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VICTORIA CROSS CENTENARY
Prime Minister Pays Tribute To
Holders' Gallantry
London, June 15. Eden, the
Sir Anthony
Prime Minister, today paid tribute to the holders of the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honour and prayed that the call for gallantry "may never have to be sounded in the world again."
The Prime Minister with Lady Eden was oponing the Victoria, Cross centenary exhibition held In the lase Queen Mary's hone, Uniformed Mariborough House, representatives of all the vices and Commonwealth tries attended the brief cere mony
per-
coun
"Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross a hundred years ago." Sir Anthony Eden said.
Britain Down 3-0 In Wightman Cup
London, June 15. The United States, unbeaten since 1930, won both singles and ttre doubles match against Bri- inin today to lead 3-9 when the annual Wightman Cup women's Lawn tennis contest between the two counties begon here.
The match event, played at Wimbledon will end Lounorrow with Three more singles andh Results today another doubles, were (American names first):
Miss Louise Brough beat Miss Angela Mortimer 3-4, 6-4, 7-5: Miss
Fry beat Miss Shirley Angela Buxton 6-2, 6-8, 7-5.
Miss Beverly Flat and Mrs Dorothy Koodic beat Miesi Shirley Bloomer and Miss Pat Ward -1, 0-4,--Reuter.
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MATCH WITS WITH A WISE SCOUT: They were placed side by addie, extending out to the deepest part of the stream. Why? So that the squaws could stand on them and lp their kittles into the water, Did you figure this out correctly?
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There was some criticism at the time
doubt the but without Queen's instinct was right.
"Until then however gallant the rank und die proved them- selves in action they could have show except after nothing to
years of hard fighting € Long Service and a Good Conduct Medal. No doubl she felt the need to do something more to distinguish the courage of those who served her, There is no honour which men set higher in the world today."
Crimea To Korea
Sir Anthony, referring to the five rosas flied with souvenirs of 100 years of battle from the Crimea to Keres, said they all bore witness to "the suprem
over the years courage which has won this simple and yet most honoured award for a small (band of brave men.
"We solute the memory of the brave deeds which are here re- called and enshrined.
TYSON WILL
MISS TEST
"London, June 15. Frank Tyson, the crack Northamptonshire and Eng land fast bowler, will not bo it is play in the second Test match ngairing Aus- begin mxt
(ralla, widch
Thursday, at Lords. He also used the Best, the
to injury.
The London
specialist,
whom Тукога Donated today aboui Min injured left ankle, stated: “Having keep the X-ray plates, wo have advfrod
him that it would be wrong for him to try out the ankle on Sun-
day.
He needs a week's complete rest,”
Tyson who fractured a Obula at the end of last month, had planned thai, if he received a favourabló medical report from his adviser, he would baye tryout In friendly game this wrekend, — France- Prese.
Naga Rebels
Killed
Calcutta, June 15.
Four Naga rebels were killed when Indian Army troops. operating in the Nuga hle area of the northeast India state Asmam, raided and captured rebel village stronghold.
of
A
the village, they foun: lorry laden with SLOTEN which the rebels captured earlier this week when they ambushed a convoy un a road liking the town of Manipu with its tail- hend Dirampur.
"We pay tribute to the hold- ara of the Victoria Cross who are still anong us and at the same time we pray that the call
Indian troopy for gallantry which is here so heavily guarding bravely shown may
further never have provoit To be sounded
world France-Presse. the gain."
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The exhibition is now open to the public but from June 20 will be open exclusively to the score of VCs who have gathered here from all over the Common- wealth.
On that day they will stand in Hyde Park, as the first VCs did 100 years ago, to be reviewed by the Queen ---Reuter.
Rediffusion
HK.T.
11.30 am. The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel-The
were now the road
attacks.
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Communist Newspapers
Jap Competition Close Down
Shaking
World Markets
Paris, June 15.
Competition from Japan's engineering industry has become a "factor of growing importance" on world markets, according to a report on Europe's engineering industries issued here today.
The 200-page book was drawn polition has become a factor of up by the Machinery Committee growing importance," it said. of the Organisatios for Europam Economic Co-operation (OEÈC).
It gives an account of economic Įtrends, and their causes, in the Į Industries of OEEC member
countries from 1952-1955.
re-
"All producer countries port that recently Japanese com-
DAVIS CUP
Stockholm, June 15 Sweden led Britain 2-0 at the end of the first day's play in their Davis Cup European z.ne semi-final tie here.
Narrow Range
"It
felt seems SO far it is muinly on certain markets in the Middle East and Far East (Pakistan and Indja),” it added.
Three
more
Paris, June 16.
French Com- munist dailies consed publica-
tion today, blaming the decision on rising costa of production
and new sprint.
The three newspapers are Quest Matin of Rennes. Nouvelles de Bordeaux and Patriote de Toulouse, all in the
French provinces.
All three had been publishing
in clr-
daily since the end of the war.
