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NO. 24,40s
AN ALL-BRITISH PROFESSIONAL
GOLF FINAL.
SATURDAY, MAY 23. 1931.
FORT
日七初月四
$36 FEEL ANNUM
SINOLE COPT 14 OMNTE
LOCAL BRANCH,
FLYING SAFE FROM FIRE. THE BRIGHTER
KEEN PLAY IN LAST STAGES.
ASAMA MARU IN DENSE FOG.
NEW BRITISH ENGINE.
FAVOURITE LOSES. Sun Fo and Eugene Claimed to be the
London. May 22. Some thrilling golf was wit- nessed in the Thousand Guineas!
Except in naval circles, Tournament (promoted by the
Chen Delayed.
World's Best.
CRICKET
MOVEMENT.
Poddar Bldg.
Bulls and Inners
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From the Office Butts.
It would be Interesting to know the mileage some of our local
atarter!
OVER 700 RUNS IN motorists get out of a nelf.
TWO DAYS.
RAPID SCORING AT OXFORD.
mystery continues to shroud the Esening News) at Leeds to-day. RUMOURED OFFICE | CRUDE OIL FUEL RAIN THE SPOILER.
morrow.
last
of
The depression has hit Huwafi
where It is said the Hula dancers
are due for a shake-down.
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Gandhi says hell wear trousers but no shirt when he goes to Bagland. That's one thing off his chest.
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Never put off until to-morrow what should have been done three days ago.
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Mussolin is reported to be an expert violinist, And yet there are some who insist he never rests bla chin.
The hours I've spent out in tho
Eust,
Have thrilled hor charmed me
in the least.
Excepting once a week I feast. At Rotary.
At Rotary!
'Tis there I sit among the
crowd,
And listen to their accents loud. My chest awells out and I feel
proud,
At Rotary, At Rotary!
Oh! "Get together" spirit great, No more myself I under-rate, One Tuesday I'll get up and
prate, On Rotary. My Rotary!
reason for the sudden recall of where the defeat of the
FOR CHEN.
London, May 22.
London, May 22. the men of H.M.S. Sterling from foreigner in the semi-final, en-
sures an all-British final to-1
Flying in the future will be Owing to dense fog, the Asuma
Heavy rain to-day prevented shore leave last night, and the
number of county departure of the destroyer on The finalists are Ernest Whi-Maru, from Shanghai, conveying cheaper and absolutely safe from play in a
passengers two dis-fire risks if successful experi-matches, Derbyshire and Sussex "secret mission" in the earlycombe (Bournemouth) one of the among other
Chinese politiciana ments of a new British aeroplane being among the teams British Ryder Cup team, and Tom tinguished
who hours of this morning,
Barber (Derbyshire). Barber Messrs. Sun Fo, oratwhile Minister jengine are supported by re- were probably deprived of com- The possibilities of a piracy had beaten the favourite, Charles of Railway, and Eugene Chen, ex liability in tests which are to be fortable victories as a result.
Lancashire forced a win against having occurrel, or of a ship Whitcombe, the Ryder Cup cop-Nationalist Foreign Commissioner carried out in the south
Glamorgan, thanks to some excel having sent out distress signals, tain and the most consistent of Hankow and Canton, failed to England shortly.
lent bowling by Richard Tyldes- were discounted in official naval golfer in Britain, by one up in the arrive this morning
The aeroplane engaged in the ley, while Warwick defeated Cum- circles this morning. but there best match of the day.
