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THE PERFECT

SWISS WATCH

Olympic Winter

CHINA MAIL

Sports

Policeman Shot In Leg! Couldn't

St. Moritz, Feb. 1.

A Swiss policeman was shot in the leg, and Major

Maurice Willoughby, of the Highland Light Infantry, a member of the British military team, narrowly escaped injury when a Swe- lish competitor in the Winter Olympics pistol shooting event loosed off a shot by mistake when he was turning away from the range.

Seven-A-Side Rugby Tournament

The

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to hospital,

Stand"

A Caning

"Yes sir, good-morning.

In cherry volce rang ant

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The policeman was taken away Inside the crowded dock at Central Magistracy yesterday In answer to the Interpreter's call IoT Cha Yun-wah, charged with larceny by snatching.

Major Willoughby nissed his next three shot; and huisherk Tost

th in Has event, whole. WIB Segund of the Pentatii in series.

Scandinavia

chier took the honour today, Hentar Lsakler, 27 year old country p stran cap- seven-a-side tured the second speed skating Hugger Tournament, in aid of | Gold Medal for Norway by wh ‹ harily.

de rang the 5.000 will be held on ground of the Hong Kong Foot-

Lengtat munistes, 294 sreutuks, Bali Club on Saturday, March 4

Sweden sapplied the first' four and March 13 ibis year and en- irles are invited from teams of in the pistof shoting and occupied civilians. Polier. 1. M. Ships first low places at the end of

Shore And

Etablishments, | Die veristici event in the military Land Forces and I.A.F, and any

Pentathlon, other interested contestants.

The

Up popped a ship of a boy, who then started to jilber an-

telligbly.

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fiest plares in the Nordle cubination

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1948.

BUSY BEES LOST THEIR STING

(By "Grandstand")

The Busy Bees lost their sting when Chief Wahoo Terry Noronha on the slab for the Owls limit- ed-the folks from Madcapville to three scatter- ed singles to hand out a 28-0 calciming-the worst recorded so far.

Jelases

santing attempts and

The Wahoe, having cast jaded fifth place Jaguars, cash of t 11+ at the "China Mail" Shield, ena have a mathematical chance of an ow afford to look through seate nexing der Ernie Bearther Trophy

as they head down the final | for 1948, trench with a return in baning form Igmar Eriksen's Dare-devils, who

the hining mainstays Party

were given the pre-season Ribrio electing five safeties in six have come along fine, and, with a Noronha game gever shr powerful Teny

with Rexes, are highly favoured. With the 1-12

exception of the Rangers wed

all the other teamOS

eaches

thr From Division teams.

The Rangers states of with serious absentee

San percentage dropped several impurtant game is at the thonest, the mast improv

g

up with a nea

in six. Even rookie "Cosskir" Ullarit

H

Jonser

Fin

have

INDIAN 'U.S. Threat' To Soviet Frontiers

London, Feb. 2. Russia charged in a to Iran that the note activities of the Ameri-

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POLICE RAIDS ON

EXTREMISTS' HOMES

New Delhi, Feb. 2. Pandit Nehru, Prime Minister, solemnly promised the Indian legislature in the name of Gandhi today to put down violence in the country. In a matter of hours, the police in Delhi and other cities began raiding the homes and offices of Hindu extremists.

It is believed an extremist plot resulted in the slaying of the Mahatma. The raids were on the haunts of members of the extremist groups Rashtriya Sevak Sangh and the Hindu organisation. Mahasabha.

can Military Mission in

Nehru, addressed the Assembly Thurned and its windows sasli that country constitute a in a seene of high ceremonial in jed a threat to the Soviet which he and other speakers or

ferred to the "holy

Kroni!** . Moscow

atuss which Gandhi trnd, frontiers, the Radio said today.

ed team. The Costos uniter the guidance of Les Castro, nie in the cellar, but my guess is that they' elitet out of there anon.

