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OUR LONDON LETTER.
OVERSEAS BUYING AT THE MOTOR SHOW.
THE POPULARITY OF BRITISH CARS.
A GREAT MOTOR SHOW.
(PROM OUR OWN COLLESPONDENT.]
By corumon consent the motor show which opened here yesterday (Ogtober ath at Olympia is the most successful held since the war. Selling agents from every corner of England, the Dominions, the Continent, and America attended the show in their thousands to buy the ears which they know will meet the needs of of motorists, the evergrowing army.
Actual agreements were entered into
during the day for the delivery to English agents of no fewer than 130,000 ears of different makes. The value of these ears, bought ahead in anticipation of demand. i am told was more than £10,000,000. that a large number of firms sold their entire output for the year before midday. The rush of orders was record. Over. sena juying was stronger than in any previous year, partly, it is said, because there is no 'Paris show.
Nearly 700 individual cars are in the exhibition. representing 19 different makes. The British manufacturers num- ber fifty, and French, the next bighest, twenty-six., Austria is showing for the first time since the war, but Germany is atil banned from Olympia. The majority of cars are priced between £400 and £300 But there are makes to suit every purse The most expensive car of alt, a wonder oa wheels, with an enclosed boy more luxurious than any drawing-room, costs £1,000, and at the other end of the scale is a family four-seater at £125. THE MAIN FEATUILES.
The special characteristics of Olympia
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 1925
LONDON, October 10th.
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SCOTTISH SPORT. CITIES NEET BORDER RUGBY, LEAGUE FOOTBALL SURPRISES.. ¡TROM OUR OWN CURLESPONDENT.)
EDINBURDU. September 30th The Rugby season proper opened with some interesting tussies between City and Border clubs In Edinburgh, Heriot's entertained Hawick. Broadly speaking. I have beard regret expressed that the play was scrappy, and there were neither new rule has been imposed. It is true outstanding players or incidents. that a very high standard of physique draw would have been a fair result. If with adequate height is desirable for the Heriot's could point to periods of pressure Brigade of Guards, but a rigid six-foot which yielded nothing, so also could Both teams have excellent rule must bar many of the finest kinds of recruit. As a rule very tall men are Hawick. not so strong as those nearer the per material, but will require to make the Shell Transports..
Star Ferries fect height, which is put at five feet ten most of it if they hope to have any say | Waterboats........ or eleven inches for athletic purposes,
1 Navigations and neither are they usually quite so in the ultimate destination of the cham-Oriental
China Sugar...... Parade ground quick and intelligent.
Malabon Sugars..... als and High School F.P.'s journeyed to Bengueta show is apparently being preferred to pionship. Two Glasgow clubs, Academic- soklierly efficiency.
Howerer, this criticism is not meant the South country. The accies had Hails Mining Ad
As a matter of stiffer task than they anticipated, and had Langkats (combined)
(single) in any captious spirit. fact those who have watched the post-war the unusual experience of resting at half-
Shanghai Explorations. Guards with expert attention during the time without a score. Indeed, for twenty.
Loann Shanghai minutes of the second half they were more past year er two have been much im-
or less pinned to their own '95, and it
Mines. pressed by the smarter, better type now serving in the ranks. Indeed, some think was only in the last ten minutes that they
Caspians them an improvement on the best pre-made victory secure. The tactics of the
The Gal. & K. Wharin Academicals was at fault.
W. Docks H.E war Guards standard.
backs were a dour lot in defence and gave Hongkows... nothing away, and for five-sixths of the New Engineerings. game the Glasgow backs tried hard to
ansementa pierce this defence," and tried unsuccess- fully. Judging from their play against the HK. & Hotels (cid) ger stir in the Rugby world than they have done for some years. None of the other patches call for particular comment. Humphreys Etates.
Prince's Buildings Edinburgh Institution and Royal High
Ramal Lands School had a hard struggle. Glasgow High School got the better of Jedforest Ewo Cottos...
Orientals. in a game which was marred by a wet
Principal Shanghai Cetions (old) field and a slippery ball, results:-
Canton lces Cementa (combined)
Do (old) Do.
(new)
NO, LIGHTER GOLF HALL.
Daks
·Tanis... Realtys...
Committee to enfores the use of a new champions. Gala bid fair to make a
big orials (£.p.).
The crushing manner in which the mem- bera of the Royal and Ancient Club have rejected the proposal of their own Rules standard hall-larger and lighter than that now popular-in next season's cham- pionships unquestionably means the end of ball legislation in this country for a long while to come.
For four years the St. Andrew's Sub- Committee have been working at the problem with the full approval of the premier club, and there was an under standing that, if they could produce a ball which would restrict the length of driving and develop the scientific aspects of the game without robbing golf of any of its present-day pleasureableness, that ball would be accepted.
