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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII, WEDNESDAY,
TENNIS TOURNEY.
INDIAN COUPLE ADVANCE,
A STAGE.
C. A. L. Runjahu and I. A. E. Cassumibboy joined Sullivan and Goldman and the Rumjahn cousin
BILLIARDS.
R.A.0.3. CLUB DEFEAT LYEMUN N.C.O'S.
The members of the R.A.0.B. Club were "At Home" to the Junior N.CO's Club, yeman, on Monday in the quarter-final brackets yes-evening, and again a very enjoyable terday, when they defeated Paul evening was spent,
The usan Hilliard and Darts were Kong and Lee, 6-4, 6-3.
This played with the following results: pair
stands
excellent RO chance of figuring in the faul. either against the English pair, or Halloywood their compatriots;
now
Willis Turner
Junior N.C.0%,
APRIL 29. 1931.
|A FOUR YEAR'S CRUISE.
ISLANDS DISCOVERED IN
THE ANTARCTIC.
It is now definitely established) that Norway's new nequisition in the Antarctic, the Bouvet Island, is only habitable in the susimer months. When the "Norvegin" expedition arrived at the island to look for the two houses which had been erected there last year,ơ tries could he found of them. blown 105 They had simply been
away, and on the site where one of the houses had stood lay a HG huge block of Ire weighing two tons. The same thing happened in 1927, when a house which had been bill! on the island blown away, Last year three men offered to stay on the island dur ing the winter, but luckily their offer was not accepted.
R.A.0.B.
130 150 150 Larkham
Seal Radfordl
164 Lut
111
150 Perry
Cullen
*8 Wilson
821
21
160
Their form yesterday was gond | Ellát to a point, but as they were not Holt fully extended, it cannot be taken of their Rumjahn
fil indication strength and value.
jin assumed the majority of the work, but Carsumbhoy was always prapared to meet emergencies, and
it was lai superiority in Team work that put them into the next! round.
were Indifferent.
The lasere Kony performing much below his capabilities, whilst L, ohyjously keblur in experience, tried hard, bart could not counter the force vollegion alfack nf his pponents. He has a useful service, and in- trodured several meat touches, but bas teh strokes were faulty in constrution and application, and a top-spin ball left him all at se with his timing.
11 1
The honor of the highed break of the evening fell to Turner, of the RA.D.B. Chh
Carts,
Turner and Whatley (R.A,0,15) dent de Redford and Lad.
Bishop and Matthews (R.A.0.1.) beat Phillips l Luckham,
Cook and Hollywood (H.A.0.8.) beat Catety and then,
Elliott and Tandel (R.A.D.B.) bent Perry and Seal,
The
Beout and Hot (R.A.01) Jest to Larkham and Parmelia.
N.C.0% Dub were rather unlucky to lose by a big mar: irth of potats and frunt observations made it seemed as if they were saf fering from stage fright" or they she of the "RusTaloes"?
were
The waters were impressive af
At the conclusion of The Billiards, the net. where they were rarely the Chairman of the R.A.0.B. Club beaten
rally Ruminin welcomed the retubers of the Junior "hilled with more accuracy than N.C.0's Club, Fyrmun, and hoped that str:11, and his round at some future date they would come strokes
igrain Ceatare.long again to the R.A.0.B. Club and asumbhor has added knowledge ndeavour to reverse the results of
the evening. The game, and is now a far 1474
eliable partner
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Mr. Lall, on behalf of the visitors. hunked the members for the kind invitation that had been given them and also for the enjoyable evening that had been thenal.
Members of the R.A.0.1. Club will
WAB.
The "Narvegin" expedition has now concluded its four years ploration of the Antarctic, it bus povered.56,000 nautical miles, and has POR
08 several New Islands and coastlands-Peter 1's
Island. Island, Bontvet
Queen Mand's Land, and Princess Ragn- bild's hand. The expedition han also been able to prove that deven seographie namen which appear en the charts do nut really exist, viz.: Pagoda Rock, Thompson faland, The Chimies, Tral's Rock, Dough herty
Island, Nimrod Islands, and the Thor Bank. All these names) have been given to floating ice- bergs which senmen believed were rocks and, islands,
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THE LATEST CARLED QUOTATIONS.
The following cable at the close:
The other interesting match al the afternoon was the Chu Chame pionship final, in which A. L. Sul lisan beat R. 11. Wild in atruight be proceeding to Stonecutters on Sun-of the sugar market yesterday hus set though the loser put upday, May 3, at the invitation of the been received by rallast opposition, and Torved Sul- | 5,7,05% Cluby, Stonecutters, to partici. Streath and Co. Eis an into riving of his alinast innate in various outdoor and indir
a trenumusk contested game.
The couplete results were:
Open Doubles.
C. A 1. Rumjahn 2) Cnssubhey Test T. Kong and Law, 6-1, 4.3.
Club Champioenschip,
6.2.
Handlenp Singles "R",
D. S. Green hent Hampton, 6-1, 6-3,
Handicap Poubles,
games.
The R.A.0.1. (19h will be holding "At Homes" to
Cab and various Units on Mondays at all interested are cordially invited Contributed,
GIFT TO THE VATICAN,
THE SCORCHED MANUSCRIPTS
(Final) A. L. Sullivan beat R. J Wild, 7-6,
Bandien Singles “A”.
OF CLEMENT IX. Armstrong boat Owen Hughes, 947.
