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SPORTS NOTES Thursday's
(Continued from Paga: 4.) Brown, Pie, O'Neil, Pte. Emerson, Pie. Cavanagh, Ple. Calligan.
Inter-Platoon Tourney.
The Annual inter-Platoon Championship between Nos, 7, 8 and Platoons of "A" Co., the Royal Scots, is now in full swing. Details are not at hand, but it is expected that No, 0 Platoon will emerge victors.
These Pintoons have yet to complete thetr Axtures incofar as hackey, football, swimming and netball are concerned, and keen competition is expected. No. 9 Platoon are now well in the lead, and are the onticipated winners.
Football
Middlesex Regiment will be playing away next Satur- day against the Royal Navy The at Causeway Bay. Navy have a very good side, and the match should be a very good one.
Included in the sides that have und been felded in friendlies practice games recently among the Small and Large Units are severni Chinese footballers who or unother. have, at one time
well-known
Their
sech service with teams In the Colony quality is undoubted, and they will be certainly selected to play for their respective Units.
A member of one of the Indian Regiments wishes it to be known that they have a reasonably good soccer side and would like to play any other Unit team that is in need of pracābon,
Hockey
A keen and fast game of hockey was seen on Thurs- day when the Y.M.C.A. 1st team beat the Combined Military Hospital by 2-0. Both sides played hard and never slackened throughout..
Bili Colledge, ex-RA,M.C., Wik defending the "Y'r" goal and had
busy
afternoon, Cpl. A very Pym, having shown his worth at footbait is now showing young- sters how to play hockey, He was prominent at outside right. Furnell, in goal for the Arst time, was good but relied too much upon his stick.
Air Action Over London
Air Ministry Report
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Saturday,
Major Baseball
TIGERS
HUMBLE
INDIANS
Bomb Misses Cathedral
Falls Yards From
Main Building
LONDON, Sept, 20 (UP),~A
September 21, 1940,
Week-end Soccer Teams Selected
been
BING TAO and Ewing Wah foot- low flying German plane on a ball toains for the opening soccer recent trip came within a few fixtures this week-end have NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (UP) score feet of wrecking the selected. There has been one alter- The Air Ministry and Ministry the only scheduled game lu the famous Westminster Cathedral, ailon in the Second Division, and Bing Tao Instead of moeting Eastern's of Home Security issued the fol- of the Major Baseball League the seat of Cardinal Hinsley and 2nd XI in the
Detroit Tigers scored a great victory
Leaguo 'will now play lowing communiquo yesterday: over the Cleveland Indians' In the one of the founders of which (a friendly against the 24th Bly. RA.
Shortly after midnight on Thurs-American Circofi to-day, winning was Pope Leo XIII.
The teams chosen are day our anti-aircraft guns shot down by 6-5.
SING TAO This victory puts the Tigers' into an enemy bomber north of London, this being the second destroyed the lead again. during last night's attacks.
Scores were:
In yesterday's actions, five enemy bumbers were shot down. None of vur fighters. was lost.
This morning a force
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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of enemy aircraft crossed the coast of Kent Cleveland but did
Into not penetrate
the Battery: Harder, Newhouser, Fel- London area beyond the casteri andler, Dobson, Pytlak.
13 1 south-eastern outskirts, where a few Detroit
Battery: Newsom, C. Smith, Feb- anbs were dropped.
bette
Little damage was done and only slight ensualties are reported,
Several bombs were also dropped
Brighton In
this morning and damage was done to houses. There was a number of casualties, some of which were fatal.
Enemy formations were engaged [by our fighters but cloud conditions Imade interception difficult.
show
GANDHI WON'T HAVE PISTOL
MADRAS, Sept. 20 (Reuter).The Madras Radio says that Gondhi, back in power as leader of the All-India Congress.
has issued the following Reports hitherto received
statement about his proposed visit to that four enemy alteraft were shot the Viceroy:
Seven of our fighters wele Just. The pilots of three are safe CAIRO: No
down.
