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BUREN

THE PERFECT

swiss WATCH

CHINA MAIL

ARMY SOCCER IS WELL

Louis Signs Up For

Title Bout

New York, Jan. 8. Joe Louis signed today with the 2011 Century Sporting Club to defend his

title heavyweight

against Jersey Joe Walcott or any

ther

mutually opponent agreeable to the champion and promoter “about June ****

The site will br deler. mined later. --- Associated

Press,

Bing Crosby Golf Tournament

Del Monte,

California, Jan. 9. The oldest field in the history of top flight golf Tournaments tees off to

morrow in the annual Bing Crosby $10,000 na- tional professional and

mateur meet.

UNDER WAY Trophy Presented By H.K.V.D.C.

(By Rover)

This last week has seen the commencement of yet another soccer competition in the Colony in the shape of an Army League for which a very handsome trophy has been presented by the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. Unfortunately, numbers do, team. The game was played at not permit of a senior and at a fast pace throughout with the junive Jengue being pro-Sappers just holding the whip moted. o one league only is hand. At half-time the Sappers: being

containing teams held a three-one lead which was: from bath major and minor later incrensed to four, but with units. The minor units are not only a minute to go Signals had put off, however; ruther they caught up to be only one goal! are spurred on to greater efforts behind and in that last minute in the presence of their first Signals were awarded a penalty, division opponents, and although The spot kick, however, went enly three games have so far straight to the hands of the lm played there has already goalkeepers, and amidst a cres- been one major upset,

cendo of excitement the final whistle blew, leaving Sappers worthy winners by the odd geal in seven.

Buffs v R.E.M.E.

The first match in the league between

was at Stanley Fort the Buffa, who hold quite a good reputation in the First Division

the Football

of

team in the Second

Innisks v H.Q.L.F.

This match proved to be the

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1948.

They're Seagoing

Britain is organising real efficiency In her Girls' Nau- tical Training Corps.

firent keenness & displayed by the girls who come from all pans of England to take the conese at Poole.

Here is just a glimpse of part of the nurse. The Second Officer is deconstrating a few bends and bằches.

Association biggest rebulf that the forecas-QUADRANGULAR RUGGER:

The result after a rather scrap won

the

Py game Huffs

to nil

League, and .E.M.E.. a lowly ter share likely to have for some Division. time. HQ Land Forces have not n match in the Second Division "A" since Sept. 27, bat this does not appear to have dampened their spirits and they took the field at Happy Valley on Thursday determined to put up a stiff fight, Even their most

Aupporters, ardent

wits a win for by seven goals Bellined by such shot-makers This was a good start for the a Jemy Demaret, Ben Hogan Ruffs, but with the impending Sam Snel, Lou Worsham and departure of several of their Floyd Mungruin, the field also team on the "Lancashire," it is mehudeg

actors, prize quite possible that they

will Spiter

able to maintain this must have feared that it would nut he exeratives.

form time will tell.

movie

Tomthal

stars and

All, receipts go to charity. The affenting champions nee Sivaal and amateur Roger Kelly.

1 Angeles,

and

however,

Club And RAF

Police To Meet

(By "Crums") -

he largely a matter of keeping The only Quadrangular Tournament match today the deficit as low as possible, is between the Club and the R.A.F. Police Signals v Sappers

when after about ten

on the Club Ground at 4.15. minutes play Kiernan Scored

The present position in the supreme in Hong Kong Rugby, The Sappers

Eb-with a low drive, all their fears Tournament is as follows: (Royal

|losing only twice to the Club, However, the favourites this gineers) have not so far had aj appeared justified. H.Q.. play-

Pl, W. L. F. A. in 1926 and 1930. your are Boblig Locke, if Stuth team of their own this season, ing against a strong breeze held Club

36 18 Africa, teaming with Frank so that all the more credit is out till half-time and the teams Navy frrun due to them for their 4-3 win crossed over with the score stili Army

over Signals who field a regular standing at 1-0 to the

Innis RAF & Police 4 0 4 3 59 | Club Ground at 3.15, killings.

Stroiaban, Toledo

amateur United Press,

Sport

RUGBY

Here And There

The following, will represent

WELTER

Newcastle, Jan. 6.

