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Sports News
CRICKET TEAMS AND PLAYERS.
THINGS BEGIN TO GET GOING.
R. ABBIT'S WEEKLY REVIEW.
Craigongower,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1930.
INTERPORT GOLF.
MANILA DEFEAT HONG KONG.
[TUROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Oct. 16, Alanin defeated Hong Kong by 4 points to 5.
Ilong Kong won the singles in the morning by 3/2.
Manila in the afternoon won the four-ball match by 2 to 1.
In the singles one pouit was awarded for a win and in the ball games 9 points.
Wrigley holed out at the (100 yards) in ono,
BRITISH GIANT FLYING-BOAT.
SIX-ENGINE MONOPLANE.
LUXURY QUARTERS FOR
FORTY PEOPLE.
The Civil Department of the Air Ministry, concurrently with its de velopment of the airship, is not unmindful of the heavior-than-air machine for the purpose of oversca flight. The Ministry has placed an order with the Supermarins Avin- four-tion Works (Vickers Aviation, Ltd.) Southampton, for & giant flying boat, the largest of its kind that has ever been planned in England,
The new machina is officially de- and 1; Wrigley and Nelson all scribed as a six-engine civil mono 107 feet long, bigger than the aver-
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CANADA'S CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT,
EFFECT ON TARIFF ISSUE.
The defeat of the Mackenzie King "Government means that go for ne Canadian tariff legislation is cons cerned nothing will be done for tho extension of Empire trade unless Mr. Bonnett changes his mind. It is true that Mr. Bonnott has de- clared in favour of conditional or reciprocal proferences-that is, that Canada will prefer British imports
it Groat Britain, prefers the m
The holiday on Friday last was
The C.C.C. have placed my an uneoramonly convenient one for Cricket and some interesting brother scribe L.B.W., and myself matches were played. The most in rather a fix, as they played · a important of thom perhaps was the second division team, They did two-day gaine between the H.K.C.C.pretty well, thanks chiefly to their And the K.C.C. The first olovons captain, H. P. Lim, who just failed Dict at Kowloon. I might hare cor to reach the century. Ho is by far square; Ferguson beat Mason 3 and plane flying-boat. Its bull will be the manufacturers of the United
reet the statement that the seconds their best bat, and sets an example also played a two-day match at the in the field of keenness and quick Club ground. They played two ness which many might copy with matches and the teams were conadvantage. R. Lee seems to have siderably altered on Saturday. My informant is the K.C.C. skipper and I presume he ought to know."
Strong Sides.
Both sides folded pretty strang clovena. Kowloon had out what I imagine to be their strongest side, though Mackay's big score for the second will no doubt get him
Reynolds is leaving the
had one of his on days with the ball, as he managed to take five wickets for Яoven runs apiece. Omar proved expensive and A. T. Lee was also ineffective. I imagine the performance of Recreio will not have escaped L.B.W.'s notice, a they drew with 153 for nine wickets after facing & score of over two hundred. Not too bad!
The Volunteers,
No doubt my readers will have noticed that the Volunteers are resuming their programme of Sun day games, They are taking a tremendously strong team next Sunday to the 'Varsity ground. imagine that, barring Owen Hughes, the pick of their cricketing talent will be out. They will probably find themselves in the same difficulty as the Club when T. E. Pearce is not
trial. Colony very soon, I regret to say, and it seems possible Mackay will tako his place. One great stroke of fortune has come to K.C.C. in that Brace is not going home until March and will be available at all events for league matches. This will strengthen them enormously. As I anticipated, their bowling was definitely weak, and it socios extra- ordinary that Lyal, Goodwin, Braco and Reynolds should between them Brod down fifty-five overs to the eighteen of Hung, Smith, and playing-they have no good stump- Burnett. The latter only got four overs, but those who may bo regard od as good judges tell me that he shapes uncommonly well. We shall no doubt hear a good deal more of him. To bo frank, there is a dis- tinot tendency to keep on Goodwin sad Lyal longer than is quite strategic, due no doubt to lack of good change bowlers in the past.
