WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10,
"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PAGE
DAVIS CUP.
ENTRIES IN AMERICAN
ZONE
THIS YEAR'S STRUGGLE,
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[(Reuter's American Service)
New York, March 9. Japan Cuba and Mexico have
(America) in the challenge round The Davis Cup was presented for international lawi tenis, euch tie- compriate four singles and one doubles mateh.]
TOO HEAVY.
DRITISH BOXER IN AMERICA.
THE "ASHES."
FINDING A WINNING TEST TEAM.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ART RIDDLE:
SEARCH FOR 500 YEARS SECRET
UNFADING COLOURS."
The attention of a Royal Academy Committee is being directed towards the solution of one of the most baffling riddles in the history of
GIVING UP TITLE..
(Routera American Service.)
WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
[By B. J. T. Bosanquet In the
Art:
NEXT WAR.
GERMAN POISON EXPERTS REVELATIONS)
ANTIDOTES FOR GAS.
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
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Namon
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
Shipping.
HONGKONG, March 10, 1926, 10:30a.m.
Douglases ..... Hongkong Steamboats.. HK Tugs & Lighters.. Indo-Chinas (Pref.)
Since the end of the world warį in which the appalling effects of the use of poison gas were so horribly demonstrated, it has been on London repeatedly predicted that as the TT on Shangha! They are endeavouring to "dis-result of continued research and
**Banks. cover the lost secret by which the the discovery of more patent gases, Hongkong Bank “Daily Mail."]
famous 16th-century Flemish pain- the next war would be virtually one
do, London. ters, the brothers Hubert and Jafy [of annlållation,
Chartered Bank New York March 9. Wthe selection of the Aus-van Eyck, obtained for their colours Quite the opposite view, how-Mercantile Bank; A. & B. Tommy Milligan, the British web-traliansteam tó visit is next year such a permanency that their pie-ever has been expressed by the- cubled their intention of partielterweight boxer has voluntarily one's thoughts turn inevitably to tures are today most de freak man who organised Germany's gas P. &.0. Bank pating in the Davis Cup forfeited his right to meet Mickey, the composition of our own side.and bright as when they were pains-campaign. For Tousons which he Bank of East Asia. **** tennis competition this year, in the Walker for the world's welter. It is to be hoped that the selec-ad 500 years ago
states, he hold that the next war Marine Insurances. American zone.
weight championship owing to intion will receive oarly considera Hubert van Eyck's pictures are
will be most humang on record, Canton Insurance ... Countries enter for either the ability to make the weight. sion and not be left to the last among the rarest in the world. The and that the death rate from gos China Underwriters Dans American of European zone in the
'moment.. It is to be hoped also National Gallery does not pesusen will be nil
North China Insuranes. Davis Cup, this dividing up being
that the team will be given a single, specimen of his work. His
The server's Berlin oor Union Insurance.... to reduce travelling nad hereby
chance to play together before the masterpiece is the Adoration of respondent states that Professor Yangtze Insurance enable the greatest number to come
first Test.
the Lamb," which is in the Cathe-Julius Meyer who organised the Fire Insurances. pete. In recent years, the winners
The Australian side strikes one dral of St. Bavon, Ghent, and which German gas attacks in wartime, China Fire Insurance.. in each one played off for the
as unusually weak in bowlling, so is supposed to have been finished has written "The Devil's Cookery H.K. Fire Insurance right of meeting the holders
if we can get together our best off after his death by hle youngerBook, in which he reveal the com- aldo-particularly our beat battling broker. Jan.
position of the German poison | side-¿we should be able to face
gases, No Brush Marts. the issue with some confidence
Nevertheless, the professor sug We must remember, however, that This celebrated painting is gests that the next, war, whenever the Australians have a knack of bright in hue as if it had bean it occurs, will be the most humane, developing unexpected bowling painted only a few months ago.not the most terrible, on recordi talent witness Layer in 1905 and | The equally famous Jan van Eyck He asserts that there is no danger Oriental Navigation Armstrong in 1921.
is represented in the National Gal of aeriut gusi bombardment cas Shell Transports Now for our team. First welery by several fine specimens, in- ing terrible losses, owing to the Star Ferries. must have a captain. With alt de cluding his masterpiece, "Jean anti-aircraft measures that will be Water-boats ference to Gilligan, there are, only Arnolfini and his Wife magn taken, and the impossibility of
Refineries. two possible candidates for this cent specimen of the oil technique obtaining the intensity of the China Sugars position-Carr and Fender, and the of the Van Eycks.
fumes from the long range at Malabon Sugars. indications are that Carr will be
The medium used by the brothers which acroplanes would be com-
Mining, aelected!
