TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 2, 1932.
1932 LAWN TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP.
of
The draw for the 1932 Lawn T. C. Monoghan, A. J. da Silva and Tennis Championships
the E. da Sonsa, G. A. White and G. C. | Colony has just been made known. Burnett, T. Akiyama and T. Honda, The "aeeded" players in the Singles A. V. Gosano and C. A. Barretto. are S.A. Rumjahn and M. W. Lo in
T. Honda in the bottom half. the Doubles there are
LADIES' YACHTING RESULTS.
Hermes Gig Wins the Trophy Race.
THE
CHINA
The eighth Ladies' Champion- First Round:-Lee Wai-tsoi and Hong Kong Yacht Club yesterday. ship Race was sailed at the Royal Lee Woon-trol v M. H. F. Waring resulting as follows:- In and C. P. F. James; F. Grose and R. Course:-Lyemun Beacon (P). Choa v Ho Ka-lan and Yew Man-Cast Rock Mark (P), Channel kit; A. R. Minu and A. H. Madar V Rocks (P). Distance: 7.7 miles. Lee Wai-tong and Luk Ding-cheong;
the top half and E. C. Fincher and only two "geeded" pairs-E. C. Fincher and L. Goldman and the Rumjahn cou- sine.'
The following is the result of the draw:
Open Singles.
H. Lo and Iu Tak-cheuk v. D. M. MacDougall and G. W. A. Tufton;
"H" CIRES.
Total
Ption Pts.
5
41 Mrs. Bingham
1
70 Miss Larssen
3
38 Miss Sheldon
+
32 Miss Mackie
6
39 Mrs. Pearco
4
37 Miss Blake
“I”
“Y” “G" Class.
Total
P'tion Pts.
97 Miss Flood
窪
C. F. Hyde and M. W. Turner v A. Rolla V. Remedios and L. A. Ribeiro; Sai Siskin
Diana •**** Argulla II. Byes (top-half)-S. A. Rum- Wai-pul and F. H. Kwok v Taui jaha, H. N. Chau, T. C. Monoghan, Wai-pul and Tsul Yan-pui; G. W. Dorothe Tsui Yan-pui, L. T. Ride, A. H. Sewell and L. Wright v Wong Fuk- Colleen :... Harkins, A. V. Gogano, Yew Man-nam and Ho Hin-yan; H. D. and kit, H. N. Lee In Tak-cheuk, J. A. S. A. Rumjahn v. Wong Shlu-wing Cassumbhoy, E. T. E. Nash, E. W. and Chan Kam-moon; G. A. Naron- Railton, M. K. Lo, J. Machiuma, ha and L.
Daphne A. da Rocha
V Ailsa S. E. Green, M. W. Lo, Firdos Khan, lu Tak-lan and Luk Chan-cheung: Why Wonder & Y. V. Segalen, Iu Tak-lam, A. H. J. G. Lecky and J. J. Walte v J. W. Bluejacket
J. A. Cassumbhoy, Boojum Rumjahn, H. Y. Ho, Chiu Chun-Leonard and chiu.
Speedwell 5. A. Gray and W. Wirth v E. and Eunice F. R. Zimmern; R. Hancock and
F. A. Redmond y Chut Chan-chul and W. C. Hung.
Byes (lower half)-R. B. Ham-
103 Mrs. Lambert
64 Mrs. Fowkes
1
5
104 Mrs. Adams 108 Mrs. Pickering 103 Mrs. Stewart
7
$3 Mrs. Rose
SERVICE BOATS IN TROPHY RACE.
MAIL.
KAYE DON'S RECORD WILL STAND FOR A WHILE
GAR WOOD TO GO EASY.
London, Dec. 20. Commodore Gar Wood, the chief threat to England's possession of the World's Speed Boat record held by Kaye Don with 110 m.p.h. has decided to make no further at time. Thus England is assured of tempts on the record for some
keeping the record for at least a few months.
driving the reconditioned Miss England II. went at 103.49 m.p.h. on the Paraus River, Argentina. Two weeks later Wood, in an un- successful attempt to beat Don's speed, created a new American re cord of 108.069 m.p.h.
This was followed by Kaye Don putting up 110.223 m.p.h. on July 9, nt Lake Garda, Italy.
This brings a quiet after one As the weeks drew by an under-
of of the most deadly battles waged current excitement awelled in the sport. Early in the year through England and America, an International speed boat duel for on September & there ware to developed, to advance with the take place the Harmsworth season into terrific rivalry, with Trophy races where the two speed- the result that the movements of mongers would meet. But even Kaye Don and Gar Wood were then the battle was far from flattered by the Interest of those settled. Both Don and Wood were who took not the slightest interest disqualified for beating the start- in the sport itself. Wood drawing gun in the second heat, in first blood in the battle when he which Miss England II. overturn- drove 102.256 miles an hour in ed. Don had driven Miss Eng Florida on March 20, where he land II. to victory in the first heat, created a world mark and gained creating two Harmsworth records He raised the heat the distinction of being the first in so doing. man officially to drive at 100 miles (30 nautical miles) mark to 89.918 an hour over water.
m.p.h. and set a new lap (five nau- The new record surpassed the tical miles) record of 93.017 m.p.h.
sion The International Racing Commig declared the race "no con test" because of the disqualica- tion of the lone challenger-Reu- ter.
