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The Kenya Government today published a B for
compulsory
military rer-
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vice for men between and 45 and the direction
Into of older men
civil defence or other national service.
covers compulsory. enrolment of women, too.
and for military duties.
This
civil
National Service Bill, which is to be intro- duced into the Legislative Council, affects all British subjects and British pro- tectod persons.
Men eligible for compul- sory service will be able to service inside or outside the colony--Reuter,
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April, the
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CHINA MAIL
English Public Disappointed By MCC
Team
(By VERNON MORGAN, Router's Sports Editor)"
London, Jan. 19.
There is an old saying that "a prophet is not without honour save among his own kith and kin.” There was never a better example of this than the English cricket team in Australia.
Here at home, rightly or wrongly, the public seem without exception to be bitterly disappointed at what is considered to be the poor showing of England's touring team.
The prevalis that Aus- tralia gave them every chance but that they were too poor a side to accept the heaven-seni opportunities.
There is pessimism that Aus- tratia retained the Ashes, gained in 1931, Three straight wins.
the greatest of Australian teams under Bradman, says: "England has done a great job and shown up many weaknesses in Aus- tralian cricket. The Australians are not nearly so satisfied with their teams as
and held ever since, in the serles began were before
for
as
"The
that
There seems little doubt that Sir Donald Bradman has been But look at the pleture presented by the Australians in badly missed during this pre- a lesser de- despatches from the Common-sent series and to wealth.
Is a glowing gree Syd Barnes. Over here There
amazing Britain's in England It seems tribute there London, Jan. 19.
Australians are no that the Wartime mobilisation skipper, Freddie Brown, and his
longer able 10 put up the training centres for and
Here are some of the eulogies mammoth scores which are now be will
automatically expected of them. colonial troops
from two men who ought to Com-know what they maintained to meet
are talking
BOWLERS' WICKETS Indeed, oric of the reasons monwealth needs, a Minis-about, as they are both Tes:
of ry of Defence spokesman pers with a wealth of interna- why crities are so critical
"they the Englishmen is that said here today.
could not beat this Australian being team," the By next
suggestion the present Australian trength of the Colonial forces will be 70,000, a slight increase
side is a poor one. at strength after the postwar
Certainly they did give Eng- lemobilisation.
and the
beating chance of During the second World War
them in all three of the Tests, though whether any team, let. Britain recruited 223,000 African
have alone England, would roops in East Africa and 150,000 Tom West African territories.
been able to take advantage of The first job of the troops now
Ile goes on: "I think I speak this is a matter of opinion. being maintained will be to for the majority of Australiana It looks at this distance as if protect their own territories, In when I say that Freddie Brown the low scores have been not the event of war they might be
and his men have aroused Aus-only due to good bowling but Bed clowhere.
A report that Britain is plan-tralia's admiration by the way weak batting and the fact that ing to recruit up to 500,000 they have battled in the three the Australian pitches have, for African troopt to defend the Tests, two of which given equal once, bean less perfect than they West was denied at the Defence fortune they would udoubtedly used to be,
tional experience.
R. S. Whitington says: total visit of Brown's team has raised England's stock higher in Aus- tralia (han it has been at any time since the Battle of Britain and the peak of Mr Winston Churchill's career."
Can any praise be higher than
that?
MOST ADMIRED
have won."
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"He works in the office next to mine and he's just as broke as I am don't see how they can afford to eat hero!"
French
Infantry
Bayonet Charges
In Korea Legend
With the French forces in Korea, Jan. 19.
Men of the French battalion in Korea have high praise for the North Koreans as fighters but they say the North Koreans' nerves crack at the sight of a naked bayonet.
French troops have already become legendary around the mess halls of South Korea for their bayonet charges against the North Koreans.
from Despatches
Australia Ministry today.
And of the skipper he adds: confirmed that the wickets have "That is pure speculation," in "Brown will live in memory as been much more in favour of Mcial
said,
"and it u
one of the most respected and bowlers than in recent tours. ounded."-Reuter.
a few yards of the admired captains England has However much praise is bestow-
An Infantry private, Alfred Within ed upon Brown and his men in ever sent to Australia."
