TENNIS NOTES.
[Br HOLLYWOOD.]
Developments since my weekly Notes appeared yesterday, have prompted me to take up my pen again and I trust these fow lues will be out of place.
The issue, for the "A" División Shield was settled yesterday when the Chinees Rerentola Club beat the Mitsai Bussan Kaisha in 13
LAWN TENNIS.
BRILLIANT PLAY AT·
WIMBLEDON,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 24th, 1927.
LONDON, June 22nd. Weather glorious, bút attendance, again below the gual. This is re- garded as owing to the elaborate seeding, the draw detracting from the interest in the early rounda.
In the second round, H. Jester (English Davis Cup player) beat Kreuzer (Germany), 6-1, 6-0, 6-3
“AUSTRALIANS IN MALAYA.
FIRST DAY OF PLAY AT
PENANG.
SPLENDID STAND BY ORE AND RODRIGO.
PLEASANT ZOO ARRIVALS. HONG KONG FINANCES IN
BLACK COBRA THAT SPITS POISON.
FROM THE ZAMBESI VALLEY.
1926.
REVENUE DROP OF OVER $2,000,000,
The report on the finances of the Colony, for the year 1920 states that the total revenue for the year Inmounted $21,131,582, being $230,101 less than the estimate and $2,112,784 less than the revenue in 1928.
Compared with that year there were decreases under all the heads
A further collection of African reptiles, aent 'home by Mr. Hugh Cott from. Beira, has arrived at the Zoological Gardens. Mr. Cott, who is himself returning in July with a large collection of all kinds of animals for the Zoo, has been for several months in the Zambesi except Post Office, Rent of Govern valley, a district which has hither-ment Property, Kowloon-Canton of which the first two show slight Railway and Miscellaneous recripts increases, the third hné incensed by approximately 25 per cent, and the last named has been almost trebled.
PENANG, June 17th. There was a record crowd when the match between the Australian touring side and Northern Malaya was commenced. It was originally Third round; De Kehrling (Hun-intended that this fixture should be gary) beat the Indian Davis Cup against the Colony but it was decid.to heen very little explored by the layer. It. England, 61, 6-1, 6-2;ed later to give the date to Kleinschroth (Germany) beat L. Northern Malaya side. Owen (ftangoon); 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3; Brugnon (France) beat Froitdheim (Germany), &-1, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Koze luh (Czecho Slovakia) bent Mabony (Irish Davis Cup player), 6-2, 6-4,
League match on their own cinnts at Causeway Bay. It was the sixth and fast fixture of the Chinese and as they have beaten all the teams competing in the division, they have set themselves in an unapproach- able position at the top of the Lengan Table-an honour which They regained last year also. They first won the Shield in 1947 and since then have won it in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1926 and 1927, six times in all distinction enjoyed only by themselves. The Kowloon Cricket Club come second having won it four tires. Hong Kong Cricket 6-4. Club, the European Y.M.C.A., andį the Indian Recreation Club have enell won the Shield twice and the Enited Services Recreation Club and the Civil Service Cricket Club once enclí.
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Ladies' Championship." In the second round, Miss Nut- Battle ball beat Fraulein Auusem, 6-3, 6-2.
The eagerly anticipated
filled the Centre of the Bales" Court for the first time in the tournament.
Miss Nuthall "Our Betty A review of the Champions' ara-ed all-round superiority. Son shows that they were represent-
Miss Harvey beat Frau Friedle ed in the six matches by twelve
third round are: Misses Ryan, men, i, Ng Sze Kwong, M. Wel 6-4, 5-6; others to cater the Ridley, Wills and lleine and Mrs. Mallory, Mex. Lyect, Mre. Peacock and Mrs. Watson.
Lo, Ng Sze Cheang, M. K. Lo. Yew Man Taun, Yew hian Kit, C. Chan, H. Lo, La Fook Ki, Chenng Wing Kin, Iu Tak Cheuk, and Lan Min Ching. Of course, the first named Aix formed the regular side, the rest being reserveER.
Mrs. Godfree and Mise De Alvarez entered the fourth round ladies doubles.