A MATTER FOR EXTENTS,
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The proposal was to decree the use of a ball in the Amateur and Open Cham- pionships mensuring not less than 1.69 inches in diameter and weighing not more The corresponding than 1.55 ounces,
Heriot's (F.F.), 6; Hawick, 3. Royal High School (F.P.), 5; Edinburgh Institution (F.P.). S..
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(DOW) Kelso, Selkirk, 0. Melrose, 13; Hillhead. High School China Providents (comb.)....34 nom.
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Do. Hongkong Electrica Macao Electrics H.K. Developments. H.K. Ropes (combined)
THE LEAGUE
1925 may be summarised as follows funits of the present ball are 1.69 angers fall to Hearts. The Rangers did)
The vogue of the six-cylinder car, rang, ing in price from 225 greatly improved springing, with shock absorber equipment variety of cars; better weather
on i
ches and 1.02 ounces. Americans have
been keenly anxious for the larger and lighter ball. It is said that the pro posed new ball would tend to shorten"
the drive of the crack players by 10 or 15 yards.
The chief results of the week were Air drieonians failure against Motherwell and not work well together. The Edinburgh team swung the hall about, shot at every for the most part running well for them available opportunity, and, finding things equipment on open cars, with windows tu
against a somewhat disorganised dofonce, wind up from inside the doors to meet
The official view, I understand, is that gained a remarkably popular victory by the hood when in position: few cars with out some system of synchronised fque the experts are able to drive so far that the substantial but inflated score of wheel brakes; the extraordinary quality an ordinary course in dry weather is too goals to 0. It was a severe reverse for of the British light car, the decline of thecus for them. They are hardly ever call the champions. The defeat of Affdriers halloon tyre and the pupularity of the ed upon to play those long second shots inns by Motherwell was as little expected semi-balloon tyre which is now establish- which are the severest test of golfing as the Tynecastle reverse to Rangers, and ed; the great increase in saloon bodies, skill. It was, of course, never intend was brought about in similar fashion, showing that cars are used more as coned by the Royal and Ancient to touch inere pleasure the average golfer; he was to be free veyances and less vehicles.
to please himself as regards the ball he used. The new ball would have been -QUEEN MAUD OF NOËWAY.
fur championship meetings. But this Queen Maud of Norway arrived, here would have given an artificial flavour to this week on her annual visit to her the iden, and created complications by mother Queen Alexandria at Sandring having a "championship ball" to be used ham Sho was accompanied on the voy-only by experts; and therefore it is wise age to England by the Crown Prince who to leave the golf hall as it is. is resuming his studies at Oxford.
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believe it is not generally known that the 18ISH WAY.
The recent trading activity of the Irish annual visit is really a stipulation, made by Queen Maud's father, the late KingFree State does not suggest that our "newest Duminion is inspired with the Edward.
matter of trade. imperial ides in the During the last few months the Irish Free State has distributed round about six ad quarter million pounds worth of contracts, and in every case these contracts have gone to foreigners-Ger- mans and Belgians for choice.
This was one of the conditions laid down 3 the King in giving his consent to the marriage with King Haakon. He stipu. lated that Princess Maud, as she then was, should spend a few weeks in her own country every year, and that stipula tion has been not only faithfully but very gladly observed. Queen Maud is very fend of Sandringham, and it is doubtful whether she or the aged Queen Mother look forward with the greater pleasure to 10 annual visit
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BRITISH FILMS COMPULSORY. TO BE SHOWN IN EVERY PROGRAMME.
AUSTRALIAN LEAD.
A lead to Britain and the Empire ia fostering the British film industry has been given by the Victoria Legislative Council, Australia; which has passed a clause in Bill laying down that:
changes in Airdrieonians' attack robbing that line of its customary, effectiveness. Celtic have regained the leadership, another ane display by the Parkhead for wards against Falkirk enabling them to maintain their unbroken run of home victorios The Queen's Park victory over Perth St. Johnstone was thoroughly"de served. St Mirren defcated Dundée United at Paisley by a couple of goals in a disappointing game. The conquerors of Celtic a week previously were a moderate side in this game especially in attack; Results:
Heart of Midlothian, 3; Rangers, 0. Raith Rovers, 1; Hibernians, 0. Aberdeen. 1: Morton, 2. Celtic: 3: Falkirk, 1. Ducdec, 3; Clydebank, 1. Kilmarnock, 1 Cowdenheath, Motherwell, 2; Airdrieonians, EC
Not less than 1,000ft. of British film Partick Thistle, 3; Hamilton Acad., 31. must be shown in every programme.. St. Johnstone, 1: Queen's Park, 4 This provision will be enforced next Now in the last week or so a French
St. Mirren, 2; Dundee United, 0. June: It was inserted in the Censorship of Films Bill, which, says Reuter Mel- firm has been given a huge contract to
bourne despatch, came up for the third revolutionise the watering and cleaning SCOTTISH GOLY FOURSOMES.
after a final of remarkable reading in Parliament on September 30th. At Troon, of Tublin's streets; and, to crown it all a German professor has just been ap
This netion, which will be supported by pointed Director of Music to the bands fluctuations, St. Andrew's New Club de- of the Free State Army. England ap-fested Ayr St. Andrew's on the 2nd the British public as a contrast to the green and for the third time since the war surfeit of United States and other foreign and the second successive year won the films in our kinemas, draws attention once Scottish Foursomes, Trophy. The winners more to the necessity of some similar were reprendated by Mr. N. R. King and measures in Great Britain Captain Boumphrey, who again displayed their excellent qualities for this co-opers THEATRE ROYAL.
on the corner of!
