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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE - 10TH, 1935

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described by those who took part in it. Rs an unqualified success

The bachelors are proud of the fact that no unauthorised persons obtained access

to the party. Not even a messenger was

allowed in.

The women MPs, however, managed

to have a reminder of their existence conveyed to the bachelors. One of the events of the oveting, indeed, was the roading of a letter from Mrs. Hilton Philipson, M.P. This letter said:-

SQUABBLE AFTER BASEBALL.H.K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. | HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.

MATCH.

INDIAN YOUTH RECEIVES A BLACK EYE. SUMMONSES DISMISSED IN

POLICE COURT.

A sequel to a squabble between two Indian youths, one of whom received

EXCELLENT FINAL MATCH.

S. E. GREEN SUCCESSFUL IN

SINGLES.

GRIMBLES WIN MIXED DOUBLES.

One of the finest singles matches this

a black eye behind a matshed at Happy season was seen yesterday at the Hong- Valley, following the baseball match koug Cricket Club ground, when S. E. there last Saturday, took place at the Green and F. A. Redmond met in the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon Final of the Club Singles. The match

before Major C. Willson.

"

A summons was brought by A. In Rumjaha, 11, Sharp Street," East, ground Boor, against Omar Ismail, International Banking Corporation, for an assault; "I think you lost boys need a mother.while Ismail cross-summoned Rumjahn a Miss Wilkinson "the only unmar ried woman 31.F.-is not there to look for a similar offence. after you."

A LITTLE CONSPIRACY... The bachelor laughed over the letter. bat confessed they were rather relieved that it was a motter and not a wife that Mrs. Philipsen recommended to them.

Miss Wilkinson, who was not at the dinner, was in a manner an Leccisory before the fact in regard to the letter.

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Mr.ef. A. Gordon Leask appeared for Ramjaha, and Mr. D. Turner for Ismail.

The case was first mentioned at the

morning sitting at the Magistracy, when Mr. Leask contended that the case should never have been braught into Court.

went to the full five sets, and after a

prolonged struggle in the final set Green won by 8 games to 7, thus retain- ing the Championship he won last year.

The fall scores in Green's favour "were 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 3-7, 0-72'

Green opened by serving and won the first game. The service held sway till

games all, both players getting in their shots with remarkable accuracy. Then Redmond broke through Green's The service and won the next game. His Worship asked if there was any Arst set went to Redmond. It was a very

It was written by Mrs. Philipson and chance of it being settled out of Coartfast and good "set, both men playing|

signed Wendy Philipson." She showed it to Miss Wilkinson before it was sent off, and the two women kept their secret till after the dinner

I don't think the bachelors were in the least sporting, poor things,- or they would have asked me to the dinner," said

Miss Wilkinson.

However, she is living in hope that after the next election there will be mors bachelor women in the House, and that they will hold an epposition dinner. The bachelor men say they won't mind that, so long as there is no proposal to make the two dinners a joint affair.

Mr. Lensk: If your Worship will ad- journ it, we may have an opportunity.

Mr. Turner: The only lines on which

we would settle would be the withdrawal of the summons issued by Mr. Rumjahn. Mr. Lensk: I am afraid that if that is my friend's attitude, there can be no question of a settlement

His Worship: I will put it back for the moment.

"

No settlement was reached and the case was continued in the afternoon.

extremely well

Redmond led 3-2 in the second set, then fell off, losing two games, and he failed to withstand Green's attacks in the eighth and ninth games. The second set was Green's. The ex-chempion kept up his attack and scored freely with his drives. The third set also went to Green,

GRG DEFEAT EK.GG

The Hongkong Cricket Club "B" team were at home, yesterday to the Chinese Recreation Club "B," and found the visitors a trife too good for them. C.R.C won the match by 60 games to-39.

·

Detailed scores are as follows:- L. Baines and R. E. Coxon :

beat C. Chen and H. Lo...........$ 3 lost to Lau Man Kwong and

Yew Man Kit ...mundown De 8. lost to Lau Fook Li and Un

Flu Fan

3- 8

14.10

Capt Bloxham and E. J. R

Mitchell:

Bent C. Chen and H. Lo. lost to Lan Maa Kwong and

Yew Man Kit

lost to Lau Fook Ki and Un

Hiu Fon

£7

13-20

L. G. Lawrie and W. L. Dunbar :,

lost to C Choa and H. Lo... 4-7 lost to Lau Man Kwong and

Yew Man Kit

2-'0 beat Lau Fook Ki and Un Hiu

Fan

Total

19-21

.30-60

This is the C.R.C.'s fourth win without having lost any mateb and the aggregatë for the four matches is 258. I.R.C, have also four wins to their credis, but their aggregata is 237 games, so C.R.C. tops the "B" Table by better average. The three leading Clubs are:

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Chinese R.C. Indian R.C. M.B.K

Games M. W. L. Ps. F. A

+

04 235-138 0 4

5 KLA 1 4

937 133

$60 19

QUEEN'S COLLEGE TENNIS.

