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FOOTBALL.
GOLF.
UNITED SERVICES FINAL. ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF
K, 0.5.B.'S NARROW WIN,
At Sookunpoo yesterday, the KO.S.B. defeated the R.4. in the United Services Senior Fidal by two goal to one.
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The going was heary owing to the morning rain, and ball control; was out of the question. The
K.O.S.B. were the better team, and on the run of the play fully deserved to win. Leach was outstanding for the Gunners, but he was well look-j ed after, and seldom became dan gerous. He opened the game out
CLUB.
(JUNIOR SECTION.)
ADAMSON CUP-MAY QUALIFYING COMPETITION.
A. J. W. Dorling 22-16-66 and C. A. Grimes 84-1880, qushly.
Other scores - H. Stewart 80-81-78 and T. Young 88-16-91.
There were eight entries.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1929.
HOME BOXING.
GREAT PROGRAMME. TO-NIGHT.
THREE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] "
LONDON, May 15. The greatest programme ever offered the boxing public will be staged at Olymp.a to-morrow night. Len Harvey of London, meets Alex Irland (Scotland), bolder of the European British middleweight
crown.
TENNIS NOTES.
With the exception of one match, which, was postponed, the League Axtures for the last week-end were carried out, and it cap now be said |that the League has started in esirest. Some interesting matches were seen and competition all round proved to be very keen. It is now too early in the season to form any accurate judgment of the strength of the various teams, but it is safe to say that rivalry among the Clubs will be as great as before.
GARRISON RIFLE -MEETING.
RAIN INTERFERES WITH
FINAL MATCH.
d.o.c. DISTRIBUTES THE PRIZES.
Three matches were
HOME CRICKET.
LANCASHIRE ROUT HAMPSHIRE.
BIG SUSSEX WIN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGİNCT.]
WOMAN FOUND SHOT.
ASUICIDE" VERDICT.
An inquest was held by Dr. G, D. Scott the Deputy Coroner at Paddington, on the body of Mira. Honoria Gordon, wife of Captain Charles Gordon, who was found shot dead in a friend's flat in Lein- ster-square, Bayswater.
Harry Corbett (Bethnal Green), MacDougall reaching the ball but for the Gunners, and kept his wings for the lead then ensued, and each title, opposes the ex-title holder year's runners-up, sprang a great decided-the Company and Battery for 14 runs in Hampshire's. first bridge-terrace for her nerves, and
failing to turn it out. A struggle holder of the British featherweight
well plied with accurate passes.
The O.S.B. threatened dangar from the kick off, and Fletcher was
Second Half, “
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zide made desperate attacks. Flet cher fisted out a hard shot from Alexander and dislocated his wrist He continued after a little while.
the
K.O.S.B.,
Johnny Cuthbert, of Sheffield
Kid-Fattenden (Bethnal Green), holder of the British bantamweight championship, meets Teddy Bal dock, the Poplar boxer.
WIDOW MISER LEAVES £3,200.
PAUPER'S FUNERAL
ARRANGED.
When Mme. Geresu, a solitary
early prominent with amart saves From Stock and McGlinchey. Cor. The winning goal came about ners were frequent and although minute from time, Crawloy accept- the 0.8.B. did most of the sting a pass from Alexander and tacking, the interval arrived with a petting with a well placed shot.. blank score sheet.
Just on time Stock had an open goal, but sent in tamely, and Fles. cher cleared The Baal whistle sounded with the K.0.8.B. winners. G.0.0. Presents Trophies. Congratulating II.E. Major General Sandilanda widow, was found dead in bed in complimented both teams or their Paris having died several days be fine display under trying conditions. fore, a pauper's funeral was ar He specially megtioned the display ranged.
She had lived on bread and water of Fletcher in the R.A. goal.
The G.O.C. handed the senior and bought 1 ct. of coal during Sergt. McGlinchey, the severe winter, and bad worked K.O.S.B. and the Junior cup to all day for a A.B. Evans, H.M.S. Bruce, Small knitting.
But on a big box being forced cups were presented to each player
it was found to
contain of the winning teams. Three cheers open and a tiger were rowsingly given securities worth 400,000fr. (about for the General.
The Gunners opened strongly on resuming, and for a time the KQS.B. defence was hard pressed. Give and take play followed until Stock headed in from a pass by Alexander and gave the K.0.5.8. the lead. For a time the RA pressed but failed to draw level. Jabe being dangerous on the left. Stock almost put the K.O.S.B. lur ther ahead, for with Fletcher ab- sent he sent hard against the cross- bar, and the ball rebounded clear.
