WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1926
'CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PAGE
M.C.C.
DECISION.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.........
"TOUR
MATCH AT THE OVAL.
Latest Overnight Results. From
Home.
(Reuter's Servios.).
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Adelaide, May 11. In connection with the strike in Britain, the Australian Board of Cricket Control has cabled Mr. Sydney Smith (manager of the Australian team in England).
The Board is of the opinion that the advisability or otherwise of continuing the tour should be left entirely with the Marylebone Club
Draw With Surrey.
London, May 11. At the Oval, the Surrey
match was left Australis drawn.
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On the third day (to-day) there were 3,000 spectators: weather cold sky overcast: wieket dead,
Surrey (from 64 for 1 over- night) wont on to 265 runs all out in their first innings. Sandham mude 84: Peach 39, Hobbs 22; C. G. Macartney took 6 wickets for 83 runs.
When stumps were drawn, the Australians (2nd innings) were 71 runs for 2 wickets..
GOOD EXAMPLE.
NEW TOTE TO HELP RACE BACKERS
boon.
as that
HONGKONG AND SINGAPORE.
WHE such described below, be conferred on Hongkong racegoors? Our great groase in the past has been against the lack of an up-to-date totalisa- tor. About this there are no two opinions, although we may be at Variance as to the pros and cons. of bookies. The following from show us how things should be done. the "Straits Times of May 3 will
Patrol
When Singapore Turf Clüb mim- bere who visit the course only on race days go there next, they will be agreeably impressed by she very posing electric totalisa- has come into being bor which since the October meeting.
16 le a wonderful piece of work which makes the Turf Club one of the best equipped in the East
hene, bear "Puurol and s rapid construction is a tribute to the energy of all those concerned. Briefly, the new machine erected by Automatic Toteilsators, Lad, of Australia' means backers can put their money on and collect if they happen to have picked well-with a minimum of trouble.
that local
Hitherto betting on the tope has beem rather a business.. and the Note: In the 1st innings Aus-member who wished to back on tralia scored 395 for 9 declared; each race, has had to be an carnest The new machine, by a Mendry. 68. Worker 118, Woodfull Bardsley 34, Macartney 53, Taylor remarkable series of electrical d'e- vices, makes the whole operation g 76., H, Lockton 4 for 106.J
simple master. Moreover It is fool Thu proof and fraud proof. moment the signal is given that a race has started the current cut off and no more tickets cap be 198ued everything being worked electrically.
COUNTY PROGRAMME.
Middlesex v. Essex.
Al Essex by four wickets. Score:
Essex (1st innings) 246 runs, Freeman made 62, Russell,122 not out; Durston book 5 wickets, for 57 runs and G. T. S. Steyons: 5 for 81.
Lord's, Middlesex beut
202
Middlesex (1st innings) runs. Hendren made 001.
Essex (2nd innings) 185 runs, Freeman made 60:
Middlesex (2nd annings); 232: for 6 wickets. G. T. S. rung: Stevens made 97.
Derby v. Yorkshire. At Ilkeston, Derbyshire lost first innings points to Yorkshire in drawn match. Score:--
13
runs.
Yorks, (1st) 170 runs.
(1st) 109 Derby Macaulay took 6 wickets for runs and Kilner 4 for 25.
Yorks. (2nd) 138 runs for wickets.
Notts v. Sussex.
The cost of installation, includ
trans- machines building. formers and batteries, has been about $60,000;
There are sixteen windows, at fourteen of which $5 bickets cus Of the other two one is be taken.
for $20 cash bets and the other for coupon beiling. this aking the place of the old tote cards:
Any Horse At Any Window. The great feature is that one jean obtain tickets for either, a win. at uny or a place on any horse window: The total on each horse and, the grand aggregate is auto matically registered and shown plainly. It is interesting to note that this is the first" of the new type of dual control machine-win and place which has been export- 5ed from Australia.
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At Trent Bridge,, Nottingham, Notts led Sussex on the first innings. Score-
rung.
