10.
NO INTERPORT CRICKET THIS
SEASON
SHANGHAI UNABLE TO SEND TEAM OWING TO PRESENT TROUBLE
Owing to conditions prevalling in Shanghai, the Cricket Inter- port between Hong Kong and the Northern port scheduled for the beginning of Noveniber, will not take place this year.
It is announced that a telegram has been received by the Hong Kong Cricket Club from Shanghai regretting their inability to send a cricket team to Hong Kong this auturan.
NEWS ABOUT T. A. PEARCE
Playing for Kent against Glou- testershire in a recent County cricket match, T. A. Pearce, the Hong Kong Interporter, scored 59 and participated in a seventh wicket partnership that put on
100 runs
BOY SCOUTS SPORTS
The Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch, are holding their danuel swimming sports on Saturday, October 2, at 2.30 p.m. in the Naval Yard Swimming Bath, by kind permission of Commodore EB.C. Dicken, OBE, D.S.C.
Members of the public who are interested are cordially invited, but it la desired to point out that no smoking can be permitted. In ac- cordance with the strict Admiralty regulation observed in alt Dock- yards. Furthermore, no cameras will be permitted. Entrance should be made not earlier than 2.00 p.m.. by the Prince of Wales Gate, Murray Road.
UNIVERSITY SWIMMING SPORTS
FINALS TO-MORROW
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937.
EIGHTH EXTRA RACE MEETING
The following are the entries for the Eighth Extra Race Meeting to be held at Happy Valley on 'Satur- day and Monday, October 9 and 11:-
FIRST DAY
1.—Carnal von Handicap-Win- ner $300. Second. $250. Third $150. For China Ponies, Grifins of this Season. Winners of more than $1,500 in stakes barred. "Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5.
Apllas, Centre Forward, Com- mencement Bay, King's Coronation, Ouse, Scenic View, Thunder Bay, Vira.
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SECOND DAY
1. or B-Klangs! Handicap.-First or Second Section--Winner $500. Second $250. Third $150 For China Ponies, "C" Class. Winners at this Meeting, barred. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. From the Two Mile Post Once Round and In.
(About 1 Mile 151 Yards)..
Amberley, Apllas, Bistre, Buulat Bay. Centre Forward, Commence- ment Bay, Gordito,"King's Bounty, King's Coronation, King's Jubilee, King's Lead, Kum Shan, Laughing Buddha, Night View, Rob Roy, Rose Evelyn, Royal Consort, Royal High- ness. Soldier of China, Vira. Wild Cat.
2. or 6-Jordan Handicap.-First
2-Kwangs! Handicap-Winner or Second Section. Winner $450. $550." Second $375. Third $175. Second $225. Third $125. Fer China For China Ponles, "B" Class, Win- Ponies, "D" Class. Jockey Allow-ners at this Meeting barred. Jockey ance. Entrance $5. From the Two Allowance. Entrance $5. Six Pur- Heats in connection with the Mile Post Once Round and In. longs. annual Swimming sports 01 theAbout 1 Mile 151 Yards), Hong Kong University were de- Atomic Star. Coronation Day. cided in the European Y.ML.G.A. Daylight Eve. Declasse, Diogenes, pool yesterday afternoon. The Firefly, Gold Coin, Gold Sovereign. finals will be swum off to-morrow
Good Morning, Happy Venture, at 2 p.m.
Helephant, King's Highway, King's
Dawn Star, Harvest View, Havoc Eve, King's Justice, New Star, Po- tentate: Red Feather, Rose-Queen,, Thunder Bay, Tyne.
3-Double Tenth Plate.--Winner $750., Second $300. Third $200.
The finalists for the various Parade, Lancashire Tigh, Laughing | For China Ponles. Weight for events are as follows:-
880 Yards Free Style:H L Ozorto. H. C. Tang, A Ho, H. T.
Tang.
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50 Yards Back Stroke-P. H. Lau, H. T. Wu, L. Oliveira, Y. H. Wong.
100 Yards Breast Stroke:- Samuel Ling. H. C. Tang, Y. W." Yeung, H. N. Wong.
200 Yards Free Style:-Lau Po- h. H. T. Tang, H. L. Ozoplo, L
Olveira,
-50 Yards Free Style (Handi- K. 1 cap-T. To. A. T. Wu. Hul O. K. Yeh. K. P. Ych. H. T. Tan. KH. Tang. R. Soares.
50 Yards Free Style:-L Oliveira, P. H. Lau, H. L. Ozorio.
Mrs. N.L. Smith has very kindly consented to distribute the Chal-_Y_H: Wong. lenge Cups and Certificates to the successful competitors at the con clusion of the Sports.
440 Yards. Free Style:Lau Po- hel, A. O: Ho. Y. S. Lum, J. A. J. da Silva.
Sporting Fixtures
TO-DAY.
Badminton.-Y. M. Q. A. Badmin- ton, in the West Lounge, 8.30 p.m.
