1949-06-07 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY,

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Municipal Council Plan Opposed By Chinese

Reminders

Today

HK Rotary Club luncheon, Root Garden, IX Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Urban

Council meeting GPO ding, 4.15 p.m. Bridge Orive, European YMCA,

8.30 Centri Brush Association meet- Ing. Jardine's Board Room, 5.30 p.m.

p.m

1 Light Orchestra rehearsal, St. John's Cathedral hall, 6.45 p.m.

Naval

Fleet Boxing at Royal Yard, Hong Kong.

Club, ni Sporta

Equine Sports

Club, 5.30 p.m."

Coming Events

TOMORROW

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The Municipal Council scheme published in the Pross as proposed ordinance is not acceptable to the majority of the Chinese in Hong Kong. This was the opinion of the Chinese Roform As- sociation expressed at a Press conference held at the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday, Dr. S. Y. Wong, chairmaḥ

of the of the Association, said that it' that the materialisation

scheme is the first step of liberal would be.Impractical materialise the scheme with democracy and the majority-of the elected members will" speak out augmenting the Legial for all sections of the Chinese Live Council.

La

Mi

Chen

community

went on To sny

Referring to the bill which pro- Mr. Ma Man-fal, secretary of vides for Municipal Council enn- | the Association, told' the gather- sisting of 20 elected and 10ing that it so too late for the nominated members, Dr.

Wong Government' to publish the draft said that the nomination of mem-of the Municipal Counel!! scheme, bers in not democratie, as those as it would take years to muteri- nominated members are not direct allse the scheme. representatives who will

speak for The community in general

Mr. Percy Chen told the gathering that the publication of the druit of the Municipal Coun- Victoria Recreation Club, Swim-il scheme is not a complete vic-

tory of the Association.

May Abandon Schomo

rning League Meet, hoals at 4.15 p.m.

Ter. It Club meeting, Talbot House,

60, Macdonnell Road, 8.30 pan.ether unometal

THURSDAY

Peninsula

12.30 p..

to

He added that Mr. Landale and members of the Legislativa Connell are trying to Kowloon Rotary Club, luncheon, abandon the scheme.

Hotel, Kowloon,

"The Hong Kong Reform Club

also

with AL Landale's plan," Mr. Chen saki. associating The Association, as assured by Mr. Chen, will refer the schume to the Association's legal section and go through the article.

Y's Men's Club luncheon, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.46 pan.

FRIDAY

Victoria Recreation Club, Swim- ming League mect, finals at 4.15 p.m.

We shall see whether there is any real and substantial power in the bill, remarked Mr. Chen.

Cards Beat Braves; Giants Take Lead

"It will be more logical to re- organise, and augment the Legis- lative Council, "Mr. Ma stated.

"The policy of the Association will remain unchanged no matter how the situation of Hong Kong will vary, said a spokesman,

Summer Students' Games

Prague, June 6. Budapest is going to see several score athletes racing

like mad' through its streets. next August, then plunging into the Danube River and swimming from Buda to Pest- or vice versa. The route has not yet been chosen.

Prem-conference given by the Chinese Reform Association at the Jacobean. Room,, Hong Kong' Hételi yesterday. Picture- shows Dr. Ba ̈ Y. Wang,, Oilälenlan ̄ar"the Ansociation-address-- ing a gathering of local Journalists("China Mail" Photo)

ECA Chief On Land Reform In China

Land reform în China can be initiated and, en-

Worsening Relations Predicted

Prague, June 5.

Observers Bare: see possiblu- Hles of further deterioration in relations in Czechoslovakia be- tween the Cathoilet religious powers and the Communist lay authorities.

Sourcek conversant: with churah affales belláve that: the situation 'createti by, the recent protest af Dr. Jono Berah. Arthziahou” of Prague, to the Slato nuthoritids presupposes the development of an open confilet between the Catho lie Bishops' and the Communlét Sinte.