In that case, I hope he appears to have been partly off and peled to operate. Gas warfare, he
Benguets..... will be nominated for the whole partly a resinous vritish, The says, should be the safest, because series and be a selector. A
Kailan Mining. Ad.. colourb, were evidently mixed to a of the possibility of equipping very aid consistency and applied troops with chemical antidotes to Langkats: (Combined)
do. (Single) with soft-haired Brushes that left resist the most dangerous gases ghaughal Exploration. no brush-marka When dry. the until crly temporary disablement Shanghai Loan surface of the painting was hard likely, from which they would
Ranba smooth, and glossy. One reason
recover as speedily as patients do Tronoh. Mines why these Rve-hundred-year-old from anesthetics. The death rate Ural Casplans paintings are in such perfect con would be nil
Docks Wharvon Professor. Meyer reveals that dition is that the smooth, almost
Godowns, &e. polished, surface afforded no lodgmen, on entering a wood or hollow,
where the most demoniac skin- HK & E Wharves penetrating, gasee finger, should HK & W. Docks But the real secret lies in therub with a piece of chalk any spot
Hongkews: ingredients of the medium and the where a speck of moisture is fett, method of mixing, and that secret which would cause the gas to dist died with the brothers.
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COUNTRY MEET.
EASTER MONDAY'S RACE PROGRAMME.
TIMES AND EVENTS..
As stated in Yesterdays issue, the Fanting Hunt' will hold their second steeplechase-meeting nt the Kwanti mice course, near Fanling
(New «Territories,can April 5 Easter Monday), The programmie
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Race 12noon-Causeway Bay Handicap For bona fide polo ponies: bottom weight 145 18.; about mailed; entrance $5.
Race #722445: pim--Open Light Weight Race. Catch, weight 150. 10. previous winners of Open Light Weight and Fanding Na vional 10: 16. penalty: about 2 nafes entrice $6.
Race 3 (20 p.mx)-Open Heavy Weight Race. Catch weight 165 lbs; previous winner of. Fanling National 10 lbs, penalty; about 2. mides; entrance 96.
Hunt
Ruce 4249.15 Steeplecmisë Handicap: Open to subscribers of Fanling Hounds: bottom weight 145 lbs; about 2 mes; entrance 35. ".
Race 51 p.)--United Services Race. Op to the Navy, Army gre H.K. Volunteer Defence Corps; winner of any previous steeple- chase 7 lbs penalty; about. 14 miles; catch weight 100 lbs.; en- france $5.
To all races. jockeys who have at won more than five flat-races and/or steeplechases, allowed 5 lbs.)
Entry forms. from the Joint Master, Dr.. F: Pierce Grove Alexandru, Building. Entries close. noon, Friday, March 26
* FATHER v. SON,
H.K.C.C. LAWN TENNIS FEATURE.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
By winning his tie in the Club. ebamplonakip (singles) yesterday.. D. S. Green will "now have to meet his father, S.E; ("Sammy") Green, in the next round of the H.K.C.C tournament. »
one "open" match was. Only played, Tujh results being:-
Oper singles (first round)-Yew Man-kit beat W. J. Howard 7-5, 6-2,
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~Club championship (second round, bye). S. Green beat TC. Monaghan 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Handicap singles "A" (Arst round)-B. D. Evans (owe 1/6) beat Major W. W. Pratt (rec. 1/6) 6-3, 4-5, 7-5, G. W. Sewell (owe 16) beat Lt. T. C. Hampter (rec. 1/6) 6-4, 6-3...
