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STORM OVER
CORONATION
LORD MAYOR
Socialists' Nominee Walks Out
The nomination of a Lord Mayor for Coronation year resulted in a at Bradford Olty stormy scene Council recently, and revealed a split in the Socialist group of councillors, while the selection next week of a layer at Chester. where Socialist councillors, are alleged to have boycotted a military church parade last Sunday, is also expected to produce a lively dis- cussion.
SURVIVAL
OF RACE THROUGH
LANGUAGE
President's Plea For Gaelic
STIRRING ORATIONS
AT MOD
* HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1936.
FIRST CLASS PLAY DEWAR TROPHY
BY HARE
Too Good For Olliff
MISS MARY HEELEY
AT HER BEST
C. E. Hare strengthened his claims for inclusion
among our
foremost players by beating the Cumberland Club cupholder, J. S. Inspiration, good advice, and nope for the future of Gael'c and, in two well-fought sets at the Gael if full advantage is taken Hampstead recently, wr.tes H. 8. Scrivener in the "Morning Post".. all of opportunities. formed a
There is nothing particularly theme for the second day of the
about Hare's. buckhand Mod of An Comunn Gaidhealach severe
drive, but as he is left-handed the writes & at Inverness recently,
more or less stereotyped attack on the backhand has to be readjust- ed, and even the versatile OUSI fulled to are at Hare's backhand as often as he might have done
Bulidin" reporter. When the Lord Mayor of Brad- It might be summarised in the ford, Alderman Jonas Pearson, word "courage," which formed the the by gave his casting vote for the pro-title of a Gaelic oradion ceedings of a special meeting of the president, Mr. John R. Bannerman City Council to be held in camera, Mr. Bannerman acorned the sug- Councillor T. Ashworth, the off- gestion that the nationalism of the cial Socialist nominee for the Lord Gael was injurious, and might Mayoralty, who is secretary of the
cause jealousy and enmity among local Socialist Party, at once left, nadons remarking as he went, "My Lord Mayor ladies, and gentlemen," 1 bid you good-bye."
The meeting deelded to invite Aiderman R. Carter, Chairman of the Socialist group, to be Lord Mayor next year.
He followed this oration by un English address, which was entitl ed: "Looking Forward."
"The survival of our language. he said." means the survival of the Gaelic race 3 an Integral and honourable part of the social or- His name was proposed by Cap-"|der, having a potent mentally and tain A. W. Brown, the last So a spiritual prevision distinctly its chalist Lord Mayor, and seconded own." by arqtoer Socialist member. These were the only two Socialists to Yote for Alderman Carter, but the Liberals and Conservatives sup- ported, the nomination solidly.
The Socialist group decided not to put forward the name of their the meeting, and J. Bailey said after-
nominee Councillor
at
GREAT DIFFICULTIES The responsibility and privilege of producing that survival rested with the Gael of to-day.
There were greater difficulties than ever In the path, but there were also greater means than ever of deal- ing with them.
"Some decided exerdo is now
The loser was, as usual, neatnęła personified, and his placing and tactics were alike admkable but there was not quite enough "devil" la his shots, and Hare, with his long reach and good anticipation was able to get the ball back quite nicely where many another man would have falled utterly. For the hls same reason, his smash and service were more potent than Qiliffs, and he only last one service game in the course of the match
whereas Ollir lost four. The first of these was the fifth game, which Hare won for 3-2, to hold the equivalent of "one-up" all the way But On made a valiant to
to "pull him back in the effort eighth game after each man had had 'vantage several times-ten deuces in all.
FINE FINISHER
In the second-Set Hare got hệ
wards, We reserve the right to absolutely necessary," Mr. Banner-break through" at 2-1. but then man declared. "Quiescence would last his one and only service game
take what action we think fit on
Kowloon Golf Club
Competition
The following are the starting times for the Kowloon Golf Club's
hela Dewar Trophy, to be Sunday
am,
On
9.00 F. C. Barry and E. Christen-
sen.
