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Lawn Bowls.
Tennis Topics.
TO-MORROW'S GAMES AND TO-MORROW'S EXHIBITION
PROSPECTS,
TAIKOO AT HOME TO THE CHAMPIONS.
[BY BACK WOOD."]
GAMES.
HONDA AS OPPONENT FOR FILIPINO STAR.
[BY "SERVER"]
Civil Service CC, who have so
The best news as regards tennis far been unbeater in both divisions we have had since the wet spell set of the lawg bowls league, are under-in is that Francisco Aragon, the taking their sixth fixture to-mor- Filipinu champion, will be arriving row. The card provides for the aboard the President Johnson on senior team remaining at home to Saturday, and exhibition matches neet Kowloon C.C. Considering
have been arranged between him that they are playing on their own and some of the local stars. In the ground. Civil Service may be ex-doubles match, he will be partnered pected to retain their clean record, by E. C. Fincher and they will have but the Kowloon Cricketers in their the Rumjahn cousins as opponents. away matches sometimes spring a
The last time Aragon was here, he surprise. It remains to be seen
was partnered by Gordon Lum in whether this will happen to incr an exhibition game with the local champions, whom they boat by three sets to one, the scores being 6-3, 6-2, 3-6 and 11-9 in their favour.
row.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1930.
ARAGON TO PLAY
HERE AGAIN.
EXHIBITION TENNIS AT KOWLOON.
ONE DOUBLES AND ONE SINGLES GAME.
As if to compensate tennis fans for the disappointments they have had during the past fortnight or ao, the local Lawn Tennis Association makes the announcement that ex hibition tennis matches will be staged on the Kowloon Cricket Club courts on Saturday, June 14, be- tween some of the Colony's leading lights and Francisco Aragon, the Filipino champion, who, only quite recently, delighted local followers of the game with some sparkling exhibitions
Aragon is due to arrive in this port on Saturday morning from the North on the s.8. President Johnson, and he will leave for Manita by the same vessel at 8 a.m. the following morning. However, matches have been arranged to take place on the afternoon of his arrival, and no doubt those who missed the oppor-
Craigengewer are visiting Taikoo. I am not sure on the point, but it
The match on Saturday will pro- is possible that one of the visiting bably be better than the one men. rinks will be deprived of their re- tioned above, for, with all respect gular number three as happened into the Rumjahns, I am sure Aragon the case of the match with the Bowland Lum are too strong a pair fortunity of seeing this crack exponent ing Green. If Taikoo is playing at them. There should be a very large full strength with Skip Ferguson crowd on the Kowloon Cricket Club back at his place, as announced, it ground, where the matches will be is going to be a hard struggle, and played, and the admission is very in this case it looks as if they will reasonable indeed-only 50 cents have much to say as to which way per head. the points should go.
The Police are entertaining the Kowloon Dock R.C.I hope the ground team will succeed in win- ning one of these days, but in this 'case they appear to be up against a hardy lot of Shipbuilders. An interesting game is expected from the meeting at King's Park between Club de Recreio and the Bowling Great. I am rather doubtful as to the outcome, though I think the advantage is slightly in favour of the home tea..
The second match will be a singles game between Aragon and Honda, and though the former should win, I confidently expect the local chim pion to put up a good show. Honda can play a fast game if he feels so inclined, but the whole trouble is that he always seems to be content to play too steadily, feeling content to allow his opponent "to make all the mistakes. I should imagine he would make a better showing if he tried to play a fast game, as Aragon plays a very forceful game, and it
of the game in action last time be was here will make it a point not to do so again!
In the first game, which will be a doubles affair, Aragon will have Teddy Fincher as his partner, and on the other side of the net will be the formidable Rumjahn com- bination-S.A. and H.D. This will be followed by a singles between the Filipino and
Honda, and
tickets, at 30 cents each, may be
be no reservation; so that it would obtained on the ground. There will
be wise to put in an early appear- ance to be assured of a seat
The first match will start at 4
probably act as umpire. p.m. and Mr. C. P. F. James will
Craigengower juniors are at home would be hopeless to feed him with LOOKING AT YOUR
enay loba
OWN LEGS."
if
BRITISH "TOMMY"
"DEFENDED.
TIME FOR NOTHING BUT
FIGHTING..
EX-SOLDIER'S REPLY. TO AMERICAN AUTHORESS.
A stout defence of the British Tommy's "character is made by an ex-soldier in the current issue, of the British Legion Journal, under the title of "War Books-A Defence of Tommy," by "One of Them." The following are extracts:-
JAPANESE AIR MAIL SERVICE,
FOREIGN LADY MAKES FLIGHT.
