TENNIS, NOTES.
·TENNIS LEAGUE.
DIVISION,
YESTERDAY'S MATCH.
There is no doubt now among tennis enthusiasts locally that the Chinese Recreation Club will win the “C”, Division. ~ On Saturday both their first and second teams were engaged and emerged vic-
On their opponents' courts at torious. They then had played an King's Park yesterday afternoon, equal number of matches all of the Chinese Recreation Club I. which they had won, but since the beat the South China Athletic the first team has added another Acepciation by the comfortable point by beating the South China margin of 39 games, winning" all
nine seta. Athlette Association, a report of the match appears elsewhere in this issue.
As a result of this match the first team occupies 'the leading place in the League Table displacing their compatriots who stayed there for quite a long time this season. The positions to date are as follows:-
**g* Division. "-
P. W. L. Fta. Chinese R.C. IL....12 1 0 12 Chinese R.C. I. IL 10 11 Recreio II.
ll 10 | 1 Kowloon C.C.10 "3.7 South China A.A.... 9
Kennedy Rond M.Q.10
CD.
Scores:
Hạ Châu Chong and Ng Shu
Kwin (S.CAA)
lost to Cheng Chi Wing and
Chau Wah Po lost to Lau Man Kwong and
Chin Taun Chiu
lost to Ip Kau and Lo Maar
Hia
Chan Chun Sang and Ko
Cho Wang (St.A.A) lost to Cheng Chi Wing and
Chau Wab Po
lot to Lau Man Kwong and
Chin Tave Chin
10-23
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16th, 1928.
LOCAL AQUATICS.
ROYAL NAVY NIGHT FETE.
· GOOD" : SPORT - EXPECTED,
After a very long interval Hong Kong will have an opportunity of seeing a Royal Navy night fête. One has been arranged to be held at the Victoria Recreation Club on Tuesday, the gist inst., commencing at 9 p.m., when an excellent even
ing's sport is expected.
INTERPORT BASE- COUNTY CRICKET.
BALL.
SHANGHAI DEFEATS HONG KONG.
HOME TEAM'S POOR"
DISPLAY
Thousands of Chinese turned up at the Happy Valley diamond to watch the interport baseball game between Shanghai and Hong Kong which was played under ideal
AMES CREATES A RECORD.
GRESWELL'S GREAT BOWLING.
`\`{Turoton KRUTER'S AORNCY.;
TRANCE MEDIUM TO
PAY COSTS.
SIR A. CONAN DOYLE AND
SIR O. LODGE..
EVIDENCE ON OBJECTS OF SPIRITUALISM,
Losmos, July gath.......... r. Oulton, the magistrata an
LONDON, Aug. 14th. Sussex +. Kent, Piaying against Sussex, Ames the Kent wicket-keeper, to-day brought the number of his victims Westminster Police Court, Ferter- caught and stumped during the day dismissed, under the ?robation season to 103 This beat the pre-of Offenders Act, the audinionses
Wir foretold
Dr. Hector Munro, in answer to questions by Mr. Eustace Fulton (also representing Misa Phillimore), aid that fortune-telling was no past of the business of spiritualistn. Have you ever had your" fortune told Ode futute event in my life has been foretald
Was it true-Absolutely true. Dr. Munro said that the Great War was foretold to him by a medium a month before it hap- pened.
Mr. Falton: Did you believe it No, I did not.
If you had believed it you might.
Tuesday next has specially been chosen because a good many of the weather conditions yesterday after vicus record of 109, which was against Mr. Clare Cantlon and have let the War Office know?—Yes.
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noon.
4-7} ships in the' China Station are ex-
The home team lost the game by 6 pected to be in barbour, and an 3-8
runa to. The play on the whole interesting arrival that day will he
was nothing out of the ordinary, 38.M.S. Kent, the new flagship..
neither team giving at all a peeta. A splendid programme has been
cular display. Hong Kong's line drawn up and includes no less than
up was bad Zaira pitched four. three team races and a water pole inning for: Hong Kong and allow match. In all there will be sixed only two ruas, but when Henson events
ts and though at first it appears took over the pill Shanghai added to be a short programme, the large another four runs and walked number of entries expected will the with the bacon. provide a full evening's competition.
