THE CHINA SQUADRON,
APPOINTMENTS TO EIGHTH DESTROYER FLOTILLA.
The following appointments to
LAWN TENNIS,
DRAWS FOR OPEN CHAM- PIONSHIPS;
March 11: Yow Man-tsun, bye v.
E. Pendered bye. March 11: Iu Tak-cheuk byo v.
J. W, Leonard bye.
Ng Sze-kwong, bye, to meet winmor of the following tie on March 14:
March 3: Major W. B. Stevenson v. S. A. Husenin.
The draws for the open champion- the vessels of the 8th Destroyer ship singles and open championship Flotilla (Captain M. R. J. Maxwell-doubles in connection with the annual Scott, D.3.0.), were announced by lawn tenis tournament on the Hong- the Admiralty on Jan. -Com kong Cricket Club ground aro as
Percival, to under: manders P. R. P. Serapis, in command, and H. E. Suopp, to Thracian, in eommand; Llout Commander J. P. White, to Bruce: Lieutenanta P. H. S. Rold (for gunnery dutles), H. G. St. Bury (for torpedo duties), K. S. Colqu toun and E. A. C. Ball, to Bruce; M. S. Thomas" and I. Falr, to Thracian: C. J. Griggs, to Serapis: C. J. Skrine, to Sirdar; E. R. Con- der, to Seraph; F. C. Mott, to Somme; B. Colloy, to Sepoy; G. R. Pilcher, to Sterling; and C. H. to Stormcloud. Suh. Thomas, Lieutenants C. T. Collett, to Sera- pis; L. G. Durlacher, to Sirdar: T.mord. G. Carey, to Seraph; M. A. C. H Hardcastle, to Somme; W. B. Monk, to Sopoy; and B. L. Turner, to Ster- ling.
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The Admiralty on Jan. 7 notified the appointments of officers to the destroyers Wanderer and Wol- verine for passage to China, where these vessels will be exchanged for the Wolsey and Woolston, of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla. The Wam derer and Wolverine are really re- suming their service in the flotilla.. When the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla was ordered to the Fur Enst the last-named ships were under-going large repairs at Malta, and their places were taken temporarily by the Wolsey and Woolston. Lieut. Commanders. H. T. W. Pawsey and L. V. Donne, D.S.O., have been ap pointed to command the gunboats Aphis and Ladybird respectively.
March : Iu Tak-lam v. C. W.
Cheng,
Lo
March 3: E. C. Fincher v. M. K.
(March 15; abovò 2 winnors meet.) March 3: F. B. Grese v. Hung Iwal-chen,
March : D. S.. Green v. F. A. Red-
(March 16: above 2 winners meet.) (March 41 N. Trambitzky v. Capt. E. H. Jacobs Larkeom
March 4: F. R. Remedios v. W. J. Howard.
(Murch 18: above 2 winnórs meet.) March 4:Lau Man-jowong v. E. R. Edwards.
March 7: T. Edo v. A, E. Raworth. (March 17: above 2 winners meet.) II. March 7 H. D. Kumjahn v. Unotoro.
March 7: II. Akiyama v. G. Minkin. (March 17: above 2 winners meet) March 7: S. Fujita v. Horuce Lo. March 8: S. S. Hussain W, B. Cornaby.
(March 16: Winners to meet.) March 8: J. Cussambhoy v. T. Sajiki.
"March 8: T. Henda (holder) v. B Howard.
(March 18: above 2 winners meet.) March 8: I. M. Razack v. S. E. Green.
March 2: Yew Maa-kit v. Ng Szo-
These two vessels were last used chunks 21: above 2 winners meet.)
on the Danube, and are at present
undergoing repairs at Malta.
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COMPANY REPORT.
HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LIMITED.
annual
At the forthcoming meeting of the Hongkong Electric Company, Ltd., to be held on March 5, the Board, of Directors will recommend that the balance available for distribution be dis- posed of as follows:
To pay a dividend of
$2.50 per share on
(March
March 9: Lim Peug-chin v. Col.
C. Russell Brown.
March 9: T. Ema v. Dr. D. J. Va- lentine.
(March 21: above 2 winners meet.) March 5: Cheong Tuck-wing Rey,
F. R. W. Alexander. March
Willson.
10: M. W. Lo v. Major C.
March 22: above 2 winners meel.) March 10: F. T. Orr v. C; C. Stark Capt. E. W. Morris bye to meet winners of former tic on March 14.
March 23: S. A. Rumjahn bye v. v. R. M. A. II. Crook.
March 11 C. Chon bye Henderson,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SCOTS ON "SCOTLAND
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1927.
Three good reasons why the Empress of Scoiland was not named in vain! They are all laddies of the land of heather and cakes: 'Chief Engineer A. E. Phily, Comman der R. G. Latta and Staff Captain R. N. Stuart, V.C., D.S.O.,
R.N.R."
