WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1928.
Sport Columns
AT WIMBLEDON.
SOME SECOND ROUND RESULTS.
LADIES' SINGLES START.
Wimbledon, Yesterday. In contrast to yesterday. the weather was cool and there were a number of driving showers, Barely 500 people were present.
In the second round Tildon beat
batting was rational; it perpetual-
ly announced the truth and beauty
of first principles. And Shrews
THE CHINA MAIL
MURDER MYSTERY. FLYING WEEKEND. COLONY'S HEALTH.
SEARCH FOR MAN IN GREY | PARTY AND PICNIC BY AIR
COATSENT
NEW 'POLICE THEORY,
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IN ENGLAND,
SUCCESSFUL' AFFAIR,
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE LAST
WEEK?ite
6 CASES OF ENTERIC, FEVER.
PRINCE'S JOKES.
HOPES TO REVISIT. NEW ZEALAND.
BADLY-TAUGHT GEYSER,,
With the advance of aviation,
MONEY & SHARES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
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On London-m Bankwire. Bank, on demand. Bank, 30 days' sight Bank, 4 months' night 2/- 5%
sight
126214
months'
For the first time a week-end Notifiable disease cases in the who knows but that one of theseCredits, 4 months" Paris-There Is startling
house party, to which all the Colony last week, according to bury lived in an age that belleved development in the
of days 1 may be able to fly to New Documentary 4 months Wilson, the guests flew by aeroplanes, was in first principles. While he was Mra Florence
Zealand. Anyway, if that does not sight expounding first principles on our Englishwoman whose strangled held from a recent Saturday until turns to the Medical Officer o
Monday at Marsden Manor, near Health, were as follows:
***On Parint cricket fields Herbert Spencer body, bearing fourteen knife-Cirencester, the home of Major Plagne: 1 Chinese case from come in my lifetime, it will not was expounding them elsewhere. wounds, was found in a clump of and Mrs. Fitzgerald. the central district; 1 death during stop me making an effort to re- On demand turn." This was the concluding Credits, 4 Shrewsbury was an eminent Vic-bushes, near Le Touquet.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. the week. torian. Cricket, being a great The police are now of opinion Alan Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Small-pox: 2. Chinese cases from passage in a speech made by the sight...
Prince of Wales as guest of the On Berlia-- game, is always part of the nation- that the murder was not a brutal Norman, Mr. Norman Jones, Dr. the Kowloon registration district. al environment and cannot help crime of the ordinary type, but Whitehead Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Diphtheria: 1 Chinese case from New Zealand Association, at their On demand.
annual dinner, held at the Savoy On New York- reflecting the changes in habits of may have been the climax of an Muntz, and Captain and Mrs. G. the city; 1 death.
Hotel,
On demand thinking and living which occur encounter with a personal enemy-De Havilland. The six aeroplanes Enteric fever (typhoid); 4 cases
He was responding to the toast Credits, 60 days'-sight A very interesting plece of landed in the park, which is used from the city, 1 from Kowloon and of his health proposed by Bir On Bombay from time to time. In Shrews- 11, Fisher (England) 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. bury's day there was no Jazz in the evidence has been furnished by the regularly as an aerodrome by Mr. from the New Territories a total James Parr High Commissioner Wire ...
Lott (America), the ex-air, no jazz music, no jazz politi-mason with whom Vambre was Nigel Norman, the son-in-law of
for New Zealand, and President of On demand were at that employed. This witness, Celestin Major, and Mra. Fitzgerald. The Cambridge Captain bent Lester clans. Hence there
time no jazz cricketers. The age Biguet, has stated that when he wings of the machines were fold- 6-1, 7-5, 7-5,
Shrewsbury knew left the stoneyard in which Vambre ed back for the night, beans Cochet beat Hopman 6-1, 6-4, which knew
Tennyson; the age which has pro was still working, he walked along On the Sunday the whole 77-6.
party flow to Lambourne Downs, Lacoste beat Hawkes (Austra-duced the free verse shimmle-shake
has also produced Parkin.
Berkshire, where they plenicked, lia) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4;
afterwards flying back to Mars- den Manor. They all flow back to Stag-lane Aerodrome in time to proceed to their several occupa- tions.
.
Patterson (Australia) beat Kleinschroth (Germany) 6-0, 6-2; 6-1.
Ohta (Japan) beat Zerlendi (Greece) 6-1, 8-6, 6-3.
