TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1928.
Sport Columns
OLYMPIC SURPRISE.
·U.S. ROWING MAN A BRITON!
A FAMOUS STROKE,
New York, Yesterday. On the eve of its departure for Philadelphis to participate in the American Olympic rowing trials, the Columbia crew Ex-Olympic champions, and one of the big fa vourites, discovered that ita famous stroke Eric Lombart was Ineligible being a Briton, although he came from England at an early ags-Neuter's American Service.
SOME POINTS CONCERNING RESTRICTIONS,
[By Harry Vardon.]
AT WIMBLEDON.
THREE FRENCHMEN IN SEMI FINALS.
AN AUSTRALIAN "HOPE.”
NEW CHALLENGE.
SIR A. KEITH ON BRAIN AND MIND.
› CONTROVERSIAL
THE CHINA MAIL,
NEW POST OFFICE.
SINGAPORE'S OFFICIAL
OPENING,
SOME INTERESTING DETAILS.
REACHED THE TOP.
GENE TUNNEY SPEAKS
· ABOUT HIMSELF.
KEEPS HIS OLD HABITS.
Sir Arthur Keith, President of The new Singapore Post Office} "Now that I am title holder I the British Association, whose ad- was to have been officially opened can and no intellectual stimulus. dress to that body upon the theory by H. E. the Governor on June 27. In the realm of music, art, and of man's origin aroused conelder- The question of building a new literature there is no top, no ultim able controversy, returned to the Post Office in Singapore was first ate. attack in the Ludwig Mond lec- contemplated during the war and a new and greater vistas opening be
A violinist or a painter finds ture, wheth he delivered at Man committee was eventually formed in fore him as his skill increases." In the men's singles lawn tennis chester University.
April 1918. In 1920 it was finally This was Gene Tunney's story championship at Wimbledon to-day
"The Implications of Darwinism" decided to carry on with the of dielllusionment in brief, as told Lacoste (France). Cochet (France) was the title of his lecture, in the scheme, the Architect and Assist to Tilden (United States) and Boussus course of which he stated that ant Architect, Messrs. P. H. Keys, The champion deplored the fact (France) reached the semi-finals.
medical men could find no ground; F.R.I.B.A., and E. Dowdeswell, that in boxing there was but one Tilden will meet Lacoste and for believing that the brain was a ARLE.A., commencing their Cochet will meet Boussus for places dual organ, a compound of the duties in May, 1920. in the final.
stance and of spirit.
London, Yesterday.
In otheri In the women's singles Miss words the spirit dies with the body.
GOOD PROGRESS,
newspaper representative.
LONDON FLATS.
MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS BEING ERECTED.
peak, the heavy weight champion- ship, which he holds. But he admit- ted that he was a lot to boxing. The sketch plana and design for "Eleven years ago. I pounded a Hølan Wills, (United States), quali- "Every fact known to medical the facade were fied for the semi-final on Saturday. men compels the inference," he Chamber for one month and then habits and customs of living that in the Council typewriter of 3 a week. The Other semi-finallats are Mies Ah-said, "that mind, spirit, soul are approval was obtained to go ahead I formed then are still with me," GOLF CLUB FACES.hurst (Australia), who to-day best the manifestations of the living, with the working drawings. When sald Tunney.
Miss Eileen Bennett, the only re-brain, just as flame is the mani- these were practically completed, it simple, and I feel that I have "My wanta are maining representative of Britain, fest spirit of a burning candle. Senorita de Alvarez (Spain) and At the moment of extinction, both financial position in the Colony, to for ever." ..
was decided, owing to the unsettled 'enough money to care for myself Miss Ryan.
flame and spirit cease to have postpone the building until the separate existence.
"However much this mode of ex-
position brightened. MEN'S SINGLES.