(UNITED PRESS.]
Dairen, June 2-Mrs. D. O. Bess, wife of the Peking manager of the United Press, was the first foreign woman to dy from Dairen to Seoul, Koren, on the now Japan- ese air mail and passenger line. The line is a link in the air mail service from Japan to Manchuria and car- ries mail and passengers daily from Tokyo to Osaka to Fukuoka
Last Sunday my wife laid down to Fusan to Seoul to Hoijo to the paper she was reading and said Dairen and back. German and to the I have never quizzed a American monoplanes carrying six your pals led whilst in France, hut great deal about the life you and passengers each are used. I do ask you now if it was really as bad as these war books make
out?"
I answered: In what way ?!. "She replied: Well, I have read All Quiet" and "Spanish Farm," and now I have been reading ex- American woman, and the chief im- tracts from a book written "by an pression left on my mind is that though you at times had a most of the line you rushed straight into frightful job, directly you came out the arms of eagerly waiting women.
Was it so?'
Soldiers With Ideals..
heart talk that has prompted me to "It was our easuing heart-to- takor up my pen.
all soldiers in France were not for I want to tell the world that ever running after women, that there were soldiers who carried ideals, that all the muck and misery although at times & few many have could not shatter those ideals, and lapsed, they certainly did not live in a continuous round of iniquity.
"The impression is certainly towns were overrun by American given that Paris and other large soldiers and British officers, and it Was an easy matter to get leave for. these places,
"Speaking from experience, I know that very few N.C.O.s or men of British divisions got leave oven fo`small towns, let alone Paris. Personally, I went through Paris twice, each time in trucks...at night, non-stop.
Too Busy Fighting.
"Let us now, in order to vin- diente Tommy, see what were his chances, even if he were so desirous, of associating with women.. I am spanking of a Temmy belonging to BIRMINGHAM'S NEW BAN. line, for after all the war was a British Infantry division up the fought up there, and not by the Paris wallahs.
POLICE ACTION.
to Taikoo. The latter have been showing up better lately, but I am
Turning back to league tennis, doubtful of their getting the points there has been no progress made at the Valley. Kowloon C.C. meet during the last ten days or 50 on the unbeaten Civil Service team. account of the extremely wet wea The latter will, travel at full ther. I hear the CRCRC. strength to add another victory to game in the "B" division, which their series. Kowloon Bowling was scheduled to take place on Citizens of Birmingham are now Green, are entertaining" Club de Wednesday, will now be played forbidden to look at their own Recreio. The home team at their early next week, and as regards the legs: This is the latest decree of present strength (they are also un- other fixtures I shall feel extremely an official of the Watch Committes, beaten so (AT) art favourites, grateful if the secretaries of the It was considered a crime until though the Recreio second string different clubs will be good enough recently, in the eyes of the Watch have been doing wonders lately. to send me a revised list of their Committee, to look at the legs of postponed matchca. According to to North the official fixtures, the "A" divi-
sinn ahould have been closed after to wear Rashings in her famous other people. Pavlova was made last Saturday's "games, but what classical dances so that the good with the wet weather and all the other circumstances necessitating citizens of Birmingham should not postponements, it is not finished by be shocked, and all chorus girls 4 long way.
had to wear tights when they ap- peared before a Birmingham audi-
The Yachtsmen travel
Point to meet the Electricians. It is probable that the points will go
to the visitors,
SOME OF THE TEAMS.
TAIKCO RO..
Taikoo schior team (home) v. Craigengower 0.0.-
J. B. Chapman, T. Grimes, N. Drummond and J. Ferguson (Skip) G. MeLeod, J. Slean, Sr., J. Laing and R. C. Wallace (Skip).
J. Chalmers, J. Polson, J. Rus -sell and W. Wotherspoon (Skip).
Taikoo junior team (away) Craigengover C.C. :-
T. Swan, J. Sloan (Jnr.), 8: Amery and D. Walmsley (Skip).
W. Bell, T. Stainton, D. Munro and R. K. Dunean (Skip).
W. Cunningham, W. Brown, H. McKechnie and G. H. Stewart (Skip).
KOWLOON 0.0:
Kowloon C.C. senior team (away)
v. Civil Service:
This raised such a storm of pre-
Quite a number of matches are down for decision to-morrow, and ence. itself this time. The best game in let us hope the weather will behave the "B" division will probably be test and ridicule that the commit- U.S.R.C., while the Hong Kong that between Recreio and the tee was forced to reconsider the Cricket Club ought to give the matter. positions of the teams, up-to-date, Indians a good fight as well. The
are:-
LEAGUE TABLES.
