1927-06-16 — Page 9

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1927.

SPORTS SECTION

FOR WIMBLEDON.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT DRAW.

OPENING GAMES,

London, June 15. The draw at Wimbledon, for the. first time in the tennis tournament's history, has resulted in the leading players being selected according to ability irrespective nationality,

of

The special committee has renk- ed the selected players in the

following order:--

Lacoste (France).

Tilden (America).

Barotra (France).

Cochet (France),

Harada (Japan).

Raymond (Britain).

Brignon (France).

J. Kozeluh (Czecho-Slovakia).

The laty players have been placed in the following oriler:---

Miss Helen Wills (America).

Mrs. Godfree (Britain),

Miss Betman (Holland).

Senorita Alvarez (Spain).

Mies Ryan (America).

Mrs. Mallory (Amerien).

Miss Heine (South Africa).

Mrs. Peacock (South Africa).

In the men's doubles, Cochet and Brugnon, Lacoste and Borotra, Tilden and Hunter, and Condon and Raymond have come together.

Miss Heine and Mrs. Peacock, Miss Wills and Miss Ryan, Mrs. Godfree and Miss Nuthall will play in the women's doubles.

Miss Betty Nuthall.

In the mixed doubles Mr. and Mr. Godfree (the holders), Boro ira and Mlle. Bordes, Hunter and Miss Ryan, and Tilden and Mrs Mallory will join forces.

First Round Play.

London, June 16.

A til bit in the opening stages

TO TRY AGAIN.

SIR T. LIPTON AND THE AMERICA CUP.

RACE NEXT YEAR.

London, June 16. Reuter's New York correspon- derit atates that Sir Thomas Lipton has definitely aunounced that he

Sir Thomas Kipton |

will issue a challenge for a race: for the Amerien Cup, in 1928.

U.S. OPEN GOLF.

AMERICANS LEADING IN FIRST ROUND:

141 COMPETITORS.

London, June 15.

On the Onkmont (Pennsylvania) course 141 of the lending golfers, including the British Ryder Cup

THE CHINA MAIL.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE,

STIFFENING WITHDRAWAL

RULES.

YESTERDAY'S MEETING.

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$78,000 VOTES.

BEFORE FINANCE MEETING TO-DAY.

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IMPROVING MORRISON HILL.

ELECTROCUTED.

"MYSTERY OF AN'UNKNOWN MAN.

YESTERDAY'S INQUEST.

SHARE MARKET.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

Hong Kong, June 16, 1927, 10.30 am

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

2/.

Stock,

Found dead on Mount Canicron Finances were not so good na they The following items of supple-Road on the Peak on May 22 last, an might have been, it was reported mentary expenditure, totalling unknown Chinese formed the sub-T.T. on London at the annual meeting of the Hong $78,000, will be considered by the Ject of an inquest held yesterday TT on Shanghal .... **** Kong Football Association yester-Finance Committee at the conclu-afternoon by Major G. Willson and day evening over which Mr. G.

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Coroner's jury

Central at the May presided. Paying out had ex-sion of the Legislative Council

Magistracy. eceded the income little, and the meeting this afternoon.

Mr. V. Sorby, Mains Engineer} The main items are as under:- Association finances were not in such a healthy state as at the be- Following the Legislative Coun- of the Hong Kong Electric Com Chartered Bank ginning of the scuson,

cil there will be a meeting of the pany, said that some time after 8 Mercantile A. & B... £

P. & O. Bank ...... The chief items of income, the Finance Committee when votes.m., on n Sunday about three weeks

ago (May 22), a Chinese came to East Asia... Chairman commented, were C-totalling $78.071 to supplement his house, No. 530, The Peak, and trance fees, $540, and gale receipts the estimates of 1927 will be sub-reported that another Chinese had Marine Insurances, from the League winners v. Rest mitted for approval. The amounts been match, $446. The principal ex- penditure had been on medals, $516, are required for the following Cameron Road. About a quarter China Underwriters. 80-ct.

works:- and referees' fees, $148.

of a mile along the road the wit- North China Insurance 2143 ness saw the body of a Chinese. Union Insurance..... $280 He tried artificial respiration on Yangtzo Insurance... $40 M. the body, bat without success.

Fire Insurances.

