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ITALIANS DISCUSSED BY

QUADRANGULAR

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Navy completed the first round. the Quadrangular" Rugby Saturday when,

BRITISH STAFF OFFICER Tournament on

ALL IS WELL WITH AN ARMY THAT CAN BRING OFF SUCH A DELICATE AND BOLD OPERATION."

This passage was quoted from The Times, by a Bri- tish Staff Officer, when he spoke in London yesterday on the developments of the war in Greece and the dramatic attack by the British Army of the Nile on the Italian troops in the Western Desert.

After recounting the start Greeks would not be able to con- of the Italian attack on tinue their advance at the previous Greece, the speaker said that pace.

Signor Mussolini had ordered this invasion without giving his army leaders time to make their preparations:

WESTERN" DESERT

with a surprise win over Army by `a goal and two tries (11 points) to atry (three points), they climbed. to the top of the table,

Navy opened the scoring when Paul, securing the ball just about the line, måde a touch down which he himself easily converted to give Navy the lead. This, lead was increased by Poole who cross the Une far out for an unconvert- ed try.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

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Smak Packet Post to all countries is suspended. INWARD MAILS"

From

Airmail by "British Overseas Airways

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(except London) by Son from Singapore, ....................... U. 6. A. Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghat (San Francisco date, 19th November)............. on942 |Canada, U6A, Japan, und Shangazi — (Vancou

ver B.C., date, 27th November). .

Canton

Air. Mali by Pan-American Airways Direct vice" San Francisco date, 10th December Calcutta and Strultu Sandakan

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ARMY SCOMES At the resumption. Army started with a rush but this was FOOD He turned next to the operations checked by Navy. Following a the Western Desert, where he scrum about 10 yards from the said the picture was very different Army Wine Rutherford scored a The weather was bright and sunny, try but Paul failed with the kick. with Interruptions by rain after After hammering away at the Austrails ane Manila.gauering dimun discusses in which the desert became difficult Navy defence for SOMO

Army was finally awarded when Glam scrambled over close in for an unconverted try.

for tramc. There were also occa sional sand storms and one of these occurred during last week's battle.

time

London and Straits... *** USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shangnal, (San Fran- |

cisco date 6th December), USA., Honolulu, and Marla, (Ban Francisco

date, 3rd December). Calcutta and Straits,

Java and Manila, ..... - Swntow

Sandakan.

Landon and Straits,

IL DUCE TOOK A CHANCE

"Without preparations; no operation can sacceed," said the speaker, but for political of party reasons, 'Signor Mus- solini took the chance, that the Greeks would not" resist After describing the geography

CLUB SWAMPS: POLICE At Boundary Street Police was of the country where the operations and taking that chance in- volved the lives of his troops.

were now taking place and refer swamped by Club and lost by six "The Greeks, to their unbound-ring particularly to the undulations goals and two tries. (38 points) to and a penalty try (8) a: goal ed credit, refused to be intimidat- the desert under which small points), after leading by 18 clear Londor and Strelts ed by this Hitler technique. They bodies of troops could approach points at the interval. saw what had happened in Ru-their objectives, the speaker em- Tries were scared by Day mania and were determined that Phasised the fact that the British (three), Thomson (three), Car- it would be better to die aghting troops in this theatre had been ruthers and Bosanquet. Altken- than to submit to the sort of con

training In desert warfare for head converted three of the tries,

early one year under General Sir Taylor two and Redman one. Nathan Wilson. It was owing to The points for Police

were their skill, he said, that the Bri-scored by Dempsey whose try was tish forces had been so successful converted by Wall "The Greeks, I might remind in their patrol encounters and you, were not even mobiilsed when that they had such remarkable the attack was made. Those successes in the past week. troops already the frontier

The speaker then went on to resisted where resistance was pos-give a brief history of the war in sible and were forced slowly back.

| this theatre. They could. during this time, only

ditions that prevailed in Rumanis ever since she placed herself in Herr Hitler's power.

on

"On Sept. 12" he said, "Marshal speed, up their mobilisation and Graziani's forces crossed the Egrp some of the troops ordered to the an frontier and advanced 60 or front did not have time to even 70 miles towards Sidt Barrani which carry up their stores and mun- they reached in a few days.

up

tions. These were carried. later, sometimes on the backs of women and cid men.

"In the meantime, we did all we could to help, but this help could not possibly arrive for a "few days and so the Greeks had to rely entirely on themselves at first,

..

