THE HONGKONG I TRENGE
TUESDAYA
AUGUST
1935.
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DRIVER'S TILT WITH DEATH
GERMAN MOTORIST LOSES WHEEL
ENDURANCE TEST
AT ADENAN
Adenau, July 28.
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Tense excitement prevailed among the 200,000 enthusiasts us- sembled at the Naerburgring to ses the "Grosser Press Deutschland," the Grand Prix of Germany, the most interesting `German motor race of the whole your, as, unlike the racing on the Avus track at Berlin, where the
GOLFERS. Group taken when the golfing members of the B.A.T, played the Chinese Golfing Associa tion in a friendly tournament at Klangwan, on Sunday, July 7, The BAT. won with a score 144—Ah
tests concern speed only, the NEW RECORD FOR
Nuerburgring, which is an arti. ficially constructed track with many curves, twists, hills and de- clivities, is also a test of practical utility and durability under diffi. cult conditions.
the
Among the spectators were chief of the German automobile spori.. Huehnlein, regional leader Brueckner, personal adjutant of Chancellor Hit- fer, a Koenig and
Trafic
half. o
STELLA WALSH
IMPROVES UPON OWN TIME
well Becretary of State 200
and • Ministerial Director both of the Reichs
METRE RUN
Warsaw, Aug. 5.
Font.
Wimbledon Of Fifty Years Ago
SOME INTERESTING COMMENTS BY N. L. (PA) JACKSON.
These new conditions have evolved an entirely different class of com- (Continued from Page 8.)
petitors to those of the earlier days, when all paid their own expenses. Bran Ministry.
POPULARISING THE GAME Misa Stella Walsh, the noted amnil stands, one reserved for men. The chief favourite for the race was the German racing driver, Manfred runner, broke the world record bera and the Press, the other for the
The annual visits of the Renshaws von Brauchitsch, who was using a for the 200 metres to-day when public, a third was added later, but Mercedes-Bens car. fio justified this she beat her own previous time the south side was uncovered and
served as a good position for the to the Hotel Beau Site at Cannes was of lawn tennis at all the opinion and after a brilliant perform-by one fifth of a second.
Mooring board. Nearly all the spects undoubtedly the cause of the enormous ance was nearing the finishing line The famous girl athlete was tors went by train from Waterloo, success
ideestablished long before any open race here to-day having a long, walk by the side of Riviera resorts, where it was well
Wimbledon station. Cal from Failway and seemed sure of auccess, when she covered the 200 metres the
Lournaments were started
elsewhere left bark his
the championships the at-Lou
on the
energy the Continent. The when in the last round tyro barst
and the wheel fell off in the new world record time of During
best tendance of smartly dressed ladies, Lady Wood at Boulogne initiated 23.6/10 secs., her previous completely, so that
he could only
ad, firm
first tournament there, while the and the old world record being and men in frock coat and top hats, y
to a thousand or would amount
week The final result was that Nuvolari 23.8/10 secs-Reuter
very different to the huge crowds geniality and tact of Sir George
Dinitze established the Dinard
and which are now attracted by this event,
which remained one of the best
Continental most although the play there was quite as
popular of the The Renshaws dominated the games meetings for many years. It was a for many years, but on one occasion pleasure to me to have been the
champiuta ahead of the Italian competing in
Anish the race at a crawl.
finished first, Hans Stuck on Auto- union second, Carraciola on Mercedes-
Bens third, Rosemayer on Autounion RECORDS BROKEN
fourth, while von Brauchitsch, putting
up a remarkable performance, came
In arth in pite of his mishap.
apito
As all tonight's papers declare,
nobody begrudges Nuvolari his hard Japanese Swimmers Do
wen victory, even though, but for von Brauchitsch's mishap, he would only
have scored second plated
When Huehnlein
NUVOLARI'S DIFFICULTY
iho
Well In Trials
contests.
good as it now is.
his
to have the champion (William) had a very referee at both of those fixtures, and
similar
Apacity at St Baden- Bervan, Parame arrow escape. This happened when satisfaction afterwards he was playing H. S. Barlow, who acted in a wanted but a stroke to win, when
all of and Baden, Ostend Renshaw stumbled and dropped which were well
by the Tacket, after making an easy return, whi As he was scrambling along on hands best English and Complayers. As I was engaged as referee in
meetings commenced in
to retrieve his wear from early In May until these
Tokyo, Aug. 5.
and knees winners with their prizes this even-
The American swimmers, who ru
Barlow could have "smashed" the con- expressed his hearty ing, he
ad- gratulations and acknowledgment of now in the country in preparation for Nuvolari's success, declaring that their international Meet against the ball and gained a victory, but ho
on vanced laughingly, evidently amused tember, and this programme German sportsmen were always ready boat of Japanese aquatic stars
The
of the players and the game fairly
been complete. It has
my goof to recognisex splendid and honest August 17 and 19, were guests at a try his opponent's difficulty, and sim- for about twenty years,
tea party at the Japanese Foreign ply patted the ball over the net. achievement such as this.
