GERMAN PRESS
SILENT
Roosevelt Speech Unpalatable
LONDON, Dec. 30 (Neuter)—While the United States and Britain welcome President Roosevelt's grent speech, the Axis Powers did not find it quite so palatable. Germany Itself is enre- fully avoiding all discussion on the speech or any mention of it to the German people. The junior partners of the Axis are n Hittle less reserved. Signor Guyda (Mussolini's'pet mouth-piece) threatening the United States while Japanese circles intimate that they regard his statement of polley as being one of continued American help to Free China.
A Columbia broadcasting cor-Softball poration summed up curly
American press reactions as
being that America is now facing New Year's Day
the battle of defence Senate) circles were reported to have given the speech considerable) praise.
South America
1 Buenos Aires and Mexico City
Fare At The
Kowloon F.C.
NEW YEAR'S DAY will дес the Marauding
the speech was welcomed as a plain statement that Amerler stands by democracy. Reference to the fuulity again
at appeasement is noted with special Mohawks in netion in an ex- sattefaction. In Germany, President hibition tilt against the com- Hoosevelt's speech is hidden frombined U.S.S. Mindanna and the people and there is no och Tulsa at the Kowloon Football helion A Wilhelmstrasse sp Club at 2 p.m. Whole of the man said that he could make statement. The Berlin rrespondent proceeds
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tol Mindanao aggregation have been volt to intensify American ald Britain. There is an ominous quirt practising diligently at Sharmeen and in the political ttmosphere of Berlin, there he reports.
of their Eumber. "Sk Pawlowski, Muddy Ruel and Pustule Jumper Witron, are already playing Halian politicat cieles assume in-in the First Division. The former Bifference and say they find nothing is with St
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'THE NEW BRITISH WEAPON”
A PICTURE from Germany captioned "The Now British · Weapon" the incendiary foil. This is a fire-raising "pill" packed with specially treated cotton-wool which burns' under the influence of oxygen or the sun's rays. Fires started this way, the Germans add, "would be less easy to trace than those begun by ordinary. Incendiary bombs."
DELAYED ́DECLARATIONS IN LOCAL CRICKET
(By "R. Abbit")
more of their fair share of the line, hoving 30 overs against the Varsity ga only.
to worry about in the call for in-two are members of Abe
reed help for Britain. Neverthe Chinese Baseballers.
Jans of the local baseball Signor Gayda waras President | Champluns f
Axis tolerance is
this Teague
past summer. the Ron-vell that limited. Writing in the "Cornace
Mindanaorurn can always be rx. Signo Gayda calls the pected to give a good accrunt of
thrusrives
ives in the American undeclared
(Continued from Pape 6.) tienal pastime, but Is to be wandered if they can show the cannot tel enotipi net practice same calibre at baschall's kid sister. } [lowever, he quen in as a but and However, they will have the up- field with the possibility of bemg port of the stars from the Mighty T.wed to break a stand, I hope the lind an interesting tussle is expected. | authorities will consider this game
for China New Year.
geech a statement of war. The Axis Powers, he says, will not strike back at the United States unless she tries to interfere with the counter-blockade or redes to Benin, German and Italian ships tied op in American ports.
The Tokyo reaction is reported to be that the speech is regarded as a ermmitment of further American ald to China,
Congress Comments
SPECIAL TO THE "TELCORAPH"
Anything Can Happen
I saw
Varsity Bat Well
December 31, 1940.
T.U.C.'s Part In The War
Close Collaboration
LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuter). The great part played in the battle for Britain by the Trades Union Congress is the subject of A review issued to-day in London. This review shows how close and satisfactory la the collabora- tion between the Government and the T.U.C., which repre- sents over 5,000,000 organised workers. Goodwill on both sides and a united determination..to defent the Nazi menuce and to preserve democracy quickly swept away the initial difficul ties. The whole machinery is now working smoothly.
Raid Relief
The TU.C. is playing nu increase ingly impertant part in other spheres as well. Far instance, more cantechs provided by the Unions for air raid tellet work have been inspected by the King at Buckingham Palace, white similar canteens, have doné maquifernt work in Coventry, Bristol and Birmingham.
Nearly £1,000,000 has been lent to the Government free of interest and individual contributions iri the T.U.C's Red Cross Penny-n-Week Scheme have already brought in thousands of pounds.
