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Any slogger can go' in' and throw his wicket away, or, if he is lucky, knock up a fluky score. But the idea of attending county cricket (which admittedly does,
FALSE PRETENCES.
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MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1931.
"FORMER JUNIOR CHAMPION.
Prospects for John Olliff.
EXPERIENCE 'ABROAD.
[By Nigel Sharpe'),
There is no reason why Olli should not go far in lawn tennis provided he can acquire a good and reliable, backhand drive. It is practically impossible. to-day to play first-class lawn tennis with one definite weakness, and ha would be well advised to settle down to remodelling this stroke.
Sone of His Achievements. In 1923. John Olliff won the Public Schoolboys' under 16 singles tournament at Qudenta.In the following two years, he won tha Junior Championship. He has represented London against Paris
A peculiar case of, obtaining money by false pretences brought before the Kowloon Magistrate, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, on Saturday morning, when Det.- Sergeant Goodwin charged: Li John Olt started playing lawn wop the London Covered Court-
A natural player of ball games, each year since 1928, and in 1929 Yau with obtaining money, cloth-
ing and jewellery to the total tonnis at a much earlier age than Championships (singles) at value that he required the money for fact, I can well remember a chubby Dublia. defeating G. L. Rogera la of $830, by purporting most British tennis players, in Queen's Club. In the same year he won the Irish Championship at the purpose of engaging a soli-ittle boy strutting about the the final by three sets to twa citor to recover $1,600, which he
alleged, was deposited at the beautiful grounds of the St. Numerous tournaments. have S.C.A., whereas there was no George's Tennis Club at Way. fallen to him all over the country, such money at the S.C.A.. bridge, where the Junior Cham with the British teams thereby In 1920-30 lie toured America Complainant said that defen-pionship was hold, as far back as
dant had borrowed money from her on several previous occasions, | 1922.
not much
and she had never been repaid. Although he was On May 23 he came and asked her higher than his racket, it was not for more money, with which to difficult to see engage a solicitor to recover
that here was
gaining priceless experience of
different playing conditions. Last Winter he travelled to India with British touring side to visit India the International Club in the first
for many years.
On his way home he sampled
some money which was the pro-youth who was going to make his ceeds of the sale of some padi presence felt in British lawn ten Riviera conditions, but hardly stay- fields left by his father., He pro- nis before many seasons were outed there long enough to do himself" mised to return the money on
justice. May 31. She lent him $500 in The most important period for There is nothing which adds to cash, and also some clothing and developing a tennis player is be one's experience so much as,travel jewellery which he pawned. tween 14 and 20, but unfortunate-ling all over the world. In every
His Sweetheart. Defendant said that the womantically impossible for a boy to be game played also varies.
ly during this period it is practions are different and the style of continent and country the condi- had been his sweetheart for
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several years, at Kowloon City, practising lawn tennis in Great and it was suggested that she Britain because the public schools, was making the story up to get will not recognise lawn tennis. as the defendant into trouble, as he no longer cared for her.
a school game.
In reply to Mr. Hamilton as to A few schools are taking the where she got the money, com-game ap more seriously, but '1 plainant said she kept it in the doubt if there is any proper form house, and it was the proceeds of of coaching the boys. That is why pig-reuring.
British players are placed at Buck
The case was adjourned until a great disadvantage with foreigne this morning, in order that ers all of whom are playing be further witnesses might be pro-tween those early years. The re |duced, $10 bail being allowed. -
FILIPINO. CLUB.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
:
ARMS SMUGGLING.
GERMAN PLANS FOR AN IRISH REBELLION.
The arnis snuggling expedition sult is that the British player to Ireland for a revolution in 1916, loses invaluable time, and, thereby which Germany hoped to win fore, develops later.
At Their Best Between 25 and 35 the Great War, hnu, been described
Players
in detail by Captain, Kart Spindler, from Britain are' seen at their beat between the formerly of the German Navy, who years of 25 and 55, but there are commanded the camouflaged cruiser very few foreigners who can still which made the attempt.
