1940-12-31 — Page 5

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 31, · 1940.

DELAYED DECLARATIONS

IN LOCAL CRICKET

(By “R. Abbit")

(Continued from Page 6.)

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|D.B.S, Staved off defeat by the Civit ĮService second who had made only

cannot get enough nct practice. 05 of which Barrow had 33 and Stone However, he goes in as a bat and 32 runte. The Inter took 7 for 40 feld--with the possibility of being and a. useful all-rounder. J. used to brenk a stand. I hope the Muc

Macauley took ft for twenty authorities will consider this game seems to be howling very well this for China New Year.

year. The R.A.F. drew with the Pay Corps, Stimson (0) for the former team and Bailey (46 not out)

Century For Owen-Hughes

But I seem to have diverged from the dullish Clubs Army draw. Owen-Hughes and Knight settle comfortably down with much Inter-. est. (But I wish the caterer woukt) get those nice little round pork ples which really taste like their names instead of that loaf shaped abomina- tion. Even the hurd boiled eg

for the latter being the only batsmen to do anything. Hawkings for the R.A.F. took 6 for 14 in 7 overs. A

out performance.

Is Saul Among The Prophets?

1 have frequently seen

Fruik

thrown in does not console me). Goodwin bit up twenty or thirty in was unable to discover the name of left hand over the wicket bowler but

Saturday

looked

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The

a few minutes but I cannot reall his ever having exereded the half

I think it was Dixon. With a wicket century. (I may be wrong!) but play- help him he might be quite ing for the Kowinon gecond he hit dangerous, even though he got no up $3 not out at a time when his side wirkets on the excellent pitch On wanted runs badly, LRC second

Tropp dequate, too and bowled much

Potter made 108 for 7, and Goodwin only rot, 3 for 36, which after his then when he turned out Civil Service. Nu one else did much against the Club first, rather Knight played free cricket and when lie was out at 94 he had scored 51 of them. Ride came next and helped Owen-Hughes to put on another 73 runs of which he scored 26 nicely.

A Big Total

Mindful no doubt of the weakness of his own bowling, Owen-Hughes| held on until 202 when he had made! 103 not out. The declaration left the Army time for only three less overs. Unfortunately forgot to get anyone to line the lea interval. Grose and Logan did not come off but T. A. Pearce (54) Webb (26) and Slip-

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at close of play was 170-as extras

aurprised me. A.B. Sumad was top scorer with 5d not out, and including. extras, there were five other scores of double figures. Baxter (30) alone did much helden Goodwin, but they] ananaged to stall off defeat.

Miniature Soccer

Presentation Of Schools' League Trophies

UFS

AMERICAN GOODS stored temporarily In Hanai were seized by the Japanese last Friday, according to a United Press message. yesterday. The picture above shows part of the vast gasoline and oil stores of the North American Syndicate, some of whose goods were among thosa scixed. (Photo: Harrison Forman).

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Inquiry Shows School Norwegians

Scandal Blunders

The Government inquiry into the circumstances in which whole families of homelesss people were left in a vulnerable East The presentation of trophies | London school used as a rest-centre for two days and were killed with (20) all got runs and the total in the Kowloon Inter-School in the night, has revealed tragic blunders. obliged with 27. Taking all runs in- Small Boys' Miniature Soccer In the school, to which the homeless in a heavily bombed cluding extras the Club scored at 7.2 League took place at the Mc-aren were taken, were families who had been bombed on two rans per over and the Army at 7 per Pherson playground, Homun- successive nights. The school had been bombed before they got over. Not such bad going. Only tin, yesterday, during the in- there.

one maiden over wus bowled,

At The K.C.C.

