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Hongkong Telegraph.

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1947.

Race Tips THREE NATIONS ACCUSED OF FOMENTING STRIFE IN GREECE

BY "THE TURF"

Jackle

FIRST RACE

Autumn Rose

Mayfair

Outalder: Jacobus

SECOND RACE

Souvenir

Kelly

Jackal

Outsider: Wilhelmina

THIRD RACE

Fifth Alarm

Kim

V-J Day

Outsider: Hurricane

FOURTH RACE

Crown Witness

National Congress

Arabian Moon

Outsider: Miami Beauty

FIFTH RACE

Norte Queen

Bashful Beauty

Dolny Bell

SIXTH RACE

Red Fox

Speednway

Masterpiece

Outsider: Lucky Strike

SEVENTH RACE

Normandy

Golden Wheel

Jndestone

Outsider: Hnslife Witness

EIGHTH RACE

Canary

Burgomaster

Tootsie

Outsider: Iloi Polloi.

Election Fight

Fatality

Beyrouth, May 23, One person was killed and 12 people injured today in the Southern Lebanon village of Majdelseem during an election fight.

The mob fought a pitched battle with sticks, stones and pistols be- fore the police ended the tight,

Election tension was also bigli in the Mount Lebanon area, where former president Emily Idde

has strong backing, Iddc was ousted from Parliament in 1943 for col- laborating with the French in the

Imprisonment of President Bisharah al Khurl and his Ministers.—United Press.

"That's Bill Hawkins, the

racing tipster.

IMMIGRANTS

Recommendations To U.N.

Geneva, May 23.

The United Nations Balkans Investigating Commission, by a 9-2 vote. with Russia and Poland dissenting, to day adopted its recommendations to the Security Council for pacification of the situation in Northern Greece.

The Commission also adopted 8-2, with France abstaining, its conclusions establishing the responsibility of Albania, Bulgaria and Yugo-Slavia in support- ing guerilla warfare in Greece and in interference in Macedonia.

The Commission's factual and his- torical report was adopted unani- mously.

Albania, Bulgaria and Yugo. Slavia had contended:

Greece.

3. A slate of civil war throughout Greece,

the

Eight countries—Australia, Del 1 who are not nationals of states which gium, Brazil, China, Colombia, Syno, are permanent members of the United Kingdom and the United Security Council or have a direct States-ogreed, however, that the interest in the affairs of the four Greek charges against Albania, Bul; | Balkan countries.

1. The Creek regime was respon-garin and Yogo-Slavin were just- sible for the state of civil war in fed and supported Greece.

Poland flatly refuted the chatges existed and asserted the Greek Interunt

situation was responsible for

France abstained on the in Greece unrest. were persecuted by regular forces grounds that it was inadvisable to and Right Wing Banks.

include conclusions in the because this should be left to the Security Council. Belgium and

3. Democratle forces

4. National minorities were per- recuted, which was one of the causes of the tense situation in Greece.

5. The Greek government mn.

INTERCEPTED ducted a policy of provocation on the

Jerusalem, May 23.

Albanian, Bulgarian and Yugo-Slay

borders.

6. The Greek government con-

Two British destroyers today ducted an expansionlst foreign policy. intercepted the illegal immi-

grant ship, Mordey Getnoth,

carrying about 1,500 Jews, and PLAN FOR INDIA hoarded the vessel without re-

sistance.

Royal Air Force, patrol planes first sighted the vessel off the Palestine const shortly after dawn. The 400- ton ship. veered off its course and headed for South Palestine in a vain effort to evade capture.

However, destroyers Intercepted it and bluejackels boarded the vessel.

The refugees started singing the Jewish national anthem "Hatilcva". but none gave trouble.

to

The ship is being escorted Haifa, where she is expected to dock tomorrow (Saturday) morning.

loud explosions Meanwhite, two rocked Jaffa

today,

exposing what the

police believed was an Arab underground armoury.

An unconfirmed report said the Arabs salvaged a number of trucks and some arms and ammunition be- fore the soldiers and police arrived. -United Press.

