TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1929.
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LAWN TENNIS
HUNGARY DEFEATS HOLLAND IN DAVIS CUP
BRITONS FOR BUDAPEST
Budapest, Yesterday.
In the Davis Cup contest Hungary defeated Holland by three matches to two.
The British team are now on their' way to Budapest to meet Hungary in the semi-final of the European zorien Reuter.
CRAIGENGOWER DEFEATED BY CHINESE
"A" DIVISION MATCH
Chinese Recreation Club defeat- ed Craigengower Cricket Club in "A" division of the Hong Kong Lawn Tennis League yesterday
MOTOR-CYCLING
JUNIOR TOURIST TROPHY RACE
RESULT AT DOUGLAS
Douglas, Yesterday.
motor cycles, over a distance of 204 The Junior Tourist Trophy race for
miles, was won by F. Hicks, riding a Velocette.
His time as 3 hours 47 mins, 28 seronós Router,
JOHNNY RISKO
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ODD CAREER KEEPS PUBLIC GUESSING
New York, May 22. Pour Jututy Risko, the Cleveland Raker Boy, poor in the respect that hy eight sets to one. Scores:- he gets. blamed for ruining more
Ng Sze-kwong and C. Cha (C.R.Cpotential chimps
lust to H. D. Rumjahn and C. Lia 4-6
beat J. Leonard and O. Ismail 6-1
beat A. Hachiuma and D. Bozack 6-
Ho Ka-lau and Yew Man-kit (C.R.C.)
beat Rumjahn and Lia
6- 2
beat Leonard and Ismail
6- 2
beat Hachiuma and Razack
6- 2
M. W. Lo and M. K. Lo (CR.C.)
than any
other
THE CHINA MAIL,
HOME CRICKET
NOTTS DEFEAT MIDDLESEX EASILY
TWO GOOD BOWLERS..
JOURNEY DELAYED
DUKE OF GLOUCESTER STILL AT VANCOUVER
1
A FEW MORE DAYS
Vancouver, Yesterday.
WATER SUPPLY
Level and Storage of water in Re servoirs on June 1, 1929:-
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.
1928 Level
Level
1929 30' 5"B 27′ 6′′B 59' 8"B
London, Yesterday, At Nottingham Notts, playing against Middlesex, batted 'first
The Duke of Gloucester is delaying Tytam...................... and knocked up a score of 337 runs. his homeward journey a few days Tytam Byewash
Tytam Intermediate Level till his collar-bone is completely Tytam Tuk
10′ 7′′B 93′11′′B healed-Reuter.
Wong Nei Chung. Level 40' "B [The Duke
to have left Pokfulum
Level 33' 9"B Vancouver yesterday for England.]. denotes "Above: Overdow; L, dev [Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow":
notes "Level with Overflow."]
Middlesex responded with 187, Barratt being mainly, responsible for the low score, taking six wickets for 65 rung.
"In their send bid Middlesex faced even worse, the whole side being dis- missed for only 110 runs. A. Staples collared.five wickets for 31 runs.
Notts won by an innings and 90 runs.
Hants v. Leicestershire Leicester with Hampshire
Playing on their own ground a
the visitors,
Leicestershire went to the wicket
first, hut scored only 138. Boyes was in deadly form, being res- ponsible for the fall of five wickets for the low Eotal of 23 runs.
US
Low scoring was likewise a feature of Hampshire's batting, the whole side being accounted for when 150 runs had been run up. Geary accounted for half a dozen of the wickets for a loss of 43 runs.
In the secoal venture Leicestershire faced even worse than befor, the whole side being disposed of for a total of Boyes was again in great form, no fewer than five wicket falling to him at the cost of 36 runs.
109.
Left with only 98 runs to win Hamp- shire got the required number for the foss of only two wickets, thus winning the match by sight wickets-Reuter.
County Championship Table
1st hrs. No P. W. L. W. L. Res. Pts.
$ པ 1 1 2
As
TIRED OF LIFE
CHOICE OF KITCHEN KNIFE AND THE HARBOUR
Storage in millions and Decimals of gallons.
