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Surtiday Evening Service al 5 p.In. [uly Prember. Rev. N. V belle Com (China Fleet Club) at 9.45 pan. Morning Service at 9:30 am. Kumiem. YMCA, Morning Service At Boning Serview at 6.30 p.m. Preacher Her h
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Christine will begin on Bunday at 3 pm, and will take plaron following
week days at 3.30 pm.
ST. JOSEPIT'S CHURCH, Gaiden Rond
Bunday Third Sunday in Arivent. Oborg Moms with tortman ha English at
12.
On werk days Hudy Mass at Ham. ST, MARGARET'S CHURCH, Hops Voller. Tal. 27807.
Sunday: Third day in Advert. Low Many with Heinu i in China followed by be abeuon at 7 a.m.
tal Man with Hermon i Tingloh at 5).
On weak days oly Mass at 7.3. Holtent in poging for 2 sta (a Bugleb). je na led by Rev Fr. D. Wessler, M. ME
of the retient
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pin.
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et 5 p.m., and Buinti on thoradny,
SC CKS (1 c11, Prin-
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Sunday: Man and Sermon in meso at (1. a.. horal Blass, ermina kkuliah mod Benediction with Novana j for hintulos at. Maus audi! Bermarthenterly for the Men of the Bervices) at 10 a.m.
On work daye Mass 10.80 and 7.00 s.m. Novena chranams before 7.80 Man.
CRIST CHURCH, Waterloo Rd., Kowloon onk
Sunday: Third Sunday in Adront, oly Boly Ommunion a1 7.30 a.m. Communtou with ymua & Sorman at
9.15 a..
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shortly.
CHARITY FOOTBALL
MATCH
in aid of
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THE ROYAL NAVY
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SUNDAY, 16th DMC. 1945
at Navy Ground (Causeway Bay) Kick Off 3 30 p.m. Admission $1.00
English, followed by the Beardlotion of
the Blessed Sacrament and Novena in preparation for Christmas at 8.80 a.m. 3s with Sormon in English at 10 s.m. Mooting of tho Chiness U.Y.L.A. at 2 p.m. Meeting of the Children of Mary (English apraking so tion) at 0 p.m.
Saturday: Catéchlim olanses and Con- foastoun for Children at 9.15 p.m.
Du work daya Maasen at 6.30 and 7.30. The Novena for hristmas will take place at 7.30 on week days.
GOSPEL HALL, Duidell Broet.
A moting for Worship and Praise will be held at No. 40, Calue Road, Hong Kong: Sunday at 11a.m.
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Britain's Youngest Army To Be Disbanded
THE DISBANDMENT OF THE 12TH ARMY ON JANUARY 11TH 1940-ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IN THE ON- DERS OF THE DAY OF THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER AND THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, AL LIED LAND FORCES SOUTH EAST ASIA CUTS SHORT THE BRIEF CAREER OF THE EMPIRES' YOUNGEST ARMY, TWELFTH ARMY WAS FORMED ON MAY 28TH THIS YEAH, SHORTLY AFTER THE FALL OF RANGOON, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE 14TH ARMY TO RE WITHDRAWN FOR KEST, AND REFITTED BEFORE ITS PLANNED INVASION OF MALAYA.
The 12th Army took over the Burma Theatre, and was en-
Talaud Crime ged in defeating the remn
Sydney. Dea. 14,
An Avalentian military court n' Morotai convicted 1 Japanese of grucifying three Australian wirmen and Ameriena. One Japanese was acquitted.
The murders occurred
CH Faloud inland Tar the Celeben on March 23.- Ansa- ciated Press,
Local Soccer
ants of the femoralised Japan- ese Forces when the Tokyo Hur render came through.
The nucleus of the Army was drawn from four Corps and the Inous 33 Indian Ceros,
whose commander, 14.-General Sir Mon- K.B.E.. C... Scopford, 1.8.0., M., was appointed Com- mander of the new army. Other troons some previously in reserve
completed the force.
The dissection of the British troops in Burma after the capture of Hanyoon and confined the Japa lastween Char Rangoon Toungua | Rol and the Sistang Raser.
The 12th Army's tack was do Brevond the Jans
fem escaping enst wards through area and. to this Stopford" enenend them Pegu Yamn foot sills, adheting thei highest relative casualty rate of Kwonenne formation in the war. 1020 Squadron Wich will inel KAP. 4 pm. Th
The junior and setur furball fears of Kwong Wah will be lov
aftermon l Club de He the Recrem Grund.
1:1
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He's Still Popular
Eddie Bracken, the Holly- wood star, refused to me on with a concert at the marines' bake at Saipan Teland, in the Marianan when 14 rown of death were reserved for offi- cera while soldiora had to stand
"My nhasan 150
for
the men," he said. "That's the only way I will play them." After visiting Saipan, Brac- ken was due to po to three more Pacific baarn, but accord- ing to the ster all the arrangements have been can- celled by the United States War Department.
Shipping In Hong Kong
Wingsang is salilog for Shang- the Moulmein hai today, Kwelgang for Swatow
AB Kwang Generni to-morrow, 1.
for the Honray on Monday.