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FIRST IN PREFERENCE THE WORLD OVER

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London, May 23.

report

4. Refugees in the four countries to be placed in camps and to refrain from political or military activity.

5. Study of the practicability of exchange of minorities.--United Press,

on

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The Rice Situation

ATTENTION is drawn elsewhere

on this page today to the dis crepancy between the reported 1947 allocation of rice for Hong- kong and what the Colony is like- ly to receive There will be a difference of to our disadvante reviseil figures

20,000 tons feast

and it

portant that the

are fully appreciated. Many Ipay be excused if, when they ürst nighted 100,000 tons as Hong-

levering rations,

kong's allocation, they imagined this to be extremely generous, The Bound is greater than the content. Even if the Colony could receive

t that amount it would still have to ration rise on a near-subsistence It is estimated that, on the million-odd registered rice customers absorb which nearly 7,000 tons a

a month, clearly leaves no margin on actual available supplies. Hongkong has this for which to be thankful; was able to secure a substantiat portion of its original first half- yearly allotment, and in coTLIC- quence can afford to bear a slight reduction in the second half-year. Nevertheless, the general situation

Colombin, while agreeing the charges INTERNATIONAL SPORTS SECTION

against the three countries, added the reservation that it was not for

the Commission to pass judgment on the u ultimate

responsibility of the three countries.

Thr conclusions adopted by the Western countries said, "On the basis of facts ascertained by the Commission, # 15 Its conclusions that Yugo-Slavia and, to lesser extent, Albania and Bulgaria, sup ported guerilin warfare in Greece,”

Viceroy Viscount Mountbatten arms and other (and) there.

was

to

calls for title jubilation, and will need a lot of careful plannlag if rice bowls are to remain as full at the end of the year as they are

today. Government has announced that it hopes to maintain the new-

Increased

four oration for the next

but thereafter It not be committed. The

The gentle warning is not without a mean ing.

If regarded

casually, the rice situation in Hongkong today could be described as remarkably good. Government is

the Deak offering best rations possible and there appears to be no shortage of free-market rice at prices which even the la- bourers can afford. There is, how ever, no guarantee that the flow. Бреп market rico will continuo indefintiels; or even that its sup piles will not dry up overnight In such event, the Colony would be thrown back on Government resources, which can be assessed only up to the end of 1947. The future of the general' public's staple food is precàriong and 1 would be unwise to asume there will be any lasting improvement for some time to com,

Rain Ruins South Africans'

Match:

Middlesex Win

Oxford, May 24.

Heavy continuous rain which quickly saturated the pitch at Oxford prevented any play on Friday in the South Africans' match against Oxford University and the game was abandoned as a draw shortly after midday.

Latest Derby Fine Win For

Call-Over

Dai Rees

AT BULKES CAMP The conclusions continued: "The Commission was provided with

Oxford, who overnight had two considerable evidence indicating

wickels for 19 runs needed 188 more that, preparatory to returning to

runs to avoid an innings defeat. Greece, Greek refugees at Bulkes

Full scores were: Oxford 303. for 9 cami and in other places in wickets declared and 19 for two. Yugo-Slavia were provided with South Africans 310 for & wickets de-

supplies,clared. Associated Press. not present at today's no doubt that at Bulkes camp re-

clothing and-food

London, May 23.

London, May 43.

Kilmarnock, Scotland, May 23. Middlesex today beat Worcester- Quotations at the Victoria Club special meeting of the British fugees from Greece were subjected

Dal Rees, young British interna Cabinet which discussed the

shire by 234 runs in a county cham-callover here tonight on the Derby tional, won the first prize of 500 political indoctrination

Guinens in the Daily Mall £2,500 5 to 4 Tudor Minstrel, 9 to The scores were: Middlesex 207 Viceroy's proposed plan of the paganda looking toward the over-planship game at Lords,

3 professional golf tournament here of throw of the Greek government."" procedure for transference

As late as November 1848, the con- and 314 for seven declared. Worces Sayajirao, 13 to 2 Blue Train, all today when the last two rounds were and offered. 22 to 1 Migoll played. His full score read 68, 71, power in India which, it is clusions said, Albanian assistance to tershire 134 and 153 (Edrich five for taken

offered, 25 to. L Grand Weather, 33 72, 60 for an aggregate of 270, win- the 69)-Reuter. understood, met with divergent Greek guerilias continued in views from Sir Stafford Cripps. form of providing arms and ammuni-

(It is regretted that owing to bad to 1 Saravan, 40 to 1 Merry Quip, ning by two strokes from Norman

nil taken and offered, 50 to 1 Tile Von Nida, Australian, with ceived).

Street offered,.00 to taken. 50 to 1 Dalv. Irish champion, third. President of the Board of Trade, tion and the Bulgarian government reception other results were not re- the

Parisien and Cadir, both offered. 06 Minister, A. V. also gave guerillas assistance in en-

to I Pearl Diver laken and offered. Alexander, and the Foreignering and leaving Bulgaria for

Special place betting: 15 to 8 on Secretary, Ernest Bevin.