"Oh we'll be glad to take care of Ou enquiries at the N.Y.K. offer tests will be fitted with an eight-bridge University. Tho, beut bat-
Which reminds us that many a it was learned that the vessel is hundred h.p. engine, burning ting of the past three days, curi-your children while you're gone?” nature of the
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man doesn't realise how many not likely to arrive until to-morrow crude oil costing fourpence aously enough, was left to two In- at six o'clock.
diaris, the Nawab of Pataudi, playewapaper heading. What about until he acquires a tender aun
"No Lotteries in Britain" says a back-alappers there Arc about gallon retail.
ing for Oxford University, and
murrlage?
burn.. The plane and the engine are K. S. Duleepsinhji, the Sussex Royce skipper. the product of the Rolls Commany In co-operation with Mr.
was the utmost reticence regard- ing the exact
emergency,
The only information vouchsaf-
of
ed was that 11. M. S. Sterling had been sent out in conseqBence the receipt of certain rumours, which it WAN stated might or might not materialise, but which re- dra- quired the presence of the troyer should the feared "develop- nient" occur.
Stories of serious trouble in the West River were in circulation this morning, but it is pointed out by shipping men that MS. Sterling could not safely negotiate the river, and that there are sufflelent gun- bouts at Canton to deal with any matter which might aris in this, district.
Meanwhile, there are rumours which haw that H.M.S. Sommic, been on patrol in the Bluk Buy re-
has kjun,
accompanied Sterling on her enterprise ever that muy be.
The morning results wores
Muner (Argentine) bent W. Alliss
4 and 3.
#
E. Whiteambe (Bournemouth) beat
W. H. Davies (Wallesey) Rad 2. T. Barber (Derby) beat Charles
Whitcombe, 1 up,
A. Lawry brent Tom Gauld, and In the semi-finals,
2. Whitenmle heat Manem, 2 and 1. Barber beat Lacey, 3 and 1.
-Reuter,
NEW LANCASHIRE MERGER.
GARNSEY SCHEME
COMPLETED.
preted.
was ex.
The results and the
F. Ricards, the well-known asro-Individual performances follow: engineer, while
materini assist-
Several members of the new Kwangtung provincial Government and a number of friends who went to the Kowloon Wharf to meet the visitors were disappointed by their non-appearance this morning. The two leaders are expected to join ance has been rendered by experts
of the Air Ministry. and the anti-Nanking movement according to a reliable source they Under
testa, prolonged are to confer with Messrs. Wang:
extending over a period of two years, engines of this type have Ching-wet and Mr. Tang Shao-yl in Hongkong before proceeding to
efficient that proved so experts declare that they have the most advanced designs in America, Germany, and France benlen,
Canton.
this Special Police were out morning to protect the distinguish- ed ex-members of Government.
ti
the Chinese
the
Alcohol, which can be made at Canton officials who came down two pence a gallon, und ordinary welcome Messrs. Sun Fo and petrol, as well as crude oil have London, May 22.
cess in the The terms of the merger for six, Eugene Chen are staying at the been used with
is raported same engines. H.M.S. the leading Lanenshire textile eninsula Hotel.
con- that Mr. Eugene Chen will be ap- manufacturing what-machinery
evens, with a total issued expital pointed Foreign Minister to the of over seven million pounds, have Cantor Government but this lacks Sir Gilbert confirmation. been prepared by Garnsey, the noted accountant. d the directors of the concerns will shortly submit the proposals to the shareholders, and recom- mend their acceptance.
THE SUEZ CANAL DUES.
GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO ASSIST.
London, May 24. The House of Commons adjourn. ed to-day for the Whitsuntide Recess. The session will be re sumed on June 2.
Questions raised in the motion for the adjournment included one regarding Suez Canal dues,
Replying to a suggestion that
the Government should, through
The object of the grouping| scheme is to eliminate wasteful competition in meeting foreign ebanpetition. British Wireless.
DENMARK IN DAVIS CUP SEMI-FINAL.
BEAT POLAND BY ODD MATCH OF FIVE,
H.K. UNIVERSITY DONATIONS.
RIGHT TO NOMINATE SCHOLARS.
STATUTES AMENDED.
10
one
Working on crude oil, the cost is one seventh that of petrol.
Lighter Planes.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Blunt people usually have sharp tongues.
