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AIRMAN'S BID
Dick Merrill, who has set off în an attempt to make Atlantic flight. history with a two-way trip in un- precedented time. He has already made one brilliant Atlantic cross- ing.
KHO SIN-KIE BEATEN Conqueror Wins Berlin Tourney
CHINA DOES WELL.
IN DOUBLES
Berlin, To-day.
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 10, 1937.
FOR FAME
FOR
Merrill Takes Off STOP PRESS
For Croydon From New York
New York, To-day.
Two American airmen hopped off at 4-35 yesterday afternoon on an attempted double spanning of the Atlantic.
THEY ARE DICK MERRILL, WHO HAS ALREADY ACCOM- PLISHED THIS FEAT (WITH THE NIGHT CLUB ENTER- TAINER, HARRY RICHMAN), AND A CO-PILOT, JACK LAMBIE.
ON BOARD THE AEROPLANE ARE PICTURES OF THE HIN-
DENBURG DISASTER AND THE AIRMEN HOPE TO BE BACK IN NEW YORK 24 HOURS AFTER THE CORONA- TION WITH FILMS OF THE CEREMONIES IN LONDON.
"See you Thursday
night"
shouted Merrill to friends who
had gathered to see him off, as TENNIS
the plane took off.
Merrill carried out a last-minute LEAGUE
change of plan. He had originally
intended to fly to Harbour Grace, ENTRIES
fuel, and then fly the Atlantic
Newfoundland, where he would
fetch the Coronation films.
to
Instead, he decided to fly te Croydon non-stop via St. John's, Newfoundland, and hopes to reach' London in 19 hours..
Each of the airmen will receive the sum of £20,000 if the flight is successful-Reuter.
Kho Sin-kie, China's last hope MAMAK TOURNEY in the Men's Singles of the In- EXTRAORDINARY
ternational Tennis Tournament,
was ousted on Saturday in the MEETING
semi-finals by Cojnar (Czecho- Slovakia).
Cojnar, who went on to win the title; beat Kho by 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 and 6-1.
in
C.B.A.-RADIO CLASH SEQUEL
An Extraordinary General Com- Meeting of the Mamak
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EIGHT FOR A
DIVISION
The following are the entries for the Tennis Leagues which are due to commence early next month:-
“A” DIVISION
University, U.S.R.C., Chinese Re- creation Club, South China A.A., K.C.C. Recreio, H.K.C.C, and Indian Recreation
“B”. DIVISION
University, C.R.C., Craigengower, S.C.A.A., K.C.C,, Recreio, Civil Service, H.K.C.C., K.LT.C.
"C" DIVISION
C.R.C. (two teams), Craigengower, S.C.A.A., K.C.C., Army T.C., Central- British Association. Recreio, LR.C., Kowloon Tong, and Radio Sports Club.
In the final, Cojnar beat CR.D. Tuckey, the British Davis Cup doub-mittee les star, by 6-4, 1-6, 6-8, 6-2, 6-4. Hockey Tournament will be held at St. Andrew's Church Hall at 6 p.m.
“D” DIVISION Fraulein Falzehden (Germany) won the women's singles by defeat-on Tuesday May, 18, to consider a
Army T.C., C.R.C., S.C.A.A., K.C.C., ing Mlle. Couquerque (France)
letter received from the Secretary, C.B.A., Recreio K.IT.C., Civil Service, three sets.
Central British Association, regard-I.R.C., and Police Recreation Club. ¡ ing the ruling given by the Execu- tive Committee of the Mamak Hockey Tournament to a protest received U.S.R.C., K.CC. (two teams) ̋ and from the C.B.A., alleging the Radio | C.R.C.
ineligible
TSUI WAI-PUI
The Chinese doubles pair, Kho Sin-kie and
Kong player Wai-pui, (the Hong Sports Club played an
beat Beuthuer and Bartkowiak (Germany) in the semi- final but lost to the English Davis Cup pair, C. R. D. Tuckey and G. P. Hughes, in the final by 6-1 and 6-8.-Trans-Ocean.:
GERMAN RACING CARS TRIUMPH
Tripolis, To-day. German racing cars gained an amazing triumph in the Tripolis Grand Prix when they won the first eight places.
The winning car, a Mercedes- Benz, averaged the record speed of 133.3 miles an hour:
Ninth was an Italian Alfa- Romeo-Trans-Ocean.
MIXED DOUBLES
player in the match Radio Sports LOCAL CORONATION Club vs. C.B.A. played on Thursday, April 22, 1937..
FESTIVITIES.
Kwangtung To Be Officially Represented
Special attention is drawn to the fact that the matter to be discussed is of the utmost importance and therefore the attendance of all mem- bers will be greatly appreciated.
It is learned that Messrs. Li Tai Secretaries of Clubs are requested, chiu and Chang Yuan-nam, repre- if they unable to attend, to kind- sentatives of Mr. Wu Teh-chen, a representative of Governor of Kwangtung, General their Team to attend, vide Rule 4 Hiang Hang-ping, representative Mamak Hockey Tournament Official of General Yu Han-mau, Pacifica- Hand Book Season 1936-37.
var for
Poisonous Plants
Two lads, Lau Sai-taf, aged 15, and Lau Sai-hing, aged 11,
were admitted to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday suffering from the effects of eating poisonous roots.,
Mrs. A. Morris is to open, for-
The P. and 0. s. s. Corfu left mally, the new Haw Par Accident Singapore for Hong Kong on Satur Station of the St. John Ambulance day at 6 p.m. and is due with the Brigade in Hysan Avenue at 5.30 outward English mails at about 10 this evening.
a.m. on Wedneday.
TEL.-20022 or 33993
FRANCO-BELGIAN DISCUSSIONS
M. Delbos To Pay Visit
Brussels, To-day. The French Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, is expected to arrive here on May 20 for a lengthy stay.
He will discuss "certain political issues with the Belgian Foreign Minister, M. Spaak, and other mem- bera of the Belgian Cabinet. Trans-Ocean.
LEE TRACY SAVES MOTHER
tion Commissioner for Kwangtung,
Mr. Lea Tracy, the film star, and General Lo Chuk-ying, repre-saved his mother from drowning sentative of the Whampoa Head-when she fell from his yacht in- quarters, will come to Hong Kong side the breakwater at Santa to-morrow to attend the Coronation
Monica California. ceremonies.
He dived in and held up his mo- ther who is 72, until members of One case of diphtheria, three of the crew pulled them out
the typhoid, two of meningitis and one water. of dysentery were reported to the Health Department during the week-end.
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Kong.