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ARMY TENNIS LEAGUE.
HONG KONG SECTION.
The following are the rasults of the tennis match between "A" Company South Wales Borderers and doth Company, Royal Engi- neers, played at Hookuupoo on Monday.
"A" Doy. 8,W.B
Spr. Leslie
40th Ooy. R.E.
Capt. Wales and
Maj. Mouslay and
Lieut." Heme
6
Lieut. Waring
7
C.S. M. Smith and
L/Cpl Fretwell and
Pto.. Whelton
B
Spr Lestie
Sgt. Pallister mad
Cpl. Meuhan mud
C'pl. Evanu
3'
Spr. Mulling
Capt, Wales and
L/Cpl Fretwell and
Linul. Home
C.S.M. Smith nud
Cpl. Mechan and
Pte. Weiton
8
Sil. Mallins
Sgt. Pallister and
Maj. Minsley ntd
Cpl. Erans
4
Lions. Waring
Capt, Wales and
C. Meehan and
Lieut. Hone
10
Spr." Mullins
CS. M. Smith and
Maj. Mousley and
Pie. Whelto
Light Waring
Sgt. Pallister, and "
L/Cpl. Fretwill and
Cpl. Evans
8
Spr. lie........
Toba: Pets
Total sels
TENNIS LEAGUE.
YESTERDAY'S MATCHES.
¿BY SALADINA
Farther mid-week matches were played of yesterday, the results of which followe
" DIVISION. "B" Oralgengower. Army T.0.
On their own courts at Happy Valley, the Craigengower "Cricket Chub scored a close victory over the Army Tenis Club by the odd set. J.Lead and G. Lis contributed the set to the winners' total,
Detailed sebres:-
J. W. Leonard and G. Lin,
(0.00)-
64
beat Becky and Cannon beat Morgan and Stocker"... 6-4. brut Anderson and Barty 5-5 E. Zimmern and F. Zumern
- (0.00):---
beat lecky and Cannon..... 6-3 Post Morgan and Storker 3-8 lost to Anderson and Barry 2-0 R. C and W. J. Howard-
(0.00)
last to Lecky hnd Cannou 4-6 beat Morgan and Stocker... 6-3 : at Anderson and Barry... 5-7
"O" DIVISION, Rterelo #. Filipino Club, Playing at home, the Portuguese bent the Filipinos without conced- in a set.
Detailed scores:-
B. Gosano and J. Gonsalves
(Recreio)
beat T. Leotard and D.
Leonard
2
bong H. A. Ribeiro and M. A.
Sonya
bent M. J. Bull and S. A.
Hamid
6-2
Dr. Guterrez and J. J. Remedios
(Recreio).
bea. 2.
Leonard beut H. A. Ribeira and M. A.
Susza beat. Rall and "S. A.
Hamid
Leonard, and D.
6-3
80
Rocha and G. 4. Noronha
(Recreio)--
beat T Leonard and D.
Ikouard
6.2
beat E. A. Ribeiro and M.
A. Souten
0-1
beat M. J. Rull and 6. A.
Jamid
6-3
BOXING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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SCHMELING A SLIGHT FAVOURITE
[HROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.}
New Yoax, June 21. TEE World's Boxing Champion, "Schmeling, is slight favourite abo for to-night's World Championship of fifteen rounda, against Sharkey, the Bostonian, at the now Madison Square Garden Stadium.
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LAWN BOWLS.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
RESULTS.
W. B. Maske (Hong Kong Elecarie R.C.) has matreed the first
and of the lawn bowl open logies championship by elitaitwing D. Wa Phillipi (Kowloon Bowling cada. The srore was 21-90.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1932.
WIMBLEDON TENNIS CANTON'S POLICY. HONG KONG STOCK |
SEEDED PLAYERS SUCCEED GEN. CHEN TSAI TONG ON
"RED" CAMPAIGN
(Reuter's Special Service.)
