1927-06-21 — Page 9

TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1927.

SPORTS SECTION

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SERVICE!

NOTES ON WIMBLEDON OPENING.

THE BRITISH "HOPES."

WIMBLEDON OPENS.

SURPRISES IN FIRST ROUND.

JAPANESE STAR BEATEN.

A BOWLING FEAT.

PARKER TAKES 9 WICKETS FOR 16.

GLOSTER BEATS, NORTHANTS,

London, June 20.

At Northampton, splendid bowl- ing on the part of Parker enabled Gloucestershire to beat Northants by seven wickets,

The home County only scored 92 in their first innings, Parker tak- ing five wickets for 60 runs and Mille taking five for 41.

HOME YACHTING.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SUMMER VACATION. CHICAGO OUTRAGE.

SEASON OPENS WITH REGATTA.

THE WHITE HOUSE ON THE ROAD.

་

SHARE MARKET.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS,

ENTRAIN FOR BLACK HILLS,

NEW INTERNATIONAL RULE.

London, June 5.

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ROBBERS SEIZE CHEMICAL PLANT.

SEARCH FOR FORMULAS.

Hong Kong, June 21, 1927, 1050 B

Hong Eous

Stock

Stock

Chicago, June 12. To obtain valuable formulas, the TT. on Landon secret of the Abbot Chensical T.T. on Shanghai Laboratory in North Chicago, arm.

Banks.

Exchange. 1/1174 $77%

$1072 11

$117.

£20 £30%

£13%

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Washington, June 13. The White House manager to- The yachting season officially gether with Fresident and Mrs. opened with the annual regatte, Coolidge, entrained to-night for the held under the auspices of the Black Hills of South Dakota.

ed robbers seized the plant early Hongkong Bank Yacht Club

do. Lon. Reg. Royal Thames

Prominent members of the party, this morning and set up a machine Southend, the Thames estuary re- in addition to the president and his gun battery with which they held Chartered Bank

Mercantile A. & B.

do, Wimbledon, June 20.

The bandits, who drove up in two Bort whose 14-mile pler is claimed wife, were the Coolidge's pet rac- the place until daylight.

coon Rebecca, the two White House motor cars, overpowered two watch-tank The Wimbledon tennis tourna-

by citizens as the longest in the coilles, Rob Boy and Prudence men. They, then ransacked the East Asia Gloucester replied with 182, of world.

Prim, and five canaries. ment opened in glorious weather. which Bloodworth

Marine Insurances, secured 83,

plant, blowing open two safes, and Secretaries. stenographers, ser- the Thomas taking six' wickets for GB.

searched the offices of the company Canton Insurance .... $620. The splendid condition of

Northants, at their second at placed in the various shipyards a vants, and other attaches were niso Three machine guns were set up at China Underwriters 80 cts. courts, in spite of the rain of the

in attendance. A large number of strategic points by the robbers North China Insurance T148 last few days, probably accounted tempt, could only knock up 124, promising season is predicted and newspapermen will leave soon for while they worked at their task. Unton Insurance ..... $280

Parker again shining with the ball, the recognition, by the autocratic the summer White House, for an early start being made on capturing nine wickets for 46 runs. Yacht Racing Association of the 14

No money or securities were Yangtzo Insurance... $40 M. the centre court, which was barely Gloucester then soon scored the foot dinghy class, for which the en route at Hammond, Ind., to- are convinced that it

The President will make one atop taken. From this fact, the police Fire Insurances. half full when Tilden opened the necessary runs, making 36 for the Prince of Wales offers a challenge morrow, where he will spend the secrets that they were after.

was trade

Vincent first round at one o'clock, defent. loss of three wickets, winning by cup, has aroused the greatest en-afternoon. He is due to reach the

thusiasm among junior yachtsmen, Black Hills on Wednesday. ing G. Pratt 6-2, 6-1, 6-0.

