SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1926.
SPORTS SECTION
CHANNEL SWIM.
Derham Gets £1,000 For his Feat.
THIRD BEST TIME SO FAR...
Bathing Dress Ladies, Go to Welcome.
CRICKET MUSINGS.
Possibles for Coming Interport.
Bowling Variety.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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BOBBY JONES.
·REACHES. FINAL OF US. AMATEUR..
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CLUB CRITICISM.
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LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG SEPTEMBER 18, 1926, 10.30 am.
Name
Next on the list is Sayer. He another opening batsman but he has been accused of "nerves" on dy occasions, He la also the slow bowler and has bowled previously
bursements on repairs, (a fluctuat a interports) who might All Quick's
ing Itom) have been, heavier than place). I do not think he is due,
in 1925. "Expenditure on gear" is inclusion solely on his bowling.
jup by over $800 but the high figure Baltusral, Sept. 17. But his good batting and his re- In the third round of the Ameri-ing down of the value of Club gear, TT. on London putation as the Colony's interport can amateur golf championship such as tennis nets etc..
of $1714 is due to the heavy writ coverpoint just about bring him Bobby Jones ousted his strongest though, still in use are only worth
which TT on Shanghai into Arst position among the prol-tal Chick Evans, after a gruelling perhaps a tenth of their original Hongkong Bank 'ebles.
hear that F. Goodwin of Kew-driving and marvellous recoveries gear was up by $200 on the pre- Chartered Bank
fight. The factors were superi value. The expenditure on cricket icon is thought to be fairly safe."
" do. He meets Oulmet in the fourth SUGGESTED HONG KONG ELEVEN. a right-arm bowler. His pace may
Like Reed and Bowker, he is also round. Jones beat Evans by 3 and vious year's figure. Bad debts are Mercantile Bank, A. &B.0% 0. be described as medium. With Who's Who on Paper and a few low-to-medium, there
Howker ne medium-to-fast and Reed
WHE Certainties.
aristy. Sayer's slows and a left hind trundler will make up a strong attack.
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Rugby, Sept. 17
[By WPC) Great enthusiasm prevailed at
Nets having been put up for in-
Twenty for Three Places. St. Margaret's Bay when an Eng-torporrericket" possibles, amateur
Who the left-hander going to Hishman, Norman Leally Derham. selectors will be making up theire? I have heure very good re- came whore this morning having teams te present Hong Kong1orts of C. Di Wales, who might sw the t'hannel in hours 56 against Shanghai in November.
have been included in the last trip minutes.
to Malaya. But what of Owen the surn be fut an opinion, a sub-1 Hughes" The latter has lost, hizi (porter has asked for information.
[having. His batting in interports
Several local woman award cut to meet him when he was about half a mile from shore. They Arcene- panded him on either side and cheer- ed him on his way to bore,
hu
When he stepped out of the water
www seized, helsted shoulder high, and carried, in triumph to a neighbouring Inn. accompanied by a cheering crowd many of whom werg waving Union Jacks.
Great Enthusiasm
Much of the enthusiasm was due to the fact that an Englishman his 'accomplished the fest of swiming The Channel after an interval of Afteen yeaFA,
The first and secondocou querors of the Channel were Englishmen Captain Webb being successful in the year 1875 and Burgess in 1947. Since the latter date Amerienna chim Four victories and Argentina, France and Germany one each.
Denham's bime is of course far better than that of the other two EngRahmen, Captain Webb and Burgess, who took 21 hours 45 minutes and 22. hours 36 minutes respectively.
Purther Comparisons.
Although he admits that it is fer
as he is “lous." He does not has not been up to his league forja | s that the information is want-et three seasons ago but it served. fid for any parpose,
Accordingly When there is his Belding. If I re quality he remarks by pointing aber rightly he stood slip both fout that if I am fairly. Certain 1"igs in 1924 kind he is also user
would have remained silent. How-sewhere..
For the present I shall plank or First of aid memory goes back to Wales before Owen Hughes but the team that did so well for later on I may have to switch two years ago against Shanghai round.
rvers.
and Malaya. Subsequent routing. We are now left with three places trams do not impress so much with about. twenty men equally Junele composition is governed by @good.
the all-important måtter" of docte" Our 1924 Team.
shall also presume that S. A. Ismail is preferred to F H. Holdman, and thas the former is imade stumper instead of Pearce.
In 1924, the Hong Kong elev comprised: -H. R. F. Hane k teaptaing, A. C. 1. Bowker, Pay-Li-. For the last two places Rumjahni my G.E. L. Hurgrenzes, R... 1 and Ramsay may establish their Owen Hughes, T. E. Pearer. Røv, jelaims if they do well in the trials. T. B. Powell, Rev. E. R. Quit [A. W. Ramsay. E. B. Rerd, C.Q.MUR
Stripp. E. E A. Webster. "Dick" Hancock is still here and hookg a certainty for the Jeadship again.
