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WHO ACCUSED HIM?
Was it his conscience?
Was it his wife?
Or was it his mistress ver
from out of the past?”
RONALD COLMAN
The SAMUEL GOLDWYN
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Cynara
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
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KAY FRANCIS
Worm potiores surge through a úde of tender emotion... so real, so true, you'll say, as you' wipe your tears away, "I have fived with qu these people! What on experience it was??
Directed by KING VIDOR.
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upon to win this match to save the cup for his country. He was playing in front of one of the most deliriously excited crowds I ever saw and yet a very fair crowd.
CUP WAS WON
HONGKONG-BUILT
SCHOONER,
Delivered By A. King's Slipway To Americans. SHIPPED TO NEW YORK.
Two New Yorkers, Caplain T. F. Kilkenny and Mr. Lloyd G. Thompson, recently nccepted delivery of a schooner yacht which has the dis tinction of being the first of its type built in Hongkong to an order from the abroad.
VICTORS' COMMENTS.. It has been a great ocension, and my own abiding memory of It will be of how all those good sportsmen, 90 per cent. of whom were French, sprang to altention when the band struck up National Anthem
The craft, built teak throughout, After the match I talked within the product of a local Chinesa yard, Perry, Austin and Hughes, They A King's Slipway. It has a keel weight were all extremely modest about of a tons, and displaces 30 tons. their triumph, but Perry and he Other particulars are: Length over believed that England had started all, 51 ft. 6 ins.; below waterline, 42
ft. 6 in.; beam 14 ft.; craft, B ft. n long winning sequence in the The vessel is fitted up as a plenmire Davis Cup.
yacht. In the fore and main cabin, are eight sleeping berthe, in addition to the sleeping quarters for the crew of three for'ard.
Austin was not quite so optimis- tic, but said: "Our lean years
are over."
The only comment of Mr. Roper Barrett, our non-playing captain was: "I am delighted."
There are also a stateroom and dining saloon, both of which are taste fully panelled.
The vessel has a sail spread of 1,204 kq. ft.
SWIMMING GALĄ, Entries Close To-day For V.R.C. Night Fete, CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS.
Entries for the V. I. C's night fete to be held on September 2 close this evening but entries for the two open championship events will not close until Monday. Already there is a large entry for all the races.
have
Up to yesterday nine entries had been received for the Long Plunge Championship and those who algnified their intention of competing Include the present holder of the title, J, A. Victor and two former cham- piqns in J. R. Soares and S. H. Garrod. Other entries are G. A. V. Remedios, la V. Sonres, J. A. do V. M. M. Soares, F. X. Monteiro, E. E. de Roza and J. A. L. Gutierrez.
For the Throwing the Polo Ball event there are five entries to date, including one from the Royal Navy. The entrants aro J. A. de V. Soares, M. M. de V. Soares, D. Leonard, W. Pudget.
Owing to two of the V. R. C. ladies having been refused permission to i ATTACKING FOR FRANCE.
swim in the Hongkong International Merlin's ordera from Renc
On completion, the yacht was Amateur Swimming Championships, Lacoste, the French captain, were shippest on an Italian steamer to Now the V. R. C, have included a Ladies' to attack, and how splendidly he York, and now word has been received Race for their night fete. Four oboyed them. He went for Ferry, of her satisfactory behaviour in try- ladies have nirendy signified their in the first set, and I do not think outs.
-Intention of competing, including The cost of the vessel is understood Mina Doris Hunt and Mra, M. J. Perry quite knew what had hit to expronch $20,000. It was the McMahon. Miss Beatrice Pestonji him. Merlin took the net at Goriginal intention of the owners to and Miss Roza will also compete.
Perry then settled down and, have an auxiliary motor fitted here. The programme for next Saturday after a very fine battle of lawn brit. after having shipped the ls as follows: tennis wita; won the second set machinery out, the work was post- Boys' Team race (open to cons of at 8-6, Merlin had two set points,pened, and the machinery taken backn.embers 13 years of age and under). but he could not clinch the issue.to America with the schooner.
"D" Class Aggregate, 75 yards medley.
Class Aggregate, 100 yards three-quarters under ## torrid hrenat stroke.
three sun before Cochet won by
Throwing the Polo Ball (Colony's Championship). seis to two.
If he had won this set, he might Cochet fought for two hours and quite conceivably have won the watch.
At this stage Perry seemed to have got on top and he took the third set at G-2.
Leading 4-1 in the fourth set, Perry had two of the worst time decisions I have scen given aguinst him.
that.
Cochet has often been called the best fifth-set player in the world, and he looked It to-day.
"et.
.
Cinas Aggregate, 200 yards. "A" Class Akregate, 440 yards. Long Plunge (Colony's Champlon- ship).
Novelty Balloon Race. Ladies Race, 60 yards.
set and then 4—3.
Both players refused to put on pace; they Just sensed their open- On each occasion the ball was ings. There was a great struggle literally a yard out of court, and for the fifth game in the first I am not exaggerating in stating
Only two games were wanted With Cochet. serving, there and the Davis Cup was ours. were 16 dences called and the have game lasted 20 minutes;
But Cochet fought magnificently seen many à act last for less to win the next game. He went time than that.
on, to take the set at 6-4, and Austin won the set at 7-5 and the frenzied crowd rose at him. well deserved to do so. He always He deserved all the cheers, for he played with Indomitable had his lawn tennis brain packed had
It was to Perry's credit that he did not allow these decisions. to upset him.
Merlin drew up to 4-all with the crowd just about crazy withi excitement.
in ice and he was a little more pluck. consistent than Cochet, who netted In the final set Austin led 4-2,
piny was frequently. The
not but in an atmosphere of intense. spectacular, but it was good law excitement Cochet levelled and
match took the set for the tennis all the time.
G-4.
WITHIN TWO GAMES.
at
Perry then led 5-4 and was at deuce four times, but Merlin pulled him back each time and Perry could not get the match point.
Steadying himself, Perry then gave a fine exhibition of how challenge cup lawn tennis Cochet took the second set at should be played and he went 6-4, playing in his old real In the doubles match yesterday out at 7-5 for the match. form. He had suddenly put magic Borotra and Brugnon won with Just for a moment the crowd in his racket.
some degree of case in straight was allent, but then they ruse) Austin névár faltered. He won sets and it was not a success on to their feet and cheered Perry the third set in great style at our part to put in Lee as partner with real hearty goodwill. 6-4, some of his placing shots, to Hughes.
when Cochet enme up, being the It was a gamble which did not last word in exact precision. come off, although as events turn- Austin led 3-1 in the fourthed out it really did not matter."
COCHET'S FLUCKY WIN.
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