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Hop, Ying beat St. Louis, C.A.A beat Recreio. W.Y.O.B.U. beat St. Peter's. H.K.U. beat W. Y. College. Y.M.C.A. beat C.R.C.
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The League Positions.
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C.R.C.
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St. Louis
Those intending to join the Championship Singles (for ladies and for gentlemen separately) open to the whole Colony irrespective of nationality are reminded that entries will close on the 15th inst. Gentlemen may be enrolled at $1 per head is one of the following places: South China Athletic Association, the Chinese Y.M.C.A., the Hongkong University; while ladies either in the Chinese Young Women's Christian Association (Caine Rond) or in the Hongkong University.
L.R.C. TOURNAMENT.
LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
EVENT. ༥།
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LOCAL BASEBALL.
EXCITING WEEK-END GAMES.
SEPTEMBER 12, 1927.
"GREASY SURFACES”
OF ROADS.
NEW DANGER IN THE STREETS OF SINGAPORE.
"Some of the polished surfaces now available in certain thickly crowded streets of this city are a danger to trame as well as to tho pedestrians who use them."
Thus the Singapore Coroner, Lieut. Col. Hope-Falkner, in find- ing that there was no evidence whatever of rash driving against Yeo Bah Chee, river of the lorry in collision with which, at the The week-end baseball games plo-minetion of New Bridge Road and vided pleasing sport, such as is not Hong Kong Street, on August 21, Usually the case at the end of the young Hallamh named Loi Tui Reason. The Dragons maintained Tong sustained a fatal fracture of their unbeaten record against the the base of the skull. Filipitios, dithiough at one stage of te play, the latter looked like pull the the gate out of the fire.
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1.
“TELEGRAPH” FOOTBALL
COMPETITION.
PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY FOR EASY FORECASTS.
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The "Hongkong Telegraph" offers a prize of $50 to the readers who send in twelve correct forecasts of the results of the English and, Scottish Football League matches (to be played on Saturday next, September 17th) set out in the Coupon below. Nó gönl scores are required; only forecasts abowing wing or draws,
In the event of no render forecasting all twelve matches, à prize of $25 will be given to the reader who benda in the greatest number of correct forecasts; and in the event of two or more réndèra send- ing in an equal high number, the prize of $25 will be divided.
Rend the Rules below and follow them carefully:-
Rules of Competiilon.
1. All forecasts must be contained on coupons cut from the "Hongkong Telegraph," the name of address of block lettors in ink. the entrant to be plainly printed in
the ferry stated that, driving along Giving evidence, the driver of
2. All envelopes must be addressed New Bridge Road from the direr- Yesterday, with Hongkong play-tion of Sepoy Lines, he turnes Into to the "Hongkong Telegraph, 1/3, Wyndham Street, and marked In one man short, the Chub de Hong Kong Street. The deceas-Football Competition" on the front, Roerejo went down by a good mal-fed ran out front the corner with with sendor's name (without address) sin, the match being exciting, althe intention of crossing New on the back. though there was a plentitude of Bridge Roal, and ran into the 3. Any number of attempts may errors by both sides.
lorry, at the centre of the junction. be sent in, but a separate coupon must
On Saturday, S. L. Lee for the He applied both his foot brake and Dragons and Zafra for the Fill-band brake.
Swung Completely Round.". pinos were both pitching well, the Filipinos being blanked in five in- nings and the Chinese in two. The result was a win for the Dragons by 10 runs to eight on an unplayed seventh inning.
be used for each attempt.
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"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION.
Matches to be played on Sep- tember 17th:--
DIVISION 1.
Cardiff Sheffield U. Bolton W.
Birmingham Bury Wednesday
DIVISION II.
5. Shields
Preston N.E.
V
Port, Vale
Brentford
DIVISION III. (SOUTH).
Luton Coventry
4. The prize of $50 will be award- ed to the competitor who sends in Ho "The surface of the road was so twelve correct forecasts on wet and greasy." he proceeded, coupon. If there is no correct fore- "that when my brakes. were ap cast of all twelve matchen; u prize plied the lorry awung completely of $25 will be awarded to the com- round until its bonnet was point-petitor who sends in the greatest ing towards Sepoy Lines, in the number of correct forecasts on one Earlier in the afternoon, the direction from which I had come." coupon. In the event of more than one competitor forwarding an equal winning number of forecasts, the $25 will be divided equally between such competitors. No, competitor, however, will be entitled to more! than one share of the prize.
Tigers failed to put in an appear- ance for their game against the Japanese and the latter were awarded the points.
Hongkong v. Recreio. Hongkong opened the game as a forlorit hope with only eight men, centre field being dropped, but when the side scored four runs at their first visit, they visibly brightened. The Recrelo tied at the second in runs cách in the ning and two fourth, made it six all.