STAFF DEFEATS PUPILS.

The Annual match between the Staff

All present expected the match to be over quickly, when Green, still playing! Rumjahn went into the witness box, appearing with a shade over his right a consistently strong game, led by 5-1 eye. He said that last Saturday best in the fourth set, but a remarkable and Pupils of Queen's College was played The specches at the dinner were im- tended a baseball match at Happy Valley-change was brought about by Redmond, off yesterday afternoon on the Causeway promptu, and were a queer medley While he was looking to see what the phrase and story. Most of the stories

score was, Omar Ismail tapped him and who hitherto unsuccessful in challeng. Bay Ground, and resulted in an easy win

for the Staff by G4 game3 to 33. came from Sir Ecbert Horne, and some said be wanted to speak to him. They ing his opponent at driving, quickly of the buettelor have so far forgotten went behind the matshed, where a con-adopted the defensive whenever Green their vow of secrey as to retail some ofversation took place over domestic mat-

them.

Sir Robert was talking about the tre pidations before marriage and the vicis situdes which overtake the bachelors who fall from the estate of single-blessedness. This served to introduce the story of the man with five daughters A young, man called on him, and the proud father expatiated on the charms of his five.

"The youngest of them," he said, "is 25, and she will have dowry of £5,000 when she marries. Her sister, who is 30, will have £10,000. Another, who is 35, will receive £15,000; and the fifth, who is 40, will have £20.000.

"You don't bappen to have ose about 501 daked the young man, hopefully.

FOR BETTER OR WORSE. Another story was about a' negro who

ters. As witness turned away be received attacked, and returned low shots when

over loose one a blow on his left ear, from whom he his opponent sent did not know. On turning to find out Green was about a dozen times within what was going on he received another an ace of a 3-1 set victory in the next blow in his right eye.

won six

In answer to Mr. Leask, witness said few games, but every time. Redmond that there was no one behind the matshed equalised, and eventually besides himself and Ismail, and no one straight games amidst applause. could have struck him but Ismail

Neither player relaxed any effort in the anal set and the struggle continued

Cross-examined by Mr. Turner, witness denied erer having borrowed money from Mr. Ismail and also denied that he struck Ismail.first.

hard and fast. Green kept up his attack and put many stinging shots into Red- Ismail giving evidence, said that he mond's backhand corner. The latter be left the stand after the baseball match care inconsistent again, but managed to

to go home. Rumjahn who was stand-pull the scores to 5 all, 8 all and 7 all ing at the entrance motioned to witness when Green ran away with the next two that he wished to speak to him. They

I went to his pastor seeking a divorce. He proceeded behind the matshed and word games to win a hard fought match.

would not be dissuaded.

2.

over.certain matters took place between

Detailed scores are as follows: Edwards and Mycock:

beat 4. S, Suffiad nad Ho

85 Hung Yan loat to Samy and Wei Chung

Hoi

4-7 beat Hassan and Pang Oi Lan... 8- 5

Je-17

A. H. Oreck and Miss Kitson:

beat A. S. Suffad and Ho Hung

Yan

8- 3

beat Samy and Wei Chung Hoi 8-3 beat Hassan and Pang Oi Lan... 6-'5

29-11

Wallington and Cheung:

beat A. S. Sufiad and Ho. Eung

Yan

...7.. beat Samy and Wei Chung Hoi.11-0 bent Hassan and Pang Oi Lan... 8- 3

Total

BILLIARDS.

28-7

.64-35

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Green played in the style that has won But you took your wife for better or

them. Rumjahn, who witness said had for him the championship of the Colony worse," said the parson.

"Ab, yes," said Rastus, but she is previously, borrowed money from him, for three consecutive years, the only dif asked for the loan of a dollar, which ference being that there was less sting

There was a large attendance at the so much worse than I took her for."

Then there was the story of the Chris-witness refused. Rumjahn. then said if behind his shots. Driving forehand and Palace Hotel, yesterday, to witness the tian Science family. Mother and daugh-

ters were all Christian Scientists, but he did not wish to lend him money he

the father steed fastly resisted their need not, and he then sware at witness backhand, in his usual way, from the base two games in the first round.

F. E. Silva (200) did very well, defent- efforts to convert him. Then he died and struck at bim, "In warding off the line he sent the balls over the net with

At the first meeting of the Christian blow witness had his wrist watch braken.great accuracy, placing his shots all rounding J. W. Lee (owe 30) by 250 points to 208. He compiled the following breaks: Science organisation the eldest daughter

Whether Red- 19, 25, 19, 17, 32, 23, 28 and 35. Lee made attended in mourning. We hope," Witness noticed Rumjaha put his hand his opponent's court. said the president, that your father toward his pocket, and, thinking he mond's shots were low or high, fast or two breaks of 16. adopted our faith before he died.

might be getting a weapon out, he struck No,

replied the daughter, "I am

Rumjaho a blow on the left ear, and slow, be sent back a drive. He showed JW. Anderson (scr.) won the other Barry, to say he didn't."

