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By "The Turf”

Penforce

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Top Hat

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Outsider: Hongkong Slutze,

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Robin Hood

Winged

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Outsider: Desery Gold.

RACE 3

Wonderful Mare

Outsider:-Kitty.

Clennor

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RACE 4

Diamondheld

Trial Trip

Flying Dragon

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RACE S

Jasmin

Kwong Yiu

D Day

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RACE 6

Bambl

Bellzapoppin

Guogirl

RACE 7

Prairie Moon

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Bounle Eyes Acquisition

Out::lder:--Wonderful Coin.

Xerxes

Corrib

RACE 8

Kingwood

Outsider:Anna.

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Sulphur

Sharryhooters

Liberty Diamond

Outsider: Jetfire. RACE 10

Green Velvet

Skiber

Busted Straight

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RACE 11

Amxy

Ame. Clipper

Toprall

Outsider:-Mabuhay,

Pignon Honoured

Paris Apr. 28-The French Cabinet today promoted M. Leon Pignon, French ligh Commissioner in Indo-Chinn, to the rank of Commander of the Legion of Honour, for "excep-

Lional services."

ON

SINGAPORE

GOVERNOR

GRENADE EXPLODES;

NO HARM DONE

Singapore, Apr. 28-A hand grenade thrown tonight at Sir Franklin Gimson, the Governor of Singapore, exploded without injuring him.

The Governor was leaving the "Happy World"! Boxing Stadium when the grenade, hurled_by someone in the crowd, hit him on the leg. Re- bounding away from him, it exploded but caused no casualties or damage.

Sir Franklin, who is GD, has been Governor and Commander- in-Chief, Singapore, since 1940.

A former Controller of Labour In Ceylon, he was ap- pointed Colonint Secretory at Hongkong a few months before its capture by the Japanese in 1941, when he was made a prisoner.

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Str Franklin tending the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's champion- thip bouts at the Stadium in the "Happy World" amusement park.

REVISION OF U.N. REJECTED

Washington, Apr. 28.- The State Department dis- closed today that it had considered proposals that the United Nations should be reorganised without Rus- The Government's escapes sia

but had rejected the nitribuled to the fact that the

iden. grenadu wILI Mits bomb of n very old-fashioned 1vpc. After the incident Sir Franklin went home with a police escort. The. pelice threw cordon around tho amusement park, ret up rol blocks and began [screening people, A man was arrested but was later released, -Neuter.

Chandernagore Transfer

New Delhi, April 28-The former French city, Chander

narore, near Calcutta, will be placed under Indian administra tion on May 2, It is offelally announced.

A similar suggestion was made in a speech last right by the former President of the United States. Mr Herbert Hoover, He suggested a reorganisation of the United Nations to exclude all Communist countries.

A State Department offcial salt today that the United Sintes policy was to encourage the working of the United Na- tions with its present member- ship

One official said

that the State Department had for a long time thought about a proposed reorganization of the United Nations Organisation without Russia. The State Department had concluded, however, that it was not a good idea.

un

this

The city, whose Inhabitants Every conceivable apponch to voted in a plebiscite last June to the United Nations cally part of the French Union it was decided that the United Join India, will remain teclunt-matter had been considered bui

untill ratifleation of the special States should lend its whole- M. Pinon is to leave Saigon transfer treaty, now under dis-hearted support", to the United between France and Nations as i was now com- for Paris

tomurow by air-cussion

stitute-Heuter. IiUnited Press.

