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Annual Race Meeting, 1949 Saturday 15th, Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th and Saturday 22nd January,

The First will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the first race will be run at 12.00 noon, each day. The tiffin interval is alter the fourth race (1.30 p.m.).

The "Hong

There are 10 races each day (50 in all). Kong Derby is scheduled to be run on the third day, Tuesday, 18th January, Race No. Gnt 3.30 p.m.

MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.

Members are reminded that they and their indies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Afeeling.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMURRS“ ENCLOSURE.

Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Roonis at $10 per day including tax are obtain- able through the Secretary on the written or personal intro- duction of a Member, such Member, to be responsible for all chita etc.

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE,

The Treasurers' Compredere Offive and the Secretary's Office will close at 10 am, each day. Both Offices at 1st Floor, Exchange Building,

A liited number of tlffins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818),

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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1949,

"Police Army "

Russian Zone

Berlin, January 3.

In

Western Allied intelligence experts said today that the Communist police-army in Eastern Gor- many has a strength of 42,000 troops.

It may reach 100,000 this year they added.

They cautioned against by- sterlenl over-estimates of the present or future fighting warth of this force under modern con- ctions of warfare.

But Allled experts pointed out that the Western

powert obviously would make

every nifort to Resure that 48,000,000 Germano West of the Elbe would not be left defenceleri prey for a small Communist minority from the East.

In organised on military, not police lines. But, they said, the chief mission may only be enforce the Communist will in case of civil disorders. It st assignment apparently will be to patrol the zonal frontier.

question mark hanga A DIR over what would happen if n An unpredictable future date all foreign

were tory occupation troops withdrawn and Germany recan-Germans

illute y a political unit.

In that event, the Eastern po- lice-army theoretically might be prepared to "liberate" Western Germany.

Condemned By British Catholics

90-Passenger Plane Tested

Parle, January 3. Good results were, report. ed this morning from the. first test flights of the BE- 2010, the 76-ton. four-en- gined, 90 passenger French airjinor, which will be the largest long-distance aircraft In the world.

Bullt In the state-owned Bracio workshops at Tou- louse, the aircraft is power. ad by four 3,500 horse- power Pratt and Witney on- cines and will cruise at 600 kilometres An hour. Alr France have ordered 16 of the machines--Reuter.

Workers Not Satisfied

Of Little Value The measure of how, little the 4 Allies credit the combat poten tini of the Communist pollge army can be seen in the eon- Binued refusal of Western malli- Kovernors In permit the to centralise control of police forces in their occupa

Shanghai: January 3. tion

The labour world in Shan zones.

alreads hat is threatening The police-tamy

to crupt commonly known ΙΠ Eastern

again as a result of disatisfac-| Germany as the "People's Army." tion with the latest cost of liv-

Virtuntly all ita troops Wehrmacht prisoners who un-ng index, on which workers' der went. Communist Inductrina- wages are based. tton in Russian camps.

Lieutenant

is

3.19

SOUTH EAST ASIA PLANS COALITION

Washington, January 2. Representatives of South East Asia countries coon may hold a conference to discuss forming a South East Asia political bloc.

The meeting probably will be held within a month in one of the smaller countries in that area.

"Uncles"

Have To

Representatives from India, Pakistan, Burma, Shut Down

Ceylon and the Indonesian Republic will ot-. tend.

Australia is very sympathotic and may have at least

an unofficial observar there.

New Zealand, Slam and

be invited Philippines will send representatives.

the to

Burman or Ceylon is regarded conference most likely as the alte because of the wishes that feel should smaller countries they have equat voice in the dis-

Are such that sources in Wash ington worklug toward that end nt present at least prefer anony-

to

the mity. Needless sources are not American.

Not Racial

say

London, January 3. With fewer people "popping"

"uncle", articles with

many pawnbrokers are so hard up that they have had to go out

of business.

Money-lenders, too, find tho limes so

hard that they pro

instend harrowing money

else shutting sup

lending it, or shopt

Before

ar

2.072

the war,

known

at in

pawnbrokers (commonly Also, they are proceeding eau- "uncles") and 2,325 money- tiously and with hopes that the lenders were officially registered South East Asla leaders, des- United States will not frown on throughout the country; пож

efforts. One pite their struggles for indepen- their

diplomatic only 1,800 pawnbrokers and 1.- dence, heretofore have been in-source emphasies the importance 808 money-fenders ure

Australia's possible business. the attached to issuc

participation in the conference.

