British Pair Lose To Filipinos In Tennis Tourney
Calcutta, Dec. 30-After reaching the semi- finals of the Men's Doubles in the Asian lawn tennis championships today at the expense of the Polish-born player, C. Spychala, and the Czecho- slovak star, Vladimir Cernik, the British pair, Geoffrey Paish and Gerald Oakley bowed out of the tournament when they went down to the Filipinos, Felicissimo Ampon and Caesar Carmona, 2/6, 6/1, 6/2 and 7/5.
Earlier in the day, Paish and Oakley, continued their overnight match with Spychala and Cernik with the scores standing at 6/4, 7/9, 4/4, The British couple want on to win the third ist at 6/4, lost the fourth 3/6 and then walked away with the deciding set at 8/1.
'In ''
tho
Men's semi-final, Sedgman and Drobny meet Ampon wha efcated
In the final on January 2 Sumant Miara, India's No. Reuter. player, 6-4, 3-0, 7-5, 4-6 and B-01
ICE HOCKEY In a Mon's
semi- Davos, Dec. 30.-The Swedish final Boso and Misra beat Ice hockey club Goola were un-
Doubles
Drago Mitic and Y. Pallada lucky to lose to the Davos team
(Yugoslavia) 9/7, 0/4, 3/6, 0/0, here today by a score of noven
Mitic and Mrs Todd beat the goals to six. French pair Robert Abdesselam The Davos team took control and Madame Nelly Adamson of the game during the first two 6/2, 0/1 in a semi-final of the periods, winning them by 3-1 Mixed Doubles,
and 4-1.
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In 3 quarter-Anal gamo In the Anal period the Swedes Philippo Washes (Belgium) and found their form and held tho Miss Gertrudo Moran (United Jocal team scorelers while they States) walked over when C. netted four Spychain and Miss Cuertler scratched.-Reuter and ABBO- ciated Press.
DROBNY, SEDGMAN WIN
Adelaide, Dec. 30-Jaroslav Drobny former Czechoslovak
· Davis Cup star, today reached the final of the South Austra- lian lawn tennis Men's Singles Champlonchip when he
Eric Sturgess of South Africa In the other semi-final match, winning a hard game by 7/3, 775, 0/8, 8/0.
This afternIOON'S game be- tween the British Harringay Racers and the German Guossen Club has been postponed until tonight to enable the visitors to go skiing in the brilliant Ostand, sunshine.~~~Reuter.
WOMEN'S CHESS
(Soviet
Olga Rubtsova (Soviet Union) beat Ingrid Larsen (Denmark)
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"This is fun! Now I know why they come here every week!"
Government Wins French "Battle Of The
Taxes
Paris, Dec. 30.- The French Government, headed by the Popular Republican Premier, M. Georges Bidault, todey won the "battle of the taxes," which has been going on between it and a big section of its own Centre and Right-Wing supporters for the past 40 days.
WEEK-END
SPORT
League;
Cricket--First Division
RAP v Army at Kai Tak. Friendly: Royal Navy, v Dockyard at King's Park,
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Hailed By Embassy
London, Dec. 30, — A Chinese Embassy official here today described the American decision to send military and civilian" ad- visers to Formosa to assist the Nationalist Govern- ment as the "most affirma- tive support given us by America for the last ten months."
He added that ir Cheng, tho Chinese Ambassador to London had expressed the vlow that the American decision WAD
very encouraging Chloese cause,"
10 the
The official said the Embassy had not yet received the news officially, but their view was that America had definitely decided not to recognise Mao Tse-tung's Communist regime.
the latest development might The Embassy staff hoped that cause the British and Common- wealth governments to recon- after all not to recognise Mao.
sider
the position and decide
If Britain did recognise the Communists-and
Doured
be
announced
on
Late this afternoon the would
had reported that recognition Assembly gave the Govern January 2 he thought the ment a majority of 18 votes Foreign Once would allow the on the two test clauses of In London for a few months Embassy to carry on their work the Bill one increasing the and then guarantee the staff production tax by one per-safe passage to Formosa.-Our cent to 18 and a half per- Own Correspondent. cent, and the other a tax on undistributed
corporation profits.
The two taxes were estimated Another
trancs.
UK Film Loss
London, Dec. 30.-A loss of £1,168,724 was reported today by the British Lion Film Cor-
Port,
The Right-Wing Radicals. who led the attack against the poration, and its chairman sald Government, declared them- selves satisfied with what they that without Government loans called the first stage in ayse Company would have been
the spend- In receivership.
Football First Division League: Commandos v Club atto produce 62 milliard Sookunpoo, 2.30
St. p.m.; beat London, Dec. 40.-Moscow Joseph's Army at Sogkumpoo, during the drawn-out
A series of concessions made Mervyn Rose, 19-year-old Vic-Radio tonight gave these results 4 p.m.; Eastern v South China
debute torian, 6/2, 0/7, 0/4.
enabled the Government finally of the sixth round of the Inter-at Caroline Hill, 4 pm.; Navy to rally a small majority. One The Australian Bingles cham-national Women's Chess Tourna- v Polica nt Causeway Bay, 4 of its major concessiens WOR plon. Frank Sedgman, beat meat:
p.m.; KMB v Kitchee at Boun- Delova Valentina
to drop the tax In road trans- Union) beat Maria Teresa Mora dary Street, 4 p.m.