Captain Spindler told of the ar-
play first-class tennis in the later
need livening up) used to be to At the annual general meeting thirties. watch masters of the art of mak- of the members of the above Club. If a young boy like Olli had rangements with Sir. Roger Casa- ing correct strokes, or skilfully the following office-bearers were been able to play tennis during mont-the Irish revolutionary lend- using length, pace, spin and flight elected for the ensuing year:-
those four or 5ve Summers without er, who later was executed in Lon- Some of the finest cricket possi-Vice-President, Prof. F. Gonzalez: other games, he would, most likely,
President, Dr. V.
N. Atienza interruption from cricket and
don-for the landing of arms. ble is often played when a team Hon. Secretary, D. Bautista Hon. be much better than he is now.. is out to "save the game.”· Bow-Treasurer, M. J. Rull; Committee, I, S. Castro, F. lers are at their keenest and bats-J Angeles,
Ferrando, E. Välers, E. A. if not at their brightest,Valoreso. men, possibly at their best.
Now all this must go by the board, seemingly, in the over whelming urge to knock the cover off the ball, and get the points. We might as well return to the village green, or, better still, take to baseball.
In a cricket annual Frank family beg to thank their Thorogood says that "there is
friends for the many kind ex-
pressions of sympathy received in their recent sad bereave
ment.
Hong Kong, Monday, June 8, 1931.
*Brighter" Cricket.
A great deal is being made of the "sporting arrangement" be- tween the captains of Gloucester and Yorkshire last week. The idea of declaring at 4 runs for no wickets each, "in order that the match might be brought to a de- finite conclusion," is hailed as great step forward toward "brighter cricket."
The birthday of Jose Rizal, will be celebrated at the club house on Sunday evening, June 21, with concert and an open air dance.
TRUST RESULTS.
ANGLO-CELTIC DIVIDEND UNCHANGED. Net revenue of the Anglo-Celtic one glory of the Test and another Trust for the year to Apr, & amount glory of the championship; but, ed to £86,862,
compared. with
"The German general staff ex. Although not very tall, John pected that if an Irish revolution Oliff is very heavily built, waigh-was started, England would have to! ing just on 13 stone. Yet. he is withdraw her troope on the western very quick on his feet and tremely 'strong.
front to suppress it, and the Ger. man drive would then succeed," Captain Spindler said.
ex
He plays an all-court game with his fore-hand drive as the attack ing weapon. This is rather an "I talked with Casement in Ger oddly produced effort. The grip is many in March, 1916, about the de- not unlike the famous "Western tails of the expedition," he said. "It Grip" which has the face of the was arranged that the landing racket facing the ground, and, should take place between April 20 therefore, the racket is picked up and April 23.
as a hammer would be. Although "Incidentally, Casement told me he does not execute the stroke in he knew he was to be executed by the same way as the Americans, the British Government if he was be hits the ball very severely.
caught because he knew too much. " "The German Embassy in Wash-
Ollis Weakness.
after all, county cricket is the £91,105. Dividend.on the ordinary This stroke is extremely usefullington had been rakled on April 15, head and front of all our achieve is maintained at 7% per cent, but for the high bouncing ball and it and I learned that documents seized ings in the Summer game, and £10,000, against
the reserve allocation is lower at is possible to hit it down with there ravealed our smuggling plac £15,500. The great force, but the difficulty is and were forwarded to the British." for that reason it deserves our carry-forward.
Captain Spindler told of a "cer- is Increased to with the lower bouncing ball. In chief attention." Such farces as £17,330 from £14,269.
this casa, the ball has to be lifted tain death" call for volunteers to During the year the company by means of a great deal of top make the attempt. He was chosen, that staged between Gloucester-issued £86,314 5 per cent. redeem spin, which is not so satisfactory to command the German auxiliary shire and Yorkshire seem to lead nble debenture stock. The net as it is extremely difficult to get cruiser Libau, camouflaged to lock to the conclusion that glory is capital appreciation realised on the accuracy when imparting a lot of like a Norwegian cargo carrier, The vessel carried 20,000 rifles, ten now an also ran"!.
faale and redemption of investmente top spin.
has been applied in writing off the Olliff usca bis fore-hand to great machine-guns, and ammunition It
News in Brief,
A
port.
that the
discount and expenses of the issue advantage for the return of service at out from Lubeck in the Baltic and the balance has been transferrin a double, but he is more vulner on April 9, 1916. ed to a capital reserve fund.
able ina aingie in this wing. ItWe were unarmed and carried no To this fund have been placed the is not really a stroke which lends Wireless," he related.
