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AREA ATHLETIC MEET WON BY MIDDLESEX

Relay Teams Capture Five. Out Of Six Finals

THE FIRST BN., MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, won the Area Athle- tic Meeting at Nanking Barracks, Shumshulpo, yesterday, defeating 8th Coastal Regiment. RA.. the runners-up, by a good margin of 284 points. The holders, 12th Coastal Regiment, R.A., could do no bet- ter than finish strth.

"

The Middlesex relay teams enfuyed a field day, taking five of "the six finals contested yesterday.

SPORTS & GENERAL

ENTRIES FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS MOST FIFTH EXTRA POPULAR IN CANADA

RACE MEET

The following is the advance copy of entries for the Fifth Extra Race Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club to be held a Happy Valley on Saturday, May 19:-

Beauford, Colorado Star, Dick

summer

Gangdlags caent about three million dollars for sports equin- ment during 1999, according to a recent government report which shows that the value of sportlar equipment and acces- sories manufactured in the Dominion for that year sweeeded. $2,040.000. In addition, more than threo-guarters of a million dollars worth of sporting goods were, imported. The principal types of equ 27"Prominent among the fields" for 1-2 p.m.-Carpentaris 'capment and supplies made in Canada outdoor recreation in Canada are Winner $600. Second $300. Third were as follows: baseball $181,781, the national parks which form a $200. For Australian Ponies, pallard, bowling and football chalp of sport centres reaching Class. To be ridden by Jockeys $288,124, gold $492,400, hockey from the Atlantic to the Rockies who have not won ten races any-$170,369, sk1 $252,904, tennis and Golf, tennis, `rishing. canoeing, where at any time. No Whips RE badminton $400,757, and fishing swimming, hiking and climbing A Middlesex Regt athlete, L/C. Seton, Freshwater and Bright) and Spurs allowed. Entrance $5. One tackle $141.144

are among the many HEATHER, also returned the best 5/7th Rajput Regt. (Hav. Faquirmile.

Canada occupies an enviable sports which may be enjoyed un- individual performance of the Mohd. Capt. D. A. Newton. Hav. afternoon, running a half-mile in Amir Ali and Sepoy Buhib Khan). Turpin, Forehand Prive, Grand position in the realm of outdoor der ideal conditions in most of the 2 mins. 4 secs, to anchor the win 3d 8th Coastal Rest, RA Time: Allegiance, Harmony Star, High sports an abundance of forests, as while in the Rocky Moun- tain parka where axcellent facili- Hat, Many, Schmetterling, Sea lakes and rivers, mountains openes for ski-e- snowshoeing, ning team in the Two Mile Relay. 1 min 39 1/5 seca

At the conclusion of the sports One Mile Team Race: 1st Mid-chin, Subpoena, Sunspot, Sur spaces, and sen shore areas protobogganing curling and skating H.B. Mal. Gan, A. B, Grasett gave idlesex Regs, and 12th Coastal prise Again, Sydney Diamond, vide unexcelled facilities for me are avaliable, winter ports are Best, B.A., 3rd 5/7th Rajput Rest. Trade Wind. Tropical Love. Vigor. dulgence in health-promoting ezer assuming an increasingly popular away the prizes,

placings: 1st: /c. 17 Entries During the meeting, another Indiwal afternoon's sport was arranged for Heather (M'sex) 2nd Hay, Mond. next Thursday, when a combined All (12th Coastal), 3rd Pte. Shaw Royal Artillery team will meet (M'sex). Time: 4 mins. 47 secs.

480 Yards Hurdles Relay: Won combined Middlesex and Rajput Regiments,

by 8th Coastal Regt, RA (Capt. Skipwith Gar. Marshall, NE. Jhera Khan and Nk, Joginder Singh), 2nd 2nd Bn. Royal Scots, 3rd 5/7th Rainut Regt. 4th 5th AA. Regt. Time: 1 min. 11 3/5 secs.

