MONDAY, OCTOBER - 19,
1931.
CRAIGENGOWER AT CHILDREN'S SPORTS
HOME.
Mrs. Kharas Gives Away the Prizes.
CHILDREN'S SPORTS. Cralgengower Cricket Club na "At Home" yesterday for members and their friends, on occasion of the annual sports for
AT STONECUTTERS.
Naval Dockyard Meeting.
GREAT INVENTOR PASSES AWAY.
(Continued from Page 1.)
THE
CHINA
MAIL.
up, he bought a printing press and published on the train a week- ly newspaper filled with local news, stories of things that hap pened on the railway and notes: of the markets.
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED
IN CHINA MAIL.
Dances
Thomas Alva Edison worked
All went well for two or three out his inventions by known
years. But when he was in his laws of science. This means sixteenth year, one day a phoa- The following were the results that he studied these lawa, sophorus bottle was jarred off one
Social Functiona of the Naval Dock Yard Chil-that he was able to apply them of his shelves and broke on the
To-day-Peninsula Hotel "Rose" floor. It set fire to the baggage:
entertainment by Lea held dren's Sports which were held at to make real the visions of his
Yet he had few! Its Stonecutter's Island on Saturday imagination., the afternoon under ideal conditions. advantages and little help, and cat, and in his anger at the fan loum,
Mixed Fint Race. (Ages 3 to his story is one of those that in-ser to his train, the conductor Dejchans and William Rimels.
not only put the boy off the train, To-night--Dinner
at » Chaero, To-night-Dance children, and the distribution of)-1, Joan Robinson: 2, Derek spire us to great effort to culti- but soundly boxed his cars, Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.
vate the talents that have been That was the most unfortunate prizes in connection with competi-House: 3. Joan Wicker.
Girls' Flat Race. (Ages 7 to given to each one of us. There was, tions during the year.
Wednesday-Ropulse Bay, enter- He Palmer: 2, Jean
was born in February, part of the accident, for as a re- Y.M.C.A. 10)-1, Inn
1847, in the little village of sult of the boxing Edison grad.. a large gathering, and a most en-
His William Rimels. joyable afternoon was spent by all. London; 3, Stella Wicker.
Mrs. D. K. Khuras gave away the Boys' Flat Race. (Ages 7 to Milan, in Ohio. His parents were ally lost his hearing, and be-tainment by Lea Dejehans and!
act of stock was lost, but an 10)-1, Fred Jones; 2. Francis poor because his father did not came almost totally denf. prizes, and in expressing thanks on rabb: 3. Allan Fancey. keep to a settled occupation. He great bravery on his part brought To-day-King's behalf of his wife Mr. Kharas Girls' Flat Race. (Ages 11 to had the same kind of mind as to his aid a new resource, and "The House of the Arrow."
and sportaj thanked the officials
14)-1, Maureen Rumsby; 2. his wonder-working committee for the enjoyable time
'Pat Langmead. spent that afternoon.
The following were the results of the races:
Boys Rate, 7 years and under.- lat, F. Alves; 2nd, P. Gilbert.
Girls Race, 7 years and under.---. 1st, 1. Becker; 2nd, M. Alyes.
Three Legged Race.-ist, E. Zim-" mern and E. S. Howard: 2nd, W. J. Howard and F. Broadbridge.
Boys' and Girls' Race, 7 years and under-1st. 3. Alves; 2nd, 1. Becker; 3rd, J. Anderson; th B.
Nagel.
Lawn Rowla Test.1st, G. Buchanan; 2nd, A. Kitchell.
Egg and Spoon Race for Ladies, 1st, Mr. B. Gill; 2nd. Miss Rey-
nolds.
Boys' Race,, 7 to 10 years-1st, F. Alves; 2nd, R. Resselet; 3rd, M. Sayer.
Girls Race 7 to 10 years.-1st, D. Frith; 2nd. M. Becker; 3rd, R. An- derson.
Boys' Flat Race. (Ages 11 to, 14)-1, Douglas Summons; 2 Vernor Tollervey: 3. Raymon); Pulnier.
Threading the Needle. (Girls, ages 11 to 14)-1, Pat Lang- mend; 2. Maureen Rumaby.
Threading the Needle. (Boys, ges 11 to 14)-1, Peter Wilson;. 2. Raymond Palmer; 3. Vernon Tollervey.
