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SUCCESSES REPORTED
Nazi Convoy Attack Claim
-AT H.K.F.C. DINNER Refuted
The annual dinner" of the Hongkong Football Club was hold in the Roof Gaiden of the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday night. There was a large gathering present, including the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Lt. H. S. Cooper, R.N., Lt, Comdr. Cake, B.N.. the Navy Rugby captain, Lt. Cuthbertson, the Army Rugby cap-". tain, and Messrs. J. McKelvie and J. S. Riddell, the Police Rugby coach.
Addressing the gathering. Mr. Blarney Stone Shield in the EL R. Forsyth, president of the Seven-a-Side tournament. club, sald
"We congratulate "Podge" Walk- "I have studied the soccer re- den, his vice-captain. Taylor, and sults for the season, and can only all other players who contributed hope that our guests have not to these excellent results. made the same mistake. From an "Before passing on from Rugger, examination of the League Tables wish to thank all those Who
it would appear that at least the have helped during the season as Club can hold its place. Tabulat-referees it is a difficult and ed results, however, are often mis much criticised job but has been leading and, in any case, why carried out consistently well by mourn the loss of Leagues and those concerned. Shields, while we can still turn out at least twg teams. who can play and keep. бn playing.
losing no time in
BOWLS SUCCESS.
"We now come to lawn bowi and in this department I am glad "I think an outstanding feature to report sustained enthusiasm and this season is the number of successful results. young, fit, clean-limbed players "Our first team in Second Divi- from the Central British School sion of the Lawn Bowls League who have joined the Club and are managed to win the title and so CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES worth. Distinction has
proving their gained promotion to First Divi- come to ston. This is a definite indication one of these recruits-we find that that our skill is improving, and it Bill Pryde, who quickly obtained will be interesting to watch our his place in the first eleven. has progress in Senior Division. been "selected by the Association, "Having accomplisnea to take part in a representative however.
all this, match in Saigon. This Infiltra- critical and decided that the wrong players then became tion of younger blood should have detection in their shots was due a stimulant, and I am confident entirely to the poor condition of that the traditional Club game-their green. by that I mean as played by those who have the odd faculty of doing the unexpected-is safe for many years.
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RUGBY TRIUMPHS
"In the field of Rugger, there has been an exceptional spate of success. The Club fifteen regain- ed the Triangular Tournament trophy from Navy: they travelled at normal strength to Shinghal and defeated the Shanghai R.U. the United States Marines; and closed the season by wresting from the Folice the
F.C.
and
CRAIGIE SPEECH
CRITICISED
LONDON, Mar, 30 (Reuter)—"No deal with Japan" is the heading of the News-Chronicle editorial this
LONDON, Mar. 31 (Beuter) -A German High Command communique states that an enemy convoy » was attacked north of Flamborough Head yesterday and one protecting cruiser damaged. one macr chant vessel sunk and another hit, according to message from Berlin..
This claim is denied by the ad- miralty, which declares that no damage was done in the attack and that one German plane was downed.
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, MONDAY, 1st APRIL, 1940, 0.30 A
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
From
Shanghai Japan and Shanghai. Japan and Shanghai Halphong, Fort Bayard and Hothow....... Halphons Strata.
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-
vice" San Francisco date, 22nd March. Amoy.
Haiphong
NAZI BOMBER DOWNED LONDON. Mar. 30 (Reuter)-
destroyed off the north-east coast Another enemy bomber has been
of Britain. It was one of several Japan and Shanghai, which had made successful at- Saigon.
Manila
Shanghai..
tacks on convoys.
The first attack was carried out Strata and *Manila by only rald, in which only two bombs
one plane, but several Australia and Manila.................. planes took part in, the second
Air Mail by. "Air France Direct Service" Paris
date, 27th March. were dropped.
Shanghai,
the
enemy
planes were driven off by the fire Calentta, Straits and Saigon.................
These fell into the sea and no Shanghai and Amoy.............. damage was done;
Bangkok and Saigon.
of escorting warships.
Shanghai.
the bomber.
The Germans admit the loss of
Java and Manila, .................
of oil at the spot where the plane, A., & Manila (San Francisco date, 28th Feb.)
came down.
Mana..
LOSS ADMITTED LONDON, Mar. 31 (Reuter)- Canton The plane brought down off the Australla and Northumberland coast is one Stralis and Saigon.
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rectified by having the green re- "I am glad to say this has been laid and the Committee hope that Improved conditions will attract more players during the
season now approaching.
"Our second team in Third Division played consistently well and more than held their own in the League. In view of "the greater number of bowlers at the Club's afsposal during the coming year we expect big things of this
team
"Twish to congratulate one or our must enthusiastic bowlers- Arnoia Brooksbank — on his achievement as champion for 1939. I also wish to thank Messrs. J. 9. Howell and John Russell for their work on the bowls sub-com- mittee during the year.
Hon..
"Finally, our thanks are due to this function to-night, and especi the sub-committee who arranged
morning criticising the British ally to Ernie Strange our Ambassador's speech in Tokyo, and Secretary, who has put in another declaring: "Japan's work in China year of excellent work." (Applause has been" vile. If we now tried to and prolonged cheerb., buy the aggressor's support by
Eir Atholl MacGregor replied for deserting General Chiang Kai-the guests. shek and recognising the puppet The Triangular Tournament Wang government, we should be trophy was presented to. A. F. making nonsense of all our pre-Walkden, Club captain, by Lieut.- tensions about standing up 10 Comdr. Clarke, the Navy captain. aggression.
