1934-05-21 — Page 9

MONDAY, MAY 21, 1934.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SPORTS FOR

It's a May Pole!

PRISONERS

NATIVE FOLLOWS FATHER

AT YATALA

Tennis Ousts Cricket

In Gaol.

GOOD FORM DEVELOPED

Sydney, N.S.W.

Prisoners at Yatala Labour Prison. South Australia, have de- veloped good form in the tennis and cricket matches which they play every Saturday afternoon in the exercise yards at the Stockade.

One man who has been at! Yatala for seven years and will leave shortly is said by gnol offi- cials to be capable of extending many of Adelaide's leading ten- nis players

Tennis has gained over cricket| in popularity at the prison re-) cently, and several of the con- victa play the game extremely well.

The increased attention paid. to tennis is due partly to the ex-

If you've wondered whatever became of Aunt Matilda's vege- table garden hat, one answer might be, "Maybe it's gone to Poland." The headdress shown here is the Polish pensant's iden the Inst word in Spring millinery.

of

COLONY WELCOMES

SUMMER.

ercise yards having been sub- Beaches Thronged For

First Time This Year.

divided into sections which are large enough for tennis courts, but not for cricket grounds. Formerly when there were two big yards cricket was the favour- ite game.

HEAVY TRAFFIC ON ROADS

Yesterday, the first real "Bum- mery" Sunday this year was hailed Nowadays, although there are with joy by the population of Hong still prepared pitches in the Kong.

yards, cricket matches have to The Island roads were

crowded

Aboriginal Plans To Enter Ministry.

TEACHERS IMPRESSED

Sydney, N. S. W. When the Church of England took James Noble from the abo rigines of Western Australia, trained him in the mission fields, and finally ordained him as a minister of the Church, it made

a forward step, which Tas Te- sulted in the Christianising of hundreds of natives.

Her,

WHALE TRAPPED IN ICE JAM.

Starved Or Crushed To Death.

(To-day's Short Story.

OKLAHOMA RACE-RIOT

The story is, in some ways, out of the usual run of the "China Mou" series. 4,500 men and women, mostly non-profesi sional writers, tried to draw the American life they knew for a survey organised by a magazine.

Oklahoma Race-Riot is the

the entire prize-winning story.

----

and

By Frances Woodward Prentice.

doctors, went in to the back rooms of the short-order barbecue parlours and pleaded with the hot-heads. "Don't boys. Don't you ali go over there. You'll get us all burned out. You can't do no good. Don't go mixing in. Wait and see, boys. Maybe it's just talk. Maybe they ain't mixing to do nothing to Jim. [The sheriff's a good man. He won't let them take "Jim. He's the law. Don't, boys. Don't before God go

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Swallows," by Robert Nicholl Caddell

AX-

Mr. Noble has been a great as-TT happened because a girl was set to the Church of England in hysterical, and a newspaper over there!" the missione fields, and has done item got past the copy desk. But the hot-heads were malcon- yoeman service among his own worded a little more strongly tents anyway. They had listened people.

than it should have been. The with too much imagination and too In one of his addresses in Syd-girl took it back later, and the little common sense to orators who ney, when he surprised many of newspaper perfectly properly told them that the negru was the clergy with his preaching, he said its function was to give the ploited and downtrodden; that if he declared: "My earnest desire news of the town. But some didn't assert himself, and protect) is that my son will one day take forty people were dead by then. This race from the whites, what could up the work where I leave off. and half the town burned up. hope to see him a minister of

[he, expect? Maybe it didn't actually start at the Christian Church.

Jeither of those sources. You heard The aboriginal Clergyman's people say afterward that the nig- wish will probably be realised. gers had been getting above them- His son. Mark Noble, a clever selves; that race riots just naturally youngster has been attending All break loose every now and then any Saints Church School at Char-way, and probably they're good ters Towers, Queensland where things. he has won a bursary.

