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HONG KONG
SPORTSMEN.
NO. 3-THE LO FAMILY,
TENNIS CHAMPIONS.
[BY SALADIN]
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1932
U.S.
BASEBALL.
SUNDAY'S GAMES
(NEUTER'S. AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New Yonk, June 19. JIMMY FOXX, the Athletics big
hitten scored another home run to-day, increasing his lead over the
Bambino.
Results:-
uly this year he took part in tha interport with Canton, M. W. Lo has also been one of the leading | League players, turning up for the Chinese Recreation Club, of which he is now chairman, in the "A" Division regularly since 1917, and in the Mixed Doubles Division sure 1029. He succeeded, with his stater. in winning the Mixer Doub les Championship of the Colony in 1928 and 1030, and featured in the Chiness players have done exemt:
1929 Malayan Championship, pre ingly well at lawn tennis loent-
kressing to the semi-final. Finally, ly. At one time or another all the principal championships and lengte enjoyed the distinction of engag
ing in 1929 IL. Cochet, then Wimble | Chicago
Detroit den Champion, at singles on the
Cleveland St. Louis St. Louis
honours have fallen to teams and
Boston Brooklyn New York
individuals from their community. C.R.C. courts, and has also been Cleveland
Their achievements have been not
sen in exhibition matches with less gratifying to the pinyers, themselves than to their community Vingen: Richards in 1927 and at at large. Among these who have various dates with Filipino and contributed conspisumsly to their Japanese Glympie and Davis Cup
representatives, Buccess are the following, who have sither won the Open Singles or Open Doubles Championship of the
M.I.'s Achievements.
Colour, or both:- Sz Rwang. His elder brother, M. K. Lo, ha M. W. Lo, M. K. Lo, Wong Pelse maintained a high standard e! Reing, and Wei Wing Lok, while play and is equally well known WOL the Open 'Miss Enid' Lo has added to those locally. The two
the Dyubles in 1920, and,have qualified achiewruesit by capturing.
for the semi-nt in this event Kop ladies Singles Championship, the
several years since 1917, white for Ladies Denchley
Mrs. (with Tattenham) and the Mixed Doubles the last three years liey have won The Doubles Championship of the (with M. W. L).
Among the most prominent play-hinege Recreation Club, for which ors, therefore, at the present time he has led the "A" Division team' are, the La Family. Their ability to victory in the League a couple of at the game is evidenced by the seasons.
advanced stages they have reached in all the championship competi
M. K. Lo, Esq.
tions during the last twelve years,
M+W
while the winning of the above men tioned tities constute a family re cord unparalled in the history of the game logally. They are also serving on the leading con- trolling organisations of the game and giving the benefit of their matured experience aos only to their community, but also to Eong Kong tennis players in general.
Brothers et Lead,
M.K." and "M.W." gave their family a fine tend. They nequired considerable experience in England, where they took part in many tournaments and created a great impression at Llanfairfechan, North Wales, in 1910 by qualifying in mret ench other in the final of the Bing- Jea Championship, which M. W. ever- tually won Tatler also entered
Vice-Presiásni, Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Assn. Doubles Champion (with M. W. Lo),
1920,
Hunner-up Open Singles, 1921,
A Singles his principal achieve-
the final of the Shanklin Bandicaments were runner-up of the Open
in the Isle of Wight. The brothers
National League.
0 Cincinnati
1 Pittsburg
0 St. Louis
American League.
0 New York
1
8 Washington
D. Boston
U Boston
B 3
3 Philadelphin 2 3 Philadelphip
6
THREE THOUSAND METRES RECORD
NURMI'S TIME BEATEN BY TWO SECONDS
over
11
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
ANTWERP, June 19,
the distance of IN a race
three thousand metres today, Kusociaski, the Polish zunner, set up by Paavo Nurmi. she world's record for the distance Kusukia time was 8 minutes with. Nurmi's 8 minutes, 20 4/6th 18 4/5the seconds. which compare
argonda.
GRAND
STEEPLECHASE
DE PARIS
WON BY DUC D'ANJOU
(Reuters Special Servico.)
AUTEUIL, June 20. THE Grand Steeplechase de Paris,
value Fru, 500,000, resulted os" follows:-
Due B'Anjou Strelitz • El Hadjtr
LAWN TENNIS.