Tuder Minstrel, 11 to 10 on Sayajirao, to 4 ugalust Blue Train, 7 to Sarayan.

Defence

The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee,

meeting, presided at the which lasted for nearly an hour, and -the-decision-renched was that the Cabinet mission's original proposals were the only workable solution for the present situation in India.

The Viceroy's alternative plan of procedure involving partitioning of India Into Hindu and Moslem states was also discussed and criticised by the foregoing ministers, who argued that a divided Indin was "econo- mically unsound, leading to enmity and possibly civil war."

ALTERNATIVE PLAN.

the event of their

in

Evidence Indicated, the conclusions Yugo-Slay and continued, that the Bulgarian governmenta "adopted a policy of support for a separate Ma- cedonian state within the Yugo-Slav Federation and exploited the aspira

Slavo-Macedonians of tions

Mace- for an autonomous

On Greek domestic

the con- On

policy. clusions said: "Present general dis- turbed conditions in Greece, which have existed since the beginning of war, are a factor which help explain, and thus bear indirect relations to, the situation investigated by the Commission."

NEW TENNIS

HOPE

London, Zay_21_ Britain's - 19-year-old Joy Gannon sensationalty gave fur- ther indication of her promise as a future tennis "great" when she defeated the internationally famous Kay Stammers Menzies

in London's Cumberland Club

were:

0

Fred

A brilliant anal round by Rees set such a cracking pace that all chal- lengers failed to catch him. He was level with W. J. Branch after three round with 211, Nida

and Norman Sutton 212, Daly, James Adains,

Sutton With the Derby still n fortnight dway there is every prospect that 214 being next, with another dozen Tudor-Minstrel will start-odds Branch crucked at the start of the players within three more strokes. favourite. This tendency was re-final round, averaging five for the flected in the callover tonight.

first holes, and never recovered, Quoted at 13 to & last Monday taking 75 for a total of 200. Daly Tudor Minstrel found further sup- went out brilliantly in 33 in a spiri- port

at Ove to four and after he had ted effort, but took 30 home, while been backed to win £0,000 there | W..

were still takers at this price when Adams ant Sutton both faltered, leaving only Nida with A chance. tournament Kay was not at business closed,

This winner of two major 2ourna- her best, but young Miss Gan- Following his success in the Derby ments this season returned a grand

consistent non's

driving ac-

Trial Stakes at Lingfield, Sayajirao 69, but it was not good enough, curacy and concentration would

displaced the King's Blue Train from though his £200 gave him aggregate have made her a difficult pro second favouritism. The best offer winnings of over £1,000 in. three position for anybody to handle.

was nine to two, at which price he

muccessive tournaments-Bruter, The current senson is gaining was supported to win £0,000. The Soviet delegation's conclu-

Life is be ions suld there had been no vio-momentum rapidly and

which coming just one hectic tournament support for Pearl Diver, He was

after another for the girls who are backed to win £10,000 at 60 to 1/

in (Reuter. preparing to represent Britain

SOVIET ATTITUDE

Iptiona of Greek frontiers

The meeting deelded that the Viceroy should again place the Ca- binet mission's proposals before the would cause disorder or civil war Indian leaders at a round-table con-

In Greece. Civil war, the conclu- ference on June at Simla and in sions said, existed due to the per-

non-acceptance he would submit an alternative plan secution of democratic peoples and

national mhorities. of partition on which the British Cabinet's final decision will be taken after the Indian leaders have decided which procedure they will accept.

Lord was understood that Mountbatten will meet the Cabinet before his departure for India which is scheduled for Thursday,

oMelal

On today's comment meeting was available but a high authority said, "One thing is cer- Lain. The Cabinet is unanimous that although India can divide politically there can be no division in Inter national aspects."-United Press.

No

French Hotel Workers Strike

Paris, May 23, Four hundred and eighty employees at the Grand Hotel struck today throwing the 600-room hostelry into cloquent confusion.

The walkout of cooks, waiters, Noormen, malda scheduled as a 24- valets, receptionists

hour demo whom are members of The strikers,

and porters was

almost all of

the powerful General Confederation of Labour, are demanding a minimum wage of 7,000 francs monthly. It in- was the first rends

reaction of autaide dustry to Premier Paul Hamadier's wago settlement offer.

many international contests. to

First opportunity they'll have

stars cross racquets with overseas

courts "co will be in the British hard The Soviets said it was

at Buurnemouth where championships sklered established

that war cri- South African girls will provide a minals and accomplices of the be-

tough

test of their recent progress. cupation authorites, who fled from

Not competing at Bournemouth but of her rare Albania, Bulgaria and Yugo-Slavia, hoping to make one

19 Mrs were being sheltered in Greek ter- Wimbledon rtory, carrying on disruptive work against those countries under the prolection of the Greek authorities. Polnnd supported the Soviets,

FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS Five recommendations were made to the Security Council:

appearances

A feature of today's callover was

:

Bids For 1952 Olympics

'Stockholm, May 23.

