1927-07-18 — Page 9

MONDAY, JULY 18, 1927.

SPORTS

LAWN BOWLS.

DIVISION II. LEADERS DEFEATED.

TWO "SEVENS" SCORED.

The seven matches in the local Lawn Bowls league which were!

THE CHINA MAIL.

J. Smith

J. Sloan

W. W. Hirst J. C. Lyal

W. Warnock J. Chalmers

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L. E. Lammert H. McKechnie

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East Point R.C, v. K.B.G.C.

LOCAL BASEBALL.

WINS FOR JAPANESE AND "DRAGONS."

S.C.A.A. "DERBY."

"BIG" BASEBALL.

FULL WEEK'S LEAGUE RESULTS.

N. Y. FARE BADLY..

New York, July 16. Following are the results of the leagues:-

SHARE MARKET,

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

Tag

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Hong Kong, July 18, 1927, 1132.1.144.

Stock,

TT. on London

WEEKEND EVENTS, that he set sail from New York decided on Saturday were gen- Point B.C. defented the Kowloon/Club beat the Club de Recreio in past week's play in the two major TT. on Shanghal

Tennis Surprise For Chinese.

CHANCE FOR RECREIO

NOTES ON BASEBALL.

Home Sport Review.

[By "Stalwart."]

to

erally interesting.

On the Happy Valley diamond On their own green, the East on Saturday the Japanese Basebuli,

the local league by 10 runs to five. A better understanding among the players was greatly responsible for the Japanese victory.

K.B.G.C. F. W. Hale G. Hatt

with three dozen frames, one

B.G.C. by 10 shots. Scores:- dozen of which were actually

In Division I, the Kowloon C.C. E.P.R.C. strung up. The other two dozen who are at the bottom of the F. G. Samways will be strung up with special table gave the leaders Kowloon A. Webster gut, which the American has with Dock R.C. a close game, losing Douglas him, when necessary. Should by the narrow margin of nine R. W. Lee Tilden by any chance run short, shots. two dozen more frames will be

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A. Chapman D. F. Warren

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J. Matthews F. Stonham J. Budding

J. Maclachlan

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CS.C.C. v. Recreio.

49

Club de Recrelo were leading by. ont run at the end of the second inning but allowed their opponents to draw level in the next.

Bad Fielding.

On taking the field in the fourth inning, the fielding of the Portu- guese team left a lot to be desired. Wild throwing and errors aplenty, gave the Japanese four runs.

The

Local Tennis ark Football Results will be found on page 11,

At Happy Valley, the Civil Nipponese took advantage of the Service C.C. lost to the Club de slackness of their opponents field- Recreio by 52 shots. Scores:- ing and did some very smart run-]

C.S.C.C.

ning between the bares.

Taikoo R.C.,as expected, ac- A. T. Hamilton waiting for him on his arrival in counted for Civil Service C.C., R. Williamson London. The ex-champion has a but the lowly placed Kowloon G. M. Shaw habit of presonting rackets as Bowling Green Club defeated R. McKellar souvenirs to his friends at the Craigengewer C.C.

(Skip) ..19 various places he visits; that is The two leading Kowloon G. Vickers partly why he carries so many.teams the Cricket Club and the H. Hampton

Bowling Green Club-went down, A. K. Henderson W. Cuff One of the main topics of con- to Taikoo R.C. and East Point H. M. McTavish R. Dixon versation in racing circles, R.C. respectively but they are The week-end programme was hear, is the question of Call still leading in points. Taikoo Boy's record. The official time R.C., however, are now also in carried. out according recorded for Captain Cuttle's the picture, having lost the schedule, with one big upset, Derby in 1922 was 2 min. 34 2/5 same number of matches (two) which was the defeat of the sec. in one case and 2 min. 34 3/5 as the above two teams.

The time for

New Record. Chinese Recreation Club's "B" sec in another.

