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IN LONDON Chung Hwa Cage Players
TODAY
Special to H.K. Daily Press No war can ever change Lon- don's individuality and the readiness of its inhabitants to calmly meet every situation that might arise in the course of any hostilities. That, individuality is more than noticeable today in the huge metropolis...
The latest developments in Europe, of course, are the main topic of conversation in the city. in the trams, in the buses ard tubes One hears it everywhere and there is naturally a great deal of speculation 43 to the future. :
Throughout all these comments runs the feeling that the months
preparation to combat the German aggressors has been fully Justifled by the successes which
have attended the British and French fighting units successes
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1940.
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Members of the visiting Chung Hwa Girls' basketball team:-Top row (left to right) --Misses Kwok Ying. Hang Pak- yuk and Chan Chiu-choi. Below (left to right)-Misses Chan Sul-chiu and Wong Sheung-yau.
which have been predominantly FOWLER'S “HAT-TRICK” FOR CLUB AGAINST CHAMPIONS
marked in the land, ajr and naval engagements in Norway.
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"The chief, "features of this in- domitable spirit in London Is that „every man, woman and child rea-
lises today that the Nazis have got to be beaten and their full confidence in the ability of the Allied arms to do so. As one man was heard to remark in the lounge of a well-known London notes, "the sooner we cap co-operate with a decent people in the building up of a better world and higher ideals of civilisation, the sooper will the mêlace and an- xiety caused by ruthlessly-minded people be eliminated."
COTTAGE CLUB · PAPER HUNT
In a close and exciting finish, the Cottage Club paper hunt on Saturday was won by Captain F. P. R. James, with J. Buls and J. Fraser second and third..
The run. started from Dill's Corner and wound through 监 course of four miles over grassy country. The ladies were well in the van and Mrs. Christine Wyatt, despite one tumble. was the first lady home.
The surprise of the local soccer season occurred on Saturday when the League Champions South China "A" went down to the Hongkong Football Club by three goals to one..
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The Club were two goals up at the interval, a goal scored late in the second-half by Lal Shul-wing following a good inter-passing movement with Fung King-cheong, saved the Chinese from defeat by three clear goals, Fowler having brought off the "hat trick" for the Club, aided by good wing combination by Bickford and Strange. South China, without Lee Waled to be entirely off form. The tong and Leung Wing-chul, were Royal Scots were leading one hil never at any stage playing foot at half-time and there was no al- ball of First Division standard teration in the score at the end while the Club were serving up of the second session. soccer in exceptionally brilliant
KOWLOON BEATEN style, and it is generally conceded Kwong Wah defeated the Kow- that even with Lee and Leung the loon Football Club in a fast and Club would have emerged winners interesting game at Boundary Rd, on their farm.
by four goals to two, after Kow-Salzon... Chan Wai-sung, at centre for-loon had held the lead at the la Manila ward in place of Lee Wai-tong, and terval. Soong
for Ling-sing deputised
Kowloon dominated play Leung, Both players are from the throughout the first session. but Chinese second string and are still seemed to crumble up in the second lacking in experience in League half when Kwong Wah opened up football, although it must be con- and forced the game, keeping the ceded that Soong gave a promis-ball for long periods in the oppos
ing section of the Acid, ing account of himself
NO STING
The Chinese attack was sadly lacking in song and with the Club backs playing brilliantly they were badly out-classed, and there was good element of luck in the goal scored by Lai...
OTHER" GAMES
The results of the other Pirat Division League games played on Saturday resulted as follows:--
South China "B" defeated the
Canton Salgoo.
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Goals
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Tain Chi-fun netted two for Kwong Wah and Lai Fook-chuen the other two, while Santos was responsible for the two scored by Kowloon,
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SECOND DIVISION
In the Second Division League' Royal Engineers scoring through Taylor and Pelham, beat the 30th three. Quy netting for the gunners. Heavy R.A. by the odd goal in
In the Third Division Interna-
FRIENDS OF WOUNDED CHUNGKING, Apr. 21 (Central) The Friends of the Wounded Campaign launched two months ago has enlisted a total of 704,741 members whose contributions
Middlesex Regiment by four goals tional beat Electric by two clear aggregated $1,332,505, announced to one in a thrilling game on the Dr. H. H. Kung, Chairman of the Club ground. Campaign, at a meeting yesterday. up by three to one at the interval. į
The campaign was originally in- but the soldiers were outplayed, i» tended to enlist 100,000 members. and were not only unable to re- General Ho Ying-chin, Minister duce their defelt in the second
The Chinese were
Roals.
