Page
PASSENGERS ARRIVING
Officials En Route To Europe
TWO AMBASSADORS ON THE M. V. GNEISENAU
Several distinguished passengers arrived in the Colony this morn- ing en route to Europe, by the mv. Gneisenau, among them being. the: Hon. Mr. Won Sze King, Chinese Ambassador to. The Netherlands. accompanied by his wife and child- ren, the Hon. Mr. Wang King-ky, Chinese Ambassador to Norway and Sweden, and Mrs. Wang King- ky, and daughter. Miss Wang Tsang-pao.
General William Crozier. United States · Army, · accompanied by Mrs. Crozier, is also a passenger on the same vessel bound for Bre-
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1936 -
George Raft and Rosalind Russell are here seen in a scene from "It Had To Happen." now being shown at the King's Theatre.
men, while Mrs. Line Tetch-eng. OPTIMISTIC SPIRIT
wife of the Chinese Consul at Paris, is en route to Marseilles.
(Continued from Page 1)
CAR DRIVER FINED
Careless Driving In Queen's Road
Perry Trounces Crawford
(Continued from Page 5). does, the service aces and occasion-j
ally the sweeping circumventing Then Quist aced himself to 1-3,drive, but his mobility was 30 and one felt he had got the mes-much less than Perry's that the surements of the court attuned to fight was always with swifter This eye
Six Games In A Row
It is a tribute to Crawford that He was to take the next six such a whirlwind, and
The captured eight games against none of in sequence virtually a love set. Three of them were to sne play for Perry was giving them was taken without really love; the efficiency of the attack was splendid.
gantes
There were long rallies, and Austin was driving well, especially
mover
nothing away.
In the third set Crawford made
brave effort to break through
on the backhand. but the firmer Perry's service and draw level at 44, but though he got to van- hand and quicker redex were
tage, he could not gather the game Quist's.
was
This cool reprisal, by the selen-point. The champion's pace tifically sound methods by which too hot, his attack on the Austra it was achieved, the co-ordination lian's backhand too insistent. of strokes having a smooth com-
Gallant Effort pleteness, suggested that Quist Then, after. Perry was on the held the key to victory if the brink of victory, having piled up lapses to which he is prone did a lead of 5-iove in the third set, not check his progress.
|SBAN,
a The penalty seemed to end chapter, and when another. Traffic-Sergeant Bethel said that opened, Quist began to make
gust 9.
to
Austin Attacks
Crawford made another gallanti effort, winning three gines, 38 darkness was coming.
nor his
But neither his legs arms were quite strong enough for a duel against a champion who never tired and was always in the hant.
Princess Marie Louise presented. the cup to the British captain, Mr. Roper Barrett By that time it was almost dark
AUSTIN ROAD CLUB DETERIORATING
(Continued from Page 2)
Inter-
·NOTICE.
TO THE MOTORING PUBLIC.
We have pleasure in announcing that as from the 19th August, we shall be opening at our SHELL Greasing Station at the junction of Johnston Road and Hennessy Road, Wanchai, a greasing service operated by our own trained staff and under direct supervision of our Sales Department.
You are invited to patronize this station where prompt and efficient greasing service will be rendered to all makes of cars. To FORD owners we would say that we shall continue the greasing of FORD cars on Hong Kong Island by arrange- ment with Messrs. Wallace Harper & Co.
જાં
Our drivers will collect from or deliver to Central any car to be serviced and you are requested to ring up 33100 when you next require your car greased.
All special communications and enquiries in connection with this service should be addressed directly to our Office-Shell House-Tel. 28041 (Greasing Service).
THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO. (S.C.) LTD.
MARTELL'S BRANDIES
V.S.O.P. CORDON ARGENT
Confidence Shaken There are several other pro-
But these did not minent Chinese bound for Bremen, the action of the Nationalist crui-
come unti his confidence was shaken by the among whom is. Mr. Chen
Chia-sers Almirante Cervera and wao, son of the Chinese Finance Espana in bombarding, San Sebas-
incursion of the foot fault judge Minister to the Executive Yuan. tian on Wednesday. The
in the fourth game. paper Geo. Hill was this morning fined "President Lee's" List
He seemed sure of a 3-1 lead adds that the Ambassador was ac$30 by Mr. W. Schofield at the when, pressing to secure it, he The ss. President Lee. which companied by his wife and a party Central Magistracy. when he swung his right foot over the line arrived from Shanghai this morn-of French and British journalists, pleaded guilty to driving car No. before the impact of the ball on ing, also brought some preminent who unreservedly shared the Am-2593 without due care and caution the racket." travellers to the Colony. among bassador's view of the shelling of in Queen's Road Central on
Au- whom were Bt Lt-Col. H. E. the town
Ad-The Dempsey.. Deputy Assistant
Ambassador made a per- jutant and Quartermaster General. sonal donation of 500, pesetas attached to the. China Command the fund for the victims of
about 230 am on August 9, de-jerrors. the fendant was driving westwards He lost his service again in the and Mrs. Dempsey.