I gather from onlookers that there

was a painful difference from the

terval of an exhibition match between the Champions, the National English College, and ended in a goalless draw, a "Pick-up" team. The match

Gwok-ying. In

the

before inentioned pace of scoring in the 1.R.C. mach with Kowloon on the A large sliver cup, to be retained by latter's ground. The LRC, occupied the team woning three times, was the

presented to the Lengue by Mr D. P. wickets

four overs during thirty

IAL and

scored at a rate of 4 per over. Mr Lo Tung-fan, chairman of

Other trophies were donated by This was only due to A. H. Madar Executive Committer the Children's (60) and A. K. Minu (31). I gather 'laygrounds Association, and Mr Lee that most of the batsmen played in a most restrained

ined style and I can't

SPORTSMANSHIP. help feeling nli not well with LR.C. Before calling on Mre Lai to present A. II. Madar and A. R. Minu have the prizes, Mr Lo stressed the object of carried them for years and I don't sportsmanship In games The boys see any new blood or new enterprise, were also fold not to be downhearted When they declared at 139 for 7, they had not won anything this year, K.C.C. had only time for 19 overs. Tam, director of the Pinyground, also but to try again next me. Mr 11. N. However, they scored at a rate of spoke. Just over eight runs per over and rattled up 154 for two wickels.

Fina Hitting

The winners were the National Eng- tish College, with eight wins out of niñe maiches, followed by Wah Yan College with seven wins, nori bian Sang Col- lege and Ming San College with six Wira ench. Other competitors were the Tak Ming Middle School. Nam Mo Addle School. Mun Far Middle School.

I was very glad I arrived in time to see most of it. The wicket was taking spin but was easy. How

Kowloon English School. The Primary Duggy Hung (45), managed off Schont of Canton University), and the drive Minu for 4 with a cross bat Wal Nam Middle School. can't imagine but he was all over him and seemed to hit across the break with impunity. Anderson (79) played very correct forcing celeket

and both batsmen were cutting ex- It all looked so easy too.

Te got a low at the end and;

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HONGKONG F.C. UNFORTUNATE

I like his style. I hear he is un-f HONGKONG F.C. have been un- likely to fall into this pit of swollen-fortunate enough not only to lose handedness that some of our young-. I. Bickford temporary, as he is aters have found lately.

in hospital with Injury to his thigh,

Craigengower v. University but on January E. L. Strange,

another prominent Club footballer,

Playing at Happy Valley the Uni-will be proceeding on leave, and will versity managed to get a good draw be absent from the Colony for with the hume ride although their period of four months--that is the bowling was not very convincing and remainder of the soccer season. they missed Gegg

very much. Cralgengower zan t 170

· 24 only.

tory.

With a. certainty that the bombers would return and bomb

Sabotage Supplies

Several arrests have been made in Norway on charges of sabotage of foodstuffs being shipped to Germany, especially fish, according to Oslo correspon- dent of the Stockholm "Dagens Nyheter."

that exact district again, the ANTI-WAR impossible to estimate the

were desperate to get away.

The Orst raids had been on the Friday, on the Sunday coaches were ordered and were due at the school at 3 pan. to take them to a safer district. They never came. "The George"

VIEWS IN ITALY

The "Popolo d'Italia," Musso-

ex-

The correspondent says it in

tent of the damage, but adds that organised resistance to the Ger- man Army of occupation is making progress in certain dis- tricts in Norway.

What had happened was lint they had been ordered to rendezvous atini's newspaper, went to consi. Stockholm "Aftonbindet," "The George" public house in nearby borough,

a

The leader of the conches thought he knew "The George." but I was "The George" In another borough, was never made. The conches went and contact with the authorities

back.

On the Monday coaches were again requisitioned and arrived at the school to transfer the homeless, who had been through another night of terror.

Nazis Came

But the sirens went as they were boarding the conchies. Local officlats decided to abandon the transfer that day, and fixed it for the following morning.

