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PARTY OF LEADING U.S. JOURNALISTS DUE IN H.K. TODAY
BRIEF STAY IN COLONY
A PARTY OF TOURING “AME- RICAN NEWSPAPER MEN are due to arrive in Hongkong today by Pan American Airways California Cupper.
They are led by Mr. Roy Ho- ward, publisher of the Scripps- Howard chain of newspapers, but Mr. Howard will not be with them when they step out of the Clipper at Kal Tak this afternoon. He was reported to be flying from Ran- goon to Chungking yesterday and it is expected that he will arrive in Hongkong today in time to Join the party when they leave by the Clipper tomorrow morning for San Francisco, after an all too brlet overnight's stay in the Colony,
PARTY OF 12
AIRPORT NEWS
INWARD SERVICE
BY IMPERIAL
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS INWARD
SERVICE BY THE DELPHINUS Capt. F. R. Garside and F/O I Harvey), arrived at Kai Tak yes- bringing 220 terday afternoon, kilos of mall and four passengers for Hongkong:-
Mr.
and Mrs. Thornburg. Mr. Safti and Mr. Sahdi.
The next Inward service is due to arrive in Hongkong on Friday, Sept. 8.
An outward service by Imperial Airways, taking mails for Indo- China, Malaya, Java and Australia is scheduled to leave Kal Tak this morning.
'.
CLIPPER TODAY
The party of twelve journalists Include representatives of ̈ all-im- -Pan American Airways CALIFOR- portant press associations in Ame-NIA CLIPPER is due to arrive in rica as well as members of the staffs of leading American news- papers in Major cities throughout
"the United States
Hongkong this afternoon bringing
The
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
DOUBLE-HEADER-
SPORTS & GENERAL
The R.A.S.C. footba'l team who were runners-up to the 24th Battery R.A. after a play-off. R.A.S.C. have been promoted to Division II—(Photo, Sun Ying Ming Studio).".
K.C.C. "Knock-Out" | AQUATIC DATES
Bridge Tourney
The Kowloon Cricket Club are NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Reuter-running a "Knock-out" Contract The following are the results of Bridge Tournament for members. baseball matches played in the The first round is to be completed American Leagues yesterday.
by Monday, Sept. 9.
AMERICAN
U.S. mails, dated San Francisco. WASHINGTON WINS Aug. 27. She will leave on her re- turc flight tomorrow morning. The party has just completed
PHILIPPINE CLIPPER is an extensive tour of New Zealand, scheduled to arrive in Hongkong Australia, the Netherlands Indles on Tuesday next, Sept. 10, and and 'Singapore, as guests of the will leave the following, morning governments concerned. Mr. Ho- ward left the party' at Singapore and went on to Rangoon from where he flew to Chungking.
The rest of the party arrived in Manila on a chartered Dutch plane from Batavia on Monday.
In view of the brief stay the party will make in Hongkong, it
is not known what arrangements have been made to 'entertain them here.
Open Rink
Championship
On Sunday
R. "B. E. 3 5 1
7
1
ALTERED
It is announced that in order to give competitors one day's rest before the final night on Saturday, the dates previously arranged for: the Colony swim ming championships have been slightly rearranged,
The following is the drawi F. E Nash and E. Kern v. A. S. Smith and A. E Carey; E. Abra-
Itwas learned from the Victoria ham and S, A. Gray v. G. W. GILL
Recreation Club that the amended fen and L. Jack: A. Madar and Edates will be Wednesday, Thurs- C. Fincher v. T. Stokes and W.
day and Saturday, Sept. 25, 28 and Paterson; A. Martin and A. Zim-28, Instead of Sept. 28, 27 and 28.
Philadelphia
(Johnson homered).
¡New York
Henrich homered).
