HONGKONG DAILY PRESS ANGLO-FRENCH SOLIDARITY
"We Are Friends: We
༔ ཐཱ དྷ། ་ ས
Shall Stand Together"
Britain's War Minister Stresses Close Relations
BLACKSHIRTS TO AID JAPAN IN CHINA WAR ROME, July 5 (Reuter) -Some Italian legionaries from Spain are being re- cruited by the Japanese to assist them in the war against China, according to reliable sources bere.
It is stated that a num- ber of these men have already sailed " from Naples.
DEFENCE
OF BURMA
CONVERSATIONS AT SIMLA
RANGOON, July 5 (Reuter)
! PARIS, July 5 (Reuter)—Anglo- French solidarity, in the face of any challenge, was stressed by Mr. Hore-Belisha, Secretary of State for War, when he spoke at the annus)
dinner of the Association of France and Grande Bretagney yesterday.
"Let the whole world know that our two countries understand com- pletely the character of the chal lenge which has been offered us and that we will meet it, if need be, with decision," he said.
Just as France had the greatest army, Britain had the greatest Navy and together, judging by the acceleration of production, they would have the most modern and. in quality, the most powerful. Air Force.
Concluding. Mr. Hore-Belisha declared: "England can say to France and France to England 'We have thought in the same way; we have reached the same conclusions and cherish the same ideais: wc are friends; we are strong and we shall stand-together.'"
MURDER AND
The Governor-General, Sir ROBBERY AT
Archibald D. Cochrane, is leaving for Simla on July 11 to confer with the Viceroy of India on "problems connected with the defence of Burma."
Major-General D. K. Mc- Leod, G.O.C. Burma and a delegate to the Anglo-French defence talks at Singapore, and Mr. D. C. P. Philips, Secretary of Defence in the Burma Government, are also attending the conference.
After the conversations, Sir! Archibald Cochrane will pro- ceed to England by air on holiday.
PLATINUM
CAUSEWAY BAY
American-Born
Eccentric Gagged
CABLES
GAS MASKS Baseball Notes
THURSDAY, JULY 6. 1939-PAGE
CONTRACT South, China's Successful Soccer Supporters
SEQUEL
APPEAL AGAINST JUDGE'S DECISION
DISMISSED
Written judgments dismissing the appeal brought by Henri, Krebs, trading as Maurice Augsborg and Co. Gloucester » Building, against the decision of Mr. Justice B. E. Lindsell in striking out part of a statement of defence in connexion with contracts entered into be-
Great Fight
With U.B.
ARCULLI BATTED OUT OF BOX
(BY R. O. X.)
By virite of the great battle which they put up against the powerful Unlon Brewers, South Chis took honours for the out- standing performance of the week, when they went down to a glorious tween the appellant and the Head- defeat, losing by only the odd run quarters of the Chinese Fourth Route Army Corps at Canton, were in 17, after local tipsters had freely forecast another runaway win for delivered yesterday in the Supreme Chet Bennett's league leading Beer Court by the Chief Justice, Str Atholl MacGregor, and Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser.
Barons.
The South China boys appeared to have the game well in hand when The appellant was represented by they held a tour-run lead at the the Hon Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jnr., and Mr. H. C. Mac-end of the fourth frame, but al- namara, Instructed by Mr. H. J. Lowed the Brewers to draw level in Armstrong, while Mr. Eldon Potter, the Afth, when the Leonard box- thers, Dave. Stan and Terry, all K.C., Instructed by Mr. Sidney Ng it safely to drive in the necessary Quinn, appeared for the respon- dents.
HOW ACTION AROSE
markers.
