"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS
DAVIS CUP.
TILDEN EXPLAINS POSITION.
U.S. TENNIS
WEAK ANERICA TEAM FOR
WIMBLEDON..
The world's tennis champion, W. T. Tilden, lo an exclusive message to The Sun," Indicates the United States is not likely to be represented in Europe this season by its best players,
that
William. T. Tildep.
LOCAL BASEBALL
YESTERDAY'S PRACTICE
MATCH,
LEAGUE, MEETING.
This afternoon the Hongkong Baseball League holds the annual meeting at the American Coa. sulate!
PAGE.
BIG MATCH
GIBBONS AND GENE TUNNEY.
THE
CORRESPOND
Some Nice Points.
(To the Editor of the China Mail),
A TAILOR'S FORTUNE.
WI
WHO BORROWED TO EDUCATE SONS.
EXPERT EVIDENCE.
THURSDAY, JUNE
RENTS LAW.
SUB-TENANTS AND INCREASES:
MORE PROTECTION,
Mr. Alabaster's point had also
made that if a tenant did not want to pay the increased rent he could get out at once and not have to: increased rent. stop on for a month at
CHOPPER ASSAULT.
CHARGE AGAINST HOUSE COOLIE,
MISSING.
GIRL WHO WENT OUT WITH JEWELS.
A quarrel between a house coolie Sir-I cannot refrain from re-
and a cook boy employed at 3 rlying to the very intriguing lätter Mr. Chan, formerly In Goverd-
Humphreys Buildings over some in your paper of to-day's datement employ as chief Chinese lative Council meeting this after having to be taken to hospital with It was announced in the Legis house work resulted in the latter BOÚT THIS MONTH
master for language and literature signed "A Passenger with Two at Queen's College, gave evidence noon that the recommendation of chopper wounds on his feet sald Tourists from Los Angeles in the Supreme Court this morning Mr. Chow Shou-son In regard to have been inflicted by his fellow Gene, Tunney. American, light-would 'first of all ask your corres- as an expert on Chinese law. He to intermediate tenants" and in worker. Rain during the day fed the heavyweight Phoxing champion, pondent what aubtle difference had made this his particular study, crease of rent had been incor
The sequel was enacted at the Hongkong Baseball Club team tois, according the last mail, to fight exists between a passenger and said Mr. F. C. Jonkin, and wasporated in the Rents Amendment Kowloon Magistracy this morning scratch their match yesterday Tom Gibbons, another of the big tourist. Is it perchance a dif- often called upon to give evidence Bill. This will make it illegal for when the coolie, was formally. afternoon with U.S.S. Sacrament.| top-notchers, early this mouth. ference of gender or maybe of pro- on it.
However, the warship put two
any intermediate lessor to in charged with assault and remanded teams on to the field at Hippy
fasslon, there being a decided hint from the location Los Angeles that a mild sousation a week ago when
The case is one which provided crease the rent to anyone else by for one weak, Valley and the spectators eployed
a greater percentage than that their practice match.
moving pictures are somewhere, the plaintiff suddenly withdraw. demanded by his immediate in the background. With regard They had contested the action of lessor. to the former alternative there is a fourth wife or 'concubine in internal evidence that at least one applying for letten of adminisbeer considered and a proviso of the tourists, was a' male, viz, thetration of the estate of a Chinese tourist with the brand new $35 taflor who had made a larga suit. If I only had the time and fortune in Hongkong and when you, Sir, only had the space I they withdrew His should like to know a lot more ruled that Mr. F. C. Jenkin, for Lordship about that $35 sult. Was it Mex, the defendant woman, would still or was it Gold? If. Mex. will the have to P.W.T.TBL.A. kindly supply the administer the estate.
prove her right to name of the tailor?
The defendant gave evidence this morning and said that the children of the deceased by an other woman, the real heirs to the estate, had been handed over to her charge by their mother before the latter's death. Since the death of the deceased whose estate was in question she had educated them as befitted their station (they had both attended for a while at the Diocesan School). The money for their education and their's and her keep she had had to borrow.
LIKELY COLTS.
BRITAIN'S TENNIS
"YOUNGSTERS.
