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HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
DAILY CROSS-WORD
PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
125
16
121
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THE
HOME CRICKET.
Derby Score Most Runs.
HORNIBROOK PROMINENT.
London, Yesterday..
At Chesterfield to-day, the Aus tralians lost the toss and were forced to field. Derbyshire acor- ed 215 and became the first county to pass the double century against the tourists.
Storer and Worthington Indulg- ed in a productive partnership, the former scoring 65 and the latter 79. P. M. Hornibrook took 6 wickets for 61 runa.
At the close of play Australia were within 161 runs of the county's total with oll their wickets intact-Reuter,
Scorca:--
Derbyshire: 215. Australians: 54-0.
CHESS.
Last Round of Premier
Tournament.-
Canterbury, April 27. In the last round of the Pre- mier Tournament, played yester day, a surprise was provided by the play of the two youngest com- petitora, Mixa Menchik and Abrahams. The latter was first player to Price in a Q. P. game. He mated Price by ingenious com-
CHINA
SHAMROCK V.
MAIL.
No Weak Points in Her Design.
Have You Heard?-
-
TEA MAGNATE'S HOPES.
Rugby. Yesterday.
Sir Thomas Lipton, who in the past 30 years has spent £500,000 on five yachts built to sail across the Atlantic and challenge: in American waters the holders of America's cup,
Shomastow
binations, but the older player is considering thst "Shamrock was not at his best. In the game Fifth" will be successful in the race Thomas v. Menchik the latter next September. Sir Thomas adopted the Karo Kahn defence, Lipton, who is B0 years old which she handled so well that in the middle game she was a pawn ahead. This was the last game in the tournament, and the lady chumpies Anally succeeded in de feating the first prize-winner.
In the game Spencer v. Winter the latter defeated Spencer by un- sound attack. The fourth game, Seitz v. Yates, was drawn.
of h details Following are
game played by Sir G. A. Thomas against H. E. Price, of Birming-
ham:
White. Thomas.
P-K4
2. KKL-BJ-
BKt5
Bx Kt
Q-K2
Black. Price. P-K4 QKB3
P-QR3 QP x B
B÷KKt5 B--Q3 PQB4 BR
Kt K2
B-K13
at
A, noted lecturer had been speak. ing to a schoolboy audience on suc-
ceso.
"And now," he concluded, "who will tell me why we should strive to rise by our own efforts?".
"I can," said a small youth, lifting up his hand.
"Yes?" ambled the Mkturer. "Because the alarm clock doesn't always go on."
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HONG KONG ́STOCK EXCHANGE.
Opening Daily Official Quotations 22nd May, 1930.
Buy-Bell-
STOCK
Sales Nors. Fin.
ors
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1987
Lait dividend and when pald
Beaks.
Hong Kong Bank ....$ Chartered Bank Mercantile B., Amb.j Bank of Asia
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Em L/THE 79 1929 Apr. 9. 10 Deo.in. Wale 1020 Iman 1/Tax... Apr. --- 80.
Deo.
18 for 1929........
Feb, 29, 30
Insurancus.
1930
Uaion kis
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Doo.mal in for 10
1 Interim 24/0 10/
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400
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for 10-19... Pending
930
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Mar.20, 50
не
Stage Doorkeeper: "You're too late, sir-the first act is hallway Chins Fire Ins.
over."
Would-be Patron: "But I can slip | H, K. Fiza Ina, ...$ 1090 in without making a sound!”«.
Doorkeeper: "It isn't that: If I open the door the audience will slip out!"
* *
"My dear Mrs. Maxton," cried the Inclined-to-be atout lady, "fancy meeting you here! Tell me, how are things in your part of the world?"
"Oh, rather pleasant," returned, the unexpected acquaintance. "Bat I must tell you, my dear, we've got a new doctor, instead of old Saw- bones, as you used to call him."
"Fancy that, now! Do tell me, my dear is he a nice man?"