The losers ought back to regain the lead in their hair of the same The action, it will be recalled, stanza, but the Brewers came again arose out of two contracts to sup-to garner the tying and winning ply the Fourth Route Army Head.runs in the first half of the sixth. Jesse Arculll who had been, bat- quarters at Canton (the plaintiT- respondents in the appeal with ted out of the box, in the fourth 10,000 gas masks at $19 per imask frame,, returned to the mound to and for the supply of 8,000 high hold the Southern Chinese score-
less for the last two innings. explosive shells at £42,000,
The gas masks duly arrived in Daye Leonard was the danger Hongkong. but, inspection, spot of the winning squad and proved to be not up to sample and drove in four invaluable tallies, by the plaintiff-respondents thereupon garnering three bingles in four
rejected the whole, consignment times up, for a 750 batting aver-
The defendant firm, the defen- dant-appellants in this case, in
With Nightgown reply claims for the payment of
£42,000, which they state the plain- tiff-respondents still owe the Erm for the high explosives.
by
and duly issued a writ claiming age. George Souza, ran wild to pil- from the defendant-appellant the fer Ave hassocks and put in some sum of $190,000, which they had good work with the hickory stick paid for the masks.
to cross the plate three times.
Replacing Bux in the fifth stanza, Ali earned much credit for the Brewers wit,
three shagging
flies Probably because she had
ät leftfield; one of his been
too
in ostentatious
brilliant run- efforts was a using notes of big denomina.
ning catch that ended a South JUDGE WAS RIGHT tions to do her shopping, thus
China rally when the losers had The Chief Justice, after citing attracting their attention, Ho
two men on bases with two his authorities in King, a 62-year old American-
support of
away. born Chinese woman who lived opinion, held that he was satisfied
Generally speaking, the winners at 1 Jones Street, Causeway that the goods had not passed to Bay was brutally murdered by the buyer and that the learned were not at all impressive and gave rubbers who broke into her judge had been right in striking probably their worst fielding "dis- home early yesterday morning. out the paragraph in the state-play of the season. Seven miscues The robbers killed
the old ment of defence as disclosing no were chalked up in the errors co-
flumn woman by stuffing her nightgown reasonable cause for action.
The South China gang demon- into her mouth, presumably with Mr. Justice Fraser, In agreeing the intention of gagging her. The with the Chief Justice, said that strated their ability to hit Arculli's It appeared to him that the whole offerings in no uncertain manner victim died of suffocation.
GOLD AND ~
IN LUGGAGE
An Arrest
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to
(A special supplement con- taining the full text of both judgments will be issued with the "Hongkong Dally Press” to- morrow).
STICK TO SHERRY! Amontillado Fino
lealdbick Macgregue th
DISPUTE OVER
SHOES
Cobblers, Mafoos In Squabble
A dispute alleged to have arisen over four pairs of shoës, led to a fight between a party of Shanghai men and cobblers in Wellington Street, at 9 p.m. last night.
The party of Shanghai men, con. sisting of 11 persons, six of hom 'were malcos of the HK. Jockey Club, put up a fight with the co- blers, who were believed to have used knives.
As a result two mafoos were de-
Their condi tained in hospital.
tion has stated to be far,
The injured were Shin Ching- pong. 30, and Teal Po-Iwong, 28. Six others who took part in the fight were detained in police custody.
S. CHINA WIN
THE
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HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE RAY HORKE;
SHANGHAI
ASTOP. HOUSE; PALAUB✨ HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Paling
84 MEN CHARGED WITH GAMBLING.
were
ESCAPE ATTEMPT
ALLEGED
As a result of a raid carried "An interned soldier at Ma Tau out by the police yesterday at No. Chung Camp, Yip Tim-ka, 31, 15 Lyndhurst Terrace, third-floor, was discharged on a count of premises, playing the common ment and on a second count of dis- South China Athletic Associa-game of al-kau" were arrested. orderly conduct by Mr. T. J. Hous- Yip was alleged to have thrown tion's football team on tour in the L Shek Chuen, 40, of the Naval ton at Kowloon Court yesterday.. South won another two matches Dockyard, and L Fe-ping. 32,
charged with keeping. à a heavy log against a wire fence. over the week-end at Penang,
In the first match, the tourists common gaming house, whilst the hear the gate of the camp. He defeated the Chung Wah team by rest were charged with gambling, pleaded that on Monday, the day three goals to one, the scorers be- before Mr. R. Edwards at the be in alleged to have attempted to escape, he was feeling ill and ing Fung King-cheung (2) and Central Magistracy yesterday. Chan Tak-fal
The case was adjourned the wished to bathe in warm water. For this purpose, he had thrown On the following day, they de- Wednesday 12, át 2.30 pm. First
a log against the barbed wire in second
were defendants feated an All-Penang eleven by and the same score. Fung again scored allowed ball in the sum of $100
fan attempt to break off some
Ep King was well-to-do. She contract was an ordinary c.lf. con- when they, nicked him for seven Milan Police Makes reported to have owned pro- tract and that the defendant- safeties in the first four frames. TWICE IN PENANG 4 men found gambling in the attempting to escape from Intern-
perty at Cheung Chau and to appellant would only have a remedy Chang and Y. T. Chan connected in a claim for damages, but not for for two aplece and together with have had a respectable, bank ac
debt...
