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MIDDLESEX THOUSAND MEN, WOMEN

REGIMENT SKATING CARNIVAL

The skating carnival held for the first time in the history of the garrison by the MIDDLESEX REGIMENT at the Kowloon Skat- ing Rink Nathan Road, last eve- ning was featured with novelty and ralety.

Five hockey, three basketball matches and an open relay were included in the programme.

The hockey championship was awarded to a team from Headquare ters which eliminated "B" Coy, in the first round, beat "A" Coy, in

in the final.

AFFECTED BY OFFICIAL NIGHTSOIL DECISION

No Reconsideration By Government Likely

"I AM VERY SORRY FOR THOSE PEOPLE BUT I CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. The Government has taken over and I do not think Government will reconsider the matter,” said the HỌN. MR. R. A C. NORTH, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, in an interview with the Hongkong Daily Press yesterday.

Outside the main entrance to the S.C.A. building was a large crowd of former nightsoll coolles, a deputation from which was in conference with Mr. North when the pressman called.

On their leaving the S.C.A. office.

the second and defeated "C" Coy the deputies told the Daily Press reporter that they had petitioned Mr. North to postpone the date of commencement, if he could not re-consider the whole question of taking over."

Another friendly hockey encoun ter was played between the "Ser. geants" and the "Corporals" which the latter won by 3-2,

There was only one regular hoc- key player participating in the skating hockey. He was Ure.

Scorers for Headquarters were Geary, Harrington and Hillkene, (2 each,.

BASKETBALL

The basketball game between the Sergeants and the Corporala re sulted in a 4-0 victory for the lat- ter. Kowloon Skating Rink also took part in the basketball com- petition; they defeated the Privates 6-4 but lost to the Corporals 12-10.

1,000 According to them, over men and women have been affect- ed by the Government decision. "That means," said one of them,

Badminton Finals

CHOY DEFEATED TWICE

that at least 5,000 mouths have The belief in many

quarters

to go hungry, as for each worker that K. W. CHOY, newly-crowned there are, at least, four persons Senior Singles badminton cham- dependent on him."

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1941,

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pion, would emulate the feat of Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct At this juncture, the Hongkong Patrick Wong, last year's triple

did not materialise Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Daily Press reporter was ushered title holder,

vice-San Francisco data, 2nd May. into the presence of Mr. North. last night at the Kowloon Cricket

Club.

PUBLIC HEALTH

Asked if there was any possi-

Hls winning streak was broken when he lost in the "Mixed Doubles.

In the Men's Senior Doubles,

The six-lap relay race, over a bility of Government re-consider- istance of about 240 yards, was ing their decision, Mr. North re- won by a Chinese team comprising plled in the negative, Govern partnered by K. B. Low, he bowed Lee Pak-nin, Lee Man-nin and Lokment, he said, had given the mat-to the Hool H. F. Chew 'combina- Fung-sang.

The Ene-up of the team from the Headquarters Geary, Bryant; Harrington and

Hlkene.

was:

Thornton:

It is learned that hockey and basketball matches will be played between the Middlesex Regiment and the Kowloon Skating Rink on

ter the most careful consideration|tion.

The results were:

and have decided that, from the point of public health, the old and Mixed Senior Doubles--Hobi unsatisfactory system of individual and Miss Khoo beat Choy and arrangements as to whether the Mrs. Castro, 15-12, 15-9.

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| Air Mail' by Ale to Rangoon to connect with the Reg. Men's Junior Singles:-T. S. "British Overseas Airways". amen Young beat A. L. Fisher 12-15, 15-

coolies were to call every night or every other night had to stop.

Members of the medical pro-9, 15-13. fession are in entire agreement with the Government Medical De Satt ay, commencing at 230 pmpartment's point of view in this

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matter, that the more frequent the excreta is collected the less danger there is of the spread of diseases," said Mr. North.

Senior-Hool, and Chew beat

Choy and Low. 16-7, 11-15, 18-14.

The most exciting and closely- contested match Was the men's senior doubles.

Miss Khoo played a superb game in the mixed doubles.

Referring to the deputation's

The Junior singles was featured Eight

for were call, the Secretary Chinese by shot for shot return, the stan- married at the Registry, Supreme Affairs pointed out that it was dard being much lower. Court. yesterday. The parties from the coolfes and not from Prizes were distributed by Mrs.

the Luen Yip Association. Mem-T. E. Pearce,

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Mr. Lo Yauw-sie, bank clerk, of bers from the Association have No. 71 Connaught Road West, and previously called

himm and Miss Hung Suk-ha, of No. 134 have also petitioned Government Connaught Road West, third floor; through their solicitor.

Mr. Tam Ping-hang, civil ser- vant, of No. 49. Pilkem Street,

WAGES INSUFFICIENT »

The coolles, sald Mr. North, ap-

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second floor, and Miss Li Chiu-peared to have been badly ill-ad-Choy, Patrick Wong; Junior:-T. tang, teacher, of No. 293 Queen's Road West, first floor;

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RECEIPTS,

vised in regard to the matter of 8. Young. A. L. Fisher; Senior PAYMENTS

taking up employment with Gov-Doubles: P. K. Hool and" H. F.

ernment. They appeared to be Chew, K. W. Choy and K. B. Low FOR MARCH

The British War Organisation

count for the month of March is as follows:-

under the impression that if they Junior:A L Fisher and P. Wyn- were to hold out Government ter-Blyth, and C. C. Pereira and would be forced to give up the A. E. Tavler; Ladies' Doubles Fund receipts and payments ac- idea of taking over. Of course, Miss M. M. Silva and Miss M, A the excuse they gave was that Xavier. Mrs. Torrible and Mrs. the wages were insufficient and Zimmern; Mixed:-P, K. Hool and amount to about half of what they Miss Ullan Khoo, and K. W. Choy were formerly receiving.

and Mrs. Castro.

