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VOL. III NO. 34

79-GUN SALUTE FOR GANDHI

Thousands Watch Ashes Leave For Allahabad

Immersion In Sacred Rivers

New Delhi, Feb. 11.—A salute of 79 guns, one for every year of the life of the Mahatma, will be fired at two-minute intervals as Mahatma Gandhi's ashes are borne in state from Allahabad railway station to be immersed at the meeting point of the two sacred rivers, the Ganges and the Jumna.

The urn with the ashes will be carried on a 17-foot high dais, drawn on an army trailer decorated with tricolour ribbous. An effigy of Gandhi with a halo resembling that of Buddha will be set up besides the urn.

European Killed By Robbers

Daytime Drama In

Kowloon Hills

a toin cloth borrowed from his later.

Over 30,000 mourners were at returned from the 75-day conference New Delhi station this morning the special train, with his hes, left at 6.30 am. for Alinhabani, My left garlands and handfuls of ense petals.

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today!

area of live square miles. dotted with hulz and small shops ne- The two rivers, was humming with activity,

Thousands

Krass hals have spring up and telephones have becu

stated.

Hundreds bad waited all night to the allowed to file through a lune flanked by troops past the central Conch wheew this urn of ashes day wreathed in flowers

Along each

A large number of religious group the floodlit of all castes and creeds, including side of central conch six national flags flew hearded Sadhus from remote Hima

layan villages, were crowding round HINDU RITES

Area whe the ushes of the Pundit Nehru, the Prinar Minister, Father of the Nation will be immersed Sardar Patel, the Deputy Premier. tmerrow.--Reuter. and Ministers of the Centraf and provinent Governments, as well an service learters, will be present at

at half mast,

treni

the

MEMORIAL SERVICES

Washington. Feb. M.--Cilizens

in tribute to Mr Gandi.

Land

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1948.

Police Guns

Slay II

Natrobl, Feb. 11. Eleven natives were killed and 20 wounded after a small African pollee force opened fire when a crowd of about 1.000 native re- ligious demonstrators refused to disperse peacefully In the Kimi district of North Kavi- rondo, Kenya, yesterday, it was oflefally reported here today.

The police force was being commanded by a Beltish Assist- whi Superlatentent of Poller named Walker, who was attack- ed and hit on the bend with club.

The demonstrators,

品 WAN slated, were heading for a small country pullee post, where three members of their religious sect were being held after nerest.

The superintendent tried to persuade the natiers They refused and Waller, after being

bentes, coustirred the crowd Intended to tack 10% : mall force of police an ordered

mrn to fire.-Reuter.

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CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY SPORT IN' FULL

H. K. Wins Soccer Interport

In Convincing Fashion

FORROW BLUNTS SPEARHEAD OF THE SHANGHAI ATTACK: BRILLIANT CHAU MAN-CHI

(BY "VERITAS":

A Hongkong team, bubbling over with confidence, easily do- feated Shanghai in the 1948 soccer Interport on Tuesday by five goals to one. The match was played before a huge crowd on the Club ground under perfect conditions.

For most of the game Shanghai were outplayed. Their half backs were incapable of withstanding the intelligent Hongkong attack, the spearhead of which was the brilliant and elusive Chau Man-chi at inside right. In contrast, the Shanghai forwards found it virtually impossible to shake off the terrier- like devotions of the Colony's intermedizite line; and there you had the conclu- sive difference between the teams.

forward

Forrow, according to the offcial programme, was playing 'ai crnlie- half. But this turned out to be a Agnent of someone's fangination.

Forrow

played what can best be described is centre-back, and I must adu'à lave never seen this position Bad su effectively in local football, Takyo. Feb. 11.-Former

His job, either by

chivive

and Premier Sigeru Yoshida: Presi- under instructions (it matters not dent of the Conservative, but which) was to stop, Hoboostoff, and self-styled Liberal Party, be-Forrow did just that.

result was that he seldom came a formidable candidate crossed the halfway ine, and I can- for the next premiership today not as the largest group in the single occasion when he set his for flouse of Councillors reportedly Ward: moving. backed him.

