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COLONY'S AQUATIC STARS TO SPORTING

GALA BOWLS SWEEP

IN AMBITIOUS MEET ARRANGED FOR JULY European "Y" And V.R.C. Combine Their Forces Against Chinese Clubs

BY JIN**

Owing to sudden indisposition Chan Chun-nam did not participate in the "Y" gala last Saturday and this Nevertheless, robbed the fete of some of its excitement.

a good attendance turned up and witnessed some good swimming-

David Hutchinson, last year's champion, won both the sprint events and though his time was comparatively slow it is too early in the season to pass judgment on his per- formances. His commanding lead in the relay race gave his team victory over the Chinese in the 200 yards. Apart from these three events, which the "won, the Lai Tsun Unión had pretty much their own way.

The cancellation

the yards is very commendable for a "Ladies' free style relay was youngster and coached on proper lines should become a first grade another disappointment

swimmer.

of

to

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REMINDER

Club secretaries" and bowls

requested convenors, are

to

send in money collected for the sweep in the Lawn Bowls League by 11 p.m. today: The draw will be made at, 12 noen every Friday at the offices of Messrs Gande, Price and Com- pany.

H.K.F.A. COUNCIL

FIXTURES

TODAY

RACING. Entries close for Ma- cau Jockey Club Race Meeting 12 noon

TOMORROW

FRIDAY,

JUNE 6,

1941.

TENNIS LEAGUE KING KONG CHANGES

RESULTS

י:

Filipino Club Win At Sookunpoo

HANDS AT $1,000

COCOA'S KING KONG, which won the Lead Mine Handicap, first section, on Whit Monday, changed hands at $1,000 at the pour roup at the Race Course yesterday.

Among other well known ponies; sold were dam's Choice to King

BASEBALL LEAGUE (Official Fourth Division matches of the Kong's new owner. Mr. S. W. Lee AMERICAN GOLF

Following are the results of the opening) Hongkong Brewery Tennis League played yesterday: U. 8. S. Mindanao (corner Cha- tham - Gascoigne Roads. Kow- hoon 3 pm

1

CHAMPIONSHIP

NELSON FAVOURITE FOR THE TITLE

|for $1,550) Sunspot. ($500), to Mr. At Bookunpoo, Filipino Club beat H. J. Feilden: Night Express ($600) Army Tennis Club, 5-4.#

Mr. S. N. Fan; Cockierol ($700) LAWN BOWLS. FUst Division. F. Gonzales and L. Souza (F.C.) Mr. Q, W. Cooper: Advancing Time! Kowloon B.G.C. "B" v. Recreto last to S/Sgt. Ford and L/Cpl. (200) Mr. Lo Kyung-to; Muse *A", Kowloon B.G.C. "A" v. Crai-Stoner. 2-8; beat S/Sgt. Mitchell teer ($200) Mr. P. P. Boteino; Too gengower, Recreio "B" v. Kow-and L/Cpl. Glasgow, 6-2; beat Con. Hot ($260) Mr. Cheung On New! loon CC., Kowloon Docks R.C. Gardger and S/Sgt. Adams, 6-2 Moon ($270) Mr. Johannessen; A FORT WORTH (Texas), June 6

(1300) BI T

wirner v. Police R.C., Indian R.C. B. Poon and F. Pson lost to Ford Good Time

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H(Reuter)Bryon Nelson, Civil Service. Second Division: and Stoner. 3-8; beat Mitchell and Tseng who also bought Pigtail for two years ago, is favourite for the Kowloon F.C. v. Recreio. Eong-Glasgow, 6-2: beat Gardner and $600; Lodestar

($300) Mr

Ng American Open Golf Champion- kong F.C. v. Kowloon Tong, Kow- Adams. 6-2,

Cheung-fai; Jane Doe (3100) Mr.ship which starts here today. loon C.C. v. Craigengower. Third L. R. deforso and W. Lee lost. K. Tu, Zadderday ($80), Mr. Ho There is a field "of over 150 for Division: Cralgengower v. Hong to Ford and Stoner, 1-6; lost to Hong-ping: Senorita ($120) Mr. T. the event, the "qualifying, rounds rong C.C., Hongkong Electric v. Mitchell and Glasgow, 3-6; beat C. Yuen; Royal Highness ($75) Mr. previously having thinned the eff- Kowloon B.G.C., Recreio v. Kow- Gardner and Adams, 6-1.

