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SPORTS & GENERAL
JAPANESE NAVY HAS PREROGATIVE COMPROMISE MOVES IN HOME FOOTBALL WAR
OVER ARMY AS TO THE BOMBING OF CHUNGKING! Interesting Revelations By Hon. Mr. Pennefather-Evans In Address To Rotary Club
The speaker at the weekly tiffin meeting of the Hongkong Rotary Club yesterday was the Hon. The Commissioner of Police, MR. J. P. PENNEFATHER-EVANS, who spoke on his recent visit to Chung- king under the title "A Policeman Looks at Chungking."
Mr. Pennefatber-Evans gave an interesting account of the air- defence system in China's wartime capital and spoke also of his visit. to the Police Training Academy where 1.200 police officers are being trained for the police service of the whole of China.
TEA PARTY RECEPTION
LONDON, Aug. 19 (Reuter) If complete peace comes to end the football war of recent weeks It will mean a busy week for the officials, as following yesterday's meeting they agreed that the Football League President, Mr. W. C, Cuff, and Mr. W. J, Cearns meet the London clubs probably to discuss an alternative scheme,
and English football is due to start in eight days.
Mr. Lau Wai-chi, Chairman of the Oversea-Chinese Affairs Com mission, who arrived here some- time ago from Chungking, on a tour of inspection, was entertained at a tea party reccption yesterday afternoon by the members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
The reception, which was held volved in
There is no need to retell how would not interfere with the Lon- beyond the don War Cup which has already the trouble started fact that London clubs objected to been arranged. the League programme grounds of the lengthy travel in
the League arrange- league of
alternative SCHOOLS' GALA
Event Scheduled For
on the In order that the matter can be placed in detail before the Lon- don clubs. Mr. Cuff and Mr. Cearns have consented to meet the In the half of the Chamber's pre-ments and formed a
detalled mises, was attended by a large and their own among 11 club together Londoners when a more
explanation of the compromise representing gathering of local with five near-London sides. Chinese business men and mer- The whole 16 thereupon sur can be given. chants. and among those present rendered their menbership to the were Mr. Tung Chung-wal (Chair League according to the rules of man). Mr Gockchan (Vice-Chair- that body but the man Mr. H. Y. Ts'o (Secretary) scheme by which the Londoners There had been no rain for some being kept informed at the silda.
Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, Hon. Dr. took in other Southern clubs has tion Rutartan Professor R. C. Robert-
Messrs. Chan Chak, brought about the peace moves Finding the offices of Chinese 8. W. Ts'o, son was back in the Chair alter!
Mr. George Allison. representing Pul-sang, an absence ol some weeks ees poffietals was not at all easy, since Chow Kal-kong, Chow Hing-wan.
London, travelled to Derby to Ra number of them have had to Chow Ying-lang. Lam stoned by his recent ness
Chung-wal. La Sing-kal. Larian Robertson paid a tribute to change their offlers owing to the Tung
Wang Mow-lum, Ng Chak-wah, Au meet League representatives and Arets of the bombing. Rotarian Lain Ming-lan,
the difficulties took place My Dr Impression or driving Chak-sum, Kwok Chan-shing. Lau the friendliest of discussions on the Club, who had President el
Yuk-wan and many others. taken over the dulles ut Chair-through the city was me of in- se heat This impression last- man his absence.
Welcomed back also u: the niented throughout any stay in Chang ing was Rotariau Hor: Sir Robert K. 1 and a thermometer in Kote wall who only recently re-side the office of a Chinese offi
trip gal which recorded the tempera-1 vacati turned run:
ture at 105 degres necessitated by his recent less.
My ne beton read in the
arrival, Belther | A klim
en there a drop during the whole Rary Club Piet raritzburg.
The ad seven days' stay in Chang- South Altea, congratulating Hongkong Rotary
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Spath China Athlette Associa Club on the king We used to sran the heavens ton beat Chinese Recreation Club one at King's any sign of crud by eight sete to fact that local Unb bave been exkonaly Lor
Daltht wind is promise Park yesterday in "B" Division of So effetently carrying on desalte, which
Japan the Tennis League to practically
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announced alse that ajoorplages $3,281 71, being the sun!
Two other matches on the pro The next impression 1 got was in the Rotary Club Mobile Can
Roads in Chungking are gramme for yesterday were wash teen Pund that was to be spent or dusi ambalances for China. has been wide but unmetalled for the most ed out by rain.
