HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
CABLE
KING SPENDS CONSIDERABLE TIME
CONSIDERABLE TIME Hockey Tournament: C. IN DEVASTATED COVENTRY
COVENTRY AREA: B.A.
AREA: B.A. Unlucky To Lose STRICKEN PEOPLE ARE HEARTENED To Police "A" By 2-1
"LONDON, Nov. 17 (Reuter)-H.M. the King visited Coventry on Saturday and spent a considerable time in the devastated area.
Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production, spent the whole of Friday at Coventry.
NO FOOD SHORTÅGE
· OVER 200 KILLED
His Majesty spent five hours walking among the ruins viewing the bomb dam-« age and talking to scores of injured and rescue-workers.
At the conclusion of the
A thousand blankets have been LONDON, Nov. 17 (Reuter) tour, his Majesty told Mr.
collected and field kitchens have Nazi raids over Britain today were Herbert Morrison, Minister
been obtained from the authori- on a large scale than on previous for Home Security, I am ties, and the great task of cook-days. So far nine raiders have meals is being performed.. been brought down for the loss of glad that things have gone ing as well as they have in these. There is no possibility of a shor-one RAF plane whose plot is
tage of food the rest centres are 'safe." fully stocked" and the ordinary It is now known that well over mechanism of the Food Ministry two hundred people were killed is working well.
and 800 injured in the Coventry ,raid.
dreadful circumstances."
The King's tour has greatly heart ened the stricken people in Coven- try, and the, work for the allevia- tion of distress is being carried on with redoubled vigour under the leadership of Lord Dudley, the regional commissioner.
REAL TRIUMPH
NINE PLANES DOWNED Nine enemy planes which came over East Anglia and Kent were shot down yesterday, according to a Londen message.
The premier match of yesterday's Hockey Association Tourna- ment programme saw POLICE "A" beat CENTRAL BRITISH ASSO. CIATION by the odd goal In three. The match was very even and C.BA, were unlucky not to have drawn.
Five other matches were played with results coming up as ox pected. KALSA trounced UNIVERSITY 7-0. RECREIO scored three times against the AN. OTHER XI without reply. GUNBOATS beat the 2nd M.T.B.'s 3-1. FOLICE "B" beat DESTROYERS 3-0, and 5th AA. "A" beat 5th AA “B” 2-1.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1940. -PACE
AUSTRALIA INCLUDED IN JAPAN'S DREAM EMPIRE Adml. Takahashi Says War
With U.S. Inevitable
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Reuter)-The calm declaration by Adml. Sankichi Takahashi, former Japanese Supreme War Councillor, that Japan will in due time proceed to take all of the Orient, plus Aus- tralia, causes no worry here but some amusement, one typical news- paper headline yesterday asking: "Is that all?" - "
Adml. Takahashi, writing in the Hinode magazine, defined the new
"Manchukuo" and extending to
CBA were as unlucky against yet to spot their talent and disorder in Asia as beginning from Police "A" as they were against tribute it about the field to the Australia and westwards towards the Kumaons a fortnight ago. A best advantage, something they the Bay of Bengal and Burma, possible equaliser by D. T. Smith attempted to do in the course of He said Japan-would proceed. by was lost when
the CBA. right-the match with Recreto yesterday stages, according to her national winger became entangled in a without due success; melee in front of the Police goal
strength and sphere of demands, Benwell, in goal, was still the through "Manchukuo," French with two of the defenders.. reliable Benwell, but there was Indo-China, Burma, the Straits The people of Coventry were be-
Where some thought that a again something lacking in both Settlements, Netherlands East In- having with ** staggering mor-
short-corner, award was in place the team's 'attack and dedies. New Caledonia, New Guines, mailty" yesterday like any shop-
the umpire signalled the 25-yard fence that Reerelo exploited with many of the Pacific islands, the ping crowd on a normal Saturday.
