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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1954. ·

ENGLAND WINS

Tyson In Deadly Form

Thrilling Finish As Australians Hit Out

Sydney Dec. 22.

England today won the second Test match in Sydney by the slender margin of 38 runs.

probably be rated as the dearest ever when the final reckoning of the family budget is made. Because of the Colony's reliance upon the imported article, the inflationary spiral overscas in reflected on the price taga of a wide range goods on kong, and all are in one way or another essential ingredients of Christmas- tide. Small economies are possible here and there but seasonal obligations and demands urc not csaily pruned and the end result will undoubtedly show that little saving has been effected by, say, cutting out Christmas cards or sending fewer présents. We may mumble helplessly: "A

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for creating Scrooge." For does not the suggestion of the lightest economy give rise to the vision of that mean and Jonely figure, A despised outcast season of goodwill to men? to a flying start on opening of The fact that our problem play today by clean bowling in shared by millions of Burke and Holo in the same familles in all parts of the over after Australia's overnight world is small consolation.

Curse

BUT

the

UT since Christmas im

family vecsalon and one particularly welcomed by the children the expense entailed is perhaps more acutely felt by the young familles; for them there is

choice tho

of suitable

gifts for extremely discern-

The final result was in doubt almost to the

game. last minute of the

Australia's eighth wicket fell at 145 but then Neil Harvey and Bill Johnston lashed out at the bowling in a desperate bid to win.

Bill Johnston skied two fours and in attempting another big hit was caught behind by Godfrey Evans oft Tyson.

Frank Tyson was England's hero. He took six of the Australian wickets for 85 runs.

Nell Harvey was Australia's hero. He batted sound- ly throughout the innings for 92 not out.

Frank Tysun sent England off 29 runs and looked like laying

the

score

of 72 for two

vanced to only 77.

had nd-

foundations for victory. Benaud made 12--and Australia was five down for 100.

EXCELLENT FIELDING England's bowling and field- Burke was yorked for 14 anding this morning was described Hole bowled for a duck.

by commentators as "excellent, Then

Tyson made a good with every man continually on catch in the outfield, when his toes." Benaud attempted a big hit off Appleyard after the Arth Amid considerable suspense wickel partnership had added Tyson struck again for England

in his first over after lunch - bowling Archer for six, and Australia was 122 for alx.

ing and critical resipients. Ancient Kingdom

the

And not one gift per child either In the family alone, there in generally "main present" for each child, various "subsidiary" or smaller gifts (dictated by the fact that Johnny's present cost $40 and Mary'a had to be made up to equal the value of Johnny's, and then Mary couldn't be Kiven

and two presents Johnny only one.... and so the vicious circle continues) and Bnally gifts for the all- important stocking or, for the more fortunate, the pillow case. But we venture to suggest that the former (and the smallest one poss- ible at that) will be more popular this year,

SEARCHING the toy depart

ments of many stores ia the Colony, parents have doubtless been appalled at the prices: $20 for

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Found In Nepal Mountains

Rome, Dec. 22. Remalus of a vast, for- gotten klogdom, perhaps 12 centuries old, have bren discovered tn the

mountains #now-clad Nepal by an Italian expedition, archaeological the leader of the

group Bald on his return tonight,

The leader, Professor Giuseppe Trect, said that his expedition bad brought back a variety of objects and Inscribed stones from with tho site, together much photographic data.

A Buddhist

monk who Is an expert in decyphering Inscriptions accompanied the Italian party-France- Presso.

Archer had survived two ap- peals for leg before just before he was dismissed.

............STUMP UPROOTED................

The

match had definitely swung in favour of England when Davidson was caught by Evans off Statham for five and Lindwall had his off-stump up- rooded by Tyson for eight.

The wickets foll at 127 and 136 and Australia had only throo wickets left and still 80 runs behind.

England lat Immings: 154 2nd Innings: 296

Australia lat Innings-228 runs, Australia 2nd Innings

A. Morris, bw b. Statham Les Favel, c. Edrich b.

Nell Harvey, not out

England's hero, Frank Tyson who took six wickets for 85 runs.

