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COUNTY CRICKET:

Middlesex Still At The Top Of The Table

London, May 27.-Although a first inninge load over Glamorgan at Lord's kept Middlesex at the head of the County cricket championship table, a fine win over Derbyshire brought Surrey, who have a game in hand with four played, to within four points of the leaders' total of 44 points.

Northamptonshire, 'by beating Kent, moved into third place with 30 points from six games. Worcestershire took first innings points from Lancashire to fill the fourth position with 32 points from fivè games.

Yorkshire earned four points, ly brought the game to a pre- from their match with Essex mature close. and follow Worcestershire with In a stay of three hours 45 28 points, while Derbyshire minutes, Howard scored chiefly and Warwickshire, who were with powerful without a County

off drives. He game, come was bowled within five of his next each with 24 points,

century after partnering the To clubs at the bottom of left-hander, Alan Wharton, in the table, Leicestershire and century land for the sixth

were

KIWIS BEATEN

Nottinghamshire, did not have wicket. Wharton made 50 not the opportunity of improving out. their positions as both without County matches.

George Mana. kept the game alive until the last minule at Lord's by declaring when Middlesex, ofter gaining a first innings lead of 90 runs, had made $2 for 3 in 35 minutes,

Glamorgan went for the task of scoring 340 in 10 minutes, but lost four batsmen for 47 The two left-handers, Bill Jones and Alan Walkins, added 50 in half an hour, but Glamorgan, with three wickets in hand, fell 20 chort of their objective. Jones Inade 40 and Watkins.21.

ten

in beating Kent by wickets, Northamptonshire com- pleted their first double in the County championship years. The last occasion they did this was in 1920 when they beat Worcestershire twice.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

School For Jap War Criminals

Tokyo, May 27-The occupation forces have started "dentoerailing" more than 1,000 Japanese war criminals Imprisoned In Tokyo's Sugamo Prison, an offeinl in General Mas- Arthur's Headquarters said today,

Prisoners are going to -actionl

$1 course-- aurervised by American officials. - which includo lectures on democracy and occupation reforms.

**The school enables pri- noners to study democratie procedures so that they will better understand the life they will enter when -released." a BCAP eduos-

tion official explained.

The school programme does not interfere with the regular

labour schedule.United Press.

UK Ruling On Eisler Criticised

MIXED FARMING

FOR COLONIES

Rees-Williams

Lack Of Proteins

London, May 27.~The Colonial Under- Secretary, Mr David Rees-Williams, told Parliament today that mixed farming would be tried in Malaya and elsewhere,

Govt Troops Drive On Prome

troops

"We belleve the Colonial peoples are lacking the proteins which come from meat and milk," he said,

"We believe there is a great opportunity for mixed forms,"

He said that when he and Mr Leonard Gammans, Conserva- tive Member of Parliament, went to Malaya a few years Rangoon, May 27-Burmese were produced locally could not ago, the two great craps which Government launched.

have be sold, Nor could they be an all-out

offensivocaten. along

the road

from Rangoon alming at the recapture of the fore, for

He had always pressed, there- communications centre

the production of things which, In the last resort, Frome, 178 miles to the north, could be consumed and not bo pro-Government sources slated come a drag on the market, he tonight.

said,

their first defent loday at Ox- The New Zealanders suffered ford, by the University. It is interesting to note that the occasion a touring side in Eng- members

Washington, May 27 Some the combined rebel forces

Prome is the headquarters of last land was defeated by a univer-ocused

Congreso today White Band members

Mr Rees Williams sald that Britain of ingratitude People's

21 colonies had now had their of the alty was in 1927, when Cam in refusing to return ball-Jump-ilon, Communists and bridge gained a

Volunteer Organica-10 years plans approved. These five wickets Ing Gerhart Eisler to the United desertera-who viciory

would Involve the expenditure Army landers.

ever the New Zen- States, but others said she could districts

control seven of £200,000,000. not have done otherwise. Some Valley.

In the Irrawaddy Oxford had not beaten a tour-bad rubbiah."

Before today's success, said it was "good

He was speaking in a debate riddance to ing side since 1011.