The programme follows:- 1.-Invitation Team Race: 8 men from each ship or unit (four teams), 2 lengths each men. 2-Navy Team Race: men from each ship, 3 lengths each
3-8
10
0
lost to 1p Kau and Le Man
Hin
4-7
Hong Kong C.c.al
G
46
Civil Service
.10
0
4" 8
9-24
Recreio L.
G
Cha Chung Yan and Thang
$
Chung Nin (S.C.A.A.)
R.A.O.C.
R.A.M.C...
lost to Cheng Chi Wing and
Chau Wah Po
3- 8
Nippon Club
....
Y.M.C.A.
..11
0
2
lot to Lau Man Kwong and
Chiu Teun Chin
4-7
Indian R.C.
...19
1 i 1
0. 10
0
lost to Ip Kau and Lo Man
Hin
4-7
Total:-S.C.AA. 30; R.C. 60..
11-89 Chinese
Kowloon Indians ....10
The end of the struggle is not far of. The second team has only two more matches to play and the Srst has three, but it is interest. ing to note that the two hare not met, and must, of course, play each other to decide which is the better. The Chinese Recreation Club, bave, however, arranged to complete their. programme by the end of next week, and have already arranged | for their remaining matches to be decided in mid-week, with the ex ception of the one between their first and second which will prob- ably be played on Saturday, the 25th.
Recreio II. are now favourites for the third place in the League Table. They have so far lost one match only, but are pretty sure to lose Another having to meet the Chinese Recreation Club I... With two points down they will still be in a favour able position, as both the Kowloon
INTER-VARSITY TENNIS.
CAMBRIDGE WIN THE
DOUBLES.
DISAPPOINTING PLAY.
and C. N. M. Baker) beat Oxford Cambridge (L. D. Cambridge (P. V. F. Cazalet and M. Words- worth) in the Inter-University tennis match at Lord's by 3 sets to 1 (8/5, 6/5, 4/6, 0/5).
F
Cambridge had won them their Slagles matches easily enough when a man called "Cambridge is first string for his University it is difficult not to mix up the man with the University-and the Doubles should have been a fore gone conclusion. turned out, it was nothing of the
As the match
3-100 Yards Free Style Scratch Bace: Open to men of the Royal Navy. 4-220 Yards Free Style Scratch Race: Open to officers, and men of the Royal Navy, 6-Team Race-Open to V.R.C.
members.
Two teams of s men aside, each man to swim 9 lengths. 8.-Water Polo Match (League
The Shanghai team will play the S, Navy to-morrow,
The following were the line-ups and scores;—
Shanghai.
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made by Huish (Kent), in 1913.
Kaat beat Sussex on the first inninga.
Sussex 103 (K. Parks 168 not out,
Miss Marcy Phillimore, the former for professing to tell fortunes and the latter for aiding and abetting In his opinion bath defendants were
Arthur Gilligan 104) and 090 for 7 guilty, and he ordered them to pay wickets (Duleepsinhji 107).
Kent 419 for a wickets, innings. declared closed (J. Bryan 100. Woolley 120),
Yorkshire v. Warwickshire,"
costs.
Mrs. Cantion was engaged ans medium by the London Spiritualist Alliance, Ltd., of Queensberry- place, South Kensington, S.W. Yorkshire beat Warwickshire on Mi Phillimore is secretary of the the first innings.
alliance.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sir Oliver Lodge were among the wit inn-nesses.
Warwickshire 144 (Robinzon é for 87) and 21 for a wickets.
Hong Kong. Yorkshire 540 for 7 wickets,
Owen Hughes|ings declared closed-(Holmes 275), gling
Somerset «. Hampshirò, Somerset beat Hampshire on the Arst innings.
T. Leonard
Trung r.L.
Char
25.
Log
L.E.
Troy
p.
Muccio Zafra
Liu
C.
Hachiuma
Kim
8.3,
Murata
Chang Chen
1b.
36.
Proulx
-
Woo
c.f. Кизало
SCORE
Hong Kong Shanghai
SCORE BY INNINGS..
