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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1926.

SPORTS SECTION

LAWN BOWLS.

SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE

GAMES.."

INTERPORT TRIAL

The following are the League, e-games down for decision:-

BASEBALL NOTES.

WERE ANY TIPS GAINED FROM

P.I. "STARS””

BRING BACON HOME.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FOR THIRD YEAR.

ENGLAND'S MOTOR-CYCLE

SUCCESS!

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RELIABILITY TRIALS.

CAPT. DOLLAR.

VIEWS ON THE CANTON BOYCOTT.

TRADE IN THE PACIFIC,

Capt. Robert Dollar, the founder

DEFENCE CORPS.

ORDERS. FOR THE WEEK' ISSUED.

ANOTHER CONCERT:

Hongkong Volunteer. Defence

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

Names.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

HONGKONG, AUGUST 20, 1926, 10.30 4.m.

London

do. apply for them, instructions can P, & O. Bank be furnished from this Corps Head- Bank of East Asia quarters on application.

Rugby, August 19. In the six days' international industry, and the head of the Dollar Smith, M.B.E., Administrative Com-

of the modern Ameritan shipping Corps Ordera by Major Melville | motor-cycle reliability trials now Steamship Line and its associated mandant read

T.T. on London being contested in the North of companies, arrived in Singapore on

T.T, on Shanghai War Mednis. England, a mishap to a Gubeins August 10 on board one of his own

Banka side-car put Germany out of the round-the-world ships," the "Presi-of the Corps who consider them-

If there are still any members Hongkong Bank International team competition dent Van Buren." and left on the solves entitled to War Medals in Chartered Bank

do. and England retains the inter-dame-vessel on August 12. He will respect of the Great War, and are Mercantile Bank, A. & B. national trophy for the third con-preceed to London, and visit his uncertain as to whom they should The "All-Filipino" baseball stars|secutive year. British Wireless relatives in Scotland. came, saw and conquered. Hong-Service.

In spite of his advanced age of kong was utterly crushed. Now

83, Capt. Dollar maintains close Craigengower C.C. v. Club de the tourists have embarked on their

personal supervision over his many Recreio.

interests, and he is still the direct- ing force behind them. His policy is one of progress and development, parade at Corps Hendquarters ut as he showed when he startled the 30 p.m. on Monday, August 29. shipping world by founding the Pre-All members are asked to make a sident service, and his faith in the special effort to attend. Dress: future of shipping and trade in the Mufti. Pacific was proved clearly enough by his recent purchase of the fleet

Second Division.

Taikoo R.C. v. Civil Service C.C. R.H.K. Yacht Club v. East

Point R.C.

invasion of Japan.

new

DAVIS CUP.

AMERICA SELECTS HER TEAM.

FOR CHALLENGE ROUND.

Local "ane can at least pride themselves on the fact that Rolitary run was scored against the visitors 48, and that by a The three League games downconvert to the game.

Satisfaction was expressed all for decision to-morrow are those which were not played on the round for the fine weather during second Saturday in the season, the stay of the vialtors, and for

Altogether there should be four,

their rattling display. Our players

due to meet the Indian Recren- they will no doubt use for the tion. Club, but the latter, through improvement of baseball ig

sickness amongst their players. are unable to raise a team. They have therefore points.

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. New York, August 19. The U. S. Lawn Tennis Assosin- the Kowloon Cricket Club being have been given a few tips" which tion has selected the team to re- of the Admiral Oriental Line, run-Hancock and Sergt. Groves, are Pe- |

present America in the challenge ning between Seattle and Manila. quested to attend a meeting at Hongkong Steamboats .. round of the Davis Cup compet! One of those ships will be added Readquarters on Monday, August E Tars & Lighters.. tion, this year."

to the President feet, thus enabling 23 at 6 pm.. to discuss the Train-indo-Chinas (Pref.) The players who will meet the the company to run an uninterrupt- ing Season Programme, 1925-1927.

*do. (Def.) L'd.

do. winners of the inter-zone final are: ed round-the-world fortnightly ser- Drivers: Ptes. V. R. Jones and.

W.. Tilden, W. M. Johnston, vice all the year round, while the A. R. Kinross will attend at Corps Shell Transporta

Oriental Navigation vincent Richards and R. Norris other four ships will be kept on Headquarters on Monday, August Star Ferries Williams who is captain.-Reuter's their present run. American Service.