Willie Reed Philippines. Australla and the rest The tramp of feet and sound of
line and a chance was lost. Police Httle quarter shown. scrape shovels clearing away rub-
proved to be exceptionally strong was again a wizard in the pivotal of the East Indies. and should be regarded among position and fed a strong forward Mr. Morrison today said that ble rise constantly from Coventry
the strongest contenders for first line with B. T. Gosano a terror at BERLIN CLAIMS the "progress made constituted a streets and. fr the words of the
right-wing. place in the Tournament. BERLIN, Nov. 17 real triumph for the system of City's mayor, the spirit of the
C.B.A. Aelded a scratch side, if regional organisation.
as-workmen is not shaken in the very Hits on targets of military im
of their team of yesterday is to be various towns what happened." The portance in sault on Coventry supplied the least by first major test of the plans pre-oest evidence that the mayor's South England on Friday night compared with teams of the past.
well RECREIO: H. F. Gonsalves; J. an words are true was provided by is claimed in
Police were exceptionally a German com viously made to meet such
bursts
Leslie, at right-half. M. Gosano. Dr. E L Cosano; G. emergency, and they have been occasional
laughter munique which also claims bits balanced. smoothly and emetently put into rising above the grimmer noises. on the Waterloo Bridge and gas gave a particularly sound display
proving yet again that that spirit works the commercial docks. Loudspeaker vans patrolled the is indemitable.
The communique says yesterday! already cleared strects telling the homeless to go to dispersal points Lord Stanmore, the Chief Liber-German bombers again attacked shipping and merchant vessel, where buses will take them to rest a Whip at the House of Lords, centres.
All those within a radius was among those injured in Fri-tanker freighter were sunk and badly damaged two other vessels. of many miles have been opened day night's rald on. London.
British planes last night direct promptly, by Miss Florence Hors- brugh, Parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Health.
operations.
The
Empire Air Training Scheme To Be Reduced
of
LORD STANMORE HURT
(Reuter)
In the defence.
Howlett scored for Police in the
the-equaliser in the second Tasbl first half and T. Waitley put in
POLICE "A": Naranjan Singh; Singh scored the deciding goal
Blackburn, Man Singh: Leslie,
Hayward; Teja Singh. Howlett, Jasbir Singh, Parker and Brown.
Gough. He was taken to hospital after the house in which he was stay-ed attacks especially against Ham ing had been partially demolished. burg, Bremen and Kiel,
A
IMPORTANT PART BEING &D Widey, Namith; D. T
PLAYED BY COLONIES
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there was remarkable understand-
Ozorio and Sequeira scared in the first half and Fonseca in the second.
U.S.-JAPAN SHOWDOWN Adml. Takahashi also sald that war with America will come" there can be no set- tlement untu Japan and Amerien have had a show- down."
He added that Japan was deter-
M. Gosano, W. A. Reed, A. Mmined to face war with the
Alves; B. T. Gosano. F. X. Se- queira, 3 Fonseca, Dr. H. L. Ozorio and J. A. Soares.
AN. OTHER XI: Benwell; Jor- dan, Saxby: Kempton. Gilchrist, Highlands; Spencelayh. McGahan. Ireson. Morgan and Bates.
POLICE "B" WIN
Police "B" had a fairly easy
ted States, asking: "How could
we have made the tripartite ali ance without such a determina- tion?
THREE GERMAN SHIPS RETURN
TO TAMPICO
Instructed To Make
For Spanish Ports
-
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 17 (Reu- ter) Three of four German steamers,, the Orinoco, 9,680 tons, the Idarwald, 5.033 tons, and the
which Rhein, 6,031 tons. reptitiously left Tampico on FT- day night have returned to the port, according to reliable "in-
formation.
sur-
The fourth vessel, the Phrygia,
4.137 tons, is believed to be the
German freighter which was seen blazing about midnight on Friday two hours steaming from Tampl- co. The flames were clearly visible. from shore.