RESULTS OF MATCH AT U.S.R.C.
The following tennis match was returned to De Caly in 1918, and Singles in 1921 and Singles Cham-played yesterday on the U.S.R.C. sincs 1917 have featured regularly pion of C.R.C. in the season 1990 ground between the U.S.R.C. and in championship and other im 30. He is now Vice-President of the portant competitions. The com bination proved to be very strong and they succeeded in winning the Open Doubles Claipionship of the Colony in 1920.
M.W.'s Career.
Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Associa tion to which he has reudrred much, useful service.
Miss Enid Lo.
Miss Enid Lo, "who is the holder MW, has been, and still is, their best player. The only member of of the Ladies Singles and Doubles the family to wis the Open Singles Championship, has enhanced the re- Championship of the Colony, he nas potation of her, family. After a been one of the most prominent players in the Hong Kong Cricket spectacular debut in the Ladies Club Tournament since 1917. In Championship in 1928, which at once 1920. besitles winning (with his placed her in the first rank locally, brother), the Doubles, he reached the Challenge Round of the Open Sing Miss Co has invariably entered the
los, repeating this performansemi-final or final avory year, while again in 1822. He, however, suffer in 1980 the aules loud? history by ed a lapse between 1923 and 128, roaching the semifinal only one-being the firm Chinese lady to win
in 1928--but in 1929 he staged a the championship.
magnificent comeback, achieving his
ambition of winning the Open
Singles Since then the
ex-cham
pion has invariably entered the semi-final in this event.
M. W, Lo, Esq.
Singles Champion, 1929, Interporter 120, 1921, 1922, 1929
and. 1931,
Mee End Lo
Ladies Singles Champion of the Colony. Interporter 1928, 1929 and 1931.
In other events, this tainted play.
ed won the Mixed Doubles Cham
In the course of his career, Wpionship in 1925 and 1939 (with M. matches between Hong Kong and W. Lo), ruched the Anal in 100
. has takon taken part in interport.
Shanghai at both porta, ropresent (with M. K. La) arch took the Ladies
ing Hong Kong in 120, 101, 1929.
the University. Scores follow:- Dr. and Mrs. Tottenham --
bent Mr. Clark and Mrs.
6.3 James drew with Mr. Monighan and
8-6 Miss Thomasege brat Rev. N, Evans and MTE.
Lissaman
6-4
Capt, Barry and Mrs. "Cockner:--- beat Mr. Clark and Mies
James
8.2 And
0.1
6-2
bent Mr. Monighan Mine Thomas .................... bent Rev. N. Evans and Mrs.
Lissaman
Mr. and Mrs. Kemble:--!
beat Mr. Clark and Mrs.
Устров
6.2 beat Mr. Monighan and Miss
U-1. Thomas bent Rev. N. Evans and Mrs,
Lissaman
............ 0-1.
THE HARDOON⋅ WILL CASE.
+
MRS. HARDOON'S" STATUS UPHELD BY THE JUDGE.
HONG KONG,K.C.'S SHARP - PASSAGES
WITH OPPONENTS.
Mr. Potter: And Korea. There is no distinction between Egypt and China, but I gare not if there is This Court is a Court of Chin The esso was adjourned,"
Domicile of Choise,
Mr. Potter on the following day elaborated on the argentont, in proof of which he cited many cases, that the Court was competent to Shanghai, June 14: In H.M. in such circumstanerskhs to acquire take jurisdiction over a British pro- Court, yesterday. Judge Sir Peter a reputation as man and wite, atorted person, who, in that role, was je
between them legally a British subject, that it was Grain continued the hearing of the lawful marriage action in probate by Earn Abdullah might be presumed, even though perfectly proper for a person to ne- Hardoon (claiming to be a cousin there was no positive evidence of quire a domicile, of choice in Shang- of the late Mr. S. A. Hardoon, of any coremony having taken place, hai, and, accepting those two prin- Shanghai) against Mrs. Liza Ear and such preumption could only be ciples, the Court had to guwinister doon (the widow), executrix and rebutted by strong and weighty sevi its own law, which, he contended, was the law of England. Mr. Potter solo beneficiary under the will, with denea, to the contrary.