THE RESULTS Two Miles Relay: Won by Mid diesex Regiment (pl. Hobson. Pte. Goodair L/e.. Cox and Heather), 2nd Sth Coastal Regt., R.A., 3rd 5/7th Rajput Regt. Time:

8 mins, 36 secs.

Club Tennis Singles: PAGH & OXLADE dlesex Regiment (Pte. Pacey, Cpl

ENTER FINAL

won

47 seconds,

2 on 2.30 ar 4,30 pm-West River H'cap-First or Second Sec- tion Winner $850. Second $300. Third $200. For China Ponies, "" Class. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. From the two mile post once round and in (about 1 mile 11 yards).

Advancing Time, Blue Diamond, Blue Field, Emergency Unit, Eye

Lass, Lovely View. Musketeer,

Entrance $10. One and

miles.

a 'half

cise all the year round

Y'S MEN AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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BRITISH CENSORSHIP SERVICE

IN BERMUDA TAKES

TIME OF 800 MEN, WOMEN

HAMILTON, Bermuda,” April 12-Nearly 800 men and women. most of them from England's bombed cities, are engaged daily in the constant surveillance of all letters and parcel post sent be- tween the United States and Europe.

The sight of a cheque in an en- velope caused the lifting of eye-

One Mile Relay; Won by Middle. of Folly. Eve of Peace, Expansi19 less he is conscious of the fact sex Regt. (L/c. McGrady. Pte. Time. Galveston Bay. Hopeful Star that he is a citizen of this earth, Goodair, Pte. Cox and Ptc. Wil-Iron Beauty, Jane Doe, Jober, Just A man is not a wise man unless

Mr. Chang Shu-chi, well-known 880 Yards Relay: Dead heat be-liams), 2nd 5th A.A. Regt., 3rd 2nd In Time, King Kong. Lancash he is aware of the duties of his Chinese bird and flower painter, tween Middlesex Regt. (Ferguson, Bn. Royal Scots, 4th E.K. Rest Night Express, Odeon, Oscar Zylch, world citizenship. A man is not a who recently presented to Pre- HKSRA Time: 3 mins. 40 sets Patricia, Peaceful View, Racor-man unless he has worldly outlook sident Roosevelt a picture of 100

110-Stone Tug-of-War: 12th Coastal Regt., RA beat 5th AA teur. Rob Roy, Rose Evelyn. Rose as well as a national one. It is the doves, will shortly sail for the

Flana.Rose Jane,

duty of each Y's man to help each United Smashing

States

about 500' Regt.. RA. by two straight pulls.

Through. 28 Entries

other and his friend to become a pleces of his best works for ex- 440 Yards Relay; Won by Mid-

3. 3 p.m.-Beas River Paddocks Wise, Y's man," man."

hibition there under the Instruc- This was part of the address on tions of the Ministry of Education. Seton. L/C Bright and Sgt. Fresh-cap- Winner $1,500. Second

He expects to stay in the United

The British government is spend-was apparently in anticipation of water), 2nd Combined Small Units, $600. Third $300. For all Australian's Men and International Rela

At the Ponies Ronies to be ridden by tions" delivered by Dr. Joseph Yu. States for about a year during in a large sum in this work The the Libyan campaign. 3rd 8th Coastal Regt. R.. Time: Jockeys who have won at least 10 who led the discussion at the Y's which he will hold exhibitions in rent of three hotels as censorship same time, the censors opened an- Official flat races anywhere, ar Men's tiffin, held at the St. Francis various key cities. The proceeds beadquarters is estimated to cost other letter from Rome and found BY "SERVER". 130-Stone Tug of War: 12th

from the exhibitions, he told a at least $280,000 a year.

that the Italian navy was trying to HISTORY OF CLUB

order a At the Stand Court yesterday,, Coastal Regt, RA. beat 5th AA Jockeys approved by the Stewards Hotel yesterday.

Central News representative, will

number of cases of sea- ELABORATE SYSTEM M. PAGE, holder, and C. H. R. Regt. RA. by two straight pulls.