Shrewsbury and William Gunn! that theso! The modern idea is masters were dull. Dull they were,
dullness means equanimity and the mild ease of nineteenth-century In the first round of the ladies' England as the Midlands know it! singles Senorita D'Alvarez Day after day the sun went up the (Spain) beat Mrs. Lycett (Bri-sky over Tront Bridge, stood over! tain 6-2, 6-2-Reuters. the place at twelve, passed down the
SHREWSBURY.
STORIES OF A GREAT CRICKETER
[In yesterday's issue one of the lazy afternoon-and all the time victorles was nitributed to the wrong Shrewsbury and Gunn were there player, Moon. (Australia) defeating
The delectable Gilbert and not the other way around, at the wicket. as stated.]
quietness of alx o'clock on a bygone) aummer's day sweetens the im agination even yet-the garish day hour whon is gone; It is the shadowy fall on the grass, Gone too, is garish ambition in the hearts
the bowlera,, of
Poor sweaty men, they now understand 25 YEARS AGO.
what a vanity it was they nursed at the fresh of the morning, when Twenty-five yearn age to this they thought that by good bowling very week Arthur Shrewsbury put they might overthrow Shrewsbury an end to his life because he or Gunn, and by grace of Provid- imagined he would naver again once the two of them! Here, at have the health to play cricket, the fall of the afternoon, the writes Cricketer in the "Manches. Nottinghamshire masters remain in ter Guardian" of May 12 I saw untroubled possession. Tap, tap, him only once, and then I was a tap, sound the bats of both calm schoolboy. Probably I played truant noises that go over a field that is
not to look at Shrewsbury, but to softening. In watch and pray while Lancashire met Notts at Old Trafford. I re- member well the day-a dull morn ing with clouds gathering. “I re- member well that I stood for a while outside the sixpenny en-
mellow sunshine.
"NENRY MILLER MARK IS.
Stails, Russian political leader, whose policy regarding grain de liveries, is stirring the Russian peasants into war, reports from that country state. The failure of the people to abide by Stella's grain schedule and his notion of prose. cating the peasants who are board- ing grain, is said to be the direct cause of the move.
All the machines were D. H. "Moths," with the exception of that of Dr. Whitehead Reid, who flew his Westland: "Widgeon."
INDIAN GAMBLERS.
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116 ARRESTS MADE.
Calcutta, One hundred and: sixteen. Marwaris (native bankers and moneylenders), including some of the wealthiest members of the community, were arrested recently on the premises of the Bengal Jute Merchant's and Brokers' "As- sociation after a raid by the police which lasted nearly four hours.
It is stated that the arrest have
Right down to close Shrewsbury the light railway track leading been made on the charge of wag- and Gunn play their stately, old towards his home in Cucq-theering on jute.
fashioned, yet immortal cricket:
There is no hurry in their hands;
No hurry in their feet.
1
of six (of which were Chinese, 1: British and 1 Japanese); 2 deaths during the week.
Paratyphoid fever: 1.Chiasse case from the city.
Cerebro-spinal fover: 1 British
the Association; who was in the On Calcutta- chair.
"The chief guest at your Wire ........ 1st dinner," said the Prince, "was on demand.
On Singapore Mr. Amery, and at the one before you had my brother, the Duke of On demand
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caas, imported, L.e.,. non-resident York Both showed their ap-On Manila-ManA
Fuerperal fever: 1 Chinese case preciation of your very kind On demand.
from the city; 1 death.
Influenza (not notifiable): death.
ACTRESS'S WILL.
STRANGE BEQUESTS BY MISS G. FFOLLIOTT.
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On demand within a year. (Cheers.));
"I do not know whether your 30-day's sight (private
paper). Invitation to me is In the nature of
On Yokoham I ---- a hint that it is about time I was on demand" back there again myself, but I am Gold Leaf, 100 fine afraid that although,the spirit and (per tael)
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THE SHARE MARKET.
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Much satisfaction was express ed by the members of the party
I have other plans in view. at the buying rate) moment which will prevent Silver (per oz.) 27-7/18 with their experience, for every- thing went without a hitch of any Gladys Ffolliott's peta-her cat, this happening in the very near Bar Silver in Hong.
So I shall have to content
Kong
5% prem kind. Such parties will, they pro-monkey and dogs-and her book future. mise, become a habit now that a and picture treasures are the myself with memories, very happy Chinese Copper Cash'nom.
Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem beginning has been made. subjects of bequests in the fam ones, of my first visit.
lous actress's will. Among them "My brother and I have com-Rate of Native In
***** 7% pa. pared notes of our trips, but na- are:
To Sybil Thorndike Casson turally small difficulties arose. Chinese Sub. Coin 82% dis. - (Miss Sybil Thorndike) all her One I noticed particularly was con- Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.
pictures, books and china... cerning the geysers of Rotorua. To Lewis Caason "my tur-Not only from what my brother told quoise ring, cut like the aun." me, but from the newspaper re
To Ann and Mary, daughters ports, the geysers played up very 1of Lewis and Sybil Casson, much better for my brother than!
specific bequests of jewellery, they did for myself. (Laughter.) TAT. on London
T.T. on Shangbal To her friend Edward Thorn-11 do not know whether that is
Banks. ton her cat "Bill," her monkey reflection on your High Commis- Hongkong Bank "Joey," and a large gold safety aloner, who was at the time Mini- do. Lon. Reg. pin.
ater for Educaton. (Laughter.) Chartered Bank To her friend Leonora Blo- "I remember sitting for a very Mercantile A. & B field, of Manor Farm, Scotton, long time at the mouth of Old P. & 0. Bank near Norwich, "all my dogs, Pohutu when quantities of soap: Bank of East Asia chain bracelet and gold bangle, were poured into it with the idea Insurances, as some slight repayment for of inducing it to spout, but even unica Insurance 1885 b 895%
Canton InsurRDOS, track which Mrs. Wilson followed) and near which her body was
her goodness to my dogs; and the efforts of a bunch of Maoris, North China Insurance 7143 b found. On his way he passed a
To the Theatrical Ladies' who sang to us to pass the time, Yangtze Insurancs... $50 tall, well-built man wearing a grey
Guild her wardrobe (except fur and who concluded their im China Underwriters. I do not digress from the subject overcoat, who, when Biguet ap-
coat) and underclothing,
China Fire Insuranca promptu programme with a some H.K. Fire Insurance.. $722 Subject to several small be- what ribald war song about the Shipping. of Shrewsbury by writing of proached him, stooped over a buah Gunn. They grew in beauty side by as though he wore a naturalist
quests of personal effects, the re- Kaiser (Laughter)-had no effect Douglaser weather no money would be return side on the Trent Bridge fold. amining an object which had just
sidue of the property goes to Miss on either the Kaiser or on Old HE Steamboate... ed. But the rain did not fall and I And Trent Bridge has always caught his attention
Sybil Thorndike.
ILE Tugs & Lighters, 32 Pohutu either. (Laughter.) With Indo-China (Pre) $36 saw Shrewsbury. Nevermore did been a Lotus-land for batamen-a Biguet thought nothing of this
Miss Gladys Ffolliott, who in
(DeL.) Shell Transporta I am afraid that in these far-off and 365 for 4. But it is unjust to declares his belief that the man in delivery asked for or contemplated. 279. She expressed a wish that "Very Peaceful Disputes."
place whors it is always afternoon encounter at the time, but he now contracts, nor is any contract of Private life was Miss Amelia great reluctance we had to give it do
Florence a'Wood Tayler, left "P-
Water-boats
Mining years I was too young to appreciate the memory of Shrewsbury to the overcoat, who was not a work-
The police seized numerous books her body should be kept for nine "Then again we compared notes, Reput
$1% or a tramand who was
18/6 any good cricket that was not per- think of him only as a Trent
Kalian Mining Ad. formed by
The pr days after death and one of the and I told my brother that the New Bridge bataman. Lancashire
He achieved loitering along the border of the and other documents. wonderful in-track, turned aside
soners were subsequently released arteries, severed to make sure Zealand Government had not pro-
Langkate (Combined). T12.20
80. (Single) T5.90 Youthful enthusiasm does not en- some of his most
This incident oc- on ball.
death had taken place, that the vided him with one of those very Shanghal Explorations T£45 able one to see the object (in the ninge on Wickets of a roughness, his features.
remains should be cremated and slight, very peaceful, and very short Shanghal Loans other side) as in Itself it really is. nay, a savagery, which would recurred between 6.15 and 6.30 p.m.
the ashes deposited wherever her industrial disputes that happen in Ratiba I was sorry that day when Notta duce the best bateman of these days that is, about ten minutes before a bigoted to the helplessness of a schoolbey Mrs. Wilson was due to pass the
executors decided. won the toss; I was admirer of Albert Ward and In 1887 Shrewsbury actually had same spot. MacLaren. When I saw Shrewsbury an average of 78 for 1,659 runs. take his guard and prepare for the attack of Mold, I fancy I put my head against the iron bar that ran round the field on the popular side, And I am sure that I prayed for a swift end to Shrewsbury's Innings, It was my practice (narrow and unsportsmanlike partisan that I
trance, looking at the sign which warned me that in the event of bad
he bat at Old Trafford.
