1937-04-17 — Page 25

BRITAIN'S DAVIS CUP TEAM

FIVE PLAYERS TO TRAIN

NO NEW FIGURE

London, To-day. Five players have been asked to o into training for the selection of members for the British Davis Cup team. These players are H. W. (Bunny) Austin, C. E. Hare, G. P. Hughes, C. R. D. Tuckey and F. H. D. Wilde. Reuter.

The sel

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of the British-

DIOCESAN

ATHLETIC MEET

BOYS ANNUAL

NEW HIGH JUMP

RECORD

The school's High Jump record of 5 feet was broken by D. Willis yesterday, when he cleared 5 feet 2 inches at the Diocesan Boya School's annual sports and hobbies exhibition,KAR

THE RESULTS

The results of the sports, were: Kaan Wah-tuen; 3, J. Fenton. Time: 220 Yards Snr 1, K. Knight; 2, 27 secs.

880 Yards Snr. 1, K-Knight; 2, G. White; 3, G. Willis, Time: 2 mins. harles E. Hare

24 secs.

The Miles -Snr.--1, K. Knight; 2, Ko ng members:

King-hum; 3, G. Ford. Time: 21 mins. n team,

Throwing the Cricket Ball-1, P. were Tam; 2, G. White; 3, D. Crary. Dis-

and tance: 79 yds.

880 Yards-Middle.-1, M. Sully,'" 2, Tan Teh-chum; 3, W. Young, Time, year in the Open Doubles Cham- mins. 29 secs. pionship.

comes as no sura. runners-up to-Cl

G. P. Hughes at

2

last

100 Yards Snr 1, Wong Pak-choy; 2. Kaan Wab-tuen; 3, J. Fenton. Time: 11 secs.

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1937:

Collision In Thames Estuary

London, To-day.

A collision book place in the Thames estuary off Gravesend yes- terday between the Soviet steamer Shekana and the British train- ing ship "Cornwall.”

The “Cornwall,” which has been anchored off Gravesend for many years, was only slightly damaged.

hull, the Cornwall was

With its 100-year-old oak-built actually built 122 years ago.

The veteran warship took part in the China War of 1841. Reuter.

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ANGLO-ITALIAN TRADE

Sanctions Losses Still

Shown

in

STOP PRESS

TEL. 20022 or 33993

Sig. L. H. Smith, of the

Royal Corps of Signals, who

was charged before Mr. K. M.

A. Barnet, "Second Police Ma

gistrate, Kowloon, in connec-

tion with the wrecking of Mr.

E: Himsworth's car, was found

four charges and guilty on

fined $150 on the first, $150

the second, $50 on the third

and $20 on the fourth.

MONACO RULER WIN CLAIM

Guardianship Of A

Boy Prince

In the absence of Fred Perry, who has since joined the profes

London, To-day. 100 Yards Middle-1, Ip Lai; 2, C. sional ranks, "Bunny" Austin is Kotewall; 3 Lee Ming Time: 12 secs.

The continued losses which Great now Gt. Britain's first ranking 100 Yards Junior1, C. Whitfield; Britain has incurred from her tennis player and on him will rest. 2. Chu Liang-man; 3, E. Read. Time: loyalty to the League of Nations in

13.8/5 secs. to a great extent whether. Britai

the Italo-Abyssinian dispute · and High Jump Snr-1, D. Willis; 2, retains the Davis Cup trophy which Kam Wah-tuen; 3. Kaan Sze-kin. the dislocation of trade which sanc- she has now held for four conse-Height: 5 ft. 2 ins.

tions involved, is shown

the

cutive years.

440 Yards Middle.-1, M. Sully; 2, figures for Overseas Trade in the

· Chan - Yim-ming, first quarter. Tan Teh-chim; Charles Hare is a member. of Time: 63 secs. Britain's younger school of tennis 440 Yards Junior.1, C. Whitfield; Only $22,997. tons of coal were champions and will in all proba-2, E. Read; 8, Chu Liang-man. Time: exported to Italy compared with

77.2/5 secs. bility be the second string single-

1,135,995 tons in the first quarter

in Mr. Justice Luxmoore,

the High Jump Middle-1, M. Sully: 2 of 1935. player, while the Doubles team will Lee Ming; 3, Ip Lai. Height: 4 ft.

Chancery Division made an order rest between Tuckey and Hughes, 6 ins.

However, the total coal exports that the 13-year-old Prince Rainier and Wilde and Hare.

Long Jump Snr. 1. Kaan Wah-tuen; for the quarter were 8,689,201 tons should be delivered up by his

11⁄2 ins.. 2. G. Willis; 3, G. White. Distance 20 compared with 2,001,096 - tons in father, Prince Pierre de Polignac, 880 Yards Junior-1, J. Ramsay; 2, the corresponding period of last to the custody of the reigning Leung Yu-yuen; B, C. Whitfield. Time: year and the value of total coal Prince of Monaco, the boy's grand- 3 mins. 7.4/7 secs.

exports was almost as high as in father. White; 3, D. Willis. Time: 60 secs.

