LOCAL SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
"TOTTENHAM'S FORCEFUL DISPLAY.
More progress was made in the Hong- kong Cricket Club annual lawn tennis tournament yesterday afternoon when quite a number of ties were played off.
1. E. Tottenham, who met and defeat- ed C. W. Cheng with ease, was the chief Attraction and his performance was the most forceful seen up to date. Totten- ham played with his hand and was always ready to receive his "opponent's returns before the ball came to his side of the court. A feature of his play was bis consistent, forehand drive, when he hit from the top of the hounce, the ball travelling at fast spred and landing with! good length. His ess shots were most effective auf best his opponent very often. At the het Tottenham volleyed with gracefulness and necuracy.
He avoided playing his backhand, and his anticipation allowing him time to run over to meet the balls with his forehand. Against a faster player he would find this harder to do.
Cheng's best whs in the beginning, and at times afterwards he put in delightful strokes, but was totally" eclipsed by his
pponent's good form."
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH, 1926 ...
TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL,
HONGKONG CHALLENGE, SHIELD,
son.
Senior-First Round,
Kick-off at 4.30p.m. 17 Hongkong Ciub . Kowloon, H.K.F.C. ground. Roivre : Mr. Smith, R.A. RA. . Club de Recreio, Bockunpoo A ground. Referee; Mr. Atkin-
HONGKONG LEJOVE, - Division I. Kick-off, at 4.30 p.m. Hongkong Police . H.M.S. "Tomar, Referee : Joseph's ground. Mr. Matthews.
St.
י
Dividian II. "A"
Kick-off at 3 p... St. Joseph's r. South China “A," "H.K... ground. Referee: Mr.
Mortett
Division II," B."
Kick off at 3 pm. South China "C". University, Soo- kurpeo "A" ground. Referte: Mr. Fernie.
Kowloon are the visitors to the Hong keng F.C. ground to-day where they will meet the Club in the first found of the
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CRICKET.
TO-DAY'Ë, MATCHES.
To-day there are five matches to be played, one League match in the Second Division and four " Friendlies."
The League match between the Police and, the 'Varsity 2nd XI. has no bear- ing on the Championship of the Divi. sion, but both teams will complete their | League áxture programme by this match.
The Axtures até as under:--
LEAGUE II.
University end. XI. Police RC. on
the University ground:
FRIENDLIES.
the
Club "Outcaste". Royal Navy on
H.K.O.C. ground, Kowloon CQ 1st XI. v. Royal Artil.
lery on the K.C.C. ground, Craigengower CC. v. Royal Engineers
on the C.C.C. ground. Civil Service CC. "A". Hongkong
00 2nd XI
che 0.8.C.C ground..
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UNIVERSITY TEAMS.
The following will be the teams in a whole-day match between Dr. Ponsonby Fane's XI. against the University 1st XI. on Sunday, commencing at 11 am. the University ground:
ос
Shield Competitign. J. Stewart will be absent from the Club team, his place being led at centre-half by Howard who played good game against the Tamar last week, The Club's weakest point will be the at-
Dr. Ponsonby Fane's XL-Dr. H. Pon- tack. Their defence is good and shouldT E. Halsey, Mid Stephenson, Mid. sonby Fane, Col. A. S. Cantrell, Col. be able to keep out Kowlood.
Sinims, Messrs E. J. R. Mitchell, G. R. The Sayer, W. Hunt, J. H. B. Nihill, Capt. visitors will have Aväry...in goal, and D. 1.Allfree, and Mr. J. L. Youngaaye. Duncan will complete the forward line jaha, H. N. Balhatchet, A. S. Hett, C. University lat XI-Messrs. A. A. Rurn in the absence of McBride, through in- W. Lam, W. M. Gittins, D. Laing, Dr. jury: A further meeting would not come Zimmern, SV. Gittins, and B. P. Np.
D. K Samy, Messrs. S. Hachiuma, E.
as a surprise beforë a decision is arrived
PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
A SINGAPORE COMMENT.
