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New York, Aug. 20. The New York Yankees, leaders
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1937.
Homeless Settling Down At Happy Valley
THIS MORNING'S SCENES DESCRIBED
A visit to Happy Valley luce course, where 300 Shanghai people
from the P. and O. liner Rajput APPEAL TO
stayed the night, revealed a scène of organised activity and a number of
more cheerful faces, despite the rain. WOMEN OF
HONGKONG
A Ladies' Welfare Committee has Mr. Kendall, who had to give up his improvised home in the Press Box been formed to assist and advise the 1 for an indigent family, sold the night, evacuees from Shanghai, consisting the Lady MacGregor, Mrs. R. E. Lindsell, was quiet and watchinen and police of the following: Mrs. N. L. Smith,
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Mrs. R. M. Henderson. Mrs. H. 4. C. afforded
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MAKING "HOMES"
In
Mr. Benny Proulx' voice was to be heard over the amplifier system of the American Baseball League, summoning this or that woman to only just managed to win their tie the office to receive a cable or other
make
with contact against the Philadelphin Athletics, message, the match going to ten innings before friends. reaching a decision.
The Yankees
eight runs scored from cleven his to beat the Athletics who converted 12 hits into but seven runs. Two Belders errors were the deeitling fucturs. Bill Dickey homer- ed for the winners and Nelson re- plied for the Philadelphia outfit.
Tigers Detroit
slipped back by a defeat against the St. Louis Red Sox. The Tigers elialked up six runs from 12 hits and one error with Fux and Greenberg each hitting for the plate. The Red Sox replied with a total of 11 runs from 10 hits and three errors. Clift and Hell homered.
further
COMFORTABLE
Towards morning, some of the
children began to complain of sick- ness and one was taken to hospital. nerves, etc.. the re- Apart from mainder of the people are generally well. They enjoyed an excellent breakfast at 8.30 aan. and spent the morning getting their few belongings order and making their "homes" The erection of more comfortable.
shelter in front of the centre of the
in the National Langue, # close match was seen between Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox, the former winning by seven runs to six. The Indians registered 14 hits, island is almost complete and doors cluding a home run by Averill while the White Sox had ton hits, Walker and partitions are being built to en- and Radcliff hitting for the circuit, close the parl-mutuel betting space to provide sleeping accommodation One fielder's error was committed by
for the Empress at Asia's pasterters. the White Sos KATIK
The dining tables Boston
Braves took their match arriving to-day. from Brooklyn Dodgers by 6-5 scor were neatly set for timin and the sur- were quite int nine hits against their opponents rounditugs generally 12 English homered for the winners cheerful, considering all the circum who conceded one error to the Dod- stances. Hers' twn.
The Giants with thirteen ruNS from 21 hits, including a homer Ott trunced the Philadelphia Philles who replied with six runs from 1 hits. They
They gave away two errors. Camilli homered,
The telephone was so busy that the people in charge have asked that cutsiders do not ring more than 3 telephones are i chiefly for use for outgoing calls.
Recessary.
the 20
Some whitewashing and cleaning
It is understood that some diflculty |
Although Blize anel Medwick have been done to make certain other.
runs of the parts of the building habitable if the scored the only home match for the St. Louis Cardinals, necessity arise. the side failed to win against the Pittsburgh Pirates who scored seven : runs after registering 15 hits. The was found in making catering ar
four batters rangements for the new arrivals to- Cardinals only had eross the plate. These were scored night. but the authorities have now from six hits. Both sides committed, found an Army contractor who can
undertake this big task.
one error in the Beld.-Reuter.
Naked And Undisguised Brutality
JAPAN ACCUSED BY U.S. PRESS
able to
Washington, Aug. 20.
Win or lose, Japan will never be unspeakable outrage, comments the Washington Morning Post in an editorial on the Shanghul events.
Cool Spell Continues
A Welfare and Information Bureau has been opened at the Happy Valley Quarters and information or help in
available there for all who may re- quire it.