For Nehru called cease noting and

Miticus to make them- | selves worthy of Gandhi's me.

vory.

Not Isolated Act He said:

The noir. arcunting 19 a Toys Outside, extra police gaurel:

frum hustling

despatch

Teheran. claimed tightened" all security measurt < also

American olleers were directing the

bolkfing around the Assembly

"This tragedy is not merely erection of fortifications along the to assure that Nebru and the

act of a madman, na is fated ail that American advisers other Ministers fronder

Watki not he wer

This comes from the atmosphere directing the building of air- victims of revengti bullets at violence and intred that ha fields along the bardry.

extremist cu-religionist Threelus.

safely wire in there times, "Spenk 111 Chinese," the Hilda Soures, one of the original

in a stump and milý pasted the ap- Magistrate cui short his pantog Threr, however, still remained

The overture over,

in five times, but the case le stel aure

was a round-tripper that lost itself proceeded,

Inspector Moran said that Je. the far away spaces beyond cen

Patsy Ribeiro, hiteler for the Owls 18, goatched a parcel from an sinne Yallic Franco for feadunt, who gave his ar

A Amah an Tollyword Kund. which was "labelled" the mbient Over the week-cast shr Rangers Chinese detectiv, arrested thefash iner horse-tide,

were nuburky top 40 decision Terry Normsla,

going the

to the dare-devils whom they held youthful defendant near Gough,

Fort Only, fuisteil five of the 25 scoreless for three frames, The fre halters to face beer and walked Street,

nerons in the thare-devil tally came montajong The parerl,

batr

white losing pitcher Yullis Franco fourth when centic-fielder Marris- handker clips, stickings and

elieved

Inr

"Doad" Ferreisn

son dropped a catch with handle on chefs, valued at $15, was re-

in the sixth, struck ner eight

A hutis, after two were gunę, to allose covered and returned to Kwants issued a similar number of Fene pair of coumers to trot across the

lan, of No, 113, C'aime Road. OLYMEN to first base, five of which plate. Mr. F. X. d'Almada genteid were handed out in the initial can defendant, who had a previous [10.

six mouths im

Entries including narf team, the name of team organ- |--ens enuntry sking and jump iser, address, telephones rastub

being Winner

Heikki 19 thr col urs Rebel

"E 3384-264-4 terun

faso, with 1985 points.

Tournament, eight players from whom the

hockey The to be selected which tall the subjnet of die the

pate. should be subratlled to Mr. F

the Internation Censford, Butterfield & Swire, Olympor Comuatlee bathing its before 12 nom en Tursalny Feltron the Caympics and the Inter-conviction, 17 the draw will take place on rational Bockey Federation stillsonment plita 10 strokes and in

Olympie | recommended him for Wednesday Feb. 18 and will be | considering

ment. Lavend, provider no sto prises. published in the press.

Cabula beat tirent Britain 3-0. "I cannot spond being can Italy 3-ed," the youth told the Mugis United States al Switzerland beat Austria 11-2, and trate. Czechoslovakia beat Poland 13-1.

Router,

There has been a tremend. 18 inerente in support for rugger?

arm Colimy this year in the much greater wwen displayed and it is hoped therefore that there will [ a

the 7's record entry for

Provided the weather is Year kind, and with gol public sup port, a substantial sun shad by donated to joead charities.

il

HON its

Norway's Win

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banish

notched

Nether

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time the Blees

ed to third when gardeners

1018?

the sacks,

"It's up to the doctor to say that," Mr. d'Almada retarted.

The Bee threat has ephemeral trouble in

Died

three-

The last cut was spare la the Wab the except of the third insing) chapter

when Chico Castilho stashed out a single with ane aboard. when Hilda Snart homer was only can scored, the Wahoo

The longest bit of the fracas their sun in clusters, The

from the smallest player on threatened Ranger roster-Harland Pastor, who the second frame when WAS FO Celsa Mautern singled and adsanencilentally is the smallest player in

Dinge loop. Hazles parked out Lupes at Elsie Thompso got imeager to deep right, but died on each other's way fielding the ball.