23, as 5.30 p.m., to pass in'driving. A national hero in America, Mr.

Water-boats Strength. Dollar is one of the 'dominating The following is taken on the

gures in the commerce of the strength on August 16, and posted China Sugaru Pacifc. and he never ceases to to, the Artillery Company-No. Malabon Sugazi preach his faith In the future of 1067 Gunner M. P. Concannon, great deal to maintain good rela- the Pacific ports. He has done M.C.

Fresh Worlds to Conquer? Before leaving Manila. Mariano Sangle and hia bunch of huskies promised to "bring home the bacon when they returned. They have The game Craigengower-In-had their slice at Hongkong and it dians which should have been remains to be seen how they will played last Saturday has been fare in their meetings in Japan abandoned and in this case also where, the game has been seriously the Indians have forfeited the taken up by the Universities. points. The League table under has been amended to include these two points.

• Cruipenkower will be at home It will to the Club de Recreio. be remembered that three weeks ago these teams met on the game ground the Recreio proving vic- torious. Craigengower will be out to avenge this defeat, but they will have to play very hard indeed.

Taikoo are at home to the Civil Service. They lost to the Civil

* Service in the previous game at¦

The "All-Filipinos" are booked to play, 12 games against leading Japanese nines in Osaka and Tokyo, but may extend their stay should they come through this series with good results. Their opponents are as under-

Balance of Tour.

HOME SOCCER.

ANOTHER SCOTTISH LEAGUE MATCH.

RANGERS "VICTORIOUS.

London, August 19.

En division of the Scottish Foot

| ball League to-day, Rangers (play2)

At Tokyo-to be played at Kaiyong at home) defeated Dunfermline and Waseda University grounds, by 2 goals to nit-Reuter. under the auspices of Keiwo! University

Abgust 28 vs. Kejwo University. August 29 vs. Waseda University or Meijir

August 31 Emperor's birthday) Taikoo by a very large margin. Evs. Meiji University. Taikoo are now out of the running Sept. 1 vs. Waseda University (or for championship honours, but Rikkyo). they will give their opponents to-, morrow

game;"

Sept. 2. vs. Meiji University,

good and sporting |

Sept. 4 vs. Kelwö University,

Sept. 5 vs. Kaiwo University. Osaka-to be played AL

Central Sports Association):

Sept 11 vs. Keiwo University: „ Sept. 12 ya. Keiwo University. Sept. 15 vs. Kyoto University (at University grounds)."

COUNTY

CRICKET.

Transfer. tions between America and China,) No. 674 Pte. W. M. Lyons, No. and between America and all the 1 Platoon, is permitted to transfer nations of the world, while his Scot-to the Mounted Infantry Company: tiah ancestry has always made him as from September 1.

a good friend of Great Britain,

Leavo.

No. 68 Pte. N. V. A. Croucher. Captain Dollar in Singapore.

Mounted Infantry Company, is Chatting with a "Straits Times" granted sick leave from August 9, representative in the Dollar "offices to April 15.

Promenade Concert.

in the Hongkong Bank Building. Singapore, Capt. Dollar said that! The Infantry Company will hold since he was last in Singapore a Promenade Concert Afteen months ago the worlu Parade Ground at Corps Head

situation could

not quarters on Friday, September 24,

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A county cricket match (ex-materially better, and trade in that MERCANTILE BANK. tending over three days) has been finished early on the second day.

The verdict was 8 rona and the

He thought that "that improvement NEW BUILDING IN RAFFLES would be maintained, and that the

would eventually shift to the Pacide.

The Yacht Club receive the Koshien grounds, under the manage-total score for the four innings centre, of the world's commerce East Point Club and on presentment of the Chawo-Undoh-Sha was less than 150 runs! form the visitors are expected to win and so further enhance their chances of securing the champion- ship. It is highly probable that their outstanding game with the

·Indians will be cancelled and the points conceded, in which event. providing the Kowloon C.C. bent

Sept. 18 vs. Daiman

·Sept. 19 va Daimai.

Week-end Programme: The matches arranged for the

SQUARE.