LONDON, June 20. WHAT melanbion could be derived from the opening patches of the Wimbledon Tennis Champion- whaps today was provided by tha Japarse competitors,
The weather for the Shanouk tauriment, which will last for a fontigchi, was dry, but rather chill, a fact which did not prevent, the l large crowds from putties in ther appearance.
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WARNING TO ADMIRAL CHEN
СНАК.
MARKET.
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
and quiries all round,
نواده
Jalos.
In some instanco prices have. fur the receded. mud this attracting at The sweth delivered by Con-Contention, induced fair general en-
Chief' Commander-in. Tani-tong of the 1st Group Army chief of the Cantan mavul, land, and air forces, at the weekly "me morial service meeting which, was hold a Governinent Headquarters, referred, at great length,
the anti-Communistį progress campaign undertaken by the gov
nud forces in Fukien 6rument
Kinagsi.
of
Lo
the
now
Kuwar Japan's No. 2 Davis Cup "singles player, was defeated by ther sets to two by G. P. Hughes, In the east region all the dis The British Davis Cup douides play-tricts except Naa Shan aro
after steading by two set to free from Reil munace. The Nan Shan district which forms the Fast stronghold of the Reds is now sur rounded by troops under Gen. Chang Sui-kwei and Gen. Ting-ching.
love.
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Progress Slow But Stendy.
Wong
Seme excellent tennis was provid- ed in many of the other matches, but there were no surprises. The pended players wore all engaged wad all passed into the second
asd without diffeulty. Other winners besides Sato, Miki,
F. J Acki and Hughes were: Perry, H. W. Austin, J. Borotra. Jus Crawford (Australia's No., 1), Salty. Wood, Heari Cochet. Gre-final objective of the government gory Mangin, H, O. Hopman, and E. D. Andrews (the New Zealand player, who visited the Far East last yeni). *
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Men's Singles: 2nd Round.
LoxBox, Juge 21. In the second round of the Mens'
The central region has been the scene of great Red activities. The i Fu Tuo Mountain which is held by the marnu lors as their base is the
forces.
When this bandit stronghold is destroyed pacificasion work will he ipmediately started. Work of rounding up the outlaws in the Mountain is now in progress.
Owing part of the garrisch Scounder Gan. Yu Han-mino having
Sales, Miki bent Hill (the fish International; 7/3, 6/3, 4/2.
Bojan beat Maliny (8.
li was a line drawn ent and close Fam with the same very very, indi a78. crt. 8/2. donick, Phillips, was leading 2019 and needed but a single to with Muskett, however, scored a couple to win the game.
beat
In the pret muzzi Shuik Por Grandquillot 6/1, 8/3, €/3.
to another game in the prelimin THIS WAS THE
ary round, R., E. Marka (Polier
A. R.C.) defeatt A. Razack (Craidingower), The
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been transferred to Kanchow do y Zeasist in the Red suppression eam
paign in Kiangsi, progres made by the government regulars in the north-western region
their work of disbanding communists in this region has been slow though " sbenely.
CRICKET
disused
Hainan Manace,
H
in
The supression of Reds in the southern region was one of the mat diffigit problems for the focal
F. Gondwin (Kowloon C.4.) and A.
Even spring cleaning has its ad military to solve, as that part of drawer the hinterland is joined to the ens Chupa Yacht Club), the former vanlages. winting by ut shots to 18. Chap. bronxlit to light a page from Fattern border of the Kwangsi pro- Daily Mail which had rested undis man, who was tending 10-11 after tarbed for nearly 10 years in peace seventeen heads, could not score aful oblivion.
single shot more and his oppondat scored the ten ahots he needed with a single, a three, and three twos,
HOME CRICKET
YORKSHIRE TROUNCES
MIDDLESEX
[THAOUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 21. YORKSHIRE scored a very credit. aple victory when they visited Lords and heat Middlesex by tea wickets. Bowes was the hero' of
Bower
It was dated Wednesday, daly 18 1902, and presented to its astonish- dive a vivid panorama of the cricket of the times.
vince. However, the work of rid- ding the Reds in this area will be easier as the military authorities of Kwangsi have agreed to despatch a large army to intercept the on- laws when the drive on the Reds
by the local forces.
