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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1936

DOROTHY ROUND RAIN HAVOC IN CANTON

BEATEN

Senorita Lizana In Last Four

PERRY ▾ AUSTIN AGAIN AT BOURNEMOUTH

London. To-day.

In the semi-finals of the British Hardcourts Tennis Champion- ships yesterday Fred Perry, holder for the past four years. beat A. C. Stedman, the New Zealand Davis Cup player, by scores of 62, 62, 63, thus qualifying to meet Bunny Austin, Britain's other hope in the Davis Cup series, in the Final.

Austin won his semi-final match against H. G. N. Lee, another Bri- tish Davis Cup player, by scores jof 6-1.5-7, 6-2 6-1.

now

In the quarter-finals of the wo- man's competition, Miss Kathleen Stammers, the holder, beat Miss Susan Noel. another Wightman Cup player, 6-2, 6-3 and will meet Mlle. Hearotin (France), who beat Miss Betty Nuthall 6-2, 2-5, 7--5.

The other quarter-final tie re-

win sulted in

for Senorita Lizana (Chile) over Miss Peggy Scriven (Britain) by 7-5, 2—5, 6-3. The Chilian champion will now meet Mrs. M. R. King in-the

the

DORZY ROUND

above.

champion

Miss Dorothy Round. the 1934 Wimbledon and a former titlist at Bourne- mooth, was surprisingly beaten in the quarter in straight sets finals of the Women's Hardcourts Championship Bournemouth at yesterday by Mrs. M. R. King.

semi-final, latter having ANGLO-SOVIET

7-15 & 9.30 p.m. beaten Miss Dorothy Round, holder i in 1933 and 1934, by 6-4, 6-2 in!

HERE COMES TROUBLE

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THE DERBY

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TREATY?

Naval Agreement

Sought

RUSSIAN WILLINGNESS

London, To-day.

Russia has indicated her desire. London. To-day. to negotiate with Britain for

naval treaty. The following is the call-over bilateral

а

The

for the Derby which will be run negotiations are expected to begin

at Epsom Downs on Wednesday, shortly, the aim being a pact for similar qualitative limitation as the treaty recently signed by Bri-

United and the tain. France States

Pay Up. 11 to 2 0, 6 to 1 L Rhodes Scholar, 10 to 1 o. 100 to 9 t Balahissar, 100 to 9 a, 100 to 8 t Noble King. 20 to 1 t and s. St. Magnus, 22 to 1 o, 25 to 1 t Abjer, 28 to 1 t and o.. Raeburn, 28 to 1. o. 33 to 1 Tajakbar, 33 to 1 t and a His Grace, 40 to it and o. Walvis Bay 40 to 1 o, 50 to 1 t.

-Reuter.

GOLF TOURNEY AT DEAL

Lister Hartley's Fine Feat

In the

Deal, To-day. Fourth Round of the Golf Amateur English Close Championship yesterday H. G. Harrison (Middlesex) beat Rexi AND JOIN THE PARTY! Hartley, the Walker Cup player,

at the 19th.

and See Jimmy sock Pat on his wild Irish nose.... knock you out of your seat with laughter. It's no pri- vate fight... Anyone can get in GET YOURSELF A NICE BIG BRICK.....

HOWLING ST. PATRICK! IF

IT AIN'T THIN TWO DIVES JIMMY AND PAT AGAIN! You can't keep two good Irish- men down..fon Samp? And here they are. - scrapping over

'skirt again in Warner Bros. icious Fiberians, bia-

THE IRISH IN US

The "Here Comes The Navy' Share

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Lister Hartley beat Leonard Crawley, conqueror of John Wool- lam, the holder, by 5 and 4, and then went on to win his fifth. round match against Harrison by 3 and 2

Bentley, Cyril Tolley and Lang- the last ley have also entered eight-Beuter.

BY-ELECTION PENDING AT LEWES

DELUGE LASTS TWO HOURS

TWENTY HOUSES

COLLAPSE

FOUR PEOPLE KILLED

From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton last night. Four. persons were kill- ed here yesterday directly or indirectly as a result of the heavy rainfall which occurred from 4.15 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

More than 20 small houses in Little North collapsed, and many per- sons were injured.

Two persons in a shop in Sai bad electric Kwan suffered shocks, as a wire was blown down by the heavy wind. They are being treated in the Fong Bin Hospital.

were

Streets in Saikwan. Tung- shan and Little North fooded during the height of the rain storm.