The Chairman also remarked Morrison Hill Development.. that since the report has been The sum of $37,000 is required

issued, St. Joseph's College had

tures.

electrocuted on Mount Cunton Insurance

$020

$600

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By the Coroner: The electric China Fire Insurnace $210 been suspended from the League for retaining walls and storm C. A. Whitcombe.

for failure to comply with certain water culverts. The estimate for wires ran along the road, and the .E. Fire Insuranc rulings, including the non-payment the work was $196,000. A sum telephone wires crossed them at

Shipping. team, are competing for the Ameri- of a fine for failing to complete fix-of $45,029,60 was expended up to right angles. The electric light can open title.

the end of 1926. An amount of wiring, the witness explained, con- Douglases

sisted of five wires--one on top H.K. Steamboats The competition consists of two

Need of The Navy. $10.000 was set aside for the work which was the earth guard' wire H.K. Tugs & Lichters $1.10 rounds of 18 holes, after which the

On the report being put to the anticipated in 1927. Now it has and should be bare wire; two Indo-Chinas (Pre)

do. live

(Def.) 64 lowest scorers play over 36 holes, meeting, Capt. Austin referred to been decided to do 847,000 worth underneath it which were

The first round was played in wet the withdrawal of the Navy team of work this year and consequent-wires, and two others below these shell Transports and foggy weather.

which were earth pressure' wires. Water-boats and thought that on a station such ly the extra $37.000 is needed. Bobby Jones, the present cham-as Hong Kong there should be at

At an inspection on the site by As the result of inspection made pian, and Ted Ray, captain of the least one Navy team in the League... the Governor on March 1 in after the accident, it was discover- British Ryder Cup team, went round With regard to the non-completion

in 70 each.

The Americans, Harry Hampton and Jimmy Johnston, headed the list with a score of 73. The British representatives, George Duncan, Herbert Jolly and Charles Whit- combe took 84; Boomer took 83: and Compston, Havers and Gadd 70 each.

DEMPSEY AGAIN.

FIGHTING SHARKEY ON JULY 21.

season.

Kong Amateur Football League, in-

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of fixtures, in respect of which connection with the proposed new ed that owing to a mistake on the China Sugars

part of workmen who erected the Malabon Sugars three teams were at fauit, he formation level at 50 feet A.O.D-top wire, it had not been stripped thought it very undesirable if it it Was decided that the of the braid conting. The result were true that when the honours work should be proceeded was that it failed to cause a short Benguets were decided some teams lost in-with AS soon as possible cireuit when the telephone wire Kailan Mining Ad. terest in the game. The idea of and

this involves carrying fell across it. The electricity pass-Langkats (Combined) T204 the League was not for teams to out the following works that were ed from the

(Single) wire to the tele- tap enter for the sake of winning

Shanghai Loans body of the decensed who was a Ruubs trophies alone. He hoped that the not previously included in the phone wire and then through the Shanghai Exploration. T4 new rules to be submitted that works proposed for this year pareatly holding it. Had the top Tronoh Mines evening would do much towards Toe Wall north of Retaining Wall wire not been braided it was prac Ural Caspians preventing Clabs dropping out of at foot of Stubbs Road; Toe Wall tically sure it would have been safe the League during the playing on Gap Road and west of Stubbs to hold the telephone wire even

Road; Retaining. Wall 225 feet though it crossed the top wire. Under the new rules which were long forming northern boundary By the jury; All wires were in-II.K. & K. Wharves.. $1074 b & sa [The decision of Sir Thomas Lip

FL $38 [$108 M then discussed by the meeting, the of Gap Rond; Removing trees on spected periodically but at no le- ILK. & W. Docks T142 ton to make one more attempi te

League will be known as the Hong north side of Morrison Gap Road. finite dates. It was hardly a prac- Hangkews "lift" the America Cup will come

out New Engineerings as a surprise, as a few years ngo

stead of the Hong Kong Football The altered proposal will im- ticable proposition to carry

re-Shangha! Docks..... Inspections at specified it was stated that he had given up Reuter's New York correspon-League. The rules, covering trans- prove the roadway without any gular periods. hopes of personally Bringing the deat reports that Mr. Tex Rickard fers and registrations of players and increase in estimated total cost of

Mr. G. H. Bannerman, Electrien] Lands, Hotels & Bidga. famous international trophy to has announced that Dempsey and withdrawals were adopted, one the works.

Engineer of the Hong Kong Electri- FLK. & S. Hotels Britain. It was then announced Sharkey will meet on July 21 only of the proposed new rules be

cal Company said the cause of death Hongkong Lands at the Yankee Stadium in an cli-ing defeated. This referred to the mination bout to ace who shall meet charging of gate money in League. A sum of $13,400 is needed for was that the safety device had fall-Hongkong Realty ed to work, and owing to the wet K. Territorials and the Prince's Building

Humphreys Estates Tunney for the world's heavyweight matches and was to provide for the improving and widening the road state of the deceased

rain Rural Lands payment to the League of a per-through Quarry Bay village. In ground (there had been a championship.

ceatage of net profits.

carrying out this work it was storm) he was electrocuted.