The Club,
er, that is of course unless any new talent has come along. It appears, probable, however, that they will heat the 'Yaraity in spite of having to play on a mintting wicket.
In the singles Marton beat Alpin
2 Lawrence beat McCord 4 and 3; Robson beat Smith 4 and 3; and Yates best Thompson' 5' and 4.
Four-ball games:-Marton and Wrigley beat Alpin and MeCord 1 up; Nelson and Robson beat For- guson and Lawrence 3 and 4; and Yales and Mason, beat Smith and Thompson 3 and 2.
PING PONG LEAGUE,
FURTHER RESULTS.
The results of further matches played in the Junior Ping Pong League are as follows:-
Commercial Press boat Indian Recreation Club, 20 games to
South China A.A. beat Fukien A.A., 24 games to 11.
Commercial Presa beat Wah Ying Club, 30 games to 6.
Hip Keung-A.A. beat Chiness A.A., 24 games to 11.
Hop Ched Club beat Chinese Catholic Club, 24 games to 11.
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norte of Canada. But other de clatations reduce this promise to nothing. Even if Great Britain should tax foreign imports of food and exempt Empire imports from taxation, no benefit will accrue to
height of 33 feet. The power plant Protection against all imports Thames barget, with an overall Kingdom. Mr. Bennett's policy, is will consist of six 200-b.p. Rolls-which may compete with Canadian Royce engines, type H, with
maximum range of 1,300 miles. The producta. "If," he said in the Commons in eribi. span is 17-4 fect, and the petrol House of tankage has a capacity of 2,950 bising the Dunning Budget, "n vallons,
Luxurious accommodation will be dollar goes to the West Indies that provided for forty passengers. De should go to Canada, it is no bot- tachable bunks are to be installed ter than if that dollar went to the so that slooping socommodation is availble for twenty passengers. The United States." design provides for five cabins 14 he applied the same feet wide, in each of which there Great Britain in these words: will he eight armchairs in pairos no put this question to the facng each other, with a central
Hull of Stainless-Stool.. Aft of the passengers" cabins will ha baggage compartments, a kit chen, and lavatories. The operet ing quaretrs for the crew are totally enclosed. The pilots will be station- ed high up, with an excellent view. The hull will be built of stainless steel. The wing structure is of metal, with the exception of the covering of the trailing portion,
In the Men's Singles, 8iu Manwhich is of fabric. The weight of the machine when fully loaded will Chuk defeatel Loong Fung Sang be between 33 and 38 tons. Wing beat Lee Ming 3 to 2. by 3 sets to 1, and Chang Kwok
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LOCAL ORICKET.
H.K.C.C. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW.
The following have been selected to represent the H.K.C.O., on Saturday:-
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lat XI. (Home) v. Argyll & S.H.-T. E. Pearce (Capt.), K. H. Batger, A. O. Beck, G. E. R.
A minulo Intor doctrine to
gangway separating each set of Minister of Finance, and let me four. Thus Pullman luxury far input it also to the unemployed walk excess of anything previously at- tempted in this form of air trans-ng the streets to-day. If wo.buy port will be provided.
atrol in Pittsburg and these mon uro deprived of employment-if we now shift the buying of steel to another country, what boots it to the unemployed?" He turned to the words of a great Conservative statesman, who said that "a wool- lon mill in Caanda is as great an asset to the British Empire as a woollen mill in, Yorkshire." Tho. reference to the woollen industry a particularly significant, se Con servatives have declared, that the Canadian woollen industry was All the preliminary work for the seriously injured by preferred im
It construction of the flying boat has ports from Great Britain. heen complottd, and it will be laid means that in this case the pre down in the near future. Admitted-ference for British importe may be ly the construction of such a craft reduced. Mr. Bennett hus not ex- will be experimental, but the design|plicitly declared for such a policy,, and data available are the result of but it is the logical conclusion of long research and experiment. his other pronouncements. These experiments, so far as the 'plane is concerned, were carried out with models at the company's wind tunnel at Weybridge. Equal preferences involves an obvious fal In fact the idea of reciprocal ly exhaustive tank tests were car-lay. Suppose that Great Britain ried out with a model of the hull should tax foreign imports of grain at the St. Albans tank, which is and exempt those of Canada, the controlled by Vickers-Armstrong, Canadian farmer might receive Ltd.
some benefit, but Canadian manu- facturers would naturally complain if the farmers wore benefited as their expense.
