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Nazis' Record Desert

Desert Dash Also Has Its

Has Its Complications

CAIRO, Apr. 13 (Reuter).—The German and Italian forces have extended their record dash across Libya, It is learned in Cairo, to the Egyptian frontier,

Handicaps

For To-day's

· Racing

Leaving Tobruk to be settled lator, they have seized Bardin and are now fighting near Sollum. The speed of their advance has had its complica- tions. British Imperial forces in Tobruk threaten their lines of communication, the R.A.F. have smashed on

imminent tank attack in that area, they are be- Brdney Handicap, First section, six loved to be relying on petrol 140; Annabella. 150; Bredes, 150; Circe. supplies by air to oil their 10 Longdon, 140; National Victory, 140 Quick. Despatch, 180; Rising Ster, 149; advance and, as the Western Rooiny. 155; Spring Bike, 150; Wingle, Desert again becomes a battle-Kellelt Handicap, First section 14 ground, -British reinforcements miles Blue Diamond, 140; Eve of Folly, are being rushed up daily.

The following are the handicaps for to-day's 12 events:

Purlonze-A Good Time, 139; Amber II,

152: Eve of Penec, 149: Expansion Time. 140; Jennifer, 152: Jober. 186; King Kong, 18 Lancashire Lass, 162; Pesceful View, 162: Rob Roy, 182: Rose Jane, 144; Thirty Bix, 10: Wonderful Scheme, 102; Smh→ ing Through, 162,

Cabramatta_Handicap. First acction, six Prince, 143; Catterick Bridge, 140; Centre furlongs Roaring Tine, 182; Austrálian Court, 145: Cheerful Blar, 19: Derby Day 152; Double Finesse. 143; Flying Dutchman,

British forces in Northern Greeco have driven back German tanks und Infantry on the eastern sector of the Allied front and H.A.F. aircraft have continued to harry German motorised convoys in the Bitolj area (entrance to the Monastir Gap), but no major battle between the Allied and Ger-132; Franklin, 182; Income Tax 132:

Rivulet, 152; Shuttlecock, 142; Wartego" man forces has yet begun.

River, 14. The relentless German

Albury Handicap, from the 1% Bille both in the Balkans and in Afrien 135; Cantte 11111, 152: Distant View, 115 post-Balla Hay. Barred; Brown Derby. is costing thom fairly heavy losses in Endeavour, 143; Flying Fortress, 152; men and material.

Lancashire Chips, 135: Many Thanks, 13; The Germany claim 10 have Sepper, 155; United Express, 147; Vanity

Belgrade but the position Fr. 136.

generally

In

pressure

Note- "Sapper' does not necept the more comfort-Barred; Drown Derby, fa; Castle 1,

occupied Yuco described; following weiglits will apply-Baffin Bay,.

in London ON

ing

with the Yugo-Slav commanders Distant View, 159: Endeavour. 152 contesting the German thrusts and 135: Many Thanks, 139; United Express, Flying Fortress, 183; Lanenshire Chips. scoring a certain success in the south. 154: Vantly Fair, 140.

The mair. British advances to clean up the East African campaign in Abyssinin are still being held up by demolitions along the Gondar and Dessle ronds,

Army Rugger Seven-a-side Tournament

"Burprising Time, 140 Bendemeer, Wattin Park Handleap, six furlongs 138; Black Scal, 143; Corsair, 140; Tappy tetums, 110: Jus Gentium. 152 King's Barred: Manhattan, 150; Maple Leaf. 112: Flight, 149; Lex Fori, 138: Mainsail. Moonlight, 132: National Welfare, 145 Optima Fide. 132: Santa-Anita, 143,

Hellett Handicap, Breondsection, 14 miles. Advancing Time. 145: Emergency Unit, 142: Galveston Bay, 163; Jane Doe, 152: Just In Time, 141; Musketeer, 147: Night Express. 153; Odeon, 157; Patricia, 145; Raconteur, 149; Hose Evelyn, 141; Rose Fiana, 15; So Nice. 140.

Sydney Handicap, Second section, six furlongAmusement Tax, 149; Canberra, 140; Iron Belle, 145; King's Welcome, 162, Man-O-War, 140; National Reform, 140 Ratio Deeldendi, 140: Riverslite, 149; gunrd, 149, Subpoena. 145; Tropicat Love, 165; Van

Originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, but brought forward to Cabramatta andicap, Recond rection, Friday, the Army Rugby Seven-a-six furtungs-Bruno, 135; Cockterol, 142; Sido Tournament was won by Iloyal Standt. 151; Maple Star, 130: Misty View, Graceful View, 147; Hascossay, 152; Locui Engineers when they beat 5th A.A. 151: Mountain View. 150; "A" Royal Artütery, by three goals Courage 162: Nomid Poense. 139; Sca National and three tries (24 points) to nil Jay. The Nineteenth Hole, Darred: after leading 8-0 at the interval. ·

Vis Major, 132, At the conclusion of the tournament. the trophy WAT presented by General Omeer Commanding the Troops Major-General A. E. Grasett. to Cpl Foley, the Sappers' skipper. The following are the results of this year's Army Seven-a-Side Tournament:

Flest Round Royal Scots "A" best 17th R.A. "B" 9-0 A.A. RA, "A" beat Royal Scots

17-0

the

Dramatic Cricket

At Kowloon C.C.