BRITISH POSITION

"Our position in Egypt, efter the French defection, became a difficult one. We could not longer count on the French Army in Syria or Tunisia or on the French Fleet.

Thus our army was greatly inferior to the forces of Marshal Grasiani, as he was able to concentrate everything he had against us alone,

ITALIAN PLAN "The Italian plan was to break through Koritza to Salonika in one move and in another on the north by Alpine troops to separate the

"Despite his superiority, it was Greek troops in the coastal regions that he began his advance into not until the middle of September frum the Greek mies in the Egyptian territory and this had north. The Alpine division, how-

ever, were thrown back in disorder iven us time to get up reinforcem and the advance on Salonika fall.ments and supplies to Egypt.

FRIENDLY GAME

Owing to the inability of Club "A" to raise a team against Royal Scots a Rest of the Colony XV took the field and, after a scrappy encounter, Rest won by two goals and a try (13 points) to a dropped 80al and a try (7 points).

FINE BATTING BY RICHARDSON, LEE

Saturday's Cricket

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WEDNESDAY

Manila, Batavia and sourabara. ...

A great innings of 87, scored out of 117, by J. E Richardson, Inter- port and Civil Service batsman, in the match against Indian RC. at Sookunpoo, was the outstand-Manila ing feature of an otherwise low- scoring programme of friendly cricket matches on Saturday. Y

went to the bat of A. T. Lee, play- The next highest score, 59 runs ing, for Kowloon C.C.

Africa

Wed. 18th.

·8.30 AM

KPO

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and United Kingdom."

THURSDAY

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA... Central

uath America, and United-hingdom vis Francisco.

FRIDAY

Urd. 18th 8:30 AM

Tha. 19th

and OPO. & KP.O.. saz | Reg. 1-th 6 00 PM

The hat-trick was performed by Aziz Ahmed (University) who refaiphong ed and very soon the Italian at selves in a number of perimeter

"The Italians then dug them-turned the final figures of 2-0-5-3. tack became a retreat all along the

BIG VICTORY FOR KC.C. line. Indeed, except in isolated with anti-tank and anti-aircraft Craigengower "A" by 88 runs.

camps and these were fortified At Cox's Road K.C.C. "A" beat cases, it became a rout.

"Generally speaking,, the Italian

There was good reason for K.C.C. 130 (A. T Lee :59 not Air Mall by "Air to Rangoon to connect with the soldiers fought well, but they were the trouble" ife Italians took to out; Bilimoria 5 for 71 Souza 3 "British Overseas Airways.. let down by bad leadership, bad protect these camps, because ever for 18), preparation and lack of food and tish mosquito forces had harassed Souza 10 Lloyd 6 for 5. E. F since the start of the war, the Bri. C.C.C 42 (A. B. Hamson 12 G,

Rits.

were sacrificed to the ambitions of the Fascist Party. Now, after six them constantly, taking a few pri- weeks of fighting, the much vaunt-soners when pportunity offered, ed Italian army find themselves destroying vehicles and generally defeated by an army they consider making themselves a nuisance. ed of no account,”

"Since Sept. the Italians stayed The speaker went on to describe in their perimeter camps doing the geography of

nothing except building up their the country where the fighting is now taking stores, etc., in preparation for their place and pointed out that owing next advance, while our units con- to the many difficulties now pre-

tinued to harass them. valling owing to the lack of roads and the heavy snow storms the

BASEBALL LEAGUE ANNUAL DINNER

An informal dinner was held at the Peninsula Hotel on Saturday

"Suddenly on Dec. 9, a Bri- tish force appeared out of the bine and attacked the Italian camp south of Sidi Barrani. At the same time other forces attacked to the east, while ar~ moured forces swept round south and Came behind the enemy at Bag-Bug.

"It is early yet to give detalls of

Fincher 3 for 2).

DRAWN GAME

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SATURDAY

Sat, 21st

830 AM

At Sookunpoo Indian R.C. drew with Civil Service C.C.

CS.C.C. 185 for 7 decid. (J. Stralis. Richardson 87, K. J. Attwell 42. D. J. Holllage 33; Minu 4 for 72). LR.C. 99 for 7 (A, HRumlahn 32; Perry 3 for 35. Richardson 3 for 3)

INTRA-CLUB MATCH

MONDAY

Mon. 23rd GPOCKFO.

and Par. 21st 6.00 PM Van-Heg. 23rd 0,16 am

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA, Central

South America and United-Kingdóm via couver BC. (Parcels for Canada muly).

Note: All Malls for United-Kingdom will be

forwarded with or without Superscription Straits and Calcutta,

East and tralts, Ceylon, India.