The Singupare Free Press, in a leading artiolė says:—
1:
Singapore is committed to the replace ment of its trams by railless buses and some of the new vehicles are in the course
of erection in the Harbour Board Go downs at Keppälrd. The new company has been very vigorously at work since the lengthy legal formalities were, con. cluded, and, curiously enough, the trams see
more popular and nearer paying their way now than at any previous time in their history. They are fully loaded at times, occasionally over-loaded, though justifies the running expenses. The rails there are spells when the traffic hardly are being attended to, but seem almost to have reached, the limit of their lives. It was reading an account of a meeting in Hongkong that set us thinking of the tram vs. oranibus question. Mr. Bernard, the chairman of the Hongkong Electric Tramways. Co., took the occasion of the twenty-first birthday of the concern to discuss the ery of scrap the trans, which, by the way, has again been re- vived at Home. He laid it down that Buses were ideal for country trac, where the service will not warrant high capital expenditure, but in towns, where a four minute service or less is required," the electric tramway reigned supreme. Mr. Bernard quoted the case of Hongkong. that in the two days preceding Chinese New Year 1925, the Hongkong Tram- ways carried a quarter of a million pas- sengers, besides monthly ticket holders, and he asked "Can one visualise the state of the atrects between say Garden Road and Sincere's had we attempted to carry this number of people by motor deck buses to replace eighty tram cars, ouaibuses. It would require 200 single-
and not only would this cause acute traffic congestion, but the operating..costs per passenger would be increased by not "less than $300,000 per annum, which re
presents the difference between the cost of petrol and electricity." We will not venture to visualise this statement, but IMPORTANT WEEK-END RACES. it apparently pleased the shareholders; at all events they agreed to a dividend There will be a full yachting proof 60 cents on the a share. The ultimate struggle between the electric omnibus gramme again this week-end, when races properly organised, and the rotor bua Naturamy morning. The Artillery have will take place for the greatest prize of run on petrol, will ultimately turn upon promising young players in the tourna strengthened their team and a good gam/ the season, namely the Commodore's the cost of the service. Sometimes we think, on seeing the number of buses and the little attention paid to their upkeep
allowance is made for deterioration. but and running expenses. that it can't be A very remunerative investment when undoubtedly the speculation is one that attracts the man with a little money, who only looks on the fact that for an dollars (not even that on the hire pur- initial expenditure of a few hundred
|chase"system)_he end make thirty dollars a month proft: The short life and the To-morrow the Cruiser classes will com. merry one suits the native, the specu pete for the trophy, and starting from lative rather than the invested. Trame the Yacht Club, their course will be vid
vs. motor buses, electric or petrol, is a Waglan, Mark on Line and return to the problem with which we are less concern tance of 24 miles. Club Line vie Channel Rocks, a dia-ed, however, than the maintenance and
The "match" opened (evenly, but after three-games all had been called, Totten- han assorted his superiority" and by strong forehand drives and all round "play "wog" the next three games and the first set. He contained to take the aggressive and forced the game on his oppuuviit "who could do little - against sune strung' attacks.
... Cassumbhoy, one of the most
wt.
"
On the Garrison ground at Scokan poo, the Aritiery receive the Cigo de Recreio. this game was scheduled for last week but postponement was made late on
The Police and mar are due on St. Josephs ground in a return league gam and it should be very evenly contested. The Police will be without Simpson who is in Hospital as the result of an ar
dent in the New Territory. The sailors will be out to repeat their former success when in the opening game of the season goals. Since, that date the Police have they defented the Police by two clear made several changes and they expect to reverse the result today.