He concluded by saying that the United States could avoid war The present view here is that by abandoning her open door the ships; which were instructed policy and recognising Japan's to make for Spanish ports, were
Smith. F. Fowler, E Fowler, M. beaten Sandison, in goal, proved empire
a stalwart.
Dunne and J. J. King.
Chelliah:
GUNBOATS WIN
HOME SOCCER RESULTS
seeking a rendezvous with Ger- man submarines but fed on being sighted by British warships.
Unconfirmed reports state that
after crossing the bar...
LIFEBOATS READY
2ND. CRUISER CHAMPIONSHIP YACHT SERIES
The Second Cruiser Champion- ship series of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club sailed yesterday over 22 miles resulted as follows:
DIVISION I
new order in Asia."
MORE CONVICTION CB.A.: T.. Lockhart; N. B. M. time against Destruyers at Boun-
dary Street, though the naval Admi. Takahashi's plain state- Whitley. G. Ainslie: D. Parsons, T. S. D. Whitley, N. L Smith; D. Team were in no sense "routedment on Japan's dream of an the Orinoco "found engine trouble
cartles more conviction concerning Japan's true aims than Police scored through Channanthe vacillating statements of poli- UNIVERSITY ROUTED
Singh (2) and Narwant Singh. ticians who alternately breathe
All the Bieboats of the ships. Kalsa routed University at
POLICE "B": Balwant Singh; sentiments of war and peace to-
were ready for launching when Boundary Street to the tare of Mehar Singh, Rocta Singh: Iqbal wards the United States.
they put out to sea. All the four seven goals" without reply. The Singh, Joginder Singh, Darbara an utensil to Britain's war effort represent in London. So why not Undergraduates, as keen as ever. Singh: Gurbachan Singh. Rattan Takahashi outlines his inclusions Tampico since the outbeak of the If Japan's plans are as Admi. ships had been taking refuge in
through the Colonies.
now when England is in agony my did not at any time compare even Singh, Narwant Singh. Channan of a fight with America, becomes wax. "The British Colonial Empire is country must represent "also."
a possibility for there is plenty of one of the glittering prizes which Lord Lloyd remarked that even with last year's HKU. team and Stogh and Ajaib Singh,
DESTROYERS: Sandison; Tay-evidence In Washington that the the gangsters of Europe are hop-among the primitive people of sadly missed Abraham at pivot.
Sen Gupta gave an excellent lor. Greenaway; Lemon. Fleet, United States will not retreat ing to seize," said Lord Lloyd. some part of the British Empire display in goal and was loudly clough. Wylde, Letts. Danger, from the position taken up re- LONDON, Nov. 17 (Reuter)-In
PROPAGANDA AÇTIVE
garding the Pacific status quo. order to enable them to have
There will be no retreat in the "operational training", under war "The Germans have had theiring of the vital wide Issues at cheered by the large representa Warrener and Williams.
as he saved one certain goal after
Far East. conditions, training in Canada for eyes on it for a number of years stake in the present struggle, and tion of Kalsa supporters present
On the Navy ground, Gunboats another. The only other Univer- Wots, observers, and airgunners and German propaganda has been confidence in the Allied cause.
The speaker went on to give desity player to get a cheer was had the best of the game against Ander the Empire Training active in trying to make out that
war measures taken
the 2nd MTB.'s and won 3-1. #cheme is to be further reduced, the war would expose the rotten-talls of the according to a statement just re. ness of this Empire and that it in every Colony and the enclent
Awlar Singh scored five of the Gemmell (2) and Collard scored would fall to pieces at the first manner in which they were being goals, the other two being claim for the winners and Hall for the ceived in London.
Owing to the fact that Canada Impact of war. Well, the two Dicarried through.