D. M. da Rocha: Nancy Lee ($100)tries by ellminating would-be- loon F.C.. Police R.C. v. Hong-

Mr. H. M. Wilbur and Rivulet champions, notable fallures In- kong F.C.

elnding Scottish-born Jock Hut- At Sockumpoo, Craigengower C.C(570) Mr. C. F. Chiu:

chison, winner of the British Open The following is the agenda: WATER-POLO.- Royal Navy "A" beat Indian R.C., 71 to 14.

National Reform +$5201 Mr. Minutes of Connell meeting No

K. M Au and C. M. Lee (C.C.C.) Yeung Wing-sing: National Rless- 1931, Australian-born Joe Kirk- beat M. Hassan and K. Nazarin, ings ($75) Mr. S. W. Lee; Jennifer wood and Jimmy Thomson. 6-1: beat M. S. Hussain and M. 1. ($55) MI. B. L. Ten: Circe ($25) American amateur champion in

Little, British consider alterations of rules; approve report of "Council; final accounts; appoint auditors: elect

any other business.

MEETING

A meeting of the Council of the Hongkong Football Association will be held at the Association's" offices i on Wednesday, June 11 at 5.30 p.m.

v. 36th Bty, R.A. (Navy "pool). 12.30 p.

SUNDAY, JUNE 8

C.C.C. WIN

Lawson

and

date of annual general meeting: BASEBALL, Hongkong Baseball | Razack, 6-1; beat G. Singh and A. Hoo Pak-ming: Phoenix ($15)1934, and 1935 and-who turned pro-

CHESS RESULT the many fans who had turn-

Junior "Chess Joe ed up to see the fair sex in Shalberg. Mohawks soft in the. Colony action for the first time: This baller, has been teaching tumbling Championship tournament at the event was cancelled owing to at the V.R.C. He hopes to make Peninsula Hotel last night, To Yu-

good divers of the younger mem-lau beat 4. Y. Birtukoff the non-appearance of the

bers interested in diving, because Both players re in the running "other teams, other than the the fundamentals of the spring for first place in the tournament

Lai Tsun ladies.

Club v. USS Asheville (Corner Chatham-Gascoigne Roads) 10 a.m.; Royal Engineers v South China A..A. 3 D.m

WATER-POLO 8th Coastal Regt RA 36th Ety. RA. (Y.M.C.A. pool), 11 a.m.. Middlesex "A" v 965th Bty. R.A. (YM.C.A. pool. 11.30 am

board art begins from body control and To's win leaves him in the FRED PERRY MAY In spite of all these some excit-jin the al and that is where more favourable position. Ing sport were witnessed and the tumbling comes in..

European YM.C.A. must be con-

gratulated for their untiring efforts

to make the gala a success.

4:

HENLEY REGATTA

WED AGAIN

Sumad, 6-2.

Mr. C. L. Gregory: Rose Evelyn fessional and, won the Canadien » M. C. Hung and T. K. Lin beat ($25) Sling: King's Worthy ($25) Open in 1936 and won the Ameri Hassan and Nazarin, 6-1; drew and with Hussain Razack, 6-6; Mr. R. M. da Rocha: National can title last year, is defending

and Razack, Liberty ($45) Mr. M. Alarcon; Fri- his championship. drew with Hussain

Other fancied 6-6: beat Singh and Suffad, 6-2. day ($15) Mr. Sling; and National

men are Ralph Y. C. Mok and P. C. Ya, beat Success ($35) Mr. R. M. da Rocha: Guldahl, champion in 1937 and Hassan and Nazarin, 6-4; beat Lancashire Lass. National 1938, and Base Hogan. Hussain and Razack. 6-2 lost to courage, Fing's Flint, King's

Singh and Sufflad. 1-8.

J.R.C. BEATEN

Welcome. Woodbridge. Riverbridge

And Marsh Warbler were with ART & HANDWORK

AMERICA'S CINDERELLA

beat Guest Of President

Roosevelt

EXHIBITION

The Education Department states" that it has been decided to extend the Hongkong Schools Art and Handwork Exhibition ât the Northcote Training College, Bon- ham Road, for two more days as follows:-Friday, June 6. 1941; 10 am to 7.30 pm. and Saturday, June 7, 1941, 10 am to 1pm, :

At Caroline Hill, Post Office R.C.[drawn. (1) beat Jewish RC.. 5 to 4.