The old General Post Office 'was" plaining man's mentality may run pulled down in 1922, and a tem- counter to long and deeply cherish porary building on Collyer Quar Quarter Finals.
ed beliefs, médical men cannot bullt to do duty until the new Lacoste beat Deforpurgo 6-2, 6-3, think otherwise, if they are to be-
building was erected. lieve the evidence of their senses."
Tenders 6-4.
were eventually called on November Sir Arthur's latest pronounce 30, 1923, and work commenced in notably Piccadilly and in the neigh- Certain parts of London, and ment has evoked much comment. February, 1924, the contract period bourhood of Hyde Park,, promise The following are some - views expressed.
being four years and the amount eventually to resemble Park of tender being $4,098,808. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Avenue in New York says the The work has progressed well and Christian Science Monitor." "Sir Arthur Keith may be
The the time table been fairly well building of costly and magnificent great authority on prehistoric man maintained, in fact the contract is apartment houses-called flata in and comparative Anatomy, but he really ahead of time, after allow London-continues steadily, and knows nothing of psychical reance has been made for the neces- while doubi is often expressed about search. I do not admit that the brain gives rise to the soul. The weather and extra works.
anry increase of time for bad brain may crumble away, but thej
ou still exists, as
it uses the brain as an instrument."
I suppose it does not matter very, much what device the long-handicap golfer seeks in the form and makes of his clubs when he is trying to improve his game. It is usually his manner of awinging that wants 'setting right, and all the artifices imaginable in club-construction will not achieve that purpose.
Still, it is worth while pointing out that there are legal limitations as to the kind of implements that may be used. Some players do not seem to be aware of the fact. Clubs that almost certainly would not secure the sanction of the Rules Committee are to be seen in a good many bags.
One man told me the other day that hu had discovered a good means of introducing some "bite" on to the face of his mashio no as "to make it put Back-spin on the ball for his pitches. He bad deepened And widened the lines scored across the face of the club. He was wholly innocent of the eircumstance that he had thus made it illegal.
In
It is a very good thing that the various inventions which wore once i a craze even among some of the best players have been suppressed. some instances, they muy have been a help to people possessed of a cer- tain knack or skill in their use, but they introduced a spurious influence into the game and I doubt whether they would ever have been of ser- vice to the rank and file of golfers.
A few years ago there was a great to-do about the mashic with deep, sharp-edged hollows running in parallel lines across the striking surface. It was regarded as an
ward.
Cochet bent Hennusey 0-4, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3.
i Tilden beat Borotra 8-6, 3-6, 6-3;
6-2.
Boussus bent Bruynon 12-10, 10-8,
6-2.
WOMEN'S SINGLES.
Quarter Finals.
Miss Ryan beat Madame Nicolopoulo 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Miss Akhurst (Australia) beat Miss Elleen Bennett 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
of the
MANY DIFFICULTIES. Many difficulties have had to be
Dr. Barnes, Bishop of Birmingham. met and overcome, chiefly in the "Belief in a continued existence, excavations, which was through a
the probability of riding tenants able and willing to pay the high rents required, the fact remains that such tenants are found and the buildings apparently are paying. Devonshire House, in Piccadilly,
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Playing Cards, Cigar and Cigarette Ash Trays will be given free to purchasers of dozen Quart battles of "Elbschloss Beer. Sole Agents for Hong Kong:
WING ON CO., LTD.
Senorita de Alvarez (Spain) beat of the human spirit after the death clay and boulder strata, while.much has flats renting up to £6,000 years Bank, wire
Fraulein Ausuem 7-5, 6-2,
BALLOON RACE,
THREE FORCED DOWN IN VIRGINIA.
Detroit, Yesterday. Three balloons, one American: one Swiss and one Argentine, of the 12 starters in the Gordon Bennett race, have been forced down in Virginin.
Still Aloft.
The French and Germán balloons. arc still nloft. Other have lauded in North Carolina.-Reuter's American Service.
MONEY & SHARES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London- of the body cannot be overthrown pumping was required on account and other new buildings in the
2/- 4: by any
Positive of the levels of the raft being below neighbourhood are such analogy.
