1940-08-03 — Page 2

PAGE 2-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

RACING IN 1941

ANNUAL MEETING STARTS FEB. 15

The following are the racing! fixtures of the Hongkong Jockey Club for 1941:-

Excellent

Polo

Water

-

Encounter

CHUNG SHING

+

DEFEATED

An excellent water-polo game was witnessed last night at the

Feb. 15, 17, 18, 19 and 22-An- European "Y" pool when the home;

Chung nual Race Meeting.

team defeated a strong Shing side by 6-4 after leading 3-2 in the first half.

Mar. 8-1st Extra.

Mar. 29-2nd. Estra.

Apr. 12 and 14-3rd Extra

Apr. 284th Extra.

May 5-5th Extra.

May 31 and June 6th Extra. Sept. 27-7ch Extra.

Oct. 10 and 11-8th Extra.

Oct. 25-9th Extra.

Nov. 810th Extra.

Nov, 22-11th Extra.

Dec. 6-12th Extra..

Dec. 20-13th Extra.

GALA TONIGHT: V.R.C. TO MEET

LAI TSUN

A big crowd is expected tonight at the long awaited swimming gala between the Victoria Recrea tlon Club and La! Tsun to be held at the former's pop at 9 o'clock,

Some of the finest swimmers in the Colony will be seen in action. An interesting programme has been drawn up and many close and thrilling races should result. Clic interest will be centred the Medley relay race in which event the Lai Tsun remains un beaten.

The chances of their emerging victorious are fair and a lot will depend upon Poon Wing- kal their "star" back stroke man for a valuable lead.

Another race which promises

The game was fast and thrilling: with both sides enjoying a fair; share of play,

Ing to his forwards left nothing to

SPORTS & GENERAL

BREWERS TAKING NO CHANCES WITH

THEIR LAST FIXTURE

SPORTING FIXTURES

TUDAY

19 CHOSEN TO REPRESENT REST LAWN BOWLS. First Division.

V. U.S. NAVY IN CHARITY TILT

BY ROY.

ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER PROSPECTS look anything but bright.. fans are hoping for a couple of hours of blistering sunshine that will at Hongkong's one and only ball-park for play this after- noon when at 2.30 the Hongkong Brewers are scheduled to clash

th South China in the last of the regular season fixtures.

Civil Service 0.0. Y. Recrelo "A," Police R.C, Y. Craigen- gower, Kowloon C.C. v. Kowloon Docks, Recreio "B" v. Kowloon B.Q.C., H.K. Football Club V. Indian R.C. Second Division: Police R.C. v. Craigengewer. Re crelo v. Talkoo R.C., Kowloon B.G.C. v. Hongkong C.C., Kow- loon C. C. v. Kowloon Foot- ball Club Third Division: Indian R.C. v. Prison 0.0. Electric. Cralgengower v. HK, H.K. Football Club v. Kowloon Football Club. Kowloon B.G.C. v. Hongkong C.C.

tion Club v: Lai Tsun Union (V.R.C. Pool) 9. p.m."

THE CHARITY CUP SERIES, in aid of the South China Morning Post War Fand, will commence with the U.S.S, Asheville squad, re- presenting the 'U.S. Navy, against the pick of the local league to- Eardley, the regular "Y" custo-

morrow morning at 10.30 am, in the first of a five-ramè tournament. dlah. was unable to play and his

"Sk!" Powlowski, Wullle Wilson ball League at 10.30 am, tomor- placed was taken by P. Wilson

ali this uncertainty, who, despite the formidable op- and Charlle Figuereide will handle row. With position gave a rousing display. .the Brewers-Nam Hwa clash which the Mindanao will take the field SWIMMING, Victoria. Recrea- T. May gave one of his best per- should give the Brewers the points in the absence of the other two formances to date with some that will put them on a level foot-battle-waggons.

REST SQUAD magnificent play. Occupying theng with the Mindanao who are half-game pivotal berth, he was instrumental at present holding, à

The selectors of the local aggre- in breaking most of the Chung lead, thus necessitating a play-off gation have selected 19 players to Shing movements while his pass-for the league pennant.

comprise the local roster, These gate receipts from all games in "REGULAR LINE-UP

are "Ski" Powiawski, Silm Arcull, this and the International Series."