[By "Stalwart."] Wimbledon again! The eyes of the sporting world are now turn- ed towards the happenings at the near-London venue where the cream of tennisdom is gathered to compete for classic honours. Ac cording to the mengre cables, all the old faces are there, with the obvious exceptions Buch 18 Sussanne Lenglen, Richards, etc,, who have joined the professional ranks, thanks to the golden lure of Mr. Pyle, of America. And they have an in- novation at Wimbledon this year, I am told. This is a loud speaker which is to be used by the umpire on the centre court, where all the "star" matches are played. Com- plaints have been made in pre- vious years that the people in the back and middle seats of the huge stand were unable to hear the scores as called out. Hence the loud speaker.

J

W. T. Tilden, it appears, had the honour of opening the chum- pionships on the centre court.

when they started yesterday. He brilliantly defeated G. Pratt, and showed some of the old Tilden form. In the opinion of many of the critics, the American "crack" is now back into his stride.. He is very anxious to avenge his de- feat by the Frenchman in America last year and has been training conscientiously for the Wimbledon championships. Whilst in Ger- many recently, when he beat the best of the Fatherland, he refused

It was a "eat and mouse" match, Tilden scoring as he liked and

Tilden (U.S.A.).

all social invitations, so that his finishing the game with a trio of training should not suffer inter-untouchable services. The strokes, ference, and he has also stopped like shots from a gun, staggered At all events Tilden the spectators with their brilliance

smoking.

seems to have recovered from his "wonky" knee, and that means a lot to him.

seven wickets.

From the number of orders

COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE.

A..! 1904

(Compilations include Gloucester-Northants match, given

to-day).

Kent

Surrey Middlesex Sussex

1st innings Pts. Pts. No.

Lancashire Notts

P. W.

12 7

0 3

10 6

1

Derbyshire

8

L. W. L. Poss. Obtd. ralt. Perc.

2

77 0 80.20 1 2 80 59 0 73.75 2. I

45 0 70.91

Yorkshire

12

2

96 67

0

69.79

Leicester

1

50 0

69.44

52 0

65.00

56

0 63.63

42 0

58.33

39 0

53.12

80

40 1

50.00

43 0

49.86

27 0

43.75

0

36.25

0 20.39

22.78

0 15.27

0

10.00

Essex

Warwickshire

11

Northants

Hampshire

10

Somerset

9 1

Gloucester

11

Glamorgan

Worcester

9 0 10

BEST YOUNG BAT.

K. S. DULEEPSINHJI PICKED.

It is sometimes a misfortune to be related to a famous man. Everyone knew that Duleepsinhjt was the nephew of the great Other Results.

Ranji, and a mere boy was at Other results in the first round: once compared with one who was Landry (France) beat Harada a genius of the cricket bat. (Japan) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2-

When young "Duleep" made a Cochet (France) beat F. Burnett big score people said, "Yes; a fine knock; but if his uncle had

6-1, 6-3, 6-4.

Japan, I see, have experienced

Hunter beat Ohta (Japan) 6-1, been playing against that bowling two defeats already, Harada | 6-4, 6-3. going down before Landry, the Timmer (Holland) beat Wa h--well!" Frenchman, and Hunter, playing burn (America) 6-1, 8-6. brilliantly, beating Ohta, the No. 1

in

The Day's Play.

who

the world's classification, and handicapped by the strangeness of numbered among his victims last year W. M. Johnson, R. Lacoste, and H. Cochet.

ROJANO NJOXIONING

Hunting and fishing near the President's vacation quarters are said to be good. How much time Mr. Coolidge will spend in these pursuits was not revealed by the official spokesman.

ZANE GREY.

YACHT STRIKES AN UNCHARTED REEF.

VESSEL IN NO DANGER.

PRESS EXPERTS.

A CHINESE TO JOIN GENEVA CONFERENCE.

Geneva, June 20.

China Fire Insurance $210 H.K. Firo Insurance ... $600

Shipping.