They are bombed so often | K. H. Ip and WH. Ho (5.c. donated to the National Red Cross part
A.A beat T. C. Iu and K. L Ho of China for the purchase of an that is not worth while metal- ambulance truck that will ty theng them, but advantage is taken 6-1; beat K. C. Ng and O. L. Pang flag the Hougkong Rotary Club of the destruction of roads by a 6-3; beat D. C. Luk and P. F. Choy
A visiting Putarian present was bombing to widen them Capi W J Scotcher Canton: Guests present were Messrs. Y. T Lee, Arthur Choy. Geo. Pentreath, F. Chan, B. Puckle. E. Abraham, F. H. S Focken. H. L. Mackenzie, Brig. A. Peffers and Capt. G. C. C. Crew.
THE ADDRESS
Mr Penneíather Evans said, in part:--
For the 6-3.
Brst 24 hours, I found the Chung W. T. Lee and W. C. Hoh (S.C. king dust, which arises from the A.A.) beat Iu and Ho 6-2; beat Ng debris of bombed buildings and and Pang 6-1: lost to Luk and from the unmetalled roads, most Choy 3.6. unpleasant, but strangely enough.
S C. Dew and P. Szeto (8.S.
Ho 6-2; beat- after 24 hours. I got used to it and, A.A.) beat lu atd scarcely noticed it.
Travelling backwards and forwards between Govern-
Ne and Pang 6-1; beat Luk and Choy 6-4
ment offices. I had a very good SPORTING
opportunity to observe
the
effect of the bombing on the city and on the people. The people I found to be carrying on quite imperturbably; they did not appear to be in the least depressed nor even worried.
Chungking, in many ways, re- sembles Hongkong in its geo graphical
uspects. Like Hong- kong, the city is all length and no breadth, strung out at the foot of hills On one side of the hills is the Yangtse River and on the other, the Chia Ling River. These rivers join at Chungking, As regards the city, I should As I think you probably all imagine that there is scarcely a know, the city has been unmer-building tu Chungking that has elfully bombed for the last two not at one, time or another suffer- 'years and there has been, to all ed from the air raids. Buldings intents and purposes, no possibi- of many storeys have given place buildings and lity of retallation or adequate pro-to
In fact, the tection by fighters or anti-aircraft temporary structures.
general impression I got was that guns.
no sconer do the Japanese knock down a building, that the Chinese promptly put up something to take its place, and carry on.
Consequently, when a raid takes place, the Japanese have it all their Own way The population takes refuge in the excellent dug-outs that аге provided everywhere. Fortun- first ately, Chungking has a elass observation согра who wireless, the approach of acro- planes that attack the city. It is said that observers watch the Japanese planes warming up at Hankow before a raid, and wireless the information back to Chungking.
one-storeyed
FIXTURES
TODAY
Open BOWLS, Colony
Pairs Championship, fourth Round, At Kowloon B.G.C. L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro v. A. J. Kew and
Y. H. Tang, At Kowloon C.C. .-H. A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro (holders) v. J..V, Ramsey and R Morrison. At Police R. C. A. M. Omar and U. M. Omar v., J. Williamson and C.-S. M. Thom. At Craigengower. H. R. Pinna and B. Basto p. E, G, Post and W. Cameron. BASKETBALL
Youths v. S. C. Na- A.A.; Residents' Union tional University, at Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A.
PREROGATIVE OF NAYT! The bombing of Chungking isi the prerogative of the Japanese HOCKEY.- European V. M. C. A.
annual meeting 6.30 pm. Navy. The Japanese Army, I am told, on one occasion chipped a TENNIS. "A" Division: G.DR. and showered incendiary bombs with great effect on Chungking. The Navy were very angry with the Army trespassing on their re- serves and particularly for using incendiary bombs, which the Navy, for some curious reason, consider
On receipt of this information to be unsporting. I was informed one ball is holsted on the many that since that incident, air at- signal masts set up, somewhat like tacks have been carried out by the our typhoon signals, on vantage Navy.
points in and around the olty. At One of the many good reasons first, of course, it is not known for my visit to Chungking was to whether the attack is to be on learn at first hand how the popu- Chungking or some other city. Aslation re-acted to bombing, and soon as observers report that the how the passive defence organisa- planes are passing over in the tion: worked out after two years' direction of Chungking, two balls experience.. Every facility was are holsted.
given me by the Chungking au- WOODEN INDICATORS thorities to make all the obser At street junctions, and other vations I wished, and a motor-car suitable places, large round wooden was placed at my disposal to en indicators are erected which look able me to go found the city as somewhat like giant archery tar-soon as the first warning siren gets. On each is painted a rough went, to enable me to see exactly map of Szechuan with the city what happened. of Chungking as the bull's eye. Radiating outwards from the cen- tre are drawn equidistant con- eentrle circles. A rough wooden model of an aeroplane which is fixed on a wire from the centre to the outer edge of the board, Indientes the direction from which the attack is coming. The "poal tion of the model on the board in relation to the concentric circlest Indicates the distance the plants. are from Chungking. The colour of the model indicates the number of planes.
