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Sports
U.S. BASEBALL.
BRANDT, ONCE DESPISED,
TOPS AVERAGES.
HOME RUNS AGAIN. PLENTIFUL.
News
WEST BROMWICH'S RETURN.
TREMENDOUS WELCOME FOR F.A. CUP WINNERS.
When the West Bromwich Albion team, returned home from their vie- New York, May 18-The leader-tory over Birmingham in the final ships in the American League and of the Football Association Cup, the National League were unchang, they received a great welcome from ed to-day, at Cleveland, the 20,000 people and were played in
defeated by the town band. Philadelphia Athletics
The trophy itsolf" nestled in the the Indians by 10 to 7, while in Detroit the New York Yankers arms of Tommy Glidden, the cap- humbled the Tigers by 20 to S.Thotain, who was perched on the roof motor-coach. The welcome St. Louis Cardinals continue to of lend the senior circuit, although, was aided by men with blue and at the Polo Grounds in New York, white faces, and a jazz band of 50 they were defeated by 8; to 3 bygirls and youths. the second place Giants.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1931.
THE CHAMPION WINDJAMMER.
FIRST IN 15,000 MILES -
RACE.
FOURTH WIN IN FIVE YEARS,
Falmoutle The champion wind- jammer, the four-masted Finish
CHINESE AFFAIRS IN pore, at the end of 1020, was 178;
MALAYA.
MORE LABOUR TROUBLES
THAN USUAL.
at
during 1030 threo were 400 admissions and 411 discharges
inmates leaving 225
the end of the yoar Two girls from the Home were adopted and 19 married during the year. Work was found for '34.
Wholesale Dismissals.
During the your under, review, there have been," awing to general trade depression, more labour
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'ENGLAND WILL GO
"FORWARD.'
MR. JUSTICE MCCARDIE OPTIMISTIC:
"I have no doubt that England will go forward with growing and unfaltering strength to achieve her mission in the world," said Mr. Justice McCardio adding:
"I believe that today there man
Nation of Houssowners,
Referring to the past century's progress, Mr. Justice McCardle aid that, in regard to building societies alone, they might say that slowly but surely in a large men- Bure they were passing from 4" nation of householdern to | nation of houseowners. In 1831 tho expectation of life was not much more than thirty years-now it was well over fifty. The transforma- tion in regard to education amount-
bargo Herzogin Cecile, was first first Protector of Chinese, S.S. troubles than usual. Rubber fae- bo no question of sex antagoniam, ed almost to a miracle The law tories in particular have suffered We are all bound together, linked had mond with the times. Little
Affairs,
and in Singapore, during the three months June-August, over 1,000 coolies were thrown out of employ ment in this one industry alone. On several occasions where the labour force has been Hailam, at tempts were made to creato dis turbances but there was no serious
The office of the Protectorato ji was opened on June 1, 1977, in Canal Road, Singapore, Mr. W: A. Pickering. C.M.C., being the
home in the race between eight of states the annual report of the these aniling vessels from Boath Secretary for. Chinese
Straits Settlements, for 1030. Australia to Britain."
Ia, 1030, the tumber of Chinese immigrants arriving at Singapore from Chinn (including by sea Hong Kong) was 242,149 compared with 203,107 in "1920, 43,083 proceded direct to Penang where 35,074 disembarked, the routbreak. maining 6,012 continuing their journey to Rangoon, Calcutta and Java poris. During the year 107,003 deck passenger, left Binga pore for China, thus leaving a balance at Singapura of 74,216; the corresponding figure for 1930 waa 153,500.
Four times in the last five years she has beates all rivals, but last ear she took five days more than the Finnish barque Pommern.
The Herzogin Cecile's fe of 92 days of the 15,000 miles voyage is longer than the record she made in 1027, when she covered the dis tanco in 88 days-three weeks less time than her nonrest rival.
Her port of departure then, bow- ever, was Port Lincoln, which in two days' sail nearer England than ailed on Wallo, whence she Jan. 23.
