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Soccer:

BUREN

THE PERFECT

SWISS WATCH

CHINA MAIL

Hong Kong teams make clean sweep in holiday games

Hong Kong soccer foams had a successful time |

against the visiting Burma and Manila elevans over the Chinese New Year holidays, winning all three matches which wore play- ad at Caroline Hill,

On Friday, Hong Kong scored a convincing 5-2 victory over the Burma XI, while on Saturday, the Combined Chinese beat the Burmese visitors by four goals to three.

In the annual Interport, sent away down the right. Re- against Manila yesterday, Hong celving a high shot over the heads Kong, although not flelding its

of the defenders, Mullen headed best team, again came out on top, winning by six goals to

one.

Sir Alexander Grantham, the Governor, who was an interested spectator at both yesterday's and

Friday's game, was introduced to

Hong Kong 6Manila I

The omelal Interport sorcer mateli batween Hong Kong and a Manila X1 at Caroline Hill yes- terday resulted in a runaway vic. tory for Hong Kong by six goal

the ball to Castilho, who was un-

inarked, for the latter to beal Javellana with an angle shot, the bail hitting the crossbar beforg entering the net.

Within a

after two unsuccessful

a fast ground shot.

RESULTS AT A. GLANCE

Mong Hong Combined Chinese 4 Hong Kong

5 Burma Burma Mahita

RARC Beat RAPC in Friendly cricket game

runs.

RAPC

HONG KONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1950.

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Great Britain, Portugal Club XV share honours with

Saigon in enjoyable game

!

Pakistan win in International series

(By "GRANDSTAND")

Portugal triumphed over China in both divisions of the International Softball semi-Finals, as the men subdued the oppositión 7-3 and the Ladies emerged at the right end of a 6-1 count.

Pakistan accounted for USA 8-5 in the other Men's

game, while Great Britain downed the Philip pines 11-4 in the Ladies tussle. Portugal thus qualifies to meet Pakistan and Britain in the Men's and Women's series respective- ly.

two well placed

HOCKEY RESULTS

Army

AT A GLANCE

Recrelo "A" 4 Nomads Dutch HC 4 YMCA Club

4. Recrolo "51

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2

3 Chand Tera

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RAF

2 Police

U

Paka

2 HKU

ARMY BEAT RECREIO "B" 4-1

In an enjoyable Interport Rugby game at Happy Valley on Saturday, the Hong Kong Football Club and the Saigon Rugby XV shared honours, each side scoring three points. A large crowd, which included Sir Alexander Grantham, the Governor, Monsieur R. E. Jobez; the French Consul and Sir Arthur, Morse, was present to see the game.

At the end of the game, 1 mlatakes which he could not Monsieur Jobez presented a roctify, beautiful trophy to the Club and made great efforts to keep De Rome was in excellent form XV, while the respective Cap the ball in play when unsup tains exchanged pennants. ported. He was unlucky in not

Before the game and during the scoring at least once. Interval, selections were rendered by the band of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.

Kept eye on opponent Both sides made a last minute moved well, but both Mackie and Turvill had a good game and, change; Lachian was unable to Stewart appeared to try to keep turn out for the Club due to an art appare bruised shoulder so that D. Ste- passing so that as often as not, opponent when WDET came into the aider while the ball Anished on the ground. Debize, who was indisposed, was unable to play for Saigon. As a tho first half was the more gulity. Stewart who played centre in result, Lalague came up to cen- in this respect. tre and Lahouze came on at full-

back."

Nolan kicked off for Club and goal by both ends were visited in turn in some scrappy, desultory play, Recreio while the players were warming before up. After six minutes, De Kome Interval kicked ahead.

∙Lahouze fumbled and got him- self 'into dimiculties and tried to Kick

WEE

Of the forwards, Meffan,. Win- yard and Minto most often caught.. the eye while, of course; Carrela long kicks from penalties made him a most valuable member of! the side.

Our Junior Leaguers upheld Lovia Oliveira capped batting In a friendly cricket match their honour against the USS honours with matter of minutes, played at King George V Bass, as a selected side shad-singles in three batting attempts.

