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BUREN

THE PERFECT SWISS WATCH

To

Trainer Fails

Establish Case

London, Feb. 26.

Lord Chief Justice Goddard ruled in the High Court-here today that James Russell, the race- horse trainer, had failed to establish his case that he had been libelled by the Jockey Club. Rumeli claireil damages His licence was withdrawn from the Cul for an alleged after the Jockey Club had en- breach of contract and for at- quired into an allegation that

·leged tibel in the Rucing Calen. Boston Boro, a horse he had

dar.

trained, had been doped when It won the John O'Gaunt Plate at Lincoln laat spring.

Joe Louis In London

London, Feb. 25.

The world heavyweight box- ing champion. Joe Louis, today paid his first visit to Earl's Couri, London, where he will be giving exhibition bouts during the next furinight.

Russell denied he had doped the horg or had any knowlege of the alleged doping and con. temted his lectice was wrong. fully suspended.

Ruling that there 1544H 10 Cause of action

the in

libel, Lord Chief Justice Goddard mid the only question he pro poand to leave to the jury waN whether Mr. Russell received a the Stewards fair and honest hearing before of the Jockey Club,

the

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CHINA MAIL

Manila Lose Like Sportsmen

Manila, Feb. 26. "Chito"-Calvo-Philippine Amateur Athtello Federa- tfon representative, coach and manager of the Manila interport football team, re- cently visiting Hong Kong. interviewed by Reuter to- day, said:..

"We had a wonderful re- ception. The boys

over

there could nat do enough for

The games were

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good but our boys were not so good as their opponents. Wo wish we could have slayed longer,”—Reuter,

H.K. Team

To Play Saigon

He said that his June fight wich Jerry Jne Walett will sirfinitely be his lust. When re-

On the libel issue, minded that he had said the vasion was privileged and Mr. committee same thing before, he smiling Russell had expressed disclaim-Football ly suggested that a man emuldedly malice. cbnage his mind once if a wo-- man cul change hers several times, but, Joking apart, his fight with Waleoit would de finitely be his lost.

Louis hopes Lo meet many friends he made when he Inst. came to Bagland-at the time bombs were falling on the coun try-and said that he would like to have played golf at St. An drew's but had given

up the game until after his fight with Walcott,

that him was his first

Louis conferred hardest fight

against Billy Com-Reuter.

Inquest On James Sharpe

Durham, Feb. 25.

A verdict of death by mis-i adventure

Sir Valentine Holmes,

HONG KONG, FRIDÂY, FEBRUARY 27, 1948.

ARABS LAUNCH

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CONVOY Trade

WAR ON JEWS

Jerusalem, Feb. 25.

Thousands of armed Arabs throughout Palestine

-have-launched a "convoy

war" on Jewish vehicles to strangle Jewish Communications and supplies.

This development followed re- ports reaching Jerusalem of heavy reinforcements of trained} Arabe crossing the Palestine: frontier from Syria and Trans- jordan.

Road mines have been plant- ad on many of the country's

ronds to blast and halt, the armour-plated convey ears in Ambush positions.

prepared

while the

No U.S.

Goods For

Czechs ?

Washington, Feb. 26. use of mines and The American Government clamp rigid export con- mortars is seriously reducing may the protection from such aTM-ovakia.

traix on goods going to Czecho-

".

Government oficials said on Due hundred Arab lorries Wednesday they

are seriously carrying nearly 900 men, arme considering this move way of and equipment, secretly crossed expressing displeasure at the the border into Palestine dur Communist overturn of the Czech ing the night.

Government.

Such controle, they said, would limit the amunt of heavy ma- chinery and equipment Czecho- slovakin can buy in the United States.

Figures

The Statistieni Office of the Imports-and-Export" Department reports that Imports of merchandise in- to the Colony of Hong Kong during the month of January, 1948 amounted to A declared value of $140,- 765.107 as compared with $105,406,200 in the month of January, 1947.

The figures include Gov- emment sponsored cargoes. Exports of merchandise totalled a declared value nf 9113,318,302 An compared with $102,519.823.

