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MARCO POLO
BRIDGE
Best-Known Structure In North China
12.
HAGEN REPLIES TO US. GOLFERS'
CRITICISMS
Walter Hagen, the captain of the American Ryder Gold Cup team. recently replied to the statements of the US, players criticising the
cd some bad golf. I myself must have given the crowd plenty of cause for cheering,
"The boys were no doubt" tired
Recently it was "reported that sportsmanship of the crowds dur- and feeling weary when Guldahl
Marco Polo bridge was destroyed by Japanese artillery, and a subse- quent telegram informed the world that that bridge was repaired by the Chinese.
It is interesting to note that Marco Polo bridge is one of the best-known structures in North, China, and was the scene of many an historical battle in the past. The bridge is situated 20 miles south-west of Peiping, and it is once again witnessing a warfare. this time not between recalcitrant Chinese war-lords, but between two great nations of the East.
The bridge took five years to build (1189 to 1184), and it is recorded that thousands of work- men were employed in its construc- tion. There is an interesting legend attached to it.
"When the bridge was complet. ed." runs the legend. "a monk whose name, in English equivalent. La Old Man of Ten Thousand Pines. appeared and said that as it spanned the river Sang Ch'len Ho, which sounds like 'Borrow's Sword? in Chinese, it was necessary to set up a charm to control the waters "So the monk placed a large boulder beneath the central pillar of the bridge and carved thereon a Precious Sword on which Was Inscribed the words meaning to exterminate the Dragon""
According to Chinese legends. the dragon signifies the controller of the elements which produce rain. It will be seen that the monk's so-called "charm" was to counteract floods.
in the "Open" at Carnoustle and during the International match at Southport.
made his statement, but lake no notice of it. They will be back in England again the first chance they get.
Hagen, who is staying on in England, playing exhibition mat-
I have no complaints, and I can ches, dissociated hithself from the say that I have never played on a remarks attributed to Ralph Gul-course so well marshalled as the dahl that "the British are bad
one at Carnoustle. sports. It is ok with me if I never go back to England."
"Some of the boys take their golf very seriously," Hagen ‘said, "Probably they found the course and the general atmosphere at Southport and Carnoustie new and strange, and things that would not bather them ordinarily prob- ably magnified themselves there.
"Guldahl says the only cheers the Americans got were when they missed shots. If that is so they got plenty of cheers. for they play-
U.S. WIGHTMAN CUP TEAM
New York, Aug. 11. The United States Wightman Cup team to meet Britain al Forest Hills on August 20 and 21 was chosen to-day.
It is led by Miss Alice Marble, the American champion, and her colleagues are Miss Helen Jacobs, Mr. Sarah Fabyan; Miss Carolin Babcock, Mrs. John Van Ryn and Miss Dorothy Bundy.
With the exception of Miss Bundy, who figüres in as intern- fional tennis match for the first time in her career, the team is of former Wightman "The charm, however, did not composed work." continues the legend. "for Cuppers.- in 1698, the bridge was destroyed Pruter. by a flood. It was rebuilt by Kiong' Hai in the same year, but the name of the river, which 'flows under the bridge, was changed. In July 1890. another serious flood occurred. Several of the arches were washed away, and have never been replaced." "
Marco Polo bridge is a relic of the past. In an account of the bridge at the time It was repaired under the order of the Ming Em- peror. Chis Ching. It is specially stated that "there *TE 30 many stope Hons that it is Impossible to count them, while tradition has it that several people have gone out of their minds in attempting to do so."
One of the main items that lure tourists into North China; Marco Polo bridge, owing to the present crisis, will perhaps, not "live" to see another war.
READY RESPONSE
London, Aug. 11 There has been, a quick response t. the War Office announcement yesterday of the Government's decision to allow serving soldier on the point of completing their, normal term with Colours, to ex- tend their service and reservists of certain classes to rejoin Colours with a view to qualifying for pen- .sions.
WORLD BRIDGE
OLYMPIC
Henry Cotton said "I think the statements are rather undignited. The Americans never complained about their treatment at South- part to me, and I did not see any trace of bad sportsmanship among the crowd.
"Again, at Walton Heath during my match with Denny Shute the crowds were quite fair to both of us, and I do not think he is just- hed in saying that the spectators were 'resentful' of his good shots."
HIS ENCORE TO HOLE-IN-ONE
The most astounded golfer in Britain recently was Mr. R. D. Hunter, of the Droitwich Club, who was playing on holiday over the Manchrie course in Islay, writes a Home correspondent...
In a morning round with a friend he had the thirteenth hole- the Punchbowl-in one. The hole is 233 yards, and the player, taking advantage, of a following wind, used a No. 2 irça.
Then he went out again in the afternoon and did the same thing again!
In the final of the Irish Open Championship at Newcastle, County Down, in 1933 Erie Fiddian, play- The World Bridge Olympic Coming against Jack M'Lean, holed milttee has advised the local Com-out twice in one-at the seventh mittee that the Far East North-hole in the first round and the South Championship in the recent
fourteenth in the second, World Bridge Olympic was won by
But M'Lean won by 3 and 2. F. A. Gill and L. A. Üzarlo.
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ENGINE DRIVER LOSES MIND
Stockholm, Aug. 1. the Stockholm-Goeteburg ne B driver of a freight- train engine suddenly became mentally unbalanced. He left one. station on the line, but did not arrive on schedule at the next stop. A search party was sent out, and found the train on the middle of the stretch, shunting backwards and forwards. The driver explain- ed that he could not proceed due to engine defect. When the engine had been changed, he again start- ed to drive to and fro, when he was relleved of his post and taken to hospital. There the doctors dis- covered that he suffered from a nervous shock, due to the recent death of his wife.- Fransocean News Service.
Within a few hours the first enquiries were received at the called at the Recruiting Offices Central London Recruiting Depart-throughout the country... ment and to-day many reservists British Wieden.
Changes In Southern Slavia
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When, after the tragic death of effectively, that it is hoped that King
Alexander, Prince Regent given time they will be completely Paul took over the Government, reconciled. the people were in a serious state
The outstanding success of of unrest and excitement. The Stojadinowitsch's cabinet, however, "political atmosphere was tense, is to be found in foreign policy: foreigh relations caused grave he has freed the country from anxiety, and the economic life mat- ties which could lead to confict: fered under the general confusion especially into complications which and uncertainty. Government and do not concern it: he has built up party worked against each other, relations with the neighbouring and 'the Groats made the life of states, and has effected a thorough Jewtitsch cabinet, impossible to reconciliation with the Bulgarians, add to the dimculties, the country and so terminated an intolerable was threatened with an economic estrangement between kindred war with Italy as a result of the people. Not less important was sanctions, emanating from London, the South-avian-Italian Treaty and decided by the League of Na- of Friendship which settled the on the Adriatic tions, in the Abyssinian confictold antagonism
and by the creation of a hostile Coast, and cleared up the whole political block in 8. F. Europe.
OBDER RESTORED
position
In consequence, Southern Slavia, now possesses a freedom of move-
It was very fortunate for the coun-ment which she never compassed try that the Prince Regent sum- before, and without reference to moned Sojadinowitsch, with whom existing treaties, she could deve he was in very close connection, to lop her own interests and form a
a ministry. The new Prime strengthen her, International post Minister as energetic and very tion, unhindered. Her favourable popular with the people, especially relations with Germany are also an with the farmers and peasants achievement of the Stojadinowitsch In the two years of his Premiership cabinet, which enters upon its he has succeeded in restoring third year of office, with the hap- order, and in overcoming the oppiest anguries for the future- position of the Croatian Party so Trananecas News Service.
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