At Sookunpoo yesterday, Castilho completed his hat trick" School ground yesterday, Royaled the gobs 8-6 in a nine- Victim of a double play the Army deservedly beat the Burmese and Fulpino players, when his shot from close quar-Army Service Corps beat inning game.

Recreio "B" in a hockey flx- as well as Hong Kong's repreters. again hit the upright before Royal Army. Pay Corps by 10

China was the victim of a dou- ture by four goals to one. sentatives.

entering the net.

For four frames neither Por-blu play in the third inning, as

Danials opened the scoring for Taking first lease of the wic. |tugal nor China could break into Bill Woo popped up lap "Infeld Manila fought back hard and ket, RABC scored 116 runs for the scoring column as both aides By" and was, called out, while the Army after 10 minutes with a good drive whith Garcia got a attempts six wickets and declared. Tops- clamped down with tight playing. Sherry Dare, who was 10 crack the Hong Kong defence, corer for RASC was Captain P

on first Manzano was seen running down L. Tappley who had 158 not ou?

base, falled to get back in time, Pad to but could not save.

This was followed shortly after- the wing. Drawing Cheung Shu-

The pent up tension was broken and was caught off base as Bob

words by another over his head, for the advancing ling to him, he lobbed the ball Brooks Court while Private E in the Afth when Portugal adopt- Remedios relayed the ball to first- Gardner.

contributed 23.

ed bunt tactics to taily five times sacicer Ren Sequiera,

Gosano scored. for USA falled in their bid, for In- replied with 100, only on only one safe-hit as China Larrazabal to beat Leyland with four of their batsmen, reaching cracked wide open with a series ternational honourswakistan half-time, leaving

from penalty" comer

the double ilgures, these being Cap-of wild throws.

fell before the 10-hit tain A, Woods

spear-headed by "Cof-score at two goals to one in favour of Army. China, who had left runners foe" (19) Corporal W. J. L. Bartlett (1) Lieutenant Brown

On the change over, and Private 11. (15), and

stranded in every

frame but the fourth. Hawley (10). Howley, was also

the nigh

and sixth, staged in the absence of star moundsmen added two more goals, one from Cluk for touch on the open side. were up quickly and the bali his team's best bowler dismissing

last diten stand in the seventh, Fred Heckinan and Schwartz, a characteristically solo effort.

by Minto after what gathered In goal for Army, Rogerson had looked like a when Pedruco fell into a hurl Schulte took over the hurling five RASC batsmen for 10 runs.

most palpable Henderson, Do chores and was successful in hold- little to do and the same remark Encek-on, sending Stawart over ing the Pakistanis to a single run covers the backs, who had to deal in the corner.

with the few attacks which bent in three innings.

Henderson made a good but the halves,

unquccessful effort to convert. Shacks, however, showed some

All Saigon good

For a while after this, it was all Saigon and only some good de- fensive work by the Club threes, plus some neat and accurate kick- the ing by Nolan and some over-ex- cftablity by the Frenchmen

en saved

to une

Although Hong Kong did no field their best team for the match, the players who repre- sented the Colony were for

thin superior

visitors every department.

the

in

Apart from Javellana, the Filipino goalkeeper, who played i

gume between the 'an whose handling of the ball was excellent, it is difficult;

single out ony other Filipino of special outstanding ability for

to

Encouraged by this goal, the Filipinos swept into the attack again, but the Inaccurate pais. ing by the forwards did not help matters and after a short period of defensive play, Hong

Kong at the ball In motion #gain.

After Chang Kam-hol's header from a pass by Andrews skimm- ed the crossbar, he made amends soon after by placing the ball into the net from u pass by Chu Wing- kcung.

praise.

The Manila defenders, although Jacking in finesse, made up for this deficiency with robust Lackling and their unceasing

Manila were awarded a penally efforts kept the Hong Kong for- after Larrazubal's wards from netting on quite had been handled by Spence. A number of occasions. They bore tense moment followed as Nloto the brunt of the lay almstadvanced to take the spot kick. throughout

hout the rams.

which Leyland saved in

The Manila forwards' lacked style. combination badly. Their passing] was erratic as their shooting. They were inclined to hang on to the ball too long, thereby enabling the Hong Kong defence to move into pokition.

result that Beoch,

shot at

ROGL

grand

From then on it was Hong Keng's game.as they kept up an incessant onslaught and before lang added two further goals, Chang Kami-hoi and Castilho tak- ink the honours.