bombardment. and the Governor) Mr. Clara Forbes. Mrs. A. B. assured him of the "deep grati-aud, when near the Naval Yard, sixth game, a double fault indicat- Oxberry and Miss Eileen Hobbs, tude of all residents of San Sebasa car came in the opposite direc-ing his loss of concentration. three well-known local residents. tian" as well as "the affection and tion with its beadlights dipped. 'were also arrivals by the
Austin's gain of the set followed C. G. Silva returned to winning same sympathy which our people. in The road was wet and defendant vessel, while Mr. Donald D. Steven- their struggle for defence of their 25 have been dazzled by the re-in the ninth game. He was press-form against Minu and he was son, a Professor at Canton Uni-liberty, feel towards
fection. About 50 yards past the jing Quist profitably on his back-well supported by 3 new the great versity, accompanied by Mrs. French nation."
Naval Yard, the Hong Kong Tele-hand line and coming up behind porter in F. V. V. Ribeiro, whose Stevenson and Master Stevenson
phone Co. had dug up the road to his best thrusts to bring off a selection I advocated
some time A French journalist who 125 disembarked en route for Canton also present adds that a Major of repair some cables, but there was choice volley.
Mr. Paul T. White, a prominent the French Air-Ministry was also sufficient room for the car to pass. Quist's redemption of the third Taikoo put up a strong fight at Attorney of Kansas City, USA
Defendant when passing this set from 3-5 was the turning the Valley when opposed to the and his wife are travelling round
opening knocked down a sign-point of the match; it was a bril-Police, one rink losing by one shot, ((also in square pints the East and are making a short
board on the road and it hit twoliant tactical coupi.
and another by only two. The stay in the Colony, where they will
coalies who were working in the In the ninth game he swung visitors, as a matter of fact, led be the guests of Mr. T. B. Wi-
trench. They had to be taken to over to Austin's forehand, hitherto for more than half the game, but liams. of the Standard Oil Co.
hospital and remained there two neglected. with a stream of bear the home team, especially Logan's Ltd.
days. Defendant had compensat-tifully-measured drives. Every rink, who had the biggest win,
was conducted without a finished strongly to ed them and had made good the move
the V.VES.O.P. other damage.
sign of stress or strain.
points. It was Mair and Polson Then he broke through Austin's who were featured in the "needle” the Spanish Loyalist Navy: service to love and squared the match and the result was a true "After the breach of Law at set. The eleventh game was long reflection of the high standard of Lieut. Col. G. W. Olivercrona.the Nationalists is awaited. as Seville by the Cruiser Almirante and splendidly fought, and Austin play of both rinks. The Hollands- who is Engineer-in-Chief of the they have a fleet of seven modera Valdez had only just been settled, braced with great spirit-had a types of men) was not decided un- might have carried it for he Wallace due! (and what opposite Canton River Conservancy, return-bombing planes in this section. the cruiser Libertad fired on the bad bounce not given his opponent til the last head, when the former ed from Shanghai this morning by Numerous vacationists on vantage steamer Kamerun outside Spanish the vital game point.
accom-
among the party.
BATTLE OF IRUN Herdaye: The battle at Irun became more and more serious yesterday. Heavy ar- tillery fire opened the offen- sive of the Nationalists. Radio messages from Coruna state that 9,000 men are waiting for the signal to attack.
Mrs. Winifred Batkin. panied by her three charming daughters, also arrived this morn-: ing by the ss. General Lee. They are travelling round the world. off to the west. An air attack by
the same vessel.
San Sebastian is completely cut
ago.
save
points of the front are watching territorial waters on the high sea,
secured his winning two. - Residents Return
the progress of the battle through compelling her to heave to and The M. S. Asama Maru, which binoculars.
