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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1955.

NEW U.K. PROTEST TO U.S. TRABERT STOPS

2.1.

HUNGARIAN OVER LOSS

MILE RECORD

TENDER

BID FAILS

Stockholm, Sept. 2.

The Hungarian runners

Jharos falled by 5.6 seconds!

London, Sept. 2. Britain has made a further "strong Laszlo Tabori and Sandor representation" to the United States about in a special attempt to break last week's rejection of a British tender in John Landy's world mile favour of two higher American bids to record of three mins. 58.0 make electrical equipment for the Chief

Joseph Dam.

secs. here tonight.

Tabori, one of five men who

have run the mile in under, four minutes, edged out Iharos for Aral place in the race but both wore clocked at four mins 03.0 secs,

compeling in

The Hungarians, who were an international meeting, had previously warned the organisers that they tended to go for the record which was set by

nt Landy Turku, Finland in June 1954.

Ihares, who has world records awaiting ratification for 1,500 metres, 3,000 metres miles, was favourite to eclipse Landy's time though he was beaten by Tabori aver u mile at the White City Stadium,

London, last month,

and two

Beat Chataway

Tabori clocked three mins 59.0

Just secs in London beat Britain's Chris

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The Foreign Office today issued a statement saying the British Charge d'Affaires in Washington, Sir Robert Scott, yesterday made "a strong written repre- sentation to the State Department ex- pressing Her Majesty's Government's deep concern" over the rejection.

E. Charles

Wilson, American Secretary of Defence,

MAIDEN

FLIGHT

Londen, Sept. 2. THW British plane, will on the secret lat. malden fight made her

today,

The alreraft, the shackle. ton 3, designed for long. distance for reconnaissance and submarine hunting will make her pubile debut at the forthcoming annual Farnborough air display.

She is to be assigned to the South African pir force as well, as to the Royal Air Force,--France- Preme.

P-I Fighter

Withdrawn

last Saturday announced he had Two Holes-in-one From Display

the

ordered the Secretary of Army to reject the bid by the Wethersfield, Conn., Sept. 2.

Company. English Electric

One of the most amazing despite the fact that it was the feats in golf history occurred in lowest one. The contract was the opening round of the $20,- awarded to two American com-00 Insurance Cily Open today panies which have plants in the when amateur Bill Whedon of Pittsburgh area, where there is Farmington, Com, need two of "substantial unemployment."

Deep Concern

May

Mr Harold Macmillan, British Chataway Foreign Secretary, expressed his and Brian Hewson, who both deep concern the same day. returned three

the first nine holes,

London, Sept. 2. The English Electric P-1 Jet fighter, the supersonle hope the Royal Air Force, has been British withdrawn from the annual air display which starts at Farnborough on September 5, it was announced here today.

to The P-1 jet fighter was have been one of the lending ultractions the air show

the Society four sponsored by

One of the early starters, he got a hole-in-one on the 108- yard fifth, and another on the difficult 208-yard ninth,

He began play with straight bogeys, and turned in mins 58.8 secs The American Charge d'Affaires another on the 356-yard eighth.

while tharos record

breaking in

the

Ray O'Brien, PGA tourment

British Aircraft Constructors,

The plant has been grounded

during

ROGER BECKER

Forest Hills, N.Y., Sept. 2.

Tony Trabert, Wimbledon champion and the best bet to prevent an Australian from snatching the US tennis championship, opened his. bid today with a whirlwind triumph over British Davis Cupper Roger Becker, 6-0, 6-4, 6-1.

the

Others advancing with comparative ease an open», ing day included Australia's Rox Hartwig, runner-up last year, Enrique Morea of Argentina, and women's de fending champion Doris Hart, who finally won title last year after being runner-up five times before.

The fact that Freeman was able to win only one game was measure of Kamo's true the superiority especially in accuracy.

-United Press and Reuter.

con-

Playing with extreme #dence, Trabert appeared to be using the match us practice session to polish strokes hell

the clutch need in

against future opponents,

was And never in any danger.

