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LEAGUE TENNIS
"D" "DIVISION RESULTS
At Happy Valley the South China A.A. defeated the Civil Service C.C. by, six sets to three.
Bentley and Bebbington (Civil Service) beat L. Ip and Y. Ep 6-1. Jost to P. W. Sze and Y, H. Leung 3-6 beat K. C. Wong and 8 Cheung 6-1.
Sloan and Skinner (Civil Service) beat Ip and Ip 6-4, lost to Sze and
· Leung · 4-6, lost to Wong and Cheung 6-1.
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Rakusen, and Buckle (Civil, Ser- vice) lost to Ip and Ip 1-6, lost to !Sze and Leung 1-8, lost to Wong
and Cheung 0-6.
INDIANS WIN-
At Sookunpoo the Indian Re- creation Club beat the Craigengew- er C.C. by T sets to I.
S. A. R. Bux and A. R. Suflad (LR.C.) beat C. Cassumbhoy and A. Hunt" 6-1, beat O. Badick, and 'T. Locke 8-1, beat Dr. C. W. Lam and Dr. N. P. Karanjia 6-3.
M. Hassan and T. All - (LR.C.) beat Cassumbhoy and Hunt -3. dost to Sadick and Locke 3-6. beat Lam and Karanjia 6-3.
A. M. Rumjahn and MI. Razack : (L.R.C.) beat Cassumbhey and Hunt 6-2. drew with Sadick and Locke 6-6. beat Lam and Karanjia G-1.
POSTPONED
The League Tennis matches be *tween the Recreio and E.0.0., and; KIT.C. and the C.R.C. which were scheduled to played at King's Parg" yesterday, were postponed.
NINE TEST
CRICKETERS
FOR INDIA
Strong Team Led
By Tennyson
SAILING IN
OCTOBER
Lord. Tennyson's team for India
is now compléte and is made up
as follows:-
Lord Tennyson (Hampshire)
T. O.. Jameson (Hampshire)
P. A. Gibb (Yorkshire
N. W. D. Yardley (Yarkshire)
Goddard (Gloucester)
A. W. Wellard (Somerset).
Worthington (Derbyshire) Edrich (Middlesex)
Gover (Surrey)
James Parks (Sussex)
James Langridge (Sussex)
J. Hardstaff (Notta)
Peter Smith (Essex)
McCorkill (Hants)
"
It is one of the strongest un- official teams to leave England. It contains ning Test players.
O the chosen players Ceylon Thas seen Peebles, Worthington, Parks, Langridge and Hardstaff. The old Test players are Tennyson, Peebles, Goddard, Wellard, Wor- thington. Gover, Parks. Langridge and Hardstaff. It is hoped that the team will visit Ceylon and play one match in February.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1937.
Mass of scaffold debris that was blown from the Centrai Market. (Photo, Cheng Studio).
Sporting Fixtures
TO-DAY
Bowls-First Division: Craigen: gower C.C. v. Police R.C.; Kowloon C.C. v. Kowloon B.G.C.: Kowloon Dock R.C. v. Club de Recreio;
HARDCOURT RESULTS
70 MILLION MEN AWAIT
WAR CALL IN SIXTY NATIONS
Other Uncounted Legions Will Join Later
Seventy million men in sixty na- tlona of the world are ready to fall into step behind bands and march of to war to-morrow morning.
The seventy million men are not ali in uniform, but they are train- ed and fit for the front. Of the seventy million about ten million actually are under arms in the armies and navies of the world. The other sixty million are at home, but at the sound of war
or schooling. For the next 28 years ne is a reservist and must go back to the army for short training courses.during the summer months.
The same is true in Italy, Ger- many Russia, and other nations. In these countries at the outbreak of war the reservist must join his regiment on the first mobilization call
HUGE ARMIES MOBILIZED
QUICKLY M. "Compulsory military service made
McCallumes Perfection
Scots Whi
McCALLUM'S
trumpets they, as trained reserves. it possible for the nations engaged PERFECTION
are ready to step into camp life to-morrow.
The 70 million men would make an army larger than that of the Last
War. ID the world war 65 mililon men were mobilized-42 million in the allled ranks and 23 Results of local hardcourt Ten-million in those of the central Civil Service O.C. v. Hong Kongnis Championship matches played powers. Of these, 37 million were at the United Service Recreation casualities-3,500,000 killed 21,200,- Club yesterday were as follows: 000 wounded, and 7,750,000 missing.
F.C Second Division. Craigengower CC v. Club de Recreio: Police R.C.
v. Hong Kong F.C.: Indian R.C. v. Kowloon C.C.: Third Division, Club de Recreio v. Kowloon F.C.
