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THE DAVIS CUP.
Sir-Referring to your Notes and Comments on the Davis Cup in last night's Telegraph, am I not right in saying that England has not held the Cup since 1903, and thas, except in 1913 when America held it but lost it in 1914, Australasia (in whose possession it still remains) bas
bald successfully
the Davis Cup ever since 1905
If mamory serves me right, this
DAIRY
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1920.
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the Cup in the Challange Round, Finnan Haddocks - 50
to be played in New Zealand naxi
November.
Your Infent at England's] recent defeat induces
give tha following from the
Sydney
19 to extract
Beferee
of the 261b May 1333
AN ORIENTAL WINNER. "What are termed foreigners have invaded England during the past few years—Australians are termed foreigners over there. In
foreigner sport tha
has wiped the floor with the natives at football, tennis, rowing, scull- ing. swimming, cricket, boxing, etc., and now our slant-eyed friends from China are put- ting it over them at billiards. Or rather, one of that race| -Lock Wei-has won the
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[BY "METEORITE.") Of recent months much has been heard
the concerning activities abroad of State sub sidised aviation missions of France, Italy, United States of America and other countries, but it has not been generally known that British constructors have been for some time making steady progress abroad. possible to see the first results of this pioneer work. Handley Page commercial aeroplanes and other British machines owned by the company bave Bown for com- mercial purposes in Peru, Buenos Aires, Calcutta, South Africa. Poland, Spain, United States of America, Scandinavia. China and Greece. These undertakinge represent the first stage of an ambitious scheme to advance the interests of British aircraft in every part of the world, and establish mail, passenger and freight carrying air routes in the leading countries abroad. this means the possibilities of commercial aircraft are convin- cingly demonstrated.
By
Cambridge University with the coe, and another of his country- men (S. . Wul has been selected with Wei to represent Cambridge University against Oxford in the Universities' annual billiard match. In addition to winning) the single-handed championship of Cambridge, Mr. Lock Weil compiled the highest breaks! and generally outdistanced his white competitors at the old seat of learning. It is mak ing Englishmen sit up when supremacy at all their cherished games are being wrenched from
bem. Billiardsfis the one game stj which they prided themselves they were pre-eminent and for become invisible to the naked vee Oriental players to come along and the mass of grey-tiled roofs and beat them is very sad, indeed. surrounding the Forbidden City Fears are expressed in the Press koks like carpet of ashes, that the English amateur cham- Vehicles could just be disting-pionship at billiards may be taken nished-moving dots between the from England. More unlikely roofs and a train leaving the things have happened during the Kinban Station looked absurdly past decade." small. Away in the distance
Mr.
It would seem as if the surrounding hills just showed Maitland's advice given to the their heads through a soft billow Governor. Hongs, etc. at the of mist. We have pried into the recent tennis prize-giving, to secrets of Peking. On the ground. give an eye to sending out miles away it seems our shadow champions to wrest honours lost is running ahead and slightly to to Chinese, when engaging men one side of us. We are coming for service in the Colony, will down, for we can now see human perhaps be of little avail in the beings as dots upon the plains, future unless a change comes and squadron of Chinese over the scene. Cavalry crawling like lazy ants across & Drill-Grouta."
Yours etc.
BACKET.
Hongkong. July 21, 1920.
I notice with particular plea- According to. "Hazell's An- sure the inclusion of Colonel St.nual," it was in 1907 that Aus- Clare Smallwood in the General tralasia won the Davis Cup from Committee of the local Aero the British Isles, who had been Clab. The Club is to be con- bolders for four consecutive years. gratulased on their choice, for Australasia then held the cap
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machine, come from members of the fair plane Manufacturing Company, of should be careful to avoid con
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for stipation, for this condition lets Those who have never seen the suggestion that a subscrip-six in this Peking from the air have never lion should be raised amongst perts concerned. Looking over establishing a big factory loose poisons into the blood and
fascimile of # manifesto Japan. The message says that seen it at its beat. The Altar and the members for the purchase of a Temple of Heaven, in their groves a common machine is well worth for goods carried on the London Mr. Stevenow, the Manager of thus robe the baby's food of purity service, I notice that the Manila branch of the British and strength. The most efficient
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