Tytam
Tytam Byewash
Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chung Pokfulum
"ICELAND" VACUUM
ICE CREAM FREEZER
A STRONGLY-MADE ARTICLE BEAUTIFULLY
FINISHED IN WHITE ENAMEL.
NEAT AND
ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE.
1928
1929
384.80
178.80
22.37
.11
195.90
10.02
PERFECTLY SANITARY
1,171.15
43.42.
30.34
66.00
.68 1:42
EASILY CLEANED.
295.45
NO TIRESOME CHURNING
NO EXHAUSTING
SHAKING.
A Chinese labourer named Lee Man, living at No. 59, Haitan street, Kowloon, committed suicid
Total 1,870.5G yesterday by cutting his throat with
Consumption of water in the City kitchen knife. He died soon after and Hill District in millions and de- admission to the Kowloon Hospital cimals of gallone during the month of
May.
1928
1929 139.21*
A Chinese widow named Yeung- Tsat attempted suicide yesterday by Consumption..... 233.30 jumping into the harbour from Estimated population 422,240 432,560 Yaumati ferry whilst the vessel was Consumption per in midstream. She was rescued hy thenseamten on the launch.
head per day.. 17.8 10.4 * Includes 9.10 mg. from Taikoo Refinery Dam & 824 m.g. from Kow- loon.
A young married woman named Wan Me: also sought a watery grave Main Districts during May 1928. Intermittent Supply in all Rider by jumping into the harbour In 1929, Principal Main Supply shut from the Mong Kok ferry wharf Boat people in the vicinity rescued
ILLEGAL LOTTERY
of from 6 p.m.-6 am. May 1-27 inclusive. From May 28-31 inclusive the hours of supply from the Prin- cipal Mains were 0-10 am. & 3–6 p..
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL.
INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD
Take it for a ride on your Motor Outing and there is a delicious refresher awaiting your pleasure. It goes into your car containing a liquid and in a little while by the Magic Power of the "ICELAND" 'you are rewarded with a beautiful cream of a luscious consistency...... the flavour is what you make it!
her,
Lancashire Derbyshire Notts
51
8 5 1
50
42
Middlesex...
4 5
42
Warwickshire 82
1. 89
Gloucestershire 7 4 2
Kent
Surrey .... 8 3
33
Leicestershire 0 2 2 Yorkshire
Sussex...
Hampshire
.10
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Northants
Worcestershire &
Detective Sergeant Moran, of No. 1 37 Police Station, yesterday carried out a raid at No. 52, Russell-street, Wanchai and arrested a Chinese for rouning Kowloon Reservoir 10 13 43 1"B po piu lcttery, and a small boy for Shek Lai Pui Reser 30 aiding him.
voir
2' 6B 33' 3"B It was stated that a cunningly con. Reception Reservoir Level structed cupboard in the place allStorage-in- millions and Decimals the searchers for some time, but even.
of gallons.
1928
1929
Phone Central 4567,
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
Hardware Dept.
4' 5"B
Glamorgan
1928 361.69
1929
40,00
Somerset
Essex
B
106.02
18:45
33.15
22.00
GOLF
!
beat Rumjahn and Lia
beat Leonard and Ismail
beat Hachiuma and Razack
WHAT TO WEAR AT COURT
OCCUPIES HER THOUGHTS
Helen Wills, the girl who wins international titles and retains į them, without so much as the bat- ting of an eye, finds it in her make. up to behave like any other excited little American girl at the news that her date has been set to be presented at the Court of St. James. Helen even admitted that her prospective presentation at the British Court is occupying her time and thought almost to the ex- clusion of her determination to gain more tennis laurels in her scheduled competition in Europe.
Of course, Belen knew her name had been proposed for presentation, but she was a little nervous about the date because she was apprehen-
Helen Wills
Johnny Risko
living heavy, but gets the dough just the aurie. Johnny himself isn't such hot pumpkina us a fighter and probably never will be a champ, but he just seems to delight in knocking title aspirations of others into a cocked hat.
