THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925.
LOCAL SPORT.
TENNIS TOURNEY.
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP OF COLONY.
FINAL TO-DAY.
O'CALLAGHAN TO MEET THE HOLDER..
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Four matches of considerable importance with that on the stand court taking pride of place were played at the II.K.C.C. yesterday afternoon in the con- cluding stages of the annual lawn
· tennis tournament.
T. Honda, Former singles etan- pion in the F.M.S. and winner of the Hongkong title fast year... 10 play in the final to-day.
In the semi-final of the, Singles Championship, Captain C. H. D. O'Callaghan baat H. D. Rumjaha bry 6-2, 6-3, 7-5, O'Callaghan meris T. Honda (holder) in the tinal to-day.
S. E. Green won his way to the final of the Club Championship by defeating Major Hattersley Smith 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 in the semi-final and is down to play W. Hyde in the final thig afternoon.
Earlier in the week, the final of the Handicap Singles "B" had heen abandoned owing to failing light when C. W. E. Bishop Towe 16) led L. M. S. Lloyd (owe 3/6) Yesterday Bishop won the replay by 4-6, 6-4, 6-1,
by 2 sets to 1.
6-2.
terally very careful and he also lacked his usual speed a fatal shortcoming against O'Callaghan, Good tennis was seen in the second set and in the latter half of the third set when O'Callaghan made an extra effort and Rum- jahn was by no means as inferior as the complete acore suggests, At his best, the youngster would havo.given the winner a much harder fight.
The Play.
O'Callaghan took the lead: 1-0- and then each won a game till 2 all when Rumjahn's play fell off and he lost the set 2-6.
"the other, and the majority of games went very close in nearly every instance. The number of matches which went the full distance and were decided by a margin of 2 or 3 games bears ample testimony to the excellent handicapping.
---HOTSPUR.
LUCKY THIRTEEN?
HONGKONG'S INTERPORT RIFLE TEAM.
NAMES CHOSEN.
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It was the other way about in the second set.
For the twelve places in the With Rumjahn serving first, ench won on service interport rifle team, thirteen have till the Indian Fad was 3-2, the been selected and these will fire first four games going to. deuce. off a trail at Taikoo rifle range after some fairly long rallies and this Saturday. One will drop out and the other: will, weather a real struggle. Rumjahn con-
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THE UNION INSURANCE AND CHINA FIRE,
The Report of the Union In surance Society of Canton Ltd., for presentation to the shareholders at the fifty-second Ordinary Meeting
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the Shareholders a Balance Sheet The Board has now to lay before containing a summary of the pro perty and liabilities" of the Society on December 31, 1924, and a Statement of Working Accounts.
High-class tennis in Hongkong will not end with the finals in the H.K.C.C... tournament 25 the Japanese Far East Olympiad to be held at the Society's Offices. tennis team is to play here on at noon on Friday, 27th May, 1923 their way home next week.
States: Many who saw. Messrs. Toba, Ohta, Kobayashi and Yoshida is practice on the HKC.C. courts when passing through will know their standard. At Manila, they have done very well, and will certainly put up a good game heré if they are not stale.
Exhibition matches tentatively arranged for the H.K.C.C. stand court, are as follow
Commence each day at 4:15 pm singies first (best out of three sets)
:
1923 Account:-After payment of the interim dividend of 24-8. per share and the bonus of 20 per cent. to contributors passed at the last balance of £368.741.1.5. as per Annual Meeting, there remains a annexed statement which the Board
tested every point at O'Callag. | Permitting, fire the interport on followed by doubles (best out of recommends should be disposed
han. profiting by a little bad luck for the Indian, deserved to win if
only for his enterprise. Levell ing up 3 all, the winner took 3 more games to annex the second set 6-0. the eighth game reaching dence before the military man
won on his own service.
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Sunday afternoon..
"Those nominated are:--Mr. T."
Swan, Mr. D. B. Bone, Mr. R.. C. Wallace, Mr. M. H. Wallace, Mr. A. MacIndore, Mr. T. Grimshaw and Mr C. H. Summers of the Taikoo Recreation Club; Mr. F. Goodman, Mr. D. Reid and Mr. N. L. H. Railton of the Hongkong Three games in arrears in the Volunteer Defence Corps.; Mr., third set, Ruman suddenlyW E. Cook of the. Dockyard Rife "woke up and gave of his best, Club; Mr. W. D. Goodfellow. playing tennis which resembled unattached; and Sub-Inspector C. his entertaining game and often MacNab Wilson of the Hongkong winning applause for really pretty Police.... strokes. He crept up to 3 all, and then each started to win on ser-Shanghai, Singapore and Penang. vice again, O'Callaghan leading This year's competition must be 4-3. and 5-4. till 5 games all was decided by the end of May and reached. Making use of an effec- each port will fire on. Its own tive,chop which just puts the ball range. Members of the Services over the net and rather un- and each port are eligible, but all expectedly at that, O'Collaghan taking part are limited to took two more games to win the minimum residence. qualification
match.