Call Boy was given as 2 min. Civil Service C.C. received a team by the United Services 34 2/5 sec., which would in the rude shock at the hands of the Club in the tennis tourney on

one case make a record and in Club de Recreio. Winning by

"It is 52 shots, the Recreio put up Saturday. This is the first-re the other an equality.

a E. S. Simmonds, C. Vas verse suffered by the Chinese one of the problems which can new record for the biggest vic-J. Beattie

never be settled," and takes from them the cer-known racing man.

said a well-tory, the previous largest margin Archibald "There is being 48 shots (Police R.C.'s win R. Taylor tainty of holding the "B" league no official time recording, and it over Cralgengower C.C. in Divi- (Skip) .:10 championship, as they now have depends upon the human ele-sion I last week).

S. Eccleshall to meet the winners of the fraction, then there must be performances

ment. If watches differ by a There were two noteworthy C. E. Jones J. G. Ozorio

F. H. W. Haynes C. Silva Saturday, Recreio-Indian R.C. match for some disparity between read-Deakin of Civil Service C.C. scored J. Massey

L. C. R. Souza the title. The K.C.6. were, wellings. That must have been the a seven against Wotherspoon; (Skip) ..12 (Skip).30 beaten by the Club de Recreio case with Captain Cuttle.

As (Taikoo R.C.) in their Division TH. E. Strange J. V. Ribeiro for Call Boy's time, one can say match whilst another seven was Luck

P. Yvanovich that it was as good as Captain scored by Maclachlan (K.B.G.C. FH. Holdman

The game was held up for fully Cuttle's and perhaps better. Division II) against McKellar S. Alderman

A. Ribeiro

fifteen minutes during the Afth That is satisfactory enough sure- (E.P.R.C.)

[Skip)..12 (Skip)..26 inning of the Club de Recreio Iy."

-owing to Tajima (Japanese 3rd 86 baseman) sustaining a nasty cut on the right shin which necessit- ated attention. He had to retire from the game, his place being taken by Hara.

but managed to get the better of the K.B.S. old boys by oue game in the "C" division. The Nippon Club heat the University on Saturday, and yesterday the University turned the tables In the "C" on the M.B.K. division the Chinese hold a substantial lead, and are likely to carry off the championship, all nine matches having won played.

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on

⚫ DIVISION I.

Kowloon D.R.C. v. K.C.C.

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C. de R.

E. V. Sousa C. A. Lopes J. Ribeiro

(Skip) ..30 F. X. Silva

C. E. Marques

Yacht Club v. C.C.C.

On their own green, the Royal loon R.C. defeated the Kowloon Craigengower C.C. by 14 shots. On their own green, the Kow-long Kong Yacht Club lost to the C.C. by 9 shots. Scores:-

K.D.R.C.

The timing of racehorses must always depend on a human fac- or. One must take the instant the tapes go up and another the instant the first horse passes the post. It is not possible to apply to racehorses the methods of perhaps the most accurate re- W. Greig cordings taken of any races in H. G. Cooper the world, the Cresta Run F. Cullen bobsleigh races in the Engadine. R. Lapsley Sunday was a regular day out Here the bobsleigh breaks a for Chinese baseball players and tape which starts a clock and J. Tuncheon

(Skip) ..21 local "Derby" being when the bob reaches the distant G. Henderson fans. 1

the Happy Valley end of the course it breaks an- J. O. McLaggan staged on diamond between the "Dragons" other tape, which by an electric S. Gray and the "Tigers."-the two teams circuit stops the clock, thereby (Skip)..22 comprising the South China giving an absolutely accurate C. Atkinson Athletic Association's repre record. One could imagine what J. V. Ramsay sentation in the league. As was would happen if at the winning-J. A. Lindsay to be expected, the former nine post of a horse race there was a J. C. Brown won, despite the loan of three tape stretched across the track! or more stars to their weaker brethren. On Saturday the Recreio went down before the Japanese, who are, I think, the strongest combination we have in the Colony, The Chinese, it appears, are to be reinforced by the addition of a number players who are coming from Honolulu.