"We passed. amounts applied in previous years itself to long base-line driving but through the British blockade fieat in
yesterday was, 76
The lowest open air temperature in reduction of the cost of invest-it is extremely useful for the the North Atlantic, and arrived in
Tralee Bay on degrees. The monts, less auch sums as Have shorter rallies.
the west coast of humidity at 10 aan, was 31 and been applied in writing down apec!-
His back-hand is, merely defen-Ireland, on April 20. at 4 p.m. 67.
Be Investments. The figure of in-sive the stroke in produced quite We waited twenty-two hour, vestments as it appears in the bal-nicely, by the result is disappoints and no word came from the falsh But is it? Why this colossal
A Britlah At the fortnightly meeting of the ance sheet-namely, $1,854,741 ing. He has no answer to a hard revolutionists. Then concern to bring the match to a Sanitary Board to be held to-morrow has been arrived at after deduct shot in his back-hand corner with cruiser came Ир вл wa skipped definite conclusion? Not, surely, correspondence, will be,
tabled ing this capital reserve fund..... the opponent advancing to the net. The British Admiral at Fastnet sent. primarily for the sake of the relative to an application for the valuation of the investments If he could acquire a good stroke out twenty-nine vessels after us. fifteen points in the champion, registration of 3 Morrison Hill shows in the aggregate a deprecia-here it would make all the differ- We were caught.
"At the entrance of Queenstown": ship table, even if this be at The rest of the business on the balance sheet figure. A list of the
Road, ground floor, as, a dairy, tion of 10.04 per cent. on the ence in the world to his game."
At the present moment he has Harbour I told my men cording to the latest revised jagenda is of routine nature.
Investments accompanies. the rebut lttle chance of ever over-hour had come. We put on our rules. The true sportamanis
coming a persistent volleyer with German uniforms, and holsted two A good service. He is still quite German ensigns to the masts.. supposed to be above that sort of In a report made to the Police,
young however, and being able to "I had placed in the forecastle TENDERS ACCEPTED. ·- thing. Might it be that the de-Chan Chik-chis (88) a passenger on
spare a lot of time for tennis, huge charges of dynamite embedded cision was arrived at with an eye from Swatow on Saturday, states ful tenderers (without amounts the s.&. Sulyang, which arrived hore
The following names of success should be able to rectify this weak-in cement. We touched it off, and on the gate money, which, after that whilst boarding a sampan, to
half the ship blew up, I ordered Experience Will Help. the men to the boats and threw hand. all, helps to keep county cricket go to shore, he either lost or had being divulged) are notified for
His service is good. Here again bomba into the hold to finish the on its unsteady legs?
stolen from his belt a wallet, general information:-
he can deliver a real cannon ball | Job.”--- New Female Prison, Laf Chi-kok, delivery, but he seems scared to which contained $80 in bank notes sang Lee & Co. Would the same action in a
Captain Spindler and his crew Test match be greeted as "sport- Mr. W. Goldenberg has notified Kowloon, Sang Lee & Co.
use it invariably he relies on an were taken aboard the British Latrine, Reclamation Street, ordinary American service.ship Bluebell, where Spindler was ing," and would our keen Austra- the Police of the loss of two falt
Overhead, Olliff can be excellent, ordered to be shot. Purchase of condemned stores of: lian friends take kindly to such hats, two mackintoshes, a child's Harbour Department, Sun Fat smashing sometimes with great Atte an idea? One can well imagine raincost and a pair of flannel Co. w spra what Warwick Armstrong would been purloined from his residence hamed Din Bros.
trousers, which he belloves to have,
Clothing, H.K.V.D...Corps, Mo- have to say to such a proposal. at 7, Torres Buildings on Saturday, Asphaltum, Asiatic Petroleum As for his temperament he is
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pace.
Ten Years Ago.
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