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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1929.

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ENGLAND'S NEXT XI

WHITE THE ONLY AMATEUR |

LEFT IN

THIRD TEST SELECTIONS

London, Yesterday.

The selectors (Messrs. H. D. G. Leveson-Guwer, Nigel flaig and J. C. from which will be selected England's White) have put down twelve namis,

RACING

TOTE EXPERIMENT AT NEWMARKET

A GREAT SUCCESS

London, July 3. The totalisator proved a great success on the opening day of the figures sometimes appeared too late Newmarhet meeting, although the

XI against South Africa in the Third

was room for improve Test Match which will begin at Leeds and there this Saturday (and continue on Man-, ment in the paying-out. day and Tuesday) :--

J. C. White (Somerset) captain,

II. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire),

E. Hendren (Middlesex),

W. R. Hammond (Gloucester),

M. W, Tate (Sussex),

M. Leyland (Yorkshire),

F. E. Woolley (Kent),

H. Larwood (Notta),

A. P. Freeman (Kent),

E. H. Bowley. (Sussex),

G. Duckworth Lancashire),

W. Goddard (Gloucester).

J. B. Hobbs (Surrey), who was chosen to play, requested to be allow- ed to stand down as he did not con- sider himself fit enough for a Test Match. Reuter.

Tattersalls and the bookmakers generally retained their usual cus- tomers, although the majority of the "silver ring" bookmakers were probably hit.

45.-

AFTER POLO GAME

TRAGIC END OF PEER'S

- BROTHER

HON, AUBREY HASTINGS

The Hon. Aubrey Hastings, brother of the Earl of Huntingdon, collapsed and died after playing polo at Ciren- cester in mail week.

Mr. Hastings had been watching the final stage of the Phillipi Cup competi- tion on the ground of Cirencester Polo Club, and afterwards himself took part in a friendly game.

At the close of his game he rested in a chair for a minute or twe talking to his wife and daughters. When he rose

had been suffering from blood pressure with the intention of proceeding to the pavilion he immediately expired. He

for some time, and it is thought that the exertion, cf the gamo on a hot afternoon was too much for him.

Mr. Hastings, who was born in 1878, was a well-known racehorse' trainer, Three horses trained by him have won the Grand National, and one, Ascetics The total invested on the New-Silver, the winner in 1906, was also market tote was £10,477

ridden by him. Ilis other two winners "Singapore Free Press."

were Ally Sloper in 1916 and Master Robert in 1924. In addition, he won the substitute for the Grand National which was run at Gatwick in 1917 with Ballymacad.

also had charge of Mr. Hastings Holdcraft when it established a record by covering two miles of the January Handicap Chase at Hurst Park in January, 1922, in 3 min. 53.3-5 sec.

Mr. Hastings' outstanding successes at steeplechasing, hunting, and pole of having the full sight of chly one eye, were achieved in spite of the handicap

Even in his middle age he was se counted one of the best polo players at Hurlingham and Ranelagh..

COUNTY CRICKET

(Continued from Page 1.)

Kent v. Hants

Latest Changes Hobbs could not play in either the First, or Second Test, which

were drawn. His presence would have solv ed the problem of an opening partner with Sutcliffe, E. T. Killick, the

Varsity Blue, had the honour twice! but he has been dropped 'us have 117 and Hardinge 150).

At Folkstone, Kent took first innings' points from their visitors. Hampshire. Scores:-

Hants 247 runs and 196 runs for 7 wickets.

Kent 477 ruas (Woolley, F. E.

R. W. V. Robins (a former Blue) and; Northants v. Lancashire

J. O'Connor, the Essex professional.

champions) Scores:-

by ten wickets.

At Peterborough, Northampton That is to say. White, Sutcliffe,, lost to Lancashire (last season's Hendren, Hammond, Tate, Leyland, Larwood and Duckworth have played in the First and Second Tests; Woolley, Freeman, Bowley and Goddard are the latest selections, at least three of whom will play. Andi it looks as though the wicket will decide whether Precinau of Goddard will accompany

the other ten into the fickt. AL any rate. White, the skipper, is the only amateur left in

Woolley is a fine left-hand batsman, Freeman a slow right-arm bowler, Bowley an all-rounder who wil prob ably

in ficat with Sutcliffe, and Goddard is a medium-paced bowler whe bas come to the fore this season for Gloucester.