1
man.
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CALCUTTA SWEEP.
LAST YEAR'S WINNER'S ROMANCE.
so as to hide
It is obvious that the motive for
It is alleged that "modis," or agents, of the promoters of the as- sociation induce people to speculate by purchasing or selling juts in bales, though they have no bales, either actual or prospective, and rates are fixed, not according to the market rate but according to this Bctitious supply and deinand."
These transactions are, it is
alleged, made without any written
SIR C. ROSS'S GIFT.
New Zealand (Laughter.) I told him that he had missed a good deal" (Laughter.) (
"But I had to assure him that I
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Providents had never handled any of your Hongkewn THE NICEST THING" FOR officials as roughly as ho, or maybe New Engineerings HIS WOMAN SECRETARY,
the members of his staff, treated Shanghai Decka
Cotton MIJE the Town Clerk of Nelson, for if Ewa Cattona..... Miss Elizabeth Chadwick, con-we can believe the reports, he was Oriental Cottons fidential. secretary to Sir Charles literally pushed Into the sea. Sha! Cottons (Old) do (new) Ross, gave evidence at the re- (Laughter.)
Landa, Hotels & Bldgs, sumed hearing of the action in "I would like to congratulate you H.K. & S. Hotels which she is a defendant regard-on having secured the presence of Hongkong Landa ing the gift which Sir Charles so many distinguished men to Shanghal Lands ...... T184 made to her after she had re-night, those who have done great Humphreys Estates
Hongkong Realțien.......... covered for him an income-tax re-work for the Empire as well as Territoriale bate of £52,400 in the United New Zealand. They are here to Prince's Buildings States.
remind us, if that is necessary, how Public Utilities. Miss Chadwick, who contende much, New Zealand prides herself BK Tramways
Peak Trame: (old) · that certain notes and shares of on keeping constant close touch
$8 andom(new) the Parkhill Corporation, Ltd., an with the old country. Star Ferries American.company, for which Mr.
"I made a suggestion at the China Lights (comb.) William Hope Gill, farmer, of Canada Club dinner last winter do Auchoyle, Ross-shire, is suing that people from Great Britain do 1928 is belong to her, said that while Sir should, if they can do it with their Electrics Charles Ross was abroad during own means and if they cannot, Macao Electrics the war she ran his Scottish should be encouraged to do so by H.K. Telepheres
China: Bucas estates.
(old)
(new)
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The next best batsman in that year the murder was not robbery, for was Grace, with, an average of 54.jvaluable diamond earrings which When we bear in mind the state of would have tempted any thief had the turf on most grounds in 1887 not beez removed from the body.
When the body was discovered we can only stand astonished at
An all the circumstances seemed to Shrewsbury's performances. average of 78 would cause a noise in indicate that the murder had been the world even in this epoch of the committed by a moral degenerate, was, like every other boy) to try to over-rolled pitch. If Shrewsbury's and within a very short time the get Providence working hard and wicket was hard to take in 1887-police arrested August Vambre, a carefully on Lancashire's behalf. when turf was in a state of nature deaf mute residing in the neigh- "Lord," I would pray, let on many grounds; nasty, brutish, bourhood, who has already been Shrewsbury (or whoever else hap horrid, as the philosopher Hobbes prosecuted on two occasions' for pened to bo batting at the might say, then how
on earth offences against public morality. moment)... "let Shrewsbury be would bowlers get Shrewsbury out
THE VICTIM. bowled midle stump the next over to-day?
Sheffield, Mrs. Florence Aline by Mold-middle stump, please, O
Wilson, like her husband, Mr. Hər- Lord, the next over." I took no
bert Edward Wilson, was s ́mem-: chances in my prayers; if Provid
bor of a well-known Sheffield ence concentrated on the middle.
family. She was a daughter of stump,
could then Providence
the late Mr. Charles D. W. Cam- scarcely miss hitting one of the
mell, of Ashwicke Hall, Chippen three wickets... I even used to pray for a quick dismissal of "Ranjl"--
News from South Africa an-ham, and a granddaughter of the late Mr. Charles Cammell, the think of it! Young ignorance, nounce the engagement of Mr founder of the steel and ship
11/3 blind to art, lustful for the blood william Kilpatrick, the winner of building firm of Cammell, Laird
The recovery of the tax rebate other means, to step right over and Singapore Tractions
do. Pref.