"A" Division.
"From that redhot Sunday in 1914 at Mons to clammy Ypres in November, Tommy of the first Divisions had not time to change his shirt, let alone think about that had more than two days out women, and it was a lucky Division of action during that period.
After the first battle of Ypres think Tommy was guilty of taking came trenches-and billets. I don't
in one of Jerry's posh dugouts, but women into the trenches, although
that may have been loot. I once saw some women's clothing
How Tommy Was Restricted. "In the carly part of the war far from their billets, and even troops were not allowed to wander later when discipline was relaxed no private soldier could stay away from billets without a very special pass, very rarely granted.
"Later in the war eame Divvy: Concert Parties,Divvy sports, Divvy fighting, but very little
On rare occa
It gravely hold an inspection of Divvy" women
bare leg, and finding nothingsions, if resting bear a big village, very vicious about it, generously to a brighter café for a meal of would come the opportunity to get. decided that if the people of Bix-pommes-de-terre friz and aufs,' mingham cared to gaze on the and finish the night till closing time bare legs of others they were at 8p.m.) with a sing-song, then back to the billet; no more than that, and no harm done
P. W. L Pts.liberty to do so..
2 2 0 2
Indian R... Chinese R.C. Kowloon C.C. Hong Kong CC South China A.A.4 ... 2
M.B.K.......
H. Gitting, C. J. Tacchi, A. Hyde Chinese R.C.
and J. Fraser (Skip),
2
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1.
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1
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But now they refuse the citizens permission to look at their own lege-even when they are decent- ly coverd.
The Mystic Garden," a side show of the National Trades Ex- "B" Division.
hibition at the Bingley Hall, P. W. L Pt. Birmingham, is the latest entertain- ment to come under the ban of the Birmingham official censor. 3 4 1 4 The centre of attraction in the garden was a rustic bridge, which, by an arrangement of mirrors, re- flected back the legs of the people walking over it..
Indian R.C.
Ly Goodwin, B. Petheram, J. C. Club de Recrciu
A. C. Burford, J. HONG HE Sports Club
Lyal and I E. Lammert (Skip).
Overy and A. E. Silkstone (Skip).
Kowloon C.O. junior team (home)
Kowloon C.C. Craigengover
6 6 0 B
4.9 4 43 1 3 5 3 23
Hong Kong C.C.6 33 3 2. Civil Service:-
M.B.K.42 JP Robinson, J.-S. Dinnen, T. United Services RC. W. Carr, and L. J. Blackburn Civil Service C.C. (Skip).
효
2
4
2
2
4 1 3
1
B.C.AA. O. E. Raven, A. J. Kew, F. E. Nippon Club 8 1 5 1 Lawrence and J. M. Jack (Skin). University 71 f
W: Borrowman, L. E. Jeeves, W.European Y.M.C.A. 90 W. Hirst and V. C. Labrum (Skip),
ELECTRIC R.C.
"" Division.
1
60
6
P. W. L. Pts. Chineso R.C.
7 70 7 Hong Kong 5.00 University 881 5. Club de Recreio 84 བྷ·། A Tariwick Y, Sami N.S Tilt Indida C "and y. 1. D. QUIKAT (SUVE”.
1.K. Electric RC (home)
Yacht Club
W. Bloker, G. T. Padgett, F. F. Duckworth and H. Hatch (Skin).
4 2
I
"bout Chix A‚Ã.
Nippon Club
3...2 Filipino Club. 0242 H. J. Clarke, E. Thompson, L. de Kowloon O.C. B Rowe and A. T. Paul (Skip). Kowloon Indian 10.7 1 6 1 Reservea: HS, Jones and R. W. Civil Service 6 1 5 1 Smith.
German T.C.
71
"It has gone now," said Mr. Don Legat, the manager of the show, shaking his head andly. The watch committee was evidently so shocked at the thought of people heing able to see their own legs that they sent a police inspector round to us.
The inspector warned us that if we did not take down the bridge immediately the matter would be brought before the watch committee, and the whole show would probab ly be clossed down.”
mantle it, although the same device was used for months at Olympia, London, without complaint.
Mr. T. J. Brookes, the propria tor of the show, said: "It is sheer prudery. The people could see little more than their kness."
Tribute to French Women.
* "I wish that American woman could have spent the winter of 1917- 1918 with the British troops at Ypres at their job and at their play; she would have found plenty of material for her book against war, plenty of horrible, things to see and live amongst.
"In conclusion, I pay my humble tribute to the women of France for the many kindnessés I have received at their hands; tender, sympathetic women, who, though utterly war- Weary, were invariably decent to those who believed decent to themi
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