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THE SECOND TEST

Freak Winds

Make 8 Trucks FLY!

Arrochar, Scotland,

Dec. 31,

Eight trucks were Utted Into the air by 100 mp.b. winds tonight and tossed down a 10-foot gramy em bankment on "Hest and Be Thankful" hill

It was reported about 20 people were injured bas the figures could not be confirmed.

First reporta af the Recident wald about

cars and. trucks blown off a 300-foot

# & out it was later

the "precipice"

was a 15-foot high grasy slope and the road the irucks were - travelling along was 300 feet above sea level.

Foot Amputated

eight

Polloo said the trucks were believed to do

a convoy of long distance vehicles. They had

to

line up while an obetsole In

cleared sway.

the road

injured

Wid being

One men was believed seriously. and it was reported his foot was rald Police. amputated. “several" others, were 13- jured slightly. United

Press,

Yesterday The China Mail published a prediction by Dr. Charles Laughend that not only would the end of the world come next year but "a last minute check with informants in outer space" had confirmed that tidal waves and earth- quakes would engulf Chicago and the Middle West yesterday. The upheavals may extend to the East and West coast, he said. The Chicago Weather Bureau laughed at this crank forecast but yesterday THE WORST EARTHQUAKE IN 25 YEARS STRUCK EUREKA IN CALIFORNIA! Now read all about it:-

BIG EARTHQUAKE ROCKS CALIFORNIA:

1

ONE DEAD, 25 INJURED

Eureka, California, Dec. 21.

A powerful, heaving earthquake struck this quiet coastal city like a bomb shortly before noon today, killing one person, injuring at least 25 others and causing widespread damage to buildings.

The blast-like shock struck without warning just before mid-day toppling chimneys into the streets, cutting off power and communications and starting at least eight fires in homes and commercial buildings.

employee of the dividual stores reported damage Lumber Com-from $5,000 to $10,000 each, One

worth

of whisky in the big shake-United Fress.

The quake, described as "ho| Arcata, worst to hit this area in a quar- Holme-Eureka ter of a century," was felt pany, whose battered body was liquor dealer estimated he lost

Bay $8,000 through southern Oregon and found floating Humboldt

But the several hours after. north-westem Novada. main shock hit Euroka and its neighbouring cilica of Fortuna. Arcata, Ferndale, Fernbridge

and Scotia.

The one victim so for found Was Carl Wilkerson, 42, of

NO WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES

FROM EUROPE-DULLES

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Humbordt County coroner Lloyd Wallace said Wilkerson was apparently 'knocked off the lumber company wharf by falling timber pile.

Minor Injuries.

a

City and country, authori.les sold at least 25 to 30 people were hurt, including 12 who were acut to hospital in Eureka, Arcata and Scotla. Most suffered minor injuries from flying glass and falling bricks and plaster

One unidentified alderis: phar had screaming hysterics on world was comẳng to an end as downtown street, believing the predicted by a former Michigan University professor, It would mean real strength Slate nowhere and bankruptcy every-Dr Laughead.

Washington, Dec. 21."

The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr John Fosler Dulles sald today despite cuts to American forces in the Far East, there would be no withdrawal of troops from Europe.

sen

He also said: America's pre- In the Far East he said, it was sent military

will United States policy to withdraw where.. policies gradually involve the use of some of its land forces and rely atomic weapons as conventional chiefly on the striking power of mobile and air forces to weapons for tactical purposes.

There was

however a great deter aggression.

the deal of difference between "tactical" and the "strategic" use of weapons.

NERVOUSNESS He was questioned abous re cent Bovict threats and protests against Allied policies and was asked if he thought the Russians abandoned their peaceful had

(The word tactical is general 19ly applied to the use of weapons the battlefield itself and 10 "strategic" to their use in over-co-existence policies. 14 all campaign policy.)

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He replied the Communists were showing a note of extreme STRATEGIC BOMBING nervousness and violence not

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whether conference bombing would be

Davidson, c. Evans b.

