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Yugoslav-American

Pact Reported

Rome, Nov. 5-An alleged secret Yugoslav-American paet under which Yugoslavia was said to be already demilitarising her zone of Trieste was carried by the Milan weekly newspaper. Europeo, today.

The paper, giving no source for its claim, said the pact was signed by special emissaries of the United States on the Island of Brioni, about 10 miles north- west of Pola Istria, at the end of September.

The newspaper said that on her nido of the bargain, the United States promised Yugoslavla "absolute security" if sho was attacked by Soviet Russia or any Eastern bloc countries

The main clausen of the agree ment, according to the Europeo, are: 1. The Immediate withdrawal of Yugoslav and equipment from the zone of the Free Territory and Istria, occupied by Yugoslavia.

2. In case of an emergency, the United States Army would take over the whole of the Free Territory and the western part of Istria as far as the Wilson line.

3. In case of $11 energency, Yugoslavia woukl concede to Ameri- can troups the corridor laking forces in Trieste with those in Austri,

4. A state of einergency

lind fl a

ถ

to be ense of direct attack

Yugoslavia, or by Russia on attack by Eastern bloc countries on Yugoslavia, with Russia nominally remaining neutral.

5. In the case of an Allied war,

dis- Yugoslavin would put at the posal of the United States Army an on the Adriatic beuclibend ample coast

0. Yugoslavia claims on Corintula,

renowices any

U.S. UNDERTAKINGS

The newspaper udded that the American emlaries gave Yugo-

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THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH; SATURDAY, - NOVEMBER 6, 1948.

Malaya Stork Derby

Singapore, Nov. 6.-The Chinese have the edge on the Malays in the local stock derby.

Chinesa births in the first half of 1948 exceed Malay births by nearly 13,000. In the Federation of Malaya, however, the Malays are in the lead by over 2,000.

are:

are:

The figures for Singapore Chinese, 16,749; slavia the following undertakings.

of an

Malays. 2,056. einergency, The case

to guarantee

For the Federation they the United States Yugoslavia complete security

40,030; Chinese, her Western frontier. her

The United States will furnish Yugoslavia with industrial products which she has been receiving from clectricat Czechoslovakia and with

and petrol, apparatus, machinery

from which she has been getting

Hungary. The

claimed that Eumpco Yugoslavia has not even one, in- fantry company left in Trieste and with Intria.

Five thousand troops equipment had evacuated the Ter- fenving In recent weeks, ritory

20 men and no officers -about guard the empty barracks.

to

Malays, 42,223.

The heavy Chinese edge in Singapore is due prin- cipally to a much larger population than Malay- Associated Press.

Record Attempt

Unsuccessful

Letters To The Editor

The Leighton Hill Flats

expenditure

Sir,-Ac. an old resident of the the already suggesteri Colony with some knowledge of the of nearly ns much money again or needs of both the public and the another set of Bals for another Civil Service, may 1 suggest that twenty-six Civil Servants on the what damns the new Leighton Holher half of the site.

These proposals, of course, merely houses in the timing of the scheme rather than the scheme itself, stute the obvious, and they or some

The 14 old Leighton Hill houses thing like them would almost oer- were bull about 1920 at a cost tuinly have been adopted already including site and supervision of If we had had the Municipal self- about $70,000 a house, with Ave government we were promised years But the building of these living rooms, wile enclosed veran-ugo.

offices, but no luxury flats certainly pinpoints the dahs and usual

They were KATARCK.

(Ground and 1st Floor), houses tiree or four to a block. The 20 new fints of about the snuse size but with garages cost about $4,370,000, made

outlays of up of contrret

supervision $100,~ $3,800,000, P.W.D. 000 at 5 per cent. (standard R.1.B.A. ent of $380,000 at and site value of rate)

are foot. This square foot, n modest $5

ifat, works out at about $108,000 u a high, though not rediculous, figure, nt such The fact is, however, that a time, with demands on the public purse

more urgent than they ever were, and for building most urgent of all, the spending of nearly 44 20 Civil million dollars to house Servants is a ludicrous luxury. The of being used instead of Rame sum lo house 20 Civil Servants, could,

two storey need for such'ur-Government.

