1941-03-28 — Page 29

Sappers Win Large Units

Cricket League

ROYAL ENGINEERS won in the Binal of the Large Valls Cricket knock-out competition, beating the Combined Small Valls by 65 runs In a two day match that concluded yesterday. Bowlers were on top, and scoring was low, Scores were:

Royal Engineers

1st Innings-145 (Bailey 40, Tropp 35, Dixon 7 for 41).

2nd Innings. 64 (Ratellite 37. Dewar & for 22, Murphy 4 for 30).

Small Units

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 28, 1941.

Fatihan H'cap

GERMANS AROUSE (First Section).

BITTER FEELING Short Scramble

Letter From London

The following letter, Intely received by a Hongkong real- dent from London, tells of the bitter feelings-so foreign to the British people aroused by the Nazi air raids. The writer, who was associated for two years with the design of the Spit- fire fighter plane, states that there is absolutely no comparison between the R.A.F. and the Germans, either in skill or in the quality of planes.

Life in London for me now consists of:-Work 12 hours, food and relaxation 4 hours, air raid. 8 hours, total 24 hours, the

ist Innings-05 (Coombes 23. Den-letter begins. yer 6 for 20, Tropp 3 for 14, Megson Z for 10).

2nd Inning-79 (Logan 24. Meg

# for 25).

Next Week's Tennis Schedule

on

seemed incredible that any one could live through it.

in

For Novice

Jockeys

FLAT HANDICAP ' racing really begins to-morrow with the Fatshan Handicap (First Section) for "C" class China ponies, because from now until the end of the season the open races on the basis of weight for inches as per scale will be Well, you will have known, long before you read this, how this has in the minority. been happening all over London. This race will be ridden by novices The reaction is curious-one is and anything moy happen In a

(scramble from the 11⁄2 mile Five Weelts ago I got a technica) { afraid, yes-but how one has learn (about half mile 170 yards). There post Job in the "Ministry in London. I to hole. I looked at poor Hille look out of a delightful sitting room

and aid Smith pre seven ponies recently demoted with all these priceless gems from a higher standard and the top delightful "period" " street,/ Smunroee!" "Gayton Street" of Smith Square, of houses torn and shattered, and I weight for the Fatahan Handicap Westminster. The houses are six- wore that no treatment is too bad (first seetfon) is shared by Jennifer, trenth and seventeenth Century, and for the accursed German race-one Jober and Thirly Six.

almost Venetian in architec- feels that if one saw one now, one's The last named is my fancy, be- some

werel lure, or

only destre would be to destroy or at cause the jockey Mr Ho Hong-ping The Nazi vandals visited us last least to prevent him procreating an has ridden the chestnut twice at the Saturday-two H. E. bombs in the other generation of his beastly coun-big meeting and the mare was well strect in front of my house, one befrymen.

up on both occasions, This alone should Justify one's confidence. hind, all within fifty paces, it is a

Not Satisfactory particularly horrible experience at this range-first one hears this very

If they think, with their typical JENNIFER will be the mount of Jodd noise like falling rain-then a jrúi v. W. C. Hung and E. C. Finclier.

Fun Yoshriek like a rocket which rises at misconception of British psychology, Mr Cappin, but her canter of Club Championship.-T. A. Pearce v. this distance to a tremendous

that they'll get anywhere by this, Wednesday Inst did not please, me at the some 4. If, N. Oxlade.

then a noise like crumpling brown they're inuch mistaken. You've no all. Jober's Hallop in

explosion and

idea of the bitterness of the passion morning was not superior, and I paper-and then an

they're arou

aroused to foreign to the have not been able to ascertain who concursion which

descriptier beggars

British

I think face.

the Ben an age while the debris ruins would get at them with kitchen date.

Women is going

pilot the Marber's candi- down.

The windows cave in

in and the

Lancashire Lass Was out very doors are torn cif their hunes; there knives if they got into

The beroisan and

of the early, but the grey finished the last is n ilthy smell of burnt explosive

people have been marvellous hundred yards like a sampan tossing and-the dust-It's unbelievable.

could spend the remainder of this over the white horses in the barbour. letter telling you the stories I heard Blue Diamond with Mr S. W. Lea from one doctor alone, who had been may spring a surprise, operating on casualties for ten hours,

MONDAY

Singles-Ping Ol-inns v. B. T. Chanu or Wet Chung: Gege Chon v. T. 3. Gould; D. Vuietant v. M. Pagli.. Doubles-Faui Kang

TUESDAY

Singles-$. A. Kumjal

v. Shields

Goodman; Tsui Wai-poi y. K. II. Yip.

WEDNESDAY

Doubles---J. 8, Theobald und Skipwith or 1. M. A. Razack and A. R. Atin v. II. D. and S. A. Rumjahn,

_Club_Champlunship.-G. W. Sewell v. TA. Pearce or C. B. B. Oxiadi Guest v. J. Stirling Lee; T. J. Could

THURSDAY

M. Prgh.

Singles, Paul Kong v. Trul Yan-pui.

