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NOTICE TO MEMBERS

EASTER RACE MEETING

Saturday 27th, and Monday 29th March, 1948.

The First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the first race will be run at 12 noon each day. The tiffin interval is after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.)

Through_numbers (24-Races—$48) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor, Exchange Buliding, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the last race of the sec- ond day as well as those for the "Lantao Handicap" to be ron at the Whitsun Meeting in May, 1948. The latter may also be purchased at the Club's Branch Office, No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon. The Treasurers' Compradore Office will be open from 9.00 am. to 5.00 pm, on Friday, 26th 'March, for the sale of Cash Sweep tickets.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE. Members and guesta ura reminded that they and their Ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE

Badges_admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club. Rooms at $10 including tax are obtainable through

Secretary the

проп the wrillen or personal introduction

of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all chits elő. Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be cu male at thɛ KACE COURSE,

'The_Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office will close at 10.00 am. each day. Both Offices at 1st floor, Exchange Building.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1948,

SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES OF COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES SHANGHAI RAID

H.Q.

ON SECRET H.Q.

COURT

POPE'S EASTER SITS

BLESSING Shanghai, Mar. 25.

Sensational disclosures of the activities of Com- munist elements in Shangbai and the lower Yangtse region were made. at a joint press conference last night by Mayor K. C. Wu and Lieutenant-General Hsuan Ti-wu, Comman- der of the Shanghai Garrison. [Lightning_raids by members of the Garrison on a secret Communist headquarters resulted in the arrest of 40 major suspects and the dis- covery of a large quantity of printed evidence, it was revealed.

A list of names of all those In order to forestall any who participated in recent la- † Communist attempt at creating bour disturbancer was found counter-plots because of the among the evidence unearthed | diacovery, Mayor Wu and. at the Recret centre.

"General Gordon's Tale Of Woe

San Francisco, Mar. 24. The liner General Gordon docked today 21 daya out of Bhanchal with crammed full of trouble.

The first day out of Manila] a woman leaped overboard with

her four months old son.

A ship's officer was detained by customs in Honolulu for in- vestigation of smuggling.

Four appendix operations were performed on crew mem- bers in five days Two babies were delivered. One, born pre- maturely, died.

1esponsible représentatives from various peoples organisations. will be invited to the City Gov- ernment this afternoon to view. the large amount of evidence substantiating the arrests.

All those arrested will be dealt with according to emer gency laws on endangering the Republle during the bandit sup-- pression, period, the Mayor Bald.

Sometime last week, accord ing to Mayor Wu. and General Isunn, 1 Communist agent gave himself up to the Garri- son authorities. This informa. tion led to the discovery of the big hide-out of Communist un- derground agents.

Under Control

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Vatican City, Mar, 24. Pope Pius' Basler bless- ing, to be delivered from the balcony of St. Peter's at noon (10 GMT) on Easter Sunday, will be broadcast, the Vatican_announced, Vatican short-wave tions on 10.67 and 31.06 metres and wave, transmitter

228 metres will carry the tradi- tional "Urbi et orbi" (For the city and for the world) message and stations of the Italian radio network will rebroadcast it.Associated Press.

AT SEA

At sea off Haifa, Mar. 24. Three British police con- stables were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment here today for the unauthorised Carrying of firearms and ammunition and to seven years for the un- possession of * police armoured car, both sea- iences to run concurrently with special treatment,

authorised the medium

on

CONSCRIPTION PRECAUTION

Shanghai, Mar. 25.

The mintary court, in tho Liberty ship Ocean Vigour, alno sentenced an Arab con- stable, charged with the Bri- tish, to seven and three years concurrently.

All four constables were found not guilty of firing on a Jewish colony north of Jaru- salem an March 10. The son- tences are subject to confirma- Only the names of a small partition by the General Officer of the youths conscripted for This year under the lot drawing earlier his week were announced yesterday for fear that the draftees might apt-

empt to evade service.

Commanding in Palestine."

