THURSDAY APRIL 10 .1924
LOCAL TENNIS.
'HONGKONG CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNEY.
this and Honda had little difficulty in winning three games more'
(6-1), the last being a love game.
Best Tennis in Third Sot. What was undoubtedly the best, tennis of the match was provided in the third set which went to Ng NG SZE-KWONG v. T. HONDA S2g-kwong after a ding-dong
struggle.
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SPIRITUAL WELFARE.
MANILA FATHER'S STRONG APPEAL.
LENTEN MISSION OPENS.
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The Bangkok Daily Mall gives an interesting account of the Sir,There appeared in the Mail
welcome accorded Admiral Sir Ng served the first game which
on April 7 an interview with Dr.
The Lenten Mission commencoa Arthur Leveson and party to
fast mouth. Whether or not Honda ultimate- ly dethrones Ng Sze-kwong from he won after three deuces, 0-1. F. H. Kew in which this Con yesterday evening at the Cathedral Bangkok
included tha "Haw. the position of Hongkong tennis Honda led 40-love in the second pany's affairs were mother freely of the Immaculate Conception. The boats
Ng by some brilliant strokes and death with. The interview, and the Rev. Father Valtorte recited the king", "Petersfeld," and "Blue- champion, he will have the satis- faction of knowing that he has thanks to Honda placing outside, summary with which your reporter Rary to which the whole pongreg. bell", and a series of pleasant were arranged for given Ng the hardest tussle in made the score ad, striker but had honded it, contained many misleadation responded. and the Rev. functions purely championship matches since the mortification to
His Majesty the Tesmit congreention were in port. the Inter emerged victorious from Adequate superlatives are lacking ing statements, and an entirely Father R. B. Schmitt, S. 7. of the officers and men while the ships
wrong impression of this Company's Philippines his gunes with S. E. Green and to describe the third game which Ng activities might be gained from from Manila gave his special mission King of Stam entertained the
Far from having "abandon with great bloquence.
Admiral and his staff to dinner H. A. Nisbet several years ago. won after two deuces, 1-2. Honda
Father Schmitt gave n
and paid a visit to the "Hawkins.” Yesterday Honda did not win but then made a big effort and won and "despaired" of bringing
soccer matches he gave the champion a gruelling two games 3-2. Many felt that modern dio communication to lengthy sommon on the difference he Hockey and duel. Last week rain stopped the this was the deciding stage of the Hongkong, we are now netively eng,tween the material life of a human were arranged between officers fourth round match when Honda game but Ng treated the spectatore aged in fulfilling contracts entered being and his son! and the purpose and men from the ships, against the Bangkok Sports Club and others, was two games short of victory, to a display of grim tenacity into with various commercial firma for which God created Man. Yesterday play ceased when the for which he is renowned. With and Governments; enbracing both exhorted all diese present to attend attracted big attendances and were Hight failed with Honda leading Honda serving he won the sixth wireless telephony and wireless tole the services of the Mission and be much enjoyed. Local resklents by two sets to orie and three games game (3 all) and then took the lead emphy, and having demonstrated amores, Not only should they seem to have vied with each other 3-5. Both players were extremely the value of modern radio, we now annent for the sermon, but they to give the Naval Visitants a good enterprising in these three games have more orders that we can fill should also attend. Mass in the time-foremost among them being but there was no doubt that Ng for commercial equipment. This morning.nl make frequent Come the British Minister and the British Sze-kwong was playing his best quite apart from the broadcasting union part of Their Tenten der Consul General. and putting all he knew into his end of the business, whichs for this fans. „Frequent Communion, he Top of the Far East, will be-nm-said was the mentext of chameter gama.
ply covered by our station in Marne builders: it builds man-clean, up- We are now preparing to established, honnet The bronchier
all in the fourth set.
Honda made Ng do a lot of running in the 9th game 4-5 but Ng won the next to take the third set 4-6, 2 sets to t.
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There were many who felt that Honda was wrong in not forcing the pace in the later stages. With the commanding lead he might have taken chances instead of playing for safety in the fourth set and being content to join in
an assembly plant of an extensive | enin "God is specially merciful at establishing what must be at least
pater in Youumti where wireless this time to the unbane sinners a local record for number of
To complete the co-incidence, returns. From brilliant sparkling
Darts specially manufactured for us play which fully merited the Ng won the first game in the fourth will be built un from whis have for a long time drifted rounds of applause, the match set. Light was beginning to fail play became very tame. deteriorated to a test of patient and
Honda led 2-1 but Ng took the endurance till play had to, cease.
His Excellency the Governor next game 2 all. In the 5th game and Sir Chaand Severn were among spectators were hushed up while the interested spectators who the ball was returned to one an filled the stands to overflowing.other as carefully as possible. However any left before Col. Robertson, the umpire, announced that the match would be com pletely replayed. They could hardly be blamed as the result seemed inevitable. Some Comments on the Game.
Where Honda gave the impres sion of being Ng Sze-kwang's superior, was at the net and in his service. Time and again Ng would tip the ball just over the net when to his charging Honda would run up and bring off a
"kill" to the side-line.
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pronar time when those who mast nemilod open should come in Fim.
At the end of his sermon Father Selvitt asked every one to consider seriously the salvation of his own
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At the Banelistion of the Bles- and Sacrament, the congregation
COMMERCE AND FINANCE, Audacious", in
the relief of all Mr. Lindselt, who was acting as linesman, shouted "out" when Honda made the 154th return for one point. This game went to Honda 3-2. Ng was not to be denied and won the next 3 all. A good many of the crowd had left when the seventh game come julienne qe not: Our pavorosals to menced with Ng Sze-kwong serve the Tonkos Government, made | leversed, ing. The bad light made the ball through the flamber of Coinmerce | • " barely discernible but 200 returns last December, and so strogole sain. were made before Honda mishit, orted by, the commercial interests Play then ceased.
hen: Formed merely one unit of our Results of other matches played | enomphiention system, were as follows:-
Further. Dr. Rowe's interest in Open Singles.-A. D. Ham- | this Comeauur eensed in March 18 In the first three sets both, Ngphreys beat A. B. Raworth 6-7, last. ad to us no authority to and Honda showed plenty of
speak for it, nor lisemay ito nians. enterprise in going up to the net. Mixed Doubles.-R. E. Wor-orone responsibly interested in Although the champion won a good many points by excellent strokes which kent his opponent on the run, more often than not he was passed. Still he got over quite a number of balls which virtually left the Straits champion standing?
From the start it was apparent that Ng Sze-kwong had adopted tactics dissimilar to those of the previous game, He seemed to
6-2, 7-9, 3-6, 6-4
thington and Miss Grace (-30), beat w. A. Nowers and Mrs. Remington (+4/6). 6-0, 6-0.
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To-day's Matches. Club Championship: K. Worthington v. G. W. Sewell; Handicap Doubles; F. A. Redmond and M. Roffey (-2/6) v. E. I. R. Thomas Mitchell and W. L. (15)
concentrate on playing to Honda's MATCH TO BE REPLAYED. back-hand and waiting for
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other. Also he hung on tenaciously ment columns, the fourth round A number of bandits, who' parti- throughout the game whereas Ngonen singles, match between Ngcipated in the piracy of the s.s. seemed to lose heart at one for Sze-kong (champion), and T.Tai Lee," were arrested by the two stages
Honda's placing was Honda (P.M.S. champion) will be soldiers of General. Li Fuk-lam, The committee on home trade in-kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Above reproach. He did not replayed, weather permitting, on the Bandit Suppression Com-tends to despatch an expedition to Co., Ltd., at consignees risk, whance have the share, of the "joss" Monday next, April 14. play to mander, a couple of days ago, the costs of Okhotsk. It propose delivery may be obtained. that he had in the last game commence at 4 p.m.
when an attack was made against to derinre the whole coast an open but he was able to keep the
the bandits stronghold in Sheung champion mostly on the run by
chow, which was destroyed by fire Judicious drives to the corners
Several of the bandits, says the with which he scored inany points.
Cauton Gazelle, did not make their-Reuter. Without attempting to make
escape from the blazing houses excuses for anybody, it should be
and are, believed to have been stated that Ng gave the impres
burned to death. sion of being occasionally bril flant but on the whole, below his form. One aspect of his game, which paid, was that he returned Honda's diagonal forehand drives in the way that they were sent to him, Honda appeared just a shade below last week's form when he
could hardly do anything wrong."
Excitement was intense through out, particularly towards the end. Some spectators went so far as to applaud while the ball was still in play. Cries of "Oh!" could be distinctly heard when one or the other of the players sent out- side or into the net.
The Play. Below are given the varidus stages of play with Honda's figures first
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NEW COURTS BEING MADE EVERYWHERE.
The attack on this bandit strong- hold was participated in by several hundred soldiers under General Li Fuk-lam, who had previously received instructions from the Generalissimo and the Governor of Kwangtung ordering him to make
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on going through the passage way arrests of the bandits in view of the for, the public dinner to be given between the stands; those with many petitions received by the Nos. 282 to 562 should turn to the two officials from the parties who to the retiring Chief Justice (Sir left and 563 to 662 are on the other were victims of these bandits. William Rees Davies K. C.) on. side of the court.
The attack was wisely carried out. Saturday night. Colonel Robert- A small detachment of soldiers son, who is organising the function, was first sent to watch the exits of states that there will be about 130 the stronghold and then a large present and the gathering promises force marched towards, the place to be a thoroughly representative and opened fire on the bandits.one. The bandits shot at the soldiers The list of official guests will be (Operating United States Government
Ships) and killed one.. After a few headed by His Excellency "the minutes' firing, the soldiers set Governor and will include:-the Commanding the place on fire. Many of the General Officer bandits rushed out from the place (Major General Sir John Fowler), and were immediately shot down, Commodore Grace, the Hon. Mr. but those who did not make their R. H. Kotowall, the Hon. Mr. Chan T escape were among the ruins of Siu-ki, and Messrs Li Po-kwal,
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Another lawn tennis boom is expected this summer
Honda served and lost 0-1. Ng Sze-kwong lost a love game 1-1 and Honda did likewise 1-2. Ng
This year there will be more Won the next on his service 1-3. Courts than ever, in London, the In the 5th game Honda was pulled large towns, and the holidays up by a linesman for an obvious resorts. Borough engineers have feat-fault; China Mail readers will been busy during the winter, map recollect that reference to Honda's ping out parallelograms, on vacant style of service was made in these plots of land.
The bandits arrested were later taken to General Li's headquarters in Honam. Investigation proved that are famous bandits in the columns when he played in the Rackets are as doar as ever, but Puny district. Several cases have doubles. Honda won this game they are more fanciful in appear been filed against them, including 2-3 but lost the next 2-4 in which a ance, some with white handles, those from people victimzed in ball from Ng seemed to go through and many with green and peacock- the Tai Lee Piracy, and the the not but passed over it. From blue stringing. The ball cost as villagers near Cheungchow are this stage onwards Honda was on much. High wagas are responsible rejoicing over the suppression of top. Taking advantage of a little for this, though players assert that this gang of robbers. luck and Ng's carelessness, he it is the work of manufacturers' won the next four games to give rings. The makers' reply is that him the first set. But not before there are not enough employers a keen struggle with every point associated together to prevent contested. Deuce was called three competition. times in the 8th game. Serving in the 9th, Honda took the score from love-40 to deuce, ad, server and game. Deuce was also called in the last game of this set which Ng lost by serving à "double," both into the next.
Second Set.
One must pay from £2 155, to £3 3s. for a really satisfactory racket, and balls are still in the neigh-
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As in the first set, the champion won the first game from Honda's service 0-1 but not before douce had been called three times. Honda won the next three games The "Samaria," with its for 3-1 in which some good tennis tunate company of world tourists, was deservedly applauded. Ne left her berth at Kowloon Wharf accompanied by his wife and did not seem to be trying after yesterday for Shanghel and Japan. family.
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