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
OPENED
SOME EARLY RESULTS
20tually a secret recess was found in
which the tickets were found.
London, Yesterday. At Sandwich, on St. George's course, the British amateur golf championship opened in glorious weather.
The joint favourites are John Daw- son (Chicago), the only front rank American competing, Cyril Tolley, and T. P. Perkins (holder).
Dawson got a walk over in the first round.
Joshua
Стале (America) beat Bretherton (flandsworth), by 2 holes.
Cyril Tolley beat Patterson, 6 and 5. Tweddell hea: Rutherford (Burkill), 3 and 1.
Kyke (Selangor) beat J. Morrison (the Corinthian "soccerite"), 4 and the-Router.
Funny thing, too, about Baker Boy, just when everyone figures him in a soft spot where he'll flap his opponent, don't it seem that Johnny always gets dumped?
Starting with knocking slugging Paul Berlenbach all over the joint, Johnny has been mixing up the heavy situatian ever since. Jack Delaney was coming along nicely after meeting Paolino when along
came Johnny. After this fight the "apier of the North seemed so discouraged that he lost to Heeney and Sharkey took him in one round and he has now slid into practical
oblivion.
"Upset" Johnny next took a fall out of big George Godfrey just when Godfrey looked like the best bet on the list. Then just as the late Tex Rickard thought he had Jack Sharkey all ready to flatten Tunner for the title, Johnny stepped in and spoiled it all. That fight than on (tennis) knocked the well laid plana for a row of ash-carts and Tom Heeney Naturally Helen wants to look her got the chanc al Tunney instead of
no expense the "Boston Strong Roy."
sive that it might come during the Wimbledon tournament, and, in that case, her mind would be on Court rather court.
best and she's sparing toward this end. In fact, she en- Someone sarted to ballyhoo Ris- gaged an internationally famous ko as the best heavy in the game. couturier in Paris to create a gown | What happened? Maxie Schmeling, fit for the event and she won't feel fresh over from Germany, gave comfortable until the final fitting. Johnny a trimming such as no other when she knows her dress will be heavy had succeeded in handing just as she wants it.
out. Some more ballyhoo all faw There was a little matter which down. Either Maxie is good, or for a time threatened to interfere Johnny took him lightly, anyhow with the tennis star's plans. It Johnny's chances went up in smoke seems Ielen was scheduled to play this time. Then right after this at The Hague for three days be-fight, Johnny took Von Porat who ginning May 9, which was "the" had a win over Tom Heeney ap- eventful day. But the Dutch offi- pended to his list.
"SVERIGE" MISHAP
NOW BEING TOWED TO ICELAND
The boy was engaged in cutting smal slips of paper when the Police arrived. These were supposed to be announce ments of the result of the drawing of the lottery.
The man was fined $50 or one month whilst the boy was ordered to receive
six strokes.
Kowloon Reservoir Shek Lai Pui Reser
voir ... Reception Reservoir
Total
490.80 89.45 in millions and decimals
Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of May.
of gailona
1929 94.79* 170.820
1928 Consumption....... 107,15 Estimated population 165,280 Consumption
head per day
20.9 18.0 Does not include water sent to
Hong Kong.
per
TRICK CYCLISTS
Divisional Inspector R. A. Marks prosecuted in a case beard at the
Full Supply in all districts during Kowloon Magistracy this morning, May 1928, During the whole month against a Chinese who was charged of May, 1929, the supply was shut with riding a bicycle without a light off nightly from 6 p.m.-6 am.
The Government Analyst's reporta in Gascoigne-road late at night.
show that the quality of the water is. Inspector Marks said that bicycles satisfactory, in Yauznati
increasing were
Total rainfall to May 31, 1928, large numbers particularly near the 83.15; May 31, 1929, 10.18. Po Hing Theatre, as late as 12 o'clock at aight. They were nothing short of tricksters.
in
As accused had been in the cells all night, and as he did not appear to be a trick-cyclist, His Worship cautioned him against a recurrence of the offence.