LOCAL TENNIS

INDIAN R.C. EASILY DEFEATED BY S.C.A.A.

Yesterday, South China Athletic Association playing at home (King's Park) defeated the Indian Recreation Club in the "A" Division of the Tennis League by six sets to three

Northants 180 runs (Macdonald 7 fur 40) and 99 runs (Tyldesley, R. 8 for 34).

Lancashire 189 runs (Clark 5 for 50) and 41 runs for no wieket. Derby v. Worcester At Ilkeston, Derbyshire beat Worcestershire by eight wickets. Scores:--

Worcester 73 runs (Slater 5 for 27) and 240 runs.

Derby 218 runs and 99 runs for 2 wickets.

Sutcliffe's Benefit

At Leeds, in the match for the benefit of Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire and England batsman, Yorkshire led Surrey on the first innings. Scores:---

9

Surrey. 156 runs (Rhodes 5 for 34) and 137 runs for 1 wicket.

Yorkshire 324

for runs wickets, declared.

Somerset 7. Sussex At Bath, Somersetshire lost first innings points to Sussex, Scores:---

(Hunt for

N.S.C. VENTURES

EFFORTS TO STAGE WORLD'S

TITLE BOUT

THE CHINA MAIL,

IRRIGATION WORK

PREVENTING FAMINE IN NORTH CHINA

RELIEF BOARD'S SCHEME

Peking, Yesterday. China International

OPIUM HAUL

$1,000,000 WORTH FROM HONG KONG

CHINESE LADY INVOLVED

San Francisco, Yesterday. Three thousand tins of opium

Famine valued at $1,000,000

were found. Relief Committee reporte that work was begun on July 4 on a huge irriga- by Customs officers to-day when

tion scheme which will take water from they broke open trunks and suit- the Yellow River over 12,000 square cases belonging to the wife of the miles of fertile land in the Saratsi re- Chinese Vice-Consul here. Thegion, thus ending permanently the lady is said to have no diplomatic series of famines due to drought, from standing.

which the area has suffered for de-

The

The trunks were seized on the cades,

strength of a report from United

The official, his wife, and her States Secret Service agents abroad that they contained opium.

lawyer vigorously protested against breaking the seals of the trunks.

Also Silk and Lace It is stated

the Customs men

Soon 20,000 famine sufferers will be working on the project, in return for food for themselves and their families.

The Suaiyuan Government has pro- vided $250,000 for the project, the balance, of $360,000, to come out of the Famine Relief Committee's funds.--

Reuter.

Chinese

beggars, unemployed also discovered many pieces of persons and undesirables who are arrested by the Chinese authorities cxpensive silk and fine lace, upon which duty had not been paid, are to be sent to Zau Woo Ching The lady professed ignorance of village, where a home to house the contents of the luggage, and them and teach them useful pre- said they were the property of fessions has been established, if friends in China her to use

who influenced the plans of the head of the her diplomatic privi-institution are approved by the Chief of the Public Safety Bureau. leges to bring them to America as

The head of the home has written presents for their friends.

to the Bureau asking that such, persons who are arrested by the Police be sent to the institution.

She refused to reveal the names of the intended recipients of the presents, on the ground that the

would kill her. senders of them, or their friends,

brand, and is believed to have ar- The opium is of the best Macao

rived on the "Tenyo Maru" from Hong Kong-Reuter's American Service.

BOOTH'S FUNERÅL

JOYFUL MARCHING HYMNS PLAYED

Traffic

the recent venture at Olympia--the The striking success achieved by

most brilliant and ambitious in the long history of the National Sport-

London, June 24. ing Club, without a doubt-is al- most bound to have a vivifying main thoroughfares

was diverted from the of the city effect upon boxing in England this morning on the occasion of everywhere, says A. J. Daniels in the funeral of the Sporting Life.