fortune
to live long enough to see champion, with extraordinary agility, Office to-day,
regained his feet and his racket, re-or
lawn tenuia grow from the garden- In Sunday's elimination which were watched by the Ameri. turned the ball and won the rally andirty stage until it has become more
afterwards the match. Truly
popular all over the world than any Hiroshi Negami created a new
recovery! A curious fact is that Nuvolarii cans., for the 400 metres, which he amazing himself seemed to have difficulties
Barlow was a finu ali round sports- other sport except, perhaps, football. with his machine and for a moment covered in 4 mins 45 4/5 secs. dropped back to sixth place. only Reizo, another famous Japanese man, being first class at cricket and recovering the lost ground later with swimmer, made a new world mark billiards and good enough at croquet to win the championship and, abovej crest effort.
when he negotiated the 100 metres all a cheery and congenial companion. Carraciola also had his share of breast stroka in 1 min. 18 secs.
His brother-in-law, Harry Grove, was weather is now considerably!! bad luck. He led the whole field! for nine rounds and at the end of cooler and permits strenuous practice, also a first class player, and these Brat arrived two, with W. C. Taylor and later II.
were denied G. B. Chapman,
the first round was
Tho
J.
CAPTAIN'S CUP GOLF
M. Brown Qualifies
For August
In the Captain's Cup competition
full 12 seconds When the Americans ahead, so that engine trouble seems here, the weather was so warm that highest honours of the game, simply to have been - general.
tboy were unable to sleep at night because of the brilliancy of the Ren- At daybreak the mountains were with the rosult that they could not go shawa, who would, I believe, have clouds, but in for strenuous practice. They had easily mastered all the new strokes rain fell just before the race started, to be content with a daily swim and that have been Introduced to the game at Fanling over the week-end-J. completely wrapped in the wet track and bad weather pre light trainingUnited Press.
#ince their venting the reaching of record speeds.
if anno domini" has The times for the first three cars hour; Hans Stuck: four hours, ten unbeatable, and have still been Mel. Brown, with a score of 91- Other scores were:-Lieut. Col. were Nuvolari: four hours, eight minutes, 18:4/6 secs; Rudolf Carra provented them from keeping their 18-73, qualified for August.
form. In proof of this I may men- minates 10.1/5 seconde, which means clóla: four hours, 11 minutes, 3.1/5tion that when Dr. Dwight and R. D. H. H. Blake 80-G-74, R. Collings an average of 121.10 kilometres per seconds.
Sears, the doubles champions of the 81-5-70 and C. H. Burton 89. United States, paid their first visit 1976,
A Turbulent Drama of the
Deep-Sea Jungles! \
EDMUND
JACK
LOWE⚫HOLT The BEST MAN WINS
COLUMBIA PICTURE
QUEEN'S THURSDAY
ELECTED
SHORTS
to this country, the former, who
WEB
of short stature, used to return the ball while it was rising, holding the racket at arms length with the face turned slightly downwards.
This
stroke was a novelty here, but the Renshaws, having once seen it, copled it perfectly after a brief "knock up, and used it more effectively than in originators.
There were 24 entries altogether.
WATER LEVELS
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
The River Conservancy Confo For Kwangtung Province seen the following port on water levels, in English feet, for the
Wt. North and East Bivers:
Elishat Lowest
Place
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T. I W. ha of Dieervation on
record
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on Ang. Aug. Innohd
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4-20.9
+176
+16.5 --2.7
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0
21.7 21.0
12. 11.7
THE LAST CENTURY The leading players of the last century were "all well-to-do, and paid! all their own expenses, except occa- klonally when a few accepted invita-1 tions to be "put-up" for open tourna West River
at Bhlablas menta by good natured hosts, who North Hirer were desirous of making their meet-41 Teingyuen ings successful. The competitors who East River
at Shamahut made a round of the tournaments Naris River spent a considerable sum in pur at heklung
and the sult of their pleasure, and prizes they gained were
of much value. present
day have
luxurious tours re-signed Alfred Day, their Welsh abroad, play at all the principal international right half, who had tournaments at home, win valuable
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prizes, and have all their expenses been placed on the transfer list. paid by a generous Lawn Tennis Day was chosen to play for Wales Association when they are officially against Ireland when he was stil! selseted to represent their country. In the 'Spurs' Reserve team.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
P. and O. liner Naldera, accompanied Hemsley ran fourth to D. G. A. Lowe by his wife, formerly Miles Betty in the half mile event at the London Ratcliff, whom he married while on Championships.
In his list public appearance in Home leave.
Prior to joining the local Police in England in 1921, he won the Droper Hemsley hold no mean record in the for the third year in succession.
Within a month of his arrival in athletic world in England. In 1027 he won the Kent County cross-country the Colony, he participated in the championship and in 1928 he was Hongkong University open half mito Sergeant T. J. Hemsley, of the teamed with Sam Ferris, of Great race, and in 1980 wen the open mile Hongkong Police Force, in returning Britain, in the London to Brighton event at the Sacred Heart Collego to the Colony to-morrow aboard the five mile relay. In the same year sports.
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DO YOU THINK THEY GOT YOUR
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WITH HIS HANDS
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ANOTHER
MESSAGE
CHOH!
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