In 1938 Hong Kong with an the locals filled only one-sixth Police Commissioner, that while fighters today as it was about to land in the estimated population of 1,400, of the supervisory
rank, they airfield at Jogjakarta, the Indonesian Repub-000 had 11.388 serious crimes, now occupy
than one- lican capital.
or 8 erimes per 1,000.
third of the total number. This The plane, which belonged to Mr. B. Patnaik, 1916, with an estimated popa'a- the policy of training up local For the 11-month period of change is in accordance with crashed into the village of Wodjo, two and a tion of 1.800,000 the figure was formerly
officers to take over tasks half miles south of Jogjakarta and burst into 13,754 which gives a proportion peans.
performed by Euro flames. There was one survivor.
Dutch Shoot Down Unarmed Dakota
Crimes in Hong Kong worked 1948: This was the figure for out at for every policeman in
London in 1930, but for 1946 it had jumped to 9 or 10, so here again Hong Kong compared more favourably with London.
Arrests per policeman are the
this
more
Organisation
of roughly 8 per 1,000, the same A number of the minor posts The Jokjakarata radio named identified erroneously as an In-
as before the war.
which before the war were fill- these victims as: The pilot, former donesian plane of Japanese make,pared with 1938. the year 1948 up have passed or are pass- In the London area, as com-ed by Europeans in the sergeant Wing-Commandet. Constantind, it was claimed by the Dutch com-- his wife, ex-Squadron.Leader munique which suggested that the showed an increase of 34% in some of these will later bass to ing to local Inspectors, and Hazelhurst, an Indian engineer, incident occurred because the Re- serious crimes, or a proportion N.CO's who are Mechanie Bidarin, and four In publican Parclusunces"
authorities were "guilty of 16 to every 1,000, as against trained up for the purpose.
also being donesians, Mrs.
of Ag Sutjiphu,
10 in 1938, Abdul Rachman Saleh, Hadi Gen. Simon Spoor, Commander Sumarna and Arifan Gani. The ly regretted the deaths of than
of the Dutch forcos, said he deep- fourth Brilish victim has not yet veen Identified.
aboard the plane. which Was The plane, which left Singapore request for permission to fly inte
carrying medical supplies, but n curlier today, carrying two tons the area was received and the of medical supplies for the In plane was not marked with dunesian Red Cross, belonged to usual Red Cross identification. Mr. B. Patnaik, personal friend of Jawaharlal Nehru,
have followed the International The pilot, ex.Wing.Commander convention We could have Constantine, was unoffelal arranged for a conduct."
The communique said Dutch civil aviation adviser to the In. Boneslan Government. Ha com pilots mistakenly identified the manded a RAF, fighter squadron bomber partly because a similar
plane
Japanese two-engined in India during the war.
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orway by American
Joel Victory heavyweight Joe Baksi. after) The King's calt, Howdah, once) he had benten Britain's Bruce again nade favourite, Woodcock.
match for the Pride of India in} Others who endorsed the the New Ham Font Stakes over plan included Will Lawther, six furlongs. The Prido <f India, President of the National Un- a son of Colombo, and owned by of Mine Workers, antt, the Herry Joel, curried the famour Ministry of Fuel and Power. red silk and black cap to a po. Associated Press.
Lulur victory.
to b
Gloucester Keeps BOWLS TITLE
Up The Pace
+
London, July 29.
60. Laker tour for 40). Surrey sex 403 for eight declared and 371 (Alec Bedier. 51).
304 for four declared.
At Maldatone: Kent drew with 232 and 188.-Reuter.
MATCHES
The following quendments to the programine of the Open Singles and Open Pairs Lawn Bowl, championship are announ-
cuck
Open Singles
August 8-H. F. Shields V. M. N. Bakusen (at Kowloon Decks), Yusuf (at ILK.F.C.).
August 12-C. H. Gough v. S.
L. G. Coombes (st K.C.C.):
thr
In Other Words- What?
com-
Shanghai, July 30.
The UNRRA Far East Coun-" " el in Washington has recom mended to the UNRRA China office that no further relief sup "Regarding the organization piles be distributed north of the of the Force." missioner Macintosh, "as we Chinese Government's blockade continued Com-34th parallei as a resn't of the started from scratch, we had a threefold problem on our and of Communist porta in violation: One to ing. one to evolve a short term purtisan distribution of UNRRA
Improvise to keep go- of the philge to allow none. planning
programme which in supplies in China, the Ameri gramme extending
five Post and Mercury" reported to- years." the organisation must suit that if the report is true-UNERA
During the planning phase, day, phase; plans and Improvement of or commendation--it
and as that phase here hitherto has received no changes with the completion of official Information on the ro ganisation,
means that
Gen. Spoor said: "They should same in Hong Kong as in Lon-turn fits into a long term pro- can-owned "Shunghai Evening
sele
aon, numely two per man.
