THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 29, 1940
Bone,
A scene during the Scotland-China game last Monday, who was in goal for a time, misses a high one with Chan Tak-fai and Ip Pak-wa close by..
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The China football team which won the Sunday Herald Inter- national Charity Cup last Monday.
The Hong Kong and Macao hockey elevens before the Inter- port match played at King's Park. Hong Kong won by 3 goals to 1.
RIFLE SHOOTING
The
The second day of the Bisley and Services rifle meeting was favoured with good wea ther and some good shooting was witnessed. To-day sees the start of the Bisley meet- ing proper. Practice
commences at 8.30 a.m. with the Blackdown, Camberley and Bagshot competitions in that order. afternoon will be devoted to the Company match and the individual championship will take place on the revolver range.
Following are the results: Deliberate, Class X.-1, Cpl. Langford (Mx.) 25; 2, Sgt. Sargent (H.K.P.) 24; 3, Cpl. Neave (R.B.) 23; 4, L/Sgt. Nunn (R.E.) 23. 5. Cpl. Ghulam Mohamed (H.K.P.) 23; 6, Pr. Stewart (R.S.) 22: Sgt. Mayne (Seaforths) 22; 8, L/Sgt. Baker
A thrilling moment in the Hong Kong goal during the interport hockey. V. M. Benwell, the Hong Kong goalle, le dealing with a shot from a Macao: forward. Other Hong Kong players in the plc- ture are J. B. Gonsalves left back, and..N. B. M. Whitley, left, half- back.
STANLEY
AND THE WAR
TER
THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1939 OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT DISCLOSES THAT SHORTLY AF- THE THE OUTBREAK OF
OFFICERS OF THE PRISONS SER- VICE VOLUNTEERED FOR DUTY WITH THE FIGHTING FORCES.
|FRENCH REFUSE TO
ATTEND INTERNATIONAL WAR IN EUROPE, ALL THE MALE GATHERING
Paris, To-day.
A flat refusal to meet German re- presentatives on neutral territory in wartime has been given by French in- dustrialists in response to an invitation to participate in the conference of the International Chamber of Commerce.
The European officers were formed into an auxiliary unit under the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and put through a course of training followed by under army instructors field exercises.
The Indian afficers The French national committee of
were formed the International Chamber has issued into a. Special Guard Company to be a denial of press reports alleging the called upon for duty in case of an presence of authorised French dele-emergency, adds the Report. gates, and pointed out that its refusal to send delegates to The Hague was notified some time ago in agreement with the French Government-- Reuter.
(Mx.) 22; 9, Pte. Milne (B.S.) 22: 10, Set. NEW ADVISER AT THE
White
INDIA OFFICE
Rushman (R.N.R.S.) 29; 11, Maj. (R.S.) 22; Lt. Le Seelleur(R.E.) 22; Pte. McGregor (R.S.) 22;. Sgt. Bremner (R.B.) 22; Mrn. Barton (R.N.R.S.) 22; 16, L/Sgt.
London, To-day. Vine (R.S.), 22; 17. R.8.M. Maslen (R.E.)
The Secretary for India has ap- 23: Pte. Bullen (R.§.) 22; 19, Sgt. Billing-
pointed Dewan Bahadur Ranganathan ham (H.K.P.) 21: 20, Whyte (D.R.C.) 21.
Championship Qualifiers.-The following as his adviser under Section 178 of have qualified to fire at 600 yds. for Asso- the Government of India Act, 1935; clation S.R. Championship and 8.R: Cham in the vacancy which was to have planship.-R.S.M. Maslen(B.E.) 61; Sgt. been filled by the late Sir A. T. Pan- Whippey (R.8.)-601 25g1 Mayne. (Sea) 00; | nirselvam. Sgt. Brember (R.8.), 55; L/S Nurin (R.E.) 53; Whyte (D.R.C;}|-|53; "Pte., Mackenzie (Sea) 53; Cpl. Ghulam Mohamed (H.K.P.) a; Piper, Stewart 67 (R:8.) 61; Sgt. Heap (R.M.) 48; Cpl. Neaye (R.3.) 49: Cpl. Hitch cock (RS.) 48: Cpl. Brighty (R.E.) 48; Cpl. Colebrook (R.E.) 47: Cpi, Narain Singh: (H.K.P.) 47; Sgt. Pan (H.KP.R.); P/S. Tollison (RAF) 48:Sgt Booth (R.S.) 45: Cpl. Cola (R.M.) 45; Pte. Hickenbottom (R.8.). 45; - *Capt. Macrae-ƒ@ea) 43; Cpl.2, Raj. Rifles B Naranjan Singh (H.K.P.) 4: LZCor Pem- berton (R.E.) 48; Denotes 8.R. Chaplon
ship, only t
300 yards sweepstakes.--(1st and 2nd), -Bergt, T.› Baker, (Middlesex),482 viet
Falling plate match-1, H.M.S. Tamar;
The new adviser, who is an Indian Christian, was Vice-Chancellor of to Annamalai University from 1929 1935 and has been Vice-Chancellor of Madras University since May, 1937.
British Wireless..
CHEERFUL TONE ON STOCK MARKET
London, To-day, Although trading on the Stock Ex- change yesterday was quiet the tone was cheerful, prices in several groups showing final gains,
Outstanding feature was the demand for Indian irons emanating from Eastern investors.
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In the commodities, tin was firmer on professional buying owing to the belief that the recent decline was (overdone.
of of
.
Cotton strengthened on talk possible restrictions on imports American cotton.
Wall Street was firm-Reuter,
、; །; NO STANLEY ESCAPES-
During Idat year no attempt was made to escape from the inside of the Stanley prison, but from outside par- ties there was one escape. The man was re-arrested the same day. An- Deliberate competitions Class M1, Cpl other attempt to escape was frustrat- Gành (R.A.3;)" 21; 2, Pt. : Hickenbottom ed, states the Annual Report för: 1980 (R.B.) 21) 8, Pte. Garrington, (R.B.) §50. glof the Hong Kong Prisons. Department.
Snapshooting competition-Result of shoot off (Class M. Pie Hickenboltom (R;8.); 2) Pta,: Lawrie: (H.STREAM
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