Tate
Notts (2nd) 73 rune for 1 wicket.
Cricket's Arch-Enemy.
+
Earlier Cable..
The following were all aban- doned and left drawn. There was no play on two to three days owing to rain.
At Worcester-Worcestershire (1st) 228 ryns; M. K. Foster. (last year's captain made 58 and M. F. S. Jewell (the new skipper) -67. Somerset (1st) 14 runs for 2
wickets.
"Paying cut will be on the ground: floor of the big grand stand as be- fore Backere will be glad to hear that there will be a late paying out window.
LUCKY NUMBERS.
THE CHINA MAT
SHANGHAI CHAMPIONS CASH SWEEPS
PULL DETAIES.
The drawing for the Shanghai Champions (spring meeting) re- sulted:-
"A" Sweep. Borderland (1st) Old BB (2nd) Firestone (3rd) Morning Flight Cinders
New Zealand (R)» Piccolo
Wheatcroft (R)
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The Warbler
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Lurch Tree
24802
Pretty Dahlia Boorm
2013
32836
Foppyland
25699
Zululand
6880
Maortland
37791
Hystrung
32066
Makog
Квести Young Bille Charcoal (R)
Borderland
8421
19618.
NEARING END.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT SHKCO"
YESTERDAY'S MATCHES
MANILA FLIGHT.
SPANISH AVIATORS LAST" LAP
AFARRI REACHED,
tho
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, MAY 12, 1928, 10:30 am.
TT on Shanghal
Banks 1. A message received by
Spanish Procuration in Hongkong Hongkong, Bank
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London. yesterday afternoon announced the
Mercantile Bank, A. &.B.. safe arrival of the flyers at Aparri, Chartered Bank Northern Philippines...
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P. & O. Bank
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Bank of East Asia
Marine InsurANCER.. Canton Insurance plann China. Underwriters North China Insurance..
The Spanish aviators left. Macao) The annual lawn tennis tourna ment at the Hongkong Cricket yesterday at 7.25 a.m. on the last Clubcarrying with it the ac-stage of their fight from Madrid TT on London cepted championships of the to Manila. Colony-is drawing to an end
To-day's outstanding fixture is on the stand court when the Lo brothers try conclusions once more with the Rumjahns, who are holders of the title.. All four
The two airmen, Captain Gallarza players have shown that their and Captain Loriga, are flying form has varied more or less-the former's plane, the two sometimes to the good and occa-chanics being left behind at Macao. sionally to the bad--so that an in- They have arranged to follow on teresting tie should be played. later by steamer, taking with them
T. Honda, singles champion in Captain Lorigals damaged ma-Union Insurance....... 1924 who lost to Captain C. H. Dchine. This is being fetched from Yangtze Insurance O'Callaghan last year, is the Tinpak, where a forced landing was Fire Insurances. potential winner this year: Yes-made, to Macao. terday he had little difficulty in defeating Akiyama bringing off some neat cross-court short shots and relying mainly on deadly plac ing. The loser was by no means disgraced; winning distinction by some spectacular aces when on the offensive..
Hancock and Redmond went, a step further in the doubles, play- ing at the top of their form and showing exceptional knowledge of match-play in doubles..
Results follow.
Open Singles.(4th) round) T Honda beat T. Akiyama, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.
Chins. Fire Insurance........... The French gunboat Algol left. Firs Insurance,... Hongkong yesterday morning and escorted the aviators for some dis- tance in the direction of the Philip pines.
REPORT ON JOSEPHUS!
JEWISH WAR.".
ALLUSIONS TO CHRISTIANITY AND THE TRIAL BEFORE PILATE
London April 18-The little known Slavonic version of the "Jewish war" by Josephus has now been examined by experts who find it contains allusions to the founder of Christianity, which do not appear in the hitherto known Greek text of the Lworks of this Jewish historian, Rwho wrote in the first century.