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H.K. Steamboats.... $22% H.K. Tugs & Lighters $1.10 Indo-Chinas (Pref)

$90

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Star Ferries

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9B/-

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Kailan Mining Ad. Mr. Koo, who is touring Europe, Langkata (Combined). T20%

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Ural Caspians'

Docks, Wharves,

San Francisco, June 12. Zane Grey's yacht "Fisherman" with the author and a party of and has made a good impression

friends aboard, struck an uncharted in League circles, has accepted the Shanghal Exploration. T reef near Rangiroa Island in the invitation.-Reuter.. Pacific to-day, according to radio

messages picked up by amateur

operators here.

The yacht has three feet of water CREAM PLUS FOURS. in her hold but is in no danger, the messages say.

The Fisherman sailed from San Francisco on November 16, 1926.

OXFORD'S NEW SUMMER

VOGUE.

Rauba

Godowns, &c.

T4

19/8 8/-

H.K. & K Wharves.. 3108

H.K. & W. Docks

Hongkewa

New Engineerings Shanghai Docks Cream or steel-blue flannel plus Lands, Hotels & Bldg.

Zane Grey, well known author of western novels, is an enthusiastic fours made baggier and longer than H.K. & S. Hotels

to whom this type of boat has deep sea fishermen. Several years ever, to be worn with plaid stock- Hongkong Lands

proved a veritable nursery.

The prince is greatly interested ago he purchased the Marshal Foch ings reminiscent of some of the Hongkong Realty a three masted schooner, in Nova Scotish clans, and a double-breast- H.K. Territorials

ford

nre

in the season's plans and will pro- Scotin, refitted it, installed Deisel ed jacket in navy, steel, or grey Humphreys Estates. bably witness the race for his chal-engines, radio and other equipment. flannel, which at times will be worn Prince's Building lenge cup over a ten-mile course and sent it through the Panama with knickers to match, are some Rural Lands during Cowes week in August. In canal to the Pacific.

Oxford of the new ideas which The vessel

Cotton Mills. undergraduates be a keen spectator at several Grey, his son Romer, and a party the run on cinnamon and hazel- S'hai Cottons (Old) all probability the prince will also was

University renamed the Fisherman.

Ewo Cottons Add to this Orientals launching this term. other southern regattas.

do. .(new) For the past few months ship-ship at Panania and spent several brown homespuns and you will have yards have been busy refitting

Busen, Teams, &c. yachts in the big handicap class, in months cruising and fishing in the some notion of how Oxford loks on Pacific. After returning to Cali- order to conform with the new fornia, he started on another cruise regulations of the International last November. Yacht Racing Union, whose ruling

in this class limits most height and sail measurement to smaller That the slim, tall Cambridgesult of the memorable storm in the proportions. This is a direct re- undergraduate will ever bat aš

Solent last August, when the big well as his uncle is doubtful. A

yachts became unmanageable and several boats were dismasted. Ranji, like a Shakespeare, comes only once in a long span of years.

Old Cutters.

of relatives and friends joined the

RIVALS IN LOVE.

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Cream, dusted and self, minin-China Buses ture pullovers, so called because H.K. Tramways they are sleeveless, shorter, and generally more close-fitting than Peak Trams (old)' anything already seen on the golf do. (new) courses, and that do not match the Singapore Tractions 10- * stockings, are another of these Taxis vargories.

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United Asbestos Watsons Wm. Powells

$20

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JUNGLE MAID WATCHES FOUR DIE.

For lawn tennis some of the more of the Japanese team. Takeichi

esthetic type are wearing white. Amusements

Canton ices .... Harada has been living

A well filled, cool and cloudy day

THEN WEDS ANOTHER. serge trousers with an Indistinct

Cements (comb.) America for the past three or of tennis produced two defeats

navy-blue double line down the side

do. (old) seam.. four years, where he holds a busi- each for the Japanese and Ameri- But at least Duleepsinhji, who

Zamboanga, June 14. Most of the old cutters will be cans, one each of which was sur- has opened the season in a blaze

(new) Mauve, purple, and blue soft felt Chine Lights (comb.) $14.20 ness appointment, and has bene-prising.

seen out again this season.