DAVIS CUP TRIAL:
How Britain ia systematically ying to regain former tencis laprefs is seen from the following: Pnfavourable conditions hivoured the Davis Cup lawn tennis tripls which were concluded at Wimble- . Rain had rendered the bard Hurts of the All England Club, Tilden and Richards will prary heavy. Three singles and one bably not be eligible, and "Little doubles match were played, and in
the former old Bill Johnston is being reserved
Internationals for the Davis Cup, which is not,iumphed over new aspirante to to be sacrificed for the European vis Cup honours. While beating [F. Higgs by 7-5, 6-2, 6—3, 1: C.
tour.
The United States Laws Tennis Association is in a dilemma as to how to obtain a good team to go to Wimbledon and France, writes. Tilden who also says.
Little Bill Johnston was not the choice of the committee, who fear that the long strain of playing abrond would tire him for the Davis Cup matches. This is at most vital matter, especially in view of the fact that it looks as if. neither Vincent Richards när I would be eligible to play because of our ironclad writing contracts. "Snodgrass, Kinsey, Wallace Johnson, and Williams composed the next group considered, but they were quickly dropped, bg- cause the first two named are abroad, Johnson cannot leave his business, and Williams has a bad ankle
"The whole question is still being considered, but I think that
F. Gordon Lowe.
Lowe, whose gime was the rast affected by the conditions, drove well from the back of the court and, when called upon, excelled with his passing shots. Biggs played extremely well, but found it extremely diffients to get to the
net..
After winning the first set from 3. D. Wheatley, M. V, Summers son, the Northerner, was beaten by 1-6, 9-7, 6-3, 7--5. Both Barclay and Gilbert were froubled by The surface conditions, but the latter. who won by 6-1. B
10-8, was the more sure with his ¦ ground strokes, and troubled Kis ypical with bis low-bounding. backband shots.
unless Bill Johnston can go it will. 10-8. F: G. Love beat E. Higrs be most unfortunate to send any 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. team without him this year. George Lott, Hennessey, and Doubles.-L. A. Godfree and C.. Chapin might possibly accompany H. Kingsley beat Wheatley and G. R. O. Crole-Rees 10-8; 4-8,
Johosten.
Our chance to lift the women's] 6–2, 6–2, title at Wimbledon must wait for another year, for Mrs. Mallory, Miss Wills, and other American stars are staying at home this BOLEON."
[The open champlanships com- mence at Wimbledon on June zz. Tiden and Richards are both tennis writers for newspapers.]
Tom Gibbons,
!
Mr. Chan gave instances from Chinese law in the court this morning of children being handed over to the CATO of
com passionate" mothers whose rights then became the same as the natural mother
Turning to your correspondent's exceedingly.dateresting communi- cation it is not quite plain, whether he waited several months for the 1st. of June or for the aforesaid American touri-ts. I think others besides myself would be interested to know what "would-be first cliss carriage 24 was when it wouldn't also what else it was the P.W.TT.FLA; paid in addition to "not only the legal fare." One is naturally diffident to question the ruling of a purist who can differentiate so nicely between passengers and tourists, but it seems reasonable to suppose that in placing up the notice Please do not spit," which means naturally please do not spit anywhere, the railway authori ties did not consider the ponsibility of this nurist in words differentiating between the dif ferent varieties of silt, because ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. According to the advice, they the verb to spit is intransitive will meet at the New York-Pole simply because the grammarians SWATOW OLE STUDENTS Ground.
do not recognise sufficient varie Jimmy de Forest is the prometer.ties of expectoration to make an ob- Billy Wilson (Tunney's manjeet necessary. Dues the user of ager) and Eddie..
ODonnell Graveley's chewing plug spit more
A successful dinner was held in (manager of Gibbons) are reported potent spit than the spitter who the new Keng Tien Restaurant spits after sucking at a foul old Swatow, on Saturday evening by clay pipe). Your correspondent Old Students of St. Stephen's suggests that the public should be College, Hongkong. The heads of prohibited from spitting on the the table were occapted by Messrs. Roor of carriages. There is an Teo Yeawee (Hock Cheung Co.) ancient legend that when a similar and Jao Hsin-ald (Harbour Office), notice was exhibited on the Peak and others present were Mests Tram in its earlier days somebody Fung Man suf (Manager, Bank of reading that they must not spit on Canton), Lee Hua-kok, Kwok Lap- the floor spat on the conductor.
koung. Kwok Lapshot, Kwok Lap hang. Lim Pah-hang, Sek Paying and Lee Hing Sum. Rev. and Mrs. E. Martin were present from Hoag
to have signed articles.