During the trial, which be- gan on Monday and was the first of its kind to be held on board a ship, strict security was enforced by the Marines guard- n the words of ane Chinese papering the ship and harbour en- trances. The trial took place

In all 266 names from only one listrict were made public in order,

to test the effects of the announce. neni."

Among the evidence seized were plans for sabotaging utility plants and Important buildings and for creating geo-A eral disturbances during time of the National Assembly meeting, reports of past strike" and Five stowaways

and similar disturbances covered after the ship left lists of names in numbers and

Maniin.

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dis-

The woman who leapt over- board was Mrs. Roy A. Wilson, ship's aller who worked for Army Transporta-

wife of a

coder.

The plote were intended to be carried out towards the end of March and during April and May, sald General Havan, who

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At

Geneva

Geneva, Mar. 24. demand, that all those who control organs of in-, formation should be legally responsible for any "calumnies, lies and incitements to war" they publish, came today from the Yugoslav delegation to the United Nations conference on freedom of Information and of the press here.

In a statement, which might | be the opening broadside in the ideological battle expected at

declared: "The delegation

tion Service in the Philippines. denied rumours that the Reds the conference, the Yugoslav British

They were returning home from

the islands.

Wilson said. "My wife was highly

She . nervous.

Was

had crossed the lower Yangtse

River.

press, and other means of 3-Zionists'

The General further remark formation, have

became,

ed that the situation both in many countries. a big capital-

worked up about her other and around Shanghai was unist and monopolist industry in Statement

child (by a previous marriage) who had to remain in the Philippines. The baby was re- covered. The mother was not.” -Annociated Press.

Dutch Army

House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Buy Increase

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NO –CHILDREN – WILL-DE-ADMITTED TO-THE- CLUR'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

The price of admission to. the Public Enclosure is $3 each day including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

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Bookmakers. Tic Tac men, etc. will not be operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Clut during the Race Meeting.

Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in th Pubila Enclosure.

KERVANTS' PASSES

Servants' passes will be issued to Private Box hoiders ONLY who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse, their names on the passes. Holders of, such passes are not permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for paming through on' their duties but must remain in their em ployers' stands.

BY ORDER.

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The Hague, Mür. 24. The Dutch Army-will-be-re- inforced shortly by volunteers to assist. in maintaining peaco And order in cases of emer rency, it was announced, on Wednesday.

der the control of the Security the hands of a few, whose in- authorities and that the public terests they servo. may have no fear of Communist "A typical example is provid- disturbances.

the ed by

United States. mono- | Groups of American

holists, with enormous materi-nounced al means at their disposal, are succeeding by their omnipo free tence in preventing a press."

It is learned that arrests ar" continuing mainly among the labour class.-Reuter.

KING'S PILOT'S FLIGHT

learned today that It was Britain-will-submit to the GG countries_definite proposals for securing freedom of Informa-

London, Mar-24. An aircraft of the King's Fight will leave London on Friday morning to take Air❘tion. Commodore E. H. Fielden, Cap tain of the King's Flight, to inspect airfelds in Australia and New Zealand likely to be used during the Royal tour: early next year.

The delegates formed four committees today to work on Wfferent apects of the pro- blem.

-Huxley Scheme

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London, Mar. 24. The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland in- last night that it would back every effort by Palestine Jews "to secure Jew- ish sovereignty at least in part of Palestino."

The pledge was made in a formal statement that declar ed that "the sudden betrayal by the United States of America of the plan to partition Palestine has come as a great

shock to Zionists in Great Bri- tuin.

"It in with sorrow that the They will be picked from

British Zionists see once again loyal Dutchmen under 65 years

the abandonment of a Just of age who have had more than

The main clashon between equse by the leaders of a great six months military training. The aircraft, a Viking, will

because of Arab They will be organised in a fly via Malta, Nicosia, Hab- opposing conceptions of free-nation "National Reserve" and a "rebuniya, Sharja (Arabia), dom will take place in these threats," it said, adding "the serve frontier guard." Last Karachi,

Calcutta, committees, the conference hav- American reversal cannot now Delhi,

and ing today rejected a Soviet pro- alter the determination of Jews week the Government announc Mingaladon, Singapore ed the strengthening of the Sourabaya to Darwin, Austra-posal that the general discus- all over the world to achieve police force by volunteers.lia, where it is due on Wednes- sion should be held in a plenary the establishment of the Jewish

state."--Associated Press. day, March 31-Reuter. Associated Press

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"Most Menacing' Position Since War

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London, Mar. 25.