(Continued from Page 8.) Taylor ended by taking the last four 1-0 wickets for 11 runs.

5th A.A. RA. "C" beat auddlesex Dth A.A. RA. "B" beat Middlesex "A" 3-0 Engineers" w.o, frum ath ILA. "A" RA.M.C. beat 3M RA. "B"

Quarter Finala

Engineers "A" beat 12th II.A. "A"... 21-0 19-0

Royal Scots "A w.o, from Signale 4. RA. "A" best 5th A‚A. RA.

5th A.A. ILA. "B" beat Engineers "" Engineer "A" hent R.A.M.C.

Semi-Finals

1-3

3-0

14-9

5th AA. RA. "A" beat Royal Scots

#1-0

Engineers "A" beat 6th A., R.A. "B" 17-0 Final Engineers "A". beat sth A.A. R.A. "A" 24-0

Norwegians Boycott

Film House

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 14, 1941

ART SHOW ARRANGED TO HELP WAR FUNDS

Sponsored by ILE. the Governer, an exhibition of selected'works of the Chinese artist, Liang Yu-ming, will be held at St John's Hall on Friday and Saturday next in aid of Chinese war relief and British war funds. Mr Liang is noted for his paintings of war subjects. A native of Kwangiung, he directed the propaganda front during Gen. Chiang Kai-shek's Northern Punitive Expedition in 1926, and has exhibited

both in China and In Russia. The pictures above are typical of the artist's style.

Rector Deprived of Living Likes to be Army Padre

THE Rev. William Henry Hopkin, recently deprived of his £1,139-a-year living by the Bishop of Bedford, said: "It is no

surprise. After the findings of the Consistory Court the bishop

had absolutely no alternative.

"But the decision is confined only to depriving me of my lly- ing here in Blunhum and pre- venting me from taking another one in this diocese.

*

of

Empire Air Fighters

BRITAIN'S 49,000 PLANES

Mr T. P. Wright, one of the United States' leading aircraft production engineers, writing in. "Aviation." estimates that Britain will have nearly 49.000 warplanes by the spring of 1942, and will then achieve parity in the air with the Axis.

Parity With Axia

Fenton got U. M. Omar smartly reply from the umpire for an 1b.w. taking a living elsewhere."

"There is nothing to stop me stumped and secured a affirmative appeal against Hung. Hung batted

One-Third Above Estimate By the middle of 1942 Britain The rector was, deprived extremely well and was a trifle un-living after being found guilty on his

will have outstripped the com- The number of pilot officers bined air strength of the Axis him. Most of his 35 runs came from lucky to have the decision go against various church charges of resorting and sergeants powerful hooks to the leg boundary, women.

to taverns, drinking, and accosting Britain's Empire Air Training 65,000 planes.

trained under Powers and will have about K.C.C. were left two and a half hours to get the

Scheme is now over one-third runs And not He had been at Blunha for unnaturally made no effort to force twenty-two years.

more than the total originally pace. Additionally, the ac Asked if he would like to take a aimed at.

post as chaplain in the Army, the rector said: "That would sult The first contingents of them down to the ground. I like to be have been posted for active ser- among real men-men like my own song who are serving their country. vice in the United Kingdom from he emphasised, were three times this, however, as regards my age. In which have been set up in duced, would remain twice those of "I do not know how I stand about the Empire Training Schools those of Britain at September 1940,

and although they were being re-.

bishop of the diocese." any case, I believe that Army chape Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Britain wall July 1942. lains are now appointed by the

the curate and-good-length bowling of A. M. and U. M. Omar made run- getting a hard job..

Exciting Position.

The opening batsmen put on 22, but then Craigengower had the pleasant experience of dismissing Madar and Hung for the addition of ten runs. Goodban, hitting hard, helped Baxter, who was playing model defensive cricket, to add 28 for the next wicket, but after he and Gray had gone with the addition of only four

backs runs, K.C.C. had their

Was

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Blackshirts

Ban Talks

In Streets

me

South Africa find Southern Rhodesia.

When the Scheme, which has just: completed its first twelve months' work, is in full operation, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are ex- pected to produce from their own **enurces alone, no fewer than 20,000 pilots and 30,000 air crews each year, Juny trained to meet the enemy. Canada Is, in addition, our "nishing; school" for airmen from the United

are land.