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5 3 2 G 3 2

It will be seen that

One other game is due to be 47 20 played today, Club "A" oppos- 28 17 ing H.M.S. Black Swan on the

if the

Club win today they will have

clear lead' and the final places ings will depend on next week's encounter between the Club nnd the Army at Sookinpoo. Club

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SOFTBALL SPOTLIGHT IS

Australian Butter For Britain Drive

Sydney, Jan. 8. То double the Austra- lians' annual export of butter to Britain, the Com- monwealth Government was prepared to advance dairy farmers £1,250,000, spread five years, Mr. over

Re- ginald Pollard. Minister of Commerce and Agriculture, announced today.

This was only one way in which it was hoped to pro- vide additional food ducts for Britain.

pro-

When the rest of the Bri- tish Food Ministry repro- sentatives arrive, the poal- tion would be examined. commodity

Mr. Gollard said.--Reuter.

Volunteer Force As World Army?

They increased this lead 8200 after the restart and HQ. were hard put to it to keep their goal intact from further analaughts by the Inniskilling forward line From sudden break-away, for once will be turning out the however, Tolliday, the II.Q.

same team on two successive centre forward scored with a Saturdays and should not have Canada will propose R.A.P.-Police in their rugby Fighting as welterweight, hard cross-shot and this goal any difficulty in winning, al- match against Clob at the Club for the first time, Stan Haw-inspired get toray at 4.15 pm: thorne, of North Shields, for efforts; they now began to get mer Northern Area lightweight on to the ball first and to open Hackburn. Whiteman, Bul-champion, knocked out Terry the game Forge. Reynolds, Paterson. Kelly, of Manchester, Flutelungs. Tippett. Wright- Nooth. Rogers, Macleanan, Kelly was knocked out in the Oliver; Cutter, Evans, Russell, sceond round of " len-round and Davies.

bout. A perfectly judged right 10 the solar plexus ended the fight-Renter.

MATCHED

The following have been selected 10 present Club against "Black Swan on the Club Greutal at 3.13 pan. to-day.-Slater, J. *Tipton, Gaunlet, P. Harriman, S. Clero, M. Wait, Robertson, Mackie, Vaughan,

Paris, Jan. 6. Giovanni Manen, Italian mld. E. J. Brown, R. Thompson, MeNay,

Ralph, Punnet, Cuscaden, dleweight champion, has been Baker,

matched with Marcel Cerdan, French and European title. holder, according to Gilbert Beurim, the promoter of fight.

London, Jan. 8. Rugby Pain game: Glonerates 25 Amy Renter.

GOLF

.

Golf starting times for Fan-

Jing Old Course tomorrow:---

9.32 EL.H. Glennie-S. H.

H.Q. to

greater though the R.A.F, & Police side

out and it was

not

long before they equalised when ал Inniskilling defender put through his own goal,

With only eight minutes left for play excitement was running high and when Tolliday ran through to score his second goal with a rasping ground shot the 11.Q. supporters were on their feet. And an II.Q. ran out win- ners by three goals to two af- ter a most enjoyable game.

Fixtures

Fixtures for next week:- Monday: B.M.H. V Buffs Happy Valley 1600 hrs. S.1.M. the Easton.

He said that the men would meet at the Palais des Sports on January 26-Reuter,

FOOTBALL

Ash, 948 F. D. Hunter-i. W. For their match against R.A.0.C

Tuesday: 25 Fd Regt RA Y REME Gan Club Hill 1800 hra. Q.M.S.I. Tarnlyn.

V

Wednesday: H. Q. L. F. Signals Happy Valley 1430 hrs. Sub Cdr. Padley.

Thursday: Sappers v Innisks Happy Valley 1600

hrs. Lt Usherwood.

Today's Football The following' are today's foot

SATURDAY, JAN. 10 FIRST DIVISION

Shewan, 9.02 J. A. Blackwood-on the Sockuripoo Ground to-day, 1. S. Robb, 9.56 W. O. Davies kick-off 2.10. p.m., H.Q. Land Forces --N. A. Brown, 10.00 E. R.make one change in the team that Mackay-D. L. Prophet, 10.04 beat the Inniski, 3-2 on Thursday ball Axtures: S. S. Gordon-M. B. Tigh, 10.08-Wright replaces Searle at inuide

Left. The full K. R. Quick-H. J. D. Lowe, Pickering, Usherwood; Derry, Brown, team is Ferry: 10.12 Cleland McMullen-Hambles; Baulch, Harrison, Tallady, (Foursome), Wright, Rogert.