Mr. R. Kirkwood, Telephone En-i necessary to raise the levels of for the existing road near the Easterngineer of the Hong Kong Telephone Ewo Cattons

Company said the telephone wires Orientals Entrance to the Taikoo Dockyard had been cut and not broken: They Shai Coctons (Old)

do. (new).. T26 with the result that the Taikoo

were cut with the pair of pliers Dockyard Company have had to found near the body. The witness Buses, Trams, &c. reconstruct their approach ramp and Inspector Shannon searched China Buses from the yard and from a new en-the body because all Telephone H.K. Tramways...

Company men on duty. carried a

LAWN BOWLS.

Will Club Secretaries or Bowls Conveners kindly send in teams for Saturday's League Kames in time to he published in our issue of Friday?

thut Sir Thomas had provided. for a fund in his will which will permit the building of "Shamrocks" (as all his big racing yachts were named) until the Cup again reposcs in the Royal Ulster Yacht Club in Belfast.

This will make Sir Thomas's sixth attempt to wrest the America Cup from the United States during the past 26 years. The last race was in 1920, when the American boat "Resolute" heat "Shamrock IV" by

of the tournament was the Anglo-10 mins. 45 sec.]

German battle of youth between Betty Nuthall and Fraulein Aussem, which was followed by a match be tween Miss Harvey and Frau Friedleben,

Play in the men's singles has so far brought forth nothing of par-

BOPYRANT UNDERVOOR & UNDERWOON, 16, 2

Tilden in Action.

ticular interest. All the French stars have accured easy passages

Ryan meets Miss Connell, Helen Wills meets Miss Sterry, a well known tournament player, and Mrs. Mallory meets Miss Bons-Reuter.

BILLIARDS FINAL.

ENGINEERS v. VOLUNTEERS TO-NIGHT.

The final of the Soldiers' Club Billiard Tournament will commence

tribute the prizes.

Teams for to-night are:-Spr. Rodgers, Sgn. White and C.Q.MLS. Rose (RE) and Pies. M. M. Silva, L. V. Antonio, and J R., Soares, all of the Portuguese Co., representing the Volunteers.

London, June 15.

The above is in direct contradic- tion to the message published last week to the effect that Sharkey was

SHENKISHT KEYSTONE SIEW CO. NIW YOGAL

Tex Rickard.

THE LURING PYLE.

Election of Officers.

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Officers were elected as under the ensuing year:

President, Mr. G. T. May (re- elected).

Vice-President Mr. H. M. Me

Tavish,

Road Through Quarry Bay,

Chairman, Mr. A. T. Hamilton. Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. E. Hol-trance. land.

Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Ip Kau-ko.

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was found on the deceased, so that Management Committee, Capt. Government to pay for his work, he was not an employee of the Com- Singapore Tractions Austin ̈ (R.A.). · Lieut. Hankey and it is considered that the re-any.

A Chinese detective spoke about| (K.O.S.B.), Mr. W. J. Kentes (Kow-quest and the statement of cost

Miscellaneous. loon Football Club), Mr. E. de given by the Company are rea- the body, being first removed to the H.K. Amusements Sousa (Club de Recreto) and Mrsonable and that this payment police station, and thence to Vic- Cunton lees Lee (South China Athletic Associa-should be made. No provision toria Mortuary. As far as the wit- Cements (comb.) tion).

was never do. (old)

HOLIDAY TRAGEDY.

EUROPEAN PLANTER SHOT

DEAD.

was made when the 1927 Estim-ness knew, the body lates were framed. It was not identified.

The inquest was adjourned until then known that the Company 2.30 on Wednesday afternoon next would make any claim for this for medical evidence to be called. work.

Old Indian Cemetery.

A sum of $10,000 is required for forming level areas and filling in the old Indian Cemetery area at Tai Shek Ku valley.

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HK. Electrics

At 11 o'clock to-morrow morn-Macno Electrics ing Messrs. Lammert Bros. will H.K. Ropes (old)

do. (new) auction at their showrooms in Duddell Street a quantity of office Mackintosh

Lane, Crawfords

Ipoh, June 8. Details of the tragic death of a The Estimates for 1926 provid- young planter on Arras Estate, ed $12,000 for "Forming, and Kuala Kangsar, show that the de Levelling areas in Tai Shek Ku furniture, carpets, carpet runners censed, A. H. Morgan, was enter. taining two friends during the holi Valley" and a re-vote of $6,000 of and sundries.

this amount appears in the 1927 days.

