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LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS
.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on...
Wednesday, the 31st January, 1940
commencing at 11 a.m.
at No. 178 Prince Edward Road, Kowloom.
The Machinery, Fittings and Fix- tures of The Viva Products Factory
Comprising:
1 Electric cutting and mixing ma- chine "Alexanderwerk" Latest Type Minimum capacity output 200 lbs. per hour "Alexanderwerk"
Slicing 10%-
Filling ma-
SPORTS & GENERAL
HOCKEY ASSOCIATION SECRET CODES IN WAR
TOURNEY
POLICE UPSET RECREIO: VARSITY COME INTO THER STRIDE
The Hockey Association Tournament matches yesterday
THE TEAMS
University: N.C, Sen Gupta: K.Y. Tam, OC. Llew; NH Low, W. Abraham and B.K. Hool, LH Tan. LV. Lingam, 8H Ling, K.S. Oh and Hans Raj.
ዞ ነ
KIT.C.: Tobal Singh; Karnall Singh, Kalwant Singh, Gurbachan Bingh, K. Singh and Mohinder Singh; Arts, C, Pinto, Pyara Singh,
Singh Narindar
and Makhan Singh.
morning were featured by an SIGNALS LOSE BY
6:1 TO C.B.A.
upset for Clab de Recreio by Police, who won 2-0, and a defeat |...... for the K.1.T.C. by the University, who won also by two clear goals,
the C.B.A. over" Signala.
The Royal Corps of Signals put
The third match on the pro-up A valiant Aght against Central British Association at King's sramme resulted in a 6-1 win for Park, and held their opponents down to A 2-0 lead at ham time, but CBA broke through four times in the second half to win eventually by 6-1.
STRONG TEAM Police entered the field against Recreio with a stronger team than they have been able to get The scorers were J. J. King, DT. together so far this season. Back Smith (2), GH Fowler (2) and in the Ine-up were Follza Singh 8.A. Fowler, for CBA., and Dignan and Man Singh, both of whom re-for the Signals. cently returned from leave India,
CIPHERS PLAY A FASCINATING
PART IN MODERN ESPIONAGE
*
The art of sending and receiving secret messages «during war-time is a dangerous, fascinating and extremely important part of modern warfare.
"Just bow important this art has been in shaping history, especially that part of history which was made between 1914 and 1918, is told by Fletcher Pratt. In his new book, Becret and Urgent, published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company, New York, he traces the use of secret writing from its origin to its currently popular use as a source of entertainment to amateurs.
(2) It must minimize error
Secret writing began when writ-
A
n
(3) "It must not require the use began. The phrase, Come through ease of operation; here," would be meaningless to anyone who had not spent some of special apparatus, the capture years learning the code-which is of a piece of which would betray
the secret of the cipher; the English language.
"All written language 13 (4) it must be capable of holding cipher," Mr. Pratt explains. "Its a secret as long as was necessary symbols have no intrinsic mean-to execute the order written in i ing. They convey an idea only (This last so that, if the enemy when interpreted by a system received the message at the same whose secret is shared by the time as the command to which it writer and reader. We are apt to was addressed, the action specified THE TEAMS
lose sight of this today, because could be started before the enemy. C.B.A.: T Lockhart; JTK. most people learn to read early in could decipher the message.) A good display by the backs,
V.C. Bond; T.B.D. life."
Because there was no cipher that Man Singh and Mehar Singh, and Gilchrist,
the Whitley, N.BM, Whitley and DE
To understand this point, I met these requirements in 1900. work by Brown, in Bolld
only necessary to go back to the intelligence officers of the various pivotal berth, pulled the Police Taylor: D.T. Smith, SA. Fowler,
worked
feverishly. The through to a win. The losers did G.H. Fowler, G.D. Woolgar and J.J. Middle Ages. At that time a person armies
who could read and write was French favoured disc ciphers. Ger- 1 Ham and Bacon saiting machine not have their best team out, a King.
notable absentee being B.T. Straals: L/c. Truscott; C.Q. MS.
rare. When the average person re-many, ignoring the second and Big. Harrington: Cpl celved a message, he took it to third requirements, used elaborate 2 Cold Chambers
Gusano who was replaced by Sayers,
Blount, Cpl Gorman and L/C. someone who could read to have cipher machines, And the British Beltrao at centre-forward.
something new-the Pollte opened the scoring Holland; Cpl. Kennard, Sig. Coom-it-interpreted, just as a person produced through Narwant Singh in the be, Sgt. Whitefield, L/c. Digrun would hunt up a cryptographer famous Playfair cipher, one of the
he received a mysterious message simplest and best ever devised. second half, and a second goal by and Sig. Price,
In code ar cipher today.