Baseball.-Presentation of Bag- ram Shield and Vogue Trophy (Peninsula Hotel), 5.30 p.m
Hockey-Nomads V. Seaforth Highlanders. at Murray Parade Ground, 5.15 p.m.
Assn.
Meetings.-H.K. Baseball Annual Peninsula Hotel 5.30 p... Equine Sports Club Annual Kow- loon Magistracy) 5.30 pm, Hong Kung Cricket League HK.C.C 545 pm.. Kowloon Chess Club (St Andrew's Hall 5.30 pm.
Swimming)-Colony Chanipion ships (V.R.C.), p.m.
Tennis.-D" Division: Kowloon C.C. Kowloon Indian T.C.. Central British Assn. v. Indian R.C., Police R.C. v...Army T.C.
TO-MORKOW » Swimming. V.R.C. Swimming Gala, 0.15 p.m.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 3
Middlesex Buckey-Nomads v. Regiment at Shumshulbo Camp. 5.15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 Shooting. Hong Kong Rifle Assn. Weekly Spoon and Practice Shoot. Army Range. Kowloon City, 2 a.m
* 1!
WHEN IT COMES TO-
RUGBY
WE RECOMMEND-
1
Cavalier, Mur.posa, Mountain View, National Anthem, Plain View, Rac- Ing Boy. Seventeenth of Sept., Shipmaster, Stopwatch. Sylvandale, Tabby Cat, Tempest, Tiny Star. Valorous, Ythan, Zero.
inches as per scale. 'Entrance $5. From the 11 Mile Post (About 5 Furlong).
Bear Claw 161, Gladiator 158, Happy Eve 158, Honeymoon Eve 101, King's Warden 161, Oak Bay 161, Soldier of Britain 161, Wild Life 181.
3-October Handleap. - Winner $750. Second $369, Third 5200 For China Ponies. Jockey Allow- 4. or 6-Hunan Handicap.-First ance. Entrance $5. One and Aor Second Section.--Winner $450. Quarter Miles.
Second $225, Third $125. For China Pontes, "D" Class. · Winners at this Meeting, barred. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. Six Fur- longs.
Bear Claw, Cossack's Beauty, Diana Bay, Gladiator, Happy Eve. Honeymoon Eve, King's Warden, Soldier of Britain, Wild Life.
4-Canberra Handicap-Winner Araxy, Atomie Star, Copper Ioor. $500. Second $300. Third
Coronation Day, Daylight"Eve, De- For Australian Subscription Ponles, classe. Diogenes, Firefly, Gold Coin, "A" Class. Jockey Allowance. `En-
Gold Sovereign. Good Morning, france $5. From the Two Mile Post Happy Venture, Helephant, King's Once Round and In, (About Highway, King's Parade, Laughing Mile 151 Yards).
$200.
Able Amazon. Aztec. Centre Court, Courting Eve, Electron, Gypsy Love. Home Brew, Katinka, Lancashire Chips, Ranger, Strath
toy.
5-Nathan Handicap Winner $550. Second $275. Third $175. For China Ponies, "B" Ciasa. Jockey Allowance. Entrance One and A Quarter Miles.
$5.
Dawn Star, Havoc Eve, King's Justice. New Star. Potentate, Red, Feather, Rose-Queen, Tybe.
Cavalier, Laughing Girl, Mariposa, Mountain View, National Anthem, Flain View, Racing Boy, Seven- teenth of Sept., Shipmaster, Stop- watch, Sylvandale. Tabby Cat. Tempest,
Valorous, Tiny Star. Whalsey, Ythan, Zero.
5-Cantala Handicap-Winner $500. Second $300. Third $200. For Australian Subscription Ponies, "B" Class. Jockey Allowance. En- trance $5. From the Two Mile Post Once Round and In About 1
Mile 151 Yards).
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7-Katoomba Handicap: Win- A Great Time, Australian Boy, ner $500. Second $300. Third $200. | Bag Tor. Blandford, Llanarmon, For Australian Subscription Ponics, Perfect Day. Racing Heart, Saucy "C" Class. Jockey Allowance. En- Face, Snowy River.' Strathcarrick, Lance $5. One Mile.
Vixen Tor, Zodiac, Beat That, Brutus, Discovery 7.-Fuklen Handicap. Winner
Second Bay, Roolfly, Solarina. Twilight $450.
$225. Third $125. Star, Violet Queen.
For China Pontes, "E" Class and 8-Austin Handicap. Winner | Subscription Grimns of this Club $500. Second $250, Third $150.❘ of this Season that have not won For China Pontes, "C" Class. Gril more than $800 in stakes. Winners ins of this Season that have won at this Meeting, barred. To be $1,500 or less in stakes, barred. To ridden by Jockeys who have not be ridden by Jockeys who have not
won ten races anywhere at any won ten races anywhere at any time. No, Whips or Spurs allowed. Ume. No Whips or Spurs allowed. Entrance 35. One Mlle. Entrance $5. One Mile.
