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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1900.
No sadism in pie-throwing
Pretty British, film actress Joyce Linder stops a custard ple fung by cook during ming of the now British pleturs "Custard The Cupid" near London. The old pie-throwing orgles which convuleed audiences in the old silent days are being revived as an answer to charges of violence,
(AP Photo). brutality and sadlam made against present-day ploturen.
Softball:
Americans shatter St. Joseph's unbeaten record
(By "GRANDSTAND")
In a Men's Senior League softball game at King's Park yesterday, the Americans unleashed a 4-hit barrage in the third inning which en- abled them to topple league-leading St Joseph's with a 12-11 nose-out after eight innings of play.
Hurler Fred Heckman was in top form as he limit- ed the power-slugging team to only two scot- tered hits when he dished out to the Saints their first defeat of the season. Canadian pennant hope Murphy led off the third with
start an T rousing double th
ising, and before the dust ha neitied seven Clearymen dente rubber Saints replied wi the two in the fourth to the the game up all.
Th
V
nashe as USS Sale Sound shellacked Karos Jazarin für 90x telling plow register white-wast:
i site beured
Th Math Leafers ist malus Nether
a no-but punch -- | ntth, but Amerleans rogalned th Gon an Tiger Hoseal cluted a lend in the sixth when Benn
Red to ovGLE
sluple over seromad lose the sixth
4.
Japons
fu 11,6 Baseballers 9-3, while St Teresa tayed heads-up ball oing acre behind Jury Frane's bettinnti
atching to shutout Pants 4-0.
เป the other Semina league ti Hraven blanked CombancherOS .6-0.
Con-
the Junior, both Mark
Jaguar Cubs hawks und solicited their lengue standing with 18-1
Outni lost the ball in the 1 Sherry Bucky peg to third
in the top of the saven't Saints deadjooked the #cor once more when they made us the deficit on two walks and
daring
bas stealing while the Americana, failed to wcare in their half.
LOM
In the eighth, Benny Om
George Souza and Dave Leonard
went down in succession.
FR
-3 victories. Overume frame, George Gallop
while the Aces made Dr for a new a walk but was forced out wily toning lapse to untile Hexes at second on 'tockman's eroun-
Major General Chennault
Chinese
Reds seizure of
U.S. Consulate property
When the Chinese Reds seized United States Con- sulate property in Poking, they made another in a succession of moves which aro puzzling most observers in the Far East, says Asso- ciated Pross.
They act as though they don't want United States recognition, and as if they are putting a chip on their shoulder, daring the United States to go ahead and help the Nationalists in Tai-
wan.
They could hardly have done | munists led by Liu Shao-chi, who anything which at this point took the helm at Polping when would serve more to strengthen
Mão Tre-tung went to Moscow, the hand of elements In the United States which want to Intervene some way in Taiwan. More and more, the people in the For EbAL, who are slow to
term opinions, are beginning tr think that Soviet Russla tokin! In hand at Pekir g-either the So- viets directly or the Violent pro Soviet clique of Chinese Com-
Personali
Dr. Harold Fisher, President of the Indian-U S. Relation Institute arrived here from New Delhi in a Brilich Oversous Airways aircraft yesterday.
Dr. Fisher, who attended th Tocan-U S. relation conference in New Delhi in December last year, Is on his way back to the United Stales.
There is 'almo W growing foel- Ing that either the Bowlet them relves or the more subrorvient of their stooges at Peking are at work getting rid of forela observation:
North parte in China because they don't want the outside world to know what is going on in the North. la
M Angus Ward and his Mukde staff were logkeyed Home; whier aleared out one source of In formation About
Manchuria
Now a move has been made 1 clear the one big Consulaty Di Peking.
Recognition reply
A hundred
years ago
TALES TOLD IN "CHINA MAIL" FILES
"The Letters Patent by which Hong Kong has been
trade u
lshop's Boo were published will ficially on Thursday: we make room for them next week. Bishop Smith and his establish ment were to embark about the beginning of November. They will
How the Anw be enjoyink pleasant wenther of a Cape summer, unt
may be expected by the end of February or early in March. In thin Colony there Are three
and Roman Catholic Bishops, arge staff of Priests. We have also avernl Protestant elergynien denominations. It
of the
In th's connection-consider th
the Communist Radio reply to
Th British recognition message. Reds as much as said they wi various
Britain on their own (MM recommiso Lerms when they Ket gourd and spiritual, wasta of the inhabitants are not wall ministered to, it is The reply. caused no little nnxicly round not for lack of many laboure Hong Kong. Some people her a small field."
rendy.
incidentally
dre wondering the reply moanis The Ieds are getting ready to turn thumbs down on Britain's treaty
watches ball game that the confer senteral relations rights at Hong Kong.