17/6 of all enemies
IndustrialaST: of Lancashire: last year's Calcutta Sweepstake,
was a difficult matter, which inace the Dominions for themselves, volved a great deal of work and even if they do not mean to settle travelling in the United States.
Tains Sugars ..... $2.70 there To-day I would go through fire and and Miss Isabel Moore, of Johan and Co., who resided at Norton
MARIA Marabon Sagara Va water for an hour of "Ranji" nesburg. *.
She cabled the result to SirThere has been recently a very Canton, Ice against Macdonald. My petitions "Call Boy, the winner of last Mr. George Wilson, of Banner-
Charles, who replied by letter. ex successful tour of public school Cements (comb.) to the gods when "Rani" batted at year's Darby, was drawn by the Old Trafford "Please let Mold ticket held by Mr. Kilpatrick, who he was a director of Cammell,
pressing his gratitude and "won-boys to South Africa. They are do (old) cross Hall, Sheffield.
|H.K. Ropes fold) dering what is the nicest thing I to go to Canada this year, and I do (new) knock Ranja middle stump flying is a native of Leeds, but at that aird and Co., but retired from the
to can do for you in return. When hope that a tour to New Zealand dol (new) immediately" were more often time was a dental mechanic in
she returned to Balnagowan and Australia is contemplated for United Asbesto
Nabe Kanal Stores, Beli than not unheeded; hence the Cape Town The amount of the position about four years ago. Thanks to the prompt action of Castle, Sir Charles gave her next year beginning of a period of philoso- prize was $168,000, but Mr. Kil-was also appointed resident direc phic doubt in my breast patrick had sold half his share to tor of the company at Workington Gascon, the local agent for 60,000 6 per cent. Belgian dollar New Zealand always has a very wary Fam syndicate in India for $10,000, when the company owned the Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles, an bonis, gespa warm place in my heart," the ner Won
outbreak of fire at the Orient Miss Chadwick added that Sir Prince concluded amid cheers. Tane, Crawfords The total sum he received was Both Mr and Mrs. Wilson were buildings, Kowloon, was curbed be- Charles said that he had in mind Sir James Parr said that in the Mackintosh therefore £94,000, 1000
Wm. Powells;
Miscellaneo well known in Workington and fore it had time to spread Chl substituting Invercaseley farms last four months New Zealand's Blucarer kin throughout Cumberland. They nene workmen, it appears, were re-for the bonds, so that she would exporteto Britain mainly — were interested in sport, and Mr. pairing the roof of No. 575% Orient have a home in the event of his were $14,000,000, as compared with R.K. Amru Wilson became captain of the buildings, the top fr of which death
£7,000,000 in the corresponding H.K. Cockermouth Golf Club while was occupied by Mrs. Wilson becam
Yet Shrewsbury managed to
leave an impression on my mind that day, hard though I must have tried not to see his good points. My recollections now are of a very tidy and compact batsman, playing back from his right foot,? poised handsomely, his bat like? sens thing Shrewsbury cricketer MrJ
tton tells
a charmin
Shrewsbury once. great
Mr. Kilpatrick Jeft Cape Town for England a few weeks ago, and mot Miss Moore, who is elocutionist, on board the liner.
STANDARD TIME.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET, IN
Hall, Sheffield.a
Mr. Wilson is the son of the Intal
For a period
Cumberland works,
Jowar of the
| Otterbounds.
ular fol- bla
rland
keen Interest in social service.
| On the Zusion of the Workington
ron and
: HONG KONG CHU Steel Co
Africa He Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong ago, but inte during June, 1928, standard time, shortly
for the 120th mer
Horace D. Taft, schoolmaster brother of Chiot Justice William Howard Tali, who is in Washing ton, D. C. 10 mon the $2,000,000 campaign for new batidings for the Taft School at Watertown, Conn of which he is hand master. **
TAR ABLAZE
scop and
bofled
period of last year.
The hearing, was adjourned:
SCOTTISH BENCH
GRAL AND
LADY
(Cheers.)
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