İsick remedy. Reviewing the history of the Y's be used for the purchase of books Thousands of letters pass OXLADE

FINAL STANDINGS thelp respective

equipments for A Grand Time, A Happy Time, Men Club, De. Tu said, in part:

through the hands of the ever- "matches" to enter the final of the 1st Bn, Middlesex Regt. 183 pts. Australian Diamond, Bath Bay. In Nov. 1920 Paul W. Alexandez, universities in China.

watchful censors. The most ela- ↑ Club Singles Championship.

8th Coastal Regt.. RA. 1554 pts., Brown Derby, Endeavour, Fleet- graduate of the Harvard Law

ment. It was for $500..and had Pagh beat R. E. Guest 6-3, 6-4, 5/7th Rajput Regt. 137 pts.. 1st wing, Look See, Mainsail, Man-O-School began to prepare a consti-Mr. Chang has been professor of while (xlade beat F. W. Carter Hongkong Regt., HKSRA. 123 War Miss Chalfont, Mountaitution and by-laws for the realísa. Chinese art at the National Cen-Indexing has been put into operis

tian so that everything that has been sent by an American to Adolf Hitler. Only one thing was out of 6-3, 6-1.

pts., 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots 1194 View, Starlight, Venus Bay, Viceroy, tion of this moverpent. The adoptral University for the past ten

tion of the name, "Y's Men years, He arrived The first match was the better pts, 12th Coastal Regt., RA 118 15 Entries

here from been scrutinised in the past can the ordinary-it was endorsed "for be referred to in a moment's neral expenses only," Watkins- Chungking last night (Tuesday), of the two. Pagh's steadiness. car- pts., 5th A.A. Regt., RA. 1143 pts.. 4 or 10 3.30 or 6.30 pm Wall proved to be very clever. rying him through. His driving 2/14th Punjab Regt, 93 pts., Com-send Ifcap--First or Second Sec-

The term "International" seem- and was entertained at tea at the autice. The censors are like doe- down both wings was in good bined Small Units 78 pts.

tion. Winner $750. Second $300. ed at that time to be mighty Gloucester Hotel this afternoon by tors, with their hands on the pulse Manice sak the cheque was allowed working order while his service re-

group of prominent Chiness of communications between the io soon.. Third $200. For Australian Ponies, ambitious, but it was not so long

LOVE LETTERS vealed the same securacy. Guest

"C" Class. Jockey Allowance. En-after that a club was organised in here including Mr. Chang I-ling, United States and Europe,

Details of what is found in the Thousands of love letters, are tried some enterprising shots. but

trance $5. One mile,

Sydney, and thus the movement member of the People's Political

Chen Kung-cheh, malis is private to the British read by the censors but one these could not break down the

Amusement Tax, Anzac Day, Awas off to its start as a truly "Council, Mr.

ternational" organisation. The well-known calligraphist, Mr. government, but it is certain that particular was shown throughout. smooth driving game of Pagh,

Roaring Time, Australian Prince,

costa for the every department. It was...ą. pass Battle, Bendigo, Bruno, Casino bounds. It was during 1925 that thing, and Mr. Chen Chung-pt.

movement grew by leaps and Chang Chien-11, Mr. Tong Kwok-the maintenance

work are trisignificant to what in-stonate letter from a Hungarian Cheerful Star, Cockleroi, Cor-

Part of Mr. Chang's works will formation and tangible goods have describing in detail his latest love la club was organised at Shanghai, ; vette, Daylight, Derby Day.

beep

from prevented

going affair. But the thing that in- semi- Open Singles

and enthusiasm for its interna-be exhibited here next week. Double Dutch, Double Finesse, final, 8. A. Rumjahn v. Taul Wal Flying Dutchman, Franklin, Gay

tional possibilities ran very high. pul; Club Handicap

Mr. Ho Shiu que, President of Gold Rod. Hascossay,

the Club, presided.

Guest tried, with some success, to bring Pagh to the forecourt but abandoned this in favour of a

SPORTING

FIXTURES

baseline game in which Pagh was TENNIS, his master.

