BUREN
THE PERSHOT
SWISS WATOR
CHINA MAIL
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1948..
Surrey Fares Badly Against
Australia's 632 Kowloon
Yuan Protests Nomination
Kennington Oval, May 10.
Bowls
Following is the team selecteel | to горгенспе Kowloon Dowling Club in the Arst came of the Ezra Abraham Liberation “Shield series
Kowloon Cricket
Surray farad badly against the Australian cricket tourists on the second day of their match and ot the close of play were 466, runs behind with only eight of their second innings' wickets still Club on Sunday, May 10, begin- standing.
Nanking, Mar. 11. China's newly elected Legis- The lative Yuan protested strongly today against the Kuomin tang's nomination of the pre- sidential and vice-presidential candidates for the Yuan clec- tion.
officers.
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of
The preparatory session ad- Journed amidst eries of protest ogainat "party distallon and con- trol" of the Yuan's election
The
Kuomintang nominated Dr. Sun Fo and Chen Li-fu as the phely's presidoniial and vice pre- sidential candidates. Nominations were designed to forestall u re- palition of the "free" election of the vice president of the Re- public which aimoal resulted in a split in the Kuomintang.
After a four-hour heated but Inconsequential debate the Yunn decided to form a second 50- men committee to draft procedure for the election of the president and vice president.
Yeng Kung-ta, one of the most nctive
members, warned that the recent
Kuomintang attempt to control the election of the Vice Prosilent of China should be a ferson to the Legislative Yuan in the Introduction of democracy In China,
However, observers maintained It is too early to conclude that party members' opposition to party
will nominution menace fo, Dr. Sun and election chances.
ning at 4 pm..
First Rink:-E. F. Pope, H. F. Shields, G.E.F. Thompson, J. Me- Kelvie (skip)."
Scientific Instruments
Microscopos, Theodolites & Lovels
ASIA PHOTO SUPPLY
10 Ice House BL.
Plot On Princess China National Games
Paris, May 10.
French police are tonight Smaking an intensiva-hunt for
a -man-according to uncon. firmed reports a member of the Stern Gang-believed to bo plotting an attempt on the Tifa of Princess Elizabeth dur.
her vialt Ing
to Pariz this week-end.
Some 50 to 80 people have been rounded up and ques. iloned during the last three days in an effort to try to track the man, a high polico official told Reuter-Reutar.
My Babu Warm Favourite
H.K.
Tel. 83166-
HAS TWO WINS DESPITE INTERRUPTIONS
Shanghai, May 11.
Tho National Athletic Meet, marred from the start
by bad sportsmanship, was interrupted' twice today. by fist fights among contestants and between players and spectators.
Sir Denis
To Decorate U.S. Admiral
One game-volleyball between Shanghai and Hunan "ladies"-had to be called off mid- way when the going got too rough for the Second Rink:-E. Greenwood, JS. Dinnen, A.L.G. Eastman, W.
referee. Spectators with long sticks had C. Simpson (skip).
Third link:-M.L. Hardie, TJ
begun to beat him everytime he got within J. Hempsey, L. Sykes
beating distance.
Nanking, Mar. 11. The county were soon in dim-Hensley,
(skip).
Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, their second innings. culties in
Fourth Rink:--E.G, Shaw, LR.
London, May. 11. The men's volleyball between Talwan was assured of the top Commander-in-Chief of British the Bill Johnston, bowling from
Whant, S.H. Strange, J. Fraser My Babu, about whom there Canton and Hong Kong was track and field box score, bagging Paclite Fleet, and Lady Boyd, In company with
were adverse rumours over the also marred by a string of pro-200-meire men's finals, by Hsu aboard the British naval ship (akip). pavilion end
more championships today-who arrived here yesterday Lindwall, clean bowled Fletcher
WES Fifth Rink:-R. P. Phillips, J.; week-end,
- stll! a with only four runs on the band Gellatly EA Ateins, R-Morri-Lavourite-at-to-forte over threats from uniformed sup-metre relay in 3 minutes
warm tests from players-backed by Tung, in 23.4 seconde 1600-H.M.S. "London" and КСУСП runs later Fishlock
ishlock son (skip).
when the card was called over porters in the crowd to invade seconds and the ladies. anteled also fell to him when he
Australians, continued their first innings this morning and Lindsay Hassett became the third century maker, with a brilliant 110, while late in the innings Don Tallon; the wicket-keeper, put together 50 not out. Laurie Fishlock alone defied the Australians in Surrey's first Innings and scored 81 not out, while fan Johnston, with his off spinners, had the batsmen trouble and 'took five for 53.