BETTING DUEL
HIGH STAKES AT MONTE CARLO.
A large crowd of British and other visitors at Monte Carlo, re- cently watched a thrilling roulotte duel between a well-known Eng
ish nobleman and a Pole of dis- tinguished appearance.
It results in hundreds of thou-
JAKE GROWS UP.
BOY "STAR" A MILLIONAIRE AT TWENTY-ONE.
The
last picture in which "Jackie" Coogan will star has been completed by Millard Webb, the celebrated motion picture directar.
This story, "Johnny Got Your Hair Cut," was begun about thi time that Jackie's "Eton crop" was removed. With its comple tion, "Jackie" has disappeared
sands of francs passing to and from the bank in the biggest stakand "Jack" has taken his place.
It was announced some time ago that Jack Coogan would interruft
ing on the wheel so far this season. Of the two rivals, the Briton is known as one of the heaviest of Monte Carlo's regular winter gamis film career in order to attend A famous English public school, and it was suggested that, in his He is credited with working summer vacation this year, he might find time to play the title part in a film version of Rudyard Kipling's "Kim."
Open Doubles. March 14: Major W. B. Stevenson 300,000 shares.§ 750,000.00 | and Rev. F. R. W. Alexander, bye v.blers.
500,000.00 Capt. E. W. Morris and Lt. Sturgess,
bye. 33,204.57
$1,283,204.57
To place to Reserve. To carry forward to
"next account
EMPIRE AIR LINKS.
"CLAPHAM JUNCTION" OF
THE SKY AT CAIRO, Important official plans are in
E.
"Sarch 14: Yew Man-taun and Yow a system as regular as the legal Man-kit, bye v. J. Abe and It. Uno system of the Medes and Persians tore, bye.
whatever number or combina March 15: E. G. Howard and Caption he first decides on, he does not
Now it appears that both these 1. Jacobs Larkcom, bye. Cheong Tek-wing and Hung Hwni-chen, bye. alter it.
projtels have been abandoned be- March 15: F. A. Redmond and Dr. This system of consistency has cause Jack Coogan is to star in a R. E. Tottenham, bye v. A. K. Mae- before been watched, by the fre-picture called "Butlens." This kenzie and A. C. I. Bowker, bye.
March 15: Ng Sze-hwong and. Ngentors of The Rooms; and the story will tell of the adventurss Aystematic Englishman's game of a cabin, boy, who meets with generally brings over a large cir- many amazing escapades. ele of spectators.
Sze-cheung, bye v. Major C. Willson
G: R. Sayer, bye.
and
March 10: R. K. Valentine and Dr. 12 J. Valentine . M. W. Lo and C. hand for a series of further Em. Chou, by. R. F. Strange and D, S,
March way not only for a regular 12,000 bye v. S. E. Green and W.
pire flights which will pave the
miles All-Red airway from London
bye
(March 16: above 2 winners met March 10: L. M. S. Lloyd und W. A Nowers v. II. D. Rumjuhn, and S. A. Kumjahn.
Pole's Game of Contraries.
Meantime, Jack Coogan has been, for the past two years, at- tending a military school, but, in When, the Briton stakes four spite of that, he has been able to mille-plaques (4,000 francs) on the star in at least two pictures a year. March 10: T. Ema and E. Edo, vhirt dozen, the Polish player. All the Coogan films have been to Melbourne, Australia, but alan F. J. Remedios and C. A. Barrettu.
March 11: T. Honda and 11. Aki- who had evidently been waiting successful, and continue to earn for an 8,000 ailes route from Loryams v. Dr. J. R. Craig and W. L. B. For him, staked exactly the con-money for their star at a rate of don to Cape Town.
Sparrow,
trary 4,000 francs on the first 4,000 dollars a week. dozen, with the second dozen Even if he were to retire, Jack kind of "No Man's Land" between Coogan would be a millionaire at
After winning the coup, the
Since he is to continue 'acting, Pole waited for the English play it may be anticipated that, by the time he is 30, Jack Coogan will be er's next stake.
Then the Pole repeated his the wealthiest atar in the film busi- performance, as if in direct chal-ness, not even excluding his dis lenge, backing the very opposite, coverer, Charles Chaplin.
The Briton's parry of a doubled' take after his second loss was instantly met by the Pole with a riposte of a full maximum-which he won with number eight.
Final plans are being made for Air Commodore C. R. Samson, one of our earliest heroes of the alt, to heud a flight of powerful Fairey- Napier machines on an
Herial journey from Cairo to Cape Town. The feature of this new flight, which will be made in March, will be the fact that machines' of the South African Air Force, netting out to grect our R.A.F. craft, will
meet them at Kisumu, and proceed with them to Cape Town,
New giant air-boats are under construction for another vital Empire air plan. Those machines, carrying 15 passengers in luxuri- ous saloons will be specially suited for flights across the Mediterra- nean or eastward from Calcutta to Singapore.
