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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1931.

THE

CHINAMA

MAIL.

JOE LAWSON MAKES DE VILLIERS FORCED W. T. TILDEN AT THE A NATION UNITED

TURF HISTORY.

TO BLUSH.

QUEEN'S.

£81,455 Winnings Break Springboks Received at

42-Year-Old Record.

the Palace:

Slow Motion Shots of a Genius.

GOLDEN HAIR'S SUCCESS.

BESPECTACLED PLAYER.

THE WORLD'S BEST.

was

BY SLOGANS.

Scientific Attack on Modern America. WORSHIP OF SUCCÈSS.

An indictment of modern America in "Civilisation" is contained

Hamilton, 15s.), just published.

It is "lip servico" when we make the sign of the cross with n hand that has just thrown a brick. The amount of lip sarvice at large in our civilisation is staggering, and possibly an insupportable burden.

To-day we do not have to do any thinking: the radio tells us what to do, be, wear, eat, and believe.

Apa behaviour in a zoo is zoo-ape behaviour; unnatural, artificial. But aren't we in a zoo, and isn't our behaviour unnatural and artificin!! Failure to win a medal or be de-

The Springboks, the team of Tennis Technique by William Turf history was made at Kemp South African Rugby footballers T. Tilden, which is being present ton Park recently, for by the suc-who are touring Britain, were re-ed at the Queen's Theatre, will cess of the Golden Hair colt in the cently received by the King at prove most popular to all tennis te author, Dr. George A. Dorsey, curated caused more grief in the They have enthusiasts, for what greater in- died within an hour of having made world-war than failure to win a bat- Stakes: Joe Buckingham Palace. Imperial Produce

also been received by the Prince of terest could there be than that his final corrections of typescript.tle.

It is through the eyes of a scien- Manton trainer, Lawson, the

which surrounds the world's great-

This age, which makes it possible Wales.

The King, who used to attend est player-the ex-champion of tint that Dr. Dorsey looks on his for a man to fly like an angel and brought his winnings for the sea-

He says: Rugby internationals at amateur tennis and the profes-own country.

talk like a streak of lightning. son up to date to 81,455 sovs. Ho the

the sional champion at the moment? As a nation we are not comfort- makes it profitable for him to think thug beats the rocord established Twickenham, chatted with

For ten minutes ! heldable or happy, sune or sound. Crime like a hog and act like a racketeer. by the artistry of and vice are freely and, openly con- We live in a social order which by the late George Dawson, whose visitors for nearly 15 minutes, and

expressed his regret that, because spellbound horses won 77,129 sovs in stukes of his health, he did not think Tilden, the simplicity with which nived at; inequality before the law, primarily views us as purchasers that he would be able to see them he executes his shots and, above Injustice in our social, economic and taxpayers in time of peace, and in the season 1889.

all, the power he imparts into and political institutions, and stu-in war as machines on two legs trainer's play. Lawson has held

The King noticed Pierre de fevery stroke of his wide repertoire.pidity in our educational system are, which can carry arme and are run licence for only four years, though Villiers, the fragile-framed little it was an object lesson to any all things considered, the worst in by internal combustion engines re-

African half-back, over player aspiring to greatness. the history of the world. he has been connected with the South

quiring nothing but food and water. In a short talk with two begin- As a nation, we are united in famous Manton stable for 33 years. shadowed by some of the stalwart

ners Tilden emphasised two big nothing but name, held together, by With seven weeks of the season Africander forwards.