St. Louis Cleveland {Philadelphia
2 B
1
. C. J. Tacchi and F. A. Fabel;
2
Boston
Washington
Boston
Washington
ז
5 1
10
1
8 2
This
game
.4
5 5
The Bnal of the Open Lawn Babrich pitched McCoy homer- BOON TO US. TRADE Bowls Rink Championship will be ed). When the party arrived at Syd-played on Sunday, September 8, New York ney on Aug. 19 from Auckland on. on the Kowloon Football Club a Tasman Airline plane which green at 3.38 pm............' provides an air link between Aus- The following rinks will contest tralia and Pan American Airways the championship:-R. Easa, A. E
(Hudson pitched. new line from California to New Coates, J. S. Landolt and C. swent to 13 innings). Zealand, they were unanimous in Rosselet (skip) and A. Calman, W. describing Pan American's new Houston, E. Levett and R. Duncar. service between California and the (skip).
(Only six innings were played Antipodes as a boon to American foreign trade.
It is of interest to note that owing to darkness). both, the skips will be playing in
Detroit This link has been made of their second Rink Championship Chicago greater importance to Australia anais, Rosselet skipping the win-Detroit and New Zealand as a result of ning rink in 1937 while Duncan Chicago the stoppage of European trade was a member of the rink that which has turned increased mil- Bons in purchases by the Anti-
won the championship in 1935.
podes to the United States.
LEAGUE GAME TODAY Craigengower C.C. will continue
6 1
2 $
2 1
11
(Rigley pitched); St. Louis
(Auker pitched). Cleveland
1
5
NATIONAL
New York
R. H. E
2 6 *
.on
LEAGUE TENNIS their postponed lawn bowls gaine
"B" DIVISION ·
Army T.C. Defeat
Civil Service
.
Playing at Sookunpoo yesterday, the Army Tennis Club beat thei CS.C.C. by eight sets to one in "B" Division of the Tennis League.
against Kowloon Bowling Green at the Valley today...
The game was postponed Philadelphia August 10 on account of rain when- (Litwhiler homered).. Cralgengower were leading by one Brooklyn
shot with four heads to be com-Boston
pleted.
BOWLS SINGLES
RESULTS
The following were the results St. Louis
Col, J. 6. Smith and Capt. C. Hof matches in the first round of Cincinnati
R. Hyde (A.T.C. beat L. Agaturof the Open Lawr Bowls Singles New York
11 12 1
and 3. A. Bendall 7-5; beat WJ Championship played yesterday: Leeds hit two homers).. Skinner and R, Todd 8-2; beat B. At Kowloon Football Club, H. Philadelphia
Agafuroff and C. Sloan 6-1.
Col. LA. Newnham, and Maj.
8 .7 1
.7 12 1
(Eleven innings, were played). Chicago Pittsburgh
2 7 2 510 2
(Dimaggio homered).
1 5 1
2 8 1
5 12
White beat W. J. Burling 21-15. (Bragan homered,
⇓ 12 Ten innings
At Kowloon Bowling Green Club, played).
R. H. E.
6 13
2
(Medwick and Davis homered).
2
8
7 9
2
1
2
7 13 2
(Hopp homered). Cincinnati
4 12
L. J. C. Loch (A.TC.) beat Agafuc. E. Marques beat A. Jillott 21-4, | "roff and Bendal 6-4; beat Skinner Goodwin beat S. M. Rumjahn Brooklyn, *
and Todd 7-5; beat Agaturoff and Sloan 6-1.
21-B.
Sgt, Webb and (ATC) beat Agaturofi and Ben-Rakusen beat "A. Bower 21-8.. Chicago dall 8-4; lost to Skinner and Todd At Kowloon Cricket Club, A., (Nicholson homered), 2-6; beat Agafuroff, and Sloan '7-5. Morton beat A. J. Coelho 21-13. Pittsburgh On the Cralgengower C C. St Louis
Sgt. Denyer At Club de Recreio, M. N. Boston
C.R.C. WIN
At King's Park, Chinese Recrea-green, C. Dowman beat tion Club beat South China Atkin by 21 shots to 16,
Athletic Association 8-1.
ADVERTISEMENT
THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry, Forms for September Meeting, Sunday, 15th - September, 1940, (weather permitting) may be obtained at:
The Secretaries Office, 3rd floor, Prince's Building, Des Voeux Road, Central.
The Hongkong Jockey Club: Club House Happy Valley.
The Sports Club The Club House, Macao. Entries clo
at NOON on Thursday, 5th September, 1940.