THE OLD GERMAN CODE Fouza Singh, some minutes later,
For every cipher that was devised assured them both points.
Naturally as more
a cryptographer" who people learned to read, the neces- there was sity for using codes and ciphers could break it That single fact grew, But the need for the com-was responsiale for some of the plicated, modern cryptogram came most dramat.e episodes of the slowly.
chines
"Alexanderwerk"
chines
1 Complete automatic safety elec- trical Atting for operating ma- chinery
1 Large Regulo Gas Cooker Scales.. assorted barrels for Ham
and Bacon salting and curing. Sundry utensils, etc., etc.
also
Adding machine. Remington Type- writer, and various office equip- ment
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K
THE TEAMS
LATEST TOURNEY STANDINGS
- Recrelo: H.
1 Sunbean Light Delivery Var.
Police: Balwant Singh Man Singh and Mehar Singh:
Singh,
and Naranjan
Brown Leatte: Fouza Singh. Howlett, Joginder Singh, Narwant Singh and Rothwell
RA Gonsalves: Marques and J. Gonsalves; L. Luz, WA. Reed and AM. Alves: R. Soares, P. Yvanovich, N., Beltrao, G. Ribeiro and J. Soares.
".
Radio
R.E. C.B.A. Nomads Recreio Police K.I.T.C.
Varsity Signals. R.A.0.0.
and
1 Renault Saloon Car 1939
Inspection on application.
..
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
AUCTIONEERS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
TER
instructions
K.I.T.C. NO MATCH FOR VARSITY
came
60 I 5 5 21 1
2 0 0 22.50 FRIENDLY GAMES YMCA. 1st XI beat 5th Coy.
University
into their The Rajputana Rifles by two goals Indian to one in a friendly hockey match stride against Kowloon Tennis Club at Pokfulam, and played at King's Park on Saturday. though the losers fought well Smith and Taylor scored for senges they proved no match for the and N. Ram for the losers. undergraduates,
and niore
PEAK OF IMPORTANCE
It wasn't until the outbreak of
war,
Starting with that August day when German-owned radio sta-
MONDAY, JANUARY 29,
SAY
Gordon's
and know what you're drinking/
ORDONS
DRY GIN
NO COLOURING matter
NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
JAPAN
1940.
AND CHINA
Viscount Kano's Idea Of "Magnanimous Peace"
The following letter was publish- : ed in the Manchester Guardian an Jan. 8.
+3
Sir-In an interview published in your columns yesterday Viscount Hisaakira Kano, London manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank, prophesied that "the European war will have reached a turning-point
Mr. Chamberlain wants to establish 8 new order in Europe, so Japan will do the same in the East with the economic collaboration of Eng- land.
Of course the Yangtze is actually opened to international sea traffic so far it remains only a vague
Goals P.W.D.L.F.A. Pir 5 5 0 0 16 5 io 7 4 2 1 17 11 19 5 4 1 0 25 8 9 6 2 1 3 9 14 5
the World War that the secret tions flashed out the message, "A 6 2 1 3 4 9 5 4 1 1 2.4 5 3 writing art reached its peak or Bon is Born" (their codephrase 4 1 1 2 3 6 3 importance. Even in the Boer War, for war) every victory and every 3 1.0 2 4 5 2 the well-informed British officers defeat had its echo in the code
were able to send secret messages rooms of the warring nations. As in favour of the Allies by Easter promise it will benefit the United German arm1:5 maiched and that the conflict between States and every other country by simply writing them in Latin, the
trading. "relations a language which made any script towards the Marne n the early Japan and China will end in a which has
with China, whether its ship the Yangtze or not. a cryptograph to the less learned days of the war, Mr. Pratt explains.magnanimous peace."
they found themselves faced with
Viscount Kano's optimism may ply up
telegrams unexpected difficulties. Boers.
