BUREN
THE PERFECT
SWISS WATOM
CHINA MAIL
YORKSHIRE IN A HANDY POSITION AGAINST AUSTRALIA
Sheffield, June 21.
-Yorkshire, continuing their first innings today in their match against the Australian cricket tourists, whom thoy dismissed for 249 runs on Saturday, compiled 107 runs for three wickets at lunch time today. Light overnight rain continued until within two
hours of the start of today's play but apart from making the wicket soft, it did not affect play, which began to time.
HK FARE BADLY AGAIN
а
Singapore,
June 21, The Combined Services gained first innings lead of 11 runs in a two- day match against Hong Kong, which began in Singapore today.
Scorer
Little was top
for
Hong Kong with 21 runs out of their first innings total of 79. Flight Lieutenant took live
Kenyon
wickets for 22 runs. Combined
The
Services replied with 190. - Squadron- Leader Leggett
mode 58 and Flying. Officer Senior 15. Stepto
tive took wickets for 39 runs.
--Reuter.
DEEP BAY
ROBBER
Miller bowled only one over and then after a consultation with Bradman went off and appeared to indicate that he Us troubled by his alde- muscles.
The ball raced along in the orativel Berl both Hutton mart through Holiday sent Johnston
the covers for fours, Miller e-
1 wlants Furnest
score hunch
ENGLAND'S
TEAM FOR
NEXT TEST
London, June 20.
Aus- England's team to play Berl 43 but bowled only trafia In the second cricket Test GVPP 11t off-spinners. allowinghing at Lords on June 24 Toshack and Johnston to change vil be chosen from the follow- Lemos,
ng thirteen:
Ta Thon Miller trapped
harl Comer of dismissing Halliday of Johnstrin bu! at 56, Toshafs broke the stand by gelling Hall- diny leg-before as he played for-
ware.
Johnston had four short legs
d no sap in an effort to tempt $torton into a errar but later returned to the orthodox tell.
Dangerous Stroke
his
N. Yoriley (Yorkshire) cap- tain;
W. Edrich, (Middlesex ).
D. Compton (Middlesex).
J. Hardta (Nottinghamshire),
1. Hutton (Yorkshire),
C. Washbrook (Lancashire),
H. Dollery (Warwickshire),
Alec Bedser (Surrey),
D. Wright (Kent),
T. Evans (Kent),
(Surrey),
Laker
Young (Middlesex) and
A. Coxon Yorkshire),
Watson Tooked far from com- fen frible and did not open score for 15, minutes and then
The selectors are satisfied. to Fingernus stroke to leg
leave the bulk of the team alone. Brackman almost brought off "
Only Barnett of the 12 original- miraculous
from catch
Hutton the bowler's heat, running chosen for the firs! Pest hay bren omitted. R. Simpson, the 15 yards from nud-off but get-
amateur. who tingly one hunt to the ball Nottinghamshire which
he just failed to hold. Thitton did not profit from this for whom again attempting 1 drive Toshack, he was taken at extra cover,
Yardley spent an
half hour but appeared have hold Out-at-lunch-tim
when with the last ball betonus summer.
filo interval he was bowled by
Tushack.
at
was nominated 12th man for the left Trent Bridge game, is als out.
Only
played Coxon has not betare for England. Dolkery,, the Warwickshire captain, uncomfori- present
made his Test klebut ngainst In the first Test South Africa
Weakness in England's attack Nottingham has no doubt in-
Selection fluenced the
Com- hittee in their choice of Coxon, who may well share the main
with Bedser,
iser, Edrich fast bowling
Abort belag employed in 20
spell. the ball moves Who 10 either way, has been displaying.
Ane all-round form this season, and yesterday claimed four for the Australians at against 10: 100
Sheffield. He has taken 32 wie- kets this summer in first-clas matches and scoreti *#3 runs, in- cluding 83 against Nottingham- shifre last werk.