Chinese Press Heartened
Roosevelt's Encouragement
to
President Roosevelt's "freside" talk Axis Powers and appealed to the in which he batterly denounced the
American nafion convert itself Into a "Brest urnal of Democracy“ was interpreted by the "a Kung The great improvement in the Var-Pao" le-day as a clear indiention of sly bag Was mazumed and they the trend of the United States foreign were ner difficulties as K. Y. Clicy in 1941. which embraces fur- Century For Owen-Hughes Tam (37) and C. N. Matthews (62) | positive aid to Britain and Cantle Wangober, namngir of the
"New Thonglore Baseball Club's Mohawks,
But I seem to have diverged fron gave them a slid start and ther Chia. The report in the
Herald-Trilume” has intimated that he will start Dorthe dull Club Army draw.
ceptain Sen Gupta came along with York
regarding the sale of 400 American planes, to (Boneretter) Moithen on that day Owen-Hughes
settle sound 20 not out, so that they ant Kaight
wound up with the sound score, of WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UP)-That's how much he thinks of the comfortalay down with much inter, 140 for 4 wickets declared.
China cloquently testifies to this, the sailor
paper aztertzd. action! Tut
est. The following are the Congressional
(But I wish the enterer wouldj comments on President Roosevelt's Lioned that with a tongue in speech.
cheek as he knows very well that the nice little round pork pies which really taste like their nines Senator Arthur Vandenberg. Re-anything can happen in a ball game
instead of that laf shaped aborinte At Pokfulam the second elven publican, cald, "The President made at least once!
tion. Even the hard boiled Judging from the crowds that at-
e did not do so well as C. W. Lum had powerful statement of position. 1
thrown in does not console mel. a field day and apart from knocking Game in which the agree with his denunciation of ap- tend each peasement in order to have peace. A Mohawks are slated to play, it would be to discover the name of up 69 not out took 1 wick is for
Leonard Gol 27 and demand for a latenent of the war he advisable to rene out to the park left hand over the witket bowler but
think it was Dixon. With a wicket Craig ngower declared at 161 for 7 objectives of the belligerents would good time for choire seak,
to help him he might be quite wickets. The University could only make it undeniably clear whether
dangerous, even though he got no manage 107, Naranjan Singh being wichels on the excellent pitch
i top scorer with 15-n score equalled
or not peace is possible. The ques- tion of judgment always remains re- Karding the extent to which we should f use our defence cilities and build
preparedness In Both!
<2ur oceans,"
Senator Allen Barkley, Democrat, said, "It was a mamifeent addresy which certainly brifles the ubjec-i tives of the Amertean people,"
Senator Warren Austin, Repubile ~#nich-}|--Wisjustwixt this country!
needed."
Greatest Speech Senator William King, Democrat said, "It was one of President Roose- velt's preatest speeches."
Chin:lte
INTER-COLLEGIATE BOWL GAMES SCHEDULED
metim
30
WASHINGTON, Dec. (UP). The following is the schedule for Bowl football
games:
Kose Bowl-Nebraska v. Stanford, Sugar Bowl-Boston College Tennewer,
V. Colton, Bovet.-Fordham
የ
Texas
Juniors Lose
Saturday Tropp Jooked pictly by MP Extras!
High Scoring By Recreio
Second
adequate too and bowled much better than when he turned out for the Civil Service. No one che did much.i Knight played free cricket and when he was out at D3 he had scored 51 of! them. Ride came next and helped; The batting of the Recreio second Oven-Hughes to put on another 73jued to be their weak point but they rum of which he scored 20 nicely,
A-Big-Total-
Of particular significance in the President's speech, the paper guid, was the part declaring that the Tri- | partite Allianes between Germany, ↑ Italy and Japa is aimed at menacing the United States. This amounted to a virtual refulation of the recent utterances of Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka and Admiral K. Nomura, respective ly Japanese Foreign Minister and Ambasador to the United States, brunding them as mere lies,
It is Japan, and not Germany, who finds the specch mest painful to re- ceive, becatise the latter does not hope for a rapprochement with the
་ད་ United States but the former does, as her Ambassador is on the verge
of calling for America to improve relations between the two countries.. have been much better this year and The "National Tints" termed Pre- jon Saturday they hit the Police bowl-rident Roosevelt's speech as repre-
ime to the tune of 185-for-7 wicketstesortir cutter [declared. P.M.N. da Silva (59) and American nation. Mindful no doubt of the weakness A. Barros (56) were the principal of his own bowling, Owen-Hughes) held on until 202 when he had wires. When their turn came to
hat the Police collapsed and were all Miniature Soccer 103 not out. The declaration left the cut for 60 of which the first two men Aggies.
