THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, · 1934.
PECULIAR
OPPOSITES
IN POLICY
BUT WORTHILY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP
The special cricket correa. pondent of the London Morn- Ing Post, in commenting on the performance of Lancashire in winning the county cricket championship this
усаг, writes:--
LANCASHIRE'S CRICKET TACTICS CRITICISED
rung
WOMEN RIDERS
ATHLETIC CONGRESS
CRICKET AVERAGES
COUNTIES' BEST
PERFORMERS.
HAMMOND'S FINE FIGURES
Below will be found
the
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
IMPROVED -MARKET-
YESTERDAY
The following reports on the New York stock market have been re- lved through Messrs. Swan, Culbert-, son and Frits: The Wall Street Journ- al report on yesteriny's markets: Stocks were upward, due to bullish | business newe, including the improve- ment, in steel production, plus ex-
county cricket averages forprctation of favourablo rallroad news the season just completed of interest, The high price of silver in shortly, Traders have displayed more.
RAW RUBBER
LATEST SINGAPORE
PRICES
Menkra. Benjamin & Polts have re- colved the following Straits currency qutations (buyers) from Singapore to-day for rubber
Spot.
21a ets off ct. Oct/Dec
2514 Jan/Mar
Apr/June
Markut easier.
2410
1/4 H
27
瑟
1
Share Prices.
Messrs. Carroll Bres, have received
Essex and Gloucester. It will London and Shanghai in attributed, the following quotations of Singapore be noticed that although C. T. in some quarters, to purchase by the rubber shares dated 18th inst., prices Ashton heads the Essex bat- |United States Government. Bonds in Straits currency: ting, he only played nine ion-were irregular Stocks on the Curb
ings, compared with O'Conner's Exchange was strong. Wheat prices rallied, due to the oversold condition
44. Hammond of Gloucenter has the of the market. (unusual average of 126.25 for 10
completed Innings.
C. T. Ashton
C, Tay
O'Connor
D..R. Wile
Jup
Nichola
H. D. Fr
K. Farami
་
ESSEX.
BATTING.
..
5. C. and F. New York office cableni The stock market fallied briskly in a good volume of trading on cheerful rumours us to the Administration's altitute towards business. Packing. |companies are raising their wiges by 8. The August net income of the
Nol
first ten reporting railroad companies. Inus out. Runs, Insa, Arne. Įshows u decrease of 17% from the 414 18 82. corresponding period of last yeur, 175 64 58. The daily average production of crude 1701 125 41.05 oll totalled 2,540,000 barrels for the 1ta 11.14 week ended September 22nd, as com-
625,00 pared with 2,488,000 barrels the pre-l 1840 120.89vious week. Business done: 8-40,000.
272)
14
50 7
12
500 146
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17
Cleb
New York and Chiengo commodity
21 20.00 reports received
through Mesara,
11 24.87 Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:-
1187
118 22.18
KIS
111 29.18
00
740
70%
R$ 22.80
140
20 20.85
t20
14H
48
468
238
Buyers
Sellera
Alor Gajalt $1,57% $1.07
Ayer Molek - 1.37
1.4716
Ayor Panas..
1.07
2.0714
Bassetts.....
.80
.85
Changkat
Serdang
5.00
0.18
Glenealy
2,80
2.40
Jimsh
1.95
2.06
Kedah
3.16
3.30
Lunas
2.40
2.4736
Malaka Pindas
1.70
1.7914
New Scudal
1.00
2.00
Pajama **
2.40
2.47%
Sungel Bagnu
3.3A
8.50C.D.
Tapah ......
2.40
2.50C.D.
Utd. Malacca.
1.90
1.05
Utan Simpan 2.60'
2205
Members and friends of the Kowloon, Cricket Club are reminded that the Cotton: The technical reaction was first dance of the new season is being
42- 20.00 influenced by the stocka ninrket and held at the club en Saturday next,
3A 18.60 Rettlement of October Notices, which September 29. Frd and his Pals, one
10.25 leaves the market well quidated, of the most popular of Weal orchestras,
71 14.00 With uncertainty regarding a fall will be in attendance, and it in hoped
10 12.52
57 17 17.40 settlement of the testile strike and that members will give this function
the next Government estimate still their fullest support.