Democratic

League Criticised

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10 Ice House, 81,

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Is. Close,"

Bidault

Paris, Feb. 25. Emphasising that respect for the human-rights of

an

Tanker

opponent was essential to Western de- mocracy, M. Georges Bidault, the French For eign Minister, declared today to the Anglo- American Press Association: "There is no de- mocracy where opponents are hanged." Perl was close, the Foreign Minister said. France would not accept or realgn herself to a Europe which had reduced itself to 10 states (the 10 Wen- tern European nations taking] part in the Marshall plan),

"It is the smallent Europe we have over seen", he added. Franco was committed to п path from which there was no retreat, M. Bidault declared. Because Europe was growing amall, there was gronter need for understanding among the nations of Europe.

HO

"There is still time to saYO These "reinforcements" were

the situation by returning · tol At meeting of the interport all well-trained and folly arm

international cooperation, by of the Hong Kong ed men, who brought with them

closing the gap which has Nanking, Feb. 26, Association held last machineguns, mortars and ex

divided the

of the peoples Dr. Hollington K. Tong, gov- [night, the team to represent plosivés, an Arab source said.

ernment spokesman, said today world", he went on. who Hong Kong ogulust Salgon was One force, coming from Syria, During 1947, such heavy equip- that the outlawed Democratie The French Foreign Minister

split up on reaching the fron- ment made up US$11,120,000 of League's open declaration of appealed to the European an it was staleri

that the Hartier and slipped across, while the US$40,000,000 Czechoslova- cooperation with the Common- tienn to display "calm and Kung team would

ist rebels indicated that the moderation" in dealing with leave on another convoy from Transfor-kia spent for American goods. New Trial?

Kong for Saigon on March 27 and

The theory behind any export ganisation in disguise."

League was a "Communist or dan was believed to have cross-

the present International situa He called as witnesses, low-matches will be played there.

return on April 1. Throe

ed the River Jordan bridges and cut would be that "other friend-

tion.

Jockey Club, Lord Willoughby ever, three Stewards of

better use Interpart team is:--Leek; Haunter to have kept, a rendezvously countries could

the de Brake, Lord Runebery

in the Samarian and Galilean

projects, many of them the Duke of Norfolk,

hills, where Araba are under scarce Items-Associated Press, Koig military training.

appeared for the Jockey Club, selected. submitted that there ense to answer.

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the

and

Jews killed ene Arab sentry and wounded two others in`an attempt to blow up Jerusalem's

Yung-sang, B Gosanu, Lau Chung-sung, Forrow, Chung Kam hot, Ho Ying-fan, Chru Man-chi, -Lord Willoughby de

Broke Tang

Yee-kli, Kiernan, Lec tificate said the horse sweat Chul stated that the analyst's cer. Shek you, Tse Kan-hung,

and Wing-keung, Yu Yiu-tak and saliva "gave positive reac and Parvin, tions to alkaloids”.

Five Managers:-Messrs. Mok Hing and R.M. Omor,

Telephone

military court building tray Service

police armoured cara

That clearly established the horse had been doped, he said. It was revealed at the meeting | searched the building for ex-

After an hour's retirement, that Hong Kong is to send a team the jury were unable to agree to Manila in April. Two games and were discharged.

will be played and

third Lord Chief Justice Goddard against South China, who will intimated that he would give be in Manila at the time. judgment tomorrow on the legal issues.

rushed up, experts immediately To N.T.

Whether the jury's failure{ WRA recorded at to agree will lead to a new trial:

Spinnymoor in the inquent of will not be clear until tomor- James Sharp, 23, of Dumfried, row's proceedings,

Router

a professional fotballer, who learned tonight.-Reuter. collapsed while playing In a

match on New Year's Day, and died shortly afterwards.