FOR THE POOR, bring whic h "Surely you are not one of the factors

success slogans, and the opportunity to remaining, it is within the realm

amasa wealth. Our neighbours bato, fear and mistrust us, and we Donations to the Society pity and despise our neighbours;; of St. Vincent de Paul. and our national smugness is paral- leled only by our ignorance of our neighbours.

crease

his total

a

closely

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul acknowledges with grateful In spite of automobile, telephone thanks the following donations to and radio, certain communities in the Fete in aid of Hong Kong'a America are as inert and isolated

poor:-

as Uganda, and their prejudices Sir Robert Ho Tung

of possibility for Lawson to Inplayers," commented the King, keeping the eye on the ball in the to 100,000 Hovs. glancing from De Villiers to the course of every stroke and using for the various At all events, he will put up bulky figure of Boy Louw, to H. M. the right grips

never be surForrest, a bespectacled 16-stone strokes. Slow motion shots of him figures which may

in action reveal the perfert rythm Etanding by his side. passed.

"Yes, sir, I'm the scrum half," of his movements and in the grand Not a Classic.

finale-a knock up with a useful In figures, the recurits of George nervously replied De Villiers,

"He's so small, sir, he is able opponent all his strokes are dis- Dawson and Lawson,

com- played to advantage, analysed, vary slightly, but the to hide round the serum,"

Practice, explained Tilden, is

.$150 of success. wander of Lawson's performancemented one of the other players.

Hong Kong Amusements, Lid. 100 is ghown by the fact that not awhile the King, to the delight of the foundation

Our national culture-complex is Lady Ho Tung the team, continued to notice the champion is not born but in made."

He was confident that any person salesmanship. Salesmanship is our E. Mauricio single "classic" race has been won by inmates of his establishment, blushing De Villiers.

De Villiers is exceedingly popu-with the essential physical attri-national religion; the fact that soi Ping the valuable Eelipse

many people are indifferent to the A. G. Everett lar with the team and for all his butes could by constant study of George Dawson wna vouchsafed small stature and delicate appear- the game become a player of well blessings of our civilisation is our A. Gover two wonderful money-spinners in ance has the reputation of being above the average standard; could, national bedevilment.

most determined tackler, as in fact, reach championship status. We have outdone our immediate Mafer H. B. L. Dowbiggin

There is only one fault with the ancestors in our capacity to mani- D. II. Cooper Donovan' (£38,666) and Ayrshireja

Lawson's total has many big. forwards have discover- (£20,665). been reached by all-round consisted when they have attempted to film from the tennis player's point pulate our physical environment,

of view it is too short.

of

Cven Stakes.

ency,

No wonder enthusiasts

fend him off.

иге ая

don't play in "I'm sure you glasses," was another observation Berting a new man of mark has made by the King to H. M. For-BOY OF SIXTEEN AS MURDERER. Brisen in training eircles. Resuits! which collect prizes value £81,455 rest, a bespectacled 16-stone for

pay striking tribute

to Lawson's 13°C

ward,

painstaking endeavour, and

not likely to be surpassed for some AMERICAN FOOTBALL

considerable time.

Golden Hair's Share.

the As befits a Gainsborough, gem of Lawson's collection, the Golden Hair colt, regarded us the best two-year-old since Ormonde's days, is the greatest contributor to this colossal sum with £15,438; the outcome of

four victories.

FATALITY.

West Point Star

Laid Low.

niore exploited by their masters.

[and to project our voice, bodles and

chattels across space.

"Honouring" A Stunt.

J. M. de Castro Basto

26

25

25

25

20

20

15

10

LISTS OF WINNERS.

Prizes to be collected from Mr. Dr. Dorsey goes on to say that H. Dixon, Money Order Office:- Children of Mary Stall Raffle. "success" in America is worshipped Killed Father Because He Was

1st. (No. 269), 'L. G. Ribeiro; to an extent that is astounding and Strict,

borders on insanity, and can only 2nd (103), H. W. Thumb: 3rd (62), Lily Shearer; 4th (354), Jimmy spring from a diseased society.

Remedios; 5th (367), G. V., da

A

Without showing the slightest

A city of seven million people sign of emotion, Johann Thietz, boy of 16, related in the Children's that thinks nothing of "honouring" Roza; 6th (170), G. F. Gladstone; 7th (91), Citas Remedios; 8th Court at Essen how and why he some perfectly useless, foolhardy (74), F. Howard; 9th (480), Mr. stunt with a hundred-thousand-dol- murdered his own father.

