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MR. HEMINGWAY AND HIS VISIT TO CANTON

But Noted Author Is Not

Telling Story Here!

Stopping over in Hongkong some three or four days while await- ing the Clipper for Manila about a fortnight ago. MR. ERNEST HEMINGWAY, the noted author and war correspondent, spent a good portion of his waking hours at work on a number of articles for the -New York evening newspaper P.M,

One of these concerned a visit to Canton on which Mr. Heming- way embarked while on the North Kwangtung front with a number.. of friends he had made in the course of a visit to the Chinese Army headquarters there.

Lawn Bowls

The

Teams

·SPORTS & GENERAL

following are further lawth baw.s teams for today's games:-

C.S.C.C.

First Division" (v. Recreio "B", Home! E. Purvis, T. Seddon, W. Burling and C. Strange (Skip).

J. Gellately, E. Kirmon. V. Ebbage and M. Rakusen (Skip).

Mr. Hemingway, who has seen a gether from a number of sources, number of strallar exploits in his started one late evening when three adventurous existence, thought no-funks. carrying a number of Chi- thing very much of the visit. nese soldiers accompanied by Mr. What Hled Mr. Hemingway, how Hemingway, who was feeling again ever, was the suggestion that hejike one of the boys and trying to hadn't seen anything of China in shake off from his memory visions the course of a very hectic fort-of the lounge lizards and other night of travel. What raised Mr.fauna he had encountered since Hemingway's temperature even leaving Sun Valley, foated down more was the suggestion that he the West River for a known des hadn't seen very much of the Chi-tination

The boys were taking a trip down nese Army.

The story had got 50 It was that Mr. Hemingway to Canton. came out on a number of occasions around that certain industries had, during his stay here with the story worked overtime since their last of his Canton visit, though the visit and that a number of erections whole of it was never dragged out had been put up" that invited in- of him, being jealously guarded vestigation. The boys in uniform for first release in the columns of were feeling obviously insulted at P.M.

the suggestion that anything could. be constructed by certain unfriend ly men to resemble a monument to an occupation.

Mr. Hemingway over a bottle of wine, would make one reference or other to Canton, and was asked once by our reporter to describe the town to him, so he could try and recognise one or two landmarks.

very

tents.

CONVINCING REPLY

Whatever had been erected, it could not be left alone lest the fellows who had come to Canton to live would get it into their peddle that they were there to stay per-

Looks manently

without paying rent,

taxes, etc., to the Government that had the original lease on the "place.

SCARE OUT OF BEDS

Mr. Hemingway came out with a

convincing reply. something like this place." he said, moving nearer to a pitcher of drinking water and cracked ice, which in one motion he proceeded So it was that Sappers Wong and to pick up and empty of its con- Lee (here we are taking a xues

but is it possible to have two dozen Mr. Hemingway was very much Chinese without at least one Wons impressed with what he saw of the one Lee among them?>" and (the Chinese Army. Ready to talk "off Acting Sapper Hemingway the record," he would not go title being an honorary, one, Mr. into detail on what he had seen mingway being there as war.cor. and what had impressed him parti- respondent) went down with an cularly, but, he said, he thought officer or so and a couple of non- the Chinese soldier was pretty coms and proceeded to scare but of good.

their beds a number of men, pup.

His Canton visit he did not re- peteers and puppets together, who gard as any great adventure and at first didn't know what it was all would make mention of it only as about

D. Crawley, J. Carr, J. Hempsey and J. McCowan Skip)

Reserves: A. Sheppard and Collidge.

C.C.C..

W.

First Division (v. E.C.C. Home) J. W. Leonard. N; P. Karaojík, A. E. Coates and D. W. Bradbury (Skap).

A. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, R. Bass and U. M. Omat (FRip),

an illustration of the fact that a After certain erections had been good number of Chinese, possessed demolished, the jourres up the of a full measure of "guts." were river started just before dawn, and visiting the place quite regularly everybody, we havn't heard Mr. and not only Canton. Mr. Heming- Hemingway deny this) got home way just went to see for himself safely. The official story of Mr. and came back satisfied with the Hemingway's visit to Canton, of fact that sugh exploits existed as course, is the property of PM, and truly in real life as in the stories this is the best that our reporter

of Old China Hands.

THE CANTON VISTT

Y. A. Razack, W. R Way. J. S.

Landolt and C. & Rosselct (Skip).

Second Division (V. Talkdo R.C..... Away)

A. A. Hazack, A. Kitchell, £. Zim. mern and T.-L. Lock (Skip).

J. H. Xavier, 1 E. Lahnert, L. C. F. Souza and M. 1. Medina (Ship).

THREE BASEBALL GAMES FOR THE WEEK-END Hongkong Brewers Favoured To Beat The Mighty "T"

Still impatiently awaiting the official opening of the baseball season, local players will stage three games during this weekend. commencing with a clash between the U.S.S. Tulsa and the Royal Although Welfie Welford's Sappers have Engincers' at 2.30 p.m. today. made great strides since their debut last season, they are not ex- pected to down the boys from the mighty who have their eyes of the Bagram Shield this year.