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE
FIRST, DIVTXON
i S. China 'B' 18 9 3 6 40 35 21
of War, and Mr. Yeh Chu-tsang, | half, but they also unable to check Secretary-General of the Central | the powerful Chinese attack, the S. China 'A' 19 13 3 3 55 23 29 Kuomintang Headquarters, report- weakness of the Middlesex defence Eastern 20·13 2 5 55 29 23 ed on the administration' of being most apparent wounded soldiers by the govern- ment. Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Honorary Chairman of the Cam- paign, also spoke.
Further measures to push the Campaign were discussed.
NEW HOME FOR QUEEN'S COLLEGE
The "Diehards" half-line was Royal Navy 19 9 2 8 35 45 20 largely responsible for breaking up Kwong Wah 20 8 3 9 42 46 19 some good Chinese movements | Kowloon 19 2 9 33 44 18 while the Regimental forwards Royal Scots 18 6 5 7 20 30 17 were disappointing. The Chinese Middlesex ... 20 8 4 10 48 41 18 forward line, on the other band Club
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7 2 11 34 49 16 was most formidable and when- St. Joseph's 18 5 3 10 30 41 13 ever they managed to pass the Police
19 4 5.10 29 47 13 Middlesex halves the opposing goal
THIRD DIVISION was an easy target. Drake brought off some splendid saves, but he wan' too hard pressed and let many go R.AS.C.
Queen's College, at last, is to have a new home on the site at present occupied by the South China Athletic Association at! by..
Caroline Hill.
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Goals
P. W. D. Le F. A. Pís..... 22 14 5 3 81 27.33 24th H Btty 22 15 3 4 59 31 33 6 3:42.33 28
C. Thomas netted for the. Die- International 22 11 This information was gathered hards and Chan Tak-fai (2) Kwok (Royal Scots 21 11 4 6 59.29 26 from reliable sources. over the Yin-kee, and Lee Shek-yau" (pen- 18, Ching ...... 22 11 4 7 56 38 26 week-end and it WG8 further alty) for South China "B",
12th H. Btty 22,114 7 51 42 26 K Rifles 21 7 5 48 50 19 22. 8 0 14 33 59 16
learned that as soon as another site can be found for the South China Athletic Association, con- struction of the new college build- ings will be started.
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IMPORTANT RUSSO - BRITISH CONVERSATIONS
Special To HLK, Daily Prem LONDON, Apr. 21 (Havas)—Con- siderable...importance' is" attached by the press to the conversations between the Foreign, Secretary, Lord Halifax, and M, Maisiy, Bo- viet Ambassador to Great Britain, and the possible resumption in the near future of Russo-British trade
parleys.
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In the game between Royal Signals scots and St. Joseph's, Gilroy net- RE's ted for the soldiers, the only goal RAM.C. scored in a dull and uninteresting Electric game in which both sides appear-5th A.A. R, 21 3 8 12 22 49 12
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CHUNGKING, Apr. 21 (Reuter The term of office of members whilst St. John members followed of the National People's Politica their tasks of aiding the wounded Council, which would have expira and removing them to the first ed on July 1, has been extended four months until November 1. it is learned here.
aid stations.
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In a comment, which summarises Directing the exercise were Mr. the attitude of most of the papers. E. M. Raymond; Assistant Com- The Government recently revis- the Bunday Times' Diplomatic missioner, Mr. A. el Arçulli, Districted the regulations concerning the Correspondent writes, "while Eri-Superintendent, Hon. Dr. Li Shu- Council fixing the term of office tain is ready to discuss trade rela- ran, Brigade Surgeon, Mr. Chak for of members for one year which tions with the Soviet an agree- Tal-kwong, District Officer, Er. should expire on July 1 but owing ment cannot be ́ ̈ contemplated Arthur Woo and Dr. P. Ruttonjee to the convocation of the National which would leave a substantial Corps Bungeons and Mrs H People's Congress in November it amount of supplies to reach Ger- Belwyn-Clarke, Corps Officer.
was decided to extend the term many through Russia,
General satisfaction was express of office till the meeting of the “The announcernent of improve-|ed by those in charge at the reCongress.......... ment in Russo-Yugoslav relations|sult of the exercise, which was also Following the Congress, which should also be greeted favourably observed by ARF. officials," the as it may pave the way to better work of the Brigade being an im- "relations between Yugoslavia and portant component of the general Bulgaria, which is at present Rus- scheme of air raid precautions in sia's best friend in the Balkans.”. the Colony.
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is scheduled to adopt the constitu- tion and establish a constitutional government, the present Counci will be abolished,
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