Open Doubles (3rd round) R. Hancock and F. A. Redmond beat I. M. da Silva and Y. A. Wahab, 547896-3, 6-3, 0-6; 6-1A. S Hett and E Grimble beat I. Newton and J. C. Broome, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5,
167:38:
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"B" Sweep.
6480
Old BM
19642
Firestone
20240
Morning Flight
20013
Cindera
New Zealand (R). Piccolo
-Wheatcroft (R)
Zouave (R)
Kismet (R)
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1060
Green Apple
22451
Papyrus
16979
The Warbler
293181
Larch Tree
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Pretty Dahita
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Booran
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Poppyland Zululand
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Maoriland
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Hystrung Magog .Keeora
Young Bill Charcoal (R) The Flamingo.... Battus
13500
17863
28673.
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The transformers and batteries are by Crompton's and installed by United Engineers, Ltd. Municipal current is used, and in the event of.
failures the machine can be switched on to the stand by hat- teries..
(155)
Handicap Singles "B"-W. Dunbar (scr.) beat E. J. Mitchell (owe 5/6), 6-2, 6-3. Handicap Doubles. A Mackenzie and A. C1 Bowker (scr.) beat Dr. Craig and Dr. Valentine (owe (8/6), 6-2; 8-6
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TO-DAY'S FIXTURES.
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Shipping. Douglases de Hongkong Steamboats... ALE. Tugs & Lighters... Indo-Chinas (Prof.) ...)
do. (Def.) Ed.. dod H Oriental Navigation Shell Transports Star Ferries Water-boats
Refineries.
China Sugars Malabon: Sugars Mining.
Benguets
Kailan Mining Ad.. Langkats (Combined)
do.. (Single) Shanghai Exploration Shanghai Lomm.... Raube ... Tronoh Mineswe Ural Caspians
New Engineerings Shanghai Docks
Dr. Vacher Burch calls atten-
Docks Wharvos Ktion in an article published in the
Godowns, &c. Diocese of "Liverpool Review" to the striking additional evidence K & K Wharves these references afford to theK & W. Docks. authenticity of the New Testa Hongkewa... ment record. Josephus, he says, tells us he knew about the "trial before Pilate," that "many were slaves of the wonder-worker Jesus" that these "preached that their 'Rabbi," who had died. and risen from the dead. taught a new law which is in opposition to the old Jewish law," and that these very early mes-inces. Building. sengers were "teaching others by Rural Lands
Catton Mills. the help of the primitive 'docu mentary mode, which he had in-wo Cottone: spired:"
Open Doubles (3rd round) M. K. Lo and M. W. Lo v H. D. Rumjahn and S. A. Rumjahn, L. Baines and G. Miskin v. Major Pratt and Major Stevenson.
Mixed Doubles: semi-final) H. W. Fitzroy Williams and Mrs. Williams (rec. 4/6) v. 0. C. Womack and Mrs. E R. Childe (owe 1/6).
SHANGHAI MILL SUIT.
ANDERSEN MEYER & CO. SUED BY CHINESE SPINNING CO.
Lands Hotels & Bldgs.
do. (new). & Hotels (old) Hongkong Landë
K. Realty
H.K. Territorial Humphreys Estates.
Orientals.
Continuing Dr. Burch says: "It means very much that Josephus knew about the trial of Jesus.. It' means even more that he should touch on the facts and beliefs concerning him, as risen from the dead.
do. It is of surpassing value that he should indicate 'documentary" resources of the preaching of these 'slaves."
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In the United States Court for Ject imperatively demands a thorough study." Mr. Box adds: Major C, P. Holcomb, counsel for "If the authentic character of the Der A Wing (full pd.)
*.do.. (part pd.). the Heng Dah Cotton Mill, outlined Slavonic veraton can be establish
Hongkong Amusements. Mr. W. Grieve and Mr. F.
Racing Return.