Surrey were forced to follow GH 491 runs behind, but this time Fishlock was out for Ave.
A crowd of 15,000 w the county fighting in its first innings for runs during the afternoon and had it not been fo, a fine fighting innings by Fishlock, Surrey's total at the tea interval (88 for six) would have been even worse.
of
Mi
33.2
javelin
and H.M.S.
Commander-
with their "Alect", are busy Sixth Rink:-R. J. Wigginton, at the Victoria Club tonight. one to Tallon behind the stumps. V.C. Dixon, L.G. Coombes, L. The Cobbler remained second. the court.
throw by Chang Hsuch-yan, social functions. A quarter of an hour before
oreGuy (skip).
favourite at 17 to 2.
The Arst four sols were split with distance of 27.8 metres. "Among the Admiral's callers price evenly between the close of pluy, Barling, în at-
The Reserves;-K.C, Hamilton, W.H. of My Love and Valognes were with the losers of each sot atop- the two sides,
Shanghai's Lau Weng-ngau, this morning were Vice-Admiral tempting to book a long hop from Bailey, H.A. Lammert, WF. both cut, their quotations being.
who is expected to win a medal Kwe! Yung-ching Bill Johnston, was struck on the
Simpson.
100 to 6 and 18 to 1, rspectively, ping the game to boo and protest in the London Olympics, set a in-Chief of the Chinese Navy, and right side of the head and Was In ค abandoned exhibition My Love is regarded as the chief the referee's decisions, forced to retire, leaving Squires lawn bowls
new national record for 10,000- Rear-Admiral Harry. R. Thurber, game in honour of French challenge after his success
An armistics was finally do.
meter hols in 32 minutes 47 Chief of the American Naval Ad- und Barton to play out time.
T.G. Main, the Shanghai at
clared and the game ended in seconds.-Associated Press.
visory Group Survey Board. Surrey Anished a dismal day Skip at Craigengower
was entertained Longchainps yesterday, and Cricket
Hong Kong's favour.
Admiral Boyd was needing 466 runs to save the in- Club yesterday,
lay by General Messrs.
Valognes was successful at Ches- A.E.
The Chinese-owned ter last
today nings defcut with eight wickets Coales, W. Hong Sling, J.S. Lan
week, where Jock Scot language China Press this morn- left.
dalt and B.W. Bradbury heut
was unexpectedly beaten.
Ing editorialised: Tonight's prices were: 9 to Mesers, NJ. Medina, K.M. Omar, Ay Babu; 17 to 2 The Cobbler; discrimination
Threats, walkouts,, charges of A.M. Omar and T.G. Man by 18 100 to 9 Black Tarquin; 100 to 6
and
favouritism almost become the rule rather shots to 2.
My Love; 18 to 1 Valognes and than exception.....Players have Roaring Forties; 20 to Pride of shown they do not understand India; 25 to 1 Jock Scott, all:The first element of sportive com-
Yesterday's Play
Kennington Oval, May 11. Half an hour's play was pos- sible before lunch today in the third day of the cricket match between Surrey and the Aus tralian tourists, during which time Surrey added 23 runs
RODRIGUES TO VISIT BRITAIN
Lisbon, May 10,
ly
petition,
English-
offered.
The Derby favourite, who Meanwhile, N.A.M. authorities had an anti-letanus injection decided to disquality Dalren's yesterday 013
precautionary soccer team from the next athie- ensure, because the colt slight le meet for beating the referee
Over-reached himself when after their defeat on Sunday. Guineas, was out exercising this thorities ruled, will be assigned winning the Two Thousand
Six policemen, the N.AM. au-
morning.
to protect each referee during the remainder of the tournament. promising player from Malaya, dropped out in the table tennis championship round after a hard- fought assion with Shanghal's 5. Shit.
Fishlock presented the middle of his bat to all the wiles of the spin bowlers, but never neglect- to punish the very ocensional The majority of speakers today Hoose
ball.
He butted grimly, opposed party nomination of land at the tea baterval was only condidaica. They wanted the one run short of his half century.
lection "free
Alt."
Lindwall provided an early free fight for
shock for Surrey. He bowled with tremendous
pace and in his second over he sent Flet cher's off alump flying, Squires Was the next Lindwall victim without loss. and again pace did the trick.
Except when Barton, then two, Bradman, with the idea sp-offered
a sharp catch off Bill parently
exercising all his Johnston to Morris at second slip bowlers, took off Lindwall early the batsmen did not seem to bo after he had taken
two wickets troubled.
