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POLICE FOOTBALLERS HAVE

FIRST PRACTICE FOR COMING SEASON

Will Field Teams In

Three Divisions

The first evening's training session" in preparation for the coming football season was held at Boundary Street yesterday when prospective members of the Police football teams were seen in action,

The Follee hope this year to fleld a team in each of the three Divisions and are calling on the servicei of more players than had a chance to show their ability last season. There are about 40 on the Folla"!

SPORTS & GENERAL

ENGLISH FOOTBALL

LEAGUE

LONDON, Aug 13 (Renter) The English Football League has announced thất 68 clubs are competing in the forth- coming regional competitions which will begin on August 31, The competitions will

con- tinue until December 28,

U.S. BASEBALL

RESULTS

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (Reuter)— The following are the results "of

Constantine Scores 100 In Hour

stantine (West Indies) and the other

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1940.

TENNIS LEAGUE Intellectual Black-out

"B" DIVISION-

First Points For Indian R. C.

Gaining their first points in

Which War Creates

PERHAPS THE MOST FRIGHTENING ASPECT OF MODERN WAR IS THE INTELLECTUAL BLACK-OUT WHICH IT CREÄTES, writes Mr. Raymond B. Fosdick, President of the Rockefeller Foundation in the course of reviewing the work done in 1989 by:" the Foundation.

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In the war that is now being carried on in Europe the sacrifices and the processes of disintegration have already begun, We can see.now something of the extent of the disaster" Mr. Fosdick observés,

LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuter)÷Å one day match, Bradford League V. a Yorkshire XI drew 7,000. people to Bradford yesterday and many matches the Indian Recrea £380 was collected for the British on Club yesterday delented Civi

Service CC. by Ave sets to four Red Cross. The match was drawn.

The Bradford alde included eight on the latter's courts in the "g" country players and two ex-West Division of the Tennis League. Indies Test players, Two centuries (C.A.C.C.) beat A. R. Kitchell and!

1 Agafuron and J. A Bendall

The University of Warsaw h In other instances, on both sides were scored one by L N. Con Mo. O. Hoosen 6-2; beat A Rah ceased to exist. According to re of the fighting linen, laboratories

min and 8. A. Ismall 8-3; beal I. lable reports, he says, the entire hitherto devoted to the extension. by H. Sutclie (Yorks) Kitchell and M. F. Madar 6-1.

Polish faculty of the University of knowledge, both in medicine and E A Mertingdale (West Indies)

Cracow is B. Igaturoff and W. J. Skinner camp. The Polish members of the reared into the war machine.

fax concentration in the natural sciences, are being was included in the Bradford

cos.cc.) lost to Kitchell and XI.

Hoosen 4-8; Rahmin and Isma faculty of the University of Vilne

As a prominent government off- Constantine scored 100 in 80

have been dismissed.

cial on the continent recently said |6-2; lost to Kitchell and Madar minutes, his innings Including

4-4.

Scarcely a year ago, the Moors, comments Mr. Fosdick, "Science D. Holledge and C. Sloan (Cs entrenched in the ruined Univer- can now have but one object: to was at the wicket 110 minutes in c.C.) lost to Kitchell and Boosenty of Madrid, used the books from help win the war.” scoring 127, which included one 81-6; lost to Rahmin and Ismail 3-the University library as defences

FRIGHTENING ASPECT 6; lost to Kitchell and Madar 3-In their rife pits.

"Perhaps the most frightening The University of Prague has aspect of modern war is the intel- been shut by the German governlectual blackout which it creates. The Chinese Recreation Club ment. The University of Stras-One does not have to subscribe to beat Kowloon Tong by 8t sets to bourg has been torn from its site

grim prophecy and planted in Clermont-Ferrand that mankind, which began in a Yu Tak-cheek and Wong Shlu-For reasons of economy "and, be leave and behind a wind break, will

and it is thought possible to raise SPORTING FIXTURES League baseball matches played three e's and fourteen 4's. Sutclife

three teams provided that Police will not be called upon to play more than two matches in any single afternoon,"

V.