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Lefty Sarsfield will again start on the mound for the Engineers MacClanahan will and will be supported by Heath behind the pan.

SATURDAY, MAY“ 17, 1941.

McCallans

Perfection

Scots Wh

toe the rubber for the bindjackets and, with the aid of a very steady lineup, should stem the Sappers' attack without much difficulty,

Ching, erstwhile Chinese The Tulsa aggregation make an- Wally per appearance at 10 am, to-Baseball Club stalwarts.

Wally Ching will probably draw morrow against the HK: Brewers

what should be the best of the hurling assignment for the Nam

Hwa out and will have a new PERFECTION

this week's games.

Dave Leonard will ime-up Ma-partner in Hal Wing Lee. Tommy

McCALLUM'S

deen Arcul on the hillock, Shorty Chah will take care of the first SCOTS WHISKY

S. R. Solina H. G. Forman, W. Arculli hindsnatching, Jindoo Hus-station, Nelson second. Ng Shun Ward and H. W. Randall (Skip), Bain at the Initial sack, George Wah third and Nip Lum at the Third Division (v. Indian RC., Home: "Strawberry Souza at the keystone, Windy Alley will complete the in- Available for picket duty W. E. Broadbridge, A. E. S. Alves, Dave the "Bambino" himself at the field. D., W. Lam and C. S. Ladd Skip), 'hot corner. Fee Wee Tony Alves at will be I. C. Wong. Cecil Wing Lee, 1 M. Roza, M. A Baptista. F. K short backed by Hank Ait. Baby Kwan. Dopey Loo and S. K. Tang,

The Mindanao boys will have a Abbas and Artur Ozorio in the pas- Modi and A. J. Coelho (Skip)..

tures.

strong line-up that will include "Ski" Powlawski, Tony Mascavage, Willie Wilson, Robert E. Strohl and Bowersox.

F. Lee, S. 8. Franks, D. A. Rozario and L. Qaddi (Skip).

One Rink Friendy (v. K.C.C., Away)

R. K. Pavri, Li Sul-wing. W. J. Curd and V. A. Itenson (Skip).

1.R.C.

First Division (v. K♫f. Club “A” Home)

With this squad in the field, last season's runners-up should account for the bluejackets in a close and Interesting battle

DELM CALLUME EDINBURGH

IMITATED

BY MANY

PERFECTION

SCOTS WHISKY

I.

EQUALLED ...

Sole Agiast

NONE.

By

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An excellent struggle is indicated and the odds favour the "sailors who also be played. The Cardinals the Ollers are determined to wipe MINDANAO-S.CA.A. CLASH have an unanswerable battery in journey to Stubbs Road to meet the out the stain of having succumbed Following on at 2.30 pm, the the two first-named. who, judging True-Light schoolgirls at 4 p.m., to- to a girls outat.

Although the standard of play is 4. Sufiad K. M. Rumjahn A. Mindanao, present holders hf the from their feats of last year, should day, whilst tomorrow at the same

on South have the Chinese boys eating out hour, the Canuckettes make the not expected to be very high, the M. Rumjahn and M. R. Abbas Skip). Bagram Shield, take

long trek to Lai Chi Kok to tangle players, at least, should have an J. Hoosen A. H. Runjahn A. R. China who have this year, been of their hands.

with the Standard-Vacuum Oilers, enjoyable time as I hear the Socony Minu and A. K. Minu (skip).

The Maple Leafs nosed out the jlads are being stuck for the cost of Ollers during the regular season a mutual beano if they should lose land expect to repeat tomorrow, but this second leg.

D. M. Khan, S, Yusuf, U. A. Rum. reinforced by the acquisition of the services of Nip Lum, Hal "Baby- Jahn and A. E. Dallah (Skip).

Third Division (v. G.C.C. Away) M. Hassan, J. M. A. Run:jahn M. U. Razack and S. M. Rumjahn (skip). M. B. Hassan A. S. Sufflac. A. H Macar and. A. M. Wahab (Skin). Suffiad, and A. O. Madar (Skip

B. el Araulli, M. A. Wahab, A.

K.D.R.C.

First Division v. Kowigen Bowling Green Club "B" Home)

W. Houston. W. C. X. Mackie, F. Cullen and J. Kempton Skip).

R. H A. Lapsley, W. McMaster, W.

Greig and T. Coleman Skipi.

V. Ramsay. J. Revle. M. Ferguson and R. Morrison ((skip).

Fanling Golf

STARTING TIMES

FOR SUNDAY

The Royal Hongkong Golf Club starting times for Fanling to- could dish up with the aid of an morrow are as follows:- un-co-operative Mr. Ernest Heming-

OLD COURSE

The Canton visit, as pieced to-way.

a.IT

9.16 A. E. Lissaman, R. Forrest. 9.20 J. Redman, G. G. Altken-

head.

AIRPLANE FUND | LEAGUE TENNIS 924 Major Giles. R. Young.