E. Thompson; 10th (358), Mr. Although he was 16, he said, his lar parade passing within a block of father continued to exercise strict a bread-line a mile long, and calm-G. J. Mauricio; 11th (59), Mrs. New Haven, Conn.

Noronha. control over his life, just as if hely accepts degeneracy, bribery, cor-Gomes Carvalho; 12th (211), Tuiti

Little Flower Stall Raffle child. This irritatea ruption, graft, poverty,, insanity, Richard Sheridan, the were still a Cadet

dirt, confusion, murder, robbery,

(Fancy Articles). President of the second-year class him intensely.

1st (No. 62), Mr. Andrew Tse; million-dollar-a-year incomes than 2nd (19), Rev. Fr. L. M. Rossi; all the rest of the world, is as far 3rd 17), No. 14. Granville Road; from being a healthy social organi-4th (7), Tat Shing; 6th (42), Miss, antion as is a richly-dressed, hump-M. S. Botelho. backed leper. That humpback may be-a success, but in the name of common sense, let us not call hims. Progress; and if we speak of him as Civilisation, let us make certain we 2nd are not deceiving ourselves.

Already, as a result of his impresa Union States Military Academy "One day," went on the boy. "Ieirme-breeding tenements, and more!

and Army football game

sive performances, Mr. Singer's

at West Point, New York, has died determined to kill my father. next

from in entered his bedroom in the middle colt is being heralded s

There New Haven (Conn.) year's Derby winner.

during the Yale of the night and struck him on the not the ICRAL reason why the juries received

at the head with a hatchet as he lay in bed Golden Hair colt should not train yale Bowl which ended in a six-asleep. I struck several blows." on into a stayer of the first order.

Doctors testified that Jóhann was all tic. If so, and granted, immunity from,

quite a normal boy but was "liable to get excited."

Until his injury made necessary Il-health and accident, the colt his removal from the game, Cadet eventually may surpass the deeds Sheridan, was a potent factor in of Australia's wonder horse Phar

the play for West Point, Lap, and the American-owned Sun Beau, who have credited their

cwnors with upwards of £50,000 YALE WIN "VARSITY

in stako money.

BUCCOBB

Sunny Devon's Ascot was worth £7,600, while but for the Intervention of Cameronian in the Derby and Sandwich in the St. Leger, Orpen's winnings of £6,454 would have been increased to the extent of,£20,000.

!

ENCOUNTER.

Harvard Lose Their

First Match.

When the Court pronounced sen- tance of five years' detentfon Johann remained quite unmoved.

HIS NECK TWICE BROKEN.

Back At Work After Months Of

Agony..

but

America, Dr. Dorsey finds, beasts) of its motorcars and its radio sets shrugs Its shoulders at its criminals and lunaties, with the re- mark, "Forget it! Aren't we the peo- ple? Look at our science!”....

Civilisation,

"S.C.I.C." Choir Stall, Guessing weight of cake:-Mr.

Cruz (4 lb. 10 oz.). Raffle-1st No. 7), Mr. Dixon: (76), Mr. A. J. M. Rodrigues; Srd (72), Mrs. F.. A. Xavier.

BOY'S SUICIDE FOR A LOST SCHOOLBOOK.

2

"Splendid Opportunity

WALKE

for

ONE WEEK ONLY

"25%" discount

off

All." Children's" Wear.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Children's Dept.

APPEAL TO WOMEN.

Special Car Decoration Scheme At Olympia.

...

On

one stand there is a jack which a child could operate, and it is of ideal UKO

where four-wheel Jacks are not fitted, t

Some women drivers dread driv- ing into garages, Even they are catered for. Gadgets fixed to the garage roof show exactly how far It is safe to drive in a car before damaging the wings.