This curious philosophy is not a He has so impressed his tea-sectional affair. It doesn't spring Ichers that his early advent to exclusively from the amouldering [the ministry is predicted.-Reu-animosities of ex-alave owner And they did see.

lex-slave. Chicago and St. Louis. The town is divided straight! Isafely above the Mason and Dixon across, by railroad tracks. One side fline, one would think, have each pro-is nigger town; on the other sido duced something in the way of re-the whites live. The gaol Is in the cords for Face riota. Oklahoma heart of the business section. And hugs no bitter local traditions; they the boy Jim was in the gaol for In- haven't had time for traditions yet. sulting a white girl in an elevator Only a few years ago the State was that morning. She said later sho Indian territory; even the Indiana thought she stumbled against him The body of a hump-back were mostly not natives. The clti-herself, and was just nervous, so she whale, according to the New zens are from any State you care to screamed. But no matter. York "Herald-Tribune" has been mention. About all they have in At seven o'clock three cars full of discovered trapped one mile off-common is a variegated American negros, with guns gleaming in their] shore in a huge field of piled-up tongue, a spirit of adventure hands, drove over and began circling ice that blockades Cape Cod Bay. (generally genial), and an interest the square around the gaol. Cars

"He was caught-in-a-jam,"_a in crude oil,

full of armed and half-drenk negroes Coast Guard said, "and either Impossible to guess, then, where are not a popular sight in South- starved or was crushed to this spark amoulders, or what will western towns. They meant to death"

tan it. Perhaps it smokes always make a gaol delivery; get the boy On the mainland the scene

The mammal is estimated to in the darkness of small minds and Jim out. But-fatally-they didn't similar. The beaches on the Castle be 100 feet long. The flukes and huge uncontrol.

quite know how to go about it. And Peak Road regained their summer the rear part of the body were At any rate

-fatally-the sheriff didn't quita gaiety, while the New Territories found sticking up above a The negro section was rumbling know how to stop the business and road was busy with motor traffic.

foot pile of ice.-Reuter.

with it at four o'clock in the after-get rid of them. So he stood at a noon. There are alway agitators, window in his office and watched. and the sober, fearful members of White men began to drift in ta the race have a hard time bushing the hot dusty aquare, singly and to them up. They tried hushing them. groups. At the end of half an hour Grave-faced black men, ministers, there was a big crowd. A mutter- church descons, real-estate owners, ing, angry crowd, waiting to

what those niggers thought they were pulling, anyway. The crowd didn't quite know what it wanted to do, either. But it was ready for anything.

be played in a modified form, in with cars, reminiscent of Bank which batsmen are declared out Holiday scene at Home, while every if they hit the ball over a certain available stretch of beach height at a specified point.

thronged with laughing. jolly Consequently more prisoners bathers. favour the tennis courts, on Repulse Bay was perhaps the most which tournaments are held. popular beach. Every bus carried

Prisoners can pit their skill It's full complement of passengers. only against men in their own Other beaches were also popular, divisions-The-regulations-do. A large crowd gathered at Stanley, not allow any mingling of the and the little bays between there and different divisions of prisoners. Shek O each had two or three bath which are based on their ages ing parties, and class of offence.

Conviel Officials.

Apart from cricket and tennis the principal feature of Yatala's sports programme is the holding of foot races on several public holiday each year, including East- er Monday. Eight Hour Day, and New Year's Day.

On this occasion each division of prisoners elects a committee to conduct the races. Handicap- pers, starters, and men to record the results are chosen by the men from among themselves.

POLICE RESERVE,

Was

Orders for the Current Week.

Ordera by the Hon. T. H. King, Inspector General of Police. CHINESE COMPANY

All

The present exercise areas Training Course-Part II. give space only for 50-yard races recruits of the Chinese Company Previously 100-yard events werd will attend at the Chinese Company possible.

Headquarters on Tuesday, May 22, As money is not available, the at 17.30 hours for Instruction. prizes are in the shape of tobac-

INDIAN COMPANY

co, and any wagering that may Inspection Parade. All ranks of

20-

THIEVES TAKE HALF OF BELL.

Strange Theft In Lisbon.

Lisbon. Someone has stolen half of a two-ton bell.

One of the bells in the famous | old tower in front of the Ajuda Paince, in Lisbon, broke its axle and crashed to the ground.

ter.

It fell on the spot where, until

LOCAL MEDICO MARRIES.

Pretty Wedding At Union Church.

LAW-CHOY

And then the inaction, and the breathless shifting and whispering, got on some one's nerven. Some. body fired a gun at one of the negro cers. And one of its occupants fired back. No one was touched by those frat nervous bullets.

be done is done in the same com-the Indian Company will parade at a minute before, three small The wedding took place yesterday they set the race riot off, and all the But modity.