Scores:- Australians--1st innings.... 243 YORKSHIRE-187 INNINGS Hallon
e & b Toshack .... Halliday, b... b_Toshack... Watson, not out Yardley, Toshnek
Extras
Total for three -Renter.
SENTENCED Woman
Sentence of six years' hard
labour and 12 strokes of the Killed In
cane was passed" by Mr. Jus-
tice T. J. Gould
(Puisne
Judge) on Ngo Lai-san alias Bus Crash
Chan Fai, who was yester A Chinese
charge of robbery.
on
39
20
10
Coxon,
Both
Aur- the England and tralinn teams will have mai practice at Lords on Wednesday. The final selection of England's team will depend on the
Young
reeur-
may
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1948.
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WIGHTMAN CUP PLAY PARKER FAVOURED TO
LOUISE BROUGH makes an overhead that in her gamb against Britain's Mro. cap Bostock on the second day of the Wightman Cup play at Wimbledon on June 12. Miss Brough - won 6-2, 4-0, 7-5, clinching the cup for America.-AP Photo
Record Crowd See Indian's Victory
TAKE KRAMER'S PLACE
'London, June 21,
Wimbledon, the greatest annual international sporting event of the world, opens today, and, with, leading tennis ́ players from about 35 nations competing, the championships promise to be the most open in years. There is no outstanding per- | sonality, such as a Kramer or
dominate
the
a Budge, to scenc in the men's singles. Instead, we find
many well matched players, all with n good chance of carrying off the conveted title.
Clothes As
Everett
Executive Visiting
Visiting the Colony Girls' Bait
Alleged
for a few days on the first stopover of an extensive Oriental tour is Mr. Edward Danks Vice- President and Treasurer of the Everett Steamship 'Cómpany.
Mr. Danks, an old Hong Kong resident, arrived here by plane
Airways to
from Manila last Saturday and intends to fly by Pan-American to Shanghai tomorrow, From
there he will visit the northern Chinese ports, including Tientsin, then go on to Korea and Japan.
"The colony has regained al- ils pre-war importance," the reay
chine Mail."
shipping magnate told the "It was only a
Naturally Frank Parker, the American ace, will start favourite on the strength of his French und Belgian victories, but at 33.
Plenty of easily-carned he is not quite the Parker of
of a few years ago. He is still one of money, beautiful clothes and the most consistent of players-shoes, and a permanent wave in fact, he has machine-like pre were allegedly the tempta- clsion--but several ot his
shots which do end in the net would tions offered to two young never have come from a Parker girls by Ng Ng-koo, 52-year- račket in days gone by. Further old widow, at 132 Fuk Wah
tendency not to *more, a
chak Street, second floor. some of the more difcuit shots
Ng (defended by Mr. C. A. has been evident in h recent
Sutherton Ru) Was Jointly play.
Wong Ping-mul charged with (02) widow, with harbouring the two girls and doing so with the matter of brushing away the rub- bish, as the foundation on which intention of disposing of them as
Hong Kong had been bullt as a port city had been well and firm- ly established."
"The Britian have always been
good colonisers and once they sat about it they will do wall," Mr. Danks. girl
He said the rapid rehabilitation by local au- and he was not at all
the to see
colony
Nevertheless, many competent
observers think that the man who beats Parker will win the title.
fact, it is quite within his prostitutes. In Dower DOW
"triple to capture the crown (French, Wimbledon and United States championships) this year in which event it would not surprise many to sec him cash in on his prowess by jain- Ing the professional ranks,
The Opposition
On the application of Det. Sub. Inspector E. G. Baker the charge of unlawful detention of the elder girt (aged 14) was with-1 drawn and accused discharged.
In evidence, the younger (12) said that she met the elder one on May 11 and was taken to was as expected Wong's
at thorles unnumbered hut Chatham Road. 13he was then surprised Who will provide the most op- taken by the girl to an alleyway "epruced and organised" as it is
behind the Alhambra Theatreladas position to Parker at Wimbledon?