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Another
infamous
□ □
principal
It is Raid
that Hongkong
is backward In
flying. Come
Lancashire beat Glamorgan ɓy 246
to think of it.
runs.
this stunting
Leicester.
Middlesex won on the first innings," | can be over-
Easex lost on first innings to
Derbyshire.
Surrey lost on the first innings to
Sussex.
Notts beat Somerset by 139 rana.
Friendlies.
done!,
CO
Some of these
young men who
dash about In pyjamaa baby ears would
in
Warwickshire beat Cambridge Un. be much sater
v. New
Goucester.
Zenland.
In cradles,
by 109 rons. Oxford University
Drawn. Worcestershire Drawn.
HONOURS LIST.
Batting. Nawab of Fataudi (Oxford) The weight of the engines per K. S. Duleepsinhji (Sunsex) brake horse-power has been re- Sinfield (Gloucester) duced to two pounds per horse Lee (Derby) power, so that an aeroplane titted Bowley (Sussex) with them is relatively lighter Smith (Derby) than one fitted with petrol engines. Gibbons (Worcester)
Hobbs (Surrey)
Engine Rexibility has also been
the cunquered,
revolutions of these engines ranging from 100 to 2.400 per minute-British Wire-Paine (Warwick)
Tyldesley Tate (Sussex) Larwood (Notts)
43.
German Claim,
said It is that the Suez 'Canal dues are not exorbitant." Not Suez you' notice!
ating:--
ទ ព Already on our bathing benches many giddy young things are determined to get their place in the sun.
Young Husband: Last night when I got home my wife had my chair draum up before the fre, my¬alippers ready for me. la put on, my pipe filled, and—.
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The
woman who used to use
an iron in the kitchen every week now has a daughter who
awings one 011 the links each day.
What puzzles ua is why more Scotsmen don't lonve Scotland and settle down In the Irish Free State.
If
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d could only see his bridal'
man
Cynic: How did you like her i group before be
married! 口口
new hat?
169
162
101
147
A magistrate
considers
ten
i44
131
consume a drink.
minutes ample time in which to Hence the term
118
whisky and dash!
117
"NOT OUT.
Bowling.
..... 11 for 81. (Lancashire) 11 for 112. 0 for 45. 5 for 30.
Britain's claim that the new Rolis Particulars of amendments
RAPID SCORING, the Statales of the Hongkong Un-Royce-Rlcaro crude oil engine is
Gloucester and Oxford versity are contained in the current superior in design to the best in France. Germany and America, is issue of the Gazette.
Show Real Life. These provide that a subscriber particularly striking in view of a London, May 22.
Some of the finest cricket of the more (previously recent German claim to a triumph Denmark defeated Poland to-jof $50,000 or
along the same sonson was seen at Oxford on the English directors, press for a
Wednesday and Thursday, when revision of the high transit charges day in the third round of the $10,000 or more) to the funds of the lin ploneer work
Gloucester
Dark provided the against which the Foreign Secret-Davis Cap, and thus quailed to University Endowment Fund shall lines.
Professor Junkers has also been Blues with a keen opposition. either Italy Czecho-have the right to nominate
** ary had received protests from six meet
on the problem of The two days of cricket produced maritime Powers of Europe, Mr. Slovakia in the European Zone scholar to study at the University concentrating
as an undergraduate without pay constructing an aircraft motor to 772 runs for 18 wickets, rapid W. R. Smith stated that the Govern semi-finals.
The winning match was secured ment as provided in paragraph 4 replace the present petrol-driven. scoring being seen on an ideal, ment had no direct voice in thei
inflammable engine. highly
The wicket. and by Ulrich. who defeated Hebdof this statue provided such sehn- Company's Administration.