It
Major General Claire Chen nault WHO an interested spectator at yesterday's Men's Benior League softball game between the Americana and St. Joseph' at King's Park.
.t
For the Saints, Benny Oma and Art Ozorio We tie ones to get on base via Bft-
Full wock-end results MEN'S SENIOR LEAGUE V.S. Nuvy
G
Canadians
St. Terear Braves Jaguarz
У Americans 12
4
Pundas
16
He told members of the Preas conference held in Now
between India and the V.S.
Flahermen in fight.
After all, when the Hede seized "The Police Sergeant at Chek- the Consulate property in Peking, chu (sic) has sent in a report to they violated a treaty right, and the Central Station, to the effect
little violation 11
CAF plane makes could sually enough be the firs
Peking, that very considerable excitement
forced landing at Kai Tak
A Chinese Air Force C-48 atreraft made a forced landing at Kal Tak airport yesterday at about 1.30 p.m.
The aircraft, which to number: 20, was dying from Taiwan to Cun'heros
olainen when her right engine do- Baseballers a veloped trouble. Before she made St. Joseph's 11 the laning here, crew members (eight Innings :
sant that they contacted the local Overseas
Paks
airport and informed the latter a (Onme fortelled by Pakai the Jending. MEN'S JUNIOR LEAGUE
10 Rexes 10
coight inning
Blackhawks 16
Brnyes
Aces
Spartans
1
+cas Delawares
aguars
12
3
H Griffins
H
5 Pandas
The aircraft carried 29 Chines Nationalist air force servicemer who are beny transferred t Hainan Ixlaud.
All those aboard the plane were int permitted to leave the air. 3 port.
Fifteen thousand homeless fire victims register
the American half of the More than 15,000 mon, women and children, who had been rendored homeless as the 'result of the fire which razed thousands of squatters huts in Kowloon City last Wednesday, had registered with the Social Welfare Office up to last evening.
'o 16-all the after six innings - to shortstop.
I pluy.
The Delawares created mild
upset when they
iridas 9-8.
shaded the
Winning tolly
lab Melone popped out for
Full credit must be accords the second erasure while Schulte Mr. C. N. Lee, Assistant Social Welfare Officer,
Frank Gleary & Americans
a grounded to third base, but to
they fought their way back throw was wild and went into
Into the game after
early the crowd behind first baso ne outbreak of errors which gave Heckman dented the rubber with the Saints a 6-run lead
The winning tally.
Relief Section, told the "China Mail", that he expected the figure to reach slightly under 20,000 when the final count comes in.
This figure tailled with the
exists among the Chinese Inhabl
bont having been stopped by two thrige Mandarin (7) junks,
step to major violation 18 Honants in consequence of a fishing- Konf
NOVO
trng money. This being
de- re
were
stink-
That would bo a move that would certainly cement the West ern powers into a solid ant-Cum- fused, an attack was trimediately munist front in the Far East, and made, and two fishermen
would scem to be wounded, one of them with therefore
the Reds hesitate a long spear and the other with time } inking. But Peking's pot. Fortunately for the attacked, noves lately don't appear to make five other fishing-boats came up much sense, even from the Chin- to their assistance, and succeeded cse Reds' point of view. That la in rescuing them, but not until unless Russia is beginning to enlix of their number had receiver the tune in Peking.
wounds, more or less severe.”
No assuranco In Washington, the Assistant Secretary of State. Mr. Walton Butterworth, said that there was
Hong Kong Burlesque.
"Today we keep our promise
for 1850, preceded by a report of
no assurance that the Americaar of publishing a report of the de- in Peking would be permitted to hate in the Legislative Council of Jenve China, adds a Reuter mes-Ceylon on the supply ordinances ange from the US Capital.
Communcations with American Consulate's staff д Felding, he said, had not been 18- terrupted so far.
the
a Sub-Commitice of official and unoMelal members. In the debate itself there is nothing remarkable, apart from
from the unanimity of feel- the two
Mr. Butterworth said that some
mg existing between papers and codes had been 're-divisions of Council on the neces- moved to an adjoining compound ity for retrenchment. The his- and others had been destroyotl,
UPM
of the charge of £24,000 to- It was learned later that all wärds the military establishment United States Government offices on the Chinese mainland dens upon a colony--how difficult
on the de-jto get them removed, parture of officera
and their
thows how easy it is to Thy bur-
would be closed
dependents. The order will op. "The mixed Council of Ceylon ply
to offices in Tishtain, Shangla ong common
in 'the British hal, and Nanking, as well as Coloniva, and although in many
Paking
Tsingtao
closed.