D Beran protested against thi aetion of the security polico who, In alleged violated the sanctity of St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague.

by tuming out the worshippers and closing the Cathedral for two hours while they searched' for n ratio set they déclared' was Ald». den there.

Dr. Betan has threatened with forced immediately; and it must be accom-excommunication not only priests taking on active part in politica plisfied by establishing the tenure of the but also Catholic laymen, especial- farmer or it will fail in its accomplishment,ly those in high position.

The threat is based on the argu- said Mr. Robert Allan Griffin, Acting Chlofment that such men must stare of the Economic Co-operation Administration with the regime the responsibility Chiha Mission, yesterday.

"Most of this means," he added, "the carrying out of laws that up to the present have rei mained dead letters but into which the Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction (JCRR) must now breathe: life."

future support of this potentially

vital activity," he concluded.

Mr. Griffin will leave Hon

tomorrow,

For

acts directed' against: the Church!

Fr. Jozef Plojtar, the People's been suspended by the Bishop Party Minister of Health, has from his priestly functions or disobeying the Bishop's order for bidding priests to take an active part in polities:

Dr. Beran has also declared that an attempt was being made to found a new Catholic Church in

The Communist newspaper, Rude Pravo, said today that, re

of the Cathoife presentatives Church did not wish to reacht agreement agreement which said, a first seemed within reach.

that The newspaper sald State was not preventing, and professing and practicing his rell- gian but religious services and eremonies must really be reif ous and not a cloak for ant State activities

thb

He said that the major part given and the initiative demon-Czechoslovakia, cut off from Rome. of lite Economic Co-operationetrated by Chinese interested 1. Administration's programme In the reform of old abusen as op It will be part of the Summer China has ended as a result posed to mere talk about reform will have important bearing on students" gumos, sponsored by lie of military and political events. the outcome of Washington! International Students' Union, Mr. Grifing who has deen suc- whose headquarters are in Prague eceded by Mr. Norman J. Meik- and who cluim to represent teton as Acting Chief of ECA several million students through-China Missions with headquarters cut the world. From the tone of at Canton, said that the commo-Kong for the United States by air would not prevent anyone from their press releases, the Interna- dity programme at Canton and tional Students' Union is a wholly Swatow will continue as long as St. Louis Cardinals won thoir 11th game in 13 starts left Wing organlantion based, like conditions permit. The mainland today, defeating the National League cham- many others. in Prague, economie nid programme is, how-

The Winter games, which re-over, being liquidated; pions, Boston Braves, 8-1, with a 14 hit barraga | pented The Olympics Winter Ston got his two run homer in the four-run fourth sports scheduúc, were held in he Krakonose mountains of Czecho- inning that gave lefthander Alpha Brazle alllovakia, France, England, Fin-

"There remains,” he added, land, Norway, and the "People's "however, one of the most im those represented.

New York, Juno 5.

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Important Phasa

Formosan Independence Movement

Several newspapers sold that the Nationul Front was ready to meet the claima; of the Chirch regarding Church schools, preds and publishing. as well as giving

from the Church.

the margin he needed for his sixth triumph. Democracy" countries were anions {portant phases of American Aid, Charter over the Cairo De Compensation for property taken

Enos Slaughter and Red Schoendienst each made three hits for Cardinals;

first rate

The defent knocked Boston- Red Sox got some out of first place and enabled pitchine from Joe Dobson while Giants to take the lead with a Ted Williams and Matt Batts bit G-1 victory over visiting Cin-twe run homers. Williams' homer cinnati Reds.

was his 14th-tops for bath Larry Jansen pitched, his best Leagues. Tigers collecter 15 hits. Vern Stephens hit his 19th game of the season, holding Reds

DiMaggio also homer and Dom

to four hits and missing a shut- got one for Boston in the night- nut on Johnny Wyrastek's homer,

Std Gordon and

hit home

Walker Cooper runs ngainst Johnny Vandermeer in the arse inning in

спр.