How they smote the leather in those far-off days! Let the apost gists of duller cricket conarder then the southern, area is undertaken following astounding statistics," membering this the runs were Beuresd after two days' play :- Sussex . Surrey, at Brighton Sussex, 705 for 5, declared. Surrey, US for 1. Yorkshire. Essex, at Bradford
Yorkshire, 604.
Essex, 281 and 27 for Derby Notta, nt Darby
Derbyshire, 234 and 15 for Nott, 187,
Gloucester v. Australians, at Bristol
Cloncester 156.
Australia, 549 for 3. Worcester . Lanes, at Worcester.
Worcester, 413. Lanes, can for 7.
D. M.C.C.,
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ALC.C., 235 and GB for 3. Lonion County, 608. Hants. Kent, at Tonbridge Hants. 139 and 108. Kent, 411.
the watch for ja two innings be Loudon County Crystal Palace emplared 11 wickets for 39 rune though it must be said that Verity (4 for 5) returned the letter nalysis when Middlesex had first
cock and stored 12 russ,
That is the lot. No game is had a for 3. Thanks to a brilliant omitted. The dull has been inclad century by Barber (1889), Yorkshived with the bright: and the loyal ande 25 in reply. For Middlesex supporters of Kent, who no doubt Durston (4 for 7) was the nested over the game at To Barcessful buvleri
bridge, where two whole days pro-
end only 687 runs, may be weigh
the balance against them at Brighton, where bright batting produced nearly a thousand.
Middlesex knocked up 4 in their second innings (Lowes getting 7 for 40 this time) and act Yerkshire runs to win. The champion county QoL she runs without any low bu being drawn when they were o for in the second innings.
U.S BASEBALL.
MONDAY'S GAMES
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]
New York, June 20. MONDAY'S baseball matches, re-
sulted as follows:-
National League.
Pittsburg
Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia
Both boxers are very fit and con- Behmeling will probably weigh Cleveland St. Louis 13. Si and Sharkey. 14t
3 Cincinnati
7 Chicago
American League.
2
Great Run-Gatters.
It has ber said that present-day batsmen fall into two classes the "patient " (or painstaking "); and the "dour" (or "dogged "). Were similar taunts levelled at the heroes of old Those two days pro- vided some big scores:
Victor Trumper, 82
Hill: 123. M. A. Noble, 100, A. J. Hopkins, 105. Denton, 147. Hirst, 134.
F. L. Fane, 108. Tremonger, 148.
W. Gunay, 120.
C. B. Fry, 159,
K. S. Ranjitsinjhi, 234.
Abel, 107.
Hayward, 144.
W. G. Grace, 133.
C. J. B. Wood. 170.
L. O. 8. Poidevin, 101,
Wer these doings exceptional?
• Washington New York Boston
4 scoring-judged by present stan Philadelphia 18 dards-is passing strange. Truly,
there were giants in those days.·
3 Perhaps they werd. Bas the fact that every game produced, rapid
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Foxx hit a hore run
No great interest is being taken Detroit in the fight, and the gate is anti-Chiengo cipated only to realise £30,000.
Gen. Chen next dealt with the communist menace in Hainan 18- land where five out of the thirteen districts have been captured by thei communists. in consequence of the inefficiency of the marines stationed there to cope with the situation. Commanders And Smuggiers.
The warships under the command 61 Admiral Chen Chak inile to support the land forces, Some of
the of
war Come Randers the
be car found to ships word rupt and mixed up with smugglers to enrich themselves.
Consequently, the South West political Council was forced to place the navy under the direct control of the 1st Group Army for reorganization.
May Uso Armed Force.
Since this action on the part of) the Government is nothing more! than not order given by a superior to his subordinate, it is ridiculous the thint tertain members of Kuomintang who de, not know any- thing of the matter, should volun
arily offer their service to the Government to mediate in the navel
revolt.
