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PARTY OF LEADING U.S. JOURNALISTS DUE IN H.K. TODAY

BRIEF STAY IN COLONY

A PARTY OF TOURING “AME- RICAN NEWSPAPER MEN are due to arrive in Hongkong today by Pan American Airways California Cupper.

They are led by Mr. Roy Ho- ward, publisher of the Scripps- Howard chain of newspapers, but Mr. Howard will not be with them when they step out of the Clipper at Kal Tak this afternoon. He was reported to be flying from Ran- goon to Chungking yesterday and it is expected that he will arrive in Hongkong today in time to Join the party when they leave by the Clipper tomorrow morning for San Francisco, after an all too brlet overnight's stay in the Colony,

PARTY OF 12

AIRPORT NEWS

INWARD SERVICE

BY IMPERIAL

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS INWARD

SERVICE BY THE DELPHINUS Capt. F. R. Garside and F/O I Harvey), arrived at Kai Tak yes- bringing 220 terday afternoon, kilos of mall and four passengers for Hongkong:-

Mr.

and Mrs. Thornburg. Mr. Safti and Mr. Sahdi.

The next Inward service is due to arrive in Hongkong on Friday, Sept. 8.

An outward service by Imperial Airways, taking mails for Indo- China, Malaya, Java and Australia is scheduled to leave Kal Tak this morning.

'.

CLIPPER TODAY

The party of twelve journalists Include representatives of ̈ all-im- -Pan American Airways CALIFOR- portant press associations in Ame-NIA CLIPPER is due to arrive in rica as well as members of the staffs of leading American news- papers in Major cities throughout

"the United States

Hongkong this afternoon bringing

The

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

DOUBLE-HEADER-

SPORTS & GENERAL

The R.A.S.C. footba'l team who were runners-up to the 24th Battery R.A. after a play-off. R.A.S.C. have been promoted to Division II—(Photo, Sun Ying Ming Studio).".

K.C.C. "Knock-Out" | AQUATIC DATES

Bridge Tourney

The Kowloon Cricket Club are NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Reuter-running a "Knock-out" Contract The following are the results of Bridge Tournament for members. baseball matches played in the The first round is to be completed American Leagues yesterday.

by Monday, Sept. 9.

AMERICAN

U.S. mails, dated San Francisco. WASHINGTON WINS Aug. 27. She will leave on her re- turc flight tomorrow morning. The party has just completed

PHILIPPINE CLIPPER is an extensive tour of New Zealand, scheduled to arrive in Hongkong Australia, the Netherlands Indles on Tuesday next, Sept. 10, and and 'Singapore, as guests of the will leave the following, morning governments concerned. Mr. Ho- ward left the party' at Singapore and went on to Rangoon from where he flew to Chungking.

The rest of the party arrived in Manila on a chartered Dutch plane from Batavia on Monday.

In view of the brief stay the party will make in Hongkong, it

is not known what arrangements have been made to 'entertain them here.

Open Rink

Championship

On Sunday

R. "B. E. 3 5 1

7

1

ALTERED

It is announced that in order to give competitors one day's rest before the final night on Saturday, the dates previously arranged for: the Colony swim ming championships have been slightly rearranged,

The following is the drawi F. E Nash and E. Kern v. A. S. Smith and A. E Carey; E. Abra-

Itwas learned from the Victoria ham and S, A. Gray v. G. W. GILL

Recreation Club that the amended fen and L. Jack: A. Madar and Edates will be Wednesday, Thurs- C. Fincher v. T. Stokes and W.

day and Saturday, Sept. 25, 28 and Paterson; A. Martin and A. Zim-28, Instead of Sept. 28, 27 and 28.

Philadelphia

(Johnson homered).

¡New York

Henrich homered).