Groome-Bidwell

10.16

Anderson-Behrman-Had- (Foursome), 10.20

lund-Reid

K. A. Mason-W.N.A. Smalley, 10.24 J. S. Dunnett-R. P. CRICKET

Moodie, 10.28 C. D. Slade Stewart,, 10.32 J. B. Kile-R. S. Barry

INTERPORTS

The following have been selected to represent the W.O.. and Sgt», H.Q. Land Forces in a friendly cricket match against the C.R.E. The match will take place to-day on the Boo- kunpoo Cricket Ground, play com mencing at 2 p.m.-V. K. Merry, K.

A meeting of the Interport Smith, H. Dumford, G. W. Moore, Sub-Committee will be held inv, Funnell, H. Manslow, F. Harlow,

is improving and for quite a while last Saturday looked as though they were going to give the Army team a shock.

· Ottawa, Jan. 8.

ON THE ACES Wildcats Should Make It Classy

(By "Grandstand”)

|The spotlight on this week's 11-game card will be the Madcap Aces-Wildcats clash at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow afternoon, as these two classy out- fits cross bats in a return, encounter in their chase after the "China Mall" Shfeld.

is

The Untamed Felines have first outing, and with their big over-night become the "peepul'a guns returning to batting form, cholce" да д result of their can prove to be a threat The spectacular win over the pen- Maple Leafers were unfor- nant contending Wahoos, and tunate in losing their catcher while still basking in the after- who was put out of action re- glow of their recent auccess are cently with a sprained Anger; out after Madcap Acalps to and although Ulie Khoo is at, avenge a previous humiliation present doing a grand job be- at the hands of the Aces in hind the plate, atrength at the that unforgettable Opening Day mid-way station has been sacri- defcat.

ficed. Skipper Alice Mar bas Wildcat mentor 'Doc' Molthen come up with a discovery who wise to that old adage of will be seen in action this week. 'never change a winning com- The Wahoos, with the exception bination' and will start his of Hikda Soures presently en- mound ace Lefty Dolly Brown | joying a batting streak, seam with stone-wall Efñe Babida at to have gone into a slump ́as the receiving end. Cavorting far as plate power is concern- around the sacks, will be thated, but backed by tight fielding starry combination which hard-should be able to take this UIL ly needs introduction-Peggy

Men's "A" Barros at first base, Terry Silv In the Men's "A" Division, and

Helen Ribeiro the V.R.C. Anappy

outfit confidently around

key-stone and take on Recreio to prove that Cynthia (field captain) at the fast week's brilliant triumph hot-corner. Ball-hawks' assign over the Madcaps, was no flash ed for pasture duties will be fin

pan. Recreio mentor Watson, Tony hard-hitting Thelma

is bound Gonsalves Marle Piggy" Figueiredo and start ace flinger Leo Tavares Rosie Oliveira.

whose upshoots will fool the Lopesmen-they had better or

the

"A-rarin'"

the

on

to

are to

In the other corner, Eddle elke "gardeners Charlie Quinn, Marques' Aces are a-raria" 10 Gerry Gosano, Cus Pereira will go into action again after at have a busy morning. On_the jung lay-off. The Aces have other hand master-mind. Tony been keeping themselves in trim) Lopes

for the the sinb for this tussle, and have the aquacaders will have to watch addition by commodity,

of Sheila Silva 'and out for those bunts, typical of Bernie Remedios from their Gonsalves strategy.

Jet Dempsey's Coppers take farm team the Becs. The Aceri downed the powerful Wildcats en Eddie Marques' Merry Mad- once with Margie Xavier on the caps in the opener at the Re- mound and Terosa Baptista ercio Football Ground, while, catching, but ever since an eye afmultaneously Bill Woo's Cana- injury to Teresa she has taken diana tangle with Doc Molthen's over hurling duties. Base Baseballers at the G.B.A; lot, guardians for the Madcap clan Both the Madcaps

and the will be Inez Soares, while Alec | Canucks" cannot afford to lose Mendonza will either take sce- another game if they ond or third base. Therese Re- stay in the flag race, the Maple medios, regular windy-alley Loafers tralling behind the guardian, is rumoured to be league leading Recs by as much aide-lined owing to a knee in-jan 2% games. In the other jury and later Bernie of the men's It to-morrow, South Bees will probably take · over China cross the Pond again to that assignment. The other take on the Filipinos. Mounds- infield position is somewhat of man Tsang of the Caroline out- a question mark, as a substitute fit has acquired a smooth pitch- for Girlie Gaan who has' recent-ing motion and with his ball ly been switched to the outfield, savvy should improve to be a has not yet been found. Keep top-line pitcher, perhaps not Ing Girlie company out in the this season but in the years to

Wong'a pastures will be popular Shella come. C.B.

atickers, the however, could do with a bit Silva and Colly Gutteren, latter leading the batting rato more beef in their swings if at the moment with a merry they are to win ball games. .683.