GENE
F A CUP.
CHANGES FOR NEXT SEASON.
Yours etc..
A Tutor Who Tutors Two Tooters at Tooting Hongkong, June 3.
BACK TO STAY.
For being found wandering in the Colony before the expiration of a sentence of banishment, a Chinese was septenced to six months' hard labour at the Kow. Joon Magistracy this morning, The better to impress the crinie on. the offender, the Magistrate order od 12 strokes of the birch in addition.
kong,
DINNER.
The chairman, Mr. Teo Swee, in his speech said that Swatow old boys regretted being absent from the farewell dinner recently given to Archdeacon Barnett in Hong- kong but they wished him. hap. piness and longevity in England. Many of them had been students of St. Stephen's College in its infancy and all of them were proud of the position which their College had now attained.
FAMILY IDOLS.
PRIVY COUNCIL AND WEALTHY HINDUS.
HOUSE THEFT.
the
Messrs. Thoreson and Company, Mr. Svarre Berg, director of has reported to the Police a theft of bank notes senounting to $ing from his residence, 25 Tregunter Mansions, May Road.
FALL FROM ROOF.
A young wife and a daughter are missing from their homes in the same locality.
From the second floor of No. IZI, First Street, a husband of 20 has missed his wife who is only 17 years of age.
Going Dat with cash and jewellery to the total value of return to her mother, living at $140, a girl of 15 has failed to" No. 101, Third Street, (Arat floor).
police district.
Both places are in the westera
OUR CABARET
PINE STAR THEATRE ATTRACTION.
A Chinese working on the roof of a mutshed at No. 351 The Peak yesterd, rolled to the ground, a The Star Theatre management distance of 28 feet. He was badly hit on the right thing in the enter Injuriet and bad to be taken totainment, ing when they engaged hospital.
"Our Cabaret" for a short season. The selection was endorsed by a large audience at last night's oper ing, and everybody was kept in Eright good bumour.
FLIGHT TO CONGO.
NATIVES FIRST SIGHT OF
AEROPLANE.
The programIELLEZ
was full of variety songs, dunces, comedies and short sketches being mixed in the right proportion, and each item possessed great entertaining qualities.
Lieutenant Thieffry the Belgian airman, has completed his great flight from Brussels to the Congo, did well in other ways. arriving at Kinshasa, Stanley showed herself to be an accom
Madge Carter sang charmingly and Delvee Pool, on his Handley-Page 1,200 plished dancer and was seen at her h.p. machine.
best in company with her partner, plane had beerr seen in this part Reginald Belleck delighted this It was the first time an aero Jan Caryil, in Valse D'Amour." of the world, and a great course of Europeans and natives of an old melody and got mixed up con-audience with a perfect rendering welcomed the airmen. Thieffry was accompanied by M. faction of the house. Frank Milne, Lieut. in other items much to the satis Roger, who acted as pilot, and M. the comedian, supplied laughter in de Bruycker, engineer.
abundance, Muriel Varna also was via Perpignan (Pyrenees), Charles
The route taken from Brussels scoring success in her comedy turns. Oran (Algeria), Colom-Bechar Clegg had no little share in the Chamier and Gertrude
Fort Lamy (Lake Chad), Bangui whole. (Morocco), Gao (Niger River), "success of the entertainment as #
of Congo), and Coquilhatville, an entertain until Saturday: (on the Franco-Belgian frontier "Our Cabaret" will continue to
the Equator.
PASSENGERS.
DEPARTURES.
..
