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MINED VESSEL CARRIED 1,500 CHINESE TROOPS

The China Merchant Steam Navigation Company's

vessel, ss. Chiao Jan, which struck a mine on Thursday white sailing in Lin Tin Soo, about three to four miles West of the Colony, was corrying more than 1,500. Chinese sol- diers of the Nationalist 107th Division, 50th Army, from Kwangchowang to Whampoa, the "China Mail" learned yesterday. Mr. Hsia Wen-cheng, the vessel's Second Mate said that the only damage sustained was to the vessel's rudder, propeller and a tail-shaft. The vessel was splattered with mud of many ploces, including the bridge which is more than 35 feet from the waterline and is about two hundred feet from the stern of the vessel.

Mr. Hisin said that a loud | set was subotnged by some un- explosion was heard eaming dentißed men.

from the vessel's port quarter They believed that the milto at about 12.50 p.m. on Thurs-must have been a native-made day.

one and must have been laid by a junk.

As the vessel was alro Carrying seme antibition, the water of the vessel. Mr. Wong Chun-shen, first thought tha! the 3-

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the

ship's naster

TEP - CHINA- KBAIK,, HUNDAY: AUGUST: 1, 11949.

Philippine Army Officers

Some of the 10 Philippine Army officers going to the United States for advanced military training on board the APL finer st. Proaldant Wilson-("China Mail" photo).

APL Liner Brings Cargo Of Silver For Nationalists

Mr. Wong, wish gained his nistership in Three thousand one hundred cases of silver coins of general cargo November last year, said that the

were among 600 tons inuution Ind exploded, Tie in 1,500 soldiers his ship carried are

harp torn † the

brought here by the luxurious American Pre- mediately orde.ed

sident Linor, ss. President Wilson, when she docked alongside the Kowloon Wharf yester- day morning.

the best te has ever seen, Dur- to port and attempted to mounting the meident the soldiers re- mained very cala sund under the veszed un nearby all

their commander, Major General However, after invitation * was discovered that the expautost My Ching-tung, were very help- fut the nusen in conducting

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were im

eliver

a thorough investigation of The

verset's bull. Ai hots mediately lowered and

Northern The to nake * Formerly thorough cheek the ship's Chieftain, the MSN vessel win

H rfler and propeller. When the town over by her prescut doriter diver cume up again he brought about two years ago in Shanghai. with a piece of wire inrusur- ing about six to seven yard; lung.

Native-Modo Mine

The vessel's officers believed that the piece of wire is a part of the mine which they beileve

Dite alace i

was a native-made although It gave a tund plosion, did not cause major damage to the vesset.

hef the

Chun Sex Maritimes occurred, Curtom cruiser, "Hai Yung" ng VB. was patrolling in that area. She was sailing in an opposite direction to the CMSN ves and four minutes after the two vesels passed une anther, the expinion occurred.

Mr. Hsin said that an oftiere of the eruiser told him that during the explosion, the CMSN vessel was enveloped in thick smoke.

After the explosion was heard, the cruiser turned around and inquired whether the damaged

Addressed to the Hong Kong office of the Central Bank of China, 3,000 cases of the coins were for the Chinese Government and the remain- ing 100 cases were addressed to a local pri- väte firm. Apart

the годн Roods, the APL brought more than

among whom Lieutenant Colonel E. Bruv, Chief Orthopedic Sur-

She has a groma tounage of 14 tras and is one of the 13 vessels of her type sailing under the CMSN g.

Commanding a crew of 54 men including 13 officers, Mr. Wong, ners

stricata of th aged 7, a Shanghai Mereheu Mating Navi-

Kation Schost.

gran

at the

thu

Tripler valuable Army

Hospital in Tiner also Honolulu. Accompanied by

Susan. daughter 150 pas- their

were Bruvs are On an Orientat and Mrs. cruise,

Finited

States

Kiwis Score

Score 360 For Six Against Glamorgan

Swansea, July 30.

Mervyn Wallace returned to form for the New Zea- landers against Glamorgan, the County cham- pions, here today and scored a brilliant 165 not out in' his side's close of play total of 360 for six on the first day of the match.

vessci nerded any aid, A cable After getting four centuries in Moy, during which

message was sent to the damaged

vester's local an. Canton offices

11y the FUISIT UN the

equipment of the ss. Chias Jen Was temporarily put out of come mission.

he all but obtained his thousand runs, Wallace could do little right, but he jumped back into 'form in no uncertain manner today.

111 an innings of contrusting { At about 9.30 p.m. DIF the saac day, two CMS Lugs arrived mood, Wallace who reached his at the scene, They towed the Arst century on May 19 in three in his grea! damaged vessel to Tai Shan, and a half hours, pilot station Just South of the "come back" innings, has batted Bocen Tigris where the vreset just over five hours and hit 22

fours, still being unbeatull.

and the lugs spent Friday night.