Bank, on demand... 2/- 7/16 reasons for belief in personal im-the tidal level. Over 45,000 cubic scale. Two new buildings a little Bank, 30 days' sight. mortality are, of course, derived yards of earth were excavated and
farther north at the corner of Up- Credits, 4
Bank. 4 months' aight 2/-% from arguments of a different na-removed from the site.
months' per Baker-street and Marylebone- ¡ture. Goodness, beauty and truth The reinforced concrete atruc-
sight are, we argue, the ultimate values'ture was designed by Mesata, road, will be eight-storey structures Documentary 4 mouths'
on
the same
of the universe, and therefore per-Edmond Coignet and Co., and manent as a part of the highest chosen from eleven competitors, as category of reality.”
being the design most suitable to almost every known modern con- the requirements.
The building venience..
Sir John Blend-Sutton.
"I want to refer to some lines contains about 20,500 cubic yards Very few of these expensive flats Credits, wrote in the "Morning Post" of reinforced concrete and over are rented to Americana. Income three years ago, at the end of a 1,300 tons of steel. The other taxes in Britain are astonishingly review of Flammarion's "Death and Materials chielly used on the build burdensome for people of large On demand After." These lines were:
ing are bricks, of which about means, and recent decisions by the
On demand In the dim future do not seek to 3,500,000 were required: of various tax authorities have been of such a peep
descriptions,
Trying to fathom things obscure and deep;
Youth often laughs at death, old men weep
endless sleep.
Wise men know death to be
THE SHARE MARKET.
Stock
wwwwag
Heng Koal. Stock. Exchange.
TT. on London... 2-3/4 T.T, on Shanghai
Hongkong Bank..... $12024
764
Banka.
do. Lon. Reg.
Chartered Bank
£140 $21
do.
6... £143
Morcantile A. & B.... £38
P. & O. Bark
Bank of East Anta... $75 ·
Insurances, Canton Insurance............
$620 Union Insurance..... $886 North China Insurance T148 Yangtze Thurance... $50 China Underwriters.. $2.48° China Fire Insurance $235 H.E. Fire Insurance .. $722%
Shipping.
H.K. Steamboats
II.K. Togs & Lighters $2
Indo-China (Pref)... $36
do.
Douglaset
537
$29
WAS
seven
costing £1,500,000 with four to bedrooms in each flat and
aight
On Paris-
On demand
12622
.
4 months'
sight
On Berlin-
On New York-
49%
and about 15,000 character that most well-to-do Credits, 60 days' sight yards super of hollow blocks sup- Americans prefer to live in a hotel On Bombay- plied by the Borneo Co. Artificial during their stay in England and Wire but granite has been employed for the not to incur for themselves a legal On demand
¦facings, of which about 124,000 ft. position where they might be held
1364
(Def.)... $70
1864
Shell Transports
105/-
On Calcutt
Water-bonts
GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
an cube has been used, and timber, liable for taxes. Curiously enough, Wire
about 20,000 ft. cube.
this does not appear to bother many On demand South Americans, who are coming
Mining.
136
$20
$1%
136
The site area was 75,000 ft..super to London in increasing numbers,On demand ....... 88 and the building is to be occupied and many of whom occupy expen- by the following Departments-sive flats.
T3
$434
90%
17/0
Godown, &c.
*75%
H.K. & K. Wherves
$187%
H.K. &W. Docke...
$40
Chinn Providente
$4.95
Hongkrewn
T150
TE
Shanghai Docks
T105
T8.70
(Bank's
Oriental Cottons...
72.20
2/11/%
27 7/16
6% pram.
Shat Cottons (Old)
do. Lands, Hotel & Bldgs. F.K. 8. Hotels Honzhong Lands
T51
(w)
T27
+7
$9.20 $85%
T135
814 14
"An endless sleep-I could not'
it better, than that."
Mr. Alfred Noyes.