TRAFFIC OFFENDERS
It was mentioned that the
Reykjagik, Yesterday. A learner driver was this morning Capt. Ahreeberg's sesiplane, the charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy, with driv. "Sverige," which was continuing its ing in Deep Water Buy, a locality which attempt to fly the Atlantic from was not specified in the licence issued Bergen to New York via Greenland, to him. when it made a forced landing licensed driver of the car had gone to through engine trouble is being Canton since the summons was taken towed by the Icelandic inspec- The Chinese driver of a public motor tion ship "Odinn" and is making car was summoned for negligent driv-
ing in Stubba-road. He passed for the Vestman Isles.
P.W.D. forry at a bend and almost col lided with it. Fined $15.
Later.
out, Defendant was fined $15.
а
Arrives at Reykjavik
For parking his car in the ane be- The "Sverige" has arrived---Reu-ween China-building and the Queens' ler.
Theatre, the driver of a private motor ear was fined $3. Mr. Hamilton remark- ing that there was a large notice there stating hat parking was not allow ed in that lane.
"CHOPPER FOR SALE"?
HABITUAL THIEF
WEALTHY WIDOW
LARGE SUM LEFT TO CHARITIES
Large sums pass to charitable ob- jects under the will of Mrs. Eleanor Barrett Palmer, of Marlston House, Newbury, widow of the Rt. Hon. G. W. Palmer.
Mrs. Palmer's estate has been sworn at 1105,265 gross, with net personalty 298,431 She bequeathed legacies to a number of servants, and among other
benefactions left:
£1,000 each to Bedford College for Women, Regent's Park; the Oxford Diocesan Board, and the Central. Church Fund.
£500 each to Helena Nursing Home, Reading; Hospital for Incar- ables, Putney; the Church Army, the Home for Friendless Giris, Kenning ton; the Society for the Rescue of Young Women and Children, the Berkshire Association for the Pro- tection of Young Girls, Oxford Dioce san Council for Prevention and Rescue Work, Royal Berkshire Ros pital, University College, Reading; Clergy Pension Institute; the Ann Hinton Clerical Society, Bristol; and the Children's Cottage Hospital, Cold Ash, Newbary.
Mrs. Palmer gave instructions that she should be harfed in Marlston
This morning, a Chinese was found in the back yard of No. 948 Canton-road. He had a chopper hidden on his person and the door A Chinese, said to be unemploy- Churchyard in the same grave as her of the yard was found to have ed, appeared this morning before husband, and that his ring and the been prised open. Singularly Mr. T. 3. Whyte-Smith, the Kowloon of which I always wear," should be small diamond horsehoe brooch, "both enough the lock by which the door Magistrate, on a charge of posses-buried with her. had been fastened the night be- sion of a number of Iron rails aus- fore could not be found by the pected to have been stolen. Police who arrested the suspicious Accused a few years ago served a term of imprisonment for the theft of wood, and a year later, had served another term for the theft of a quantity of cement.
Sentence of two months' sonment was passed.
man.
At the Kowloon Court
this morning accused pleaded that he was peeping through the cracks of the door to see if he could find a purchaser for the chopper, when he was arrested,
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NOT FOR CINDERELLA!
of
When a Chinese was charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central impri-Magistracy this morning, with the un-
lawful possession of two pairs shoes, he said that he had picked them up on board the 6.3. "Tung On." Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, remark- All the candles at the altars and
His Worship remarked that if the ing that it was rather Rn early shrines in St. Agatha's Roman Press (? including the China Mail")
would mention the case -Kingston-on-
the Police would probably have half the town Thames, were lit by men who had going to them to claim the shoes. We tried to open the collection boxes. do like to oblige!
cials were kind enough to change How can you figure the boy? He'll the date, and now Helen's sitt the same there's plenty of cauli- hour (8 a.m.) for one to look for Catholic Church,
perhaps never be champion, but just
What Helen did wear is shown in flower artists who wish they never our Picture Page to-day.)
on top of the world.
saw the Baker Boy.
a buyer, imposed a sentence of one month's imprisonment.
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