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SPORTS & GENERAL
Rotary Club Presented VOLUNTEER
With Netherlands Flag
Spirit Of All Dutchmen
Stands
Unbroken
The Hongkong Rotary Club was presented with the Netherland Bag at its luncheon meeting yesterday by Mr. H. A. Veltman, oldest" Dutch member of the Club, on behalf of the Dutch community.
The meeting was well attended with Dr. Arthur W. Woo, newly elected president, in the chair.
TRAINING
NOTICE
All Day Volunteer Training ar- ranged for tomorrow and Friday is cancelled on account of the “ëva- cuation scheme only in the case of the following units:-
Tomorrow-1st Battery, Friday No. 2. Coy. and Pay Sec- Other Units Le. 3rd Battery, No.
tion.
Rush To Get H.K. CORPS OF
Married
MANY NOTICES POSTED UP
AIR RAID
WARDENS
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Europeans over, müitary age are urgently`required to assist in a voluntary capacity in the organ- The rush to get married, which isation of the Hongkong Corps of set in as soon as the Hongkong Air Raid Wardens in the Western authorities announced plans for and Eastern Divisions. evacuation, continued yesterday. Several notices were given at the assist should be forwarded without Names of all those willing to
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1940.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
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Registry of Marriages, while ap-dely to the Chief Air Raid Warden 14 Fen
tinued to be recélyeu,
Hongkong. G.A. Pentreath. Esq. Alexandra Building, Hong-
2 Section 5th A.A. Battery, Mobileplications for special licences con- for Column (Parade at Headquarters It is understood that there will kong. In making the presentation, Mr. Imitter and its similarity to the new Not Hung Hom), B Company Field Veltman touched upon the hard-invention, television. ships his countrymen had to suffer
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RACING AND PLAYS
Ambulance on Thursday and^Nos. 8 and 7 Companies and Corps
already ordered.
during the present European war Before the London television ser-Signals on Friday, will parade as
and remarked "My country may
vice was closed down at the out-
The Special Training of Key Men
be no fewer than e'ght ceremonies at 'the Registry today.
The following have given notice at their intention to marry ——
Inspector Charles Robert Ro-
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AIRWAYS STAFF.
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EVACUATED
be overrun, but I assure you the break of war, programmes were etc. on Murray Parade Ground and zeskwy, of the Hongkong Police, spirit of my countrymen is un-either transmitted from studios. Whitfield Barracks on these two and Miss Carlota" Virginia Young, families".of the staff of Imperial
broken."
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Visiting Rotarians present were Mr. H. Owen Chapman of Hankow, Mr. G. Paradisi of Cairo and Mr. J. M. X. Chollton of Canton.
Guests at present at the meeting were Mr. G. Haynes of Shanghai and Mr. R. Cargildge of Hongkong.
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·ACROES; ì, Cancél; 4, «Rabbit:-
FOURTH OF JULY 6, War; 9. Jaguar; 11, Prawns; 12,
| Dante; 13, Lolter; 18, Amile; 18. Erne: 19, Instil; 29, Crayon; 25,
PLANS OF AMERICAN ash; 28 Trust; 29, Greedy; 31.
COMMUNITY
The evacuation of the wives and 27 Malignity
Airways was carried out yesterday of No. 31 Ashley Road;
Mr. James Hutchison,
afternoon, when a special "plane were popular, or transmissions days will be carried on according were made direct from outdoor to programme but those, whose
draughtsman, of No. 3 Bungalow, left Kal Tak for Bangkok taking wives or families are being eva- events. National events such as
cuated, or who are on duty in con Quarry Bay, and Miss Hilda Crosby, eight passengers Mrs. A. B. Dykes, racing, football, processions and a
and baby, Mrs. J. A. Samuels and England: coronation had been successfully nexion with the evacuation scheme, of No. 7 Prospect Road. St. Albans, Mrs C. E Clarke, Mrs. Robinson Mr. Thomas Fletcher Stainton, Master Samuels and Mrs. J. Lin- televised The BBS, had a mobile need not attend.
timekeeper, of No. 9 Braemar Ter- fatead. equipment housed in two large moter vans, which picked up
race, and Miss Daisy Elizabeth events on the scene, and sent them
CROSS WORK Wilson of the Queen Mary Eos-1. Addressing the meeting. Mr. X. by an auxillary radio linked to the
pital:
Mr. Micolas Valdivia, musician, of P. Morris, whose subject was Tele-man transmitting plant when they thorisation, Pan American Airways' Proceeding under special au-
Sgt. Norman James Gunnery, of No. 24 Ashley Road, and Miss vision said that no invention or were broadcast.
