TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1926.
SPORTS SECTION
TURNED “PRO.”
SUZANNE LENGLEN ACCEPTS $100,000,
THE AUSTRALIANS. !
3ND DAY'S PLAY AGAINST GLAMORGAN,
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THEIR STRONG POSITION.
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London, August 2.
Swansea, August 2.
Glamorgur v. the Australians:- [Overnight score: Australia,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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THRILLS OF BIDDING AND GETTING.
It stared açductively at me, from the side of a barn, and I imme-a diately throw my, various errands to the winds and right-about-faced to Otis.
As I drove along I recalled how 1 acquired my first appetite for
SCHOOLBOY HOWLER MR. W. A. CHAPMAN. LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
NEW INTERPRETATION OF HISTORY,
The following is the result of recent examination
Question: "Write what you.
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT ON
FIVE COUNTS.
ARRESTED. IN SEATTLE.
G$1,000 in currency, and travellers",
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
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know of the two expressions July 26-Mr. Levaard G. Husar, found on the Royal Arma, Honi U. S. District Attorney, received soit qui mal y pense' and 'Dieu cable yesterday afternoon, TT. on London' et mon droit.'"''
which said that Mr: W. A. Chapman, TT. on Shangha
.. Banks Answer:
who absconded from Shanghai, had "On February 9, Second day's play in the match In Paris, it is officially an-auctions. It came after reading a 1727, Queen Elisabeth and Sir been arrested on Saturday in Hongkong Bank
da Suzanne book written by an auction habitue. Walter. Raleigh, Bart, went out Seattle, Washington. He is being Chartered Bank Longlen has signed a contract to How many times did the author buy for a walk together-pals--and cctained now and will be brought Mercantile Bank, A. & B 1st innings, 233 runs, Ponsford 143 not out, Mercer 5. for 74. exhibition matches, both indoors rare piece of pewter nestling of any atmospheric conditions. As this morning. The police are re- P. & O. Bank...
conglomeration of tina, to find a being absorbed, were regardless before the Seattle Federal Court do. Glamorgan, 1st intings 85 for 8.1 and outdoors, in the United State costly in their midst?
To-day the wicket was show- Canada, Cuba and Mexico for four luck, he would bid on a disreputable about 4:30, they were compelled cheques ambunting to C.$700. It Canton Insurance.
Just for they returned to the Park Gates ported to have taken from him Bank of East Asia months beginning on October 10.-looking chair, upholstered with an to take cognisance of the mud is understood that Mr. John H. China Underwriters
Marine Insurances. ing signs of wear..
Glamorgan were all out for 139 Reuter.
old quilt, to discovar upon releasing which separated them from home. Powell, who successfully resisted North China Insurance.. M. J. Turnbull made 42.
Later. the chair that it was Sheraton! In Sir Walter was wearing as was the attempt to extradite Ear! B. Union Insurance A. A. Malley took 6 wickets for Mlle. Lenglen has received a box of broken china he could befitting such an
occasion, his contract. always root out a bit of perfect posh coat of black velvet and lace taimed to defend the accused. 40 runs and C. V, Grimmett 4 for $100,000 under her
Rose some years ago; has been re- Yangtze Insurance 56.
Acuter.
lustre ware
Somehow I felt trimmings
In the meantime, it is understood, China Fire Insurance..
------- FireTM Ingurancés.” that this time my turn was coming. Suzanne has held the champion I saw myself returning from Otis, shoulders, and with the aid of his Mr. Chapman with embezzlement on
He removed the coat from his an imposing indictment, charging K Fire Insurance least 160 runs, Glamorgan just ships of Britain. France and else my car piled high with antiquos sword spread it over the mud. nve different counts, covering n saved the follow-on and so the here but not America where she that had come to me almost for the Turning to her Majesty he said,period from January 1, 1924, to Hongkong Steamboats.. visitors batted again.
did not become acclimatised. Her asking.
Still harbouring these enchant-your hand. She did, ana, turn July 6, 1928, hae boon propared on K. Tugs & Lighters....]
Elizabeth, step across; I will hold In their 2nd innings," the Austurning "pro" is unique for a lady tralians declared at 200 runs for und she will be barred from future ing, thoughts, I arrived at the ing to Sir Walter, said, Thank in China will be sought, while, al- which extradition to the jurisdiction Bradley farm. What a scene! It you, Walter, "Honi soit qui malternatively, it may be decided to 5 wickets down, leaving the home tournaments for amateur ladies. telm 344 to get. W. M. Woodfull
was not an auction. It was a fete penes""' "which means. It has prosecute the accused. was top scorer with 19 not out.
Station wagons, French touring not done your coat any good embezzlement charge in the United Shell Transporta
on the Oriental Navigation cars and limousines. Imported Sir Walter raised his coat, and States under aport clothes. Even parasols. gazing upon the impress of the which appears to make such a pro-Water-boata ✡ Federal ruling Star Ferries The auctioneer is holding high royal number nines upon it, and cedure possible. a light green vuse I saw in that the mud bowed to her Majesty exhibition at the American Art and said, 'Dieu et mon droit,' Galleries two
It's which being interpreted means. priceless.".