"ment, tact Owen Hughes and after somehould be seen. The Club. de Recreio fast and interesting play, won the match have the better record, this season and by three pots to use. The standard of expect to enter the semi-final of the Come tennis was quite good and showed both petition. men at their best. A great struggle was seen in the first set which went to eighteen gates. "Owen Hughes was seen to advantage" with his height and reach, and visited the not very often where he covered the court very well by his ability and reach, and would have won the set early had he smashed better. Cassic- bhoy played a cool game and troubled his opponent by judicious lobbing, and his more consistent driving and placing wor for him the first het. Owen Hughes, however, brought the scores level by ex- cellent play in the second set. He had improved in smashing and was very deadly with his vollera. Crissambhoy could do nothing, and only claimed one Cu the Sookuspoo ground the Univer- sity are due to meet South China: "C" game. But the young Indian lad was who to date have not been defeated. A playing better at the base line, which is good game should be seen and a division the foundation of the Singles games, and of points would not come as a surprise. soon, controlled the game and took the . uext two sets after some very fast play.
with the loss of thee games only.
H. S. Lee found Fincher's chops ton low for him to use his favourite top spin forehand drive, which is his only good,
stroke, and suffered in consequence, winning only three games in each wet. Fincher now
meets Cassumbhoy, who will probably win in a five, set match,
The doubles match between Silva and Wahab and Crook portaered by Summers was a one sided affair for the former
who partnered well together and hit with
Accuracy.
A very interesting" hunilicap "doubles was when Lloyd and Armstrong (owe 3/6) met Redmond and Hett (owe 15/4), The formar pair played well and pressed on every opportunity and eventually won by the odd set. Redmond and Hett found, the handicap just a bit too much against them, but could have done better, if the former had played more consistently.
YESTERDAY'S HESULTA:
QPEY SIKOLES:R. E. Tottenham beat C. W. Cheng, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2. J. A. Cassum Bhoy beat. Owen Hughes, 10-8 1, 6-1, 62 E. C. Fischer beat H. S. Lee, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3,
OPEN DOUBLES.-J. M. da Silva and Y. A. Wahab bent A. H. Crook anil J. A. Bummers, 03, 6%, 6-4.
HANDICAP SINGLES B.-R. Frost (red. 15) beat D. B: Peat (scr.), 2-0, 6-1, 7.5.
Cups,"
YACHTING.
the trophy, and their course will be: To-day the racing, classes will sail for start from the Yacht Clube proceeding to Mark in Quarry Bay, Cust Rock Buoy and Lysmun Beacon, turning there and? Bailing to Kowloon Rock and Chernet Rocks and finishing at the Yacht Club Line. The distance of this course is ap proximately ten miles
The race to-morrow will also decide the cruiser championship, for which at pre St. Joseph's won the game with South Bent two boats are tieing with the same number of points, namely Coquette and Chin "A" in the early part of the season-oraman. According to the result of by two goals to nik but owing to an in- fringement of the rules iz., playing man who was not registered, the game was ordered to be replayed, and these teams mest to-day on the Hongkong Club ground. On present form the "South China team should win
PORTUGUESE INTERPORT.
SHANGHAL TEAM TO VISIT HONGKONG.
this race they will take first or second place in the championshiu, with D and I third.
BOXING.
An interesting programme has been arranged for the next tournament under the auspices of the Hongkong Boxing Association, which is to be held on Satur day, March 20th.
The programme contains six contests. It is likely that the main event will be a fifteen-round contest between Kid Alfred, of Manila, and Stoker Nooglin, "of the French flagship Jules Michelet.
Shanghai Portuguese football team are to come to Hongkong about April 7th, for
interport football match against MOTOR LICENCES IN GREAT Hongkong Portuguese footballers:
the
China A.A. to lay them during their stay The Northerners have invited the South here, and the Shanghai men hope thet. such a fixture will be arranged.
GOLF.
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LADIES. MEN MATCH POSTPONED.
BRITAIN.
£17,233,000 IN TAXATION.