Les Castru is finding his main existetave as Terry Noronha

erentic backing by borr

fielders, as was proved by pitch and had the down on every

day's game between the Cosmos and el three batters w

walking

back

the Wildfires, Les Castro started on the bruch after swinging

the mound and soutt gave that joh In the last chapter Berhat

1-hawk

to plug op the gap in the windy Aida Xavier

to break the attempted to of six horse-collars when she again

ality, only

pitching string of six

Sanny was given a life on a fumble after one away, log this was short-lived

Sparkling twin-killing

an

The radio said the Russing Bote was delivered to

to the Iranian Govern tact 20

on Sunday by Soviet Ambas sador Tean Sadebíkov,

2

A

Tass despatch from. Tabriz, Iran, last Friday said a number o northern sectors in franian Azerte. jain had been deriated rinsed zone, with access permitted only to Ameri- can military advisers.

'The area is just south of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerba

inviated Press.

Nanking. Feb. 2.

Chang Kat

Centralisaimo

one of wham confessed to slaying Prevailed for many months and

Gandhi.

years,

That

yir. atmosphere rounds and envelps us and if Elsewhere in Indin. Iratmed We are to serve the cause Gund- Gared higher,

In Bombay, bus-bi has put before as we have to inces and transport were stalled. Ince thus atmosphrer, combat it, Crowds of wildly shouting teen struggle against it and root out the pits hatred and violence." aged boys roamed the elly, fore-

The private secretary of Vlep Ing shops to el sr. The rioting Ira

Bombay and Premier Pate) has denied Satly linda inst the reports quoting Patel as say Hindu rather flair the customary ng Bal Government was aware the lives of a plot against bloodlust between Hindus, Slithf

Nehru and Patel for their soft and Mostems,

elsewhere

In the Art outbreak in Cal- ness ward the Moslem Domin

Aried in Ire ion of Pakistan, shek today ordered that no len cutta, the crowds enthusiasm has

Hr said to such statement had or cakes be served at news con- the home of Dr. Slyyansa Presud

was untrue ferences

and other business Mookerjee, the last President of been given, that it meetings called by Government the Au-India Hindu Mahasabhu and that it was regrettable "any fcfficials or agencies. The step and Minister of 2ndustries and statement of such a nature wast

it time when inves- is designed to c01 down ex- Supplies in the Nehru ievern-broarteast al

Agathon is in progress-United the huse was penses-United Press.

Iress.

War Game Off New South

L

Wales

Solory, Feb 2 United States Task Foire 38 ael units of the Real Australian Na an Royal Air Force will engage series hattle scale exertises daybarnk

Wedur-day

1393

coast of New South Wales

Narva

St Moritz, Teh, 2 the hot risle onay ser fat a meek rumpetitor Isam at alte tow and ice giants of Seasfinacia, Lainol her first charm pleship this 28-nation post-w revival of the Winger Ols pies.

In the prison of 28-year-old Sveile

Carstad

Bobby Riggs Beats Jack Kramer

Miami Beach, Florida, Fel, 2.

Bobby Riggs found the clay

by

Cily Wingire and Mikla Suares

.

Junior League

A Frontheng ice rink at

a new Olympic Jendant. Not way set

rise 1,5-metre spred courts here much to his liking meted out all hopes, Ir skating event, shaving more than today and Catstroked his proj full second from the old mark (2) Tessional Lentig rival, Jack

The Javint league pensant chav-| fedel b Charle

Kramer. 6.4. JB. 6-2, Unfore has serited down in real earnest Mathiesen also of Norway.

1,800 fans.

with only 22 games separating the league kading Dare-devils and the

18.9

19.

he hit abs wete -- Sterle Farstail (Norway) 2 mius, 156 sers; 2. Ake Seyfarth (Sweden. 2 mins. Is 1 ser 3. Odd Landberg

amins. (Norway) Kako Finlat) 2 The ginie action will take plave MEN,; 5, Giustav Jasssay Sweden 23

8:1,3༨༩:N,; E Johnny Werket 2000 miles north of Sydney.