Jobe made the score one all Taking a pass from Leach he ran through the defence and shot hard,
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shooting were again good at the
year.
She suffered from depression and bothered about troubles which did not exist She, aw a doctor for her nerves three or four months ago, and she also saw another doctor for her throat and be at the same time diagnosed trouble in the head.
Yesterday was the final day of
LONDON, May 14. the South China Command Rifle. Lancashire, playing at Southamp- Capt. Gordon, of Swiss Cottage, Meeting which concluded at Korton, scord & nine wickets victory Box Hill, Identified the body of his wife. He said that Mrs. Gordon "loon City Range; His Excellency, over Hampshire. The scores were:
was 35 and bad suffered fron | Major-General Sandilands, G.0.0, Hauts: 120 and 30.
nerves. She used to have nervous Lancashire: 145 and 29 for 1. storma. About 18 months ago she The Hong Kong C.C. "A" last being present
Richard Tyldesley took a wicketa Sir Maurice Craig al Cam-" surprise on the Chinese Recreation Match, Machine Gun Match and irmings, and Hopwood took 5 for she last saw him in January last Cinb, unbeaten champions for the Lewis Gua Match Conditions for 19 in their second. |
past three years, winning by five
Surrey v. Warwickshire, aets to four. This early upset has commencement, but a heavy down- Surrey, in their game against thrilled the players taking part in fall of ruin interfered with the final Warwickshire as the Oval, won by this Division, and will undoubtedly stages of the Lewis Gun Competi-148 runs. The scores were:
tion. add to the keenness of the competi-
The results of the tion.
two days' shooting shows å overwhelming in Surrey's second innings tory for the King's Own Scottish Borderers, while in the individual competitions. Pte. Belm and Piper Taylor of the E.0.S.B. captured the important trophies. "Pte. Belm won both the Soldiers' Cup and Command Championship with Piper Taylor as runner-up in each case.
The winners were represented by a modest team composed of G.. W. Sewell, A. D. Humphreys, J. G. Lawrie, H. J. Armstrong. E. D. Lawrence and H. Owen Hughes. All of them are very keen, lovers of the game and have lately been con- stantly at practice, so that their success gare them a great deal of satisfaction. Sewell and Hum phreys won two'sets, as did Lawrie and Armstrong, while Lawrence and Owen Hughes secured the other.
Defence
The Portuguese Company of the Hong Kong Volunteer Corps very sportingly competed in the Machine Gun Match against the regular units and although they did not win, they gave a good se count of themselves.
Results.
For the losers, who were repre- sented by their strongest ride, the
At the conclusion of the shooting, Lo brothers played the best, win- Major-General Sandilands present ping all their three gets. It will be led the prizes and was accorded remembered that they went through three hearty cheen. last season without losing a single set and on Saturday they maintain- ed their form, winning two love gets. The disappointment of their side was naturally the failure of Ng Sze Kwong and C. Choa who did not win a sel. Ordinarily they are
The results of the two daja? shooting are as follow:
MATCH 1.-Soldiers' Club Chal- lenge Cup-1st, Private Belm, "C" Coy, 2/K.O.S.B.; 2nd, Piper Tay- ler, H.Q. Wing, K.O.S.B.
MITAR Command Champion- ship-1st Pte. Belm. " as good as the Lo brothers, but one/K.O.S.B.; gad. Piper Taylor, Coy.. Saturday neither could find his true H.Q. Wing, 9/5.0.8.B. form.
The match was interesting. The crux of the struggle seemed to be the set between Lawrie and Armstrong and Ho Ka Lau and Yew Man Kit, which went to 8-8 beföre finishing in favour of the former pair.
M.B.K.. did very well against Canigengower, winning by 7 sets to 2 With the exception of H. D. Rumjaha and G. Bodiker, the hom- sters failed to win a zet." Honda and Akiyama proved to be the best" pair of the two sides,. winning all their three sets.
MATCH 4.-Individual Rifle.-1st, Private Stewart, "B" Coy., 2/5.0.S.B.; 2nd, L/Cpt Gardner,
Q. Wing, 2/K.0.S.B. MATCH 3-Company and Battery Match-Winning Team,, "C" Coy" 1st Bn. The Somerset L.I.
MATCH 4 (Machine Gun)-Win ning Team, No.
Platoon, 9/KO.S.B.
MATCH 3.-Winning Team, No. Platoon, 2/K.O.S.B. Score, 113.
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CENSURE SCENE AT AN INQUEST.
MOTOR-CYCLIST AND HIS FIANCEE'S DEATH.
be carried from the court by police me.
