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GOLF NOTES.
[BY MASHIE-NIBLICK."F
SERVICES CRICKET.
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R.A.S.C. BEAT R.E. & S.. IN FINE GAME.
Memburs of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club at the special
#friendly Cricket match meeting of members to-day (in) Jardine's Board Room at 0-30) played at Sookuupon yesterday, the will be asked to approve the recom.4.8.C. defented the E. & 3. by eiglit wickets. A feature of the mendations regarding Ladies' sub.
match was the fine batting of Q.M.S. sriptions which were outlined in
Sadd who needed only three runs these columns last week. As the resolution is put forward with the to score the R.A.S.C. first century approval of the Committes. (con-of the season when he was caught by Peng off Jordan. Comparativo- gisting, be it noted, mostly of mary speaking, the R. E. & S., though jod men who will be affected by towers, did quite well, many of their the terms of the resolution), and da
batsmen reaching double figures, the majority of members are single
with Lieut. Col. Maradon as top- then who will not be affected, the
Their attack was curer with 61. resolution has every chance of greatly handicapped by the absence ing through. I understand that of Sigalman Williams, the fast there are aliout 600 mombers 'quall- Aed to vote (members socted after bowlor: 1910 who are not British subjecta, alau members. of the Junior section, are not qualified to vole). It may safely be predicted, however, that few of the 600 will turn up at the meeting.
It is unfortunately true that Hong Kong golfers, in common with participants in other bran ches of sport and "various activities here do not take sufficient interest in the actual running of the or ganisations from `which they derive benefit. It is probably trua of other places, but I wonder if the Committees of golf or other clubs alpowhere are faced with so much chstruction in their efforts for the welfare of the Club as are appar bably faced in Hong Kong, I am Jhinking, at the moment of the sination with regard to Caddies. After adopting at the beginning of the season a determined stand in which they had the support of the large majority of members), it is,
say the loast of it, dishearten- ing to the Committee to learn that certain members as Fanling это prejudicing the satisfactory issue by signing double caddie shit, (or 1st elnys caddie ehits for thd clase cuddies) which amounts to the bes- tiwal of tho vory. "cumshas which led to alf the trouble. It is felt to understand the mental- ity of players who undermine in his manner results achieved with
»Giray and Lazonly bowled well for the wingers, oach capturing fitres, wickos for 13 and 11 runs reaper. Lively..
The scores were : --
R.R. and S..
Whitfield, b Cate..... Meehan, Pamplin
Lt. Autruther, and, b
Whitley
30
25
Lt. Col. Marsden,, b. Gray 51 Helmea, b Pamplin
5
0.
0
3
Jordan, Whitley Gray... 10 Pegg, Lazenby Buckle, b Lazonhy Grosvenor, not out Savill, Gray ... Denvall, b Lazenby
Extras
15
Total
.........192.
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Bowling Analysis.
Gray -Cute
Whitley Pamplin Lazenby
O. M. R. W.
9.12 43
3
9 1 90 1
10 2 60
1
1 17
4 1 11
3
B.A.3.0,
Pamplin, run out.
3
Sadd; e Pegg, b Jordan
07
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Gray, Jordan
44
Buckland, not out
Cate, not out.
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Extras
11
Tots) (for 2 wkts)....160
considerable difficulty and aftër au Whitley Keen, Crudwer, Funnell,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1932.
LAWN TENNIS:
'H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT
MATCHES:
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Further progress in the Opon Singles Championship was stado last ovening when no less than nine games werd played. There were no upsets in any of the matahes, the favourites all winning ns expected.
The results ware:-
Lee Wai Tong beat J. G. Lesky, 6-2, 0-1.
Yow Man Kit beat A. V. Gosso, 6-3, 6-2.
In Tak Chouk boat H. N. Lee, ઉન્ટ, 7-0.
OBITUARY.
CONTRACTOR FINED GRAIN ON POOR
MRS.. ANDREZA LISOLA ROCHA.
USED INFERIOR PLASTER.
A fine of $500 wis imposed by The funeral took plaes yester. Mr., W. Schofold on the Chuan Lea day afternoon at the Roman firm of building contractors un a' Catholic Cemetery of Mrs. Andrazamona for using fragile material Lisola Rocha, who passed away at in the construction of panal walls the Young Woo Hospital, Happy on three houses all of three storeys in Choong Ming Street. Wong. Nei Valley, on Tuesday,
Mrs. Rocha was the wifs of Mr. Chong Village.