Calling all Junior Leaguers. At 11.16 a.m. the dethroned Following the announcement Wahoos take on the Canadians, | cf the presentation of the and although the latter are not "China Mail" Shield for the expected to run away with the ladies loop, the Association has pennant this year they have in accepted a trophy from Mr. E proved tremendously since their Hearther for the "B" Division..

to the United Nations Security Council the immediate establish- ment of a small United Nations Security force, made up of volunteers from all parts of the globe on the pattern of the French Foreign Legion.

Canada is due to preside in

the

This is the twenty-sixth sea- Security Council during February on In which there has been a and it was believed that one of her Tournament in Hong Kong and establishment of such a forec. Triangular or Quadrangular first actions will be to call for the

on no

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Broken Back Couldn't Stop Jockey

it is interesting to note that A spokesman of the Canadian Ex- ternal Affairs Department amid 10. since its inception in 1910 the the fits turk of such

night that has been won by be to ensure the person. Tournament

NAVY the

les than

the United al safety of members thirteen occasions. The Club has Nailoni Palestine Commission, which only won it seven times and will work out the details of partition. the Army four. In fact between He said that force

Haydock, Jan. 8. might be able 1921 and 1991, when there was to fulfil that purpose even if it can- Three years ago Erlu Foley, triple tie, the Navy were sisted of a single brigade, although 43-year old Cheltenham train- a division would er-jockey, broke his back in A be more satisfactory,

four placer. At Haydock Park what, for example, would yesterday he rode to victory in happen if brigade of the Russian the hurdle race. Army or a

brigade af, Araks

No man in racing has shat ar Jewe volunteered en bloc, the spokes. tered his back se completely man said recruitment would be on and lived to ride again--let

OPEN AIR CASINO THRIVES

An open air casino, fenced in the basis of most of the United Na-alone ride winners. with matting and located on staff appointmentshaving re- Most steeple-chasing jockeys a vacant piece of ground off a Rard to geographical distribution."

was feared here that

was set up,

break a bone or two but Foley, unless who

has been riding for 24 de years, has been injured a dozen

times.

the

cature of the lack of any guaranteer of personal safety of its members Reuter.

B.M.A. PROTESTS OVER NATIONALISED MEDICINE

London, Jan. 9.

lane at the Queen's Road. East some sucit force wi end of Spring Garden Lane, has Palestine Commission wight he been the hot spet of, gamblers layed in vialling the Holy Land, be for the past two weeks.

Foley was serving with theThe Labour Government will nationalise Medi-" R:A.F. In 1946, when, riding') From 10 o'clock in the morn-

cine on schedule 'next July 5 despite the un- ing late at night,

"Not. Guilly". at Windsor, · his¦ endless streams of patrons frequent the

horse fell and broke its neck

animous. demand by the delegate conference At

of the British Medical Association for dis place, which enters not only to dreds of dollars a hand are and broke Foley's back. R.A.F. v. South China, Sookun-weli

an R.A.F. hospital later, sur- approval of the scheme, sources close to the coolies, but to the wealthy na placed.

To prevent any surprise raid geons took pleces of Foley's hip Health Ministry said today.

for free poo, 1 p.m..

Fantan and paikau,

bone and plugged them into the The

The Act provides two of by the

all-day conference, at-] Police, look-outs are! Ref: H. Bullock; Lines the most popular forma of placed on duty

tended by 870 delegates from hospital, medical, specialist and at convenient four broken vertabrae. men:→A. Leck/P. George.

He made his comeback on branches throughout the coun- dental service; child, welforez, gambling, are played in many points along Spring Garden "Alongside at Wolverhampton try decided to send copies of domestic help, if needed for Navy, v. Burtz, Navy, 4 p.m.

