1926-07-09 — Page 4

Silk Handkerchiefs In a variety of beautiful colours. From $2.50 each

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 9TH, 1926

ENGLISH BLOCK PRINTEL·

FOULARD TIES

FOR THE BRIGHTER DAYS, A pleasing harmony of design and colour, a freshness of effect, and a wide selec- tion provide a rich and satisfying choice in this favourite Neckwear. The New Season's designs, together with examples of the real Old English Madder colourings.

WE ALLOW 10% DISCOUNT FOR CASH.

"MACKINTOSH & Co., Ltd.

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS.

Alexandra Building.

Des Vœux Road.

MUSIC

MERCENARY MARY

AND

STUDENT PRINCE

MOUTRIE'S

Chater Road.

SOUTH CHINA KNITTING FACTORY,

MERCERISED AND COTTON SOCKS of the Highest Grade.

...

"

Manufactured in the most modern Knitting Factory in South China, and exported to all parts of the World.

Enquiries

invited from

Export and Wholesale_Firms.

FACTORY MONGKOK, KOWLOON. TEL. K 593. L'ABLE ADDRESS: SOUCHIKNIT, HONGKONG.

MY WINE.

[AP]

We can supply you with a perfect Claret and a

delicious White Wine.

MY WINE CLARÉT

MY WINE WHITE

Give us

Pra Borz-3-1.20 Prx D023313.00

PER-BOTTLE-8·1:40 Pra Dozry 15.00

å Trial. MAGASIN GENERAL.

USEFUL FOR PRESENT WEATHER. "WONDERVAC" FOOD JAR AND CARAFE.

THE

WONDERVAC This "Wondervac" Vacuum

FOOD JAR

lamtakan

Comes

Cheel Body

(Contains Approximately

1 Quart)

Container cut zway to show Vacuum Internetr

"GINE OF WHITEAWAYS

STANDARD VALUES

THE "WONDERVAC' CARAFE.

Holds 2 Pints. Keeps Liquids hot or cold Polished Alumi- nun exterior.

STANDARD

VALUE

PRICE.... $3.50

Jar is invaluable for keeping foodstuffs hot or cold. Particularly useful for taking Ice Cream for Picnics, etc.

STANDARD

:

VALUE

PRICE

$3.25 EACH

THE

WONDERVAC CARAFE

(Contain_aport, 1Quart)

"CHE OF WHITERRANTS

FIRST FLOOR SHOWROOMS

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO. LTD.

HONGKONG.

Our London Letter.

PROSPEROUS CLUBS.

THE FEE OF FUN MAKERS.

LORD WILLINGDON'S APPOINTMENT.

CANADIAN, WELCOME.

TORONTO, June 9th. There is no surprise in Canada in re [FROM OUR OF CORRESPONDENT. ]` gard to the official announcement that Lord Willingdon is to succeed' Lord Byng of Vimy as Governor-General.”~ Both LONDON, June 11th.

Lord and Lady Willingdon met many Most of the big London clubs are having Canadians when on their way to China their annual meetings at this period, and and made a singularly favourable in

pression. The announcement of the up- I find that on the whole they are able to pointment has been received with general report a satisfactory state of things finan-expressions of satisfaction. cially. The average.West. End club suf- fered severely from the post-war slump: when new members were scarce, expenses high, and the machinery of administra- tion antiquated and hopelessly inade- quate.

The Montreal Gazette says:-

Had Lord Byng elected to remain for a while longer the people of Canada would have been more than content, to have him, and would have shown a con- tinuance of that high regard which he has so well earned and in which he is so universally held. They will look to his successor for personal and administrative, qualities similar to those that have made Lord Eyng's tenure of office so singularly successful, and they reason for confidence in the wisdom of the choice made.

The Toronto Glube says:-

The people of Canada will receive the new Governor-General with ¿ must cordial welcome, knowing that he wilf prove a worthy successor to Lord Byng.

These-references express the feeling of the Press and the people in all sections of the country. It is certain that the appointment is highly approved by the Canadian Government, and is acceptable" to the leaders of the Progressive and Con-

In the last year or two conditions have improved. The flow of candidates has resumed to an extent permitting in most cases the re-establishment of substan- tial entrance fees. Costs and charges are still high, but new business-like methods have worked wonders. In more than one club an administrative overhaul and the replacement of indifferent-staff have turn ed a deficit into a good surplus." ROYAL DUKE AS TENNIS PLAYER The Duke of York is among the entrants for the All-England lawn tennis cham-servative Parties. pionships He has entered in, the men's doubles, in which he will be partnered by Wing Commander Louis Greig, formerly-his-equerry-

M. POINCARES ERROR.

}

LIBEL ACTION THE RESULT.

