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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Death Penalty

HE parliamentary po

the

tagonists for Sabolition in England of the death penalty have finally got their way, but the result of the non-party vate in the House of Corn- mons must inevitably raiso misgivings in the minds of It can be many people.

expected these misgivings will bo pin-pointed in the "considered statement

tho

consequences

זם

which

will flow from the vote," which the government hne promised to make at ΠΟ early date,

tablished 1845.

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Feature Highlights

Here are samo of the

festure highlights today's China Mail:

P. 6; Les Armour

writen

011 Marilyn Monroe's latest acquisitions ---- ** Rattigan play and Olivier sa bor leading man.

P. 6: 20th Century Treason Trial No. 2-Hanged by

not

a preport họ dd All Swedish ports were virtually soaled off today by the thick band of ice It is noteworthy, however, running the length of the country's sea-

that although the free vote went against the govern- ment, the Premier readily accepted its validity as an expression of will for the abolition of capital punish- it remains to be ment. seen whether the House of Lords will be similarly

minded.

board.

A team of ice-breakers will make a final attempt tomorrow to clear the more powerful of 36 vessels in Stockholm harbour out to open sea before the port finally closes until the spring thaw. Few of the ships blocked in Goteburg are likely to be able to break through the ice to the North Sea.

lanna

Arrivals and sailings

breakers

Tho

at the

up

Spain, bo

need, by Nigel Gee: A love story in marble, by hobert Colman,

P. 7: Sefton Delmer writes about "The King and I,” the King being Band of Saudi-Arabia.

P. 8: Can the future be forstald? The fins in a series of articles by Phyllis Digby Morton. P. 13: Bir Beverley Baxter write this week, about a Canadian whose dream came true.

P. 16 & 17: Local and overseas sports reviews/

EISENHOWER

VETOES

GAS BILL

control

1

HOW THE BIG RACE

SWEEPS ARE RUN

AND DRAWN

By: George Liu

Most of us splurge occasionally on one of the few forms of legalised gambling in Hongkong the $2 eash sweep ticket.

But how many know precisely what happens behind the scenes from the time a ticket is brought to that exciting moment when someone realises that the piece of paper in his wallet has won him a fortune?

Twelve "intelligent and well-informed" sources which were so weird and gave me varying answers wonderful that I finally decided to seek out the facts for myself.

The first step seemed obvious. The dramatic moment of a I called up Mr A. E. Amold, swoopstake is, however, at the Secretary of the Hongkong "draw". Jockey Club and got my first

SELECTIONS

By "Rapier"

Brivisto Mainsail II

RACE TA

Orange Beauty

Outsider:-Sky Horse,

RAČE 1

Jemima P.

Flytaz. Dutchman Anniversary 10.

Outsider Pot O'Gold.

RACE 2

Gay! Siro Sanbrita

Henrietta

Outsider: Probability. RACE 39

Amapola Tumbleweed

V. 'I, P.

Outalder;Trade Wind.

Outsider:Winsome Stag.

RACE 4

Charleroi

Misty Law Golden. Branch

Hellcom Treasureland Icefield

Outalder:-Old Tyre.

RACE 6

RACE 5

For a special cash sweep a sec tion of the immense public halt at Happy Valley is cordoned off. Behind the barrier stand three Blondie globular copper-coloured bar-Atomic Caesar

one Bldo by a rels, flanked on

blackboard and a spacious

Jockey Club, I was told, has nearly nothing to do with the sweepstakes. This is in the hands of the Club Treasurers, Messra Peat, Marwick, Mitchell large

who keep the desmediately before the cordon and pervise and do most

records,

The

Invinciblo

OutsiderHiawatha.

RACE 7

Emperor Delight Pegasus Cover Girl

Outsider:-Sulten.

RACE 8

Vendetta Snowy

The Kangaroo

Outsider: Froo Success.

RACE 9.

the

Fidra Beautiful Le Kentucky Lades

Outsider:Beautiful Phoenix,”

In doing so, he condemnél | the" public. Includifig the jooke Arele-one string to

By "The Turt”

RACE 1A

'Gällant Knight' - Orange Beauty Amusement

Outsider:-Midget. RACE 1

Jemima P. Flying Dutchman Moonrush

Outsider:-Comet.

Gay Sire Zotimar Curtsey

RACE. 2

Outsider:—Full-of-Spirit;

:: RACE 3.

Tumbleweed Amapola

V. L. P.

Outsider: Scrabo.

Chariorol

RACE 4

Golden Branch.

Skylon

Outsider: Winsome Stag.

Hellcon

RACE 5

Treasureland Diamond Dahlia

Outsider:---Fleming Wheel,

RACE 6

Atomie Cacear

Dutch Courage

Blondie

Outsider: Desert Gold.

RACE 7

Emperor Delight

Ma Cherlo

Matador

· Outsider;-Avión.

Vendelta

Kertern

RACE 8

Free Success

Outsider:The Kangaroo,

Caesar

Fidrag

Lawrence'.