1934 867 Total. ... 0900 000
2 0 0 0 3 1-
watch). Royal Navy . Queen's BRAINS AND SPORT. Regt.
Hidden Talent,
BUSINESS.
Somerset 289 (Judd 8 for 63) and 152 for 7 wickets, innings declared
closed,
Hampshire 151 (Greswells for 62).
Essex v. Gloucestershire. Match drawn owing to rain. Gloucestershire 318
Essex 177 for 2 wickets.
Middlesex v. Batts.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, presi dent of the alliance, said that the alliance was formed without any idea of profit.
Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C. (for Miss Phillimore): Am I right in saying that this association is largely concerned in studying the causes, facts and possíbilities of receiving messages from the dead 1 -That, among other things, would be a fair statement.
For the purpose of the study is it necessary and desirable to have the Middlesex beat Notts on the first services of persons known as
mediums 1-It is quite essential.
In some cases these media get into state of trance-Undoubtedly. Have you any doubt in your own mind that there are some mediums that are absolutely genuine?-1
Notts 217 (Enthoven 5 for 99) and 243 (Robins 5 for 50).
Middlesex 318 and 61 for 4
A great deal of interest is being COMPARATIVE VALUE IN centred on the event and the men of the Royal Navy are eagerly look- ing forward to it. The Navy men have not so for shown up very well in aquatics this season and a great deal of speculation is prevalent at the present time as to likely "dark horses." This is augmented by the expected arrival of H.M.S. Kent. whose men will be strangers to the Colony
HULME HEAD MASTER AND wickets.
-O.T.C.'.
The 100 yards and 220 yards
Team races are always attractive events, and with a large attendance to cheer on their ship mates a really good struggle is expected,
Dancing will follow the sports
WATER POLO...
value of sheer brain.
Worthants v. Worcester. Northants beal Worcester by an have no doubt at all. innings and 54 runs.
Worcester 110 and 943 (Jupp T for 113).
Northants 387.
Surrey . Glamorgan; Surrey beat Glamorgan on the first innings.
Glamorgan 31 and 199 for 4 wickets.
declared closed (Baudham 246.flot Surrey 553 for 7 wickets, innings
out).
Derbyshire . Lelesstershire. Derbyshire beat Leicestershire by $42 runs.
Derbyshire 623 and 230 for 5 wickets, innings declared closed (Lee 107 not out).
for 81)
Leicestershire 506 (Lee and 105 (Worthington 5 for BP).
EMPIRE WOMEN ATHLETES.
TRIUMPH AT STAMFORD BRIDGE.
'FRANCE AND `GERMANY BEATEN.
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(THROUGH REUTIK'S AGENCY.]
Losmos, Aug. 14th. In the International Women'e Athletic Meeting at Stamford Bridge to-day, which took the form of a triangular contest between
"Death Does Not Hd All.".. Is there anything in this alliance which is concerned with fortune telling 1-No.
What is the purpose of sitting with a medium and what is it hoped to achieve thereby -One purpose is to refute the idea that death ends all. We wish to strengthen what religion, which is that man carries we regard as the central core of
on after death.
Sir Arthur added that another purpose was to get in touch with those we had loved and who had passed over to the other side. "."
Miss Phillimore, in the witness- box, said that they had never ar- ranged sittings for a person who came to have the future foretold. If media were unable to get into a
trance the sitting was cancelled and. the money returned to the sitter-
Mrs. Cation Dianilised. Mr. Roome: Has Mrs. Cantion been dismissed from the services of
the Alliance-She has.
Was that because she told for-
tunes f—No, it was as à conséquence ~ of incidents which have arisen since this case commenced.
Is it in consequence of incidents arising out of mediumship that she has been dismissed ?—Yes.
Has she been tested on behalf of the Alliance-Yea.
Is it in consequence of that test that she has been dismissed 1- Partly.
Mr. Oulton, the magistrate, asid his mind had been changed by the evidence he had heard. The history of spiritualism was tarnished by fraud, but he had a perfectly open
mind.
