THE HONGKONG
THE THIRD TEST MATCH.
DEFIANT ENGLISH
HAIN PREVENTS START
ON FIRST DAY.
LADIES.
REFUSE TO CONTINUE IN TENNIS FINAL
New York, Aug. 1b. Manchester, Aug, 16. There was no play to-day in theThe authorities of the Eastern Turf Third Test Mateb with the New Courts Championships were placed in Zealanders.
quandary when the Analists of the Yesterday's rain throughout the day Women's singles, Miss Joan Ridley and teased early this morning and left the Mrs. Pittman, retired after winning a wicket sodden in parts with the out-sot each,
Another set. Ladies!" shouted the Beld waterlogged. The weather is most unpromising.
umpire as the players rushed to the Later the sun was shining brightly not to shake hands. "Oh no, we ro- | and the blue sky over head suggested tire," chorused the English girls, "We ne day. The wicket and the out have an important doubles match to field were squeegeed, which worked play this afternoon." wonders as far as appearances were Poncerned.
It was not possible, however, for play to
commenced to-day itenter.
LEAGUE TENNIS
MATCH.
The British pair later won the dou bles final by benting Mrs. Van Ryn Cruickshank 13-11, 4-0, and Mix 6-3-Router'a American Service.
TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,
AUGUST 17. 1931.
WOMAN CONDUCTORS. JANOTHER RELEASE IN "IN NEED OF A REST.”
NEW EMPLOYMENT FOR
FRAUD CASE,
CROWN WITHDRAWS CHARGE AGAINST HANNAY.
WOMEN AT CANTON,
Among other social reforms in Caawn is the employment of women
London, Aug. 15. The Crown has announced that as conductors on omnibuses in ac cordance with an order issued by it does not intend to proceed with the Municipal authorities. The the charges against Robert Hannay Min On and the China Public Motor Bus Companies have taken the lead connexion with the Scottish Amalgamated Silk case in which and have begun to employ women eleven men are now concerned, this week-end. So far it is said Reuter. that they have been found satisfac- ****
and consequently it is expected that the example will be copied by other companies.
[Similar charges against Mr. John Gardner were also withdrawn on Thursday. The vase began a Fen
try when 13 well-known North af The Secretary protested that they
One of the repsons for the m-England and West of Scotland must have the champion's name en-ployment of women conductors in business men were arrested on graved On the bowl, "Put
both that they are expected to be more charges of fraud and false pretences names on", retorted the determine polite to the public, whereas the rising out of investigations in con- pinyers, who both ran the risk of bas
man conductors have time and nasipnexion with the affairs of the com- ing disqualified.
been involved in frucus with the
The amount involved was pany. Police.
sold to be £438,000. Gardner, The employment of women in the Hannay and Sirachic were released departments of the Canton Governon ball of £2,000, while James iment adopted nome years ago, bus Sutherland was allowed bail of (Y.M.C.A.) lost to Feroz Ali and
been found to be satisfactory, £10,000, owing to ill-health.] Firdoa Khan 67; beat Ikbal Singh | although so far they have been and Harhan Singh 4-2; beat Capt.given only the minor posts. Similar Gore and S. R. Saffch 6-2.
Wilson J. J. Ferguson and J. (M.CA.) beat Ali and Khan 64; brat Singh and Singh 6-2; bent Gure and Salleh 7 ..... 5.
E. Railton And G. Russell (Y.M.C.A.) lost
Khan 10 Al and 3-6; Jost ta Singh and Singh 3-; and G. Puncheon lost to Gore and Salleh 1-6.
ONLY ONE GAME PLAYED
ON SATURDAY,'
The only match played off on Satur- day in the Lawn Tennis Leagues was bween the YM.C.A. and the Kow loot indian Tennis Club on the former's courts in the "C" Division. The hosts won a narrow victory by five sets to four,
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GLASGOW RANGERS SUFFER EARLY DEFEAT.
London, Aug. 15.
Glasgow Rangers met with un early defeat in their bid to retain the championship honours of the Scottish League. They paid a vialt to Mother- well and went down to the tune of four goals to two. Third Lanark, one of the promoted teams, won their second match at the expense of Leith. The full scores na cabled by Reuter are given below: Airdrie Ayr
Celtle
Cowdenbeath
+
Dundee
Hearts Motherwell Parlick
St. Mirren Third Lanark
22
Aberdeen
1
Ilamilton
R
Dundee U.
# Clyde
Morton
3 Kilmarnock
4 Rangers
1 Falkirk
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2 Loith
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