Mr. J. Dobson, of the ?.W.D., Rocha, who was formerly Janks and Cargo Boats Inspector said that the cement plaster which in the Harbour Department, but was used for the walls could be crumbled in one's hand. Defund- who recently retired.
ant. in pleading guilty, said that. he had been away in Canton and had left the work in the charge of An assistant.
The decanada is survived by several children for whom the deep Cat aympathy of friends of Mr. Rocho will be extended. Messrs. S. A. Rumjaha boat. H. N. Chan, F. and F. P. Laurel of Hong Kong are brothers of the late Mrs. Rocha 6-2, 6-1.
J. A. Casumbhoy bont E. T. E. Nash, 6-3, 6-4
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A. H. Harkins boat L. T. Ride
·6-2, 96.
Tsui Yan Pui bout T. C. Mona- shou,"7-5, 6-1.
M. K. Lo bent E. W. Railton, 8·0, 6·1.
A. L. Sullivan beat F. D. Pereira, B-3, 6-7.
'VARSITY SPORT.
BASKETBALL PLAYERS
TO BE COACHED.
It is learned that the Hong Kong Varsity Basketball Club has invited Mr. Choeng Lo Keang of the Chineno Y.M.C.A to coach its play ers. "The. Club possesses a number of very promising players, and in the near future a trip will be made to Canton.
At the last annual general meet ing of the Olub, Mr. K. T. Lien was elected Chairman, and Mr F. Chan, Captain. ·
Hockey,
The following will represent tha 'Varsity against the St. Andrew's Club to-day ab p.m. at the Diocesan Girls' School ground,
Kowloon
O, de Souza (Capt), E. Gesang, A. C. N. da Silva, A. Basto, C. T. Law, A. A. Aziz, K. M. Ho, S. C Ho, R. Woolley, P. C. Tan and B.
Reed.
CONSTABLE FACES SERIOUS CHARGE.
anxious period in which a certain "Lazenby and Henderson did not | ALLEGATIONS OF MISCON- amount of sacrilice was called for bat.
from members. Caddies are very well paid and full opportunity is afforded members of commenting favourably on caddies and achter: ing for them either promotion..pr the granting of a small bonus by, the Club.
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Whilst on thy subject of caddie: shits, Fanling player, aro: warned. to examine their chits carefully as there is reason to believe that at least one member's name has been forged. In consequence,pf thisya change in caddie mastors, has re cently been made. The attention of
players is invited to the rule, thas
Bowling Analysis.
Anstruther 12 1. Jordan
0. MRW.
44
12 0 3
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2
Mechan Buckle
1:1 1
D
0 12
0
CRICKET.
C.S.C.C. TEAMS FOR
SATURDAY,
DUCT AND LARCENY.
Serious allegations were made against a Chinese constable named Miso Fung Haui, who was charged before Mr. J. A. Fraser yester- day with stealing $1 from one Ng Cheung, at 1, Argylle Street, on February 18 and with misconduct. · ing himself as a police constable."
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BRIBERY CHARGE.
ACCUSED FISHERMEN NOT PRESENT IN COURT.
MISUNDERSTANDING IN DATE.
The last case in the Criminal Sossions calendar was not proceedi ed with yesterday owing to the ab. sonce of the accused, Lam Hoi Yip and Lam Hoi Ko, Ashermen, who had been released on bail. They are charged with offering bribe of 850 to Police Inspector Stimson at Shaukiwan on February 2.
Mr. Hin Shing Lo, who said he had been instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall to appear for the two accused, explained to the Puisne Judgo (Mr.
Justice Lindselly tune there - had beon a misunderstanding in the date of the trial and consequently the nenused had gone out fishing, which accounted for their absence. Counsel: naked that the case, be ad- journed to a convenient date.
In reply to his Lordship, Mr. T. 5. Whyte Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor, said that he was entisfied there had been a rinderstanding
and; he would therefore not. nak for bit to be estreated:
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His Lordship accordingly. ad journed the case and it will not come for trial until next month's
Sessions..
CHAUFFEUR'S TWO "WIVES."
His Worship, in imposing the fine, said that it was a very bad CUAJ. The defendant was looking for serious-trouble vif he left the work in charge of a foli and then expected the public to live in the buildings
Contractor Wärned,
Mr. A. W. Miller, who is super- vising repair work in Alexandra Building, was summoned before Mr. Wynne Jones for allowing debris] to fall into Chater-Toad on January 14, to the danger of perpus.
