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Wasada U.

Wins Japanese Students' Meet

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TOKYO, Sept. 15 After a thrilling struggle for the team championship, in which the result was doubtful until the last event, Wasada University captured Bludents Swimming Meet held during the week-end at the Melji

RUSSIANS FIGHT STUBBORNLY

FROM PAGE ONE

September 16, 1941,

CHURCHILL

WEEK IN BRITAIN

miles from the centre of the city. LONDON, Sept. 18. (British Wire-

r less) Inaugurating "Churchill: He said that the Russians are sialing desperately, defending every Week" In the borough of Wanstead inch of the ground to a heavy and and Woodford, which is part of the continuous rain which is making Prime Minister's constituency, almcult- the bringing up of German Mayor, Mr RE. Fidler, expressed

equipment

hope that the week would mark

tho

the title at the Tokyo Uilversity applies and heaving to Gerinats the beginning of a national movement. Bhrine swbuming pool. This was | maingrad,

Meet lig biggest Swimming scheduled for this year in Japan. Though no records were broken,

Umes were re outstanding soveral gistered, among which were the mark of 4 mins, B seca, for the 400 metres free-style, by Bhigeru Miyamoto of Wasada, and 10 mins, 6% secs, for the 800 meires free-style, by Tomikatsu Amano, haldor of the 1,000 and 1,30 metres free-style world records.

Rezulta

circles

is protected by line

The aim of the special effort is to after line of powerful concrete pill reach the £2,000,000 mark in national

six feet boxes with concrete walls

and steel embrasures. The savings in the borough before the

end of tisle year. thick

Sir James Howkey, former Mayor, bunker lines are said to be supported

a promiso of £100,000 announced by tank traps six feet deep and nine feet across, carefully covered with from Sir Edward Wilshaw on behalt of Cable and Wireless Ltd. as an ex- boughs and grass.

pression of appreciation of the Prime Minister.

ever

Tens of thousands of Leningraa workers including a large proportion

A message from the Prime Minis- of women, boys and girls are engaged ter congratulated the inhabitants on In digging the fortifications.

£1,500,000 te having already rolned Results were as follow:

Motren free-style-1, Shigeru since the occupation of the Baltic Miyamoto (Waenda): 2 Matsuyama countries Arst showed a menace to since the start of the local savings

alco campain. alco Rusions Me: 3. Amano Nihon); 4 Takeuchi Leningrad.

feld of (Melli Tone: mins. 0 2/0 sees.

erected

numbers great

of tree fortifications constructed

400

100 Metres free-style-1, Shigeo Arai 2, Making (Nihan); 3, Okurn

The

(Wazada); Hayashidu (Nihen). Time: trunks and stumps driven deep into LEASE-LEND ON

60 2/0 sec,.

0 Metren free-style-1, Tomikatmi Amano (Nition); 2. Takeuchi (Melji); 2, Meruyama Meiji); 4 Honda (81 Paul's) Time: 10 mins. 6 2/5 secs,

60 Metres freu-style-1, yoga Makino (Nihon); Takao (Ke Wasada). Time: 3. fonda (81

Paul): 4, acgowa 27 1/8 Bren

3.p

Time: 31 recs,

the roadways with huge mine fields barbed wire and the usual dense entanglements.

BEHALF OF CHINA

FROM PAGE ONE

Deep Defences General von Lech's troops during the last couple of weeks have blasted Metres treo-bgin-- Shigeru Aamoto (Wasada): 2. Aral ist Paulal: and drove their way through line from wanton nerial attack requires 3. Ola (St Paul's); 4, Tude (Nihon) after line of deep defences. It is fleets of modern fighter planes," Time: 2 mins, 14 seca.

Yasuhiko claimed that one million Soviet troops therefore Lease-Lend contracts were 50 Metre back-altoke--1, Kelima (Kelo); 3. Yoshida (Wasada): 3, and nearly four million of the popula- concluded during the past quarter of Taniguch! (Nihan); 4. Naking Wasada). tion are now crushed together in un a year to reinforce the Chinese Air

Force. by early shipments of equip prea of about 130 square miles,

One Propaganda Company dispatch ments."