"Among neutrals, and part- cularly in America, the effect of such a step would be appalling.
"At home the unity which is 30 vital to the successful prosecution
Sorry Show
Of Politics
which the Germans admitted was
the convoy. lost during last night's attack on
ATTACK DESCRIBED LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter)-US.A., Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco date, The skipper of the trawler, Pin-
5th March)ver cess Royal, described today how Shanghai. eight Nazi bombera carried out an attack on his vessel on Thurs- day."
"At first," he said, "we thought the planes were our own but then they came down one after the other and rained down incendi àry bullets.
"The trawler was riddled but of the crew was seriously
none hurt."
B.A.F. SUCCESSES .. LONDON, Mar. 31 (Reuter) -Iwo Messerschmitts were shot down in flames by R.AF. fighters over the German Iines yesterday, according to an official announcement by the Commander-in-Chief of the British Air Forces.
cepted and was last seen diving steeply lato, low clouds with one- engine disabled.
A Dornier-17 was also inter-
NEW BRITISH AIR SERVICE
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”
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London date, 30th March, U.S.A., and Manila-(San Francisco date, 16th Mar.) Haiphong Shanghai and Amoy Haiphong Shanghai. Canton Manila
Canada, USA, Japan and Shanghai
B. C. date, 23rd March). Sandakan.......
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Parcels only for Tientsin Japan. LONDON, Mar. 31. (Reuter) Haiphong The Spanish Government has Balgon, given formal permission to the Shanghai (Parcels only). British Overseas Airways Corpora- Shanghai.
tion to fly from England to Lis-Straits and Calentta. TOKYO, Mar. 31 (Reuter)--Ex allowing a bi-weekly service to be
bon over Spanish territory, thus i Canton
established between the United
over
service
Clipper across the Atlantic.
The service is to be established
take eight hours and the four "F" in May, after experimental flights.
class airliners, used on the Euro- The fight from England will
will be used. pean air routes before the war
of the war would receive a dam- aging blow if a deal were to be made with Japan at the expense of pressing great satisfaction China's lawful Government, or the enactment of the huge Gov-Kingdom and the terminus of the even if it became known that such ernment legislative programme in Fan-American a deal were contemplated."
the seventy-fifth Diet session AMBASSADOR'S REVIEW -
which has just terminated, the TOKYO, MET. 30 (Reuter) The Fremier, Admiral Yonal, declared British Ambassador, Sir Robert mined to execute the Yen 10,500,- that the Government was deter- Craigle, reviewing Anglo-Japanese000,000 Budget. and the legisla British Society luncheon on Thurs- tin was approved by both House day, said no one could deny there in a manner which will enable it had been difficulties.
to obtain the greatest possible re-. However there was room for satisfaction that the innate good
sults, and adopt measures sense of their two nations, restructure, so that the alms of the strengthen Japan's wartime flected in the wisdom of their disposal of the "China Incident" been signed here for commercial respective Governments, had pre- may be completely achieved, vented the animosities of the moment from hardening into deep seated resentment or permanent estrangement.
to
ITALO-SPANISH SERVICE MADRID, Mar. 31 (Hasav)—An Italo-Spanish air convention has
afr
the
PAPER'S CURRENTS The Asahi Shimbun,, on other hand, comments that the session had been, "a pretty sorry U. 8. INDIGNANT
demonstration WASHINGTON, Mar. 30 (Renter) that the government had "barely
of politics"
and -Sir Robert Craigle, the British managed to muddle through by Ambassador, has stirred up bitter jumping on the Salto Affair as a feelings in the United States by reboat, when his speech in Tokyo on Thursday, looked ominous.”... -
the situation at the meeting of the Anglo-
Remarking that the most hea- Japanese Society.
ed debates concerned, the merits Sir Robert was announcing his of the Government's low impending
price departure for the policy, and its programme for ex- United States and was at pains panding
productivity.
national
services between the two countries.
The convention also cov :sco operation between. Italian and Spanish air companies engaged on other international air services.
Shanghai.
TUESDAY
Straits and Calcutta, Shanghai and Japan.”
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FULL RESULTS OF SENIOR SHIELD
to emphasise that no political the Asahi Shimbun points out South China "B" 2 v. Kowloon 1. singificance need be attached. that these, vexed problems still
He is also reported to have said remain unsettled. Ultimate de Royal Scots 3 v. Club 3. that there was growing under- cisions concerning them, the pa- standing in Japan and Britain of per says, must be reached by the Royal Scots 4 v, Club 0.
the actions of the other
Government independently of the
The speech has created a pain-Diet. ful impression in official quarters in Washington and comment... ranges from the indignant to the bitter.
CHARITY GAME WON BY R.AF.
LONDON, Mar. 31Reuter)-In
Some very prominent personages in political quarters declared pri- rately that the speech had done a football match in aid of the much to reinforce the Islationists Red Cross Fund, the Royal Air in their distrust of Britain, which Force beat a Football Association the pro-British elements had been even by 3 goals to 2. The game striving to dissipate,
was played at Dulwich.
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