Lanet, aged 23, of 19 Rue enemy, who were firing at us This
faces Australia, erigket fans in Eng- the must make
Cote with machine guns, I finished Alphonse Legres Kijon, were land are distarbed by the con-
ід д my magazine. I did not have d'Or, killed three very red of those who
Denis Brown ton and
even Jater that
the lunged forward with my bayonet
at the first fellow I saw. might, perhaps, give up
"He sprayed his machine-gun captainey of the side as he was not
worth his place in the
at me but missed."
leam!
Bill O'Reilly, the famous bowler, who has played with
men
WEEK-END suggesting after the first Test sistent failure of Teared has bayonet charge on Jan. 10 four time to at another one, so
SOCCER
TODAY
V.
C.AA.-
1st DIVISION LEAGUE
Wah Kwong Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.
K.M.B. v. South China. Boundary Street, p.m.
R.A.F
boo, 4 p.m.
it
is
the had for Bailey, Bedser
Praise Washbrook
Simpson and. qualified and only Lan Hutton is felt to have added lustre to his name.
The fine Yorkshire bat, Hut- cricket ton, is considered in circles in England, and
FAR EASTERN parently in Australia too,
DEFENCE v. Army.Sookun-
Eastern V. Police.-Navy,
2.30 pm.
Navy v. Club. - Navy, 4 p.m.
2nd DIVISION "A"
PACT URGED
ap
05
being the greatest bat of the present era and worthy suc- cessor to the, superb Don Brad- inan
feci
in
I there are those who that he may have equals the Australian Keith Miller, Tokyo, Jan, 19.
Frank General Ho Ying-chin, Chair-and the West Indian,
Worrell, it is generally South China v. Navy.-Caro-man of the Nationalist Chinese
Strategy Advisory Council, told ceded that neither of these Kal the Japanese press here today his superior.
that a Far Eastern joint de-
Ine Hill, 2.80 p.m.
RAF. v. Dockyard,
of
miles southwest
of Wonju. abandoned
clty of Lanet told this story. "Just before dark we were called to rellove another platoon which was being attacked by perhaps 000 North Koreans."
Lanct said: "Men of the other to us a3 platoon were calling
The
Lanet continued: "He was a great big fellow with a Rus- gian star on his cap.
He bad run out of ammunition for his machine-gun."
Lanet told how his first bay- we came up 'vite, vite'. enemy were bearing down on us onet junge hit the enemy's leg
Bad
ricochetted off a belt and dressed in American and Russian how he had to knock the Com- uniforms and their own white
Russian munist down with his rifle butt uniforms, They had
before
could be the bayonet machine-guns,
used. Nicolal "Our Lieutenant
After I had bayoneted the Propriane, Corsica, gave us the big man twico I enw a skinny command 'a l'assault. We all tile fellow on my right firing forward screaming, and at me. One stab was enough to
I TOD shouting. My friend and
kill him. so fast towards the enemy that ourscives out ahead we found
con- is
ran
The troubic has been that Tak, 3 p.m.
Solicitors v. C. & W.-Navy fence pact was needed, reports he has had no consistent sup-
HLV., 2.30 p.m.
Tramways v.
H.V., 4 pm.
Club.-Navy
* 24 DIVISION "B"
K.M.B. V.
Eastern. Boun- dary Street, 2.30 pm.
Kwong Wah v. P.CA.-Soo- kunpoo, 2.30 pm.
TOMORROW
MEMORIAL CUP HK. Chinese v. Army.
Club, 3.15 p.m.
K.L. Chinese
v. Navy.
-
Boundary St., 3.15 p.m.
(Duration of the above two matches will be 90 minutes. An extra 10 minutes cach way must be played in the event of
draw).
2
2nd DIVISION “A”
sald
the Kyodo news agency.
General
Ho Ying-chin that such a part was necessary to cope with the expanding Communist influence in this part of the world.
In
Asiatic countries should not wait for United States Leadership forming a united defence line. China, Jean, Korea and the should lose no time Philippines
in concluding a a defence part, the Chinese military strategist said.