Reflecting the Norwegian public's intense aversion to the German propaganda films which

quite make up.80 large a part of the

definitely to the wall. When Baxter, joined by Taylor, moving picture bill of fare are

adjudged bw, Cralgengower the boycotts now effectively in but Tenten with two fours and

appeared more than likely winners, force against theatres in many single, und Curtis, scoring similarly, parts of Norway.

ipu the homesters within five of the Citizens of Stavanger, Trondhelm offered a

Cralgengower

total. Brokenshire and Lilichammer have for weeks re passive bat to

perfectly straight and Blackshirt contingents fused to attend any movies, while while Taylor, showing great conf- citles and towns, breaking up everything straight patrolling the streets of Italian popular indignation against the storm dence, proceeded to make the neces troopers' practice of entering theatres without paying, has even

street-corner gatherings. found printed expression in the newspapers. When Norwegians in other towns go to the movies their behaviour dur ing "cnlightenment films" is such that the puppet regime has had to Issue strict orders forbidding all theatres.

sary runs,

The United States, Mr Wright said, will have parity with the Axis in the air by the close of 1942, even though

with warplanes,

Germany's plane losses in the war,

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Soldier, Girl

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of

Pushing their way past a Kingdom, Australia and New Zen- fortnight's accumulation

newspapers

and milk bottles After Luftwaffe

police recently broke into a cot- Potential air crews come from theletage ut Ecclesfield, near Shef- recruiting centre to manning depots fleid.

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They are preventing groups of and are then drafted to the Initial Lying deal in bed, apparently colourful incident. Taylor hit to more than three people from meeting Training Schools. From there each gassed, were Private Sydney

branch takes its appropriate course of instruction and all of them then Wigley, Army absentee, his girl- go on to the Bombing and Gunnery wife Agnes and their baby of Schools,

eleven months, Navigation Schools for the observers ly. He did not want to leave his After a further four weeks at Air military service six weeks previous

Wigley had been called up for

all the men go oversens for six wife and baby. On November 18 he months' practical training..

was posted as an absence, The fact that the first contingents People who knew them were-any- of them ore already bringing down init it was B

a tragedy of couple who the Luftwaffe is its own testimony could not bear to be separated. to the swift success of the Scheme.

Hia Mrn E. Maw, put it this Way: "They were very much in love will each other. Too much as it has proved. Agnes scenied sa miser- able while, he was away.

'The winolne ran was a highly long-on for a safe two, but the ball to talk together.. was returned hard and broke the wicket; while C.C.C. were vainly For they know that all discussion appealing the batsmen proceeded to

now is about either the country's sneak an audacions third run to military setbacks in Africa and win the game. Two balls later Albania or of British naval and air Brokenshire scooped up a slower successes at Italy's expense, one from A. M. Omar into forward Notices have been posted through- altort leg's hands, for what one out Italy bearing this warning: spectator described as duck this season."-

"If you listen to foreign broadcasts

obvious from the result. Craigen- That the teams were well matched

do not repeat what you hear."

gower were splendid in the field and great credit is due to the Omar brothers who bowled unchanged and brought the team so near to success. A, M, Omar sent down 14.0 overs and his brother U.M., 14 overs.

The act of 'demonstrating' Is de- fined explicitly as including the following points

behaviour: of laughter, meaningless applause' (le. clapping at the wrong place in a film), stamping with the feet, whist!- ing, coughing and 'harking' (the ex-is pressive Norwegian word for clearing the throat),

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While Cralgengower were unfor. tunate to lose Archie Hung as they

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of Baxter

latter being utterly. torpedoed by a being taught how to become use vicious "snorter" from U. M. Omar, ful citizens, m which few, if any players would have stopped.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Zieg

A son-in-law of Field-Marshal

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Mis Glyn Owens, chairman of the the eyes of Vivien Leigh, mouth Mich, one of the chiefs of the Ger cricket.

ne proper spirit-u tribute to league Therapy Association, has been tell- and chin of Ann Sheridan, and man Army, has recolved, in a

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CHENGTU EARTHQUAKE

the

prisoner-of-war camp in Britain, sum of $100 from his father-in-

101. The

in a German broad-

"More children are being smashed are not satisfied. They are still "It would be

Los Angeles cameramen, however,}·law."

and broken 'in this war than in any looking for the perfost screen actress wer in history she says who must be a composite of 17 stars! Interesting to inquire whether Mar- among other shal Milch applied to the German CHENGTU. Apr. 14 (Contral has come out of a cast and needs to things, Myrna Loy's nose, Lana Xur- this currency out of Germany to

"Suppose a litle girl's broken orm She must also have, a

authorities for permission to send News)A slight earthquake, lasting, be stretched. She lygiven a small ner neck, Olivia De Havilland's America for transmission to England, hout two seconds, occurred loom and taught how to make doll's arms, Claudette Colbert's hands, or whether following the custom of Chenet at 9 a.m. yesterday Wayne

alothes ist show Marlene Dietrich's, legs, Ginger Ro the other German Nazi lenders he extent of damago, has not yet bog

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