He was half-back with the Workingten Football Club, members of the Northern Lea que. Sharp collapsed when he was not near the ball or any other player. There was question that he had been foul-

BASKETBALL

Bureau

Badminton Results

The result of the postponed bad. mlaton match between St. John's and

Chinese Sanitary Tespectors, played Saturday last was that St. John's Geot Chinese Sanitary Inspector 5-4 Doubles Results of the Men's

Monday

at the South St. Teresa's "A last to Uni-

versity " Chinese Y.M.C.A. heat Kow-

from the Canton Postal Admin-were-

The visiting basketball team league matches played on strative Kowloon "Kung Min"

defeated the Kowloon Duck fest to Chinese

team on

Sanitary Inspector no Wednesday night

China court with a score 36-30. ed. The post-mortem showed Last night Iccal. "Black an Internal Injury received ac- Cat" met the visitors and after a eldentally during the match. Inst game, lost by 28 to 49. Mr. Death Was dua Lo shock.-H.N. Tam handled the game in Reuter.

the

Í an eßßelent manner.

Artificial Blood Plasma Made In Britain

London, Feb. 26.

British scientists reported today that artificial blood plasma made froin micro organism, which turns sugar slimy, was being used suc- cessfully in experimental blood transfusions both in the United States and Europe.

FIXTURES

The following are the fixtures for this week in the School Football League:

Sunday

SENIOR

Professor Sir Norman Howarth. of Birmingham University, chief] of the research team which pro- duced the artificial plasma, said the solution was cheap and easy

Sir Norman said: "The ordin-

to make.

loon Tong

St. John's lost to Recreio "A"- 1-

CC, "A" beat St. Mary's

Recreio "8" beat St. Teresa's

"B"

90 The match between Chung Wal and Sing Tao was postponcil,

Results of the Men's Double-

lease matches played on Wednes Bay

St. Mary's lost to Chinese Sual-

tary Inspector

Sing Tau beat St. John's

| V.R.C, best Kowloon Dock 4-

potrd

TEAMS

Jardine's in an Inter-Hong cricket The following team will represent match against Dodwell's on Sunday. at 11 me

N. C. Begley, C. C. Hott, NJ 0. Hill, W. A. Bue, M. P.

a.m.) Refereet Willis or Brogan," a large quantity. 1 sm not a Keves, J. 1

plosives, and the fire brigado stood by as Amoke from oil bombs billowed out.

Franciscan nuna occupying the former Italian Consulate. which is adjacent to the mill. tary court, were hastily, evacu-i ated.

The nuns, shepherded by a bearded priest carrying sacred

The declaration of cooperation)

Sir Oliver Harvey, British with the Communists was re- Ambassador to France, declar ported by the official Central ed that the policy of the Wea News from Hong Kong. Dr. tern Union is not an exclusvel Tong sald:

policy. "It may be recalled that the "It is not Bimed against Democratic League was out- anyone", he declared.-Reuter

lawed by the government Home: time ago for collusion with the Communist rebels: Its former

Partial restoration of tele- Lo Lung-chi, Haunng Yo-pol phone service to the New Ter- and Liang Shu-min, are now itory served by the Taipo Ex-Ilving In China. change is expected to be effect

ed about the middle of the year, the "China Mail" is re- Inbly Informed.

Work has been going on for the past few months, to bring the line back into eperation.

The service to the Fanling Ex- change is not expected to be

|

members, including Chang Lan,] Favourite

Falls At Doncaster

"A few others such as Chang O-chan and Sun Chun-ju secret-

Doncaster, Feb. 26.

Handed Over

The

Lease-Lend *T-A! tanker "Ploneet Valley' was), formally handed over by Russia to the United States at 5 am, in Hong Kong yesterday. Mr. Joseph Bur-, ger, (Shanghai director of the U.S. Maritime Commis- sion) receiving it on behalf of his country.

As reported in the “China. › Mall" yesterday, the "Plou- ger Valley" will be operated!' by the American President Lines

on behalf of the Maritime Commission, and

a crew of 40 American mer- chant seamen, under Cap- tain Edward E. Butter, has already arrived in the Col- only to take her over, 130

Foreigners On Black Market Charges

Shanghai, Feb. 23.

M. Matoak, A. Syrian : mér- chant, with an office in down- town Shanghai, and Natalia, Yavovleff, a Bumiki Woman, among 14 persons' ar- before the District

were

Lord Bicester's Rolmond, who raigned

was made ante-post favourite for Court yesterday on a charge öf ira black market

relics, fled past the body of the completed until the end of the established. It is no surprise, terday, surprisingly fell in the can currencies.

dead Arab sentry, which was prawled across the entrance to the court building. 1

The main aerial at the Cable and Wireless transmissien sta tion at Alamein camp, on the Bethlehem road,

Jerusalem was shot down during an Arab- Jewish gun battle-Reuter.