"Assuming that an Interview Is granted, 1 do not go to hold a pistol 10 the Viertuy's head but to make sure that I am right in the lafermes I have drawn from the arts of the
Change In Situation Government.
"In Egypt No change
situation in the westem desert.
"Other Fronts Nothing Ex
"
the
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More Raid Shelters
For Londoners
The
the dome of the campanile which is The plane appeared to just clear 284 feet high. It dropped high- 250 explosive bombs, estimated at pounds, on the cheir boys' asphalt playground within 40 yards of the main cathedral building and only 30 feet from Cardinal Hinsicy's house,
CHINESE TROOPS WILL CO-OPERATE
FROM PAGE ONE
Javasion," the
gainst any foreign Announcement anki.
Another Vichy Explanation VICHY Sept. 20 (Router)—The "Pellt Parisien" stries that the Vichy Government, when faced on August 12
with Japan's Arst demand for Passage of troops through French Indo-China, got into touch with the United States but "ascertained that the United States was unable to adopt an attitude other thum platonic."
following-Chang Yung-chal, Li-in-sang. The 1st XI will be sajeeled from the Hau Yung-sang, Max Shiu-hon, Lau King“ chor, Soong Ling-sing, Kwok Ying-li | Lesing Wing-chli, Tang Kwongseum, Funig Chan Tak-falip Pak-wa, 11
King-cheung, hatt Chung-sang.
2nd XI Chifu Shlu-hang. Loung In- chan, Li Wing-an. Kwik Ping-chung, Zi Kwok-chiu, Lau Tin-sang, Tang Chan-fal. An She-ngok, Tam Chan-kuen, Chiu Ah- fat, Lau Chung-gang, Cheung Moon-wing. KWONG WAH
1st XI v. Maex (Boundary B1, 4.45 p.m. to-day)-Leo Kwok-kee: Chung Fai-lam. Leund Pak-wal CF. dos Remedios, Chung Kim-fa), J, J, Pereira; Chong Ngal- aning. Tin Yung-fat, D, T, dosano, Cheuk Shek-kam, Wong, King-chung,
2nd XI v. Club (Valley, 5.25 pm, to- Lo Shu-kar. day) Lam Ching-tong, Yeung Poon-hon: Cheung Wing. Wank Wah-Ray. Young Poon-wang; Lung Chi- up. Chin Wal-ting, Chin Chi-fun. Lee Yan-leung Law Wing-ku!.
Count's Son Is Kidnapped
Nurse Overpowered HILISBOROUGH, Calif., Sept.
The newspaper says that France | 20 (UP),-Mare de Tristan, the had already formally rejected the three-year-old son of Count Mare
SOVIET FLEET IN The realities, recognising de Tristan, socially prominent,
SHAM BATTLE
Simultaneously
ment had to face
Japan's paramount position in East
Asia
Negotiations were opened with the TOKYO.
20 Sept.
(Reuter).-
view to reaching a general agreement the with
army that would serve as
prelude to manoeuvres in Western Russin, the detalled discussions 11 Hanol. 1 Sostet Pacifle Fleet has also been was under these nuspices that talks
shom battle practice, between General engaged in a
Nishihara LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)
And According to Moscow local authorities in London and the "Dome!" news agency.
despatch to Vice-Admiral Decoux began.
The "Pelli Parisica" the country generally
says that are pressing
Soviet naval operations are re- these talks have hitherto continued ahead with measures to vide ad ported to have included night mine with a mutual determination to reach
timal shelter accommodation for
laying operations and night battle an understanding which, while giving thousanda people in basements of
practice against theoretical enemy|Japan such satisfaction as is judged large buildings.
udvancing against the legitimate by the French Government, Special powers will be used free- squadrons
will still safeguard the Independence ly to securc
possession of sultable la Soviet naval base.
of Indo-China and the sovereignty of premises.
France.