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EDITORIAL

Russia And The United Nations

Western

sipping

JHILE there offers any satisfactory alternative, ex-President Hoover's proposal that all Communist countries be excluded from the United Nations, which united front of would then represent n

Lew freedom loving peoples, will gain udherents. Superficially, the argument is be convincing enough. Nothing could bettered than morale mobilisation against a police state and human slavery. Mr flouver's assertion that the nations have been too long Illogical cocktails mixed by ghosts of history is both colourful in description and close to reality. Patience has been taxed close to the point of endurance. Acceptance of a great part of the diagnosis, however, does not

impel approval of Mr Ileover's prescription. Russia's intransigence in treating of any. Important International dispute, the steady pursuit of cold war tactics, flaring up occasionally into such incidents the shooting down of an American naval plane, the deadlock caused in the affairs of the United Nations by the Russian boycott designed to force Chlang's delegates out of UN councils, provide a picture calculated, if it goes on, to invigorate the opposition. To admit that the complexities of the situation are gravely disturbing and exceedingly difficult of adjustment is, however, one thing. A deliberate sundering of all relations, diplomatic and multilateral, is quite another. Elimination of Russia and her satellites from the United Nations would automatically create solid bloc committed to resist any Soviet nggression or threat and may appear, on the surface, highly' desirable. But It would not stop at this point. It would antagonise, convert friction between the world's most powerful groups into open hostility, and prevent any latent Russian

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inclination to seek improved relations third world from bearing fruit. The war which all democracies are exerting energy to avoid would have advanced a Unforeseen dangerous siride forward. events possibly can force the issue and leave nu option hut to put ex-President practical Hoover's proposal to its most

use.

If a choice does remain, to follow the course prescribed would be seeking observe trouble. Much better indeed to

the result of the Big Three conference and their deliberations on the value of yel another approach to Moscow for a frank survey of world problems and removal of controversin factors. For that matter, rather than complete the break- down of the United Nations principle with studied Intent, it would be much more appropriate to give Mr Trygve Lie the fullest support in his own mission to Stalin. Mr Lie's avowed position is that, aiming to save the United Nations from collapse by inanilion, he seeks a formula acceptable to the Kremlin which will end the deadlock. It will not be easy. It is logical for the Russians to rest on their argument that since the Peking regime controls all of Chinn Proper, the People's Government alone pre entitled to represent China In the United Nations. So far, both Britain and America have abstained from voling one way or the other. Both have announced that when seven members of the Security Council unsent the Nationalist delegate, the decision will be accepted. Mr Lie's task

to modify Russia's denial โป

of the correctitude of the Western attitude, and he may be right in assuming that Russin will not go so far that withdrawal from the U.N, would become the next obvious' course. What cannot be disputed, in that this is the time for action for any good to come.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1950.

"Eyes" For American Fleet

This new long-distance Constellation gives “eyes” to the United States Flect. The two humps midway along the top and bottom of the fuclage house powerful radar, uppuratus that will supplement ship-borne radar. This is often limited to the

range of the optical horizon." (London Express Service).

SYDNEY CONFERENCE

TO

DISCUSS ECONOMIC AID FOR S.E. ASIA REGION

London, Apr. 28.-Lord MacDonald, leader of Britain's delegation to next month's Commonwealth talks in Sydney, said today that their aim was to help restore the world's economic balance "by casing the economic situation of the quarter of the world's population inhabiting Southeast

Asia."

Tito Offer

To Italy

Over Trieste

Lord MacDonald. Pay- master General of Britain and former Governor of Newfoundland, will leave by air for Sydney next Tuesday with a team of experts from the Foreign Office, the Trea- sury. the Commonwealth

Foochow

Airfield

Relations Office, and the Bombed

Board of Trade.

At

Belgrade, Apr. 28.-Mar- with the British Commissionci

Singapore he will confer Taipeh, Apr. 28.

Under this plan. Triede, now divided into a Yugoslay Zona (Zone B) and an Anglo-Ameri-

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EARLY ELECTION DEMAND MADE

BY CHURCHILL

London, Apr. 28.-Me Winston Churchill today demanded an early general election to break the political deadlock in Britain, and the "ovil reign" of the "spendthrift” Socialist Government which, he said, had cost Britain the respect of the world.

Mr Churchill addressed 6,000 persons at the Prim-. rose League Lodge, of which he is Grand Master, as the Labour Government forced two other crises-one on the London docks, the other on a railway. freight in- crease, which promised to hit every pocketbook in Bri-

tain.