Four young Bilana, pagans of King

are giving way to straws do. fitted by continuous practice with

(old) George has reconsidered his deci-Cotabato, are dead as the result of hats Hunter scored freely with power- of glorious strokes, stands out as

$104 woven or plaited from grey and

(now) $7 the leading American players.ful forehand drives along the side- the most picturesque personality sion to retire his famous racing a fight over a maiden.

Anak, Sambilan and Donoc, all white or brown and cream, and China Prov. He at present ranks as No. 7 in lines. The Japanese, was of cricket's younger generation. cutter, Britannia, whose activities

rich rivals, were bidding with modelled like the soft felt hat. HK. Constructions... $2.80 His style scarcely recalls the this season will be confined to "papa" for the hand of his pretty

That large set of men known as Dairy Farms play of his uncle. His stance is southern waters. Among her op daughter Salicon. Mamao, with the hearties continue to wear wide Der A. Wings difficult-he crouches a little, to ponents will be the American awn-whom dame fortune had been less mid-grey flannel trousers with an HK. Electrics begin with; and he has few of

ed schooner Westward, Sir Thomas

to old tweed sports jacket and pull- Macao Electrics generous. persuaded Salicon Lipton's Shamrock, Sir Mortimer elope with him during the night. over.

H.K. Ropes (old) the strokes which caused a sore- Singer's Lulworth, but it is doubt- The rich rivals heard of the elope- colour, and the more untidy the

The jacket may be in any do. (new) ly tried bowler to describe ful whether White Heather will be

Lane, Crawfords Ranji as an infernal juggler." among the competitors her owner,

ment and gave chase.

general ensemble the better.

Mackintosh Sinceres The elopers were overtaken in a But he has that same feline grace. Lord Waring disagreeing with the forest and a bloody encounter fol- which inspired C. B. Fry to write new ruling of the International lowed. Spears and bolos were of Ranji: "He moves as if he Yacht Racing Ualon.

used. Mamao, the one who had has no bones."

Last season Duleepsinhji was fit from the new International his bolo. He killed his three con- This season he is ruling, is the twelve-metre type, a temporaries but he himself was a good bat.

the approaching

border-line boat that designers will find diff- mortally wounded.

cult to outclass or outbuild, the

Miss which divides the good from the

The following day pretty rule being so framed that it will Salicon was married to a rank out. great..

be practically, impossible to depart sider named Inuk. Practice and coaching on an

from sail area and certain hull indoor pitch during the winter have removed some of his de- net play while Hunter often, came side strokes, although beautifully ficiencies. A year ago his off- up to score with crisp volleys,

The American to-morrow meets made, lacked power. But now Colonel Kingscote.

he hits the ball harder, places it The 15 years' old American, better, remembers that there are Wood, dressed in white plus fours, more things in the game than The German contingent at is the youngest competitor in the those fashionable on-side shots Wimbledon has, I see, soon made Championships. He was no match its presence felt, and of the two for Lacoste, though he was given that deflect rather than hit the matches so far engaged in, has warm encouragement for his spirit-ball, won both. Heinrich Kleinschroth ed fight from the stands. He lost He has splendid wrists-wrists

6-1, 6-3, 6-1.

The "Three Musketeers" of France, Cochet, Lacoste and Borotra, all got through the first round. This French trio always does well at Wimbledon, despite the little time they give to practis- ing on grass. Lacoste, a genius at the game, is all the same a phleg- matic player, always drawing on his innate resources for his in- spiration, while Borotra has a cool and calculating directing brain which is behind those light- ning streaks of brilliant volleying and smashing, which seem so sporadic,

and Kreuzer were the fortunate

Washburn (U.S.A.),

playing on grass left the court open and showed no enterprise in his

One class of boat that will bene- been lucky in love, was lucky with DESPERATE GAMBLE. H.K. Telephones

dimensions with any prospect of success. The old warriors Vanity, have two new competitors, a new Modesty, Moyana and Doris will

boat from the Clyde and a second from the Gosport yard which, in the hands of her owner, Sir William

CHAPLIN DIVORCE CASE.

