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LEAGUE TENNIS
Close Game At Kowloon C.C.
At Cox's Path, K.C.C. "A" de- fested their club males, the K.C.C.
by Ave sets to four:
C. E. Watson and R. S. Capell Kowloon C.C. "A") beat A. G. Fuilippens and D. Orr 8-0; beat V. H. Freeman and L. E. Kirby 6-0; beat A. L. Fisher and N. J. Bebbing tal 6-1.
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G. A. White and F. I. Zimmern (Kowloon C.C. "A") lost to Philip Pris and Orr 0-8; lost to Freeman and Kirby 0-6; lost to Fisher and Bebington 2-6.
F. A. Broadbridge and J. S. Smith Kowloon DC. "A") beat Phillppens pud Orr 6-3; lost to Freeman and Kirby 2-6 beat Fisher and Beb- blton 6-3,
S.C.A.A.-C.C.C.
At King's Park, 6.C.A.A. beat C.C.C, by seven sets to two, in the *C". Division Tennis League.
C. P. Ip and C. L. Kau South China A.A.) beat N. P. Karanjia and O. Sadick 6-1; beat L. Choa and A. Rung 6-2; beat D. Hung and SA. Cassumbhoy 6-1.
S. Chan and P. K. Leang South China A.A.) beat Karanjia and Sudick 6-3; lost to Choa and Hung 4-6; beat Hung and Cassumbhoy
!~0.
Y, K. Ng and H. K. Mal (South China AA beat Karanjia and Sidlck 6-0; lost to Choa and' Hung 4-6 beat Hung and Cassumbhoy
16-0
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C.C.C.-C.S.C.C."
C.C.C. defeated, the C.S.C.C. by 74 sts to 1 sets in the "B" Division at Happy Valley:—
J. W. Leonard and Y. Hachiuma c.c.a. beat E. L. H. Shute and R. R, Todd 6-0; beat L. Agafuroff and J. A. Bendall 6-1; beat F, Brad- ley and R. Pengelly 6-0.
R. Zimmern and R. Choa C.C.C.) drew with Shute and Todd 6-6; drew with Agafuroff and Ben- dali 5-6; beat Bradley and Pengelly 6-0
+
G. Lal and A. B. Hanson (C.C.C.).
duew with Shute and Todd 6-5: beat Agafuraft and Bendall 6-3; beat Bradley and Pengelly 6-3.
.. VARSITY-C.R.C.
At Pokfulum! the University scor- ed a credible victory over the Chi- nese R.C by five sets to four,
KL Chan and M. C. Hung H.K.U.TC.) beat P. S. Lo and W
Tong 6-1: lost to C. Wet and S. L. Ma 3-6; drew with H. 5. Mok and C. Y. Tse 6-0.
A. L. Tsai and S. Lee. (H.K.U.T.C.)
beat La and Tong 6-2; lost to Wel and Ma 1-6; beat Mok and Tse 6–1. S. Ha and K. S. Chang H.K.U.T.C.) drew with Lo and Tong 0-8: lost to Wel and Ma 3-6: beat Mok and Tse 60.
L.R.C. Y. ARMY
At IRC. the home side lost to tile Army Tennis Cluḥ by Bị sets tota set.
A. Bakar and A. A. Aziz (LR.C.) lost to 3. Q. M. 8. Warr and S. 8. M. Fowles 1-6; lost to Sgt. King and Sgt. O'Connor 2-6; lost to 9. Q. M. S. Davies and S/Sgt. Cooper 0-8.
K. Ram and J. Suffaid (IR.C.) lost to Warr and Fowles 0-6: lost
to King and O'Connor 0-5; drew
with Davies ond, Cooper 8-6.
A. R. Abbas and A. Rahmin IR.C.) lost to Warr and Fowles 3-0 lost to King and O'Connor 3-6; lost to Davies and. Cooper 2-6.
KOWLOON TONG WIN.
At Kowloon Tong, the home team defeated the CS.C.C. by, seven sets to two in the "C" Division.
H. Chan and A. Chan (Kowloon Tong) beat B. Agafuroft and Bent- ley 6-0; beat A. Faro and R. M. Wood: beat W. E. Colledge and J. Bowstead 6-0.
George She and K. C. Yee (Kow- loon Tong) beat Agafuroff and 'Bentley 6-2; lost to Faro and Wood 4-8: beat Colledge and Bowstead 0-0.