KAIPING COAL

HOME. FACTORY

· AND BUNKERS

FOR ALL PURPOSES

POWER HOUSE,

TUGS & LOCOS

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hongkong,

RECORD OFFER FOR

RACEHORSE,

OFFERED FOR SOLARIO

- WHY IT WAS REFUSED.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, June 11th.

The most sensational offer in the Bie.

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.

"C" DIVISION,

TAIKOO. r. C.R.C.

The return match was played on the Taikoo courts, Shaukiwan, between the above Clubs and resulted in a comfort- able win for the Chinese Recreation Club by 70 games to 20. (The score of the first match was 75 games to 24, in favour of the C.R.Gr). ———

Detailed scores are as follows: -- J. McCubbin and F. Moore:

last to H. S. Lee and Ma Wei

But lost to Cheng Chi Wing and

Chiu sun Chia

lost to Un Hin Fan and Cheyng

Wing Kul

Quebec remembers Lord Willingdor's work in connection with the restoration by the town of Hastings of the shield taken from Quebec when the Province" passed from French to British hands atory-of the Turf-was-made-last week century and a half ago.

ut Epsom when his Highness Prince Aga Khan offered to pay "Sir John Rutherford £100,000 for Solario. The offer was courteously refused. The great colt won the Coronation Cup on the day following the Derby, and everyone is agreed that he is worth i fabulcus sum; but nothing approaching the figure men. tioned was considered possible. Sir John Rutherford, who is a bachelor, and very F. Suath and Morrison: deed that large sums of money are not popular, is a tich man-so wealthy, in- likely to increase his sum of happiness. The refusal of £100,000 for Solario must therefore be put down as having been actuated by a true spirit of sportsmar- ship. Solario is a great horse which any man would be proud to own. Sir John picked out Solario on his own ac count as He claims 100,000

a yearling, and païd 3,500 guiness for him to Lord Dunravec.

The Duke started to play lawn tennis in the Isle of Wight when a boy of eleven or twelve years of age, and he has beer playing on and, of ever since. He is a left-handed player and prefers doubles to singles. He is good at the net, and w

V. Ernest Judet, whose evidence at the feature of his long game is a useful back-

trial of Hans Bossard, the Swiss painter hand drive. In 1920 he won the doubles accused of having had communications final of the R.A.F. tournament, partnered with the enemy, was refused because he by Wing Commander Greig. This is the had not been summoned as a witness, has first time a member of the Royal Familyinstituted an action for libet against has ever entered for the championships, Le Petit Marseillais and M. Poincaré, The ex-Premier sent a letter to the news. SPOFFORTH, THE “DEMON "

paper in question in which he declared BOWLER.

that . Judet had been condemned to death by default." This, says M. Judet, is notoriously contrary to the truth; and proves on the part of 1. Poincaré

fagrant had faith." francs damages against the newspaper and M. Poincaré.

THE FEE OF FUN-MAKERS. · There are not many people who would consider they were underpaid at the rate

In London clubs it is said that, sports- 'manship aside, Sir John was wise is declining to sell. As a stallion next Fear Solario will "All" almost immed iately at 600 guineas, which should bring in from £27,000 to £30,000 a year. He is good for four years, and may possibly

Announcement is made this week of the death of Mr. F. R Spofforth, the famous Australian demon "bowler, at his home at Surbiton. He wari years of age and had been ill for a long time from ptomaine, poisoning. After he gave up cricket, having marridin English- woman, he took over the mingement of his father-in-law's business by. To

* the present generation Spofforth was only a name: but to all who play the national u be will be for ever remembered as one of the greatest bowlers the world-minute But-you-never-can-talo on for fourteen. In reply to an inter Mr. Billy Bennett, the comedian, has viewer Prince Aga Khan stated that in been stating that the fee of the British secking to acquire Solario he wanted to Broadcasting Company of 220 for a 20 Poraces a stallion of the highest class for minute entertainment on the wireless is his own stud in which he has forty not good enough. In fact, he considers mures. that it is poor remuneration for a comedinn. He explained his point of view in an interview wita a represente- tive of the Evening News by saying that there are three alternatives before the...-- comedian who is asked to broadcast. He COMMUNISTS AND SOCIALISTS-ON can use old material, he can invent a special programme for the purpose, or he can send out on the wireless some of the new munterial which he has accumulated for future use.

has ever seen. It is in this sense that the Press bere deals with his career There is no doubt that he captured the imagination of the British public 1878 when we came over with the first Aus- trahan team, and he retained it during the tours of 1880, 1882, 1884, and 1890 when he visited this country.