Kokei Kamo of Japan

maich when his first round best he

Clyde Freeman (Washington) G-1, 6-0, 0-0.

Juponese player, also Wis beat Stanley

Another Atsushi successful.

Niyogi, Be

won

Lilli Palmer

Quits West

Droban (Michigan) 6-3, 0-4 End Show

6-2,

Atsushi Nlyngl, the reigning

London, Sept. 2. Japanese champion, was clearly

Lill Palmer, British actresa superior to Stanley Droban, a tall bespectacled veteran from 41, who played opposite her husband Rex Harrison in the Michigan and won 6-3 8-6, 6-2.

and ability West End production of "Bell, Niyagi's steadiness to switch the play from side to Book and Candle," has left the side

of the court took him to cast, It was announced here to-

Droban Jocked victory.

the day. speed to overcome the Japanese player's gulle.

Fine Fight'

Droban put up a fine fight in the second set but Niyagi played coolly and scraped through in the 14th game. After that the third set was as easy for him no

Niyagi, who with his fellow ecuntrym. Kusel Kemo, wan the National Doubles Champion- ship last week-end, has shown improvement since he ani Komo were beaten by the Australians. in the Davis Cup Americanzone

time of three ming 50.8 secs for London, Mr Walton Buiter-He had only two pars on the since August 20 when its cock. the first. 1,500 metres is comparable to a worth, was requested to call of outgoing nie, but wound up pit canopy blew away

a three-minule test flight. a one-over-par 36 at

The makers of the aircraft that every effort was being made to get it repaired in time for the tall end of the week at the Farm borough show-France-Pressc.

can Government.

Sir Harold Cuccia, Deputy

with mile in under four minutes.

Running in drizzling rain to-mec, who asked him to con-

Under-Secretary at the Foreign | turn. night Thuros was leading at the 1,500 metres mark in three mina vey this concern to the Ameri~ | director, said it was the Arst have 48.8 gees closely followed by

time in tournament history that Tabor and the Dane Gunnar

Mr Macmillan had talks on a player had made two holes

In one round United Nielsen. Iharos seemed to have Wednesday with Sir Roger in one the race well in hand at the Maldins, Britain's Ambassador Press.. Jast bend but appeared to casc to the United States, beaten on the tape by Tabori, here on leave. Nielsen was third in four mins 03.8 secs. Reuter.

off

a little

too soon and was

BIG OPIUM HAUL IN

SYDNEY

who is

The English Electric Com- pany was the lowest bidder for the supply of six generators and three transformers for the Chlet Joseph Dam;

under con- now struction by the Army Corps of Engineers on the Columbia River, in the State of Washing-

ton.

Electric

The Westinghouse Corporation and the Pennsyl- vania Transformer Company

bidders and got the contracts,

announced

COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.

Improved Hampshire Gain Third Place

London, Sept. 2. Hampshire, one of the most improved teams were the two lowest domestle of the year, wound up the English County Cricket Championship season today with a win over Major Test Worcestershire to gain third place in the Cham- pionship table behind Surrey, the champions, and Yorkshire.

Acceptance of the orders was

Sydney, Sept. 3. The biggest opium haul in Sydney for almost two years was made Friday from an oil tanker from the test of

generally regarded. Do a major President Elsenhower's Middle East, the Customs directives liberalising the ap Department announced to-plication of the "Buy Amerlea" act in order to give foreign day.

firms a greater chance to com- About 10 pounds of high grade oplum worth £8,000 was

Since the rejection there has found on board

the oil tanker been stiff American press criti- Adderley Sleigh which from Bahrein Island, manned by cism of the decision.-Reuter,

Norwegian

came

and officers

Chinese crew.

Customs officials said that the opium was not consigned to Australia, but most likely was intended for reshipment to the Pocifle Islands,

Thoy expressai the belict thai the anugglers are using Australia for reshipment since other countries do not expect to find contraoand in shipments from Australian

The Customs here are: innetyng the possibility of a

pete in the American market.