The Into Mr., Hardoon and the again emphasised that," actually, it a view to determining the validity of the will. The plaintiff is repre present defendant had lived to wan a Chinese Court, in that it was sented by M. H. P. Wilkinson, gether for 15 years as man and wife established by the consent of the Chinese Government, but it was co X.C... with H. Browett, and and the Rabbi had said there way the defendant by Mr. Eldon Potter, no certificate of marriage, but it established for the purpose of ad- K... of Hong Kong, with Mr. G. had been held that such was not ministering their own law to' British H. Wright: whilst Mr. H. B.necessary in a British Court. He subjects, independent of Chinese law, and the law sanctioned by the Samuel, of London, with Mr. E. Lalso stated that inter-marriage was
Order-in-Council was the law of Hartopp, is joined as 'n plaintiff on not recognised lunder Jewish law, behalf of Mr. Isane Silas Jacob but that had been brushed aside in England. Mr. Hardben, he claimed. Fiardoon of Bombay, who, also previous case and had been held by virtue of the protection afforded claims to be a relativo af die de insufficient to disturb the general him, was legally a British subject, and he had established a domicile of chased,
reputation and presumption of„mar-
choice in Shanghai. When the Court opened, Mr.riage." There was no evidence be Wilkinson sought unsuccessfully to fare the Court that Mrs. Hurdoon establish that a certificate must bt i had not been for many years of the ments concerning the British Court produced to prove a Jewish mar-Jewish faith. She had been re-in Constantinople and instanced the riage. The Judge the permitted forred to vaguely as a Chinese lady, fact that, whereas at one time a the plaintiff to be reculled for ex-but there was nos a tittle of evi- certain ruling applied, it wat later As far as the expressly changed so that a British, amination by Mr. Samuel as toskin- ! dence that she was. ship. Mr. Samuel having been out | Court was concerned she might be suljet included a British protect.
Jewish witnesses had ed person. of Court when the original evidener anything.
said that the couple were recognised was taken.
generally as man and wife, there was in the Synagogue a tablet stat jing that the building had been given by Mr. Hardoon and his wife.. Mr.
·Hardbon treated her in all respects or his wife, and the lady had at tended the Synagogue and still did so, being now recognised by the congregation as bis widow. If was difficult to find stronger evidence of réputation that they were husband and wife in a section so strict tive Jews. By the Consular dence, until it was disproved, there was a Jewish marriage.
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exrited Plaintiff delivered an harangue which the interpreter said was an appeal to be allowed to made a statement. The Judge dis- allowed the application.
Terribly Mixed Up." Auswering Mr. Samuel, the plain- tiff said that his father's name was Abdullah: he was now dead. is father many times had told wit nese who was his (witness') father be was Isaac Abdulebby Hardoon. Isaac Aaron Hardoon's father was Abraham.
What sons did Abraham have 7- and Abdulebby, Aaron, Jacob, Elihu.
Dil Aaron have any song -Only
Silas.
Did Aaron's brother Jacob have any children Yes. Saleh. and
Aziza..
Is that Saleh Shalome-Yes. And is there A 801 of Salet Spalome Hardoon-1sahe Silas Jacob Hardoon,
Mr. Potter: I am told by a per- son who understands the language that she witness says he is getting torribly mixed up and that he does not know what he is being asked. The interpreter: He anys I am not interpreting properly. I myself am getting mixed up. He knows it well.
The Judge accordingly entered a ruling that the defendant was the wife of the decensed, Mr. S. A. Hardoon. and now ja his lawful
widow.
Re-examination Refused.
Mr. Potter "quoted parallel argu-
The Judge: It may interest you to know that I made that altera." tion myself. I drew up the 1010 Order. I drew it up about 1900 in Constantinople.
Counsel's Sarcasm.
On the extratgrritoriality issue, Mr. Potter referred to an argu- ment made by Mr. Samuel, where- upon Mr. Wilkinson interposed :—- "That is my case, tool"
I am delighted! Mr. Potter: That is the first point of law I have heard from you yet! Happily, now! we have our friends united again+ on the peint that, if you are in an extraterritorial region. you cannot shake off your domicile of origin. I am happy if I have been the cause of reunion, although I dis- agree with them.
Continuing, Mr Poster said: "I will challenge Mr. Wilkinson pub- The Judge disallowed a further licly, bearing in mind, his career in 'application by which Mr. Samuel Shanghai as the representative of propcsed to show, by recalling Mr. the Crown in this Court, to argue Davidson of the British Consulate that Shanghai is British territory in the sense that it has been carved to produce a belegram, that the deaway from China and that the censed had been claimed eitizen of "Irak.