On the following

another wing day,

Two wickets fell to Hever for

25 runs before Wallace went In

CMSN vesszi, 254 "Ting Chu," and he was not disposed to take arrived at Tai Shan, The troops risks. As D result, his first 50 and their equipment wore then

transhipped to the second vessel runs occupier two hours and

On

Saturday night the damaged

but minute,

subsequently freedom

vessel was towed into the Colony developed greater

20

natural -Ondi attractive stroke

by the lugs. She is now berthed natur

al Stonecutters anchorage.

Mr. Hsin xaid that when the accident occured,

play

A spirited th wicket the master of between Wallace and Smith the se. Chino Jen was told by the fed 178 runs in 140 minutes. affleers of the cruiser that Lin Tin Sea wus a

zone for navigation.

safe

Sabotage Suspected

ALHAMBRA

Outbursts Of Handclapping

Arms Aid Necessary; Jessup

Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, July 30. The Ambassador-ai-large, Mr. Philip Jessup, sail today that immediate American urms akt stand to Europe is accessary to thwart add-the technique of conquest on the

installment plan.

Speaking before

passengers

dis- tho Among charged here by the st. President Wilis), more than 100 were Chi- nese returning from their over-

was home...

Pl Army Officers

Like her sister ship, s, Presi dent Cleveland. the "President Wilson" as king to the United States 10 Philippine Army officers.

Manila,

Having embarked in the Philippine Army officers ore going to the U.S. to take up advanced training In military' scl- ence. Two of them are going to and the University of Chicago Columbia University to take the undergradunte course In civil

engincering and political science.

After she had discharged her passengers for the Colony, more than 50 transit passengers of the luxurious liner were led on a tour of the island of Hong Kong by on ofleial of the APL.,

The APL Ener is expected to for Kobe on leave the Colony

Wednesday.

the

vernacular

Reminders.

What Drive,

Today

White Sox Beatį Yanks; Phillies Win Double

New York, July, 30. The Chicago White Sox de- feated the New York. Tankdes B-2 in the American League today, cutting the New Yorkers first placed Iqad over Cleveland, which beat Boston, to 315 games

Chicago manager Jack Onslow shook up his fine-up and the new blood came through in briliant White Sox cnicher Don W drove in five runs on k double, triple nnr! two singles and third baseman Floyd Baker knocked in three on a single,' sty nut and two walks, First bewerian Charles: Kress scored four times,

Cleveland's Indians rallied for four runs in the top of the 10th to defent the Boston Red Sox 10-6 in a long game IT which Indian nariager Lou Boureau was ejected for argning over decision. The argument occurred in the eighth when the Bostonlans tied the score 6-6.

Shers slep Ray Boone, who re- placed Boudreau, hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning rally.

The St. Louis Browns handed the Washington Senators their 15th defeat in their fast 10 games 14 a battle of 30 hits. The Browns defeated the Senators 11-

Virgil Trucks ended M six game winning streak of the Philadelphia Alhletics with A shutout, 11-0, as his Detznit Ti- Kers teammates blasted three Athletics pitchers for 19 hits.

Giants Beat Reds

European YMCA,

In the National League, left- for Civiliansarul Servicemen, Belder Whitey Lookmm tripled

& pr Swimming Gala at United vices Recreation lula,

D..

Ser-home centrefelder Fork Thom

7.30 son from flest with two dut in file 10th loning to give the New York Olants a 8-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

.

Coming Events TOMORROW Bridge Drive, European «YMCA, for Clvilion and Serviremen,

..

HK Football Association, Counell uweling, Prince's Bldg. 5.30

11.72).

p.n.

The Philadelphia Phillies won both unde of a doubleheader with the Chicago Cuba, 4-3 and 9-1.

In the

opener Philadelphia pitcher Ru

Russ Meyer held his for- iner teammates to five hits for his eighth Win of the season.

HK Light Orchestra, rehearsal,

St. Jubn's Calliedral, 8.45 Singles by Arst baseman Dick Sisler, rightBekler Bill Nicholson Urban Commeil meeting, GPO

third baseman Willie Jones Bldg., 415 pan.

and WEDNESDAY

produced the winning tally in the

Mahjong -terrens Servicemen zeventh.

p.in.

free), European YMCA, 8 50. MacDonnell Toe 11 meeting

Road, 8.30 pt.

THURSDAY

The Phils sowed up the second game in the fifth with a four run rally against Johnny Schmitz, and added four more in the ninth (against Emil Kush.

Kowlcon Rotary Clubs luncheon, was postponed because of rain.