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ENGLAND'S SHAME.

REASON FOR TENNIS DECAY.

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58

K.C.C.

F. Hamblin Fincher

A. W. Smith J. Gibson

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R. Abraham W. J. Edwards C. J. Taechi AG.-Pile-

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J. Hyde W. Hyde W. Goldenberg H. Overy

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Taikoo R.C. v. C.S.C.C.

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At Taikoo, the Civil Service C.C. lost to the Taikoo R.C. by 12 London, July 2.

shots. Scores in an article under the title T.R.C... "England's Shame" Tilden Jaments J. McCubbin

C.S.C.C. the decay of English tennis and ad- J. Whyte vances in probable explanation the J. Russell suggestion that our amateurs are G. Morrison insufficiently energetic and at the same time lack adequate interna- tional experience.

T. Laing R. A. Smith A. Holledge T. D. E.

In the last three innings the Japanese added two more runa whilst Club de Recreio made one. Game Held Up.

D. Alves was the one outstand- ing fielder in the Portuguese team. At short-stop he was always on the alert and won rounds of applause from the spectators for really snappy work.

The Japanese nine maintained their reputation as a good all-round side.

The teams lined up as follows:- Japanese.

Recreio.

S. Hachiuma

Kusano

Scores:-

R.H.K.Y.C.

C.C.C.

.

K. Murata

D. K, Khoras Y. Abbas .H. Béer

Vaux Anderson Hammond Thornhill

(Skip) ..18 Wynne-Jones Sutherland Greig Davies

(Skip) ..19 Abraham Reed Croucher Edwards

F. T. Knott

c.f. C. Pereira

C. Remedios.

ib J. Alves

Y. Hachiuma 8.s. Saido

Takatomi Tajina

(Skip)..32 Koga

F. K. Modi

Tarbuck

A. A. Razack C. A. Rodrigues

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A. E. Contes

Yoshikawa Harn

D. Alves

r.f.

H. Barros

想

Bh

A. Alvares

Gosano

1.f. L. Rocha

2. M. Burros

sub. C. Figueiredo Umpires:-Anfra and Hernaez. Score_by_innings

Japanese

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Totals. 3 0 1 4 1 1 0 10

Recreio .... 2 2 0 0 1 0 0

5

L. G.. Gutierrez

W. E. Nicholson

"DRAGONS" WIN.

G. H. Sellwood

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LEAGUE TABLES.

Chin Scores Home Run.

c.f. F. Wong

K. C. Wong 1.f. H. Wong 2b. Yuen

1b. K. Chin

c. H. Sling

Yesterday the two teams of the S.C.A.A., the "Dragons"

and "Tigers" met at Happy Valley when the former won by six runs date are:-

The positions in the League to to two. K. Chinn scored a "homer" for the losere in the Division I.

in seventh,

which inning the P. W. D. L. Pts "Tigers" secured both their runs. Kowloon Dock R.C. 8 8 0 0 16

Teams:- Taikoo R.C.... They don't want any baseball

Dragons. 7 5 0 2 10

Tigers. Kowloon B:G.C. in Singapore, it seems, for my

6 30 36 Shim Police R.C.

J. 73 0 4 6 S. L. Lee friend "The Topicist" holds

Pendered Craigengower C.C.. 8 3 0 6 6 forth as follows in the "Free

W. Sting (Skip) ..15 (Skip)..20 Civil Service C.C... 7 2 0 5 4 Press":-Did the Topicist catch

Same With Boxing,

T. Grimes

7 1 0 6 2T. Chin B. E. Maughan Kowloon C.C. a glimpse of a baseball game

Micky, Walker, the world's mid- T. Muirhead

Shots for and Against.