Statham

Appleyard

Archer, b. Tyson

R.A.F. To Make Lindwall, b. Tyson

'Santa' Flight

London, Dec. 22.

mediocre doll and $10 for a simple mechanical car, for example. The natural re- Retion is: could not these goods be provided cheaper

A Royal Air Force, plone at by our own industries in Hongkong? Parents who dawn on Thursday will make a Father Christmas Flight to the Apent their childhood in

lonely French weather China cannot fail to recall Mermoz, 320 miles out in the the excellent quality wooden Atlantic north-west of Cape toys made by the local | Finisterre. carpenter before the war...

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The earthquake struck the Mr Dulles reviewed the posi- tion he had taken at the Paris at the height of the day's meeting of the North Atlantic shopping rush when downtown Counell last week regarding the streets and stores were jammed Soviet polley and North Atlarille with shoppers and it was con- sidered “a miracle", that many not killed or hurt in a military poller.

Dulles said the report of were the Military Committed to the

panic. North

Atlantic Council meeting |

for tho first shows

timo the means of developing a for-

One woman had hysterics in matted on ward strategy which could

to protect relied

Western the doorway of a department Europe

from invasion. "As that capablity

in de store, enusing shoppers to fee through the first floor windows. It WILL

surely.com.

An elevator operator the strongest deterrent

He declined to tell a Press only in relation to Europe but veloped, strategic also in relation to

Asia.

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be

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Hysterical Woman

launched might very well be that threatiute matary aggression," he tripped for more than an hour

a

·

wer fallure in the Eureka power commercial

al buliding. Prelim County

estimates by Humboldt

authorities

would run to hundreds of thou sands of dollars.

back at the threshold."Reu-Indicated damage to property.

ter.

only in retaliation for this type had occurred or was occurring a said. Furthermore it will, as when her lift was stalled by a

nggrés- shi from a cooing dove polley sure that if unhappily of bombing on the Allies,

it reference to to

sion should be attempted, threatening polley, he In an obvious

would not succeed and that the the question of who should de-added. Langley, b. Statham

would bo thrown It was a basic United States agressor Johnston, c. Evans b. Tyson 11 cide the use of atomic weapont,

10 he said that in the United policy and the present policy that States as in the other NATO it was not possible for the United the civil au States or for the United States 184 countries it was

thorities of government and not end Its allies to maintain enough the military who made the grave forces in any one place to with

stand on assault which might be decisions."

said that nothing bad hap launched by the Soviet Union pened at last week's NATO or its Chinese Communist allies. Council meeting in Paris to io-To attempt to do that would be terfere with the normal opera-futile.

Fall of wickets: 1/27; 2/34; 9/77; 4/77; 5/106; 0/122; 7/127: ship 8/136; 9/145.

It will swoop low to shower it Tyson castles that would do with wines, food, chocolates. | Statham justice to any battalion of cigarettes and books in special Balley kilted lend Highlanders or containers from the French Con- Appleyard brigade of scarlet-conted | sulate and the British gir boso at

Wardle Guards, and dolls' houses Gibraltar, China Mall Special. (all-electric),

perfect a

miniature of a Talpan'z

home. These and many

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local Industry and it is, a fleld of production which local manufacturers should earnestly consider develop ing-not only for the local industry but for the export trade. THE Chairman

Planes Crash

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Mr Dulles also told ques

3tioner, that there was no contra Channel Steamer

diction between cuts the

1 armed forces announced Tast night-which involve the with- drawal of a division from Japan and United States polley of against

Still Stranded

SEATO Talks

In February

Washington, Doo, 21. The United States Secretary

of Biato, Mr John Foster Dalles,

altres conference today

the

eight

Asian Boutheast treaty nations would mees. In

Bangkok towards the end

February.

Mr

of

be

Duller said he expected a Calais, Dec. 21.

announcement to - defending.. the Area!