Robbie Rocha, skipper of the Hong Hong Kong team played a grand

Manila: Javellana: Hednandez, game at right back. He was mas- ter of every situation, with the. Nieto, Alvarez, Pertlerre, Ea- tova, Manzano, Prieto, M. Nieto, on the left- Larrazabal and Beech wing, did not have a very success-

Hong fully outing. Ably supporting Cheng Shu-ling.

Kong Leyland: Kochn, Sit Piu-gin. Rocha on the loft was Cheng Shu-Spence, Hutton Chiu Wing-keung, Mullen, Castilho, Chang Kam-hoi and Andrews.

ling

Main stumbling block

Spence, the Hong Kong pivot, played a splendid spoliing gamo from start to finish and proved to be the main stumbling block in the way of the opposing forwarde Who, try as they would, could not rid themselves of his close atten- tion.

Results of league Cricket matches

The following are the re- Second Division really League ericket matches playad

on Saturday:

wicket

The best RASC bowler was. Sergeant Hainsworth

who took six wickets Cor 42 runs in nine] overs, one of which was a maiden,

Ing lapse and walked four, but the uprising died out as Harble Quon papped out on an infield fly and Henry Wong was nallod 'trying ip steal third base.

Oslo, February 18. Results of the men's compul- Bary

skating in the European championships at Oslo: Edes Kraly, Hungary, 778 Hemot Seibt, Austria 744, and Carlo Fassi Italy, 098 points,- who relieved to in the fifth al- Associated Press.

Vie Pedruco toed the rubber

for Portugal and yielded Ave kafetier, struck-out three and walked ten, while Lo Chung-san hit in four finnings. C. H. Tsang points; who started for China ylelded one

Cricket:

lowed three hits.

Hong Kong Civilians beat Combined Services

An exciting finish marked the two-day-cricket match at Chater Road between Hong Kong Civilians and Combined Services, which end ed in a narrow win for the Civilians by 22

runs.

ansiker's four-run homer in

Bakar clouted his game-win. ning homer with two away in, the fourth, B

as the outfielders neat touches and had under-rated the willow wizard's game. hitting prowess.

•

Gardner

u

The Anicricans tried to get back]; Stream of passos Into the ball game with a three The halves played well indivi- falfed to add to the score in the Gibbon controlled the centre of run uprising in the sixth. but dually and as A line.

seventh.

Fitz

the Aeld, while. Siapwith and the team's line. elriost through.

Sherry Bucks pitched for the Mersh kept their opponents well winners and allowed three hits in hand as well as maintaining in five inuing, but faltered in the constant stream of passes to the sixth when he gave up four forwards, McKenzie appeared to blows:

be the best forward afield. He sent Lamble away time and again and was repeatedly making good openings for the other forwards.

Chinese, femmes held

A strong Portuguese nine held fie, Chinese femmes to only one in scored in the first inning. after which they were blanked for the rest of the game.

Gardner and Daniela did many very.clever things but were prodigal in front of goal and through Indecision and at- tempting to

to "tee" the ball before shooting,' fort тиву opportunities.

First Lavale

on the blind side in the right- hand corner, but knocked | on. Then Megret broke through and Ave Frenchmen could not take the ball 15 yards without a knock- Then Saleix was short with penalty kick.

The visitors were not, how

ever, to be denied and after a quick has from acrum under

"

On the whole it was on enjoy. able game, if scrappy, with Hong Kong perhaps unfortunate not to win oven If only because they.. had more of the play."

The teams were! Hong Kong Football Club: D. Roma, Turvill, Stewart, Mackie Nolan (Captain', J. Henderson; Carrol, Melan, Foregate, Winyard. Minto Wams, Farquharson, Taylor.

Labouze: Saigont-

Megrat, Saleix, Salagno, Guittorioz; Lavali (Captain),Puy: Perez, Ribas, Carrere, Algavres, Hebrailies, Sedre, Pedorion, Touller,

Steeplechases at Sandown Park. and Leopardstown

London, February 18, ** Two steeplechases :regarded run today, one in England at as Grand National 'trials were

Sandown Park and the other

at Leopardstown, Eire.