O. L. Pang and. W. H. Wel (Kow- kon Tong lost to Agafuroft and Bentley 2-6: beat Faro and Wood 6-1: beat Colledge and Bowstead 6-1,
GAME POSTPONED
The Kowloon Indians Tennis Club P. Recrelo game was postponed awing to indisposition of two of the K.I.T.C. meni,
LAWN BOWLS
Open Singles Results
After leading 13-9 at the 12th head, A. E. Silkstone, ex-title hoki- er and Hong Kong skip, went down to G. N. Mitchell, on the Recrolo green in the Open Champion- ship by 22 shots to 14 on "the 19th-head. Silkstone had a four on the 4th head and until the 12th Mit: head the game was even. chell had two twos and a three and at the 9th head the players were level.
The 13th saw Mitchell record a single which he followed with 2, 2. 3 on the next three beads. A four on the final head by Mitchell put the lasue beyond doubt.
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Grimmitt Wins At Kowloon Docks, A. W. Grim- mitt, ex-holder of the Singles, title, beat strong opposition in C. G. Bilva, by 21 shot to 17 at the 24th head.
One-Sided Game
J. E. Noronha, Colony No. 1., beat 5. A. Bright at K.C.C. yesterday by 20 shots to 12 on the 15th head."
Other Results
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A. Hyde Lay 21, F. E. E. Booker 9, 118 heads), at C.S.C.C..
P. Knight 23. A. Spary 8 head); at P.R.C.
(16
W. Matr 22, A. H. Rumjahn 7, 20 heads) at KK.F.C."
M. R. Abbas 21, J. A. R. Selby 8. 16 heads) at C.C.C...
RECORD EQUALLED
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BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, June 24. The following were the resulta d to-day's major League baseball encounters:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh
Jensen hit a homer, New York
R. H. E. 3 8 1
5 ◊
Melvin Ott hit a hamer.
Pittsburgh
New York
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0
1 3 0
The games between Chicago and Boston: Cincinnatti and Brooklyn: and St. Louis and Philadelphia were postponed owing to rain,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York .............. 18 24 1" Crosetti, Dickey and Powell hom- ered, while Dimaggio equalled the major League record by fitting two homers in the same trinings.
Chicago
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SECOND ROUND
RESULTS
Wimbledon Tennis Progress
London, June 24. The Weeding out process con- tinued at Wimbledon in glorious and a large crowd saw weather Fred Perry, the champion, over- Cambridge the Siamese Wacim Bite, Chartikavani, by 6-3, 6-2, 0-2, while Jack Crawford, the 1933 holder, gave a masterly display to beat the young British player, C. E. Hare, by 6-3, 6-2, 8-8.
G. P. Hughes, the British Davis Cup player who eliminated he Sin-kle, is feeling the effects of a slight heart strain and is saving He himself for the Davis Cup. has, therefore, scratched from the singles. Gene Mako, the American Davis Cup player, has strained his shoulder but hopes to carry on in the doubles.
In the women's singles, Mme. Sperling, formerly Mile. Krahwin- kel, who was the finalist in 1831, Miss Kay Stammers (Britain), and Senorita Lizana (Chile) all easily reached the third round.
Outstanding Second Round re- sults were"
H. W. Austin (Britain) beat. Sproule (Australia) B-3, 6-4, 6-1,
W. Allison (America) beat J. Janes (America) 14-12, 8-3, 6-1,
B. Grant (America) beat Deloford (Britain) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
Donald Budge' (America),, beat Ian Collins (Britain) (6-2, 6-2, 8-1. J. Van Ryn (America) beat H Timmer (Holland) 6-4, 8-6, 6-3.
INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE
Lord Willingdon's Tribute
POSITION IMPROVED
RECRUITMENT
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, June 10. The EATI ot Willingdon, 'ex- Viceroy of India, last night des- cribed the Indian Civil Service as **still the finest and most interest- ing service in any part of the Bri- tish Empire," and declared that he
could see no justification for fears
as to future conditions and secur- ity of service.
He was speaking at the Indian Civil Service annual dinner at the Trocadero Restaurant.
a very
Lord Willingdon said that it was sad parting when a few weeks ago at Delhi he said, good- bye to all those Civil Service offi- cers who had so effectively and
loyally helped him during the past five difficult and trying years,
MORE CANDIDATES
Speaking of the future of the Indian Civil Service, he said. "It is an enormously important question
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN AND BIRMINGHAM
A City That Was
Transformed
·DRIVE AND VISION
NEWS CLAIMED AS PROPERTY
Lives Risked To
Obtain It
TELEVISION AS "A RIVAL
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, June 11.