The disposition of ships in har bour is as follows.
Anaut. Wi; Vengeance,
M&; Marx,
M12:
All Burma West of the Sittany Apollo, 10: Rover was in British Jonsula by the Ariadne, i Montclare: Tempsi.
13 the 19th of August,
KEPA
indegeslange erundret team is fanly Iwong Wah muniers will be gay me of their best us all are anxious Viseurs promtion to the senYANDE for the one which will Ze starting 28.
Peele
Teazer, on
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chore, No. 5; Troubridge. No. 5. CONTINUED TRADITION Thus did the 12th Army con
Adinant, M1 Tacltura, Tapir. time the 'orious tradition of 83 Totem. Trunm, an Adamant.
Frezoal, Aberdeen. Ceros, which had earlier won the Haddlu of Kohima and captured Amethyat, M7: Berry Head
All; Erne. 84; Mandalay, and of its other con-
Godavari, MB: The senur game will be ngaun stituent unit, Since the capitain-ind, on Berry Head; Ilotham, 12 K.M. Commandos at 4 p.m. tign of the Japs, the Army has 51: Opossum, on Berry Head:
Li B.th
will be at fult' been disarming The enemy forces farazzo.
entrance patrol: in Burma, evacuating ex-prisoners w2; Anhui, Talkoo, Empire Allen- Widemouth Bay, B25; Challenger, strength and a hard tussle is ex
of war and maintaining order in 42 R.M.
Perlis, Commando: Cave, liberated Burma. In the Initor by. Hulta No. 1: Empire Lloyd. and Davies: McKenzie,
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it has co-operated closely with Machies Central; Esang, Kowloon Datin and Putin: Hall, Hitchen, the civil adralnistration which re- Dock: Fort Louisberg, Machien Sherratt, Mellwain and McKenzie turned in October. General Stop Wharf West; Kweisung. Lichtkok
Wah's Kwong
team will be ford who had commanded 12 Wharf: Kesiang, Talkon Sugar
over Kwok Kon. Comma before he took
Jotty: Pakhoi, to anchor; Samyan- Selected from: Lee Wong Shiu Kee, ilo Kar Keung. Comes in November, 1942, was last nah, to Cosmopolitan Dock: Ton- Yeung Tse Tong, Inu Chun‡ Ye knighted in the field at garira, Kowloon 5N: Wing Sang. Kwan, Cheng Yun Kee. Fong Imphal by the Viceroy of India.
O.S.K. West.
Task
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Podget Sound. ES: Bairoko, E10.
Tosk Force
Tak Pui, Lau Chung Sang, Lal Shin Wing. law Wine Kui.
Ho
Ying Pun and Wong King Chung.
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A merry Kulhering attended u Y.M.C.A. ut the Cafe de Luxe yes-
terday.
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WARSHIP MOVEMENTS
H.M.S. Ariadna arrived yester- day from Singapore and II.M.S. Amoy. Afriadne Kelantan from
COLOMBO, DEC. 14. THE ALL CEYLON VERSUS
MATCH OPENED CRICKET HERE TO-DAY IN BRILLIANT Among those
were WEATHER BEFORE A TRE present
CROWD. Major-General Pan Yu-kwan of MENDOUS
THE the Chinese New First Aray, WICKET WAS GOOD. Major-General Yeung Wan, LA, J.
At lunch, the D
acore was Austro- V. McCulloch,
Cahaba. 11.9.9.
lians 120 for three wickets, with Ensign B. Levine, 1.8.8. Brannon, Miller 72 not out. Shortly after Mr. Tak Oi-wan, chairman of the lunch Miller reached his century.
The Australians won the toss South China Athletic Association. Mr. S. K. Lee, Hon. Sec.
of and opened with Workm and it rren. 11.S.S. Cababa. R. J. bowlers Y.M.C.A.. Major G. W. Liu, P. Pettiford, facing the fast-modium
Eolvadurai is proceeding to Tokyo. Spittel and
Pettiford
The aubmarines Taurus O'Neill, U.S.S. Brannon, and En. In the Gth over, sign W. Day, U.S.3. Cahaba Over clean bowled by Spittel for 10 Tireless proceeded
score was 34 for one. Work three-day The score sixiv attended.
Another~~ Basketball rame berman wast
-wear-howled-by-the-newond bali warshin, Smeralnisse left or Cahaba which bent in the next over for 18. The score Hongay and the U.S.S. Munungal tween U.S.S.
hola for Manila. cne of the strongest teams in the rumaned at 54 for 2 wickets. Colony, and the Chinese 1st Anny will be played at the Y.M.C.A. to-night at 7.00 1.
PACIFIC SPORTS
The
W25
and
10 Fra for French the
H.M.I.S. Stanford and Miller. the latter
Godavari is leaving fast and conflent, sent up the for Shanghai to-day, and H.M.S. century and were not separated Reaper, with a large number of until just before lunch when Stan- Wrons aboard is due in to-morrow
caught by McCarthy. from Swiney, ford was fielding close in off the off-bre H.M.S. Apollo, now out of dry
Score docit, is leaving bowler de Kretzer, for 20.
