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VOL. IV. NO. 14

NOKONG TELEGRAPH. For and pm: babalt of?, EVIM

BOUTHI CHINA MORNING POST, LEI,

If thank

RACING EDITION The

Today's "weatherr 'Light or moderafë variable winds, mainly "Northeasterly:"fine,"“haxy,

Noon Observationa:, Barometrio pressure, 1025.6 mb., 30.28 in. Temperature, 88.2 der, F. Dow Point, 47 dex. F. Relatiyè humidity, :58. Wind direction, East, Wind force, 8 knots.

Tilgh water: 7 ft. 8 in. at 11.45 p.m. Low water: 5 ft 1 Im

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hongkong Telegraph.

FIRST FIVE HK DERBY

RACES

Exciting Finish Starts The Day

The third day of the Jockey Club's, annual meet- ing started today with an exciting finish to the first race, which was won by Rose Emmo (A. Ostrou- moff) by a neck from Jeep Lee (H. Maitland). In turn Jeep Lee captured second placo by a neck from Do- minion Day (C. L. Gregory).

Rose Emme paid her backers $40.20 for a win.

THE RESULTS

1, SOUTHERN HANDICAP. For Aus- -tralian Pontes, Class 2.. Winners of two or more races since January 2, 1940. barred. One mile.

1. Rose Emme (Catrowunoff) 111,

2. Jeep Lae (Maliland) 132,

3. Dominion Day (Gregory) 132, Won by a neck; a neck, Time: 1:43-4/79.

Pari-mutuel:-Winner, 40.20. Piacos! 9.70, 8.00 11.30.

Also Tan: Hurricane (T. D. Daul, Lucky Strike (V. . Tub, Meteorologist (B. L. Tao) Perry (K. Kwox), Pieprant Valley (P. Young), Bookunpots (W. K. Shleh), Sorceror (W. F. M., Cook), Sunlight {Foto-Hunt). 11 starters.

First WONGNEICHIONO STAKES 2

Tor Australian Subscription Section).

Winners barred. One Ponies of 1949.

mile.

1. Nervous Witness (R. L. Tao) 130.

2. Double Coln (P. Young) 147.

3. Fenforce (Ostrojima) 141,

Won by 3 lengths: 2 lengths. Time: 1:31-3/0,

-Pari-mutust-Winner, 11.50.

B.CD, 1.70, 5.80,

Places:

Also ran: Arabian Dagger (Wong Yan), Houe d'or (T. 3. Dau), Shane TCIstro), Treantrer Y. K. TU), Victory Ship

( C. Wong). Eight starters.

1. JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP. (First Section). For Australian Ponler, Class 8. From the two mlio post once round and

in (About Onn Milo 171 Yerde).

1. Noonday fun. (Pote-Hunt) 159.

2. Colonia (Ostraumoff) 344.

3. Toowoomba Bay (Gregory) 148,

Won by half a length; 2 lengths.

Time: 19-2/8.

Pari-mutuel10.20.

0.00.

Placos: 6.70, 4.70,

Also rant Dashing Beauty (1, P, Chanson), Fluke Shot (W. P. M. Cook), Septentia Good Bay J. C. Fonseca),

(Maitland), Whirlaway (Castro). Eight

StartETE.

4. WONGNCichong staKES (Second Australian Subscription Section). For

Ponies of 1949. Winners barred. Опе mile.

1. Ringier (Ostroumoff) 147,

2. Jeep Hee (Maitland) 147,

RESULT

Golden Dahlia Wins

FIRST PRIZE OF $765,762 FOR LUCKY SWEEP WINNER

The 1949 Hongkong Derby was won this afternoon at Happy Valley by Golden Dahlia. - The jockey was Mr W. K. Shich. Egyptian Field was second, and Ben Wyvis third. race was over a mile and a half, and the time was 2:43-4/5.

The

There were only six starters: Ben Wyvis (D. Black), Egyptian Field (C. L. Gregory), Golden Dahlia (W. K. Shieh), Highlight (J. Pote-Hunt), Shun Fung (H. Maitland) and Skymaster (B. L. Tao).

A dense crowd packed the rails to watch the race.

Skymaster drew the rail posi- tion and took the lead at the start, but lost it to Ben Wyvis when coming into the straight for the first time.

When the

fleld came into the home stretch for the second time, Egyptian Field was leading, but Golden Dahlia moved up spectacularly and romped home to win.

Egyptian Field was two lengths bebind in second place, and Ben Wyvis was many lengths behind in third.