FR
implement which rendered the ap- British authorities had wished to cana thought genuinely that if the plication of back-apin, a matter of automatic action rather than art bar these punched holes, they would
On Singapore- aud, indeed, its razor-like edges did have included them among the pro-put bite at the ball with such fierce hibitions metloned in the rule; and "It is time scientists talked
On Monila-s effect as often to make it jump back that in the absence of such men little more poetry.
alighting, instead of running for- tion they were legal. What the
visitors could not understand was tained in the less, then I shall and Exports 7,127; Chief Health house and maintained a consider On demand
On Shanghai- Jock Hutchison, of Chleage, used that they were allowed to use know that the poetry of
a month, during Shakespeare had its origin in float- Director of Education and Inspec- new flats chiefly appeal to.
Omcer 3,394; P.C.M.O. such a club when winning the Bri- these clubs for
2,992; able number of servants that the so day's sight (private tish Open Championship at St. which they took part in two big ing gases."
The paper)
On Yokohania tor of Schools 5,272; Monopolies dißculties of the servant question, Andrews in 1921, and I remember tournaments, and that the interdict
Dean Inge.
9,284; Marine Surveyor 4,604; and the expense of adapting old On demand several of his shots (one over the was announced within thirty-six
"The future life has sometimes veterinary Surgeon 2,387; Govern-dwelling houses to modern ideas of Gold Leaf, 100 Ape burn guarding the first green stands hours of the beginning of the Cham-been taught in such a way as to ment Survey Office, 9,740; Post domestic comfort have convinced
(per Lacl) pionship. out vividly in the memory) which
make inevitable a reaction against Office Wireless 4,708; Quarters for many people in London, as in many
Sovereigns They resort to no such aids now, it, and actually leapt back n foot or so on,
we are now paying the P.O. and Monopolies 19.320; The other large cities, that the flat is
buying rate) Silver (per oz.) of the idea of immortality."
Commerce 10,130; Co-operative So- fort, and in the end is not loss cietles 2,080. DIAMOND QUEEN.
economical.
show that the greater can be con- Master Attendant 18,110; Import which formerly occupied a large
If they can Post Office 112,826 ft. super; It is the small London family on demand
pitching. But I am certain that and yet the standard of their golf penalty of wide-spread repudiation Singapore Club 75,000; Chamber of the superior of the house in com-Bar Silver in Hong
the moderate player would not have is, if anything, higher than ever, been able to hit the ball half the necessary distance with such a club.
the name of the "Stopem," and had
bevelled.
TRADITION THAT CONFUSES.
Unfortunately, tradition does not
AGAINST MISS BOLL.
If is expected that the total cost will not exceed $4,750,000, the
help us very much to decide what MR. LEVINE'S REPORTED CLAIM amount allowed in the vote for this BRITISH DOCTORS. is the proper club. Old time golfers will tell you that, half a century: ago, it was a common thing to hack little marks in the face of an ironi
work; this sum will allow for postal Attings, variations and extra Paris, May 23.works, in addition to the contract! The news that Miss Mabel Ball amount already mentioned.
SINGAPORE CLUB.
floor. The contractors
150 MEDICOS "INVADE”, PARIS.
THE PROTOTYPE. America was supposed to have been the birthplace of these devilish inventions; but, in point of fact. those of us who have known the
so as to produce a stopping effect, contemplates a flight from England, game for a quarter of a century can or at any rate, an effect calculated to America in the Miss Columbia,!
One hundred and fifty British recollect their progenitors in to save the ball from slipping off the aeroplane owned by Mr. Charles of the building, various depart the Royal Institute
During the course of the erection doctors of both sexes, members of Britain long before they were the club at the impact.
Levine is interesting in view of the ments have been housed as the por- Health, recently arrived in Paris of Public thought of in the United States.