Men's doubles Brugnon and Kingsley, who are next opposed to
North Malaya won the toss anal elected to bat. When the tin in
terval was reached the scores stood
at 49 for five wickets,,
ኃኒ
After tiffin Orr and Rodrigo made a splendid stand, and it was inainly through their efforts that the Malayan side passed the century:
enllector of living animals.
The batch came through with few casualtics, considering vers
hundred miles of the the difficulties of transport over
several
roughest country from the interior to the coast. There is an African python about 10 feet long in splen- did condition, and three beautiful- Orr at the close of the inningsly marked specimens of the deadly had not been defented and had 30. Puff Adder. runs to his credit. Rodrigo scored Great care had to be exercised an excellent 45, which included n couple of sises off Mayne, which in the unpacking of a black cobra brought the spectators to a high or ringhals, which is capable of Orr alag hitting its venom up to a distance pitch of excitement. Macartney for a six, and throughout of seven feet. When handling this ways wears motor goggles, as the his innings played with the great durigerous creature the keeper al- anallest quantity of ringhals poi- hatcon in the eye may lead to blind- est confidence.
fiveness.
Macartney performed the trick and altogether secured wickets for 20.
The Australians commenced their innings at 4.30. and some idea of the speed at which they scored can be gathered from the fact that he fore stumps were drawn they had Oldfield made 44 and Bardsley 51 not bul. wickets
Scores:
Egg-Eater,
Sub-heads under the following. however, the excess over the estimate were as follows:-
() Assessed taxes..... (b) Fines
(e) Forfeitures
$ 130,609
34,100
55,749
(d) Court fees.............
27,302
() Medical Eaxmination
of emigrants
23,957
.(/). K. C. R., passenger
service (home line)... () Lands tiot. leased
(permits)
114,704
23,292
61,585
1,980,361
(4) Leased lands (Crown
rents)
() Other miscellaneous
receipts
25,499
(3) Royalty payable by.
Hong Kong Tele phone Co., Ltd........ The above increased were chiefly Another interesting snake in the collection is nu egg-eating snake. due to the numbers of Chinese re- As its name implies, this snake turning to the Colony in the latter lives mainly on birds eggs, which part of the year as regards (e), (D), other miscellaneous receipts is He it swallows whole, shell and alt(g), (). The large increase 142 egg is broken by the constriction of the ribs, and the ahell is vomited out of the mouth.
-pions won 39-sets and lost 15 and Du Kehrling and Gregory. Condon scored 10s for the loss of three when passing down the neck the counted for by the transfer to
In the six matches, the Chain their record agaitist the upposing Club was as follows:
beat Hong Kong C.C... 01
Games.
· Club,
For. Agat.
IA
beat University
42
17
bout Indian R.C.
57
beat Kowloon, C.C.
62 37
57 42
503
33
beat U.S.R.C.
beat M.B.K.
and
and Kozeluh have entered the inst sixteen.
Tilden, Hunter, Borotra Lacoste are resting from singles Kingsley disposed of the only
42 remaining Anglo-Indian (Browne);
6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 03
...335 239
Total They have thus an aggregate of 59 1/5 games won as against 39-5/6 games lost. Their highest number of games in one match is Go, which is only equalled by the Indian Re- creation Club who secured the same number against the Hong Kong Cricket Club, They Riso scored the highest numix of games by in- dividual partnerships, Ng Sze Kwong and M. W. Lo securing th games against the Hong Kong Cricket Club, but this is also equal led by H. D. Rujahn and I. M. Razack (1.1.C.). who secured 25 games also against the same Club.
I was at the match yesterday to see how the Japanese would stand against the Chinese and as the scores indicate they were a lady beaten side, with the exception of Honda and Ema The Japanese pair it hard and played aggres- sive Leunis in the three sets. The set against Ng Sze Kwong and Ju Tak Cheuk was the best and a 5-6 result instead of 4-7 in favour of the Japanese would have been a more satisfactory conclusion,
The invitation from Tienisin loes not appear to be 'finding favour with Hong Kong and I nm inform- ed by Mr. D. S. Green that the replies he has received from the various Clubs are not encouraging and in view of the unsettled, con- ditions around Tientsin, he has wired to the Tientsin Association asking them to confirm their invita- tion before he would proceed any further in the matter.
