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Group photograph taken at the eighth annual dinner of the Honkong Y's Men's Club held at the Metrople Hotel on Friday night. The function was a great success in every way and was presided over by the President. Mr. C. P. Wong.
THE U.S. PRESIDENCY: DISTRACTION OF WAITING
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WAITING IS HARD WORK. EVEN IN THE WHITE HOUSE. Cheerful as ever, proud of his tan, Franklin Roosevelt wise- eracked with reporters recently. But his big fingers, drummed nervously on his desk; reporteis knew he was counting the days until Under-Secretary of State Summer Welles, "reached Wash- Ington, to report on World War IL..
The President busied himself with domestic affairs. In a speech to the U. S. farmers he recited past achievements like a string of cliches, spoke in generalities that did not glow.
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WEST HAM BRING OFF DOUBLE
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Arsenal 2 West Ham .....3 Arsenal lost their adopted-home record playing all their home Tottenham games on
Hotspur's ground)and West Ham had them furinler than the beaten for the second time this Gridiron Club's.
season. West Ham owed their win IRON HAND
to their forwards, who pulled to- The Boss, (benign even when gether brilliantly after they had KB-QB4
QXEP, for aequalised. Scholar's Mate) runs his` Associa- Small and Foxall, tricky wing tion with an iron hand, with-men, played a big part in the win." Washington observers called it holding and dispensing patronage At the start Arsenal's makeshift the dullest speech he has made (honorary offices), as shrewdly as forward line proved superior in Perhaps purposely, I said nothing a Cabinet officer. Two years ago positional tactics, Curtis and Bas- that anyone could object the tapped for the Presidency af-n being most prominent on the created no" attr of interest
("Pumpkinhead") left wing. After 20 minutes Bas- The President rigorously kept Godwin of the Washington Times-tin ran on to a forward pass from hands off Congress. He paid 1p Herald. Things went so well in Bremner, and beat Conway with a service to the Hatch Bill; patted 1938 that the Boss ordered Arst-time shot. on the back Montana's Senator Newshawk Godwin. reelected in Goulden and. Foxall made some Burt Wheeler-to the confusion of 1939. But recently, in keeping delightful moves for West Ham Agriculture Secretary Wallace and with the times, Pumpkinhead" but not until near the interval did War Secretary Woodring, who op has been mumbling about a third
their forwards really get going. posed Senator Wheeler's bill to term, Last week, vacationing in found a gap in the Arsenal de- Following.. a free-kick Foreman coordinate all transportation Coral Gables, Boss Young suddenly systema
fence and equalised. |decided against it. telephoned his Obylously Franklin Roosevelt's hatchetman. knife-witted George by Small, gave West Ham the lead Fenton, after some smart work attention was elsewhere. The U. 8. Durno of International News Ber-before half-time. walted to see what he was waiting "for.
The most exciting football came "Senator" told Hatchet-near the end. Fenton scored a PRESS DESPOT - First door to the right, inside man Durno he had chosen as 1940 third goal for West Ham from a the executive offices of the White alert Falix Belair, Jr.
president the New York Times's centre by Foxall, and Leslie
Balding Compton, Arsenal's left Eouse, 13
back, the press room. Last desk, in the best corner, next the Vice-President John O'Brien of kick.
Newshawk Durno grumbled that headed through from
a comer radio, near a couch, belongs to J.
thy- Philadelphia Inquirer was Russell Young, White House corres-next in line: added that Belair stalwart defenders for West Ham Bicknell and Walker R.) were pondent (for the last 20-odd years) didn't want to run. drafted the Joy worked hard at centre half
Boss "Tm not asking him: I'm for Arsenal. telling him/"
of the rich, conservative Washing- ton Star.
vice.
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SAINTS LOSE HEART · Brentford.....5 Southampton 0 disheartened when they conced- Southampton seemed to become
the to they had been the bet ter side, but lost their grip on the game after this reverse.
By precept and example. "Benacor Young has long since Thus, uti = "Good "Government' built up within the White House plattorm. Felix Belair Jr. was walls a model political organiza. this week elected W. C. A reed 2 goal after 25 minutes' play. tion of which he is the model siden-as correspondents all over boss. The White House Car- the city deserted press rooms. respondents' Association set up to cabbed to White House, voted 100% control the personnel of press con- Belair on the slogan: There is no ferences, has become under the machine opposition." "Hitler only Boss's rule a powerful dining-out gets 99%." boasted. Hatchet-mana group, whose banquets are often Dumo
Roosevelt Peace Effort Forecast
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NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuter) The Washington" correspondent of the New York Daily News Fresident Roosevelt intends laun- ching a peace effort before Ger- many strikes on a new front,
POMPEY STILL POINTLESS
Portsmouth
1. Spars Poor Portsmouth! Jack Tinn's team have yet to gain a point in South C. Their melancholy record. reads: Played 5. Won 0,
now
Drawn 0, Lost 5.
The Cupholders led Spurs 1-0 at half time; but they fell too readily into Tottenham's offside trap.
A good chance in the first half
A strong second-half display by Brentford turned the affair into
debacle.
Yorston. a Uvely inside left, stood out in a clever, Brentford forward line. Hunt, at centre forward was dashing, and both Hopkins and Smith, the wing men, were dangerous. In defence the Bees gave little away, and Gor- man, the right back, and James, centre half, were prominent for their tackling and clearancea
Southampton were a poor side in the second half. They were tnlucky to lose their goalkeeper. Warhurst, before the end. Harris, right half, deputised.
Yoraton "obtained the only Orst- half goal.
Hunt (three) and Torston scored after the interval.
HALL ORDERED OFF.. O.PR
Norwich City....0 The loss of Almeric Hall, the Tottenham, inside left, who was ordered off the field early in the second half, probably cost Nor-
The paper suggests the plan 'is to sound neutrals, including Italy, and also the Vatican, in an effort was missed when the 'Spurs, ask to determine if there is a chance ng for trouble with their offside of negotiating peace before the tactics, allowed Bushby to entire continent is embroiled in through. The Portsmouth winger,
however, shot wide.
Walker, In goal, prevented a set-wich a point. back which Pompey would not have deserved at this stage by much bringing off a brilliant save from
the war,
The correspondent declares the President's "Immediate effort is to stop the war spreading to Italy and the Mediterranean.
Dix
Five minutes before half-time Barlow headed in, a centre from Parker,
The City had been playing with
more method than the Rangers, and Hall's departure cc- curred just as they appeared like- ly to establish superiority,
Ostend - Folkestone Boat Stops BRUSSELS, May 5 (Reuter) The Belgian mall-boat service be- tween Ostend and Folkestone will
Without Mangnall, Rangers were be discontinued after May 7
4 very disappointing. Abel corld was officially declared that the
Aldershot were three goals up not hold the forward line to- administration was compelled = to
In the first ten minutes, but in gether, and although McEwan took take this step in the existing cir-the end were rather lucky winners over the leadership towards the
of an exciting game,
end there was scant improvement,
Although called upon to defend more than earlier in the game, The rot set in ten minutes after Norwich still played with more the resumption, when Dix placed understanding than the Rangers. for Duncan to eqralise. Soon af- Acquroff shared the honours with terwards the Portsmouth defence Hall in the forward line," and allowed Morrison to slip through Furness gave. a. capital display at and pass to Dix, whose shot was right half. unstoppable..
cumstances.
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