In a closed seation of the Upper

The

recall, in Me second half,

*

"

ColonyBeat Services By An Innings

The cleverness of the Hongkong, was blunted by the unremitting at-| Crane, who was on the injured list,

line was demonstrated by tentions of Forrow.

as his recent feats had fans flocking the fact that they only required two The Shanghai centre forward was out to witness a repeat performuner. | Indl-backa to support them when nu | never given a chance either to show. A berge eriwd came out to witness

the attack,

of his speed or

or his ability to shoot what was expected to be an exciting hard and straight,

affair but which furned out to be He spent the afternoon in a fool-one-sided, in which Upele Sam' gobs bailer's straight jacket,

fickied their weakest team. From the viewpoint of football

Yesterday at the CBA ground on craft, Tuesday's game was not the inspired China team went to town best interport seen either here or in in the final inning of their affray Shanghal. but ther was enough with the Philippines contingent to good play and exciting moments to rack up seven runs and wall way keep the holiday crowd contented. with white-wash encounter 14-0

AN EARLY LEAD

Four twin killings enlivened the ti, Hongkong applied the pressure which was, however, quite scrappy. from the start and within 15 minutes The Filipinos battled tenaciously for

Inst to were two u83). Chui Mon-chi scored ex innings but finally the first mad Ton Kee-ylt, follow-superior team.

defensive errer, shot into La Sal San of China pitched a

(two-hits

* for the winners, an empty net for the second.

Shanghai retaliated with deter- whilst Fred Diesta excelled for the IT DIDN'T MASTER!

mination and T. W. Fei rompleted a

losers.

Mr L. B. Wood

Yet it did not matter two hoot, nice right-wing movement by put- of Messrs Allahabad station, where there will feen all walks of life joined today Bee's Steering Committee, repro-In Chang-sant did not hesitate to ting an angled grounder near the Cricket Dearon and Co,, f4d., was kill be a multitary guard of honour. ed, and Me G. R. Ross of the

There will be a cordon of potice

when sentatives of the Ryukufukal--Spring leave his opposing left winter and upright past Tam Kwan-hon. Tam memorial services Were beld Breeze Clubclaimed that the in move in to the centre held and com- made the mistake of trying to get. atri

round the pruressionn yame irm was injured wiren

sintulfonetusty, at 11 pm GMT. interpretation of the new constitution bile the dual role of wing and down to the shot instead of kicking The ashes

will be carried to the river man centres throughout Ameri- called, for the election of the head centre-half, while both Chat set up them on a nerorated military "dele" and where Indians are living

Man- armed robbera

it way, yesterday as they were hiking will be immersed with Hindu rites,

of the Opposition Party in the event chi and Kiernan, showing incredible Hongkong led 2-3 at half the the cabinet fell without dissolving staying power, were always ready The Colony quickly went ahead i in the Kowloon hills.

aeroplaned by incene barmany; and The netice of President Truman

the Diet t necessitatin new and willing to drop back to pick up after the retort, Kieman scoring hyon chanting.

the Seeretary of State, Mir generat elections.

the clearances made by the Colony's | with a hard drive which hit the to- Ten million people of all retunions George Man holl, at the Washington are

defenders. to take part in 5 menorial zervire bespoke the high eted

Shanthal defener in a tangle. Immersion ceremonies at; regard the American people as A

beutifully balanced team that it is. A few minutes later Tang Yee-kil blaces Emeritionally holy to the whole entertain, for Mr Gandhi

akin to gilding the fly to was fouled in the penalty area as be

Chu Wing-keung, coming for and

Hongkong beat the Combined" order to hand out

Services_by_an_innings and 24 steadfast and intelligent play they from the left wing, converted.

"By this Ume the Hongkong-for- must go to Chan Man-chi, Forrow, he was able to report,

Yun-ment wards were having it all their own runs in the annual match played to the police before receiving atten-

and the Prime Minister, Thakin Nu, United States President shall leave

Yee-kit. JOINT CONFERENCE tion at the Kowloon Hospital.

way, and only because they tried to a Chuter Rond on Tuesday and Mr Wand, a

They proved to be first-diss In-wark the ball into the net did they Wednesday, will address a meeting in Rangoon after addressing any public assem- director of