By Order,
A. MARTIN & CO. Secretaries & Treasurers. 471
SPORTING FIXTURES
TODAY
Ribeiro v. T. Madar (At Kowlbon Docks)...
LAWN, BOWLS. Colony Open
Singles Championship, First TENNIS-"D" Division:, C.R.C
Round, V. Chittenden v. WK.; Way E.G. Post v. W. Gu; CE.
v. LR.C...
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER S
service). Rosselety. A.A. Lewis (at Civil LAWN BOWLS, →→ Colony Open
SWIMMING. Victoria Retren-
tion Club Intra-Club „gala (V. R. C. Pool) 6 pm. TENNIS - C. Division, Chinese R.C. v: Army Tennis Club; South China' V. Recreio A "Kowloon Tong v Univeraity: Jewish R.C. v. Central British; Police v Recreio B WATER POLO. Army Large Units Knockout Competition. Middlesex Regt. v. Royal Scots (Army, pool): 7 pm.
TO-MORROW
LAWN' -BOWLS. — Colóny. Open |
Singles Championship, First Round. B. Mancell v. J.N. Wong (At Kowloon F.C.), HP. Harper vv.X, H Tang: H. Overgayi W. Ward (At Kowloon EG,C). JEV.
Singles Championship, First Round, C.G. Bliva VV. NA Atienza; RS. Meadows ▼, C. c. | Pereira (At Kowloon B.G.C.), M. Ferguson v. J. H. Gelling; T Coleman v. A. E Coates" (At Recreio), "L_F. Xavler v, 3. G. Meyer: P. Morgan v RF da Luz: CM Silva v. W. L. Walker
(At Kowloon C.C),
LAWN BOWLS. First, Division: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER "
Police R.C. v. Recreto, Kowloon B.G.C. v. Craigengower: Kowloon Docka v. Civil Service, Hongkong FC v. Kowloon C.C., Recreto “B” y Indian R, C., Second Division: Recreio v. Craigengower, Kow- lopn Tong ♥, Taikoo, Police, R C. v. Hongkong CC., Kowloon 0.0. v. Kowloon B.G.C. Civil Servicé'v” Kowloon, 10.
mern, bye; R. Marks and R. Leigh
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1940.
CROSSWORD
NO. 699
ACROSS
-1 Frightful
5 Internal
pain
8 Put back 9 Anew
10 Light
blow
12 College 15 Swiss
town
16 Gets up
17 At a
distance
19 Invites |
20 Realms
22
Deduc.
tion
23 Organi-
sation
28 Queer
28 Essential
29 Got better
30 Ventured
31 Worries
~~DOWN
1 Flocks
2
Measure down
CLUB
3 speaker
17 Got there
# Pace
5 Cases
6 Chiets
7 Ask for
votes
11 Repr
sentatives
13 For
~rowing
14. Raised
SOLUTION TOMURROW
18. Umpire
10 Animal
20 Unemo-
tional
21 Part of
-face——— "24"Hack=" neyed.
23 Method
23 Colour
Solution No. 698 ACROSS: 1, Tress; 5, Sober: 8.
Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY 9. Ready: 10, Ankle; 11, Nap: 12. Hythe; 14, Expires; 17. Damask; 19, Employ; 22, Intense; 25, Strew; 28, Fat; 29, Grass; 30, Expel; 31. Error 32, Types; 33, Sides.
The YMCA, Hockby Club" will
practice begin its season with a match at King's Park at 4.15 p.m. cu Saturday, Sept. 7..
DOWN: 1. Torch; 2, act; 3, Shyness; 4. Grapes; 5. Sharp; 8. Baker; 7, Reels: 13, Yearn; 15, Imp; 16, Elope; 18. Ags: 20, Ma- Players are asked to bring both sters; 21, Defers; 22, Ingot; 23
Tramp: 24, Noses; 26. Rapid; 27, Wales,
D. J. N. Anderson and D. Hung v.: M. Gillard and O'Neill v. H. F. coloured and white shirt.
B. Herschend and A. J. Kew: G. Shield and T. A. Madar.
The Cut of
the Navy...
PLAYER'S
NAVY CUT CIGARETTES