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Colony Chess | TENNIS LEAGUE Championship "D" DIVISION
Concluding
BARNETT HOLDS NARROW LEAD
The
matches on the Colony Chess Championship Tournament programme yesterday evening were completed.. with the following re- salts:
K. Weiss beat D. E de Carvalho, KMA Barnett beat Sir Henry Pollock, A. T. Biriukoff beat A. Kurik, V. V. Kolatchoft drew with Emmern, and B. 8. Litvin re- colved a walk-over from L Blair. The Tournament was concluded yesterday except for five matches adjourned, or postponed. from previous weeks. Barnett leads with 14 points to Zimmern's 13 "points, but the latter player has three matches to complete to Bamett's one unfinished game.
RESULTS
C.R.C. "A" Defeat Craigengower
Entries For Macao Races
On June 9
SPORTS & GENERAL
The following are the entries for the Macao Race meeting to be held on June 9:-
Difficulties Encountered
By British Shipping
Difficulties encountered by British shipping firms träding on the
·China' coast and inland waterways were traced by the Hon. Mr. J. F. Paterson when, as chairman, he addressed shareholders of the Indo- China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. at the annus; meeting held yester- day.
In his report, the chairman Shipping in the national interest. Race or 3:Bogey, Desert Star,
said: It is with much regret that The first steps were taken with In the "D" Division of the Double Chance, Fei Ying, Golden
the United Tennis League, Chinese Recreation Cow, Jack O'Lantern, Lattle Prin- your directors have to subrat a ships registered in Club "A" beat Cralgengower cess, March Brown. National Suc- comparatively poor report for 1939 Kingdom but last month we were Cricket Club by six sets to three.cess, Night View, Phoenix, Shang-though it confirms only too exactly notified by the Ministry of Ship- the gloomy view taken by the plug that our Calcutta and Coast- HN. Chow and T. 8. La (C. RC.) hai 4.
chairman à year ago, one shared |ing vessels, but not the Yangtsze later by "Fairplay" If "one may River Flect, would be brought into judge from an issue of last De- the Liner Requisition Scheme from
May 1. cember.
Beat E Zimmern and B. Hung Race 1 or 4:-Copper Idol, Dek- Dov-Jones, Heddon. King's 6-4 beat S. C. Hung and T. C. I ko,
Chap. Lucky Yu 6-2; beat 8. Leonard and H. N. Envoy, Lancashire
Eleven, Mac's Adventure, National Au 6-0.
Fashioned, Persian Cat, Radium Star, Sunshine Susie. The Spirit of St. Louts, Tim, Wild Bear.
P. B. Chiu and K. N. L (C. R.C.) beat Zimmern and Eung 6-2; lost to Bung and Yu 4-4; beat Leonard
and Au 6-2.
W. C. Choy and N. C. Täng (C. R. C) lost to Zimmern and ung 4-6; last to Hung and Yu 2-6; beat Leonard and Au 6-4,
C.B.A. DEFEATED # ..
On the home courts, the Filipino Club beat Central British Associa- tion by eight sets to one at King's Park.
Welas, as a result of his win over Carvalho last night when the latter player tried to force, a drawn position, is a strong con- Gonzales and Kwan (Pilipino tender for third place, Zimmern's Club) beat Dunne and Bull, 6-4; remaining games are against Car- beat Lockhart and K. C. Borið 6-2; valho. Weiss" and Kurrik. Barnett beat G. Gurovitch and Woolgar, has to play Carvalho and Kurrik [6-0. has an unfinished game with Litvin...
TABLE TO DATE The following is the Tournament table to date:
K. M. A. Barnett
E. Zimmer
K. Weiss. ....... D. E de Carvalho
→ Sir H. 2 Pollock
B. S. Litvin
A. Kurrik
A. Y. Birlukoff
V. V. Kolatchof
L. Blair
P. W. D. L. Pts. 17 14 1 2 141 15 12 2 1 13. 17 12 1 4 12 16 10 15 104 18 9 3 6 10
17 9 0 8 9.
16 5 29.0 18 3 2 11 6- 18 1 2 15 2 18 1 0 17 1
THEY WANT. CARNERA
SHORT STORY OF A TALL MAN
LONDON, April 27 (By Air Mail) -Primo Carnera, former heavy- weight champion of the world. who is 6ft 7in. tall, is to be isted by French military authorities as "resisting military discipline."
an
Ildefonso and Slen (Flipino Club) beat Dunne and Bull 6-3: lost to Lockhart and Bond 5-7: beat Gurovitch and Woolgar 6-2,
Banker and Souza (Filipino
Club) beat Dunne and Bull 6-2; beat Lockhart and Bond 6-0;, beat Gurevitch and Woolgar 6-1.
