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Deputation Of Leading Rice Retailers Call On District Officer, South

TRANSPORTATION CHARGES AND

NEW SPHERE

OF SPORT AT Y.M.C.A.

among the activities. it

WHOLESALE PRICES ARE HIGHER meeting of the sparting section.

A DEPUTATION OF THE LEADING RICE RETAILERS OF TSUN J. HOUSTON, DISTRICT Q CALLED ON MR, T. WAN AND TAI OFFICER, SOUTH, YESTERDAY, T) SOLICIT MIS ASSISTANCE IN IN THE WHOLESALE OBTAINING FOR THEM A REDUCTION PRICES

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SPORTS & GENERAL

Water-Polo Tournament

BIG VICTORY FOR MIDDLESEX "A"

of

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1941.

SINGAPORE IN DEFENCE NEW DEFENCE LINE OF THE FAR EAST

According To Mr. Per Ival. staff correspondent in the Far East for the Australian Associated Press. Australia and the NEI can be of great mutual service to one another. This Mr. Perolval stated during a talk to the Dutch Society of Journalists

No recalled Sir Robert Brooke-Popham's statement that the defence line of the south-west Pacifle democracles stretched from Singapore to Australia, followed by Dr, van Kleffens' declaration that the defence line stretched from Burma to New Zealand vis Malaya, N.E.I. and Australia

He also said·

Cali

ORDER

I a Government Gazette Extra- ordinary published yesterday. It was notified that:- "The Schedule

order to the made under regulation 5 (of the Defence Regulations, 1940 as amended in Government Notifica- tion No. 805) and published in the Chette Extraordinary of July 22, 1940, as Government Notification

of her own Forces in co-operation 836 and subsequently amended by

KEMARKABLE TALD หมาย or in case of an attack This remarkable

European YMCA will enter a new sphere in the sporting world

Playing in the Y. M. C. A. pool with the approval given by the Board Directors to include softballast night, Middlesex "A" swamped the Navy "A" by six gaols to hfl, association's sporting

in the European Y M. C. A. in at was revealed

vitation water-polo tournament. Bindon scored three the six BOCKEY PRACTICES

goals, Hymas was responsible for

Government Notifications 31 of Practices will be held on Tues two and Jennings the other. "Australia would be able to help with the British.

Jan. 9, 1941, and 279 of March 7. days and Fridays at 5.30 p.m. at! In the same pool, Middlesex "B" the N.EI. AL SCG, va the "Y hockey held at King's beat Royal Scots "" by three the ali

by Mr. 1941. is hereby further amended by Park the first being on Tuesday goals to nil Lomax, Radley and Australia

supply the NEI. Percival icund its complement in the trisertion, in the second column

next.

Peacock scored for the winners. with the products of her heavy a subsequent talk by Mr. Ritman, thereof. of the item "Machinery of The following had been elected

In the Army pool. Combined industries, such as steel; Austra head of the thyernment Publicity all kinds immediately after the to serve on the Softball Commit- Small Units defeated Navya can put certain buses on the Bureau. who visited the Common Item Lubricating olls" tee: --8/Sgt. Welford (Coach and by 5-2. Macdonald (2), Nicholls. West Coast at the disposal of the wealth not long agu.

Secretary). T. Huber, Cpl.

the Mr. Ritman's subject was Previously, said the retaller, Slam| Hon,

Knightly and Thorley netted for N.E.L. Plect and Air Force so that

The China Defence will hold white rier could be obtained for Foley and D. Blackms.

the winners, while Doherty and her patrolling system may gain relationships

Australia between

an inaugra Bowl of Rice Dinner cents $16.20 per pleut plus ten

Wilson BILLIARDS FINAL

and the N.El. as reen from his at Confucius Hall, 3357, Caroline were responsible for the in efficiency charges 10 Transportation

Tsun

Navy's goals.

"Australia can supply the NEI personal point of view.

