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SPORTS & GENERAL

WIMBLEDON TENNIS LEAGUE TENNIS CORRESPONDENCE NEWSETTES

Two-Day Tourney To Be Staged This Month

Seeing how well sport has been, faring in Britain, it is amusing to reflect on the mapidity with which sport control bodies ducked for cover when wa started, writes Geoffrey Simpson in the Overseas Daily Mail.

Up went the shutters, championships and competitions were hastily abandoned," and thers' were enough “Cancelled” notices about to serve the H.A.F. in leaflet raid. (

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"D" DIVISION RESULTS

SCANDAL

A United Service of Intercession will be held at St. John's Cathedral on Thursdag. Juma 27, at 5.30 pm

There will be ✯ Services Concert: -Road House Show at the YM,

CRC. "B" Defeat to bring this present scandalous C.A on Thursday next at 8 pm.

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At a Swimming Gala to be held at the YM.C.A. Fool on Saturday, June 29, the Y.M.C.A. will meet the Combined Services, at 9.15 pm,

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Baroness Fain, wife of Baron Guy Fain, Counsellor at the French Embassy in Tokyo, retura- ed to Japan recently from France. Madame Dobry, of Maison Dobry, arina House, left for, the States yesterday.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1940.

A.R.P. ANNUAL REPORT

Protection Only For Persons Caught In Streets In Air Raid

"Government has decided that protection should only be given to those persons caught in the street, during an air raid,” states the annual report of the Director of & Raid Precautions for 1939.

"To carry out this policy, a survey of the open spaces, with a View to the construction of trenches, has been made, and plans have been completed which will enable work to be understaken in- mediately a state of emergency is declared."

The report says that various) "I is not the intention at près schemes for the mass protection of sent to supply the New Territories the general public had been pre- with sirens states the report. pared but were not found practic- Small fags, red to indicate am able, both from a financial point alarm and grem to indicate The Rev. J. G. H. Baker, of Kun-jef view and for other cogent rea-"raiders passed” hare bes, sup- mmg, who has been in the States sons"

phed for the use of Police: to in- A large number of well-con- form those who may not hear the structed buildings have been ear-warning stren. marked as potential air raid shel-

is expected to return on June 29.

The Editor, Hongkong Daily Prom

Si am sure many travelers by train will command your efforts

state of affairs before the officials of the Hongkong Tramways Co. In the "D" Division of the Ten-The General Manager's reply, how nis League, Chinese Recreation ever, is by no means satisfactory. Club "B" beat the Filipino Chab Perhapa, Mr. Bellamy never tra- [by six sets to three at King's Park) vela by tram himself and, there-

yesterday.

[fore, does not realise the hard- E. A Ribeiro and F. Gonzales ships to which the travelling The subsequent repentance has championship final only a tew (F.C) lost to Y. Y. Lam and §. publie is put to chuain" seats on been steady. Events were restored weeks after he had won the Cheung 0-8, beat L F. Hon and Y. the trams during the rush hours, weekly, controllers emerged from amateur billarda title.

W. Chung 64. lost to a Y. Tso particularly during the lunch in- their brief war retirement and This is the second time Ken- and C. Y. The 3-6.

terval and again in the evening came back into business. Onlyį nėrley hus landed the double. The

L. Slew and A. Kwan (F.C.) lost from 5 pun, until well past 9 the Royal and Ancient, ruling golf, first occasion was in 1937. so heto Lam and Cheung 1-8, lost to and the Lawn Tennis Association has put up a record which may Ron and Ching 2-6 fost to Tso remain inactive.

throughout

and. Tse 2-6. time. Sidney

A. Banker and L Souza (F.C.) The latter body looks like being Fry did the double once in the lost to Lam and Cheung 6-8, beat goaded into action. Tennis play-days of ivory balls, and Laurieron and Chung 6-4, beat Tso and "ers don't like the omidal shut-Steeples, who now owns a billiards

Tse 7-5. down, and Kay "Stammers," for saloon in his native Sheffield, was

CRAIGENGOWER WIN one, has been busy, getting unsuccessful in 1930, but Kennerley competitions in various places and is the first to bring it off, twice. At King's Park, Craigengower donating the takings to the Red It was touch and go with him Cricket Club beat Central British Cross fund..

at Burroughes and Watts hall, but Association by five sets to mil. he is a great player shout the T. Lockhart and V. C. Bond every Shaukiwan tram is packed Mr. W. A. H. Duff, vice-president, to the methods which can be large number of cases already the limit with passengers Underwriters Bank for the Far adopted to make their houses res- bren prepared,” continues the re- best we have had, I think. He (CBA) lost to K M. An and C. to The way Kay looks at it is like sues to work like a professional, M. Lee 0-6, lost to A. B. Ramson standing sli along the aisle both East, Inc., left Hongkong yester-mably safe against all types of port "Arrangements for the pro- this: She was caught by the war studying position all the time. He and H. P. Lim 1

in the first class and third class day for Manta.