FALSE REPORT LED TO LOSS OF 'PR. OF WALES, 'REPULSE'

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year.

A number of applications from would-be subscribers are on the waiting list. The number of sub- scribers pre-war was some 150.

ly went to Hong Kong. where they are trying to restore their organisation and take part in) the Communist rebellion.

"Their close association with the Grand National Steeplechase engaging the Communists bas been well in the first official caliover yes- transactions in gold and for

According to the prosocu- therefore, that the

Yorkshire Handicap slogans Great

at £2,730.tor's indictment, Matouk--and adopted by them are identical Steeplechase, valued with those of the Communista.

and run over three miles, here Co., aside from the main busi- none of import and export, Is "Certainly, the government this afternoon,

The race was won by Major alloged to have engaged clan- cannot but regard their activi.

R. Stirling Stuart's Cool ics as that of a Communist or

Cus.destinely in the transaction of ganisation in disguise, Unit Lomer, by Mr. Toots out of Never foreign currencies and gold ed Press.

Worry, who, leading from start and to have received commis to finish, carried the topweight of slon from this illegal business; Matouk in court yesterday" 12 stones seven pounds to a six- lengths victory over the 26 to 1 fatly denied the charge, saying outsider, Platypus, with a 100 to his firm were engaged-in-im--- seven chance, and Russian Lynx, port and export business and a further one and a half lengths never had any dealings in gold' away, third of 17 runners. even before the promulgation

After Rolmond, who stárled of the emergency economic`rb-. Shanghai, Feb, 26. favourile at 5 to 2, fell at about gulations, banning - such, trans- "Repulse" and "Prince of Waler China's Government-operated ners, coked like catching Cool tactics. The sinking of the Only shipments exported by half way, none of the other run-actiona. guaranteed Japanese sea Banks. concerna will be carried solely Customer,

All the accused were allowed Japanese jungle tactics

was second ball when the case was adj- and by Chinese ships, the China favourite at 4 to 1.-Reuter, hundreds of amphibious land- Press learned from local ship-

eurned.--Reater. ings along Malaya disorganisen ping circles last night, in con- the defenders on the peninsula nection with the Central News itself.

agency story which reported

THE JAPANESE SIDE OF THE PICTURE

(Continued from Page 1) Yamashita's force was "self contained"-presumably able to

Report

attack and protect itself against Clarified

attack simultaneously,

It had little need for defena

who

Readers' Letters

Sir, I would ment

your

sporta

La Salle v Ying Wah (Police, 10,30 |ary household sugar will produce|Banker, 21 Mackie, D. 5. Middle found Its mark, the ship Hated heavy losses. The Japanese said and the Queen's College v D..S. (Caroline medical, man but I gather our ditch, G. M. Müll, R. E, Shea and 18 degrees to port and hot they had lost 831 aeroplanes foreign shipping ctreles after American magazines.

Hill, 10.30 am) Referee: Chan Tak:fal

JUNIOR Ying Wah Yaamuti (Caroline Hili, 10.30 a.m.) Referee! Chan Tak- fai.

solution can be used to main K. A. Standaloft.

heart notien until the patient's body can produce new blond.”

reporter

Ed.),

he champions at dominos!!" X

One hour before reaching Kuantan, Force Z had passed at extreme range what appear ed to be one small ship with a number of barges or junks. On, fluding Kuantan all quiet, the Commander-in-Chief decid St. Teresa's "A" bea: K.C.C. "H" 7-2ed to go back and investigatx K.C.C. "A" beat Chung Wah -- these barges before returning and operations and amphibiour China will in future be carried The Japanese shielded their that all export shipments from The matches between University

Slang

ngainst the slang and the fitcom- " and University "A", Recreio "B" to Singapore. It was while latidings with ambrolla cea by Chinese ships, and Chine V.M.C.A.

like to compli-prehensibleness of the articles. post steaming to the eastward to do poned of three ware

Army Air This ruling was approved by Grandstand on the comp:nition.