General Booth, It is encourag-whose remains

after yesterday's ing Mr. Lionel Bettinson to pro-

at Albert. Hall, spect in the same field, as he has already offered terms to Teddy Bal dock-terms which have been ac- cepted-for а contest for the world's bantam-weight champion ship, to be staged at Olympia next September.

memorial service

lay all night at the headquarters of the Salvation Army at Queen Victoria-street,

A huge procession, representing all the activities of the Army, with numerous bands and banners, marched five miles behind the coffin to the place of interment at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington. car which

The coffin reposed on the motor had carried General Bramwell Booth thousands of miles on many campaigns. The procession was most impressive, but far from gloomy, with the white armlets of the soldiers, white streamers on banners and the joyful marching hymns play- ed by the bands.

The joyous note was maintain- A platform

Negotiations have begun with a view to bringing America's best bantam-weight here to box the British champion for the major title. It would be a great thing to have the match here; better still, if Mickey Walker could be induced to come again and risk his world's middle-weight championship, this time against Len Harvey. To bring about this contest would be Gurion (Messrs. Jazlin's), 6-3, 6-1, in 78) and 214 runs (J. C. White 5 Walker, who is now boxing amonged at the cemetery.

more difficult than the other. For one thing, it is not certain that

Somerset 294 runs (Tate 5 for again to make the middle-weight bedecked in bright colours had FRENCH TENNIS TEA 99) and 126 runs for 5 wickets.

Warwick v. Essex

Hong Doubles

Ur. J. H. Montgomery and Prof. L. Forester defeated R. E. Coxon and R.

the bong doubles at the H.K.C.C,

to

MAY NOT VISIT JAPAN

Singapore, July 4. According to a Tokyo message the Nanyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun, a local Japanese news- paper, some doubt is expressed in Paris to whether the five French lawn tennis players -Cochet, Borotra, Brugnon, Bous- sus and Landry-will be able to

as

Sussex 343 runs

for 71).

the "cruisers," would undertake

limit.

been erected over the grave. Loud speakers carried the voices

of

At Coventry, Warwickshire lost DIRT-TRACK RACING any orators to the ends of the

to Essex

by ten wickets. Scores: ---

Warwick 196 runs and 187 runs. Essex 359 rins (Russell 131) and 25 runs for no wicket.

Notts v. South Africans At Nottingham, Notts with the South Africans, rain in- terfering Scores:-

with

drew

the match.

WATER RETURN

Level and Storage of water in Re- servoirs on July 1, 1929:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.

Tytam

1929 37' 2"B

מייל 25

1928 4' 6"B Tytam Byewash 0'10"B Tytam Intermediate Level 68' 2"B Tytam Tuk

Level 104′ 4′′E Wong Nei Chung. 13'10B 897 Pokfulum

14'10" 32' 1"B [Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow": A. denotes "Above Overflow: L. de. notes "Ievel with Overflow."]

Storage in million and decimals of gallons

Tytam

--

1928 847.32 13.33

1929

141.14

53

3.52

1,419.00

16.68

14.84

.80

34.34

5.92

Tytam Byewash Tytam. Tuk Tytan Intermediate 195.90

Wong Nei Chung. Pakfalum

Total

..... 2,024,73

168.59 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and de- zimals of gallons during the month of

June,

1923 1929 310.22 115.26* 433,420

Consumption Estimated population 423,100 Consumption

་་

par

head per day.... 24.4

8.8 Includes 2.21 M.G. from Taikoo, 9.96 M.G. from Kowloon, 6.56 M.G. from Taun Wan and 8.35 M.G. from steamers, etc.

Constant Supply of all Rider Main Districts during June, 1928.

June, 1929 Principal Main Supply opened from

10 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. from 1st 17th inclusive.

From 18th 24th inclusive the hours of supply were 6-9 am, and 3.30-6 p.m.

From 25th-30th

the inclusive hours of supply from 5-8 a.m. and 6-8.30 p.m. (Peak District 4 hours daily).

