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-LEAGUE TENNIS.
TWO MATCHES PLAYED ON SATURDAY.
RE'S AND UNIVERSITY.
Saturday's matches in the local tennis League were confined to the "B" Division, in which two games were played.
The Royal Engineers, who were occupying the bottom rung of the ladder, did well to beat the Mitsul Bussan Kaisha..
The University, playing away, decisively defeated the Kowloon C.C.
In the "C" Division, Kowloon
C.C. received a walk-over from Craigengower C.C.
Recreio Preparing. The Club de Recrelo, who are bracketted with. the Chinese R.C. in the "F" Division for the chăm. pionship, had a friendly set-to with the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha "A" team and acquitted them- selves well, losing by the narrow margin of 13 games.
It is understood that the tie be- tween the Chinese and the Recreio "B" will be played off next Saturday, August 6,
"B" Division.
M.B.K. Y. R.E.
THE CHINA MAIL
beat S. Purcell and R.
Eari
11-0
13 games. Scores:-
J. Silva and F. Remedios beat Honda and Akiyama 6- 5 21-12 beat Fujita and Ema 1977 7- 4 Y. Mizobe and M. Kitajima beat Unotoro and Edo (M.B.K.):-
lost to Col. C. Russell-
Brown and H. White 4.7 lost to A. Higgs and H.
Trumper lost to S. Purcell and R.
Earl
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1927.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetio spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
6.
5
-19-14
E. Noronha and C. Barretto (C. de R.):~
10
5-6
4-7
13-20
lost to Honda and Akiyama 2-9 lost to Fujita and Ema ... 5- 6 beat Unotoro and Edo.... 6- 5
13-20
23
29
(Total: M.B.K. 44, R.E. 55).
K.C.C. v. UNIVERSITY.
On home ground, the Kowloon C.C. lost to the University by 25 games. Scores:--
F. Ribeiro and E. de Sousa (C. de R.):- lost to Honda and Akiyama 2-9 lost to Fujita and Ema 5. 6 lost to Unotoro and Edo. 4- 7
11-22
C. H. Atkins and E. Abraham (Total: C. de R. 43, M.B.K. 56). (K.C.C.):--
lost to W. M. Gittins and
T. L. Iu lost to T. K. Tan and G. de
Souza... lost to D. K. Samy, and
B. P. Ng
W. Woodward and Carstensen (K.C.C.) :— lost to W. M. Gittins and
T. L. Ju...
lost to T. K. 'Tan and G, de
Souza
HORIZONTAL
1-Popular &
35
62-Precious
141
112 13
21
28
36
43
38. 39
[40
15
146
LEAGUE TABLES.
:
6-6
49
50
151
152 163
54
5-8
The positions in the League to date are:-
55
156
58
59
Division "A."
1-10
P. W. L
60
મા
Chinese R.C.
6 G
11-22
Indian RC.
6
4
Loo
167
68
169
K.
A.
Kowloon C.C.
4
University
70
3
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha .; ở
I
United Services R.C.
1
EXTE INTEGRATIONAL J
2- 9 Trong Kong C.C.
1
Division "B."
3-8
P. W. I
Chinese R.C.
.11 10
4.7 Club de Recreio
11 10
Indian R.C.
11 9
2
9-24 Craigengower C.C.
10
6 4
Ford
Nippon Club
4
United Services R.C.
8
4
4
South China A.A.
Ju
6-6
Hong Kong Co
heat T. K. Tan and G. de
Souza...
University
7-4
Royal Engineers
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha..11
3-8
lost to D, K. Samy and B. P.
Ng
Kowloon C.C.
4-7
Division "C."
4-7
17-16 Chinese R.C. Nippon Club
9
7
Club de Recreio
6
2
Crafgengawer C.C.
6
South China A.A.
4
5
At Kowloon, the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha lost to the Royal E- gineers by 11 games. Scores:
Y. Kikuchi and W. Tanaka (M.B.K.):-
lost to Col. C. Russell- Brown and H. White .. lost to A. Higgs and H.
Trumper
lost to S. Purcell and R.
Earl
lost to D. K. Samy and
E.P.Ng
P. M. Pinguet and G. S. (K.C.C.);
beat W. M. Gittins and T. L.
3-8 (Total: K.C.C. 37, University 62).
*10-23-
G. Nakamura and Y. Koyama (M.B.K.):
beat Col. C. Russell-
Brown and H. White
lost to A. Higgs and H.
Trumper
7- 4
Friendly Match. .
RECREIO Y, M.R.K.
In a friendly match on home ground, the Club de Recreio lost 3-8 to the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha by
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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
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Leeds, Saturday,
In the final of the 1,900 Pro- fessional Golf Tournament Whit- combe beat Jolly nine up and eight | to play.-Reuter.
ENGLAND WINS.
FRANCE BEATEN IN ATHLETICS.
Stamford Bridge, Saturday.
In an Athletics meet England beat France by nine events to four (86 points to `45)-Reuter.
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