bombs, and 200,000 copies of a tection dat schools, either by in America along with the Wight-tied up Brown beautifully in the lost to Aul and Lee 1-8, lost to A. on in the third class on the steps. Bull and Bemmelman (CB.A.) compartments, while some hang

pamphlet, The Protection of your evacuation *f

pupils man Cup team (and there, by the deciding frame, in

Dr. M. A Lockte will address the Home Against Air Raids," have physical protection of the build-" which Brown way, some of them still are). She suffered from nervousness

In the meantime, as many as five] Y.M.C.A. Discussion Group "a been printed in English and Chtings, have been prepared. Kennerley is a slim, curly-haired

or six trams, practically empty. Sunday at 9 p.m. on "Internation-

The two electric companies, pass along bound for Causeway al Red Cross."

gas-works and" Dairy Farm håre Bay.

plepared their A. R. P. schemes, The Australian and New Zea- At King's Park, South China To my mind the Causeway Bay

Sumcient respirators of all and their staffs have been train- Kowloon Cricket Club by eight view of the fact that North Point Lounge. of the YMCA on Tues- Agents, and 100,000 respirators are 50 per cent of the cost of Athletic Association beat the terminus should be abolished, în / land Association will entertain the types, and protective clothing have ed in ARP work.

Australian Services in the Westbeen demanded, from the Crown Government has agreed to pay sets to one.

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decided to risk it and cross the

Kung and N, Leonard 0-8.

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G. Gurevitch and Dunne (C.B.A.)

Atlantic by air. She gets her fellow of 26, home town. Birming-/lost to Hung and Leonard 4-8.

and ands-no tennis.

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nam. He has registered for mili- She is having plenty of it now tary service, but may not be taken, and doing good work at the same as he is an engineer in a muni- time, and the latest is that the tions arm. Curiously, Brown All - England. Chub, Wimbledon, Birmingham born, too. He drives home of the world-famous cham-a bus in the Midland city. pionships. are coming into the feld. Miss Nora Cleather, club's woman secretary, tells me that the centre court arens will house

a two-days International tournament on June 21-22, which she hopes will serve as a short substitute for the championship meeting the LT.A. are not rúa- ning.

CRICKET

TRIBUTE TO

AMAR SINGH

"ONE OF THE BEST ALL-ROUNDERS”.

The difficulties of obtaining the "Indian cricket bas suffered an formation from our Ministry of

irretrievable loss in the untimely Information are widely recognis death of Amar Singh. The news ed, so it did not surprise me when of his sudden demise is sure to an inquiry about thel: cricket team to play "the B.B.C. at Lord's cast a pull of gloom on cricketing circles all over the country," de-

drew a blank

No one knew anything about a clared Mr. K. S. Range Rao, Hony.

cricket team, and it finally turn-Secretary of the Board of Control ed out that they hadn't one. This for Cricket In India, was a nasty blow to BB3.C.com- mentators, who rather fancied the

non-

He added: "Amar Singh shared with the Australian. O'Reilly, the proud position of being the world's

his easy, effortless action

K.C.C. BEATEN

Wan 4-6.

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Wonk and Li 0-8. lost to Sung and

It is certainly most annoying to season ticket holders to have to walt at a tram stop for over half an hour to obtain a seat or even standing accommodation on trams for Shaukiwa. A notice pro-left Hongkong yesterday for ters, and an evacuation scheme. PROTECTION OF HOSPITALS minently displayed in these trams Shanghai, accompanied by Mrs. has been prepared.

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Rev. J. R. Saunders, of Shluchow,

state that standing accommoda- Saunders. tion is not allowed. Despite this,

and- Shaukiwan are becoming

C'anseway Bay, six

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Mr. F. J. W., Focken, of the

"A. R. P. plans for the protec Wardens have been instructing tion of hospitals and other ma- the residents in their sectors dical establishments have in a

nese.

SUFFICIENT RESPIRATORS

the

in store for sale to the public. protecting these buildings," "," and The report further reveals that certain protective work and the Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Export 120 European and Chinese have provision of equipment has already Co., left Hongkong for Shanghai trained as A B P. in- commenced,

structors. and 8,650 persons fri "An estimate of the cost of com yesterday.

various services are qualified, in neeting the Hongkong Electric Co.

to the China. Light and Power Co..