Not even in his last words?" asked followed it up with another blow in the up best in the second and third sets and match by eliminating H. Gray (owe 200)

in a close game. the president.

Father had no last words," said the right eye. Later, witness continued, had Redmand beaten time and again by son's favour was 250 to 233 points. daughter; "mother was with him to the Ilumjahn apologised' for the remarks he good placements.

had passed and said he now knew they very ead.

From a House of Commons point of were not true. view," commented Sir Robert Horne,

His Worship held that no one was to "any situation in which one is not allowed to talk is obviously intolerable." blame and dismissed both summonses.

One of the wittiest speeches came from. Mr. Austin Hopkinson, who proposed the toast af "The Ladies" He told of hia success with the ladies as a trooper with a cavalry regiment during the war, and expressed the hope that the League of Nations would perform its natural functions and bring about another Euro- pean wat," go that he might repeat his

successen.

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INDO-CHINA S.N. CO.. SUMMONED.

SEQUEL TO OPIUM FIND ON 5.5. "SUI SANG."

The score in Ander-

TO-DAY'S MATCH.

9 p.-J. F. Ribeiro (owe 200). W. Ogley (owe 30).

Redmond played his best game this season. His greatest mistake was in challenging Green at driving-a branch of

A. J. Osmund (owe 100), Colony's Champion, has decided not to participate. the game in which Green excels-during He should have met T. Clough (owe 190) the third and fourth sets. If he had who receives" a walk over into the second steadied himself after winning the "first round. set, and adopted the defensive earlier in the match, he might "have turned the issue in his favour.

MIXED DOUBLEA.

WILD-PIG HUNTING.

SPORT IN TAIPO DISTRICT.

The final of the Mixed Doubles, was A party of local sportsmen visited the The toast of "The Ladies" was not The Indo-Chine Steam Navigation played on the Stand Court and proved to Taipo District on Sunday to do a little drunk in silence, for, us one of the Co., Ltd, the owners of the ss. Sit be a one-sided affair for Mr. and Mrswild-pig hunting. bachelors explained, "We are not afraid Sang, were defendants at the Central Grimble (owe 3/8) who defeated 0. C. They saw a sow and also a number

of the women, although we do not marry them."

Magistracy yesterday, when,

before Womack and Mrs. Childe (owe 1/6) by of half-grown pigs, as well as a litter. Major Foxcroft proposed the toast of Mr. B. E. Lindsell, they were charged 6-3; 6-2. As a pair Mr. and Mrs. Grimble of sucking pigs. They secured two of the The Married Men," and Mr. Hore with using the vessel for transporting showed up better and played the stronger sucking pigs, one weighing 3 catties Belisha, who replied, was regarded not without auspicion by his fellow-bachelora. opium. Opium, comprising 7,020 taels game, Mra Grimble's drives were ex- and the other, 4,catties.

None of the Labour bachelors was pre-had been found on board the vessel ceptionally strong and ber height stood: sent at the dinner. Mr. James Sexton when she was in port on May 24th The her in good stead. Mr. Grimble played had been mentioned as one of them, but when he was taked, why he was hot at drug which was valued at $61,160, was well up at the net.

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One of the half-grown ́ pigs "stalked" for a distance of about three" -miles, but the chase had then to be"

the dinner, he gave the very good reply discovered inside the "donkey boiler, Mrs. Chikle had been seen to play abandoned owing to the failing light.

that he was not a bachelor,

WEATHER REPORT.

better in the earlier rounds. She failed

Lately a large number of wild pigs. packed in 18 begs.

Mr. E. &. C. Brooks, representing the mostly in attempting to put "soft" ones have been seen in many parts of the New Company, naked for a remand. He said just over the net and appeared to be a Territories, mostly on the slopes of Tai that the vessel was now on her way to triffe affected by the importance of the Mo Shan, but also in the Taipo and Last night's weather report, forecast Rangoon and would be back in three match. She showed up better in the Farling districts, and remarks by the Royal Observatory weeks. He had so far not had an op- second set and played a stronger game. anid

Depressions are central over the Tangportunity of seeing the officers of the Womack did not give as much help to This partner as that given by Mr. Grimble tsze Valley and over the Paracels.

ship.

to his wife.

· Local forecast: East or variable winds, moderate, generally cloudy.

The case was adjourned sine die.

These pigs have been responsible for a

Fanling Golf Course, and week-end considerable amount of damage to the hunts are being organised in order to reduce their numbers.