The pari-mutuel *VRS: Winner, $30.00. Places: $10.30 $15.70, $7.70. A total of 1,888,000 tickets were sold in the Derby 'Sweep, prizes aro 'na follows:

1st

2nd

3rd

AAL

$765,762

5218,789

$109,395

Each of the other 134 unplaced qualified ponies, whether starters or not, carries a consolation prize of 55,442.

FULL

DRAW

Below is the full draw for the Derby Sweepstake:

Abdul Hamla

Condor

Cooree Dig'empota Delphin

Double Coln.

Duchess Delight Easy-going

242734 1382350

827342 704393

213675

1233440

1517767

Egyptian Field

880501

Empresa Delight

1685531

Epinard

1500410

1469134

525460

349223

Fairy Feel Fatry Hawk Fülbuster First Alarm Florella

·81641

033865

286245

Flying

giving Knight

1330430

Forever Spring

Forle

Glacial Lake

Golden Dahlia

Good Fun

Newi

Happy Farmers

· Happy Return

Harmony Highlight

High Speed

Jeep Hee Jemima Jennifer Jetüre Jing Dai

Jorrocks'

Kolinaky

and the

Good Greenback Green Velvet

Gypsy

120064

Gypsy Girl

1431354 93020

414388

247100. 27900 039907.

Home Builder

1133501

Honey Dew

1267854

Hongkong Stutze

240084

Hop Yick

Iron Mask

21975

Jasmin

Ability

1038586

Aeroplane

413388

1331088 144801 833336 870303

Alts and Graces

324138

23500

854713

Amarant

1426831

1131784

Amazing

1543308

587702

Amber

152337

1608082

Amsterdam

1683708

Kwong Leung

Arablan Dazzer

67920

1680258

HG130

Lady Gloucester

1020158

.

Places:

Atomic Power

1333490

Liberty Diamond

1409033

One

rallerina Barbarlan Вагелд Baylight kayı Ben Vorlich Ben Wyvls Big Bluff

458463

Liberty Ship

1310791

Lucky

1413772

Lucky Starter

Mabel

246000

Madame Butterfly

845854

Maniac

690780

1057039

Bitter Sweet

297400

Mercury

406817

Mimi

324933 103935 103955 12583 G51023 250802 920074

Bright View

108101

Morning Sky

1277237

My Love

1653441 434357

By-the-way

2158405

Nervous Wincas

Canadian Potato

381234

Oldahors

Castle Princess Chicto

779353

Pay Day

1830104

3. Flying Knight. (K. C. Wong) 147.

Won by two and a half lengths; one length.

Tina: 1:81-4/8.1- Pari-mutuel:-Winner: 0.30.

D.10. 0.10.

Abo ran:

Epinard (Fonseca).

Big Bluf? (Y, K. TU).

Five starters,

5. Wongnichong

Section)-For

Hakes. (Tr Australian Subscription

Ponies of 1049. Winners barred.

Mile.

1. Bayiight (Pole-Hunt) 147.

2. Powerhouse (Gregory) 147,

3. Thander Sky (II, T. Álexander) 143.

Won by one and a half lengths; many

Time: 1:54-4/5,

Pari-mutuel)--Winner, 7.00, Placer: 5,70,

6.00, T.20.

Also Tan: Barbarian (P. Young), Jedire (L. 9, KHU), O}drhorn {HV. I. N. Darklo).

Bix entries.

EDITORIAL

Bincksmith

Busy Bee

St John Ambulance

RECENT activities of the

St

John Ambulance Brigade→→ the visit of: Its Chlef Overseas Commissioner,' Colonel 'Sir James Sleeman, and the annual ball' and parade—have put it very much la the news. It is well that long- kong should be kept aware of the name, for the community owes a great debt to the members of the organisation for their pubile Bervice. This service, which takes many forms, is RIWAYA rendered with ready real and thoroughness, and since it is

enirely voluntary, it speaks

desi for the great

public #piritedness and self-sacrifice of the men and women who composo the Brigade. In giving up much of their time to help the poor, the sick and the suffering, "they

· ត maintaining admirable manner the ideals and " traditions of the most ancient of orders of chivalry, whose history of service goes back over 800 year. The Brigade in Hongkong

regained today has almost prewar strength, As Colonel Sleeman Pointed out at the parade

Sunday, on

This

because i nos of fear of andthier war. A well- trained and efficient ambulance service la most valuable. Kunci In war, but the need for such a body is just as great, in time of

and peace, for, onlaratiles „ontastrophes are likely to affilọt a

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community, at any time, and sometimes with awful sudden- tiers.