*Clever Tactics
Made No Mistake thereupon arrived in the Colony this morn-
searching her with Quist made no mistake in the
The junior champions, the All hotels in San Sebastian are armed soldiers. ing from Shanghai and Japan, overcrowded. Funds
twelfth game; be took it to love, K.B.G.C., made no mistake in their are being
shorten "This action against a German forcing Austin to brought back several prominent everywhere gathered for the home steamer is an infringement of the length by the depth of his own, ing a win by 57 shots they just his match against the KC.C. In scor- residents who had been spending less Spanish women and children. right of free navigation on the and lobbing very craftily if Austin missed equalling Club de Recreio's I do not intend to forced him on his back-aggregate record of 93, falling tolerate such acts of force. I there are receiving reinforce-
forces ments from Bilbao, mostly miners. have instructed my naval member of the Kowloon Cricket The organ goes on to say that a to meet any unjustified act of of drizzle and the light on resump getting home against "Polly Jack
were
The Organ Frente Popular in San
Mr. W. Sabastian reports that the troops! high seas.
a short holiday sightseeing.
Among these Mulcahy, an Assistant Master of the Central British School, and
Club First Division lawn
team.
trip North.
2
Bowls
KAMERUN INCIDENT
out
hand line.
one short.
There was a quarter-of-an-hour |
tion was very poor.
Thompson had the biggest win,
by 25 shots, thanks to a tremend- was why Quistous burst at the finish, when he 鼈 hostage to fortune by scored a six, a four and a three in
Major and four Captains of the force on the part of your ships Perhaps this Mr. F. D'Almada Castro, the well. Nationalists ave been executed. with force."-Trans-Ocean Ser-gare Palma de Majorca Radio reports vice. known solicitor, accompanied by
double-faulting in the first game succession. Sherriff had a simi- of the fourth set. He seemed lar burst with a couple of fours, his wife and son, Mr. F. D'Almada that three Government ships tried
Rome: The Italian press deals strangely shy of taking the offen-in his game against Hirst, whe Castro Jr., who is also a solicitor. to land soldiers, but failed, over returned from a short holiday 1,000 being killed in the battle. at length with the Kamerun in-sive.
played a good game in spite of the The ships fed in le direction of cident off the Spanish coast. The
But his supreme steadiness in adverse result. He had poor sup- Barcelona.
international significance of this all departments did not require the port most of the time. Rogers, as
· NAVAL PERAL OFFENSIVE occurrence is pointed out, the at-complement of daring; he was lead to Sherriff, played his best fessor #t Waseda University, Madrid: The editor-in-chief of titude of the German press being forcing errors. Japan, accompanied
from Austin. by game of the season, whilst Logar Bavier and children, arrived in the Pravda arrived here yesterday and
the semi-official Moscow organ echoed.
moving him remorselessly from was also good in this rink, The Tribuna also declares that
corner to corner. ..... Colony by the same vessel for paid an immediate visit to the Pre- the demand of the Reich Govern-
The Yachtsmen... returned to short holiday.
form with a smart win against the mier, Senor Giral. Senor Giralment for the return of the aero Mr. J. J. Basto, joint manager
Mr. Charles S. Bavier. a Pro-
by Mrs.
Asama Maru.
*,
EVERYTHING IN ORDER
Quist Leads 4-1
A 4-1 lead gave him a lien on Police. Robertson was skipping
of Messrs. Noronha and Company, expressed gr. itude over the num-plane held in Madrid would be the match. He had now two ser-again and he was "custodian of erons indications of friendly rela-test of Madrid's desire to preserve vice games on which to go out; he the bacon," winning by 15 shots to accompanied by Mrs. Basto. Te
goodwill “It appears however,” turned from the North this morn-tions between Russia and Spain.
carry the other two rinks to vic- ing, also being passengers on the Before going to Madrid, the the paper goes on, "that the Ma- required only one.
editor of the Pravda, M. Koldzov, drid Government has little interest sixth and eighth games from 20 dell, for whom Gough played well, Austin's good volleying, won the tory. He was in opposition to Eid- Mr. E. L. II. Shute, the well had visited Barcelona as well as in the conclusion of the interna- known Civil Service Cricket Club the front line between Saragossational non-intervention agreement either of Quist's two games was while he had good assistance from
¡denced.
Morrison his No. 3. Stevenson went and, instead of attempting to tennis player, and Mrs. Shute, who and Huesca.
He was a well-deserved victor in (down by eight shots to the visitors' is better known in the badminton An official report of the War quench the fire of agitation on the
skip, A. E Carey, world, enjoyed a very pleasant Ministry states that a major of Peninsula, the policy of Madrid in the ninth game for 15. having been strongest vacation in Japan and returned to fensive too place near the Naval San Sebastian tends to fan then court one hour and 40 minutes. against whom he was leading for The light had improved for the most of the game," while Marks the Colony this morning by the Peral on Wednesday, where, on flames."