There was no dispute as to the substantial accuracy of the police witnesses, and he was of the opinion that both Mrs. Cantlon and Miss Phillimore were guilty. He added:
I give Mrs. Cantled the bebent of the doubt in my mind, and I assume that on these three oc casians she did believe he was under the control of this Chief, his black dog, and his white rabbits, and other things that be- longed to him.
But I should strongly advise her to get rid of a disembodied spirit who wants to know the time for lunch and ten
The charges in both cases would of Offenders Act, and of the costs, be "dismissed under the Probation
must pay £90 and Mrs. Cantlon amounting to 230, Miss Phillimore
£10.
Chief concerned the North Mr. Oulton's reference to 'the American Indian White Chief" who, Mrs. Cantlon said, was her control." He lived 400 years ago. THE TWO PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
Mr. H. D. Roome (cross-examin- |-. ing): Do you consider that Mrs. Cantion was in a genuine stale of trance at these sittings-It is im- possible for me to answer a ques- tion like that unless I tras present.
Mis, dantion And Morsa, Have you taken any step yourself to ascertain whether she is a fit and proper person to be a medium- Yes, I did immediately.
AN IMPRESSION.
Describing the case RE Corder of the Daily Mail says:
Never have I seen Westminster Polico Court do crowded as it was. yesterday. Scores of well-dressed hear the case. ́. people pleaded to be allowed to
Since this case started Yes. The result, he added, was very reassuring. Captain Crawford, of
Women ant on the Bench with the Royal Navy, had told him of Mr. Oulton, the magistrate; other some very remarkable results of women crowded the public cents, the Morse transmission, a subject about places of the police and the court which Mrs. Carition knew nothing.
missionary, and the space behind. Mr. Koome asked if Bir Arthur The only vacant place was the dock could give any reason why, if | itself, a police spy went to a sitting the spirit should not break up the sitting at once...
At the annual speech-day of the Hulme Grammar School on July 23rd-the head master, Mr. Trevor Dennis, alluded in his report to the importance of gaines. In the last few days, be said, he had talk- ed with busincas men, who, while sort, and some of the curious luck
of course, they said they wanted which can follow a match at tennis
boys with brains, gave him the iden might even have brought out Ox-scratch will be very interesting that brains did not always receive Large entries are expected in both the value in money that they were ford as the winners.
The match was rather disappoint and as the Victoria Recreation Bath above all was boys who would get entitled to. What they wanted. Cricket Club and the South China ing on the whole. Cambridge was
can accommodate at most Athletic Association have lost three yery patchy in his play, occasional-
six them business, and to do that, they points each. The Recreio will have ly playing brilliant strokes, but swimmers at a time, both events said, the most important thing was to meet the latter, but on form too often playing bad ones. Baker will probably be divided into heats to be friendly and sociable and join
was a good deal below the form
in clubs and games in all possible should win, while it is not expected that his play in Singles had pro and finala. The water polo match directions. They estimated that that any of their remaining oppon. mised. Baker could not, or would between, the Royal Navy and the particular capacity at something
hot, keep his head down, "and for ents will be able to beat them.
this reason put far too many balls Queen's Regiment, which will be like twelve times the money-making Mr. Dennis went on to speak of in the net. Cazalet has tried to League tie has been fixed for the Apart from the spectacular per- drive four mules-remember Kip fête to add further interest to the correspondence-in-the-press on the question of school corps. The mat- formances of the leaders, even lingericket, tennis, rackets, and
occasion. squash rackets for Oxford, and
But the team races will be the tes he said, had been looked at struggles took place in the other, they have proved too much for
from all sorts of points of view, but: matches on Saturday. They were him. In time lie will become a real great attractions of the evening and no one had ever dealt with it from
tennis player, but at present all in the "C" Division, as a squash rackets enters too largely it has been arranged that four the point of view of the school itself. A corps gave a non-athletic match, in the other Divisions was into his stroke at
the game.
teams representing the Kent, Berboy a chance to assert himself in played. The closest struggle was Wordsworth played up to the top wick, Castor, Tamar and other a proper way outside the form that between the R.A.O.C. and of his possibilities of the present ships will compete.