TENNIS LEAGUE.
A" DIVISION.
CHINESE R.C. AGAIN
irs a British Davis Cup clash, Gregory heat Crote-Rees, 6-3, 6-3,
G-1
In the first round, Harada and the American Washhurn beat the New Zealanders, the honourable Fisher and F. Wilding (brother of the famous Anthony), 6-1, 6-8, 6-2.
In the second round Miss Ryan gave her usual chop shot display in defeating Miss Connell, 6-2, 6-1, Miss Willa bent. Miss Lumley Ellis, 6-3, 6-2.
In the first round, Mrs. Mallory bent Miss Boss, 6-3, 6-2.
Tilden and Hunter beat Campbell and Williams, 0-0, 6-3, 6-1.
Tilden's Foot-Faniting." Tilden to-day was particularly conspicuous owing to an altercation footfault," the judge regarding being
asked the reasot why he (Tilden) had footfaulted.
After the discussion, the game |
proceeded but the recurrence of the incident aroused shouts towards dry up. However, the
Hunter Tilden fo Americane-Tilden and were cheered at the conculsion.
A NEW SUZANNE:
GERMAN GIRL WONDER.
A SURPRISE FOR WIMBLEDON.
BY STANLEY N. DOUST.]
PARIS.
There were five German victories in the international championships nt St. Cloud.
Northern Malaya.
P. N. Knight, b Sullivan. 19
N. A. M. Grillin, b. Everett.... Bird, b Everett
M. Orr, not aut
0
3 30
M. G. Gordon, b Macartney 23
Everett, b Donaldson, e
Mayne
F. C. . La Brooy, st.. Old-
held. by Macartney Davenport, e Marne, b. Ma-
15
cartney
0
Mackay, b Macartney........
0
C. Rodrigo, e Sullivan, b
Mayne
45
0
11
149
F. Rentens, b Macartney
Extras
Total...
Bowling-Macartney, five for 29; Everett, two for 18 Mayne, ' two for 55: Sullivan, one for 16. Australians' XI.
E. R. Rofe, c Griffin, b
Routens
T. J. E. Andrews, e Orr, b
Mackay
W. A. Oldfield, 1.b.w., b La
Brooy
R. Bardsley, not out
J. Sullivan, not out
Extras
44. 52
Total (for 3 wickets)...109
THE MALAYA TEAM,
The following were selected to represent Malaya in the match against the Australians to be play- ed at Singapore on the 24th, 25th,
and 27th inst,
There is also an exceedingly beautiful free-frog, which probably has never been seen before at the Zoo. It is dark in colour, with red stripes down the back and red: Its feet are spotted hind legs. provided with sucker-like pads, so that it can adhere to the leaves of trees, even when turned completely upside down.
In addition to the reptiles, Mr. Cott has sent home several storks and a crowned duiker. This little antelope, which is quite tamne, pos sesses two small but exceedingly For the journey sharp horne home these were tipped with cork, to prevent the animal playfully ventured prodding anyone who
too near
OLD CRICKETERS.
RELIEF FUND TO BE SET UP FROM LARGE BEQUEST.
Mr. Justice Evé, in the Chan- cery Division, was asked to decide whether a bequest for cricketers could go to the Cricketers' Fund Friendly Society.
The question arose in the case of Capron against Hornsby, which related to the will of Mr. John Henry Janes Hornsby, late of
Park, Cuckfield
Sussex. The executor and trustee of the will wished to know if he could allocate a sum out of the residuary estate in favour of the Society:
Mr. Jenkins, K.C., for the execti- tor, said the auto available for this and other objects would be about, E36,000. There was some doubt
N. J. A. Foster (captain), A. J.
whether this Cricketers Fund came Bostock Hill, B. L. L. Braddell, G. M. Brand, C. H. Congdon, A.
within the words of the bequest.