น
The right of property in news was discussed at the 'conference of the Empire Press Unton in Lon don yesterday. Major" J. J. Astof. M.P.. presided.
PROGRESS IN HEALTH
Chamberlain's" war against the water companies was just part of Reuters. said that the newspaper Sir Roderick Jones, chairman of
(Special Ale Mall Service)
London, June 14. Celebrations of the centenary of the birth of Joseph Chamberlain are being planned for this summer. In this article Joseph Chamber- lain, as local government en- thusiast, as the creator of a re-
generated city, as Mayor of Birm ingham, is the subject. His place in high politics may be a theme of controversy, but all parties will ac- claith the part he played in local government.
Joseph Chamberlain, Mayor of Birmingham, whose centenary will
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celebrated on July 8, was one of the most noteworthy cltizens and civie administrators of modern times.
It a remarkable coincidence at the present time; very particul- that last year should have wit- arly so, as there geems of recent nessed the centenary of the pass- years to have been some disincling of the Municipal Corporations nation on the part of young men Act In 1835 and that 1936 should in this country to take service in be the occasion for commemora- India.
ting the centennial the birth of the man who created the municipal greatness of a great industrial city within the terms of its provisions.
I "am glad to learn that more than twice as many British can- didates have entered for this year's examination as sat in 1935, and that the entry is greater than that of any since the competitive ex- Australian amination was reopened after the
G. Von Cramm (Germany), sec- ond favourite for the title, beat L Hecht (Czechoslovakia), 8-4, 6-3, € 4.
Adrian. Quist, the champion, beat Ellmer. the Swiss champion. 8-6, 6-3, 6-17
The young British Army player.. Raymond Tuckey, beat the Prench hope. Destremeau, 7-5, 3-4, 7-5, 6-2.
Vivian McGrath (Austraila) beat P. Landry (France) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.
Itoh (Japan) beat Haanes (Nor- way), 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
Women's Singles Mme. Mathieu (France) beat Miss Dearman, the British Wightman Cup player, 6-3, 6-2.
Meule Meester (Belgium) beat Miss Yorke (Britain), 6-4, 6-1.
Mme. Sperling, the 1931 finalist, beat Miss O'Connell (Great Bri- tain), 7-5, 6-2.
Haylock (Britain), 6-3, 6-4.
Mary Heeley (Britain) beat Miss
Mile. Jedrzejowska, the Polish champion, and Mellie Adamson. the Belgian champion, have reach- ed the Third Round.
Mixed Doubles
J. Stratford (America) and Mrs. Brutton (Britain) beat Itoh (Japan) and Mrs. Couper (BT)- zain) 6-4, 7-5-. Sewell hit a homer and Phelps l'euter. pitched.
Boston
1 6 10 W, Ferrell and Miller hit homers. Detroit
*7 11 2
Owen hit a homer.
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Averell and Hal homers.
Washington
St. Louis Holters homered.
Philadelphia
3 8 0
5 31 1
Troszy
hit
7 12 2
4 7 1
2 2. 1
Cleveland croton 14 14 0 Averell hit two homers.— Reuter
INDIAN CRICKETERS
BRITISH GOLF TOURNEY
Qualifying Round Concluded
war.
"I am equally glad to think that the Secretary of State has taken special measures, beginning with this year, to try out the method of entry by selection without ex- amination,
I hope India
secure in this way some really good
men.
"The selection st will not be closed for another week, but I am told that already, about 100 ap- plications have been received. Al-
position together the
as regards recruitments is very much more satisfactory than it has been for a number of year.
"FINEST SERVICE IN THE
EMPIRE"
"After 18 years experience" of the country and of the work of your service out there, I"belleve it would be a disaster if the infu-
MAYOR AT 34
Chamberlain was a Londoner by birth and a citizen of Birmingham
Dy
in con-
accident, His work action with Joseph Nettlefeld in devising the modern form of screw made him a man of substantial means by the time he was thirty- eight, and enabled him to retire from business. He became Mayor of Birmingham at the
*ge of thirty-seven, and held office for three years, a mayoralty which is, perhaps, the most notable instance of individual municipal achieve- ment in the history of English local government.