Shanghai to-morrow. was 120 for 3.
Miller make nine 4's. Extras Honolulu, Dec. 14. The Pacific Army Olymples, were all and the scoro was 126 for
3 al the luncheon interval. ne of the largest sports pro- Reuter.
grammes staged in this area, be- gins this month,
The Pacific theatre has been broken into four areas for elinina- arena, tion purposes: occupation including Korea and Japan: Philippines, including Okinawa: including the Marshalls and Gilbert Island; the Marianna, including Iwolima and Palaus.
The Anal play amon, 15 ports will be stared un Jan 20 to 28. -Associated Press.
London, Dec. 14. Oxford and District lest to the New Zealand Service by 12 points to 7 in a Rugby Union match played to-day-Router.
BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN- ISTRATION, (HONG KONG.)-
Refuses To
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and
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Melbourne, Dec. 14. Australian Davis player, Adrian Quint, was forced to retire to-day in the semi-anal of the Victorian Single's Chum- pionship match against his oppon- ent when he again. atrained hin tight-hand and shoulder. which Buenos Aires. Dec. 14. hud kept him out of the gume Wealthy Argentina
owner, recently. recently Ench had won one set and the bought from the United States the ~6cord was PA Whon Q
Quist raised. Martinez do Hoz, who
Tho English stallion Bahram to-day
Australian number refused an offer of 175,000 Dollars plaver, John Bromwich, beat the (nearly 44,000. Sterling) for the veteran Jack Crawford horse.
other acemi-final round-Reuter.
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Balute to Mr. Churchill. Plain on Trial,
Senor de Roz, who bought the former triple crown winner ten days ago for 120.000 Dollars said, that he was not interested in mak-
алу profit on the horse.
Chan Kwel, 45, tailor residing First Time &howing in Kowloon ! Bahram, who won
the Two at 147 Shanghal Street, was Thousand Guiners, Derby and St. charged with the unlawful posses Leger in 1935 in the colours of the sion of six suits made out of Aga Khan was purchased by a Government blankets and six other United States syndicate and has
material. The attention of all owners or boon standing at, stud in America unfinished suits made of the same
progeny have proved
It was reported that 488 ban- R.C. SERVICES FOR H.M. occupiers. of teremetts is drawn where his
vory auccessful.---Router.
stolön kets of this kind were to Article 13 of the Rating Pro
recently from the R.A.0.0. storea Sunday: Chapel of the Immaculate clamation No. 17 whereby certain
In Mody Rond. 10, in God The Preserver Of Man". Heart of Mary, Hong Kong Catholic returns Fro required before the Lord chall pfeaerro theo from sil evil: Mans at 17:30. 86. Joseph's Church, 31st December, 1945:
FIRS CHUROH OF CARIST SOI- ENTIST "ong Kong (A branch of The Mother Church The First Church Christ, Scientist, Boston, Maan)
Sunday: Servico 1 a.m. Banque de Indo Uhine (French Bank Bag) od
floor, Quocn'a Road. The subject of
the Loon-Sermon in all Christian FOR S.
Sofonéo Churches on Sunday December
The Golden Text: "'anima 121:7,8.. **Tho
"ontre, King's Bldg., 1st floor, at Holy
ho shall preserve thy soul. This Lord Garden Road: Poly Afacs at 9.30a.m.
Preagher: Rev. Fr J. O'Mara, S.J.
Forms for the completion of shal preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this mo forth, and Tho Cathedral, Caine Roadly Maks these returns are Tow available at 17.50. The Catholic Centre: Holy at Tie sury, Prices Pui diog, (even for evermore.'. 'Okristinu Somco
la, Dea Veux Road, Central Mteratura can be obtained r loaned Miss at 17.30.
dior to worvico. ·li aro welcome.
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Sunday: Bat Sunday in Advant, Mass Bunday Special Service for H..! with singing and cormon in Chinees at Forces oly Mass at 17 30 Holy Hong Kong, 7.10 .m. Choral Mass with singing in Mass on wook days at 7.30 a m. (except
Bundays.)
14th December, 1945; --
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Accused was fined $200 and the suits returned to the Alitary.
PATTON'S CHANCES.
Washington, Dec. 14. Secretary of the Navy, Janea Forrestal to-day-to'd the Bennto Military Committee that the dis closure of the cracking of tho
Hotdelberg Dec 14. Japanese Codes was
a terrible Army Surecons. attending Gane- ral George S. Patton to-day-said, troredy
Forrestal coupled the protest there was a "ood chance" that with a men for a minified Amari ho minht be able to walk again can intelligence service. He vi- but cautioned that there was Porously opposed a merger of the "always the ponibilty that the Armyand. Navy Associated General misht be crippled for life Proed,
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The Three Power Conference. Occupation of Tokyo.
Japanese Surrender in Mapila and Rangoon,
Advance on Rhine, eto,, etc.
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