RACE 9

Outsider: AppleTM Pie

TODAY'S TEASER TIP

An ice-breaker meanwhile managed to break The free vote was employed

in 1948 when the House through to the isles of the Stockholm Archipelago, of Commons, by a narrow isolated for the past week, with food and fuel supplies. majority, and against the

Further south. two-day Serbia, and helicopters have wishes of the then Labour

for rescue put into use government, approved aboli- search has revealed no trace of been

Swedish cargo vessel with Ave operations. 0

o the work in the "draws,"

," and is the Press desit. Behind the planes tion of the death penalty persons aboard, which disap- Yugoslav Air Force

have for an experimental period, peared

of reporters throng optimistically after leaving

responsibility Gotland will also bomb an ice dam that

carrying out all the calculations. minded members of the public but the House of Lords

on Sunday Inst. The has formed on the Morava river

The masses of numbers and all holding lists of numbers at Varvarin to case the threat overrode that vote and island was today linked to the

sces of floods.

dollar signs one

on the in their hands. threw out the vital clause mainland by 15 miles of Ice,

Swallows, turning

official Jockey Club sweepstake After an inspection of the in the Criminal Justice

for their annual

result sheets and other records "works" by a delegation, of re- Bill. Seemingly they could port of Hamburg were roduced punctually

at Barbate

seem to symbolise an extremely porters, the signal for the start do the same again, and the today to ships proceded by ice- spring rendezvous

Washington, Feb. 17.

complicated system, to the un-

of draw is given.. the freeze-up de Franco, Southern

of numbered President Eisenhower to- mathematically minded, But less abolitionista may not yet worsened, threatening to seal the were today

to reported

are poured Into have won the battle.

swooping harbeu off completely,

into houses in search day vetoed a controversial than half an hour's explanation mar

barrels. The VITAL

of warmth and shelter. 72 HOURS

first string the accountancy Brm

proved just ephtaining the exact number The birds, bewildered at find-bill, passed by both houses by a patient young official of Hare is how I If the eventual outcome la

to be drawn, for is pándos the

whole Baltic Sea may ing sunny Spain in the grip or of congress, to exempt the opposite. abolition of capital

also seen natural gas producers from works for a big, sweep

poured into a small, barrel. Tho punishment in England, the be frozen over within 72 hours fcy weather, were

THE SPLIT-UP interest of the colonies in there is no Improvement in reling direct brain-france direct government price

First

all the number for the all the total sum of second and third strings, con weather conditions, part Presse the

poured into the aubject will be

money from all tickets sold to meteorological autthorities. Lore quickened. The colonies cast.

by the Jockey one purchased have always based their

of Meanwhile, the regions

persons" representing a very club (the one ticket which can

on the s The marbles on small "segment" of the oil in-never win)....is added up laws of justice and code of Lorch and Kaub, some way up

string four numerals each,

bear thase procedure on

of the Rhine Valley, were threa

dustry, who had sought to From this the Hongkong Gov- starting from: "0000",, and con- England, with variations tened with floods

frozin

"further their own interests by emment calms 25 percent as tinuing upwords. These figures Singapore, Feb. 17, to to suit local conditions; gorges caused water ac-

highly questionable activities." betting tax. The Jockey Chub represent the first four num Leaders of Singapore's three

takes 28 percent of the balance bers on a

ticket and capital punishment is cumulate below Mainz.

Observers said this referred is commission.

The m marbles on the third practised in

The cold and snow, which are political parties all said today the colonies

expected to continue, have kept they were taking no action to

statement by Senator The remainder, after deduct-

string carry today.

children from schools in many

bring about abolition or hang-

murder in the colony Francis Case (Repuotican, Southing 10 percent for unplaced but each, from "000", "900" centres short of coal suppiles, ing for

been qualified pontes, is split up These represent the last three Dakota) that be hid

thus: 70 Abolition of the death and led to delays of up to eight because of Britain's decision.

percent for the winning The acting Chief Minister, Jonered a 2,500-dollar (about

***** THE SHAKE-UP pony's sweep number, 20 per- numerals on a sweep Ucket, penalty in England would hours in train schedules between

Mr Lim Yew Kock, said his *893) campaign contribution cent for the runner-up and 10

With a deafering roar, at-

Chicago, Feb. 17. the two men's disappearance act automatically involve West Germany and Berlin.

government had given no con-

oy an oil man ouring the Senate percent for the third prize. tehdants start' « turning the Mr Wilbur Brucker, Secretary for almost five years before Ita abolition in the colonies,

alderation to the matter.---.

Take, for example, acpate on the bill,

special

pivoted barrels. Once, twice, of the Army, said today that producing them at 6 Moscow Reuter, but it might well stimulate

cash

sweep - on the Pearce Yugoslavia doday suffered its

three times and once in the Guy Burgess and Donald Mac- press conference, is a "startling local agitation, to that end.