Handicap singles "B" (first round)-R. "L. Moncrieff (ree. 16.2) beat P. E. Barker (rec. 15) 6-4, 6-3. W. M. Lyons (ows 15.2) bent J. W. Franks (rec. 8/8) 6+1| 6.2.
Handicap Doubles (second round, bye) Baines and R. E..Coxon (owe 8/8) beat T. D. E. Pendered and W. A. Nowers (owa 3/6) 2-8, -8-6, 7-5.
HAPPY VALLEY GOLF.
MICKEY WALKER
His manager states that Milligan
Of the batsmen, Hobbs, Soteiffe, Holmes, and Woolley would appear to be the most kely, though would profer fendren to Sutcliffe as a quick scorer, and a slip fielder.
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Now I come to the one essential point. If we are to be successful We must eliminate any suspicion of a tail. Everyone on the side mustment for dirt. be a good bateman. (The Aus tralians won and we lost the, last rabbor entirely because their last few men consistently made buns and ours did not.)- Portunately our best two bowlers can both bat. We can safely choose Tate and Macaulay, backed by Kilner,
A fast bowler is the next con-
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A few days ago an analytical che mist who is in consultation with the Academy Committee spent a long while at the National Gallery closely examining the Jan van Eyck is likewise renouncing the welter-sideration, and the only possible pictures and comparing their sur- weight championship of Europe, candidate would appear to be face with that of other more or pictures by confining himself to the middlarwood, of Nottinghamshire. We less contemporary. weight class,
now want another bowler and a other artists, which have darkened wicket-keeper. We cannot, afford considerably in the process of to play Strudwick, and it is time time, we found some young, successor to-
It is the action of minute sult: him. I would suggest playing Ulphurous particles in the air that, best wicket-keeper available who in the course of years, destroys the strikes batting form early next brilliance of colours in oil paint- year M. D Lyon and Smith apings... pear to be possibilities.
HOME SOCCER.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE, FIRST
. DIVISION.
CELTIC STILL ON TOP.
(Reuter's Service.J'
London, March 9:
We want a slow bowler-one who can.bat I should like to see: Astill given a trial Our team would then be: Carr, Lyon, Hobbs. Sutcliffe (or Hendren), Holmes, Woolley, Kilner, Tate, Macaulay, Larwood, and Astil, and T-think this would be very nearly the side
In Division I of the Scottish Foot-for the first match, ball League to-day. Celtic defekted St. Mirren by 6 goals to
The slip fielding is the weak spot. The batting is very strong and the bowling adequate. Of the others, Sandham, Hallowe, Root and Parker (on a wet wicket) may have the first claims, with E. R. T. Holmes, Duleep Singhj¦ and Hammond as our young. hopefuls, P. W. D. L. FA. Pts in a wet season, we could, I be leve make sure of winning by play
The table now stands:-
Celtic
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The interesting question arises: suppose the investigation results in the discovery of what is believed to be the Van Eyck secret, how is it to be proved without waiting for the lapse of another five hundred years?
solve harmlessly
He Includes in his book formula of gases for destroying insect pests..
OMNISCIENCE.
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Mr. J M. Hogge, in proposing the toast of the Earl of Birkenhead, Canton Ican Secretary for India, at the Ladies' Cements (comb.) Night dinner at: the London Press Club on January 23, at which Miss
do. (old) do. (new) Mary Borden, the author, was the China Buses chief guest, protested against the China Lights (comb.) rule of the Bar that prevented a
do. (old) do. man. who, like Lord Birkenhead, had sat on the Woolsack, from China Prov. (comb.) more or less accurate, estimate of going back to the courts of law.
do (old) the value of the discovery can be Lord Birkenhead was not only a
do. made at once. It is known roughlygreat barrister, a great lawyer, Dairy Farms what is the deleterious effect on a and a great influence in polities, picture of the sulphurous particles: but a great writer. in the air during a given period of, say, fifty years...
Well, thern in a way by which
Novellet's Theories..
A picture painted according to
the discovery of the chemist could thus be exposed for a time to an
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£1,500,000 FROM THE PUBLIC.