In a distant past, when beech-a
following. The only difference in the British.
tions of the building became com- and began a series of visits to the Miss Mabel Boll, who is known plets. The Singapore Club were grooved mashie, which rejoiced in comparatively soft substance comas the "Diamond Queen" on ac- housed temporarily in the north end principal hospitals. They intend to
pared,with the persimmon now in a considerable vogue for a time, was vogue-was used for the heads of count of her many beautiful jewels, of the building on the 1st floor, in inake a thorough study of the city's and whose ambition was to be the order to allow of the demolition of medical institutions and afterward that the edges of its hollows were wooden clubs, it was customary toifrst woman to fly the Atlantic, is the old Chamber of, Commerce they will visit the spas at Vichy and
have a leather face fixed to such being sued by Mr. Charles Levine, Building, the Chamber
Aix-les-Bains. clubs, so that they might last who flew from America to Ger- merce also being temporarily housed of Com When the sharp edges arrived to longer. In truth, almcat from time many
They established contact with the. increase the stopping effect; most immemorial, there have been fac-Chamberlin, for £2,100,
with Mr.- Clarence adjacent to the River on the 1st leading medical and Burgical people thought that the thing had
for the authorities in Paris at a banquet at ings of many kinds ivory, hemp, gone far enough, and it was the and what not. The player steeped Migs Boll are being kept secret, (Oversena) Ltd.
The grounds of the action against building are Messrs. Perry and Co, the Hotel du Palais
d'Orsay, United States Golf Association who in tradition might be as hard put neither Mr. Levino nor his legal The electric lights are supplied by Lunn, and were given a very cordin
presided ověr by Sir Henry suggested to the British Rules Com- to it as the new golfer to decide adviser being willing to make a the Express Lift Co. and the elec-welcome, the ladies of the Bien- maittee that auch clubs- should be barred. Both countries now have of a club-face.
upon the justice of some features statement, says the "New York trie lighting etc. has been carried venue Francais having organis-
Horald". (Paris edition), restrictions on the point.
Fout departmentally by the P.W.D. ed special entertainment In their One practice adopted sometimes It is known that there have been under, the supervision of Capt. honour. Knowing that grooves would not in America when the grass is damp differences between Miss Boll and Rear. be allowed, the United States pro and slippery, and the ball is apt to Mr. Levine for some time. feselönals subsequently came over slide off the club at the Impact, is
Miss Boll offered Mr. Levine a for the Open Championship with to glue sandpaper to the face of a large sum of money to take her from the commencement to comple-changes of visits of French and the faces of all their Iron clubs wooden club, so as to obtain a with him and Mr. Chamberlin on a punched with holas, the edges of rough, holding surface.
Is this return trip from Germany to the which pointing downwards to against the spirit of the game? It United States, wards the ground-were left rough is on all fours with expedients- and jagged, so as to secure a biting such as fibre facings which have Atiantle to Germany. It was de- CORDIAL MESSAGES NOW effect on the ball. They had these been adopted In the long ago. holes punched afresh every day,
The only solution would seem to
Kong
In-
106
Chinesa Copper Caali nom. Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem Kate of Native
terest
7% pa. Chinese Sub, Coin ..32% dis. Hong Kong Sab. Coin Par.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
Benquete
Kailan Mining Ad... 60-
Langkate (Combined), T12.20
do. (Single) ... T5.90
Shanghai Exploration, 12.45 Shanghai Loans Raubs
Tronoh Mines
Docks, WharVEN,
New Engineerings
Cotton Mills, Ewe Cottons
Shanghai Lands .... Homphreys Estates Hongkong Realties. F.K. Territorials Prince's Buildings
Publle titles. HK. Tramwaya Paal Trams (old)
do. (new) Star Ferries
do.
doi
(12/124 Ba fnew! $11.85 b 11.05 sa
1928 is $11.00 'b
Electric (new)
Singapore Tractions
Pref.
Industrials.
$47 ́n-x Rts....... $404 $26
324.90 $1244
China Lights (comb.)
do.
Paris New York Brussels
London, Yesterday.