It has been

known that; and it will not be long before that faith Lo decisively Mr Churchill, despite oppo-

sition by many other Con-vindicated"-United Press. servative lenders, favoured "CLUMSY MANNER" an early appeal to the people. But this is the first time ho has said so publicly.

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London, Apr. 28.-The La- Government's European polley was attacked' by Me Winston Churchill, leader of the Conservative Party, in a speech here today,

He said: "We must not allow the rights of Parliament to be abrogated by any fear of an- other appeal to the people. We don't fear the British people. been handled In a "clumsy Trust in the people is our faith,

French Hold Chinese Red Soldiers

He said that this policy had

manner."

Speaking to 0,000 members of the Conservative Primrose League. Mr Churchill and that although the Socialist Govern- ment had followed in the mala the polleles which were outlined ut Fulton, Missouri, In 1940, for a fraternal association with the

United Staics, and at

Zurich in the autumn of the same year for a United Europe, including

"It has Germany, done it in Go halting and clumsy ay to deprive us of advantages we

à manter

brought

San Francisco, Apr. 28-many of the Thirty-nine Chinese Com could have gained." munist soldiers have been. The remainder of Mr Chur- disarmed and are being de-chill's speech, which tained by the French Army Urteners, was devoted mainly heavy applause from his in Indo-China, according to to home affairs. tha Peking Radio, which also announced that the that the Labour Party had lost

are a good part of the respect and. Chinese Communists

goodwill Britain had enjoyed holding five French soldiers.

from her Allies and defcated presumably as hostages.

nemies.

Earlier, Mr Churchill had said

The broadcast said A boat

"We are at a critis in the carrying 39 People's Liberation matory of our country both at Army soldiers and railors, led home and abroad," he declared, by a political Instructor, met H He accused Labour of spend- the Kwangtung coast, and was ton-Reuter.

unexpected gale" "strong

of thrift and profligate administra.

com-blown to the Indo-Chinn coast. that aid the Chinese troops were this disarmed upon funding. and

were still being detained.

"The authorities have taken the matter with the French side for the return of the men.

con-

shal Tito today offered tu for Southeast

Air Force Asia, Mr Ma-Chinese Italy over colm MacDonald, who will als munique said today the disputed Adriatic Free and the Sydney conference. Nationalist air units negotiate with

Lord MacDonald Territory of Trieste on the the Sydney meeting-known as

described afternoon bombed Foochow basis of a plan he put up the Commonweath Consulta airfield and twice attacked three

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Assembly-s the live ago years

direct 15 large junks north of Collow-up to the Common- Italian Communist leader,

Wealth conference of Fermoy, with at least three their arms, and the vessel." The Signor Palmiro Togliattı.

Ministers

Colombo last reported to have been broadcast did not indicate January.

destroyed.

through which channels these acotations The Culembo confereure set

nre being Consultailva 12s the

The communique salt that ducted. Council other Aghters on the same day or Economic Aid to Southeast

made reconnaissance over It continued: "On March 15. develop what then carne Shanghai. to be known

It said that after People's Liberation Army units Plan

the "Spender searching one hour they found la the border for material

area discovered to Southeast Asian

assistance no trace of Chinese Cominunist ve French soldiers intruding countries. Lord MacDonald

planes.

Into Chinese territory, They suramarised the

were immediately taken into tasks of the Committed It sald that this afternoon under the fullowing

custody, and are still being held. head:

two waves of bombers attacked During the past several months, wealth views, which are known the northeast part of Tsala accasions

exchange

Common-Communist artillery positions in French soldiers on a number of and the Cominfonn, said it was to vary considerably, on ways Island, 15 miles south of Ting-Victuan

crossed the China up to Italy to make the first and move on Tritate,

can Zone (Zone A), would be cosaldered to be under sovereignty if Rome agreed in leave the mainly Slav town of Gorizia, north of Trice Belgrade.