The Introduction or
radio where they again met Wong. One could choose half a dozen
telephones. to commercial Wong, she alleged, suggested and still be wide of the mark.
moring craft "lo = very good that they both go to Ng Koo's The United States will have a
Idea," There they were asked
Mr. Danka ould, ap- house. formidable quartet backing up
provingly. "We may install the Parker in Tom Brown, last by Ng to stay with hor. On the
modern equipment, if necessary, year's runner-up, Gardnar Mul-following morning when the wit-
In our launches and tuge.” loy, Budge Patty and Bob Fal-ness went to Ng's place she was brought to 132 Fuk Wah Street. kenburg,
Mr. Danks agreed that it would commercial bar- second floor, and, with the second revolutionize Europe can offer *
bour organisation and clency challenge in the Czech lefthand-girl, kept there for three days.
Ng, alleged witness, suggested tremendously with the introduc- Jaroslav Drobny and Joseph that the two girls could make lon of RT.
The Everett Company, Mr. have Danks stated, stitutes). They would
His striding very
er
strong
Asboth, the Hungarianbidex./their living as chickens" (pro-}
John
Bromwich, the
Davis Cup duties, is playing at clothes and shoes, and permanent out the best service." his peak form and must have an waves exceptionally good chance, while
trous Australian star, frec from plenty of money, beautiful rapidly in its programme to give
New York, June 20.
in the fal During their stay Claveland's League leading-Indians-won-twice-today the South African charopion, ald witness, a number_of_men went to the house from the Philadelphia Athletics before an all-Eric Sturgess, by adding just a and women
little more severity to his sound and stayed there temporarily. time major league record crowd of 82,781 por-stroke equipment, could spring They usually paid money to Ng
a surprise.Reuter.
aald witness.
sons.
Pitcher Bob Feller won his first victory since May 19
in the first game when Cleveland gained a 4-3 Kramer Is
victory Bob Lemon turned in a brilliant four
hit shutout in the second game, which the in-World's Best
dians got 10-0.
Chicago took the first game, New York" (2nd ̃zeme) of a double header B-5 from
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(Winning pitcher Red Embree)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H.
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state of the weather and pitch, but if the Washington Senators, lost flost the second game. Senators' Demo woman, aged Douglas Wright has no day found guilty at the about 40, was killed, and four rince of the lumbago which pitcher Sid Hudson, knocked Criminal Sessions
a other passengers were admit-prevented him from playing at out of the box in his past nine ted to Kowloon Hospital in a Nottingham, a place is likely to starts, nitched his team to a serious condition, when lorry-be found for him. In that case. 4-1 victory. Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Coun-
Laker or
runs by Three mighty home sel, assisted by Det.-Insp. 9. 11. bus 5691 crashed into a tre either
stand down.-Reuter.
Joe Dimaggio, including one with Taylor, conducted the case for
near Tai Wai Village, Shat
twn men on base, gave the New the prosecution.
aliout 1.30 p.m. yesterday.
York Yankees a double victory Opening the Crown's case, Mr.
Five others. on the bus were Lonsdale said That
over St. Louis Browns, 4-2 and * robbery
injured and received
6-2. The twin triumph put the took place in Deep Bay in Juslightly
The
Yankees in second place in the Two boals, pro-treatment at the hospital. uary this year,
American League. ceeding from British to Chinese driver. Chung Ngok (20) dis-
territory aud
US Lines Director Dead
Saint Lanila Ist game) New York
2 (Wanlog pitcher Mirrar Dickass) Saint Louis (2nd game)
.....4 14 New York
(Winnien plicher Dave Koso 'ladelphia 11 game w... Pittsburgh....................... Philadelphia (2nd game).
Wloning, pitcher Dutch Leonard)
--Forest-Hills,June 21.----
Jack Kramer of Los Angeles established himself firmly as the world's
greatest tennis player
yesterday by dethroning Bobby as United States national Professional champion.