Mr. E. V. M. P. de Sousa was K. W. Wong and D. C. W. Fit- the auctioneer. ches lost to Whitgob and Odell, 2-6: lost to Poliak and, Landau. Although nothing has been at Most of the Chinese swimmers THE ROYAL CANADA

4-6: lost to Ramler and Talan, 0-6. have deserted their old clubs, to

nounced officially, close friends 6. 8. Chin and S. K. Chin beat join the Sing Tao Swimming Club.

of Fred Perry. England's famous Whitgob C.B.C. "GALA

and Odell, 6-1; beat TORONTO-Ithe 15th Annus tennis player who is now profes. Pollak and Landau. 6-1; lost to Chinese Bathing Club opened Amongst them are Shek Kam-puí, i

Henley Regatta stonal at the Mexico City Country Rambler and Talan, 2-6. their new season somewhat sen-Lee Fook-kee, Tommy Kew, Mak Royal Canadian

be held at St. sationally when two national re- Wai-ming and Char. Fook-shing. will

Catherines Club, are saying that he will;

W. Morrison and J. Howlett beat cords toppled at the gala held last It is rumoured that Ng Nin have from July 24 to 26, the Canadian marry Sandra Dreaux,

a model Whitgob and Odell, 6-2; also joined in their ranks. Should Association of Amateur Oarsmen from Dallas Texas, as soon as his Pollak and Landau, 6-3; beat Ram- Sunday at North Point,

The performers were Miss Ho this be true then Sing Tao will:

divorce from the Actress. Helen ler and Talan, 6-2, one of the strongest com-

The Association's President, R-Vinson becomes absolute. Wai-king in the 100 metres, and have

WASHINGTON. the newly-formed club, Sing Tao, binations in the Colony.

bert G. Dibble stated that the Perry met Miss Dreux when she in the Men's 200 metres free-style

Buffalo Westsides. Detroit, and came to the Country Club to mo- At Kowloon Indian Tennis Club, Skeleplovich, daughter of a poor Reggie Goldman, of the Euro- relay-race.

per-pean Y.M.C.A. has his hands full Wyandotte, Michigan, had assured delat a dress show given by the the home team lost to P.OR.C. (2) Polish Immigrant, was hailed as Miss Ho, on Sunday's

the American Cinderella after she formance, will constitute a serious in the running of the European him that they would send strong Dallas firm of Nieman Marcus by 63 seta to 23.

K. S. Mehal and Y. Khan (KI had 'Jaked and laughed with the compete in all classes, Miss Dreux is now wearing an TC.) drew with Chan and Castilho President while diplomats and threat in the sprint events in the "Y" Water Polo Tournament. His teams to

shows

NEW YORK-It is humility, not Colony Championships while Sing untiring efforts ir arranging galas and that the Toronto Dons and engagement ring and

86: beat Lam and Lal 6-3; beat politicians walted at the a White and the Hamilton sign of returning to Dallas,

racial but musical, which charac- MacPherson and Shaw 3-8.

House. Tao will also take a lot of beating and water polo matches have put Argonauts

Serge Friends say that their wedding: J. Dad and U. H. Emall (K, L

Maynor. expressed a desire

terises Dorothy the "y" well ahead of other clubs, Leanders had from other clubs.

in their schedules. He is also one to continue competition despite is expected to be held as soon as T. C.) lost to Chan and Castilho who is thirteen, was an honoured today probably the finest living

Clad in a new silk dress, Arna Koussevitzky's great of the best water polo referees in the war.

FORTHCOMING CARNIVAL

announced

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the Colony and is a player of no mean repute.

It is officially that the swimming carnival between a European YM.C.A.- V.E.C. combination and the United Chinese Clabs of the Colony will take place at the V.R.C pool on July 26. Champlons of both sexes will be forward for the Chung Shing Club. seen in action and the meet will Last year, he was the leading, goal-

tress in China.

THE PROGRAMME

The programme of events are:

MEN...

polo goal-keeper, has given up his

WATER-POLO SCORES

j

announced,

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famed B-19 is ready for

possible.

125 fully

no

Wright duplex-cyclone generate 8,000 horse-

K.LT.C. LOSE

- Little

Anna

GREATEST NEGRO SOPRANO

"find" and

1-6; lost to Lam and Lal 4-8; last guest at the President's magnit negro soprano. Miss Mayr.or has to MacPherson and Shaw 5-7,

+

sent birthday ball. Previously. in a little gesture of the right hand, S.C.A.A. VICTORY

a miserable little shack home in palm up, which symbolizes her at

when applause thunders Chan Sek-pul. Interport water- LARGEST BOMBER'S COMPLETION: South China A. A. "beat Central Gary, West Virginia, where her titude

British Association by seven sets father is a coal-mine mechanic, about her ears.