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The Marshal, speaking to for- eign correspondents for the first time since his rift with Moscow

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1. To

Press.

means of meeting the hai which in 17 miles east of Chinese economic needs ol SoutheastNlogpo. He considered the

Itallon Asta in the light of the present Foreign Minister Coat Carin political situation in that arch. Sforza, "mistaken" to offer trade and other economie ancements basla for the negotiations over the port.

the The communique sald

Lieut. Col To assess the cost of any rst wave, jet by, agreed scheme.

and Lee Shiao-hua, bombed 3. To nulain the views of destroyed

Communist many "We will not bargain with the Commonwealth

the Commonwealth and non-positions. The second wave, Free Territory of Trieste or evolved both on their needs and banbed the same objectives, the in-fed by Major Hu Chin-shian, it as a basis for trading," hoi nu methods of dealing declared.

the problem.

countries

with communique added. Ninety-five percent of the Communist pori-

NO ATTACK

4. To decide, in the probabletions were reported to have The Marshal held the press conference within 24 hours of event of the estimated cost ex-been destroyed. his most conciliatory speech 10 Commonwealth and the

reading the possibilities of the the communique said that the West since he took power.

IL- between April 20 and 20, 178

lie told the newly elected Aurces for self-help at South- highters dropped sembly yesterday that he wants Aria, what other sources

more

8,000 pounds of bomis, killed

ed the best possible relations of assistance could contribute more than 3,400 Reds, destroyed would appoint a 16 the economic development of more than 30 installations, sank Greece in the the area. This

was taken as

with my ic Minister

1 Junks and damaged coming days" and welcomed referring to possible American 20 Junks.--United Press, the "rather remarkable" eco-aid under President Truman's with Aus-"Point Four" for alding econo- nomic co-operation

mirally under-developed areas. CONCRETE PROPOSALS

tria.

The Marshal thought the talk of Cambyform opposition to his Britain would take to Sydney regime "exists only in the mind concrete proposals for tackling of the Cominform." He ex- the Southeast. Asia problem, pected the Cominform to keep Lord MacDonald stated, but sho

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Britain's New Carrier

London, Apr. 28-The 30,000-

up its anti-Yugoslav campaign, preferred to hear the ideas of ton aircraft carrier Ark Royal, bu!

ald

not think It would at other delegations and other fa- tack now.

cecond of two glant post war

The press conference was hold terested countries before making carriers for let planes and one of the most powerful maritime

at the White Palace, the former public details of her own up chung units in the world, will

And

proach residence of the Yugoslav King outside Belgrade.

He foresaw the likelihood of be launched at Birkenhead by

the Queen on Wednesday. calling a further conference if "Since Count Sforza's speech the Sydney talks reveal that we are convinced

Like her sister carrier, H.M.S. more than there is not sufletent avaliable Eagle, launched

in 1916 ever that this question is no information on which to ap now being Etted out, the sexy current beenuse he proposed

uch conditiona on which we partion the cost of any propose Ark Royal is larger than any negalla-measures between the Common- British aircraft carrier now in

wealth countries.

cannot carry on any tions," Marshal Tilo said.

service.

"Otherwise I may any that He disclaimed any intention She is the fourth ship of the Yugoslavia is ready it the on the part of the Common-name since the Spanish Armada. Italian Govemment is willing wealth to Interfere with the The wartime Ark Royal was nogollate on reasonable countries of Southeast Asia. torpedoed In the Mediterranean, terms." Reuter.

(Conid, en Page 14, Col. 4) -----Kcuter.

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border and entered territory."

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NO EXPORT OF DIAMONDS

Capetown, Apr. 20.--The South African Treasury today announced a permanent scheme forbidding the

export of dia- monds to destinations other than

United Kingdom

lom except against payment in dollars.

The

export of diamonds, except on these conditions, was prohibited on April 3 this year, but the Treasury then Indicated that it was a temporary measure

permanent

pending the more scheme.

The move is to ensure that South Africn does not inco collars through "cheap Sterling" transactions in diamonds.-Reu-

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