LAND.
AGRICULTURE MAY BE REVOLUTIONISED.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES AT CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY ARTS ASSOCIATION.
OFFICE BEARERS ELECTED FOR 1932.
The Hong Kong Varsity Arts Association held itë spnual generat meeting yosterday at 8p.m In ravinwing the activities of the Association for the past year, the Hon. Secretary Miss Ada Loung,
Discoveries which may royolu Lionise British agriculture have bbon made at the Cambridge University School of Agriculture, onid that the Association's Buanosa under Sir Rowland Biffen, Pro were sound, and that the members. feanor of Agricultural Botany had takon an active part in sports. whose production of PustExcursions were made to Canton freewhont in 1914 created world mide interest.
and Wuchow, and the Andasi Professor Biffon has succeeded in Dramatic Evening, under the man producing a number of fertile ngement of Prof. B. K. M. Simp" crosses between wheat and rye son, was a grant success. The Asso which, it is hoped, will lead to the ciation deeply regretted the death establishment of strains capable of of Mr. Fung Ping Shan, one of its cultivation on relatively poor soils most ardent supporters. of good grain quality, and with production costs considerably below those for home-grown wheat.
Similar work has been undertaken in Russia at the Institute of Plant Industry, Loningrad
It is claimed that hybrids can be produced which
The following wore elected co- bearers for 19921———
President Prof. R. Robertson, Vice-Presidents: Mr. M. A. Cooper, Mr. C. E. R. Clarabut, Mr. K. P. Cheung, Mr. F. N. Chung Chairman: Mr. S. E. Wong. Vice-Chairman: Mr. Lag Swee
Chum
Hon.. Közik.
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Secretary: Mr.
75-YEAR-OLD ROYAL HERD SOLD.
Chow
Give baking teste better than standard and good yields.
Aze winter-hardy sad very carly.
Give luxuriant Mr. M. A. di Silva explained on
growth "ofton surpassing both parents. behalf of the defendant that on the
The work may prove very im- date in question he was taken ill
portant,” Professor Biffen informed: and that singo the trouble, he had
□ Press representative, though a warned all his for. The foto great deal of further research will corned had been dismissed.
be necessary to determine the prac Accepting: Mr. Bilva's explanatical value of the hybrids and the tion, his Worship cautioned the da
most useful erosso There" is act fendant.
Breeders of Hereford cattle from reason why the colour of the result-all parts of the country were pro ing flour should be any darker baan sent at Flemish Farm, Windsor normal wheat flour, and any flavour Great Park, when the larger part could be selected which is represent of the King's famous herd of Here- "ed in either parent
fords was sold by auction.
END OF BENTLEY PIT INQUIRY.
NOT AFRAID OF INSPEC
TIONS."
The inquiry by Sir Henry Walker, Chief Inspector of Mines, Into the Bentley Fit disaster was concluded at Doncaster, having lasted eight
days.
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THE KING'S WINDSOR HEREFORDS.
The Windsor hard has been in existence for three-quarters of a century, having been founded by the late Prince Contort
Acreage Available, și "Such a hybrid suggests many "useful" possibilities," an offelal of the Ministry of Agriculture stated. "It would be capable of much
The King has now decideà "to. wider distribution on poor and give up. Flemish Faria," although where whoût cannot, be grown, par he will still carry on Shaw Farm, ticularly in East Anglia.
the other Royal farm at Windsor, "At present there are approxi where a small berd of Heroforda mately" 44,000 acres of fye in Eng-will be retained, land and Wales, and I have, no doubt that this area could be at least doubled. The land being poor and light would result in consider ably cheaper production than in the case of pure wheat,
Included in the aule were four of Hereford, paying 100 guineds bulls, Captain R. 9. do Quincey, for Windsor Matchless, and Mr. H. M. Moore, of Hereford, 50 guineas for Windsor Regal Knight, Windsor Royal Duke was sold to Mr. Lousley for 32 guineas, and Eylon Viceroy to Mr. Maher for
Mr. Albert Longdon, manager of the colliery, quantioned by Mr Herbert Smith," the Yorkshire miners leader, said that the deci- sion to set up the explosive, area on the night of the disaster was made without any consultation- with the mon's representatives.
