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EARSIGHTED MOVE MADE IN ENGLISH TENNIS

MAY COPY AMERICA AND CONCENTRATE ON THEIR YOUTH

Sydney, September 23.

far-sighted officials in English lawn tennis are going

ONE or two far shpated to adopt, a scheme that real-

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER

ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

HE Undersigned have

uctions to sell

Auction on

ived

Tuesday, the 26th. October, 1937

commencing at 230 pm.

KOWLOON BARGAINS

Goods:Damaged by Typhoon.

- Rare Opportunity

For Ladies

their Sales Room, Duddell Street To Obtain at Bargain

Quantity of 2

BERALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.

FURNITURE

Prices

Embroidered Silk Underwear

Sets of 4 Pieces From $2.00

Chesterfield Suites, Teak Dining young players of promise having every chance to become sta

Boom, Bed Room, Drawing Booni the London Evening News The idea is the creation of a central and Office Furniture, Carpets, school of tennis on covered courts, with a sort of scholarship system Bugs, Ornaments, Tea Sets, Croc- of qualification for coaching. The scheme was turned down last kery, Curios, Cutlery, E. P. & Brass Individual Night Gowns, year, but it will be brought up again in the next month or two. Ware, Clocks, Gramophones & Be

The leading instigator of the scheme is Mr. W. S. E. Dailley, cords, Radios, Sewing- honorary secretary of the Surrey L. T. A. Now that the Davis GBP Blectric Table & Ceiling Fans, has left these shores and the prospect of its early return is not Electric & Gas Stoves, Table Lamps, very bright, Mr. Dailley thinks the ETA will give rather more Pram, Wardrobe Trunk, Rattan thought to his idea than they did when it was first mooted

Then the finance committee op

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posed it on the score of the ex-GERMAN pense involved being too great.

"I bebeve a start could be made," TRIBUTE TO

Mr. Dailley told an interviewer,

"with an expenditure of, say, WALLIS MYERS

$5,000. If they would build two

TENNIS STARS

covered-courts and engage two CLASSIFICATION OF or three regular coaches a lot of good work could be done. The courts could be constructed at Wimbledon or any convenient club ground.

ONLY FOUR COVERED COURTS "There are

Berlin, September 25. Mr. A. Wallis Myers's clas tion of the world's best men thirteen covered women lawn tennis players, has courts in Paris and only four in been reproduced in nearly all Ger- this country," Mr. Dailley pointed man papers. out, "while in America they have "For 20 years,” states the “Koel- them all over the place. The best nische Zeitung to-day, “Wallis players are developed on wood Myers world ranking lists have or hard courts, where the ball been regarded as final authority by makes a true bound

ail tennis playing nations.

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"What is the good of six lessons to a young player? I say that if he is worth anything at all, he is worth six months coaching.”

Ware, etc., etc.

also

achines,

A Few Pieces of Black Wood Furniture and

Que Upright Piano.

One 11-Tube All Wave Radio

(new).

One “G. E." Refrigerator. One “Kelvinator Refrigerator. One Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe.' Two Azimuth Mirrors (in box). One Portable Typewriter "Coro-

na

Two Typewriters "Underwood." Three Cheque Perforators.

On View from Monday, the 25th October, 1937,

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.. Hong Kong, 21st. October, 1937.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction »on

Slips From 50 cts. Knickers From 50 cts. 75 cts. and $1.00 a piece Brassieres 20 and 50 cts; Pyjamas From $1.00 All in Assorted Colours And Sizes

Hand Embroidered Pillow Cases 50 ets. each

Linen Table Covers And Napkins $1.00

And $1.50 Set.

Lace Bed Spreads 72" x 90"′′ From $1.00

Lace Table Covers From 60 cts. Each English Made Ladies' Shoes In Leather, Suede, And Satin $3.50 A Pair Silver Plated Forks And Spoons 25 cts. ea. English Made Felt Hats On View from Tuesday, the 26th. And Topees $2.50 Each

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"The verdict of this expert has not always. met with the agreement of non-British students of tennis, and Wallis Myers has often been Mr. Dailley is prepared to see a accused of favouring his own coun-Wednesday, the 27th October, 1937 subsistence allowance given to trymen, but no criticism can alter › commencing at 5.15.p.m. players while they are being coach- the fact that his ranking list is re- at their Sales Room, Duddell Street ed. He said that in the United garded as the standard by which States the authorities approach a the strength of the best ten is esti

· promising young player's parents mated."

and say, "May we have your boy "The newspaper expresses appre for six months?" Then they put ciation of the fact the German him in an hotel and look after him Davis Cap players, Baron - von for the whole of that time, giving Cramm and H. Henkel, have been him the right sort of coaching on placed second and third respective- hard or covered courts.

ly in the men's list. It is surprised that Fri Hom, Germany's chief eighth in the women's list.

£10,000 WOULD -NOT" HERT

A Fine Collection of Postage Stamps-

October, 1937.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 22nd. October, 1937.

Mr. Dailley is more hopeful of woian player, has been placed reigned have received}

his project being well received this time. He knows that some of the most knowledgeable men in the game are going to back him up. The meeting in November "It would not proposal will probably be put be hurt the LTA.

scher

fore a meeting-

g of the LTA. Conn-110,000 on the

they had to spend

have cil in October, and it will certainly £20,000 in the coffers, was Mr be brought before the general Dailley's parting shot.

AMONG OUR AUTUMN RANGE

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Special Price

$450 each

WHITEAWAY'S

MAN'S SHOP

instructions to sell by Public

Auction

Friday, the 29th. October, 1937 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

comprising:

FURNITURE

Teak Bed Room, Dining Room,

Silk Crepe De Chine And Satin For Dresses And Winter Coats Lining 50 cts. Yard

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USED FURNITURE FOR

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Drawing Room and Office Furni-Double and Single Beds:

ture, Carpet, Big, Cutlery, Crock Wardrobes, made of Teakwood. ery, Glasses, Brass Ware, Pictures,wood

Mahogany, Camphorwood and Black- Gramophones and Records, Radio Chest of Drawers, Dressing Set, Electric Table Fan and Lamps, Glass Cabinets, Bookcase Clocks, Ornaments, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Black Wood Furniture

One Electric Be

On View from Thursday

October, 1997.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.

Kong, 25th October, 1937.

Chesterfield Sets, Assorted Carpets

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