Hongkong made four in the fifth. five in the sixth and one in the #eventh, while Recreio could do no better thah one in the fifth and one In the seventh, the litter beilig a home run by Figuerado, leaving Hongkong the victors by 16 runs to eight.
U.S. BASEBALL.
THE LEAGUE STANDINGS.
The following were the stand- ings in the U. S. baseball leagues after the matches played on Friday last:
In connexion with the annual tennis tournaments of the Ladies Recreation Club, which are to be playing during October and No- vember, the Ladies Open Singles Championship of the Colony is held. This event is open to all ladies who are members of ary tennis club in the the Colony and entries, together the fee of $1, should be sent to Mrs. J. L. Adams, No. 6 Branksome Towers, not later Pittaburg than October 5th. The present New York
St. Louis holder is Mrs. R. E. Tottenham.
National League.
W. L. Pet. 76 53 .589
75 58 .686
78 53 .670
76 57 .571
60 89 .465
65 73 .430
56 76 424 48 84
364
American League.
In addition to the above, the Chicago L.R.C. tournament programme In-Cincinnati cludes the following events--Boston Men's Singles (Grass Court) Club Brooklyn.
Ladies Championship;
Singles Philadelphia (Hard Court) Club Championship; Mixed Doubles (Hard Court)
Club
Ladies -Championship; Doubles (Hard Court) Club New York Handicap; and Mixed Doubles Philadelphia (Hard Court) Club Handicap.
·SHANGHAI TENNIS
DOUBLES.
A SEMI-FINAL RESULT.
On Wednesday afternoon one of the semi-final matches in the Shanghai Tennis. Doubles Cham- pionships was concluded when Canavarro and Ribeiro defonted Wade and Dr. Duck in, three straight sets, the scores being 6-0, 7-5, 6-3.
hoan.
W. L. Fe.t
94 40 702
77 56 .579
Detroit
70 62 .530
Washington
69 82 .527
63 68 .481
69 74 .443
St. Louis Boston
54 78 400 43 89 326
Chicago Cleveland
field.
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
The Corner remarked that the case was of considerable interest. "It emphasises the fact that not a few of the new road surfaces in Singapore become unsafe for
5. All forecast coupons must reach; traffic directly water is applied to their greasy surface; and it sug-
the "Telegraph" office not later than 12 o'clock (noon)...on Saturdaya. gests that the authorities concern-Coupons received after that time will cd would do well to consider this be disqualified. point when laying or relaying such roads in future."
A CHAMPION.
Senorita de Alvarez, the Spanish lawn tennis player who has won an international. women's championship at Le Touquet.
RUGBY MATCH.
WITH JAPANESE VISITORS...
6. The results of each week's Competition will be announced in the "Telegraph" of the Fridays follow- fng the dates on which the matchos are played.
7. Competitors who have forwarded. eight or more correct forecasts must send in claims for the prize. Enve- lopes containing such claims must be marked "Football Claim" and must reach this office not later than the
V
Plymouth
DIVISION III. (NORTH).
Accrington V New Brighton v.
Darlington Halifax
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Hamilton
Dundee Falkirk
Name
Address
No. 3.
Date
Cowdenbeath St. Johnstone
St. Mirren
Wednesday following the dates on 9. No match. contained in the which the matches are played, fall-coupon which, from any cause, is not ing which they will not be considered. played to a finish will be counted. No prize will be awarded for which a 10. No member of the "Telegraph claim has not been made,
staff will be permitted to compota in
8. The Telegraph" will accept no this competition.
non- responsibility for the loss or
11. The Editor's decision must be on all point in delivery of coupons. No correspon- accepted as final dence or interviews will be entered dispute in connexion with the Com into concerning this Competition.. petition.
MARK YOUR ENVELOPES: "FOOTBALL" ON. THE FRONT, AND WRITE YOUR NAME (WITHOUT ADDRESS) ON THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE.
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Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marks in respect of matches which you think will be drawn.
If you forecast eight or more results correctly on one coupon, don't forget to make a claim not later than the Wednesday following.
Watch the "Telegraph" on Fridays for results.
LIQUID ATTACK IN A BANK.
CASHIER PARTLY BLINDED.
WHERE OLD ROADS GO.
COUNTRY PATHS FROM LONDON'S PAVEMENTS.
In an attempt to raid the Mid- land Bank at Uxbridge, Middle, sex, recently, two well-dressed
.en struck the cashier or head with a piece of lead pipiby road surfaces. covered with rubber and squirted liquid in his eyes, temporarily binding him. They escaped empty handed when the alarm and crazy paths in country gar- was raised and were in fact 10s. dens and one contractor is now, plorer than when, they entered,
One of London's queerest trades. the is the selling of old paving. and
These are said to be in demand
for forming stone terraces, walks
because they had to leave behind waiting in the hope of obtaining e note which they had employed paving from Piccadilly, W.
A
as a ruse.