S. S. Lee H. Westlake, proceeding on the Padang

dleweight champion, who defeated

June For Agat Up Dn. D. Chin evening this week? It certainly article in much the same tone in W. Wotherspoon J. W. Deakin

Milligan last week, also writes an 3. Laing

P: Keegan

Kowloon D.R.C.. 501 389 112 looked remarkably like it as, regard to English boxing, lament-

Taikoo R.C...... 433 370 63 casting memory back, one reing the decay of stamina and the

Kowloon B.G.C.. 372 318. 54 (Skip) ..24 members that childish game

Civil Service C.C. 398 417 'known as "rounders" and calls

Police R.C.

393 421 Craigengower C.C. 428 486 to mind the alleged association

Kowloon C.C.... 320 499 between the two games. Is this

Division II. the thin end of the wedge one is

P. W. D. L. Pts. prompted to ask. Shall we ferocious attack on some time in the near or distant night's fight, against its merciless

Kowloon C.C..... 9 7.0 2 14 54 Kowloon B.G.C... $ 0 2 12 future, be compelled to ait savagery and loathsome trafficking

East Point R.C... 9 6 0 3 12 through a Saturday afternoon in suffering.

Talkoo R.C... 7 50 210 Civil Service C.C.. 9 4 0 6 8

one

in

at the Club watching men funny trousers and jockey caps sliding around over bases and things? It must not be! Ameri- can cars and even American tinned beans we tolerate, bat baseball-never. Comrades, let 'us unite and put our collective feet down, hard!

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absence of punching ability.

G. Gerrard

Hall Caine Joins the Fray.

T. Grimshaw On top of Micky Walker's article G. Macleod on the absence of English punching R. Wallace ability Sir Hall Caine, the well- known novelist, has launched a Thursday

"SOCCER 46

TEST."

CHINESE AGAIN LOSE IN AUSTRALIA.

Brisbane. July 17.

MANDELL WINS.

DEFENDS TITLE AGAINST MCGRAW.

sen.

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H. H. Rose A. Ú. Brawn A. W. Grimmitt A. H. Oswick

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Kowloon B.G.C. v. C.C.C. On home ground, the Kowloon Bowling Green Club defeated the Craigengower C.C. by 32 shots. Scores:-

K.B.G.C.

C.C.C. W. Hedley Hogbin D. Muir

R. Duncan Thomson J. Macgill A. M. Holland

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T. Fergusson

D. Harvey A. Macfarlane W. Russell

R. F. Luz W. T. Brightman C. S. Rosselett.

E. el Arculli

(Skip) ..14 F. J. Neves D. Fritz Martin U. M. Omar

(Skip) ..12 W. B. Muskett

8

H: Young

36. Fung. r.f. Choy

9.5. Ho Substitutes for Tigers-P. Ho,

Luen, R. Lau, J. Lau, Tye, A. Lau,

19 B. Wang and-Lee Shao-luen. Scores by innings:---

28 63

119 Tigers..... Dragons

Club de Recreio. 9 3 0 6 6 Craigengower C.C. 9 2 0 74 Royal H.K.Y.C... 6 0 0 6 0 Shots for and Against.

For Aget Up Da. Kowloon B.G.C. 509 420 89 East Point R.C.. 550 485 65 Kowloon C.C... 547 495 Taikoo R.C...... 438 393

Civil Service C.C. 618 629 Club de Recreio 470 585 Crafgengower C.C. 487 571 Royal H.K.Y,C... 310 410

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Totals.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1-0 2-01-20 Standings.

"Dragons" Japanese Club de Recreio Hong Kong Filipino "Tigers"

DONNOWE

National League. Saturday (July 9):

New York 6, Brooklyn 7. New York 1, Brooklyn 0. Boston 3, St. Louis 6. Boston 2, St. Louis 4. Philadelphia 12, Cincinnati Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 0.

Sunday (July 10):

New York 6, St. Louis 0. New York 3, St. Louis 7. - Brooklyn 0, Chicago 3. Monday (July 11):

Philadelphia 8. St. Louis 7. Tuesday (July 12):

New York 8, Cincinnati 2. Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 2. Boston 2, Chicago 6. Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 9. Wednesday (July 13)':

Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 1. New York 3, Cincinnati 11. Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 9. Boston G, Chicago 3. Boston 1, Chicago 4. Thursday (July 14):

New York 6, Cincinnati 8. New York 3, Cincinnati 8. Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 6. Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 3. Braton 1, Chicago 6.