The slow pitch scarcely suited
declared that he five overs for eight runs, and et 40 Barling was easily caught Johnston and, the fast bowler, ai extra cover off Ian Johnston. Ruy Lindwall, and the same bowler had Barton Don Tallon, the wicket-keeper, trying to reach an erratic delivery on the Jee side from Lindwall, in- jufed his right hand bat carried Third "Duck"
on after attention.
Leg-spinner, Ian Johnson, was Ring entered the attack at 61 COUNCIL MEETING and McIntyre gave him a return introduced just before lunch but and Squires pulled Berlin, May 10. catch with 65 on the board. With both Barton The four Allied Chiefs of Staff only
added, Holmes. him freely. in Berlin have fixed the next Surrey's captain, made his third
live "duck." being meeting of the Allied Komman- consecutive datura for next Friday, the Get-bowled by Ian Johnston. man news service, DENA, report-
be Н Chep's
Today's session was attended by taken at forward short leg only
375 members.-United Press.
GERMANY ALLIED
ed today,
12 runs later.
arie run
clean
The scoreboard reads:- Australlans: 1st innings: 632. Surrey:
FIRST INNINGS Laker
Fishlock and the joined
Fishlock, not out nir added 22 runs by jair
the tea Fletcher, b Lindwal interval without being parted.
Squires lbw b Lindwall ... Bradman continued with his
only
to the total, seven added
Barton. C Barnes, b I. Johns- Laker played across a well.
night-
b Ring epokesman as saying that similar cd delivery from Ring and seven Mcintyre,
down were
Holmes, blan Johnston:
This meeting should have been
held tomorrow, but the Soviet spin bowiers after tea and, with Barling, e Ring, b Ian John-
Commandant, General Kotikov,
he was ill. DENA quoted ̈ ̈an
said
American
for 95.
ton
ton
wickets things had happened before. Bedser gave Ring his third wic-Loker, b Ring this arrangement did not repre-ket when he was caught by Mor-Hedser, e Morris, b Ring sent anything out of the normal ris al cover and Ian Johnston Surridge, e Harvey, b Johns- --Reuter.
finished off the innings
tak by
McMahon, Johnston ing Surridge and McMahon.
Surrey's Innings lasted two Extras hours and 50 minutes. Fish lock, who was undefeated for a gallant 81, batted throughout the-innings-and-hit-12-fours
Budapest, May 11.
A. Thomas of England won the 980 .c. International motor cycling contest at Budapest, riding
VelocotteAssociated Progra
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
WHITSUN RACE MEETING
Saturday, 15th and Monday, 17th May, 1948. On the Fit Day, Saturday 15th May, the First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m. on the Second Day, Monday 17th May, the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m, and the first Race will be run ́at 12 noon. The Tiffin interval will be after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.)..
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.
·Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wert Miely badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meeting/
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSUDE
1
«Badger admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 each day including tax ate obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introdusifon of a Member, such Member to be, responsible for all chils etc. Badges "admaliling to Members Enclosure will NOT be on vale si the BACE COURSE.
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 9.30 am. each day. The Secretary's Office will close at 11.45 am, the first day and at 10 am, on the second day. Both Offlers at 1st Floor,-Exchange Bollding.
A tlmited number of üiffins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance, from the No. ̈ ̄ 1 Boy (Tel. 97818). -
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE-' „MISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC. ENCLOSURE.
The price of admission to the Public Enologure is 63 oach day including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payahlo si the Gäle.
will not be permitted to Bookmakurs, Tic Two men, eis. operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Clab during the Race Meeting.
Refreshments will be obtainable in the Bestäurans in the
raplle Knoleggio: SERVANTS'. FASSKO,
Bervanta - passes will be lauad to Privato Box holders - "ONLY WED BYa requcstod-to dizic buto-them-with discrimination. and to endures their names on the pastos, Holders Kof-suche Wastes are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for
ing abrough'en) thala dulion but must romain in their cID="
BY ORDER.
Acty. Hoaretary.
Total
SECOND INNINGS Fishlock, c Tallon,-b-Johns--
ton
Fletcher, b Johnston
Squires, not out
Barton, not out
#1
10
16
0
It was announced tonight that General Burros Rodrigues, Chief of the General Staff, will visit Britain from June 1 to 8 on the invitation of the Army Council and as a guest of the British Winspect Army and RAF establishments. United Prons.
Government. He
US Baseball
WRE
His trainer, Fred Armstrong, pleased with the colt what he was out this morning and he will be out Tagain in the evening.—Router.
Indians Strengthen Their Lead
-New-York, May-10.