"The bank stands in the busiest Along certain lengths of Pie- K.O.S.B. V. SOUTH CHINA,
part of Uxbridge-road, but thecadilly the paving is to be torn up men chose the temporary quietness so that cables may be laid in the The K.O.S.B. has arranged to
of luncheon time to enter the footpath, This paving may eveh- part of country meet the S.C. Senior XI. which will
building. One of them passed tually form a include seven players of the recent
a 10s. note across the counter and gardens or may even be shipped Chinese football tour to Australia,
Albert Hains, the to the United States. asked Mr.
A contractor who has specialis The winners of this game were to-morrow at 5.30 pm on Soo-
A rugby match to herald the cashier, to change it. The note The last new season will be played on the fell on the floor, and before ed in this business for 25 years due to meet Rasmussen and Sulli-kunpoo. A. Ground.
an for the final game for the Shanghai Interport players Li Football Ground at Happy Valley the cashier could recover it one of told a newspaper reporter that he championship on the courts of the Wai-tong and Chan Chen-woo will on Thursday next at 5.30 p.m. be the raiders leant over the count has disposed of old material from Majestic Hotel on Sunday after-also make their appearance on the tween, the Club and Waseda and squirted liquid from a syringe many famous London sites, in- University, who are returning to into his face. At the same time cluding the Bank of England, the Japan after a succesful tour in the other aimed a blow at Mold Post Office, the, Mill-bank The players of S. C. A. A. will be New South Wales. The Clab are flain's head, inflicting a slight Prison site, Old Wapping Market, as follows: Chau Yin-yin. Lielding the strongest side that has wound.
London Bridge, and Old Newgate. Tin-sang T. T. Lai, Chan Chen-represented them in recent years
He said: woo, Pang Wal-hing, M. K. Fung and a most interesting game
Stonework available from such Ip Pak wa, Li Wal-tong, Tai Lun should ensue. The complete Club
Mr. Hains, however, realising hing, Fung King-cheong and Ko side will be published on Tuesday the situation, locked a drawer co-historic altes is often used in build- morning and it is hoped that, the taining hundreds of pounds which
material being utilised in various names, of the Waseda side will be was open by his side, and as he ing "old-fashioned" houses,
fell to the ground shouted for ways-more often from a Bentl. available before Thursday.,
from a practical Needless to say the Japanese help A junior clerk who was in mental than
escaped in n residents are displaying the ut- the basement dashed upstairs, standpoint.
Old tiles from roofs of de- most interest in the fixture and it but the two men is hoped also that the Club will motor-car which was waiting with
the engine running. The 10s, molished buildings are, moreover not be lacking in support.
had sometimes sent to the United note, which the aiders brought, lay on the floor behind States, the counter.
WOMEN'S LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
SPANISH GIRL BEATS GERMAN IN FINAL.
Le Touquet, Sept. 11. In the International Lawn Ten- nis Championships finals, in the women's singles, Senorita De Al- varez, of Spain, beat the German champlon, Fraulein Aussom.- Reuter.
THE
BALLOON RACE.
NO NEWS OF THE "COM.. PETITORS.
Sik-wai.
FOOTBALL COMPETI-
TION.
MACAO AND CANTON COMPETITORS.
Drawer Full of Money.
Wood road, paving has a far
and leas interesting fate
often ends itä days as firewood.
The first woman olice doctor It is believed that the liquid We have received an enquiry to be appointed in England is Mrs. squirted in Mr. Haine's eyes was.a from a Macao reader referring to Nesta B. Wells. The appointment mixture of salt and water. He the time up to which coupons may was made by the Manchester was able to catch only a glimpse
fuchfaled Lincoln City Council have do be delivered to our office. It is Watch Committee, who had decil of his ballante, and the brief de-
ejded to abolish the tramway ser pointed out, that on account of the ed that certain cases would be scriptions which he
more suitably dedit with by are time taken up in the post, outport woman. Mrs. Wells, who lives in 1st mani Age about 40, 5ft 8in. vice and subsitute omifbuses, as readers are somewhat handicap High-street, Manchester, qualified in height; complexion dark, the tramway, which is run at a bed. New York, Sept. 11.
dark lounge suit, 168s, is in urgent need. of recon wearing at Manchester University. Hitherto there is no news of the
brown shoes and light soft felt struction. The Council have also
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decided to sell German guns, and balloons which are competing in We have decided therefore that
The only case of notifiable alg hat. the Gordon-Bennett race, and no coupons which arrive from these official report will be issued until ports at any time on Saturdays, else Feported over the week-end wildman: About 85, mediu in tank presented to the city after grey suit, black shoes, hard felt to the benefit of ex-Servicemen a all have landed. Reuter's Ambris will be allowed to cordbête in the one Imported Chinese ente of thelght and bulld; wearing light the war, the proceeds to be applied.
competition,
dependents. can Service,
phold.
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