Mr. G. Lynott, of the American AR. P. Bank Note Co., Shanghai, was a Fourteen sirens have been erect was prepared but not approved, passenger to the north yesterday.ed on the Island on the mainland, Exercises held in the Colony have accompanied by Mrs. Lynott

and are controlled by a single shown that Hongkong could be switch operated at A. R. P. Head-blacked-out within a period of two quarters,

to three minutes. "

E Gillard and Eymard big residential areas and there is (K.C.C.) lost to K. T. Ng and K. C. an increasing number of people Wong 1-0. beat C. S. Wong and S. who travel to and from there F. LJ 6-4, lost to F. Sung and K daring the course of the day. As an alternative, why not run all R. Turpin and E. Crabb (E.C.C.) trams to Shaukiwan, charging lost to Ng and Wong 2-6, lost to those who get off verore, and at Wan 1-6

cents, and those proceeding beyond ten cents A E Perry and H. Stokes Or even make it a round charge (K.CO.) lost to Ng and Wong 3-6 of ten cents for this route. I am Jost to Wang and II 2-6, lost to sure no one will have too big a

Sung and Wan 0-6.

Mr. T. L Rawathome, of the grouse, as I have frequently heard Shanghai Municipal Council Secre MATCH WASHED OUT travellers in the first class of a tariat, who was in Hongkong re- Rain washed out the match be-tram, bound for Causeway Bay cently, returned to the north yes- tween Chinese Recreation Club "A" ask the Conductor to "Keep the day. and Indian Recreation Club after change" from a ten cent plece three sets had been completed.

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Dr. Paul Yu Pin, Vicar Apostolic Tsai Chi-lun, commander of the for Nanking, has returried to Kingmen÷Zchang garrison-- ares

handed to him for the six cents Mr. Arturo A. Montenegro, Ar-Chungking after more than a and concurrently director of the fare.

gentine Secretary and formerly month's tour to Kwelchow, Hwang- Ichang engineering bureau, and It might interest the General Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, basi. Kwangtung and Hunan to com-Wang Esuan-he chief of the **Manager to know that this state i been appointed Minister to Fortu- |fort soldiers SELECTIONS

and refugees on bestores section of the same bureau, of affairs is not particular to the gal, and is expected to leave Japan

have been court-martialled and The following are the Recreio summer season, though it is un-in. August to take up his new post half of the Catholics. He had re-executed for forgery of hills and bowls selections for Baturday:

doubtedly aggravated during the

ceived great ovations wherever he embezzlement of public funds. Mr. George N.. Coe, manager of

1st Division, Recreio “A” vn. Re-hot weather by the crowds going

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by Mrs. Coe, are expected back in leave in the States, accompanied

Japan tomerTOW;

City Bank, who has been away on

Idea of playing on a wicket used best medium-paced bowler and erelo "8":-L. F. Xavier. P. Xdown to the bathing clubs at the Tokyo branch of the National by Bradman. Hammond and Co.

However a compromise has been

him a model for young aspirants (skip): LJ. Silva. G. M. Bilva, attaches to bus service and, an- effected, and London's Balloon

made Soares, R. F. Luz E. A. Alves North Point. The same complaint Barrage will deputise for the been a record both in Indian and A. Luz, C. E. Marques.. F. V the public better. this will present

to the game's honours. His has J. Ribeiro, F. X. Silva (skip); less something is done to Ministry of Information's team. The news has set the international cricket, unequalled Ribeiro, O, G. Silva (skip).

an opportunity for some other Lord's bigwigs thinking. They re- by any other Indian bowler.

Recreio "B";-C. F. Vas, C. C. enterprising syndicate to start an- A sum of 1800 has been handed member that when the firemen Madrasis will long remember his Pereira. A. F. Guterres, B. Basto other bus service which will con- into the British War Organisation played the police at the openingspired after-lunch spell in the (skip); F. A. Machado, C. H. Bas-sider the convenience of the public Fund. by St. Stephen's Girls' fixture, the firemen brought their third test match against Jardine's to, C. Roza Pereira, J. J. Basto in a more sympathetic manner. College, being proceeds of an en- engine and 50 trailer-pumps with team

akip); D. C. Alves, C. Lopes, J. C. As a matter of fact, I understand tertainment recently held in the "His Jessopian hitting, which Remedios, J. Noronha (skip).. that there is a move being made College. This amount is being But perhaps the barrage men could disorganise the best bowling

2nd Division, Recrelo vs. Bowling in this direction already and both placed to the credit of the Am- will remember to leave their bal- and fielding aides, and his scin Green (Home);-M. A. Alarcon, A the Hongkong Tramways and the balance Fund. loons at home.

tillating fielding easily proved F., Noronha, A. Rodrigues, O. P. Bus Company stand to lose much You may wonder why matches him to be one of the best all- Remedios (skip); F. M. N. Silva, of the patronage they are receiv The Wah Yan Past Students' As". ilke this are being played at Lord's rounders in the game. Even more J. A. Remedios, C. M. 8. Alves, F. ing unless they take some steps to sociation will start its summer ac- Honestly, we can't tell you, but then his skill, his lion-heartedness Yvanovich (akip); F. A Xavier, A remedy, the present very unsatis-tivities with a swimming piczić to suggest they must be short of fix when things were going against P. Pereira, A, M. Xavier. E. Sous factory position. tures owing to the scrapping of his side, marked him out as the|| (skip).

ideal test-player. It is a great the county championship...

