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ROUTE MARCH Soccer League Fixtures

OVER 140

MILES

JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING

!

For September 27

At a meeting held by the LEAGUE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE of the Hongkong Football Association yesterday evening the first lot of League ixtures, to be played on Saturday, Sept. 27, was drawn

FIRST EXTRA MINIATURE RACE MEET

Hongkong University have been admitted to the Third Division LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)-One

of the League in place of International who have withdrawn. of the longest route marches ever made by the forces in Malaya has It will be recalled at Unterna- Just been completed by a battalion tional's application for admission of the Argyll & Sutherland High-to the Second Division was refertea landers covering 140 miles from by the Committee a week ago. Mersing to Singapore of which 110

Mr. J. Skinner was in the chair actual marching in difficult and others present were Messrs. jungle paths and soft sandy

Wong Ka-t'sun, W. J. Brown, C. beaches.

Gulmgam, W. M. Glover. Lieut.- Commander G. S. Hugh Junes and Mr. C. A. Goldenberg, tretary

The draw for the first round matches was as follows:--

was

It lasted seven days. and provid ed most valuable training in both coastal defence and jungle war- fare.

In the wards of the Com- manding offteer, it had shown that any attempts to land by enemy would always be unsuccessful.

the

As regards the actual march, the officer said, "We can do it again

ry time."

There is no end to the journey feching. however, as various platoons are going off almost im- mediately for further extensive training.

FIRST DIVISION Hoyal Scots v. R. Navy. Police v. St. Joseph's. Middlesex v. Eastern. South China v. Kwong Wah. Sing Tho v. Royal Engineers, Kowloon v. Club.

SECOND DIVISION Royal Scots v. S'gnals. Police v. R.AS.C.

Middlesex v. Eastern. Bouth China v. Kwong Wah.

GERMAN LABOUR TY. Royal Engineers

DIFFICULTIES

Kowloon v, Glub.

7th R.A. v. R.A.O.C Kit Chee v. 12th R.A.

THIRD DIVISION University v. 20th R.A

Vacuum Created By RAF RAS.C.

Conscription

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)--The invasion of Russia has greatly in- creased Germany's labour difficul- tles, according to a statement by the Ministry of Economic Warfare last night

Since the beginning of the year the Nazis have been faced by a growing shortage of workers and Industrial workers from all over the Continent are being sacked into the vacuum created by the interwified call-up in Germany.

The considerable new cali. up for the army began in January and continued until March. Even specialised work- ers from armament factorles were mobilised and only a few key men of military age re- main in agriculture which has been left mainly to old men, women, children, foreign la- bourers and prisoners of war,

There are about 38,000 in building industries. and these, it is stated, are mainly engaged in re- pairing what the RAF. knocks" down because foreign workers are always placed in the most danger-

ous spots.

WORST FLOOD

IN 20 YEARS

IN MOWMING

Tung Tee v. Laneford. 965th R.A. v. 12th a.a. 24th R.A. v. RA.M.. 30th R.A. v. 36th .. Pui Ngal v. Shell 7th R.A, V. Signals.

INHERITANCE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

The First Extra Meeting of the Club de Recrulo's Miniature Horse Racing Section will take place on Sunday, Aug. 3, and the first race will be run off at 9 p.m. The first. saddling bell will be rung at 8.30.

The following is the programme: 1.-9

Park p.m. The King's Stakes (First Section): Winner 3,000 Cash, Second 1,500 Cash, For 1941 China Ponles, Subscription Griffins of this Club. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners and pontes placed second barred. En- trance 30 cents. One-and-a-quar- ter miles.

Nyte: Only one entry is to be made for the above race. Entries will be divided into Six Sections by a draw. The draw will be so conducted that pontes of the same stable will not clash in the same section,

29.30 p.m. The King's Park Stakes, Second Section.

3.10 p.m. The King's Park Stakes. Third Section.

4.-10.30 p.m. The King's Park Stakes. Fourth Section.

5-11 p.m. The Top Flight Stakes. Winner 5,000 Cash, Second 3,000 Cash. För 1941 China Pules, Subscription Griffins of this Club. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners and Second Placed Ponies One- only. Entrance 30 cents. and-a-quarter miles.