Bobbie Miller, formerly Miss Bobble The decision whether the Olymple Heine, who for 20 years has reigned games for 1052 are to be held in Los as undisputed queen of the South Angeles, Detroit, or the European African tennis world.

Mrs Miller's plane has been forced capitals, Helsingfors and Helsinki, down at Khartoum and caught fire will be made when the International on larding, but that is not expected Olympic Committee meets here from 1. The Security Council should

delay for long the 37-year-clu June 10 to 21, it was learned tonight. Representatives of 20 nations will recommend to the governments of the mother of three children who has four Balkan countries that they do long exasperated South African attend the meeting, including Avery

stars their utmost to establish good-by the case with which she has Brundage and William May Garland neighbour relations and abstain from come from her farm in Natal of the United States, Prince Aksel all

likely

to increase or main-compete successfully-entirely with of Denmark, Lord Burghley of Eng- out the customary strenuous training land and J. S. Edstroem and Clarence 2. The Security Council to re- routine.

Sweden.

action

tain tension.

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Mrs Miller made tennis history as

von Rosen of

The Commitice will confer with

BOMB FOUND IN FLOWER RED

London, May. 23, Four hundred and fifty school children got a half-holiday today while the "Royni. Engineers defused a 2,000-lb bomb dropped In

by German chrysanthemum bed... aircraft on April 10, 1041.

Thomas Ginn, 77, in whose front yard the bomb had lain unsuspected for six years, said he was alightly shocked..

"I have been digging in that flower bed quite a lot," he said.

Five hundred nearby residents, as-

the schoolchildren, werd well as evacuated during the defusing opera tion-United Press.

EIGHT OF CREW BALE OUT

'commend conclusion of new frontiere first woman to Introduce - bare | delegates from the cities onlylug for West Palm Beach, Florida, May 23.

Press,

It was

conventions on the lincs of the Greco-Bulgarian convention of 1931. legs at Wimbledon back in 1027. But the games, on the third day of, the Eight of the 16 members of the

3. Establishment, for at least two she barred shorts the last time she meeting,

reported that crew of the United States Flying Fortress which crashed Nicaragua years, of a small frontier commission was here In 1938. "Skirts are the Chicago and Buenos Aires also were

baling out, IL interested in making bids.-Unitedcaped by

was official- thing for an old mother like me,” of governments representatives, or

ly stated tonight of a single commissioner with a staff she said United Press.

The plane, which had been missing alnce yesterday on a flight from the Panama Canal Zone to Texas, wEK found 75 miles north of Managua. No Indication of the condition of the rescued men bas yet been given Reuter.

REVISED ALLOCATION OF COLONY'S

RICE FOR 1947 IS 80,000 TONS

The Washington report publish ed yesterday that Hongkong had been allocated 100,000 tons of rice for 1947 is somewhat misleading.

because all allocations have had to Industry, could be regarded as satis-

be cut down owing to crop shortage. factory.

Hongkong expects to receive 20,000 tons for the second half of the year, and. fortunate, 30,000 to which it

Fires Destroy 35 ~Japanese Homes

Under the revised allocation,

Tokyo, May 23. The bells in the mous hotel

Hongkong is entitled to a total of

Two Ares in Fukyushima profec B0,000 tons for the whole of the year. ture in Northern Japan today des buzzed furiously but vainly as hungry The Telegraph understands that is entitled.. guests sought their breakfast. Most this was the original allocation based Originally Hongkong was allocat- Mr Thomson sald, that he hoped troyed, 35 homes and rendered 107 questa eventually tidied up their on expected availabilitics. How-ed 80.000 tons for the first half, to be able to maintain the present persons homeless, according ›- to own rooms, straightened the beds and ever, it is unlikely that the Colony Actually 50,000 tons were received, rice ration for the next four months, American Army authorities.

`ont. --- United | will receive much more than which, sald Mr W. M. Thomson, | but he could not foresee what might No casunities were reported.

total of 70,000 tons for the year, Director of Supplies, Trade and 'happen at the end of the year.

Hongkong.

went elsewhere” to Press.

for