The danger is ever, present fires, landslides,

house collapses, epidemics and serious Recidents of many kinds, In all of which there is urgent necessity for prompt and efficient first aid. attention. Whenever distressing events have occurred here, the St John Ambulance Brigade of Hongkong has alwaJE responded magnificently. First service thus given has

mach prevented

unnecessary suffering and probably

.saved MAIJ lives, and when it remembered that the work of the

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Boutheast Wind Sparkling Eyes Spark?log Star Brigado is not restricted to Speed spectacular., occasions only, but

Sportsmaster continues daily through various

Stager channels-free motor ambulances," Stirling Casio, free treatment at clinics, proven- tive Inoculation, and vaccination,

Hirychnine ele—the value of the organisation to the community is indeed Inestimable. Another aspect of St John servies whloki may not have occurred

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Sunkiss The Alligator The Hopeful, The Tigress sorie WEE Thunder Sky

rightly pointed out by Colonel Bleeman, and that is the · great beneft' which thousands of bomes derive from knowledge of first aid

and home nursing obtained by trained members of their hours. holds or neighbours.: Negloed of minor injuries or the WTONE tresiment of ilight silments can lead, to grave - consequences; and heavy expense.

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OPENING OF FIRST ASSIZES OF THE YEAR America's

CRASH IN FOG CLAIMS LIVES

OF 20 AIRMEN

Glasgow, Jan. 17.-Twenty American airmen were killed when a United States Superfortress crashed in dense mist about 3,600 feet up a mountain- side near the village of Loch Goilhead, Scotland.

Lock Gollhead police stated They

UN Group To Set there were no survivors.

Up Headquarters In Jerusalem

added a rescue party found just a pile of burned-out metal, "Nothing remained to be done except to search for bodies."

Earlier.

In the course of colour- ful ceremónics this morning marking the opening of the first Assizes of the year, the Chief Justice, Sir. Leslie Gibson, Inspects a guard of honour of the 1st Bat 'talion, The Buffs, drawn up outside the Supreme, Court, (Telegraph Staff Photo- grapher).

Reburial Of Doolittle Raiders

Top Reds On Trial

New York, Jan. 17-Eleven of the 12 top Communists. In the United States went on trial in the heavily-guarded Federal courthouse today, and defence counsel immediately protested against police state atmo.. sphero" and “intimidation.” .

The Government brought its case ogulást. 13 Ameriçon. Communist leaders, but as the hoaring began, John F. X. McGohey, United States attorney, moved to postpone action against William 2. "Foster, 87-year- old Party chairman, who is serious- ly. £lf.

A battery of five defence al- torneys, Immediately swung into. a complicated legal skirmish which delayed action and made it appear probable it would be several days before the Court got around Lo selecting a jury.

Led by the dapper and sharp- tongued Harry Sachor, the defonco objected to the presence of police, to newspaper articles about the trial, to the smallness of the courtroom and the alleged bins of Federal Judge Harold Medina.

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POLICE ON GUARD The 11 defendants, charged with conspiracy to advocate and teach overthrow of the Gavosament by force and violence, were seated sido by side on a long wooden bench In the marble and ook panelled court-

room.

Oulshit the skyscraper cou

fover 100 police were on diurthouse.

guard- Ing all entrances, and concentrated

three famed Doolittle raiders were pathisers held a brief demonstration Washington, Jan 17-The ashes of particularly before the courthouse steps, where Communist BYIT- National

reburied

in Arlington

the United States Air Cemetery today with full military ridors to maintain a crowd

Force authorities in England said honours, that a Superfortress, which was on

at noon, Polico also lined the cor-

of several hundred

stood la

its way back to the United States vinThe filers were Lieutenants Robert The for scale. Geneva, Jan. 18,The three mem- Iceland, was missing. The 20 air- Meder, O. G. Farrow and Dean Hall-The court was called to brder at ber United Nations Palestine Con- men on board had finished their duty mark. All thres were pilots or ca 10.43 a.m., and Mr. Mctioney Intro- pilots. They were captured when duced two motions, one to proceed cillation Commission decided at its in England. Best inceling yesterday to establish escry worker said: "Mutilated forced down in China.

with the trial charges against the its oficial headquarters in Jerusa wreckage on the mountainside and

bodies

Communist "Board", of Directors" and another to saver Foster from lem by Monday, January 24.

the trial. Sacher

The Commissiori agreed to go directly to Palestine in conformity with instructions from the United Nations General Assembly instead of setting up a temporary headquarters in Rhodes.

were alrown

the

Lieutenants Farrow and Hallmark we searched about to see if there were executed by a Japanese firing ne squad at Klangwan, In China, after were any survivors but found none.