SINGAPORE BRANCH

HK. & S. Hotelu (old).

do.. Hongkong Landa R.K. Realty.... F.K. Territoria Humphreys Estates Princes Building Rural Landa

Cotton Mt. wo Cottons Orientals Shangal Cottons (old),

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London, Aug. 19. At Swansea. Glamorgan lost to "I was really glad when the Bri We understand that a new block Gloucestershire by 8 runs. tish Government changed their of offices is to be built in Raffles Scores:-

plans and decided to proceed with Square on the site now occupied Closter (1st) 89 runs. Mercer the naval base at Singapore," Capt. by the Mercantile Bank of India. took 8 wickets for 39 runs.

Dollar remarked. He recalled' that The Mercantile Bank are acquir

Miscellaneous. 120 runs. when he was last in Singapore the ing about 9,000 square feet of Canton Ices Glamorgan (1st) Parker took 5 for 48.

Labour Government in Great Bri- land from Alkaff and Co., thisements (comb) the Craigengower next week, week-end among our local league Clay took 4 for 30 and Ryan & for he stated that he was convinced of tween Cecil Street and

Gloster (2nd) 133 runs. J. Ctain had postponed the scheme, and being about half of the block be- they will tie for top place and a "giants" and standings are

do. (old) Raffleg dov play off will be necessary.

* 55.

the necessity of the base, consider-Square, and they propose to build China Buses.....

(new) To-morrow on the Kowloon

Glamorgan (2nd) 94 runs. ing the situation of Singapore at new offices there. Cricket Club green the first Inter-v. Club de Recreio; 4.30 p.m.-

Saturday, 2.30 pan.-South China Parker took 7 wickets for 49. the western entrance to the Pacific.

China Lights (comb.) The property, is in truat, and do. port trial game will be played for

(old) With the eastern entrance of the the vendors will have to obtain an

(new) the annual contest with Shanghai.

Pacific, the Panama Canal, in the order of the Court before the sale China Prov. (comb.) The players will assemble at the

banda of America, and Singapore can be completed but this is said Kowloon Bowling Green Club at

wned by the British he thought to be merely a formality. 330 pm, and afterwards proceed

that peace in the Pacific would. be fassured---

to the Cricket Club green,

Inter-Departmental Game.

under!

longkong H.K.V.D.C.

Baseball Club

Sunday,

1 p.m.-Pilipinos

Japanese.

The game between the Publicat Works Department and the Pri-

LEAGUE TABLE.

The Longue table now stands

son Department in the above com-South, China petition will take place" on the Japanese Police green on Sunday, com-Club de Recreio mencing at 4 p.m. sharp. The Filipinos winners of this game. meet the Defence Corps Education Department in the H.K. Baseball Club semi-final.

LEAGUE TABLES.

The following are the positions in the League to date:~

DIVISION I.

W L

Pet

9. 1

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Reuter.”

Parker, was an easy first in the race for 100 wickets this season, The 12 cheap victims in this match will enhance his average and he should now be on the way towards a bag of 200,

Earlier in the season, Glamor- gan defeated Gloucester, playing i away. This is a return match,

Other Fixtures.

Other matches which are being 4 500 played now (results and table in 6400 to-morrow's "China Mail'') are:-

Middlesex v Kent, at Lord'a. Warwick v. Surrey, at Birming-

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DEMPSEY'S FIGHT.

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Japan.

do. Japan now."

(new) EXPECTED TO "TAKE" TWO Sussex V. Lancashire. .at

Americans with interests in the America and War Debts. MILLIONS.

Brighton.

Pacific were in favour of the Sin-

Singapore Trams Touching on the war debts, the Taxis Notts v. Worcester, at Trent gapore base, Capt. Dollar sald, but veteran shipping magnate said that United Asbestos New York. Aug 19. Bridge,

the Amarican people as a whole his personal view was that they P.W. D. L. P. Mr. Tex Rickard announces

were not foreign traders. "If you ought to be paid, and he did not that Dempsey and Tunney will The Brighton match has been 89 into the interior of America and think that any change in the atti 1070814ght at the Holding Stadium, set aside as a benefit for Roberts, talk about foreign trade, they will tude of the American people could Craigengower C. C. 19 7.08 14 Philadelphia on September 28, the Sussex all-rounder. He first look at you askance," he remarked, be expected.