In 1946 London recovered 17.84 of property stolen during the year. The Hong Kong figure is 26.47. for the first quarter of the cur- The following crime figures
over
Last week, the plane flew Dr. Kopublican air force plane bomb-rent year ending June 30, as lease certain man power.
cd Semarang Sutan Sjahrir, farmer Indonesian Uakted Press.
0 Prime Minister, from Jogjakarta |
The Jogjakarta radio, said that
the plans was coming into the airfield with
its under.crlage
alrendy lowered when it was at tacked and shot down,
The airfeld was attacked twice today by Dutch planes,. tonight's Indonesian army communique sold.
The Jogjakarta radio fater reported that the sole survivor was Abdul Gani, Secretary-Gen. eral of the Republican Informa tion Ministry.
The Indonesian Republican Government has issued a special est sorrow and heartfelt sympathy Lommunique, expressing the deep.
with the familles of those who lost their lives.--Reister.:
"No Report"
At Singapore, H. Chowtizor,
that morning.-
Victims May Be Flown Out
we are able to re- at: of North Chins and Man-
compared
Before the war officers in the churia will in future be supervising grade had two days cluded from UNRRA supplies. off a month: now they have The report added that it un- one off a week, and 16 days derrtood that all supplies, for Jocal leave per annum in addi- merly allocated to North China tion.
Questioned on Hong Kong's coption of perishable goods, and Manchuria, with the ex- accident rates 8 with London's, Commissioner Bach as foods and fertillaers, MacIntosh naid fatal. traffic which wit be sent to South cases were about the sanie per Chinu and Formosa, will be head of population but as re- withheld from distribution un- gards serious accidents, Hong xil either the National Govern The Republican Government has suggested to the Kong had only 258 for its apment lifts its anti-Communist
British Consul-General in Batavia, Mr. J. M. Proximate population of Mitcheson, that he might send a British air-182, also for two millions.
170 against
lockade, or London's
the Washington Council reverses the presont de- craft to Jogjakarta to remove the victims of
cision-eutor. yesterday's Dakota disaster to Batavia or
Lighting And Noises Singapore for burial,
Question's were also asked certain
Batavia, July 30.
millons ás
Dutch Training In Britain
"The Government of the Republic regrets that in about street lighting
the present circumstances it does not have the areas, and the Police Commin services of a minister of the Church of Eng did contribute to crime and
sioner agreed that bad light land," the message to Mr. Mitcheson said and that he was taking the matter suggested that the appropriate last offices of up with the appropriate quar the rites of the Church of England could be ters. carried out in Batavia or Singapore.
Complaints of street
London, July 30. nolses Mr. Hector Hughes, Labour, ing frequently aired in the Press the Commona today asked, how were also mentioned, and Com- many Dutch military and
JAVA).
Is stated that pending the re representative in Singapore said
representative for the Interna ceipt of a reply, the Republic that he was approached tomisatoner Macintosh said the troops were now being trained in
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Forcing a win over Leicestershire during extra time today, Gloucestershire retained a shared leadership in the county cricket table with Middlesex. Both these countica recorded, wickets, Warwickshire 98 and their 13th victory of the season 257 (Cranmer 79), Worcester and have 164 points. Derbyshire 882 and 24 for no wickets. shire are third with 124, and)
Open Pairs At Cardiff: Glamorgan best Lancashire, beaten for the frat Sussex by four wickets. Glamor Rumjahn v. J. Gellatly and L. A. August 7-A. II. and U. A. time this season, are fourth. kan 988 for eight declared and Collyer. (at H.K.F.C.).