trans-Atlantic service, one day last the Hongkong "Police, and Miss Bashma Alladin, of the same scientific development of the past
week, refused all passengers and Aanda Margaret Mackle, nursing address: quarter of a century had so in-
Mr. Charles Wong, bank clerk, or That the Dutch community has gave over all weight space avail-sister, of the Kowloon Hospital:
Tulle: 33, Lathes; 34, Basler; 35, timately affected the social, pou taken to heart the evacuation order able for
Gunner John Walter Robinson, No. 29 Jordan Road, and Miss Ida transportation of ban
Instead of the regular Fourth of New; 38, Nomada; 37, Styled. tical and cultural life of the peissued by the Netherlands Con- dages, surgical dressings, instru- of the Royal Artillery, and Miss da Roza, teacher, of No. 7 Ladder
July reception given by the mem», ples of the world as broadcasting sulate recently is shown in yester-ments and medical supplies for the Margaret Fip King, of No, 7 Chun Street.
DOWN: 1 Cajole; 2, Noggin; 3, Since the early experimental trans day's departure figures furnished American Red Cross in Europe.
bers of the American Community Sing' Street. First floor; missions of some 20 years ago to a member of the Hongkong
The marriage too pace at the each year, it was decided to collect Evade: 4. Rapt; 5. Arrest:-' 8. broadcasting
This was the first consignment Mr. Loh Loen, merchant, of. No. had.. now reached
Daily Press.
of Red Cross supplies to reach 27 Belcher's Street, and Miss Trang Registry yesterday of Mr. Yap the usual subscription and devote Bewall; 7, Tassel; 10, Rarity: 14, every corner of the world and new
Orb; 15, Tears: 17, Midge; 20, standards of education and enter-ists have not yet been issued. It drive in the United States for re-
Although the actual departure Europe as the result of the recent How-sok, of Na. 28 Wellington St.; Eng-kian, of the Intercontinental these funds to the BW.OF.
Mr. Arthur Ernesto Gomes, mer-Corp. (China) Ltd., and Miss Tay The subscription which amounts Single; 21. LSD.; 22, Stolen; 23, tainment had been created.
is learned that 25 first class Dutch bef work in Europe. Followingcantile assistant, of No 18 Keng-tway, of No. 47 Ewo Hill St. to $2,651.27 is therefore, being' Custom; 24, Attend; 26, Aerial: 77, vital thing. however, ad been
passengers left to seek refuge in shipments are being made by wood Road, and Miss Alice Maria Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith, Registrar handed to the Treasurers of the missing-the appeal to the eye.
B.W.OF. Java ports. Without exception the steamer but the trans-Atlantic de Passos, of the same address; and, he said, it was natural there-number consisted of women and air crossing of the first consign- fore that "broadcasting for the
children.
ment allowed the work in Europe eye" or television, should arouse
to commence without delay. world-wide interest.
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Furthermore. It is understood that to date over a 100 provisional Mr. Morris first dwelt upon wire-reservations have been made by less broadcasting and gave a com- | Chinese. Americans, British.. parision of the radio transmitter French, and Indian passengers used for television and the one with a Dutch company. used for sound, which, he said, had much in common in as much as 3ignals were sent out superimposed on a carrier wave.
RAINFALL
The Botanic Gardens recorded 31.89 Inches on rain last month,
At the weekly meeting of the The only dry days were June 2, 19 Hongkong Y's Men's Club, to be and 20. The highest recordings held at the St. Francis Hotel to- were on June 5 (3.46 ins.), June 7 (3.05), June 14 (2.66), June 10 (2.28), June 23 (2.81) and June 25 (3.19).
The speaker then gave a techni-morrow to 7:30 p.m., Prof. Ir Fors-' cal description of the work and ter will speak on "The deeper operation of the wireless trans- causes of War."
Sima Holds Blanco To Close Draw
"Luis Yeo Blanco (10.31) drew with Battling Sima (9.104) over ten rounds;
U.S. BASEBALL SPORTING
RESULTS
NEW YORK July (Reuter)- Results of League baseball matches played here yesterday are as fol- lows:--
Little Abayan (8.1) tk.o'ed. Baby Valdez (8.44) in the ninth Boston round of a ten round bout,
Young Gauder (8.83) outpointed
Ah Kow (10.1) over eight rounds.
Fred
(8.112) tko’ed, Mason Battling Cheng (8.81) in the first round.
NATIONAL
R. H. E. 18.0
New York
7 7 0 (Danning. Cuccinello and Ott homered)
Brooklyn Philadelphia
4 7.2
3 8 2
2 7 2 3 5 3 (Blaughter homered twice)
Luis Yeo Blanco was held to a Cincinnati close draw by Battling Sima at the St. Louis New World open air stadium in Bingapore when the two met över ten rounds in Bertie Bell's first bill in his new venture, now that the stadium has be reconstruct. ed..
Handicapped by weight and reach, Sima fought a good fight, speedy and aggressive and carried the battle to his tair opponent many times.