DOUBLE FAULTS

In the second set, Pagh led 5-3 but with two double faults lost the ninth. Guest, however, failed to benefit from this. Pagh winning the next for the set and match,

The Oxlade-Carter match," got

off to a slow start and though the

TODAY

Singles Fox. Final, G. W. Sewell (4/6) Income Tax, Iron Belle. Longdon, T. J Gould (-15.2); Handicap Maple Star, Misty View, Nomine Mixed Doubles, C. H. R. Oxlade Poenae. Bea Jay, Seventy Six, and Miss Pritchard (-4/6) v. JShuttlecock, Snow White, Sydney 5. Theobald and Mrs. Torrible Lady, Twinkling Star, Warrego

River. 33. Entrics.

5-4 p.m.-Moretum pay Staxes.

(~15.).

TOMORROW

The Weather Of April

Sunshine 32 Hours Below Normal

scores in the first set were closer GOLF. Captain's Cup, Fanling.First Section. Winner $600. better tennis was seen in the

Second $300. Third $200. For Aus second when, both players seemed LAWN BOWLS. -- First Division tralian Fonies, "D" Class. Weight to have found their touch, Rallies

Recreio "Av. Craigangowers 142 lb. 1 lb. penalty for every $100 were far and between and Oxlade's

Civil Service v. Kowloon C. C.;

The weather during April was or part thereof won in stakes strice consistency won him the day. Car-

Indian Recreation Club Y Po Jan 1, 1841. Limit to penalty: 17 mainly unsettled, with very vari tep was weak on his backhand, lice; Kowloon Bowling Green

From the 1st He scored many points with his Club "B" v. Recreio "B: Kow- Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. able temperatures.

From the là mile post' (about half to the 5th it was fair and rather first service, but he was too incon- loon Docks.v. Kowloon Bowling

warm, but a renewed onset of the sistent with it to gain an ad.

Green Club "A" Second Divi-mile 170 yards.

Amber I 142, Arnieber 142) Bone-NE monsoon on the evening of the vantage.

sion. Recreio v. Hongkong shaker 142, Bredon 144, National 5th caused a fall in temperature Cricket Club; Kowloon C.,C. v.

Reform 142, Ozark 142, Red Rabbit of 30 deg. F. in 24 Hours, and the Kowloon Tong: Craigengower 142, Rising Star 142, Rocky Beach minimum temperature on the 6th Prison Officers; Kowloon Foot ball Club, v. Hongkong Football 142, Tobaccoship 145, Winnie 142. was the lowest ever recorded "ip Club. Third Division. Craigen-

TODAY'S MATCH "A capacity crowd is expected this afternoon when 8 A. Rum- Jahn, holder, meets Tsul Waf-put the semi-final of the Open Singles,

It bias

1m

been predicted. with some confidence, in certain quar

ters, that the "evergreen" Sirdar

will enter his tenth anal. Rum-

Jahn is, indeed, playing very well

"April

23. Enteles, 15 Drawn,

1-6 p.m.-Great Bight Stakes. The next few days were mainly Rower v. Kowloon Bowling Green First Section Winner $600.cloudy. with frequent rain Club: Hongkong Football Club Second $300, Third $200. For Aus- drizzle

恕

Re-

Indian Recreation Club: Hongkong Cricket Club V: creto....

or

and occasional thunder.

warm

a

A native of Kinhwa, Chekiang:borate system of cataloguing and brows at. first, but only for a mo-

through

· AMUSING · "FINDS" A few amusing “finds"

-

terested the censors was a remark

he wrote, it doesn't matter what I WASHINGTON; May 1 (Reuter) -A dig at Italy is the interpreta-

which say those Britian Fensors aren't tion in some quarters of the action have been set aside in a special human anyway." of the War Department in pro-tile, were disclosed recently by C. moting Major William Bentley, R. Watkins-Mence, the controller"Santa Claus, Greenland"" It was from an American girl asking for

who recall from Rome was de-as nensorship.