6.-11.30 p.m. The King's Park Stakes, Fifth Section.

7-Midnight, The King's Park Stakes. Sixth Section

FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 20th JULY, 1941.

Air Mail Service by British Overseas Airways Cor. poration to East & South Africa, United Kingdom and beyond has now been resumed. Correspondence for despatch by Air via Rangoon must be superscribed by "C.N.A.C.".

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend- ed for persons other than the addressee.

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is temporarily suspended:—

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TUESDAY

In accordance with the Provt- Entries will close at 8 p.m..on sional Regulations Governing the Saturday, July 26, 1941. Imposition of Inheritance Tax an All entries close at the Betre- Inheritance Assessment Committee |tary's Office, Club de Recreio, but has been established in Chungking they may be handed to the No. 1 by the Ministry of Finance with Boy should the Secretary's Office Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hóvotula, U.S.A, and G.PO, Mr. L Tau-ching (President of the be closed. Chumpling District Court) 8.6 Chairman,

Inheritors are required to report {their property to the committee which will estimate its value for taxation.- (Central News)

BRITISH LIFE IN ALL

ITS ASPECTS

LONDON July 24 (Renter) An invitation has been sent

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Entrance fees must accompany entry, otherwise entry will not be accepted.

Entries for all events must state Name of Pony, stable Name, also Racing Colours.

Reg. 4.00 PM

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A rack for starters in each race Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolule, U.S.A. and will be placed in the Secretary's Offer at 7 p.m. on Race Days

Starters must be put in their re- lative racks at least. 35 minutes before the time stated in the pro- gramme for the start of a race. Only those ponies that are in their relative racks at the proper time

telegram to United States Con-will be allowed to weigh out gressmen and Senators to send a representative body to England as guests of the British Group of Inter-Parliamentary Union and

MODEL PLANES CONTEST

HONAN STRICKEN BY CALAMITIES More than 100 halen in Honan have beeb stricken by war, signed up to participate in the drought,

frost flood, hail,

or Model Aeroplanes Contest which locusts during the past half year. will be held under the auspices

More than 50 persons have

Koylu, Mowming Fame, the British Council to obtain first- HOCKEY ON SKATES Among them 29 have suffered of the Hongkong Model Acroplate Mulluk, Ngchun and other districts hand impression of British fe along the Kam River in Kwang tung are suffering from the worst flood in 20 years which so far has caused material damages to the extent of over $1,000,000,

conditions,

from war, eight from frost which Association on Aug. 14, on in all us aspects under present skates, under the auspices of the drought, 24 from hall,

The hockey tournament on roller

damaged the crops, 37 from occasion of Chinese Air Force:

11 from Day.

from "Chi Yin Yat Po" has attracted The telegram, which was signed seven entries

flood and one from locusts.

An exhibition of model planes

by Sir Malcolm Robertson, Chair-

The Honan Provincial Govern will also be held for four days in These are the Blitz Skating Team

with the contest. ment and the Horan Relief Com conjunétion

the

The food was caused by con-man of the British Council, and (5/7 A. A Regt.), Panthers (Chunsmission have received an avalan-The contest is the second of its tinuous torrential rains from July Colonel Arthur Evans, Chairman Skating Rink), King's Skating che of telegrams asking for reller kind in Hongkong, the first being

suggests Rink,

Express Skating 7 to 11 which swelled the river to of the British Group, overflowing. Mountain freshets ad that the deputation might travel Cyclone Sports Club and Kowloon funds. They have in tarn report held last autumn

the either by some of bombers Skating Rink "A" and "B".

ded to the danger,

The hardest hit is Ngchun. coming to this country or by sea, situated in the lower reaches of

the Kam River, where acres of low-lying paddy fields are inun-

dated and at least seventy per NAZI PRESS ATTACK

cent of the rice crops expected to

Rink,

Enthusiastic support to ed the situation to the Executive.

Commission(Central News).

the

The tournament is expected to Yuan and the National Relief contest has been received from commence this coming Saturday.