CAMPAIGN

FIXTURES

The League Tennis handbook is now cut of the hands of the prin- HUGE SUM RAISED

ters and is being forwarded to the IN UNITED STATES tenais convenors of the various!

cluba competing in the League,

MONDAY

More than U.S.$5,000,000,· equi- The following are the fixtures | valent to over N.C.$100,000,000, was for next week:- raised in America during the re cent Chinese Airplane Fund Cam paign there, according to Messrs. Lam Fuk-yun and Chan Ngan- sing, meinbers of the Overseas

Chinese Alsaciation for National Salvation Through Aviation, who recently returned here after about. a year's tour abroad.

The fund, they said, is deposited with the San Francisco branch of the Bank of Carton.

Messrs. Lam and Chan toured Canada, the United States, Cen tral and South America and were deeply impressed by the whole- hearted enthusiasm displayed by the overseas Chinese there in pa- triotic activities.

CONCERT PLANNED

The "Airplane Fund Campaign." planned by the Chinese artists be

in Hongkong and Macao, will started on May 28 when a concert will be he'd at the Lee Theatre, to raise funds.

First Division C.R.C... Hongkong U.T.C. › CD.R. v. South China A.A. Hongkong C.C. v. Kowloon C.C. TUESDAY Second Division C.R.C. V. A.T.C.

Kowloon C.C. v. C.S.C.C. South China A.A. . K.T.G.C.A. "WEDNESDAY

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Third Division

C.D.R. v. A.T.C. ́C.R.C,. (1) v. K.T.G.CA,

Hongkong U.T.C. v. Kowloon C.C. C.C.C. v. CF.C. (2).

South China A‚A. v. K.I.T.C.

THURSDAY Fourth Division

· ́A.T.C. v. P.Q.R.C, (1),

CBA. v. J.R.C.

LR.C. v. Flipino Club

KIT.C. v. South China A.A. C.R.C. v. C.C,C.

PAYNE STAKES

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter)-The 11/8 favourite, Winter Halter, rid-

A number of well-known Chi- nese musicians and songsters in the Colony will participate in the den by Harry Wragg, won the

concert which will have an in- teresting programme.

Payne Stakes at Newmarket yester- day. Hippius (6/1) and Planchado (6/2) were second and third.

Winter Halter won by three- quarters of a length, a neck se-

WOULD-BE SUICIDE parating second from third.

A young girl, Chen Ying-luen, ran. 18, of No. 675, Shanghai Street, attempted to commit suicide by jumping from the roof of a house in Ping Street, Kowloon City, about

3.30 pm on Thursday.

Five

BOWLS ENTRIES |

9.28 2. S. W. Faterson, J. C, Tay-

lor..

9.32 I. H. Geare, R. C. Gairdner. 9.36 L A. R. Duncan, S. L. Lloyd: 9.40 J. L. MacIntyre, A. McKeller. 9.44 J. R. Way, M. A Calrns. 0.48 F. X. Lee, S. 8. Church.

9.52 B. O. Baldwin. H. W. Bels

ley.

10.12 A, K. Mackenzie, Col. Rose! 10.16 F. D. Hunter, J. A. Black-

wood.

10.20 R. P. Morris, H. A. Mijis. 10.24 A. B. Purves, G. M. Park, 10.28 0. M. Williams, P. E. Annis: 10.32 E Hearther, H. M. Rowland. 10.36 J. J. Van Muhlen, D. H.

Hamilton.

10.40 H. Overy, W. J. E. Mac-

kenzie.

B.III.

NEW COURSE

9.40 Miss Balchin, Miss Findley. 10.00 A. C. I. Bowker. J. R. Collis.

SPORTING

FIXTURES

TODAY

SOFTBALL MATCHES Apart from these three hard-ball face" Wing Lee. Tommy Chan and matches. two softball games will

LAWN BOWLS First Division. Recreio "A" v. Police R.C., Cral- gengower v. Kowloon C.C., CIVI Service v. Recreio "B", Indian R.C. v. Kowloon, B.G.C. "A"./ Kowloon Docks R.C. v. Kowloon B.G.C. "E", Second Division: Re creio v. Prison O.C., Hongkong Q.C. v. Kowloon Tong, Kowloom C.C. v. Hongkong FC., Talkoo R.C. Craigengower Third DI- vision: Craigéngower v. Indian R.C., Kowloon B.G.C. v. Kowloon F.C., Hongkong FC. v. Recreto. Police R.C v. Hongkong Electric

TOMORROW.

Paper

the HUNT.Cottage Club's

Hunt, 5.30 pm. ATHLETICS. Chinese Amateur Club 7. The Army (Caroline Hill) 3 p.m.

Intending participants" In various Lawn Bowls Champion- She was admitted, to Kowloon ships of the Colony are reminded Hospital and her condition was that entries close on Monday, May

26.

serious,

THE WINNING HIT!

RIGHT INTO THE

STAND AMONG THE BURLEIGH SMOKERS

BURLEIGH

CIGARETTES

BURLEIGH

OGARETTES

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