J

Another letter was addressed to

manded by Italy, from the post- An order was intercepted from a doll. A subscription was taken tion of Assistant Military Attache, Rome asking for the immediate UP among the women censors and and assigning him to an impor- delivery of 1,000 pairs of running doll was sent to the gift.. tant post at Tangler.

shorts, which one censor observed

BANNED

BOOKS THEY SOLD ABROAD

BY HANNEN SWAFFER

The death of James Joyce, author of the much-attacked "Ulysses," recalls to my mind my last sight of Warsaw, a fort", night before the Germans attacked Poland, and my last visit to Copenhagen, immediately after,"

Those publicly "

We accuse the Germans of burning books. displayed in Copenhagen and Warsaw, almost the only evidence of our modern authorship, deserved burning.

The

TWO LANGUAGES

censorship headquarters resembles an International club. Each of the censors speaks at least two languages, and most of them have at least four or five at their command. A letter written in the Badimo language was given 4 thorough going over by someone with a fluent knowledge of that tongue. "' ..

The most unusual feature of the censorship work is that registered mall, war or no war, receives par- ticular attention and must be Jaccounted for after the war, Re- gistered letters may be opened and indefinitely delayed, but when the war is over every one of them must be sent to the addressed

v. Kowloon Football Club; Police tralian Ponies, "D" Class. Weight There was a short spell of

i Directly a book was banned: The war, however, has brought 1142 lb. 1 lb. penalty for every $100, fair weather from the 13th to the here, it was printed abroad and about a great change in British for part thereof war in stakes since 18th. but the remainder of the sold to British travellers who authorship.

You see openly sold, now, "raw" persons. A large room has been Jan 1, 1941. Ligals to penalty: 17 month was cloudy and very un-couldn't buy it at home on top form, On the other hand YACHTING, Closing Cruise and Ib. Juckey Allowance. Entrance $5. settled. with much rain and some ostracized' volumes. into a window would have raised an outery.

It was put, with all the other, novels, that a few years ago, set aside for the storage of this

class of malt: in every European capital where, MEAN TEMPÉRATURE - ·· The mean temperature for the unless the British Council; sent the

at the moment and appears to be

Tsui seems to have dropped off in his, game, but he is a player whose form is hard to gauge

ADVERTISEMENTS

THE MACAO JOCKEY- CLUB.

The May Race Meeting will

be held at Arcia Preta, Macan

on Sunday 4th May, 1941,

commencing at 3.00 p.m.

at

The First Bell will be rung 2.30 p.m.

Admission to Members En. closure: $1; Public Stand: 50 cents.

By Order,

T. A. MARTIN & CO.,

Secretaries & Treasu

Prize Giving.

SUNDAY, MAY 4

BOWLS.

From the two mile post once round heavy thunderstorms.

and In (about 1 mile 171 yards),

Annabella 142, "Blue "Gown“ 142,

#

HUMS OF MONEY

Volunteers Sets Mess, Dashing. Beauty. 142, National Vic-month was 80.5. deg. F, which is Sadlers Wells ballet there, they

tory 142, Odin 142, Sports Lady 142.1 deg below normal. A maximum) were the only publicised, exhibits story of American gangsterdora hold large sums of money. They

of our culture.

v: Kowloon C.C., 3:30 pm. GOLF. -- Adamson

first spring shine 142) Swallow 142. 17 of 85.0 deg. was recorded on the Cup. round.

|Entries, 3 Drawn, d

18th and 21st the minimum of B

*

The best-known of all of them is Some of the registered letters written, for a bet, by a young man will be under the watchful care of who, working, at a London pub-the censors for the duration of

| RAQING, -Macro Jockey. Cink 8--5,30 -7 p.m. -- Moreton

In Warsaw and the Danish capi-lisher's, declared he could write the war. Race Meeting at Area Preta. Stakes. Second Section. Winner record for April The mean rela which