The Government's scale of pay

FILMS NEED MORE CUTS

RECEIPTS:-To Balance, $35,- 552.12; To donations and subscrip- tions, $39,145.49; To sales, $2,603.68. Total: $77,301.29.

PAYMENTS:-By remittance (in favour of British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John War Or- ganisation. London), $12,027.55; By remittance (in favour of Royal Al- fred Aged Merchant Seamen's In- stitution), $12,027.55; By purchases, 51,845.97; By packing, transport, freight, insurance, etc. $340.15; By office expenses, $285.07; By (monies in hand on March 31). $50,925.02. Total:

is $12 plus $4 for rent allowance Mr. Pang Yen-chu, accountant, plus $2 for food-or $18 in all. Chinese Government Telegraph The coolies claimed that they used CENSOR SAYS Administration, of No. 114 Austin to make $36 per month. The Road, and Miss Zok Ngefn-sueh Association. claimed that there of the same address:

were 2,300 persons employed in the work and, according to its es- Mr. Chan Ying-yuan, merchant, timate, there are 65,000 flats in of the Oi Kwan Bldg., third floor,Hongkong" and Kowloon. The and Miss To Shuk-chu, of No. 54 average charge par flat per month steadily until two years ago, ob Balance

was 45 cents which was equivalent jectionable features in imported Des Voeux Road Central;

to an annual intake of approxi-motion picture aims are again $77,301.29. Mr. Ho Cheuk-woo, clerk, of No. mately $351,000 against the an- tending to increase. 16 Po Lung Terrace, and Miss Lainual income of $1,080,000 claimed Chin-ngab, of No. 25 Catchick by the coolles! These figures do Street;

not seem to agree, sald Mr. North

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Mr. Mak Kam-so, cóal merchant, of No. 12 O'Brien Road, and Miss

Li Choon-chol, of No. 13 O'Brien Road

ANNOUNCEMENTS'

CANBERRA,-Having » decreased

ROYAL FLAX®:

This is pointed out in the annual report of the Commonwealth Film Censor (Mr. W. Cresswell O'Reilly), who shows that the percentage of

King George VI has decided to CHARGE PER ANNUM

several have

scores of acres cuts madẹ” în imported alma last Asked if the rumour that Gov-year was 15.8, compared with 11.5 Norfolk estate, for the extension of ploughed up at Sandringham, his erament intends to charge $10 per two years ago,

This fat production. It was his

annum, payable by the landlords, The report shows that the per- father, King George V, who started was correct Mr. North stated that centage of cuts necessary in Bri-the famous Norfolk fax industry.

Mr. Arthur Hall, master mariner, he was not in a position to answer tish Alma was about twice as great of No. 3 Ping Street, first floor, that question. The Urban Coun- as in fims from the United States, and Mies Helen Zuen, of No. 3 cl would be in a better position while the percentage of British to answer that, when the Hon. Alms finally rejected was. 3.2, com- Ping Street, second floor;

Mr. Chen Hung-su, accountant, Mr. Carrie returns to work."

pared with only 25 in the case of of the Bank of Communications. Mr. C. J. Roe, Becretary of the films from the United States. Canton office, and Miss Phyllis Urban Counell, stated that there Kwok, secretary, Chinese Women's were no untoward incidents when Government took over at midnight Christian Temperance Union, of No. 40 Nga Tein Wai Road,

yesterday. Everything was wörk- ing smoothly and there was no reason why it should not con- tinue to work better as time went on.

1,000 GUINEAS RESULT

:

An agriculturist gave it as his opinion that Government control NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuter) of collection must be supplement The result of the One Thousanded by a control, or system, of sale Guineas race is as follows:-Dan- for manure purposes. There are, cing Time: Beausite: Keystone.

I think, a number of condition- ing tanke," aald the gentleman. "Inta, these tanks are poured the Ng Sun, 49, of No. 150, Shangha nightsoil which, after a few days, Street, second floor, was admitted would, through some heating pro-

The report says moving pictures are becoming increas- ingly an adult entertainment and that it is becoming in- creasingly difficult to provide matinee programmes suitable

ọ for children.

The need for large supplies

of home-grown flax is partly occasioned by the German oc- cupation of Holland and Belgium, from which cometries Britain used to import a large proportion of her flax require- ments.

Northern Ireland is responsible for the bulk of the output of Bri- tain's Anest linen Ulster, linen, in fact, probably of the highest Films passed as unsuitable for new market has been opened to quality in the world. To-day, a general exhibition have predomin- the North of Ireland linen manu- has not influenced distributora, ex-lt of the Greek regiments of ated in imports for years, but this facturers, for the "Tustamella" or hibitors or parents in keeping Eyzones is made from Ulster linen. children away.

CHESS RESULTS

to Kowloon Hospital yesterday cess, be de-contaminated and be- Results Inst night in the Colony suffering from crushed fingers sus- come odourless. It could then be Junior Chess Championship Tour- talned when a heavy box fell on run out through a tap and sold nament were :—Un Kwai-yung beat his hand while working cargo atjat a fixed price as fertiliser to the R. C. Danenberg, A. Kurrik beat J. Kowloon Godowns,

farmers in the New Territories." HL. d'Almeida.

Thus, a large part of the new flax which will come from Sandring- ham may well eventually be worn by the Greek troops who are dis- tinguishing themselves on the bat- flefields of Albania,

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