LOSSES AT CARDS AND RACING.

em-

Nanyang Tohnceos

EXCHANGE.

'Hong Kong, June 21. On London- Bank Wire

1/11% Bank On demand 1/11 15/16 Bank 30 day's alight Bank 4 months' sight 2/-% Credits 4 months' sight 2/-15/16 Documentary 4 months'

months sight On Paris-

The story of a young man who, finding himself financially barrassed, indulged a desperate gamble with other people's property and lost, has been told to a Paris Los Angeles, June 15.

Richard police commissary by Charlie Chaplin's divorce case Marechal, a jeweller's commission has been set for trial here

on agent. Marechal voluntarily sur- rendered to the police, and said August 22,

Mrs. Lita Grey Chaplin, who that within three days he had dis- brought the suit, alleges cruelty posed of the whole of the proceeds and other infractions of the mar- of his robbery, Marechal was well tial code by the noted film comed- known to Paris jewellers, who had Popular Six Metre.

ian.

the greatest trust in him, as is The eight-metre class should The present Mrs. Chaplin, form-shown by the fact that on April 25 provide some interesting competi-erly an netress in Chaplin films, is three firms conilded to him for On demand

gale stones and jewellery worth Credits 4 months' sight 1310 tion this season, no fewer than six his second wife. new boats being built for this sen-

430,000f. Having an urgent debt On Berlin-

P. Burton should provide strong op- position.

these being built for the owner of

FAMOUS WAR PRISONER.

Washington, June 14.

to pay, Marechal, according to his

own statement, made his, first false On demand.. step by selling for 4,000f. a neck-

as strong as steel, as flexible as The auccess of the French "three rubber; he has the keen eye that pair, Englishmen being their vic-musketeers" was completed by the belongs to men born in Eastern son four from the Clyde yards tims. In addition to these two, victory of Borotra over Belgrave, of sunshine; he has a good method. and two from the Solent, one of Germany has Froitzheim, Dr. Britnin, 7-5, 7-6, 9-7. Lardmann and Mollenhauer, to- Other successful continentals in- What more could any batsman Siris, General Sir Arthur Paget, Commodore James Clarkson Gill-face worth 9,000f, and then, hoping gether with Fraulein Cilly Assem cluded the Germans, Kieinschroth desire?-H. J. Henley in "Daily who gained several successes Inst more, U.S.N. retired, who, during to recoup himself by a bold game On demand waiting to snatch matches in the j and Kreuzer over the Englishman Mail." championships. Germany, it Price and Deed respectively Froitz- seems, has taken up international hem beat the Scottish champion,

lawn tennis with a whole heart, and special schools of instruc- tion have been formed in Berlin and other centres to train the young idea.

I. Colline, 119-63, 30-68.

In the final match the ex-Cantab, Lester, beat Godfree 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, G.3.

Other prominent British winners were Crole-Rees, Turnbull, Gregory, Greig, Campbell, Crawley, King- acote, the South Africans Raymond and Condon, and the Anglo-Indiang | Jacob,and Prasada.

PRINCE AT POLO.

MAY PLAY IN THE U. S.

CRICKET RECORD.

3 "DOUBLE-BARRELLED" CENTURIES.

Early May cricket, with magni- ficent weather, has produced some exceptionally high scoring, and, in mail week a new record was set up by the fact that three batsmen had scored two separate hundreds in one match.

Hobbs, Bates (W. E.); and New- man were the players who added their names to a company still com. paratively few.

season.

reat

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the Philippine Insurrection was

of chance, disposed of the A Probably the most popular type prisoner of Filipino troops for wherever he could get ready money, la the six-metre class, and the open-more than eight months, died here and so realised 147,000f. the whole of which he lost at cards and horse- ing of a second series of races for to-day at the age of 73.