Arme time for only three less over. Carey and Clarke got 16 and 16 Orange Howl.— Georgetown Mr William A, White, Chairman of
Unfortunately I forgot to
to ret anyche the Commrafter to Defend the Allic Mississippl maid, "We do not need to fear that State Sun Bowl-Western Reserve 10 tme the ten interval. Grose and poetively. They are an
cone off but Tout side this year and very often cammt tum out thele full side which we shall send our boys to war if we v. Arizona,
Pearce (54) Wells (26) and Skipis always worrying and tends to keep our men at home on the ace State Pol Bowl-Fresno State v.
with (26)
all got runs and the total
upset prople and put them off their sembly belt. This war will be won Hawalf
Nebraska are favoured, particularly close if thy a fil--as extras) usual gaine. for world democracy if we give the
tablised with 27. Taking all runs in-] President our support and trust to if it rains, as many of the Stanford in; extras the Cub scored at 7.2 han to keep America at pence. His players, including their full-bacus per ver and the Army at 7 per stutement was calm and magnificent." Stan D. Lee, re ruffer.B from
injuries. A record attendance, drawer. Not such End going. Daly
one maiden over was bowled. ini; about 90,000 Is' expreted.
As expected, Trampssee
ars 3-5 favourites against Fordham, though the closest competition is untiel sted, In the other Bowl comes, the favourites are Georgetown, Western Kowloon Cricket Clubs teams for Reserve and Fresh State,"
K.C.C. Teams For Saturday
leasur
Logan
Gill
not conie
At The K.C.C.
1 rather from onlookers that there was a painful difference from the before mentioned pace of searing
Smaller Games
In and
88 of which farrow had 33 and Stone
the 1.R.C. match with Kowicon on the ey
Presentation Of Schools" League Trophies
The presentation of trophies in the Kowloon Inter-School
1 vez that, owing to a plucky in-Small, Boys' Miniature Soccer nings of 29 at nut by Jernalen, League took place at the Mc- 1.B.S. Staved off defeat by the Civil
Pherson playground, Homun« S:rvice second who had made only tin, yesterday, during the in- 32 runs. The latter took 7 for 49 terval of an exhibition match
s and
uscftil all-rounds. J. between the Champions, the took B to be bowling very well
B for twenty and well this
and National English College, and lalter's ground. The IRC. orcupied
The match RAF drew with the a "Pick-up" team. The the wickets during thirty four overs and scored at a rate of 4 per over, ay Corps, Stimson (6) for the ended in a goalless draw.
former team and Bailey (46 not out) This was only due to A. 11. Madar for the latter being the only batsmen (66) and A.-B. Miņu (31), I gather that most of the batsmen played in to do anything. Hawkings for the CAIRO, Dee. 30 (Reuter)---The most restrained style and I can't B.A.F. took 6 for 11 in 7 overs. A Desert landing help feeling all is not well with 1.R C.food performance, At Kowloon. Recreto will meet the grounds at Tmimi, Derna and El A. 11. Madar and A. R. Minu have Kowloon's team is-F. C. Fincher (Sunday. horne senior train in a friendly for Gazala were taided by, the R.A.F, en currict them for years and I don't tein), N. D. Lloyd, DJ2. N. Anderson,
see any new blood or new enterprise.
Saturday-the Juniors in a match, and the seniors in a friendly
→will be on follow!
2nd XI. v. 1.C.-8. A. Gray (captain). R. Twin, G. A. Goodban, F. Goodwin, W. W. Parsons, T. A. Madar, K. M. Baxter, R. Ben. W. . Hapley, E. Curtin, 1. Brokenshire, Umpire. X. Leigh, Scorer.
J. W. Matheman,
R.A.F. DESERT ATTACK
enemy's
Western
E Lee, D. Hund., A. Zimmern, F, 1. Fires were started at Tmimi and; When they declared at 139 for 7, Zimmern, FF. Fincher, de dispersed aircraft were attacked, ac-K.C.C. lnd only time for 19 overs.
