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Sport Columns

His Query to Woodfull.

PING PONG.

TUESDAY, AUGUST...

19 1930.

HOBBS' DISMISSAL IN SERVANTS OF SOUTH HEROIN TAKEN TO

LEEDS TEST.

INDUCE SLEEP.

Sufferings of Woman Drug Addict.

AFRICA.

Katrina and Hottentot Sarah.

FENCING.

First General Meeting Held.

A

OFFICERS ELECTED.

The first general meeting of the Fencing Club took place

As a ranged at the Royal Hong Kong

Yacht Club.

The following have been elect- led as members of the Committee,

FOREIGN ENTRIES INVITED.

Leeds, July 13. There is considerable doubt who ther. Hobbs was actually out (in |the second innings of the Test) and two fioldsmen have declared that he Under the auspices of the Ping was unfortunate in being given out. Fong Association the following A'Beckett appealed to the bowler's Teague, and Singles Ping Pong umpire, who said that he, could not Championships (open to the see it. Sutcliffe possibly spoilt his Colony) will be run this season, view, while A'Beckett's back was

month. niso towards the umpire. commencing early next Entries close on Friday, 22nd inst.

Senior League. Junior League.

Men's Singles Championship.

it being decided to leave the _eleg_Ladies Singles Championship tion of a President until Col.

Further particulars may be ob Browarigg had been approached tained from Messrs. China Sports, on the matter:-

16, D'Aguilar Street.

Lt. Anstruther, R.E.-Vice President and Captain.

Mr. F. J. T. Locke-Honorary Secretary and Treasurer.

Captain Swain. Commander Southby, R.N., and Mr. B. L. Pinguet-fembers of Commit

tec.

It was also unanimously decid- ed after discussion that:-

(a) The ontrange fee for original members should only be $10 with a general subscription of $2.50 per month.

(b) Fencing at the Yacht Cluth should commence forthwith. Monday evening at 5.30 p.m. next being the first occasion whilst an opening Assault-at- Arms be held late in Septem- ber.

(e) Weapons and it be ordered Immediately of which mem- bers will he abie to avail themselves by paying the cost price to the Hon. Secre- tary and Treasurer.

LAWN TENNIS.

BETTY'S WIN IN AMERICA.

Forest Hills, Yesterday.

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WATER POLO.

V.R.CI'S WIN OVER .KOWLOON.

If the servant question in England The case of a woman who was is difficult, the same topic a South found unconscious in Park Lane Africa furnishes much food for Hotel anpese unine before the magis discussion. This is a land of "boys" traks at Marlborough Street recent and "girls," and nearly always aly. She is. Mrs. Barbara Eleanor dusky domestic of one kind or in-Gamble, 4 of no occupation, and other can be obtained to "help" in she was charged with attempting to the home for the average sum of commit suicide by administering to

Thorselt a marcòtle"drug.. · 15s, monthly, plus food.

And then things begin to happen. Evidence had previously been My first "girl" was named given that a detective-sergėtint The bowler's umpire appealed to Katrina, a "Cape coloured" damsel found a hypodermic syringe and had the square-fog umpire, who replied, with an. Intense distaste for work, needles, add a' phial which

diamorphine "It is your decision." The other and a passion for clothes. Every contained

hydra- umpire responded, "Yes, but I could morning her white canvas shoes chlarido, In Mrs. Gamble's room. not ace, and um appealing to you." were bluncoed at my expense. When charged the woman was Thereupon the square-leg umpire Often she "borrowed" my big seis alleged to have said, "I have only said, “Out.”

sors to copy one of my frocks which done what 90 per cent, of women in have done. I Woodfull, in the meantime, cross-she was supposed to be laundering. my position would ed from third man and spoke to and when she couldn't get at my have been badly let down." Hobbs, who said, "What do yon lavender water she besprinkled her Mr. J. A. C. Keeyes appeared for thinly, Bill?"

self with the vanilla essence from her the previous day, when sho Woodfull replied. "I thought it the pantry.

pleaded guilty.

was out,"

Hobbs did not hesitate a second longer and walked out.

Chapman's "Confound Bradman."

Leeds, July 11. During the lunch interval Chap- man gave n massage for Australia.

"Tell them Bradman's Innings was truly magnificent, but confound him all the same.”.

Compliments are pouring in or

Bradman.

During the weak-end he received a telegram from London stating. "Your house is on fire. Your girl wants you to go back; so go home."