Central Police Station on Wednes-children had been playing. Hap-at the Union Church, Kennedy Road, sheriffs in the country couldn't have Officials encourage the prison-day, May 23, at 17.30 hours under pily, they were called home in of Dr. Law Nal-koey, M.B., B.S., son stopped it then, though the sheriff ers to engage in active aports be- Sub. Inspector R. J. Hunt for a time.

of the late Mr. and Mrs. Law Po-In the window could probably have cause the exercise is considered general Inspection of equipment etc.,

The churchwarden went for sun, to Miss Phyllis Choy, daughter stopped it ten minutes before. essential for men who necessarily by the Company Commander. help to move the pieces of the of Mrs. Choy Yau-hang and the late undergo the long hours of con-Dreas-White Uniform, Cap with bell which had split in two. Mr. Choy Yau-hang.

The crowd closed in QU those finement. There are no indoor white Cover, Belt with Brace, Arm- When he came back one of the

three cars, and the negroes deserted The Rev. E. G. Powell officiated. them, and began to run and scatter. sports, because in the eveningslet with Badge, "Pocket Policeman" pieces had disappeared.—Reu- men must stay in their cells. and note-book to be carried.

The bride, who wore a beautiful The first one was shot on the main They can read until "lights out":

white lace gown, carried a bouquet street, right in front of the biggest FLYING SQUAD at 9 p.m

of pink gladioll, and was given away white picture palace. He lay writh Instructional Patrol. The next Although some of the men instructional patrol for members of

by Mr. Choi Way-hoong.

ing on the sidewalk, under a bill- have much exercise in outdoor the Hong Kong Section will take

Miss Ellen Choy was the brides-board from which smiled winsomely Mr. C. J. D. and Lady Rosemary maid and she wore a pink silk gown the face of Mary Pickford, Ameri- work, it ly desirable for them to place on Friday, May 25. Members Jeffreya son and daughter-in-law of and carried a sheaf of pink gladioll, ca's sweetheart. have a healthy recreation as will fall in at Central Police Station Lt.-Gen. Sir George Jeffreys and The bride's mother chose a pale yel- well. Men employed at tailor-at 17.30 hours sharp. All members Viscountess Cantelupe, who passed low silk dress," ing, bootmaking, or other indoor will attend. Dress-White.Uniform through here on their way with their jobs have an additional need for and Cap with White Cover.

the

for

opportunity given "looseng up" with the cricket| bat or tennis racquet. Reuter.

SOOCHOW CREEK TO ·

BE DREDGED.

Ambitious Scheme To Cost $2,140,000.

Measures for the dredging of Bocchiow Creek were decided upon; at a joint meeting of representa- tives of the Ministries of Interior and Communications, the Klangku Provincial Department of Recon- struction, and the Greater Shang- bai Municipal Government.

The expenses for the conser vancy of the Creek when fixed at $2,140,000. Funds are to be raised by a surcharge on the farm: tax

and contributions from various water-conservancy organs. "L

It is understood that a special, committee will be created by the Interested organs to take charge of the wo

work,

C. CHAMPKIN

Acting. DS.P. (R).

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His falling brought the crowd to

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a halt.

They stood and looked at The duties of best man were per-jhim. He was hit in the stomach, parents to Yokohama, left in the s.s, formed by Mr. Pow: Yu-lam, B.Sc. and bleeding a good deal. Three or Corfe for home. Sir George Jeff- A reception was held at the Kyong four people must have telephoned reys and Viscountess Cantelupe pro-Chow Restaurant (West Point) for ambulances, because three or Hong Kong, Monday, May 21 1934. ceded them in an earlier vessel, later in the evening.

four ambulances clanged down to the place.

But, the crowd turned on them. and showed their guns. Get to hell back out of here, Don't touch the [blankety blank. The ambulances i didn't quite know what to do, either. So they turned their engines and Just stood there, blocking the street,} Then there was a whoop a block; away. Sorge of the negroes had tried to organise and get to their friend flourishing those useless, foolish guns again. The crowd surged forward, trampling the man on the sidewalk, who was about dead anyway. The hunt was on for fair then, and there was no pausing for fourteen hours,

The Hong Kong University Union Council for 1924. Left to right Standing Mr. « Long Wing Hon | (Rẹp. A.A.), Mrs. Paw Chis Tang (Indep: Mamber), Mr. Gol Heng Chông (Indo), Mumber), Mir. Long Kam Lang, (Rep, Mediai), Mr. Lee Zer Dau (Bep, Engineering), Kr. Le Kwes Stong (Hey, Arta), Bitting |--Mr. Medical); Mr. Young Wai Wak (Hen, Secretary); Sir William Hormel (Vits Chanenior), Mrz¿Tamm "Woe Han (President), _Mer" W. B. Finnigan (Hon, Treasurer), Mr LẦM Thiam Bin (Chairmany, Engineering), Mr. Gol" Talk Wah (Prendiant, A...)i

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