R.C. WIN
INDIAN
At King's Park, Kowloon Indian Tennis Club were beaten "six sets to three by the Indian Recreation Club.
S. R. Salleh and M. Ramzan
KIT.C.) lost to S. A R. Bux and K. M. Rümjahr. 2-6; beat M. Moondharle and MA Wahab 6-3; lost to I. Kitchell and M. I. Razack 3-6
G. M. Khan and M. H. Hassan (K.IT.C) beat Bux and Rumjahn 6-4; beat Moondharte and Wahab 7-5, lost to Kitchel and Razack
1-6.
A. R. Azan and Mit Singh (K.I. T.C.) lost to BLX and Rumjahn 4-8: lost to Moondharie and Wa- hab 2-6: lost to Kitchell and Ra- zack 3-6.
GOVT. HOUSE BOWLS
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Some years ago Camera. Italian, became a naturalised Frenchman. Although he Was In a friendly lawn bowls match then marked unfit for service played at Government House on Camera. who now lives in Italy. May 29, His Excellency Mr. N. L. is due for re-examination--and Smith's team beat team from today was his last day for re- the Corps Artillery, H.K.VD.C. by 14 shots. The following is the re- porting.
suit
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
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Government House Team:-—W.. A. Cornell, H.E. Mr. N. L. Smith. Dr. Newton, J. Deakin (skip) 21; Sir A. MacGregor, G. A... Archbutt, E. Searle, H. H. Pegg (skip) 13: J. A. Fraser. Dr. Smalley. A. Hodges.
NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuter)- Cincinnati Reds added another victory to their credit in the Na-J. Smith (skip) 26. Total: 60. tional Baseball League, blanking the Pittsburgh Pirates to win by 4-0.
The Scores Were:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
R. I E.
4 8 0
(Walters pitched for the Reds).
Philadelphia
Boston
St Louis
Chicago
0 4 0
1 5 2
3 6 1
8 10 0
2 10 0
1 4 0
2 80
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington
New York
Boston
PWladelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
# 9 1 3 12 3 4 8 3 7 14 0.
HOME SOCCER RESULTS
LONDON, May 80 (Reuter)-The Rangers won the Glasgow Charity. Cup yesterday beating Clyde in the Anal by five corners. Several mat- es were also played in the Eng- Hsh Regional Leagues.
GLASGOW CHARITY CUP
The scores were:
Rangers
1 Clyde
(7 corners) (2 corners)
ENGLISH REGIONALS
* SOUTH "DSKER
Crystal Pal 2 Watford
Norwich EAST-MIDLAND
6 Natts F.
Foresterfield ZY NORTH-WESTERN Actington 1 Burnley
WESTERN
8 Tranmere
1 Everton
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Corps Artillery Team:-B, S. M. W. Walker, "L/B. Bone, B. S. M. Rose C. A. 8. M. Jack (skip) 15: Gnr. Abbas, Bdr. Capell, Sergt. She- rift. Sergt. Carr (skip) 19; Wahab, C. A. Q. M. S. Beach. Capt. Watson, Sergt. Bebbington (skip) 12. Total: 45.
SPORTING
FIXTURES
TODAY
Bdr.
SWIMMING.-European Y.M.CA. Business Girls' Hour 5.30 p.m.-- 8,30 p.m. Mixed Swimming. 6.38 p.m.-9. p.m..
TENNIS LEAGUE-Mixed Doubles, Chinese R.C. 7. Hongkong c.c.; University v Kowloon ac. A Ladies R... United Services R.C.
ball
TOMORROW
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Anthem, National Honour, Oldfactorily for our coasting service DIRECTORS' GESTURE
The year began quite satis-
considering the difficulties brought
I think it quite essential that about by the undeclared war in the preferred cumulative dividend China, but duling March 'currency be kept from snowballing any fur- problems in North China gave ther as already £178,000 stand business a serious set back In between deferred shareholders and Ho-other places the continued decline a dividend. for this reason I think of the National dollar necessarily one year's preferred interest must meant a fall in the sterling value be pale but I do not see how we of our earnings at Chinese ports can do more, As usual the Direc- and you will appreciate that it la tors have drawn no fees. not possible to make up the dif.have not since 1930 nor is any-
thing held in suspense. ference by a stroke of the pen.
Race 5-Country Flower, Cou- reur Bleu...Fairy Auk, Fairy Ofisel. Gold Clause. Hohenfels, manay, Meadow Eve, Merry. Fatty. Merry Maker, Morning Tip, Rother
ay Bay, Shanghal 4, Nymph.