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To be able to enforce the fol low-on. Australià his to lead by at
Of the 845 runs needed for victory, Glamorgan had made 50 runs when stumps were drawn. but had lost 4 wickets.-Reuter.
[Another easy victory for Aus tralia seems assured as there is at the third day to play.]
To-day there were 22,000 spectators The weather glorious but hot-Reuter,
Was
TENNIS SURPRISE.
MACAO PAIR EXTEND OUR CHAMPIONS.
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INDIANS DEFEATED. ' Leading all the way, the lawn ichnis doubles champions of Macuo extended Hongkong's holders of the title to 12 games all, when failing light put an end to a startling exhibition during the holidays.
The Indian Recreation Club sent over three pairs to play a match against Macao, the "tour- ists including the open doubles winners at the H.K.C.C. tourna- ment in 1925 and 1926, in H. D. and S. A. Rumjahn. Notwith- standing the talent in the Hong- kong organisation, Macao (on their own courts) won' by five matches. to love, each match best of three sets.
Scores in the unofficial inter- port. were:--
J. M. de Senna Fernandes and D. J. "Villa Franca (Macao) beat H. D. Rumjahi and S. A. Hanid '6-3, 6-0.
J. M. de Senna Fernandes and D. J. Villa Franca beat S. A. Rumjahn and E. Mcosdeen 6-0, 6-3,
A. H. de Mello and C.' da Silva (Macao) beat 1. A. Razack and
S. A. Hussain 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
A. H. de Mello and C. da Silva "beat H. D. Rumjahn and S. A.
Hamid 6-0, 3-6, 6-2.
R. da Rocha Xavier and M. A. da Silva (Macao) beat S. A. Rum- jahn and E. Mposdeen 6-4, 6-2.
In the exhibition match, Senna Fernandes and Villa Franca op- posed the Rumjahn cousins (H. Ď; and S. A.) Macao led 5-2, but the Indian pair levelled up 5'all. The tennis then reached Hongkong championship standard., Macao led each time till 11 all, when the Rumjahns broke through their service. Then the Rumjahns lost their own service and play stopped at 12 all.
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TENNIS "" GIANTS."
New York, Aug. 2.
Miss Helen Wills, playing in
her first tournament since her ill-
BASEBALL TOUR.
FILIPINO VISITORS FOR
HONGKONG, "
INTERPORT MATCH
Au all-Eilipino basebair team is expected as Hongkong from Manila in a couple of weeks.
Three games will probably be played here.
years ago.
My God and you're right?"
"How
The sun pelts down. The auctioneer raises his voice. much am I, offered for this green vase?" "Ten. The dowager, with towering assur ance, raises the bid to ten dollars.
centa."
A match has been arranged that four steps up with South China for August 16; and receives the vase with thanks,
A bottomless.. andeécruted Hitch- with the U.S.S. "Helena" for Aug. 17: and with a picked Hong-cock chair comes on the scene- value, by stretch of the imagina kong team for Aug. 18.
What's that sir?"
To in Individual wearing linen
The Hongkong team has not on five dollars. "Now what do I yet been selected, and each clubet for this chair. It is older than Dooa any in the League is being asked to any person here. name- two or three-candidates one say a dollar? Yes that's right. The Filipino Club has proposed one dollar, four dollars, five, six. V. Zafra, J. M. de la Cruz, and T. Leonard South China havej chosen S. L. Lee, Richard Shim,nickers and a monocle, "Do you! say seven dollars? Eight, pine, and K. F. June.-
ten What Only ten dollars for this chair that is nearly a thousand years old? Going-going- sold to Mrs. Parrington for ten! dollars."
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HOME CRICKET.
GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS
.TEAMS.
THOSE SELECTED.
London, July 12. The teams for the Gentlemen vs. Players match to be played at Lord's on July 14 are as follow
Gentlemen.
A. W. Carr (Captain)..
A. P. E. Chapman.
H. J. Enthoven.
G. T. S. Stevens.
R. E. S. Wyatt
P. G. H. Fender. J. C. White.
N. Haig.
M. D. Lyon.
D. R. Jardine.
H. W. F. Franklin.
Players.
J. B. Hobbe (Captain),
H. Sutcliffe.
F. E. Woolley.
E. Hendren.
P. Holmes, B. Tyldesley, M. W. Tate, R. Kilner. G. Geary. F. Root.
I detach myself from my meor- ings wander listlessly, from room to room. There are the folding beda. There is the parlour! stove. The violin. About fifty old books. A few candle moulds,
Having, looked the books over and found nothing of interest. H turn to the violin. and see," "Antonlus Straduarius! I peer inside)
Cremonentis faciebat anno 1720" A Stradivarius! I must get outside before it comes up to sale!]