RESEARCH IN INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS

DETERMINED TO

DEFEND

various quarters in the Colony as many prizes have been contributed by a number of Individuals as well as organisations.

MARINERS WARNED

General Lung Yun, Governor of A Harbour Offee notiäcation Yunnan, is determined to defend issued yesterday states that a the province against any Japanese mooring buoy has been laid in move, said Mr. Huang Yen pol, each of the following positions

ON ROOSEVELT be harvested in the coming autumn

ZURICH JEF 24 (Reuter) -- have been washed away, Other crops like beans, potatoes, sugar Rosenberg, Nazi specialist on east- and hemp have also been swept en questions has been chosen Bway by the serging waters. The Minister for German East,” ac- losses in this district alone are cording to an unconfirmed report estimated at about $1,000,000.

from the Berlin' correspondent of The Sun Yat-sen's Industrial Secretary-General of the National (a) 079 deg, distant 709 feet from. In Mowming more than 100 the Dietat

Projects Research Society held its War Bonds Promotion Committee the charted position of the No. 3o houses have been destroyed by the The German Press yesterday third general meeting on July 29 upon his return from Kunming to-buoy and is marked 3N.; (b) 103 deg. distant 700 feet from the onrush of water and sixty or turned its full propaganda fury The objective of the Society is to

day, seventy per cent of the rice, beans on President Roosevelt, who was study practical measures for the Interviewed by the HSIN AHU charted position of the No. 3 buoy and other crops washed away, re-attacked with unprecedented vio execution of the Industrial Pro PAO (New Beechwan Daily) Mr. sulting in a loss of a least over fence. The newspapers reproduced Jects laid down by the Father of Huang reported that the bonds $100,000.

photographs of President Roose the Chinese Republic and make drive in Yunnan is progressing A large area in the Fahslen disvelt as a Free Mason trict has been turned into a vast lake. Over 200 houses have col-

·lapsed but ensunities were, however few.

The city of Koylu is completely submerged in several feet of water, —(Central News),

and is marked 39.

It is reported that in the cur- any necessary revisions in the pro satisfactorily and to expected to ront year'a agricultural towns to jects to meet present recds. exceed the original goal under the be extended by the Joint Board namely, the Central Bank of Among those present were Mr. enthusiastic leadership of General of the four Government Banks, Chen Li-fu. Chairman Mr. Yeh biang Tun(Central News),

at China, the Bank of China, the Halu Tong Becretary-General, Dr.

Bank of Communications and the Wong Wen-hao, Mr. Yang Chi-

HEINKEL BOMBER SHOT DOWN

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Router) Farmers Bank, large sums have tseng, Mr. Halas Tang-shan and international situation is besti allocated for the promotion LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)-A Mr. Yang Tsu-kang. German bomber believed to be Mr. Chen Li-fu reported the re. even more serious than the general of agricultural production and NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuter) Heinkel 111 was shot down on search in the baute staustiese public understands and rapidly Improvement of irrigation, In The first of 30 10,000 ton cargo Tuesday night by the combined alive to the Industrial Projects becoming more serious, stated Mr. which sochwan will receive, ships being built for Britain at the fire from a British convor and during the bust three months. He Mag, Chairman of the House of 1.500,000 monthly to improv Todd Shipyards in California is the escort vessels, says an Ad said that the research is expected Representatives Military Commis irrigation, while Kansu will get a expected to be laurood on August miraty communique to be completed before the midul alon after leaving the executive total grant of 350 000,000 to finance 18, four months to the day after The bomber attempted to attack or September, so that the findings selon of the Committee yester its More Food Programian,

Central News), the keel was laid. Thres more the convoy but was promptly and may be submitted to the 10th an, ma hulls are now on the kilpways, effectiefly engaged. She was soon naal meeting of the Chinese Th Thirty similar vesoles are being hit mod was seen to crush into sineering Boolely to be beld In Printed and Pubilähed, by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the built at the Todd yards at Porte the ads. No damage, was the shipa Hwelyang in October for considers. Daily Prem, Lidi a6 Marina House, thin land, Maine,

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