In Little North the water was as high as three feet.

A first-aid man from the Yan Oi Charitable Institute slipped into a creek outside the Gor- Jernment mint and was drown-

ed. His body was carried away! by the torrent.

Temperature dropped by ten degrees as a result of the rain storm The mercury register- ed 70 degrees F. this morning, as compared with 80 last night

MORE CLASHES IN PALESTINE

Police Forced To Open Fire

~CHINA MAIL ~ SPECIAL

Jerusalem, To-day.

A severe clash between Jews and Arabs took place at the Damascus Gate here last night, The conclusion of such an when demonstrating Arabs re- Anglo-Russian agreement would be fused to obey the police orders The police were followed by negotiations for a to disperse. qualitative pact between Britain forced to use firearms, with the result that two Arabs were seri- and Germany-Beater.

London: After the naval tres-ously wounded. ty was signed in London on March

The flight of Jews from the 25 copies of the agreements were Arab residential quarters con- communicated to the other naval tinues In Jafa several Jew- Powers, both members and non-ish shops were seriously, dam-

MR. JUSTICE LINDSELL GOES ON LEAVE

Many Friends At Queen's Pier

Mr. Justice P. E. Lindsell, the Justice of Acting Chief Supreme Court of Hong Kong. President of the Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Association and the. Kowloon Cricket Club, left the Colony this morning on long leave by the R.M.S. Empress of Japan.

There were many friends to bid him bon voyage

Queen's at Pier, among whom were the Eon. Mr. R. F. Kotewall, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. E: H. P. Lang, Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr. N. Lockhart Smith, Mr.. Ng Sze-kwong, a Vice-President of the H.K.LTA. Mr. Ezra Abra- ham, Mr W. Ford, Mr. M. A, da Silva, Mr. F. Zimmern, members of Mr. Justice Lindsell's staff when he was Puisne Judge, and others.

aged by bombs. In Nazareth the leaders of the Arab strike. movement have been arrested because they are held responsi- ble for the recent riots here, during which four demonstra- tors and four policemen were injured. Trans-Ocean Ser- více.

KING'S GREAT

UNCLE

Appointed First Aide-de-Camp

London, Today.

The

His Majesty the King has ap- pointed his great-uncle, H.RE the Duke of Connaught, to be his first personal Aide-de-Camp. appointment takes effect from to- day, which is the Duke's 86th birthday. Reuter's Bulletin Ser- vice.

London, To-day. A by election in the Lewes Division members of the League of Na- FRENCH MINISTER TO CONTEST of Sussex will be necessitated tions, and the British Government

vice.

in

NEW SEAT

Paris, To-day-The Radical

by the succession to the Peerage undertook to enter into conversa- of Captain Loder, Conservative tions with any of the other naval Member, on the death of his Powers, with a view to securing aļ Socialist Minister for Public In- father, Lord Wavehurst, which wider application of the principles)

consti- tired from his ·OWN occurred yesterday at the age embodied in the Four-Power Trea-struction, M. Guernat, who re- of 74. British Wireless Ser-ity. The Russian Ambassador

tuency's second ballot in favour London has informed the Foreign of the Socialist candidate in ac- Secretary of the willingness of his cordance with the agreement Government to co-operate with the with the "People's Front," will British Government in sach dis contest the election in Niort in cussions, and it is understood that West France. Trans-Ocean the Russian Naval Attache, who Service." has been absent from London. NEW CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Dr. To-day. Shanghai, George Sellett, former U.S. Dis- will shortly be returning with his Government's instructions to be trict Attorney, has been ap-

NEW LIQUIDATOR OF RAVEN COMPANIES APPOINTED

pointed liquidator of the Raven gin an exchange of views-Brï- companies in succession to Mr. tish Wireless Service. Hough, and has also been made

a trustee of the Asia Realty

Company.

Reuter.

FESTIVAL POSTPONED

CHINESE PRESS OFFICER RECEIVED

OF ASHANTI

London, Today. Major H. C. Stevenson, President of Nigeria, has been appointed Chief Commissioner of Ashanti, succeeding Sir P. Jackson. — British Wireless Service... '

Berlin, To-day. Herr Hitler İyesterday received Dr. Tang GREEK PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS

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The annual Spring Festival, Leang-li, Press which was to have been held at Chinese Government, who present-

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Athens, To-day- -The Greek

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