Hill Road, Hongkong, on Tuesday. Wan. Cheung Chau. Tai 0. and other parts of the New Territories.

not Australia and the NE should

sen and Mrs. Selwyn-Clarkë WA Government IKHW charges $18.43

have always be the hostesses of the European YMCA's billiards Yabsley (2) scoring for the Ack available here, with food for which draw together. We

a general want is felt antong lived more or less as strangers. Y. M. C. A. WIN

Europeans, with certain kinds of and this is hardly surprising i The Y. M. C. A. accounted for munitions and arins.

including we consider the difference In clr-

According to a member of the deputation, the wholesale prices fixed by the Government and the transportation charges made were considerably higher than before Government took over.

ORDINATION SERVICE

plus 20 cents for transport for the REV. D. M. PATON -called Grade A which is a mix-

ture of different grades

COULD DO NOTHING

At a Service held at theral Church of St Evangelist. Hongkong. morning the Order of

071 the was conferred David Macdonald Paton.

the Ca John

By defeating S. Kemp by 300 uitas to 216. L. Sykes qualified to ineet C Champelovier in the final A. A by 4-0. Clarke. Wilson and of skilled labour at present

tournament.

The 8th R. A. lost to the 5th with machinery with the products "It is essential," he said, "ths July 1, at 8 pm. Madame Sun Yat-

Ack

the Asked why they did not call on LEAGUE TENNIS Royal Scots "A" in the Army pool aeroplaner yesterday. The Rice Controller. the deal | Priesthood: stated that un calling at the office!

Reverend

of the Rice Controller hey found that that gentleman was tot in They terviewed Mr Le Man-hin and was told by him that he could - nothing as the prices were fixed by Government

The candidat, was ordained by the Bishop of the Diocese of Vic toris, the Rt Rev. Ronald O Hall

the

He was presented in the Bishop by the Senior Missionary of

the Church Missionary Society. Hey E. W. L. Martin. and by the Diocesan Secretary, the Rev. John

YL ChunK.

THE CLERGY

RESULTS

Craigengower Beat C.B.A

Hild Aeroplane

cumstances, especially in those of journalists and he expressed the hope that the Government would no economic and social nature.

"At present, however. Australia approve It

May scored two of the four goals 'gines" for the winners and R. Goldman On the other hand, according and Benn one each. Morris to Mr. Percival, the N.E.I would is becoming Increasingly aware of Mr vat: Bovene chairman, sald scored the solitary goal for the be able to give considerable sup- the development and the signific- the considered the meeting to hart Royals.

port to Australia.

ance of the N.El

The interest been of great importance, especi- Dignan again shone when the They might offer werful een shown in the visit paid to the ally after the statements made by supplying the Commonwealth

by er Royal Corps of Signals trounced nomte support by

Dutch Sir Robert Brook Popham and Navy "B" team last night being necessary markets for various pro Ministers is the best proof of the Dr. yan Kleffens. In the 1) Division of the Ten-responsible for five out of the ten ducts and by helping in the way feelings.

Bedford of nage in the Inte..ts of both League Craigengower C.C.. Koals scored by his side playing at me yesterday, defeat scored two and Hunt. Allen and countries. On leaving Mr Houston's office,ed Central British Association by McCann one each. There was no

reply from the sailors. one of the deputation informed the eight sets te one

They were, therefore, seeking the! assistance of the official in charge, nis of their districts

K. M Au and CM Lee (C.C.C.) HONGKONG DAILY PRESS that

bral Bi Bickford and T Gauberti the deputatlon had been given a letter by Mr. Houston addressed to : boat DT Smith and N B. M

· Whitley & L beat D Tommashevsky The Clergy who witnessed the Mr. P C. Barry

H. D. Rev

According

usually reliable and Fittighoff 6.1 Ordination were the

and Y H Leung Rosenthall, Vicar of Christ Church, sources, the majority of the large Y. G. Mak

have been advising, (C.CC.) beat Bickford and Gaubert the Rev. HA. Wittenbach, Acting retall shops Vicar of St. Andrew's Church. the their friends and regular custom-8-2: beat Smith and Whitley 8-3- Rev. Frank short, the Rev. S. Kau-ers against purchasing rice in any beat Tomashevsky and Fittinghofl

Vicar of BL yan Lee.