Demand Re-opening
Of Burma Road
Significant Rome Discussions
LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)—The of the Rome extreme sign|fenner
HAMMER GERMANS
FROM PAGE ONE
LONDON, Sept. 20 (Router)-The | talks owing to the "present culminat- China Campaign Committee haveing stage of the war" is stressed in a written to Mr. Winston Church: Rome message to the German news stating thal 1,300,000 people in agency. Britain have informed the Committer The message states that Danubian
and that they support the demand for the problems
in a shallow the relations with once by aircraft immediate and unconditionni
attnek. re-Spain are among the questions dis- opening of the Burma Roud.
[cussed,
The driving rain, which often turn- eri in alem, shrouded ports, which were also attacked, but new fires were started at Ostend,
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A new tidal harbour was one ob. Jertive.
CX-
Flushing harbour came in for ans other heavy hammering. Heavy plosions being caused in the Harbour and also works and outer harbour, across the Verbeed Canel
There were barges in the Canal and
The bombs dropped among them and caused, in the words of one pilot, a series of mtnut explosions followed with green by violent explosion Harnes
Dunkirk Docks Bombed Dunkirk docks were also attacked from a Jew level despite intense antarcraft Are
Other RAF. squadrons bombed railway yards at Mannheim and Ehrang, goods yards at Neckarnu. four miles wuth of Mannheim, and train railway lines at Coblenz
Attacks
inde bridge over the Rhine near Trier, a canal between Verre and Middelburg
Holland, und aerodromes nt Munster-Hansdure and Bergenop-
tri
zootn.
were
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Australian Election Platforms
LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter) Sydney Radlo to-day broadcast the policy speeches of Australian leaders before the general election.
Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Prime Minister, declared: "What we want is strong government with definite clear cut plans and assured of the Locking of the people."
Mr. Curtin called for a muximum war effort, equal sacrifces during the war, a new social effort after the war, complete defence of Australia and a national War Cabinet of all parties.
CHINESE FAREWELL PRESENTATION MADE TO HON. MR. T. H. KING
A presentation of a volume of re- productions of Chinese paintings of the Sung Dynasty, and a jade pen- dant, was made to the Hon. Mr. T. H. King and Mrs. King at Police Headquarters yesterday, by the four Chinese Council members on behalf of a large number of Chinese friends. Owing to prevailing conditions, Mr. and Mrs. King expressed the wish that the ceremony of presentation should be as simple as possible.
Those present were the Hon. Mr. T. H. King and Mrs. King and the Misses King, Mr. C. G. S. Perdue, the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall and the Misses Kotowall, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo and Mrs. Lo, the Hon. Dr. Lt Shu-| fan and Mrs. Li Shu-fan, and the Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam and Mrs. Tam. There were 123 names in a list of well-wishers, accompanying the gifts.
In exercise of the powers · con- ferred by section 8 of the Naval Voluntcor Ordinance, 1933, His Ex- cellency the Officer Administering the Government dispenses with the services of Warrant Officer Percy Ingham Newman is a inember of the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force,
was kidnapped from his nurse near the family home to-day.
The kidnapper overpowered the nurse, flashed guns, left a ransom note and escaped in an automobile, according to the nurse.
Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been informed
| although the note demanded “absolute
allence and privacy."
MUST DEFEND INDEPENDENCE
CAIRO, Sept. 20 (Reuter).- "Egyptians as one man must defend their independence and drive The enemy from their territories," declar- ed Ahmed Mahir Pasha, President of the Chamber of Deputies, in speech it Mansuro.
He said: "We cannot stand by as onlookers while a struggle deciding our fate continues."
U.S. Fleet Is Going To Hawaii
After Shore Leave WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UP).— The Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, and the complete fleet will be back in Hawali by January first after three successive contin- gerils have shore leave and Over- hauls on their visit to the mainland. The visits will last two weeks each.
Evacuee Children
Reach Capetown
CAPETOWN, Sept. 20 (Reuter.) — Three hundred and nine children evarupted from Britain have arrived here as guests of the Union.
They were given an ofcial wel- come by two Cabinet Ministers, Mr. W. B. Madeley (Labour and Social Welfare) and Mr. 11. Lawrence (imterior and Puble Health).
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