Bonus For

German

Workers

Bonn, Sept. 2. Britain, the United States, with the ring sup France and Belglun havo agreed posedly operating in London, to pay a long service bonus to Singapore and Colombo, which the 30,000 Germans employed in has been held responsible for service units attached to their

£150,000 worth of opium re-forces in Germany, cently intercepted in Ceylon- United Presa,

Cycling Championship

Normon

Members of the German ser- |

vice units auxiliary units em- ployed by the Allied armies for guard duties, truck driving und general maintenance-will re-

ceive a bonus of 30 marks (£2

10s) per year for the first three

years and 40 marka (about £3

Milan, Sept. 2. Os) for each additional year of

Britain's service. Shell,

Empire Games champion, won

the World Amateur Pirsult: A Joint communique issued Cycling Championship. here to hore today sald

the West Gor-

night when he beat Peter man Government had been in- Brotherton in

final.

the

ali-British formed.--Reuter.

Brotherton was also runner-up In the Empire Games at Van-

couver last year.,

Shell's time tonight. was four mins. 57.0 secs. Brotherton's was not announced.

Antonio Mapes, (Italy) won the professional sprint title, beating Oscar Plattner (Switzer Jund) in the Anal Maspes' time was 12 seconds-Reuter.

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Surrey, champions for the fourth successive year, completed their programme yesterday with victory over Derbyshire to achieve a record total of 284 points from 28 games. Runners-up, York- shire finished with 268 points and Hampshire had 210 points. Then came Sussex with 196, Middlesex (192), Leicestershire (154) and Northamptonshire (148).

Somerset again occupied bot-hours five minutes and hit 14

Worcestershire's tom place, collecting 64 points foun which included only four wins. successful bid to get 295 in

Toxlay, Hampshire won a race three hours 40 minutes. against the clock

the weather to beat Worcestershire

semi-final four weeks ago;.

Kosel Kamo had the cond Japanese win of the day' In the casiest of matches beating Clyde Freedman. a toil thin Negro from Washington, 0-1, 6-0, 0-0

Kama was vastly superior and toyed with Freeman, whose only effective stroke was a forehand drive. Freeman used it to try to keep the game to baseline duels but Kumo almost In- variably found opportunity to vary his length or direction for winning placements.

Rediffusion

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An oficial at London's the Phoenix Theatre, where show has been running for nearly a ycar, sold: Miss Meeting Palmer's contract expired and Members of The Hong Kong the did not want to renew it."Jockey Club will be held at Club House, flappy The company's manager, Mr A. Case, said that Miss Palmer Valley, on Monday, 5th September, 1955, at 5.45 p.m. had gone to Germany.

By Order of the Stewards,

A. E. ARNOLD,

Secretary,

"When Miss Palmer took this part she had a prior com- mitment to make Alms tr Germany and she will be work- December," ing on them until

he said.

Rex Harrison has returned to the cast after three weeks. holiday in Europe.

IL WNB announced that British actress Joan Greenwood," 34, who will arrive here today from New York, where she has been working on T.V., will take

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HT Voice of Sport; 9, Tha Shriro Kent gained an early victory Parade-top tunes of the work; 0.30, BCRANDLE-GRAM: Colonists Grat

Party-starring Nelsoni

settled in Virginia at Jamestown in in extra time after rain had by nine wickets over Middlesex Penthouse

10, 1001, naming the state for Elizabeth. in the only other county match Eddy with Guest Artists: held up play. They were also

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Drama #ME Carr 1210 Virgió queen. checked by Don Kenyon, today. With raier still threaten- Takes a Train"; 10.30, Wayne King the Wayba Worcestershire's opening bat, ing after morning drizzle, Kent Serenade featuring

for Dancing-popular dance tunes: who made 102 not out, com-scored the 70 runs needed with King Choir and soloists: 11, Date

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