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Mr. Potter thereafter continued his opening statement, largely de voted to legal theories and the pro- duction of "enses designed to show that, once a person was accorded pratection, and so long as that pro- tection was afforded, whatever the When Mr. Potter started o cross. person's actual nationality, he was examine the witness pointed to in law a British subject, and liable Counsel and again excitedly re-in all ways to be dealt with by quested to be allowed to make a British law. Mr. Potter emphasised 11 ekse from Canton where an statement, and again the Judge re-.
Alghan in British service and under fused permission.
British protection committed a mar- der ia Canton and was brought to trial in Hong Kong: Mr. Potter said that the man's ease was argued brilliantly and completely by Mr.. You are the gentleman who, three Jenkyn, hut the Afghan was found days ago, told me you did not reliable to British law, was found member what you swore on Sep-guilty and was hanged. tember 15, and which is now on üle in this Court. You could not re-
Witness then said that his age was 66 and he was 32 or 23 when his father died. What he had stated that day was what his father told him.
(parlauring Mrs. Tottenham). An interporter, Miss Lo played for Hong Kong here in 1929, and in Shanghai in 1928 and 1931, and, Hit her brother, featured in the collect 1-The interpreter interpret- 1020 Malayan Tournament, reach-
ing the final of the Ladies Chamed wrong to me. pionship.
In reply to Mr. Samuel's argu- munts regarding the political status of Shanghai; Mr. Potter said:--
"Extraterritoriality is a min nomer and a loose phrase which we all use when we talk about it in the clubs and other places. The posi tion of British subjects here is not extraterritorial. It means that we object. Mr. are here enjoying certain laws and Potter is very clever, but he is rush-rights, but only with the consent of
China." ting your lordship.
I put it to you that this atory Two other members of the family you have told to-day, and not i also deserve mention here. Mr. Loword of which you have told your
Counsel Cheung Shiu, the father, cakes a
Mr. Wilkinson: very keen interest in sport, especial ly lawn-tennis, and has donated the present "A" Division League Shield. The other, Mr. Horace Lo, bas done well in the H.K.C.C. Teu-] mis Tournament and Teunis League for a number of years.
LOCAL MAPS
Peak District,
Kowloon,
Victoria, New Territories.
1999 and 1931 captaking the local Doubles Championship last year HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. aide in the latter two years, and. (Continued of fou of next column.
The Judge: He is not
Mr. Potter: He did not tell us a week ago this simple story.
The Judge: This is the first time we have heard, to-day, that his father had died.
Mr. Potter: I put it to you that this story is entirely untrue.
Witness: No.
Judge's Ruling...
The Judge In Egypt and Burkey never talked about extra- territorialis, but of the capitule tions.
"A Court of China." Referring further to Mr. Samvelo earlier remarks, Mr. Potter said: If you had said that Busin guards, or English or Trish guards, were-bera to protect us from End The Judge then gave his ruling charactors, I would agree with you,.. on the point previously raised by but I disagree with you that there Mr. Potter, who had asked for an Any fores, to protect Shanghai. immediate decision as to whether from the sovereign forces of China, the late Mr. Hardoon and the de.which is not true. I can only at fendant ware to be considered as a tribute that statement to entire married couple, regarding which ignorance of the true position. Tho, local authorities had gepu quoted position in Egypt is analogous 'to' The Judge said the law was that, the position in Chi nod, at one when a man and woman had coho- time, in Japan,” bited for such a length of time and
Mr. Samuel: And Korea.
supreme. power in Chinn has no con- trol over Shanghai."·
Mr. Samuel: I never suggested that the International Settlement was British territory.
Mr. Wilkinson: My point is that the deceased gentiemau, in regis tering at the French Consulate and here, proved that the last inten tion he had was to get a domicile in China.
Mr. Potter: I would be inter- sting to know what is meant by Chinese domicila: At Toust my friends mass contend that the later national Settlement is not a part of China, Inny ones, if the Settle- ment were handed, over to-morrow morning, it would not affect the jurisdiction of this Court, provide always that the treaty was not abro- gated. British subjects would have just the same rights
ed.
The hearing was further adjourn.
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