Friday (July 15):

New York 4, Cincinnati 1. Brooklyn 2. Pittsburgh 5. Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 9. Boston 6, Chicago 9.

American League. Saturday (July 9):

Detroit 7, New York 19. Detroit 14, New York 4. Cleveland 5. Washington 6. Cleveland 2, Washington 3. Chicago 1, Boston 2. Chiengo 5, Boston 0. St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 5. Sunday (July 10):

Detroit 6, New York 8. Cleveland 9, Washington 10. Chiengo 4, Beaton 1.

St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 14. Monday (July 11):

St. Bouls 6, Philadelphia 7. Chicago 7. Boston 6. Cleveland 2, Washington 3. Detroit 5, New York 8. Tuesday (July 12):

Chicago 8, Philadelphia 5. Cleveland 8, New York T Detroit 6, Washington 9. St. Louis 6, Boston 6. Wednesday (July 13):

Chicago 5, Philadelphia 7. Cleveland 3, New York 5. Detroit, Washington 3. Detroit 13, Washington 9. St. Louis 14, Boston 3. Thursday (July 14):

Cleveland 4, New York 1. St. Louis 4, Boston 2. Friday (July 15):

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Chicage 1, Philadelphia 3. Chicago 10, Philadelphia 13. Cleveland 9, New York 10. St. Louis 3, Boston 2.

-Reuter's American Service.

STANDINGS.

(As at Last Week-End.)

American League.

New York Washington

Detroit Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland

St. Louis Boston

Chicago

W. L. PC 55 22 .714 42 32 568 40 .34

.541 42 36 :538 41 96 34 41 483

532

30 44 405

18 66 243

National League.

6

+

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0

3

2

Pittsburgh

St. Louis

0

2

.41

New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Cincinnati

W. L. PC

.635

47 27

44 27 .620 40

32.556

405

40 36 .526 36 39 .480 30 .44 20 44 .397 27 49 355

New York, July 8.

S.C.A.A. Reception. Prior to yesterday's game, a re- ception was held at the South China Athletic Association pavilion, lat -which there were present Mr. Li Hysan, Mr. Mok Wing-yu, Mr. Tsoi

The Cubs, in the throes of a win- Kin-yung, and other officers, while ning streak that has accounted for 45-Mr. J. J. Muccio, President of the nine, straight victories so far, pull- 11 Baseball Association was supported another one out of the fire when 56 ed by Mr. Hin Wong, the Hon. they beat the Pirates by the tight 84 Secretary. An opportunity was

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EXCHANGE.

Hong Kong, July 18.

On London---

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Bank 4 months' eight 2/-

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the

30 day's sight (private

paper)

100 taken to have a photographic record score of 1-0. This gives the Chi- made of the first all Chinese base-cago contingent another boost in ball game

the National League race with the to be played under league auspices.

Pirates fighting hard to keep with. Matches down for decision for tion that more than 20 Honolulu

It was announced at this recep-in striking distance of first place.

No changes in position resulted next Saturday are:-

Chinese baseball players are arrive from Friday's Division I: Police R.C. v. Taikoo ing by 8.3. "President Pierce" at National League. In the American,

games R.C.; Kowloon Dock R.C. v. Crai the end of the present month and with the Tigers copping one of the (Skip)..26 (Skip)..18 gengower CC: Kowloon C.C. Vmost of these would join the ranks two games at Detroit, they forged

Kowloon B.G.C.

of the South China Athletic Asso-ahead of the White Sox, who were Division II; Talkoo R.C. v. Civil)

ciation.

losing a lopsided game to Boston, Service C.C.; Club de Recreio v.

11-5. The Chicago team is now a Kowloon C.C.; Royal H.K. Yacht Club v. East Point R.C.; Craigen-

game behind the Senators for second place. gower C.G.. v. Kowloon B.G.C.

