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THE FINALS OF THE HONGKONG "AREA INTER-UNIT BOX- ING CHAMPIONSHIP TOOK PLACE AT THE NANKING BARRACKS, SHAMSHUIPO, LAST NIGHT when several good fights were witness-Singles title in the Colony Bad- ed. A large crowd attended to see the 2nd Bn... The Royal Scots team defeat the 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regt. by the narrow margin of one point..
On The Chinese War Fronts
PINYANG, "April
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The first night saw Pte. Bailey (Royal Scots) knock-out Pte. Hope (M'sex Regt.) In the third round after flooring his opponent twice in the Arst round. There was an- other knock-out in the 11th Aght on the card, when L/Cpl. Moore
won
C. Au, a finalist in the Men's
minton Championship. last year when he lost to P. K. Hul, entered. the final a second time last night Shanghal champion last year, 13 when he defeated Henry Eardley, 10. 15-11 after a hard fight at the Club de Recreio.
In the first game. Au fed 10-2 Eardley led Au 9-2 and 10-7. “ and 12-3, while in the second.
H. Wang, a former Colony singles In another semi-final, Patrick
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THE RESULTS" The following were the results: Bantam-Weight: Pte. Balley unsuccessful counter-beat Pte. Hope on a knock-out in attack on Wuyuan, west Suyuan, the third round. last week. Over 10,000 Japanese, representing
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Welter-Weight: Set. Ebot (RS.) Shansi as Japanese units launch-points. Pte. Eaton (M'sex) beat Pte, beat D./Mfr. Holdford" (M'sex) on ed an attack on Fengstuchen and Callaghan (RS.) on points. Changyutsun, north of Changtse.
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In south Shans, the Chinese are continuing their enveloping at- tack on the Japanese near Linfen, on the Tungpu Railway.
A Chinese force attacking Chi- shan, in southwest Shansi, pound- ed severely at the city gate a few days ago.
CARRY ON THE STRUGGLE
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Indians, Continued From Page 1
Turning to the economic side, continued, were naturally seized Saigon. These political differences, he Datren. War refugees and air raid vic-he said new industries were being on by German propagandiste. but tims could be given only 10 cents started and the utmost use would he felt it showed a complete lack a day for food, while war orphans be made of such substances as as of all sense of humour for the were being supported on $7 albestos, bauxite and chromite, and Nazis to pose before the world as month. A more pitiable plight, he added: "The resources of the champions of freedom where India Mr. Miao sald, and one that Indian subcontinerit seem indeed was concerned.... should immediatly attract the atto be well nigh inexhaustible and tention of Chinese in Hongkong, they are being most industriously of Nazi propagandists, to quote "I feel tempted, for the benent was that of the College students developed" who are cut off from their parents
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an opinion of them expressed not Swatow, Amoy and Formosa... long ago in the omcial organ of Bangkok They were receiving $12 a month Devoting the remainder of the the India National Congress. This Haiphong from the National Government speech to. political relations be is what the writer says: and it was usually possible for twem Britain and India, Lord Hadian political situaton has sud- some to earn anything up to $15 Zetland said: "The goal we have denly assumed extraordinary im- extra in various ways. This total set before ourselves is to aid the portance for German radio pro- sum of $27 was not sufficient even people of India to acquire a pagandists who are pouring out for food as it cost a rickaha coolle measure of political unity which chivalrous talks all over the world up to $35 a month for his meals! will enable her to take her place of this distressed and unfortunate Some of the poorer students, minion in the British Common-the world's sympathy in her a great self-governing Do-country, India, will not disdain and the girls were the worse but wealth of Nations," and he re-righteous struggle for freedom but ferers, can be seen in the evenings waiting for their food at the back-wed the objects of the Govern- let it not come from the Nazis." doors of restaurants, and the tea-ment of India Act of 1939, where-
COMPLETE HATRED houses for ricksha coolles were transferred to Indian Ministries "Remember those are not my by provincial governments were being frequented as much by the and responsible Indian Parita- words but those of a writer in ments and provided for bringing the official organ of the India. National Congress who goes on to both the provinces of British, Mr. Miao concluded by saying India and the States of ruling "We cannot also forget that that much help had already been places into a great Indian Federa- according to Hitler and the Nazis, received and much of it from the tion,
the native peoples occupy a place Rotary Club, but a good deal of
In the ladder of creation -some- where between ape and man, I
students.
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MOSLEMS AND HINDUK
to before conditions can be im Dificulties had arisen, he said, it these anthropological experts proved. He was happy to an-and he explained the co-opera that are to speak for this country nounce, Mr. Miso said, a gift of tion of thesa main political before the world? $5000 from the British Relief Fund forces, the Indian National Con- | Lord Zetland concluded The and a further gift of $2,000 worth gress, the Princes and the All- truth is India stands united in of medicines from the China India Moslem League, essential to ner hatred of the Nazi regime Medical Reller Fund through Dr. the establishment of federation, und in contributing magnificently Arthur Woo:
All three, however, had raised ob- towards the Allied victory."
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