4.44 nhend, purchase on reactions for
Gramed that there must be a cham- Plonship, it woukl be churlish to qentify one's congratulations to the county which, in coming but top of the list, wins thirteen matches out- right and lores only three. Those who compin by their complaint make a certain implication--that Lan- cashire have, on ten occasions, won on the first intunes should, rather, blame 'n system whleh by its appor tionment of points definitely en courages a certain method of play.
In some of their excursions int the Southern Counties Lancashire's batting has been the reverse
nf popular. Force of circumstances, and perhaps altaven of Ironient cussed- to do ness, hai a cortain amount ^ with this, and it is A pity that should have happened. As som it seemed that the championship would eludo Lanenshire, they proceedt.
ed to win matches by scoring.
at a rate not to be despised by any county. But, All of a sudden, they
Warner Baxter, as he appeare in "Suck Women Are Dangerous”, now showing at the King's Theatre.
Surrounding him are Rochelle Hudson, Mona Bario and Rosemary Ames,
INTREPID BRITISH
realised that the honours were within German Killed In Six-Day
their grasp, and instead of plucking them
up in great handfuls they laboriously set about picking them ons by painful cur. (And most of it happened on Southern grounds.) It was all rather like a batsman who, after an admirable innings of two-
*Trial
Garmish (Germany), Aug. 30. British women motor-cyclista and-a-half hours, muddenly looks atrode intrepidly to-day in a race the score board and sees that he hug (that was marred by tragedy. made 90 runs. Most watchers D. Rounding a corner at terrific the game know what occurs then speed, a German rider crashed. He
Another point is this, that wher died inter in hospital. most of their leading batomen do get runs at a satisfactory rate of scoring.
It was the first fatal accident in they manage to conceal the fact. For the International Six-day Trini they are all well aware of the stark eince 1929. To-day was the third mathematical truth that four turns towards long-leg and
four pushes day of the trial,
to mid-wicket for single aplece
The three British women-ss count eight runs us surely as do M, Cohle, Miss E. Foley and Miss late cut to the boundary and an off-Ida Crow-earned great admira» drive that sizzles past, devp-extra- cover. They are also safer. Button for their riding. they please the spectator lens, and the spectator is entitled to ferences
They succeeded in climbing the his prenotorious Ettal without assistance, although nearly half the entire field filled to reach the summit
unided,
LADY GOLFERS
Hold a Successful Meeting
The Ladles section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club held a most, suc- Весл cessful Autumn meeting AL
12 feet from the 17th hole,
U.S. Proposal Adopted By
The Federation
.
Cutmots
F. BL. G. Unwin ....
T. N. Pearc
J. W. A. Stephensua
Haiti (P)
Kasinint
Sheffield
A. G. Powsil
Nic
E. J. Urwin Taylor Wade
A. G. Darr Evang
Sraith 4)
"Not out. The following also battel II. Ashton, 22: Rawell, J. N. Dennis, and A. Wright. 11 and 1.
11. D. Read
Nichola
A. C. Daar Smith (1)
Smith (R.)
Stockholm, Aug. 29. The American proposal for the | Water Bay on Monday, September 21,
Forty players took part in the Tomb-establishment of new rules for stone Competition. This was won by hurdle races, .concerning both the hole. Two other players reached the was adopted at to-day's session of Mrs. Webb, who drove at the 18th construction of hurdles and recorda, 17th green. The hidden prize was the International Amateur Athletic Parties won by Mr. Williamson, who finished Federation Congress. As a consemna
Aprize for the longest drive was quence any record will be approved won by Mrs. Whyte-Smith, who drove even if, in the course of its being The 178 yards, This was almost equalled set up, a hurdle was overturned or
displaced by the runner. by Mrs. Michelmore, whose ball was less than 12 inches behind.
American proposal for the introduc- Mrs. D. J. Valentino and Mrs. tion of races over 1,500 metres and Whyte-Sniith tied for the approaching 1,200 metres on the Olymple proT. and putting prize, holding three balls, ramme in place of the present in nine. Mrs. Valentino got the prize, 1,500 and 3,800 metres events was After ten the prizes were presented rejected. The Congress decided by the Captain.