[By Norman W. Rae.]

London, October 22. There is much to interest wonien at the Motor Show at Olympia.

Most cars have fitments specially

Garage Lampe woman driver.!

Devices for keeping an engine designed for the They are tastefully decorated to suit her and many are fitted with warm during frosty nights are un ror she desires to use at the end warmed it is necessary, if easy, "ladies' companione" and that mir many stands. Unless a garoga le starting of the engine is desired, to introduce some type of lamp to Colour Schemes.

keep the temperature above freez Manufacturers are always ready | ing joint?"Evening Standard. to demonstrate the special seating arrangements made for the comfort

of a drive.

of women drivers, and many coach- WHY THE LETTERS WERE LATE builders seem to have built their woman critic. cars to please the Some car interiors could well be | described as boudoirs.

The colour schemes are envied by artists. There are cars in pale green, ini pale blue, and in rainbow

These things are all in the life of a postman on the mountalb trails of Northern Canada, gays Reuter's Edmonton (Alberta) cor respondent.

A carrier named Pascica was goi

colours done in harmonious style. There

are no "futurist" colouring, his round with a pack-pony on

a mountain road in Northern A schemes-the coach-builder. has striven rather after quiet and berta. Suddenly a grizzly bear

barred their way. ́ pleasing designs.

The pony turned and bolted. Paveica drew his revolver and After a 20-mile killed the bear. trek he recaptured his pony. Then he continued his round,

are

Several cars

fitted with a facking system which makes wheel changing an easy task, and one-shot lubrication also helps to lighten the burdens of car maintenance.

The mall was only 12 hours jato.

Because he had lost a schoolbook, and was afraid he would be punish- ed, an eight-year-old boy, in Velky, A man who fell 'some months ago

"Many of us still think of civilsa Beckeerk, Prague, has committed from a shop roof on to steel platestion in terms of exports, and cannot suicide. He was found hanging in Cambridge (Mass.), Nov. 21. In the G.W.R. works, Swindon, and conceive of the worldsus civilised his father's cattlesheds.

The galleries are full of gadgets that make an appeal to the woman In the inter-Varsity football broke his neck in two places, is now until every family has at least one

driver. There are coats, gloves, If a pareon has not got the brains "Four, Season's Returns.

match played here to-day Yale doing light duty in the works, as motorcar and two suits of clothes.

In spite of the rigours of a

hats and feet muffs designed to, to make the Bible as interesting to Lawson would be the first to adbeat Harvard by 3 points to nil though he had never received the Some people even, think civilisation

All predictions were swept, by fractures..

impossible without motorcars and British Autumn, Mahatma Gandhi is mit that he has been vouchsafed

going into the diplomatic conference make Winter motoring more.com-bis.congregation as a poor writer of the right material in the shape the board,by the mighty atom of He is Mr. Noel Burton, aged 54. clothes." of the highest class of thorough- Yale's diminutive captain, Albie After the accident he was taken

Alluding to "radio pifle" that is with a big advantage over his adver-fortable. Cigarette lighters, ham fection can be, then he is not do

hairpin boxes are displayed. bred on which to work. But race-Booth, who with a field goal sent to the G.W.R. Medical Fund Hos- delivered hour by hour, Dr. Dorsoy saries, having no shirt to loss muck-nets for parcels, mascots and ing his job right. Mr. Edgar

Kansas City. Star... horses may possess the highest 57,000, fans roaring and gesticulat-pital where, under the direction of goes on: quality and yet fall to achieve re-ing with excitement. Yale by win-Mr. H. H. Greenwood, the senior Just now we seem to be dominat-!

if sults injudiciously

i by a trinity of Authorities: movie treated. ning the Jubilee match of the surgeon, he was skilfully treated. That Lawson works upon the right series indicted their first defent of

Then came months of agony in a

Lara and society dames, on what nas is evident by the last four the season on Harvard.

specially-constructed frame, which to smoke, eat, drink, wear, and sleep seasons' returns, which are as fol-

kept his head in position. Hope of on; billionaire capitalists, on overy- Jows:-

recovery was never given up, and thing relating to government and presently the patient began to business; and Nobel Prize winners in physics, on everything relating revive,

of exceptional to life." Only u

man physical stamina could have sur vived the ordeal.