Riding, →→ Beginners Cavalende Equine Sports Club), 4.30 p.m.
.TO-MORROW
*
Doubles
S. A. Rumjahn and H. D. Rum-* Jahn beat Capt. Loch and S. Tom- linson, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
SEVENTY MILLION ONLY A NUCLEUS
The 70 million would not be all who would fight a world war. They would be but a skeleton army for untrained troops. They would be the Arst to fight while the untrain-
S. Pengelly and I. Agafuroff beat T. K. Leung and J. Hsu, 6-3, 6-3,
R. R. Todd and and G. E. R. International Tourna- Divett received a walk-over on Aed millons learned the art of ment (First Round) Philippines | V. Gasano and B. T. Gosano.
...Malaya: India v. China (Club
Bowls,
Singles
a. Chos boa: Wong Fuk-nam,
de Recreto): Ireland v. England; Portugal v. Scotland (Cralgengower | 7-6, 6-2; C.C. 3,30 p.m.
war in feverish haste behind the lines.
1
So rapidly and secretly have nations been increasing their
F. H. Kwok beat S. W. Lians. armed forces in the last few years that experts have been unable to A. E. Sullivan beat S. A. Gray, keep up with the race." Figures 6-1, 6-2,
Riding.Advanced Riders Caval- 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; cade Equine Sports Club), 4.30
Another splendid picture of the ill-fated ns. An Lee which stranded off the Central-praya during the typhoon.
supplied by most nations are dismissed with a laugh" by the knowing, because nations are con- cealing their strength.
In Europe, for example, if one were to belleve released figures. Į the number of men under arma would not reach 4 millions. Actually there are 7 millions or more under arms, and that is a conservative estimate, according to experts.
MILITARY TRAINING
COMPULSORY | And seven times that many men could join the seven million at the front in the event of war. In preparation for the next war, as they did for the last most Euro- pean rations require compulsory military service.
in the world war to mass their
armies in incredible time-France SCOTS WHISKY
with a pre-war strength of 790.000 men, to better than 3,000,000 men in less than two weeks; Germany had 4,000,000 and Russla 4,000,000.
Even the smaller nations, such ns Serbia, were able to make, im-
pressive showings. Serbia had 700.-
000 men in the field within two
weeks.
The United States is far down on the list of nations in men trained for war. It is below such nations as Switzerland, Portugal, and Greece in the old world and below Argentina in the western hemisphere.
Unlike most nations, the United states has no conscripts in civil life undergoing training at camps. The United States has a professional army and its only trained reserves are those men enlisted in the state National Guard organizations and the organized reserves.
DISHONEST YOUTH
After being told to purchase some books from the Commercial Press, "à youth, Chan Kal-cheung, absconded with the amount which was $35. His freedom..only lasted about three weeks. The defendant was brought before Mr. W: Scho- feld yesterday Sergeant Bentley supplied the facts by saying that on August 19, the defendant was given $25 by Chan Wing-on, thie shop-keeper to make certain pur- chases of books. The defendant absconded and was not seen by anyone till his arrest two days ago. In France every young man is In defence the defendant stated required upon arriving at his 20th that he had lost. Ave dollars and birthday to register for service. It was afraid to face his master. Fils he is found physically fit he serves Worship ordered the defendant to about two years with a regiment. pay $25 amends or one month and At the expiration of the two years a fine of $50 or six weeks impri-. he is free to return to his work sonment
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SOLDIERS RELIEF
ASSON. MEETING
The Hong Kong Chinese Women's Soldiers Relief Association held a Standing Committee Meeting yes- terday at the Chinese Merchants' Club, Among those present were Mesdames Rose Tan, Nancy Kwok, Y. K. Chow, Bang How, VI Chan, O. W. Luke, W. L. Wel, Ho Chuck, 8. F. Lee, B, P. Lee, P. P. Ho, H. S.
Yuhg, and many others.
It has been decided to hold a dinner dance in the near future, and to give Jewellery comprising of a pair of Jade bracelet, Jade necklace, diamond bracelet and diamond ring, donated by Mrs. Wai Sui Pak, as prizes.
Half the bandages för which the members have sacrified so much- time and energy to make, is to be presented to the Red Cross Ecclety under the management of Mr. A. Morris, and half to be sent to the Nanking Government through him. Dr. Sung Cheung-hel has Eindly promised to organise first-aid classes to be held on every Mon- days and Thursdays at 8 pm.
There will be a meeting this afternoon in the Chinese Mer chants' Club in Ching Building at 3 p.m. to discuss problems of a membership. campaign.
IT'S
Player's Please
THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS
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