Bolder and "Clark of the MTB's Slugh.. finds herself with ample training tators have passed this judgment "During the last summer," said ed by AEP Guest and Karmindor losers. The Gunboats' scorers, with "facilities for handling a larger and have to abide by it. They Lord Lloyd "we were encountering
KALSA: U. B. Souza: Kishan defence, were perhaps the best many serious reversals. Our post- number of men than was original have already had the answer.
GUNEOATS: Coleclough; Mears, Big ly planned the output of men will "The outbreak of war was fol- tion was one of gravity, and our Singh, J. S. Grewal: Mohinder players on the field,
Croft, King, Fearn: be considerably increased, and lowed by a torrent of messages enemy seemed to be going from Singh, M. H. Hassan, Gurdayal
Gemmell, Collard. 30.000 airmen will now be turned from all over the Colonial Empire one success to another. After the Singh: Karmindar Singh, A. E. P. Thurs;
declaring thei: devotion
French collapse in the days of the Guest, Avtar Singh, A. P. Souza Whiteside,.
White and Smart. and Jangeer Singh, months when the AUSTRALIAN PHOTS, King-Emperor and their faith in mid-summer
"UNIVERSITY:
2nd M.T.B.'s: Ashby; Hills, Bol- N. C. Sen Gup- The first batch of Australlan the cause for which the mother fate of our armies on the con-
ta N. H. Low. 8. 8 Khor; T. T. dero; Baker, pilots to arrive in Canada are now country has taken up arms. These tinent was in the balance that was Chin. Hukum Singh. C. C. Leow: Kennedy, Collinwood, Hall, Gurd League football matches played receiving advanced training, while declarations came from all races the time when messages of loyal- other groups of Australian and and creeds-from Malta and Aden ty and devotion neured in from H Tan. D. Chelliah, K: S. Oh, and Deakin. New Zealand plicts, in larger at the gate of India, Cyprus, the Colonial Empire.. numbers than originally expected,j Palestine. Kenya, Northern Rho will arrive in ensuing months. desia, South Africa and from 3th- The Canadian Air Minister, Mr.gapore and right to the east from C. G. Power, states that Canada's Hongkong, air defences on both coasts are What is this Colonial Empire being strengthened. The United which the Germans envy?” In Colonies have put their hearts in States-Canadian Joint Defence the Colonial Empire of which the struggle in which we are now Board had examined the Padfic speak there are 60,000,000 people, engaged. Every day of bombing coast air defences but he was over 50 administrations and gov-of our cities is making the re- unable to say what decision was ernments, Bcores of different sistance which the Colonial Em- reached,
creeds and hundreds of different Dire is making with us more and languages. They are more force more flerce.
out,
Blockade Of Madagascar
to the
fully British than we are" our-{ selves."
:.
ANCIENT GUNS
WHAT CAN WE DO? "The burden of these messages
וי
Clark,
Richards;
LYEEMUN GAME
Ho Hon-fah and Hans Raj..
POINTS FOR RECREIO At Lyeemun. 5th AA. "A beat Recreio took both polits from Sth A.A. "D" by the odd goal in Hazara Singh and Abdul was the same what can we do? AN Other X on the "" ground three. What more
we do. I have without experiencing much op- Dinar scared for "A" and Mc- said enough to show you how the position. The "AN. Others have Cadden for "B".
can
"What have we done to receive
such goodwill and what is our debit and credit with these peo-
GREEK ENCIRCLEMENT
OF KORITZA
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CAIRO, Nov. 17 (Reuter)-RAF.at Asmara were bombed but wea- Lord Lloyd mentioned the case ple?" asked Lord Lloyd. "It can bombers again attacked enemy ther conditions prevented any ac- of a West African chieftain who be said in the fairly short history positions north-east of Koritza on curate estimate of the damage. had buried some ancient guns in of the Colonial Empire that Friday,, says an RAF communi Diredawa and Assab were also his territory and dug them up be. have done a good deal"
que. Bombs tell in the target area raided successfully and two direct Supply Of Graphite cause he said they must be used Lord Lloyd proceeded to and started several fires but. full hits were scored on a railway again in the King's service. "An-enumerate the assistance which details of damage caused to enemy bridge Harar near Dire- To US. Affected
other African chief had, written a the, Mother Country has given the personnel could not be observed.