Club Championship.
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Hongkong
of six months.
competes against"
five sets)-
Wednesday, May 27:-Toba v. Captain C. H. D. O'Callaghan: Kobayashi and Yoshida v. S. A. and H. D. Rumlahn.
Thursday, May 28 Ohta T. Honda; Kobayashi and Yoshida v. Captain O'Callaghan and Ng Sze-
kwong.
BURDETT CUP.
"TYPHOONS DEFEAT EAST POINT.
POLO COMPETITION.
of by the payment of a final dividend of 16-s, per share plus a barus dividend of 5/-s. per share
to. the old shareholders of the The Yangtsze Insurance Associa Society and to those shareholders of tion Limited "who accepted the Society's offer in respect of the
now shares in the Society allotted. to them... The balance together. with the dividend received from The Yangtsze Insurance Associa tion Limited in respect of shares in that Association taken in ex- change by the Society will be carried forward to Underwriting Suspense Account This balance is estimated at £262,972.
1924 Account:-The balance of the working account on. Decem
Board recommends that an interim as per annexed statement. The ber 31, 1924, was £506,724 16 10.
paid to old and new shareholders dividend of 24-5. per share be
be carried forward. This balance to contributors and that the balance is estimated at £320,924
Hongkong has been successful competition in 1923 by Sir Francis and a bonus of 20 per cent, be paid
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S. E. Green had previously lost la the past few years and it is to Major Hattersley Smith, con- hoped that the teams will have ceding 15 every alternate game, in suitable conditions on Sunday, the Ilandicap Singles "A" and he Should the weather be inclement, was shaky in the opening set the actual shoot may be postponed. yesterday when the Major wen 6-1. Driving and placing to much better purpose than Hat- tersley Smith, the former oper champion of the Colony got going after the initial reverse and won the next three sets as stated.
On current form, he should win again to-day in the final against W: Hyde.
Handicap Doubles.
B. D. Evans and W. Hyde, by good all-round play and sound combination, won the handicap doubles final from W. B. Cornaby and N. 1. H. Railton. 'in three
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STEVENSON HERE:
BILLIARDS EXHIBITION AT THE CLUB.
H. W. Stevenson, former profes- sional billiards champion, played with "Lieut. Col. F. S. Montague Bates, one of the leading local cucists, two exhibition games at the Hongkong Club yesterday.
Before dinner, Stevenson con-
B: D. Evans and W. Hyde (owe straight sets out of five. Some ceded the Colonel 300 in a game 36) defeated W. B. Cornaby and fairly good tennis was seen, the of 600 up and won by 600 to 506 N. L. H. Railton (ser.) by 6-3, losers, making a fight in the last Stevenson's best breaks were 84. $-2, 7-5 in the final of the Handset. Although at times appear-80, and 40 and the Colonel made cap Doubles.
ing to have been rather generous- 56 and 37.
below
RETURN BOUT,
ly treated by the handicappers, After dinner, Stevenson won by Open Singles.
the winners deserved their vic- 700 to 578, the Colonel receiving When it is considered that Cap-tory. Evans, who did not appear 350 Best breaks were-Stevenson, tain O'Callaghan beat S, E. Green to be an aggressive player, was 60, 64, 80 and 43: Montague Bates, and H. D. Rumjahn in three little behind his partner.
20 and 17. straight sets and that Yew Man- Handicap Singles "B." tsun who, although neat is not an Playing considerably aggressive player, took a set from his club form, Bishop was very him in his first match, it must be uncertain in the final of the assumed that the new comer has Handicap Singles "B" but he was become acclimatised and that he forceful enough to beat Lloyd by has found his form. Whether 3 sets to 1, after losing the first O'Callaghan was tired or not set. Lloyd did not get any of the after the strenuous tennis with luck that was going and could not the Americang last week and overcome his handicap, which Monday's match with Green, he amounted to 15 once in every did not seem to be playing well three games. Lloyd's being left-Cartlidge, lightweight champion yesterday; but he may have re-handed may have had some effect served himself for the final to- on 'Bishop's play.. day and the doubles final which is to be played, weather permitting. to-morrow, when the prizes will be distributed.
CARTLIDGE. AND DUPRE
TO MEET?..
It is possible that C.P.O. Jim
of the Colony and Andre Dupre, ex-featherweight champion of France, who recently boxed a draw Over 15 rounds at the turn bout. Theatre Royal, may have a re
Shrewd Handicappi..g. are over, a word of praise is due Now that the handicap events
Some of the tennis yesterday the onerous and thankless task of ciation committee sat and subse- to the gentlemen who undertook Last night, the Boxing Asso- was certainly not up to the stand hardicapping. "As will be seen by quently Mr. J. Brook, manager, was ard expected. Now and then dull the scores there were very few informed that Cartlidge play was relieved by touches of matches in which one side, on the willing to box agafa, provided was O'Callaghan's all-round brilliance, especially when he was out to take handicap, was much superior to conditions were satisfactory.
any particular game at a critical stage, His shots were there, only he relied more on placing and volleying at the net. In driving to the corners and along the side- lines, he was accurate; his volley. ing and smashing were excellent; points were won by his service; but one weak point which was noticed was his inability to deal, when up at the middle centre, with short, fast volleys or quick "pick-ups" which he wished to *turn aside. More often than not; the ball went outside. It was in court strategy that O'Callaghan' Was far and away the superior, his, uncanny anticipation of an apponent's game being his great.