The Committee is being helped by there is a a number of ladies, but great deal to be done and the Com- mittee will be glad to receive the names of others who wish to volun teer their services.
Offers of help should be addressed to the Organising Secretory, Mrs. I. A. C. North, 404 The Peak.
ENTIRE NATION AT WAR
CHINA CONFIDENT OF VICTORY JAPANESE BEING SURROUNDED
Shanghai, Aug. 21. The present hostillies in Shanghai and Nankow are not mere local affairs, as in the past, but concrete evidence that the catire nation has
to war with
declared Japan, General Chang Chih-ching, Com- the Nanking-Shanghai mander Garrison, in an interview with the Central News Agency enrrespondent behind the Chinese lines yesterday i afternoon.
"The strong and determined stand have put imp <11 both
Weather May Improve which "General Chang explained,
or
Later
lower than
that China is "clearly shows engaging Japan un a large-scale war." fle declined to state whether China Hongkong is still enjoying its cool spell, despite the frequent rain, would formally declare war on Japan, Royal Observatory returns show that adding that such matters must be
Central Government. was 84, on the temperature yesterday left to the highest authorities in the Questioned about the Chinese posi the previous day, with the night
At 10tions around Shanghai, Gentral Chang minimum unchanged at 78. am, to-day, the reading was 80, ur merely stated that the Japanese were one degree lower than yesterday, but being slowly surrounded and will humidity was markedly higher at 91., shortly be defeated. He estimated Rainfall for the 24 hours ended at that there are between 12 and 15 10 am, to-day was 1.08 inches, bring thousand Japanese in. Shanghai
"Often in history", continues the comment, great nations have risked moral condemnation and jeopardised their future in order to satisfy their lust for conquest, but never has suching the year's total to 62.39. against vicinity.
General Chang ridiculed the Japan- an average of 63.02. an action been taken more blatantly
This morning's weather report ese claim that over 80 Chinese planes and with less regard for the conse-
the had been shot down and destroyed by over a wholerends; Pressure is highest quences to civilisation us the thon in the case of present Pacific to the south-east of Japan. Japanese bombers since the opening Japanese attack on Shanghai,"
The China Sea depression is situated of hostilities in Shanghai.
The Chinese General, who is direct- "All the power of her effelent in ipinan Str. and Is stationary or
There are ing the operations B1 Shanghai, military machine won't be strong moving slowly W.N.W. enough to offset the enduring hostility still indications of a typhoon about reiterated his pledge to give pro- cust of the Balintang tection to foreign lives and property which Japan is now creating by this 300 miles display
naked.
Local undisguised Channel.
forecast: East in Shanghal. of brutality concludes the comment.winds, moderate; cloudy, showery, Reuter.
probably improving.
CAPSIZED IN SQUALL
The Manila Observatory reports at 9.30 am. that the typhoon is situate In about Long, 127, Lat. 20, moving
Suffering from the effects of Im-north-west. mersion a man named So Kwan, nged 50, was admitted in the Kowloon Hospital yesterday. So told the po- lice that his boat was off Basalt
Island when it was capsized, by n
MOTOR MISHAP
squall. He was rescued and taken Sanitary Inspector S. K. Luk has to Hongkong by Fung Man-tht a foki reported to the police yesterday that
#long
General Chang predicted that the present war will be a long one and declared that in the end it will prove disastrous to Japan-Central Newa.
MORE CHOLERA CASES During the 24 hours ended at noon to-day, 13 further cases of cholera were notified, of which 34 were from the Victorla registratton district.
DORADO MAILS
on board fishing junk No. 2928 while he was driving a car
the Dundas Street he knocked down an H.W. Three other other men,
who are B-year-old Chinese boy rrew of the capsized boat, missing and it is believed they have taken to the Kowloon Hospital fornyed by bad weather, and mail now
treatment to injuries received. been drowned.
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