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South African Cadets Win Rifle Trophy
LONDON, July 5-Eagle-eyed Scuth African cadets, keeping alive cond!- rifle-shooting despite War ilons, captured the King George V. Trophy, highest award to Empire cadets competing in the 1941 National Rile Amociation's miniature contest.
South
compiled an aggre gate of
points, an average
of
1.848 man, to win the]
for
trophy for
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for the eleventh time since donated by King George In Canada, Gre 1825.
Great Britain and India failed to qualify, while no re-
by the turns were received
NILA.
from Australia and New Zealand,
The competition drew 15,332 en-
trants, 10,0
10.077 from South Africa,
1,909
from Canada,
2,338 from Great Britain and 130 from Indlu. When returns were analysed it was found South Africa was the only country with enough entrants to form national Leam of 3,000 marksmen and was automatically awarded the trophy.
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Above is the handsome trophy pre- sented by the Chinese Association for the Promotion of Avlation to be awarded to the winner of the model aeroplane contest to be held in Kow- toon Tong on Sunday. (Photo: New China Newsphotos).
Canada's Effort Canada entered 115 teams, divided Into 28 units, and placed 17 units in the "honours list of the best 100 units. South Africa took 71 places, Great Britain 11 and India one. Of the total number of Canadian shots, Tennis 202 were classed as Empire marks- men and 175 us Empire first class marksmen.
Victorin Sea Cadets Corps, "Rain- bow" unit, coached by L.-Cdr. P. W. Tribe, led Canada's bid for in- dividual honours by placing of in the honours 1st and winning the Duke of Devonshire Trophy. The corps scored an average of 94,275 for each cadet.
Lt.-Condr. Tribe was awarded a bronze medal when his Sea Cadets finished third in the Senior Imperial Challenge Shield.
South China Unbeaten In
"D" Division
August 15, 1941-
Italians Shy Of Statement
LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuter) ----A dispatch on the Roosevelt-Churchill declaration issued by the official Italian news agency this evening makes only an extremely bore, and very misleading reference to la con- tents.
It adds: The least that can be sold of the declaration is that it will be received with legitimate mistrust! by nations of the whole world
the which know what to think of the real Intentions of city and Wall Street bankers, whos interests directly Inspire policy.
the Churchili-Roosevelt
"These two in thelf interview have, it seems, taken account of all event- ualities but one--the Importance of which, however, cunnot have escaped them the possibility of a, victory of the Azix."
LATE NEWS
Injured Volunteers Show Improvement
The condition of Mr A. Flolsand, a member of the 1st Battery, Hong- kong Volunteer Defence Corps, who was seriously injured in the Cape d'Aguilar Road mishap on Tuesday right was reported to have Improved this morning. He suffered a fracture of the spine, and last night was reported as "not very comfortable." Six other Volunteers who are still In Hospital undergoing
SOUTH CHINA A.A.. already champlons of e "D" Division of detained the tennly league, maintained their treatment to various injuries were unbeaten record yesterday when reported to be making favourable they played the Chinese Recreation progress. Club in their last Axture and won 7-2 at King's Park.
The
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They are Messrs II, W. Bucking ham, W. M. Brown, J. G. H. Lander, D. 1. C. Taylor, W. P. Clemow and
Germans Say Odessa Wong-K, C. Slet combinations were N. F. Tucker
Surrounded
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the Ukraine, according to a radio unnouncement from Rome, which adds. that the German lender's presence at this front la probably the prelude to an important announce- inent regarding this battle:
Odessa Not Taken
MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Router)- Denying the German claim of the capture of Odessa, M. Lozovsky, Deputy Chief of the Information Bureau, described it "wishful thinking."
M. Lozovsky also dented the Ger- man
story that the army of the south had been enclreted. He said that the Germans had been made to pay for every inch but they had not suc- ceeded in encircling the army.