Members are reminded that the that all waking records must be Now Course, Fanling, is now open, set up on the track and not on the and competitions will be held there road," in October. The Captain's Cup com! potition will be transferred from Happy
Valley and the L. G. U. com- petition will take place as usual.
There is also a Medal Pool in
October and a Bogey competition on October 23.
WELL-BALANCED SIDE. Without being a great side, Lan cashire are a competent and a well- |
The struggle for the premier balanced one. There is Watson, Hop- wood, Iddon, Tyldesley, and Payntor prize, the International Trophy, to make the orthodox runs, Lister was unaltered after to-day's run.
Parkinson to
The Annual General Meeting will go for weary The German and Italian teams bowling, or by the same methods, to have lost no marks, while the Bri- be held on Thursday, November 8,
at 11 o'clock in the Helena May snccced-where sedateness-bas failed; tis--team-have lost-only-one-Trirate.
Dembers will receive the
Ccounts in due course,
and
and Duckworth has done many a good Czecho-Slovakia has lost 110 marks, Annuni Report and Statement of Acat Job with the bat. Sibbles, Booth, and Pollard (who came in when Sibbles was. Injured) sore more than useful
now-ball bowlers. Iddon and Hop- and that for the second time. Con- wood, with their left-hand slows, can gratulations. In one respect he has alther angle for the batsman from been unsurpassed. A captain's prim- round the wicket or keep him peace. ary duty is to win the tuss, and ful from over it, and Parkinson, who. Eckersley has proved himself a per- in bowling as well as batting, has the feet wizard at the business of ""Umps courage of his convictions, is never and Ollers."
LAWN BOWLS
FRIENDLY HOCKEY
Y.M.C.A. First Eleven Beats St. Andrews
Ashinn tamure
W. A. N. Pearce Corner
Stephenzun
Taylor Pope..
DOWLING.
74
23
40
*
40 13
17 10
3.40
moderate pronts appears to be ad-**** visable. "Spot" houses are absorbing near' month`liquidation.
40 Bonds
91.70
01.72
0. M. TT. 227.4 LG 607 328.3 02 3138 824.8 2:0 1780 $43.7 10/0 1610 20 B00 0352 FOL
2494
•615 112 140,0 34
83 21.44
W. Awer. visable. It is reported that Argentine Amer. Smelt & Ref. 37 14.40 reduced wheat prices by 4. Amer. Tel. & Tel. es 20. This commodity is now offered at 68 Auburn
Grains: The market rallied well 11-Commodity Index 1,17 and the cash position continues
Leading Stockя. streng. We think purchases on reaç- tions for moderate profits are ad-Amer, Can
01.40
Sept. 25
9914
341%
11244
2014
13
914
79 04.03
114
30
10 401
0 44.55
481
154.00ing a clarification
10
151.66 policy,
McIntyre
47
265%
110,4
420
17: 7
2 x1.50
Nat. Dialler
191
199.2 D 633
108.83 Dow-Jones Averages:
N.Y. Central
123
£0 13
LO 40
Sept. 24 Sept. 25
Socony-Vacuum
14
-30 Industrials
D0.45
92.72
Union Eacific
10234
35.00
30.27 US. Steel
19.80
20.64 West E. & M.
A SWELL JOB I
64 21.50 cents, clf, which is equivalent to Case 11 27.81 $1.10, New York, duty paid.
Du Pont
Sugar: "Spot" sugar was firm on Elec. Bond & Share 1433.74 demand for immediate supplies, pend-General Motors of the Coban Int: Tel. & Tel.
Rubber: The market was steady, Montgomery Ward 764.00 Init featureless.
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The following also bowled C. Bray, 16-1-120 Rails 29-0: Shefeld,--8-8: F 1. Unwin. 20 Utilities
9-10: A. E, Wright, 16-4-25-6.
GLOUCESTER,
Hammond (W.
B. 11. Lyon Bettt Sinheld
Васте Nesic
BATTING.