9.04 W. Stoker and T. Hendersen. 9.08 G. P. Murphy and J. R
Leftch.
9.12 A. Lopes and J. M. Baya. 9.16 J. McKelvie and M, A. Cairns W. C. 9.20 H. H. Mundy and
Simpson." 9.24 C, 0. Ahern. 9.29 A. J. Dennis and L. Jack. 9.32 R. Collings and E. G. Judd.
and J. E. R.V 9.38 A. Eastman Humble 9.40 J. D. Thomson and H. F
Westlake...
Anderson and W.
9.44 W. Taylor and J. J. King. 9.48 W. Groves and E. H. Watts. 9.52 T. D. Paton and F. E. Booker 9.56 H. D. Gausden and Wm. Orr. 10.00 H. C. Borner. S. Jex and E.
O. Murphy,
HOCKEY MATCH
hockey.
. In an inter-section tournament match played on the
Radio Sports Club ground at Caro line H yesterday, the Club de- teated the Police "A" team two goals to one."
FANLING GOLF
by
at
The Bogey Fool played over the. week-end on the Old Course Fanling was won by E. J. R. Mit-
November 9, the day of the dec-spell doom to our race were we to put Ollif in the picture again chell, one up. There were 30 en-
tion of the Lord Mayor.
Alderman Carter did not attend openly threatened with extinction to-morrow. There would undoubt. edly be a sudden resort to "a mili-
the 'meeting.
.
CHESTER REACTION
tunt, self-preserving motion." Alderman Robert Matthewson,
leader of the Socialist group in Chester City Council, was recently nominated by his party for the Mayority. and it wLS expected that he would receive full support from the other parties. A change of trint on the part of the Con- servative and Liberal members of the Couhen is now anticipated. following: last week's milltary charen parade incident.
But at the present, he went on, to when the menace was shown the Gaels only in slow motion they were apt to curl up in
corr.et
and murmur in the words of i Gaelle song. "I am asleep, do not waken me."
we
"If we do so." Mr. Bannerman warned.
may eventually awaken to the sorry realization that the glory and blessing of our
It of the
from
that
when he won his own service for 32. But after this he just could not quite stick the pace, and Har besides conserving his own service "broke him twice for 6-3, there- by revealing his worth as a fine Anisher. The match lasted 15 about 60 minutes, which was, per- haps, just as well, as Hare still had three matches ahead of r
There Was never any doubt about Miss Heeley beating Mist Patersun. The winner's regularity of retura-she was just about at her best against a less accurate and experienced opponent, sumred
In a statement Alderman Mat-living language has gone, and wi
to make her safe. But Miss Pater- it our own identity as a race." thewson denied that his party boy-
бол. who has a free and taking Mr. Bannerman went on to say cotted the parade, and said that if he were elected Mayor he would that he saw in the increased en-style, milght, with a bit more luck. conscientiously try to carry out thusiasm for the teaching of Gae-have won several games which she his duties. Whoever occupied the effect that would be mari-lost narrowly, part'cularly the last 3 nobler conception of one of all in which she saved five position was a servant of the pub. fest in
match points, Gaelic culture and nationhood. lic and should know no politics.
·COLOUR FILM OF CEREMONY
ALIEN INFLUENCES The General Council
was regrettable Cinematograph Exhibitors' Associa-point of view that so many parents tion is to be urged by Yorkshire were "sadly deluded by ignoble and allen influences into discouraging exhibitors, who met at Leeds to
the use of Gaelic by their children summon a conference of news reel proprietors with a view to filming Cagile, the president declared,
more than ever b the Coronation ceremony in Lon-must now đồn
cherished as the essential home speech which alone could ensure good Gaelle and good English and the fullest enjoyment of the un- doubted benents of bilingualism.
...
Mr. C. P. Metcalfe expressed sur- prise that so far there had been no suggestion that the ceremony in Westminster Abbey should be fimed.
Mr. J. Prendergast (York) 828- gested that permission were ob- tained the film should be in co- four.'