"Oh, yes, my dear, delightful," breathed her friend. "A charming man. He's always so cheerful, and he takes life so easily!"
*
*
*
Two ladies who had not seen cash other for a long time met by accl.
is highly pleased with the dent. At a near-by cafe they had performance of "Shamrock Fifth," tea together and recalled old friends which won another race Southern to-day, and he declares
and acquaintances." that the trials have revealed no weak points in design-British Wireless
Service.
BOXING.
Light Weight Holder Knocked Out.
CAÑADIAN'S VICTORY.
The re
"I heard that your cousin, Ted had settled in Chicago and was making a lot of money," said the lady in blue. "What is hè, à stockbroker?" "No, dear," said the lady in beige. "He's a florist."
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Dee,
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June 5,29
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Bank, 30 day's night. London, Yesterday, In a fifteen-round bout at Pre- Bank, 4 months' sight 1/5 %
montiis mierland for the Lightweight Box- Credit, * ing Championship of Britali, Al Foreman, the ex-Canadian Cham- pion, knocked out Fred Webster (the holder), in the first round.----- Reuter.
night.. Documentary, 4
months' sight
On Paris On demand"". Credits, 4 months"
5 陌
7
110
Y
Kt-B3 (a)
P03
03
B-K3
8.
P-KR3
12
120
9.
10, PKK (b)
11. KKt-R4
1234
Q-22.
Kt-B5
13.
KPXB
Bx Kt P-KB3
28
14..
Kt-K4
P-QKtS.
15.
Q-B3
16.
Castles Q
QB3 Coatles Q
sight
On Berlin
17.
K-Kt1
K-Kti
18,
KR-Kti
QR-KB1
134
19.
PB3
PQKIA
35
137
38 139
140
មុ
42.
20.
FB4
PKts
21.
Q-K+2
Q-KU
22.
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K 138
43 144
148
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Zela
Q-BZ
Kt-Q5
03
24, QR-KI
K-R2
25.
P-B
P-R
26.
BxKt
BP x B
53
54
58
162
65
27.
Q-B2
P-B4
28.
Kix B
Q x kt
20.
PXP (c)
PXP
30.
R-K1
R-K2
R-K+2
K-KB
33. KR-K2
KR-K1
34. Q~~B3
35. RK4
QQB3 QB3
38. Q-Kts
K-P3
37. F-KR4
K-Q3
VERTICAL (Cont.)"
38.
R-KB1
P-Kti (d)
paper) ....
39.
RPXP
PxP
15-Navigate
Alford, of St. Olave's Grammar
Chi Yokohama
16-Most capable
41.
17-A sphero
R-R1
School, Came out first with 4% On demand
18-A fop
42.
20-Madern means of
43.
RxR
communication
44.
Q-25 (c)
22-Pronoun
45.
Q-Q8 (ch)
24-Bern (French)
48.
R-RI
47.
I-R5
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Doc. dividend for 1st.....
Deo. 42,50 for 1929
Mar. 14, 80:
HORIZONTAL 1-Competent 8-Not occupied 9-Attend to 11-Three spot
·12-High explosive
(abbr.)
14-Raw metals
16-Shortly
17~Moderated
· 18-Telm
'21-Wolght measure
22-Procura
23-Witticism *20-A pastry -26-Right (abbr.)
27-Incline
28-Impression
30-Lord Lieutenant
(abbr)
31-A passageway in a
church
32-Ocean depths.
34-A retreat
35-A sudden pain,
35-Slumber
40-Revive
HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 60-Point of compass
(abbr.) 51-Large tub.. |52-Chaum
63-To examine
A
58-The projecting edgej
of a roof 37-Money 58-College official (80-Masculino nama
(short)
61-8oft part of fruit 62-River In Italy. 04-Employ 15-Modern means of
communication
VERTICAL
1-Paradise
2-Insect
27-To give a name to 29-A frult
33-Axort
31-A boast of burden
37-The first mother
38-One (German)
39-Волевсь
40-A black bird
41-An exclamation of
SOFFOW 42-Permit 44-Sow
3-Chemical symbol for 47-To breathe convul."