The archives of Pupe Clement Henderson heat Foley, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.1X, have returned to the Vatican Library after a lapete of more than two and half centuries. Though he reignal only from 1667 1669, he left a valuable collection dating from the Time when it was Secretary of State to Alexander VII., whom he surcredeti. After his death the passed into the hands of the Respi- gliosi family, and were stored in their Roman palaer. A few years escaped de- ago they narrowly struction in a fire which broke out there. Fortunately the robust vellona binding saved them until the household rescued them; but the scorched edges of the manus cript bear witness to the danger they had been in.
E. . and T. J. Price boat Colls and ¦ of documents Pen, 6-2, 6-1.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
Open Doubles
M. K, L and M. W. Lo v. Ho Ka- lau and Yew Man-kit.
flandicap Singles "A."
The Semi-finals.
Handicap Doubles, Stock and Humphrey's free, 5/6) v. Nash and Hill (owe 24).
Owen Hughes and Mere (owe 15 v. Lane and Bowley (ree, 5/6).
Wood and Leanox (rev. 15) Kayserling and Jensen (ser.),
THE CASE OF MR. HAIMOVITCH.
DISCLOSURE AT HEARING IN SHANGHAL
Shanghai, Apr. 28. It was dinelased at the hearing of the Injunction suit by Mr. Hahnovitch te day (adjourned until to-morrow) that the tace Club stewards were satisfied he said to Dr. Edgar, the holder of the "A" Sweep ticket on the pony Busy Bee, prior to the Champions race:
"The race in being un to suit Ban que Eve. but if you give me lu per cent. I will switch it. I have bought Banquet Eve in two lotteries."
Messrs.
Pen-
London Terminals. March 1932 6/10% down Id, May 1932 74; down 14d. August 1931 6:3 down December 1931 6/78, down 14.
New York Tet minals, March 19032 1,49 down 1 pt. May 1931 1.15 down pts. July 1981 1.25 down 2 pts. September 1931 1:3 down pt.) December 1931 1.42 shown 1 pt.
LOCAL YACHTING.
RESULTS OF THE SECOND
MID-WEEK RACES,
The serund mid-week tarta were
yesterday, the course being Tamar line (5), Rumey Shon? (S), Mark on Line 65), Rumsey Shoat (8) a distance of 5.1 miles.
The results were as follow:
"I" Class Started, 5.25 p.m. Yacht
Sailed By. La Linda (2) Mr. A. I.. Shields
(1) Norenn
Capt. Krogh-Moe Argulla I (3) Mr. II. J. Pearce Dorothon (4) Mr. B. Narss "1," "," "G" Clane. Started 5.10 p.m. (Distance 1.9 miles) Bluejacket (2) Capt. C. C. Fowkes Boojum (1) Mrs. Adams Speedwell (4) Mrs. Pickering Adanac (7) Maj. P. S. Stewart Daphine (3) Commedyre Walker.
Mr. Latis Mendelssohn, 271 American citizen, recently acquir ed the collection and presented it to Pope Pius XI. He also rerciv ed a portion of one of the Calonna Ailsa libraries, five red berets worn by Jessamine
ancient Clement IX. and some globes.
The collection of "incunabile" in the Vatican library is said to be unique. But its real glory is its treasure of manuscripts, said to include 60,000 items. The vast task of drawing up
a general entalogue has now been
under- taken, but the present generation of students will probably not see its completion.
A FRIVOLOUS DOLL.
JUDGE ON SANCTITY OF
WEDDING VOWS.
The Stewards were of the opinion that he was at the time in a nerverous state of nine, under stimulants, other- A judge at the Old Balley ex- wine they would have expelled him. pressed agreement with a prisoner's Seven Stewards appeared as defer-view of the sanctity of marriage. dants and deny refusal to pornit Mr. Piero Martinucci, an Halian, had Inimovitch to ride in any connexion been charged with murdering his with the meetings in other parts of wife, whom ne killed after she had Chinn or Hongkong-
Mr. Haimovitch contends that he made a confession. He was found misunderstood Dr. Edgar to have guilty of manslaughter and was stated that the tickel was owned by sentenced to seven years' penal ser- some Chinese. Our Own Correspon vitude. dent.
MIT. Justice Humphreys told the Arising out of the suspension of jury:
the Shanghai Jockey. Mr. Victor Bal This prisoner has rather a movitch, immediately
before
the beautiful nature in some ways, be Shanghai Champions last May, un
cause takes a very high view of application by the rider for an in- Junction against the Race Club pre- the Baity of the marriage oath. venting him from riding, is being He said he thought a married we- heard in the British Court. Mr. Newman was false to her marriage vow man le appearing for Mr. Haimovitch if she did no more than kiss an- and Mr. Jason Ward for the Race other man, because, he said, the Club.
mind had committed misconduct.
It will be recalled that a sensation She was no longer his if her heart was created by a last minute suspen-was elsewhere.
have ridden Busy Boe. It was al
Rion of Mr. Haimovitch, who was to "That is not a view of the mar- leged that he asked Dr. Edgar, who ringe vow which 1 should be dis- held the big sweep ticket on Busy posed to criticise," commented the Bee, to sell him a tenth interest. Dr.Judge..
Edgar was reported to have refused The Judge read a passage from and reported Mr. Haimovitch to the Martinicef's letter which stated, "I Stewards, who suspended him in killed u frivolous little doll, pretty definitely. Dr. Edgar was reported, and powdered like a butterfly." to have argued that he was atrail In passing sentence, the judge Mr. Haimovitch would not ride his said the jury had taken a merciful Busy Beq was ridden by Mr. Bowl-view, but he thought they had taken
the right onc. ing and won the Champions.]
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