Hal will go to swell the War Fund. Taking no chances of being the Bill Chang. Pig Padgett, victims of such an upset that put Wing Lee, Nip Lum, Douglas, Admission will be the usual four- The visitors continually kept the Chung Hwa out of the champion-Gran'pop" Leung, George Souza, bits for which fans will have the pleasure of seeing all the best Wally. Ching, Dave "y" fully extended, all the way ship running. the Brewers will O. Arcul

seen start their regular une-up of Jesse Leonard, Tony Alves, Hank All US Naval and local ball players Some fast swimming was

in action, with Doc Molthen. Wilson. Richard when Ng Nin. "crack" Chinese Arcull! pitching to Hal Wing Lee, High Jumper

Stan Leonard at the Initial Chung, Tuffy Chinn, Stan Leo-"Squeaky" Bishoff and Rumjään sprinter, time and again outswam

making the decisions. cushion, O. Arcull at the keystone, nard, Hans Waggoner: Joe Bowen

FIXTURE LIST the "" defenders.

Scorers for the "y" were: Faw- Dave Leonard at third and George and Caco Marques. ler (3) Goldman (2) and May (1) Souza at the Windy Alley with Ali. while Ng Nin 1 Chan Sek-pui (1) Zinho Gosano and Lefty Bowen Cheung Chf-Heung (1) Kwong doing picket duty. Cheuk-chau (1) scored for the Chung Shing.

he desired.

FULLY EXTENDED

The fixture list for the rest of the season is as follows:

South China v. H. B. Club, 2.30 p.m. Sat., August 3.

U.S. totals

WEALTH OF TALENT With three separate batteries and a wealth of talent in both the Infield and outdeld. Manager Abe

forward Lli can look Charity Cup series with compla- concy, even if the Mindanno stal- warts have to desert the locals to play

their naval contem

Having nothing to lose they beat the Baseballers to stay out of "Y" team: P. Wilson; E. W. Rail- the cellar-the South China boys. ton and Ben: May: R. Goldman, hould give an improved display "G. H. Fowler and Chater:

that may well hold the powerful

for Slu-fal; Brewers to a respectable margin. Chung Shing: Thong Poon Ping-man

Dories. Kwong They are not conceded a chance and Cheuk-chau; Kwok Chun-hang: taking the laurels but, quoting Cheong Chi-heung, Chan Sek-pul that over-worked phrase, anything and Ng Nin.

can happen in a ball game-et least once.

The game was capably refereed by Harold Winglee.

thrills is the 220 yards in which has this year revealed far better

There seems to be much specu- lation as to whether the Asheville or the Tulsa, or both; w1 be in aort. At the time of writing. the

W. Lawrence. the Colony cham-form than in the last championship Asheville squad is the team that plon. will be pitted against Chan meet when he was ousted by is expected to represent the U.S. Chun-nam the "legless" wonder who Lawrence in a close race,

Navy against the Hongkong Base-

Record Rain:

No Shortage

In Winter

JAPANESE WANT CENSORS IN SHANGHAI'S FRENCH CONCESSION

The North China Daily News, the final agreement will have to reports, that negotiations for 'allow-be

made with the director-

ing the Japanese.to censor mail general. Hongkong's rainfall for the first in the French Concession will take.

While Japanese censurs are thus seven months of the year has reach a decisive turn, in the next few extending the scope of their acti- ed a total of 91 inches. This is days after the return of Mr. A. M.vities, military operations in Che- a record figure for the first seven Chapeluin, director-general of the klang and Fukler are reported to months of any year, and has not Post Office who has been abserit be also affecting the efficiency of been exceeded in the history of from the city for some time visit the Post Office. It is said that destined for the interior the Royal Observatory In the Co-ing his superlors in Kunming and mall

Chungking He is returning to through the affected two provinces lony.

The rainfall between 19.30 a.m. Shangha! by goat and is expected will have to be delayed. Mall to arrive in the next few days. transportation is following a zigzag on Thursday and 8.30 a.m on The report indicates that the route via Hangchow and Amoy, it Friday totalled four inches, bring-

Ing the total for the year to date Japanese are trying to assign een-1s stated.

to 91. A new record for a year's sors to work in the Rue Massenet!

rainfall has become highly" pro

Post Office Branch because mall

bable as a further 29 inches is all sent out from that branch office

required

to exceed the record figure of 119.715 inches of rain in

1889.

does not go through the head office In North Szechuen Road

WEATHER

REPORT

Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 a.m., Aug. 2.

where more than 20 Japanese cen- Barometer, (at sea level, 29.72

sors are working.

ins.

