THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY
APRIL
1988.
ALL-MALAYA BEATEN BY CEYLON TOURING CRICKET TEAM
Well-Known Players Take Part In Match
Malaya was defeated by 127 runs in the cricket match with Dr. Gunasekara's Ceylon XI at Singapore during the Easter holidays.
Ceylon scored 158 In their first
innings, to which Malaya replied with
03. Then the visitors hit up 211 in Baseball
their second knock, giving the
Malayan side the task of obtaining PIRATES
287 to win. Molaya was dumissed
for 150..
Several players well-known to
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Hongkong took part in the match. BY CUBS
Apart from D. S. GI, Eu Cheow-ielk
First Defeat Of
The Campaign
The
(both here with the Malnyan Inter- port team in 1933) and A. C. Grow- der, of Australin, who turned out for the Hongkong C.C. in the League several seasons ago, there were Dr. II. O. Hopkins, who was here in 1929
New York, Apr. 28. with the Malayan Interport team (of) Pittsburgh Pirates' winning streak which Lall Singh, the Indian Test of seven_straight victories In the cricketer was.a member). T: M. Hart, National Baseball League was check- former Oxford Blue and Scotlanded to-day when they were defeated player, and G. J. Bryan, one of the three. The Pirates were outhit, and by the Chicago Cubs by five runs to three famous Bryan brothers from with Tony Lazzeri, formerly of the Kent.
Yankees, hitting a home run for the Cuba, victory was ussured. Growder, who during his
short
New York Giants also nd- stay in the Colony, proved be one vanced slightly following their win
the of the most effective spin bowlers over
Philadelphla ever seen here, took only one wicket Actually the Giants were outhit, but for 40 runs in Ceylon's first innings."safeties" together. The Braves had the Phillies could not keep their
the better of the Brooklyn Dodgers Gill, a brother of Lall Singh, scored by 4-1, and the Cincinnati one and 35, but captured four wickets nosed out the St. Louis Cardinals by for 27 runs and two for 37; Eu, a good bat, scored 23 and four.
In the American League, the Yan- kces
improved and defented the
Athletics by Philadelphia
5-3. Cleveland Indians won comfortably against the Chicago White Sox, hit ing
10 times to their opponents' ten and finishing up on the winning end
a 10-6 score.
and one for 35 in the second
Dr. Hopkins made only two and 14. while Bryan, after being bowled first ball in the first innings, was not out
with 74 out of a total of 150.
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Detroit Tigers also had an easy match. Against the unlucky St. Louis Browns, they were successful by 7-1. The Washington beat Boston Red Sox by six to four
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Head of Phakot, Mr. Edward Esmond's horse which, with Mr. N. Frieso's · Allegiance, started favourite for the Lincoln Handicap. Fast month. Phakos was first, Allegianco last,
Bound Bodies Washed Up Near Colony
Mystery Of Lost Junk Crew Now
Cleared Up
With their hands tied behind their backs, and their bodles weighted by iron bars, the corpses of two of the three members of the crew of Hong- kong fishing Junk No.
039P have been
en found, washed ashore, on the. beach at Peng Chau, Miles Bay.
Discovery of the bodies partially the dis- clears up-the mystery of Senators
apperance of the three men and the Junk's cargo of merchandise, valued al $549.
Disappearance of the men and cargo was first reported to the Police on Sunday, when the empty junk was found near Tang Ka Wan village, 1 New Territories.
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DEATH DUE TO DROWNING The two dead men are Ching Kay- cheung, aged 25, master of the vessel, and Tai Tok, aged 20, ship's foki. Wong Yeung, aged 24, is still missing. The two bodies were found within
Won Five Titles In One Day
OUR GUIDE TO THE
Eric Filby, twenty-one-year- CINEMAS
old table tennis international, won five titles last month in the Surrey and South of Eng- land table tennis champion- ships at Croydon.
Filby was in six finals. He lost the South of England's men's singles final against S. Coles, but won the Surrey title, beating Gilbert Marshall in the final.
Filby's other successes were with Miss Jean Nicoll in the two mixed doubles finals and with Jack Rogers in the two men's doubles finals.
"Nine Days A Queen" (King's Theatre, 10-day)-For those who elumcur for British films, here is a good one made by Gaumont-British.
is a powerful story of king-makers and court intrigue telling of the life of Lady Jane Grey. In the cast are such well-known names as Sybil Thorndike, Cedric Hardwicke, Nova Pilbeam and Gwen Ffrangcon- Davies.
"Romance the Dark" (Queen's and Alhambra Theatres, to-day). The first of Ming Gladys Swarthout's pictures in which she has appeared to real advantage. The story
onc of those hoax affairs in which a country girl with operatic yearnings Persian princess. It heppens in Budapest, Miss Swarth
out is both an attractive actress and a capable singer. Her tones have been
India Team To ficitly transposed onto celluloid, and
Tour England
her songs well-chosen, John Boles, Fritz John Barrymore, Clair Dodd, Feld, Curt Bols and others are in support.
"Daughter of Shanghai' (Oriental An India cricket team, Rajputana Theatre, to-day-The smuggling of Almer, will make an unofficial tour aliens into the United States of England this summer from May the central theme. Anna May Wong 10 to July 30.
May 10, Beckenham, at Beckenham; 11, y Indian Gymkhana, Osterley Park; 13, 14, v Gruszhoppers, Oval; 10, 17, v Ox- ford Univ., Oxford; 20, 21, v Sir. Julien Calin's XI, Nottingham,
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forms
Love"
with "Jessie Matthews singing and dancing at her best. An entertaining picture to while away an evening.
n hundred yards of each other on the beach at Peng Chau
Both Island. men had dagger wounds, but death 1 was evidently due to drowning.
The Nawab of Pataudi is under-plays the leading role here. Is almost certainly the stood to be one of the team, which (Majestle Theatre, to-day).—Another
"IIcad Over Piracy is (Davis homered for the Cardinals police have sent out a description of Lord Tennyson's eleven in India dur. British picture, this time a musical.
cause of the outruge, and Hongkong includes several players who poposed four men, believed to be implicated ing the winter. in the murders. The men are also Fixtures arranged are:- believed to have pirated Junk No. New York
5 0 13023 at Tai Tong, Mirs Bay, on April Philadelphlu
3 D 1 20. (Gordon homered for the Yankees), Disappearance of Junk No. 639P Boston
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was originally reported to the Police 10 3 6 13
by the owner, So Yan-fat, on Sunday (De Sautels homered for the Red morning. The Junk teft Ping Chau,
Mirs Senators)." Sex and Bonura and Travis for the Mirs Day for Nam O at 2 a.m. on
peanut-oil, flour, April 19, with a cargo of suger, rice, Chinese medicine. Normally, the vessel should have arrived at Nam O (Kreevich homered for the White within an hour of its departure from Sox).
Ping Chau, and it is apparent that Detroit
1the piracy and cold-blooded murders 1 occurred some time biween 2 and 3 -Reuter.a,m. on April 10.
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The vessel was discovered un-1 damaged and deserted at Tang Ka
It had been completely ransacked,
HOCKEY SEASON Wan village on Sunday afternoon.
COMING TO END
International Ties
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This Week
if the weather permits, it is hoped to complete the Hongkong, Hockey Association International Tournament by Sunday, May 1,
ACCORD ON U.S! TAX BILL
Washington, Apr. 20. Conferees to-day reached сот- plete agreement on the Tax Bill, and Senator Pat Harrison and Representa
To-morrow England (Whites) will play Portugal (Colours) on the Club ground at King's Park at 5.30 p.m., and on Friday, Scotland (Whites) will meet India (Colours) on the tive Robert L. Doughton said they same ground at the
same time.
If both these matches are played, the final will take place, on Sunday on a ground yet to be nominated,
FOOTBALL COUNCIL
MEETING
hoped for a speedy approval to en- uble them to send the Bill to Presl- dent F. D. Roosevelt before his departure on a
a faliing
trip
ou Friday.
rejected Senator Borah's amendment which would have te- moved exemption on future Federal securities, and it is belleved this was done because President Roosevelt, in bis message to Congress, asked for:
A meeting of the Council of the comprehensive nction regarding Hongkong Football Association will exemptions: be held in the Association offices, on They accepted the Senate amend Monday, May 2, at 5.30 p.m. Among ment lifting interest and penalties on- the_matters for discussion Carothe Phillippine tax delinquents: between forthcoming visit of the Macao team 1017 and 1920 if they pay, the, prin- and alterations to. rules.
{cipal within a year.-United Press,
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June 3, 4. V Aldershot Command, Alder-
phot: 6, 7, 8, vA Cambridge Univ. XI.. Cambridge; 10, 11, 9 W. Norfolk, Kuntanė tơn; 14, 15, v E. Norfolk, Smallburgh; 20, 21, Folkestone, Folkestone; 24 V N. Middlesex, Horney; 20, 30, Durham,
Billingham.
July 1, 2, v Northumberland, Newcastle; ravesend ending; 13, Gravesend, Gravesend; 15, 10, v Household Bgde.. Chelnen: 20, 21, v Indian Gymkhana, Osterley Park 22 Lancare Second Trafford; 25; 28. v Genito- ference, New Malden: 30, v Basingstoke man, Lincoln; 27, v Club Cricket Con- and N. Hants, Basingstoke.
WEEK-END SOCCER
New "Jowett 10" Arrives In H.K.
vehicles in the small car class, the One of the smartest British motor
"Jowett 10" is now available in the Colony, the China Motor Agencies and Sales Company having been appointed agents.
Known as the car with "balanced power" it has become one of the Inost popular cars in Great Britain The following will represent the and throughout the world generally, Kowloon F.C. in their First Division With a
football match against St. Joseph's at Kowloon at 4.40 p.m. on Saturday. Jeffrey Bliss, Eastman; Maxwell, Bulpin, HonniBall; W. Knox, Jorge, Blake, V. White and Cruz.
BOYS' MATCH
At 3.16 p.m. on the same ground on Saturday the annual schoolboys' match, Mainland v. Island, will be played.
miles petrol consumption of 30-32 per gallon and maximum speed of 05 miles per hour, it is certainly an attractive proposition. Local motorists who have tried it out in Hongkong are greatly impressed with its performance, roominess and stylish fiálsh,
CHRONOMETER STØLENT ·
Lt. Hair, R.N., - attached to the Royal Air Force, Kal Tacks, reported to the police yesterday, the loss of an aerial chronometer watch, valued at $84, from his room hy the Omeers' Mess Annexe,
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