St. Louis Cleveland {Philadelphia

2 B

1

. C. J. Tacchi and F. A. Fabel;

2

Boston

Washington

Boston

Washington

ז

5 1

10

1

8 2

This

game

.4

5 5

The Bnal of the Open Lawn Babrich pitched McCoy homer- BOON TO US. TRADE Bowls Rink Championship will be ed). When the party arrived at Syd-played on Sunday, September 8, New York ney on Aug. 19 from Auckland on. on the Kowloon Football Club a Tasman Airline plane which green at 3.38 pm............' provides an air link between Aus- The following rinks will contest tralia and Pan American Airways the championship:-R. Easa, A. E

(Hudson pitched. new line from California to New Coates, J. S. Landolt and C. swent to 13 innings). Zealand, they were unanimous in Rosselet (skip) and A. Calman, W. describing Pan American's new Houston, E. Levett and R. Duncar. service between California and the (skip).

(Only six innings were played Antipodes as a boon to American foreign trade.

It is of interest to note that owing to darkness). both, the skips will be playing in

Detroit This link has been made of their second Rink Championship Chicago greater importance to Australia anais, Rosselet skipping the win-Detroit and New Zealand as a result of ning rink in 1937 while Duncan Chicago the stoppage of European trade was a member of the rink that which has turned increased mil- Bons in purchases by the Anti-

won the championship in 1935.

podes to the United States.

LEAGUE GAME TODAY Craigengower C.C. will continue

6 1

2 $

2 1

11

(Rigley pitched); St. Louis

(Auker pitched). Cleveland

1

5

NATIONAL

New York

R. H. E

2 6 *

.on

LEAGUE TENNIS their postponed lawn bowls gaine

"B" DIVISION ·

Army T.C. Defeat

Civil Service

.

Playing at Sookunpoo yesterday, the Army Tennis Club beat thei CS.C.C. by eight sets to one in "B" Division of the Tennis League.

against Kowloon Bowling Green at the Valley today...

The game was postponed Philadelphia August 10 on account of rain when- (Litwhiler homered).. Cralgengower were leading by one Brooklyn

shot with four heads to be com-Boston

pleted.

BOWLS SINGLES

RESULTS

The following were the results St. Louis

Col, J. 6. Smith and Capt. C. Hof matches in the first round of Cincinnati

R. Hyde (A.T.C. beat L. Agaturof the Open Lawr Bowls Singles New York

11 12 1

and 3. A. Bendall 7-5; beat WJ Championship played yesterday: Leeds hit two homers).. Skinner and R, Todd 8-2; beat B. At Kowloon Football Club, H. Philadelphia

Agafuroff and C. Sloan 6-1.

Col. LA. Newnham, and Maj.

8 .7 1

.7 12 1

(Eleven innings, were played). Chicago Pittsburgh

2 7 2 510 2

(Dimaggio homered).

1 5 1

2 8 1

5 12

White beat W. J. Burling 21-15. (Bragan homered,

⇓ 12 Ten innings

At Kowloon Bowling Green Club, played).

R. H. E.

6 13

2

(Medwick and Davis homered).

2

8

7 9

2

1

2

7 13 2

(Hopp homered). Cincinnati

4 12

L. J. C. Loch (A.TC.) beat Agafuc. E. Marques beat A. Jillott 21-4, | "roff and Bendal 6-4; beat Skinner Goodwin beat S. M. Rumjahn Brooklyn, *

and Todd 7-5; beat Agaturoff and Sloan 6-1.

21-B.

Sgt, Webb and (ATC) beat Agaturofi and Ben-Rakusen beat "A. Bower 21-8.. Chicago dall 8-4; lost to Skinner and Todd At Kowloon Cricket Club, A., (Nicholson homered), 2-6; beat Agafuroff, and Sloan '7-5. Morton beat A. J. Coelho 21-13. Pittsburgh On the Cralgengower C C. St Louis

Sgt. Denyer At Club de Recreio, M. N. Boston

C.R.C. WIN

At King's Park, Chinese Recrea-green, C. Dowman beat tion Club beat South China Atkin by 21 shots to 16,

Athletic Association 8-1.

ADVERTISEMENT

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry, Forms for September Meeting, Sunday, 15th - September, 1940, (weather permitting) may be obtained at:

The Secretaries Office, 3rd floor, Prince's Building, Des Voeux Road, Central.

The Hongkong Jockey Club: Club House Happy Valley.

The Sports Club The Club House, Macao. Entries clo

at NOON on Thursday, 5th September, 1940.