His Lordship said a charity Gilmour, P. H. Hennessy, A. P. Penman, V. E. H. Rhodes, H. Could be framed to relieve profes- Harker Taylor,
The eleventh place will be filled luter-Straits Times.
But the best of them all was that Cecilia of
18-year-old Fraulein Aussom, whe defeated Mlle. Conto stavlos by 2 sets to 1, the scores. being 6-0, 1-6, 6-3.
Fraulein Auseem has been well- " "Suzanne. called the German Not only has she the same style-
Mile. Contostavlos tried all raan. her forehand is almost identically produced to that of Mlle. Lenglenner of means to draw Fri. Aussem to the net, where she hoped to pass but her methods are the same. She plays scientifically, and does her. But it. was a battle of wits, not strive for speed. In fact, her for Fri. Ausser knew the danger return of the ball for the most part of net play and her replies were is slow, but there were times when subtle. The Chinese Recreation Club it was necessary to hit a fast ball, played the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha and each time there was speed on in their sixth and last match in these drives. the A" Division and won; as Frl. Aussem is a very pretty girl expected, by 33 games. They have and she is gifted with a much better won all their matches, and conse- temperament than Lenglen. Noth quently become Champions again'in ing perturbed ber-even in the the Premier Division of the Tennis Broond set which went against her. League
CHAMPIONS.
The detailed scores were as fol.
Dancing To The Ball.
Her chief asset in her beautiful
the
revenue of accumulated profits on exchange and profits on the sale of investments. The Telephone Royalty is a new source of revenue and was not included in the 1920 estimates.
Deficits.
The income follow short of ex- pectations under the following aul heads and by the amounts stated:
Light dues
Light dues special assess-
G
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The Vitamin Milk-Food
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W. R. LOXLEY & CO.. Soun Arys
ment
38,450
37,345
Kowloon (West). Ferry
PRINCE OF WALES AS ANIMAL LOVER.
licences
90,471
648,605
REFUSES TO PATRONISE
671,681 104,655
BULL FIGHT.
Opium monopoly
Stamp duties
Tobacco duties
Fees for use of Govern- ments buoys ......... Sunday cargo - working
permits Water excess supply and
meter rente
-P.O. Postage
K.C.R. passenger services,
foreign "K.C.R." "goods-service,
foreign Rent of Government build-
inge Rent of Government
markets ñamen Rent of slaughter house... Rent of stone quarries Interest
Land sales
RUSSIA'S DEBTS TO ENGLAND.
HEAVY BRITISH LOSSES.
27,270 HIS AFFECTION FOR HORSES. running into many millions of
LONDON, May 20th.
£160,000,00 40,000,000
British investors whose property, pounds, has been confiscated by the. Soviet Government, were keenly 79,725
interested in the Premier's recent 128,321
If a movement ever swept Eng-statement on the future of Anglo- 21,593 land for the introduction of bull Russian relations. An idea of the fighting, the Prince of Wales would British losses can be gathered from 325,806 probably be in the front ranks of the fact that registered claims the objectors, saya-s-United Press against the Soviet Government are: 34,568 nessage.
For Property It is understood that the Prince For Bonds (Sterling) 20,130
during his recent visit to Spain in For Bonds (Roubles) Rs. 250,000,000 company with his brother Prince Miscellaneous
40,000,000 87,400
George, declined to accept an in- Great Britain's industrial and 45,285 vitation to a bull-fight which had
commercial investments alone in 29,817
been planned in his honour. The Russia in January, 1817,. amounted 122,656 Prince, however, agreed to attend
to £60,747,980. Apart from private 213,658
where young bulls are losses the war debt of Russia Great Britain aimounts to £765,000,000, without interest. Loss of interest alone exceeds thirty millions a year.
in acesa
The shortfall in railway receipts tested and selected for the ring.
is explained by the fact the During the tests one of the bulls to
*** through traffic was not resumed In all other until October, 1928. sub-heads the deficit is attribat able to the stagnation in trado brought about by the boycott.
Expenditure:
The total expenditure brought to account amounted to $23,524,718 being 3265,800 less than the cati- mate, and $4,748,102 less than the
expenditure in 1925.