Second Division League: (Cuba) in 35 moves.
Eastern Hill, 2.30 p.m.; Prisons v Navy v Army nt Caroline
ot Causeway Bay, In 29
2,30 p.m.; moves Elizabeth Bykova (Soviet
Police v St. Joseph's at Boun- Union) beat Rosa Harmanovadary Street, 2.30 p.m.; Solicitors (Poland) in 28 moves.
v PCA at Happy Valley, 2.30 p.m.; Dockyard v Talkoo at Happy Valley, 4 pm; Club v RN Yard Police at Happy Valley, 4 p.m. beat Grushkho vn-Belsko Hockey-Police v University
other at Boundary Street, 4
p.m.; RASC v Dutch HC ot Sham- shulpo, 3.30 p.m.
Rugger-Club "D" v Services "B" at lappy Valley,
p.m.; Club "A" v Services "A" at Happy Volley. 4.15 p.m.
SOLOMON'S WISDOM
(Continued from Page 8)
CHILDREN'S children are the crown of old men; and the glory of-children are their fathers,
Chaude do Silan (France) beat May Kari (United States) In 30 moves.
Fanny Heemskork
(Holland)
(Czechoslovnidin). The Games of today's round
ON HUSBANDS AND WIVES | ndjourned.-Renter.
FT IS better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with in a wide
a brawling woman
house.
A VIRTUOUS
woman ta crown to her husband; but she that maketh shame is as rotten- ness in his bones.
AS A JEWEL
of gold in a
swine's snout, so is a fair woman
which is without discretion.
MISCELLANEOUS
were
SPEED RECORD Patm
Springs,
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she
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TOMORROW
3
Athletics Harrier's Race. She was timed at 444 miles loon Magistracy, 0.39 a.m.
Starting from outside the Kow- per hour yesterday AJ
Cricket University Past v piloted her Mustang around 300-mile closed course.
Present at Pokfulam, 11 am. flew under
Football- Sho
Governor's
Cup conditions set by the Federa-Happy Valley. 3,30 p.m.
Match: HKFA v CNAAF at Aeronautique Interno- Hockey tionale.-Reuter.
Navy v YMCA at King's Park, 11.30 am.
Softball Kowloon Bowl Classic: Committee & Scribes v Ladies at CBA Ground, King's Park, 3.30 p.m.
HE that blesseth his friendtion with loud voice, rising carly in the morning, it shall be counted a curse
him.
to
CONFIDENCE in an unfaith-
ful man in time of trouble is
SNOOKER TOURNEY
London,
Dec. 30, Peter
frame,
like a broken tooth and a foot Mans, of South Africa, receiving out of joint.
BREAD of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
THE WORDS of a talebearer bro as wounds, and they GO down into the innermost parts of the belly,
IT IS naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
HE that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that per verieth his ways shall be known. ON POLITICS WHERE no counsel is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
WHERE there is no vision the people perish.
IN ALL inbour there la profit; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
BETTER ta ittle with righteousnesS than great
venues without right.
↑ ON CONTENTMENT
A MERRY heart doeth good
like modicine; but a
spirit drieth the bones.
broken
BETTER is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
HOPE deferred maketh the heart sick; but when desire cometh, it is the tree of life.
ON STRIFE
HE that passeth by and moddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh'a dog by the ears.
A STONE. Ls heavy, and sand
is weighty, but a fool's wrath is
heavier than them both,
A BOFT answer tumeih away but grievous words attr up anger.
wrath;
VINSON. WORDS
HE that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of an ex- collent spirit Even a fool, when he haldeth his peace, is counted wise.
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"THE WORDS OF AUGUR
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MONDAY
Football First Division
three points in tách News of the World lost his overnight lead in the
snooker League: Kwong Wah v CAA tournament here against Horace at Boundary Street, 4 p.m. Lindrum, the Australian, when
Second Division League: Kit- their
game was continued this thee v News Vendors at Happy afternoon.
Valley. 4 p.m.; South China v Mans, two frames in front CAA at Caroline Hill,
4 p.m.; after yesterday's play, won the University v RAF at Bookunpoo, first two this
afternoon but 4 pm.
when Lindrum fought back and took the next four at the In- terval they were level at nine frames all.
This afternoon scores (with Lindrum Arst) were 40 to 50, 52 to 06, 08 to 54, 03 to 49, 111 to 20 and 100 to 18-Reuter,
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Mr J. Arthur Ranks' organisa- tion lost more than £3,000,000 London, Dec. 30.-Political Inst year. quarters predicted today A+ early 1950 general election after decided to cut short his year from Prime Minister Clement Attlee showed
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