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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST, 2, 1932,
PROTECTION FOR BASEBALL
WOMEN.
YEAR'S WORK OF PO LEUNG KUK.
The Fo Leung Kuk Society, founded in 1878, has just issued the report for the year of its work of protection of Chinese women and children of the Colony. Its year, both in the matter of finances and results obtained, has been most
| gratifying.
The following will serve on the managing committee for the ensu ing year:-
CARDINALS BEAT BRAVES.
PHILLIES HELD UNDER
BY PIRATES.
YANKEES TRIUMPH.
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New York, Yesterday. The following were the results of to-day's Baseball games:
National League.
Boston Braves
Messrs. Tam Woon-tong," Au St. Louis Cardinals Shiv-cho, Ho I-cheong, Lam Kau-
mau, Chan Kam-po," Lai Tai-kai, Philadelphia Phillies Lam: Yam-chuen, Chan Kim-tong. Pittsburgh Pirates Ip King-fan, Iu Tak-chung, and Chan Hing-wa,
BRITON ESTABLISHES
·WORLD RECORD.
Continued from Page 1.)
R. H. E.
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OPIUM CARRIER CONVICTED.
Former Actor Draws Heavy Penalty.
A Chinese, who appeared 'before Mr. Schofield in the Central Police Court this morning," charged with the possession of 54 taela of opium, stated that he was formerly a mem- ber of a theatrical troupe, who visit- ed, Hong Kong.
R. C., Ward stated that the man 71 arrived, from Kongmoon on the 1 steamer Yuet On yesterday. The oplum was concealed in the false
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bottom of a cheaply made rattan 111basket...
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American League. Claveland Indian's ...:0 Philadelphia Athletics. 1
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Detroit Tigers .. **** 3 11 New York Yankees.... 6 12
Reuter's American Service. į
TABLES TO DATE.
National League.
Zabala, the Argentine runner [who holds the American "record for the 10,000-Metres with a time of 31 mins. 26.3/5 secs, was con- sidered a very likely winner of the Olympic event, but Kusokynski, the Pittsburgh Polish runner, returned the much Chicago better time of 80 mins. 11.4/10 Boston secs to win the Olympic "event! Philadelphia yesterday. At Amsterdam in 1928 Brooklyn Paavo Nurmi won in 30 mins, St Louis 18.4/5 secs. This year the "Flying New York Fynn" was suspended and was Cincinnati, unable to defend his title.
His Worship imposed a fine of $5,000 or one year's hard labour in default.
MILITARY ADVISER
LOSES PAPERS.
Attache Case Left In Rikisha,
PW L. Perc.
The loss of an attache case, con- 100 60 40 .600 taining official papers and other sun- 99 54 45 545 dries, which he left in a rikisha out. :100 51 49 510 side the "Nam Ping Hotel, 104 53 51 509 Connaught Road Central, in the ...101 49 52.485 early hours of this morning, has ..100 48 52 480 been reported to the Police by Mr. 97. 44 53 .453 Lui, Kung-man, Military Advisor to 104 44 60. .423 the Chinese Republic. Mr. Lul" is American League,
living at the Nam Ping Hotel.
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Leo Sexton won the Shot Put as jexpected, but he did not exceed his New York
world's record' distance of 52ft. Philadelphia 85%ins., tossing the weight only Cleveland 52ft. 6.8/16ine. He broke the pre-Washington vious record, held by E. Hirschfeld Detroit (Germany), with his former effort: St. Louis His second effort, however, broke Chicago the Olympic record.
Boston
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46.525 between outposts. 92 39 53 424 have been few. 97 38.64 .340 98 26 72 .285
McNaughton, the Canadian high Jumper, best the 1928 Amsterdam EUROPEAN DRIVER CONVICTED. record of R. King (U.S.A.) by 1.2/8inė. Britain's only challenger
Casualties
f'.. Neighbours Intervene.
Santiago de Chile, To-day. Argentine, Brazil and Chile are reported to have made a formal joint protest to the Governments of both Paraguay and Bolivia and Replying further, the defendant urged that the hostilities be- As he is only 18 now, more may said that with the road clear, it,tween the two powers cease im- yet be heard of him.
AT 2.30, 5.15,
in this event was W. A. Land, who,
7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
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MACDONALD.
Genevieve Tablin
Charles Ruggles Roland. Young.
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could only just, manage 6ft 3ins.)
Mildrid Didrikson, in the first year that the Javelin Throw has been allowed for women competi- tors at am Olympiad, broke the world's record with a startling throw of 143ft. 4ins.
RESULTS.
The following were the results of yesterday's events as cabled
Reuter:-
1.
10,000, METRES.
Kusokinski (Poland).
by
Time: 30 mins 11.4/10...Becs..
Olympic Record
PUTTING THE WEIGHT.
1. Sexton. (U.S.A.)
Distance: 52 ft. 6.3/16 ins.
Olympic Record,
HIGH JUMP.
1. McNaughton (Canada),
Height: 6 ft. 5% ins. JAVELIN THROW (Women). 1. Mildrid Didrikson ·(U.S.A.) Distance: 143 ft. 4 ins.
World record.
100 METRES.
1. Tolan (USA). Time: 10,8/10 deca
Olympic record and equale
world recorded man 400 METRES HURDLES. 1. R. M. N. Tisdall (Ireland)
Time: 518/10 seca...
World record
(Continued from Page 1)
would be safe to cross Shaukiwan mediately. Road at 25 miles an hour.
Limit of Speed.
The earlier attempts at inter- vention by these South American states were entirely abortive, Sergeant Baker-Do you not con and. both the bellicose smaller sider that speed dangerous?
"nations treated the interference Defendant-If you have a clear as an impertinence. view that is the limit you can go.
der.
Now, however, the terms of During further. cross-examina-the message to the warring na- tion, the defendant said-I am not tions is "understood to be sharp- only fighting Sergeant Baker in er. The "Entente" suggests Court but also Inspector Alexan-neutral mediation and a provi- visional neutral zone in the dis- Inspector Alexander- am bereputed territory, and a settlement to represent the Police.
which will remove the cause of Mr. G. L. Stapley Smith, a motor dissatisfaction
between the salesman, living at Gloucester Build quarrelling nations for all
time. ing, of two and-a-half years experiReuter.
ence of driving in England and Shanghai, was called as a witness for the defence. He said that he
9 Killed in Clash.
had not driven locally but was ac Eight or nine Bolivians and|| quainted with the road in question.
Defence Witness
Asked for his opinion as to the greatest speed that a car could cross the side road without skidding, the witness replied On's, dry day, 35 miles an hour at the most, and on a rainy day, it could not possibly be more than 25 m.p.h.g
Giving his decision, his Worship said that he could not believe that two seconds of clear sight to the west of Shaukiwan Road, was suf- ficient for even an expert driver,
Lapazes, Later.
Paraguayans were killed in an en- gagement at Toledo.--Reuter.
KILLED BY OWN INVENTION.
St. Louis, July 20. John Hayes was a victim of his own ingenuity. He arranged a that shotgun in his henhouse so when thieves entered they would be automatically shot Hayes tried out the invention to see if it would work. He was killed.
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