Bowker. for his fast bowling-D still consider him to be our best Last bowlerfor, his excellent field-| lihe and his Atout-hearted batting,
is another a
dead cert.. barring.
Of also bents that of the two Ameidents. rican women, Miss Gertrude, Ederis :
and Mrs. Corson who this year took 14 hours 30 minutes and 15 hours 28 minutes respectively
It is however not so fast as that of Wierketer (Germany) wnd.
Having left the Colony. Har- greaves is out of the question We
shall want a left-hand bowler in his place--and he could bat. as well.
Good Fielding Side.
On paper and at present I there- Fore quggest:-
A. W. Hayward, H.K.C.C..
A. A. Rumjahn. University,
A W. Ramany. Kowloon.
J. E. Pearce, H.K.C.C.,
G. R. Sayer, Civil Service.
tain,
S. A. Ismail, Indian R.C... A. C. I. Bowker, H.K.C.C.,
Later.
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up by about $350 but considering Von Elm beat Gunn by 8 and the difficult times of the past year Ouimet beat Wright (Abermarie) and the size of our membership beat Held by 2 and 1. by 5 and 3. and Dawson, of Chiengo,think you will agree that the figure
$449 is not high.
Sports Loss. The Children's Sports again, which had in previous years been selfsupporting owing to the generosity of subscribers, this year cost the Club 8460-an expenditure China Fire Insurance which I feel that no-one will H.K. Fire Insurance. grudge. At the same time it is, regrettable that the
1926 sports. Douglases
Shipping. should have cost us so much and I would appeal to members to su Facribe more liberally in order to enable us to continue our Annual treat to the Kiddies on the sale lines as heretofore,
In the semifinal round, Bobby Jones defeated Francis Quimet by t up and 4 to play.
Von Elm beat George Dawson by
and 10.
Jones And Von Elm meet in the final on Saturday.
1f Jones wins it will be the first time the same player has won the amateur championship for three years, also the first time any player has held the British and American open amateur tícies. Reuter's American Service.
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U.S. TENNIS.
TILDEN'S CONQUEROR
DEFEATED,
ALL FRENCH, FINAL.
Forest Hills, Sept. 17.
not
Against these and other in creuses, your Committee have saved $200 on general expenses and over $300 on stationery and have found it necessary to allow so much for depreciation of the Club House, Ladies' Pavilion and Furniture.
Turning to our Balance Sheet I need only remark that our Reserve still standa us over $38,000.
The chairman then proposed the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr E. Abraham seconded;
Jean Borotra France) defeated Mr. Brawn also criticised the H. R. B. Hancock, H.K.C., cap-Vincent Richards (U.S.A.) 3-6, 6-4; and said that they should show gures appertaining to the bar 4- 8-8. 6-2-Reuter's American Service.
28 p.c. instead of 18 pc. on sales Although the Frenchmen lost to and 32 p.....instead. of 23% p.e. the Americans in the Davis Cup, on purchases. The speaker also there will be an all-French final
referred to the desirability of buying stocks from British firm rather than Chinese British firms had always given satisfac-
"F. Goodwin, Kowloon, CD. Walee, H.K.C.C..
E. B. Reed, Civil Service. Honestly I admit that several changes, also on paper, can be made
Hongkong Steamboats.. HK Tags & Lighters, Indo-Chinas (Pref)
. do. (Def.) Ltd:
ab.
..) Hk. Shell Transports Oriental Navigation Star Ferries. Water-boats
Reûnerles, China Sugars Malabon Sugars Mining.
Benguets
Kailan Mining Ad. Langkats (Combined) do. (Single) Shanghai Exploration. Shanghai Loan Raubs
Ural Caspians Tronch Mines....
Mr. Brawn'e. Criticism. Mr. A. O. Brawn gave particu In the semi-final of the Ameri-Club in years past and said he did lars of the profits made by the cu pational lawn tennis champion-not agree with the Committee
Docks, Wharves ship ingles. Rene Lacoste defen that the working of the Club had
Godowns, &c. ed H. Cochet by 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, been satisfactory." Not only had H.K. & K. Wharves
$500 been lost but also $1.000.in | H.K. & W. Docka Both are Frenchmen. Cochet deterest on past savings.
Hongkews.. feated Tiden in five sets.]
New Engineerings Lands Hotels & Bldgs. Shanghai Docka
K. & S. Hotels (old)..
do. (пет) Hongkong Lands Hongkong Realty HK. Territorial Humphreys Estates Prince's Building Rural Lands Mr. Brawn went on to refer to
Cotton Alls. $1,600 spent on "Entertainment" Ewo Cortons as "grossly extravagant.' It Orientals equalled their entrance fees for Shanghai Cottons (old). the year. The Japanese easily defeated
The pink chits"
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were
Miscellaneous. Present and Absent.
