Daily Post - 13.04.1943, Side 4

DAILY POST

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Veek End Football In Britan
Famous cup jighters Aston Villa and Shejjield Wed. are two
oj the semi jinalists jor the Northem League Cup, as a result
oj Saturday’s matches. In the retum Shejjield derby, the Wed-
nesday held the United to a draw but won the previous week
by 3 goals to 2. Bristol put up a great jight with the Villa ajter
holding them at Bristol.
Biackpool defeated Man-
chester City and York again
vanquished Chesterfield. They
are the other two semi íinal-
ists. Blackpool with their star
studded R.A.F. forward line are
the Cup favourites.
The change that war has
brought to soccer is illustrated
in the Scottish Cup results.
The mighty Rangers lost at
home to East Fife.
League Cup South:— Ar-
senal 3 West Ham 1, Brighton
0 Watford 5. Q.P.R. 8 Clapton
0. 1, Southampton 2 Brentford
1, Chelsea 0 Reading 4, Mill-
wall 0 Spurs 1, Aldershot 1
Luton 4, Crystal P 0 Charlton
4, Portsmouth 1 Fulham 3.
League Cup North:— Aston
V. 2 Bristol C. 1, Chesterfield
0 York C. 2, Sheffield U 0
Sheffield W. 0, Man. City 1
Blackpool 1.
League Cup West:— Cardiff
2 Aberavon 3, Lovells 5 Bath
City 3.
League Championship:— Bol-
ton W. 0 Blackburn 1, Brad-
ford 5 Leeds U. 2, Burnley 2
Rochdale 0, Chester 2 Liver-
pool 5, Coventry 0 Derby C. 1,
Crewe A. 0 Man U. 6, Everton
4 Tranmere 1, Halifax 0 Hud-
dersfield 2, Newcastle 4 Midd-
lesboro’ 0, Northampton 2 Lei-
cester 2, Notts F. 1 Doncaster
2, Rotherham 2 Stockport 0,
Stoke 1 Notts C. 1, Sunderland
5 Bradford C. 1, W.B.A. 0
Birmingham 4.
lnterallied Services Cup:—
R.A.F. 3 Belgium 1.
Other English matches:—
Blackpoól Services 1 Oldham
4, National Police XI 2 Army
XI 1, Shorts Sports “A” 2
Wolves 5, Southport 4 R.A.F.
XI 3.
Scottish matches:— N.E.
Mitchell Cup — Aberdeen 3
Dunfermline 2, Dundee U. 4
Raith Rovers 3, Rangers 1 East
Fife 3. 2nd XI Cup, lst round
— Morton 0 Hibs 2.
Late Baseball Results
Brooklyn (Nat) 4 New York (AM) 3.
Philadelphia (AM) 9 Toronto (INT) 3.
Boston (AM) 7 Newark (INT) 1.
Norfolk Navy 6 Baltimore (INT) 4.
Washington (AM) Curtis Bay Coast Guard 1.
Britain s Sixth War Budget
Porchase Tax 100%: Drinks, Tobacco Dearer
London, April 12th. The Chancellor oj the Exchequer, Sir
Kingsley Wood, to-day introduced Britain’s 6th War Budget in
the House oj Commons.
Sir Kingsley revealed that
the cost of the war has now
reached £1/3,000,000,000, and
is now costing Britain £13,-
000,000 a day, as compared
with £5,000,000 a day in ’40.
44% of all expenditure has
been met by current revenue.
BRITAIN’S LEASE-LEND
The Chancellor also reveal-
ed that the amount of Lease-
Lend aid from Amrica receiv-
ed by Britain is not greater
than what Britain has accom-
modated other United Nations
with under the same scheme.
Russia has received £170,000-
000 worth of munitions alone.
Sir Kingsley announced a
number of increases in taxati-
on, and said that the people of
Britain would have to pay
more for their tobacco, drinks
and entertainments in order
to ensure Allied victory. Pur-
chase-tax on various göods is
to be '"’~eased to 100% above
pre-v* ~:ces.
In There Pitching
Bob Feller, former mound ace for the Cleveland Indians and
now a chief specialist in the United States Navy, kisses his bride,
the former Virginia Winther, after their marriage in Waukegan,
111. Lieut. Clarence Campbell of the Navy, former Cleveland
outfielder and Feller’s roommate, was best man. The couple
spent a short honeymoon in New York before Feller reported for
duty aboard ship.
Italy’s Last Heavy
Cruisers Smashed
London. Monday. It is now
known that the heavy Italian
cruiser Trieste, which along
with another heavy Italian
cruiser was attacked by Ame-
rican heavy bombers in har-
bour, has since sunk. The oth-
er cruiser was severely dam-
aged. It is believed that these
two were the last Italian hea-
vy cruisers left in fighting
condition.
News In Brief
Ankara reports say a con-
spiracy has been discovered in
Bulgaria to overthrow the go-
vemment, depose the king and
set up democracy, and that
many arrests have been made.
* * *
A delegation representing
General Giraud is said to be on
the way to London, for con-
versations with General de
Gaulle.
* * *
Hitler and Mussolini, ac-
companied by military chiefs,
are reported to have met in
Germany last week.
British Subs Harry
Axis Shipping
London. The British Admir-
alty announces that over the
week-end British submarines
torpedoed 15 Axis ships in the
Mediterranean, sinking at least
eight of them.
Among the vessels hit were
three large supply ships, and
one large tanker. Two of the
supply ships are believed to
have been sunk, and the tank-
er also.
Mosqultos Attack Belgiam
♦ London, April 12th. Aircraft
of Bomber Command last
night laid mines in enemy wat
ers. Two planes did not retum
» A few enemy raiders came
over the east and south-east
coasts this morning, but dropp
ed no bombs.
In yesterday’s daylight air
offensive against the enemy on
the Western Front, Mosquitos
attacked workshops in Malines
in Belgium, and war factories
in Hengelo in Holland.
U. S. Vice-President Walla-
ce has arrived in Peru from
Bolivia.