Mixed Relay Kace. (Ages 7 to (0)): 1, Betty Penny and Norman Self; 2, Barbara Davey, and Brian Baldwin.
Mixed Skipping Competition. (Ages 7 to 14)-1. Raymond Palmer; 2, Maureen Rumsby: 3,: Myra Robinson.
Potato and Bucket Race. (Un- der 10 years)-1, Norman Self; 2. Annie Palmer; 3, Stella Wicker.
Bon:
tho
opened up a new field for him to work in.
He was atanding one day on the. platform of the station at Clemons In Michigan, watching a train come in, when he saw the station agent's little boy on the track right in front of the oncoming train.
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Another moment and the child would have becen crushed; but Bush." Edison sprang to track, seized the little one in his arms, and roll-opening performance of Hong Kong IA.D.C.'s production of "Dear
Brutus."
ed with him to one side, just in time to escape the wheels,
To show his gratitude the baby's father offered to teach telegraphy
was grate- ; to Edison. The offer fully accepted, and now that his career as a newsboy had closed, he turned to his new accomplishment as a means of making a living.
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To-day-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Duisburg).
To-morrow-Outward for Europe' via Siberia (Pilana) 4.30 p.m..
Thursday-Inward from Europe! via Suez (Macedonia); Outward for Europe via Siberia (Empress of
He worked at telegraphy for some years, first in Port Huron in Russia), 6 p.m. Michigan, then
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Girls' Snek Race. (Ages 10 to The Great American Inventor, Canada, and a little later in the 14)-1, Myra Robinson; 2. Pat
Boot Bace.---1st, F. Brendbridge; Luggmead. 2nd, A. E. Coates.
Boys' Suck Race (Ages 10 to Veterans' lace, aver 40 years.— 141, Ronald Estan: 2, Douglas lat, W. Allen; 2nd, A. N. Reynolds. Summons; 3, Phillip Egan.
Prizes in connretion with the year's sports competitions were also
Y.M.C.A. TEAM PLAY presented.
TWO MATCHES. Radio Sports Lose to Jat Regt.
AQUATIC SPORTS OF
BOYS SCOUTS.
Four Records Smashed at the V.R.C.
Меси
Result:-
Y.M.C.A. "A" Cheero Club
eleven
which
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Miscellaneous. Wednesday Navy League Cere- Western Stales, and finally in mony at Cenotaph, 11 a.m.
October 23-Promenade Concert Kowloon Cricket kind of mind that is called ver- Huston, while at the same time he
tile, that can easily turn from spent all his spare moments in the (H.K.V.D.C.), one thing to another.
He had stay of chemistry and electricity, Club. 9.15 p.m. not learned, however, that it is and in experimenting on improved
It was dur- a very perfect Instrument which necessary for a man with a ver- telegraph apparatus. stile mind to learn to do one ing these years that he first turned gives back every beautiful vibration When electricity was first used: thing thoroughly before he turns his attention to duplex telegraphy, from voice or instrument. to another, and so he was not but through no fault of his own, he
was unable to sell his invention, and for illumination, only large are successful.
lights were used. The lamps uput- Edison was a quiet, thoughtful the matter dropped for a time.
In 1869, when he was in his tered and scattered sparks and the little boy, but very inquisitive and always wanted to know how twenty-second year, he went to New light was so harsh that it could be He arrived penniless in the used only for street lighting, and things were done. He was not York.
drill halls and the like. Such a At King's Park on Saturday the very strong, and was not sent to city; but he was a good telegraph large buildings such as factories, . Y.M.C.A. "A" eleven drew with the school until he was quite a big operator, and was fearless of the
And now a strange thing thing as incandescent lights, which use of softly Cheero Club, each side scoring one child. When he did go, his teach futura.
He applied to the Gold make possible the seem to have happened. The following were the results of goal. The game was very scrappy er, who does not
any combined been very wise, thought him and Stock Telegraph Company for shaded lamps, or indirect lighting in the annual swimming sports of the and was void of
Both gouls were stupid because he asked so many work, and while he was waiting for our homes, or the brilliant illumina- Hong Kong Branch of the #ovements.
theatres, was not even thought of. which scored in the first half, H. Mulle questions. So his mother, who a reply, part of the apparatus broke tion of churches, concert halls and Association
This was the work for which Edison Boy Scouts' were held in the V.R.C. bath on scoring the "Y's" point. Two players had herself been a tencher, took down.