News was received by tele. graph of the airmen's departure from Coquilhatville, and a signal was given two hours before their expected arrival by the firing of cannon, etc. The Government Per B. I. s.s." Tanda" on June offices and business houses closed, 3:-Mr and Mrs W. H. Overall, the town was gaily decorated, and Mr and Mrs G. C. O'Beirne, Mr H. special trains and motor-cars car-C. Douglas, Mr C. H. Davis, Miss ried' the white population from Ludgate, Mr R. W. Uria, Mrs E. Leopoldville and Kinshasa out to M. Cock. Miss Maginnity, Miss E. the landing place.
J. Jones, Miss A. Christiansen, Mr A dinner and ball were given in and Mrs E. Park, Mr and Mrs G. E. honour of the airmen, who Metcalfe, Mrs H. P. Winslow, Mr. returned to Antwerp by boat on Bond, Miss B. J. Mackeller, Dr. C and Mrs. J. M. Brunton, Mr F. B.
TAX ON FATNESS.
PLAN FOR BETTER HEALTH
E Paige, Mr A. H. Fenwick. Mis Gray, Master K: Gray, Mr P. T. Susman, Miss C. Nicholson, Mrs Mountain, Master V. Mountain, Miss V. Mountain and Miss. M. Wilson.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVALS.
The doables match, in which L. A. Godfree and C. H. Kingsley beat G. R. O. Crole-Rees and J. D. Wheatley by 10-6, 4-6,) 6-2, 6-2, provided incon- sistent lawn tennis. Kingsley was the best of the four. Godfree's courlcraft was good, but
row, Bournemouth and "Boscombe
A legal fight between three April 9. lack of practice caused him to net
Athletic, Bradford, Brentford, wealthy Hindus over family idols | a number of low volleys. The
Brighton and Hove Albion, Bristol was decided by a judgment of the loser's play was an alteration of
Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Chester Judicial Committee of the Privy good strokes and bad mistakes. Gibbons could give considerableCrewo
field, Clapton, Coventry City, Council. There had already been Wheatley being good overhead and trouble to any heavyweight in the Doncaster Rovers, Dulwich Ham-Calcutta.
Alexandra, Darlington, conflicting judgments by courts in Cole-Rees making some good re-world as his record will show and lot, Durham City. Exeter City, A rich Hiadu, plously set up turns to service. Remilta — “
Tunney is one of the best cruiser Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Hali-three family gods. The care of Singles.-J. D. Wheatley beat weights in the world.
Even far away Hongkong will Lincoln City, London Caledoniane, grandsons, who were to act each fax Town Hartlepools United, them passed eventually to three M. V. Summerson, 3-6. 9-7.
Mr. Churchill in his Budget has -3, 7--5. J. D. Gilbert beat await the result with interest. Capt. H. S. L. Barclay 6-1, 6-4, |
Luton Town, Merthyr Town, for a year at a time, in turn, as overlooked a possible source of re- Nelson, New Brighton, Newport shebalt or trustee of the gods.
venue which has just been proposed County, Northampton Town, The dispute arose upon the ques- in America. Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters. Memnor, (Br.) B. & S., from Ham- Northfleet United, Norwich City, tion whether the shebait during his food export, at Washington burg, Singapore. Oldium Athletic, Queen's Park term of office was entitled to rs advocated the imposition of a Rangers, Beading,
Chinhus, (Br.) B. & S., from Rochdale, move the gods to his own house or graduated Federal tax for fai Bangkok, Hofhow. Rotherham County, Ecouthall, shrine for worship..
people. Southend United, Southport, St...
Kwai Sang, (Br) L. M. & Co, The claimant to this right, one Addressing the League of Ameri- from Bangkok, Swatow. Albans City, Swansea Town, of the three grandsons, was caur Penwonca, she declared thatP. Wilson, (Amer.) P.Mail, Swindon Town, Tranmere Bowers, Pramatha Nath Mullick.
if logislative effect could be given from San Franciao, Manila. Warsall Watford; West Stanley, Lord Shaw, said that their lord. to the watchword "Grow thin or Wigan Borough, Wroxham ships were of opinion that it would pay taxes" the health of the na are excused until the fourth round friend should be appointed by the movement.
