1936-05-25 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1936

EMPIRE DAY IN LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

HONG KONG

There will be a dance at the;

Warships Dressed In Cheero Club to-day, beginning at His Excellence the

Harbour

RELIGIOUS SERVICES

Empire Day was marked yester day by the dressing of all the

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8.30 p.m.

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A Services Whist Drive will be held in the West Lounge of the European Y.M.C.A. at 9 p.m. to day.

warship in harbour, the Customs. At the weekly meeting of the cruisers and most of the ships of Rotary

Governor,

Sir Andrew Galdecott, Kt.. CM.G...! C.B.E.. will lay the cornerstone of the Maryknoll Convent School, Waterloo Road and Boundary Street, Kowloon Tong, at 5 p.m.) to-morrow.

The Hong Kong Football Asso-

Club to-morrow Mr. ciation Council will meet at the

he merchan marine. The Japan-J. R. Paton will give an address Sports Club at 5.30 p.m. to-day. se destroyer Karukaya and the entitled "In Angkor by the Back gunboat Saga, which are here to Door. exchange crews before the Saga

A rehearsal of the Hong Kong resumes her patrol of the West River, also observed, the occasion Singers is called for 5.30 p.m. to-

in similar fashion.

Catholic Cathedral

day at the Union Church, Kennedy Road...

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The Kowloon Chess Club will meet at the Central British School to-morrow at 5.30 pm.

To-morrow, Tuesday, at 5 p.m. H.E. the Governor will lay the cornerstone of the Maryknoll Cen-

A special service in com- -The regular Services whist vent School in Kowloon Tong memoration of Empire Day, when drive will be held at the European (Waterloo Road and Boundary the new 13th Kowloon Troop (St. YM.C.A. to-night at 9 p.m.. Teresa's of Scouts were invested: and their colours blessed, took.

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¡Street). The Very Rev. A. Rigan- [ti, V. G. will bless the stone, and

The RM.S. Empress of Asia is Rev. G. Byrne. S. J. will give the place at the Catholic Cathedral due to leave Vancouver for Hong address. yesterday morning.

10, Wednesday, June The investiture was held prior arriving here on July 2. She will to celebration of Holy Mass, and leave here for Manila on the same Was performed by the Rev. Father evening.

The

colours

WASHES-WIE-

CANTON

.

BASEBALLERS

ON VIEW

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GT. BRITAIN'S GOLDEN GLOVES TRIUMPH

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and

Another stirring battle follow-

The lightweight fight between, first "of the light-heavyweight F. J. Simpson (Great Britain) and bouts, in which another New York Marcus Cohn, two finely-built negro triumphed, George Brothers youngsters, was mainly defensive beating T. J. Griffen, of the Poly- until the third round, when each technic. on points. realised that he must make a de- This was a text of Griffen's skill cisive impression to win.

and punching against the vastly It was then that the best of superior strength of a magni- Simpson was.SEEZ. In some furi-ficently built negro. Griffen's ous hitting be purched straigh-courage was something that made ter, quicker and harder and after one forget his defeat. One eye same fine body blows, dazed Cohn was damaged in the first round with a fine punch. That was the and the other in the second round. punch, by its effect, that gained In the second he knocked the yet another triumph for Great Bri-negro flat with a beautiful short itain.

punch, bat Brothers got up, ap- The home side were lucky to parently without having felt the fadd to their score when W. S. blow seriously, and a minute later Peck (Polytechnic) was awarded put Griffen down. Griffen, his the verdict on a casting vote over vision limited, and his mouth Vincent Pimpinella. It was trac'split. put up a wonderful battle that Pimpinella's style was un-jin the last round. attractive. He hooked and swung with tremendous, energy speed, and although he wasted ed in the second light heavyweight many blows his aggressive method bout, and again the victory went took Pack right off his stride. [to America, bringing the score to The referee's voice and that of 15-1, in favour in Great Britain. the crowd-was heard a good deal Philip Ragozzino, who gave up owing to the American's habit of a position worth a week holding, but Pack scored compara. come ед this trip, beat A. tively few clean blows and the Shawyer, last year's A.B.A. mid- unpopularity of this verdict was dleweight champion, on points. A not surprising. This meant that casting sote was required here Great Britain needed

and the fight was so close from Ivictory for the match. That, start to finish that the referee

however, was destined to be de- himself could not have found layed for a long time.

easy to decide.

