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LONDON, Feb. 8 (Reuter)—A party of sailors from Newfound- land, some of the many who join- ed the Royal" Návy, who spending Л few days leave In London, had an ünexpected meet- Ing with Mrs. Chamberlain' - yes- day morning.

F.A.

Other

Cup Final And

Impressions

Of Home Soccer

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 7th FEBRUARY, 1940, 9.30 A.M.

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

On Thursday, the 8th February, the General Post Office and all Branch Post Offices' will be entirely closed. There will be no collec-

"At the meeting of the Hongkong Football Referees' Association held last night, with Mr. D. B. Mitchell in the chair, Mr. D. Kostick,❘tion from the Pillar boxes and no delivery by Fostmen

gave an interesting kalk on the English F. A. Cup Final and other impressions of Home football,

Prefacing his talk with à brief, start. The sight was a very im- history of the F. A. Cup, which he preasive one and tha, alone worth said was inaugurated in the 1871- all the trouble it had been to set 72 season, Mr. Kossick said:

there.

WOMEN GUIDES, They were being shown the aghts of London by women who volunteered to act

guides. When Mrs, Chamberlain

It is remarkable that from such heard that the saliors were in White- hall, came Immediately and hat-

9.3

less from No. 10, Downing Street.

to see them.

The party formed two rants and as the Prime Minister's wife approached, one of their number

called them to attention.

Mirs, Chamberlain spent nearly twenty minutes chat- #ing with the

who men, heartily cheered her as she stood on the doorstep of No. 10. before they left.

Finns Claim Big Land Victory

HELSINKI, Feb. 6 (Reuter)— Yesterday morning enemy

air-

Time passed quickly, the hoist a humble beginning, the Final Tie ing of the Royal Standard indicat- has been one of the greatest at- ed the arrival of the King and The of 1539 was no exception to and officials were soon on the field tractions for some time. The Final Queen, Players, entering in pairs,

this and although I applied for, and the match in progress, three high priced tickets as early' The present season started off November 1938, and was promised with quite a fourish but of course consideration, two days before the like all other seasons with its pro- ma:ch. I was offered-by telegram blems. First there was alteratfor ----one only half-crown ticket. to the charging rule. -

Once in possession of a ticket it.

The second Saturday of the is not difficult to get to one's'

Season, however, brought such

On Friday, the 9th February, the General Past Office and Kow- loon Central Fost Office will be open from 8 am to 11 am, Sheung- wan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 am, to 9.am, and the other Branch Offices will be entirely closed.. and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspondence at 11.

0.10.

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Sundays

The Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Tai Po and Un Long will also have one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11 am.

The Money Order Office, will be entirely closed during the holl- days.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS

Shanghai and Amoy Straits.

From

allotted place in the Stadium on persistant rumours of war. that Europe via Suer and Straits ·(London date, 15th

Cup Final Day.

IMPRESSIVE SIGHT

interest in that day's matche's was very much diminished. Well having got to this stage we the catastrophe, football, after a Despite found ourselves with half-an-hour, brief interception, continued but to spare before the kick-off, the in a modifed way. Guards Band just finishing of leagues are also carrying on, how- Many minor and Community Singing about to ever.

HIGH SCORING IN CLASS AT H.K.R.A.

December 1939).

Canton Japan and Shanghai. Saigon.

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Shanghai

S.R.(A) Shanghal and Amoy.......

S.R.A) SHOOT

In spite of the cold weather. 76 members attended the meeting craft raided Kajaani, the terminus on Saturday last. Conditions were good, the wind, although strong. of the railway running north- kept steady, scores in the S.R. (a) class being high. wards through Centre and

Nett spoons were won by Mr. C. c. Chau ser. 31 31 32 94 Southern Finland but no details Guard of the Dockyard Rifle Club Sgt. Breese

1 35 33 26 94P are yet available,

in SR. (b) class, with 97, while

S.R. (a) QMS. J. Ball, R.A.O.C., once again QMS, J. Ball ser. 32 33 30 95% took one with open sights scoringSgt. M. F. a splendid 97,

Recently Soviet airmen appear to have been concentrating on the bombing of hospitals, and country churches. Many places of worship were burned down as a result of such attacks.

BIG VICTORY

(Reuter)-

HELSINKI, Feb. 6 According to "reports reaching here last night, the Finns have gained another big victory.

The Eighteenth Soviet Division. which was marooned for a week at Kitiea north-east of Lake Ladoga, was virtually wiped out. Between 1,500 to 1,600 men were killed, captured or died of old and "hunger.

It Was confirmed that this

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Sgt. Breese, R.NRS, won a silver Mr. H S. Jones button with a possible at 200 yards. Mae. S. Croft Handicap spoons were won by Mr. Mr. C. A. Dun' Langley, DRC.. Ptes. A. M. and C. L/Cpl. A. M. Xavier both of H.K.V.D.C. and Mr. H. B. Jones, D.R.C.

There will be no meeting at Stonecutters next Saturday.

Shooting at Kowloon City today will be at 500, 700 and 800 yards for BR. (b) and 200, 500 and 600 for SR. (a) 10 shots at each range. LEADING SCORES

S.R. (b)

H'p 200 500 600 Ttl.

victory marks the culmination of M. J. A. Guard scr. 33 34 30 97x the failure of the Russian attempt

L/Cpl. 8. G. to outflank the Mannerheim Line. ASP. (R)

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states that 500 Russians were Mr. Langley 2 32 34 30 96 killed in a battle north of Lake S.I. (R) Ladog,

AIR SUCCESSES LONDON, Feb, 6 (Reuter)-- Confirmation has reached London of the reports of the astonishing mccess of the Finnish Air Force against the Soviet, writer Reuter's diplomatic correspondent

It is estimated that so far the Russians have lost at least 240 planes, while fifteen

Finnish machines

were brought down. Most of the Russian bases are attributed to air combats.

they made great efforts to silence the Mans: inaari guns, but neither combing nor sailles across the ice made any impression on the Finnish artillerymen.