He snid "We would much Onc ind all, pawnbrokam dislike any impression that the blame the improved standard of South East Asia bloe would in-living and better social, services elude only peoples of Oriental for the decrease of their trade. blood. The necessity for a bloc No longer do the poor rush round of South East Asia peoples and to uncle to "pop" (pledge) coats, their immediate neighbours is trinketa

for a few or watches political anci econople, not shillings until next pay day. racial."

Pawnshops still in business are Observers here are speculating looking to the middle classes for on what Australim's official posi- support new. People with fixed tion will be anent the proposed incomes in a world of rising

Australia bloc. Although

prices are having to resort been always sympathetic to the pawnshops and money-lenders, Itulonesians in their current diff- culties, observers belleve British temper the Aus- in opinion may political loadera South East Asian countries are tration decision on any final ac- opposed to any orientation to- tion toward joining such a bloc. ward the Soviet bloc. Haw--United Press.

index, issued In direct command is former December 30, was only 20 per

General

Vincenz cent higher than the Mueller, who survived Stalingrad | December figure, although and became [ reliable

***

an

-

The

elked to Western which cl mitional

go along with demovrncles on

not jeopardise aspirations,

munist convert although thou-and other necessities rose sands of hir brother officers tween 10 and 50 per cent). have proved untrustworthy from A keling is expected

bu called by Shanghai Labour Union Roman the Soviet viewpoint.

1onsorrow to discuss today or

to

the Security Counell action Cam-workers claimed that commodities

The Indonesian aftuir convinced br.

them that they cannot depend on even the friendliest of the West

United 11 democracies-the States.

their However, on

they believe must kan forves as a group South East Astazi pruples and stand on their own,

they

of

Anti-Soviet

Arms Provided

London, January, 2. Cardinal Grin. Catholle. Archbishop of West-! minister, said in an address in?

Therefore, General Mueller's public title Westminister Cathedral today is Police Chief of Staff for the that British Catholies deplore| Russion zone, The Soviet. unt condemn the action taken

ensures to cope with the situ- tion.

Meanwhile,

leurdres have

already demanded from the made Bureau of Serial Afteits of the Mauser rifles.city government An explanation of the method by which they ar

Army has

by the Cominunist Government; available pistols, in Hungary in arresting Car- machine-guns,

Atl- mortark,

slire! Mindszenty. Roman tank ruckets, and light armour rived at the figure,

10 General

Catholic Primate,

fores.

Kata

Mueller's

Three

police-army training Chimps are in operation at Biesenthal, Eiche and Nieder- sachsenhausen, all near Berlin.

training provincial

schools in-

"This new custardly action is' yet another example of the strug- e between Christians of Eastern Europe and the Communists.

We du not attach the slightest importance to the alleged confesclude those at Zerbstand Kyritz. stun. We know from experience the means by which such confer- stons are extorted or concocted."

The Vatican radio announcrți today that the Vatican has reject- edo Hungarian request for understanding which

See

The

Shunghat's Jubour population is estimated at around one mii- Hon--Reuter,

FINNS RECALL

MINISTER

Helsinki, January 3. ter in

Finland has recalled her Minis-

consultations.

Moscow, M. Sundstream,

Most

ever, they are of the opinion

that Communist prestige will

be on the upsurge as a result of

the Dutch and Security

Council action,

First indications that a move

DRUG OPENS UP POSSIBILITIES

hus

10

Instead of the cheap watches and Jewellry. "popped" In the old days, pledges now are moro valuable items—cameras, worka of art, binoculars Jewels.

and

even

Although the volume of busi- neas

money has dropped, the value has not fallén correspon dingly. Higher values are placed on nil goods now and interest rutes have risen as woll-Reuter.

The largest individual forma- tion in the police-army at pre-

London, Jaunry 3. sent is the battalion, known by

Britnin envisages a vast Atl- the old Nazi Elite guard name,

was afoot in form a South East can Empire springing to life from "Standard." It is made up of

Asia bloc came on December 23 the discovery of a drug to cure three or more companies averag- the Holy 110

The recall of the Minister fol when a ranking Indonesian Re-sleeping sickness in animals. ይተንደ

The men each.