Mary's great quantity as present as there 6-1

possibilities of reductions! Church. Causeway Bay, the Rev were HLO Davies, chaplain to His Ma- next week. jesty's Forces. Deaconess IL Vin-

cent, the Rev. Pastor Reichelt, the

the i

MUCH TOO HIGH The consensus of opinion among! Rev. Pastor Thelled and the Rev the retailers and, of course AP. Rose, Chaplain in Charge at public is that the the Cathedral.

new Gavern-i ment prices are much too high and considerably higher than those The Preacher was the Rev. Druling at the height of the "ramp. K.L. Reichelt, of the Tao Fung

when the qualities are taken into Shan

And Christian Institute

consideration Rector of the Lutheran Church in i Hongkong.

1

Another complaint of the retail ers is the charge of 14 cents for

at present Among those

the transportation Service was Miss ES. Atkins, Se- cretary of the Church Missionary Society.

THE CANDIDATE

The Rev David Macdonald Pa- tob comes of а distinguished

"The wholesalers." said the owner of one of the retail shops. used to charge only five to six cents for a pleul for delivery Government is now charging about 25 cents per bag."

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It would appear, from investiga-

missionary family. He has been lons made. that most of the larger lent by the Diocese

W the Ch

C. Yu (CCC) T. H. Lin and P beat Bickford and Gaubert 6-1. Jost to Smith and Whitey 5-7 beat Tamashevsky and Fittinghoff 6-1

ARMY TENNIS

Taking advantage of the fine sun in the afternoon on Monday two matches in the "A" Division of the Army Tennis League were played off at Sookunpoo. In the first F A Staff defeater Royal Army Medica Corps by two sets to one, while in the other Royal Army Pay Corps beat Royal En- gineers "B" by a similar score.

BOWLS PAIRS

On the Civil Service C.C. green reta shops laid in a good stock yesterday J. H. and J. J. Baɛto de-

nese Y.M.C.A. for four years and of rice before the wholesalers were feated F. N. Hill and W. C. Higgs is now going up to Sha Ping Pa, forbidden to sell, and are, there- In the first round of the Open Dear Chungking. to work among fore, in a positlan to bargain with Pairs of the Colony lawn bowls

Chinese university

that area.

students

SUNDAY'S CRICKET

MATCH

in Government.

"Government was simply taking the rice business out of the hands

championships by 21 shots to 13.

NARROW WIN

J. W. Leonard and W. Ward had

of 35 to 40 wholesalers and putting a very narrow win in their match It into the hands of 10 centres against R. P. Phillips and J. Me-

or less, working which are, more it on a monopolistic basis. Cash has to be paid in advance-delivery made within 24 to 48 hours---and

Kelvie yesterday at the Kowloon Football Club.

The latter pair took the lead

The Hongkong University will open their summer cricket season the attitude of 'if you don't like from the start, and at the ninth to the devil with you shown to head were leading their opponents when they i on Sunday, June 29,

retailers. are some of the results of by 11 shots to six, but consistent meet a Leani from Queen Mary

this change-over," concluded our bowling by Leonard and Ward Hospital at Pokfulam at 8 a.m.

informant.

carried the day. emerging winners by 18 shots to 14.

The composition of the under- graduate team has not yet been

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decided owing to Summer Vacation WOODMAN BEATEN In the Open Pairs of the Colony

but the following will represent the Hospital:-

LONDON. June 24 (Reuter-Bowls championships J. H. Gelling Jack Hyams (Stepney) beat Ernie and H. G. Wallington beat C. Dr. H. L. Ozorio (Capt.), E. V.