1928

1929

1930

1031

f

31'

23

Ногась. Васев £

37,210 46 34 31,718

FANLING GOLF.

Draw for Captain's

25

42 36,949

Cup.

31

58

81,465

SHAM FUNERAL · TRAGEDY.

"I am proud to be an American," exclaims Dr. Dorsey, "but am even This brief record pays tribute The following is the draw for

prouder to be a human being, and to Lawson's excellent judgment in the 1st round of the Captain's

our nationalism today, it seems to me, la humanity's great enemy, the preparation of his charges Cup of the Royal Hong Kong Golf which should enable him to main-Club, to be played, over Fanling

Death by suffocation was the fate civilisation's greatest threat. Nor tain the highest standard of his on or before January 3, 1932 of the ten-year-old son of a Polish is that fact to be brushed anido by

Lt. Col. E. D. Matthews (9) v. calling. for many years to come.

peasant of Bobrowo while playing branding me traitor, or speared out There is no secret of his suc-J. E. Richardson.

ft, a funeral with his two younger of court, as Utopian, or contrary to W. C. Shields (13) A: C. I. cess, which is aptly summed up

brothers, says a Reuter mossage economic or natural law, or divine

providence." by a brief remark of Mr. Gerald Bowker (8),' Deane, the manager of Lord R. M. Wood' (17)..v. Capt. J. from..Warsaw...

The boys dug a hole, and the

Witty Phrases. Astor's stud and horses, to the Anderson (5),

fect that "No two man can train F Black (16) v.. C. W. Feldest with a cloth over his head

lay down in it while the others. But this attack on America ro-! a racehorse. The training of Booker (5).

J. W. Mayhew

shevelled earth on top of him. pregents only a comparatively amall (13), V. P. every horse at Manton is left to

When they uncovered him a few portion of an enormous book that is Lawson."

Morrison (14).

Illuminated by, witty and pungent) phrases. Here are some of the H. Hampton (11) v. Capt. W.minutes later: he was dead,

author's sayings:" Davison (12).

"Apparently this also is the con- sidered opinion of Lord Astor, Mr. ES. Tattersall, Mr. W. M. Singer, Mr. W. M. Cazalet, M. M. Calmann, Sir John Rutherford, Brig. Gen. the Hon. C. Lambton Br. A. R Cox, Hon. Mr. R. Watson, Mr. Ronald Tree, and Sir Cecil Chubb, all patrons of Manton, and who are content to allow Lawson to "pall the strings, which he does In, ao, magnificent a manner.,

Surg., Lt-Comdr. E. J. K.. Weeks (12) v. S. J. H. Fox (9).

Comar, G. F. Holo (18) v. H. M. Henderson (12),

1

RELEASED FROM HIS VOW.

In a way a brain is like'a mator- By flying solo for the first time car. It may be used to go some at Manchester Altport, a young where,, or it may be used just for

a ride,dail 2nd round to be played on or Indian, Mr. D. P. Aranha, an eles,

trical engineering, student at This world was not originally. before January 19, 1982.

Semi Final to be played on or Wigan, was Talessed from a vow peopled by idiots or solitary males, made several weeks ago,that he 4 Wo sometimes seem to imagine, before February 10, 1932. --

pa, ma, and the baby, gend Fins to she played on or before would not shave antil he could pilot but by tamilles, human fam February 28, 1982.

Ja machine.

Walláce.

FAMOUS FLYERS IN JAPAN

by, enth

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