Government spearheads, head-celting" of expenditure on wel- ол a bill raising the annual ing northwards, are reported to Year All-India lost to them by

be within three miles of Talk- tare and development in the eight wickets,

kyi, a rabol stronghold.40 miles colonies from £17,500,000 10 north of Rangoon,

£20,000,000, This

In that

NORTHANTS DOUBLE The results of the games

ended today were: tonaire

At Northampton: Northamp- wickets. Kent 223

beat Kent by

and Clarke 3 for 27); Northants 331 (Evans 55, Nutter 5 for 4, 134

for declared and 20 for no wicket.

Yorkshire-Fantex

for 20

It was Northants' third con- stutive victory over Kent, and third win of the season.

102

AL Leeds:

Republican Representative Clarence Brown shid: "Wint example of international co- Ingratitude, whnt

a shining operation, what a great de monstration of appreciation by the British government of the to aid the British people!" sacrifices we have been making

However, two members of the House Un-American Activities Committee and that under Bri- tish law the court had had no choice but to see Elsier free,

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COLDSTREAMERS IN JUNGLE

match 'phedonei us a drawW Kent began the day requiring Essex 174 and 203 for 5 (Dodds 101

runs to avold an Innings 88); Yorkshire 346 for 9 do- .dicfeal

Representative with eight wickets in eln

clared. Godfrey Evans,

Francis Walter: "I don't see The Oval: Surrey beat how any other decision could wickel-keeper, de, England's Derbyshire

by an Innings and have been reached. The offenco to check a collapse by hitting

runs. Surrey 407; Derbyshire he committed in this country

(Continued from Page 9} even fours in a bright 55, but 152 (Alec Bedser 6 for 25, by lunch Kent were all out and Parker 4 for

extraditable.

On Friday morning they set 10) Northants needed only 20 runs

and 173 (Gladwin 50 not out, Laker Z

shortcomings are in our laws." off-at reduced pace owing to to win.

their weakened state-and low- for 15).

Republican Surrey needed to capture 10

At Worcester:

Representative ly the main landmarks of their Worcester-Nixon: "I am not critical of the outward wickels in ve

journey came inlo hours to beat shiro-Lancashire match

aban- British, I think the respon- Derbyshire. They claimed ten

doned

view. as a draw. Worcester sibility lies with us. It is ob of these for 14 before lunch, 27 for D declnced; Lancashire vious that the British Govern- all but finished, they came.

On Saturday morning, feeling mainly due to Alee Bedser, 05).

160 und 107 for (Howard meni, as distinguished from the who took six for 25, and went on to win with 40 minutes to

courts, co-operated with us in that they arrested Eisler and spare.

brought a charge against him," United Press.

Derbyshire's

Arsl

At Cambridge: Cambridge University-Warwickshire match drawn. Warwickshire 217 and Innings 275 for 8 declared (Waft 5 for total of 52 was the lowest of 74): Cambridge 282 and 00 for the season. Bedser, who finished 4. with match figures of nine for

85,

- was ably

supported by

At Lord's: Middlesex drew UK GOLF:

John Parker, who took seven with Glamorgan. Middlesex 322

for 87 in the match.

07 Owing to minutes

ruln

only

for O declared and G2 for 3

declared; Glamorgan 220 (Sims

play was possible to the 4 for 33).-Iteuter. Yorkshire-Essex match at Leeds

5 for 77) and 110 for. 7 (Young

today. The match was abandon-

ed as a draw, with Yorkshire Tennis:

goining first Innings points.

C. Dadds, who stayed three hours and hit 13 fours in le 08, shared a match-saving fourth wicket stand with Trevor Bailey, who made 45 not out for Essex. They put on 102

runs in 95 minutes.

