1941-04-12 — Page 5

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April -

International Softball Series

Opening Matches To-morrow

By Ball Fan

To-morrow's opening of a three-game International series card, featuring the men's section, will start off with a loud whizz-bang when Welford's strong Great Britain nine tackle the snappy stars from Portugal. The Philip. pine Islands take on a tough assignment in their first round clash against China, while India meets Canada in the nightcap to finish off this year's first “All-Nation” confab,

Easter Monday's star-labelled doubleheader in aid of the Chinese War Orphans Relief Association should bring out a record crowd of ball fans to see the mighty Mohawks, as popular a leam as ever set foot on a Hongkong softball diamond, in a Perrific struggle against St Joseph's champion ballhawking Salute.

The holiday finale will feature the star-studded Wildents against a team picked from the rest of the girls' league,

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PENING the International Serles to-morrow at 9.30 o.nt. with Nip Lum, G, G. Lee and A. N. Other calling them, Harry Noronha's all- Portugal luminaries take on a tough number in their fracas with the heavy-hitting Union Jack stars.

Portugal's classy infleld combina- tion of Nick Beitrno, Arturo Ozorio. George Sousa and Tony Alves, the pride of Portuguese ball fans, is ex- pected to bear the brunt of

power- ful championship drive which Noronha's niftles are dead-set on following

a successful nax. Gerry Gosano is stated to hurl with the veteran Charlie Figuereide as battery mate. Spotty Pereira will make welcomed

to

return to the outfield and should add. zip to

to the fly-shagging trio. Great Britain is expected to rely mainly on Dave and Stan Leonard's powerful clouting to carry them through with

a

victory. Their battery of Jock Brown and Georgie White lack plenty in experience and will find the going pretty tough against Portugal's sluggers.

T 10.45 ani. with Nick Beltrae, Marques and Weife

A Caco Welford refereeing, Grandpa Leung's star-picked Chinese team tackle a fighting all-Philippine nine. China's infeld of Ross Mark, Luke Burn, BILL Chang and Wally Ching are all

their

Weekly Wind-up The Inter- national Series atarting to- morrow should elevate Ainerica right up there to tão tóp in the brisk betting-A disappointing girls' series will flad but stree teams on the starting line—Por-" tural's darlings look to be the pace sellers this Year The Maryknoll Fathers from Stanley are ulding in a big way to push over, auccessfully, Easter Dion day's grand charity doubleheader

They certainly аге giving naximum effort towards help. ing the unfortunate war orphans In China-We wish them the ul most success In their great

effort The Mohawks will bro bably enter the game slight favourites to take a win from Ülse champions-Pete Fitch, Cy Jones Johnny Davis et al, are all to take the bailiwking

set Sainis by a heap ble geore-Ar- iuro Ozorio, Saint mighty mile second sacker, is fast developing into a real polson-Was conic through consistently this year with dynamite clutch-clubbing. His timely single to right last Sunday driving in Sousa was a "beaut par excellence”—Boomer- ang Bill Mezger has taken to softball like 遁 duck takes to water-The annual softball

danco will be held on May 10th- All will be glad to meo Spotty Pereira out there again after an enforced rest through injuries—

peppery

ball tossers out there on the Golf diamond, but like the Philippine contingent are extremely weak with the willowed clubbing-wand.

China's clouting lineup appears to be about the weakest ever to re- present Old Cathay and the Chin- ese rang are expected to pla their falth on a return to form of acD hurler Herbie Quen,

sara to

Frankle Gonsales, fresh from a 'sensational hurling triumph

lasi

week will toe the slab for the "Is- landa on the Pacifc", and will be out to maintain his terrlie slab tossing pace.

Kowloon G.C. Easily Beat Happy Valley

KÓWLOON G. C. easily won their golf match against Happy Valley the final score being 221% points to 7. The match was played at Kowloon, the singles In the morning and the fourballs in the afternoon. Complele scores were:

SINGLES

H. Valley 1, D. S. Edwards 0 1.-K. S.-Robertson-1

A. McKellar

Kowloon In K. Collings

IN the nightcap at noon with Grandpa Loung, Nip Lum and Bob Laurel barking away, India take on the dark horse Canadian Maple Lents in their initial defence of the A-J-Dennin title they clinched last year. The A. W. Ramsey Indian stars, selected from the best T. II. Low that the Cyclones and Indion nines S. Phillips have to offer must include Jindonatman C. Simpson Hussain, outstanding Saint

and hero of last week's "crooshut«/W, V. Ahern

T. Lamb

game, in their lineup before being F. C. Barry labelled as a serious threat once

again this year. The galloping Jinde W. Kershaw at right, with Cyclone Baker at left A. Lopes field and the fast moving Savage E. F. Fincher Hasson sparked at centre would give. Jex