The Nazis came over that night. Their bomba destroyed the school, and with it many of the homeless.

derable pains recently to impress on the Italian people why they were at war.

in

Another message from Oslo indicat ing the existence of a troubled altuation in Norway appears in the

This states that General von Fal- kenhorst, the German commander in Norway, summoned all district mill- lary commanders to meeting

to effect at home, this revolution has speech on the political situation and

"This war is a war of revolution," Oslo recently. Terboven, the Nazi | it declared. "After being put in-Commissioner in Norway, made a

bern transferred with arms to the conditions prevailing in the country. impertil sphere, for it is not possible to achieve the highest form of social! justice unless we win back the means to give it to the Italian people.

"Of this the people are perfectly aware. They are living their war and following with emotion und enthusiasm the glorious enterprises of their sons. It is possible that there are still some sections who are not entirely of this opinion. If there are, they must be looked for, not among the people who alone count, Pinong certain narrow circles."

Court Of Inquiry On Treatment Of C.O.s

but

vestigate serious charges of H-treatment of conscientious objec

A COURT of inquiry, set up by the War Minister, is to in.

tors.

Announcing this in the House of Commons recently, Sir Ed- ward Grigg, Parliamentary Secretary, War Office, said Major F. E. Pritchard, K.C., Deputy Judge Advocate, Western Command, would be a member of the court.

cinred with Hulse a much improved STOCK EXCHANGE bat this year making 77 not out and A. B. Hamson 33 not out. However, LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuter)-On like so many sides they held on for the Stock Exchange to-day, although more of their fair share of the time, business was only of a spasmodic having 30 overs against the Varsity's character, the undertone was satisfac- Furthermore, President Roosevelt's Varsity Bat Well

speech and the terms of the new 21⁄2 The great improvement in the Var-erent war bonds and three per unt savings borids, indicating the sity batting was maintained and they Government's Intention to adhere to were never in difculties as K. Ythe cheap money policy, have created beaten with rifle butts and Tam (37) and C. N. Matthews (02) a good impression. gave them a splendid start and their GRI-edged holdings were rather captain Sen Gupta came along with

a sound 20 not out, so that they wound up wib the souifd score of! 140 for 4 wickets declared.

Juniors Lose

Al Pokfulam the second eleven

did not do so well as C. W. Lam had

a field day and apart from knocking

High Scoring By Recreio Second

irregular but several industriot shares made headway,

Wall Street was firm.

R.A.F. DESERT ATTACK

Disert

Scots Chieftain's

Sir Edward was replying to Mr McGovern, LL.P., Shettles- ton, who had asked if he was aware that certain conscientious objectors had been treated in a brutal

manner, being kicked,

placed on bread and water in solitary confinement.

"Dragged From Cells" Objectors named by Mr McGovern |

Shot Wife Since She Suffered

Because he could not bear to

were Chadwick (Liverpool), Norman see his wife suffer, Corporal William (Sheffield), John Radford

Plans For Indian

Plane Plant

British plans to manufacture aircraft in India are described-in- the "New York Herald Tribune," which says that Mr. William Pawley, the American neronau- tical engineer, has returned to America recently after making a survey of suitable factory sites in India, at the request of the British Government.

Mr. Pawley supervised the construction of Nationalist China's only aircraft factory, which is situated at Pawleyville, 300 miles northeast of Mandalay,

It has a staff pi 4,500 Chinage workers and 26 Americans, and is stlit producing planes for Chiang Kai-slick's air force, In spite of re- peated Japanese bombings.

While in Indian Mr. Pawicy made a study of the native aptitude for pre- clalon work, and is now working out Anal details of his scheme.

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Turkey Alert Against Nazis

(London), Albert Foster (New-Frank Flintoft shot her and their The presence of German castle), L. London (Colchester), baby daughter, it was alleged at troops in Rumania has led to in- Gregory (Sheffield) and Gibbs (Car-Thornbury, Glos, Police Court tensification of Turkish police

i). He said there were "many recently. up 60 not out took wickets for 24 CAIRO, Dec. 30 (Reuter).The others."

activity concerning the In- Mr R. Ball, for the Director of numerable foreigners who have runs. S. -Leonard got 27

Western and enemy's

Other allegallons made were that landing Craigengower declared at 101 for 7 grounds at Trim, Derna and Else objecters were dragged from Public Prosecutions, said Flintoft, flooded Istanbul since Czecho wickets. The University could only Gazala were raided by the R.A.F. on their cells, marched round a square who lived at Patchway, near Bristol,

slovakia and Poland were in- manage 107, Naranjan Singh being Sunday.

and prodded on with rifles and that was a man of good character.