Kramer made
sweep of
a mejor
amateur honours last year. He defeated titleholder 114-12, 0-2,
Riggs
In reply to Mr. Russ, witness denied that they, had been told to leave by Ng,
Hearing was adjourned to the afternoon of Juno 25.
Japanese Admiral Convicted
Australian The No. I
Wor
KAMALA CIRCUS IN TOWN
The Kamala Circus, one of the largest ever to visit the Colony and the first since the Liberation, arrived yesterday "from" Bangkok by the ̃8.9. ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ Mui Lee on the third lap of its. Far Eastern tour.
Arrangements for a two-mouth tha ktøy have been made on vacant ground at the function of Nathon Road and Salisbury Road, opposite the Peninsula Hotel.
The show will open on Thurs-
3-8, 6-3. Earlier this Crimes Court yesterday convicted day night, weather permitting.
The 1,000,000-rupee Indian "en- had defeated Riggs | Admiral Tahara Suzume and in year Kramer
80 matches during a of- his associates, who are charged terprise includes 100 artistes of cle- different nationalities, live with inhumane treatment of 500 cross-country tour.
Kramer was also crowned the Allied POWs in Hainan Island. phants, four black beais, two doubles champion when he and During yesterday's session, the tigers, a leopard, three llous and Francisco Pancho Segura nt Court studied affidavits produced 20 gibbons and monkeys. Total of the materials alono weight take three by the defence. win 4-6, 5-7, The Court adjourned until to-nmounts to 70 tons.
Riggs
"We were at soa for nearly and Jay to hear plets of mitigation 12 days and the animals suffered
by the defence, atter which the and Court is expected to detall the Dinny Pails (Australlan) ara to] sentences, leave La Guardia airport on Tues.
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Ecuador rallied to
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Whening pitcher Red Barrett)
0-2, 7-5, 6-6 over Donald Budge.
1
1
Segura Riggs, Kramer,
appeared after the accident.
Boston Red Sox preled off while in British The vehicle was going to Man
hits waters, were
to Intercepted by Kam To from Jordan Road Ferry
crack Hal Newhouser's which third boat
seven game winning streak and contained a Wharf when it ran into the tree. number of men,
run their own string 19 five Word was received yesterday Two of the men from this third The impact threw the bus over
8-3 from Detroit, dealt with the boat on which the on its left side, trapping all the by the Hong Kong Office of the straight wins, The Red Sox won Cusion (2nd game)
Centre fielder Cincinna United States Lines Company of Dominic Dimaggio and short stop chicago
(Winning pitcher Yern Bickford) the death of Mr. Basil Harris on Vern Stephens homered for the Brooklyn these nien was urined, The Ip Hong (29) and an Indian, Friday last.
Red Sox. (40). were thrown Mr. Harris was chairman of cargo on this boat consisted of Aymkum
of directors of the et sick of cigarettes which was against the side of the vehicle. the board being snuggled into Chinese ter- The former fractured a shoulder, ritory.
latter received in juries to his right hand.
robbery which formed the subject passengers (numbering about 20) of the change took place. One of inside.
Not Against The Law
Mr. Lonsdale said, that smug. gling out of Hong Kong was not
against the law lero, but against the law of China.
Owner Kopt Quiet
the atic
ON BOARD ILLEGALLY
prosecuted.
United States Lines. He began
the
11
Winning pilcher Huss Meyer) -Associated Prins
Press.
officer
food shortage," Mr. C. B. Lonan, manager, told the "China Ma Another war crimes trial wili"The last day before we reached day night 10 launch a South be heard by a three-man tribunal port here was the worst of the American tennis tour. United on Wednesday morning. The sclp. But for some grain which kindly offered *h the ship officials cused, Yamasaka Tatsuo, a petty us, the animals would have story-
In the Imperial Japanese"
charged with Ill-treating New Zealand prisoners on the aboard the Maru" in June, 1944.