The Sensic elections sub- Memorial Cup last year. There

direction for day of the winter as

British diplomats reminder of the grim・ task. coldest

good lean, former A British government

1,529,000 tickets sold opposite

at temperatures fell in many places

the who tape measure. Three committee announced yesterany were

fied to Russia in 1951, chead,” he said.—Reuter, might find it dimeult, on

the total sum of money

most are "know about some of our bottom of the containers the bringing 10 minus 34 degrees centigrade.

Inquire into the grounds of logic, to In Belgrade, thermometers re-

to $3,058,000. Unplaced quall-

opened, and opened, with a rattle three closely guarded secrets secret frosty mimis

charge. The Federal Bureau of

nad ponies, whether starters or marbles roll out. dony

of priceless value to the Com- popular demand gistered 3

also been Investigation has

The Orst-fixing the number munist conspiracy!" from n colony for abolition degrees centigrade." The regions

not, numbered 101, ***** CALCULATIONS

of the hors-is brought to_D death of the

asked to investigate. sentenco, of the country striken

demand severely by the cold wave were

steward of the Club who calls when the BRITIC has been accommodated in Serblo, Crontin and Bosnia,

England.

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one

1

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COLDEST DAY

23

most

It

Packs of

famished wolves were reported to be roaming through parts of the country in of the search of prey. In the village This may

of Vraniste, near Pristima, consequences Sir Anthony was reported that a pack of ten Eden had in mind when he hungry wolves

of enormous bear and devoured it. spoke in the House Commons

Thursday Floods have isolated night.

localities, especially in southem

on

USE

SHELL X-100

10W/30

GIVES YOU MORE

MILES PER GALLON.

LONGER PERIODS

tore into

BETWEEN DE-CARBONIZATION.

In

nome

NOT TO SEEK ABOLITION

to

Cyprus Outrages would

The

The calculations arc

Limassol, Teb. 17. A terrorist gang fred on British army patrol car in Limassol tonight as a big fire Cost To Consumers follows: gutted a military store on the waterfront.

Focs of

its

19

second,

three numbers

of the

it out, The second and third 25 percent botting tax $ 764,500 marbles and then brought by The bill would

separate attendants to an official exempt na-28 percent

of the Clube treasurers, who There were no casualties,

tural gas producers mainly Jockey Club

calls the number $042,200

out oll com- Soon after the fire began, ter- Texas and Oklahoma

commission city dung two bombs outside the regulation. rorisis in the central par, of the

panies-tiom. direct federal

Tetall ..... $1,406,650 drawn ticket. Subtracted from the grand Besides the four staff members Public Works Department build-

total, this leaves $1,051,320. of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Ing. They caused no casualties

Forty percent of this (for un- Co., and a representative of the and only slight damage-Reuter,

placed Ponies) comes to $860,- Jockey Club, who act as super- 528...which, divided equally visors of the

operations the Vancouver, BC, Feb. 17.

among 101 ponies, gives each three stewards in change of cash Five crew members

drawn but unplaced ticket the sweeps are present. They are, Canadian government survey

of $0,530.08.

at present, Mr D. Benson, Mr ship were rescued from a tiny

of profit on natural gas is small The remainder, $800,792, is J. 2 island off the northern coast of compared with that made by the divided as follows: British Columbia today, some 38 hours after their vessel sank utility companies and the pipe. line interests which carry the In a near-blizzard.

Captain Herbert Dale-Johnson as from the oldfields.

of a

the bill say enactment would cost consumers about 800 million dollars (about £286 million) yearly in higher gas bills...

Ita mupporters say the margin

st

S.

N. Chau gor and the Hon. Numerous recorders are pre- sent taking down the results arc later Individually. These checked and counter-checked before the official results are Issued.

The "small sweeps" are run identical lines but On a

First prize: 70 percent 3693,555. Second prize: 20 percent $198,158. Third prize: 10 percent #00,079. The race-by-race swoops are The compantes deny they are rum on exactly the same prin

except that operating a monopoly in natural elple

unplaced to Vancouver, almost six hours gas, and maintain that federal ponies are awarded $100 each alter they were spotted... regulation would discourage ex- Instead of receiving an equal on

ploration for new gas-Router. share of the 40 percent.

of Vancouver and four crew- men were fown from the island

United Press,

IN

1956 Go Gay

WITH

| smaller scale.

Mr

leta delle for the 9th race

*

This bed is very unconveneme uncomfortable

The teaser tip for the last meeting was

How Do I Know, which was withdrawn at

the last minute and did not start.

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THE SPIES KNEW PLENTY

...

Bangkok, Feb. 18. - Two overloaded buses crashed Brucker, who was ad

the Executives Club of head-on 38 miles from Bangkok described Burgess and today, killing 19 persone and

on undetormind "prize pieces of injuring Maclean as

mutber. One › driver deceit, and

foll evidence of

of the treachery which have so long sleep at the wheel.

The sleepy driver fled after been principal characteristics

The bus was on the accident. The fact that the Russians rotite the capital-United disclaimed any connection with Press.

of Communist tactics."

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