Wong, who belted rousing triple count.
in the first inning, drove in two No less than 4 kilogrammes of
In shopping.
Liked she
markers apiece,” platinum and 24 kilogrammes of "ash" big notes, even when
Chang gave his best display, to gold were discovered by the Milan making trifling purchases. She
date, on the mound but could have police in the luggage of a man is said to have kept much money
won for his team, had he walked travelling as a dealer in precious in her room. A mah-jongg addiet,
Dave Leonard every time the latter stones. This find was the result of she played the game with friends
came to bat with men on bases. Investigations undertaken by the until a late hour almost every
It is not perhaps cricket, but it police against a band of banknote night.
would have been good baseball. T. smugglers.
ance at the initial sack while Eo
Friends mald that Ho King Cross-examination, of the arrest-spoke faultless English. ed man showed that the platinum The burglars, after killing her. had been bought in Switzerland at made off with all the money and' 35,000. lura per kilogramme with jewelry in her room.
Italian lira notes smuggled across away safely. the frontier. In Italy the smug- gler would have been able to sell the platinum at 80,000 lira per kilogramme although the official "price is only 40,000 Hra-(T.O.)
SOUTH CHINA W.C.T.U.
To enlarge the enrolment of the young woman refugees in its In- dustrial Centres and to erect some temporary building to lessen the
They got
HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA
BIG FOREIGN ENTRY FOR CENTENARY
LONDON, July 5 (Reuter)-The
NEW RECORD
Chan gave another sound perform two goals while Lai Shir-wing the rest were on bail of 33. The chips with which he could kindle.
plate.
FOR COLONY showed plenty of energy behind the
CYCLING
KEATES FINE ACHIEVEMENT
Clocking the astonishing time of 11 mins. 52 secs. over five miles" (under Class “A” rules) on Monday, July 3.: HA. G. Keates rode the fastest unpaced road trial of his 13 years racing' career, to reduce the Colony "record by no less. than 45 secs.
Favourable Comparison
RECREIO DISAPPOINT)
In the other league "match decided, Recreio disappointed with an exceedingly poor dish play against the Chinese Base- ballers, whose tally of 15, In- cluded 8 unearned markera Spotty Fereira pitched excellent ball but was given «poor:Cup- port.
made the third
74 others who 'talled to appeared The weather was excellent
yesterday, had their bail in the though a bit hot on both days. A large attendance watched each sum of $3 estreated.
game:
INDOOR BOWLING
As the Hongkong Bowling Alleys yesterday, J. & Landolt played A. W. Muenger for the right to have their name on the "Watson's Shield for the month of May. Of the starting line-up, only the former winning by 508 pointe Nick Beltran and Henrique Barros to 406. The delay in playing off came through without committing this match was due to the fact that Muenger had a badly ja bobble. Nick connected for a
two bagger and a triple, but both sprained wrist. efforts
B. F. R. D. C.
Charlie were wasted. responsibility of high rent, the Henley Royal Regatta celebrated
He was also successful In
Figueiredo also slashed out a three South China W.C.T.U. will launch its centenary with the largest for getting inside the record figure
bagger and scored on a sacrifice by the
The Board of Administrators. under a financial "drive soon.
ho The goal elgri entry in the history of the
established
Alves. Harros chalked up the only have recently sanctioned the pay- set for the campaign is $30,000. regatta. The weather was cloudy Shanghai Wheelers coloura in
other Portuguese tally when he ment of $1,000 to the Canton Hongkong currency to be used as with bright intervals and a strong 1933, beating it by 38 secs.