Taking the coat of wheat prc- "We-mining engineers and in- £1 per hero would result from low- 20 guineas.
duction as per acre, a saving of spectors-considered that the area er rent, and, perhape, a further £1 was very dangerous," he said, and from the emailer amounts of labour
lives."
Of the 32 cowe and heifer dis-
we were not prepared to risk more and power required; and the possed of the highest price was 35 sibility of working the laad virtu- guineas paid by Mr. Morgan for Mr. Smith: Have not the work-ally independently of the weather.
Windsor Dorothy SHARED WAGES AND DOLE me a right to have some say as The chances would be for a to whether you seal off or not larger yield of grain if the new WITH THEM.
Not when there is a dangerous oc plant was more luxuriant than the currence which wants dealing with parents. But, apart altogether immediately.
from its grain "possibilities, such
WOMEN ON FRIENDLY
TERMS.
A story of the bigamy of a "Wiros" chauffeur, whose two wern anid to have visited each other, was told at the Old Bailey.
MOTOR-COACH FARES
"I am going from this to another hybrid, would be more valuable PLEASURE TRIPS TO COST important fact, to show how you linn ryo as a forage crop.
MORE IN SUMMER. triad to ignore the workmen," snad "A considerable, proportion of Mr. Smith Can you tell me whef rye in this country is cut green ng thor there has been a workmen's fodder March and April are the inspection during the last five most difficult months for cow keep era, and if, as the Russian expari years?
I do not think menta suggest, a hybrid can be pro
duced which is earlier than either parent, in virtue of its greater hardiness, this alone would be of grant value.
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"A committee, representing the main line railway companies, thú LG.0.0., and several other omni- bus and motor-coach services and associations, which was set up at the close of the Trafle Commission- ore inquiry on fares, has made a number of proposals relating to immunity from disonse, will no
Other wheat Inetors, including fares on public road services.
The committee representa operat- doubt be tried out. The necessities ing express services radiating from and the individual requirements of include the following proposals- British and Russian agriculture
"That between London and in- each country. If it is thought that
A shopkeeper of that address, maid in evidones that on that day defendant went into the shop in uniform and proceeded towards the rear of the building, without speak The following will, repressat the ing. He entered the back cubicle in Jan., 1925. There were foutmen, inspectors, or yourself going for a good wheat are largely local, London, and its general conclusionsTM
منه
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Mr. Longdon: there has.
Mr. Smith: Will you tell us The accused, William Henry why ?-Becaust they have no funds. Chapman, 27, of Bush Hill Park,
I have no objection to pit Enfield, was inted by Dot, Sergt. inspections," said Mr. Longdon, Ashburner, to have been married "We are not afraid of either work
months later he courted Miss Jessie children of this marriage. Bix down:" jongg game by pushing the cards MeGee, and they went through
At the close tributes were paid
all Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Civi Sovias C.C. in their League where it is alleged he stopped a suur Daddies must be engaged. :only mytches, against Kowloon C.O. quoff the table and emptied two, draw- form of marriage in Aug., 1927, to the bravery of the rescue work will demand special attention in and towns between which most of
through the enddie master Neg
et of this rale leads to onddies Sturday at a p.m.
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ers containing money.
Threatened With Revolver,
C16.
any of the Russian strains would be, the passengers are engaged upon of assistance to British research, I business as opposed to pleasure do not anticipate that there would traffic, there should be a constant
Three children were born.
Chapman lived, with his legal wife two or three days a week, and On being remonstrated with by with his bigamous wife for the by which a new species of rice grass be any difficulty in obtaining samfare throughout the year with Ng Houng, one of the men taking ret of the week. A child was born has been produced in Southampton ples for trial at Cambridge or else neither daily nor seasonal varia
to his wife in Feb, 1929, and to Water, as recently described bywhere." part in the game, defendant was alleged to have taken out his revol- the bigamous wife in March of the Professor J. B. S. Haldane ver and threatened him with is.
same year. In 1030 children were Ng Heung, however, pluckily closed born to each of the women.
loitering on the road pear. Happy 1st team at Bowlcon:-B. D. Valley and Deep Water Bay Club Evans, (Captain), J. E. Richardson, Houses.