be well founded as regards the Indeed, according to European conflict, but I am afraid from Tokyo, the Japanese press
Yangtze AB
handsome that his estimate is very wide of the candidly describes the reopening of mark so far as the Sino-Japanese the
the United war is
Letters Christmas gift for concerned,
to which is expected which have been
received States, recently from Mme. Chiang Kal-reciprocate by a renewal of the shek. Dr. H. H. Kung, and other trade treaty. In any case, the
Viscount. Kano, high officials of the Chinese Gov gesture er ment make it clear that so for represents as a generous gift to as China is concerned the ruggle England amounts to little more wiit
until China's in-than the burglar's offering to hand back some of the spoor's when he dependence
integrity .. QIA
feels the policeman's hand upon his assured
shoulder. As Mr. F. Tillman Dardin, the
the To pursue
metaphor, well-informed Chungking corres-
"economic collaboration" for the punden, of the New York Times establishment of the so-called new
YM.CA. 2nd XI beat the Com- Hans Raj opened the scoring bined Schools by four goals to nil after some 20 minutes play, and, in a friendly hockey match played at half time, University were still on the Chatham Road ground m Undersigned have received leading by this margin of one goal Saturday. Spare (2) and Stome (2)
Midway in the second half, SH were the goal scorers Ling added a second goal for the, "Central British Association 2nd winners and KIT.C.
not XI beat Khalsa Sikh Dhivan 2nd were able to over take this lead,
XI by five goals to two in a От the University
not at full friendly match played strength, being short of HLC.BA ground yesterday morning. Ozorio and L.G. Gosano, in their Spare (2), Greenberg, Blake and forward line, KITC, felded about Kennard scored for C.B.A. and their strongest team.
Bagh Singh, (2) for the losers.
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Softball Results
were
CAER CLARK & BRAWN
CUP HOCKEY
"Y" LADIES WIN.
CONVINCINGLY PLAYING AT FULL STRENGTH FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, "Y" Ladles came back into form on Saturday to defeat CBA. Ladies by the convincing margin of 5-0 in their Caer Clark Cup en- counter.
Mrs. Gardner, Mas D. McCaw and Miss B. Harker zcored in the first half to give a 3-0 lead at half-time. After the interval, Mrs. Gardner scored further two goals for the winners.
THE TEAMS
3
saw the
"But Latin was at best
The two main advancing anales stopgap," Mr. Pratt writes, "and the years between 1500 and 1914 were so far apart that they had scramble for a practical to rely on radio contmunication, feld cipher, The requirements The air was full of signals, many "on the same frequency. The Gar- were that:
(1) it must be simple enough to man system of ciphers was too and cumbersome. "Messages had to be be readily understood by quickly taught to inexperienced repeated five and six times.
mea:
TO BE CONTINUED
au of
STEEL COULSON AND H.B. ured
LEAGUE RESULTS
The following are the results of matches played in the Steel Coul- son and HB." League:
C. & F.OR.C. 3 v. HE. Club C HK. Police 2 v. Garrison "E" 1; G. White, Miss M. da Rora: Miss Naval Police 3 v. R.E. Bergts. Mens P., Lawson. Miss J. Wong and Miss. B. Greaves; Miss F. Wong, Miss. M. Churn, Mrs. P. Bliss, Miss H Reid and Miss B. Roberts.
RECREIO BEATEN Hongkong Ladies beat Recreio Ladies easily by six clear goals at Happy Valley on Saturday in a Caer Clark Cup match. after leading 4-0 at halftime.
The goals were scored by Miss J. Greg (two), Miss H. Smalley. Miss A Purves, Mrs. Skinner and Miss M. Booker ..
THE TEAMS
H.K. Ladies: Mrs. Lunson: Miss J. Weller, Miss O, Green; Miss J. Booker, Mrs, W. Dalziel and Mis |
Skinnur. Miro Gordon-Smith; -
M. Booker, "T" Ladies: "Miss C. Minoot: Miss J. Greig, Misa Mrs. Stone. Mrs N. Strange; Miss Miss M. Smalley and Miss A. M. McCaw. Mrs. Starbuck and Purves.
BILLIARDS -LEAGUE TABLE
P. W. L. F. A. Pts. 12 11 1 29 7 29 C.S.C.C. EB. Club ....... 12 10 2 26 10 28 D.R.C. .....12 10 2 25 11 25 HK. Police ...... 12 7 5 20 18 20 C. & P.OR.C... 12 6 6 20 16 201 11 6-5 18 15 18 cc.c....... Taikoo Club .... 11 7 4 17 16 17 Prison O.C... 12 5 7 16 20 16 Garrison “A” 11 4 7 14 19 14 12 3 9 17 24 12 Naval Police ... F.A.F. 8gts. M. 10 3 7 12 18 12 R.E. Bgta, Mess 12 3 9 11 25 11 Garrison "B".....11 011 5.28 5
Highest Break: Mr. Gowland (F.O.C.) 60,
SNOOKER
C. & P.OR.C. 1. v. HB. Club 2 HK. Police 3 v.. Garrison "B" 0:
2.