To-day heavy rain pre- ar is duly qualified as required by ideal was an economical fuel which vented a resumption even for a had no authority to demand what (Poland), 6-2, 6-4, 6-3, might be desirable in the interest In the last match of the eon-statute 21.
did not easily leak out and cause few minutes. of For each additional sum beat
Gloucester took first knock and of the shipowners and commerce test, Thczynski (Poland)
Henriksen (Denmark) by 6-2, 4-6, $50,000 (previously $10,000) Rub the conflagration which has proved generally.
accidenta. Within the limits of their powers 64, 6-2. Denmark this winning seribed to the said and another to be the danger factor in many air and opportunities the Government by three matches to two.--Reuter, had done everything possible to
help in the direction suggested.--
British Wireless.
PRINCE FLIES TO SANDRINGHAM.
SPENDING HOLIDAY WITH
KING & QUEEN,
London. May 22.
Contimet on Page 71.
Prisoner Bites Off Tongue.
Extraordinary Incident in Gaol at
Haiphong.
Haiphong. Any 20.
Burea
a lively exhibition by their wicket- keeper, Sinfield, who obtained 1G1 The difficulty of adapting the art out, enabled them to put up much safer heavy-oil Diesel engine the excellent total of 374 runs.
Oxford went one better, scoring to the requirements of aircraft398 for 8 wickets hy the close of appeared insurmountable, owing to
play on Thursday. The Nawab, the size and weight.
of Pataudi provided the thrills, giving a highly attractive batting display for a score of 169 runs.
DERBY. ROBBED.
Essex In a Very Bad Why at Leylon. Essex were in a very bad way against Derbyshire at Leyton and they were undoubtedly saved from defent by the fact that to-day's
On the opening day, Wednes
During investigations into the Oustric Bank scandals the lights falled.
An opportunity to test the bank's candles.
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The advertiser who lost a porcel of flower seeds should next time buy scarlet runners and race them home.
O O Another infamous saying: "She looks so much younger in her photo!"
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[The new dietary at Victoria Gaol accapies nine page of the "Gazette"}. If you take a brief vacation, As a boarder at the gaol; You need have no perturbation You'll not leave there fit and
hale,
care and
The menus are selected,
greatest With the
*kill; When tabled and collected, Nine official pages fill. There's pork and beef and
mutton,
Salt fin and curry-stuff. And if you're not a glutton. You'll find there's quite enough; Bread and cheese and congee, Oll and outmoul too; Tons of things to mange, Odds and ends and. stew. Another dish that puzzles, 1s known na "stirabout," Perhaps it once wore muzzles, Or used to purr about. But do not raise a mumble. And query "What is that?" Or you may feel very humble, When you've had a taste of
"ent."
•
The strains of the pibroch
Garden Rond.
H.K.V.D.C., H.Q.
That bagpipe was certainly
given sock,
As the piper ho blew and he
blew.
A voice from the bar- "If play it he must
A ba and the notes died
uwny.
'Twas the tyre of a car. Not the piper that bust.
So he lives to blow some, other
dur!
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A render wants to know what has become of the Hongkong Radio Society. Just faded.
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We hear of a local stenographer who is an adept at practising the touch system on her father.
Fools say a dog's day enda in
the tomb,
But that thought I cannot bear, For Heaven would be but a
place of gloom Were there only people there. ᄆᄆ
Overboard on the Peak tram:- "My dear, she's the dowdicat thing imaginable-an Eton crop and aktris nearly up to her knçes!"
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"White lines! They lend me so
plainly
"Save o'er the wide road to my
dearie," he trilled.
"HI HI" the chauffeur yelled
vainly;
And so the pedestrian was
suddenly killed!
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According to a contemporary,
C. Y. Priot was among those killed
in the recent rioting in Cairo, It
is understood thint G. R. Eok, E.