O. Murphy

the defendings an outfield E. C. Fincher with powerful

ability and fast. instinctive fly-shagging class. The smooth throwing A. R. Kitchell

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Picture of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank (left) and Hongkong Football Club rugby teams, which met in a friendly encounter recently. Seated in centre is Sir Vandeleur Grayburn, Wayfoong's chief manager, (Photo":" ̈Mee" Cheung);

War Office To Hold Inquiry

Soldiers Guarding Aliens Accused

A court of inquiry into allegations about the behaviour of troops guarding interned aliens on their way to Australia în the liner Dunera was promised by Captain Margesson, War Minis- ter, in the House of Commons.

Mr T. E. Harvey (English Universities) asked whether any inquiry had been instituted into allegations that internees' lug- was ripped open by gago bayonets on coming on board.

He inquired if it were true that

Girls' Team To Represent

internces were deprived of their Rest Of League

money, valuables and clothes; and

Japanese Commerce Plans

New Minister's Ideas.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Apr. 11 (Doinel).—The new Minister of Commerce and in- | dustry,

Toyoda, Admiral Teljiro Juddressed the conference of Prefec- tural Governors to-day outlining Japan's wartime trade policy.

Referring to

the

Yen bloc trade, the Minister

flint sald

existing measures for smooth interchange of commodities among Japan, Manchu- kuo and China would hereafter be

whether the Minister would inquire A preliminary girls game will be further reinforced, while particular Into the suicide of one of the inter-staged at 2.30 pm. with the Wildcats efforts would be made to Increase nees during the voyage.

playing the rest of the league. Doc

Capt. Margesson said that the first party of officers and men concerned were returning to Britain. An in- quiry would then be made. The number of internees and guards on board was 2,073.

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Molthen, Bill Woo and Bob Laurel imports from the Yen Bloc regions, are booked to handle this girls' game.

War Materials The following have been chosen

rest ON Easier The securing of materiais necessary for Japan's wartime economy would Mary NA. Dot Loule, Yvonne form the guiding principle of Japan's Yelle, Celeste Marques, Alice Mar, trade with third Powers and positive

Castilho, Betty Fitzgerald,

negotiations with third would be launched. While

Monday the

Asked if he would take steps to secure evidence from Australin, Capt. Irene

Margesson said he appreciated the Terry Noronha, Theresa Marques to secure the imports of

point, but the first thing was to have Dingdong Lopes, Rosie Loula, Palsy the court of inquiry.

Jorge and Grandma Hutchison.

Compositions Of Bizet

Radlo Programme Broadcast by

Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's.

second.

materials for manufacturing export goods, Admiral Toyoda sold that the exports control system would further be tightened.

Ladies Knock-Out Promotion Company will be estab-

Hockey Tourney

(Continued from Page 4.).

For this purpose the Japan Trade

lished.

Pointing out the necessity of taking special measures for the control of the South Seas trade, Admiral Toyoda said that the Ministerial decree

and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. shot by Miss F. Wong, right wing, issued at the end of last year in this and 8-12 midnight on 9.52 m.e's, per de scores equal again, and with connection would first be applied to this Saints took control of the game. French Indo-China while its applied- 12.13 p.m. Short Service of Inter-In the closing stages, Miss June Hallion would be adjusted to the pro-

played a fine game in goal and saved.

spective developments of the interns- cession.

tional situation.*** well from Miss J. Booker.

Saints thus won by three short

12.30 Terence Casey at the Organ 12.45 Singers on Parade, 1.00 Local Time Signal.

Corners.

Asian Co-Prosperity The Minister also revealed that the

1.01 Compositions of Bizet.—Danse', For the Saints, Miss J. Wong, cen-export compensation system, and the Bohemienne, London Philharmonic tre-half, did much good work, and measure revising the marine Insur- Orchestra; Cavaltine Le Leila, Ninon Miss M. Roza was sound at back. ance system have been adopted in Vallin (Soprano) with Orchestra; Miss M. McCaw and Miss E. Gray order to remove or palliate the effects L'Arlesienne Suite, No. 2, Sir Thomas were outstanding for the losers in foreign trade. Stressing the neces

of the European war on Japon's Beecham cond. the London Philar defence, with the Booker sisters-and sty monic Orchestra; Carraen-Fantary, Miss M. Smalley forming a speedysity of promoting economie relations in the East Asiatic co-prosperity Elrem Zimbalist (Violin) with Piano trio of forwards.

sphere, Admiral Toyoda sald that it was necessary to work out compre- hensive plans in conformity with the different" conditions obtaining. In various areas.