G. R.Bayer, F. J.Ling, F. Baker, I commented recently on the dim.. H. Griffiths, D. McLellan, P. M. aulties which will be faced, provid- Wood, J. Barrow, B. Reed and ed the resolution is passed a to-R. A. J. Simpson days moeling of the Royal Hong
2nd Team at Happy Valloy :-H. Kong Golf Club, in tracing, for E. Strange (Captain), B. C. Ein with the defondant, encircling When in work sccused gave his that the first hybrids, though
Hawkins, A. E. Wood, S. Rundle,
the purpose of subscriptions, all
his waist whilst another man snatch ladies who use the course, I gat her from a notice recently eirculat G. Robertson, W. H. Edmonds, ed away his revolver.
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R. H. Woodatao, A. W. Grimmett,
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Both at Cambridge and in Russia the usual difficulty was encountered
wife E2 a week and the bigamous luxuriant and otherwise promising wife £1.10s, a week; when he was proved to be completely sterilu. The five men who were in the on the dole" he gave his wilo Back crosses with wheat wars, how- ed to members that there are still Bebbington, J. F. McGowan and house at the time detained the de-15s week and his bigamous wife ever, produced which showed an
great number of Ladies using the
1. courses who are not registered in E. Malthows.
fendant, and the master of the shop is a week, leaving himself with usual degree of fertility. the Club offer. ·
rushed to the Mongkok Folice Stn. 3d, a week; (ma".
This was accompanied by a tion to make a report. <
Mr Chapes and that hur, doubling of the number of cromos Some excellent Moores eremu did-u-rett 76 at Fanling,
It was alleged that, whilst the husband had brought in McGee some certain minute substances master was away making the rete her house once, but Miss Melite visible beneath the microse me turned at Fanling on Sunday. HII. Sunday and will start favourite for port, defendant threw the money stated that the and the legal wife which play an important part in Mundy with a nett 1-(85-14) quali: the event et Kowloon. fied for the Captain's Cup com-
away in the rear of the premises. visited each other, on several oc- the mechanism of reproduction and When Inspector Ellin arrived, hecasions. petition on the old course and Dr
heidity. The mechanism accounts, Mackie's score on the new course qualifying round of the Adamson in money at the back of the house.. I understand that the February made a search and recovered $1.00
in the opinion "of" Professor Hal- The Recorder (8ir Ernest Wild, (8219) was particularly creditable Cup competition at Happy Valley 11.30 am. on Tuesday,
The case was adjourned until C): Did she know he had mar dane, for the natural evolution of ried you and that you had children
quite a lot of new species. by him --Yes, I told her myself in A number of generations is gen 1029.
erally necessary before these changes
fund of Chapman.
Witness added that she was still can be produced, and it has been announced by the Russian workerä that rye rather than wheat must be Accused handel in a statement in used as the pollen parent; which he said that he had made a clean breast of his bigamy to his been directed by Professor N. 1. The Russian investigations have wifo." The statement added Vaviloff, who achieved an inter- sent boots for me to repair so that geneticist under the old régime, She did not seem upset, but national reputation as plant
She made it clear she was wiling national Congress on the History I could earn some extra money and was a delegate to the Inter (Continued on Previour Column.)of Science, held in London in July.
in view of the awkward slopes on has been cancelled as soING SCOFEN
some of the grouns.
word returned before the course was shortened. It is hoped to re-
The finals of the Junior Cham vert to the full course after the to part so long as she received pionship at Fanling, and at Kow Race Meeting and in this event two a week. Now, when I am out of loop Golf Club take place on Sun- players will qualify in March? work the, at her mother's instign day At Fanling, D. 8. Edward and R. M. Henderson will play off. I understand that the Kowloon me.
tions, brings this charge against Edward has been plaging to his Golf Club danes at the Peninsula The Recorder (Sir Ernest Wild, 11 handicap of late and was second Hotel last Friday was a great suc KC.) anid that if be sent Chap to Mundy on Bunday with a nett cess. Nearly 200 attended and the man to prison there would be no
At Kowloon, Goldman and Club was fortunate in securing the Buxton meet in the Final. Gold-' services of the "Empress of Bri-and the children. He postponad one to provide for the two women L'antinued at foot of next soimma. 3 tain band.
sentence until next semions.
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tion
That there should be no work Evolution of the species.
men's fares or other privileged From the scientific and evolution-' | fares, other than" for children, a nry point of view the production of The committee recommends that such new species is of great intarest, fares on pleasure routes mostly the mechanism being similar to that to seaside towns, should be higher
(Continued on prévious column) lin summer, e
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