In the race at Sandown Park

the posts, Puy sent direct to Lord Mildmay's Cromwell, second Terry Noronha, pitching for the

Bxteix who, fróm 20 yards out, favourite for the National, was made no mistake with

beaten "into""" nith Portuguese, allowed four hits.

drop surprisingly Lamble was the better wing

kick, and equalised Avarit Choy dented the rub-

after 17 place behind the French-brod minutes.

II, who won the event she was given a life on a fumble spoling an otherwise good. dis most of the ball from the set bred mare Salmiana, with Gal-

grey: Soda, er for the only Chinese run when and was more direct, Humphreys

At this time, Club were getting by four lengths from the French- and scored an Allene Chinfen's play by a tendency to push scrums and lines-out, but bad lery one length away third, two in their half on three hits. bingle. Portugal replied with centres instead of hitting them,

with the result that they were reason for the lack of progress to carry in the National, gave a passing in the centre was the Soda, who has only 144 pounds Consistent hitting added to easily Intercepted. the Portuguese score and

Garcia played excellently-one and the Frenchmen were able to fine display of jumping and starte Bix runs had crossed the plato be save from push by Daniels late seep play mostly in the Club halled at 7 to 1 fore Alice Mar had settled down in the game being particularly quick following-up and kick-

Ing.

Another surprise to steady pitching, to blank the brilliant. Portuguese in the

Gosano was a tower of strength Fast at the left back and J. Remedios, chapters. The Great Britain Ladies team who

five minutes but had not the same solidity as furlongs. Six of the 11 runners .was injured eliminated

the Philippine before the finish when he fell in the Club pack. Meffan and Win are engaged in the National, one Islanders 11-4 mainly through front of a drive from McKenzie yard were putting in the same or Dolly Brown's three-hit pitching and sustained a cut over his right good works in the loose, mauls, destroyed when he broke a fet

them while Nolan's kicking was well lock after jumping the 12th Thelma Coelho, bomered for the eye, was in grand form. British side in the seventh inning, Vieira, A. J. Remedios and judged and accurate, p while Peggy Barros and Shella Marques all played pluckily, but Howard effected a double play in were not up to the class of their adept at defensive covering and three miles five furlongs, created The raco in 'Eire, also run over 2 51-

retiring Rosa Tlampo .10

and Kit opponents. 140 Collaco on a pop fly and a quick

relay

The victory of the Civilians was mainly due to the fine bowling performance of veteran H: Owen-Hughes, who took three Service wickets for six runs in the first innings and four for 43 in the second.

.

Leyland, the Hong Kong cus- todian, had a comparatively easy gulta, of afternoon. He was only

Batting honours went to T Grant of the Combined Ser- tested one occasion and that was when the Manila team were

vices, who hit up 90 runs in The Kowloon awarded a penalty. He saved the Juniors, scored a seven

Cricket Club a sparkling display in the Ser- Weller

Cull resultant spot kick in

spectacular

victory over the RAF at Kal Tak being caught by Cull off his Ragl vices* second innings before Koh style.

The Hong Kong forwards did for six wickets D. N. Ogilvie con- own bowling.

Batting frat RAF declared at 138 not come up to expectations, par-tributing 61, ticularly during the

KCC replied with first half, 130 for the loss of three wickets. when they missed numerous scor-S. V. Gittins was topscorer with ing chances.

Chu Wing-keung, who had a

Commandos v IRC poor start, rallied well after tho

73.

HK Civilians--First Innings L. D. Kilbee e Grant

Ball. N. E. Arthy e Mitchell b Mor-

gan G. N. Gosano e Darbyshire b. Commandos beat the Indian Corfield breather and was responsible for Recreation Club at Sookunpes by O. J. Kerr b Mitchell at least three of the goals scored 39 runs. Commandos were dis-K. M. Rumjaha b Gambrill by Hong Kong.