Defence of Odessa
VICITY, Aug. 14 (Reuter)-The DICK POWELL Russians do not mean to abandon'
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unbeatable, the two sets gained by the Chinese R.C. being lost by C. L. Lau and H. K, Ho.
Scores were;
The driver of the truck, L/Bdr Roscoe, R.A.. in prostressing favour- ably in the Military Hospital.
Mr Lander, it is understood, Is the
C. L. Lau and 11, K. to lost to C. Cem of the former Bishop Lander of Chiu and . G. Liang 3-6: lost to Lal Hongkong. Kwong-chiu and W. L. Choy 3-6; heat
Chiu and C, N, Thang 6-2..
C. P. Ip and W. II. Mok beat Chiu ani Liang 6-1; best Lal and Choy 0-4; bent Chiu and Trang 6-3.
K. C. Wong and K. C, Slet beat Chu and Llang 6-4: Best Lai and Choy 6-1; beat Chhi and Taang 6-3,
Jewish v. Indians
Jewish Recreation Club lost to Indians 3-0 in the D Division al the tena! league yesterday,
A. Odoll drew witn __E._Whitgob and M. 8. Hussain and M. Mochenderle F-B; lost to G. and K. Sings 2-1; jost 10 M. II... Hussain and A. J. Sunind 2-0. Hussain and Machenderia
A. A. Pollak and M. Tatan Jost to 1-8 lost to singh and Singh 6-7; lost to Hussain and
Sunlad 5-7,
S. Rainier and B. Godkin beat Husinin and Mochenderie 0-3; drew with Singh and Singh 6-8: beat itussain and Sumaa
3.
Lai Tsun-University Gala Programme
The
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to Swedish military experts quoted meeting between the Lai Tsun
in a Stockholm dispatch to the Vichy Swimming Union and the Hong-
news agency.
It is thought that the Russians will kong University will now take stay in Odessa even if the town is place at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. strrounded from the land site and pool, Bridges Street, on Satur- Is severely bombarded.
Claim of Encirclement_
day, August 30, at 8.30 p.m. The programme is as follows:
Men's 120 yardṇ (1 × 40), inedity relay; STOCKHOLM, Aug. 14 (Reuter). Women members' 100 yards back-stroke: The Russians in Odessa and Men's 449 yards free-style; Men's 100 Otsjakov regions are completely en-yards back-stroke: Women members GO circled on the land side, ncccrdingards free-style: Men's 220 yards breast- stroke: Men members' 00 yarda free- to reports from Swedish correspon- style handicap: Men's 50 yards free-style; dents in
Wamen members 50 yards breast-stroke; The
ure making prepara- Men Junfor- members 100 yards breast- stroke; Men's 100 yards free-style: Men's tions, it is stated, to evacuate by 100 yards (4 z 40) free-style relay.
10 Crimea und Caucasus, But the Germans do not believe that the Russians are capable of a successful embarkation in the face of mass German air attocks.
sea
the
Pockets of Resistance
Oil Leaves U.S. For Reds To-day
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Reuter). The losses involved in reducing the The Defence Petroleum Co-ordina
tor, Mr Harold Ickes, announced Russian pockets of resistance in other that the first shipment of
aviation sectors probably make the Germans petrol to Russia aboard an American hope that the Russians will attempt tanker would leave Los Angeles for embarkation so as to enable their Vladivostok to-day, flying the United destruction without costly fighting. States, flug.
It is claimed that crossings of the|
Dnieper River have been system-
atically destroyed from the air and No Change In Libya: niso that rallways leading to Lening R.A.F. Raids Continue rad have been cut at several points from the air.
CAIRO, Aug.
14
(Reuter)-A'
It is generally agreed that German Middle East communique Issued here forces from Smolensk region are to-day atates that there is no change operating to the south and that the in the situation in Libya. main German energies aro now directed to the southern sector in the hope of securing valuable resources, including eventually Caucasian oil,
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