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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
April 25, 1940.
SECURES Ferbert 'iggs A Look Through
PATRICK WONG TRIPLE BADMINTON
Superb Exhibition In Strenuous Doubles
(By "Tinker")
PATRICK H. WONG, formar ̧ Colony badmin- ton champion, emulated the performance of P. K. Hui last year by gaining the triple open title last night at the Kowloon Cricket Club when he
partnerod Miss W. Cheung in the Mixed Doubles | and beat Miss Ulian Khoo and K. L. Yong by 15-7, 15-7, and partnered in the men's doubles with C. Au beat H. F. Chew and K. L. Yong by 6-15, 15-8, 15-9.
On his exhibition of last night there was no doubt as to his right to wear the triple crown. His brilliant exhibition in the mixed doubles was capped by an equally In the latter brilliant performance in the men's doubles. match, after dropping the first game, it will be admitted, even by Au that Wong carried the day.
was prodigious. come to the fore, and winning Ave His energy Smashing repeatedly, he bound-points in a row, the champions led at 8-7. From there they added the cd about the court from side to remaining seven paints-winning, as side and secured at least seventy can be seen, 12 points without drop-
the ping one. per cent of the points in second and third games. In was in this latter match, too, that there occurred some of the most amazing rallies Been in the Open Tournament to date.
STRENUOUS DOUBLES
THE MEN'S DOUBLES match was a most strenuous one, especially for Patrick Wong. Charlie Au was not qulle up to form, and was therefore It did not need the words of the not quic able to shoulder the burden the that he might conceivably have done Rev. J. A liggs, President of
F Chew, Association, during the presentation to relleve his partner. H.
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Cup
Valley Lawn Bowls
Match
The following rluks have been chosen to represent the Civil Service Valley C.C. against the Police in Cup lawn bowls match at the Cral- gengower C.C. ground on Saturday, at 3 pm: and Houldge.
N.
J. Gelintley, R. R. Wood, J. F. McGowan M. E. Purvis, W. J. Burling, M. Jakusen and II. E. Strange,
E. W. C. Simenonda, J. W. Deakin, L. A. Collyer and F. J. Jones.
A. F. Shephard, II. Parrett, H. F. Harper
and A. 1. Alten, Eccleshall,
C. J. Walker, J. R. Carr, P. D. Crawley and C.
Reserver.-J. F. Hickman, J, C. Lucas, T. Seddon, A. J. Mackayden, J. Barnett and T. E. Wood.
13. Lord, F. S. Austin, A. Steven and S.
POLICE RINKS The Police will be represented by: Post, Shepherd, Cameron and Harris. Fender, Dall, Hendridge and Meteod. Orem, Perkins, Macdonald and Chan-
ning
MAD.
Glendinning, Soular, Kärrøp and Davis: Hollands, MeWalter. Willerion and Tay- lor (D. II.).
Riddell, Fraser, Fitcher and Willcox, Reserves, Hayward, Gowans and Till-
HONGKONG F. C. RINKS The following will represent the Club In their Valley Cup match against Cralyen- gower:
of the prizes which followed, to tell on the other side of the net, made this those present that the standard of impossible, for he was not only fresh, the Colony's badminton was high but the real danger of the opposition. Hongkeng Football
enough to hold its own with any in the Far East.
MIXED DOUBLES
THE WEAK LINK in the losing mixed doubles pair wos K. L. You Miss Ulian Khoo played well, though there were several misunderstand- ings, but Yong was too frequently at fault with his clearing shots, whle were of just that sufficient
height smashing to present Wong with winners. The
Cheung Wong-Miss partnership was atmost ideal. The Intter gave every assistance to her partner, and often relieved him of
A Watson, G. E. Stephans, L, F. Lain- mert and N. J. Bebbington.
J. I. Celung, J. Watson, K. S. Robertson
Chew's smashing and short were the feature of the opening game, the University pair In this game | were lending 6-2 before the eventual champions rallied to take the lead at 8-5. Soon after, both the Y.M.C.A.cksbank players were foot-faulted for moving and W. Gill. before the shuttle had been struck F. P. Anslow, C. G. Sollls. D. A. Mañsoil
and If. G. Wallington. service. The umpire, Mr. J. L.
J. S. Howell. A. W. Hodges, G. Duncan
Anderson, when asited, gave a defini-Needham and G. 3. Graver.
A. 1. Didsbury, B. L. Bickford, C. F.
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me an alf 'nve recceved lots ov letters from honkong perpul wot sex we seems ter be wantin suuts soshul uplift. nit sez that meens goin' up top the glorster to 'ave one ov mister chessix stengahs but i knows it meets Koin' up ther blinkin peek.
as a matter of fack alf an' me 'nve bin up ther peek corlumme we didnt arf ve a time, Larst week I got u letter from a dy wot Red, as 'ow alf an me seems ter be in the rong serroundins (she must ave been darn ole duichs place in the black- out) an' she wanted us` ter ter 'er
puse fer a teaporty
she sed she wad respek mi "in-1 cognito" wich made me link of wet ml muvver warned me befor cum art 'ere an' It seemed a bit risky but alf wanted ter go so i se orlright we wul go up abart 4.15 or qorter parat fore on toosday
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50 YEARS AGO
April 25, 1800. The good ship Ertugrout, Captain Osman Pasha, arrived this afternoon, Having eut aumleient wood off Capte St. James to enable her to steam so far. Sha it, wo believe, the first Turkis man-of- war that ever visited Far Eastern waters.
The Delaware Legislature has lately amended, lie law so that no woman in the State can now be pilofied as a punishment for witchcraft.
passage from home as "Ming Bowden" but
The divine right of the feminine gender to set married if it feels so disposed hax been triumphantly vindicated by Mrs. tary Scanlan, who came out from Eng land under contract to act as serving mald to Mrs. Jones. Mary booked her after nine days of singie blegedness upon the briny she had reduced a Mr. Scantan to such a condition of red-hot lave, that Jio took her aaltore at Naples and married her under the bright Italjan sky. So she politely intimated to Mrs. Jones that she cook to the husband of her boo hat taken another situation as perpetual wouldn't be able to carry out the agree bent made while she was yet in Ignorance of Scanlan, and didn't know What is intentions were. Thereupon Mistress Jones foamed at the mouth, and sold it was disgraceful for air to get married if she wanted to, and look.cours- the dy tells us ter go rite ter the sel with a number of her social circlo top of the peek in the vernacular who advised her to plunge Mary into prison. The blushing bride was accord- roleway an wen we gets ter the top gly, torn from the clinging arms of her turn rite an' walk to 'er 'ouse wich 'as scanian, and might have been hanged 'er name on a litle notis outside. so without the option of a fine if Mrs. Jones up we goes in the 1tle ole peek had not mercifully discovered that whe tram an alf gets ther wind up becas ' "press the charge," Blary Scan- ion le now roaming at large and her thor or the 'ouses wos slippin would-be mistress is slowly grasping the darn the '.
fact that she didn't buy Mary right out London; also that those whom God had joined together Mrs. Jones muxin't put asunder; likewise that Scanlan and wife have on hand a fine and lucrative look ing action for damages
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wat smels like ole socks corlumme we was blinkin glad wen we got ter the top.
25 YEARS AGO
April 25, 1015. The Allled sweep against Constantino- ple is assuming dimensions which may wen we gets art the from the soon dwarf the Importance of land opera- Uons in Flanders or the east. The most bloomin fog was so liek wen yu powerful fleet of warships that modern walked fru it yu made a ‘ole. but warfare has seen a certain to be rein- we turns rite on goes 'arf speed ahed or corshius ke an' we walks an' walks on' wunst I jest manages ter save ele alf from plungin ter 'is doom over the blinkin presipiss.
we walks fer abart a 'our and then we finds we ave got ter the peck tram agen an' we finds the rarl scat bloke sill sittin smokin is pipe an alf tells 'im ter douse the blinkin fing
forced without loss of Ume by large bodies of Allied troops. Tho seriousness of the situation is recognised at Corsian- tinople where preparations are under way for the removal of the Government to
Asia Minor.
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According to Neuter's correspondent in the North of France eye wilnesses of the German attack at Loesinghe are
kind of opinion that the Germans diu pot use
phyxiating shells but that a vapour waa prejected from the German trenches by means on yet unknown. The then annuvver tram cums up an'Allies previously noticed something un- usual in proench in whielt openings hed behind the parapet of a lot ov honkung typans gita art orl the enemy's smokin pipes an' araks wun ov 'em been made. The Germans awalled the way ter the idya ouse an' 'e favourable wind to expel, under pressure, the fumes which were identified as looks at me orl susplshus like an' sez emanating from chlorie gas. The Aliles wot dew want ter know for. 50 i were amazed at seeing thick clouds of sed as ow, she'arsked me ter a ten- party and 'e sed odid she will ile see abart that une looks like 'e 'as is
blackish fog moving in their direction. The Germans, profiting by the momentary contusion issued from the trenches Cler
J. J. Barnes, T. I. Rowell, II. 1. Deddow dander up so 1 fades inter the miles ported by artillery fire. The leading Ger-
tion of the rule, but the set-backs seemed to have had effect on the and S. I. Strange. "Y" team. They dropped out of the picture for the remainder of the game.
"WONG'S GAME”'
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unnecessary work in the forecourt. THE SECOND GAME was rightly STARTING TIMES
The winners led in the Arst set all called "Wong's game," He seemed
He the way. In the second game, how-to be everywhere almost at once. ever, it appeared that Yong and Miss covered the back court with amazing Kho were to even matters when they speed, and more often than not re- went into a 7-3 lead, but the superlor turned winners. Several of the combination of their opponents again rallies in this game brought forth
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such sustained applause that the} The following starting times. have been arranged at Fanling for the An- game was momentarily Impeded.
Meeting The University pair led again atual Royal Artillery Golt the opening of the third game, which takes place to-morrows From 3-0 they went to 3-0, but their epponents drew up at U-G, but jdropped behind again at 7-8. Fol- lowing the change over, there were noticeable signs that the "Y" pair had taken command.
Mrs. J. 1. Higgs presented the
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Brig. Macleod, Col. Matthews. Lt. Fellden, Lt. Binit. 11.54 Capt. J. H. Monro, Lt. Simon, 0.30 Maj. Trevor, Col. "Shaw. 10.02 Col. Field, Maj. Proes. 19.05 Capt. Mills, Capt. Ingram.
They eventually went out at 15-0.0.10-Lt-Munro, Lt: Bompas winning one of the finest matches seen in the Badminton Tournaments.
prizes at the conclusion of matches, and was in turn presented with a bouquet of flowers from Mr. Ezra Abraham, Hon. Vice-President of the Kowloon Cricket Club.
Football
Scotland Beat The Army 4-1 At Edinburgh
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Capt. Duncan, Capt. Thomas. 10.30 Maj. Fisher, Maj. Wilson. 10.34 Lt. Whitaker, Li. Plummer. 10.50 Lt. Bramble, Lt. Banner. 11.02 L. Bartram, Ll. Yeatjaun. 11.20 +
Mr. l'eurer, Mr. Macmúlion, Pairs must fix opponents for the afternoon,
play against a pair from their own regi- ment.
LONDON, Apr. 24 (Reuter) –In a representative match at Edinburgh to-day, Scotland. beat the Army by 4-1. Results of matches played in the Regional Leagues were:
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first occasion on which the Germans used leeves the bloke breevin male- | polson gar-Ed) dickshuns (noospaper wird fer cus- sin) an more fog an' then i finds alt From Athens it is reported lying unconshus necks ter ther rort Allies have landed at three points of the Gallipoli penimula. (The only reference seat. i farnd art alf was overcum to the famous Gallipoll fandinig.—Ed), heens the rori scot wanted ter borrer
10 YEARS AGO two bucks
April 25, 1930. bi this time nite an' our spirits was It la notified that In view of the heavy fallin so i desides the best fing wos, passenger traffle at week ends on the ter git 'ome agen 50 perlliely Canton Kowloon Hallways, the Railway Administrollon has made arrangements shuvs the rort scols pipe inter is face to duplente the present express service
between Canton and Kowloon. an umps alt inter the peek tram wir the kind
ind corprashun ov ole andy nn- rev drews an' we soon gits back ter 'eurt proposal to appoint the septuagenarian The Australian Labour Government's agen wiv nuffin but lols of
Ex Chief Justice, Sir Isane Innes, as fls! peerience an' not even the price of Australian born Governor-Gerai han sum nurishment durn ole dutchs ole
ouse at ome.
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leader of the Federal Opposition, said the aroused strong hostility. Mr. Latham, present Federal Ministers never had any enthusiam for the Empire nhi na rub- alantial body of opinion desired a change which would sever an important link WILN what the great majority of Australians wore still proud to call the Mother Coun- try.
Sir Isaac proved Austraile's most popular "Empire" dovernor General-Ed.)
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It has now been inade clear beyond any shadow of doubt that if the recoinmenda- tions of the Salaries Commtraian are put into elect, the consequence will be a very big Increase in local taxsilon..
5 YEARS AGO
April 23, 1005. itegarding rumours current in Shanghai to-day that Itonghen intends to devalue the dollar, we learn, on enquiry in official quarters, that there is no foundation for such reports,
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match, held by the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club on Tuesday, resulted in a win for Scotland 0% to 7.
Results:
Mrs. A. C. Meredith (test) beat Mrs. W. S. 1er (Scotland); Mr. I. W. She- wan (Scotland) beat Mrs. H. G. Sheldon 1 (Rest); Mrs, P. 8. Cassidy (Scotland) beat
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Rest) beat Mr A Nichol (Scotland.
A., V. Oreaves (Scotland) beat J. Dennis (Real); Strs. I. J. Shrigley (Scotland) best Miss N. Prico (Itent); Mrs. W: Paik (Riest) beat Mrs. W. Fleming (Scotland); Mr. B. R. Davies (Reat) beat Lady MacGregor (Scotland). T. C Young (Best) beat Mrs. T. A. Mackintos (Scotland).
1 U. S. FLEET'S ORDEAL
THE ANNUAL SPORTS meeting of the Indian Recreation Club will be held at the Club ground on Sunday. May 5, commencing at 1.30 pm.
Mrs, R. Nazarin has consented to distribute the prizes at the conclusion of the events,
Three Ships Damaged In Heavy Weather
Honolulu, Apr. 24, The American fleet, after bucking in heavy weather, has sent three des- troyers to Pearl Harbour for repoles, Naval officinia make no comment on the report, but according to un- Impreachable sources, the U.S.S. Benham arrived with cracked plates, due to the heavy weather and is at present undergoing repairs.
U.S.S. How, which arrived earlier with dented plates received when fueling, has been repaired and re- joined the fleet.
U.S.S. Craven arrived in the bar- (bour to-day with dented plates due to the same reason, United Press,
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The Hongkong dollar registered a fur morning, the official rate an opening be- ing 25. ayd. The market was very firm an opening, the business rate beina 28.
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The 20th anniversary of the Landing ni Gallipoli--April 23, 1015 on which dato the Australian and New Zealand Expedí. tionary Forces received their baptism of fire in their first major war-was observed in Hongkong this morning.
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7.18 Songs by Peter Dawson (Bass.mary. Baritone).
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