"A doctor told him that his wife vnded. top scorer with 10-a score equalled Fires were started at Tmimi and the colonel in charge refused to in- by Mr Extras!

diepersed aircraft were attacked, a-tervene and insulted the men when Kathleen could not be cured of creep- Many men have been added to tie

they asked for a court-martial.

ing paralysis, and that she must die," Special Secret

the cording to an R.A.F, communique.

Police, and "Terrorized"

he said.

Government is now informed of the movements of practically all foreig ners, whether under suspicion or not. The majority of suspects are either German "business men" or Polish elements, whose luxurious mode life

not coincide with their claim to be refugees. Several arrests are experied the next few days.

It is reported that the Germans attempted to finance a new Istanbul. newspaper, but the Government, of the capital, refused permission for publication.

-KING'S GIFT TO R.A.F. FUND

The batting of the Recreio second used to be their weak point but they have been much better this year and on Saturday they hit the Police

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Heir To Wed

Mr McGovern also alleged that] "On Septebmer 23, Fintoft, over- the colonel in charge would not al- come, I suppose, by her suffering, low Albert Foster to attend his took his rifle and shot both her and mother's funeral unless he

wore the child." soldier's clothes and agreed to serve,

and

three or. more

• here

Flintoft, who is oged thirty-one, bowl-

that certain of these men had and is in the King's Royal Rifles, ing to the tune of 185 for 7 wickets Squadron-Leader Eneas Ranald terror.

The engagement is announced of been compelled to serve through pleaded not guilty and reserved his defance, He was sent for trial at the declared. P.M.N. da Silva (32) and Donald M'Donell, D.F.C., elder son of H.A. Barros (88) were the principal M'Donell of Glengarry, and heir to imprisonment for

Sir Edward Grigg sald cases of noxt Gloucester Assize. scorers. When their turn came to the Chieftainship of Glengarry. He months for offences against military bat the Police collopsed and were all is shortly to marry Diana Dorothy discipline on grounds of conscience A.R.P. FINDS LOST FORT tracing the source out for 60 of which the first two men Younger, daughter of the late Richard umbered 32, and the number under- Corey and Clarke got 10 and 10 Henry Keane, of Cappoquin, County going solitary confinement was three. respectively. They are an in and Waterford, and Mrs Keane, of Cado- out side this year and very often tan Court,

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London.

cannot turn out their full side which Squadron Leader M'Donell жая MR J. H. WALTON . is always worrying and tends to awarded the DF.C. early in Septem

uzuat game,

Smaller Games

A.R.P. workers constructing · shel-| ters al Carlisle have brought to light new facts concerning the Roman fort at Stanwix, a suburb of the city. The newly discovered fort is a large

upset people and put them off their bor after, he had shot down nine Mr John Harold Walton, for 15 rectangle 600 ft. by 700 ft. It“ ja

enemy aircraft and damaged four years correspondent in Turkey of about 300 ft, broader than any other In response to Lord Wakefield's i others.

The Daily Telegraph," and repre- fort on the line of the wall and pro-appeal on behalf of the R.A.F. Beno- sentative of the Federation of vides evidence, that a large and im-; volent Fund, a donation has been British Industries, died at Istanbul portant, Roman warrison must have received from the King. A total of recently,“

"I been stalloned there.

over : £303,000, has been reached.

"He has been particularly success

I see that, owing to a plucky in fui na n loader, it was, officially nings of 80 not out by Jernskoft, stated.

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