Attempts to bring in the formal aggressionER WATS

stranded French cross-channel made within the next few days. Official sources mir inter the steamer "Cote d'Azur to the He said the decision to cut the harbour hero on tonight's slack Bangkok meeting would discties forces was made not becaure de trave had to be abandoned, plans to carry out the terms of

pact

**signed in Mexico City, Dec. 21.

The 31 holiday-makers and the defence Fourteen people have, trazen they considtred the Soviet dan

walt until tomorrow to death in Mexico during the ger had diminished, but merely crew aboard the steamer will Manila in September

The pace was designed" to past five days during a sudden because there were other ways have to morning

before any arrange check the #proved of Communism severe cold spell, it was re- of meeting that danger.

Mr Dulles said that despite the ments can be made to bring them in Southeast Asia by building [up, the strengths of Asint harbour. ported today.

manpower cuts, the United Into

The Cote d'Azur, which was countries through exaomie ald The capital elty's temperature States had no intention of with bringing passengers from Britain and military support if they

any forces from: has dropped to 10 degrees F. drawing

a collided with the Calais harbour called for L. Reuter. ol.

Ono pilot parachuted over while an ley blanket covered Western Europe,

question, he letty last night and has since Manufacturers"

Heplying to added it would be unfortunate if anchored a mile out to son, Union, Mr. Hut Ngok raised Butley, near Ipswicht, when his the whole contral plateau.

The steamer is in no imme The phenomenal weather was the Western European nations a similar point in his plane crashed into the sea.

blowing sotth from the north example of the United States high and the sens, rough---- Polar regions-France-Presse. » and out their, forces.

Chinono

the

London, Dec, 21. Three Royal Air Force jet planes crashed in different parts of Britain' today, difing two pilada and seriously injuring 11 third who baled, oul,

M

address at the opening of He suffered multiple injuries.attributed to cold air masses themselves decided to follow the dioter danger, although whide are Almonds" Caught

this year's 12th ExhibitionUnited Press.

last week when he said, "n substantial 'market for local products exists in Hong Christmas Message kong itself—a market which we feel has not yet To British Troops been sufficiently developed." But it is also essential for

London, Dec. 21. Mr Antony Head, the V

Wat the Colony's, Industrias, to survey the needs of the Minister, in his Christmas mes local market and, where xolo British troops at horas and dyronse yoularday, said he possible)" to "broaden • the | hoped more of them would soon range of ontput to meet this no té home. demand. Certainly / 16 Pendenning

Sekure hope appears there is scope for y development for toy-makers in the Midat

#that? Inomiany Hnés 'be able to compa

That red

France-Presse.

The Customs Eyes

Amritsar, East Punjab, Dec. 21.

Customs omcials who search-

Strike Call To British Railwaymen Karachi-bound

Four hundred thousand railwayı

passenger

Board a plane here, found a:alth of nougat “ studded with minerade and rubles instead of

The passenger was detained. ArReuter now?

id

London, Dec, 22. a -two-thirds of Britain's total rail labour force--were ordered: ast night to strike next month for higher wages.

"letter

from the

of Trans

Smash And Grab

Most of the city's stores were kooked up shortly after the first shock which littered the floors with

fallen merchandise., In-

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IN ITALY

A violent earthquake tonight cent the villars of San Vietri in

nd Bagno Bagno

do Romagna (40 lles inlşad from the Adriatic coast) fleeing panie to the surrounding countryside.

No damage has so far been reporizd.---France-Presso,

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Britain Wants More Trade With Red China

of talent tho

London, Dec. 21. The British Government is "anxious to see trade with China in non-strategie goods developed as much a posible", Mr Austin LAW, Minkter Board of Trade, said today. Mr Arthur Lewis (lab- our) had told the House of Commons that: Chins wha anxious to extend, trading relations with Britain,

Without Pact

Ile

asked what setion the Government had taken to initiate irado talks with

with

the

· China

ultimate sim. of signing a { ado agreement.

Mr Low said that is

trade could be developed without

■ formal trade agreement. * "Extentially - it depends

· upon the willingness of the › Government of China and the 'Chiness 'trading Abodies to buy such, goods fromm ́ur” he added, "Beuter,

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