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T. Low

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A. C. I. Bowker

W. Sharpe

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II. II. Munday A. D.

acc.; Spanish Serenade, New Light Symphony Orchestra.

K

Humphreys

1L, 37. S. Lloyd

A. L. Penning-

ton Willerton 1

ton

1 M. 7. Bebbing

1% E. Greenwood

N. J. Booker

G. Davies

1 N. D. Booker

Total ......

1016 Total

412

Fourballs

D. 8. Edwards and

2

K. 8. Robertson

A. McKellar and

2

T. Low

I. S. Philips and

Bowker and

Fasten

Sharpe

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will once again be the sparkplug of Collings and

Dennis

n brilliant Infeld, featuring Junior Itamsey and

Marker at Ist,

Baby Abbas keystoner

and Sherry Bux on 3rd.

T. B. Low.

Pinky Higgin's Maple Leafs, with Aumpson and

sprinkling of Canadian Chinese and Ahem

Mundy and

Itumphries.

C.B.A. starlights, will pin plenty of Lamb and Jarry & Lloyd and falth on mound ace Den Crary, the

season's outstanding hurler who has Kershaw and

been throwing dazzling strikeout E., Fincher and Greenwood and

balls all year.

The Canadians will enter the fray deep underdogs in the betting i along Ice House St, but are all set to make it a big "off form" win.

HONUS

Waggoner's marauding 11 Mohawks have completed plans to embark on the well-known war- path once again, Easter Monday, in their "classic clash" against Dave

champions at 3.45

Leonard's Colony on. Leung, Harry i

and

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press and

Announces but The Mills Brothers;

1.45

Patricia Rossborough; Arthur Askey with Jack Hylton and Some of his boys, and Bijou Accordeon Orchestra with Whistling and Yodelling.

2.15 Close Down.

5.45 Indian Programme.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficial Summary, issued. Thursday, says:

The short week has been shadowed by the grave news from

Balkana. This

over-

Boyce The Prospect Before -Arranged by Constant Lambert; the

has naturally Sadler's Wells Orchestra conducted curbed enquiries, on the other hand holders are not showing signs of panie unloading. {Business done during the week

by Constant Lambert,

6.55

Tudor Davies

A Song

by (Tenor),

7.00 London Relay-Tho News. 7.15 London Relay-Talk by Str Hugh Walpole,

7.30 London Relay-Special Broad-

cast to the British Forces in the Far

Pennington

Q

Willerton and

Lopes

2

Bebbington

0

East

Jox Murphy_and

2

N. J. Deoker

D

Davics and N. D.

E. C. Fincher

Total

2

Booker

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12

Total

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8.00 Local-Time Sigrial and An- nouncements.

8.02

Studio-Two Plato Jazz Recital by Hal Lorenzo and Taby Gray.

Gay Ninelles-Frank 8.25 The Luther with Zora Layman and The

YOUNG GERMANS Century Quartet.

EXEMPTED

Signs of Discontent

The German man-in-the street

Lum calling them and man-inthe-army are talking

8.45 Edlih Lorand and Her Vieanese Orchestra.

9 London Relay--The News. 9.15 London Relay,—“Questions of the Ilour."

0.30 Local sport results.

9.33 Light Örchestral Programme

with Esslo Ackland (Contralto).

uals Tribo will about the great number of young Wave Only).

9.43 Nows in French (on Short

The irrepressible selves before

with p.m. Campos be out to redeem all softball dichards and

and hardy men, including Nazi prove tha

that they are, beyond doubt, the class of Party officials, exempted from

10 London Relay Variety Pro- sramme,

ali softball teams in

In South China, military service, says a Geneva 11 Danco Mustè,

Led by the hatchet crash

Pete Fitch, Joey Schoberg trio of report.