Ir Kwai-CHUNG,

Dagliari, Italy. Nov. 5.--Adelfo with the community's credit to back It added that 30 divisions which

Consolini, the Halian winner of the have met the carrying chore Marshal Tito armed for fear of a

fall- probable war with the Western Olymple discus championship.

on athletic on a ninety-two million dollar self- powers had been moved to Yugo-ed in an attempt at Mlavia's eastern Frontier.

meeting here to better his own unutdating housing loan. enough to I wald the "Beloní agreement" is

official world discus record throw of house over 1,200 business men at make a sizeable road on the public based

55.33 metres (181 feet on the understanding that Britain should not interfere with the

friendship,

inches).

THE PROFESSOR DIVES AT DAWN

(Continued from Pace 4)

DUMB-BELLS

ARGISTERED Us

WILL YOU MARRY 'ME.

τού BET!

| PATENT OFFICE

Yes, BUT

IF YOU SAYİ

THE WORD I'LL NOT

BACK ANOTHER HORSE AR LONG AS LA LIVEN

OPTICIANS голог

other Chinese Optical Co.

What Beebe saw maken the Pic- card expedition pecially 1- citing. After passing the 2,000ft. mark he saw a creature at least 20 feet long and deep in proportion.

The nature of this and shadowy shapes which moved on the cage of Beebe's searchlight beam is But the possibility must unknown. be considered that they were crea- tures thought to be long extinct.

Conditions In the great depths have remained unchanged since the great Age of Fishes 300,000,000 years go. Some of the queer forms which rocks may still be alive there. scientists have found as fossiis in the this is no mere theory was

fishermen of

entirely

for

fossil-a six-feet-long Ass thought to have been extinet for 80,000,000 years.

IL

Consalini was hampered by poor housing problem of the Colony. The 1938, when South African | renewal American-Yugoslav the public housing pro

has been

uhmost by before the meeting and his best blem

hored until now merely increases throw was 52.35 metres.

The figures, champion, the Italian Javelin

I apgent below. the best those Carlo Mateucel, recorded

Appendices Javelin throw in Italy for the pust

of 3 per cent, Currying coal: 12 years with 04.22 metres.--Router.

public Juan. Sinting Fund charge of per cent, per annum to com- mence alter 12 months.

The American signatories to the

The agreement were based at alleged Venice while negotiating the agree

added.-- the ment,

newspaper Reuter.

SEASON OPENS ON NOVEMBER 22

Two

Mixed Doubles Divisions For Badminton League

season

The composition of the Hongkong Badminton League for the about to begin will be a Men's “A” Division, a Men's "B" Division (divid ed into two sections), a Senior Mixed Doubles and a Junior Mixed Doubles. When the Association's league sub-committee met last night to constitute the league it was found that insufficient entries had been received for the Women's Doubles League. Only two clubs had submitted entries.

WEEK-END SPORT

VLJALALIYUSUNTERNEHMENDIRE

TODAY.

Cricket First Division League: HKCC Scorpions v. KCC at Chater Road; INC v HKCC Optimists at Sookunpoo; RAF v. Cmigengower at Kai Tak Friendly: Recreio v. KCC 2nd XI at King's Park.

Football-Police v. St. Joseph's at Boundary Street: Eastern v. South China "B" at Caroline Hill; Club v. KMB at Happy Valley (Kick-off nt 4.30 p.m.)

Altogether 28 teams will be taking part in the league, which opens on Monday, November 22.

In the "A" Division of the Men's are University "A" Chinese YMCA, University "I", KCC and Club de

Recreio.

Section of the "B" Division is composed of Kowloon Tong "A", St John's "A", VIC "A", St Teresa's "A". University, KCC and Kowloon Dock.