Club de Recreio by 10 runs to 1 Bystem on which visitors Padre Powell ia diso. at Home
One argument against the above in the concluding stages of the entertained was being grossly Canton Ices. is that there is not sufficient batting Baseball League.
abused, The Club should only Cements (comb.). London, Sept. 17.
and we shall miss his bowling.
do. (old) a factor Quick was a tower of strength, backbone in the eleven,
In their last inning the losers pay for teas. If a man was play. Derham entered the
do. (new) run through Botelhe ing for the Club and was a sports- water at Cape Grisnez at nine lasts a reliable opening bateman with much needed by our team in Malaya. got their
Cerful shots, and n slow right-arm I am thinking of the E.J.R. Mitchell walked, stole two, and home on man he should look after visitors China Buses
as his guests. He had seen mem- China Lights (comb.) bowler who broke up partnerships. type of batsman who generally does wild throwing).
* do, bers using pink chits to pay for he always
Runs were scored for the winner's came of His place best in adversity. If he will eon... will be hard to fill.
do. centrate on éricket this season and by Y. Hachjuma and Tajima (2 their own drinks. Ramsay of Kowloon is still in the runs into form fairly early I shall each). S. Hachimma, Takatomi,
With regard to $563 "presenta China Prov. (comb Colony.
not be surprised to see him super- Kamoshita, Imamura. Murata, Ishi- tions" appearing in the accounts, Reed will also be here and he willisede dne of the other batsmen. imatsu. Details follow
Mr. Herridge, in reply to ques- have to open the attack again' with f There is alse Owen Hughes to Recreio
tions said that this included a Dairy Farms Bowker.
bonus to the Chinese staff at the New Year and holders bouquets to ladies who presented prizes.
Aliche (France) who swHIN AUFORS recently in 12 hours 42 minutes and 11 hours 5 minutes respectively.- Pritish Wireless. Service,
"CONDITIONS OF PRIZE
Norman
night.
The sea was rather rough." A fog came up at four in the horning and blotted out everything but lifted at eight when the awim- mer was found of St. Margaret's Bay.
He landed amid the enthusiastic cheers of a crowd which gave. pro- minence to the Union Jack to algnify the victory of an Ehrligh-
13.
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Some dashed into the water to
Derham. Others, including ladies in bathing dresses, swam out."
Derham thus won the "News of the World" prize of £1,000 to the first Britisher to beat Miss Ederle's time.
rl
He is a ex-mercantile marine
offeer, the son of, a former com mander of Lord Leverhulme's yacht.
--Reuter.
BRAVO RED ROSE.
WHEN LANCS WON COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
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Owen Hughes is still with us. The redoubtable "Fum" Pearce is go further I must point out that
without spoiling the effect. Before BASEBALL LEAGUE. tion in the past. due back not later than the end of the combination I have given should| Desober. Unless he feels absolute-do well in the field and have in- by out of touch I see no reason why tentionally omitted Webster for rea he should not be our batting main-
sons stated. tay again.
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Stripp will have left before the mateb comes on.
Webater, the other opening bats-
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Japanese
(whom I have referred.
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J. C. Lyal also comes to mind but Guterres
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Here's the Rub.
Botelho
B. D. Evans is another interport eap. He is an excellent all-rounder Recreio in-league cricket But some experts Japanese have dropped him on account of temperament on the big occasion.
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IN MEMORIAM.
SERVICES FOR THE LATE MR. HO FOOK.
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The Hon. Treasurer replied that it was paid to Club servants who stayed during the strike.
Mr. Bond replied that they had stayed in other Clubs and got no gratuity.
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Lane, Crawfords Macao Electrics Mackintosh Nanyang Tobaccos Peak Trams (old)
do. Sinceres "Share of Blame,”
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Taxis been some pungent criticisms United Asbestos which were undoubtedly, largely justified. As the president he
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There's the rub. We have two men in Pearce and Webster who, if they were here now, would cause the selectors less worry, They choose the time to return when a I would have put Captain E. Wil Leam should have been in compost-Morris much further up-a tion and playing together to get bataman rather than an all-rounder 1.
team work."
if it had not been for his having Hit by pitcher: Alves 2. Ishimat Then Stripp's departure means afto go to Shanghai for the golf in-80 1. new wicket-keeper. An idea has tarport. Devotion to one game may Leen advanced that "Tam" might mean loab of form in another.