General Ho Ying-chin,
arrived in Tokyo on
who January
had expressed the same ideas
repeatedly to the Japanese press.
port.-Reuter.
of
"In couple of minutes I saw another fellow, ran towards
on our own,
"I was fring from
the hip.
Today's Soccer Match May Decide The Senior Champions
By "SPIV"
Scenes reminiscent
of the thrilling First Division
In his first meeting with the Soccer League match last October, when South China press here, he denied having narrowly edged out Kowloon Motor Bus by two goals to come for important talks, ex-one, are expected to be re-enacted again this afternoon, plaining that his visit was forhen the two teams clash in their return encounter at the purpose of keeping Machin Ho Ying-chin company while Boundary Street. Kitchee v. CAA.-Navy, 4 she underwent medical treat-
University v. Police.-Navy, 2.30 pm.
p.m.
2nd DIVISION "D"
Taikoo
v. St. Joseph's,
Navy "1" H.V., 2.30 pm.
Yard Police v. Prison's.
Navy "1" H.V.... 4 pm.
HOW THEY STAND
1st Division
South China
K.M.B.
Army
| Eicher
Kwong. Wal
Police
Club
Et. Jopl
NAF
CAA.
Eastern
BAF.
Bouth
P W D L F A PU
12-11
13 10
2nd DIVISION
China
Navy BAT.
Police Dockyard
Cable &
Wicaces Küniversity
Kitchro
2nd DIVISION
1 58.15 22
3 30 23
26 44
ment-Beuter.
One
Jan, 18.
Strengthening US Army
Washington, Jan. 19,
The Army Chief of Staff. General Lawton Collins, said today that the Army would have the "equivalent" of 24
service by divisions in active July 1.
the
General Collins told Senate Preparedness Committee that this army would be based on 17 full-strength divisious and 10 regimental combat teams, together with other sup- porting units,
Both General Collins and Admiral Forrest Sherman, chict of Naval Operations, who testi- fled carlier, said the present 5,462,000 goal for tho strength of the armed forces might have to be raised.-United Press,
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Notices
The Busmen are second on the League table, two points behind their opponents, having surprisingly lost to. Kwong Wah in addition. South China's only defent South America, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 Closing Tisses Dy Aur Siam. 3 p.m.
Closing Times By Bea Philippines & Hawati, 3 p.m. U.S.A.. Canada. Centre! and
Malaya & Indonesia, 8 p.m. ?)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 Closing Times By Air Philippines &B.N. Borneo, 3 p.m.
Blem, Burma, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, East Africa,
& South
Japan & Keros,; 8 p.m. Indo-China, 4 b.m. Formos, 5 p.m.
Closing Times By Goa Japan, D...
MONDAY, JANUARY 21 Closing Times by Air Formos, 10a.m. U.S.A. & Canada, 2 p.m. Makys. Todonesia, Ovylom
JACKIE COOGAN, also came from the unpredictable Kwong Wah XI.
IN TROUBLE Unless upsets galore feature, matches. Known as the Lai Wah the remaining fixtures of the Cup competition before, the war, Beverly Hills, California, League, this aftermoon's came it was competed for by the
time child movie star will probably decide the Senior Army, Navy, Combined Chinese Mauritius, Great Beltain
championship. A win for South 2 31 11 20 | Jackle Coogan, now 36 years China will put them in an al- and Non-Chinese civilians bop.m. ง 6 2 16 old and a salesman, was arrested
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Gʊuth Africa, Mauritius -combination has been in this competition Since then Eart
Cup Great Britain, Haly and N.W. Ba the shown. Although, individually, the Army has won the K. M. B. forwards with Lace once, and the chinese three rope, 8 5.m.
"Bam, & pim. Chou times. This
***Closing Thues By Bon Tal-fal, Leo Chun-fat,
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TUKIDAY, JANUARY N Closing Times By Air Formors, 19-a,m. Papphics, Lemata · de U.S.A.. Chiem, (letnica and aodpad
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