Section 2 consists of Kowloon Tong "D". St John's "B", VRC “B”, Chinese YMCA St Teresa's "B", Club de Ileerein, Chung Wah RAF.

Four teams are competing in the mixed doubles-Club do senior Recreio, KCC, Chinese YMCA and University.

do

cent.

1st 6 months. No houses completed

Interest 1 per cent. 2nd 6 months,--At end, of perlod half of house are completed. during period Rents received

Interest It per neglected X.

munthis,alf of houses com- pleted at start of period and all end of period completed Interest 1 per cent. plus Sink- ing Fund 6 per cent, divided by four9/18 per cent.

becomes

3rd

Total cost before loan

4 5/18 per cent.

liquidating

of loan.

Amount available to meet same cent of 4 per ($4,370,000) loan ($02 million).

Margin for eventualities 7/10 per cent. of loan (Excluding X and bank interest on above balances).

Rental Calculation on house cost- Ing $75,000. Loan charges

34% +4 House Rates at 17%

on rent Maintenance at 4%

of rent

per annum

= 4.5%

0.7515%

0.18

Division on Wednesdays and 'tho Mixed Doubles on Fridays,

According to a resolution passed at the recent executive commitee Badminton Association, the or

7 a.m. unless matches will begin otherwise mu'ally arranged.

Club secretaries are reminded that affiliation and entrance fees are now due. Ailation fee to the Badmin ton Association is $10 per club and for the league,

the entrance fee is These should be $2.50 per team. sent to the Mr M.A. Oliveira, c/o Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Total rent required Corporation, as early as possible.

Cius secretaries are also reminded 5.4315% of $75,000 of Rule 12 of the Badminton As-

Byclaws

under

which sociation

win representatives of teams who

in the Undeveloped site value is not in- lengue matches must send resulls to the Badminton Associa- cluded in cost. tion's Ion Secretary within 48 hours. added, and

It was announced at last night's cordingly, when other living costs sub-committed meeting that His come down.

There are five in the junior mixed Second Division League: Police-v-doubles: -Kowloon Dock, Club

(Kowloon) Army

Boundary Recreio, St Teresa's "A", St Teresa's Excellency at Street: South China v. CAA at "B" and KCC. Caroline H; Club v. Solicitors at Men's "A" Division matches will Happy Valley; Navy v. Tramways be played on at Causeway Bay; St. Josenh's . University at St. Joseph's (Kick-off at 3 p.m.): Dockyards v. War De- partment Chinese at Causeway Bay (Kick-off at 4.30 p.m.).

the Governor (Sir Alexander Grantham) had graciously consented to become patron of the Monday's, the "B" Badminton Association.

Rugby-Army v. Club at Sookun- poo, 4.45 p.m

Softball Junior League: Jaguars v. Rangers at Recreio ground 2.30 p.m.; Ladies' League: Canadians v. Pirates at Recreio ground, 4 p.m.

Races Ninth Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley.

TOMORROW

INDIAN THOMAS CUP TEAM

SETS SAIL WITH OPTIMISM

a

Inter-Asso-

Bombay, Nov. 6. The Indian badminton team for the Thomas Cup championship left by air last night for Lon. don en route to the United States, leaving behind their manager, Vijay Madgavakar, who was suddenly taken ill.

leaving the Ruila, were of George Lewis, captain

Elde, expressed con- elated Press. Cricket-HKCC

v. suven Occasionals

make E. C. Fincher's XI nt Chater Road; idence that Inlia would Cralgengower v. Royal Engineers at good showing in the championships, if not win. Ho particularly Happy Valley. -

meet- Football First Division League: looked forward, he said, to

Danish players, Army v. RAF at Sookunpoo; Don ng Malayan and China v Navy at Caroline Hill; some of whom participated in the CAA v. Klichee at Boundary Street. Indian National championships last