M. Jouhaux' statement in the final act, but it could never be an scored singles on the last two Asama Maru.
that day, both sides used aero-
The name of the French Trade Unions, ideal atmosphere for the crucial tie beads to win against Maughan. Among the passengers on the P. planes and heavy artillery.
Socceriter' Double Win and O. liner Kaisar-I-Hind bound Nationalists, according to this re-that the French workers cannot wonder that Perry and Austin played as well; they provided
The Football Club scored a 'dou-!: for Penang are Mrs. Khoo Hooi port, were finally driven back by remain neutral and intend to re-
quest the Government to raise the many rallies of brilliant tennis
ble win on Saturday, the "A" team hye, widow of the former Shang-heavy machine-gun fire.
embargo on war materials, is also
Crawford On Defensive
trouncing the Electricians by 37) hai and Singapore Lawn tennis
commented on at length.
That all three sets went to the shots. They were comfortably up! champion, who passed' away in Berlin: It has been officially! The Lavoro Fascista points out champion, and almost with idea-on each rink. Jack Russell had announced that the German that the French political leadersal scores, was due to the fact the biggest victory with a 15-shot steamer Kamerun, which
was evidently no longer endeavour to that Crawford, with all his avent margin over Paul, for whom Sorby boarded outside the three-mile keep up their pretence.
driving and gallant perseverance, again played well, while Jack Rod- limit off the Spanish coast by
was almost all the time on the de- VERY UNFORTUNATE fence against a rampant and ruth-with C. B. Bobertson bringing up
ger was next în Charles Gray, manager of the Bolshevist freebooters and 'search-Į
order of merit, Paris: The Kamerun'incident is New Majestic Dancing Academy, ed, was
Less attack. not carrying any war regarded in French circles as very
the rear with B 10-shot win was fined $20 and bound over in
Crawford produced, as he often
against Deacon. a personal bond of $50, to keep the materials and her papers were in unfortunate, especially for the fact that it will tend to retard the
Bowell, who played euch a good The German Vice-Consul in San French measures to gain the agres TYPHUS EPIDEMIC POSSIELE game as No. 3 in the "B" team the
is ment of the Powers to non-inter-
Paris: Great anxiety exists if previona week, was promoted as at. the Central Magistracy yester Sebastian announced that he
vention.-
San Sebastian, according to re No. 2 to Robertson and fully justi day afternoon, on a summons of leaving the city with the last 25 having assaulted-Laing Fang-sang German citizens, since to stay is of the Agence Radio, there exists the danger of a typhus epidemic
According to an announcement ports of the Agence Radio, overfed his selection. proprietor of the Silver Dragon now equivalent to continuously no doubt in French circles that the breaking out, due to the water it just as hard to win as the "A" The Footballers Eteam found Garage, No. 34. Village Road, at risking one's life.
Spanish warship committed scarcity. The sources of the city's had found if easy: J. Edwards GERMAN WARNING
breach of international law, and water supply are in the hands of was down by a 2 shot margin to Berlin: The commander of the it is understandable that the inthe insurgents, and for several "Timber Wood, but the other two Remedios appeared for complain-German warships now in Spanish cident aroused indígation in Gerdays only rain and spring water zinks each got home by 11 shots ant, and Mr. M. A da Silva was waters yesterday sent the follow-many and called forth strong pro-has been available for drinking-to retain the points against tacir for defendant.
ling telegram to the commander oftests in Madrid.
|Trans-Ocean" Service.
Civil Service visit
Penang little more than a fort- night ago. accompanied by her daughter.
peace for one year, and ordered to
order
pay $5 amenda, by Mr. W. Schofield,
the garage in the early morning of: June 3. Mr. J. M. D'Almada
THREE STAR
and flasks)
TRE
MARTELL
BOTTLED IN
COGNAC AND
GUARANTEED
PURE GRAPE
BRANDY
BY
hartel
MARTELL & CO.
Sole Agents:-----
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
St. George's Building, Ice House Street,
Dial 20135
a
Better
ICE CREAM,
ETTER because of its
BETT
soft, smooth texture -the always uniform evidence of rich, pare cream and skillful mixing. Most popular with every- one from the smallest. children, who spend their extra ten cents for cones, to grandma, who enjoys nothing better than a dish of DAIRY FARMICE CREAM for dessert.
Order Your Requiremente To-day
DAIRY FARM
ICE & COLD STORAGE CO, LTD.
Hong Kong
for PARTIES
for DESSERT
for SNACKS
ANY TIME