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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1934.

Captain R. G. Latia (left) and Captain R. N. Stuart Centre photo shows a portion of the bugs crowd 'that. assembled at Wolfe's Cave, Quebec, Saturday, June 30, to wava furmwell to the popular “Jock" Latia. famous Atlantic skipper sev-many years of useful service to service which included four and

ered his connection with the his community."

a half years in the navy during

acs at the completion of vayago At the age of 62 Commodore the war.

His war service is woll, known, 44 of the Canadian Pacific flag-Latia completea 38 years me a ship, Empress of Britain.

senman. He started as an ap- and as a commander of "Mystery Captald Robert Gilmour Latta, prentice in the sailing ship "Ar-Ships and Destroyers he was first Commodore of Canada's big deperalg" in 1896, and joined the awarded the Victoria Cross, Dis- passenger fleet, first commander Canadian service eight years later tinguished Service Order and of the of the Empiro's

a Fourth Officer. He was ap Bar, and the Navy Cross latest luxury as a liner, and friend of Princes, Prinio pointed to command in 1023, and United States. Of him Mr. Beatty Ministers,

and thousands of other became the first Captain of the said, "Captain Stuart's record for travellers from all parts of the 42,500 ton Empress of Britain for his Country is one of the out- world, has been retired under the ber maiden voyage in May, 1931, standing war stories of the sea, poneion plan of the Canadian Pa- from which date the big liner has and his record with the Company cific after 30 years to passenger not known the hand of any other is equally brilliant. service between Canada and the commander in the course of tra Old Country

velling 320,000 tallen. E. W. Beatty KC.. President of

V. C. Captain Promoted... the-Canadian Pacific,

said in Co-incident with the announ nouncing bis retirement: "His de cement of Captain Laita's retire- parture from the sea will be a ment was the appointment of Cap- 10ss that is balanced only by the tain R. N. Stuart, V.C., D.8.0 gain which will acorue to the UB.N.C., R. D., R.N.R., as the soc- land in which he takes up his and Commander of the big white modore of the Canadian Pacific

While it is Cordence.

with liger, and the second Commodore fleet, we have chosen a worthy regret that his friends in the

of the Canadian Pacific fleet. successor to Captain Latta."

The transfer of command took Company say farewell to Com- Captain Stuart also commenced modore Latta, and that his close his association with the sea in a place at Southampton July 7. association with us comes to an sailing ship, and his appointment when Captain Stuart took over his end, all, I am sure, Join with me at the age of 47 as the youngest new command, and the genial in felicitating him upon being Commodore in the Merchant Bar-"Jock" still young enough to anticipatel vico culminates 32 years of sea anchor.

an-

GREAT FINAL AGAINST HELEN JACOBS

(Continued From Page 4)

When Miss Jacobs advanced

it often had to be, for want of anything better, behind an under-cut return.

against Mrs. Moody-carried Miss Round to 4-2, and then she won both the long seventh and eighth gumea after a

great tussle, that Miss Round was, therefore, proved that she held the key to doubly favoured. She had time, victory. because it of the ball's slower pace,

A fine eroes court drive. to get into position and to swing; gave Miss Round the set at

6-2.

clinch the rally..

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for she had the stroke in her bag to

The American must now 1st and 2nd class passengers.

It may be asked why the player realised that patience and

were not enough; richer and more reliable severance

1934.

TANDA NANKIN

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"Command of the Empress of Britain with her high speed nad almost continuous service, calla for men of very high calibre, and I know that in appointing Captala Stuart to the Empress of Britain, and naming him the second Con-

Latta

swallowed

tha

land got another break to lead 3-2, But when Miss Jacobs had taken the sixth game to level the score you wondered whether staunch- ness after all might not get the better of style.

Two long and tortuous. games followed Miss Jacobs picked up from 15-40 to deuce In the first.

Both were claimed by Miss Round. You knew that her heart was in the right place, and would remain there.

The ninth, and victory, game Misa was taken from thirty. gallant advance which ended in a Jacobs saved one matchball by a have clean mash; only a great fighter per-could have made that kind of kill. she Her effort to deuce the score fail- EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South; with that her command did not must save time and position by ed; serene and confident, Miss

win with a wider margin-why using the uncut drive.. She open-Round made the winning stroke. Misa Jacobs won the second setled the service in the second set Miss Round In Tears.' lat Sepk Manile, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & and was level at three-all in the confidently, but Miss Round had

A tumultuous shout went up third. Could there be this displayed herself in and met the in-

when the deed was done, the gal parity if the match wavered in the creased pressure. She won

first game..

jlery of 16,000 rising to its feet. balance almost to the end?