Anna picked up a newspaper and

Dorothy "It's the music, not old position and plays at centre- TO EUROPE AND BACK NON-STOP to two.

B. L. Bickford au

Gausert discovered that, the President' Maynor." the gesture seems to SANTA MONICA, Calif,-Four" It can be equipped as a trans- C.B.A.) beat K. T. Chan and Yy birthday was on the same date as say bé a preview for the champion score and possesses a good shot years and 9,000 blue-prints after port to carry

armed K. Ng 6-4; lost to P. Y. Kwok" and her own. So, on a grubby scrap at But because neither she, nor her ships in September. The nett pro- with both hands. He is also swim-construction started, Douglas Air-mei.

K. C. Siet 1-6; lost. M. Tsang paper, she wrote to the President, sponsors, anticipated the "break" and S. 5. Yau 3-6.

telling him this and wishing him that came to her a year ago last ceeds will be equally divided be- ming instructor and Assist. Secre- craft's

Four

summer at the Berkshire Festival, tween the Bomber Fund and the "tary of the Kennedy Town Club.

test flights.

V. C. Bond and N. B. M. Whit-happy returns, motors

ley (CBA) lost to Chan and Ng' In reply, a polite amicial awhen Koussevitzky took her up British Fund for the Relief of Dis-'

Rolled out onto Clover Airport | power.

1-6; lost to Kwok and Siet 0-6; knowledgement from the White and made her a celebrity in one for final tuneups before testing Named to test the B-IY the beat Tsang and Yau 6-4.

House Secretary arrived at Anna's afternoon, the year and a half its wings, probably late this week, minute the US. Army says the D. Tomashevsky and D. T. Smith home. It was first opened by An- since has been mostly hard, bliter the B-19 poised like a dragon fly word are Maj. Stanley Umstead, (CBA) lost to Chan and Ng 5-7; na's home. It was first opened by labour. She has time, this sum- on an ant hill-an ant hill swarm chief test plot of the Army Air lost to Kwok and Siet 2-6; lost to Anna's brother, who for 200 Yards back-stroke relay In the European Y.MCA. Water- ing with 6-foot men who looked, Corps, and O. W. (B) (teams of four: 300 yards free Polo imitation tournament match tiny from the top of the rudder. Douglas testing ace

Come, Tsang and Yau 4-0. style relay teams, of six); 150 played yesterday at the European 42 feet, 9 inches above the ground. yards medley relay (back, breastpool, the home team tost to the

thousand" man and free-style): 100 yards free, Royal Navy "B" by one goal in nil style (two from each team)..

construction of The "Y" fielded a very weak team

giant of the Birways, which was built to fy 7,750 miles 300 Yards free-style relay team comprising mostly of Junilor play- of six) 150 yards medley relay The match between Royal Navy non-stop-to Europe and back, (team of back, breast and free-"A" and Royal Scots "B" was post- The bomber, has awing sprer d style);

poned.

jot 212 feet, an overall length of Royal Corps of Signals are sti1132 feet 200 Yards

unbeaten in the tournament. Yes- (team of four),

terday at the Army "Pool, they trourced tlie Combined Small Inter unit 50 yards (one swim- Units to the tune of six goals to mer per unit)}

WOMEN

BOYS

inter-school

relay

SERVICE

DRIPPINGS FROM

THE SEA

Victoria Recreation Club

ers.

nil.

are

SHROUD LIFTED ON WINÄNT. VISIT WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuter)

Seven 'hundred hours went into

the new

It has a top speed of 210 miles an hour, cruising speed of 188.

FUR COAT CHARGE

At

ARMY TENNIS

On

a joke mer for her first vacation, and

she knows where she will go. added the postscript.

"We would like Anna to come to

She will go south, to collect real the White House and see the Pre spirituals with two friends and a

recording machine. sident."

· UNTRAMMELED Believing the postscript genuine, Anna's parents spent all their

Nobody sings "spirituals quite as money In taking Anna to Miss Maynor does. She does them

Sookunpoo,

Wednesday 36th Bty, RA, beat Royal Crops of Signals by two points to one Washington, where they called at alone on the stage, preferably sit- in the second division of the Army the White House. tennis league.

ting. Then she can sing them as On presenting the letter they she learned them when a girl in Scores were:-

were told the invitation was not Hampton, Va., untrammeled by Fleading that the coat was taktır Price and Love (ignals) beat

genuine.