The Loch Gollhead police told a Japanese court-martial, sentenced Router: "Parts of the bodies had them to death for bombing civilians, been scattered

Іл around such cir- Lieutenant-Meder died of veri-beri bo in a wartime Japanese prison camp eumstances that it is going to dimcult to identify

located at Nanking. of them." The search party, which set out immediately the plane was heard to

ony

was on his feet fame- diately, referring to newspaper dis- patches about the assignment of 400 policeman to the courthouse, and demanded that the police be re- moved.

"This is a police trial, If the Israeli-Egyptian peace talks

, not public trial," he declared. All three were cremated. in Rhodes come to a successful con-

GUARD ADVISABLE clusion this week, the acting UN pass over Loch Gollhead and crash, ashes were reclaimed by American An honour

Judge-Modina, a calm, moustached Mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche, may had to gross rough country, forcing troops after surrender. come to Geneva to report to the

heavily wooded areas squad fired, three volleys and a man, rocked slowly back and forth path through Commission before the three-nation and to wade knee deep in bog to bugler blew taps as the ushies were in his chair as Sacher and other

lowered into adjacent graves while defence counsel objected to "mar group moves for Jerusalem.

reach the wreck.

"armed

Their

It was still blazing when they got a small group of relatives and friends al law in Foley Square"

looked on.-United Press.

The Commission is due to take the United States Air Force Head-

in

Tho

over Dr Bunche's functions Palestine by gradual stages.

The Commission comprises Claude quarters issued later, a statement identifylag the plane as the Super- de Boslanger of France, Hussein fortress which was reported missing. Cahid Yaichin of Turkey and one The Headquarters refused to confirm . United States representative op tonight the Loch Gollhead police

pointed by

President Truman.

was

were no sur.

St. Paul's "Service For Tommy Handley Joseph Keenan, resigned last week statement that there

Landon, Jan. 17-A memorial place and his

temporarily vivors,

service for Tommy Handley will be taken yesterday by the American Minister to Switzerland, John Carter awalling our own report of the held at St. Paul's Cathedral on

crash. There is a possibility that Thursday, January 27, some of the

men may have parachuted out"

Vincent

It was understood, however, that Vincent would work with the Com- mission only until a new perma-

nent US delegate had been nominat ed-Associated Press.

Yugoslav-Polish Trade Pact

1043278 Belgrade, Jan 17-Yugoslavia 1484411 and Poland have signed a new trade 159305 and payments agreement, it was 1848176 officially announced here today.

Poland will send Yugoslavia in dustrial coke, rolled metal, technical and other goods in exchange for minerals, metals, timber, tobacco and other goods.

The announcement did not men- tion the total valus nor the duration of the agreement-Reuter.

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The Headquarters sald: "We are

One of the organisers said today that the service was being held so The rescue party came across the that members of the public, who tangled wreckage in Succoch Glen, could not hear, the funeral service,

between the mountains around the could attend-Reufer. district of Loch Gollhead and Strachur.

The

crash Decurred In wild country Inhabited only by foxes, wildcats and deer.

Six bodies were found besides the twisted and burnt-out wreckage- Reuter.

HOMEWARD BOUND Glasgow, Jan. 17.--Twenty home. ward, bound American soldiers were killed when their B-20 mached into a fog-shrouded mountain in Western Scotland and burned today,

A United States Army spokesman in London *sald the plane carried "maintenance men" and crew. The

repair victima

Üteir next of

names of the were withheld until kla could be notified.

The Superfort was bound for Meeksfield, Iceland, en route to the United States, when it ran into fog and mist over Argyllshire and crashed into a mountain peak 3,000 feet up near Lock Gofihend, 30 miles northwest of Glasgow.--United Press..

Russia Refuses To Mediate In China

London, Jan. 17-Radio Moscow mid today that Rumla had refused to mediate in China's civil war because Unplaced pooler (8100 #ach) Now, 37, the adheres Invariably to the prin- ciple of non-interference in the in- ternal affairs of other countries”

No. 17 No. 1 Unplaced pontes ($100 each)

A Tars nows agency despatch said the Soviet-deputy Foreign Minister, Andre- Vyshinsky, - today handed a 27, note staling, Russia's position to the

Chinese Ambassador, Foo Shrunk.

Ping

Tam-reported that: Russia pug- gosted that the Nationalists should Unplaced port ($100 sach) Noi, 1518, | negotiate with the Communiata

directly, and without foreign inter= vention-United Press,

comp calculated to influence jurors" and "and atmosphere of violence, not only in courthouse but in this courtro

Mr Medina denied all motions for the removal of the police, remark- ing he remembered picket lines and demonstrations on previous occasions that bordered on disorderly conduct and which had made a police guard advisable.

The entire first day of this history- making trial was consumed by de fence attempts to win a delay, which ended when Mr Medina denied a plea for a 90-day postponement-- United Press.

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