Major A. Mackay will secute, while Major Grant Me- Intyre will sit as Advisory Officer
LOUIS, WALCOTT HAVE THEIR FINAL WORKOUT
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, June-20;
A turnaway crowd of some 5,000 fans in carnival mood watched heavyweight Joo Louis go four routine rounds today, in his next to last work-
Navy,
high
BENS
The circus will have a bell tent of 300-foot diameter and ac- "Samuki commodation will be provided la classes for some 18,000 poe- pro-ple.
ve
Among the highlights in the programmet are the Motor Cycla to the defense counsel, Mr. Z. Ride in the Death Cage, the Fly Sugamo.
and the 1Stand ing Trapezo Capt. Quinton-Baxter, New Cycles. The animals, well- Zealand Judge advocate in the trained-and-tamed, will also ba Tojo trial in Japan come down
Zentured, here from Japan specially for
will visit Canton The troupe this trial.
and Macau, and retum to the colony, before going от to and
out before Wednesday night's return title "HK TRANSPORT" Manila, Australia, Japan
fight with Jersey Joe Walcott.
DUE IN COLONY
The B.H,
Hurma..
Some time in 1051 It will start its first Western tour.
The original name of the circus, Mr. Lonan said,' was the Malabar Ladies' Circus, compris "Hong Konging only women. - It was eslab-
Cards Boaten Successive eighth inning hom- his shipping career shortly after his graduation from Princeton ers by Johnny Mize, Willard University in 1812. He first joined Marshall, and Ski Gordon Cu- the firm of Norton, Lilly & Com- ubled the New York Giants to pany in New York and later. In come from behind and beat, the partnership with the late Kermit Saint Louis Cardinals 6-4 in the Roosevelt and John M. Franklin, second game of a double header When the two men had taken For boarding the 32. Kweiyang rounded the Roosevelt Steamship in the National League, The the cigaroties to their own boat, without permission from
the Company.
Cardinals won
the
opener 7-2 they ordered the bout from master,_e-broker, two-hawkers Mr. Harris-was-born-In-Pull-from-New-York-mainly-on-four- which these cigarettes had been and a rice merchant were brought man, Illinois, in October 1880. baggers by Terry Moore, Stan taken to proceed on its way. before Mr. D.G. Cairs at tha? In September 1939, he was musial and Enos Slaughter,
The matter was not reported Marine Court yesterday.
asked by Secretary of the Pittsburgh left fielder Ralph to the Police, us the bortinustor, The broker, who had a similar Treasury Henry Morgenthau to Kiner hit his 10th and 15th not having lost anything himself, offense previously was fined accept a then hewly-created post homers the season had no further interest in the $100 or weeks imprison of Assistant Secretary of the Pirates on the second of two robbery, A further reason for ment, while the others were Treasury. A man of Mr. Harris's
gomes
7-5 from the Phillies. Tha his not making any report was fined $100 or two weeks Im shipping experience was required opener was won by the Phillies that he belloved that coulder-prisonment each.
by the Treasury to handle pro-9-0 behind the four-hit pitching able time would be taken up by All defendants planded guilty. blems arising out of the European of Dutch Leonard: Eddle Miller After the drill, the Brown He came out of the workout the Polico in making enquiries. Sub-Inspector T.
McCarthy war. Ho remained In this post drove in five runs for the Philly Bomber welghed 214 pounds,weating profusely--which would
until July 1940 when he return
victory.
If the big crowd, which turn-indicate he is far from stale Transport" is expected to ishod in 1916. ed to the United States, Lines as The Boston Braves strengthened the training quarters into and poised and confident Felix arrive in the Colony on Sun- executive president
curvis revived by his at League frat place by defeating hominpaturd to see the champ Bochlechio, bin, Uncks will be Pacific voyage from San
their stim grip on
Today its maiden trans- backer: wife, the former Mary Ursula the Cincinnati Reds twice, $-4 Demsey, and two sons, Dr. Beall | and' 4-1.
will Boston pitcher Vern flash his old dynamite, they closed, Walcott
do four Francisco via Yokohama and the were disappointed.