Of these
more than 100 years ago no les than 200 erimes were punishable. with death.
to one another for the mutual wel- fare of the country which wo love
Mr. Justice McCardie gave the tonat of Progress" at the annual Printers Association at the Hotel of London, replying, said that what banquet of the London Master
Sir ERNEST WILL, K.C., Recorder Metropole, with Mr. B. Guy Har-was known as the "underdog" never rison in the chair.
had better chanes than ho hnd He spoke na an optimist. : Hô be to-day, lieved in Great Britain and the Sir Ernest went on: British Common-wealth of nations, "But to my mind it is a seanda! and ho deeply believed in the ulti-that when a man or woman is con- Similarly in sawmills, timhor-mate good sense and foresight of victed of an offence which is not remain wholly pessimistic when there is no right of appeal to a the British people. No, one could | punishable' with imprisonment, they considered all that the word superior court, unless that person.. "progress" suggested to them. can deposit a sum of money or Strangely enough, this idea of give surty for a sum of money nations of antiquity. It was only progress was little realised by the which cannot be less than £25, and
within the past century and a half that the principle of progress had become the dominating ides of Western civilisation.
sards, pineapple factories, there have been both wholesale dismissals and a general lowering of wngea. Here, too, the Communist element has tempted to foment strikes, but without success. The engineer ing trades have been depressed From August 1, 1930, the im- throughout the year, but with the migration of aduli meie labourers exemption of the case of one big was restricted, hy roclamation under the Immigration Restriction situation has been met by giving undertaking in Singapore the
Between Birmingham and West and the youngest captain of the Ordinance, ten total of 6,010 per the men two or three days' work Brooklyn ended in 14 to 4 vie. Bromwich crowds lined the railway fleet, stated that the passage and month, distributed pro rata among a week rather than by getting rid
Crowd of Birmingham's sup- porters crowded Snow Hill station, Birmingham, and cheered the tean ns they halted there for a while. Some of the players were dragged from the train and mobbed by ad- mirers. A
To Chicago, the White Sox nosed out the Boston Red Sox by 0 to A. There was a close game at Bas. ton, where the Braves, aided by brilliant pitching, won by 2 to 1 from the Pittsburgh Piraten. hit-spic at Ebbetts Field in
the
tory for the Dodgers over Cincinnati Reds. In Pindelphia, the Phillies rased mut the Chicago Cubs by to 4.
The Phillies' Luck.
The score at Philadelphia was tied at four-all in the ninth in- ning when Hurst of the Phillies singled and asured Bartell with the run which yanquished the Cubs, the The Giants triumphed over
Cardinals largely because of Walk er's pitching. He fanned five of the Redbirde and the Cards, held to six scattered hit and suffering from three errors, were able to word only three runs.
There was much good twirling to-day Brecht of the Cubs fangod Ave of the Phillies, but he lost his game because the Quakera bun- ched their bingles, wher they count-
embankments. Outside one station
i group of allotment holder's smothered, their spades and forks in Albion colours and wared them. At West Bromwich people swarmed dangerously on the platforms.
Mr. Billy Bassett, the chairman of the directors, and Tommy Glid- den, with the Cup, were greeted by the Mayor, Councillor Poultney, and other councillors. To gol to the station yard the players had literally to fight their way. Glid den climbed into the motor-conch nad waved the Cup.
In glorious sunshine the players were driven through the streets, where blue and white decorated nearly every other person and most of the lamp-posts.
At the Council House the players were accorded a civic reception.
Sporting Cheers for Losers. A crowd of people many thou
ed for most. Brandt priclied brilands strong showed their sporting fiantly for the Braves, accounting spirit in defeat when the Birming- for the victory of the Bostonians ham team arrived homo
Brendt yielded uver the. Pirntes. only five well scattered hits and he allowed the Buccaneers bat ano
run.
On the station platform WAS A pretty rosy-cheeked girl of four, whose green jumper was swathed in blud.
to
Brandt.pow leads all of the
This was Joe Bradford's daugh- National and American Longues ter, and when she saw the popular pitchers. He is a man who was contre-forward she called, "There's
daddy," and throw him a kiss. under-rates throughout inst season.
The players and officials wero Home runs were hit in abund welcomed by the Lord Mayor, Al- ance to-day. McManus and Dolderman W. W. Saunders, who
afterwards entertained them jack poled out. cireuits for the tea.. Tigers, na did Babe Hermann and Frederick for the Dodgers. Arlett contributed a home ran 'Phillies' triumph. Pickering hit for the circuit for the Red Sox and Jimmie Foxx, as usual, homered for the Athletics.