Castilho, leading the attack, missed for 132 runs, Hurst scor-F. A. Weller e 'Oakley b Cor-

ing a half century Motiwalla took feld

Gambrill

took honours by netting four of four wickets for 27 runs. All the H. Owen-Hughes e Panton b the six goals, with Chung Kam-IRC batsmen were dismissed for hol scoring the remaining two,

The first half saw Hong Kong ed five wickets for 30 rins.

a total of 98 runs. Dean captur-P. R. Ragi not out mainly on the attack and after three attempts at opening the Club de-Recreio v. University

two

R. S, Cull e Cunnington b

Corfeld

score had been wasted through XI went down to

At King's Park, the University J. C. Koh b Morgan ratle shooting, Manila took up eight wickets. Against the bowl- their hosts by

Extras the running "with

woak thrusts, which Spence

Ing of C. A. Gularres, who took repulsed.

seven wickets for 24 runs, the easy shot Varsity could only compile 62 runs

Missos

to which H. Amann contributed

Total

Bowling Analyals":

14

After two more blunders by the 24, Club de Recreio passed the Gambrill Hong Kong forwards, Castilho Varsity total with the loss of only Ball missed an easy shot when he was two wickets. E. N. Noronha scor4 Michell sent away on a pass by Mullen.ed 28 not out. Beating the defenders on the run,1

ho took the ball right up to the goalmouth, only to tap the ball

For long periods, Hong Kong

'inches away from the mark

Bowling Analysis

O

MRW

A

0 31 2 17

Gosano Owen-Hughes ..

HK Civilians Becond innings

48 N. E. Arthy e Panton b Gam-

brill

31 L. D. Kilboo b Gambrill. 16 GN. Gosano e Morgan b 49 Corfield

Britain collected eight blows off P. I. slabstress Josette Tiampo, with Dolly. Brown and Joyce

· Guest being credited each.

with

two

Lose fead

1

Ben

K. M. Rumjohn not out

Extras

F.A. Weller e and b Gambrill 18] R.; S. Cull st Oakley

Morgan

O. J. Kerr run out

The losers collected two runs in

were

The race was the Grand Inter Forwards livelier

national Handicap Chase, and Their forwards were liveller was run over three miles five,

Guitkeriez showed

both he and

himself/fence...

Weeval, had to be

severing and kickingue were held another surprise: Cottage: Rake,

The forwards

well, + permitted to settle down due to In the second half Club saw Elre's champion steeplechwer, the fact that the Army halves less of the

the three-

A ball, but

was made, ú to 4 favourite for grip never relaxed their

and quarters seemed to have lost any

the town andicap, but ‚never looked likely to score. earlier apprehension

behind the lightly. and kept w All tried manfully, however, hammering at the Saigon line weighted 12-year-old Coupe and pone better than Roze, who with orthodox movements and Coupe, starting at 100 to 6, made heruclean, extort

And a some better passing in the centre easily beat last year's Iriali Grand way through.

Mr, James by Mackie, who changed placer National winner, Army: Rogerson, Stocke and with Stewart and Turville. For Rank's Shogreen, who was heavi❤ the Brst inning on two bunched Nicholson, Skipwith, FitzGibbon, has a little "eclat" transferred V supported at 5 to 1, by ten-

McKenzie, from the Frenchmen, might have 04 up bite but lost the lead in the Mersah: Lamble,

-with- another anoth Arrpabes, a further 1 10 second half of the same chapter Gardner, Daniels and Humphreys, brought remulla

three blows' and 'an' outbreak Recreio "B": Garcia, Vieira and De Rome Tried hard, but was, away third,

unfortunate on two secasions. Eight of the 14 runners The forwards fell away and the engaged in the National, but of Frenchmen were packing and these only: Shagreen, who was **@okummaging better at the end. conceding weight to all but Cot Handerson might have kicked tage Rake, ran well-Reuter. two penalties, one awarded against Bebralles for "barging in the line out and the other against Tuuller for off-side, but it was not one of his batter days, mat.

The game, anded with the Gaf-

80

9 of wild throws gave Britain four Gosano, A. J. Remedios, J. runs. A further splurge of three Remedios, and Marques Guterit. Total (for six witts.)) dec. 147 rugs in the fifth put the game on Luz, Osmund. Roza and Carvalho.

H. Owen-Hughes, P. R. Regi, J. [M 240 Leriou and J.. C. Koh did not

bat.