A misalon was already proceeding claimed that mixed German and allied units in the severe fighting to China to consult Chinese military drove deep into Nogajhkaja Steepe staffs and it will "determine the types of defensive equipment best adapted and Crimea. between the Dnieper Heavy rain has also fulien on the to actual conditions of warfare in that southern front. Well-informed Ger- country and will ensure the effective mon sources admitted that Marshal use of the equipment provided. Budenny's troops are fighting fiercely, laying down heavy artillery barrages on the advancing Germans,

200 Metres breast-stroke-1, Sestchiro Cira (St Paul's); 2 Furukawa (St Paul's); 3. Taittaumi (St Taulo) 4. Yoshimura (Aibon Time: 2 mins. 40 suci.

200 Metres free-style relay,1, St Paul's Arn), Honda, Ota. Sakamoto): 2. Wanada; 3. Nihort; 4. Kelo. Time: 1 min. 40478

BECK.

Final scores were 1. Wasnta University 06 points; 2 St Paul's Univ. 64 points, a Nihon University 04 polnis: 4, Keld University 24 points; 5, Meiji Univerally 21 points; G. Tokyo Imperial Un. 3 points --Duynel.

Carnival at Ritz In

Aid of S.P.C.

Air Fleets Clash Over Desert

FROM PAGE ONE

The coming Friday night's Supper Carnival at The Ritz, in aid of the Society for the Protection of Chit- dren, promises to be a most enjoy- able affair. The whole of the en- tertainment resources of this popular place of amusement will be at the blazing furiously. The ship later disposal of guests, the modest price exploded with great violence. of the tickets covering supper ni

well us admission to all the attractions such as midget golf, skating, dancing,

swimming, ele

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bus or tram, being situated on the inain road at Quarry Rond, tickets are $5 single or SD double and are obtainable at the Hongkong or Peninsula Hotels, or may be pur- thused on the night at the entrance hall.

WELFARE OF TROOPS Command Amenities Board

Formed in Colony

A Command Welfare and Ameni- ties Board has been formed with the object of obtaining and distributing to the troops radio sets, gramophones, records, books, papers, pictures, play tag cards and any other articles to improve the comfort of British Indian and Chinese troops In bar- racks, forts, and camps. The Board will administer funds granted from time to time by the Home and Indian Governments-and will be most grate- ful for any gifts in kind such as old books and magazines, records, rattan

the chairs, etc., for which

owners have no further use. Such gifts will be gratefully received by the Garri son Adjutant who will arrange to collect them if so desired.

Alexandria Raided

CAIRO, Sept. 15 (Reuter).-Two people were slightly injured and: slight damage was caused to pro- perty. In an air raid on Alexandria this morning Alarms were also sounded in some, delta provinces, ..

LATE NEWS

Oil Stores Destroyed

Transit Ducs

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UP),- Senator Vandenberg has published a letter from Mr Cordell Hull stating that all shipments of Lease-Lend material to China via the Burma Road paid tax until August 27 when the tax was superseded by a transit levy.

"On September 7 our Embassy in London reported that it had been Informed by the British Foreign Office that all Lease-Lend materini from America destined to Chinn and Innded at Rangoon after September

"At Benghazi, both the harbour 3 will be exempt from Burmese and shipping were bombed while at transit dues."

Borce oil storage buildings were destroyed.

"The aerodromne at Gerbini was NEUTRALITY ACT

bombed by the Fleet Air Arm during Saturday night."

addition to those already mentioned, one other British aircraft is missing.

"The crew of one British aircraft reported lost in the Mediterranean on September 12 have now been brought to safety

REVISION

wor

FROM PAGE ONE

applies only to England, Wales, Sentland and North Ireland. Others Destroyed

President Roosevelt used the term

a state of CAIRO, Sept. 15 (Reuter)-in in proclaiming

between Germany and "France, addition to the destruction of enemy

vo Poland, United Kingdom, India, Aus aircraft mentioned before, German aircraft of the Junkers 87 tralia, Canada, New Zealand and the type were destroyed by anti-aircraft Union of South Africa."

On the other hand, under the fire and another was compelled to

utrall Act these areas are Bu- make a forced landing, the crew

closed to shipping. being captured.

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