Pred sate) 2 min, 22.8 seen,

Ski Race Fran ship.

Hemi Oreilles, 22, entre Planc from the American varier Fed the, 1.7 kilometre twisting, toning "Valley Forge" will contre jetzak, and hoping Olympic men's low a

The Task Force is at Bir noturier Bull ki tace course ja 2 mins, 55.5 | making a five-day visit to Sydney –

RA.A.F. Limvolu Transl Braufighters wing dun torped

will attack

Visited Presn.

Follorcing

American

the exerunts, the

NPN to the event

The assolts wearine

Hemi Oreiller (France) 2 mius. "Pulley Forge," accompanied by 155 versus di Paane Cubil (Austria)

1. Kad Molite the destroyer: "I". C. Love" "1.2 mulus, 99, see Thomas," "Keppler" wud "W". 37. (hoitzelangi) and linger (Switzer- 5. Rewa Wand will as a mout to Honaistul) 3 mins 0 vers; Awez They nie due to arve Short (Austria) 3 mins, 1.4 sers; have on Wedarsday, February 14, Hans Hanssen (Sweden) 3 mins. and to remain here all Feb, 201 sesi'nited Press,

Gen. Matsui Evidence

Rejected

Tokyo, Feb. 2.

Kramer had trouble getting his smash game working pro- perly on the clay, where Riggs. a veteran retriever, was right at home.

Florida.

at Pulm

Tuesday

The match left Kramer load-

In the preliminary. ing 12-1 in the winter exhibi- Segura downed Dinny

The two will play 6-4, 6-2,-United Press. tion series.

Es relucta

twin Satur

after relief teler Weight had his infielders dizzy

of walking sia. merry-go-round Wildfires in surression.

1#x ©avteu, who was fighting a losing baute from the start, Band goot

from support

hind-natching

Eddie Lawrence, but was robbed of a bat trick in the opening stanza of retiring, the site on three pitched bails when hot corner guardian Top Abrahim muffed one which planked right into his it

The Casinos finished up at the worse end of a 13-6 scure, but not before les Castro had realised his hat trick the last Pancho three batters papped out easily on Pails. exactly three tosses of Leslie's creak-

ing arm.

Beach,

ment.

Part of

Gold Bar Appeal

Dismissed

Arson, Looting

Bmy, Feb. 2. A mub tried to in the House of a

the militant incmber of Indu Mahasabha (Grest Hindu Organisation) here today,

Soon after, crowds embittered

in by the murder of Gandhi ereased their efforts to stop' truf An appeal by Chow Yung-sze, 44, widow, and her

De and clog shops. Troops bo- married daughter, Chow Sul-yee, against their

gan patrolling the port area for conviction by Mr. Blair-Kerr, Kowloon Magis-

the fest time sincr disturbances,

Few started lust Feirlay night, trate, was yesterday dismissed by Mr. Justice

workers went to their jobs. T. J. Gould (Pulsne Judge), on the ground

of The Poona correspondiesit that no recognizances had been entered into

the "Nation Standard," a Dom- in accordance with the provisions of Section

bay newspaper, lephoned that 118 (e) (2) of the Magistrate's Ordinance.

In Sangit, 200 miles southeast. of Mr. . Reynolds appeared for Mr. Justice Gould pointed out here, a big textile mill and been the Crown, while the appellants that the fallure to comply with burned and thi damage in the Section city was estimated at more than were represented by Mr. A.S. the provisions of the Comber of Messrs. Hastings & mentioned was fatal to the up- i0.000.000 rupees tabout US$3 Company

peal. The matter was not ene 000.000). The appellants had been cau- which could be cured and he What he wrote, be done by sending direct to the tuned by Mr.