Frances Williams, summoned by a New York Court for the non-payment of a judgment, said that the pearls she wears are her only asset and she doesn't know if they are genuine. She refuses to tell who gave them to her.
I find a place in the sun where can gloat and ruminate. A real Stradivarius! It must be worth about fifty thousand dollars. It suddenly dawns on me that the books are bringing an enormous amount..
An at tractive girl not over seventeen is bidding on them. Eighty-five dol- THE NEW VIHARA. lars, and the books are hers. The candle moulds are going up. . . and now the violin!
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It is a remarkable fact that, although you will find salt-cellars and pepper-casters dating back to William IE's reign and Queen Anne's yet mustard-pots do not seem to have been used before the early part of George III.'s time. Whether mustard was much used as a condiment before this time, New Engineeringe or whether it was unknown, Shanghai Docks would not like to say; but at all Lands, Hotels & Bldgs. events, soughtly was it used K. & S. Hotels (old). that the silversmiths of those
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Madras, July 12-Dr. C. A. petition between the farmer and Hewavitarne, the leader of the me is tranquil, although he seem Ceylon Deputation, returned to to want the violin very much,
Madras on Sunday, after select- At twenty dollars he good-natured-ing a site for the new Vihara at ly gives up. The Stradivarius is Saranath, and left last night for nine Who can say that it does Ceylon after [The match was drawn after not pay to go to auctions?
the' successful some huge scores.]
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marked for it. 1 took the five o'clock train that afternoon. will enshrine a
The new Vihara at Saranath relic of the
H. Strudwick.
M.C.C. TOURS."
THREE TEAMS ABROAD THIS WINTER?
My line of march the next morning Buddha, which is one of the relics was straight to the Metropolitan enshrined by the Emperor Asoka, Museum of Art.
They gave and the Vilara, will be built int me the names of several men who the eighth century style of ware authorities on stringed in Buddhist architecture. ntruments. Walter Hayden was the He said the present settlement first une on the list.
Ex will be welcomed by Buddhists all cept for four flights of stairs.
over Asia as marking an histori- | Hayden saying. "Don't you Buddhism in India.
Mcal gesture at the revival of be abroad this know that every Stradivarius has
been accounted for?
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Vincent Richards, for the third successive time this year, defeat ed W. T. Tilden in the final of the Metropolitan championship by. 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
Richards and Francia Hunter beat Tilden and Wiener 6-8, 6-2, 8-6. Reuter.
He hoped the liberal attitude of the Government will make the F. T. Mann #. aptain a side hundreds of fakes and this is one contending parties in India that is going to the Argentine of them. It has no value-pos. and perhaps "Plum" Warner will sibly six or never dollars." The be its manager.
next afternoon I went back to Otis A. E. R. Gilligan will captain... to and the ruddy-faced another side to South Africa; and, farmer... I presented him
It is definite, if the M.C.C, send He called mo back as I was of inaterialism, in spite of its con- 26 à team to India, that it will con- leaving. "Are you, as crazy over The Et Gloria: Lodge of the tain three, possibly four or five, old relics as the rest of the folksflict with the sentiments of the RA.Q.E. entertained
East. the St professionals. The housing dif-jare? I've got a table that fenis
He asked why should there not, Ambrose Lodge to an enjoyable ficulty will have to be got over anything I ever saw for funny be greater co-operation between holiday programme at Stone- somehow or other as that will be looking logs. It used to belong to Hindu India and Buddhist India cutters on Sunday,"friendly con- something new to such an under my grandmother." With a sudden which comprises Ceylon, Burma tests in cricket, tennis, billiards, taking, all the previous cricket new interest in life tracked and Nepaul, to bring about etc., being played. The guests teams in India having been straight, shend. In the barn, on proved victorious at cricket (by amateur ones.
greater co-operation and a hap the top of an cat bin there perched a carved mahogany pier life in the motherland. Chippendale card table! The legs wore cabriole, with claw-and-ball feet,
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101 to 72), largely owing to the successful innings of Gibb. and the hosts at tennis.The guests proved slightly superior at bil-f llards but points awarded on the Rain yesterday interfered with I had over Been outside of a
the progress in the O'Sullivan-museum,
1 finally man- anything for the fiddle and I won't "Examiner that he fired the fatal Goscombe (Government departured to gaap "Would you sell it, take anything for this.shot. Russell is already under ment) lawn bowls challenge cup by any chance? Sell it be pro Never let anyone tell you that sentence of death for the killing. and the Prisons Department v tested. If you want the old thing dong not pay to go to an auction] Public Works Department fixture take it along. My wife won't give Caroline Cam), in Harper was not played.
it house room. You wouldn't takej Magazines of
issue of other pastimes brought
the two teams level. The after zoon's programme provided excel. lant entertainment and it is ex- pected that a similar one will do organised zhortly..
Russell at the recont trial denied the ling The statement seemi Ukely to reopen the case?.
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