They were returning to the es. Estimates. No money was, how- tate through a patch of scrub for lever, expended on this work in tiffin when two house dogs started 1926 and before the work is put

this evening, when the Royal En- to meet Tunney for the title, and

in hand it is considered desirable supplementary vote of $3,750 gineers (holders) meet the H.K.V. points to the fact that the well a. deer. Defence Corps. The second half known promoter, Rickard, is adher-

One of his friends, named Bing- that the area of the old Indian (£375) is accordingly requested. will be played to-morrow evening, ing to his original intention of giv-ham, was carrying Mr. Morgan's Cemetery be filled in to prevent District Office, North.

preliminary run automatic pistol. when H.E. the General Officer Coming. Dempsey a

Morgan is be water collection behind the new During the leave of the Land manding will be present and dis- before allowing him an opportunity lieved to have shouted "shoot." filling, and forming mosquito Bailiff, Mr. Routley from May 5, of regaining the championship The party suddenly swerved and breeding pools. The Estimated 1926, until March 9, 1927, Mr. crown.

the bullet fatally struck Morgan.

the Senior Land The funeral at Taiping yesterday Cost of this is $10,000. The com- Chambers,

bined total works will cost Bailiff, did both bailiffs duties. was largely attended.

$22,500.

A considerable amount of extra A vote of $10,000 is, therefore, work and extra expenses in tra- requested of which $6,000 will be velling thus fell upon Mr. Cham- met by deleting the re-vote refer-bers and it is proposed to pay him red to. A vote of $12,500 will be a bonus of $500 in recognition of required in 1928 to complete the this. A vote for this amount is

accordingly requested. combined works.

Sanitary Officers' Quarters. A sum of $176 is required to

H.K.V.D.C.

U.S. DAVIS CUP TEAM WEAKENED.

and

Quarry Bay School

A sum of $9,525 is required for

Sinceres....

United Asbestor Watsons Wm. Powells H.K. Telephoner

Nanyang Tobaccos

EXCHANGE.

Hong Kong, June 16. On London Bank Wire

2/- Bank On demand '.......... 2/-1/16 Bank 30 day's sight.. Bank 4 months' aight 2/-% Credits 4 months' sight 2/1 Documentary 4 months'

2/1%

months sight On Paris-

On demand... 1240 Credits 4 months" sight 1315

On Berlin-

On demand

On demand

On New York- for 器 district on demand

48 quar- Credits, 60 days' sight 50% an Inspector On Bombay-

unsatisfactory Wire

1941

On Calcutta--

1344

864

4 On Manila-

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To-morrow night the Engineers

DIVORCE IN COLONIES. will call upon Q. M. S. Higgs, S.

The exploits of C. C. Pyle, pro- Sgt. Royal and Q. M. S. Roberts fessional tennis promoter who lured (captain), whilst Crl. E. D. Black Mille. Lenglen from her

amateur PRIVATE MEASURE IN THE (Armoured Car Co.), Pte. F. P.status and signed up Vincent

COMMONS. Sequeira and Sgt. E. A. doa Reme-Richards and Mary K. Browne dios (captain), both of the Portu- among other famous amateurs, are London, May 18: The Divorce guese Co., will play for the likely to be seriously felt in the Jurisdiction (Overseas Domicile) the completion of the Quarry pay the rent of quarters for In-

Davis Cup tournament before the

The floors formerly occupied at The Royal Engineers have held season is out. The Ameriena side Bill has been introduced, as a Bay School. The original estim-pector and Sanitary officers. into the second round. Tiiden the championship for three years. has been seriously weakened by the private measure, in the House of ate of the cost was $187,500 and Shamshuipe

Commons.

the revised estimate $141,883.52 Sanitary Office and meets the Englishman. Pratt: This year they obtained a bye in disqualification of Richards from

for Its object is to confer upon the The amount expended in 1924 was ters Hunter will probably have the most the first round and subsequently participation. The Wightman Cupi difficult hurdle to surmount when defeated the R. A. P. Corps and side has equally been weakened by Courts of Great Britain jurisdic-63,870, in 1925, $62,887.10 and in became very

the taking away of hary K. Browne, tion over certain cases in respect 1926. $65,581.42, making a total and as from February 1, 1927, bet- he opposes the Japanese "crack" the R. A. O. Corps. player, Ohta, Godfree meets the The Volunteers also drew a bye Now Pyle prophesies that before of the dissolution of marriages in of $132,338.52 and leaving ter and more convenient floors In the first round, and then beat the end of the year Tilden will have which the parties are domiciled balance of $9.525 for work in were rented at an increased cost Cambridge player, Lester.