440 Yards Sor--1, K. Knight; 2, G. the corresponding period of 1985.-— Long Jump Middle.--1, Lee Ming; 2, British Wireless. Chau King-cheong; 3, W. Young. Dis- tance: 16 ft. 10 ins.

Austin reached the semi-final round of the Wimbledon Singles championship last year where he succumbed to Baron Gottfried von Cramm, the German runner-up to Fred Perry.

Green House; 3, Blue House. Time: 2 Relay Race Jnr.-1; Yellow House; 2,

Tuckey and Hughes reached the final of the Wimbledon Doubles Championshiv in defeating Wilmer Allison and John van Ryn, former mins. 22.3/5 secs. holders, while Hare and Wilde Shot Put Snr.1, G. Derkoch; 2, Tau caused a maior upset by eliminat Kong-hong; 8, G, Willis, Distance: 45

ft. 51⁄2 ins, ing Jean Borotra and Jacques

One Mile Middle.—1, M. Sully; 2, Tau Brugnon, of France, in the same Teh-chim; 3, J. Read. Time: 5 mins. round.

40.2/5 secs, mm duk

UTOPIA IN FIVE

YEARS

Group That Wants To Reform Everything

Prince Rainier is now at school in England a fact which brought the dispute within the jurisdiction of the English Courts.

The Judge granted to the reign- ing Prince declaration that he was the lawful guardian of Prince Rainier, and an injunction restrain- ing Prince Pierre from re- The organisation which describes moving Prince Rainier out of the itself as "The Next Five Years" United Kingdom, except with the Group issued a Utopian "programme plaintiff's consent. Prince

was ordered to pay the costs. of priorities" last month..

Last year's Davis Cup Challenge K. Knight; 3, Li Ting-sum.

One Mile Snr-1, Ko King-hong; 2, Round saw Gt. Britain defeat. Aus mins. 42.3/5 secs.⠀⠀ tralia by 3 matches to 2, Jack Relay Race Middle-1, Blue House; The presidents of the Group are Crawford and Adrian Quist win-2, Green House; 2, Brown House. Time: the Archbishop of York, Lord Cecil, ning the Doubles encounter

3 mins. 20.4/5 seca. by defeating the Wimbledon cham-2, Green House; 3, Blue House.

Tug-of-War Snr 1, Yellow House; Sir Valentine Crittall. Sir Freder ick Gowland Hopkins, Lord Lothian pions in four sets, after a pro- Relay Race Snr 1, Green House; and Sir Alfred Pugh. Lord Allen longed struggle, while Austin lost Blue House; 3, Yellow House. Time: of Hurtwood is chairman of the to Quist in his second singles en-.

2 mins. 59.1/5. seca. -^

Inter-House Competition.→→ Green Executive Committee. counter, also în four sets.

House; 138 points: 2, Yellow House 114 The Group propose among other points; 3, Blue House 110 points; 4 things: Brown House 27 points.

WAH TAI COLLEGE SPORTS

Wah Tai College will hold its annual athletic meeting next Mon- day, April 19 at Caroline Hill, com- mencing at 11 am. Entries are in- vited for the following two events:

Relay Race (1,200 metres, open to all schoolà of Hong Kong).

800 Metres Flat Race (Open to the Colony).

JAPAN AND INDIA COAST SHIPPING

Declines Invitation To Govt. Conference

New Delhi, o-day.

Individual -Champions ----Senor Gham-} pion K. Knight Middle Champion M. Sully; Junior Champion C. Whitfield.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

FOOTBALL

Stenhousemuir Score Nine At Home

London, To-day. The following Scottish League football matches were played yes- terday

First Division

Celtic Hamilton

Sec

Stant East Fife

The Japanese Goyarnment has His

declined to accept an invitation to annoint participate in a shipping conference. king to act as

intent

Reuter

Japan insista that the question of Prisons, during the absence on coastal shipping in India be settled of Mr. John William by the companies

concerned. until further notice, with

om the 17th April, 1987.

terre

Power Ove: Royal Family It was claimed by the Prince of

Monaco that, under the Monegas- que constitution, he had the power to decide all matters affecting the personal status of members of the

royal family.

Following the dissolution of the marriage of his daughter, Princess. Charlotte, and Prince Pierre, the A housing programme, including demolishing and replacing 800,000 reigning Prince made an ordinance houses following on the completion of resuming the custody of their son, the present programme

who was in the direct line of suc- Pooling of existing housing subsidies cession. to secure low rents; TA

milk-in-

The Prince of Monaco submitted

erre.

Schemes, similar to the schools, to make essential food-stuffs that, under the law Monaco, be available at low prices; C

var was the guardian Prince Rain- Raising the school leaving age to 15 ier This was contested by Prince without exemptions, and part-time com. pulsory schooling to the age of 17 and later to 18, maintenance allowances to 3 In my judgment," said Mr Jus- be granted where necessary

tice Luxmoore, "the reigning Prince Scales of unemployment and public has established that he is entitled, of calculations of subsistence needs assistance to be gansidered in the light| by virtue of the ordinance

8, 1936, to the guardianship of Prince Rainfer

For special areas here should be a Mai reduction of exces rden of public and assistance, physics) training, subsis-It seems to me tence homesteads, land, settlement and Icottage homestead

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