¡ miles on the road and then Harris, Jr. and Richard L. Harris. Bickford had a shutout In
The Bomber was concentrating on Tuesday night the heavyweight, Shanghai. From Hong Kong, necond game until the Reds the matter when they were.mak was wrongly worded and did not
pushed one acies in the eighth.
on sharpening his left lab this challanger will go to New York, the vessel will sail to Manila. the Marine Court yesterday. Ing enquiries into another case come within
Impresalve scasion. Once Scares:
or Walcott, who puts heavy” on- A Vistory-type ship, the “Họng charged, with towing moto than During the Police enquiries, a Traffic Regulations. Mr. A.S.C.
AMERICAN LEAGUE twice he let loost with the body phasis on his road work, may Kong Transport" was purchased the two vessela permitted, certain statements. Camber asked Mr. F.X. d'Almada cused made
. . punishment that he showed on take anal brisk walk on the by the Pacific Transport Lines Leung Shiu-sun was arrested A visit to a friend on board levinud (fat game).
7. Wednesday last, but he obviously morning of the big fight. He was placed on an identides
for more than US$1,000,000. It is on Juna 11 at the Southern En- and Identified by at Central tion parade
yesterday Cer the the s. Kweiyang on June 20 Philadelphia kveikis
Today the challanger, used the the arst of number of vessels trance of the Yaumail. Typhoon was not putting on any show. :; summons to be dismissed. Chan Pr-lin the boatmanler.
proved costly to 22-year-old (Winning pitcher. Nob ́ Feiler}^, ...·' C When he got in there with some batting aide step, the went which Pacific Transport Lines Shelter for towing three vassole On-conclusion of the Crown'a In dismissing the summons, Chang Lee, unemployed.
the witness Mr. d'Anada ruled that fresh Charged with boarding the Palles
10-18-Tiger Roy Taylor, the clever boxing and bobbing, and the retreat will acquire this year in its long of over 800 picula
aar, whose style is similar to Wal- that is aimed to trap his attack: runge purchase programme.
Defendant was fined $30 or six in summons echuld be issued if the vessel without permission from that he wEB
coti's, he never was able to calch¦er-Associated Press, 2
Formerly known as the "Col-days" imprisonment Chineseoritory at the time of police so desired.
the master, the youth was fined
his man,
gate Victory" the ship Is of 10, WEL $100
or two weeks Imprison
000 daadweight tons and has They body. of an unidentified
· KOREAN TEAM DUE Walcott Poisad slong Nathan ment by Mir, D. G, Caims at the
aposd of 17% knots. + It le under | Chinese, man, agod abput 36, was Jersey Joe Walcott, finuhed his band Seoul, June 20, the command of Captain K. A found hanging by a straw copa hard training or WednesdayThe Korean Olymple, ipan of Shannon.
Den troen: m teve about, + hair a mile night's fight by "boxing · five' 87. left today - for, Yokohama en- Mácsars. Jardine, Matheson and from Tung-Yuen “Village, Talpo, rounds in which the emphasis, route to London via Hong Kong,i Co., Ltd, are the focal agents for yesterday afternoon. »It was con "was: all "on" speed."" 404 NOMS ABOociated Press/
WRONGLY WORDED
The own T of the goods had not come lurward for the same reason, but a more cogent renson' was perhaps that he did not wish | his name to be known by tho
Claiming that the Chinese in Chinese territory.
The Felice came to know about brought against his client Lo Tul, public car driver, for obstruction
box,
the robbery and insisted that hel
summons
Section 20 of the
While walking
I
COSTLY VISIT
TO FRIEND
did not take part in much robbery. Road near Man Ming Lane about Marina Court yesterday.
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