TODAY TENNIS.-"C" Division: Army. v.

Jewish R.C; Recreio "A" Recreio "B" Chinese R.C. Detroit Police: C.B.A. V. University: Cleveland Kowloon Tong v. Kowloon C.C.; South China V Kowloon In- dlans.

All of last season's players, it is expected, will be available again. while, in addition, the First Eleven will be considerably strengthened by the return of Moss, who was injured early last season, at inside left, and Parker at left back. The FOOTBALL.

latter player managed only one match last season, having been away on home leave.

The following are probable line. ups. for the coming season:

First Eleven: W. S... McHardy: Blackburn and C. Parker: Pope:

Gough and North: Johnson, How- lett, Wong Man-kwel, Ferrier and Moss.

Second Eleven: Taylor: Mul Siu- kel and Chan Kong-yu;' Faan Kwal-chol, Hogarth and Mak Hon-. fan; C517, Morrison, Gordor, Coull and Kong Hing

The Third eleven will be made un mainly from Chinese players. The ground at Boundary Street is in fine shape,, and claims for re- presentative matches there sure to be renewed with some vigour before the coming season is well under way.

are

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5.30 p.m.

Council Meeting.

TOMORROW TENNIS.-"D" Division:

Chinese R.C. "A" v. Filipino Club; South China v. Chinese R.C. "B."

SWIMMING-Chung Shing Bene

volent Society gala.

SATURDAY AUGUST 17

LAWN BOWLS. First Divi slon: Kowicon Docks V. Re crelo "A," Cralgengower Y. Civil Service C.C., Recreio "B":

and sixteen 4's,

yesterday:-

AMERICAN

R. H. E.

The cores were:

6.

5 7

Q

8 12

2

Bradford League..259 for ๆ wickets dec. (Constantine. 100).

Yorkshire. 209 for a wkts (Butche 127).

B 18

•1

5 10

2

NATIONAL

2

4 10

(Bell and Weatherly homered). Chutenga ist. Couls

↓

0

C.R.C. WIN

11

17

G Wells's

Triangular Aquatic wins (ORC) drew with Bill Yin cause the students are in mill- end in the diseased-soaked rains

Gala Tonight

Tonight at 7 pm, the Chinese:

Cincinnati

(Lorabard! -homered). Pittsburgh.

The game between St. Louts and "Y" Favillch at North Point will (C.R.C.) beat Xiu and Lin 6-2; The 20,000 student population of be the venue for the second of a beat Kwok and Kwan 6-1; beat the University of Paris has shrunk Chicago was postponed.

series of Triangular contests be-Ling and Ro 6-2. tween Chinese Bathing Club. South K, L, Ho and P. S. Chot (C.R.G.) China A. A and. Chinese "." beat Yly and Lin 6-2 beat Kwok

and Henry Lin 6-6; beat Frank|tary service, more than half the ler a slun Kwok and Lam Kwan 7-3; best T.universities of Germany are closed.

"But certainly the night in E. Ling and Dr. Ko 6-3.

UNIVERSITY OF PARIS · Europe cannot be long continued B. C. Luk and Chan Tak-chan

without the sacrince of cultural values on so vast a scale that the chance of an enlightened and gracious life, not along for this generation in Europe, but for the children and grandchildren, will be irretrievably lost" Mr. Fosdick ob-

OPEN PAIRS LAWN

BOWLS MATCH

It will be recalled that at the and Kwan 6-3; beat Ling and Ko last Meet held at the South China,|6-1.. on July 31, the Chinese "g" "led

"

for the Ladles metres Breast stroke

In an Open Palts Lawn bowls with a total of 9 points followed by National record

*. Kowloon O.C., HK. Football championship match played on South China and Chinese Bathing 200

WES

Club v Kowloon B.G.C., Police the Craigengower green yesterday Club with 5 and 3 respectively. shattered by Miss Li Po-luen (S. C. R.C. v. Indian RC.; Second D. A. K. Suflad and M. R. Abbas If the fire tonight is anything|A. A. spectators may be assured vision: Hongkong C.C. v. Crat suffered a heavy defeat at the like the previous one where a of a fine evening's sport. gengower, Folice R.C. v. Tal hands of W. Búrling and M. "N.