Blair-Kerr for had no alternative in the mar in the papers is mere chlidishness. General Secretary, Annandale, importing gold into the Colony ter but to dismiss the appest, I'm sure a lot of people will North End Road, London, N.W.11. and an urder matic that agree that it's about Ume "A

or to any of the undersigned in the gold be confiscated to the Bull Player" grew up.

who Hong Kong,

will gladly Import and Export Department. "NEUTRAL".

acknowledge any sums received

Mr. Comber subsequently and forward them to London,

made an application to Mr. Yours etc/

Blair-Kerr for a review of the sentence, but the latter refused

Readers' Letters

More Rudeness Sir.-A signal in response to of yesterday's "Ex-serviceman"

China Mall" (2.2 48),

"Ex-service- SIGNAL: T

"Ex-servicemen" are not exact

man: "

ly at a premium nowadays and it seems a shame to smutch whal little dignity is left in the title by using it the a shield in what appears to be developing into private brawl.

extra players.

Appeal

Sir-We should like to appeal through your columns to past members and friends of the Student Christian Movement of Great Britain and Ireland who So, don't be shy. If, as you

are at present in Hong Kong. hial in your letter, you are su

We feel sure that there are many well-known about Hong Kong.

writers. your own name will carry much who like the present more weight thun your pseu-owe much to the Movement, and It is for them and for any other donym.

To repeat, put up or shut up. well-wishers thut Otherwise, pull your

minte.

head

in.

J.W.H. PEARSON.

intended.

Frank Ashton,

Gerald and Mary Goodban, Winifred 1. Griffin,

R.O. Hall (Bishop). (Mr. & Mrs.) G.S.P. Heywood. AW. Hurrell, Frank H. Kwok,

Alice Kwok,

E.W.L. Martin,

A.E. Pellt

Beatrice M. Pupe,

this letter is

A.P. Rose,

We have recently received news from England that the work of (The sentiments expressed are Mr. the Movement will be severely Pearson's own and do not represent crippled if it does not immediate

increased financial the policy of this paper. Providing y receive

The War Crimes Tribunal today rejected defence evidence purporting to show that Gen. Iwane Matsui had no territorial or political ain- bitions in China. Matsui was commander of the Japanese troops in Central China at the time of the "rape of Nanking."

Minal's only counter-evidence In his own deposition, which the Tribunal rehused to admit. claimed that the former Gover. his identity is kun to the Editor, support. The Movement is inter- as in this case, "Ex-Serviceman" is denominational and international: Matsui professed also that during nor-General of Korea never ad-

as much at liberty to express his virur | its object is to help students to 43, Mfr. 1038 he sought peace with Gen-vocated Japan's withdrawal from

Pearson and under understand the Christian faith in f Nation as pre-ieudanyen if he sees fit.-Editor.) cralissimo Chlang Kai-shek the Lengue

relation to their own lives and through Chlang's brother-in-law, minary to engaging the country

the needs of the world. This is in B world war, Dr. T. V. Soong.

dine by means of its books and He said that while commander It is understood that the pro-

Sir, Being a keen speclator of conferences, regional, national, of the Japanese Central China seculion's summing-up which may Army he sent B message to begin early next week, will total raftbuli, and Soong "urging him to make ef-over 840 type-written sheets. - f.rts to bring about a peace United Press.

movement between China and Japan." He added that Seong's Jinuncial clique, closely associated with the Chiang regime, formed the backbone of the Kuomintang. Malzul sold after returning to Japan the same year he gave several public talks to the effect that "we must not harbour any territorial, economical or political must undergo ambitions" and sacrifices in order to help China reconstruct itself.

"INSIDE INFORMATION"

21-

Nanking, Feb. 2. The "Hain Min Pao" re- ported today that it had confirmed "from thoritative source" that General Wedemeyer ге-

the commended

economic reconstruction of South China, naylor that "with political and economie stability there American aid witt come of is own accord."