King's
China Clipper. Ebony Idol, Emer- Amberley. Boolat Bay, Jungle Jimgency Call, Fairy Auk, Lancashire King's Bounty,
Jubilee, Tich, Philanderer, Topular Star, King's Lead, Rob Roy. Royal Con-Radium, Tabby Cat, Weedon Seat, sort. Royal Highness.
Yum Sing.
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THE PENDULUM HAS
SWUNG BACK
An Older Generation At The Crease
BY C. L. K.
I happened to be playing in a half-volley from a medium-paced
village match recently against a scratch team. Their captain told me that he had on his side a man who used to play for Middlesex 40 years ago.
He was certain that I didn't know him or hadn't heard of him,
one
of the brothers Douglas, J. and E N.
bowler.
True and straight, be lifted it over the bowler's head-for that comparatively rare stroke to-day, the full-blooded straight drive
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6215 MORE BABIES: BOYS OUTNUMBER THE GIRLS
| LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR SWIMS
FIVE MILES more revealing. He is a left- Sir Harry Luke, the Lleutenant- hander. I didn't play him. My Governor of Malta; recently accom- span of life, alas, did not allow plished fine swimming feat. of much sampling of the other Entering the sea from the neigh side's bowling. But from the ring bouring island of Gozo, he covered two things were perfectly obvious. the five miles to Malts in 4 hours
the and at He kept a length just outside 48 minutes the off-stump, and he gave the showed no sign of fatigue: ball, an
The total was 193,887. The birth- Bir Harry Luke was appolated Lieutenant-Governor of Malta in rate was 16.1 per 1000 of the
enormous amount of room in the air.
finish
Six thousand two hundred and fifteen more babies were born in the second quarter of this year than in the corresponding quarter
of 1936, states an official return for England and Wales.
I doubt if he spun the ball at 1930, after holding many high estimated mid-year population."
Eighty-four thousand and twen- all. I am pretty sure he didn't. offices in the Mediterranean and
Deaths registered during the se- cond quarter this year numbered
But he kept this length auto- the Near East. His favourite recrea-ty-three of the babies were boys; He had another ball, a short one,matically, and the high flight was tions are swimming and squash 70.844 were girls.
obviously something which he had rackets. He is 53 years of age. and made a peculiar stroke.
been accustomed to doing from, the time he achieved the age of discretion.
He just stood where he was without moving his feet at all and lashed across the ball, hitting it from just over or nutaide the off stump to between the bowler and
mid-on.
I thought at first that he didn't move because it was
of 1933.
The young batsman who faces 118.524. That figure was - 45,178 Of course I had heard of them.
mid-off with his chest the two- lower than in the preceding quar . It would be fatally easy to They used to come into the Mid- dlesex team in August with an-
generalise too much from a single eyed stance is very rare to-day. ter, and 1016 lower than in the
The concentration on leg-side play, corresponding quarter other good player, C. M. Wells, J.
example. But he was so obviously glancing and forcing strokes be- They comprised 60,902 males and
57;622 females. all I expected him to be that tween mid-on and short-leg of a Douglas, I learnt. was 64, but
easier for thought him worthy of special few years ago, is dropping out of Total deaths corresponded to an loved the game and still played
the annual rate of 11.6 per 1000 of fashion, well enough, Naturally I was him to hit from a stationary post-mention. The Bfted straight drive anxlous to see him, and saw tion. But I was mistaken. It was so early in his innings is the most younger generation are notable for the population, or 2 below that
significant thing; the room in the powerful driving.
recorded for the similar period of enough of him to see many things. a clean stroke. For in the next
the hall was similar. Heal for the slow ball is the second. He is small and rather wizened, over but he has a youthful figure-no jumped round to hook to leg and
The Modern Age trace of embonpoint-and he came was bowled because the ball kept to the wicket as jauntily as low. schoolboy. His stance was perfect I was
And nearly
Ell
When Russell made a century 1938.
The number of persong married against the Australians in 1921 it
that some
80 of in the second quarter of 1937 in was calculated The drive is increasingly with his runs came from balls placed England and Wales was 159,500, an increase of 18,680 on the number That genuinely sOITY to see us again. I think that on the between mid-on short-leg.
whole the legs slightly apart, left shoulder him go. I wanted to see him make
young players of to-aurt or thing, I think, is not likely in the preceding quarter, but 40.948 facing the bowler, no crouch, 20 at least. He couldn't hit the day, county and public school, are to occur again for years. And one fewer than in the corresponding ease and alertnes, not the slightest ball very hard, but he was batting tar nearor.the 'nineties, when the of the morst notable things about quarter of 1836. hint of a mannerism.
as he had always batted-that was Douglases played, than they are Hammond is that he has always |
another to the generation of ten years ago Still, 84 is 64. Well, about the clear-and I could see
and a little earlier. generation at work. second or third, ball he got was a
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been a batsman of the 'old school; hard swinging back-stroke. full-blooded off-driving, and a pendulum has swung back.
The
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