Bay 50 deg. occurring on the 6th was a tal I a prominent windows, in about sangsters as well as any familiar sight takes place of

Yank"

the arrival of the clipper plane or were shown "Ulysses," Macao, 3 p.m

$800. Second $300. Third $200, Fortive humidity was 84 per cent, "Bessie Cotter," and "To Beg 1 Am

Tet, be: had never been to Ame-ship. Derricks, haul nets filled Class which is normal.

with bags of mail: from the holds Weight 142 15. Ib. penalty for Sunshine amounted to 83 hours, with prostitution; "The Well of Ashamed," both of which deal

His own firm refused it Now, and dump them on the deck, OF N. K.F.C. RINKS FOR [overy $100 or part thereof won against a normal of 115 hours Loneliness," a study in abnor. /early 200,000 copica have been waiting tender. The bags are then

TOMORROW

The following have been chosen

Australian Ponies,

on the 21st.

sok!!

rushed to the censorship, head- quarters where sanads of censors

imitations and the importation of job of sorting, cataloguing aud

SECOND DIVISION (V. HKFC Poconos 142, Princess Adelaide 142 at Home):Lapsley, Atienza, Chit. Ratio Decidendi 142, Riverside 142 enden. Field (skipis Naef. East- Senorita, 142, Strathalbyn 145, War man, Kern, Younghusband, (skip); Tax 142. 23 Enteles, 12 Drawn Dand, Dowman, Fergusson, Simp3-6pm-Great Bight, Stakes- son (skip)

Second Section - Winner $500. From the two mile post once round THIRD DIVISION (v. BKFC Second $300. Third $200 For Au- and in (about 1 mbe 171 yards), { sway) Crom Thompson, Macin, tralian Ponies, D Claw Weight A Blossom Time 142, Archber 14

Ogden (skip); ama, 142 1b. 1 1h penalty, for every $100, Grack Shot 147, Graceful view, 142, Frost: Abbas Smalley

of part thereof, won in, stakes, since Quick Despatch 142, Roolfly 145 Woodcock B C Wong, Fuller Jan 1, 1941. Limit to penally: 17 b. Too Eat 142, Willow 142, 2adderday 225 Evans: (skip)).

Jockey Allowance. ance - 85. 142, 17 Entries, # Drawn.

stakes" since Jan. 1, 1941. Limit to Ramfall was above normal for the mality, banned here after & Bow penalty: 17 1b Jockey allowance fourth successive month, the total Berset

prosecution; and "Lady. Entrance $5. From the 1 mile post being 8.60 inches against a normal Chatterley's Lover," an indecency Its success, has encouraged many are waiting to get on with the to represent the K.F.C. in the (about half mile 170 yards)."," Second and Third Division of the A Good Time 146, Dignitas 1429 5.20 Inches. The total rainfall by D. H. Lawrence. Lawn Bowls League tomorrow: Lodestar 142, Lúxury 142, Ophir 142, since January 1 is now 28.86 inches They were enclosed in wrappers books of a similar type from the censoring

The maximum wind velosity in reading. Not obtainable in Eng- States

Indignation was fanned in the ust. was 51 mph. at 9.15 am land" or "Barred in England."

and were bought openly, by British Athenaeum Club by the discovery:

LONDON, May 1 (Reuter) people who, at home, would not of a copy of the "Daily Worker

Four members of the Quaker Am- have dared to be reen reading on, its exclusive premises!

bulances Unit, under the auspices At first, it was feared that a them

member had brought it im from of the British Red Cross, led by "Is this the best we can do to the Carlton Club, round the cor-Mr. Peter Tennant, are leaving advertise outsches?" I asked a nerve news had a tota per this week for Chungking for such Tnquiries: elicited the statement service as the Chinese Government triend in Warsaw

Well soon after, the Germans however, that the "Daily Worker may think beat. The fun party marched in and almost every-was "one of the newspapers placed numbers 40 The remainderare

on the tables of the club,”.

following" shortly;" thing was banned.

Hong Kong, 30 April, 1941.