Mackay, t. Broadbridge, Umpire.cording to an R.A.F. communique.
P. Robinson. Beurer, T. W. Carr.
Left And Right Apply Pressure
Bulgaria Tries To Steer Middle Way
SOFIA. Dec. 30 (Reuter)~Bulgarin will not depart her avowed policy of strict neutrality, declared M. Popoff, the Foreign Minister, in the Bulgarian Parliament to-day,
However, they scored at a rate of Just over eight runs per over and rattled up 154 for two wickets.
Fine Hitting
Is Saul Among The Prophets?
acen
A large silver cup, to be retained by
the team winning it three lines, was
presented in the Longue by Mr D. P. Lal Oller trophies were donated by Me Lo Tung-fan, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Children's Playgrounds Association, and Mr Lec Gwok-ying.
spoke,
SPORTSMANSHIP.
Before calling on Mrs Lal to present the prizes. Mr Lo stressed the object of I have frequently
Frank Bortmanship In games. The boys Goodwin bit up twenty or thirty in were also told not to be downhearted a few minutes but I cannot recall they had not won anything this year. his ever having excreded the half but to try again next time. Mr It. N. century. (I may be wrong!) but play-Tam, director of the Playground, also ing for the Kowloon second he ht The winners were the National Eng- I was very glad I arrived in time up 53 not out at a time when his aldetish College, with eight wins out of nine to see most of it. The wicket was had made 168 for 1, and Goodwhs with seven wins, and Matt Saur Col- wanice runs badly, L.R.C. second matches, followed by Wah Yan College taking spin but w/19 easy: How Duggy Hung (45), managed to off- only got 3 for 40, which after his lego and Ming San College with six drive Minu for 6 with a cross bat I success against the Club first, rather wins each. Other competitors were the can' Imagine but he was all over surprised me.
Sumad was top Tak Ming Middle School Nan Mo him and seened to hit nerozs
the scorer with 56 not out, and including Middle School, Mun Far Middle Schaal, Kowloon English Setool, The Primary break with impunity. Anderson (79) on there were five other scores School (ot Canton University), and the played very co
correct forcing cricket of double gurea. Baxter (30) alone
Wab Nam Middle School and both batsmen were cutting ex- did mucli besides Goodwin, but they cellently. It all leaked no easy too, managed to stall off defeut,
F. J. Lay got a few at the end and
I like his style. I hear he is un-:
likely to fall into this pit of swollen- headedness that some of our young-
M. Popoff emphasised that to the propaganda of the Bulgarian there are no current causes Left Wing elements favouring closer
He sak. Biers have found lately. the collaboration with Russia. requiring a change in
that the Bulgarlan Government was
the Right or Left outside the National
A.R.
HONGKONG F.C. UNFORTUNATE
neutrality policy which has been resolutely determined not to listen to Craigengower v. University
HONGKONG ̊F.C. have been un- clearly enunciated.
Playing at Happy Valley the Uni- This statement was made during a Assembly.
veralty managed to get a good draw fortunate enough not only to lose debate on the budget in which an ex- It is strongly rumoured in the with the home side although their B. I. Bickford temporarily, as he la Minister and sinted that the Bulgarian Soviet Legation In Sofa that changes bowling was not very convincing and in hospital with injury to his thigh,
Gegg people had the right to ask the of personnel are imminent. Colonel they missed
very much, but on January E. L. Strangé, Government to clarify the foreign Masaioff, the new Military Attache, Craigengawer ran up 17it for 6 d another prominent Club footballer policy because they would defend arrived recently. In view of the re-clared with Hulce a much improved will be proceeding on leave, and will Bulgaria with money and properly; cent Increase of Communist propa- bat this year making 77 not out and be absent from the Colony for
Left Wing Elements ganda in Bulgaria, auch changes are. A. D. Hamson 33 not out. However, period of four months--that in the M. Popoly also referred apparently believed to be important.
like so many alder they held on for remainder of the soccer season,,/
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0.16 7, D. Hidwell, A. T. Dow, 9.26
Prachel. A. 1. Meilride. 0.24 W. Rekreds. If I Want, Lowry, H, G. Bheldon,
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61 Lieut. Cartor, Capt. mureby,
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