Continuing, Gen, Chen remarked that the Goverment is preparing to use armed force, should Admirni Chen continue to ignore the Govern ment order to hand back control of his Beet and marines.
In conclusion the General remind ed his audience of the rigid anu stern measures adopted recently by the South West Political Council to deal with cases of bribery and. Such oorruption in officialdom. measures, Gen. Chon declared, arv necessary for the attainment of a clean and stablo. administration.- Cauton Sup.
L.I.D. CERTIFICATES.
Placements, Baslo. Messrs. Goeke. Oo.).
(Local agents
Monday's official quotationin Baric-8 odp
Valon Insurances, 840. Hotels (Cum, Rights), $11.25. Shanghal bands. Tls. 25.40. Hong Kong Realtios, $11.90. Hong Kong Trams, 82.80. Dairy Farms, 8291.
ARSON CHARGE FAILS.
MAJORITY VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
SHOPKEEPER ACQUITTED,
Mr Whyte-Smith-You,
The Pasino Judge:- do not think you are right
The Crown Prosecutor:-I do not think I have fall discretion in this
nintter.
Foot of Verdict. The Pine Judge:-You have. It comes to this. Five jurors are of the opinion it is widt proved that she nevysed set fire to the house. On that peint,, the whole Crown oase restod
Mr. Whyte Smith:--I don't quite understand.
The Puisne Judge:-There is th definite verdict on the second count and, it seems to me, it mit logival
Of cover the first count too. nurse, if you ask for a new trial,
bound to consider it. Ne. Whyto-Smith asked for an adjournment to enable him to get instructions from the Attorney- General.
The trial of Chan Chok at the Criminal Sessions on two counts of arson gave rise to an unusual dis- olomure in the wording of the charges against the assured.
Chan was the proprietor of a
ut 96. Narly haberdashery shop Chang Street, Shamsinips. On the Arst count he was charged with setting fire to his ship or dwelling house with intent to defend. The H.K. Govt. Loans. % premium. other charge was that he set Are to, the house while there were Buyers.
people it, thus endangering life. The jury could not agree on a Canton Inancaners, $1,200) - verdier in respect of the first charge, while on this second charge China Fire Insurances, $600.
they found the armused not guilty H.K. & K. Wharves, 140.
by a majority of fire to wo H.K. & W. Docka, 8183.
Mr. Justin Wood:-What prohe pay application. cedure doos the Crown propose to Providents (Old), $405.
adopt 7 Hotels (Cam. Rights), 81.10. Hotely (Rights), 70 cents. II.K. Lands, $78).
1.K. Realties, $11.80. Yanmati Ferries (Old). 8524. Yaumati Ferries (New), $32. China Lights (Old), 820. H.K. Electrics, 82. Cements (Combined), 818. Constructions (Old), $5.10. Constructions (New). $1.85. H.X. Govt. Loans, 2% premium.
Sellors.
H.K. & K. Wharves. 3142 South China Motors "B", $11.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A better feeling developed daring the day, with rates a shade higher than at the morning session.
Sales.
Hotels (Cam. Rights), $11.30.
Buyers.
Hotels Cum. Rights), 811.20. HK, Realtic, 811,90, Cements (Combined), 918. Dairy Farms, 1991.
Sellers.
Cements Combined), $18.60.
(Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith for the Brown): I will ask for another trial with a new jury on the first count.
The Puisne Judge Y--And, the ag cused will ho acquitted on second 1
FROM EVERY
Hi Lordship cbnsidered, that the l'application was improper, Ás. Mr. Whyto-Sinith was representing the Crown, lie bud to take full respon aibility.
Minder the circamataners Mr. whyte-Smith said he was not walk.
Accused Uneasy.
In discharging the prisoner his Lardship anji that the jury had found him for guilty on the Arcond cont, while the frat count had been withdrawn with the consent of
the the Crown,
The assions adjourned sine die,
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