D. MCLELLAN this that Force Z was attacked Brigades and two additional Air the Executive Yuan some time of two columns of the most un- by enemy aircraft. Nine high Regiments dumped into the ago. The instructions were re-intelligible halderash I have yet

(The Softball game is level bombers flying in tight Third Air Division commanded cently sont to the China Mer had the doubtful pleasure of

Anierican, American langu Une abreast formation at 10,000 by Lieut-General Michlo Suga-chants Steam Navigation Com reading In the "China Mall." At

oge to, the most appropriate medium of reporting th feet, attacked Repulse from damage. ahead without inflicting heavy craft, including 130 heavy (pre of such shipments.

"WITH. This force had 670 air- pany, which will handle most no time during the, commentary

Among aumably two-angine) bombers. the Government-operated enter, kame being reported upon men was the specife nature of the Then nine torpedo bombers

Criticism struck at Prince of Wales on

Heavy Losses

prises which may handle ex uoned, and I am still at a loss

Sir-Under the title of Golf the port side. One torpedo

The air component suffered ports are the Central Trust to understand exactly what It Notes" the following, patagragh National Resource was, all about. Prasibly my edu appeared in your paper of Feb. that by the time Singapore foll

Commission.

cation is lacking in that I have 25; 1948; quote, "The home side speed slowed to 15 knots.

A stir was created in local not read enough of these 10-cent won fairly easily but it it WAN Twelfth man: A, N. Other.

Two aircraft were shot down Tokyo supplied 270 replacement

Mention golf that was played Jiipmy. Umpire: Mr. Arnold Graham. Scorer: Master David Bidbury.

and another possibly was dam- use cout. Piut pilets, The Japass items and inquiries were im was made of one person who Braid and larry Vardon were

not indicate most Im-had his hitting suit on, as aged. The British medical authority.

Ground: Hong Kong Cricket Club. Eight or nine bombers at of the planes were lost but mediately instituted in Nan pasted the onion." What that Our visitors from the Philip said the plasma' may relieve the D.B.S. y La Salls (Police, 11.30 a.m.) load on blood donors.

were guests, la the. tarked Repulse but she eluded anti-aircraft fire and British king regarding the correctness implies I would not know, but I pines who The following will represent thrie torpedoes, then escaped for them.

fighters presumably accounted of the report-Reuter.

would hazard a guess at some Colony surely did not deserve Referee: Brogan or Ward, Professor Maurico Sincey, Sir Saturday at Happy Valley

Craigengower ogsing | K.C.C.

Dhing, bombs dropped from high-flying

a crcas between prize this, most discourteous and un- "Anglo-Chinese A.M. St. Stephen's Norman's chief

(Navy 11.30 in.) Referes: the solution was already used in Choy, P. J. Bmoris, A. H. Rum

associate, sald Ramchand (Capiala), G, Hong| planes.

The fall of Singapore occa WATER BUSES ON dghing and market gardeningtcalled for criticism, I feel sure Tang King-bong

sioned a monster celebration

The whole article was reminis that should the position have The Sinking

THE THAMES Lee, R. R. Iranee, K. Y. Nine torpedo bombers, at public appearance by uniformed throughout Japan, including a

cent of the phraseology of the been reversed and Hong Kong- famed Mayo Clinic, 10.10 a.m.)

entertained Manila, this woulä Referees Tang Kan.

Tam, A.

London, Feb. 26.commanost Americang, writer. H Ellis Kadoorie PM. v Wantoni P.M. Prof. Stacey said that "pro- Tay and T.-Crabtree

Water buses are to be ran Perhaps it is understood by these not have happened. (Navy 3, 10.30 a.m.) Referee: An Hminary reports from American Reserves, Email, and (1). S,

noxt en 'Prince of Walos, firing white horse. A national holiday don between Tower Bridge and out. zipper-lippers right into the rule was made by the Hong” on the Thames through Lon-spectacular beings - who “smack The suggesion cf the winter Yeung-sing.

indicate that the first results Chawla

at her starboard aldo. The was proclaimed for a few days Northcote College y Wah Yan (Navy were very promising

Bearer..Souza, 2. 11.10.m.) Referee: Leung He said the solution was also

crippled ship, incapable of take after Yamashita accepted the Putney, starting in June, Mr. beyond" but I feel that even they Hong side and this was spottin The Second. XI match which was ing avoiding action, was hit Britial surrender.