Woodman Batterseal on points in Langley and L. Jordan by 22 shots Hopkinson, S Bentley. Dr. E. L. the final of the eliminating con- to 14 on the Police Recreation Club Gosano. J. F. McGowan, C. Haynes, test for the Southern Area Crut- green on Monday. Dr. Lule, Dr. C. W. Lam and Dr. serweight Championship at High Mahan Singh.

Wycombe last night.

All other matches arranged on this day were postponed.

SPORTING FIXTURES

other

"It cannot be denied that relations will have to be In- proved and that we shall have to get better acquainted with each other."

MEL UNIVERSITY lu

En NEI. an probability University will shortly be founded. It will comprise all the so far in- ¡deperdent colleges.

The N.E.I. could Lise Supply Australia with high grade petrol

and In nine games played. Signals for aeroplanes

with

The Java Bode states that n Mr. Ritman then added that he agreement has been reached by have aggregated 51 goals. Dignan grades of petrol and all. Finally.

concerned. The position of being responsible for no less than the NEI could. If necessary, put was completing a scheme for an alt

50 vital air bases at the disposal 'exchange of Australian and N.EI. Dean will be a nermanent ona.

28).

Our Defence

"Their Recompense!

KIM SHING CUP CONCLUDED

A very Interesting basketball match on roller skates was played yesterday at the Kowloon Skating Rink. Mungkok, when Middlesex and Royal Scots played the con- cluding, match in the Kim Shing Cup competition, which trophy was by the Kowloon Residents' Unipr

The Middlesex won by 34 points to 11, Thornton, for the winners, being the most outstanding player on view.

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Mr. Wong Lal-tong refereed the match.

Mr. Rewi Alley, the Fleid accre. tary of the Chinese Industrial Co- operativan, will be giving a talk on the work of the 'CIC. at the Hong kong Women's International Club, Çiloucester · Building, at 1.30 pm: on Monday, June 30,

TODAY

TENNIS Third Divtelon: IR.C.

Y. C.DR. KLTC. v.

A.T.C.,

Battery. RA. ("Y" pool), 8.15

p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28

C.R.C. (2) v. K.TO.CA, S.CAA BASEBALL, H.B. Baseball Club

v. S.C.A.A., 2.15 p.m.; R.E. น Chung Hwa, 4.80 p.m.

v. C.R.O, (1) C.C.C. v. HKUT.C.

WATER-POLO. European Y. M. U. LAWN BOWLS. First Division:

A. Invitation Tournament, post- poned matches.

TENNIS.

TOMORROW

Recreio "A" v. Kowloon Docks RO, Craigongower v. Civ Ber- vice, Kowloon C.C. v. Indian R.C... Police R.C. v. Kowloon B.G.C. "Recreio "B" .V. Kowloon B.O.C "A". Blocond Division: Hongkong 0.0. v. Kowloon 0.0. Kowloon Tong v. Cralgengower, Prison 0.0. V. Kowloon F.C.. HKFC. v. Talkoo R.C. Third Division: Kowloon 8.0.0, Y. Hongkong F.C., Kowloon FC, v. Ponde R.C., Indian R.C. v, Hong- Edng d... Hongkong Electrley. Fecreto. Units ("yn

Fourth Division: P.O. R.O. (2) 1. A.T.C., 0.0.0, v. P.O. RQ. (1), 8.0.AA. v. J.R.O. C.R. C. v. G.B.A KLT.O. v. LR.O. WATER-POLO. -European Y. M. CA V. 16th Battery, R. A. (Army pool), 7.18 p.m.; Navy “A” Y, Royal Scots "A" (Army pool) 740 p.m.; Royal Corps of Bignals v. Middlesex “A” (Ariny pool), 8.10 p.m.; Navy "g" v. Combinad Smaly

pool); 7.15 p.m.; Navy - "0", VA SUNDAY, JUNE 28 Royal Boots "B" ("" pool), BAREBALL — H.B. Grasball Club 1.46 p.m.; Middlesex "D" v. lofth V Royal Brigineurs, 1.30 pm.

PLAYER'S

CLIPPER

CIGARETTES

PLAIN AND CORK-TIPPED