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MONDAY, JULY 28, 1923.
THE CRAWL..
HINTS ON SWIMMING.
(Specially Contributed.)
there is need of laying stress on this fact, for the beliet "scomis rather | prevalent that in the crawl the arms find lega mny work independently. In reality forn, speed and endur- ance can only be gained by accurate inter-timing of all movements. made per stroke, the
Whatever number of leg drives wanted rhythm is attained by performing one of the beats of each leg at the end of the pull of the opposite urin. That establishes perfect co-ordina.
So many varieties of strokes have been evolved that it is necessary to make clear the style that I am about to demonstrate. The actual crawl nore particularly used in this part of the Orient is known as the double tion.
Those who find it difficult to com-
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ATTEMPTED MURDER.
AT 145 PM. on the 16th July. LBUNG, Superintendent
1923, whilst Mr. SHAM TSZE of the Chinese Telegraph Administration fo Hongkong, was entering his car
The Promenade Concert post- A. Blyth; a Wẩy Inspector in the Kowloon Canton Railway and his poned from Saturday last owing to wife were the defendants in an the inclement weather, is to be action brought by an Indian held at Volunteer Headquarters on moneylender named Ghulla Singh Friday next at the Summary Court before the
Judge (Mr. Justice Home at the Indian Recreation Invitations are out to an At Puisne Gompertz) to-day.
The plaintiff's claim was in Club's ground at SokumpooValley arm stroke in which legs perform bine, the movements alimld practise respect of principal and interest on Saturday next at 4 p.m. Mrs. a narrow, alternate, continous thrash of even scope. The explan for a while with only one kick, due on an LOU. signed by the Grace will present shields and tion is essential, because the trodtaken at the finish of the top arm husband for $50 and the balance prizes.
pull with under leg thrust back. on-crawl is so similar in appear When they have learnt to place it ance that the two types are often confused. Broadly speaking, no discorrectly the rest of the thrash will tinction can be made between these adjust itself almost notontically.
It is one of the basic principles strokes, for both are built on identi. of swimming that all positive move arin action is the same and the leg ments of propulsion must be made pected to pay up for promissory "The danger tnischievous street short distance-from the scene of the drive in each is composed of rely and all negative ones of résistance slowly, with muscles re- several more or less wide neisser axed. In applying this principle a respectable man would always clinging to the backs of motor Lis The plaintiff suggested that uratis run in stealing free rides by pay his wife's debts. His Honour was shown yesterday afternoon smilingly observed "Well some A number of boys were riding on thought a husband was not liable. tion Street When one, about ten do and others will not" and said he the back of car No. 885 in Reclama
Mr. C. S. Layman, who defend years of age, fell and infured his In ed, pointed out that a husband head.
eal fundamental, movements, The
to the crawl leg thrash it must be considered that each simultaneous downward of the other goes to the upward movement of os leg and forming of a complete scissor kick, drive and recovery included.
them.
of principal and interest due on The Hongkong Land Invest-outside the Telegraph Offices, Hong promissory nate for $400 signed by ment and Agency Co. Ltd. the wife,
Only the husband's name ap-announce an linterin dividend of peared on the writ and the Puisnes per share for the six months Judge asked the moneylender if he ending June 30th, payable on thought, a husband could be ex- Tuesday July 24th. notes issued by his wife.
kong, one of three-unknown persons discharged shots from a revolver of platol at his causing lojuries which necessitated his removal to the Government 'Civil Hospital. The assassins dropped one revolver B shooting and made good their escape.
It is hereby, notified that a reward of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00)
that will lead to the arrest and con will be paid by the undermentioned to any person giving information viction of the culprit or culprits.
E. D. O. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Polico. - Bongbong, July 19, 1923.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
dollars per share for the six]
kick executed by whipning the legs! buck i forth with knees almost struight and feet painted,
As however, the difference in width and direction of the crawl le thrash bears cousideruble fuence on the mechanical and anomnatical fact during the first part of the could not he held liable unless principles involved, and the art of double net, while the legs are etos there was a presumption of agency Another of the Most Precious swimming has developed to the point where every detail must being, the swimmer is propelled for.and he did not know they had articles in possession of the ex- considered of importance, it will be ward, but after the legs pass and that here. He did not, however, Imperial House, a jade Buddha of advisable, at least here. so look on they are setually in recovery. It if he did the plaintiff could Tuan Cheng, in Pelhas, has dis
proceed to open in the opposite diree-propose to take the point because tremendous size, hitherto placed at upon the crawl and trudgeon crawl is necessary, therefore, to put snap merely go and sue the wife.
appeared, reports the Peting Daily 4 septale afrokes.
