Farr Causes New Sensation
SAYS HE WILL FIGHT
LOUIS AND NOT SCHMELING
London, To-day.
ENDEAVOUR I
TO CHALLENGE
New York, To-day, Endeavour II will be the chal- lenger for the America's Cup, an- nounced Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith yesterday.—Reuter.
Electrification
Mr. Ted Broadribb, Of Southern manager for
Farr, announced yester-Railway
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2, 1937.
“SILENT ZONE” SUMMONSES IN KOWLOON
TEMPERATURE SOARS TO 91
Hong Kong continues to swelter under the heat wave and the maxi-
mum temperature reached yester- day was degrees, equal to the The first local motorists to be highest recorded this summer. This prosecuted on the mainland under morning, however, the thermometer the new "Silent Zone" Regulations recorded only 86 degrees, with hu- made their appearance at the Kow-midity at 77 per c
cent loon-Police Court this morning and The Royal Observatory reports were cautioned by Mr. E. Him-this morning that pressure is high- sworth.
est over the Pacific to the East of Major Dixon, of No. 278, PrieJapan and is relatively low over Edward Road, was summoned for China generally. Forecast: S. W. sounding the horn of his car No. winds, moderate, backing to N. and 2003, at
12.55-a.m. on June 6 last, NE. later, fair generally. in Austin Road, near Nathan Road, terms and conditions The Southern Railway's main line Mr. F. Hegarty, of No. 213, Prince from Mike Jacobs, the electrification between London and
Portsmouth, completed at a cost of horn of his car, No. 394, at 1 a.m. American promoter, for millions was opened yesterday, a bout between Farr and Joe Louis for the world title in New York in September.
day that he had accepted
The Schmeling-Farr fight, he added, was offReuter.
London, To-day
The new service will double the number of trains along this 74 miles route-British Wireless.
The Typhoon
Edward Road, for sounding the on June 7 in Nathan Road, near.
Austin Road, A
Mr. Lederhofer and Mr. C. Sprad- berg were summoned for similar offences.
VON
BLOMBERG IN HUNGARY
Budapest, To-day,
CONTROLLED AREA
The German Defence Minister, Summoned for driving his car at Field Marshal von Blomberg, was The first typhoon of the sea-"controlled area" at 5.15 p.m.
a speed of 36 miles per hour in a present yesterday at a review of the
Hungarian army.______ on Trans-Ocean adds that Mr. son, reported yesterday in Lat. June 11 last, Mr. H. B. Morton, of The other guests included the Broadribb, in a statement to the 18 N., Long. 130 E., had moved the China Light and Power Yau-Hungarian Foreign Minister the press, said that Farr was annoy-little by this morning.
mati Station, was fined $6 by Mr. German Minister and German and ed because Brigadier-General "The disturbance is reported to E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Fo-Hungarian Staff officers. Critchley, the promoter, had-of-be situated about 250 miles East lice Court this morning. fered him only £7,500, while of Aparri, in North Luzon, and Schmeling was to get twice as is moving slowly in a westerly A small fire occurred on the sub- the Regent, Admiral ven Horthy.
much. Boxing circles in London are as- tonished at this volte-face on the
direction.
part of Farr so soon after the Bri-SPLENDID WIN tish authorities had recognised the
Schmeling-Farr bout as a world DOROTHY
championship fight,
DISQUALIFICATION
Other quarters think it is mere- ly a "bluff" in order to increase the purse offered Farr to fight in Lon- don, as if Farr broke. his contract] to fight Schmeling he would be dis-f qualified by the British boxing au- thorities.
YORKSHIRE ANNIHILATE ESSEX
Leslie Hutton And Verity Again
ROUND
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HOLDERS BEATEN
the
Further upsets occurred in Women's Doubles in which two of Great Britain's strongest pairs, the holders Miss Freda James and Miss Kay Stammers, were beaten by another British pair in. Mrs. M. R. King, formerly Miss Phyllis Mudford, and Mrs. Pittman, while Miss Dorothy Round and Miss Mary Heeley succumbed to Miss E M. Dearman and Miss J.. Ingram. London, To-day.. The weather was dull and windy Yorkshire scored a smashing yesterday when the day's play com- victory over Essex in a County menced, Mlle. Jedrzejowska, of Po- Championship match which con-land, thoroughly deserving her win cluded yesterday. The Tykes had over Miss Alice Marble, the form- first lease of the wicket and ran up er's heavily cut backhand shots forc- the huge score of 440 to which to-ing the American in many errors. tal, young Leslie Hutton contri- Miss Marble held set-point at 6-3 in the first set, but Mlle. Jedrze-
buted a brilliant 124.
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Essex, dismissed for 152, in their jowska, returning everything first innings, were forced to follow met with continual storming at the on, but found the bowling of Hed-net by the American, but led 6-5, ley Verity far too good for them and having four set points before win-
all sent back for a miserable ning. Verity was in irresisible form
We
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and returned the remarkable an-
alysis of 6 for 10.
FINE DISPLAY.
Miss Dorothy Round's placing and At Hull, Yorkshire beat Leicester by volleying turned the tables in her
an innings and 208 runs. ~ Yorkshire 440 (Hutton 124).
favour against her French opponent, the match really resolving into a Essex-152 and 80 (Verity 6 for 10) baseline. duel. Mme. Mathieu led
NEW
Reuter,
ADVERTISEMENTS
ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.
STANLEY
IS: EXCELLENCY the
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3-2 and then Miss Round led 4–8. In the second set Miss Round was brilliant and left her French
ponent standing
Doubles clash, the
In the Anglo-J;
far too far
tish pair to score drives
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