Mas Pocock: Mr. Burnett, Mis Recreio Ladies: Miss Z. Barroa: Naval Police 1. v. R.E. Bergts. Mess CANADIAN CHINESE Harker. Miss D. McCaw Mrs. Mr. M. 87, Miss Botelho; Mrs.
WIN "DERBY"
The Chinese "dérby" match in the Men's Softball League played yesterday resulted in a win for the Canadian Chinese over Chung Ewa by the narrow margin of five runs to three.
Results were as follows:-
LADIES LEAGUE
Recreto
Cardinals
Baby Panthers.
Cubs
Gardiner, and Miss I Buchanan. Remedios, Mrs. C. Silva and Misa C. B. A. Ladies: Miss D. Moss: M. Osmund; Mas B Remedios, Miss B. Parsons. Miss Whitley: Miss M, Campos, Miss C Silva, Miss P, Everest, Miss I. L. Woolley, Miss A. Alves and Miss C: Re- and Miss A. Smith: Mrs. Wilmot, inedios. Miss Squires, Mrs. White, Mrs. Quick and Miss E. Laihovetsky.
SAINTS WIN
BRAWN CUP
W
LEAGUE TABLE
caco
P. W. L. F. A. Pta. 12 10 2 26 10 26.
and
and
few
foreign
which
&
HIGH STANDARD Chinese interior, has recently at and it is fervently to be hoped that
OF RIDING
MISS V. WALKER'S SUCCESS
A high standard of riding was dislayed at the annual gymkhana of the Hongkong Riding School at Tai Hang Road yesterday.
The ground was decorated for the occasion, and the many events were well contested by the large Įnumber of pupils who partialpated.
Mrs. Dodwell, wife of the Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, presented the prizes, as follows;
Walker.
of the one Journalists who have remained in order in East Asia really means touch with the situation in the an agreement to share the swag, this country will refuse to entertain tested China still has an enormous any such felonious proposition.-- superiority over Japan in man-
Yours, &c., power, she has accumulated large
H. J. TIMPERLEY, supples in spite of increasing
National Liberal Club, white- hall Place, London, 8. W. 1. transport difficulties, and plans are actually being laid for a big
January 3. counte.-offensive some time this
year.
Ini
another version of the view published in a London paper Viscount Kano is quoted as having said;
PILS
Boon à united Chinese Gov- erment will be established at Nanking.
when
peace comes to China there will be nothing left for England and Japan to quarrel about. Apparendy Viscount Kano was
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3 ACTRESSES ARRESTED
Wearing
Trousers
In B.E.F. Zone
Three young actresses who went Target Competition. Miss V referring to the Japanese attempt shopping in a town in the B, E. F.
to install Mr. Wang Ching-wel, the zone on Jan were arrested on "at
suspicion of being spies--because Com-discredited Kuomintang leader, they wore men's trousers.
the head
Intermediate Children's petition (Class 1)-1, Miss G, Lee; ar
Government 2, Miss B. Rickwood; 3, Miss. C. Davis.
Com-
Adult Members Competition1, Miss N. Kerrison; 2. Mrs. E. Selby: 3, Mr. P. Calderara.
Intermediate Children's Masser R. Cooke, Miss J. Davis and į pedition (Class 3). The between
Master F. Hechtel, who drew lota for the cupa.
of puppet
They were Miss Betty Bucknell, in Nanking." The plain facts of the case are, of principal boy, Miss Freda Petett course, tha the Japanese, having and Alas Anti Angels,-of-an- failed to crush the Chinese Army, Aladdin company, which is in are now seeking to achieve by France giving shows to the troops political intrigue what they have and airmen. They were out shop- the company when two plain clothes police officers asked them been unable to bring abous by ping, with two male members of
Their evident objective, once Mr. to a go to police headquarter.