"
A Wonder Air-port. As soon as they are ready it is the intention to forge with them, "experimentally, several essential above-water links on the great trans-Empire route.
Ju Tak-chouk and Lau Man-kwong to meet
winners of former tic on 21. March Hussain, bye y.J. W. Legaard and N. March 17: S. S. Hussian and S. A. Trumbilaky, bya.
March 17; 11. J. Armstrong and 5. M. Gerrard, bye v. M. K. Lo and
La. Hornee bye,
March 18: Y. A. Wahab and S. A. famid, bye v. R. M. Henderson and
rearley, bye,
A.
08: Col. C. Russell Brown and L. Foster, bye v. E. Grimble and II, Owen Hughes, bye.
March 21 E. D. Sousa and F. Prata, bye v. N. Evans and A. II. Crook, bye.
March 23: 1. M. Razack and J. Cassumblay, bye y. T. D. E. Pondered and G. Miskin, bye,
March 22: E. C. Fincher and E. F. Fincher v. A. B. Raworth and J. D. Humphreys, bye.
British Lady Players.
London, Jan. 22. Cape Town. The British Touring Passengers from London, lyin, Lawn Tennis team beat the Western probably to Marseilles, will pass Province by 6 matches to nil.
Miss Joan Fry beat Mrs. Pitt, 6-2, above the Mediterranean in thesa winged ships to Cairo, which, ass. Mallquam beat Miss de
0-8, 0-3, 6-4. our "Clapham Junction" of Enipire'
Mian Joan Fry and Mias M. Wat- airways, will become one of the son bent Mrs. Greenhalgh and Mrs. wonder air-ports of the world. Gregg, 6-3, 6-1,
Miss Harvey and Mrs. Meliquum Then land-planes will whirl beat Mrs. Fitt and Miss Douglas, 6-0, them to India and neross to Cal- 0-3. cutta, after which air-boats of
Miss M. E. Dix and Miss P. Saun- this Empire type, metal-built and dors beat Mins Fraser and Miss De
Smidt,, 8-6, 6-4.
driven by powerful engines, will continue on eastward until a junc tion is effectod with aircraft which the Australian authorities, operat Ing in collaboration with our Air While hunting with the Cottes- Ministry, will send in planeering more Foxhounds, Rutland, Miss Hights toward the Mother Country. Yorke was thrown into ditch and Just as a regular commercial had her arm brokon when her servico has followed the Institu- horse fell. tion of the R.A.F. Cairo-Bagdad
air mail, so it is belloved that these further experimental flights, con- The Astoria, London's latest ducted at first offietaily, will blaze palatial cinema, dance "saloon and the trial for a complete linking-up cafe in Charing Cross Road has airway across the Empire.
been opened.
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them.
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Bank Wins for a Change.
21.
MR. SAKLATVALA IN BOMBAY.
IN INDIA.
Then followed a duel between LEARNING EXACT POSITION the two men, each playing maxi- mums against the maximums of the other.
Bombay, Jan. 14-Mr. Shapurji Five times the Pole brought off Saklatvala, M.P., landed this after- his riposte, and was winning noon.
600,000 francs (25,000 according "The object of my visits to to Casino rate of exchange) when learn, first of all, the exact situa the second dozen of "No Man'stion in India as it is changing day Land" turned up twice in aueces-by day," said he to the pressmen He was slon, and both the rival visitors who met him on board.
also returning home after A 13 years" absence to settle private affairs. Pressed to state if the rumour was true that his visit had something to do with Tata's,
lost their stakes.
Turning to his wife, after the second losa, the Pole announced, in perfect English:---
"If I lose this next spin I throw in. You take these.".
And he handed over a huge wad of mille-notes.
with whose branch at London ho
connected, Mr. Saklatvala. was suld that was a private matter. Coming to his difficulty in landing Mme. La Polonnise Wins. in Egypt, he said that, though the officer who prevented him from "I've got thom--tight,” replied landing was in Egyptian uniform madame from Poland, amid a rip-with Arabic characters all over, ple of laughter; and she stuffed yet inside it all was an English- the thousand-notes Into her hand-man. "I have decided to go to
bag..
Egypt on my return voyage any Twenty-two (the second dozen) way," Mr. Saklatvala' added that turned up, the bank winning again his object was the same as that The Pole kept his threat, and with which he came to India, walked off.
namely to see the political situa- But he (and his wife) took away tion there. As a member of the over £1,200; while the player from British Parliament, which England had not yet experienced trolled both countries, he desired a single winning,coup.
to observe the progress which they!} He had lost, perlilips," £1,000 in | were making under Britain's that little duel.
"benevolent rule."
con-
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