AOghting Innings by Nigel Howard, the young Lancashire captain and opening bat, saved his side from a threatened inn-

ings defeat at the hands of Wor-

UK Finalists

In French

Championships

the

McCready, Turnesa In Final

27--Sam

on a clearing, and to their de light found some tapioca. A root each revived their flagging reserves of energy, but fast

It was enough for them to carry on, and then they came upon the best news of the week- fresh marks unmistakably made by a

a rescue party, "When we saw the still burn- ing embers of a re, thoughts at once realised de- liverance was approaching," one of them said. They ate four biscuits left lying near the fre- the first colld food they hed tasted for a week.

our

Then events happened in quick succession. Thoy sighted a sentry across a river, and they Dublin. May

Me-waded their tired bodies across Gready, a genial Irishman who since leaving their tactical base.

and

met the first friendly man playes most of his golf the The rescue patrol wished their London area. will meet Willie Turnesa, the American cham tired feet and cleaned away the plon, who won the British title traces of the evil leech bites," iwo years ago, in the 38-holes and fresh spare socks final of

amateur given to them,

After a hastily prepared brew of hot sweet tea and a light meal, under their own but relieved of the weight of power their weapons, domitablle Coldstreamers walk-

the Ave In..

ed to the nearest road and were picked up by transport.

the British

Paris, May 27.There will championship on the Parimar- cestershire before rain eventual- be an Anglo-American final Innock Inks here tomorrow. the women's doubles in French lawn tennis champion- They survived 'two gruelling ships as a result of today's semi-finals, with MeCready matches.

needing two extra holes to de- In the semi-finals the

feat Kenneth Thom, a former top- seeded Americans. Mrs

Mnr-English championship Analist, garet Osborne DuPont and Miss and Turnesa winning on the Louise Brough beat Miss Jonn 1st green against E. B. Mill- Curry and Miss Joan Queriler, ward after a fluctuating battle, Wightman Cup The big thill, however, was and winen McCready beat the Ameri-

WEEK-END

SPORT

TODAY

Lawn Bowls — League of Britain, 0-2, 4-6, 6-3, Matches: First Division-KBGC the

British

and

v. KCC; IRC v. PRC; CCC y. players, Mrs Belly Hilton Recreio "B"; KDRC v. Reerelo Miss Joy Gannon, defeated the can holder of the title, Frank "A" Second Division-Recreio South Africans, Mrs Sheila Stranahan, in the morning

v. Talkoo; IRC v. HKCC: KCC Summers and Mrs Ethel Water-quarter-final

V. HKFC; KBGC v.

Filipino meyor, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Club. Third Division PRC v.

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Frank Parker and. Ricardo McCready, down with a single

putt, won the first hole,

but

HKERC; Recreio v. KCC; POC Gonzales, lop seeded Americans. soon lost his lead, only to go in V. KDRC.

Swimming-VRC Gala, 9.30 doubles with

reached the final of the men's front again at the sixth. Strana 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 win han was not happy in the strong Over Lennart TOMORROW

Dergelin Torsten Lawn Bowls KBGC v. Sports Davis Cup pair.

and wind blowing across the course, Johansson, the Swedish Club.

and was two down at the ninth. Opening-Formal Opening of semi-final, Eustace Fannin and at the 14th, and Anished matters In the second men's doubles three by holding from four yards McCready increased his lead to Clubhouse & Skeet Shooting Eric Sturgess Ground of the Hongkong Gun beat Marcel Bernard (France) putts at the 15th.

(South Africa) when the American took three Club at Kwel Chung, Castle and Budge Palty (USA) 6-4, Peak Road, 3 p.m.

6-3, 0-4-Reuter,

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Meanwhile, another Irishman, Michael Power, gave Turnesa a fright by gaining a quick two- holes, lead, but ho lost at thej next three and was two: down with three to play.

Fower levelled at the 18th but was bunkered at the 19th to be beatca.

Single putting on several greens carried E, B. 'Millward into the semi-final, which Thom reached with a comfortable win over J. W. Jones-Reuter.

WALKER CUP TEAM

London, May .27.--Britain's team to moet America for the Walker, Cup in New York', on August 19 and 20 was chosen here today as follows;

P. B. Lucas, Captain; J. Bauen; J. B. Carry

RC Ewing; 8: M. McCready, K. H. Micklem; E. B. Millward; A. II. Perowno; K. 'G. Thom and R. J. White. CASTIN

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