The middle-weight match went

Shawyer did not work up to the negro, Willie Skinner, on his best form until after half-way Harrington. through the second round, and points over A. E. Harrington was a disappointment, from that point onwards his rushes for Skinner boxed fatfooted and with left and right

The American, how- nings through "squeeze play" It was an extremely good per "I have not seen Bradman set swinging a left hook to the body, ever, always had a punch to throw

had only one style of panching, effective. Four Girl Guide Companies

and equalised in the next innings-formance on the part of Pay Up scores after rain." says Woolley, There was little clean boxing at back, and at no time was 14-year-old were also present, "these being the

this afternoon, for he was drawn in explaining the omission, and all during the third round, when man in any way the master. But 5th Hong Kong (Holy Spirit), 7th girl who defeated a raid by bur-Pui-Ching scored

house in through C. King in the sixth in-on the outside of the 19 runners, the great Australian her father's Hong Kong (French Convent), glars on

one of many deeds of nings but the Chinese, through and in the first half-mile he was relegated to a second elever

the negro chased Harrington and if the Americans fancied them- 5th Kowloon (St. Mary's), and the China is

of with a number of heavy blows to selves at all unlucky in any pre- gallantry revealed in the 1935 re-three-base hit by Hau, closed the by no means of the most promin World Cricketers. 6th Kowloon (Maryknoll).

andient in the field. He stayed on

the stomach knocked all the fight vious decision, they had consola- In addition, all Catholic Schools port of the Girl Guides Associa-inniags a gun to the good

tion here. out of him. in the Colony sent representatives tion. to the service, which was conduct-

The weekly whist drive and

E. Terazzi. were first blessed, after which the Scouts and Rover Scouts Trump went up in turn to be in-day in the Sergeants' Mess, Ist

of the tombola arranged to be held to-

weated with their badge of office. Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles, is

a large congregation attended cancelled owing to the bereave brought his side out of many the service, among those present ment of a Mess member.

being Mir. Cyril Champkin.

Acting Commissioner of Scouts in

The Colony.

The Scout Troops present were

the 1st Hong Kong St. Joseph's).

GALLANT GIRL GUIDE

tight corners. W. Ching, at short stop, and Yee, at first base. were sure in their fielding.

The Oversea Chinese scored in the first innings as the result of ja clean hit to left feld by A.

2nd Hong Kong Catholic Cather Raiders Scared By Gun Fong, and increased this lead to

dral). 15th Hong Kong Wah Yan, 3rd Kowloon Shamshuipo Catholic. 11th Kowloon

Wah

Yan Branch), and The newly formed 13th Kowloon (St. Teresa's).

At Window

TIENTSIN SCHOOLGIRL-

HONOURED

The bravery of a

The girl was

(Central the house from the 1st Kowloon British School, and 2nd and 3rd burgled. <Diocesan Girls' School) Com- panies and St Andrew's Scouti troop and Rovers,

and a searched the

and

sat

three in the third innings. At this stage Matty Chang came into the game, but this did not streng-

the then

for Pui-Ching team scared two runs in the next in-1

been next door had

another TUN

the

The Chinese scored three runs off Thompson in the last innings.

Martin Schlossman, aged 30, of Brooklyn, New York, after nearly three hours of grilling by the authorities, confessed to the kidnapping and torture of Paul H. Weudel, New York police an- nounced last month. Wendel was forced to sign a confession of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Schlossman, whose motives have not been revealed, has been booked on the kidnapping charge.

THRILLING FINISH TO 2,000 GNS.

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Desperate Finish

H. LARWOOD HAS UNIQUE DISTINCTION

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batsman is

Regretful Moment

destruc-

one more

to

it

ta

were most

Stuarts Triumph

either

A Grand Fight

One of the finest fights of the

The excitement of the match one of the had now gripped the crowd So the referee's voice best seen for many a day was the much that

could not be heard above the din when the first of the heavy- weights, V. A. Stuart, the London

Jim Howell, the biggest of the Inegroes, stepped into the ring.