M. A.. R. Sousa

C. Bennett R. Basa

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In the second soccer test Aus-W. Macfarlane tralia beat China by 7 goals to There are not many elements four after China was leading 3-2 (Skip).21 of consolation in the defeat of at half time. Seven minutes from -our golf professionals in time when the score was level America. They won only one Cheu scored through his own double (Boomer and C. Whit- goal, after which the Chinese lost combe) and one single-which heart.-Reuter Duncan secured by a five-yard putt at the 36th hole-while Whitcombe halved his single with Sarazen, leaving the score 2% to 914. All the cables agree that, -the defeat was due to marked inferiority upon the putting- green. In this department it is notorious that the standards which our professionals set be- fore themselves are far too low. Until they condescend to the same patient and per- sistent practice ag their American rivals, they cannot hope to retrieve their laurels. It is the man whose self-con- ..sciousness has been dulled by practice that is able to ignore his nerves upon the great occasion.

Two years ago, it was said

A return ping-pong match was E. Kern that Lacoste took thirty rackets played between the Wah Yan Old F. E. Lawrence F. Boyce

Boys' Union and the Chinese

Detroit, July 17. Sammy Mandell, defending the world's lightweight title, won the deciston over ten rounds against Phil McGraw at Detroit-Reuter,

PING-PONG.

WIN FOR WAH YAN OLD BOYS.

DIVISION IL

F.C.C.C. v. Taikoo R.C.

89

Crossing over to Kowloon, the Taikoo R.C. defeated, the Kow- loon C.C. by 17 shots. Scores;

K.C.C.

T.R.C. B. Petheram H. Maxwell C. G. Harrison D. Speirs G. Wragge D. Munro F. G. Herridge T. Young

(Skip) ....19 (Skip). .27

P. M. Stewart

with him to the States. Tilden, Catholic Young Men's Society on W. J. F. Gorvin D. Walmsley however, seems to have broken Sunday, at 7 p.m. in the Union A. WE all records in this respect on his club room. After a long tussle the present trip. It is reported former won by 70 points to 49,

Davidson C. B. MatthewB (Skip)

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I

KOWLOON v. TAIPO.

Lapsley Matthews Overy Gibson

Vaux

J

Result of Return Game.

A return friendly game between Taipo and the Kowloon Bowling Green Club was played yesterday afternoon on the latter's green and resulted in the, defeat of Taipo by 17 shots.

The scores were: KL.B.G.C.

Talpo, Keith

Wood Duncan

Wynne-Jones Edwards

Reed Russell

Brayfield (SRip)

(Skin).

Moncrieff Mair Pendered (Skip) 14 (Skip) . 28

Total 67 Total Majority for K.B.G.C. 17 shots.

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The game was preceded by a

THE KING'S PRIZE.

CAPT. VERNON WINS BIG

. BISLEY SHOOT.

Bisley, July 17.

The King's Prize was won by most enjoyable tiffin and subse- Capt. C. H. Vernon, late R.A.M.C., quently Mr. Brayfield, representing with a score of 292.--Reuter. Taipo, thanked the K.B.G.C. for their hospitality and trusted that the rubber game would be played in the very near future, preferably at Talpo.

LADY'S BROOKLANDS WIN

London, July 2.

At Brooklands to-day Mra, Scott Mr. C. Bond, President of the won the Surrey Senior Long Handi- K.B.G.C., responded in his usual cap, attaining a speed of 99.4 miles witty manner.

an hour

On Yokohama~*~* On demand......... Gold Leaf, 100 fine

(per tael).

Sovereigna

(Bank's

102

9.70 buying rate) Silver (per oz.) -25 15/16 Bar Silver in Hong

Kong...

3% prom Chinese Copper Cents nom Chinese Copper Cash 6%pm. Rate of Native In-

terest..

7% p.4.

Chinese Sub. Coin... 20% dis

Hong Kong Sub. Coin per

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