House The

of Representatives ferpart footh

footballer

fait

three or four more to reare Dearon Ze Uh, many in charge of the

smoking, ng i There will be no

252 of which Hongkong scored Shouthat's hero' was unquestion- | times President Truman today pre- Speaker, Komakichi Matsuka, visit- Canton branch and had come down meat eating, no chewing of betel ferred instead to remain until

However,

col- ten minutes from the Owen-Hughes made 52 and Fincher theed the head of the four major poli- ably goalkeeper P. L. Chang, who

Services nut on the 27-hour journey.

end of the services.

tical parties Individually today and handled the ball beautifully texcept end, a grand left-wing movement 50. The Combined Speakers at the service

Lor included despite "National Pumilation Day,

which led to the SALVATION FOR SOUL

between Kiernan and Chu Wing-lapsed, badly in their first innings one mistake leaders of

keung ended in Tang Verskil meet against the bowling of Howarth and of various communities and which was a holiday, obtained their recond goal and was equally ex- The Immersion of the ashes among the cathering were members sent to meet in a joint conference est in positioning himself, Change the low centre first time and could only muster 84. A splendid the calm confluence of the blue

caine in to clear the the ball a: her st thebelniegs innings of 75 not out by Cole, the waters of the Juman and the grey of the United States Supreme Court tomorrow for discussion of the pre-Pontimmily

Combined Services' captain, averted Government and

Santhal lines when the ball was Chang for the final score of 5-1.

an even worse collapse in the second waters of the Ganges means salva Dench, and

Bovering dangerously in the goal- Departmental officials; and an old for the

according to Jon

innings which renlised 134. Softball friend of the

authorma Mahatma,

mouth.

HONGKONG Hindu mythology.

was at this hered anal Part Buck: the prominent Republiem

Petender, Senator Arthur Vandenber treme point that Kant Harsha, Shanghai, Feb, 11.--More thua 190 who ruled India lo the seventh cen-

the Presidents of the universities of Chicag andt Harvard, Mr Nabert workers involved in the Sung Sin: Jury, suninned royalty, heretics, Hutchins

Mr John Conant, Cotton Mill riot 14 day, age were the poor,' orphans, and the bereaved released from police rysterly fast every fifth year to a great conference night. However,

Several

workers ermcerning final blessedness—satva- will soon be funded over to Garn- firm. nou Tirneioarters on charges of in- stigating the riut.---Heuter,

Four mien, one armed with a re- Volver, challenged the Iv Eur jeans as they were wallant in Low Joon Pas

Both i Word and Me Thas re- sisted and a stranghe Colored

Mr Wood was fatally injured and Mr-Ross-badly-beaten-about-

However

Messrs

to Hongkong for the Chinese New Your holiday,

Both Mr Wond and Mr Ross were rabbed of their money.

Shanghai Rioters

Released

EDITORIAL

y

Hindus.

Sony Sunday

The Ryokufutal, reprresating the Conservatives, has 8 of the 250

While in the House of Councillors,

the House of Councillors participate

A portion of the ashes may be Alany representatives of the dipinto in the election of the premier. taken to South Ceylon for unmer- matie rares, led by the Brazilian al decision rests with the House -Ambassador,-Sep-Carlos-Marting, of Representatives-under-the-now Burmia will hold a day of mournį were also present. lug tomorrow In honour of Gandhi:

Convention

soul,

Honda, so the legend goes, 15-

115.

zontl

respectively.

prescribes that the

constitution.

mier selection

Supporters

of Hitoshi

Ashida,

Houchen turned out to be match a ferneath of the croes bar with the

ther 20170 inchviduals. But if it in in one on his way thrach to score,

bouquets

andang Hau

HEROIC DEFENDERS President of the Democratic Party- which professedly is a middle of the

The visiting full backs performed road party but actually is Conser vative insisted that the next govern-herogially under severe pressure, but ment should be coalition headed by Ashida,

they suffered from the innuity of the halves to prevent the Hongkong the attacks from developing, and Observers said Ashido's chances

extra work-thrust upon them proved NATIONAL BROADCAST depended whether he could secure

nuich sufleient support from the Social

Only occasionally did the Shang- The service was heard bylbenres of Democratie Party. Some observers hai forwards appear capable of tributed all his gems and jewels and thousands through a broadcast over were of the opinion that the fight piercing the Colony defence.