Last night's water polo match in the first division of the League! resulted in the V.R.C. scoring a comfortable win by six goals to one over the Kowloon Swimming! Club. The Victorians took the lead in no uncertain manner right from the start, C. Roza-Pereira and S. V. Gittins netting in quick! succession. After this the Kow-- loon players held them in check until half .time when the

deficit

Kowloon reduced after the Soon

In the first round of the Ameri-score sheet read 2-0 in favour of can Lawn Tennis Championship at the. V.R.C. Forest Hills to-day, Miss Betty the Nethall (Britain) beat Miss L.resumption, a slip by Stewart; McFarland (U.S.A.) 6-0, 6-1. Miss allowing Simpson to get through. Edith Cross defeated Mrs. Hawks After this the Victorians again took the game well in hand and 6-8, G-2, 6-0, Reuter.

added four goals without reply. HONG DOUBLES AND "WEALL" Gittins and Lawrence were the

scorers. Hy

CUP.

The tennis tournament in the Hong Doubles was continued yes- terday, when two matches were de- cided,

A

INTER-PORT ROWING IN MADRAS.

Madras, July 28. Madras's victory by one length

Law and Black defeated Currie and Stewart 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; and Gog-over Colombo in the Challenge Foura gins and Collls won in straight sets from Jones and Gammell, the scorès being 6-3, 7-5,

LX

"Weall Cup."

I

G. Burnett and E. W. Railton were the finalists who met in the "Weall" Cup competition, organized in connection with the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, yesterday even- ing, this being their second attempt to decide who should hold the trophy.

The match went the full five sets, Railton winning in fine style after a gruelling struggle, with the scores 1-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-6, 6-4, in his

favour.

on the Adyar River on Saturday followed a well-rowed race, in res- pect of which the lasers, who were the holders of the Cup, have nothing to be ashamed.

Madras were lucky in winning the pas and chose the outside station.

At the half-way stage the craws were level. Madras were a quarter from the winning post and a final of a length to the good 200 yards

spurt enabled them to increase it to a length before the finish.

Colombo have been unable to got accustomed to the lighter boats in Madras, but even with this handi- cap, they might have been able to snatch a narrow victory had they been able to secure the outside station.

In the challenge sculls, Pierce's! victory over Phelps (Madras) wAS convincing.

Our Sports Diary LOCAL.

Water Polo-Tomorrow →→→ Division 1 Chinese Bathing Club v. Somersets.

Friday Division I.-R.A. v. Chinese Athletic,

Monday Division I-Kow- loon v. Navy..

Ping Pong-August 22-En- trien close for Leagues and ladies' and men's single cham- pionships.

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Katrina's way of laying a table;

A Letter to Coroner. was unique. Having put on the cloth crooked, she would grasp a Detective-Sergeant Greenacre said ' large fistful of mixed cutlery the woman was found in her room in and proceed to deal us ei h a hand. the Park Lane Hotel annexe, Brick Thus "the baas" might find himself Street, in a state of coma. She was with a no-trumper of four cheese examined by the hotel surgeon, and and two fish knives, and five ten and he ordered her, removal to St. two coffee spoons, while I would be Stephen's Hospital. "A search was dealt three fish forks, one dessert-made of her rooms," added the spoon, one buttorknife, and a long officer, "and letters were found, one suit of tablespoons. She chose the addressed to the coroner, stating her crockery indiscriminately, too, so intentions.”

that we were quite likely to find Mr. Koeve said the woman was ourselves trying to keep a runny now 34. She married at the age of pudding within the bounds of aleighteen and unfortunately lost her husband shortly afterwards; she Just as I had begun to tend married again, and except for this Katrina aright, I suffered the fate offenen, was of the highest possible, of mast employers of female labour.character.

cottse saucer.

kraal.

Katrina left to wed a darky swain. "About eleven years ago she had I discovered after her departure a number of aerious operations. that my involuntary contribution to which enused her intense pain." At her trousseau consisted of three the time of the operations she was pairs of silk-stockings, wifile several prescribed by doctors various drugs delicacies from the pantry had gone to ease the palu. One of the drugs to swell the wedding feast in the was heroin, and that was the cause

of this unfortunate happening. The Great Sarah.