Scores were:

AMERICAN LEAGUE which Giants collected ave runs,

Ralph Kiner, National Le Boston Red Sox

hame

of the

ron

blasted his leader,

12nning wfive- Pittsburgh

victory

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Lengue 13th

Detroit Tigers

Red Sox: p. Dobson; c. Batts. Tigers: p. ~Trucks,"-Trout;

5 3

5 13 2

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over Dod-Robinson, gers in Brooklyn. Bruce Edwards. Boston Red Sox ..... and GI Hodges hit two TUR (nightenp) homers to account for Brooklyn's Detroit Tigers 11 15 runs and Wally Westlake hit a

Red Sox: p. Harris, Quinn; c. homer Pittsburch.

Tebbetta.

with bases empty for

£

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The Summer ganus will niso which is still active and capable follow the Olympics schedule, but of doing much good for the people will be divided into twe parts.

of the areas that are not under Communist control

One will be ing Olympics pro- game except for the decathlon. The other will be that muss zur

Budapest and through swimming across the Danube,

Scotland Team

masa

Women contestants will compete

in truck and, field swimming, olowing basketball, volleyball,

Tigers: p. Houtleman; c. Swift. Split Twin Bill .. Philadelphia Athletics 3: 9 Philadelphia Phillies trounced Cleveland Indians

Athletics: P. McCahan, Schantz; Chicago Cubs; 7-2, in Philadelphis and then succumbed

c. Rosar. 8-7 in a

Indians:.c. Feller; c. Hogan. second game slugging bee.

Hunk Borowy pitched five hit Philadelphia.. Athletics 4

nightcap) ball against his old, Chicago team

Cleveland. Indians mates to win his fifth game, being ably supported by Del Ennis and

Athletles: p. Schelb, Harris; c. Willie Jones who hit

Guerra. homers to

Indians:

p. Palge, Garcia; c. Bccount for five runs. They also kot homers in second game which go

+ 0 ง Chicago clinched with a run in New York Yankocs .. the ninth obtained on Andy St. Louis Browns..... Paiko's nifty squeeze bunt that Yankees: p. Rarchi; c. Berra. Bent home Harry Walker from Wird base.

| gymnastics.~Associated Press,

That is the programme of the Joins Commission on Rural Re construction, financed by ECA funds and conducted by Chinese and Americans of the highest capabilities and Idealism."

Aim Of JCRRE

Priority of the Atlantic claration must be reaffirmed, said Mr. Frank Lim, spokes man for the Formosan Inde pendence Movement, in statement yesterday agitating. for the handing over of the island of Formosa (Taiwan) to the Formosan people.

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The State would also tako upon itself the payment of the material expenses of the churches and-"this" salaries of the elergy.

But no State, the newspaper.

added, could tolerate an organi Bation inside it which issued direc tives and onhouncement contrary to the Constitution and the laws

BRITISH WOMEN OFF TO MOSCOW

The Committee sent a delegati ion to Britain in March

The party, which salled yester

The Formosan question, he of the State, The Chinese members of the added, can easily be solved "if "The settlement of the relations Commission are Dr. Chiang Mon-

our supreme desire to govorh between State and Church must The organising committee herein, H. T. Shen and Y. Yen ourselves and to direct our be made for the benefit of the said that Sectlend her agreed to The Americans members are Dr. destiny be duly recognised".

religious activity of the Church send a KOOGET tenni, a handball Raymond Moyer and Dr. Earl

and in agreement with the inf team, threb boxery 10: track end Baker.

Mr. Frank Llm's statement terests of the State." the news 5-feld athletes, six swimmers, anti "It is our hope takt Mr. Grifin, said in part that in view of the

paper said. two women for lawn tennis com-that this organisation will effec- East China coast by the Chinese the Catholic clergymen why di

Impending control the South It must be based on the patelo! 1 pcution.

tively carry on with a programme Lebarion has promised to send to bring to pass major benefit to Communists and tictr imminent agree with the anti-Stato attitude Cilts baskolbolt and volleyball-pla- the Chinese peasant Hoverver, invasion of Formosa, it is high of the High Church hierarchy!* TIT

yers, England to have student order to accomplish that, there time for the United States and Rude. Prave concluded-Reuter representatives in track, field, must:

Great Britain, swmming and fencing compell that is endorsed and assisted by to study the Formosan question, be a militant programme the Calro Declaration tortes to! #riously tion.

the Chinese Government, by pro-having openly declared the Here are the events in which vincini and local governments and sent indecisive status of the is ner will be entered: truck, field, even by the Generals comenand- swimming, water polo, diving, ing armies in the provinces of the land pending the conclusion of a rowing, basketball, volleyball, South West and West. This in peace treaty with Japan and the wrestling, lifting, kayak racing, just about the last chance to do Chiang Kai-shek's regimo nain

corruption and incompetence of

London, Juro 5. soccer, tencing, handball, mudem some good with American money validating the Caire-decision to men are on their way to Moscow

A delegation of six British wo pentathlon, lawn tennis, gymnas- in China." ties and cycling.

retrocede the island to China, to pay a return visit-ar guests of Not Recognisable the Soviet-Warner's Anti-Fascist To us, Formosane; the Catro Committee. "The lob of JCAR is more than Declaration," having ignored" our kayak racing, fencing, tennis and buliding dikes, supporting irriga popular wishes and sold our heres tion project, or the Improvement ditary rights and interests down of seeds and the control of animal the river, is internationally, dieta day, included a Scottish house

ла tobacco worker. torial, and and human diseases.

therefore, absolutely wife, a

engineer, a scientific worker and "The great aim of JCRR," Buld not recognisable Mr. Grimin, must be to assure that

"Our country. In 1895 was stolen the Secretary of the International the benefits of Increased product by the Japanese neither from the Women's Day Committee

The Chairman of the Women's Manchus nor from the Chinese-- go more and more to thb

least of all from Chiang Kai-shek Day Committee, Mr. Leah an- abumas. that

heavy us. Inhabitants of the beautin later. Reuter.

and his KMT rif-raft-but from ning with join the' délectition

3 The chief executive is expect

4d JCRR must push the

on the Japanese ed to remain at the

about so capital of the Philippines in the

much but about which "Intend, United States Ships so little has been accomplished, and planes brought carpetbagger's Browns: p. Bern, Papal, For-mountain

province, which about 5,000 feet above sea level, ho added

fand scaliawogs into our country, until next Thursday or Friday,

"That means, rent reforme now, who have been swarming le While there the President in est Inter It means establishing Iccusts combing oil grecht Philadelphia Phulles 790 tends to hold conferences

with peasant tenure over the land on "Before the cure, civilinad Cubs: p. Schultz, McLiph;" e. A the United States Ambassador, which he works, again, now, not world we must reiterate our Ining enthusiasts Walker

Mr. Myron Cowen, and other end diplomatic representatives

reform by division

of milly of tyranny and robbery to the Eire police today by moot may follow him there, the un-land is not something that can bo Formoso, hile no right to colonini ing secretly at Mullingar, 30 nouncement · strid.-Reuter, done in a day, a month or a year, reconquest, Formosa, betrayed by mles, North West of Dublin, to without endangering the econotny Cairo and estranged by China had see 22 cocks contest the na

flonal championship. of the country... Every parcel of the right to self-determination," land needs study. But rent reform prided the statément. (can be Initiated and ́énforced im- mediately. And it must be 'recome plished by establishing the tenure of the farmer, or it will fall in its accomplishment.

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p. Kennedy, Gerver,

Browns: State: CA Lollar..

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QUIRINO FLIES

TO BAGUIO'

Manila, June 5,

tion

President Quirino few to Ba- peasant prot have laid-

and that the Al Walker gol-a Chicago, homes / Now York Yankees... & 101 01guio carly this morning.. it was wand on the Chinese farmer org island, which,

spoil 1St Louis. Browns .... 7

with a mon on Borowy's shut-out.

ed

base to

Manager Lou Boudreau benche Yankees: p. Sanford, Page; Shen;

the greatest infleld in baseball. Nachos.

at Cleveland but he could not endrick; c. Lollar. the Club's Sunday Jinx and it.