the national network. A

Folemn

between Yoshida and Ashida might feature of the servier was the re- crent: 2 impasse and the Diet ritation of passages from their members would eventually compro- Scriptures by Indian representatives mise on the election of outgoing of all religious faiths, It was an Socialist Premier Tetsu Katayama fo impressive tribute. In addition to succeed himself. those within The United States, There observers dismissed The similor arrvices were sponsored by Indians in Canada, Trinidad, Pamana pesibility of House of Councillors President Tsuneo Matsudaira being selected us a compromise candidate the Imperial Household, because of his past associations wil

Our New Police Force

THE first thing I ask when I

"To in a new place is What

Is your police force like?'“ saið Sir Alexander Grantham a few weeks ago when carrying dat the annual inspection of the Hong- kong Police Force. His Excellency found cause for myflstaeffengjuN only in the renly he received, but

what he

he was personally able to observe after he had been here few moullis. is tribute to the force was in every way deserved and merits endorsement. Hong- hong has made satisfactory 43- gress in many directions since VJ-Day. but nothing calls moro congratulation than the manner by which the police force has been built up from a handful of men to what might falels be described as the most efficient

-for

ม

force the Colony has ever 'posses- sed. The process of creating Constabulary whose members place loyalty and Integrity above personal considerations is never easy: here, in Hongkong, where Inducements to betray a publie trast are ever present, and where Uving conditions are complex and difficult, the Lank дивится magnitude which calls for

patience and courage. That It has been so well necomnlished Is meritorious. Crime in all one of the greatest social sienacers aflet- Ing Hongkong, but it la being

tackled resolutely and with im-

One agination.

example by the Introduction of mabile Vans equipped with radio, at inter-station_radio system, which, in combination, enables the Volier to be alerted instantly in any part of the At the Calony and to reach the scene of a crime azitálu a few

minutes of receiving a report, Another factor in the unremliting war. Being waged by the police on criminals

and petty offenders is

the improved traluing and dis-, elpilue of the rank and file. It specially noticeable in the suburbs. that

pairat work is now being carried out as was always in- to be, but before the war, tended sellom ever wan The lounging constable with an untidy appear- nce has at last given way to a start-looking and alert man who entries out his bent and paten shifts as though he were really in- terested in the work. The long- kook police force is not yet 100 perceist either in estabifshment or

towards

efficiency, but it is making good progress

that Atate. Given continued good lendership, encouragement from Government.. and co-operation from the public, the Indications are that the Colony's police will eventually be able to lay claim to being tho best force cast of Suez. It is an eminence well worth striving for.

nd British Guiana.

The keynote of the addresses at the services in America was that the memory and influential strength of Gandhi's ideals and philosophy shall continue to live.--Reuter.

STRIKES IN

BELGIUM Brussels, Feb. 11-The Belgian

pro-

Government, fordght 'ordered vincial governors to requisition gas and electricity undertakings.

Nine thousand workers in this In- dustry are preparing to join a strike of 58,000 miners and other workers which had earlier today paralysed half the country's coal mines,

The gas and electricity men due to strike at 5 a.m. tomorrow in support of their demands for pay

ment of a five per cent "good at- tendance" bonus.

(He is father-in-law of Prince Chichibu, the Emperor's younter brother).

Observers argue that Matwurdirigen as premier would be "imcompatible" with a new democratic constitution. |--Unlted Press.

MILLIONS SEEK MORE WAGES

11-

International Series

(BY. "STARDUST")

1st innings

2. M. Little, c. Panton, b. Darwin..

J. E. Richardson, bowled, Gambrill

E. C. Fincher, c. Shaw, b. Gambrill

A. R. Kichell, bowfed, 1tope

3. Owen-Hughes,

Carr

K. L. c. and b. Hope

C.

Show,

A. Zummern, c. Shaw, b. Hope ...

F. Howth, 2. Gambell, b. Hegge

A. R. Min, Et. Gall. b. Heggie

R. E. Len, pot niet

Extras

USA saw their International hopes. Zinner, e. Shaw, b. Cambr Most fade nn Chinese New Year Day at danger came from the right wing the CBA ground. King's Park, as where T. W. Fel showed a nice turn they withered before the sluggibyg of speed and admirable ball control, assault of Great Britain, holder of Gosan found him a handful and the International Shield, 24-4. the was not always successful in their finely und telling blows being duels.