Characteristic of the man that he should adopt a bold line. He started off with the slogan, "In twelve months, by God's help, the town.. of Birmingham shall not know itself." His Radical opinions
in those days earned for him a re- putation for Republicanism, and not without some trepidation did the Prince of Wales and the lovely Alexandra of Denmark visit the
ence of your service were not to be city in 1874, while Joseph Cham-
maintained, for I know that there is as great a necessity for the best of our young men to go out there as ever there was before. We want young men to go out who have en- terprise, imagination, a sense of responsibility, and sympathy with the'nspirations of the people of the country:
men who and I speak with some experience-are ready to take their part in what is still the - nest and most interesting service that there is in any part of the British Empire.
berlain
way mayor. The Royal parts were received with dignity in a city that had, indeed, been so drastically transformed in its gov- ernment as hardly to know itself.
ON TWO PRINCIPLES
abate
his campaign against all forms or
a news agency which by its fore- insanitation. He was a most pro-sight, expenditure of brain, money.. gressive health administrator: he and physical force, produced a ser- Introduced by-laws to nuisances from smoke, embarked fruits of its enterprise.
vice of news, was entitled to the
on housing plans, extended hospi- tal accommodation, 'reconstructed sewers and drains.
Full enjoyment of those fraits could be assured "only if the news- paper and news agency were pro- tected against the person who ex- pended neither. endeavour nor money in assembling the news at its source and in transmitting it to ta destination, but lifted" it on the way or elsewhere and turned it to his own account.
He turned to the centre of his city and noticed the shambles of houses and dwellings that sur- rounded the Town Hall "They are unfit for a dog to die in," he cried. The slums were the foulest in the country and a disgrace that tore the heart of Chamberlun. He was helped by Disrnell's Arti- Put at its highest, that man was sans' Dwellings Act. amendments | reaping where he had not sown, to which he personally suggested to but at its lowest he was a common Cross, then Home Secretary, Hic | thief, did not mince words in suggesting Sir Roderick described the risks a clear sweep of the offensive area and dangers faced by newspaper when he addressed the Council, "so correspondents in Abyssinia. long as there is this canker at the | root morality is an empty name and our civilisation is a thing to
scom at,"
He arpused the conscience of his fellow citizens, and in the end the space was cleared at a cost of £1,- 500,000. The work turned out to be an endowment to the city ra- ther than a charge on its resources. Corporation-street came into be Ing and strode over the shambles of unhappy memory... The new properties were speedily taken up on seventy-five-year leases; in twenty years these leases will fall
in, and Birmingham will automa- tically become one of the richest municipalities in the world.
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"During the bombing of Quora," he said, "Routers' correspondent escaped death only by a miracle. His motor lorry and all his belong- ings were destroyed,
"In the debacle Just before the Italians entered Addis Ababa. Reuters quarters were looted by the mob, and the correspondent there was in grave peril. Through- out the campaign other correspon- dents were exposed to simllar hazards."
RADIO RIVALEY
"Wireless broadcasting," he co-
tinued, is advancing everywhere. It is a rat which the newspaper cannot, àrid do not, disregard, and it behaves them and the news agencies, the two alles, who, be-
ALIEN OFFICERS tween them, for all practical pur-
IN BRITISH "SHIPS
poses control the news delds of the earth, to take measures while there is yet time, to establish everywhere, as in the United States, the doc- trine that new is property, which to-day is recognised in the United
JAPANESE UNDER THE States by all responsible wireless
14
RED ENSIGN
(Special 'Air Mäll Service)
London, June 14. Several large ships of Britian registry now engaged in the Pad fic trade are officered and manned almost entirely by Japanese na- tionals.
This was disclosed when a vessel
broadcasters no less than by the Press themselves."
The world was being flooded with officially-inspired matter in many tongues. Comt Clano, the Italian Propaganda, had Minister for boasted that the Italian Govern ment station was broadcasting in 18 different languages. One effect of these and other broadcasts was and debase its to cheupen news quality,
Birmingham was a vast, badly of 6.000 tons gross recently arriv-
Mr. Theodore Goddard, honorary ed at Hong Kong from Australian regulated community, not yet re-
ports, with only three British sub solicitor to the Newspaper Society, covered from the turmoil of the Industrial Revolution, when Cham-lects on board-the master, chief said there was no copyright in news his party assumed engineer and wireless operator as such, but only in the literary berlain and power. The new mayor wanted to The first and second mates, the form given to it, spend large sums of money with second and third engineers, and
"The newspaper of to-day," he
out raising the rates. He proceed all the deckhands were Japanese. added, "is definitely a literary work, "It surprises me to learn thated on the two principles that any Fet the ship is registered at Lon- and I think it is fair to say that in there are misgivings in some quar- monopolies which are sustained by don and flies the Red Ensign. ters as to future conditions of se- the State ought to be controlled by
curity of service, and I would say to young men who are attracted London, June 24.
by the prospects of a career so rich The qualifying rounds in the in opportunity and to their parents British Open Golf Championship that I can see no justification over the Hoylake and Wallasey whatever for such Icars, courses concluded -to-day, when scores 107 players qualified, with of 155 or better:
Only one well-known competitor falled to enter
the competition proper. Ernest Whitcombe return ing a card of 159,
There
the local authorities:
power of local authorities ought to the jurisdiction of local parlia be increased until those bodfes haa
ments.