Obvious Fallacy.
The First League "Match.
The Indians and Varsity are starting their league programmes early, and to-morrow the fact that
The flying-boat will be wed on the I.R.C. have to play at the Rok-Divett, E R Duckitt, H. Owen established sea-going mail routes, Hughes, J. Isley,, E. J. R. Mit-on experiemntal routes, and where fulam ground will make things more chell, A. Reid, R. H. D. Wade, H. it is desired to link up land and
Moreover, if preferences were Pearce and Mors were the two intereating, as they are, on their J. Armstrong and W. J. Hupt (12th sea-going dir services. most prominent shaentees from the home pitch, defnitely a better siden)-
The flying boat will be fully cap basis, neither Great Britain nor placed on a bargaining or business Olub side, Dewar Durio, of course, than the University. I am doubt creio-W. W. Mackenzie (Capt.), sage, but in the ovent of such a complete freedom over tariff legis 2nd XI. (Away) v. Club de Roable of making a transatlantio pas- Canada would retain its present is not eligible for the Club league fol if Pereira will be able to hit E. J. Collins, J. R. Collis, J. H. yenture being undertaken it would team. Armstrong played some very the sticks (if he is as fast as re- Ashworth, J. Chadwick, P. W. L. be necessary to sacrifice part of the lation. The bargain must be kept. Planner, J. R. A. Hutchison, J. space allotted to mails and freight If Great Britain mado so radical by and E. R. West.
tankage.
oign food imports on condition that
nice shots, but he is a shaky starter i ported) with anything but a very McFarlane, R. Stock, R. J. Stanes. for the purpose of increasing the departure as the taxation of for-
and, unless he becomes quicker in well-pitched up ball, as the ground the Gold, I hardly think he will is very hard. It will be interest- centious to play for the first. The ing to see what he can do, and this Club batting was distinctly good. applies to A. T. Normanbhoy of Batger was much more free than whom I have heard a lot. The usual in his century, and Mitobell Indians Boen definitely at full- played well until he was c and batrength. Anderson is skippering off a very bad ball which he tried the Varsity this year. He is per to turn to leg. Owen Hughes was haps a trifle young for the respon. out to a fine catch high up in the sibility, but it may ultimately do alips when he had made a brisk
his cricket good. twenty, and Bowker played a roaliy good knock for thirty-four before being bowled by what was uncom- monly near a full toss. The wicket was comparatively easy though the Hall got up rather high most of tho time. As has been stated the bowl ing was distinotly work, and Good in clearly has not yet quite ro favored his bowling fitness.
Slow Going..
On Friday 382 runs were scored, but on Saturday' ofternoon in just (under three hours only, a further
180 runs vere put oil. It was de- Anitely slow going except for the
FORMER FOOTBALLER
FINED.
STRENUOUS DENIAL OF STREET BETTING.
يعني حديد
Mr. B. J. Mitchell, designer of Cañada maintained and increased the machine which won the last its proference for imports of Bri two Schneider Trophy races, is the of the condition would be required, tish manufactures, the fulfilment designer of the new machine,
which, he expects, will be complet and Canada would not be free to ed in eighteen months or two years, change its tariff without the con- "It has been ordered by the Air sent of the other partner. If Ministry primarily sa an experi. mental machine," he said. If it Broves successful it will be sent on long-distance cruises to the East or across the Atlantic."