Revenue and expenditure during the last five rears were as follows: Revenue:-1022, $22,291,035; 1923, sional cricketers in necessitous cir$24.78.763; 1024, 924,208,640, 1928, cumstances. He was not certain 2,244,365; 1920, #21,131,582,
Expenditure:-1922, $18,563,003; that this particular society was
1923, 321,571,905; 1924, 826,720,428; such a charity.
1926, 28,266,817; 1926, 823,524,716.
Surplus:-1922, 83,728,002; 1923, $3,911,858.
Mr. Danckwerts, appearing aleo for the executor, said he had to face the fact that Hobbs would be able to participate in the bequest. His Lordship-Hobbs is to have
a benefit this year, and I certainly. hope he won't be very old or worn
out.
Mr. Calveland-Stevens, for the Attorney General, said he would agree to a scheme being prepared to carry out the bequest 70
It was a treat to witness clever lawn tennis of both players. Rallies were plentiful, and they were long-in one rally alone the bull passed over the net over times.
His Lordship referred the matter to Chambers for a scheme to be prepared for the application of the bequest for the relief of cricketers in distress or pecuniary embarrass. ment. The trustees would be those now acting, together with Lord
Webbe, and others,
Deficit:-1024, 82,518,788, 1025, $3,022,452: 1928, 82,303,134,
Public Debt.
was killed and the Prince is under stood to have confided to friends his disgust of such practices.
Mr. R. R. Tweed, chairman of A friend of the Prince recently the Association of British Creditors remarked that the Prince is really of Russia, declared to a Press re fond of horses and that there is
no doubt that the sight of a blind-į presentative that British owners of
without redress on account of the.. folded horse being spurred to its property were now obliged to see trade agreement. death on the horns of a bull would their products sold in this country not appeal to him. Another point Anglo-Russian which would add to the Prince's There is," he said, a very disfavour with bull-fighting is the
strong commercial party in Russia, fact that he dislikes being a specta- Lor. The Prince very rarely at more numerous than the political ly normal methods, as were carried would rather go to a small armon before the revolution. These tends a race unless he is riding and side, who wish to trade on perfect- race where he could ride a horee people are quite willing to re- than to witness the Darby.
cognise, their private debts as they His friends say that he only at always did, and to return, or pay tende football matches and cricket compensation for, properties of games, or other sporting events be foreigners which have been taken cause he considers it a part of his by the Soviet Government. These
job."
people have always Been terrorised the political side of the Bolshevik movement, and the action of the authorities here in curtailing the polítical activities of Acros wil encourage the sober elements in the Russian people.'
The inscribed stock loans of 1803 and 1908 amounted to £1,485,733 and BRITISH EMPIRE SCHOLAR- the sinking fund stood at £533,787 being £39,004 more than the amount
at eredit of that fund at the end of 1925.
The local loan (under Olirrance- No. 12 of 1910) stood at $3,000,000 with a sinking fund of $1,834,028, and £120,653 sterling,
SHIPS.
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
AWARDS.
The award of British Empire Scholarships in the Faculty of
Ng Sze Cheung and M. W. La footwork, and in this she one to fall into the trap. Length of Hawke, Lord Harris, Mr. A. J. respectively. The figures not ac for the full period of, the Diploma
lows:
(C.R.C.):
lost to T. Houda and T.
Ema
beat H. Unotero and J. Edo - 2 lost to 8. Fujita and
Koyarin
5- B
10-14
4
Ng. Sze Kwong and Iu Tak Cheuk to.R.C.):
Just to T. Honda and T.
Eina
..... 4-7 beat H. Unotoro and J. Edo 8- 3 beat S. Fujita and Kayama.10.1.
Yew Mug Kit and Lau Kwong (C.R.O.):
loat to T. Honda und T.
9-11
Man
bent. H. Unotoro and J. Edo10- -1 beat S. Fujita and Koyamn.10. 1
26- 8
Total: C.R.C., 80; M.B.K., 33.