Bowling Analysis

ice for the Britisk belles.

In the two exhibition games, "Scoop

Byers Gunner triumphed ever, the Ladies 11-8 on Saturday and repeated their O M RW

performance with a 24-14: win yesterday. 493 The Gunners

Corfeld. 2

Gambrill Ball Mitchell, Morgan

Comb:: Derv?b@@==@agi

MR W

3 43 2-53 16 81 N1 62 10,4 P 18 23... IRC INTRA-CLUB Comb. Services First Ihnings

A:D. Panton st. Leriou b Koh 40 CRICKET MATCH 1 Darbyshire lbw Cosano **The "Under 37" members of T. Grant.lbw Koh

Corfield

AD. Fanton Ibw Gosano Grant, and by Cull

I.Derbyshire b'' Wellar

Innings

· kept pegging at the Manli do the Indian Recreation Club,best H, Cunnington c Cullskida GX H Cunnington, e Weller,

Gindano

fener and did almost everything the "Over 37" members in but score,KERAKING

Leyland brought off his first friendly cricket match at 800D, Graveston b Gosano good save of the afternoon when kuipos, yesterday by 77 runs.D. Oakley, c. Rasi b Gosno

Batting first, the "Under:

C. Ball b Owen-Hughes

Owen-Hughes on

Larrazabl. post in a stinger from complied 100 runs, to which, the E. N. Cambrill Gosario. over 25 yards. This was followed Over 37 could only muster. 89 by a good pass by. Beech to Man- zano, who, skied, the ball when in reply,

favourably placed.

After 30 minutes play, Hong

scoring through

-Kong opened the sco

Castilho whom shot from a paler by Andrews hit the crossbar and dropped on the goaile before ent toring the net.

Hong long were landing t “one, gosi to nil at the interval

Let Hiix the crossber

Hong Kong went further into #lend When" Chu Winkeken":

London, February 18. «promoter" Jack, Solomons

today: that

W. M. Mitchell not out #74NE T. Morgan e Klibná b Koh'-** R. Corfield lhw.Owen-Hugher

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R. Morgan & Crosso b

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USS Bass succumb

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CAMBRIDGE BEAT OXFORD IN ANNUAL HOCKEY MATCH

London February 18, Cambridge University, best

UBS H. A. Bass succumbed to utilized two the Junior League Selection 8-8 hurlers, Jimy "Sulcide Lyons in a nine inning game, on pack getting on top, but with taking over from Mike "Blondie" Neither side could score in the "thair, bäcksvak full stretch Oxford Univarsity::in; the annual: first four chapters, but in the ing to hold the Club three-quar· Boardman In the fifth frame,** for the femmes was unable to bottom of the same inning, A Good pair of hands HIM. Forster Inside left, Doreen Osorio, on the rubber fth the gobs, tallied on: Moters who were always trying hard inter varsity hockey match

Beckenhamn, Williams aingia to- left. In the to find gaps in good defence.j

mizale the artillery as they blast

ed 14 blows off her, which include Ditta dented the rubber for the

..

goal to hit, today! by ong ed brace of tripica and home. Jualors on a wild throw to third. Lahore, at full-back for Bal-cored for Cambridge (stein

Bipndle Boardman wielded shede Bass boys forged hard go, had a very weak kick but game after the winnas dow again in the sixth but the Juniors very good pair or rice had time and again, saved

the side Reuter, hickory with telling effect bolt jumped on them for a cluster of hande die he ing for four in four, while Pete hive its on caries of errore, alded Guillerier and Megres both Gorrell clouted three in four, by Harold: Ourz: two-runazis | played wall on the wings and only safe hit for the Junior, side covered Nolan's kicks ahead well In the ninth, the Bass-cutat and tackled with determination rallied with a grand slam horaroth Levall, and the centros when Powers goled out around- we too prode to make handling the tripper with the basss brimming mutakes but tackled, well and

kicked accurately,da

Sumifinals | perod. by allígginia finaling, but)

played & well, 3 KEPESTI

Players word: Ladies (Satur day) Doreen Oterio, Thaima Cool

Bours, Catherina Bañedlos? Wanda Rodrigues, Virgie Gonsalos Ma

nternatiorial