"arty" accompaniments and con- by mistake. Mrs. Noreen Harbor Lt. Dawson and Bdr. Whitmore 8-

Then Mrs. Roosevelt heard of Ancert tricks.|| 26, of Harrington-gardens. Ken-3, 7-5; Sgt. Brakenberry and Sapa's, call and told the President.. "We want to record native ar- sington, was acquitted at Bow Wathen (Bignals) lost to Lt. God- They sent Douglas largest previous land-street. yesterday, of a charge of frey and Cpl. Reynolds 5-7, 2-6

officials searching rangements," she says. "which you Washington for the girl from can't put into musical notation plane was the DC-4, with a 138 stealing a fur coat valued at £100.

Gary, West Virginia, and late at Some Negro harmonies

are 80 foot wingspread and a 2,200-mile belonging to Miss Ann Walker, cruising range. The Boeing XB-18 from the Hungaria Restauriut. "CHAIN TELEGRAMS night Anna was found. is larger. with a spread of 153 Regent-street, W. feat.

Douglas didn't disclose the cast

'According to a special dispatch

holding their first inter-member The vell of secrecy, which has of the B-19 but it spent $2,500 on Ray Whiteway, who defended, that "chain telegram tad is proving

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Nippon..

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strange there is no way to express them on the staff-the quarter tone, for example, often used by

The average white Hstener U.S. ARMY

feels the rhythm, the divided beat, NEW YORK-Four and a half when he hears a spiritual But we million taxs are being printed for Negroes feel also the pulse of the

American Army to identify music."

F. S. Freeman agreed with Me.to the Asahi from New York, a IDENTITY TAGS FOR the Negro to embellish his singing. gala on June 14. To encourage shrouded the visit to Washing-on the DC-4. Maybe that'll give

Mrs. Harbord " was a woman of most popular among Americans to young divers there will be a diving, ton of Mr. John Winant, the event open to school boys.

United States Ambassador to Bri you an idea. The DC-4 was sold good character and ample means, stimulate the public sentiment -

us wards participation in the war. When he searched her fat to the Japanese Government" and

found several

Similar to "chain letters" which the tain, was partly lifted yesterday

fur coats, all of Eileen Grant, rising young star,

it cracked

which belonged to net.;

were popular among the American men killed or wounded in battle. Strangely enough, she points our is under the expert coaching of evening when Mr. Cordell Hull reports say

public some years ago, a récipient The taes are of cloth, to be pin-that the melody of “urdoctored” Luigi "Perfect Man" Scares and Secretary of State, said at a press

The B-18 fairly bristles with The restaurant manager Bald of such a telegarm is asked to red on the breasts of the dead or spirituals can almost always be should be able to get a place in conference that the state of inter-

the United guns but the number a military that Mrs. Harbord's own coat was send one to the President and ten wounded. In spaces on the tags played using only the five black the V.R.C. girls' team. Amongat national danger to

18 found au canacity is

a chair at the table additional poples to close friends. would be writteni the victim's keys of the piano, the up and coming lady swimmers Btates was the subject of his con-secret. Its bomb

where she had had dinne

The contents of the telegram name: death. cause or nature ofThe search-party this summer" are the Misses Margaret Choa. ference with Mr. Winant yesterday, tons.

plans to stick close by the dust. The Its empty weight is nearly 24 He added that they spent much

magistrate. Sir Robert read to the effect that in order to winds Babe Arculli, Myra Noronha and

pounds. Loaded to Dummett. remarked, in dischatkald the British, the American Gov-" The order for the tags has caur because in the swamp Yvonne Yolle.

time going over the United States tons-83.263 polley generally in relation to the capacity it can carry another 41 Ing Mra. Harbord: "I don't think ernment should immediately en. ed a sensation. Army officials say and on the islands, there are still

tons. Il requires a normal fight the evidence satieles me

qu'te force the neutrality patrol system it is simply in line with the Ameri- plenty of Negroes who know the G. Yvanovich, last year's boys' international situation"

Mr. Winant is expected to en-crew of 10 and has sleeping ac- that you knew that you had an and other meures deemed fit un-can policy of being prepared for spirituals and sing them as they champion," has joined the V.R.C.

were meant to be sung: anything 'other perante - cont”

der the present circumstances. His. time of 85.4/5 secs. in the 100 fer again with President Roosevelt. tommodations for eight of them.

country.