The

too R.C., Civil Service v. Kow | Rakusen by 26 shots to Ave. loon B.G.C., Kowloon C.C. v. losers were able only to score Kowloon Tong. Recreio v. Kow on four heads-three singles and a loon Football C.

two.

"

K

CHARITY GALA MUTILATED GIRL WHO

AT S.C.A.A.

CLOSELY CONTESTED

MEN'S RACE

A charity swimming gala was held last night at the South China

A. A. before a lairly large crowd.

The best race

gramme was

on the the men's

pro- 200

metres breast stroke (Open) which

FOUGHT HER WAY. TO HAPPINESS

A crowd of 200 people in Hackensack, America, recently.. watched a girl, once badly matllated in a train accident, walk radiantly down the aisle after her marriage.

Prelude to this marriage was a tale of scute suffering, grim determination and love.

was in

In 1935 Jessie Simpson was ad 1one photographer who was closely contested between Hormired by all the young men of terested called; asked Jessie if she Poon-kan (8, C. A. A.) and Fung Teaneck, NJ. She was pretty and would model for him. Wal-cheong (Chinese "Y") result-full of pep and had won a beauty] She would" and did. With her ing in a win for the former by a contest at Atlantic City.

hands and face, Jessle earned yard,

When she graduated from high enough money to buy artificial In the ladies 100 metres breast school, she got a job in an office, legs, stroke

(Open) Miss Po-luen That was when James Steward She learned to waix again. Blie

(8. C. A. A) easily won. There first saw her. He was the adver- even learned to drive a car. She were no outside participants.

tising manager of the firm, a gra- was determined to "have a

job,

sack, opened a beauty parlour hired operators.

One of the most amusing races duate of Alabama University, quiet and she leased a shop in Hacken- seen this season was the and reserved. men's 100 metres fancy dress. Competitors had to swim the st 50-then put on

"LIKED JAMES"

|i

DISLIKED FITY There she stayed on the job around days, a week, from nine in the

multi coloured It was not long before Steward's Chinese apparel and, head-gear mine was made up. even though awaiting them at their respective the crowd

of admirers

ends and return fully clothed. Jessie was always thick. Jessie, morning till six at night. There was much laughter when fiowever, admitted that she liked some the competitors, on their re- James Steward.

tum lap, swam without hats and others without trousers.

The meet concluded with a water, polo match between the Eastern A. A, and the home team resulting in a win for the former by 4 goals to 3.

As

Pity was the one thing she shied from. In defiance of it, she play- jed golf, rode horseback. She even devised little tricks to make her disability Icas grimt

One was to bend over, alap her ankle as though she had a mos- quito bite. Her friends forgot to pity her, laughed with her.

One morning when she was late for work Jessie's mother drove her to the station. the train was pulling out, Jessie raced headlong across the platform, slipped, plunged forward. Her mother scream ed as the wheels of the trains Jessie's story came to the tra ground over Jessie.

ditional happy ending. Outside mutilated. but still the First Presbyterian Church of conscious when they dragged her Hackensack, a curious crowd filled out Jessie lay on the platform, the street. Inside, 700 people In: a whispering voice she tried watched as Jessie walked radiant-

THE RESULTS Following are the results: 1. Ladles

Fearfully metres breast 100 stroke (Openi: 1. Lee Po-inen (8. C. A., A.) 2. Au Mer-chuen

(B, C, A. A.) 3: Hor Wal-man

(8. C. A, A) Time: 1 min. 38, 3/5 calm her mother "Call Jim," ly down the aisle on Jim Steward's secs. 2: men's 200 metres breast she said.

stroke (Open)~1. Hor Poon-kan Hours later, a white,anaken! (8. C. A, A.) 2. Fung Wal-cheong Jim Steward left the hospital "(Chinese "y") 3. Kwok Chi-plu,

Jessie

would live, but both legs (8. C. A. A) Time: 3 mins. 12 had been amputated, one at the seds Club events:-1 Men's 50 call, the other above the spee.