OF ONE TITLE

of

on

Moe blanked Pui-Ching in

Masterful Smasher gamely to hold off the challenge

So are Hammond and Grimmett, Eileen Leonard,ext innings.

of Mahmoud, who may have head-although in the series of thum- ed him in the Dip for a moment-bnail sketches that follow Wool- ed by the Rev. Father Teruzzi, daughter of Major Leonard, of

Americans Impress Bala Hissar, Daytona, and Mahley's personal story Hammond is evening and, indeed, who was assisted by the Rev. Tientsin Company of Girl Guides. the house she

moud, as well as Thankerton, who described as "the most Father J. M. Spada, Rector of the While alone in

started from No. 1, were Cathedral, and several Scosts. was alarmed by a dog barking. PLUCKY FRONT OFFERED

among tive, devastating, masterful amas- An inspiring sermon

the best drawn of the fancied on the and by strange sounds. She fetch-;

SUPERIOR SIDE

her of our bowling now in the horses. meaning of Empire was preached ed her father's revolver

game." by the Rev. Father G. T. Byrne, banting knife aud

After the display "given by the Squadron Castle was one of the

The genial nature that reveals U.S.R.C. ALMOST SURE fireman and A.BA champion, and SJ., who took as his text. "There house-which was in darkness-Fui Ching College against the most prominent as they settled itself whenever Woolley bats for: is, neither Gentile nor Jew, Bar- but found nothing wrong.

Overseas Chinese there were down, and Monument, Baia His Kent-or England-is an especial; barian nor Scythian. bond nor Later she heard noises on thej, many present who felt sure that sar, and Mahmoud were also well characteristic of his remarks on

It was this fight which settled free. But Christ is all, and in second floor balcony. She weat they would receive little opposi-placed. There was 20 great his great contemporaries. Mead,

the match in favour of Great all. Coloss. III. II.

to a room leading to the balcony tion from the local American change in the order at half-way, of Hampshire, for example, "is

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Britain, for Stuart, after one of - St. Andrew's Church and fixed the gun at the window team in their next fixture, but the when Pay Up could be seen im still only a kid of 49," Hobbs's trifled with. Bodiker and Miss the greatest of his hundreds Included in the full congrega; so that it could be seen from out Americans unexpectedly gave a proving his position on the far one mistake is "not being born in Mackenzie Mrs. McCaw will be battles. clearly beat Howell tion

Andrew's side. Then she went present in

very impressive display, and for side and Mahmoud and Raeburn Kent." and, as for W. H. Ponsford. playing to-day-are

an untried points. The fight was just a toe- Church, Kowloon, at yesterday downstairs.

the greater part of the game kept were going well.

the Australian: "What a lot more partnership. but one morning's service were Girl Guides. It was learned afterwards that the Canton players on their toes

of distinct to-toe slogging match from start runs this prolific rua-getter would

promise. The main fault in the to finish, and although neither have made, to be sure, if there K.C.C. team is the lack of aggres-man went down. both were badly Dive In Front Of Cycle

siveness on the part of their men damaged. but it was obvious that the pit- At the Bushes Pay Up had was no legstump !”

The series ended by Great Bri- Another brave-deed, one of four cher was tiring fast after some drawn right up, and coming into

players-more enterprise would

tain clinching the victory, R. Har The flags of rewarded with a silver cross, was good work and should have been re- the Dip he and Mahmoud were

not spell disaster. the

clear of the others. The pair ran respective companies were that of Nancy Looskan, 10, of the lieved.

are ter, the 18-stone London, police- The KC.C. second string

in carried to the altar during the 13th Devonport Pack. She flung

should stronger this year than last and man beating Bill Schloeman The Americans, 22 expected, home locked together, and both Woolley's temperament service, which was

conducted by herself in front of a bicycle to were strong in their batting, but colts came out of the ordeal with have his regretful moments about they may quite easily pass, the the second round. the Vicar

(Rev. J. R. Higgs) save her baby brother. She was the fine fielding of the

Chinese great credit,

the cricket of to-day, which, he wooden-spoon on to Recreio.