Ref:A. Bregant Linesmen:- canes, bets running into hun- Lane.

on Dec. 27. Yesterday was his ita resolution recommending re-health reasons; and provision R.S.M. Watson/RIS,M. Ewin,

second ride since. his accident.- fection Kwong Wah v, 25th RA, Pollec,

to all 72,000 British of spectacles, falso teeth,, medi Router.

doctors whom the BMA will poll cines and appliances. in a plebiscite on January 31.

The resolution said bluntly:

Resolution

4 pan.

Ref:—J. 'F. de Silva; Linermen: -B. M. Xavier/N. Delgado,

St. Joseph's, v, K. M. Bus, C.

Hill. 4 p.m.

Ref.:-, Day: Linesmen:-A. Ribeiro/J. Crawford,

H.QLF. v. RA.0.0. 8oskunpoo,

SECOND DIVISION “A”

2.30 p.mingly Ref.:ward.

Threatened To Kidnap Betty Grable's Baby

Hollywood. Jan. 9.

* Mrs. Jane Bean, 20, today admitted to agents of the | Federal Bureau of Investigation that she tried to, extort 35,004

the Hong Kong Football Aano-1E. Bryant, H. Camming, C. Hurley Kit. Chae V., Bl.' „oseph's,, Navy, from actress Betty Grable on a threat jo. Kidoap' the actress's...

ciation's office on Monday, Jan.F. Lyon. 17th Man: Filz Avon, 12, at 5.15 pm.

Agenda:-Arrangements. for Shanghal and Manila Interpórt.

"AGA. KHAN:

* London, Jan. 8.

MEETING

2.80-pm...

Ret.-F. A, Harretto, South Ching*) KM, Bus,

Hill, 2.30pm.

.. SECOND DIVISION. “B”

A meeting of the League RAM.C, V. CHÍNIM A.A., Pelle Management Committee will be had in the Hong Kong Football

baby because, she was tired of being poor and hungry.

"

AMBULANCE

BALLA

The annual ball of St. John's . Ambulance Brigade will be held "The elected representatives

Government will tako over ownership and operation of all hospitals and clinics and put doctors, dentist and nurses on state'payroll.

This scheme will be financed"; on Jan. 28 at the Hong Kong of the medical profession "in partly by the Treasury, partly!! Hotel. The Governor, Sir Great Brita and Northern by local taxes and partly by Alexander Grantham (President Ireland, solemnly declare that state insurance fundo. of the Brigade) and Lady in their considered opinion the The BMA opposed the Act on Grantham will be present. National Health Service Act of grounds that it concentrated too C. "It seems like everyone in The FBI say that Mrs. 'Bean The ball will commence at] 1946, in its present form is so much power in Health Ministar Hollywood has lots of money. sald In the letter that she heard 8 p.m.. with a floor show be- grossly at variance with the Aneurin Bevan and gave, the I nood some myself," she said. two men planned to kidnap the ween 10.80 p.m. and 11.80 p.m: essential principles of our pro- stalo a monopoly in hospitals hand, bandleader, Harry James, but said they wouldn't if ahe

The movie star-and-her-bus couple's-baby-Jessica-James, Dancing, will:6nd at 21a.m.fession that it should be re- and otherwise restricted the

· progrés-! Tickets, $20 each, are avail- jected by all practitioners.” freedom of medical Jearned of the threat (the received the money, enable^at the Hong Kong Hotel The BMA council - estimated |:sion—United÷Presspres

TAMA MAMA reception office, the Peninsula that refeetion of the Act by 68 when they read the newspapeť:{

The studio found the rar- ég and hold on $1,000 bond quarters at Causeway Bay**** 50,000 members and 10,000 'un: arifmrk. The Newspaper, Katerptis, hiing, longhand nota in the pilel pending: Grand Jurgi nation Caplámrskervations can be affiliated dustera would make || Limind, by Waltra, Jamış Kiarių of-fan lettora,"

United Proak,

Windsor House, Hong Kong, made on presentation of tickets: unworkable,s

Princess Elizabeth, has given the Association's offos on Monday, C. Cadre Ving Tao, H. Valley, fourth to be made against hurur: Hesh has been arraign | Hotelnando At Brighde:: Head- per cent of the Association's Printed and published for the pro

name of Ajta Khan to the racehorse Jan. 12, at 5.15 pm

given to her es wedding present Bualpens:Draw of 2nd Tuby the, Aga Khan, Aika dily by Round International Competi

·Farkhan 'outy of -Hásiza, Reutere, tion.

2.30 paroks

Electric vac,

Valley,