UPROAR IN CZECH PARLIAMENT.

AN-HISTORIC MATCH, Spofforth established his fame in May 1878 in the historic match with tne

THE RAMPAGE, M.C.C. at Lord's it is nearly fifty years ago, but the shock of it is still fresh to

PRAGUE, June 9th. those who were boys at the time. The 1.C.C.-with what was quite a fair Eng-

The Bill providing for fixed agrarian taxes was introduced in the House of land team representing the club-beaten

Now, to do the first would be damaging Deputies. It has the support of all the in-a-single-day 1 All were out for. 33. in the rst innings and for a in theto his reputation, the second would mean bourgeois parties irrespective of nation- second. It seemed impossible, yet the great labour and prepartion for an, inality, and is opposed by the Czech and thing was done, and from that instant adequate fee, and, thirdly, to use his next. German Socialist bloc, with the Com- Australian cricket entered into its own year's songs and patter would be a still munists. forming a noisy tail. Thus for When he bowled W. G. Grace before the dian's capital. To use fresh material mere prodigal employment of the come- famous batsman could score Spofforth leaped into the air and exclaimed "Bowl ed, bowled, blower!" and in the dressing; room shouted out, "Am I not a demon

Spofforth with his long gaunt frame, his Roman nose, and his big bounding heard on the wireless." action used to strike terror into the batsmen. It is recorded that he used to he awake at night dreaming of how to get Englishmen out. Some writers state

lost to H. S. Lee and Ma Wei

But. lost to Cheng Chi Wing and

Chịu Tsua Chiu

lost to Cu Hiu Fan and Cheung

Wing Hui

5-6

4-77

13-20

4.7

-11-29

A. M. Keown and S. Boulton:

lost to H. S. Lec and Ma Wei

But...

0-11

lost to Cheng Chi Wing and

Chia Thừa Chịu

* lost to Un Hiu Fan and Cheung

Wing Kui

-Total

"E.K.C.C. TEAM.

5-29.

The following have been selected to play for the Cricket Club to-morrow at 4.15 p.m.

"C" team v. Kowloon C.C. on the H.K.C.C. ground:-Hon." Mr. W. T.- Southern and E. W. Hamilton S-M Garrard, and G. S./Hugh Jones; H. L. Smith and A. C. Howell,

BILLIARDS.

PALACE HOTEL TOURNAMENT.

In the Falace Hotel Billiards Tourna

Republic Germans and Szechs are fight beat J. A Luz (owe 150) by 250 to 113 the first time since the foundation of the ment last night, F. M. da Cruz (owe 200) ng side by side.

a short broadcasting performance theatres of the country. People will not there was an uproar in the House. The 15, 17, 21, 22, 26, 3, 20, while his op- would be to spoil his market in the

As soon as the Bill was introduced Ponent's breaks were: 15, 15, 17, 44, 15, 29. pay at the balls to hear jokes they have Communists and German Socialists were ponent's breaks were: 15, 15, 17, 34, 15, 71. the worst offenders, although 'there' was This clever artist complains that on

Het much to choose between them and; nights when stars are broadcasting their opponents as the fioise developed. the audiences in the variety theatres in Whistles were sounded, desk lids were the country are noticeably more dina slammed and bundles of paper were he argues from this that the comedian thrown at some particularly unpopular spessor The novel of the two could at no time make himself beard, had to be content to dictate his speech to the

that he was a fast bowler but as a mat- ter of cricketing history and-of-fact this plantation to courage something was not the secret of his wonderful suc- which depresses the theatres and which cesses, It was not the extreme pace of may in the end lessen his chances of em his bowling. There have been many playment. So there you are.

shorthand writers.

The time allowed for the debate is 4 hours. Although the passage of the Bill appears to be assured it may be expected that the fight will continue for the period allotted.

NEW YORK NIGHT LIFE.