Likely Winner Beater, Every stroke in this rally had a design-both players were trying to tempt the other and both refused stroke has always been in-bred in all English players as a means of winging matches. But Trl, Aus- wom, like W, T. Tilden and Mile. Leiglen, won most of her points on short, wide strokes.
again resembles Suzanne. She is always on her toes and dances and skips rather than runs after the ball. Some of her retrieves were marvellous, and in making them she managed to hit the ball high To say this victory was a aurprise and slow down the ceatre of the
is to put it mildly, because the recover loser was considered as a likely court which enabled her
winner of this tournament. position for the next return.
The German girl WB8 never Frl. Aussom was born in Cologne. gaught on the wrong foot.
She owes her cleverness to Mr. H. seemed to be able to get anywhere Kinsey, the American, who, seeing when on the without moving, which indicates her possibilities the effortless manner in which she Riviera this season, gave her plenty
of sound advice.
runs.
She
Milo. Contostavlos ranks very high in women's lawn tennis. This season on the Riviera she beat Mies Ryan on two occasions without losing n set. So that Fri. Aussen's performance in beating hor is a great achievement for one so young, who up to this year has never play ed except in Germany.
Wontinued on next Column),
She is playing at Wimbledon and whether she does well or badly she will always be worth watching. [To-day we publish the welcome news in a Reuter cable that that popular young English player, Miss Balty Nuthall, easily defeated the crowd young, German-d huge
battle watching the very sporting of the babes."
BOXING.
HOW DEMPSEY DODGES WRIT-SERVERS.
MAY AGAIN MEET TUNNEY.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, June 22nd. Dempsey, after avoiding the writ servers in connection with Kearns this former manager) litigation by motoring instead of railroading, as announced, arrived from Wilming ton and conferred with Rickard as to terms and agreed to his meeting Sharkey on July 2tet in New York.
It is announced that Dempsey has agreed to accept Rickard's terms a match with Tunnoy next Soptember if he beate Sharkey."
for
by
MAILS SPEED-UP..
AEROPLANES.
The total receipts and payments Engineering, Loughborough College, TRANSFER FROM LINERS' TO in the Treasury books during the has now been made. The scholar- year were $10,012,221 and 240,867,412 ships are tenable at Loughborough
MONTREAL counted for under revenue and, ex- Course, and the Governors of the
The Postmaster-General bas penditure relate to transactions College have approved of the fol-
formally authorised the experi under various heads such as De-lowing awords for 1027:- posits, Advances, Subsidiary Coin, 1. G. Maclund, Stockport Muni-ments which are designed to pre Unallocated Stores, etc.
FOOTBALL IN THE STRAITS.
BINGAPORE BEAT MANILA IN FAST GAME.
Last wook at the Stadium. F.A. Singapore, the Singapore team beat the Manila Touring team by four goals to one.
eede, the new system for the expedi cipal College. 2. W. H. Medcalf, Woodbrige tion of British mails from the
Atlantic seaboard. School, Suffolk.
At the recent session of Parliz 3. Marish, Scots College, ment £15,000 was appropriated for
Galilee.
4. J. le P. Webb, Cheltenham the purchase of two up-to-date
Beroplanes to be used in this Bor Grammar School,
vice.
5. R G Martin, Wyggeston
Grammar, School, Leicester...
The experimenta will begin on 6. G. L. Ryan, and F. Laurence, September 1, when aeroplanes will Loughborough Junior College meet incoming ships at Father Point (St. Lawrence estuary) and These scholarships are open to all have transferred to them the letter British subjects resident in any mails. Halifax and St John will included in the plans Be tween, Father, Paint, and Quebec.it part of the Empire and are of the also be, value of £75 per annum.
The game was a fast one and the Singapore side deserved their win, but at the same time the visitors were unfortunate in losing by sa Applications were received from is calculated that eight hours will wide a margin. Two of the goals a large number of the Public and be saved by this form of transmis were actually scored by their own Secondary Schools in England, sion, while from 12 to 14 hours will
Montreal. players during periods of pressure. Canada, South Afrien, Malta, be saved between Father Point and
The crowd numbered nearly 7,000, Palestine and India...