"It is important to note this," After Katrina came Hottentot Mr. Keevas added. "All the drugs Sarah, possessed of the broadnosed that she has used were prescribed ugliness of her tribe. The Great for her by medical men of the very Sarah we called her. Over her 1, highest passible repute. She had draw a veil. Indeed, she arrived been sleeping very badly on this clad in the proverbial beads and night, and unfortunately took an smile, and I had to cover her de overdose of heroin, I must say with cently before setting her to work. intent. She desires me tɔ say that Sarah'a grey matter would have she is extremely sorry for what rattled freely in the thinkbox of she has dons, and will undertake day-old chick. One day she search-faithfully not to do it again."

Lawn Bowls — Saturday. Division L-Craigengower C.C. v. Taikoo R.C.; K.C.C. v. Civil Service C.C..: Kowloon Dock R.C. v. Police R.C.; E.C.B.C. v. Club de Recrelo; Division II-Taikoo R.C. v. C.C.C.; C.S.C.C. v. K.C.C.; Club de Re-ed a seven-acre garden high and low creio v. K.B.G.C.; Yacht Club v. Electric R.C.

Baseball - Saturday — Fili- pinos v. Japanese.

Sunday South China v. Klora.

Racing September 27- Seventh Extra Rado Meeting. October 10 and 11-Eighth Extra Race Meeting.

Football - October 1-En- tries close for Challenge Shield.

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Aquatica-August 31-En- tries close for V.R.C. Night Fete, 6 p.m.

September 6-Entries close fer Police Reserve Race at Police and Prison Departments aquatic aports: V.R.C. Night Feta,

September 13-Police and .. Prison Departments Aquatic

Sports, V.R.C.

Polo September 20 Gym- khana, Polo Ground.

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HOME.

Cricket

To-day Fifth Test Match, The Oval, London. Racing-September 10--St. Leger, Doncaster.

Revision of Association Rules, An extraordinary general meet- ing of the Council of the Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Association was held last evening in the Sani- tary Board room, Post Office

The Colombo man led by 3 length Building, when the draft rules and regulations of the Association at halfway and, though the distance was reduced to a length at the were discussed and unanimously adopted after a few amendments finish, Pierce always appeared to

Cup. have the race well in hand. His had been effected.

time was 3 minutes 57 1-5 seconds.

Following are the full results of

to-day's races :--`

Club Fours. Blösiker's

crew

September 12- Doncaster

to tell me the milk was boiling over.

A Friend's Offer.

By the time I reached the kitchen Mr. Mead said he had received a there was no milk and little sauce letter marked "private and con- pan left.

fidential" saying that some ‘lady Like many South African domes- would undertake to look after Mrs. tics, Sarah had home duties of her Gamble. own. Being an unwilling grass "I have made Inquiries," said widow, she had sole care of her Detective-Sergeant Greenacre, "and numerous progeny, and really did it appears that the authorities think little more than. "oblige" ma with she should be looked after and her spare time in the best manner should be under some kind of con- of the English charlady.

trol. She has been a drug addict Again I suffered as an employer for some years." of female labour. Sarah left me to

Mr. Mead asked Mr. Keeves who

become reunited to her prodigal had instructed him. husband, who returned one day from

"All I can say is that they are matrimonial adventures in other friends of hers," was, the reply. parts of Africa. The entire family He added that a friend was waiting departed bedecked in wonderful who could take Mrs. Gamble to her garments "created" from my dia- mother at Hastings by car. carded chair 'covers of flowered eretonne,

The magistrate bound her over in the sum of $100 for three years. "I shall make it a condition," he said, "that you abstain from drugs except a registered

under advice from practitioner."

"A Much Good Cook-Boy." Then I employed a "boy" who described himself as a "much goody cook-boy," and answered to the name of "Sixpence." And that truly had watched the case on behalf of Mr. Claude H. Hornby, a solicitor, was the sum of his worth. When

an interested party, told one day to "cook the birds You'll find ΟΠ

the staep," ho dished up for dinner two burnt little

corpses, 17, AND A CLERK, BUT CANNOT

READ.

which proved to be my canaries. The brace of wild duck still lay where the baas had dumped them on

The chief amendments made to

When asked to take the oath at the draft proposals were that the

SUITABILITY OF CRICKET FOR the stop table when he came home

Reginald with his gun. In tears for my a. Deptford inquest, Association should regulate, ar-

WOMEN..

Lauro, aged 17, of Ruby Street, cremated pets, I sacked Sixpence. range and manage all necessary beat Armstrong's by 1 lengths.