arpied force. “
a year
BKO
12 8 4 25 11 25 HK, Police RE 8gts. Mess 12 3 25 11 25
Ware has been established in
ÁRGUING IN SHAKET Naval Police.... 12.8.4 22 14 22
Musical Chairs. Mr. R. H. J. power with the support of Japanese 1174 21.12 21 Garrison "A"
bayonets, is to negoziate with him. When she young women' asked Brooks. C & PORC... 12 67-19 17 18 The Argonautas beat St. AnP.O. Clut 126619.17 19 Advanced Children's Competition, a "peace settlement" based upon the reason they were told: "You 12.4 8 17 19 171, Miss P. Dodwell 2; Miss V the principles enunciated by Prince are wearing disguise and we drew's Ladies by eight goals to nil H.B. Club
more than think you are sples No amount Kinoye a little. 12 6 7 13 23 13 Walker; 3, Master P. Harriman,
firmly of arguinis in the street did any St. Andrew's Ladles best Cen-in the Brawn Cup match played"
D.R.C.
and Tiny Tots Competition-1, Miss tral British School by four goals on Saturday. Mss N. vs. Miss RAF. Bgts, M. 10 3 7 10 20 10.
by Generalissimo good, the five artists went along E. EL E
114 7:10 23 10
Susan Wood; 2, Miss Susan Steele rejected C.C.C. to n in the Caer Clark Cup R. Xavier (2), Miss C. Silva (2) 22 21 3
Chiang Kai-sher as the head of the with the detectives... Garrison "g" 11 8 8 10 23 10 Perkins; 3, Master Colin Selby.
An hour later, after the services 4 4 12 match played at Argyle Street and Mes I, Mathias (3) were the
Taikoo Club 11 3 8 8 25.0 Children's Learners Competition Chinese National Government. If
this is whac Viscount Kano, means of an official Interpreter had been 4 yesterday, after
Highest Break: Mr. Low (H.B.C.)1, Miss M. Home; 2, Master C.
when he talks of a "magnanimous attained, the police chief accepted 7-the interval
Shalter; 3, Master J. Belby.
three 30.
Aunt Bally Competition-1, Mas peace" then it is clearly preferable the explanation of the Dowbiggin; 2. Mrs. R. HL J. Brooks that the war should conside, me suspects. He offered them wine and Jumping Competition, Mr. Indeed it will Viscoun; Kano went sent them back to their hotel. The Appleton; 2, Master H. Tipple; 3, on to say: Mr. W. G. Poy,
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9
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Canadian Chinese
29
Pirates ...
9
MEN'S LEAGUE
Recreio "A"
Trojans..... Recreio "A" Filipinos
HK. Ball Club Int1 A C
Eng. Forum. Machine Gunners Canadian Chinese
Chung Hwa
at scorers. leading 3-0
ys Ladies funtors beat C. B. A.
MES M. Churn opened the Ladies juniors by three goals to Miss V. Bradbury (3), for scoring some 10 minutes after the one
start, and two further goals were "y" Ladies, and Miss E. Woolley, TRAWLER ON ROCKS:
added by Miss H, Reid before for CBA, were the scorers. E. HE half-time. Mrs. P. Bliss, centre- 17 124 forward, scored the fourth goal.
3.10
THE TEAMS
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beat Girls' School Diocesan Central British School by three als to ni. Misa Chun: (2) and Miss Ć. Kotewall were the scorers.
"
13 94
C. B. S.: Miss J. MacFadyen; 4 8 10 6743 Miss B, Goodwin, Mids V. MoBS; 333 Miss S. Rousseau, Miss P. Kirby, &
The Governor of Newfoundland 441 Milas J. Kew Miss E. Watson. 764 Biles D. Gray, Misa J. Moss, Miss announced that 2,700 more men are to be called up for service, 4 31. M. Shand and Miss V. Bissons-- 4 21 St. Andrew's: Miss J. Hail, Miss according to Renter.
CREW LOSTĚ LONDON, Jan 28 (Renteri- The crew of 12 were lost when the Fleetwood trawler Merisia went on the rocks near Ramses, Isle of Man, during the ght,
Jumping Competition (paplis), Maser B, Btott
Harriman Chalenge Cup (for) best rider in School)-Miss V.
On Thursday the crew pre- Walker. sented with £100 for saving Best Girl Rider-Miss P. Dod- Best Chinese Pupil-Miss G., Lee, Hollanders from an open boat in well de the Atlantic/
The opening of the Yangtze River to international sea trame is purely for the benent of England. America does not send ships up there; neither. does France, England's ship ping can go up the Yangtze, It is the main and only artery to China
actresses were told that it con- stituted a suspicious act for young women to wear men's trousers in provincial towns.
The Aladdin company arrived in France on Jan. 10. Miss Bucknell had to retire to her room with laryngitis," while another member of the cast had influenza-(Daily Telegraph).