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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1930.
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WORLD SPORT
R. F. LUZ SETS HIGH STANDARD.
BRILLIANT MATCH IN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Play of a high standard was wit- nessed in the lawn bowls match be- tween R. F. Luz and A. W. Grimmitt in the fourth round of the Open Championship, played at the Kowloon
LOCAL FOOTBALL | CRAIGENGOWER CLUB Lur now meets the
TO-MORROW.
ARGYLLS ENGAGED WITH ATHLETIC.
INTERESTING GAMES.
BY "WANDERER.”
ANNUAL MEETING.
the
TENNIS PLAYERS CAN'T GET A GAME. The annual general meeting of the Craigengower Cricket Club was held in the clubhouse yesterday evening under the chairmanship of President, Mr. B. W. Bradbury.
In commenting on the statement of accounts, the chairman said they had had a very satisfactory year, although a little under the previous year, but The guides to form provided by considering the abnormal times the were in a very last week's matches suggest that affairs of the club
The following the most interesting fixture on the satisfactory state. Senior Division card will be that new officers were elected:
President, Mr. B. W. Bradbury; of the Chinese Athletic and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlan-Vice-President, Mr. C. S. Rosselet; Secretary, Mr. R. Basa: Treasurer, Stadium. Two Mr. D. K. Kharas. ders
the ut
First eleven cricket captain, Mr. "unknown quantities" will be in opposition on the Club de Recreio H. P. Lim: Vice-captain, Mr. A. B. ground, where a very keen game Hanson: second eleven cricket captain, B. Muskett, vice-captain, Mr. Mr. W. J. W. Leanard.
should be witnessed.
A full programme of matches is scheduled as follows:
Senior Division, Somersets v. Royal Navy-Sookun.
poo. 1.30.
R. Artillery v. Club.-Club, 4.30. Chinese Ath. v. Argylls. Stadium,
4.30,
Police v South China-Kowlopa, Recreio v. St. Joseph's-Recreio,
4.30.
4.0.
Y.
Second Division. Argyll v. Navy-Kowloon, 3 p.m. Somersets. St. St. Joseph's
Joseph's, p.m. Club v. University-Club, 3 pm. Chinese T Eastern Stadium,. 3
p.m.
S. China v. Recreio.--Caroline Hill,
3 p.m.
RA. Res., Kowloon.-Sookunpoo,
3. p.m.
Third Division. Chinese v. R. Engineers.--Chinese,
4.30.
Somersets v. Fukien.-St. Joseph's, South China v. RAF Caroline
4.30..
Hill, 4.30.
Ewo v. RA.S.C.-Chinese, 3 p.m.
+
The Somersets received; some thing of a shock last week, but they should make no mistake against the Royal Navy team,
M. Omar.
the
winner of the
TWO. TOBACCO SMUGGLERS.
FINES OF £5,790 EACH
OR SIX MONTHS.
YEAR FOR ONE MAN.
GHOSTLY "FIRE" SEEN- AT SEA.
LEGHORN RESCUE CRAFT CHASE A MIRAGE.
.
The people of Leghorn were re- cently alarmed to see a great conflagration about 30 miles out in the Mediterranean. It was ap- parently a ship on fire and there
Fines amounting to £5,790 each Bowling. Green Club yesterday, were inflicted at Mansion House was fear that it could not be holder winning by 21 shots to
Police Court on Louis Lesser and reached in time, so high were the game between F. C. Goodman and U. Alexander Goodstein, charged with flames.
The commandant of the port- The champion was playing a bril-tobacco smuggling.
An alternative of six months' im- set out for the scene on a motor- liant game throughout, and establish- ed an early lead to give him the prisonment was fixed and Lesser boat, followed by a life-boat and
also sentenced to advantage by eight shots to nil at was
twelve two tuga. The chief of police also the end of the fifth head. He was months' hard labour, to run con- embarked on a high-speed launch. drawing
and beautifully
scoring when it seemed almost impossible to currently, for making a false de do so.
He was always rolling the claration to the Customs. jack for a short head against the long heads preferred by Grimmitt
Lesser had pleaded guilty to all charges and Goodstein not guilty. The Civil Service player was most
Mr. J. Flowers, K.C., stated that unfortunate during the opening stages Goodstein would appeal, and asked of the game, and should have regis for suretics to be fixed. tered his first point earlier than the Alderman Sir George Truscott sixth head. He was playing good bowls, but always just ass fixed two sureties of £100 each. shots. On the sixth head he found P Luz
three, and disposed of his opponent's wood to take the count and from that point he was having more
The question of recommandation for deportation was raised, and the Alderman said that he thought he had better leave that matter to an other authority.