MATCH CONTESTS assisted by the Rev. G. E. Sinjured herself, but her brother checked their

of Guest, a former scoring. In fact, Behind Thankerton was a group thinks, "sometimes seems to lack inclusion

Fly-A Russell (Rotherham Boys' a vital something that was cours-senior grade player, and Clarke Chock of his of horses between whom there

Welfare Club) (GB) bt Is Wall side's fielding that he was content was very little. Rhodes Scholaring through its veins in its bey-should bolster up their chances. (USA) on paints.

jday."

while Watson is one of the few to let them hit.

was not beaten out of a place by

Rantam-P. Scalzo (U.S.A.) Cricket, to him, "has

Deen players in the Colony who does A. Barnes (Cardiff Gas B.C.) (G.B.) on In respect of fielding, the more than a head, Monument was greatest credit must be given to fifth, Abjer sixth, and the King's loitering for some seasons on the not rely on pace to win him his points, L. Case (Darlington Railway T. Kim at third base His anti-colt, Fairey, who

well, downward path"--and he blames points. Mrs. McCaw is slowly Employees' Gym.) (G.B.) bt George

Colye (U.S.A.) on points. recent controversies. cipation made hard hits appear seventh.

"Each suc-getting back her previous form, Feather. W. Treadway (Batter- cessive incident' adds to the (although she would be advised to sea ABC.) (G.B.) bt Raymond Olive simple and he put out no fewer than seven batters.

enemies of cricket.”

play in a better class of tennis in (USA), who retired at end of first Woolley expresses the wish her pactices, while Mrs. Hosford round.

(Battersea Light.-F. J. Simpson

points. Mrs. Stokes is a reliable Welter.-W. S. Pack (Polytchnie player, but one who needs to in- B.C.) (G.B.) bt Vincent Pimpinelia troduce more initiative into her (USA) on points.

Middle W. Skinner (US.A.) bt displays. Mrs. Kew, who is play-A E. Harrington (Victoris A. & N.. FAILSg in Mrs. McCaw's place this A) (G.B.) on poizta.

!escaped.

Upsdell

Kipling's "Recessional" was! sung, as well as the hymns. "0-

God our help in ages past." and "MONEY FOUND BY

"The Head that once was crowned

with thorns." and the National Anthem.

The Vicar delivered an inspir-. ing sermon on "Ideals of Empire.":

At 9 am. to-day a special ser-

Band Concert

|80 confident was

WAITER..

Accused of £2,260 Larceny

The wearing waiter's.

When a man

of the 2nd Bn. the East Lanca- found in his possession. shire Regiment, under the con-

Americans started very

The Derby Position

It is inevitable that one of

The

bt

vice for school children was held in St. John's Cathedral, at which clothes was brought up at Bourne-Ishakily-Hearther did not appear The race seems to have left the "that the game will return with (has made tremendous strides since AB.C.) (G.B.) ht M. Coha (USA). Boy Scouts and Girl Guides were mouth last month it was stated very confident, while Allen and Derby position very much where all possible speed to the place it last year, especially in her volley-

There is more room for held so proudly in the esteem of jing. present, as well as representatives that he had been arrested on a Thompson were erractic in their it was.

Car-improvement in Rhodes Scholar all who matter." from Schools in the Colony. charge of larceny, by finding, of throwing and Rogers and

£2,260 in London on Oct. 29 last. penter were very poor in picking than there is, perhaps, in Pay Up, ball. After they had and although the latter may win Empire Day was celebrated at John George Richardson, aged up the the Peninsula Hotel by a most 19, was remanded in custody un-settled down, however, the team at Epsom he will not go there! SOUTH AFRICAN BOXER

afternoon, is also a steady player. Light-Heavy. George Brothers enjoyable band concert, when, by til the arrival of a Metropolitan (played well. Carpenter, though with a great deal in hand of some

AT WEMBLEY

I shall be surprised if the (U.S.A) bt T. J. Griffen (Polytechnic kind permission of Lieut.-Col police officer. Supt. W. Deacon not too safe in fielding grounders, of the others..

He is a most attractive son of A. C. Marsh and Officers, the band said

KC.C. secure more, than two sets BC.) (G.B.) on points. Philip Ragoz that £1,000 in notes was brought off several good catches!

while Rogers at short stop im-Fairway and won the Free Handi- (Continued from Page 4)

against the USRC, while the zino (USA) be A. Shawyer (Old

Goldsmiths' E.C. and London

Fire proved as the game went on. cap like the good colt he proved]

C.R.C. will be doing badly if they Brigade) (G.B.) on points. Mayhew showed

Heavy V. A. Stuart (London Fire. thorough himself to be to-day. Wyndham with a series of hard rights to the drop more than one set against

Brigade) (G.B) bt Jim Bowell K. Hunter (“A” of appro- Major and Mrs. E. C. S. Shannon, knowledge of the game, covering again ran like a non-stayer, and head, but McCleave soon steadied .C.C. p.