No one knew what was the mat put aside his work on the phono- were outstanding In the Y.M.C.A. him away from school after two Saturday afternoon.
He believed that a num- gruph. 25 yards Junior Wolf Cub Race: side-A. Tate, at full back, and G. months and taught him at home, ter, and everything was in con-
With so kind and loving a teach- fusion, until Edison said he could er af lights could be supplied from ---1, D. Wilson (14th Pack); 2. w. Mitchell, at half back.
ter, he made rapid progress; and set the machine at work again. Per one distributing wire, and he be- Ortlepp (Peak Park). Time: 20
above all, he learned to think. mission was given for him to try lieved that that the light could be His mother had some good books and at the end of two hours, werk improved so that its use would be 50 yards Senior Championship
a common thing, so he invented the Record by S. V. Glutins, 1926, K.E.S.F.P.A. LADIES DEFEATED, which he learned to enjoy; and in the office was going on as if no-
The K.B.S.F.P.A. Ladies' were when he was ten years old, he thing had happened. Edison was incandescent lamp and the system 27.2/5 Becs.)-1, R. Chan (Sea Scouts); 2. Chau Siu-kam (7th utplayed by practically the same read Gibbon's Decline and Fall asked if he would accept a position of circuit lighting.
played of the Roman Empire, Hume's at a salary of three hundred dollara He spent a couple of years over H.K.); 3, R. Woad (Sex Scouts).M.C.A.
against the Cheero Club earlier in History of England, and began to a month, and, needless to say, he ac- this work, and to perfect his sys- Time: 28.2/5 sets.
At half time the study an encyclopedia. It was cented.
Item improved dyname machines, 25 yards Senior Wolf Cub Race the afternon.
His new position gave him money and invented a whole scheme of dis- that it (Record by J. McCubbin, 1924, store was one-all, but after the in-, probably from the encyclopedia
the "Y" asserted their that he first learned to take anand leisure for new inventions. In tributing electricity 80 16.4/5 secs.):-, . Dalziel (9th eval
n little over a year, he sold his tele-might be used for light, heat and Kowloon); 2, C. Haslam (4th H.K. strength and scored twice to win interest in chemistry. By this! time, his parents, who had moved: mfortably.
graph inventions for a large, sum power. Pack), Time: 19 secs.
Miss M. Groundwater played well with him to Port Huron, Michi- of money. This enabled him once; Once his work on the incandas-. 50 yards Junior Backstroke (Re-
more to set up in business for him?
cent lamp was on the way to success, cord by A. McCubbin, 1927, 44,2, 5n the ladies" forward line and was gan, were able to indulge him in
He built factory in Edison turned his attention to au- secs.)-1, Lau Ping-pui (4th Kow largely responsible for Miss M. his love for making experi-lf.
2. Kung Chi-ping (7th Martin's goal. Miss E. Booth and ments, so he bought some books. Newark, New Jersey, for the manu- other great project, that of driving ILK.): 3, R. Sadler (4th H.K.). Misa A. Fowler were excellent in made a little laboratory in the facture of telegraph apparatus, and railway trains by electricity.
defence, their stout-hearted hitting cellar of his home, and there since then his chief business has was not tho first man in this field, Time: 39 secs. (Record). Relay being a feature of the game. Mrs. laid the foundation of his know been that of making inventions. hut his work aroused interest in it,
Wolf Cub Inter-Pack
good, ledge of chemistry.
The first great invention was the and his inventions were large- Race:-1, 14th II.K. Pack; 2, 11th Settle also played a very
used. Now We come to .K. Pack. Time: 1 min. 34 secs. game in goal, F. Selk (2) and F. When he was twelve years old, quadruplex system of telegraphy. ly
moving pictures, where 100 yards Senior Championship Parker scored the Y.M.C.A.'s goals. he decided to start out in life About the same time Edison made the
An ided Result:--
for himself and became a news-an improvement in the transmitter again Edison took up (Record by A. May, 1922, .70
Y.M.C.A. "X" ......... 3. boy on the train which ran from of the telephone which made it which others had had before him. secs.)-1, R. Chan (Sea Scouts);
K.B.S.F.P.A. Ladies ... 1 Port Huron to Detroit. Such a casier for the voice waves to travel, While it cannot be said that he in- JATS BEAT RADIO SPORTS. newsboy had never been geen be- and improved the usefulness of the vented the moving pictures, the in- On the Marina ground on Satur-fore. He was given a corner in telephone very much.
vention on which the moving pic- Junior Scouts and Wolf Cubs Diving:--(Scouts) 1, Chan Kal- day the Jat Regiment defeated the the baggage car on which to keep!
