rew up proposals to put before the League Management Commit- tee conference.
Members have been warned not to sign next season's agreements until the result of their claims are known and accepted.
The proposed maximum weekly wage during the season is £12 with €10 during the summer, applying to full-time professionals. Also, a proposed minimum of £5 weekly all-year for part-time players and an increase from £4 to £5 in re- taining fee.
A further proposed benefit should be increased by £100 to £750 and that the International fees be raised from £10 to £20 to £25.
The Union has inaugurated a Benevolent Fund and will ask for a donation from the Jubilee Fund which is estimated to contain £65,000, while the Football Asso- ciation is being approached for a donation of £5,000 from the Cup broceeds.
While appearing sweeping re- ormations, it is generally realised blayers deserve improved condi- ions when considering the cash hey attract.-Reuter.
| FOOTBALL & RUGBY
London, Mar. 21.
been able to use his could have saved Doctor added.
senses he himself. the
The accused who are also charged with breaking and enter- ing the house, are James Welsh, 25, seaman, of no fixed address; Charles Lawrenson, 31, seaman, of Chalmers Street, Edge Hill, Liver- pool; Charles Patrick Hamilton, of Chalmers 31, motor driver, Street; John Kay, 27, a taxi driver of Withington Pad, Whalley Range, Manchester, Henry Joseph White, 24, a decorator of no fixed address; Thomas McClynn, 24. a ship's fireman of Lancaster Street. Kirkdale, Liverpool,
The Prosecutor said there was no evidence which tended to show that Kay or Hamilton were inside the house, though they were taking part in the burglary. The Magis- trate might consider they could be dismissed from the case on the murder charge.
Hearing was Reuter.
adjourned.
Two Men Not Guilty
Liverpool, Mar. 21. The charge of murdering eleven- year-old Charles Greeney against
two of the six men accused was dismissed yesterday.
The magistrate ruled that 110 case had been made out against Charles Patrick Hamilton, 31- year-old motor driver of Chalmers In the League North, Preston North End, playing at home, to-day driver of Withington Road, Whal- Street and John Kay, 27, a taxi- defeated Blackburn Rovers by three goals to one.
the
Two games were played in Rugby Union, resulting in Cardiff beating Bath by 11 points to three, and Northampton scoring 22 points 0 15 points by the RAF Bomber Command.-Reuter.
R.A.F. SELECTIONS
The following will represent Royal Air Force in the Rehabilitation Football League match against Civilians "B" at Club de Recreio tu- lay at 4.15 p.m.:
Green; Lennox and McCrystall; Pennington, Smith and Bailey; Tay- or. Bennett, Brown, Hanlon and Kesley. Reserves.-Cowan, Boyd
nd Marsden.
ST ANDREW'S MUSEUM
Golf Ball Made in Camp In Germany
St Andrew's, Scotland, Mar. 21. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club how includes among its treasures a ball made by a prisoner-of-war at Stalagluft, Germany. It was used y golfing enthusiasts among the risoners who improvised a course
within the camp boundaries and has een presented by Bombardier Wm ampson of the Royal Australian ir Force, whose home is in Hobart, asmania.
The ball consists of a small lead here inside a hollowed sponge ubber ball with a base of thin rips from a football bladder and a over of leather cut from shoes. It ill take an honoured place amongst ames relics in St Andrew's Museum here old time balls, such as the eather and shuttie tell the history f games until the coming of the resent-day rubber ones.-Reuter.
ley Range, Manchester.
The other four, who pleaded not guilty, were committed for trial for the murder.
All six were additionally com- mitted on the charges of burglary to which they pleaded not guilty. -Reuter.
EAST RIVER COLUMN
Communist Allegations Of Kuomintang Raids
1
CANTON CENSORSHIP
In their latest news bulletin.
the East Rover Column alleges that although censorship of corr's- pondences and telegrams has been abolished in Canton, men of the Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the Military Counci! have been secretly censoring letters in the post offices in Can- ton. The strikes of newsboys selling the Wah Shiang Pao in Hongkong and the closing down of four magazines in Canton are also alleged to have bee inspired by certain Canton quarters.
The same pro-Communist source accused Kuomintang troops in the area east of the Kowloon-Canton Railway of having arrested and tortured some members of the East River Column, including some young women members.
The bulletin states that at the recent plenary session in Chung- king of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, the Kuomin- tang "fascistic reactionaries" tried to inaugurate anti-Soviet and anti- Communist campaign, and at the same time attacked the more Oxford's Time Slower Over democratie elements within the
BOAT RACE TRIAL
Full Course
London, Mar. 21.
Oxford rowed the full course of
he boat race trial to-day in 20
Kuomintang, including Mr Chang Chun, Governor of Szechuan, and Geeral Feng Yu-hsiang, the
"Christian General."
inutes and 22 seconds, which is ROME DEMONSTRATION
2 seconds slower than Cam-
ridge's time earlier this week.
In the Inter-Varsity golf match layed at St Anne's in Lancashire, Cambridge beat Oxford by nine ames to four. Two of the games vere halved. Reuter.
ICE-HOCKEY TOURISTS
Wembley, Mar. 21. The Swedish ice-hockey tourists nded their short British tour to-
ight when they were overwhelmed by a Canadian team by nine goals
o one.
The Swedes won their opening hatches against an English side and eat Scotland. but lost to Wembley ions last week.-Reuter.
ACTOR
CRICKETER
London, Mar. 21. Sir C. Aubrey Smith, veteran ritish actor who introduced ricket to Hollywood, has accepted he vice-presidency of the Eltham ricket Club in Kent. United
ress.
Sub-Machine-Gun Burst Wounds Eight People
WAR VETERANS' PARADE
Rome, Mar. 21.
A sub-machine gun burst, fired during a demonstration by war veterans outside the Ministry of War, wounded eight persons to- day.
Official announcements failed to say who fired the weapon, while veterans shoved against Cara- biniers who were holding them out of the Ministry.
The veterans, many of whom had crutches or canes, were pro- testing against the high cost of living and unemployment.
Extra forces were called out and hurriedly dispersed them.
The wounded included three veterans, four Carabinieri and ene civilian.-United Press.
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