By Order,

A. MARTIN & CO. Secretaries & Treasurers. 471

SPORTING FIXTURES

TODAY

Ribeiro v. T. Madar (At Kowlbon Docks)...

LAWN, BOWLS. Colony Open

Singles Championship, First TENNIS-"D" Division:, C.R.C

Round, V. Chittenden v. WK.; Way E.G. Post v. W. Gu; CE.

v. LR.C...

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER S

service). Rosselety. A.A. Lewis (at Civil LAWN BOWLS, →→ Colony Open

SWIMMING. Victoria Retren-

tion Club Intra-Club „gala (V. R. C. Pool) 6 pm. TENNIS - C. Division, Chinese R.C. v: Army Tennis Club; South China' V. Recreio A "Kowloon Tong v Univeraity: Jewish R.C. v. Central British; Police v Recreio B WATER POLO. Army Large Units Knockout Competition. Middlesex Regt. v. Royal Scots (Army, pool): 7 pm.

TO-MORROW

LAWN' -BOWLS. — Colóny. Open |

Singles Championship, First Round. B. Mancell v. J.N. Wong (At Kowloon F.C.), HP. Harper vv.X, H Tang: H. Overgayi W. Ward (At Kowloon EG,C). JEV.

Singles Championship, First Round, C.G. Bliva VV. NA Atienza; RS. Meadows ▼, C. c. | Pereira (At Kowloon B.G.C.), M. Ferguson v. J. H. Gelling; T Coleman v. A. E Coates" (At Recreio), "L_F. Xavler v, 3. G. Meyer: P. Morgan v RF da Luz: CM Silva v. W. L. Walker

(At Kowloon C.C),

LAWN BOWLS. First, Division: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER "

Police R.C. v. Recreto, Kowloon B.G.C. v. Craigengower: Kowloon Docka v. Civil Service, Hongkong FC v. Kowloon C.C., Recreto “B” y Indian R, C., Second Division: Recreio v. Craigengower, Kow- lopn Tong ♥, Taikoo, Police, R C. v. Hongkong CC., Kowloon 0.0. v. Kowloon B.G.C. Civil Servicé'v” Kowloon, 10.

mern, bye; R. Marks and R. Leigh

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1940.

CROSSWORD

NO. 699

ACROSS

-1 Frightful

5 Internal

pain

8 Put back 9 Anew

10 Light

blow

12 College 15 Swiss

town

16 Gets up

17 At a

distance

19 Invites |

20 Realms

22

Deduc.

tion

23 Organi-

sation

28 Queer

28 Essential

29 Got better

30 Ventured

31 Worries

~~DOWN

1 Flocks

2

Measure down

CLUB

3 speaker

17 Got there

# Pace

5 Cases

6 Chiets

7 Ask for

votes

11 Repr

sentatives

13 For

~rowing

14. Raised

SOLUTION TOMURROW

18. Umpire

10 Animal

20 Unemo-

tional

21 Part of

-face——— "24"Hack=" neyed.

23 Method

23 Colour

Solution No. 698 ACROSS: 1, Tress; 5, Sober: 8.

Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY 9. Ready: 10, Ankle; 11, Nap: 12. Hythe; 14, Expires; 17. Damask; 19, Employ; 22, Intense; 25, Strew; 28, Fat; 29, Grass; 30, Expel; 31. Error 32, Types; 33, Sides.

The YMCA, Hockby Club" will

practice begin its season with a match at King's Park at 4.15 p.m. cu Saturday, Sept. 7..

DOWN: 1. Torch; 2, act; 3, Shyness; 4. Grapes; 5. Sharp; 8. Baker; 7, Reels: 13, Yearn; 15, Imp; 16, Elope; 18. Ags: 20, Ma- Players are asked to bring both sters; 21, Defers; 22, Ingot; 23

Tramp: 24, Noses; 26. Rapid; 27, Wales,

D. J. N. Anderson and D. Hung v.: M. Gillard and O'Neill v. H. F. coloured and white shirt.

B. Herschend and A. J. Kew: G. Shield and T. A. Madar.

The Cut of

the Navy...

PLAYER'S

NAVY CUT CIGARETTES