FRIDAY

"Things To Come"

roar

Much Mistaken

Sir Echo

We lay, fortunately, in the base ment, onil listened to the horror, and when it was all over raced down the

Since writing the above it is learn- street to a really deep shelter where

ed that Mr To Hong-ping has beeht Iwe ought to have been before. The

operated on for appendicitis and Mr street was like #

I'm afraid this letter will weary. Yid will be riding Thirty Siz # scene from "Things Come," An awful red clore in you, but I so much want to impress the sky carpet of broken glass you with the fact that this city and

Singles C. 8. Lee or A. Crawford v.every window pane gutted. The the whole country are implacably George Chon or T. 3. Gaull; I. M. A.

their and fiercely resolved to see this mon- Razack v. S, A.

doors hanging drunkenly on Hum Jaun Goodman: Q. Umetani or M. Pugh v. H.

Fugu hinges or torn right off-kamp stand-traus regime in Hell where it was D. Hunjabi, *

twisted like corkscrews--it bred. As for the Italians-ittle Sir Echo is Mussolini's name in London:

and their

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of the planen. I feel inore quality of than proud to think that I was aa- sociated for two years with the de- sign of the Spltare.

Well, I must stop. writing is dim-) cult under, these conditions- also Is sleep-bit you've no iden now quickly one can do without a bed.

Club's Final Rugby Match

The last game of the Hongkongt Football Club Rugby Section's season will take place at 4.30 p.m. to-morrow on the Club ground, when the Hong- kong and Shanghal Banking Corpora- tion will meet the rest of the Chub. The Bank fteen will be:

_F.__M. Thompson; L. J. A. Feliden, D. G. Day, M. G. Carruthers and E. A Matthews; G. G. Aitkenhead and G. T. Harrington; 3. 5. Lær, J. S. Dunnett, E.; · A. Bompas it. C. Gainer, A. M. Kennedy (Capt); M. F. L. Haymes, K. A. Watson : any L. M. Wylle.

Northumberland

& Durham Assn Bowls Rinks

G.A. Goodban

Three Short

Of Century

DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL beat H.M.S. Tamar by 67 runs in

friendly game A

of cricket yesterday. Outstanding innings was that of G. A. Goodban, Headmaster of the School, who fell three runs short of scoring a century. His knock included 13 boundaries.

Scores were:

School-107 (G. A. Goodbun 97, A. J. Hulse 30, West 4 for 55).

Tamur-120 (Boyes 27. Wilsoṛ 25. not out. Ebrahim 4 for 43).

FANLING. GOLF STARTING TIMES

Sunday

OLD COURSE 0.10. Forrest, R, Young. 0.30 P. A. Cox, A. W, Bourne, 9.24 W. H. Belkley, F. A. Howard. 9. G. Friec, A. C. I. Bowker. 4.32. S. Jopes, W. T. Dow 0.34 J, R. Way, E, L. Groome, DO I Geure, 1, W, Shewan. D.44 W. Woodward, J. Harrop.

46 R. R. Davies, Capt, Thursby. 0.52 . M. 9. Lloyd, R. L. Jones. 0.50 M. G. Carruthers, D. S. Robb, 10,00 P. V. McLane, P. E. Annis. 10.04 CW, E. Bishop, A. B. Purves. 10.00 . . Grits, I W.. Culley.

10.16 A. H. Guinness. D. D. Forbes. 10.24 Col. Rase, 3. A. Parrish. 1928 A. K. Mackenzie. G. M. Park. 1333 N, C. McLeod, M. L. Reidy, 10.30 it. Overy, W. J. E. Mackenzie. 18.40. 7. G. Jensen, Major Alley, 10.44. de W. Waller, Lieut Wylde.

NEW COURSE

The following have been selected to 10.12 J. L. Macintyre, T. Megarry. represent the Northumberland and Burham Association in a Lawn Bawls match against Kowloon Cricket Club on the latter's greens, Cox's Road, on Sunday at 2.45 p.m.:

W. G. R. Contes, A. D. Spoors, C. Gow-

, J, Fraser, (Skip).

J. G. R. Humble, R. A. Radtaril, J. Staith.

T. Coleman (Skip).

G Henderson, D. Koswick, J. P. Mac- Govan, J. V. Rainsey (Skip),

924 K, S. Morrison, I. E, Pearce, 932 A. V. & Mrs. Greaves.

9.40 AM Mack. G. G. Allkenhead,

10.00 W, NA. Smalley, A, D, Humphreys. 10.04. Mrs Smalley, Mrs Humphreys,

E. Purvis, C. E. Turpin, S. Hodge, T. W. 10.10 Miss Cuthbertson, M. A. Annett.

Carr (Skipl..

10.32 F. Robinson, L. A. Caleraft. Reserves.-B. L. Sterling, W. Barku, G., 10.40 I. P. Berry, H. A. Ms.

E, Cross.

Players unable to turn out should

please communicate with M Yaumati School Sports

c/ Kowloon Club, ar Telephone 36/252 as early as possible.

It is hoped to nerange further riulen on the spot. and all members of the Association who wish to play will be assured of a game if they tuin u.

The annual Athletic meeting of the Yaumati Government School will be hell from 12.30 p.m. to 430 p.m. on Monday, March 31. The prizes will be presented by Mrs H. S. fol.

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