Alfred Barnes, Minister of cannot help but chuckle at homely accepted, by the vialtors, Con Ying-chan.

being tested in ch's' Lister]

› be played at Cor Road, Kowloon, three times.

of the peculiar. Idioms which sidering the fact that the The Japanese had no com Transport announced. "U" | tomorrow has been cancelled?: Institute.

Meantime, three planes ment to make on the British Launches will be used, each emanate from the pen of this.

Club members, NAVY

that the

struck at Repaise, one scoring defence but the date of Singa capable of carrying between particular welter to the race that they are not

strange to the course, apar Institute was also using the Joseph's ageinge, Kl: Chen on Sunday struck hér abregst the gun room had trouble "taking it. The provide regular half-hourly jeles be densored! and "If neces- postblascoldidamp

The following will represent a hit amidahlji. Torpedoes peres fall proved the Japanese 160 and 170 people. They will suggest that any future arti

witnessed at Cableway Bay on Sun- ment "could" be-made): until the and Husaini Rumisby, Kavler and rudder and putting the ship out expture Singapore".by February 8,00 pm the total journey be/staff who can understand English, and boles: foursom

MacDougall or Brown: Gesund on the port side Jamming the Japanese strove mightly to service between 8.00 am., and Manson: Xavier, Ferdire, Leonard, of control. There were thres 11-Japan's national founda- cupying just under an hour Gomes and. Omar, Fran

more hits and the ship lated tion-day, and the biggest holl: Reuter.. to port and capsized, the day Associated Press. G, Soares, and J. Pereira

Forty-five minutes later wafanandRTA KAMERA Prince of Wales captized, tak- SECRET WEAPONS "ACHTUNG Ing'a final bit from'a high level

Washington, Feb. 25,

bember and near misses on both FOR BRITAIN Two men were fined $100 atdong London Feb. 26.resali today for patting signs

The enemy ma The London County Counci) ling Kürdering" and "Fg to interfere wit

approved the anlaşa ware Spfen geWorking on on the survivork? 7 More ite parks and Russian & Embassy, here ở last sness; planes, 100

an

Anglo Chinese v G.V.M.S. (Navy 1, transfusions in the Unlied Statesh, E. Smil, R, O:.Baker, R. tacking in two groups, came in Emperor Hirohito and his famed f

to

It was HQ

artificial plasma in transfusions en Club ground at 2.30 p.m.s

LAND FORCES

An Interesting, match should be but, a' spokesman 'said no state-

day afternoon, hen, the Navy mear tests are completed in nine to

H.Q. Land: Forestri a league match, 12 months hence-United Press.

· The, kick-off, it at 2.10, p.m.de Nʻ

U.Q.; Land Forces will be repro sented bys-Wyböjjia: «Vaberwood, Ackwònh; Nepdetti. Brown, Hem-| biett; Baufik Harrison," "Talladay, Wright and, Roger

MATERALondon," "Fat 25%

In a Busby: Uulca County, to-d°43 Barkihire, 'play-

Ing at bomb): Jost to Surrey, bý 122 points to 8 –Router":

LONDON GOES CONTINENTAL

beer

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Resseres M. Noraals. R. Rocha,

The Br!

atidon, Feb.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE SPORTS

Wack

sory interpreted by one of your decision on boles

sume that Hong Kong lasti a chance 303 let it even be "bask."/I- pre- poongavad British colony, It so let us have: Ope can onl lew of this pigeon" Arberican, who, wro 10 articles, of two columns the rough,

penan each on two, siccesiva: days of | this murder of "the English lang

bear.

The first anual: Queen's) College Athletic Sports since the war wide are a little ; too, müca [held:rad"" betwgun 1230 and 5,00 p.m.

arsabe Houph Calas Athletic Associa Before hordes lion rouba

SEAL" fans-decond upon

wife of the for: Blood and Old Says Associa