Lou

and

Joe Morris and

The first sign of this discon-

Leight, the peppers, Joe

it up" Davis, the Five tent is given in an article pub- Iroquois will be gunning for lished in "Die Wehrmacht," the

a big bilizkreig win to show con- German Army's official maga vincingly that the softball heights zine. The article is headed: belong to them. Dave Leonard's Sainta have already tapered off for "Everybody in his place," and is this colossal tilt, their first ainee talc written by Dr Ellonbeck, a cap- Ing the senior loop crown, and before tain at Gorman G.HQ. the eyes of the gashouse faithful It appeals to the German soldiers cannot afford to take a loss with so and public to be good enough to much at stake.

understand" the position and adds:

"There is no small number of men

Softball Schedule SUNDAY AT K.F.O,

0.80 am. Great

'Britain

Vs. Portugal. 10.45 am China vs. Philippine

Janda noon India Eva, Canada, WHOARSKABTER. MONDAY AT KF.C. 13$2.80 p.m: Wild

pycates. The Rast..

whe

12 Midnight Close Down.

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Union Ins. $430 Steambonts $8% Docks $10

Provident $6.40, $5.35, $5.30 Hotela X.D. $3.10 Star Ferries $53 Lights "O" $0.20 $0.30, $0.20 Electrics "O" Rts $26.30, $26, $20.20

Telephones "O" $233⁄4 Cements $18 Ropes $74, $7 Dairy Farms $174 Watsons $10.10 $10

Buyers

Bank of East Asia $70 Indo-Chinas (Prel) $80 Hotels X.D. $3 Star Ferrics $52 Entertainments $6.50

Sales

H.K. Banks $1,350 Lands $33.50

Planes To London"

12,000 "Wipe Out

Old Bailey Sees 'Lady Of Quality'

Mrs Leonora Drummond, of Australia and Mayfair, a grey. haired "old lady" of 58, will spend the next three years in prison despite her claim to be related to the highest people in the land."

Judge Beazley and a jury at the Old Bailey did not accept her Įstatements about her highborn [connections which she used to inspire "confidence" in an elderly woman whom she robbed of large suma of money and jewellery.

Mrs Drummond told Mrs Margaretį L'Estrange Nelson, for example, that she was a cousin of Mrs. Winston Churchill, and that her first husband was the Marquis of Graham,

"Ambassador

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SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA and BUENOS AIRES

Cable Address: SWANSTOCK

HONGKONG, SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN Tho Society aska for

Her second husband was a former British Ambassador to Russia and

second cousin

Sir Erk Drummond, lator Lord Perth,

Mrs. Drummond offered to sell to "my triend

the

Queen of Spain", a cluster of earrings belonging to Hire in 1841 to meet the increasing needs of sick Nelson, but the earrings, and the and destitute children in Hong Kong.

proceeds, disappeared,

$28,000

The number of children assisted last year

Mrs Nelson also parted with £300, was 5,100.00 which the knowledgeable and highly

c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,

P. & O. Building,

A copy of the Annual Report for 1940 connected Mr Drummond placed in may be obtained from: “ two, envelopes ino London saío

Mr. McKellar, CA,

When the envelopes were opened, (however, they were found to contain only some, bundles of tissue. poper.

There Before

London 12,000 warplanes are necessary. He has accordingly

Technical experts have advised. Hitler that to wipe out deposit. asked German industry to provide him with the planes.

skid

it for military service who have been The greatest number of Hitler try to invado us, and prolude exempted because they are indispen-machines yet inunched against it with a great air attack. he might The jury found high-born" Mrs sable at home.

This fact requires the greatest London during the September, bo able to send as many as 3,000 to Drummond guilly of ten charges of comprehension, particularly from blitz was approximately 1,000. 3.000 machines in a stake every-Inrceny, fraud, false pretences and Is-soldiers, who are perhaps the most Wille it is probably true that as

thing" attempt.

plain stealing, boatswa Inclined to talk about these exempted many as 12,000 planes would be

· And a Bestland Yard. It Is bolleved that Hitler's Invasion

rd detective people. Soldiers!: you are wrong to Bucetary for a successful attack on plan la composed of three contenon that Mrs Drummond was not M criticise.

Drummond at all; but a Mrs Estelle Lòndorj. It is more than), doubtful plated movin: siner Whether Germany could, produce and Grat All BILL)

Leonora Knight, of Victoria, Austra- 3 for dien elgurpose, much, a.mum-An Invasion of Eire and Ulster, and Balley, he was convicted as Mrs lia, and that in 1938, at the Old pondent, simultaneous invasions of Northern Graham Dowling to larceny Lottery

indi Southernia Brilai

and fraudulenfrent

Then, in excusing officials, the writer says

What tremendously

| the_party_hna^uündəri

: Mr. Ewels Chiu

c/o The Banque de L'Indo-Chins,

Hong Kong.

Hon. Treasurers.

the

Count TELEGRAPHS.

Evers there.

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