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Surrey: 308 and 231 for 9 dec. Warwick: 943 and 148.. Paine took 6 wickets for 79 runs
J. O. Allom, the Cambridge Blue, in Warwickshire's first in took 5 wickets for 44 their second innings, Fender took 3: wickets for. 35 runs.
Derby. Leicester..
Rain interferred considerably with the progress of the game be tween Leicester and Derbyshire a
Leicester, where the risitors obtained points for a lead on the first innings. The scores were':
Leicester: 174 and 56 for Derbyshire: 339 for 8 (dec.)
Bowlay's Triumph. Susses won at Brighton by 374 runs. In their second innings Bowley scored 290 not out, and J. Farks 110. Later Bowley took 8 for 31 in Gloucester's second innings. Scores:-
Sussex: 280 and 410 for 2 wickets (dec.).
Gloucester: 134 and 192
"BE READY TO FIGHT."
DUCE'S EXHORTATION TO ALPINIST EX-SOLDIERS.
PILGRIMAGE. TO ROME.
Heard a Bang."
They came up to London to get servants. They had dinner with a went to her flat in Leinster-square, friend, Mra Martis, and afterwards intending to drive back to Dorking
afterwards. After dinner he wished to hurry of, but his wife said she wanted to telephone. She went t into the front bedroom to get the telephone.
Mrs. Martin then called him, and he went into the sitting-room "ad- joining the bed-room. When he got into the sitting he heard a bang. He turned round and hurried back. to the bedroom door. Then he heard another bang. He went in and saw his wife sitting on a chair. He opened her shirt and saw blood. She was moaning and unconscious Mrs. Martin made telephone calls to several doctors, and eventually one arrived, by which time Mrs. Gordon was dead
Capt. Gordon identified a revolver shown him by the Coroner as one [he_saw_on_the telephone table.
The Coroner: Had you any idea she was distressed in any way men- tally knew she was mentally distressed.
..
Chiefly about what -It was her nervousness, and also about a thing that had happened some three weeks before.
--
Can you tell us what is was ? -I told her I could not carry on any more. I told her all our time I had had great trouble with the nervous storms and things.
During the night recently Rome was invaded by thousands of stal
A Missing Revolver. wart mountaineers, ex-soldiers from the Alpine regiments of Italy who Mrs. Florence Evangeline Martin, fought in the Great War. Twenty-aid that she knows Mrs. Gordon of Leinster-square, Paddington, Rome under the auspices of the fortia. five thousand had been invited to
At times she was rather peculiar. She had been in National Alpine Associations. They came in civilian attire wearing Africa, two and a half years, and medals and Alpine soldiers hats the witness knew that she suffered with a feather, and were to be seen from nervos there. Just before all over the city.
Capt. and Mrs. Gordon were going At eight in the morning they to leave her flat Mrs. Gordon was gathered in St. Peter's for Papal bedroom to telephone. The witness She went into the Mass and in the Square afterwards put her head in at the doorway and for the Papal blessing which Pope noticed that her pillows had been Pius XI. gare from the window of thrown back, and her revolver, the Vatican. At ten o'clock a long which the always kept under the column of sturdy veterans marched
to
very excited.
the Quirinal singing Alpine pillow, was missing. Bongs, and were greeted by the King and the Prince of Piedmont from the balcony, of the Royal
Palace:
brought with pure atmosphere which
The Coroner: On the previous occasions has she said anything about shooting herself -Vaguely.
Has she suggested she might A young motor-cyclist who was
shoot herself Yes. censured by the coroner at a At eleven the 25,000 were gather- The witness said that wheir she Walthamstow (N, London), inquested in the Colosseum, where Signor found the revolver had gone she death regarding his girl pillion rider's
olini spoke from the Tribune, called Captain Gordon. He came collapsed, and bad. to of the Cesars and gave the men s into the sitting-room, and as she hearty welcome to Rome They started telling him they heard a were to visit the city, but keep that shot, followed by a second shot. they Captain Gordon turned straight them from the round and opened the door. She' mountains, said the Duce, and closed with an exhortation to them sitting by the side of, and half-lean- to increase and multiply the race ing on, a small table where the tele that children might be born to the phone was. She did not speak and ready," cried the Duce, worthy of their fathers" And be died in the witness's presence. The
"if your King should call upon you again witness's child was with her all the
time they were at the flat. as he did in 1916 Prolonged cheers greeted the Duce's words.