Buffered arinther doubin deteat 2-0

and 4-2 by Philadelphi Athletics Cleveland has won only one. Sunday, game, this year,

Bill McCahan and Bobby Shantz collaborated in a three hitter in

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago Cubs, A

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Phillies: p. Borowy, c. Seminkk nightcap) Chitago, Cubs

8 120 Phillies 7 13 2 Cuba: p. Lado, Ruh; c.: Wallcer,

the opener, Shantz giving up again Bobby Faller went down rauadelphia to his firth defeat yielding

nine hits, including home by Phillies p. Donnelly, Trinkle Eddie Joost and, Pete Suder.*

Konstanty Howe, Meyer; `e. Seminick wlien Dinolanti. Redr

In

Home Run. Support

the second game

Boudreau, Joe Gordon and Kent New York Giants

Keltner went to the bench for

Reds Ix Vandermeer, Blackwell not hitting, Athletics Again got Poterson, Doburnic; e. Muolient homer-run support from Joost diantap Jansen, c. Cooper and handed Sateliel, Falgo,chis third defeat.

Pitcher. Art Houtteman, setting. some good support for a change won his second game in four days; pitching. Dowcit Tigers to an ousy 11- decision after Red Son won the opener 5za...

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'Fiftsbürgh' Pirates'

Brooklyn Dodgers ...

(10 innings) Pirates: p Riddle, Dickson c. McCullough," 、

Dodgers:p Brands, Maner, Barney; c. Edwards... St. Louis Cardinale-\, . 14 0 Boston Braves ...............

B 1 Cardinals; p. Brazle; o. Bahet

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Brates: p. Antonelll, Elllot, Hall; c. Masl.--Unitöd Press.

MIDNIGHT CURFEW

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The Royal Canadiani. Navsa

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SEQUEL TO U.S. LYNCHING

who

Irwington, Georgia, June b. Two who mow have been arrested and held on suspicion of murder in the lynchine last week of Caleb Hill,i, negro,

laws that up to the present have "Moally this means carrying out Ill was arrested in a roadhouse remained dead letters, but into by

Sheriff George Hatcher and which the; rundt (seconsifuetion inken to gaol,

commission must now While Sheriff- Hatcher went fe," sald Mr Griffin,

Lost Eff

t Effort

"It is our hope,"

breathe

turned to us.

alienable assertion that China,

COCK-FIGHTING IN DUBLIN

Dublin, June 4. More than 2,000 cock-fight

hood-winked

Northern Irishmen attended.in a convoy of 80 fast cars, which crossed tha border during the. secret route, only to see Elre carry off! the titer

Civic guatus who arrived to' break up the menting were ignusr- ed when the 17th- smo i dholding; battle was fought-Reuter.

Evacuation Of night by

Kwangtung Commenced

More than 1,000 wives and children of Executive - YouT personnel, evacuated from Kwängtung" Province because of the Communist advance, in

back to the roadhousợ tớ look for his gun, which he had lost during

MOTTRAM WINS- a tussal with Hill, the negrd was

Manchester, Juno 4. taken from the gaol. Later his

he added, South China, left the Colony N. Kumar of India, was body was found. He had been "ibat GMX will be enabled to yesterday evening for Talwan beaten by Tony Mottram. Brie

strike out for such reforms mil:- tantly. If such reforms are not in the sa Hwa-Llen. thiry supported by an Chineso This is believed to be an ad-man's singler in the North- government, and local agencies, vance party of failles and no lawn tennis tournament beso including the rallaty, then JCRRsential Government employees today.

beaten and shot-Robter,

POLIO VACCINES

Jobannesburg, June 4..

lain's No. 1, in the final of the

A senior oficial of the South many awwell bu out of business we will all be evacuated team Mottram won 6-4; 6-2, Kama African Insubule for medicalire-dow. This in the in?), thought per Canton to Talent

høre today that Detroit, Jabarch; muid

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