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Some of the tunnels Chungking can only be enter ed by ticket, and I saw tunnel. guards checking the people into the tunnels. I went Into. several tunnels myself to see how the people were settling down there. Although the disaster in one of the tunnels Ju which several thousand® people were killed gecurred only a short time previous to my visit. I found everybody për-, feetly happy' and no signs of alty fear of a re-decurrence of Thus people passing by and that disasterS PAR glancing at the Indicator can see soldiers fire at persons who are that there are between 10 and 15 found wandering about after the planes approaching from the urgent alarm has been given, North-East and are at a distance They have never been known to of 150 klientetres from Chungking. hit anybody because they do not This method of Information has actually aim at the person, but it n very stabilising effect on the has the effect of heatening lag- population who feel that they are gards into dug-outs, we
V. S.C.A.A. C.R.C., v. K.C.C., H.K. UTC. IRC, "C" Division; C.DR. v. K.LT.C., AT.C. v. C.R.C. (2). K.T.C.C.A. v, KC.C., CRC. (1) IR.C., H.K.U.T.C. v. 8.C.A.A.
TOMORROW
BOWLS.
Colony Open Pairs Round. Championship. Fourth
At Recreto. J. M. Jack and A. E. Perry or W. R. Harris and A. Boutar v. W. J. Burling azid M
N. Rakusen or N. J. Bebbington and J. F. McGowan At Kow-: loon B.G.CS, R. Solins and K. M. Omar v. 8. Eccleshall and J.. Shepherd. At Kowloon F. C.- Levett and H. Spong v. W. Wal- ker and R. Duncan or K. C. Ha- milton and A. M... Holland, at Civi Bervice. T. A. Madar and A. E, P. Guest v. D. A. Ro- zario and J. 8. Landolt,.. TENNIS, "D" Division: C.R.C. v. C.BA, KITO. 9. IRC, P.D. R.G. (2) v JR.CH
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
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BASKETBALL. Bank Union v Ping Ching; Yu Leang v. Police, At Kowloon Chinese YMCA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 BASKETBALI; --- [Trojans V.
Tao; Chinese "" v. Black Cats, At Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A. LAWN BOWLS. First Division: Civil Service. V. RecreloMAN, Oralgengower v. Indian RC Kowloon C.C.v. Kowloon 8.0.0.
Police R.C. v. Kowloon E.G.C. "A", Recreio" "B" v. Kowa loon Docks RC. Second Division Hoarelo v. Kowloon C.C. Hang- kong C.O. v. Craigenkowch, Kow- loon Tong Y. Kowloon F.C., PN- son O., v. Taikoo RLO. Third Division Craigongower v. Hong- kong FC Kowloon 3.0.0. Pollos R. C. Kowloon FOV Hongkong 0.0. Indian O Hongkong Electris Sp
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Sat. Afternoon
Finni heats in the Victoria Re creation Club's gala for schoolboys and schoolgirls were decided yes.. PROPOSALS MADE
terday evening at the V.R.C. pool
tite The President of League and following were the results:
220 yards free style (Senior) :— m:ade certain proposals, stating
addi Heat 1: 1. D. Young (St. Joseph'e); that he suggested that the
other clubs should be. 2. A. V. Lopes (La Salle); 3. A. Jon of operative only for the
first half Sandberg (La Salle). ? mins. 58
Heat 2: 1. William Tao (St.) of the season, In the second half secs.
Stephen's): 2, J. Roza-Pereira (La teams would be free to make their
Diving 3-metre board: 1, Chang an arrangements when the Arst Salle). 3 mins, 01.2/5 secs. ten ranking matches would rank On (St. Stephen's), 2, B. Pomeroy as qualifying for the League War (La Salle), Cup for which al London would be reinstated.
clubs
According to Mr. A. Noronha, Swimming Convenor of the VRC.,
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1941.
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The adoption of these proposals the gala which is scheduled for sent the Hongkong Electric RC. In commence at 5.07 the Lawn Bowls League match on result in the immediate reinstate- Saturday will ment of the Southern clubs to pm, and not 9.07 p.m. as original-Saturday against the IR.C. at Soo.
and ly intended.
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