The drugs is a white crystal- com lows a Soviet note earlier this

representative here, Dr. Public panies include nine rides

Semitro and month complaining of anti-Sovlat

Djojobadikoestormo, line powder called atrycide. I Government Hungarian

three sub-machine-guns, with propaganda Jn Finland and other during one busy day conferred can be injected into animals with hat expressed a desire for such

Hon syringe. the remainder carrying pistols. happenlugs

The Colonial Office, nol

Indian the

Ambassador, Derurdance with

the discovery, rald in understanding independently

Associated Press.

with the peace treats-Reuter, Sir Benegal Ram Rau, the Pakis- anouncing of the personal case of the Pri

tan Ambassador. Mr. M. A. H. tests showed the drug cured all sickness in sleeping male of Hungary, the broadcast

Isupahani, the Australian Em- forms of said.

bassy First Secretary, Mr. R. L.. cattle, horses, camels and other the greatest singers of her time, animals, Experiments are con- Hairy and

the Burma Embassy thing on immunising cattle First Secretary, Mr. U Saw-win. Associated Press.

According to the Vutleun radio: "It is impossible to see how thei wish for an understanding with the Holy Seo can be reconciled with the Hungartun Government' attitude towards un archbishop, primate and cardmal--an attitude which is an insult to the Holy See itself."

The Vatican reply demanded

Bertrand Russell Sees Disaster

London, January 3.

that the rights of the Church and Lord Bertrand Russell, the British philosopher,

of religious conscience be respect-

ed nail guaranteed-Reuter,

CAR PRODUCTION

warned last night that the present world 'ton- dencies toward contralisation of Government may lead to disaster.

A few days later press reports from Indin disclosed that the talks were related to possibilities Asia of forming a South East bloc,

FRENCH PREMIER MUCH BETTER

Paris, January 3. The French Premier. M. Henri On Thursday this week, Mr. Djojohadikoestocma again

met Queuille, who was taken ill with Indian, Pakistan, Australian and influenza two days ago, was re- Burmese Embassy officials. He declined to disclose subject of the

mntich

to

im

SHE SANG,WITH NELLIE MELBA

·

London, January 3. Miss Rosina Buckman, vile of

has died in the Battersea Gen- eral Hospital

The date of her birth, la New Zealand, was not known; but on leaving school she came to Eng- land and in 1895 she began to take singing lessons... Unable to climate sho stand the English

and later returned to Australia

sang there in grand opera, with ported today to be

Dumo Melba and John McCor- mick. In 1013 she returned to theproved.

ho was expected recetve England and sang with Dame several Ministers at his home Melba nt Covent Garden-Bau-

ter. this evening.-Reuter. had

also talks, but would not deny that a South

bloc conference

"There has never in past his- "It may be." Earl Russell con- East Anla tory been any large state that tinued, "that the present ten- been discussed. controlled its citizens as com-dencies towards centralisation are they are controlled too strong to be resisted until pletely as

Indonesia Impotus

and

Detroit, January 3, Automotive News sald car and truck production in the U.S. will total 5,268,026 units for 1948 only four days short of the 1920

in the Soviet Republic or even in [they have led to disaster modern England," he said in ai record.

The as happened in the 5th

Australian Ambassador, that, Canadian output was estimat- broadcast lecture on "Authority century, the whole system must Mr. Nurman J. O. Makia, as well ed at 281,710

Individual" units-Associated and the

over the

break down with

Rom Rau all the me-ns Ambassadors Press.

BBC

vitable results of anarchy and Isupahant, called on the U.S. poverty before human beings can Under-Secretary of State, Mr. again acquire that degree of Wobett, to express their Govern- monis' views on the Indonesian situation. However, none of them disclosed details of the con- versations.

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"I hope that this is not the caan but it certainly will be the case unless the danger Is resileed and vigorous measures are taken to combat (t,”

He added: "Since the earth is of finite size this tendency unchecked must end in the crea- tion of a single world state."- Associated Press.

MOUNTBATTEN BACK

......

WITH THE NAVY

Malta, January 3. Rear-Admiral Earl Mountbatten of Burma is happily back with his first lovo-the Royal Navy-and rofuses to discuss any plans for the future other than staying at sea.

Failure of the United Nations Security Counell to support the The man who won fame first! There have been many rum. Commander-in-Chief Indonesiaus by adopting a strong al

of murs of important diplomatic or resolution against the Dutch po- Combined Operations, then as political posts for the handsome lice action gave on impetus to Supreme Commander for South cousin of King George VI. But the necessity for a strong South East Asin, and finally as

hla aides say he resents being rai the ferred to as anything but Rear- East Asin bloc.

last Viceroy of India and the Admiral, and he wants tɔ con- will have first Governor General of the tinue his permanent career as

now com- sailor.

The conference special reference to Indonesia. The Implications of a South new Dominion, is East Asia bloc, functioning even manding a cruiser squadron of

as a political entity, the Mediterranean Fleet. nominally

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