A polished fighter in some -respects Luis Yeo failed to display coolness or a punch when he had Sima, who was substituting for Johnny Ware whom he put out of action at Kuala Lumpur recently, "against the ropes or cornered.
Blanco was points in hand up to the sixth · round but was de- fending for the rest of the bout, Stia dodging his attempted thugs and coming in with effective short Jabs and par.cres,
ERECT STANCE ---Adopting an erect stance, Valdez, though beaten Fave a stylish ex- or hibition, has toot-work being par- ticularly pleasing, but with Abayan he was up against a cunning oppo- *Rent,
* Throughout the fight Abayan was never in real difficulties, though he took some time to mea sure his opponent, whose quickness often caused him to miss badly in the opening roundslingt
After three rounds, however, #Abayuh had full weight of "nis]
opponent. and mixing lullwith :wudden` Tussliades of felling pan-
Pittsburgh
(DiMaggio homered)
4 8 1
Chicago
3 11 1 (Ten innings were played)
AMERICAN
New York
8 10 1. (DiMaggio and Selkirk homer- ed) Washington
4.10 6 Chicago Detroit
Philadelphia
1 6 0
3 5 2
9:15 1
Hayes-homered twice)
Boston
1 8 1
KOWLOON SPORT WASHED OUT
Rain yesterday morning and the poor condition of the courts forced cancellation of all "B" Division League tennis matches in Kowloon yesterday.
Ratri also necessitated the closing of the greens at K.O.C., Recreto and the Kowloon Football Club several matches in the Open Pairs of the Lawn Bowls Championship being thus washed out,
noon had blood all over the ring, and a minute from The ́end of the ninth round Rev feree Rapps stopped the fight when „Valdez was seen to be badly punished, and awarded the fight to Abayan.
FIXTURES
TODAY
BADMINTON. (-- Y.M.C.A. Bad-
minton, All Day. BOWLS-Open Pairs: At C.S.C.C., A R. and A. K. Minu V. V. M. Omar and 4. M. Omar; R. P. Philips and J. E. Henson v. W. Harris and W. Davies; R. Basa atía J. 8. Landolt v.' J. E. Noronha and C. G. Sva, At P. R.C., W. Melrose and J. C. Chalmers v. J. N. Sweeney and J. Revie; E A.. Atkins and H. White v. J. Gellatly and L. A "Collyer.
TENNIS. "C" Division: K.C.C. |v, A. T. C., JR.C. v. C.DR." "A." C.DR. "B" v. CRC, HKPEA v. C.BA., H.KUT.C. V. S.C.A.A. K.LT.C. V. K.T.G.C.A. WATER POLO, -Y. M. C. A.
Water Polo games, 6 to 7 p.m. TOMORROW BOWLS.-Open Pairs: At KF.C..
J. A. Remedios and L A QU tierez v. T. a. Madar and A. Bone; A. E. Castro and V. N. Atienza v, A. W. Grimmitt and F. J. Jones. At KD.R.C., W. L Walker and J. Deakin T. "A. Hyde Lay and A. J. Hall, At Taikoo, J. C, chin and a Holland v. 8. E Eccleshall and A. Stevens, TENNIS.-"D" Division: C.R.C. "A" v, KITC. Filipino Club v K.C.C. C.BA·· V. LR.C C.C. v. C.R.C.:“B”
· FRIDAY JULY, 5 BADMINTON. —- Y M. C. A. Mixed
Badminton, 6-11 pm TENNIS.Mixed Doubles Divi
slon: CRC. v HKCC, HKU. TC. V. KCC (A), L.R.C. U.S.R.C.
SATURDAY. JULY 6 LAWN BOWLS-First Division, Craigengower v. Recreto "A Kowloon G.C. v. Kowloon B.GC, Indian R.C. v. Civil Service, Po- -lice R.C. v, Kowloon Ducks,
· Hongkong: Football Club VA ROJ creto: "B"; Second Division; Talkon R.C."Craigengower, Kowloon,B,G,C. v. Kowloon Tong Kowloon Football Club
rches he soo Hnd Valdez bearing In a poor fight, marred by too. Police RC Recreio Hong
worried expression. Valdez much clinching, Young Gauder countered effectively. on several made a successful come-back occasions, but in the fifth round when he autpointed Ah Kow over Abayan drew blood from his eight rounds, while in the curtain mouth
Derpile his opponent's efforts to keep him off, Abayan
raiser Fred Mason tko'ed Battling Cheng in the first round.--(Malaya Tribune?
kong O.C., Civil Service "Kowloon CO; Third, Division- Hongkong Electric RC. - v. In- dian RC Craigengover, Prison O.C., Hongkong, Co Kowloon FC, Kowloon & B.G.C
Hongkong Football Cinh
Wedding
of Marriages, oficiated.
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Hybrid: 30, React; 32, Uses,
After the last long rally...