Wire of $16.85 per month. In the women's singles. Miss the Sanitary Dept. and the 38th. forsaken his amateur status

Heavy Battery, R.A.

Be-erecting Old X-Ray Plant. The highest that professional ranks will be join abroad, but one is resident in 1927.

Great Britain,

A sum of $1,476 is also required On demand If The member in introducing the break to date is one of 40 made by ed by some of the French stars.

A new X-Ray plant has been

for the rent of quarters for On Singapore L/Bdr. Trim of the 38th Heavy Pyle succeeds in tempting the play Bill said that its purpose was to purchased, and it is proposed to

scavenging coolies. When the On, demand Battery, R.A.

ers away, he will effectively put a The Royal Navy, owing to exigen-spoke in what promises to be one extend the provisions of the transfer the old plant to the Kow-1927 Estimates were framed it cies of service, were unable to enter of the most interesting Davies Cap Indian Colonial (Divorce Juris-leon hospital. The sum of $1,246 was anticipated that the month-

is asked for the cost of this rely expenditure under this head On demand. series since the competition started, diction) Act passed last session.

With players like W. M. Johnston, Wives of Ex-Servicemen. moval which was not provided for would be $100. Subsequently,・・・ On Shanghai-

however, it was found necessary On demand.. It aimed particularly at the in the estimates for 1927. non, etc., out of the competition, as

Imperial Institute.

to demolish the Government 80 day's sight (private is likely if Mr. Pyle knows protection of wives, living over- what he is talking about, the seas, of ex-servicemen who had

Payment of grants of £500 and quarters at Hung Hom in October challenge round, will lose its never left Great Britain, but were £75 to the Imperial Institute and last, and to rent quarters at $80

On demand Japan's chances will be deemed to be domiciled overseas its Exhibition Galleries, provision a month. Notice was also receiv- greatly increased, unless Mr. Pyle because of their husbands and for which was made in the 1926 ed to quit the inadequate quarters Gold Leaf, 100 fine turns his attention to Japanese there was difficulty in obtaining Estimates, was not actually made occupied in Yaumati at $17 a

(per tael)

(Bank's players and manages to tempt a divorces. This did not arise by the Crown Agents until month and satisfactory quarters Sovereigns few of them out of the select circle. among well-to-do women who February, 1927, a saving of that could not be obtained under $69 a buying rate)

were able to proceed abroad. amount being effected in 1926 month. An unanticipated month- Silver (per 05.) SUB-GRIFFIN LIST.

Commander Kenworthy (La-Provision of £600 in all for these ly expenditure of $182 has Bar Silver in Hong

Kong bour) objected to the motion and two objects was made in the 1927 therefore been incurred and

*expen- Chinese Copper Cash nom. The date for closing the list of said that the subject demanded a Estimates but it has since been the actual monthly

amounts to

Chinese Copper Cents 6pm.“ subscription griffins to members of Government private measure.decided to reduce the grant to diture now the Hong Kong Jockey Club has A motion giving leave to intro £300 in all. Total payments of 228. It is anticipated this will Rate of Native In-

47%p.a. been postponed to Thursday, June Twenty nine ran Won by a 23, at 5 p.m. An official notice to duce the Bill was carried by 252 £575 and £300 £876 have be sufficient until the end of the neck, same distance between second this effect appears in another part votes to 74. The Bill passed its therefore to be made from the year and a vote for the excess of Chinese Sub. Coin 25% dis

first reading.

1927 vote which is $5,000 and a $1,476 is accordingly requested. Hong Kong Bub, Coin par of this issue,;

LOCAL TENNIS.

K.C.C. DEFEATS CLUB

50 TO 49.

In an "A" Division Tennis League match yesterday the Kow- 'Joon Cricket Club defeated the Hong Kong Cricket Club, on the latter's courts, 60-49. Scores:

Millard and Hyde (K.C.C.) beat Cornaby and Miskin 6-5; beat Green and Sewell 6-5; beat Brearley and Henderson G-5.

Fincher Bres. (K.C.C.) beat Cor naby and Miskin, &-5, boat Green and Sewell 7-4; beat Brearley and Henderson 74,

Pinguet and Jack (K.C.C.) lost to Cornaby and Miskin 3-8: lost to Green and Sewell 9-2; beat Brearley and Henderson 7-4.

teams this year.

THE HUNT CUP.

WIN FOR ASTERUS AT 10 TO 1.

London, Juno 15. The Hunt Cup resulted follows-

Asterus (10-1).

Priory Park (25-1). Delius (9-2).

and third.

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Bill Tilden, Borotra, Cochet, Brug-

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