WEDNESDAY

At King's Park Recreio Volun teers drew with Rest of the Club. Volunteers 111 (E. L. Gosano 21, H.. A Barros 21; M. A. Remedios 3 for 6. J. M, Gosano 2 for 18),

Non-Volunteers 100 for 7 OMAS Remedios 25, L. G. Gosano 24, G. Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya.

N, Gosano 22; Prata 3 for 10, E.

Ozorio 2 for 56).

WEN WOR POLICE

At Pokfulam Police R.C. beat University by six wickets.

THURSDAY

Ord. 23rd 10,00 AM

South Africa

Parcels 10.30 ANC- Letters 11.30 AM.

3 30 PM

Wed. 25th.

Thu Aeth

EO.

|Parrels 10.00 AM

Bes

11.15 AM Noon

by the Hongkong Baseball League these attacks, but there is no at which the various trophies won doubt they cane as a surprise to in the past season were presented the Italians. The fact that a by Mr. B. C. Lawrence, President force of the age wien launched

University 108 (L. H. Tan 20;Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Canada, Cen- GFO ---

́Ord. of the League,

Following were the winners of they did, shows that the plans were

the attack could have advanced as Pope 8 for 227,

Police R.C. 159 (A. R. Paling 31,

tral and South America and "United Kingdom Parcels 10.00" the various competitions.

carried out with kami still and J. Hayward 21, C. Pope 27; Ahmed

rla Ban Francisco. No Parcels for Canada and Reg. 1115 AM League champlona USS Minnow within three days, Sidi Bar-3 for 5).

United Kingdom). danao; International Championa, rani has been captured,ZA -Portugal; League Charity Cap US Navy.

INDIANS NARROW WIN

“Bidi Barrant is not largely im. At the Vale Civil Service Bandakan portant. It cofjikists of a few mud juniors lost to Indian R.C. juniors huta, but it stands on the one and by eight runs, de

NAVY RUGBY XV only road to ollum end it was

11

FRIDAY

C.B.C.C, 76 (A. Watson 25; Rum. Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Jahn 3 for 12, Singh 3 for 24); Island

SCHOOLBOYS DEFEATED":

SATURDA**

MONDAY

LR.C. 84 (A. R. Buffnd 34; Storie also the head arters of the Ita-4 for 29, 3 for 25).. The following have been selected lians in that n

"It is too fly yet to say how to represent the Navy in a rugby. match against Club "A" on Wed-far this advance will go on, but nesday, Dec. 18, at the Club ground, our forces are still advancing west- kick-off 445 pm

wards News, However, is likely to Midshipman Rowe: Bao-Lieuten-be meagre while these operations ant Kennedy, Petty Officer Wilson are still in progress rne Itanan Cadet Lamb'e. Leading Aircraft forces in this region, consisting of man Gracie'; Sub-Lieutenant about two or three divisions have Salth, Electrical Artificer Wilson been dispersed or captured and a Bub-Lieutenant Winter, Lieutenant large quantity of war material is (E) Brown, Able fleaman Hughes in our hands. The latest reporte Leading

Aircrafting auckham, ahow that they have captured a Cadet Thornhill, Able Beaman Wil. large number of prisoners liams. Sick Berth Attendant Baggaga corps commander and severket Ort: Bignalman Taylor. Pal" Italian fenerlar vaz

Reserves-Fetty Officer Skinner, Able Beaman Lilley, Able Seaman Smith, Able Seaman, Rees, Plint Officer Baugh, Petty Omeer Tones Leading Bignalman Mitchell

At the Central British School Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta. ound the Diocesan Boys School rost to Royal Army Pay Corps by 24 runs 2

RAP.C. 84 (Stonor 25, Dixon 24. Hulse 4 for 15 Ebrahim 4. for 50. D.BA 60 (A. J, Hulse 15 J. L Youngsaye, 12 Dixon 5 for 20 Ingleby # for 33).

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira, Lourenco

"In the words of Friday's- Tlines: All i will with an army that

off wach

Gallente sadi bold concluded the per

CLUB WON BY A SINGLE

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Mon, 30th

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WANG'S TROOPS MUTINY

Reports from Moscow state that have mutinted and gone over At Chater Road Hongkong Cric-place in the armies belonging to According to Japanese reports,

increasing mutinies have taken the Chinese side. Club beat Royal Engineers by Wang Ching-wel

af Wang Biato change his Foreign

one wicket in an exciting inish. Three regiments are said to Minister states a London message.

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