Recent events in Czechoslovakia are the "most menacing" Britain has faced since the end of the war, Mr. Christopher Mayhew, Parlia- mentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, declared here today.

Addressing the Foreign Press Association, Mr. Mayhew said: "They mark the final consolidat- tion of Soviet Power over Eastern Europe and bring home to all of us the great dangers in which we ourselves stand in the face of the Communist subversive tactics.",

WINDSORS IN

CUBA

Havana, Cuba, Mar. 24, Havana newspapers are expecting the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to visit Havans, shortly.

sesalon.

Appealing to the conference to leave aside theory and ideology and tackle practical problems, Professor Julian Huxley, Director-General of the United Nations Education- al, Sefontific and Cultural Or ganisation, suggested four "essentials":

1-Prevention of material yacht of Joseph Davies, ́ex-Americao means of communication being Ambassador to Moscow. concentrated in monopolles. The date of the visit was pot au-

2.-Equal Availability of counced. material and technical means of communication.

They reported that they would come from Nassau on board the

The newspapers and the State" Department had ordered special

3.-Sharing of technical pro-customs privileges for the visitare

Associated Press, cesses in communication вуд- tema.

4-A senso of responsibility In those who use modern com- munication" medin.

Soviet Lose

*

The conference directing com-

He said the

the Prime Minister, Mr., Western Europe." Clement Aulee, had recognised the Mr. Mayhew described the Comin mitten today rejected & Soviet danger to security if highly confiden-form, as the "stalking horse of the proposal to remove, from the tial posts were occupied by Com Gew imperiallam. Through it, agenda these three items: munists and "fellow travellers." powerful backing could be given to 1The drafting of a char- "I believe the country is almost un-political parties In other countriester of rights and obligations of animously behind the Prime Minister aimed at overthrowing existing re the press. on this fisue. Democracy can be to inc tolerant of

Its enemies. Just becausa

reference to Czechoslovakia,

we are democrats, we do not have to Mr. Mayhew commented that in that le down and get trampled on." country the real Goverment ma Mr. Mayhew declared: "I brilove chinery was completely paralysed. meet "Some Ministers were locked, in that, whether or not we can the challenge of Soviet Communism their rooms, others were never ale dapenda,

in the long run, Teas on the lowed to go to their work" defensive mansures we may take than en our powers to rally loyalty and enthusiasm for our positive Ideals,

"The final shower to Commualem

is the success of democracy.”

Stalking Horse

Mr. Mayhew suggested that If one country bad! ■ diasgreement with another," It could try -reach-an

An enduring settlement with Rus- agreement by negotiades or it could sia - might · be2-reiched more rapidly, subvert the Government and replace if "we i concentrate our "forts on it by one more compliant with its building the strength of duzaocracy wishes.

le the rest until day hopes that "The first method is the method of Wastean democracy can be upbvars: peaceful coopération. The second la od finally disappear, and a barls can the method of imperialismwwwe have ba, laidh: for more normand, refusiona pokus, tas much of the momd mabot astween Goreramenta in Kustera and, in recent times

w

2-Tho possible. establish», ment of machinery to promote the free flow of true informa- tion,

B-Problems Involved in the ostablishment of Governmental and semi-Governmental,” fo- formation services for making information available in other countries-Router,

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SEEKING PEACE in Jerusalem,” Mer. 24. -~ Hopen that normal: Raster * so- los ceremonies will be held in the Old City of Jerusalem thla

year were: expressed," by Government spokesman "kari, today, "Heyanid negotiations ware mill going on. "Wa

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