It was Miss Jacobs, the loser, who Miss Jacobs' Stand.

button-holed Miss Round and gent- New balls caused Miss Round to ly led her to the camera ordeal. Regular monthly mallings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan. Strokes and the manner of mak-over-drive in the next; a service They left the court together, but, and Hong Kong to Australia.

ing them do not always governace was discounted. Miss Jacobs such was her sympathy in the mo Hong Kong to Sydney -- 10 days.

match play. Every wave must won her service to love, but so did ment of triumph, one saw that AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND for a cheap Holiday, have its break before the next ar Miss Round; they were level at Miss Round was smiling through

(Surfing, Fishing, Shooting, and Climates to suit all. Your English rives; every artist with the racket 2-2. Then Miss Jacobs came a veil of tears.

seems to have a mental relaxation back to win from fifteen; again Sun Deck Swimming Pool Besides, it was a gruelling hot Miss Round squared with a love

day; beakers of water at the side could not raise the drooping arm

money is worth 28 per cent, more).

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game.

She was pressing the American remorselessly on her backhand; it

A question is naturally pro- voked why did Mias Round fall to win a set against Miss Jacobs in the Wightman Cup three weeks eller? There were two reasons. The

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Cathedral Drama In London

Hundreds See Rescue Of Pidgeon.

GANG OF WORKERS HELP

London.

was noticed that a pigeon was entangled on it by a plece of string.s

The attention of a policeman was drawn to the fact, and he in turn informed the Clerk of the Works of the Cathedral.

The American. is a grim, per- was forced to yield. But this sistent fighter; none knew better fine effort brought its reaction, first was that the court on Satur- and in the next two games, giving day, hardened by-continuous foot third set criads contains. Miss Miss Jacobs a 5-8 lead, she be- traffic, was ever so much faster Jacobs was never beaten until the

came uncertain for the first time. than the court newly opened with laat shot was fired."

Miss Round recovered well in tender blades of grass for the in- The match admirably umpired, by the way, with only two or three the ninth game, takding the lost ternational contest... line decisions that looked doubt-point with a beautiful foss. And The earlier surface assisted the ful-listed one hour and ten min-n the tenth (when Mr. Roper insidious chopping of Misa Jacobs; S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Tokohama.

Barrett, the linesman, was unsight-the later surface showed the re- Amoy, Shal, Moll, Kobe & Osaka.utes. fiss Jacobs had won the ed, and a service had to be relative weakness of the chop when S'hal, Moji, Kobe Osakes & Yokohama toss, and naturally elected to played) she levelled again at 5-5 opposed to a fine and duent driver Shanghai, Kell, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Was Miss Round "going straight like Miss Round Amoy, B'hai., Moll, Kobe & Osaka, There was some rather tentative out now? Miss Jacobs threw in Secondly, Miss Round had en- Shanghai, Eobe & Yokohama, fencing, each searching for a

all she had, including some topjoyed five rounds of keen match touch, and Miss Jacobs won the spin drives which seemed to un practice. A fortnight's play be

A pigeon, a gang of workmen. Then several workmen appear- Bret game on her opponent's steady her opponent. The Amerifore critical thousands had made with ropes and a 60 feet ladder, ed, equipped with a long ladder

can served an express to reach her crowd-proof, and; having hundreds of spectators, and the and several coils of rope. Amoy, Shai Moji, Kobe & Osaka. The English girl served her only 55, and won the twelfth game travelled round the world since inevitable policeman taking Angst ever-increasing crowd S'hai Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama double fault of the match in the rom afteen with Miss Round driv- her last final, she was more con- notes, formed part of a life watched the ladder being set in

next game, Mise Jacobs seemed ing out,

ilatent and more composed. Baving drama at St. Paul's position and a workman ascend. rather chained, and lost it

Cathedral

He reached the pillar's head and passer by noticing an un-was soon able to disentangle usual amount of excitement the pigeon, which flew happily run-provoking driving with with Miss Round breaking a POLICEMAN'S POCKET PICKED among the Cathedral pigeons, away surrounded by a flock of

who generally confine themselves lite, friends. to walking pompously up and The watchers cheered, the lad- down the Churchyard, stopped der and roper were taken away, to see what was the matter, the policeman, his notes. com- -* "The birds were Rying round and pleted, shut his book with a snap. ronud the monumental I of and, thus ended one of the little one of the Cathedral's massive daily dramass of London., Dillards, and after some time dit Reuter

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8,000 8th Oct. 7,000 4th Nov..

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Miss Round revealed her tactics

The Third Set.

in the next two games deep and The crucial third set opened.

judicious sortie to the net to clinch the opposing service from

the rally. She won them both, to and then losing her own to lead 8-1. If was a splendid start, She pressed too

and Miss Jacobs looked worried by in the

the firmness of the attack,

Fine: Drop Shots:

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ght off last year's that falled

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While a British pol directing traine main streets

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