Sequeira nil 27 28 30 85 Cpl. V. M.

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Hammond 1 29 30 26 85 (N) Winner of Nett Spoon. (H) Winner of Handicap Spoon. Winner of N or H will have han dicap reduced by one point..

Manila.

DR. KUNG'S ATTACK Mana

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down the collective security sys-

Japan.

It also closes China's Open Door Calcutta, Straits and Saigon. and impairs the interests and prestige of third Powers, espe- cially those of the United States.

Straits,

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and, Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close "at or before. 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 6 pm, on the previous day, When nialls are advertised to close after 5. p.m.. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m.

China's reply to the secret agreement, Dr. Kung declared, is continuation of her staunch resis- tance, The agreement should FINAL ATTACK -

serve as a strong stimulant to aff Chinese, giving them a fuller reall- Reinforcement from the Russation of the enemy's designs and alan frontier was impossible, be- greater determination to win cause a relieving force could the final victory. never penetrate the dense and Referring to the allegations of trackless forest with a chance of the Wang Ching-wel clique that arriving safely or quicky enough. what was published forms only The Finnish commander walted the wishes of a part of the Jap Red Army communique regarding for the critical moment and then anese and not the demands of the Parcels only for Tientsin.. Sunday's operations in Finland sent his patrols for a final

on-Japanese Government, and is dir- Strafts, states that there were patrol ac-slaught on the broken and demora-ferent from the agreement xem. Holhow tivities and some infantry clashes lised Russians.

the region north of Lake Ladoga, with reconnaissance and

MOSCOW COMMUNIQUE MOSCOW, Feb. 6 (Reuter)-

bombing by our aircraft.

was hurled

WEDNESDAY

tually signed, Dr. Kung comment Fort Bayard The booty is not expected to ed that all these have apparently Swatow be as extensive as after the vic- been made to deceive the Chinese Manila, tory at 8uomussalmi, but would and certainly be considerable

LOSS OF PRESTIGE

to whitewash their con spiracy against the State.

Judging by the fact that the Japanese negotiators Badaki

DETAILS OF BATTLE

(Reuter HELSINKI, Feb. 8 Every Soviet at:ack designed to relieve the Eighteenth Division back and heavy Finnish artillery on the island fortress in Mansinaari continu- ously peppered the only road the disbanding of the Puppet represented those of the Japanese

Government," according to well-Government, Dr. Kung said. informed circles.

PARIS, Feb. 8 (Havas)-Should Kagera, Ken Iaukal and Shiman the new Boviet push in Finland are all important Japanese a-:

from Kitela. "

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fall, Moscow will possibly attempt cials, even a small boy can tell Shanghai and Japan,***** to secure German mediation and that the demands they presented Straita.

T7 Kremlin apparently fully

the

"If Wang Ching-wel has signed better terms with Japan, why doesn't he publish them?" Dr. Kung asked. (a)

UNTRUSTWORTHY

FRIDAY

Airmail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and U. §. A. by the "Tan American Airways Direct Service" due San Francisco, 15th Feb. Bwatow, Amoy and Formosa Shanghai “and Japan.

SATURDAY

The beleaguered troops are in a ghastly plight. Their supplies. are cut off and they are compelles now the immense loss of ed to eat their horses,

prestige suffered by Russia, which "Once a Russian plane tried to is already being felt in her nego.

drop bread, but it was fired at

tiations with Japan and from the Finnish "lines.

Reich. This is why the Soviets Describing the secret agreement have decided to mish, the opera as "an precedented intrigue" in

ons one way or another as soon international politics, Dr. Kung Haiphong as possible.

said that it is more damaging Amoy and BwtowÍBÍLAS VOSSTUKORPENERI Helsinki, on the other hand, is than the Tanaka Memorial and Bangkok maintaining a very cautions shows that the Hirota's three attitude and from the beginning principles for the readjustment of of the conflict did not proclaim | Bino-Japanese relations and any definite political stand, Konoye's statement are untruąb

Much credit for the victory goes to the Finnish ski patrols, who worked swiftly around through dense snow-filled forests, north of the Russians, and when the. order was given, all began to close in. TOO LATE The Soviet officers, too late, realised their position and made

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to be dictated by a desire to make the ageement, if actually enforc peace on as honourable a basis as ed, will spell China's doom. possible should Russia decide to Dr. Kung said even the Japan lay down her arms.

ere militarista knów :: that any agreement signed by Wang Ching- Canton wel who has been expelled by the Chinese Government will have no Fralphong

COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED STOCKHOLM, Feb. 6 (Reuter)

BUNDAY

MONDAY

an effort to break through along the shores of the lake, but this move was foreseen and the hat teries of Mantsinaari "dropped a curtain of shells, while larger bodies of Finnish troops, armen" mainly with machine-guns, steadily closed in from the surrounding Prisoners captured from the rem- validity. The reason why they Changhai and Farcels only for Tientsin.

nents of the Russian Eighteenth forced him to sign it is that they The marooned division wireless- Division at Kitela were found by wanted to "save" face" and to ed an appeal for help Other Bo- the Finns to be in a complete state cover up their failure in the viet units tried to respond and

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