Following this, I got me a brace Old Kent Road told the coroner matters in connection with Inter-

Junior Sculls-Stachan (Madras)

London, July 18, port matches; that instead of in- beat Robson (Madras) by three

of Basuto mammies, twin sisters, (Dr. W. H. Whitehouse) that he dividual members paying an en lengths,

Experienced male cricketers were devoted to each other and to the one could not read, remarking, "I am

a bad scholar.” Ab trance fee and annual subscrip-

frankly astonished when watching a husband they shared date

Anna and Elan, as they wers The Coroner: I sometimes woll- tion, they shall pay fees to any (Madras) beat

Challenge Palra. Hill Agata match at Beckenham this! week

Macmillan. competition organised by the As Harding (Calcutta), by

and between two teams of English ladies called, had faces tattooed all over der what we pay rates for educa- Rociation as the executive may

three representing North and South. The in red and blue pigment. They wore tlon for. Most children of seven lengths. deem fit and necessary; and that

game, was arranged by the Women's tight little bodices, vastly volumin can read. Junior Challenge Pairs-Ramsay Cricket Association with a view to ous skirts, and the most cheerful Lauro said that he had had to. the individual shall not have the and Strachan (Madras) beat demonstrating the suitability of grins imaginable. When Elsa was be kept away from school a good right of referring matters. in Wonfor and Timson (Madras), by cricket, as a game for women and reprimanded for serving the custard deal on account of Illness... which he is dissatisfied, to the

three lengths

showing the prowess they had al in a shiving mug Anna grinnad, and Council.

Dr. Whitehouse, on learning that Challenge: Foura. — Madras boat ready achieved. The Association's when Anna was scolded for offering Lauro was a Turf accountant's In rule 6 of section 2, the pro- Colombo by one length

design was completely fulfilled, for a visitor a glass on a saucepan Hid clerk, remarked: "I suppose the posal to allow matches to be post-

Challenge Sculls-Pierce (Colom- the match, which was keenly con| Elsa hugely enjoyed the joke, while fact that you cannot read does not poned through mutual arrange-ba) beat Phelps (Madras), by one tested, lasted from eleven in the both explained simultaneously that interfere with your work. Some of ment was deleted, and this was

length

morning until seven in the evening the salvers were "all p'ate powd'r" you do not speak very distinctly. altered to the "sanction of the

and delighted and impressed a large at the moment.

You would be all right for them." committee:"!

In rule 7 of the same section, the words appertaining to the re porting, with full reasons, of the

A BOWLS SLUMP.

Browd. The batting and bowling And now I have a tall, stately reached a high standard. The Herrero dame ruling me and my

in the Home Counties wicket-keeping was excellent and the kitchen. She dresses, as do all this

cause of postponement of matches emse be suffering from a slump. fielding both close to the wicket and tribe, In the long trailing skirts, and little she promptly drops on to her to the Hon. Secretary within There are 10 players from Surrey, in the long field, notably accurate close-fitting bodices complete with bunkers, fetches out her clay pipe, forty-eight hours, were deleted Kent Middlesex, and Essex in the and keen. Nothing astonished male leg of mutton sleeves, copied from and lights up. Then between puffs, and as substitute were added recent trial at the Temple Green, critica more than the length of the the wives of the country's the harangues me abrilly in that The home team shall in every but only seven were chosen for the throwing from the outfield. earliest white softlers. The series of tongus clicks which to the such case be responsible for Dublin tournament on July 9, 10, Initiating the arrangements? Lorand 11 as against 12 out of the side the refixing of the postponed of 20 t Llandrindod last season, hatch, and in the event of the

date not being fixedWithm mission of the Executive Com 14 days, the EX

ittee

to the rule shall have the power either to fix the date and award

The South, batting first, scored chiensemble is topped by Herrera language: I am told by those 108, being largely Indebted to Miss a two-foot high turban of who know that it is perhaps just as Bull, their captain, whose 48 includ brilliant hue, in which the lady well I cannot understand her ple ed no fewer than ten boundaries. parks her beadwork and brass wire turesque cataract of words ............ The Northern ladies; when stumps jewellery, as well as any articles However, this Herrero handmaid. wire drawn, had scored 178.Miss she may succeed in purloining from deigns to wash the dishes, than Doman, Leeds, was top scorer with the pantry. She takesnuff which there is no more objection- out. It is noteworthy that copiously, chows tobacco, and smokes able job on earth. For that all arm bowling for woman file a chimney. She knows not the things must be forgiven herain by this matchï is. out meaning of hustle, and if I ever spite of her -Natura-ways.

gest that she might accelerate Mrs. K. L. Simms in Oversean.