According to statistics issued last month by the Minister of Transport, the total number of motor vehicles, excluding tram- cars and trade Licences, in respect of 30th last was 1,410,000. This total includ- which licences were current on November
ed 368,000 cars taxed on horse-power, been arranged to be played at Fanling vehicles, and 84,000 motor hackneys. The An exceptionally interesting match had 491.000 cycles, 232,000 commercial goods tomorrow between the Ladies and the average receipt in respect of a whole-year Men, but through unforeseen circu- licence was £15 88. for cars taxed on stances this match has had to be unavoid-horse-power: £2 138. 8d. for cycles: £21 ably postponed at the last moment, to 1. 6d. for commercial goods vehicles, and the great disappointment of all concern- £31.9% for motor backneys. As regards cd, who were keenly anticipating the horse-drawn vehicles, it is shown that event.
133,457 licences were corrent two months 450.
The match will now be played in the Autuma.
The total gross receipts for the twelve Royal Hongkong Golf Club there are no£17,233,238. Rebates allowed in respect According to the fixture card of the months ended November 30th last were competitions fixed for this week-end at of pre-1913 engines in the period amount 1 Fanling.
ed approximately to £120,000, and ap proximately 2133,000 was refunded in re spect of the surrender of 21,572 licences under Section 18 (1) of the Finance Act, 124. The gross receipts, it is added, nré subject to further adjustments as regards other refund's.
LADIES' SECTION INTERESTING MEDAL COMPETITION. An interesting medal competition, which should attract many entrants, has been arranged in connection with the, Ladies' Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club.
This competition will be played over eighteen holes on the Deep Water Bay Course, for four prizes being, given by Mrs. A. Denison, of Deep Water Bay, who is leaving the Colony shortly.
WEATHER REPORT.
Last night's weather report, forecast and remarks by the Royal Observatory
The competition, which will extend over said: two weeks, beginning on Tuesday, March
is inter
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HANDICAP DOUBLE.Capt. RH. P. 10th, and concluding on Tuesday, March towards South-West Japan. The depres The anti-cyclone is moving Eastward West and Lt.-Col M. Bates (owe 10) beat 30th, on which day Mrs. Denison will presion other Northern China appears to T. G. Bennett and G. S. Hugh-Jones sent the trophies to the winners at the be deepening. The monsoon (scr.), 6-1, 9-7. S. Er Green and D. 8 Deep Water Bay Clubhouse. Green (owe 16) beat A. J. Hazeland and A charge of 20 cents a card will be rupted to the North of Amoy, and is G. P. Lammert (rec. 4/8), 6-2, 6-3, Lmade, and it is hoped that as many mem-
moderate over the China Sea. M. S. Lloyd and H. J. Armstrong (owebers as possible will enter the competi- 3/8) beat F. A. Redmond and A. S. Hett tion, in view of the fact that all proceeds (owe (5.4) 6-2, 36, 62.
are to be sent to the London Hospital.
Local forecast: East or variable winds,
moderate to light, generally cloudy, some rain and fog.
provision of travelling accommodation for the workers. Eliminating the joy rider, not a small element in the traffic, the extension of the town has made it absolutely necessary for men and women and children to travel considerable dis tances for work, or household manage ment, or for school. It zeems, at present, as if all the trams and buses and rikishas combined can hardly cope with the num bers that wish to travel. When the trama bave gone, they must be replaced by an equivalent in electric buses, which, no doubt, has been carefully provided for. It seems hardly possible to do with fewer motor buses than at present, at the rush hours. Rikishas continue to be a favourite means of getting about and the number on the streets does not scem ex- cessive for the wants of the populace. When there are more rikishaa than pasí sengers, the number will automatically decrease. Till then it would be wrong to try and deprive the poor of their favourite means of transport for any auch reason us that they are not skilled in the rules of the road nor thoughtful of other vehicles. That applies to more vehicles than the rikishas. Those who advocate,nbolition of rikishas,, because they are a nuisance, do not sufficiently study the needs of the poor. Unless the rikisha is wanted, it will not stay. And this ultimately will settle the vexed ques- tion of trams vs. buses of kinds, or other modes of locomotion.
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