POLICE ACTIVE.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

KCG RETURNS THANKS FOR

NIFICENT HOSPITALITY

The following letter was forwarded to Club by Mr. H. R. B. Hancock, captain the secretary of the Singapore Cricket of the Hongkong interport team, which recently visited Malaya

I shall be very glad if you will kiad- ly convey to all those responsible for the arrangement of our vist, our warmest thanks for the magnificent hospitality extended to us whilst we were in Singa- pore. From start to finish everything that could possibly be done was done to make a happy and at home, and we are all of us deeply grateful to everyone for the great kindness shown us.

faster bowlers than the "Demon." He

"FOOT AND MOUTH." had, it is true, a very fast ball how and It seems likely that we have at last then, hid from the knowledge of the bats discovered the source of contagion which man till the last moment, just as he had produces foot and mouth disease among a comparatively slow ball, which he judi- cattle in this country. The problem ciously mixed up with the rest.

bailed all the experts for more than a The specially demonaic feature of generation. The other day inspectors of Spofforth's bowling was its cunning the Board of Agriculture were able to more than its pate. He was born trace the cause of an outbreak in Scot- schemer and weaver of wiles; and when land to carcases of animals which bad a bowler has pace as well as wiles, and just been imported from Denmark, and ean control his fast cff-breaks to an inch, so it seems that they have got on to the

NEW YORK, June 8th the combination is almost irresistable. right track. Foot and mouth diseases, The District Attorney's Office yesterday In later life Spofforth became a keen which may be described as influenza in closed the play Bunk of 1920," and The arrangements were excellent, and lawn-tennis player. No one had a more cattle, with ulcers in the mouth and ordered the expurgation of a scene from we left with feelings of real regret, and amusing collection of cricket stories. It copious salive, is terribly infectious; and another, "The Great Temptations, after with a determination to come back again, is a pity that he did not find time to there has been a veritable epidemic of informa! juries had decided that the and attempt to capture your flag in the write his reminiscences

the disease for several years. Some hun offending play and scene violated de[not very distant future. We shall never BIG MONEY

-dreds of thousands of pounds have been eener.

forget-our-pisit, and we all hope that Readers interested in the Turf willment by the Government in compense - The Police Commisioner closed the in 1927 you will send a team to Hong probably recall some big sums paid for tion to stock owners whose herds have night clube at 2 o'clock this morning. In kong and give us a chance of returning racehorses in the past. The highest been destroyed, for the policy has been the district around Forty Second Street in some amali measure your hospitality. price ever paid for a horse was for to stamp out foot and mouth by the and The Roaring Forties" night clubs The very best of luck to the Club Tracery, the St. Leger winner, when he simple process of killing every bovine have been keeping open, through police and all good wishes to everybody from us was sent to Buenos Aires. The value of (horses are not affected) on every farm indulgence, until dawb, though their alla? English, sterling at the time made the as soon as an outbreak has occurred. licences gave them only until 1 o'clock. price about £51,000. The actually record. Many valuable pedigree herde have in Hereafter they must be closed, by

o'clock

consequence been wiped out

Aldous Huxley writes: "A good time

ced best price paid is the 240,000 which Mr IB Joel gave the late Mr. Pilking. Some newspapers opposed to the Gov. Complaints against indecent plays and means going to the races, playing bridge, ton for Prince Palatine the day before arament are critical because a ban has the long hours of the night clubs were drinking cocktails, dancing till four in the St. Leger winner of the previous year been placed on all fresh mest from the made, not by fanatier reform organiza- the morning and talking about nothing. was badly beaten in the Goodwood Cup. Continent where foot and mouth disease tions, but by citizens known for the And meanwhile the beautiful, the incred

The late M. Edmond Blanc paid $7,000 is always rampant. The critics say the liberality of their social views. The ible world in which we live awaits ex- guineas for Flying Fox at the disposal result will be to raise the price of Eng Mayor himself, who is by no mesas a ploration, and life is short and time of the previous Duke of Westminster'slish meat, to consumers. They have of puritan, took the initiative in regard to dows staunchlessly, like blood from a stud and stable. This noted "triple course only the interests of the urban night clubs. In a recent speech he de-mortal wound. And there is all know- crown" winner went to France and never population in view; but that is not more clared that Bolsheviks were rapidly lodge, all art. There are men and ran as a four-year old. King Edward's important than the protection of End created when working people, on their women, the innumerable living,” and, in Derhy winner, Diamond Jubilee, was sold ish herds, The British farmers will way to jobs in the carly morning met books the souls of those dead who deserve for the same sum to the Argentine.. benefit from the restrictions. It is an crowds of rich idlers who had been frivol. to be immortal. Heaven preserve me, in

(Cuntinued on next_column.) Fill wind that blows nobody goad,-HB, ling away the night.

such a world, from having a good time."