GONSALEZ BROS.
PRESENT THEIR
ITALIAN GRAND OPERA CO.
Tuesday, November 3rd, RIGOLETTO.
It is said that the Prince of Wales has pears to be getting the cold aboulder, learned to dance the tango during is certainly, and that is a bit unfair, be visit to Argentina, and that he has because this country is practically the only me so keen that be will ask for it to customer for Ireland's agricultural pre be played at all the balls he attends duceo. during the winter. Accordingly in Lon-THE JAPANESK EMBASSY.
tive form of the game. Mr. King is a att bands nre, hard at work practising Buron Matani, the new Japanese Au St. Andrean, and is well-known in that the Tango in preparation for his retura.
bassador to the Court of St. James, has famous golf town. Captain. Boumphrey. There is much difference between the taken up his residente officially at who is in the Royal Air Force and is now Tango of 1945 and that which it was the Japanese Embassy in London. The located at Calebott, played a good deaf Attempted to introduce into England just house is one of the finest in Mayfair, and on the St. Andrew's coursce while he was before the war The old Tango, with its it will afford splendid opportunities for at Leuchars He is. English, and com complicated set steps, was really more the Ambassador and Madame Matsui to peted in the first native championship held
a considerable scale the early this year at Hoylake., suitable for exhibition dances than for a entertain, on Crowded ballroom. The new forms, with steadily growing Japanese colony. The only four standardised "steps, takes up Embassy, standing less room than the fox-trot. Moreover,
There is probably no meiber of the the time also has altered. a good deal, Grosvenor Square, has a nobly-propor tioned ball and a staircase of marble, becoming far more Spanish in character, while the reception rooms are benati-use of Commons more extermed than with less of the Argentine. drumming. fully decorated, largely as a result of Mr. O'Connor. He is popular with men in, all parts of the Legislative Chamber; Many English lands can play the new the exquisite taste of Baron Matsui's and it is very pleasant to sit down in
The new Am- Tango, but one or two hotels in London immediato predecessor. are employing proper. bands. These bassador and his wife have had a good the smoking-room and listen to him tell. usdally consist of about seven performerz deal of diplomatic experience, and both ing stories with the softest vnice imagin able, and a suspicion of Irish brogue. Among the unusdy? musical instruments of them are versatile linguists.
He is never averse from talk of his early that they play are the bandolion, a sort «p's" BIRTHDAY
struggles in London, when he rived of huge accordion which has a strap to support it on the player's back, the guitar, Mr. T. P. O'Connor has this week re- at the age of 29 from Dublin with £4 the mandolin, and a strip of motal like eeived many congratulations on his 77th in his packet and rented small room carpenter's saw. It is the French who birthday. Although he has not been very near Covent Garden Market. It was are largely responsible for the new amp well of late the veteran journalist and six weeks before he got any work, and fed Tango, and almost every one who M.Phe is the "Father of the House of then his pay was only sufficient to carry has been on holiday at Deauville, learnt Commons has still the knack of getting him on from day to day. to dance it while there.
through a great deal of work. He con AKCTRER TARLEY EFFORT tributes special articles to the Press and Some interest in being stirred up among edits a weekly paper as well. But this is manufacturers by the attempts now maile easy work compared with what he used to to win uppport for what is called at During the war it was a case of "Let do in his prime, in the days when the educational campaign on behalf of the 'eur all come ! as recruits for the army, Trish Nationalists were keeping the safeguarding of British Industries. The and standards of height were seconHouse engaged every night with their National Union of Manufacturers are LUCIA dary consideration. But timen have obstructionist tactica. Tay Pay used giving the effort support. · Stripped of changed. The Army can pick and choose to play, his part as a member of the all pretence and verbosity the idea is to as far as the Guards are concerned. It Party on the floor of the House, and try and convince the public bere that a has just been decided that no recruits alterwards write a Parliamentary sketch moderate tarif is the only means of sal- under six feet are to be accepted, the for the old. Pall Mall Garette, which vation for British trade, All that need reason being thint all the Guards batta meant that he seldom got to bed before be said, however, at present, is that the lions are up, to established strength, while five o'clock,
organisers, have a hard row to hoe anen are constantly offering themselves.
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