TK. Constructions the case to the Court, stating thated, its importance is obvious." Notts (1st) 232 runs. Gunn Lavington, of Automatic Totalisa-
Hongkong Electrics Winner Tla. 3.000; Second, T. the mill entered into a contract (G.) made 114, Tate took 5tors, Ltd.. have been in charge of
A.K. Developments. the installation. Mr. Grieve in 1,500 Third, Tx. 750. For "China with Andersen, Meyer and Co. on wickets for 71 runs,
A.K. Ropes (comb.). Sussex (1st) 195 rune. stay with the club for a year to ponies, winners, at this meeting July 21, 1919, for the purchase of
do. (old) and Williams 52:supervise the working of
certain cotton spinning machinery. JAPANESE PRESS ON BRITISH
COAL STRIKE.
do. (new) made 53
Delivery was not made within tho He installed a similar Larwood tock wickets for 45 machine.
Hongkong Tramways tute at the Stadium Club, London, 1.-Borderland, E B. McBain (158) time limit. set by the contract, Major
Tokyo, May 4-The leading Lane, Crawfords and also erected a miniature ma-2-Old Bill, C. R. Burkill....
(162) Holcomb-said, and the defendant
this morning | Macao Electrics chine which was demonstrated to
3-Firestone, H. Maitland.. (152) arm is alleged to have breached the Japanese papers
contract still further by failing to publish editorials on the Britial Mackintosh visitors at Wembley. On returning
The general tone is Nanyang Tobaccos Also Ran.
deliver certain castings, beltings coal strike, At Gloucester, Gloucestershire to Australia he received orders tol
and accessories enumerated in the neutral and sympathetic to both Peak Trame (old)
do. (new) (158)
parties, though reflecting a realian- y. Lancashire, there was no play, proceed to Singapore for the pre-
contract. (152) the match being abandoned on ac-sent work, and club officials are Now Zealand, A. N. Dallas
Attorney W. Chalaire, who aption of the seriousness of the situa-inceres
Singapore Trams loud in their praise of the way in Charcoal, E. Moller count of rain.
which he has pushed things on so Kismet, A. J. P. Heard (166)peared in court with Judge C. S.tion,
The "Hoch! considers that n Taxis.. Franklin, defending the case for as to have the machine ready for
Zouave, A. Hughes
Andersen, Meyer and Co... stated permanent settlement la impossible nited Asbestos the May meeting..
Wheatercft, S. B.. M. Bremner (155) that the delayed shipments of till the question of the nationalisu- Pari-Mutack Win. Plice. machinery were accepted by the tion of mines has been definitely
Vatsons (old)
do. (new) mill upon delivery without com decided. 600. 802 Borderland
plaint, thus putting the mill in the The "Kokumin" likens the rem, Powells Old Bith.
294 742
position of having waived any curring coal strike to à cunce in Firestone 894 1,492
breaches. He also explained that the British system of domestic ad- the materials and machinery were ministration which necessitates Chances taken 10,337 12,871
delivered inte because of "labour very drastic surgical operation be strikes and.emburgo and other dia for a permanent settlement is How They Run.
turbed conditions, for which An-posalble.
The "Hoch advocates mutual The "Shanghai Times" describes dersen, Meyer and Co., were in no. 2
nacrifices for a compromise. Moh Shu-tsal, manager of the thorough try out and satisfied all the race thus fine shower way responsibld.
started as the ponies came out. Old Bill was, of course, the first, cotton mill, was the first witness and indulged in an opener. Char- put upon the stand. Molt tostified coat and Firestone followed, with that the machinery was not deliver New Zealand Inst. Wheatcroft led in the time noted in the contract, manoeuvred for the rails just be and that cortain of the accessories fore the start, but was unsuccess were found to be defective and ful, Zouave being on the inside were replaced by purchases from when the flags, dropped. Old Bill other firms.