The heaviest downpour during Thursday night was .855 inches They are trying to secure a Temperature, 77-F.

in the Concession's Humidity, 93 per cent... recorded between 1.30 and 2.30 a.m. vacant roum

Wind Direction, WSW,

All the Colony's reservoirs, inbranch office for the censors but cluding Jubilee, continue to over. flow and there can now be no water shortage this winter.

HEAVY RAINFALL

LAST MONTH

Over 20 inches of rain fell in Hongkong during July, according

Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Temperature: maximum yesterday.

83 F.

SUNSHINE BELOW Temperature: minimum last night

NORMAL

WEATHER OF JULY

75 P

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending -10th

today. 4.59 ins.

Total rainfall since January ist..

91.81 tris.

against an average of, 54.05 $9. From July 1 to July 11 the suriset tonight, 7:03 p.m. the monthly-Rainfall Report issued weather was mainly cloudy and Sunrise tomorrow 5.55–8.7 by the Botanic Gardens, which rainy. The next

no rain, was recorded,

ten days were

4 p.m., Aug. 2

reveals that these were only ten hot and sunny, but on July 23 Barometer (at sea level), 29.64 Ins. days during the month in which there was a sharp fall in tem-Temperature. 82 F.

perature, and the remainder of Humidity. 90 per cent, The heaviest fall occurred be the month was comparatively cool, wind Direction. S/W."' tween 10 am, on July 8 and 10 with further heavy rain and occa-Wind Force (Beaufort), 3." am, on July 8, when 4.03 inchessional thunder-storms. were registered. The next heaviest fall was between 10 am. on July Coast 29 and 10 am. on July 30, when Swatów on 3.97 inches were registered.

Between 10 am, on July 2 and 10 am, on July 3. 2.41 inches were registered while over an inch was recorded on July 9 and July 28, making a total of 20.58 inches for the month.

WEATHER REPORT Yesterday's maximum tempera- ture was 82 and the minimum 75.

{Maximum temperature, 82 F.

"A typhoon, which entered the Minimum temperature, 75 F.

between Hongkong and Rainfall, 0.53.

the afternoon of the 28th, gave rise to strong westerly winds and prolonged rainfall..

The mean temperature for the month was 82.7 deg, F. which is 0.6 deg. above normal. A maximum of 92 deg. was recorded on the 18th

and 20th, and a minmum of 72.8 deg. on the 24th. The mean relu tive humidity was 24 per cent, which is normal.

EXCESS RAINFALL Sunshine amounted to 158 hours,

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 3 to 8 Aug, 1940.

HIGH WATZE,

against a normal of 212 hours Sun.

Standard Time.

Height.

Height.

LOW WATER

Hong Kong

Hong

Kong

Standard

Time

h. m.

h...

Sat.

3

08.08

176

.01 41

13 0

21 48

(46)

1730

癟

08 48 7 6 0231

9212

1608 10 4

09.49 1719! 0339

2301 61 16 48

1040 7 8

04 08

23.40

Wed. 7 11:29

7 2

1721 04.09

1900

'00 25

5 6

03 50

1994

1837

01 00

08.64

1320

19 18

12 3

The Royal Observatory report. The total rainfall was. 21.77 inches, Mon.

which is. 6.63 inches above normal, states:-

WB6

Pressure continues highest over July

the fifth successive Tuee 6. the Pacific to the north-east of month in which rainfall exceeded Japan and the depression remains the normal, stationary over 8 W, China,

The maximum wind. velocity in Thar 8 The typhoon la crossing the agust was 53 m.p.h. at 3.38 p.m. Gulf of Pechilt on a northerly on the 28th, during the passage of Fri. track.

the typhoon,

.

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India v. Fortugal, 12.30 p.m. Sun., August 11.

India or Portugal V. Britain, 2.30 play-off).pm. Sat, August 17,

Navy v. HK.B. League. 10.30 a.m. Sun., August 4.

H.B.

Mindanao V 2.30 pm. Sat., August 10 ( neces- sary).

U.S. Navy v. II.K.B. League, 10.30 a.m. Sun, August 11.

HONG KONG

U.S. Navy v. H.K.B. League, 10.30 a.m. Sun.. August 25.

U.S.A. V, China. 10.30 a.. Sun., neceɛsary}. “ August 18."

International Series Final, 2.30 p.m. Sat August 24.

US Navy V. HK.B. League, 2.30 pm. Sat., August 31-(only if

US Navy Y. H.K.B. League. 10.30 am, Sun., Sept. 1 (only if necessary).

NOW, ALL TOGETHER/

PLAYER'S PLEASE!

"IT'S

THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS !”