WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1926.
"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PAGE
THE AUSTRALIANS.
MATCH WITH M.C.C. LEFT
DRAWN..
VISITORS STRONG TAIL.
(Reuter's Šorvicp)
STRAIGHT FIVE.
U.S. WALKER CUP TEAM
DEFEATED. "
GOLF SENSATION,
(Reuter's Service.)
BOXING.
EUROPEAN HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP:
ITALIAN DEFEATED:
(Reuter's Service.)
. Barcelona, May 18.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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RAILWAYS ATTITUDE.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, May 18..
THE OLD CURE
CASTOR OIL SEEDS GROWN. LOCALLY.
FUTURE PROSPECTS ?
Our local elimute has proved favourable to the cultivation of
conduct of focal industriest
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LOCAL SHARE MARKET
Hongkong Bank
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
many things for which there is a TT on. London constant demand and which has TT on Shanghat The Stewards of the Jockey Clabled to the growth and successful pink Banku. and the National Hunt. Committee are unable to obtain guarantees from the railway companies that they with
deal with racehorse In the contest for the heavy-trafic. Consequently they are un- the M.C.C, and Australia was left golf team was sensationally ce-weight championship of Europe ble to steny statement with The chairman of the Doncaster feated by a strong "Moles team, the Spaniard, Paolino, beat the regard to the resumption of racing Raco Committee has consequently captained by Harris, who won all Italian holder, Spalla, on points.
The winner takes 80,000 and cannelled the arrangements for the matches.
Doncaster meeting. the loser 40,000 pesetas...
London, May 18.
The match at Lord's between
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There were 6,000 present. The sky was overcast ; and the wicket soft and easy.'
From 264 runs for" wickety overnight (Ponsford 46 not out), the Australians (1st innings) went on to add 319 runs without Joss, and declared at 383 runs for B wickets f
W. H. Ponsford made 110 not out, and A. J, Richardson 60 not oul. They put on the last 119 runs in 100 minutes..
Nigel Haig took 6 wickets for 102 rune.
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Woking, May '18.
The American "Walker" Cup
In the foursomes, Harris and Heziet beat Bobby Jones and Sweetsar by 4 and 3.
Torrance and Beck beat Ouimet: and Guilford by two holes.
Layton and Gilles beat Gardner und Watts Gunn by 3 and 1
Powell and Murray beat Von Elm and Mackenzie by 4 and $
beat Fairie and Roberts: Standish and Waldo by 5 and 4. Decision: Roversed.
Later.
The Americans were victorious in the afternoon
The M.C.C. who had made 1998. runs in the first innings, were 83
when stumps were drawn.
Guilford and Quimet (U.S.A.) beat Layton and Gillies by 4 and Beck and Powell halved with runs for 5 wickets (2nd innings) Jones and Watts Gunn (U.S.A.) Von Elm and Sweetser (U.S.A.) beat Murray and Harris by 2 and
Hezlet.
andli Roberta beat Mackenzie and Gardner (U.S.A.) by 2 and 1.
Standish and Walde (U.S.A.) beat. Torrance and Fairlie by '7 and B
COUNTY CRICKET.
LATEST CHAMPIONSHIP... RESULTS.
TATE STILL IN FORM..
(Reuter'e Servies.)
London, May 18.. County cricket matches, ended
to-day resulted:-
Sussex v. Somerset,
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At Brighton, Sussex lost to Somerset By 29 runs. Scores:→
Someraet (188) 233* runs. Rowley took 7 wickets for 57 runs. Sussex (186) 108 Funs. Bowley
made 54.
Maurice Tate. England's beat' bowler.
Somerset (2nd) 143 runs. Tate took 6 wickets for 33 runs.
Sussex (2nd) 239 rums. Bowley made 78.
Warwick v. Nolts.
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At Birmingham, Warwickshire took first innings points from Notts in a drawn match: Scores::-
Notts (1st) 87 runs. Partridge took 5 wickets
rung.
4
B.
Note: The visitors therefore won the afternoon match by 8% to 3% but still lost the day by 3%. to 6%]
DAVIS CUP.
LATEST SECOND ROUND/ RESULTS.
EUROPEAN ZONE. „
(Reuter's Service.) -
Latest results of ties in the
European Zone of the Davis Cup lawn tennis competition are:-
At Romely beat Holland by 3 matches to 2 (third round).
At Barcelona-Argentine beat. Hungary by 3 matches to 2: (Recond round).
At Malmoe: Sweden beat Switzerland by. 3 matches 10 2. (second round)..
HOME RUGGËR.
LATEST RESULTS AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
London.. May 1. The following are the results of matches played in the Rugby Union
Maesteg 3, Neath 3. Pontypool 14, Penarth 3. Abertillery 9, Llanelly 6. Newport 12, Cardi 8.
RIFLE INTERPORT.
SHANGHAI HOLD FIRST PRACTICE.
GETTING READY,
HOLDERS WIN.
LOCAL TENNIS DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
YESTERDAY'S FINAL.
Derby Probables
London, May 18.. Probable starters in the Derby (11⁄2 miles), which is to be run at Epsom on June 2. are as follow Apple Sammy (Jolla) Artist Glow Bicarbonate Booklet Buckaway
While they were making a great Captain Blood fight for the second set, Major Colorado W. W. Stevenson and Major Comedy King. W. B Pratt looked as though oronach they might extend S.. A. and H. Dingins Rumjahn f the final of the open Friarwile doubles championship at the Gainor H.K.C.C. tennis tournament, yes-Gay Lothario
two set lead, the Pope terday. But once the Indian ada Harpagon established a military pair' went off just'a trifle.Lex With the winners asserting their Macanudo undoubted superiority, it only be-Masked Ruler came a matter of minutes and she Pantera Rumjahns became holders of the trophies for the second year.
The result was a foregone con- Most of the spectators clusion. wanted to see if the soldiers could
H. D. Ramjahn.
sets
take one, or possibly two.. from the cousins. They failed to do so but nevertheless played good tennis..
Major Stevenson, who is left- handed, was in brilliant form and his partner tried hard but his weakness in volleying told its tale The Rumjahne.combined to better purpose but their smashing was not as good as it has been.
HONGKONG, MAY 19, 1928, 10:30a.m..
The success which has attend- don London... ed a local experiment in the Chartered Bank growth of castor oil seeds leads to Mercantile Bank, A. & B.
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A local resident who made the collected from one bush since China Underwriters. experiment reports that he has Canton Insurance December, 26 ounces of perfectly Union Insurance. North China Insurance.. formed castor oil seeday that he
Yangtze Insurance has not, given It special attention or cultivation or troubled to col lect the seed daily. The full crop from the bush, which covers about 10 square feet, is probably over
Douglases (James) 2 bg. The original seeds were
Hongkong Steamboata.. (G. Richards):
Imported... (R. Jones):
Apart from use as a medicine, HK Tugs & Lighters..
Indo-Chinas (Prof); (-)
there is a constant demand for
do. (S. Donoghue) castor oil seeds for lubrication
(Daf.) Ltd. (Weston)
do. the purposes, particularly in (Perryman) fubrication of aircraft engines, Shell Transports
Oriental Navigation (Childe
many millions of gallons being Star Ferries. (Archibald) consumed yearly.
Water-bosts (Wella)
An even more valuable user to (Pryor)which is may be put locally is in (Thwaites)
connection with mosquito preven (E Elliotty
tative measures, a crude form of (J. Leach)
castor of having proved very suc (Beary) cessful in treatment of pools by Bengueta...........
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the local Sanitary officials.. The (Ealing)
only drawback to its extensive use (Wragg) (Smirke) ocally is its expense but, given (W. Bensley) ocal production. the oil would probably be more extensively (H. Beasley)
used.. (Dempsey) (Brennan);
innerite Rosehearty. Review Order Southbourne swift and Sure-
SCHOOL BASKETBALL.
Ying Wa College (champions in both divisions) defeated "the Rest" in an exhibition game (at the Chinese YMCA. yesterday) in the Schools Basketball League, Mr. E. G. Stewart (President) gave away the trophies. There were also present Mr. S. W. Ko Mr. Ho Kalau and Mr. Richard Shim.:
BABE RUTH IN FORM.
New York; May 10-Babe Rúth, famowa, batsman of the New York Yankees, made his seventh home run of the season to-day in the game with the Detroit Tigers. which the latter team won by seven to five. China Press."..
COLONY'S HEALTH.
Another case of smallpox wa notified yesterday, from Kawloon. There were also two cases of en terie fever, one from the city and one from Kowloon. All the patiente were Chinese. (See alvo page 3, column 5.)
In the 3rd round, of the Club the (singles) Championship, University entrants, R. E Totten ham and F. A. Redmond, waged a prolonged duel, mostly from the base-line, and they both lived to fight again.
Redmond brought off some of After winning the first set 62. the Rumjahns were 1-4 in the his best shots, passing his oppon- second set. They got up to 4-5,ent when pressed back in a corner. and all. After that the military Tottenham also hit hard, and re- twice secured the lead, but the turned compliments in cuts and
The first practice for the Shang-youngsters won 12-10, after a chops, but he varied his game by hai Rifle Association in the Far N. E East Interport Match was held on for 14 May 13 and the result was very antiafactory (observes the "China Press.")
Warwick (1st) 201 runis. Parsons made 71, Santall 56; Richmond took 7 wickets for 69 runs:
The Shanghai team made an aggregate score of 911 points. The weather conditions were fairly good, The wind was steady and Rain then fell and play was the light was very changeable. abandoned.
Kent v. Gloucester.
At Gravesend,
Gloucester by seven Scores:-
Kent
The second practice, and the final salection of the team, will take. place on May 19 (to-day) at beat 7.30 a.m.
wickets.
runs.
Australia's teath against Leices. ter (match drawn) on May.1 was: -H. L Collins, W. Bardsley, C. G. Macartney, J. M. Taylor, J. Ashdown Ryder, W. H. Ponsford, T. E
Gloucester (1st) 204 Smith made 86.
Kent (1st) 320 runs.
made 83, Seymour 60.
Gloucester (2nd) 206.
Smith made 61...
runs.
Andrews, J. M. Gregory, W. A. Oldfield, S Everett and C. V. Grimmett. These are given in batting order: The others in the
Kent (2nd) 93 runs for tour are A.A. Mailey, H. L wickets.
Hendry, A. J, Richardson, W., M. Woodfull, J. DL. Ellis.
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venturing up to the net. Totten ham won the first set 14-12 and the second 6-0. Redmond took the third 4-6 and the fourth 8-6." Deuce was called many times and one game took 26 strokes. match will be replayed).
The
MONDAYS RESULTS.
Monday's results were inadver- tently omitted from yesterday's
fasue.
Any who are interested in the possibility of castor oil seed grow. ing locally should apply at the offices of the "China Mai" where are the 26 ozs. which came from the bush referred to..
The Government has been ques tioned recently as to the prospects of ginger cultivation if more sup port was forthcoming. It may be that before long a sister industry of almost equal importance is de veloped
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
LARGE HAUL BY A CONSTABLE.
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"do •** (new). Hongkong: Lands R.K Realty FK Territorial Humphreys Estates. Princes Building Rural Lands......
Cotton Mills, wo: Cottons:** Orientala A vigilant constable on search hanghai Cottons (old).
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Miscellaneous, opium ingeniously hidden under the lid and sides of a wooden bos.rements (comb.)
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do.. (part pd.), 1is case stronger, accused mention-Tongkong Amusements. 2d that the constable on discover Constructions .... ng the opium asked for $500 tg in him off...
The case being proved, Hla Worship said: "I am going to fine you 80,000-ten times as much. If you fall to pay that you will go to
prison for nine months
WAR DEBTS.
FRENCH EXPERTS VISIT TO LONDON.
CORDIAL CONVERSATIONS. (Reuter's Service.)
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At the conclusion of furtherm conferences between M. Peret and Mr. Winston Churchill, also be- tween the French and British. Anancial experts to settle the out- standing points on which an agreement had not been reached
The semi-finals in the open. doubles championship were decided The match in which the holders (the Rumjahna) were engaged pro-in previous negotiations, a coma Juced tannia of very high class, some of the best seen this year. The Indiane won the first set, 6-2 but Hancock and Redmond took the next 4-6, thanks mainly to Hancock's etermined effort in getting a two beginning. Then the game lead at the Rumjahna won two more sets both 62
The other match went the full distance, Major W W Pratt and Major W. B. Stevenson defeating ES. Hett and E. Grimble 0-6, 6-2, ding-dong struggle. Then the 6-2, 6-7, 0-4. The winners led by Losers showed the merest touch
games to 1 in the fourth set and
results
munique was issued stating that the ground was thoroughly ex- plored in a spirit of cordiality and in a friendly tone. To M. Peret returns to Paris to- morrow to meet the French Cabinet. He hopes to return to London shortly.
Meantime the French experts will continue their conversations with the experts at the British" Treasury..
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