It was just about the same time tures are based is his.
the phonograph.! These inventions are only a small! him (4th Kowloon); 2, A. McKenzie Radio Sports Club by four goals to his stock of newspapers, maga- that he invented
Commencing very well the zines and candy. To this corner The idea of an instrument which part of the work done by this won- (Kowloon Scottish); 3, P. Birming-two.
He has invented ham (4th Kowloon); (Cubs) 1, R. Radio led at half time by two goals he moved his little inboratory McLeod (4th Pack); 2, T. Lack to one, Gurbachan Singh having and library of chemical, books, would "write sound" and reproduce derful man. (11th Pack).
scored both points. The Jats came and when he was not engaged in it, had been thought of before, by now, storage battery, giant rolls to Edison know of their efforts to ing Portland cement and numbers Life Saving Race:-1. R. Chan back well in the second half and his business, went on with his scientists, though it is doubtful if crush rocks, a kiln for use in mak- experiments. Still time hang
of other things, which he needed to (Sea Scouts); 2, Young Taun- were vastly superior. chung (5th H.K.).
heavy on his hands, and to fill it, make such an instrument.
At any rate, he was the first to help in the larger work in hand.
After the Great War commenced make an instrument which would work, and even he did not know he found himself in danger of being .it would work until eut off from his supply of carbolic words acid for his factories at St. Law-
Inan);
2. A. Roza (1st LK.). Time: 70 sees. (Recorú equalled).
Result:
50 yards Junior Champlonship Jai Regi
!
(Record by A. McCubbin, 1927, 83
seca.)-1, Lau Ping-paí (4th Kow-
loon); 2, Chan Kai-him (4th Kow-
loon): 3, R. Silva (1st H.K.). (Record by 1st Sea Scouts, 1980, Time: 32 Bеcs. (Record),
he heard it repeat the that bo had shouted it. He szys himself
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Radlo
2
Inter-Troop Team Relay Race
KOWLOON RUGBY
that
93 secs)-1, 1st Sea Scouts; 2,
CLUB LOSE.
Bird Challenge Cup.
1st Sea Scouts
Points
22
Borderers' Narrow Victory.
Kowloon (Shu Man
14
Scouters, Cubbers and Rovers 1st H.K.; 3, 4th Kowloon. Time: Race (50 yards) :-1, Asst. C.-M. 83.2/5 sees. (Record).
S. Dalziel (9th Kowloon Pack); 2. -C.-M. M. D. White (1st Kowloon i Pack).
50 yards Senior backstroke (Re-4th cord by Chau Sui-kam, 1930, 40 School) Beсa): 1, Chau Sul-kom
He
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intorence, New Jersey, so he devised a
that way of making it for himself, and
when he put the reproducer in place also for making the benzol from
A
and the instrument shouted back to which the carbolic acid is produced. him the words "Mary had little lamb" he was never taken so aback in his life.
Following the formation of a) Edison patented his invention, the first excited the Kowloon Rugby Club under the which from
Of course, lauspices of the Kowloon British wonder of the world.
School F.P.'s and the several prae- like all first things, it was crude,
9 (7th 7th H.K. (King's College) H.K.); 2, R. Chan (Sea Scoute); 8, 1st HK. (St. Joseph's Col- Ho Kwok-ching (4th Kowloon). lege) Time: 37.1/5 secs. (Record).
Senior Diving:-1, J., Sharpham 4th H.K. (Murray) (Set Scouta); 2, F. McNeillie 6th HK. (Roving Fifth) (Taikoo Scottish); 3, Yu Shut-
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3. tice games which have recently and the sounds that, it gave
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For
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Pointa
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Result:-
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Kowloon RF.C... 0 pts.
4th H.K. Pack (Murray)
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