Second Division League: Army year, (HK) v. PCA at Sooltunpoo; KMB The team will go to Canada bet v. Kitchee at Boundary Street, forn proceeding to the US, Lewis said. He added that Madgavakar Fixtures: Hockey Association

"adviser," Sushil RN ground, and the team's Navy v. Recreio at King's Park. 10 am.. Khalsa RAF at YMCA ground, King's Park, 11 a.m.; Army v. Cable & Wireless

V.

at Sookunpoo, 9.30 am, University

v. Police nt Causeway Bay, 10 am Dockyard RC v. Civil Service at Da.m.;

RN ground (11), King's Pacic, 10, YMCA

V Dutch HC at YMCA Ground, King's Park 0.45

a.m.

Should Have

Yelled "Fore!"

Carliste, England, Nov. 5.-A Lawn Bowls International Series Quarter-finals: Portugal v. England golfer who failed to yell "fore"

at Kowloon Docks; Ireland v Beot- before he drove off was assess-

land at. Recrele: Malaya v. Philip-ed damages of £878 in favour of pines at KBGC; Chine v. Pakistan

n fellow player who was struck

at KCC (All matches start at 2.45

MILLS. RALPH

WINNER MEETS WOODCOCK

London, Nov. 5.-The winner of the fight between Englishman Freddie Mills and South African Johnny Ralph in Johannesburg to- night will be recognised as the logical contender for Bruce Woodcock's Empire Heavyweight championship, the British Boxing Board of Control announced.

Mills, World Light Heavyweight title will not be, at stake against Ralph, is South African Heavyweight champion.- Associated Press.

who in the right eye with the ball

Softball-Sentor League: HKBC v.and blinded.

Madcaps, 10.30 am.; Chung Hwn v. Ordering George Ritson Alderson .VRC. 12.30 p.m. Filipinos to pay the damages to Daniel Her- Khalsa, 2 p.m.; Overseas Chinese v. bert Watson, Mr Justice American Club. 3,30 .m At ruled:

Recreio ground; Recrelo v. Police, 12 noon; Canadians v. St. Joseph's. 2 pm, at CBA ground,

Junior Lengue: Wildfires Vikings, 0 a.m. at Recrelo ground.

MONDAY

COUVER

Sellers

The law is clear that on a golf

duty there is a

to tako reasonable care that no injury in dione those who are on the course or taking part in the game."Asso cinted Press.

STAR-GAZING

= 5.4315%

= $4074.00 per annum $399.50 per month

It might perhaps be rent increased nc-

Investment

Housing. owing to the security afforded by the buildings, is pecu- liarly suited to low interest loans; as every building society knows, and publle housing, hacked by the credit of the community in addition, Is Land need the best suited of all.

not be an expense to any great

since there

is plenty of extent,

the public land available C.. abandoned

site 1ΟΣ suburb below

a su Jardine's Lookout (with new road and bus

bus service) and in Kowloon the King's Park neighbourhood.

Without undeveloped site cost it should be possible in 0 to 18 months to build 1,200 decent family flats or small houses at $75,000 apiece in- services and cluding all P.W.D.

hem available make them

for business men, who have the first claim on the Colony, at $340 a month aplece, this for the name net cost to the public purse as the housing of these 26 Civil Servants. Figures ap- pended,

Those who

wished, and they woukl be many, to buy their houses while paying rent could do by pay- ing another $200 a month (making $340 a month

all) for 20 years In and so increasing the approx.)

Sinking

Fund payments from

34 per cent, to 4 per cent. nearly interest rate assumed, as for the loan itself, at 34 per cent.). One probable advantage of such scheme 18 the indirect effect on other housing. It,

think one may assume, the provision of 1,200 middle class tenements would sen sibly relieve the pressure in that field, the whole housing market would be affected, and other house rents and hotel rates also would Stend to fall.