Communist newspapers France have been losing culation steadily during the past several years-France-Presse,
18th Successive
Tennis Win
Bristol, June 15,
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Japanese competition and so far been confined to a narrow range of products: railway roll-
Stales, won her 18th ing Bork,
textile machinery.accessive nwn tennis fournia- sewing machines, photographic
ment in the women's singles t upparatus and radios, optical
the West of England champion- Instruments and vurious metal ship here today. manufactures.
The competition ta Marling lu be fell on markets lu South
Svin
brut Billy Davidson Knight 6-1, 6-3, 10-8 and America and the United States sewing machines) Schmidt defented Roger Becker (especially
and even in meniber countries 3-6, -6, 0-2 0-1, 6-2.
themselves."'—-Reuter....
France led Italy 2-0 after the first day of her semi-final en- counter in Paris.
Pierre Damon (France) de- feated Nicola Pietrangell (Italy) 3-6, -3, 0-3, 2-0, 0-3 in the first singles, and Paul Remy (France) beat Giuseppe Merto (Italy) 7-5, 6-8, 0-2, 6-2 in the second singles.-France-Presse.
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En- Cricket
Franco-Tunisian
Agreement
Tunis, June 15.
France and Tunisia today signed an agreement
on Tunisia's diplomatic representation abroad.
La a letter to the French High The agreement was signed in
Tunision the Greatest Tunis by the Tunisian Premier. Coimisiun Hero of Historical Fiction, starring Habib Bourguiba and the French Premier sold it was his govern-
12 Goring:
Noon, Tung Time: 12.30 pm. Muste by Roth; 1,High Commissioner, Roger Sey-ment's intention to make
Marius
Pipes of Melody; 1.15, News, Wen; (doux. ther Report and Special Announce- ments: 1.30, Montovani Memories: 2,
presented by Flay
130,
Hamilton; 3.
the French Ambassador the doyen of the diplomatic coa*ps in
Under the agreement, Frerice | Tunisia as a mark of friendship
In those countries to which Puntsla does not decide to send
and co-operation between the two countries-France-Presse.
DARTWORDS SOLUTION a permanent diplomatle mission,
ORPINGTON, Buff, Cust Link Framce will, the Tunisian tok. Elind, Alley, Grubey Slave Government requests it, under- Vales, Wales Leek, Meek, Humble, take the representation and Jumble Sale Buble, Table,
Cool, Newcastle, Tyne, Tune, protection of Tunisian nationalis Dune, Dance, Dance. Palla, Doue, and interests. In such C3503 Dasher, Rushes, Bull, Cock, Roach, Premlag the French diplomatic and con- Broach. Breach, Promise,
Precis Precise,
Digest, Divest, sular representative would act lovest, Amuse, Abuse, Abase. Abarh, on Instructions from the Dart, Auni, CHARLEY,
Just for you-Listeners Roquente will be represented in Tunis and Wayne King Serenade: 350, Becrets Tunisia in Paris by an ambasso- of Scotland Yard-Norrated by dor. Clive Brooks; 4. In the Morgan Marior!
Ithythm Parade: 0. Melody Magle; 4, Birthday Mailbag: 0.63, Unit Requests presented by Linda, Calling: 18 Field Ambulance I.A.M.C. & R.A.B.C.; 7, Rediff. Man's Jait Club; 7.30, Masters of Melofy-Charles Williams and his Orchestra play the music of Roger Quiber; 1 Time Signal and the News 6.09, Weather Report, An- Interlude 0.15, nouncements and Magic and Moonlight; 830, nedufu- sion's Voice of Sport-News and Views of the Colony's Sports and Sportmen !, The Shriro Parade: 930, London Town; 18, One Night Stand; 10.13, The South East Ada Film Festival-Closing Sersion relayed from the Banquet Hall of the Peninnia Hotel-Speech 'by the Chalman, Lok Wan Tho, The Vien President, Diamludin Malik Botnses the Winners of the eighteen awards: 10.45, One Night · Stand.
an-
Tunisian Government.
The Doyen
France undertakes to support Tunisia's candidature for mte- bership of international or- (Continued): 11. Barker Bargainganisations on which Tunisia is Bannerwent a Midnight; God Save the
represented. Queen; Cles Downl
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Miss Gibson, holder of the French and Italian titles, beat the Australian Miss Daphine Sceny 6-2, 10-8 in the final to record her third success in three weeks on British courts.---- Reuter,
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Notice to Shareholders
HEREBY NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Thirtieth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Shareholders of Lane, Crawford, Limited will be held in the Company's 'Offices 1st Floor, Telephone House, Hong Kong on Saturday, 14th July, 1956, at Neon for tha following purposes:
1. To receive and consider .
the Accounts for the year ended 29th Febru- ary,
1966, and thi Reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon.
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3. To re-elect a Director. 4. To Appoint Auditors. 5. To transact any other.
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The Share Transfor Books of the Company will be closed from 4th to 14th July, 1856, both-daya 'inclusive..
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