New Simlle: "As uneasy'n an Gyptian and T. Ut, also figured
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Longer Journeys. Possible. To-day Germans consider it per- haps the greatest triumph Pro- Tensor Junkers can lay to his credit that the incredible has happened. The new Diesel aircraft motor of appearance, was placed In solitary 720 h.p. weights only 800 kilo- A remarkable instance of confinement to await further mea-grammes, whereas only a few years age the weight was regularly that H. R. H. the Prince of Wales left nerve and stoicism on the part During the night he severed his of forty kilos to one horse-power Hendon Aerodrome this afternoon of a political prisoner has come tongue by biting through it, the The relatively smaller consumption downpour prevented any play, for Sandringham, where the King and Queen are spending the Whit to light with the issue of a necessary force being imparted, it of fuel makes longer journeys
the day, the. Derby visitors establish- editor without waste-paper In the casualties. suntido...
communique by the authorities is said, by running his head against possible without tanking on
way. Alternatively less fuel needed a commanding position and basket,”
their
M. Briand was sharply answer- The Prince flew in a "Puss Moth stating that Nguyen Duc Canh, the wall,
revolutionary Suspecting an attempt at suicide, be carried and more space be yesterday they declared
We understand that our Census ed at Geneva, and yet it was a piloted by Flight Lieutenant Fiel- Well-known as a don.-British Wireless.
leader, severed his own tongue the guard rushed in to prevent available for goods, or passenger innings closed at 436 for eight
wickets. The principal scorers officials are still busy taking the Curtius reply! to deprive himself of speech. Canh from Infileting further vio-traffic.
Named the "Jumo 4" the Ger-Were Smith, who made 131, and count. He was afraid apparently that ence on himself.
The Surete, in a statement issued
Lde who compiled 147,
The man Essex were dismissed for 187
who was caught he might be induced to make a in connexion with the Incident, an engine has been oficially re-
cognised by the Government, and and being 248 runs arrears were stealing an electric fan from a expresses the belief that Canh it is claimed that the employment forced to follow on. At the close local showroom was probably try- mutilated himself in the fear that of this engine will make the Trans of
piny yesterday, the score-Ing to raise the wind. Canh was arrested after patient he would give away he confede atlantic flight, hitherto a daring board in Essex's second innings
០ ០ search by the Surets who had rea- rates, in the further interroga and dangerous adventure, come son to believe that, as head of the 'tions he was undergo, and reveal within the bounds of economic showed 5 runs for 1 wicket. There
was no play to-day. Correctional Bureau
or- certain plans of the party which possibility. of the ganization, he had obeyed the meas were known to be in course
GOOD WIN FOR LANCASHIRE. Mr. G. B. Labrum, living at 5, dates of the Revolutionary Tribunal formulation, with the details of York Road, Kowloon Tong, has re-by instigating a number of politi- which the authorities wished to ported to the Police the theft of his cal murders, car from the "T" parking stand, Subsequent to his apprehension, It is added, however, that Canh,
he was put through the usual rigid although his tongue wan com terday. She received lujuries reguit Mr. Labrum values his car at process of interrogation by agents plately savered, will not al- the in her death shortly after being $1,650.
of the Surets, and after his first together lose the power of speech. taken to hospital,,
ANOTHER CAR STOLEN.
VEHICLE TAKEN FROM PARKING STAND.
last night.
confession implicating his con- federates.
acquaint themselves.
of
A coolle woman was injured through fall from scaffolding at a building In 'Nullah Road, Kowloon City, yo«.
No Mistake. Agalant Glamorgan. Lancashire, who have twice suf- fored defeat this season-made no (Continued on Page 7.).
Wo read that the Portuguese gunboat Adamastor, "bullt in. 1808," is still in Hongkong.. That's something we can't quite Macaout!
៧ ២ According to a contemporary, the Japanese Minister of Finance Mr. Parinouye. By the same token, Mr. Cumwakatsuki is the „Prime Minister.in
• The next time you to races go To throw away some money, Perhaps you'll think of some-
thing which
Is not exactly funny: It's been disclosed that there.
are those. Who
"Hvo" starving,
while slowly
And try to keep a family On dally, penny farthing;.- So
when you place five bucks Jagainst
A Tangled pony a skelter, Remember those to whom
and she