stole home in the second frame. X. W. C. A. (for reiser of refugees follows:
wind blew down the course mak-
The Chinese, took things lightly near the Chung Shan area), and Erection of a factory $3,000, ing coking duacult and times
The time compares most fa-after they had run into a big lead $3,400 to the Foreign Auxiliary to Erection of a dormitory $2,000, slow: Food Expenses for two.hundred re- The feature of the morning's vourably with the world and Briand pitched Wally Ching and the National Red Cross Society tish records of 10 mins. 20-1/5 Tommy Chan for two innings of China (for an ambulance). fugees $12,000, Teachers Salary racing was the defeat of Radley
secs, and 10 mins. 35 secs. held by ardece, after star hurler Earl Wong Cheques for the respective amounts $2,400 New Equipments $1,000, College, winners of the Ladies'
Archambaud and Hill respective had done mound duty for the first have accordingly. been forwarded Running Capital $5,600, Emergency Plate last year by Westminster
ly.
three innings. Ching was in grand to them. fund $3,000, Miscellaneous $1,000, School by canvas after a“ terrific The campaign will open at 4*race. There was never more than
These records were put up re- batting form and connected for p.m. on July 7, the second anniver la foot between them. ·
cently on the fast Milan track, four safeties, which consisted of a sary of China's National resistance. Cambridge crews showed super the riders thus having none of the single, two doubles and a round
The Committee of the financial iority over Oxford winning all the handicaps of a road trial to con- tripper. campaign consists of Mrs. Herman heat, in which they met. No Ox-tend with and having a constant
C. E. Llu (Chairman). Dr. Katleford crew survived the first round Wu (Vice-Chairman), Mrs. Renaldof the Ladies Flate... Ching (Secretary)," Mrs. Li Fong (Treasurer) and Misses T. C. Law, Betty Hu, Cheng Wen Yih, Dr. Margret Feng, and, Mesdames C. Y.. Loh, Fu-san" Chiao, Huang Han-tu, Cheng Yang, Henry Ling,
Eht
MEN OF WAR IN HARBOUR
HMS. Cicala arrived from Can-
level surface....
Nip Lam showed his klepto maniac tendencies when he stole both second and third bases after Another Duel
the Shek-o bingling in the second frame while Another duel on Road between Keates and Cottrell Choy recaptured a moment of over 6 miles on July 4, resulted in youth by stealing second and home. the former returning the fastest The Chinese gave their first error- time of 14 mins. 23 secs. (20.65 mless felding display of the seRBON
their previous five outings. 5 seca.
GLORIOUS FOURTH
team to meet a pick-up Hongkong..
With Charlie Burton in excellent
hurling form, the local boys won through by 3 tallies to 1, in a 5 inning fracao. The Hongkongiter were assisted by three sailor boys, Mack, Hallisey and Rope, and held
the opposition to 2 scattered btngles.
Chen Chin-an and Shao Kwang-ton yesterday afternoon, Menor ph. thus beating course record by after committing 19 bobbles in conceded only four safeties but lost
ming.
war in harbour yesterday were:-
Gunboats: Tarantula, Seames,
Submarines: Phoenix,
The discount rate of the Nation-Robin, Cicala.
al Bank will be reduced to 1 per
cent, as from July 8 on bills repre-
Entries for the Massed Club Run on Sunday, July 9, close at noon to-day (Thursday) and under no base Destroyers Diana, Delight, circumstances will late entries be accepted. Fall particulars are available at practically all cycle celer agents and hire-shops,
senting sale of Belgian products Thracian, Beont.
abroad. On normal bis discount
Foreign man of war: American: rate will be 21 per cent (T.O.). Fillsbury, Tulsa; French: Argus,
By a last minute effort, local. ailers managed to arrange # the Glorious Fourth, spite the uausi spiritual
the managed to tow out a scratch
Costello, pitching for the Tulsa.
ant on his team-mates errors.
LEAGUE STANDINGS U
Won Lost Potr.
60 1,000. 3 1 760
Union Brewers U.S.S. Mindanao Chinese BC. Club de Recreio Bouth China Ak
4 2 4 656
243333 14 200
Hongkong BC0000.
a fire.
and 2nd defendants, whilst · Det Mr. M. A. Silva represented lat 8gt Brooks prosecuted.
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