The sero follow:-
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Clevelan
Youngest Captain.
interview, Capt. 5. A. Erieksson, who is 27. years of age
In o
beer, uneventful but pleasanś,
laroo with 4,007 tons of whent on Jan. 23, and had a fairly good voy- age to Cape Horn, which took forty days. Last year the run wAB UC complished in thirty-two days.
One day the ship made a very markable performance, for she tra- versed 300 miles in the twenty-four hours.
One hour she sailed 17 miles. which is much faster than the aver
of any great number of them. second half of tho During the year, 500 shops shut down in Singapore.
Towards the end of the year, the recent amendment of the Labour Code was brought inte föree, where- by Chinese labourers may use for wage due, before a Protectorate Officer, in his capacity of Deputy.
or Assistant Controller of Labour instead of proceeding in the Civil Courls. In Singaporu, there were five cases, in Penang 51 cases and in Malacca one case.
five shipping companies and cer- The Herzogin Cecile left Wal-tain individually chartered ships that had been regularly carrying on immigration business. between China ports and Singapore. The total for the year, 248,149, is onde up of 107,831 pre-restriction, re-monthly average 2,281, and H,318 post restriction mout'iy average 8,863. The immigration of women and children, although not restrict- ed, has fallen proportionately to that of the adult males. Of the
Chinese Advisory Board. total of Chinese immigrants ar riving at Singapore from China The Singapore Chinese Advisory 159,070 wore addit males, 44,377 Board held three meetings during the year and discussed among other wore adult females, 27,320, were subjects the fixing of rates of wagea boys and 12,307 were girls. The for female domestic servants, ap. net increase of Chinese by migra-pointment of a When off the Azorea, the Herzo-
nominee to the gia Cecile ran into a calm which tion at Singapore, is 74,246, No
inter-Settlement or inter-State tee and lasted for five days, and a four-figures are kept and it is impor masted barque, believed to be the Viking way sighted. That, vessel
has not yet arrived, had a start of twenty-one days; and
nge steaner.
This was quite equal to the old Cutty Sark, now in Falmouth Har- hour, whose best run is believed to be 353 miles in twenty-four hours.
The Olivebank had a start of nine days from Melbourne, the Ar- chibald Russell being the next with a start of six days. Neither have put in an appearance.
Capt. Erickson is very pioul of his performance, and is of the opinion that the record will not be bonton by the other ship and that the Herzogin Cecile is still the fastest windjammer afloat.
sible to say what percentage of this increase falls on the Colony.
The Po Leung Kak,
Social Hygiene Advisory Commit
the Singapore, 1920 Rice Crisin Relief Association, rice cultivation by Chinezo in Malaya and the restriction of im migration. Two members, Memra. Hong Fang Kiat, J.P., and Yau In Singapore there were as pro-Ngan Pan, J.P., died, and one socutions under Ordinance 110 member, Mr. Liau Chia Hong, (Sosicties) involving 126 persons; J.P., resigned during the year.