Mr. Mitchell estimated that the ton meed would be about 165 to 100 miles an hour, and the cruising speed about 130 aniles an hour,
nada maintained and increased its preference for British importe imposed taxes on foreign food, on condition that Great Britain
Canada would expect that such taxation would be premanent and not subject to change. That would be the inevitable result of a policy of bargaining on a business basis. The advantage of the prosont ar rangement is that it loaves both parties free The Parliament of
Joseph Lansdale (32), for several years goalkeeper to Millwall Foot. hall Club, who now described him- self as independent," of Limes Grove, Lewisham, London, S.E., was fined 85 at Greenwich Police Court last month for loitering for the purpose of betting at Lewisham ELECTRICITY FROM OCEAN either country may alter its tariff High Street.
The 0.5.0.0. Craigongower visit Civil Servico in a friendly tomorrow. It is if toy memory serves me, quite a long time since they have played there,
A constablo said that he BAW and as usual the league match is people hand Lansdale pieces of on the Craigongower ground. Last paper and monoy, and later Lans your they bent the 0.5.0.0. in a dale handed a man with a bicycle soras pieces of paper and money. heavy rainstorm The latter team Amang-articles found in Lansdale's aro trying Harris Walker for the possession, was a football betting first eleven, and are pretty well at coupon
DEPTHS:
PROFESSOR'S $20,000 EXPERIMENT.
for reasons of revenue or the needs el producer or consumer without consulting the other party. That policy is now apparently rejected bargaining at the polls and policy is the only alternative. There are, of course, means of According to a telegram from increasing Empire trade other than Havana, the French scientist, Pro-tariffs, and these are not matters full strength if the team turns out he is tolling lies, declared Larie bron experimenting with a view to
"I think he has made a mistake;fessor Georges Claude, who has of political controversy.
Possibly office and consultation picked. B. Rosd (Capt.), G. dale. "I have never taken a bet obtaining power from the differ with the representatives of Giant ence of temperature of the Gulf Britain at the Imperial Economic H. Sayer, J. E, Richardson, F. Jin my life?” -
do Rome, E. W. Hamilton, B. D, Lauadale on oath denied that he Stream and water, from the lower Conference may change Mr. Ben Evans, E. N. Grifithe, F. Baker, had ever takon a betting slip. depths, has now got the pipes into nett's point of view. But his pro-
position with which ho plans to „Thu....officer," he asserted, refer....... R. M. Wood, J, Barrow, and Wring to Police Constable Jeffery, teet his theory and decisive Imperial proference
never arrested mo at all. A lady periments will bo' made immediato
fast wicket-stand-by-Lyal-and Goodwin. The bowlers were protty
Hartin-Walker. It should be a very stendy, though the faster balls bounced over the top of the wicket. 890d gune..
Other Games, Owen Hughes bowled with better
at home to the The Club are command of length, and, as always when he does that, he looked like Argyll and Sutherlands. I am not
the time.
getting a wieket The yet aware of their team, but if at
all he bowled Smith with was a full strength they should have the better of matters. But it will be wery fine one indeed.
The Kowloon batting was rather vory pleasant to see a regimental disappointing. Fincher collected a side out again in the senior division steady soyants four, while Bmith cricket.
way
wenty-nine and seems likely to get ing, and I haya pot, heard of "any.
Das played the Navy.
took me to the station."
A first experiment last year feil. Police Constable Jeffery I had aed and a second attempt last June. policewoman there with me, and also proved unsuccessful, a tabo rather than lose him I gave her the over 9,000 yards long collapsing as signal to go nerous to him and de-it was being lowered Into the een,
and being lost!
tain him.
The Magistrate (Mr. H. Metenlie) expressed himself antishod that the charge had been prevod...
Lansdale: It is all a mistake.
Me, Metcalfe: I do not believe it word you say. I believe you are a constant liar. You will pay £5 or a month, inside,
Lansdalas May I appen
Mr. Metcalfe: You may do what Lansdale was allowed seven days in which to pay.
i on batting alone. I presume the engagements for the Gunners or you like gama, wâá & draw, as it was qariwo days.
RABBIT.
The experiment has already cost more than £20,000, and has neces sitated building a railway line of ore than a mile and a quarter on pontoons out to sea.
sent attitudo is not hopeful for
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