Lively competition took place in the "B" Division. The Chinese Recreation Club, however, proved much too good for their com- patriota, South China Athletic As sociation, whom they beat without conceding a single set, while the Hong Kong Cricket Club emulated the success of their "A" team by beating the Royal Engineers and Signalers. Recreio and Universityescribed how he jumped off a William Marsh, aged sixteen, beat the Kowloon. Cricket Club and
tramcar which was in motion with Indian Recreation Club comfortably. out looking to see if the road wa
clear. He did not do so because he the kerb. had only to take two steps to reach
Ar
Civil Service has started the season in spectacular manner, beat- ing the Royal Engineers and Signal- lers by nine sets to love. Recreio beat the R.A.0.C. in the other match played in this division.
There is no doubt that the chang ed nature of the scoring has bad à marked' effect on the play. General ly, the sets were well fought out and the majority went to ten gamen. A few extended over, while one had to be played ∞ games before being decided. As seta count now, and not the games woo, in reckoning the result, some material difference has been noticed...
It has already affected the Chinese Recreation Clab in their match against the Hong Kong
Cricket Club in the 'SA”.
The inquest was on Miss Florence Beatrice Smith, aged twenty-one, ot Warner-road, Walthamstow, who was the victim of a motor-cycling accident,
I
Twenty Milan an Hour,
In
saw Mrs. Gordon in the bedroom
of
Dr. Mervyn Eager, of Gloucester- the evening thousands of place, said that Mrs. Gordon had a punctured wound through the left Alpine veterans gathered in the
arma. In his Colonas Square to sing Alpine breast under the songs to the Roman populace, while opinion, the cause of death was a Edward Palethorpe, of Queen Alpine bands and choirs collected self-inflicted gunshot wound causing Elizabeth-road, Walthamstow, the in the smaller squares of Rome to hemorrhage and syncope. dead girl's sweetheart, said that
The Coroner returned a verdict make music. Of all mas visits to
"Suicide while abe "was riding pillion
of unsound now on his Rome which have
become machine. He was proceeding be characteristic of the Fuxist regime
mind." hind a tramcar, and was driving this one has been the most impres at twenty miles an hour, when he sive saw Karsh ran down the stairs of the tramcar and, without looking, jump off. He tried to swerve, but struck Marah, while his sweetheart against a brick wall. was thrown from the pillion seat
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The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death," but added a rider that "Both Marah ind Palethorpe should be censured.
The coroner, Dr. A. Ambrose, addressing them, said that the jury bad properly come to the Bonch, sion that the girl's death was caus ed by the action of both of them
"The funeral of Miss Smith was marked by a pathetic scene. Fale thorpe, who was weeping, collapsed
The as the comin was lowered into the. grave and during the interment he lay beside Miss Smith's grave,
former scored a total of 43 games da against 39 by the winners, but lost the point because the latter | scored 3 sets. Under the old system the Chinese would have required only 7 games more from the remain ing 17 games to register a win, and judging by the performance of the Lo brothers, the probabilitjes would indicate them securing the neccssary games.
George Gell, alate club secretory, who absconded from Bedford just before Christmas and who gave himself up to the police at Croydon in March, was sentenced at the Bedford Quarter Sessions to six months imprisorment with hard Inbour, for stealing money belong- ing to members of the club.
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POISONED BY FUR.
WOMAN'S NEW COAT CAUSES
HER DEATH...
HELEN WILLS AS AN ARTIST.
“EGGS IN TWO BASKETS.”
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London-When Helen Wills ar A woman who died from blood rives in England in June she will poisoning set up by the fur trim- be carrying her ogga in two baskets, ting on a coat she wore was the In the frat basket will be her subject of an inquest at Newcastle reputation as a young, if not strug. on-Tyne. She was Mrs. Sarah Hemgang, srtat. In the second will be mingway, aged thirty, of Monk ber title as the women's world. seaton, and her husband said that termia champion."
:
she obtained the cost, which was The St Sasket she will risk in immed with "coney" fur, through an art gallery of high repute on a weekly club.
New Bond Street, London, just one A fortnight later a rash was week before she chances the other noticed on her neck, and, despite on the tennis courts at Wimbledon, treatment, it extended until the When Mr. J. A. Cooling, oWDER whole jaw bond became inflamed. of the Cooling Gallery on Nor Dond Dr. Ind stated that slibough an Street,ves last in the "United- operation was performed, the wo States he prevailed upon Mink Wills man died from septicemia and ex- to make her debut as an artist in haustion. It is not uncommon," his gallery in London. The date of he said, for fur trimming to cause her showing has been tentatively inflammation of the neck and face, act for June 17, just one week. which would allow germs to enter, before abe starts the Wimbledon po the disease might have been set matches... up by a germ directly."
The verdict was Death from septicemia, or blood-poisoning.
Miss Wills will be in London in May to be presented at Buckingham Palace.