The plaintiff said he had only been estimated by Japanese art News. According to reports, it has I swimming the crawl, the bly and energy in the closing move- hould be held as in standing upright mout, then allow the legs to float received $250 but Mrs. Blyth in experts to be worth $500,000. The en tiptoe, so that it forms a straightly apart, remix, in opening sisted in her evidence that she paid Buddha is prized not so much for him $320. She admitted that she its size as for the fine quality of the line, with head efget, back the least "This matter of differentiating he had no receipt to prove it but exjade. The Buddha was presented bit arched, legs together, feet point-tween positive and negative tove plained that the plaintiff said he
Resting on the water there should be a gentle downward shantments is not easy, because the upid couldn't give her anything until to the late press Dowager about she had paid the whole lot. Asked 30 years ago, when the son of a action of the crawl thrash hardly frous bend to feet. sprint affords the time to make the elsewhere the $320 carne from she said of jade of immense, size on the certain high official found a piece when the speed attained makes it
her son from Tientsin gave her Mongolian border. It was carried distinction. But if the swimmer possible to hydroplane more effec-will practise at very slow pies he $400.
to Peking at enormous expense, tively, the slant should be more will find it possible to require the satisfied that more than $250 was The jade was cut into the image of Hongkang, July 23, 1923.
His Honour said he was not
owing to the weight of the stone. -prontuneed, but it must be lessered gudually as the pace is decreusy reintive spacing and later retain it. paid. The onus was upon the deBuddha and put at Tuan Cheng by proportionately, even when travel-fendants and they had not disorder of the late Empress Dowager. to cover lengethening courses, A
ling at high speed. slight side to side roll is sought to
charged it to his satisfaction. He The statue was further adorned Correct breathing is interative in therefore gave judgment for the with a pearl studded crown, a facilitate inhaling and to permit swimming the minder strokes, Not plaintiff for $211. clean recovery of the arms, but it only do position balance and rhythm
pearl necklace and so forth, but should not be heavy, Excessive
recently, these paraphernalia have largely upon it, but also ability to beling at neck, waist, knees oreover any distance, fur proper pxy-
been stolen. ankles should be avoided.
genation of the lungs is indispans
el.
The arms work alternately, oneable in all forms of continted physi- propelling while the other recovers,cal effort. Let it be remembered at they execute virtually the same that the fee is submerged part of exple of movements, though the the time and that the anal method ader one (opposite the breathing of breathing cannot be used, sidebilips deeper, due to the heavier Tall of the body toward it.
Each arm enters the water with
elbow slightly raised, foram and land aligned, patní down, finger a thunb close together. The hund ents the surface just before plaining full reads beyond the head, and dies to its own side of iginary line drawn between the eyes and througle the middle
water..
WRONGFUL ARREST.
CHINESE COAL MERCHANT'S
CASE.
CONSTABLE SEST TO JAIL.
The third defendant was dis enged. On the records of the others being produced it was seen
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mrs. and Miss, Woods have reached Singapore and are staying at the Rames Holej.
We regret to state that Mr. K. W. Lane of the Government La- boratory is in Hospital with ap-
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A very Pretty Wedding was solemnized at the Union Church. TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND Shanghai, on July 14, when Miss Waitsung New, ALAM, became the wife of Dr. Ching-ling Hsia, of Tientsin.
Chambo,sin's Colic and Diarrhoes
Blason Type Not Neccbeary.
Remedy boss no glaring bendine to sufficient, as very family knows its attract the Public eye, Tas simple austement that all chemists all it is value. It has been used for forty years snd 19 jast what its maples. For is by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
One must bade by mouth while the body rolls over diaring the last purt of the pull of the top arm and The protracted hearing of the the first part of its recovery, then summons taken out by a Chinese exhale through the nostrils, under coal merchant against four Chinese pendicitis. The air should be drawn in with aboard the steam-laurich “Tung Fat" i water, during the rest of the strokes. Į detertives for ölleged assault on deep swift inspiration, so as to come in the Yauati anchorage some time pletely fill the lenge, then-expelled; ago caue to a conclusion late an gradually.
Saturday when Mr. J. R. Wood The head is twisted toward the give his decision. of the body. Then it presses for-upper shoulder to facilitsin-the-in- wani under water, so that by the take, but the swimmer should make to the arm comes to confortable sure it is a twist ouly, for if the full extension it is slanted a trifle hend is mised the trei will anavoid that the fourth defendant had en downward, at the wanted angle toy sink and break the balance of commended by the C.S.7. He was make the power effective as soon as the body. applied, thus avoiding the loss of the married constantly twisted labor. First defendant was onler Also, the head should sentenced to sveu duys hud anotion and force experienced if the toward the breathing side, s arm is completely, extended above
Sed to pay $10 compensation for unny do, but allowed to swayback wrongful arrest. Second defendant Alter catching swartly the amenity will be experienced in clear-pensation and to undergo fourteen!
with the roll of the body, or difli- was also ordered to pay $10 com sweeps down the inck, following a ing the water during the recovery days hard labour for assault. course parallel to the centre line of the under arm. of progression and maintaining
Mr. M. K. I was for the com To lear swimming respiration lainaut, and Mr. F. G. Vaux strong pressure on the water until the beginner should stand in stal-defended. Mr. T. H. King watched the land nears the thigh. Here the.