VICAR ATTACKS “BODY WORSHIP
Nudism Should Be Called Lewdism UNDRESSING ON ... BEACH
*In every tongue and clime the slogan is 'Back to ture. The worship of the body. is now a universal fetish and dis- eacé."
every
With these words the Rer. R. B. Irons, Viest of St. Paul's Bhank lla launched a sharp attack on berich undressing in his parish magazine.
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The two singles winners were jointly successful in the mixed coables; but Miss York and Miss Ingram, two of the best volleyers In England, were just too good for Mrs. Burr (also
a fine doubles player) and Miss Heeley. whilst I' H. Wheatcroft and R. A Shayes proved their worth as a pair beating R. J. Ritchie and Hare.
CLASSIFICATION OF PONIES
id
The delivery of these orations, which took place in the Empire The Hong Kong Jockey Club Tnentru as part of the opening announce the following alterations ceremony in which the Mod was and additions to classification Lists welcomed by Provost Hugh Mac-dated March 17, 1935... kenzie, meant a reduction in the number of competitions, but at one
of them the competition which has as its abject the revival of the
older or less known district songs. -the president's advice was Bug-
rented in a small but importanc
AUSTRALIAN PONIES Douale Finesse to B Class Lancashire Lad to B Class Saucy Face. to B Class Hercules
to A Class CHINA PONIES
Donovan Mybynight
to D Class
to D Class
Blue Ribbon
to E Class
Ebony Idol
to E Class
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King's Parade
to E Class
way by Dr. Geoffrey Shaw, Lon- don, the musical adjudicator, who said that Gaelic singers would cling as long and as closely might be possible to the charac teristics of their music which marked it so much from all others. One of these characteristlez WIS the strangely marked rhythm.
PARKING PLACES
'LAI WAH CUP
The draw for the Lai Wah. Cup competition was made on Monday. The gares will be played on Sunday, October 25, when the Chinese will meet the Army on the Navy ground at Causeway Bay, and Civilians will play the the Kowloon Footbail Navy on Club ground
* PLAYER SUSPENDED : The Management Committee also dealt with the case in which Wan Tso-lok, of the Chinese Police team was sent off the neid against Royal Engineers.
It was eventually, decided to suspend the player until Novem
solute urgent necessity. No one wishes Shanklin to become noted for its Victorian prudery, yet no one with any regard to public morals will tolerate the town be- Ing turned into an arena, on a "The tiltimate" objective is mass scale, of the human anatomy nudism, or should it not rather unadorned, be called lewdism?" he states.
of "The councillors have worried This summer the stretch foreshore under the jurisdiction themselves to death to provide of the Bandown and Shanklin parking places for cars. It is Urban District Council has gain-high time they turned their at to insisting on parking ed unenviable notoriety na "the tention scene where bathers, male and places for those people whose bez 2. female, publicly and wantonly sense of fitness of things and re- gard for the ordinary proprieties undress and dress before a ga-
of civilization are non-existent... thering of curious onlookers.
"A sound body of itself is an un- "Risking the charge of being called a prude, we strongly urge the worthy objective. The wise per- Shakin members of the urban san strives to attain a sound mind
in a sound body. district' council to prohibit a de. by generate,debased practice framing a by-law "ordering every bather to undress and dress in the tents and huts provided for the Purpos
the interests of decency and morality, such a by-law is an ab-
"A sound or bene mind can found only in the individual who has become aware of the facts and truth about himself, That
spirit-divine spirit-bern. from above, not from beneath.
The cult of the body-the mo dern mania is the cause of the present world-wide dementia, the orgy of lust, and passion of killing and slaying that is spreading in such alarming fashion over the globe.
W!
"Bo long as an regards himself man is infinitely more than "a as a brute beast, with animalistic mere chemical compound, on a propensities, so long will the world physical body That man is at be a shambles.
tries.
CRICKETERS
ARRIVE
M.C.C. Australian Tour Team
Fremantle. Oct. 13. The M.C.C. Australian cricket! tour team arrived to-day aboard the liner Orion. The players were all very ft and were accorded a warm welcome.