The Indians strengthened their first place borth_in the tight American League ponnant scramble by rolling to their third straight victory ovor Boston, winning by 12-7.
Perak's You Yeo-hung, most
Mysberg Leaves China
Shanghai, May 11.
at-bsi. Minister of Na-
Pai
נוסה
on
cara-
tional Defence. Tomorrow morn- ing, Admiral Boyd will decorato Vice-Admiral Badger, Command- er-in-Chief of the United States Western Pacific Fleet, with the decoration, Commander of the British Empire, on behalf of the British
Government at a
IIMS "London.". board the Admiral's flagship.
Admiral and Lady Boyd will be of President Frederick Mysberg, Nether-guests of honours. lands Manager of the Ameri- Chiang Kai-shek at a tea party Company, whose prison term dinner lis honour of the gu can brokerage firm of Abis and tomorrow afternoon at 5 p.m. A
British for alleged blackmarket activi- and officers of the two ties was reduced, and who later warchips will be given tomorrow
night at the International Club. was refused permission by Other functions for the visiting China's Supreme Court to leave group include: dance for junior China, took off by plane for the officers un Wednesday evening: Netherlands last evening. ac-dinner for the couple to be given cording to the Chine Press.
by Admiral Thurber on Friday: Down 9-11, 6-11, You came Mr. Mysberg's attorney was-party to be given by Sir Ralph back to win the third 13-8, but quoted as saying that his depar- Stevenson, British Ambassador "slipped" in ̈the fourth 9-11.
|ture" absolutely
ships' ralings e. Wysers we convicted early afternoon; nid an unicial dinner last year on charges of having on board 11MIS "London" to be. violated the Government's ouer given by Sir Denis. Another overseas team lost,gency economic measures prohibit- The ships will sail for Shanghai Hong Kurig Chung Chan-chen ing transactions In gold and on Friday night arriving at that going down in four sets to Tai-foreign exchange and served Ave
on May 17 for B 10-day port months in prison. wan's. Wong Yu-hsin.
visit-Central News In the Iddles' table tennis, the An appeal against the sentence colony's Liang Yu-chih won n was subsequently granted and the see-saw game against Shanghai's High Court ruled that Mr. Mye- Sun Mel-yin 11-12, 11-4, 7-11, berg's original one-year sentence 11-0, 11-7. In the only other be reduced to four months. championship game, Canton won R
Recently, Chinese authorities refused him permission to return over Talwan 8-1.
Ng Liang. to his native country to recuperate.
H.K. Loses
Malaya's crack chiang won the finals of then the ground that his appeal to 400-mator low hurdies to set a the Supreme Court against the 57.0 verdict was still pending.-Reuter, record of now national seconds the only overseas man Second inning homers by The Saint Louis at Washington to win in this afternoon's final 10 right fielder Larry Doby and game is a night game.
round of træok and flaid events. second baseman Joe Gordon In the National League, the The old record was 58.3.
He got sparked the victory. Gordon's New York at Chicago game was showed good form.
The to a flying start and led-lhe field! clrcult blow came with one on postponed because of rain.
and all thoTM way. In the eighth, Boston pinchhit-Brooklyn ut Pittsburgh
Boston at Saint Louis games are ter Bill Goddman lined into a
night games, triple play, started by manager
141
A
Barling. retired hurt
10 Lou Boudreau.
13
U
Home runs by third baseinan Bill Johnson, centre fielder
Joe
DiMaggio and second baseman
Embree win his first start
Extra
Total (for two)
Router.
Scores:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R.
H.
E.
12
..11
0
48 George Stirnweiss helped Red Cleveland
Cuba's
Woman
Diplomat
Shanghai, May 11.
Dr. Margarita Quintans, newly Appointed Cuban Charg G D'Affaires and first woman diplo-| matic official holding such rank In China, arrived in Shanghol this morning aboard the General Melgy.
Besides being a specialist In dentistry, Dr., Quintana is also a Journalist. In addition to her duties as a.diplomat, she will servo also as correspondent for four Cuban journals, including El Mundo, one of the largest dailles In Cuba,
for Boston
3
A
New
York by beating Chicago (Winning pitcher Ed Klionman) 0-3. Pitcher Taft Wright hit aChicago two-run homer and centre folder New York ..... ก 11 Dava Philliley hit a one-run homer (Winning pitcher Red Embree)-
Associated Press, against Embree,
COUNTY CHAMPIONS
IN DANGER OF DEFEAT
London, May 10.
(Washbrook ::00,
NE
Defamation
Judgment
Reserved
Clark Refuses Post
London, May 11.