Toom, and they found, as Professor inoiment, and took great palás over
Gilbert Murray had said, that it R.A.M.C, which “ended in a win for his service.
was not the worst boys who joined the latter by 3 games only. The Cambridge won the first game of
the corps not the lazy boys nor the result was somewhat surprising as the first set and Oxford the second,
selfish boys, and it did give Cambridge took the third to 30 and
masters and boys a chance of devot on form the R.A.0.C. appeared to Oxford the fourth after deuce.
ed service to the school. Another be better and were expected to win. Cambridge won the next two games
point was that some of the writers of these letters' were very thy of Major R. T. Cox and Staff-Sergt. to 30. The seventh was most im- portant." Deude was called
compulsionant so much from the Sims, however, practically forced twice and Oxford were twice with-
school itself as from the boys in a win for the medical side by taking in a point of the game. Cambridge
the school,that the boys made it pulled it out of the are, however,
very difficult for newcomers to the
·24 games.
and led b/3. The next three games
school to do this or not to do that. went to Oxford, though in the
Personally, if public feeling in a Individual performances also ninth game Cambridge were once played a great part in the other within a stroke: of the set.
France, the British Empire team CLUB BEAT QUEEN'S REGT. final gathe" was most exciting.
triamphed, scoring 50 pointe, za matches. By beating the Nippon Cainbridge were three times within
ed to him about the best thing one against 41 points by Germany and that anything might happen. could say about a school. In fact, Club by 8 games only, the Club de la point of winning it, and Bnally
In the second match of the Water he should regard it as a very near
The outstanding performances Sir Oliver Lodge was the next Recreio I. were helped by a con-did win it, with a nick from a tribution of 20 games by M. Oliviera two games of the second set and the Victoris Recreation Club cam distributed the prizes, said that his the Shot Competition and the the alliance, he said, but he had
service. Cambridge won the first Polo League played yesterday at definition what a public school was.
The Bishopjof Middleton, who were accomplished in the Putting witness. He was not a member of esger audience. They talked of and A. E, Ribeiro. Their two other led 3/2 Then the Oxford pair ber, the Club "B" team beat the own experience of these officers' Hurdles, in both of which now been a member of a sotiety for tions in a matter-of-fact, scientific
psychic research since 1882. pairs who secured 16 games cach, played extremely well and drew
The Putting the Shot was won by however, finished well C. H. ahead at 4/3. Cambridge took the Queen's Regiment by 3 goals to 1.training corps assured him that world recorde were set up."
some of the dangers feared by their next two games to 15 and love. The sides were evenly matched and critics were not very real in most Fraulein Honbleia (Germany) who "Atkin and K.ˆA.„Carstenson's effort Cazalet scored in the next game the ball was most of the time cases. He was quite sure that it accomplished a distance of 38 fest
of 12 games mainly enabled the with a nick from his American ser-mid-tank where many even
Popularly known by that term. ex there were no such things as our 5 inches, easily a world record.
Miss M. Clark (South Africa) Kowloon Cricket Club to beat the vice, and Oxford finally won that
O.T.C. we should have to invent game. They were on the service changes were seen.
something to take their place, and best all previous times in the Hong Kong Cricket Club by side at the beginning of the Nippy play on the part of the he ventured to suggest, to those red Yards Invitation Hurdies games, while Eedley and Pile who eleventh game, and won the first
their who, quite sincerely and in the in gaining firet place in 13.4-5 scored 29 games for Y.L.C.A. did et, but Cambridge, in the end, Club bu decounted for
public interest, had raised certain seconds, won that game to 30, and so the success. They were the first to score, matters of criticism, that it would their Club a good turn against the set. Oxford led 2/0 in the third Victor patting the ball through be a very great help to all concerns Indian Recreation Club whom they set, Cambridge, 3/2 Oxford went three minutes from the start. The ed if they would endeavour to beat by games. In this match ahead again at 4/3, but Cambridge Military men struggled hard to struct, some form of corps to take!