(USA) on points.

(G.B.) bt Bill Mrs. A. G. Trillo, Col. V. R. Burk-well and even doing his in share did not even show his usual speed up and pursued his opponent with

Div. Met, Police) in the first half of the race. Among those who had parties at hardt, Lt.Cdr. and Mrs. H. R. Con-lin batting.

Schloeman (USA) in second round. the concert were Mr. Grant Smith. way, Capt. and Mrs. C. E. Eccles,| Pui Ching scored one run in the

OTHER CONTESTS Light C. Webster (St. Pancras Mr. and Mrs. Morgado, Major and Mr. J. Brierley, Capt. and Mrs. first innings, but the Americans;

B.C.) (G.B.). bt A. McCann (USA) Mrs. Grune, Mr. Botelho, Eng-Cdr. E. J. Courthope, Mrs. D. Cavender, equalised in the next through

on points. H. J. White, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Capt. and Mrs. W. E. Duckworth, Hearther. Good pitching and sate Araneta, Mr. and Mrs R R Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Fleming, Lielding enabled the Chinese

add only one more run till the Alunan, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bayot, C. H. George. Miss Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. A. Cor- Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg, Lt-Col. sixth innings, when they register-T righan, Mr. Sunlay, Major and and Mrs. Crawford-Jones, Col. F.ed five hits and three runs, in- B. Gong Mrs. H. A. Davies, Mra. A BE. Gowan, Major H. H. Joseph, cluding a home run by K. Cheng.. Kwong

ductorship of Mr. A. B. Yule, gave;

a delightful selection priate music.

Pai-ching

to

B. Wour

1

L

N. Lam

1

C. King

Kim

HOOHONHH

Detailed scorea:

J. Chock

Americans

F. Woo

B. Jan

E I

E. Wong

0

0

0

5

Score and hits by innings

Pal-ching College

Americans

Pai-cking.

Home run-E Cheng

Yule, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pax, Mr. Col. E. St. G. Kirke, Mr. W. T. and Mrs. W. H. Nolloth, Dr. and Goodwin, Major and Mrs. D. H. Mrs. Skinn. Mrs. Gonzales La 0. W. Kirby, Mr. and Mrs. H A Thompson Lt. Col. and Mrs. L. C. Reid, Lammert, Major and Mrs. H. McL.Mayhew

Williams Mrs. Hartley, Mr. Meyer, Mr. A. Morrison, Lt. Col. EL L. Murrow Hearther E. E. Jeffries, FL-IA. and Mrs. A and Mise P. Murrow, Lt. Col. A Dreger J. R. Moss.

¡C. Marsh, Mr. A. S. Peacock, Howard- Mr. and Mrs. Crofton, Mr. P. M-LA-Col. FL. G. Robertson, Capt. Rogers Hodgson, Mr. W. A. Zimmern, Lt-and Mrs. E. H. Reeder, Mr. R. L. Carpenter

Beid Col. J., C. Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Moncrieff, Mr. J. H. Fennington, W. E. Watkins, Mr A. C. Wilcox, Mr. E. Syder and others.

a variety of punches none of which landed with any great ef- fect.

The South African continued to hold. in the third and fourth

McCléave said,ļ rounds and once "Stand Up and fight," but it had

BIG TENNIS SURPRISE

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In the second set, with Sharpe

no effect and East continued hug having to rely mainly on circum-

Daly's Hopes

Welter.-L.Cpl.

(2nd G. Spears Dorsetshire Begt) (G.B.) bt Meray Kravitz (U.S.A.) on points.

Middle-Bradley Lewis (USA) bt

ging whereupon the referee dis-venting an adversary more mobile K. Dennis (Northampton Polytechnic qualified him.

than himself, Hart made many ex- B.C.) (G.B.), bout stopped in first cellent thrusts at close range. He round George Daly beat Alby Day on found a yielding sand very useful ipoints over ten rounds. It was a for a concealed drop shot.

hectic fight and by his victory The man who was two sets up, Daly has enhanced his claim to a especially as he was hale and

NOTICE

good ser-

light for the lightweight title. hearty, could afford to drop the EMPLOYERS requiring the services of an Amah or Öffen attendant are Daly bored. better and hit third set to one. The sooner it requested to apply direct by Phone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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