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WHATMAN'S FALSE HALF-CENTURY WEIGHT
The Royal Signal Corps beat the Royal Army Ordnance Corps by seven wickets in a friendly cricket match at Sookunpoo yesterday.
Pte. Boocock hit six fours in his 41 and Capt. Whatman six in his 50.
L/Cpl. Murphy was in splendid form with the ball to take 9 for 29.
R.A.O.C.
S/Sgt. Gardner, run out
0
Pte. Boocock, b Murphy Cpl. Aslett, c Bedford, b Murphy Sgt. Emberson, lbw, b Murphy
41
0
4
1
S/Sgt. Gill, b Murphy
Cpl. Munton, b Murphy
S/Cdr. Buckle, c Love, b Murphy
Capt. Bridge, b Murphy
Capt. Tracy, not out
Sgt. Wadler, e Lithauer, b Murphy Pte. Phillips, lbw.. b Murphy
Extras (W1, NB1)
Total
Murphy Brakenberry
Bowling Analysis
Pitcher
Tomlinson
Sig. Willis, b Boocock
Au Yeung-tim, of the Shul Yick Compradore Shop, No. 73, Des Voeux Road Central, was fined $50 by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest this morning, for possession of a false 2-ozs, weight, being 12 per cent: against the pur- chaser.
JOCKEY CLUB CLASSIFICATIONS
The following alterations and additions to Classifications Lists, dated 20th June, 1939.
33 have been released by Hong Kong Jockey
0 Club:
ง
1
Australian Ponies:-A Great Time Class; and Baffin Bay' to B C'ass.
to B
0
China Ponies:-King Kong to B Class;
4 Sunlight View to C Class; Arabian Cat to
D Class; Bistre to D Class; Sunshine Susic.
to D Class; Diogenes to E Class; Gallant Marshal to E Class; Heddon to E Class: King's Envoy to E Class; National Anthem to E Class and Pall Mall to E Class.
70,000 VOLUNTEERS
FOR ARMY
London, To-day.
2
80
O. M.
3 1 29
R. W. 9
3 0 20 0
2 0
20
0
2
0
15
0
SIGNALS
8
L/Cpl. Bedford, b Buckle
0
Capt. Whatman, not out
50
L/Cpl. Murphy, c Phillips. b Buckle
L/Cpl. Tomlinson, run out
34
Sgt. Brakenberry, st., b Gardner
1
ed, stated Mr. Leslie
Sig. Lithauer, lbw.. b Buckle
Cpl. Copsey, e and b Buckle
L/Cpl. Pitcher, e Phillips, b Buckle
15
2
4
+
121
Sig. Love, e Boocock, b Buckle
Sig. Hutchinson, not out
Extras (B4, W2)
Total (for 9 wkts.)
Boocock
Buckle Phillips Emberson. Gardner
Bowling Analysis
O. M. R. W.
Between 70,000 and 80,000 men have enlisted voluntarily in classes for which recruiting has been open-
Hore-Belisha.
• Secretary for War, in the House of
1 Commons yesterday.--Reuter.
8 2 11 1 10.5 0 57
@
2 0 20 0
3 0 17
0
2 0 10
1
HITLER AGAIN IN WAR COUNCIL
London, To-day.
Hitler yesterday conferred with his war chiefs, Field Mar- shal Goering, General Brauchitsch and General Keltel, according to Rome Radio.-Reuter.
C-ARP-ING CRITIC?
Mr. J. J. Tape, of Jardine, Mathe- son Company, while driving yester- day, collided with an A. R. P. respi- rator Application form box at No. 7 Police Station. Both box and car were slightly damaged.
SERVICES FOOTBALL TEAM FOR SUNDAY The following have been chosen to represent the United Services in the Annual Poppy Charity match against the Rest of the Colony on Sunday on the Club ground at 4 p.m.
STABBED IN BACK Drake (Middlesex); Lawton (5th A.A.R.A.) and Sheehan (Middlesex); Stabbed in the back by an un- Rides (Ordnance), Bright (Middle-known person last night in Gloucester sex) and Wilkinson (Middlesex); Road, Wong' Kuen, 28, residing at Munro (Royal Scots), Gordon (Royal No. 22, Johnston Road, Wanchal, was Scots), Hossack (Royal Scots), Thor- admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital. burn (Royal Navy) and Middleton | The police are investigating. (Royal Navy).
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Reserves: Robinson (Royal Navy), Suffering from serious scalds on Hendy (Royal Navy), Winstanley face and chest, a 12-month-old (5th A.A.R.A.) and Saw (Middlesex). baby girl, Lai Ngai, residing with her parents at No. 247, Hollywood Road, was admitted last night to the Queen Mary Hospital.
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-7/8.
Spot silver was quoted at 23-7/16 and forward at 23-1/2.
The London on New York rate was quoted at £-U.S.$4.02.
cross
A dog belonging to Major J. E. Swyer, of No. 519, The Peak, bit a postman yesterday.
treated at Queen
The man was Mary Hospital.
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A Large Quantity of Office Furniture
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Large Iron Safes, Calculating Machine, Typewriters, Copying Press, Desks, Chairs, Typist Desks and Chairs, Glass Cabinets, Filing Stands, Ceiling Fans, Ceil- ing Lights, Shelves, Clocka, Files, Pictures, Tables, Stools, etc. etc. On View from Wednesday afternoon, the 8th. November, 1999.
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