It is
The Consulate
si respects
objectionable al has already been the members, official and a non- official, being nominated by the The British Govemment, It i| Governor-it-la vastly superior to understood, has consented to jook | the burlesque upon legislation
after American interests.
French and Dutch
It was also reported here tha the Chinese Communist Govern ment's order notifying its inter oh to occupy foreign barrack would apply also to French am Dutch compounds.
which exists in Hong Kong under the stars of Legislative Council. In the open Council, the freedom
discussion, and the privilege tu report, there is at least the sem- blance of fair legislation. Bad sar Council hoen: put upon this footing years ago, the colony would not now be in such backward condition.
A
In the Legislature of New South Wales, wo see the next...
top in advance. The Council con-
The American authorities not anticipato
ipate dificulty in orang ing for the departure of thei Temporary shelters are being officials as they believe that th provided for the "homeless at Chinese Communist regime is an.
Maryknoll School, the xious for thein to leave, Munsang College, the Kowloon The omcial American view itats of 36 members: 26 are re- surned by the counties and towns, City Welfare Centre and the that its treaty rights did not au 13 nominated by the Governor, Christ Church nomiþound. tomatically expire with a change but of the 12 Emergency food kitchens, set of regime.
Saints manufactured their festi Fred Heckman, lohned Ave and runts on a single, two walks and walked six in the eight inning three bobbles to net a big five fenato while losing pitcher one given out by Inspector G.
the passed eight to Willerton of the Kowloon City on the score-board, and added Sherry Bucks another in the second before the first base.
Police Station. Mr. Willerton Vanks started scoring.
Every
one of the Clearymen said that between 3.000 and made # hit except Schulte, 4,000 huts were destroyed and Rousing double
Flolder
and Flook, with Bob Bob McGowan's three-bogger McGowan accounting for waho estimated that an average
up by 18 Chinowa organisations, It was pointed out
not more than six
broke the ice for the Americana blows, one of which was a three of five persons lived in each are still functioning in the area that if the Chiness" Bero today can be in the 'public' service.
A Schulte scored standing up. bagger.
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" and Jamales are still Communis
advanco, their ins501- The fortunate aspect of the viding two wore. Once is pro- Government was sheking a seal on
the United Nations Security bikes being closely cópled
didrom fire, was that there was no fata- victims.
Council, it would automatically the British Parliament. By recent lity. Only two persons,
Mr. Leo said that money, food
of Parliament, a colantes Act and a woman, received hand and and clothing for the relief of the under the United Nation Charter ere ait to be assimilated to that
assumo obligations placed on it
tures of the Australian leg Inturies, said Mr. Willerton.
needy are coming in to the Wel-Associated Press and Reuter. The Bontal Welfare Office Lov fare Office.
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False reports serably viccled by the people. The
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the area where · hundreds of suffered by any single unit as destitute were still waiting in result of the fire was the, Kwo- tings, to be registered last night, kar Cino Studio, gituntedustan officer of the Criminal only salaries: theo These
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zemblies Kowlood City Welfare Centre, whose large stage was completely
Cater Justice; in other respects, will control revenue and, ex-
Sig. Toiy Jarge Gocial Wel- ccp remainedt. Mr. Kwong Tean, who "Intentionaly give facother, » ́a § Gondros
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has received-up-16;lbat night, Ty not dulate the Led Theatre. :) inter-colonial alles to regulate
the Munsong College and the Lois destroyed, Only the studios ont- on Saturday that Individuals those of the Governor and fare state under Mr. and Mrs. manager of the Studio, estimated reports to the police could be Leo are being kept busy with tho a loss of between registration of the refugees.
The Social. Waitara, Ofice According to a local vernaculat, phones polich stallons shida niwa-inter-colonial farifts, port charges,
On Wednesday, someone, tele Inclus a tremendous problem of Use Unlied Relief Committed for papers and reported that a: Euros will meet at resetting them, and
Ending for the Victime of the Kowloon City pean police officer had been fatal- thea new accommodation as the Fire't government, on Friday: had an- $70,001 În cash, 7-238 cattles of
Be In hinthend the authorisation of the rice. 4,075 oleces of clothing, 25 rushed to the theatre only
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The officer cald yesterday's Watement of the United States as of the police on witch hotxes, or extending to any person who wastes the time his model. We balleve the British Government Is Sincerely desirous all the Zolonies with the present situation/in/95
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He added: "Any person who settlement. would give buch a false report | Dla sumann has a very distorted sense of humour."
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Bangkok, January 15: The Viet Nam Republics: dffice irt Bangkok eläimed Saturday Viet EXPLOSIONS IN
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