astles are relaxed. The elbow is water, take a good breath, then the ease in the interests of the police lifted, and the arms draws up and the free and let the air coz while Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg was also enit. As the band emerges from the or he may follow the name process
fout by degrees through the nostrils : present on Saturday, water it is bent back from the wrist in a basin or tub at home. Once alm up, to better clear the surface familiar with this mode of breath- then moved out and forward, simuling it is excellent practise to push taneously turning palm down, soff from the side of the pool in prane tha by the time it passes the floating position, arms extended in shoulder line the whole arm in front, on the surface fare down, the prescribed position for another then roll over, inhale, roll inck. exhale. Inter the same is done The legs should be held straight, with arms in aetion and the task is Fun not rigid. They whip back and
completed.
cutry.
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Beth alternately closely imitating The lungs should be filled and
SWEEP DISPUTE,
CLUB ACCEPTS ARBITRA-
TORS AWARD.
CONDITION FOR PAYMENT,
The dispute over the ownership
the movements one makes in walk-emptied at every stroke while swim-of ticket No. 3066 which drew the ing on tiptoe with mincing steps.ming. Some contestants are in the first prize in the Chinese Club The power is obtained from his bit of breathing less frequently Derby sweep was mentioned at a kures and ankles, but it is advisable
in sprinting, hut it my questioned general meeting of the club's mem-
in practising to try to draw it whether they gain by it. On the Dors beld on Saturday when De chietly from the hips, for otherwise other hand, there is absolutely no K. D. Kwan presided. It was at there will be a strong tealency to doubt that intermittent, breathing first agreed that the arbitrators find bend abnormally at knees and railitates against progress while ing which held Mr. Chik Seong-wing ankles, increasinit the resistance. learning to win. The demand for of Shinghai to be the owner should The width of the thresh should air becomes so strong that the papil be adopted and that the first prize not exered fourtesa inches betwem is invariably led to hasten the move should be awarded to him under the heels. A greater opening will cuenta, which is hartful, and to lift following conditions :— the feet to rise above surface on the the head in gasping for breath, The prize will not be paid over upward stroke and energy is then thereby acquiring a fun hard to till six months from the date of the wasted. The most successful raceradicate later. ing exponents of the crawl display Minor details of all strokes can Advertisements to be inserted in very narrow thrash, seldom more only be worked out by the swimmer the press giving two months for than eight or ten inches in scope. ·
The speed of the drive should be self or his instructor, for here other chints (if any) to come fer- adjusted to indivimal requirguiente. determining factor. The slant of
personal characteristics are the ward.
A gambtor, approved by the Aimmer with supple, agile lezhody to be sought, for instance, and Club's committee to guarantee re- will naturally be able to use effecthe amount of rolling the doncipient. tively a faster askim than one with will depend a good deal on in- heavy, slow moving limbs. Audividual buoyancy.
Frace,
.
All expenses incurred by the Club Some people in connection with the decision to
en mamlur of movements per flout higher than others and they be paid out of the first prize. danplete stroke of the two arms? are naturally better able to plane; Recipient must be introduced by
́s will afford correct rhythm, und from
two to eight have been tried. The and also to effect a clean recovery a member of the club.
great majority of swimmera, how! ever, appear to find four or six
of the arms with hardly any roll. The resolutions were passed and
with limber adoptel. Again, swimmers muscles and joints can take adenn-1 advantageous. In natatorial pari lance each downward leg movement tage of a longer reach and a is called heat, and the terms four straighter arms drive than those less. beat emwi, etc., indicate how many supple, profiting thereby.
kicks are ride to every double 'arra
strokes
The proper co-ordination of arme
and leg nyoments is essential to
good swimming. The various parts
OLD SWIMMER
When You Eat Too Muchos Distress in the stomach after seting in
of the Inuuan muscular system are roloved by isting one of Chamberlain's
so insophizbly, correlated that it in Tablete Try it the next time you cat impossible without it to fully ex-more than you should. For sale by all ploit one's physical resources. And! Chemists and Storekeepers
Don't Noglect Your Family, When you fail to provido you? family) with btle of Chamberlain's Colla and Diarrhron Remedy at the son of the year, you sreynezlecting them, a bored! omplalat is sure to be prevalent, and it is too dangerous is maledy to be trified, with This is neais) y texto if there ar children in the faml y. & doan or two of this in medy will place the tropha with
in control and perhaps saves Hfo or at font a doctor's Mil. For, pale by all Chemisty and Storalzoopeer.
WHICH ONE-?
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Two Kirls. One of them was his wife. He had married her to rescue her from the anger of a village mob after she had saved his life.
The other was the girl he believed to be his inspiration, the light of his genius, the heroine, of his book.
Which must go and which must stay? 1
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Then Fate arranged the test by fire. And in spite of the blinding smoke, he suddenly saw clearly. In his arms he bore her through the swirling clouds of smoke and flame. to safety.
Which one? You'll grip your chair until you know!
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