Not
Habeat
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Crandeld
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10月 194 41.48
TIS
32,00
1280 111
26.07
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24.04
24.50
171
21.42
20.76
250
41 18.47
208
16.00
14.00
48
19.2%
61
0.26
0.20
8.10
King's Park yesterday afternoon, Stephens...... In a fast friendly hockey match; PC. Paze the Y.M.C.A. first eleven beat Sto. W. Parker 102 Androw's Club by three goals to one. Hopkins
of Matthews (A.) Within the first ten minutes
Goddard play the Saints scored through Col-
Parker (C.)
30 11 ledge from a free hit by Guest just
"Not out. The following also batteli Ford, 1 and 25; cutside the circle. The Saints kept up the pressure but eventually the .. W, Helsome, 7 and 13. Y.M.C.A. equalised through G. T. Lammert and shortly after T. J. Price the skipper of the Y.M.C.A. The following have been select-scored the second goal.
In the second half the Saints did d. W. Parker ed to represent the second team of the Kowloon Bowling Green most of the attacking but could not Facker. (C) Club in their league matches find the target. The YM.C.A. for- Dacre
Cranfield against the Football Club on words had a falling is that they ranam- cricket these past few works, but he THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. | Saturday at Happy Valley. too far forward and were constant- mond (W. R) 227.4
fearful to pitch his leg-breaks well
up. The fielding and catching have been uniformly excellent, and Duck-
worth is still a master among wicket-
keepers. Eckersley, the captain, con not altogether have enjoyed `kis
la captain of the champion county.
SPORT ADVTS.
per-
K.B.G.C. TEAM FOR SATURDAY
lnloll Goddard
BOWLING.
M. .1.2 338 2702 108,2 288 *#22
147 ..1919.2 328
R
W. Aver. 219 27.70 $10 22.71
313
12 20,00
2nd
30% 21,00
$5.00
23 31.17
43
518
1243.16
74 740
16 45.25
40
171
3 67,00
19 GEZ
8 2.75
57
5 280
17
J. Macdonald, E. V. Searle, J. G.ly ofalde. W. T. Brown, playing at Damett...... 501
winners. B. H. Lyon Draft Programmes
centre forward for the and Entry Charlton,
Katthews (A.).. 144 G. E. T. Thompson missed an open goal but he later
Neale Forms for the Eighth Extra Race (Skip).
scored the third and last gen) through | D. A. C. Prie .. Meeting, to be held on Saturday. G. Ross, GL. Farmer. J. La miskick by R. H. Wong,
The following also bowled the 6th and Wednesday, the 10th Tetley, M. J. Henderson (Skip). Both teams were fairly evenly, 8, 9, 1
D. 6. 0: Fard, 12, 2, 3, October, 1934, (Weather
D. McLellan playing at H. F. Stoneham, D. W. Water-matched. mitting), may be obtained at the ton, C. B. Hosking, J. Rodger centre forward for the winners was outstanding, and Guest playing in Socretary's Offloc. Gloucester (Sklp).
the same position for the Saints was Building; the Club House, Happy
also good. Valley, the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON (on Thursday, the 27th September,
·MOTOR LIGHTER FOR SALE A1934, Motor Lighter just overhauled. Tonnage gross 68.62 nett 37.39. For particulars apply to Kwong Sang Hong, Ltd., Phone 28061.
By Order,
C. II. BROWN,
Secretary.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
London, Sept. 25. Lord Woolavington, owner of the Cambridgeshire favourite, Easion, maid to-day he had noticed that Easton was being backed for the Cambridgeshire.
Ho declared that it had not yet even been decided whether the barse would run-Rentor,
CAER CLARK CUP · ARRANGEMENTS.
2 140.00
G. Allen, Blephens,
Fung Kam-ho, appearing before Mr. Macfadyes In the Central Polico Court this morning on charges of the theft of radiator caps from motor car No. 3511 and car No. 2739, pleaded gulity, and was sentenced to four months' Clubs affiliated o the Hongkong hard labour. The cats were parked at Ladies' Hockey Association will meet the rear of a garage near the police at Lane Crawford's Restaurant at quarters in Calne Read. The com-: 5.15 pm, on Friday, October 5, to plainants were Sub-Inspector. Hop- elect officers for the ensuing year kins and Sub-Inspector Shepheard. and to arrange the programme for Det-Sergt. C. Goodwin, stated the de- the season, Including the Caer Clark fendant, was arrested on information. Cup competition.
on Tuesday night.
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