Stepto brothers, spanked by the Leonard Nevertheless the prime reason for Dave and Stan.

The Yankees were without

the f Shruthai's lack of attacking thrust

ot Madcap hurler Dale was that its spearheart, Roboostoff, services

Shanghai Beat H.K. Chinese, Somewhat Luckily

The

(By "See Tee")

Shanghai

2

Dowling Averages

M.

Darwin

Gainbrill

Hope

15

COMBINED SERVICES ist. Inning 1. E. Heggie, e. Owen-Hughes, b.

Howarth ...........................

A. D. Panton, bowleg, Howarth

R. G. Shaw, c. muh, b. Howarth

2. M. Hope, bowled, towarth

A. E., Holz, bowled, Minu

J. Jiaxter, bowled, Howartlı

A. R. Cole, c. Owen-Ilughes, b. Lee

R. J. A. Darwin, hawled. Howarth

D. M. Gall, c. F. Zimmern, b. Howarth

E. N. Gambrill, not out

A. S. Steptoj bowled. Howarth.

Extras

Tojal

Howling AveTAZEK

F. Zhamern

F 1.00 F. Howarth A. R. Minu

0. M

13 10.4

2nd. Innings

J. E. Heggie, howled, Leg

Combined Hongkong Chincso 1

Yesterday's Interport series soccer match, that be- tween Hongkong's Combined Chinese and Shanghai, might. well be called a tale of two penalties, both of which were missed. In a rather lonely raid on the Hongkong goal, almost their first assault on the local citadel, Shanghai were awarded a penalty kick. N. Z. Lee drove the ball comfortably over the crossbar. Newcastle-on-Tyne, Feb. Three million shipbuilding and en-

A. D. Panton, er sub. b. F. Zimmera kick other penulty

was next. Fei headed past Tain in the R. G. Shaw, c. A. Zimmern, b. Lee gineering workers today asked for awarded

when to Hongkong average weekly wage increases of Shui-wing was fouled in the area following robust work by Toboo-A. E. G. Haig, lw. b. F. Zimmern

Lal twelfth minute of the second half, M, Hope, c. Owen-ifughon, 14 shillings in a claim put forward P. L. Chang, Shanghai's goalkeeper, stoff, Long periods of Hongkong 3. Baxter, c. Kitchell, U. Lee here : the workers' representatives who had already established a re- pressure kept the crowd on its toes, A. 1. Cole, not but after they had considered the Gov-putation with local soccer followers, but Chang was ernment's plea for a stabilisation of enhanced it when

champion form in J. A. Darwin, bawled, F. Zimmern visiting goal. Afier Lag hnd and took it further missed Hongkong's penalty kick, N Gambrill, howled, 7. Zummern penalty kick, with a kangaroo-like recovery in there were more determined home A. 8. Stepto, c. Richardson, b. F. which he was slightly injured.

raids. Fung King-cheur cong

Zimmern scored a Much against the run of the play magnificent, pont for

quarter of an hour from the end. tioth minute of the first half. Fel was the scorer. Before the interval play fell off and there were several free kicks, mostly against Hongkong Hongkong pressed hotly on resume ing but it was Shanghai who scored

wages. 'Twenty-eight · thousand men are Today's action by the delegater, involved in the coal mines strike representing 37 key unions joined

he saved Lat's the

and 30,000 of 47,000 Belgian fron- together in the powerful Confedera- Shunghal took the lead in the twen tier workers who cross daily into tion of Shipbuilding and Engineer- France have also downed tools.

ing long, follows similar <lccl- They are protesting against the slong by the Civil Servants Union equivalent of a 45 per cent cut in and other unions to continuo to wages as a result of the recent press their wage claims despite the French devaluation-Reuter

Government's warnings.--Reuter.

The

al

Hongkong Chinese played elever fouthall but finished poorly. Their best marksmen were Lal und Lau. Chang, and Honniball were. Shanghai's brightest stars,

D

M. Gall, 2. A. Zimmer, b. F.

Zimmern...

Extras

Total

Howling Averages F. Zimmern ...

104 H. Owen-Hughes 11. E. Loo A. J. Minu J. E. Richardson

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