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ness, it could be afirly assumed that an invaluable secret, lost to the art of painting for five centuries, has At last been discovered,
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KOWLOON GOLF.
CLUB'S SECOND ANNUAL MEETING..
For presentation to the second) Annual meeting on March 31. at the Central British School, the report of the Kowloon Golf Club shows that there are 159 ordinary mem-
The final of the Adamson. Cup (1935) in the Royal Hongkong Golf Club was played at Happy Valley bera and the total membership la last Sunday. "J. Stawart: (15) bear | 178.5)
C. A. Grimes (24) by 2 up and 14. The committee regrats to record. to play.
the deaths of three members dur
AMATEUR'S DEFEAT.
(Router's American Service.
Ing the year, Messrs. T. Meek, J.
Kynoch and J. H. Oxberry. The profit for the year in $1,119.48, ***PRIN DARA
At the meeting alterations in the Particles" of, ausociation will be prov St. Petersburg (F) March 9
One fa à suggested altera- In a 72-hole golf match, for the tlon of membership, making it open unofficial American championship, to "resident" and "sea-going"" mam- Walter Haren (professional), beat" | bera, -"rea-going"" members -being Bobby Jones (amateur) by 12 up officers and men of the Royal Navy. and 11 to play,
and Mercantile, Marine.
Charles Reade, in his fine his- City men estimato that at a contortal novel "The Cloister and the servative figure the sum which hae been filched from the confiding British public by financial sharks in the last year or two cannot be less than £1,500,000.
Hearth puts into the mouth of Margaret van Eyck, the painter- brothers sister, an interesting description of how Jan used to mix his colours, first washing: his oil A large portion of this sum has over and over again with water, to found its way across the Atlantic remove Impurities and them expos as a tribute to the enterprising ing it. In a trough with water to methods of American swindlers, the sunlight for a whole day. but, as the case of the" Mandeville.
"Hubert, would put sand, ör: salt Brothers testides, other "financiers" in the water to clear the oil quicker. have not been behindhand in tak- But Jan, used to say, 'Water will, ing their toll, in spite of reiterated do it best; give water time." warnings to the public.
When reputable stockbrokers ara asked to explain the gullibility: of the public they smile sadly. said:"
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Hongkong. Electrics cience of the Press. Great spe HK Ropes (comb.).
F.K. Developments clalinta who grew old in the
do. (old) Foreign Office know far lesa.
!-- do. (now)- about, say, some obscure, portion Hongkong Tramways of the world, am which subject Lane, Crawfords they had spent nearly all their Macao Electrics lives, than a young gentleman Mackintosh who had spent six months in a Nanyang Tobaccos newspaper office. (Laughter.) Peak Trams (old) If their Cabinets had the greatest
do. (new) difficulty in reaching a con- Sinceres. clusion they had only to read a Singapore Tramy leading article in the newspaper Taxis the next morning and the whole United Asbesto thing was set out so completely:
(Founders) that it shamed one.
do.. (Ordinary They read one day of "Four Watsons (old) Black Pennies," which were do. (new) going to impoverish the nation; | Wm. Powella..... another day they read of the HK. Telephone massacres which were impending.
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EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, 10th Mar,b, 1928
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in Mesopotamia and on the third they could no longer hope to avoid a foul and bloody rising in Palestine. Well, If those things happened it. was a winner: (Laughter.) Supposing the thing on Loudou did not turn out rightwell; there were a lot of other things to talk about Mesopotamia had gone, but what was wrong with China? And there was always Moscow and Feru,“. And it was odd indeed if a murder had not
ness which people have for gatshare brokers. Many make an in-turned up in the faterva). ting something for nothing posing office display and spend When some tempting enterprise thousands of pounds in advertising
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rule, to keep within the strict lot less set which was bought as an Bombay The rogue has the field to him-ter of the law. When they trans-Joke picked up 210 10 miles away, self A member of the Stock gress, those who have been fleeced This ought to be a warning to Exchange may not advertise even are not disposed to undertake the Jesters "Punch"
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