dawa. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (Reuter) letter in English, with which lan- Colonial Empire in the matter of
social A mumber of fighters attacked
Many reconnaissances were car- -The reported British blockade guage he was not familiar. He educational, political and of Madagascar has raised the said: In the day of rejoicing development. "In pursuance of the British aircraft with the re-red out over enemy territory in question here of future supplies such as Coronation my country is that policy," he added "a special sult that one British machine was all the war areas.
get was recently used when lost and an enemy fighter serious there a rafted for the thorised the spending of £55,000y damaged.
to the United States of Meda-
gascar graphite which is essential
In the manufacture of steel,
The one shipment now en route FRENCH REPORT
to America is as far as Defence Commission officials know, the last of such shipments owing to
Lavello seventh time on the morning of 000 for carrying out, over a period A series of raids were carried out Nov. 14 and a further raid was of years, a programme of develop-in Libye and on enemy aerodromes made on the night of Nov. 14 by ment for the welfare of the at Bollum Monastir, Sidi Barrani, planes of the South African Air people.
Bardia, Bomba and Tobruk:
Force... The war, however, has had its Dispersed Etruraft on the grouna All British aircraft returned the blockade, but they point out CHUNGKING, NOV 17 (Reuter) effect on the progress we hope to were the main objectives and both safely, from all these operations. that our present shipment will go Chinese military spokesman make. We have had to concep- at Bollum and Monastir bombs far towards dispeling fears of a categorically denied the French trate our attention on the pro- fell among grounded aircraft doing* GALLABAT AREA shortage of graphite in the United communique alleging heavily secution of our war purposes and
States.
DENIED
- STATEMENT BY EDEN LONDON. Nov. 17 (Reuter)—A
considerable damage, ⠀
VIOLENT EXPLOSION
At Sidi Barrand an Italian bombs er was destroyed and at Bomba bombs fell among seaplanes at the
British mechanised patrols have again been active in the Gallabat area and artillery successfully con- tinued a harassing fire on Italian positions in Metemma.
I know that the Colonies them armed Chinese regular troops Meanwhile, the State Depart-crossed the Indo-China frontier selves would not have it other ment has denied press reports of and pillaged the Malunkha and wise." an Anglo American deal which Talung villages between Laokay provides Britain a share of Ame-and Langson”;
"A Government beadquarters riean imports of graphite if the The spokesman declared that statement by Mr. Anthony Edan, lipways and a building was set on blockade is lifted to allow ship the Chinese High Command never Secretary for War on his visit to Are. A violent explosion was communique stating this adds that on the Metemma landing ground, ments to be made,
issued any order to Chinese forces the Middle East is expected to be to cross the border and conse-made m Parliament soon and a my bombs were dropped in the artillery destroyed one and seri Fallway Station and only damaged another enemy air LONDON,Nov 17 (Renter) quently the report was Abeurd debate therron is likely to take area of Three RAF bombers have not yet He added that the French au- place in private, neighbouring bulidings at Kassals craft returned from last night's wide thorities at Hanoi probably issued. Debates are also likely shortly on in
There is no change in the attua ht of Nov 14 motor tion in all the other fronte con pread raids on Germany and oc- the communique under apanese war efforts of India, Burma and
ERINEOs and workshor the Colonies
cludes the coamintukus.. cupied territory.
caused at Bardia
Finished Corr. Pts. ...... 15.37.46 15.37.46 10 (Mr. P. C. M. Sedgwick). Cresund 18.02.14 15.43.03
(Mr.. K. Neckleman);
Win For New Norena
Brighton
LONDON, Nov. 17 (Reuter) Yehonala The following are the results of
yesterday:-
NORTH Blackburn 2 v. Manchester 0.2 Bradford 1 v. Sheffield U. 2 Burnley 0 v. Chester u.