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G. 0.B. Allen, captain of the M. C. C. Australian tour team.
The team comprises G, G. Allen (Captain), W. H. Copson. A, Fagg, L. B. Fishlock, W. R. Hammond, J. Hardstan, M. Leyland. R. W. V. Robins, H. Verity, T. S. Worthing- ton. K. Farnes, E. R. T. Holmes, C, J. Barnett, J. M. Sims W. Voce. G. Duckworth and R. E. S. Wyatt. Hester
CAPTAIN'S MESSAGE
Fremantle Oct. 13. The MC.C. team arrived this morning.
ARMY TRIAL
Soccer Game. To-Day
1.
LOCAL TENNIS
Shanghai Team
Tennis
In Action
An Army football trial match will be played between sides To-
"Whites" presenting the
And "Reds." at Chatham Road, Hick-R. C. ground yesterday. of at 4.30 p.m. to-day.
matches between the visiting Shanghai team and Hong Kong were played on the Chipese
4
The results are as follows:--
The following are the two teams:
Mrs. Dverletz and Miss J. Massey Reds:-Fus Rowlands, 2 RWF: (Shanghai) beat Mrs. Chiu Chun- L/Cpl Swain, 2 E. Lan. R.; L/Cpl. chíu and Miss R Perty (Hong Steele, 2 E. Lan R: Rtn. Me-Kong) 6-2, 7-5, 10-8 Gonigle. 1 RUR.: 1st half only, Mrs. E, Litton and Miss R. Rum-
jahn Cpl. Campbell, 4 RUR: 2nd half
(Hong Kong) beat Mr. only, Bdmn, Moore, 1 RUR; Fus. Krenov and Mra, T. M. Burton Evans, 2 R.W.F.: RI. Erwin, 1 (Shanghai) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. R.UR.; Pte. Smith, 2 E. Lan, R.;
S. A. Rumjahn and H. D. Rum-
Rin. Ferguson, 1 RUR.: Fas, Tal-Jahn (Hong Kong) beat A.G. Meiss
bot. 2 R.W.F.; Pte. Ridings. 2 E Lon, R.
Whites: Spr. Sellick. RE: Fus. Keating. 2 R.W.F. Bgir, Stevens,
and J. E du Pac de Marsoulles (Shangha!) 9-7.
T. J. Figgis and T. G. Forbes (Shanghal) beat Tsui Wai-pul and
1 RUR: Cpl. Wanklyn 2 R.W.FP. Kong (Hong Kong) 1-6, 7-5, 3-1.
L/Sgt. Orindley. 2 R.WF.: Pte. Crowthers, 2 E. Lan R.; L/Bdr. Knight, R.A. (L); Pte. Sandford, 2 E. Lan. R: Cpl. Hurst, R.E.; 6pr. Howlett. R.E.: L/Cpl. Duffield, RA.0.0.; Rm. Hartigan. 1 R.OR..
Conner. 1 'Reserves: L/CPL R.UR.: Fus, Wheeler, 2 RWF; Fus. Taylor, 2 R.W.F.; Fus. Dennis, 2.R.W.F.
the English team was glad to be in Australia. He hinted that they arrived on the thirteenth, and if | to-day was Friday, the Australians might regard the Test matches as
Won.
Rester's Bulletin Service.
*AT PERTH
Perth, Oct. 13.
CRICKET MATCH
Testimonial Game In Australia
Sydney, Oct. 13. The
Warren Bardsley Jack Gregory testimonial cricket match was concluded here to-day, Don
team Bradman's
defeating V. Richardson's XI, by six wickets.
Scores were as follows:- Richardson's team: 285- and 180. Bradman's team: 385 (Bradman 212) and 181 for four wickets (Robinson 57),-- Reuter.
The MC.C. ericketers arrived here by motor from Fremantle.assurances of a
most happy and Mr. Allen, captain of the They were ontzially welcomed and extremely peaceful' tour were the team. In a message broadcast many speeches were delivered." A keynote of the speeches, throughout Australia said that cordial atmosphere prevailed and Reuter.
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