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Many cricketera have gone to pity that be should thus be cut war. One of them, Reg. Taylor, of off in his 'prime when India sorely Essex, now a pilot ofcer in needs him for many more years France, writes asking me to send to come.” a large parcel with a couple of good wickets inside.

BILLIARDS

Mr. Ranga Rao concluded: "To me Amar Singh's death is a great personal loss as he was a very good friend of mine."(Ceylon Obser

Kingsley Kennerley, with whom ver). many of you must be acquainted, for he spent many months on an Empire billiards tour, has just completed in London a "double" which has impressed all followers of the green cloth.

He beat Albert Brown 8 frames

CIVIL SERVICE TEAMS The Civil Service Cricket Club selections are:-

1st Division v. H.K.F.C. (Amy): W. C. Simmonds, J. Hollidge, A Grimmitt. F. J. Jones Kakip); M. E. Purvis, W. J. Burling, M. N. Rakusen. H. E: Strange (skip); J.

Yours, etc..

TRAM TRAVELLER Hongkong, June 20

11-mile Beach on Sunday, June 30, when Mr. Fung Kwok Wah, Vice- President of the Association will be the host at his private shed No.: 23. Special buses will be available at Jordan Road Ferry and refresh-

ITALIAN SCHOOLS ments will be served. The party

IN COLONY

The Editor, H.K. Dally Fress

will start at 11. a.m. sharp and re-- turn at 7 pm. Those wishing to join should inform Mr. Joseph Ng,

Gellatly, J. W. Deakin, L. a. Coll-Bir-I should like to take ad-122, Queen's Road, Central befo

yer, J. F. McGowan (skip).

vantage of your columns to in- June 28,

2nd Division v. C.C.C. (Home): form the public that all the C. J. Walker, H Parrott, A. Steven, Schools in Hongkong, Kowloon

U.S. BASEBALLS. Eccleshall skip); A. F. She and the New Territories which

pherd, B. Wardle, A. B. Allan, w have hitherto been under the press their gratitude to the Bri-

RESULTS

to 7 in the amateur snooker The following are the results of (skip),

ADVERTISEMENT

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

baseball games played yesterday in the American and National Leagues:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York

Chicago

(Lee pitched) Washington Oleveland

Trosky homered) Philadelphia

(Chapffan homered).

The Second June Meeting will be held at Arela Preta, Macao,

Sunday, 23rd June, 1940, Detroit commencing at 3.00 pm.

The First Bell will be rung af

2.30 pannes

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tish Government and the public

| R... Hflyer: (akip); P. D. Crawley, management of Italian Priests of:

H. Lord, H. F. Harper. C. Strange the Hongkong Vicariate have now as always been shown to them in for help and consideration that

been transferred to my adminis- tration and shall in future have the execution of their work and full power of management and present situation has arisen.

the profoundly regret that the financial control.",

HOME RUGGER

LONDON June 20 (Reuter)-

"I am also in position to ip- E. In the semi-finals of the Fork- form the public that the direction shire Cup, a competition organised of Bchools and Institutions under o by the Engih Rugby League, the Eisters of the Canossian In-

Wakefield beat Hull-Kingstem by stitute has also been transferred. the narrow margin of eight points from the bands of Italian subjects. oto seven in pre-play yesterday. As this Institution is an interns-

tional one and bag ip a large number of members the adminis tions are now complète Alled by British, Portuguese Chinese subjects

(Higgins homered). Ten Innings were played In this game.

Admission to Members En. Boston...

closure: $1; Public Stand: 50 (udrich hon

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FIXTURES

FR. LUKE FUNG, Asaletant Rector, of the

Catholle Cathedral

FILIPINOS TO ASSIST

Special To HE. Dalty Press Dear Sir-Due to present trend" of world events, our Committee de- cided that all arrangements for the tiffin, musical programme and

TODAY These positions include that of tea dance at the Filipino Club on E SWIMMING European Y.M.O.A.Headmistress of the English Bunday June 23, be cancelled. Business Girl Hour (6.30 pm Schools and the various charitable Donations, in memory of the birth ---0,30 bm Mixed Swimming Institutions Iny houses which are of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, will be received (6.30 pm 8.30 pm), Swim in zones regarded as of milltary from the Filipino Community and ming and Polo practice (8.30 importance (School for blind girls contributed to the British War at Felix Villag and the Holy Fami Fund opened by the South Chins

wloon City) there. Morning Post Yours etc..

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