·
the Empire it is a better literary A second vessel of the same line work, better produced and better printed, and, in particular, has bet- that the 1s manned on the same Kystem.
and it is understood that these are ter taste than anywhere else in the
world," by no means isolated cases,
Sir William Jarratt, secretary of Although these vessels are prob- the Trade Marks, Patents and De- ably listed by the British authori- signs Federation, said the advent had completely "I am one of those who believe His Brst achievement was in parties as available for transport or of broadcasting that if and when the moment chasing the holdings of local gas other national service in an emier-changed the situation regarding comes that His Majesty's Govern- companies of that time. In one geney, the fact that they are al- the disclosure of news, and televi- most entirely under allen control sion, when it reached" its full ment in the future can say to transaction he increased the bor- India. We have fulfilled our great ough debt enormously, but he over- renders it very doubtful whether stature, would effect a further re- trust, we have completed our task, came all opposition by pointing they would be so available.
!volution and can with complete confidence out that in the hands of the cor
The ships are understood to be Eir Thomas McAra, secretary of London, June 24.
Proprietors Ax- the production distinctive hand you over the entire control poradon
of gas Japanese-owned, and British re- the Newspaper The All India Cricketers were features about to-day's play. Wal of your country which would be would soon result in a large mea- gistry has apparently been resort sociation, said that the Press of guests of a Lords and Commons ter Smithers, an unattached pro
the climax to the great service sure of relief of existing taxation. ed to as a means of evading a this country was opposed, altoget the fessional from Canada, returned a cricket team at luncheon at
which my countrymen have ren- He further assumed the chairman-
new Japanese law relating to sub- her to the recognition of property
"value in news, House of Commons to-day. The card of 141 to finish second tċ
dered to India in past years even ship of the gas committee himself, sidies. while Hector health of he visitors was proposed Cotton.
then it is my bellef that the long and in the first half year showed by the Prime Minister.
broke the Wallasey course record partnership between our two races profit of £25,000. In a few years The company included Lord W- with a 68 to make his card up to
will still remain, for I think In- rates had been twice reduced and and 145. lingdon ex-Viceroy of India.
dians and Britons will continue to the large sum of £85,000 had been work and co-operate for the bene- partly devoted to the Sinking Fund at and progress of that wonder of the city.
ENTERTAINED
were some
Trottson
after luncheon the visitors were Bert Hodson who qualified with shown over the Houses of Parlia- a card of 152 holes out the fourth ment and were
the Wallasey ful country." present at the (165 yards) on opening of the House of Lords at course. which Lord Willingdon was tor-Reuter, mally introduced and took his seat for the first time since his eleva- follows:
H. Cotton on to the rank of Marquis --
Having tackled the gas problem, he turned to water. In 1874 Birm- ingham water supply was still a matter of private trading. The pipe service only operated three
150 days a week in a community of
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ary water came from surface welir, often contaminated by sewage. Ha
The leading qualifiers were as
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Norman Button...
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TO-DAY'S TENNIS
There are four matches to be played this afternoon in the "D" The Radio Sports Club division: meet the Army Tennis Club at Kowloon and should just win. Craigengower at Kowloon, Craig-Percy Alliss IRC. are at home to the K.C.C. engower have some very useful Richard Burton and a very even game should be player in their team and should B. Qadd witnessed with perhape the odds win. slightly in favour of the home. team. Police meet the C.BA. at home and should win comfortably. The best match of the day should be that between the X.LY.C. and
The programme is:-
R. 8. C.
I. R. C.
P. R. C.
K. L. T. C.
V. Á. T. C.
7. K. C. C.
30. B. A
Turner
Padgham
A Dailey Cyril Tolley
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-75 73 148 Perry (Holder)
7177 148 Ferrier
75 732 148 Boyer
7. 0. C. C
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81 151 enterprises were strenuously ob- 71 152 posed, although he had the whole
154 Council behind him to
77 154 annuities.
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