But il the bill. Inclined to embonpoint wait till he gata back. he is apt to be glow in the field, The mention of his name brings although a safe catch, and he lame to the Servica cricketers who reasonably sound rather than bril-jare qualified. for inclusion. liant behind the sticks. But will I have not heard of any Naval keeping to Eowkar's expresses hu "possible," but I am told of the London, August 8). his hands to an extent to affect his qualities of two newcomers in the
In Memoriam services are being When Lancashire won the county batting? If Tum is not appointed Army. One, I believe, is Majór held to-day for the late Mr. Ho
Mr. Brawn then proposed in fu ericket championship
tumper, somebody else will have Lightfoot, who is a fine all-rounder Fook at No. 15, Kennedy Road. ture the Club should deal entirely There was excitement throughout 10 be found,
and there is more to go on.
Between the hours 8 and 12 with European firms. This was Another difficulty, is that we do. the whole morning at Manchester
Remember also that an additional many friends and relatives called seconded and carried unanimously. and members of Cluba, and the not know what cricketers the new batsman or all-rounder may be to observe the usual rites, accord-He also proposed that pink chits Stock Exchanges surrounded the regiment will have. At present I brought in to the exclusion of ing to Chinese custom, on the be abolished and this also was tupes and newsboards to learn the must leave them out of surmise, Ismail, to strengthen the run-getting third week after the interment. seconded and carried unanimous
At the conclusión of the "cere-By,
ün demand of 9,000 on the ground, in a buret
mony, visitors tarried a while to
A third motion from him was
Credits, mcnths' sight, read some of the elegiac scrolls, that the incoming of unparalleled enthusiasm, dis
committee O Barla regarded the Old Trafford tradition
no fewer than 700 of which have should consider means by which
Un demand to keep off the turf and surged
been received, presented by those they could reduce
wages. This On New Zuck towards the pavilion. There was
The England XI which drew with who cherish the inspiring memory was also carried.
Un/tlemata Cradlis, 90 daya sahə wild cheering and the crowd called Of players in the front rank who the Australians at Folkestone con- of the "deceased."
Officers for the year were then In Bombay. were not here in November, 1984. prized:-(in batting order) D. R. Among those present at the ser elected as follows, Messrs. Green London, Sept. 2.
there is G. R. Sayer, a regular Jardine (Surrey). R. E. S. Wyatt vices were Sir Chou-son Chow, and Herridge declining to stand The Lancashire County Cricket "ap" and once captain of Hong (Warwick), Woolley, F. E. (Kent), the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewal and but the meeting deciding other "Club has been inundated with co- Kong in Shanghai. Then A. W. Hendren (Middlesex), the Hon. F. other prominent Chinese of this wise unanimously:
gratulatory letters and telegrams Hayward, a Shanghai Interporter, S. Calthorpe (Warwick), the Hon Colony.
President, Mr. R. E. Lindsell; from all over the country, many has come down here since.
1. H. Tennyson (Hampshire),
vice-president Mr. E. Abranam, from other countries and" "soccer"
Working on names known to me Artill (Leicester), Smith, E. J.
captain, Mr. J. C. Lyal; vice-nap- cluba.
His Excellency the Governor tain, Mr. F. Goodwin, hon. secre- and I apologise to those whom 1(Warwick), Freeman, A. P. (Kent) Mr. F. C. Toone, the Yorkshire have not seen or may have over-and Larwood (Notts),,,
has appointed Dr. Stuart Séguin tary, Mr. S. E. Green; hon. Secretary, after emphasising Yori looked-we come to:-
Strahan to be a member of the treasurer, Mr. F. G. Herridge. · su daya' right (private paper) shire's appreclition, says: "Your Moral certainties in Hancock (as
Medical Board, with effect from General committee. Messrs. Os Torah m kuccess. is a strange reversal. captain and reliable batsman),
September 14.
Un demand. Goodwin, Overy, Lammert, Gib-sovina(Bank's buying rate): 905 Nevertheless it is a splendid Lowker, and Rued (opentag Westbury (NY), Sept. 17.
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bowlers), Hayward (opening bats-| On their first appearance in the!
"If the police had a mind to Robinson..
Bar Bliver in Boughout 5 pm. Lords Hawke and Derby and Sirman),
American open polo championship, enforce the law they could close Francia. Lacey sent messages, the I would have put Tam Pearce in the Argentine team were eliminate every illegitimate drinking place A. W. Ramsey, Hirst, Lyon. aste od bauve Interest 7.2 p.
Ballotting committee, Messrs. Chinese Copper Cash in 10 % pa. Chicore Copper Coula ... 76% pa. last named saying: "Braver Lance- had it not been for his being on by Roslyn, by 10 goals to 3.-Reu-in the land in 15 minutes. Forbes, Stapleton, Brown, Fraser, Chinese Eni. Chân, akiru, Congratulations.":
leave,
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on the players.
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I also recall the fact that A. A. Kumjaha, the Varsity skipper, was kept out from trials by n motor- cycle accident. Ho, may be good enough to get' in this time.
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