KOWLOON WATER WORKS

vast cemetery. The standard bear- ers of the procession stood in a EASY AMERICAN VICTORY

great circle round the grave, rais- ing aloft their banners whence London, July 3. An interesting triangular dirt Pinks and

fluttered a forest of white ribbons. sweet peas lined the track (motor-cycle) racing match

sides of the deep grave. was staged at West Ham to-day, when Australiana, Englishmen and walking with the procession over Mrs. Booth, who insisted on Americans were opposed.

The final resulted in an easy vic-motionless except for her lips mov- the long route, sat American, Elder, Arthur (Australia) being seconding in prayer, then when the coffin Kowloon Reservoir. and Creek

was lowered she brushed away a (England) thinl.-

tear, "Singapore Free Press."

and advancing to the desk from where speeches were made she told the concourse not to mourn saying: "Our General has entered into the joy of his Lord."

accept the invitation to play in Payton 134) and 177 runs for 4tory for the

Notts 476 ruus (A. W. Carr 194,

Japan in October.

This report raises the conjecture as to whether It will be possible for them to accept the invitation ex- tended to them by the Malayan Lawn Tennis Association, cabled

to them on Saturday, to play ex-

wickets, declared,

South Africans 304, runa (J. A. J. Christie 148) and 191 runs for G wickets.-Reuter.

hibition matches here when on WORLD BOXING TITL

their way through, from Japan to India.

PING-PONG LEAGUE

A CHANCE FOR PHIL SCOTT

London, July 3.

Phil Scott, the British heavy-

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Mr. Ng Tai Ping, President of the Hong Kong Ping Pong League, weight champion, is to have a has called a Committee meeting to chance to secure the world's heavy-broadcast to-day from the Govern- take place on Friday at 5 o'clock weight boxing championship. sharp at No. 8, Wei San Terrace A contest has been arranged with (Hok Sze Terrace).

Max Schmelling, the German Rules are in course of being heavyweight, who so decisively de- printed and will be distributed feated Paolino Uzcudun In New when ready,

York last Thursday in the first of port. Mr. Ng sails for Canton on a series of contests to select a Saturday night, The Kwangtung successor to Gene Tunney. Provincial Government having re quested to consult him in connec tion with ping pong affaira..;

Scott and Schmelling will meet in New York in August.-"Singa- pore Free Press,"

a. part of

INDIAN STUDENTS

SUBSTITUTES FOR LATIN OR GREEK

1928 1929 Kowloon Reservoir Level 36' 7"B Shek Lai Pui Re-

survoir

Lovel 34'11"R Reception Reservoir 0'11"B . 5' 8"B Storage in million and decimals of gallons

1928 352.50 Shek Lai Pui Re-

servoir

118.10 Reception Reservoir 30.73

1929 76.70

15.45 19.15

Total

499.33 111.30. Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of June.

1928

1929 62.83* 170,740

106.12 Consumption is Estimated population 165,700 Consumption рег

head per day 21.3 12.1

Does not include water sent to 083 M.G. Hong Kong but includes from Tsun Wan,

Full Supply in all districts during

London, June 12. The Oxford Congregation adopt- | June, 1925. ment Broadcast Station Z.B.W, oned by 25 votes to 23 an amend- 350 metres.

ment to the examination, regula 5.30-6.30 p.m.-Programme of tions to allow Indian students Chinese Music.

to offer French, English or an 7.48 p.m.-Evening Weather Re-Oriental language as substitutes

for Latin or Greek or both.

The amendment was proposed by the Provost of Oriel College, and supported by Professor H. S. Williamson of Christ Church College.

8 p.m-Evening Programme (Columbia and Regal records sup plied through the courtesy of Anderson Music Co., Ltd.)..

10.30 p.m.-Close Down.

June, 1929. From 1st-4th inclusive the supply, was shut off nightly from B p.m. 6 am.

"From 5th-23rd inclusive a supply of 6 hours per day was given.

From 24-30th inclusive the daily all districts was from supply to 0a.m.6 p.m.

The Government Analyst's reports. show that the quality of the water is satisfactory.

· Total rainfall to June 80, 1928, 48.23; 1929, 14:98.

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