The results of game which 164 for six (Davies 74, Dyson ended today were:
August 11-A. E. Coates and 50). Sussex 120 and 302 B. W. Bradbury v. A. F. and J. E At Kennington Oval: Surrey (Bartlett 76, Cox 104, Oakes 69). Noronha (at K.B.U.C.). drew with Yorkshire, Yorks At Nottingham: Middlesex August 14-A. V. Gorans and 368 and 192 for eight (Keighley bent Notts by 287 runs. Middle- N. A. Baltrac v. E. F. Fope and
fonal Red Cross, said the Dakota had given orders to embalm the sponsor the trip but was unable complainte ved, remarkably few Britain and if any stops would be reported shot down at Jogjakarta bodles.
to do so because he had not re- the public would report direct taken to bring that arrangement yas nit sponsored by t the Inter
The message conveyed the Re- colved authorisation from Gene- to the nearest Police Station, to an end, pending the cessation national Red Cross,
public's formal expression oti va. The official spokesman
prompt action would be taken. of hostilities in, the Dutch East of the deep regret and. sympathy and A later message from Sloga. It seems, however," said Mr. Netherlands East Indies Govern said that it would be grateful pore sald that there
Endlos moni in Batavia
Macintosh. "that while, how- Bald Dutch
If Mt. Mitcheson would convey official knowledge there of the to some; there are others who was overrun by the Gormans. Wo***
Bovin raptled: “No, I can-# ? kers noises might be annoying not do that. After all, Holland At Leicester: Gloucestershiro,
milltary headquarters had no re its expression to the families of fourth "British victim of the evidently do not mind, and the entured into a solemn under-
any plane being, shot. Fort of beat Lalcestershire by 71 runs. Club against Indian Recreation
A Royal Canadian Air Force dean at Zogjakarta.. those concerned. represent Kowloon Cricket
Dakota crash. policy of the Police is that un-standing to re-equip and train Gloucestershire 287 and 198 Club in a friendly lawn bowls.D.G. Creur, wartime chief
transport, carrying General Dutch fighter planes had been in A Dutch East Indies Govern- Immigration officials stated less complaints from residehte the Dulch army which has been for three deglared (Emmett. 108 match at KC.C. on Saturday at of Canadian forces in Europe, donian mghout Java éfter, In- | mont spokesman refused to make, that only Mr. Constantino and do come into show, that: the destroyed. udga not out, Neale, 78
planes had bombed Semer an official statement Inst night his wife, Mr. Hazelhurst, five nutsances, no action will be Dutch Government, however, that nol out),4 p.m. - 197
mafority resents such socalled am entitled to say to the Leicestershire 206 and 188 H. Gittins, V.C. Labrum, Thero, yesterday without injury ceived on any such actions was the Dakota because he said that shown on the crew and passen.
made an emergency landing ang but no report had been re on the alleged sheating down of Indonesians and one Indian were taken. (Tompkin 58, Cook, five for 87, Lock and M.N. Rakusen (aklp). Goddard five for (08).
CARE we are not doing this for the pur- to the occupantalon pa
described by the Jogjakarta radio; no offical reports had so far ger list-Router. L. Bones, J. Fraser, J. Orem and General Crear and his party the Dutch fighters attacked with
The Republican broadcant es reached: Batavia,
The CIOS will note now bes of this war with Indonesia. At Frome Somerset boat EC. Fincher (skip)..
cannot go beyond that. Tamé Lancashire by 36 runs. Bomorsot
visiting Hong Kong. This in Ridley. Me? are en route, to Tokyo at the machineguns and that the trant wanted to make it clear that the An Army B-29 Superfortress the GOC with a special message
Ile sald, however, that he Eatin' Field, Florida, July 20 J. Chubb, SA, Gray, A.E.P. invitation of General Mac-port crashed in flame
formation has been received by 262 and 168.2, Lance 180 and Guest and B. Goodwin (skip) Arthur for a tour of Inspec- ciated Press for
AC, Tribble, A. Eastman Ction
Dakota was not an official Bri- crashed into a swamp seconds from the C..CB, to His Excel. Dutch
Printed and publis At Birmingham: Worcester. Reserves WJ, Howard and C. way with one engine dead. The Dakota which was hot tied medical supplica
Batavia, Vuly 30.pore, although may have car kullnajaine af die ravih regret at having to caricale proprietors shiro heat Warwickshire by ten | Fops,
SEX United Press
Two men survived and one was wisit which he had been looking|FZAMussoREAT down Atador akarta - bad been The International Red Cross seriously injured United Press. A forward to with nicht plenaire. Tongs
Essex, Ken! 680 for six de-
clared and 142 for three (Todd
60 not out). Essex 502 (Pearce | 92, Smith 67)..
195 (Brierley 50, Hazel alx
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Honolulu, July 29.
was no
for:51)AWOHNEREER Dowman and A. Madar (skip);}: The plane landed on the run-agers Wersion a stash mercy, plane from Singa-Fafter taking off from: thin base: Itnay. The Governor, expresaliti proprietors/""
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