B-Interaction-what
54-Small pla
68-Allure
67-Heal
iron
sively.
4-U. s. coin
49-At sca
52-A brisk 'wind
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naw
B-A metat
.45-Sinful
10-Penetrating
T
45-To the leanido
11-A short note
blast:
U. B. (abbr)
48-Piural bumix of somo-Cull-like bird
nouns
47-9. Atlantic, State' of
4B-Occan
12-Savor 43-Lukewarm
3-Point of compass
(abbr.)
| 81-To fasten.
63-8ulfix-an: "001".
| 64-Call to excita atten-.
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with -- a new cross-word puzzle.)
40. R (K4) ——-—-KI
Q-B3 (ch} ·
- K-B3
R-KRI K-Kta
QXR Q-B3
K-R2 R-KB2 RxQ Resigns (!) (a) 6 P-Q is usually played here. The idea underlying this variation is to get 4 pawns to a on the King's side, and Black's double pawns are not
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
ARK
TEOM STRIDE G GSINS ONB LANG SCPAL ERG LIBERIA SRGMONA BELL TARED RE SYSTEMS DRAG
worth more than White's 3 pawns on the Queen's side.
(b) An effective argument against Black's move of BK Kt 5.
(e) In spite of irregularity of pro- cedure. White has manoeuvred well in order to get the traditional 8 pawns to 2 on the King's side,
„On demand"....
On New York- On demand Credits,
(d) Endeavouring to prevent White On demand playing Pkt 5.
(e) Having penetrated the hostilo position the matter is now one of Wire careful play only, and White can be depended upon in that respect to do what is best.
(f) Though Black might have pro- looged his resistance he has little hope of saving the game after losing his Kt P.
Boys' Championship.
S'poreTractions(Ord.}/*!
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35
sight
80
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days'
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Sandakan Ligh
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H.K. Telephones(......
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961⁄2
Industrials.
On Singapore
On demand
61%
China Sogan-ş
*
1.10
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On Manila-
On demand
70
On Shanghai.
On demand
78%
Malabon Sugam...$ "Caldi Macg. Ord...Th. Tref...TIE.
Canton Loo......$ Coments (cm.)...$ 18.35
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out of 5, and in Section "P" J. M. | Gold Leaf, 100 fine Craddock, Cardiff High School, (per tae!) likewise scored 4%. Neltber play Sovereigns er lost a game. In the final tie buying rate) between the two firat in each sec-] Silver. (per oz.)
lof tion
the championship Bar Silver in Hong Craddock succeeded in defeating Kong %%% prem. nom. Alford. Craddock, therefore, Copper Cash
Nominal gained the championship for the Copper Cents. ...... 3% prem. second time, as he held it last Rate of Native Inter-
est. year. There was also an open
5% p.a tournament, played in four sec- Chinese Sub. Coin24% dis tions of six each.
Hong Kong Sub. Cola Far.
LONDON: EXCHANGES
Rugby, Yesterday,
128.97 ..:: 4.85" (?)**
34.825: (7)
The winners were as follows Section "A" C. Breech, St. Leonards Collegiate School, 41⁄2 T. Munn, Rye Grammar School, 4
Section "R":There were three ties of 4 each by C. C. Cracknell, R. Davis and C. Scrivner, all of Hastings Central School, which also provided the winner of Sec- tion "C", C. Beaney, 5. In Sec- tion "D" there were also two, ties of 4% each between P. Delaney and L. Adams.
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92.72
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18.125
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199 89.726 108.29
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Copenhagen
18.165
Athens
875
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Bucharest
819
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·Prague
34.465 164
Rio
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