Farther Extravagance A further

advantage of such a scheme would be that, since Govern- ment owned the houses, it could ensure that, they went to reputable business men who needed them and not to collaborators and refugee

tealth capitalists whose

would these -Hollywood, Nov, 5The farmer

otherwise enable

gentry to manager, Fred Haney, wi

grab them. St. Louls.

know. real estate speculators said. today that he might accept an offer to monage Hollywood stars, will shout

about bottle-necks. In "but I am Involved In several other

Interference with the supply and

Remembrance Day

measures.

enterprises now and, until certain supply of materials for private Cricket: First Division, League:

QUIZ ANSWERS

things are decided, I won't be able building: these dimculties can be

are met ne they Recreio v. University at King's Park.

in England Friendlies: England v. Australia at 1. Chess; both are masters of the to give a deinito answer.”—United met

Emer- now by stringent controls. Colombla, Prevs. 2. Venezuela,

needs demand geney

emergency Chater Road; KCC v. CBA at Cox's tame. Path.

Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina. 4. Football-Poppy Day

Charity 8 Mountala 'range in Bulgaria.

Lastly, some will object that. It Match: Combined Services v. The Air photograph. 5. Oulda, Marle

Danco Postponed is too Inte to protest. The answer Rest at Sooliunpoa, 3.43 pan,

Corelli, George Eliot. 6. North. 7.

The Remembrance Day danco is two-fold. First, the need for Softball-Senior League: Police v. Senator Alben Barkley. 8. Hod. 9.

aim.j Saints 10.30

Recreio v. North Pole, in 1900, by Feary; which was to have been held at pubile housing still stands and if American Club, 12: noon, at Recreio South Pole, in 1911, by Amundson. the KCC next Monday has been necessary can be met by increased And secondly this protest ground; Junior League: Vikings v. 10. Eighteen (5 each fore-paw, 4 unavoidably postponed until Satuns taxes.

day, November 13.

will be worth while if it only stops Rangers at Recreio ground, 9. a.m. [onchi hind-paw).

was n selestifle bombshell, ns tramatic as if a dinosaur had been captured in the South American Jungle.

1 Plecard comes up safely he may have an even more fantastle "lost world" story to tell.

CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS

Solution of yesterday's puzzle.— Across: 1, Hallowe'en: B, April Fool; 9, Pudding: 11, Lapel; 13, Feriness: 16, See 2 Down: 17. See 1 Down; 20, Greyhound; 21, Array; 22, Dyke.

Down: 1 and 17, Hammer and tongs; 2 and 16, Apple-ple order; 3, Lid; 4, Olden; 0. Filer; 7, Onus; 8; Lob; 10, Gases; 12, Piety: 14, Rider; 15, Trude; 18, Nod; 10, Gay,

Solution to Skeleton Crossword on Page 13:--

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Tol: 23368 ·

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CHURCH NOTICES

GOSPEL HALL

(Duddeli Street, Hongkong) (Between the Bank of China and the National City Bank of New York, N

Bunday 11 am. Breaking-of-fread. (for Believera only).

Sunday pum. Gospel Servies. Tuesday, 8 pm. Dibie Bludy. Thursday 8 pm. Prayer Meeling. Special Meeting for Ladies on Monday. 8th November, 1948 at 730 p.m.

All English speaking friends welcome.

EMMANUEL CHURCH

(318 Nathan Road, Kowloon) Saturday Evening, 8.30, Prayer Meet- ing at 23 Austin Avenue (Top Floor). Sunday Morning. 1130. Preacher, Dr Lechmere Clift. Theme, The Three Things the Lord refuses to do for u We must do them ourselves“ (6) John 11).

Sunday Evening. 100, Freacher, Ur Lechmere Citi. Text, "21" _heart__ and my flesh cry out for the Hving God." (Penim 64.2).

Tuesday Morning.

10:30, Women's Bible Study Group, meets at 12 Chatham Road. Any interested in the Bible are cordially invited.

Wednesday, 8.00 p.m. Song Service, Fellowship Meeting and Social Hour.

Friday, 0.00

Hati

p.m. Army, Scripture Reader's Bible Study. Open to all,

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