But to the astonishment of the rescue craft the fire, while still burning brightly, kept moving ahead of the approaching boats. knots in pursuit of the phantom The police boat then set off at 20 dame, and only returned to port at 4.30 in the morning after fruitless and mystifying chase.
When daylight came the sea
trace of a was searched, but no burning ship could be found, and" the only possible solution of the mystery was that the thousands: of observera and authorities had mirage-i been victimised by a phenomenon not hitherto recorded in these parts.
Mr. Winfrey, speaking on behalf Luz found his form from the start and quickly jumped into the lead of Lesser, said that he married a whilst his opponent was still judging the run of the green. At the fifth Christian girl and was ostracised head the Recreio player had a clear at everything but could not make a by his family. He tried his hand lead of eight shots, but Grimmitt. in saving a coun
n count of three against him.living, and at the end of last year, point on the sixth being destitute, he conceived the Committee. Messrs. E, el Arculli, registered his first the next. The scheme of bringing tobacco into out that there had been a forest·
followed by three at
a
W. B. Muskett, B. A. Trotter, W. Allen, A. L, Sousa. Y. Abbas and U. M. Omar.
The meeting decided to give the usual honoraria of $200 each to the
play was of a high-standard with England in bales of waterpaper both men showing excellent form.
Inquiries subsequently brought.
fire burning for two days at Mar-
Elba. The sen was as calm as The best piece of work of the dayThe whole thing had arisen because ciano Marina, on the island of
he married out of the faith.
Alderman Sir George Truscott glass after a broiling day. There was at the 17th hend, where Grimmitt his second shot just shart of the inch. Luz drew the shot by displac said that the Court could not over- had been created in the atmos- f $100 should be given to the auditoring his opponent, who retaliated by look the fact that the frauds were phere conditions which concen and most appalling. trated the furious flame at night- taking the champion's wood out. Luz deliberate
and it also decided that sum
and it was also a
of
for his work during the year. The meeting also passed a resolution that in future a professional auditor's ser- vices should be obtained, one member saying it would cost $100 while an- other said it would be only $75.
The chairman said that the resolu tion was passed subject to the re muneration stated being found eor- rect.
Crowded Courts,
A member complained with regard tennis monopolising the to people courts and asked what the ruling was. It was explained that members were only allowed to play one set if other members were waiting, and there was a slate on which intending players should put their names.
In this connexion, Mr. O'Brien said there was a rule to the effect that resident non-members could only use the club's courts once a month, but, he said, he was sure such people were being allowed to use them more often. The chairman said he would bring the matter before the in-coming.com- mittee.
Mr. W. Ward suggested that the club should have a groundaman, and the motion was approved.
which is still unable to draw upon To celebrate their first division per its best players. The Navy are ex-formances in the Lawn Bowls League, pected to field a side a trifle the players of Craigengower C.C. are stronger than that of last week. being entertained to dinner by Mr.
strong B. W. Bradbury at the Club, arc
Saturday week, October 18. The Club has won the shield for the third year since 1925.
but
the soldiers favourites for full points.
The Club will find the Royal Artillery less difficult to hold than the Athletic, though they cannot afford to take anything for grant- el. The R.A. are a very sound combination, possessing few brilli ant players, a deficiency, if it may so be regarded, which is more than compensated for by their team- work. Gill and Allen are danger- ous forwards who will require watching. A change at right back and a couple of forward positions should do the Club a lot of good.
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on
amazed the spectators by removing Each defendant had rendered him-time in a point of vivid reflection Grimmitt's wood and taking the self liable to a penalty of £12,000 miles out at sea. count.
Detailed Scores.
The scores by heads were as fol- jed,
low:
Grimmitt.
Ends.
Luz.
2
3
5
When the hearing open- 1 witness named Woolie Pashovletzky stated that on eight Joccasions he had been with Lesser ito Antwerp as an interpreter. There Lesser bought wastepaper and tobacco.
Goodstein, in the witness-box, said he had been in the habit of purchasing cigarette wastepaper from Lesser, but he denied that he had over bought tobacco from him. Mr. Campion, a solicitor, stated that Mr. O. H. Lesser, of the Bri- tish Wastepaper Co., Southampton- row, desired it to be known that he had no connexion with the defen- dant Lesser,
JUNIOR PING PONG LEAGUE.
LATEST RESULTS TO HAND IN MEN'S EVENT.:
to hand in the Latest results
SERVICES HARBOUR
SWIM.
FORRESTER COMES FIRST IN BIG FIELD.
"
Judging his course well so as to take full advantage of the tide and current, Gunner Forrester, of the came first in the Royal Artillery, annual harbour swim for
service men yesterday afternoon. He touch ed the Praya rear the V.R.C. about of Bandeman 20 yards in front Jamieson, of the Argyll and Suther land Highlanders, while a further 100 yards back came Sapper Evans, of the Royal Engineers.