Moh proved a difficult witness.. was next away, and Burkill rode The following will represent thehim hard from start to finish. At since it developed from his teati- Hongkong Hockey Club, v. 1/East the half mile, Borderland showed mony that he did not personally Surrey Regiment "C" Company, a spurt, followed by Zouave, Old carry on negotiations between his at the U.S.R.C. ground, on Thurs Bill and Firestone, with Charcoal company and Andersen, Mayer and day at 5:30 p.m. S. Nicholls; well in the rear. Then the Day Co,, but these were all taken care B. D: Evans, J. Wedlake, L. H. pony fell away and the two, of by another Chinese employed by Rushton, E. J. R. Mitchell (capt.), Borderland and New Zealand, ran the mill, Zung Chieu, who will be At Harrogate, in the first round. Ralph: R. K. Valentine, 6. H. together for a spoll. The latter, a later, wings, (European Zone) of the Davis Garrod, D. Lyon, L. M. S. Lloyd, Cup lawn tennis competition, Bri and TJ. Price, -tain finally beat Poland by all five
matches to lover
At Birminghum Warwick shire (1st) 266 runs; Parsons made 171; Boyes took 5 wickets for 53 runs. Hampshire (1st) 16
There are 36 miles of wiring in the tote, including 0% miles of.
T. S. wiring.
The machine
was given
tests Members took many tickets and the runs for 2. wickets.
At Leicester Leicestershire on imaginary races,
runs: Ryan took 5 pleasure of being able to do this (at) 195 wickets for 56. runs. Glamorgan without paying money was only tempered by the fact that paying (let) 37 runs for 1 wicket.
nut was also imaginary.
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DAVIS CUP... BRITAIN WINS THE DOUBLES MATCH.
POLAND SWAMPED. (Reuter's Service.)
Londen, May 11.
In the doubles, G. R. Crole- Rees and O. H. Kingsley, beat! Steinert and Kleynadel 7-5, 6-4,
HOCKEY.
LOCAL SCHOOL SPORTS,
In connection with the Golden Jubilee of St. Joseph's College, [Note: Earlier telegrams Hongkong, the college sports will credited Britain with four vic be held at Happy Valley, com tories (to nil) in the singles]: mencing 1 p.m. this Saturday
The "Chugai" recommenda con- tinuing the subsidy till a per- tranent solution has been reached.
The "Asahi" publishes the opin one of leading Japanese statesmen
SHANTUNG COLLEGE.
REPORT PRESENTED AT GEN: BERAL MEETING OF
GOVERNORS.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, 19th May 1928,
On London
Banky Wire
Da demand... 3/9 (6/18 30 day's sight
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4 months' sight 1/2-
Credits; 4 mortar sight 3/3
Documentary, & mon cha alighh 1/4 1/16- Un Partn
On demand Oredits, é mouths' sight.
On demand
Toronto, April 10--That the part and publicists, including Mr. year has proved the best in the of Shantung Christian Inouye, a former President of the history Bank of Japan, and Viscount University, despite pravalling con- On Berlin... Takahashi, the former Premierditions and the anti-foreign move on Tork Mr. Inouye think that the situament in China, in the report sub-On demand
Cradita, 80 days tion is serloue for other nations as mitted to the Board of Governors well as Great Britain and considers at their meeting here. The enrol Bombay
largest in the history of the ɔn chem that it may lead to the nationalise- ment of students has been the Onde tion of the mines,
University.
Viscount Takahashi and others anticipate a reasonable solution of the crisis without disorders.
Mr. Sakai, the veterne Socialist on approaching the Monument The mill claims not only damaged is reported to have expressed the dropped behind, and Borderland of Tls. 268,777.72 from the alleged opinion that the outcome of the went on to take a handy position breach of contract, but an additional present crisis is likely to decide at three from the ralls. The pony loss of Tis. 110.000, due to the whether the world's Labour move came down the straight in fine varying value of the exchangement will develop towards the Left
or Right style, Mr. McBain keeping him in "CP cm
It la stated that the Japanese the centre of the course. Border-
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Mr. F. H Hawkins, secretary of the London Missionary society was elected chairman of the board for the following year. Mrs. William McDowell of Washington is the. frst vice-chairman, and Principal Toronto, is second vice-chairman, Alfred Gandier of Knox College,
se Reference was made during the
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