Commodore Gillmore was award- racing, in a little over forty-eight a British-America cup in 1928 will encourage yachtsmen to build boats ed the Congressional Medal of hours. The police are making a Honour for his services in the close investigation of the story, in this class and give them a Philippines. He was the last naval however, for Marechal Is unable thorough testing this "United Press."

season officer, appointed to the rank of com- or unwilling to tell them either On demand

modore, that grade now being ex who bought the jewellery from him On Singapore- tinct.

or where he lost the money. Those

On demand fo who know him. that he would Bay have had no difficulty whatever in On Manila- WET BILL TURNED. DOWN.

borrowing from various jewellers On demand Aufficient money to tide him qver Springfield, Ill., June 15.

any financial trouble, and in view

On Shangha The Illinois State Senate defeat of this the police are not as yet On demand ed the Weber-O'Grady "wet" bill inclined wholly to accept his ex- which recently passed the House planation. of Representatives.

The measure provided for a re-

ENTERIC FEVER.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASE RETURNS:

Nine cases of notifiable disease

Hobbs alone of these had previ occurred in the Colony and Kow. ferendum on the state prohibition]

ously made two hundreds in one

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-So far as the British contin- gent is concerned, the greatest surprise in the first round play. was the defeat of Godfree by Lester.. Crole-Rees, Turnbull, Gregory, Greig, Campbell, Craw- ley and Col. Kingecote, however, all won. J. C. Gregory, the young Yorkshire player, is considered, I

BRITISH MYSTERY SHIP.

Gold Leaf, 100 fine. hear, to be England's chief hope

match, He played the fourth loon,during the week ended June

(per tael), in the men's singles this year, and The Prince of Wales may be an "doubled-barrelled" century of his 18 as follows:small pox (Chin-

London, May 8. H. K. Lester, who defeated God- active participant in the coming career.

The British "Mystery Ship Ad- Sovereigns (Bank's free, is expected to do well. The American polo season.

Bates, who made 105 and 106 for

venture has been commissioned. buying rate) New York. June 13.4 South Africans,

Instructions have been issued to Glamorgan, is the old Yorkshire Spence and

The detailed plans are strict Silver (per oz.) Condon, are in about the same le staff and grooms here to hold player, who was 48 years of age

Colez Phillips, American artist, secret. Foreign Powers are anxi- Bar Silver in Hong themselves.

the last March, In readiness with

died here to-day. day class, together with Raymond, royal polo ponies, with a view to

· Kong ous to learn the result of the trials.

... par. Newman, whose age Is 40, was

The vessel te officially described as

Chinese Copper Cash nom. who has a treems mi-a visit to the Prince's Candien bost played by one

disease.net

notifiable drive such as seems to come na- ranch and a brief holiday which bowling. At one time he butted discuss the 24 hours ended June can girls, and was one of the best hour. He construction may lead terest over 7 D... Coles Phillips attracted wide at- n mine-laying cruiser, driven by Chinese Copper Cents 6%pm tention by his paintings of Ameri- Diesel engines giving 30 miles per Rate of Native. In kua -tural to left handed players..... the Prince will, in all probability, late in the innings. Like Rhodes,

More about the championships spend in the United States he has been promoted from the last 20 there was one Chinese case of known and best paid magazine to an increase in motor-driven war- Chinose Sub. Coin 17, 20% %, die. to-morrow..

"United Presa."

position on his side to the first enteric fever.

cover artists in the United States, ships, experts consider.

Hong Kong Bub. Coin par.

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ese) 1; diphtheria (Dutch) 1; scarlet fever. (Chinese) 1; enteric fever (British, 1: Chinese 5) 6. The small pox sufferer died, as did five of those with enteric fever.

There was one death from in

During

NOTED ARTIST'S DEATH."

$9.70 .26:1/16