Sole Evidence

only evi- This was Matsul's dence tendered in surrebuttal.

Surrebuttal evidence, in the form of documents, today cover-

The paper Bald the ed five defendants, namely Mar-

Dr. Hola,

source.said that sinca Foreign shaj Shunroku

T. V. Soong had been made Minister Hoki Hirota, Gen. Jiro

Governor of Kwangtunk and Gen. Minami, Gen. Matsul

stopa were taken to make Akira Muto,

the area the centre of the nation's chemical industry. as well as to develop com- munications and industries, ----Associated Press.

Printed and published for the pro prietors, The Newspaper Ratesprise Limited, by Wantan James Kiata Windrer Her Hong Kong.

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Softball

one

rights in clukning

JE. Sundbach,

George and Borothy She, Frank Short,

Annie Sydenham, Wong Man M.D.,

Wong Sek To, 1.6. Wan,

to alter his decision.

The

appeal yesterday' was based on the following general} grounds:

Arson and Jouting Was ram- pant in Bumbay yesterday.-A sociated Press,

"Now's the time

for luxury"

That the Magistrate Was

"du Maurier cigarettes are u wrong in. holding that the ap- luxury at any time." plication for a review under

Section 09 of the Magistrate's

100."

"Of courne. Good

moments are all the better for that

Ordinance was contrary to the "And in any mood, intention of the Legislature.

That the appellants, Imme diately on landing at Kal Tak Airport, declared their gold to the Revenue Offer when asked. That the appellants declared their gold to the Revenue Officer in Pelping and Shanghai when asked and that they were told that as they were travelling from one part of China to an ether, namely, from Peiping t! "And when the Sir, I consider it a sensial shat Canton, that they might carry

film actress, Miss the gold. the American

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Arthur Woo, T.C. Yip M.D.

Loretta

is

General Grounds

Loretta Young, should be asked to That the appellants were who hasn't, and international, and through retract her statements with regant transient passengers from one missed a game so far, I am very lectures, Study-groups and austerity conditions in England, part of China to another and disgusted with some of the write practical projects in the Univer-when everything she has sold

that they landed in Hong Kong ups, also with "A Ball Player." sities and Colleges. For the last well known to be perfectly true.

The Becs were within their fifty years the Movement has That she has been treated as she because of the mere convenient a walkover done pioneer work in Christian has by auch papers as the "Sunday air service and the fact that from the Wildcats, who have no educational and missionary work, Herald" and so called represents thero was no speedy direct air ground to protest against the in the field of Christian Reunion, tives of the English people, is a no-route between Pelping and Can- rules laid down by the Softball and In bringing

ton. Christian tional disgrace.

Obviously the present Government Association, and as for "A Bail thought and action to bear on Player it is who quite clear that social, political, racial, and inter- endeavours to hide its hopeless in- he is a close fan of the untamed national problems, and has con- adequacies and the miseries of the

That the, appellants had ne best it

it can, but anyone feilnes.

tributed many outstanding lead people as has who

spoken 1)

and lived intention of entering the Colony The insinuation that the Boesern. The publications of the

amongst the poorer classes it's sp and remaining here longer claimed a walk over from the S.C.M. Press have a world-wide posed to have helped, not to men than was necessary to change Wildents as ta better the Aces, reputation,

planes. tion the wretched middle and up their sister team is quite un- The need and opportunities for per classes, it unnecessarily

That transient passengers true, I'm sure the Aces can Chelation leadership are as great continually attempts to degrade, have have no opportunity, before de- stand on their own without such today as they have ever been quite a different story to tell.

claring their gold, to obtain the help. "A Boll Player" should The Movement can play a vital My sincere apologies to

necessary import permit to re- know that uny team keen enough part In meeting them, but in Young for the lack of hoster®y • p

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recorded details of a gúntroversy DID NOT WALK OUT OF THE in the past and believe in Marlaing alsewhere, and the reponing at the gold bara bere the

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