Wood
Race 8-Black Diamond, Cloudy Star. Double-Up. Eagle, Iron Knight, Meadow Eve. Shanghai 4, Shih Yin Grand, The Mermaid, Victory Life.
S.
Airport News
CLIPPER LEAVES
Pan American Airways China Clipper (Capt. W. P. Chase) left Kai Tak on her return flight to San Francisco via Manila yester- day morning. She took away
Mrs. Alice E. Pyne, wife of Dr. J. Pyne, well-known dentist in Hongkong. who is proceeding to San Francisco on urgent business; Mr. John J. Broder, manager of Pan American Airways hotel in Guam. who is returning to his post after spending a delightful vacation in Hongkong, accom- panied by his wife;
Mr. Pedro N. da Silva, Manila share broker, returning to Manila after a brief visit to the Colony: Mr. John M. Patterson, radio engineer, going on a business visit to Manila;
Mr. Alldas Pasram, Indian mer- chant aisé on a business, trip to Manila;
Aliss Ambrosia del Rosario, Manila society hostess returning home after a pleasure trip to Hongkong:
Mr. Dean Fesslo, Pan American Airways Express Superintendent of the Pacific Division, proceeding to Manila for a week's stay prior to continuing his journey to San Francisco;
Mr. Kentro Kawamura, Japan- ese merchant on a business trip to Manila:
Mr. Newland Baldwin, repre- sentative of "Macomdray & Co., Manila, returning to that city, with his wife, after a short holiday
in the Colony;
(Jr.).
Messri. Teodoro" Kalaw Guan Jad and Teek Chuan Jao. Manila students returning to their studies after a week's holiday in Hongkong; and
Messrs. Li Lin-lu, Caw Au and Yang Chin-chi, Chinese Clipper commuters on a trip to Manila.
They
Turning to the Accounts them- KEEN COMPETITION
selves the net balance of Steam- With the return of neutral and ers' Working Account is shown in Japanese tonnage which had left Profit and Loss Account as 131- the field more or less to British948.18.11d. and is £156,396,8.98, less vessels after hostilities broke out, keen competition was felt and to add to this the Japanese forces extended their blockade of the coast. The blockade of the Tlen- tsin Concessions and the appalling Aonds there last Summer will bo fresh in your minds. In June Swatow, one of our main perts of call, fell to the Japanese Navy and normal trading ceased. Later. Bris tish vessels were allowed to call
once a week but only for passen- gets and to carry stores for the European community Canton re- mains closed. It is not to be won- dered at. therefore, that for several months in the middie of the year the Company suffered serious losses...
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than in 1939. After providing £72,015.6.4d. for depreciation and £33.692.10.11d. for all other Lia- silties there remains a credit of £26,239.1.8d. With the credit bal- ance of £20.051,14.0d. brought for- ward from 1938. Transfer Fees of £24:18.7d, and the net gain on units sold of £18,305.13.0d., the balance available in Appropriation Account is £64.629.7.3d. As I have said the Directors regret they can- not prudently recommend the pay- ment of more than the Preference
Dividend for 1627 absorbing £11. 878.14.0d., they propose to transfer £20,000.00d. to. General, Reserve with £10,000.0.0d to Special Re- pairs and Renewals and to carry forward to 1940 a balance of £19,- 746.13.3d.
BOOK VALUE REDUCED
Dealing with the Balance Sheet the Book Value of Steamships etc.
Malt
FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1940.
from the
British Commonwealth is the basis of this Beer
BLUE
ABEL
BRITISH BREWED
Lager
BEER
BREWERY&
More people
are drinking Blue Label
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THE HONGKONG BREWERY & DISTILLERY CO., LTD.
The outbreak of the European War as might be supposed had a disturbing induence and it was not until November that the markets recovered and rates began to rise. Altogether the difficulties of the
has been reduced from £1,017-bilities, General Reserve has been Reserve stands at the slightly year proved greater thari ever for000.0.0. by £72015.6.4d. for de- increased to ££20,000.00d. by trans-higher figure of £13,978.4.20, British Shipowners on the coast. preciation and the value of the ferring £30,000.0.0d, from Appro- Underwriting Account at £37.-
SANDAKAN TRADE
two vessels sold £4.98413.84. and prtation Account and under Un-358.11.90 remains about the same stands at the conservative figure appropriated Profits is shown the as in 1938 and is considered suffi- Turning to our Sandakan trade.