... 16.09.55 15.49.54 (Mr. G. W. Behrman).
La Cigale 3 15.52.45 15.52.45
(Mr. N. Croucher).
Donna
18.18.10. 15.58.14 "Capt A. 0. G. Mills).
Red Rover
Huddersfield 2 v. Chesterfield 2. Tyrone
Hull 5 v. Doncaster: 4. Leeda 6 v. Bradford C. 0
Lincoln 2 v. Barnsley 3.
Liverpool 3 v. Bury 0.
Manchester U.,0 v. Everton 0. “ Middlesbro 6 v. York 4 Newcastle 3 v. Grimsby 1.
New Brighton 10 v. Tranmere 1. Southport 1 v. Preston 3. Wrexham 3: V., Crewe, 1,
SOUTH
Arsenal- 1 v. *Tottenham 1, Birmingham 6 v. Stoke 2. Bournemouth 4 v. Portsmouth Brentford 0 v." West Ham 2. Cardiff 1 v. Southamptʊn. 1. Chariton 1.v. Chelsea 2. Luton 1 v. Reading 1,*. Mansfield 4. y. Leicester: 2, Northampton 7 v. Notts F, 0.
· Notts C. 2 1. Walsall 1, . Queen's P. R. 2 v. Fulham 5.. Southend 3 v. Norwich 3. Watford 1 v. Millwall 1. VAR SCOTTISH Airdrieonians 4 v. Hibernian 2. Clyde B v. Queen's Park 1. Hamilton 3 v. Dumbarton 0. Hearts 2 v. Albion £ Falkirk 6 v. Motherwell 3. Rangers 5 v. Morton 4. Bt. Mirren 1 v. Partick 0. Third Lanark 1 v. Celtic 0.
3.
D.N.F.
DIVISION II
17.22.33 15.36.57:
(Mr. B. Herschend). Cormorant
...
17.13.24 15.44.43
(Mr. F. H. MacMillan).
17.35:10 15.48.58 Isis....
(Lt. R. N. B. Browne).
U and I... 16.51.29 15.55.17.
(Mr. J. B. Colls). \/
Typhoon
"W" CLASS
16.54.42 15.28.18 10
(Mr. G. M. Marrs).
Cutty
17.03.35 15.34.20,
(Mr. H. Foy),
Sat Long 17.00.21 15.39.47
(Mr. J. 8. Dimnett).
Tern
(Mr. J.
Curlew
16.57.42 15.41:07
Anderson).
17.13.08. 15.42.54
(Mr. P. Clarke). Monsoon
17:27.15 16.45.40′ (Major A. P. Trevoz).
HOME RUGBY RESULTS
LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuter) The following are the results of rugby matches played yesterday:
St. Mary's Hosp. 21, v. Guys Hosp. 3. Roslyn Park 7 v. King's College Hosp 9; Cambridge U. 5 v. Rosslyn Park 16, Stroud 3 v. Bristol U11 Yorkshire 10 v. Lancs. 22; Cardir 23 y RAP-3: Oxford U 24. V Wasps Op
LEAGUE
ANNUAL SOCIETY GOLF MATCH
Batley 0 Y. Castleford 104 Kaign= Members of the Royal Hongley 6 y Dewsbury 18, Heatherstone kong Golf Club held their annual 10 v. Leeds 3: Halifax 31 v. Hal "Bocieties, match yesterday when Hunalet 34 Y. Bramley 11 Swinton the St. Georges representatives SY Oldham 17; Wakefield 13 v- beat representatives of St. An- Hallersfield Warringt drew's Society by 101 points Bt Liverpool Blanley 7: Wigan 5 BL. George's Society won by 331 points Helen's 8 York 8 Bradford. to (233
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