.10 4 1 5 9

The bout will consist of ten played for the county in 1911. but if you look at Panama and 20 8 4

rounds to a decision and the re- Up to the end of last season he Singapore, and see what lies be- 1 1 8 9

ceipts are expected to reach two had made 2,281 runs and taken tween then-pretty well half the million dollars. It is noteworthy $36 wickets. His highest score population of the world-and con- that boxing is legal in Pennsyl was 124 not out. v. Worcester, at sider the increasing importance of vania, so no further hitch is Hove. anticipated-Reuter's American

Paikoo R.C.

Kowloon Dock

Civil Service Kowloon B.G.

Fólice, R.C.

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Shots for and Against.

Taikuo R.C.

For Agat Up Dn.

656 520 136

588 533

Service.

Kowloon D.R.C..

Craigengower C.C. 614 566 19 0

559 680 0.21

525 602

0 77 493 682 0 139

-Civil Service

Kowloon B.G. Police R.C.

DIVISION II.

Kowloon C.C... East Point R.C. Taikoo R.C.

12 9 0

WATER POLO TEAM.

H.K.V.D.C. orders state:

The following will represent the Defence Corps' against the V.R.C.

TEST SOUVENIR.

TAKING A BIT OF THE

"OVAL HOME.

London, Aug. 19. The Oval this morning was a on Saturday, August 21. at the model of tidiness, after the

There was

Pacife commerce, you realize the Importance of the, Singapore base." Canton Boycott.

He did not suppose for moment that any extreme mea- sures would be adopted to ensure collection of those debts, but the Americans believed that money borrowed by nations should be repaid in the same way that debts between individuals were repaid. Hero of "Cappy Ricks" Yarns. Capt, Dollar's genial personality in the Pacific, and he pointed out is better known to the public that last year, with all the fighting through the medium of the writer, la China, the commerce of that Peter Kyne, who has made him his country increased fifteen per cent. hero, Cappy Ricks, who figures in He had been much disheartened a series of stories dealing with life

Capt. Dollar said he had great faith in the development of trade

to find the boycott still In operation in the lumber fields and shipping in Hongkong and the effects of it gireles in America.

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P. W. D. L. P. V.R.C. First Evening Fête at 9.15 ground staff having worked their 18pm. The match will take place at hardest in removing cart loads of 1290 3.18 the end of the programme and it is litter, including an extraordinary could be clearly seen. There was An Incident which indicates the .12 8 0 4 16 hoped that as many Volunteers as number of articles of clothing being done, but nothing like the which have brought Capt. Dollar a considerable amount of business qualities of courage and enterprise Civil Service C.C...13 7 1 4 1 possible will turn up and give their umbrellas and walking sticks left volume transacted under normal his success is told of his early days R.H.K. Yacht Club 12 5 0710 support:-

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outside one of the creases, and he did not think that even if the first of its kind to be taken there. the groundsman explained that boycott was maintained Hongkong It caught on, with the result that a Shangha "LEAGUE TENNIS..

this was caused owing to the could be elimiantod as the diatribut-its export here has reached twenty fact that the Australians wished ing centre of South China.million gold dollars a year To-morrow" Club de Recreio will to take a place of the famous Very considerable industrial-de- receive the Hongkong C.C., in wicket home. The Oval authori-velopment was taking place in ment attributed to him that he ex- Capt. Dollar corrected the state- division "C" of the tennis league, ties gladly obliged.

Japan, Capt. Dollar printed out,pected to live another twenty years. start at 4.30 p.m.

H. L. Collins (the Australian and her trade with America was "What I did say he added, "wax 00 team will be:-S. M. Garrard and skipper) told the groundsman Increasing greatly. America still that twenty years would pass be- 0 A C. Howell, W. L. Smith and that the wicket was the most won- remained Japan's most Important fore I quit work and realga." 0 117 K. A. Mason, M. M. Watson and derral on which he had yet played. buyer of silk, and Japan took most How much longer he would live 0, 202 F. T. O

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Shots for and Against.

For Agst Up Dn.

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East Point R.C... 751 615 1360 Taikoo R.C. .... 718 679 39

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Mrs. Grundy ia dead, and I do not. lament her decease-Arch bishop of Canterbury.

In one respect we do our heartiest to ruin cricket, because we write a great deal too much about it-Col. F. S. Jackson, M.P.

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