Major General Sandilands present- ed trophies and certificates im- mediately after the finish.
باه
The men who dived off the police pler at Kowloon numberód 20, and " those who finished within a quarter of an hour of the wimmer were:
Gunner Forrester (B.A), 31 min. Bec.; Bandsman Jamieson
10 $1 min. 27 sec.i Sapper
Hesketh
Medlin (SLI),
The Duchy of Cornwall is pro- posing to undertake on an exten- sive scale an experiment in ax- forestation on Dartmoor, and it has Junior Ping Pong League are as
Evana offered a large tract of moorland follows: Fukien A.A. beat Nam Mo (Argylls)
(R.A.), L. Bdr. Bandsman beat
Wah Ying Club 27-8; Hip(R.A.), in the neighbourhood of Bellever A. 21 games to 14; Ho Hong Bank School
Parkes Pte. A.A. beat Hin Kun Tor to the Forestry Commission for
Pte. Archaeologists, interested in Dart Catholic 18-17.
McFee (Argylis), L. Bár,
Dolman the Playing in men's Singles way (R.A.), moor research, have objected to this Acheme. It is understood that the championship Leung Lin-chuen de Pte. Hill (S.L.L.), Pte.
Lewis (RA), Dartmoor Preservation Society is feated Wong Kum-hay by three sets (R.A.M.C.), L Bdz.
(R.A.P.C.) considering making representations to one, and Yuen Wah-cheuk beat Gunner Court (R.A.), Q.M.S. Tylcott
Lat Ying-ho 3-0. to the Duchy.
Lieut. Dal
in succession and for the fourth time I planting with fir and larch. trees./9: Chinese A.A, beat Chinese field (R.A.), Adver
CANTON TENNIS
LEAGUE.
FIRST MATCHES OF THE SEASON..
In
Canton, Oct. 8. The Canton Tennis League com- menced their season over the week- While the Argylls can be trusted end when the first matches were to put up a keen game, the Ath-played off. The League this year letic should obtain two further consists of two divisions instead points from this match at the of one as in the past two years. Stadium. The new Athletic for-all, twelve teams have been entered. ward line is something of an eye-In the A. Division there are five opener, while the Argylis are not teams, the Canton Citizens Athletic Association, the Japanese Lawn too accurate in the region of goal. Tennis Club, the Lingnam Univer- South China require a good dealsity, the Shameen Lavin Tennis of watching-perhaps from more Club, and the Yeut Shau Club. The than one viewpoint. It is to be B. Division consists of seven teams, hoped that their methods against the Chinese Citizens Athletic As- the Somersets last week are not an sociation A. & B. Teams, the indication of the type of exhibition Chinese Maritime Customis, the to be expected from them in all Japanese Lawn Tennis Club, the games. It brought them a hand Shameen Lawn Tennis Club, the sonte win a week ago. It should Lingnam University, and the Tung not be necessary against the Shan Garten Klub (German Club). Police, who appear to be weak in In the A. Division, the Lingnam several departments and only dis-University took the first place by tinctly strong in one, goal.
defeating the Yuet Shau Club by The Club de Recreio and the St. five matches to nil, whilst the Joseph's teams have not been seen Japanese Tennis Club took second Shameen yet this season. I understand place by defeating the that both have a leavening of new Lawn Tennis Club by a narrow blood, and the result of their clashmargin of three matches to two. will largely depend upon whether In the B. Division, the Tung Shan the introductions perform accord-Garten Klub defeated the Chinese ing to expectations.
Maritime Customs by four matches
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to one. The other Clubs in this The Navy, Somersets, Univer-division have still to play off their sity, Eastern, South China, and first round matches. Our Own R.. Res in the Second Division, and Correspondent. Chinese Athletic; Fukien. South China and Ewo in the Third are looked upon as probable winners.
POLO AT SHANGHAI.
TIENTSIN DEFEAT TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS.
Shanghai, Oct. 0.
SERCT.-MAJOR WINS.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT FOR SERVICES CONCLUDES,
The semi-finals and final of the Y.M.C.A. services tennis tournament were played off at Kowloon yesterday." Results:
Semi-Finals: Corporal· Penny, In a polo match here, Tientsin beat (R.C.O.S.), bent B.Q.M.S. Stephenson, the British members of the Shang (R.A.), 6-2, 7-5; Sergt.-Major At- hai Volunteer Corps by 4 goals to 1. Pence and Foy scored one goal each (8.JAL), 4-6, 6-0, 6-0.
kinson, (R.A), beat Sergt., McCarthy, for Tientsin in the first and again Final Sergt.-Major Atkinson,
last in the
chukker. Shanghai
(R.A.),!
Corpi. beat scored their solitary point in the
(R.C.0.5.), 0-2, 6-2. third chukker-Beuter.
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