Gift For Hirohito
Tokyo, May 11, Emperor Hirohito has recsiy
ed a gift parcel from a Swiss pharmacologist in Zurich con- taining 28 varieties of medical herbs, accompanied by a lotter from the sender explaining that he hoped the herbs would serve as a tonic to preserve hla health-and-extond his length of
life.
Mr. A.P.S. Clark, Manager of:
The sendor, Mr. Ernst, sald he Barclay's Bank in Jerusalem, has
suffering refused the post of neutral special thought Hirohilo was
chest and from ailments in the commissioner for Jerusalem after abdomen, and recommended this the end of the British mandate in herbs as having "greatly benef Palestine. It was learned from a cinl effects" on his offlictions rellable source today,
Included in the parcel was a Mr. Clark was stated last week. end, bath in London and New small bottle of "mole oll," with York, to be the most likely can which the Emperor was advised didate for the post, which was to massage his chest daily.`na
Court, officials, created by a United Nations re-
meanwhile, The Judical Committee of the solution last week.
denied Ifirchito, was suffering
London, May 10.
Privy Council today reserved its) A Foreign Office spokesman, from any ailments-Reuter.
Amsterdam, May. 11. Ireland beat France on Mon-
judgment in the appeal brought while not confirming the report last Monday by Dr. M. G. Perara, that Mr. Clark had been offered of Colombo, a Ceylonese practi-the post und had retused it, suld tioner and distiler of arrack, today that the search for a new day 2-0 in the world champion- against the decision of a district trai special commissioner was ships women's hockey matches.- judge dismissing his petion for continuing-Reuter.
Associated Press. defamation
newspaper.
against
Ceylon
Dr. Perara had complained of the publication in May, 1943, of
passege
from. the official report Bribery
Commission, be- fore which he had given evidenco in camera. --
A of the
One of his contentiqne was that no privilege sttuchod ́ip a públi- cation merely because it was a re-publication of a paper issued by the Government---Reuter.
Middlesex, last year's County champions, and Gloucestershire,, who were runners up, both failed to gain first innings points, in their first county matches and are in danger of defeat. Hampshire, who finished' ond, (Webb 89); Yorkshire 170 (Whit- from the bottom of the tablecombe five tor 32). last season, gave Middlesex a At Gillingham: Kent 288 and Child welfare and women af-shock at Lords by securing, a 80 (Roberts five for 28. Green- fairs. will be the main themes of first innings lead of 15 runs wood five for 24); Lancashire 212 to and had it not been for a fourth Wright six for 71) and 22 for one, 08 Wharton, 56, wicket slund of 110 between At Northampton: Northampton- Jack Robertson and his copshire 246 and 30 for no wicket; tain, F. G. Mann, the cham-Sussex. 208 (John Langridge 84). pions might well have finished At Nottingham:. Notts 435
Tokyo, May II. The day in a less favourable (Hardstar 162 not out); War- The United States, will allot position.
withstre 303 (Ord 107 not out): US$1,600,000 to Juan's shing At Gloucester: Gloucestershire Industry, SCAP oficial declared 132 and 21 for one; Worcester at a press conference: here this shire 411 (Cooper 90, White 58, morning. Perks 61).
her writings.
Dr. Quintana «expect to go Nanking shortly to present her to-President Chlang
credentials Kai-shek-Reuter.
10 end 80,000 anthracite miners' contracts with their employers.
en
Edrich and Denis Compton both failed for the second time in the match. Edrich was out for three,
while Compton could only score 17.
JAP FISHING SUBSIDY
LEWIS GIVES NOTICE 'Washington, May 10. Mr. John L. Lewis, President of
The money will be used the United Mineworkers, today
At Taunton: Somerset 207 and alleviate the serious shortage, of gave 10 days notice of intention First wearing down the lou- 181 for 6 (Buse 88, not out); dabing malarials which has been cestershire attack by very care Derbyshire 337 (Smith 107, Pope handicapping the Japanese fishery Mr. Lewis told the employers the latter batamen to score free 107). 874 and 197: ed to increas regular supplies of
ful defensive play and enabling 04, Revill 03, Lawrence five for production, he explained.
The allotment, which is expecte he wanted a new contract by July ly off the tired bowling. Wor» At Cardiff::Exoax? 10. He asked for wage conferencestershire gained a-Arst innings. Glamorgan 281-(Jones 89, Muncer colien gear by B0 per cent, will
on May 20, unless a lead of 270.
60-nof out) and
and seven for no ravens decreases-of-between 600 later
million and 1,000 milión pounda upon.
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