The incoine of the Protectorate's 90 persons wore convicted and 30
Decrepits Fund for the year was discharged. Those were no serions outbreaks during the year either 8115,100 of which $258. was brought among Hokkien and Teochiu socie- forward from the previous year, Lies or among the Cantonese hooli-8110,400 was contribution by the
Penang was free from gan gans
Government, 84,331 by the "Chin- Bociety disturbance ese community, 8154 by the Johore Ten thousand three unlawfu throughout the year. In Malacca Government there was no trouble from unlaw-hundred and twenty decrepits were ful societies, except those of Com- repatriated at a total cost of munistic connections, which made $120,650.99, part of which was not thoir influence felt in various lab paid until 1931. Three hundred and fifteen destitute and infirm our troubles during the year. There is additional proof of this
The Po Leung Kuk Home was inmates of Tan Tock Seng's Hos in the fact that on the outward established in 1988 when it con- pital were repatriated at a enst of voyage to Australia from Copenha-sisted of a single room at Kundang 83,00 by the Government. Three Kerbau with 11X "permanent thoumnd five hundred and fifty. the passage only occupied
were repatriated juvenile residents." In 1800 it eight Chinese. thirty-three days, a magnificent comprised four large wards and a from Penang at a cost of 852,017.88 feat. The vessel was then in bal-matron's house off Bukit Timah which was borne partly by Govern Road vnclosed in a roomy comment and partly by public subscrip pound and accommodating 150 in- tions. One thousand five hundred males. The prownt, Home on York and fly decropits were repatriat Hill was first occupied on August ed from Malacca and 32,156.02 was a, 1829 and has accomodation for spent by the Malaga Protectorate. 300 inmates, The number of in- This amount was borne partly by mates remaining in the Po Leung Government and partly by public Kok Homo on York Hill, Siuga-subscriptions
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The Herzogin Cecilo is now at Falmouth awaiting orden and after procceding to a port of dis charge will probably be laid up un- til the next Australian grain sea-
gon. London, May 17.-The chief in- terest of Turf enthusiasts, not only
here, but throughout the world,
now is centreing on the Derby,
which is to be run over the course
at Ensor on June 3. The King
has made only one nomination for
AG
the famous racing classic, a colt naaned Ashridge. There will be au international flavour to the race. since. Mr. Marshall Field, American, has entered Jacopo, one of the leading two-year-olds of last season. Jacopo is receiving con- siderable backing, although he was scratched. from Two Thousand Guines raco at Nowmarket on April 29,
Other heavily backed horses are Mr. J. Dowar's Cameranian, M.. Marchel BousBac's Goyescas, and Sir John Rutherford's Orpen,
Mr. W. Binger, an Anglo Amarien, is expecting great things of Link Boy in the Derby. Mr. William Woodward, an American, is running Sir Andrew, and the Aga Khan has D'Aoi, Mr. A. F Bassett's Doctor Dolittle is heavily backed bores.
June 3 will see the 148th renewal of the Derby stakes. There were 404 entries made, this number be ing the largest in the history of the race, Already there have been many scratchings and there will be additional ones before the start of the great race for the winner's prize of approximately £10,000,
It is expected that nearly half million people will be at Epsom ta chear the winner. All classes and grades of society will be represent- ed. There will be members royalty, including Their Majesties the King and Queen,
New Christian Science Publishing House
BOSTON, Mass-Continued growth Clearway Streets, Back Bay. Opera-setting for the Church. It will be an of the activities of The Christian Sol- tions are to be hastened in accord with all-stone building of the Italian Ren- ence Publishing Society has necessithe public and private building pre- alssance type, the lower story to be tated expanded facilities. To meet this era which Major James M. Curley of granite and the upper stories of
of Boston has bet urging in eonjuries limestone. condition The Christian Science Board on with President Hoover's ram- Spécial attention will be 'given to the installation of modern beating and ventililing devices. The central plant will be housed in a boilding adapted to it, with an ornamental tower inclos ing the stack, this tower to be of brick and stone conforming with the beauty and symmetry of the main buliding.
of Directors of The Mother Church, mandations for feller of unemploy The First Church of Christ Scientist, mento
In Boston, Massachusetts, will erect, The structure will have a varying
as soon as plans and amngements height. The Massthusetts Avembend
are completed, a new Publishing of the building, which will be used for HOLES,
ouces, will be nine stories in height, while that part which is opposite Te Mother Church edifice will be three and four stories in height and in scale with this`odites,
Here provision will be made for the needs of The Christian Belance Moni tor, The Christian Science Journal. the Christian Science Sentinel and all
The þuilding now occupied by The Christian Betenco Publishing Bociety, completed in 1908, will be used for the
Church
other literature published by, the The publishing building will be re-administration offices of The Methor
Bociety...
lated in-aronitectural stylo to! The The new building, which will cost Mather Church, and its design has in the elaborhood of 33,000,000, will been influenced by the fact that in the -occups approximately Enaquam + Shop 3) probably will becomes one of feet of ground bounded by Magsschul- a group of buildings which will sur setts Avenue, Norway, Fálkiotith and round and form sitting architectural
The architect is Chester Lindsay Churchill, and with him is associated Tockwood Greens Engheers, the punt. Boston, which will have charge of the plant layout, du for GAR
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