124.20
(01:3)
$54%
$12
4.87 23/32
34.92
H.K. Electrics.
Geneva Amsterdam
25.30
Macro Electric
12.09%
H.K. Telephoses
$5.60
Milan
92.80
China Buses
Berlin
20.41
11/8
do.
Stockholm Copenhagen QBlo Ylenna Prague Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon
17/6
18.175
18.19
ina Sugars
$2.70
18.22
Mabon Sngata
024
34.605
Canton Ices
$8:30
1644
Cements (comb.)
$0,60
cto. (old
$8.40
193%
da. (new)
20.59
HK. Rones (old)
$6.10
2 7/82
$10
875
792
$21.60
6 67/64
$14
50 eta.
Inne. Crawfords
$2
1/5%
Mackintoshs
820
Holiday
$0
Holiday
1/10%
$81 $136
Athens.
Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokobama Silver Spot Silver Forward
Bucharest
Río
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As a result of this gathering
The clerk of works on the work there are likely to be further ox-
tion was Mr. Thos. Holmes. · ·
The offer was made immediately ITALY AND AUSTRIA. after Mr. Levine had crossed the
clined.
Captain Hinchliffe, the British
EXCHANGED. "
DIPLOMATIC MOVE.
Rome, Yesterday.
British doctors, and Sir Thomas Oliver, chairman of the council of the Royal Institute of Public
Health, of which Viscount Burnham lé prealdent, set the ball rolling by
extending a hearty invitation to the
.47%
27. 7/16. 27%
British Wireless Service,
French doctors to Dublin in August. "I NEVER REPLY.
Dr. Leon Bernard, professor of hyglene at the University of Paris,
j In welcoming the idea of this ex-
change of visits, declared that]
DR. FLEXNER AND HIS CRITICS
Jo. (new) United Asbestos
Storen, &c. Dairy Farme Watsons
Der A. Wings
Sinceres...
Wo. Powells...
Miscellaneous.
H.K. Amusements H.E. Constructions, B. Ind. G. Bonds
H. K. Goyt, Loans sä?-5%
"Lord Beaconsfield once said,
It is true that the British rule at be to rule that, after a certain date, airman who was lost on an Atlan-
| "Never reply," and I have always the time said nothing about such the face of avery golf club must be tie fight with Miss Elate Mackay,
followed his advice: The great indentations and eruptions (it ape- perfectly plain, It would be neces-declined an offer of £5,000 from
thing is to get people to talk. It's cified only grooves, slots, and corsary to fix that date for some years Miss Boll to take her as a passen- It is semi-officially stated that there was no country in the world"
w great fum. - I hope. I got back to rugations as being illegal), but it ahead, because otherwise tons of ger.
never reply said Dr Americs safely. I'vo escaped, with is obvious that if you make sharp, thousands of clubs would have to be
in consequence of the exchange of so perfect as England in the matter, Abraham Flexner, of the Rocke my life so far..." sh rough edged holes in sufficient num; scrapped. But makers would then was refused the United States Con- Mussolini and the Austrian try where two universities, Edin- when a Press representative asked The Egyptian State Railways. In-
Mr. Levine, who is a millionaire, cordial messages between Signor of hygiene. It was the only coun follar General Education Board, bor on the face of a club, the effect conse to produce iron heads with greasional Medal at Washington, Chancellor regarding the Upper burgh and Cardiff, had instituted him if he had any answer to make vita tenders, closing on Aug 7 for Is just the same as if you introduce marked faces, and in the end uni- the decoration being conferred on Adige, the Italian Minister who two chairs for fighting tuberculosis, to the criticisms which have been the supply of 149,000 tons of coal. grooves,
I have no doubt that the Ameriformity, simplicity, and peace would Mr. Chamberlin, who piloted him was recalled from Vienna has while a village for the treatment of made of his indictment of London Germany will probably be a strong
reign.
across the Atlantic.
been ordered to return. Reuter. consumptives had been realised, University
competitor with Wales.