carry forward to 1940 of £19.745. cient to meet any accidents not- hostilities in China were felt here too and the results were again dis- I need say nothing about Cur-13,3d. In Contingency Reserve covered by insurance. appointing. The Hinsang, to which rent Assets beyond stating that payments amounting to £7,801.- reference was made last year. had £98.788.18.3d, for Accounts Recev 127 were made during the year given many years of useful serviceable, and Agency Balances has been for Special Repairs and Renewals but was now past her econòmic accounted for since the end of the and after transferring £10,000.002. 2.1d due chiefly to the reduction. life. Rather than incur heavy and year. With reference to the lla- from Appropṛlation Account this
Continued on Page 11 recurring expenditure she was sold for breaking up:
INDIA BUSINESS On the Calcutta-Japan Line conditions generally were poor for the first half of the year but im- proved later. The Indian end was the backbone of this service, the continued emigration restrictions in the Stralts and the war Chiria again made heavy inroads in our Native Passenger business while exports from Japan declined.
The Company's Yangtze steam- ers and lighters, except for a few small craft which operated for part of the time on the upper reaches and in thệ delta, were Pan American Airways next in- ward flying boat-the California laid up throughout the year for as Clipper is due to arrive in Hong-you know the Yangtze is still kong on June 4 and will return to Manila the following morning.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Imperial Airways inward plane Delphinus (Capt. Brunton and Capt. Cash) arrived in Hongkong at 3.30 pm. yesterday with the London malls of May, 22-
She brought just over 200 kilos of mail and three passengers, one of these being Mr. P. J. Bbath from Alexandria,
LOCAL ESTATES LAWN BOWLS.First Division: Recreo "A" v. Civil Service;
Captain Henry Walter Walker, Cralgengower
who died at Matilda Hospital on Police R.CA 7
February 20 1940, left local estate Kowloon Docks R.C. v. Kowloon C.C.; Kowloon BG.C. v. Recreio sworn under $118,700, Probate of "B"; Indian R.C. v. HK, Foot- the will has been granted to Mr
Club.
Sydney Hampden Ross chartered Second Division:
accountant. Cra-gengower v. Police 0.0.; Talkoo R.C. v. Club de Recreio; Local estate sworn under $87,- Hongkong C.C
Kowloon 800, was left by Captain Edwin BOC v Bervice C.C. v. Henry Sparke Summers, who died Kowloon Tong Kowloon Foot- at his residence, Kal Tak Vilis, ball Club v. Kowloon C.C. Third on April 4, 1840. Probate of the Division: Hongkong C.C. "v, In- will has been granted to the dian
R.C.; Hongkong Electric, widow, Mrs, C. Bummers.
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Y.
R.G. V. Hongkong Football Club;
Prison O.C. v. Kowloon B.G.C
Kowloon Football Club Cm UNCLAIMED CABLES
gengewer
3. "We have been getting on by rabbit jumps a little Jump, then
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a nibble, then another little fump and another nibble. worth Day,
Went
have been found on fet to the Ralf Club by the local Council, The activities of the "We must get together and give disters, are causing annoyance to Europe a chance to show what
-The African World. Ishe can do"-Jan Masaryk.
cloned.
~~~The Company has been singular- ly unfortunate on the Yangtsze since hostilities broke out. Share-
holders will recall the Wuhu bomb- Ing incident of December 1037 when Tuckwo and the bulk Madras were destroyed by Japanese action and while some claims have been met unofficial British ones still outstand.
To make matters Worse, the Upper River steamers Klawo and Hain Changwo were set alight and burnt out during a Japanese air raid at Ichang on August 6, 1939 though. lying in a neutral safety zone previously communicated to both combatants. I am very sorry to say that two of the Chinese crews were killed and others, in- cluding a European Officer, were wounded. Claims for this further' damage have been sumitted through our Consular Authorities. GOVERNMENT THANKED Before turning to other matters the Indo-China N. Co., Ltd, owes much to the Government of Hongkong, the Royal Navy and tu H.BM's Embassy and British Con- sular Officials for the valuable help and co-operation always SO
readily placed at our disposal.
The loah with the Hongkong The following is a list of un- and Shanghai Banking Corpora- claimed telegrams lying at the tion for the four ships acquired orces of Cable & Wireless, Ltd.: two years ago was, reduced from Tarachand Bons, Kowloon, from £270,938.13.04 on December 31, Singapore: Jepson, Peninsula Hotel 1938 to 204,881 12.24. a year later. from Rangoon Gillian Kingsclere and since the beginning of 1940 Hotel, from 'Blerraleone; Flovo pasit has been further reduced. senger Tildegara, from Shanghai; BHIPPING REQUISITIONED
Government has commandeered Mr. Horenc! O. Reyes' c/o Amerl- can Consulate, from Manila.
or requationsdy much British.
of £940,000.0.06.
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