First Round:-R. Choa v Wong Puk-nam; Luk Chan-cheung v P. R. 5. Walsham: R. W. Wood v H. Lo: W. Wirth v C. L. Chan; J. W.
bly and A. E. Collins; D. B.j The third R.H.K.Y.C. Trophy! Leonard W. J. Howard; G. W. Sewell v E. S. Howard; A. E. P. Evans and G. E. R. Divett; M. W. Race for Service boats was sailed 98.76 miles an hour set up by the
and M. K. Lo v. H. N. Lee and Y. F. yesterday, the Course being:late Sir Henry Segrave in 1930. Gust v D. S. Green; J. J. Walte chew; R. W. Amery and J. Sloan, Channel Rocks (P), Cust Rock Kaye Don's Boat Reconditioned.
D. Mohammed: C. C. Stark v F. H.L. T. Ride and A. L. Sullivan, S. E. Mark (P), Channel Rock (S), Mark
But Kaye Wood's position stood Kwok; E. C. Fincher v K. H. Wong;
and D. S. Green, W. M. Barton and on Line (S), Cust Rock Mark (S), less than a fortnight. Kaye Don A. C. 1. Bowker, Y. V. Segalen and!
J. J. Barrow y T. Bata; G. W. A.
Tufton, v Lee Wai-tsoi; F. Grose v P. C. Kah; Taui Wai-nui v S. A. Gray; G. Lai v C. E. Holmes; H. D. Rumjahn D. D. McKay; Lee Wai- tong y J. G. Lecky; A. L. Sullivan v F. D. Pereira.
P. R. S. Walsham, O. E. C. Marton! and II. Owen Hughes.
Club Championship.
The event resulted as follows:---
Boat
Hermes' Gig
Bruce's L Whaler Medway's 2nd Whaler
Byes (top half)---S. E. Green, Bruce's K Whaler A. C. L Bowker, C. C. Stark. A. B. Hermes' Cutter Raworth, R. M. Henderson, L. T. Cumberland's Cutter Ride, D. S. Green, H. Owen Hughes, Cumberland's Gig L. Golman, C. F. Hyde, J. A. Law- Wishart's Whaler son, C. E. Holmes.
F'tion Pts.
40
2
37
34
31
22
+
g
16
13
10
Byes (lower half)-G. A. White D. B. Evans, W. Woo, Ho Ka-lau, E.
Cumberland's 2nd Whaler Zimmern, R. Gremillet, T. Akiyuma,
Cumberland's 1st Whaler. 10 T. Honda, G. C. Burnett. H.
First Round:-F. A. Redmond v Medway's 1st Whaler · Luhring, R. R. Todd. Luk Ding-A. H. McBride; L. Forster v L. M. cheong, Feroz Ali, H. Owen Hughes, S. Lloyd; A. D. Humphreys v W. M. Sai Wa-liang, Szeto Pick, R. B.
W. C.
Hambly. F.. A. Redmond, Hang. Ng Sze-cheung, M. H. Waring. A. D. Humphreys, D. M. MacDougall.
Open Doubles.
Byes (tup half)-E. C. Fincher and L Goldman, S. O. Hill and
A. H. McBride, J. Hachiuma and M. Kinoshita, E. T. E. Nash and partner, A. H. Barros and F. J. Remedios, R. M. Henderson und
A WEEK'S DISEASES. Eight Diphtheria Cases Notified.
FIVE DEATHS.
The official return of diseases and deaths during the week ended January 30 is as follows:--
Cases Deaths
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TO RECREIO.
Yesterday's Hockey.
On the home ground at King's Sewell, D. M. MacDougall, P. R. S. Park yesterday afternoon the Club Walsham, R. M. Wood, E. T. E. de Recreio defeated the Hong Kong Nash, Y. V. Segalen, R. R. Todd, J. Hockey Club second eleven by the only goal scored in a fast and inter- J. Barrow.
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GENEVA AND UNEMPLOYMENT.
[By Henry Royce.]
The frat half witnessed a ding- dong struggle, but the Recreio ex- perienced extremely bad luck on several occasions. Late in the. second half F. Remedios, coming in The recent meeting of the Un- from the left, got his shot past E. employment Committee of the In-S. Moses, the Club goalkeeper. ternational Labour Organization of the League of Nations. was the ocene of a discussion of most un-
usual interest. These meetings not vention, providing for a 8 hour day only give a picture, not to be ob- and 48 hour week should be univer- tained elsewhere, of the postion of aally ratified, but that further mea- social problems throughout the sures should be adopted. Overtime world, but through their method of should be abolished. Wherever pos- representation, Governments, em-isible the hours of work of each ployers, and workers alike sending worker should be diminished in pre- delegates, they provide an accurate ference to discharging workers, 3 picture of the currents of feeling this diminution being brought toward those problems in all cir-about by reducing either the hours cles. The meeting devoted especial of work per day, or preferably the It might attention to the possibility of arriv-days of work per week.
Diphtheria
8
5
Typhoid fever
3
2
Smallpox,
A
1
Cerebro-spinal fever
4
Puerperal fever
1
1
56
Summary to January 30.
Tuberculosis
The approximate returna from January 1 to 23 give the following figures:-
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