The following twenty-four cluba be better that a disinterested tion would undergo an all-round im of the qualifying compstition court, that the members of the Millions of people, she argued, Barnet, Bishop Auckland, Blyth family should be joined, and that would immediately set to work on Spartans, Boston, Carlisle United, a scheme should be framed for the the scientific study of dieting Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birming Chatham, Chesham United, Chiltar regulation of the worship of the rather than pay taxes on over ham, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Colliery Recreation, Crook Town, idols.
weight. Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Dartford, Bristol City, Burnley Bury, Kettering Town, Mansfield Town, the High Court in India, to be Folkestone, Ilford The case would be remitted to Cardiff City Chelsea Clapton Nuneaton Town, Bittingbourne, dealt with in accordance with this less well authenticated, aboard from Salgonda
There was a rumour, more, or Orient, Corinthians, Crystal Palace, South Bank, Stockton, Tow Law, report Derby County Everton, Fulham, Weymouth Workington, Worces courts below would necessarily be Mail, that at the beginning of The decisions of both the Malwa, says the Malay Huddersfield Town Hull Cityter City, Worksop Town, Yeovil, set aside and the parties must bear the voyage, a certain passenger Leeds United, Leicester City, and Petters United; Liverpool, Manchester City, Man-
their own costs. Dates for next season's competi chester United, Middlesbrough, tion have been arranged as follows: Millwall, Newcastle United, Notts Qualifying Competition-Extra County Notte Forest, Plymouth perliminary round, Sept. 8 pre Argyle, Portsmouth Port Vale, iminary round, September 10: Preston North End Sheffield round; October 8; second round, United Sheffield Wednesday, October 17third round; October Southampton South Shields 81: fourth round, November 14. Stockport County Sunderland Competition Proper First
birch for saling Stoke, Tottenham Hotspur, Weel round November 28, second round
from his mister, a furniture Bromwich Albion West Har December 12; third round, January
at Sh United Wol
ander 9 fourth
Mr W. H. Berry, the leading comedian In "The Bamboula" st His Majesty's Theatre, holed a ball in one stroke at the tenth hole (110 yards,) at the Bash Hill Park Golf Club's course, Enfield.
3-YEAR-OLD BREAKS RECORD,
Prior to winning the Kentucky Derby (the Blus Ribband of the Americanitury Earl Bends, the premier Jockey of the United States, had a try out as it had been predioted that he would never rido again after being almost fatally, crushed by falling horses at a Baratoga Springs racey This photo show Bande wiming by two and a half lengths on Mrs. W K. Vanderbilt's Sarazen, from Big Blaze, in the Newark Handicap at Havre de Grace, Md in hich he broke the track record for Mia Kurlonge
TWO MORE HOUNDS.
The Football Association Council has decided that the following forty, five clubs be excused until the third next season'a F. A. Cup. round of the competition proper of
The
BIRCH FOR THIEF.
At the Kowloon Magistracy
tenced to 12 strokes of the morning. Chinese"
extract the abs
Nam Wah (Port.) Tai Sing. from Tourant, Hoihow..
Van Cloon, (Dut.) J. C. J. L from Amoy, Swatow.
Sanka Maru, ap.) M. B. K., from Keelung,
Ryuho Maru, Jap.) M. B. K. from Dairen.
Anlee, (Chi) M. B. K, from Dairen.
Feng Las, (C) Yoo Til Hig,
DEPARTURES.-
pressed the sum of £1 into the Shantung, (Br.) hand of one of the ship's officers Shanghai, B. & S., for with the intimation that it was Prosper. (var.) Tack Tai Cheong. his if the donor was placed next for Saigon
B to Prince George at table. The Eiger, (Nor) K. Larsson & Co officer smiled, and, pocketing the Halnain, (Port,) Kwong O., for
for Holhow.
handy for the ship's sports, fund. Ichang, (Br.) 5. & S., for New money, said it would come in Kwong-chow-wan, mi Needless to say, the donor was chwang, Shanghai. Pablo de las M. 1 not gratified in the manner desir
Kotsu, Maru (Jip.) O. §. K, for ed by being included in the qum Takio, Swatowwe bar of those at the captain's Cheung Hing, (Chi) Hong table. And, as a cheerful lady for Kwong-cho nded as at the Town Hall the But Vir
night Heaven Help the Shab
who has to picks not
sovereing but sifronts, or 165
from the baserr