The Boston-Pittsburgh game

Pennsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

Y's Men's Club, luncheon, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 pan. Barnstormers variety show, Eu-

ropean YMCA

(for troops), B p.m.

Led Moslem Tribesmen

In Kashmir

Frankfurt, July 30.

Scores:

Chiengo New York

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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9 14 1

2 G

Winning pitcher B

Wight,

10 13

€ 12

lover Vie Raschl

Cleveland

Boston

Winning pitcher Satchel Paige, loser Mei Parnell.

St. Louis

Washington

Winning pitcher Joe Ostrow- skl, loser Paul Calvert. Detroit Philadelphia

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A 27-year-old former Ameri-loser Joe Coleman.

According to Sing Tao Evening Post yesterday, can "brigadier" who led Mos-

In the ss. President Wilson, is ex-lem tribesmen Kashmir, pected to repatriate some of the was today posted as a military American evacuees recently eva-police sergeant at Frankfurt New York

1 cuated from South China,

Cincinnati Military Headquarters.

7 13 2 Sergeant Russel Haight, Winning pitcher Sheldon Jones,

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3 5 2 tional publicity after accepting a Winning pitcher Russ Meyer, command 45 brigadier in the loser Doyle Lade.

Philadelphin Azad (Free) Kashmir Army.

9 18 0 About, 2,000 Moslems, mostly Chicago

1-8 Winning pitcher Robin Roberts, Afghans, equipped with axes and single-shot rifles, formed his

loser Johnny Schmitz. command.

Associated Press.

Merchant Ships Now Under Construction

London, July 31.

Haight, who was employed in

by Afghanistan

un American

Republic.

10

The Virginia Bar Association, Mr. Jessup said te Administration's $1,450,000,- 000 arms aid programine is de- During periodical phases when signed to establish in Western

Lloyds Register of Shipping surveying firm in 1047, said that particularly good as anipers or in the balamen thought more of Europe a defence to meet sudden This was probably one of the defence than attack, there were surprise attacks or concentrated reports that merchant ships he took the job at the invitation early morning attacks, but com- reasons that the officers of the ss. outbursts of slow handelapping pressure against one small coun- (under construction in all coun-of the President of the Azad pletely unamenable to dhelpline, Chiao Jen believed that the ves-by sections of the crowd, but the try

tries at the end of June num-

and apt to make for the hilft as New Zealanders always got their To critics who want to post-hered 1,070 vessels at 4,446,070 According to the terms of an soon as they finished in engage-

correct #1 pone arms aid until the Northgross tons.

agreement, Haight was promised ment. runs by technically not always' affructive cricket. Atlantic treaty defence machin-

£200 a month for leading his Wearer of the Canadian Mil- Wallace and Donnelly took 15 rry is formed, Mr. Jessup sald, of this total, 2,043,000 tons "army". When Jie Anally left tary Medal and the Dieppe Crus- minutes before adding to the "Full-fledged development of in-gross were under construction in after five months of service, "I ter, Halght served with the

defence 100 for three tegrated

the Britain and Northern Ireland and found out that I could not accept Fourth Canadian Division when pre-lunch score of

under when Wooller introduced his at-treaty will require five or six the remainder in the rest of the cent since it was against the it raided Dieppe in 1041, and look after the interval.

year." He said the time element world. The United States had United States law." he said. later with he United States 20th Some in the crowd of 20. is important Even under

the 50 ships of 594,714 tons under

fic described his troops as Division ----Reuter, Agures action present programme and it will construction. No after only 13 runs, including take two years to deliver the available for Russia,

Lloyds said two fours, had been scored in quota of arms contemplated.

said China was build- Ife half an hour. Thờ Batamen res- also stressed the psycholo-ing five vessels of 8,452 ponded and the pace quickened. clal consideration and said that gross, Japan 31 of 116,885 and Europeans see a

and The fourth wicket partnership Western

a threat Australia, Canada 84 In 95 minutes before to their security as Immediate

"was "settling and close at -who

at hand.

added, He

35 nt 111,300 tons gross. down and playing attractively, we mentally trade places with

we can under-Japan was known to be incom- was bowled by a faster well, them, I think

on skips of pitched ball.

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tinued to play an innings of con- tranting moods and completed hin century just before ten was taken at 245 for four. He had been

batting three hours, and a half, hting

18. fours

The Rith partnership batween Wallace and Smith WON not broken until 176 runs had been added in 140 minutes. Wollage was still unbeaten when stumps were drawn, having hit 165, in- cluding 22 fours, In just five hours.

Clase Of Play

over

The close of play scoreboard. rend:

New Zealand: 1st innings

Sutcliffe Wooller b. Hever

Scothic' CHft b` Hover

Hadleo b Watkins

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