While Jessie slowly recovered inetres free style:-1," Yeung Cheung-wah 2. Mak Kan-Kam, 3. Jim Steward visited her every Au Leung-wah. Time: 30 1/5 day. He told her that the acel

arts

PEIPING RELIEF COMMITTEE: SEVEN ADVISERS

́TIENTSIN, Aug. 1-The follow-

seca. 2. Men's 100 metres breast ident changed nothing so far asing committee of experts to advise stroke (Middle Training Class): he was concerned. She lay in the the existing relief committee at 1. Hor Sui-lun, 2. Hor Sul-ming, hospital for sombre.

3. Yuen Chi min. Time: 1 m week...

38 2/5 Becs, 3. Ladies 50 metres Free Style:-1. Lee

Duinracked Pelping regarding, distribution of foodstuffs purchased with £100,000 worth of silver set aside from the Tientsin silver stocks, have been announced;

Mr. J. Hyalop, of the Chartered of India, Australia and

SUED FOR DAMAGES Cheuk-wah, There were three other children 2. Lee Po-luen 3. Au Mel-chuen. in the Simpson family, and not Time 39 2/5 seca. 4 100 metres much money, › Mr. Simpson sued breast stroke (Children)--1.the Erte Railroad for damages Cho Bal-lok, 2. Yeung Ting-pong, and was "finally awarded $30,000. |

Bank China

The Rev. D. Howard Smith, of

3, Yeung Kok-kong. Time: 1 min. But the Erie was tangled in bank- the English Methodist Mission. 46 2/5 secs: 5 Men's 100 metres ruptcy and no money seemed to Mr. N. Kawamura, of the Yoko- free style:-1. Yeung Cheting-be forthcoming..

hama Bpecie Bank,

Mr. 8. Ikegami, of the Mitsui Bussan Kalsha.

M. A Fayet, of the Banque de Indo-Chine. Mr.. Fang Jo, Councillor of the Tientsin. Reller Committee.

wah. 2. Mak Kan-nam, 3. Aur A Manhattan newspaperman, Leung-wah, Time:-1 min. 11 3/5 Red" Gallagher, went to Teaneck secs, 8. Ladies, 100 metres back to get the story. He was struck troke-1 Lee Cheuk-wah, 2. Yue by Jessie's beauty and her lovely Bo poh: 3, Nhần Bust-yeg. Time: bands:: Back he went to Manhat- 1 min. 51 1/8 secs. 7. Exèn's 100 tan and saw some friends in the metres free style. (Faricy dress) :-commercial photography business,

Mr. Coole, Becretary of the In- 1 Chu Pui-kan, 2. Yeung Cheung- He knew advertisers frequently {ternational Co-ordinating Com-

used pictures of hands, faces, mittee of Relief.

wah, 3. Tang Blak-hong,

GOLD FLAKE

SIGARETTE) WDSHO WILLS

"HOHE!

DIY

Landon

ALSO SOLD

IN PACKETS OF 205

to 5,000.

In all countries, whether combatant or non-combatant. the undiscriminating necessi- ties of military mobilisation have decimated faculties and student bodies alike. In many instances the ablest men on a faculty are being drafted for various types of war work, Mr Foster remarks.

serves

The offices of the French Con- ulate will be closet to the gen- eral public on Thursday, Aug. 15, being the Feast of the Assumption lof Our Lady.,

Say... the big uns

were biting today!"

But there's no bite in Wills's

GOLD FLAKE

THEY'RE MILD AND MELLOW