·est asset.
Sending many simple backhand strokes into the net, young Rum- jahn was far below his best and his form does not augur well for the Doubles final to-morrow. Occasionally, there were flashes of his stylish and effective play, this being noticeable when he passed O'Callaghan at the net. Now and then he would place to win but from beginning to end he was! mainly on the defensive as he seldom held his ground at the na Katraining from advancing and concentrating on O'Callaghan's ackhand, he would wait till haru ressed and then play his shots That arved a good many doubles is another und his being off colour as
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have heen putting in practice for Recently Hongkong polo players the Burdett presented to the Polo Club for
Cup which
was
son-in-law, Mr. C. C. Boyd of Ewo. Burdett who was then visiting his who has achieved many successes on the polo field in the Far East, in Hongkong flat racing and across country in Shanghai.
Last Saturday, Sir Claud Severn presided over a luncheon party at the Hongkong Hotel when playing and non-playing members of the Polo Club bade farewell to Mr. B. D. F. Beith, an ardent and skii- ful player, more famous perhaps as the owner of Local Option and part owner of Grey Morn.
Two matches have already been played lo this year's Burdett Cup competition, the defeating "East Point" and "East "Typhoons" Point" beating the
Robots" by five goals to nil.
Reserve Fund:-The Board re- commends the transfer from the the credit of the Sterling Reserve Re-insurance Fund of £27,000 to Fand which will increase this fund from £195,000 to £222,000 and decrease the Re-insurance Fund from £1,928,793.1.1. to £1,901,- 793.1.1.
Directors: Since the last Gen- eral Meeting, Mr. J. P. Warren and Mr. C. G. S. Mackie resigned from the Board on leaving the the Hon. Mr. A. O. Ling-have Colony and Mr. T. G. Weall and jotaed the Board.
In accordance with the Articles The teams are:-
of Association, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Lawrence: 2, Mr. Stanton; 3. M.B. E., retire, but offer themselves Typhoons:-1, Mr. T. J. Gaisford-Holyoak and Mr. G. M. Young, Captain G E Oxspring; back, for re-election. Captain R. Neville.
St.
East Point. Mr. Oliphant; 2eral Meeting, Mr. C. Beraard Auditors: Since the last Gen- Mr. Davies; 3. Mr. Smith; back, Brown, Chartered Accountant, Mr. Pollock.
Robots:-1, Mr. Wright-Neville: Messrs. Linstead and Davis were tendered his resignation and 2, Captain Bloxham; 3. Captain Bennett; back, Mr. Bartholomew. appointed in his place.
A two chukka.match is played euch polo, day. Each team meets the other twice but the number may be increased, weather per mitting and if games are good.
SLEPT IN A TRUCK.
Three sailors, P. H. Hagerty of America, A. Manis of Malaya and M. Mattoto of Spain, were agala before the Kowloon Magistrate this morning on a charge of being vagrants. It was stated yesterday that the defendants had passed the night in one of the trucks of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.
that they had friends in the Colony
A-plea made by the defendants |
His Worship, who discharged them willing to look after them satisfied
with a caution,
LOCAL POLO ENTHUSIASTS.
Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews and Messrs. Linstead and Davis, Chartered Accountants, retire, but offer themselves for. re-election.
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of Association, the Hon. Mr. P. H. 1923 Account: This account Holyoak and Mr. D. O Russell $923.301.01, which sum it is pro re-election. shows a net profit on working of retire, but offer themselves for posed to apportion as follows:-
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The remand case in which thres boatwomen were charged with possession of 53 bags of sugar, reasonably suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained, was Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Mat continued before Mr. S. B. B. Mc- thews, and Messrs. Linstead, & Elderry at the Central Magistracy Davis, Chartered Accountanta, yesterday. The sugar was the pro retire but offer themselves for perty of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson re-election.
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SALE INSUFFICIENT FOR
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The whole of the proceeds of the s,s. Lee Loong remaining in the hands of the Registrar were ordered to be paid to a claimant
Tan persons were previously, charged, but seven of them were discharged on the police offering no evidenca,
The case for the prosecution' was that the sugar was found in the hold of a boat of which the accused women were the only accupants, and on falling to give i satisfactory explanation they were: arrested.
In answer to Mr. E. 5. C. Brooks; solicitor for the defence, the first. accused said that the sugar
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