imagine, and still better to con Faers and Ponsford also of the pulled up to 4/4. Oxford played T.M.C.A had a big total of 20 very well together to win the next equalise and succeeded in doing the place in a school of what the two games to 30 and 15, but the so, half time being called with the O.T.0, trás trying to do and which game na Trambitzky and Saunder match was not yet over. Gam
would be as successful as the son failed badly, making a games bridge led by four games to one score at one all. Better play was officers' training corps were in pro in the fourth set. Then, for the seen in the second half. Both sides ducing those qualities of self- time being, they went to pieces a combined well, but on the whole the sacrifice for the public and the The remaining match in the Aa pair. Oxford won the next four Division between the Cruigehgower games and became five games to Club men had the upper hand other excellent traits, to which Mr. Dennis had referred. "I think and the University has yet to be four. Cambridge came again, how Gittins put the Club ahead with part of the hold-up which has so arranged and played. While it will ever, to win the last two games to high shot and added another soon disappointed us since the war end not affect the League, it will cota 15 and love, and so the set and
ed in this matter of progress in plete the programme and at the match.
securing peace" continued Dr. same time decide which should! The form of the Universities of
Parsons, has been due to the "occupy the bottom position. In the late years has bebu so good that the
entire misconception that 18 man Division, the South China spectators were rather disappoint
linens, courage and self-anerife are Athletic Association have arranged, ed; but their expectations were
needed for the cause of pesce than to play Nippon Club on Friday. unreasonably high,
are needed for the cause of war,”!
only,
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The
EVEN PLAY YESTERDAY.
after..
in
On Tuesday the postponed match betreed the
Recreation Club "A" and the K.O.6.B was decided and resulted in a win for the former by two goals to nil,
governing such things were very Sir Arthur said that the laws
Case On Higher Plane. Sir Oliver Lodge, the eminent scientist, and Bie Arthur Conan amid excited whisperings, for their Doyle, the famous novelist arrived
school was strong enough to in the British Empire, Germany and much beyond our comprehension. presence and evidence meant that
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15 by France.
SULTAN'S SHOPPING.
SILK STOCKINGS FOR HAREM.
Monlay Mohamed, the 18-years-old
PARIS, July 24th. Sultan of Morocco, who is visiting Paris incognito, spent most of this afternoon chopping. He bought a large quantity of silk stockings for the women of the harem and stocks Kot his brothers
Parisians have been asked not to follow the Sultan about or stare at him when he went for walk followed by his escort a giant ser geant of his famous Black Guard, nobody paid any attention to him.
Bir O. Lodge.
Sir Patrick Hastings: The society is inquiring into the phenomenon generally known as spiritualism -
You have always approached this matter from a perfectly scientific point of view 1-From that alone:
This science necessitates the use of media-In my own case it does, because I have no power myself.
From your own scientific experi ence are you satisfied there are media who are perfectly genuine in the work they do There certainly are: There üzeröttéra`alsor
higher, plane than it had occupied during the previous bearing:
The evidence of these two leading spiritualists did not disappoint the strange powers and scrie investiga
the heat wave. manner, as if they were discussing
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-bronzed, powerful, healthy a man of the
open air-agreed with Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., counsel for the Lon- don Spiritualist Alliance, Ltd., that the allianes was largely concerned in studying the causes, facts, and possibilities of receiving messages from the beyond.
"We wish," said he, "to strengthen what we regard as the central core of religion, which is that man carries on after death.
Two Kinds Of Mediums,
As far as the duties of the media are concerned, are they any more Sir Oliver Lodge, a man of im ceived 1-It is a kind of human head," his white beard; and his than to transmit the messages re- posing personality, with his massive faculty we do not understand, but manner of old-world courtliness, which we are trying to investigate gave his evidence or if he set o The Society for Faychical Research. lecturing a class of students. - ALY was founded to investigate super member of a society for psychic normal human faculties, whatever research; inquiring into the pheno they may be "Media are instru- mena of spiritualism from a scien- menta for the purpose of the study. tife point of view, he said he used it any part of the task of a mediums because Ke had ho power drum tool fortunes The Bizio There were he declared, popular idea about fortune telling mediums perfectly gending in their is looked upon by us as an absurd work, and, he added drily,” there
are others. procedure.