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LAWN TENNIS.

H.E.C.C. TOURNAMENT.

HOME FOOTBALL.

FULL PROGRAMME FOR NEXT FEW DAYS.

Owing to constant bad weather since the season opened, the Hong Kong Cricket Club tournament which in-

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 11th, 1927.

HUDDERSFIELD BEATEN AT

HOME.

REMARKABLY HEAVY SCORING.

PORTSMOUTH GET NINE.

Only six teams lost full points on

eludes the Open Singles and Open their own ground on Saturday, the Doubles Championship of the two most sensational home defeats Calopy, has been considerably de- being that of Huddersfield by Shef layed.

The courts are now fully booked for the next few days and given: favourable weather, good progress should be made. All the local "cracks" Ate appearing in the .course of the week,

The following are the fixtures:-

TO-DAY.

༥:

Open Singles. T. Honda r. J. Cassumba round).

(nd)

Open Doubles.. Ng Sae kong and Ng Sức Cheung v. Dr. D. J. Valentine and R. K, Valentine (2nd round).

H. J. Armstrong and S. 3. Garrard v. M. K. Le and Horace Lo (2nd round),

Club Singles,

Capt. 21 R

E. Grimbly Morris,

FOOTBALL.

TWO FRIENDLY GAMES.

Owing to the heavy rains during the week, all official games were cancelled on Saturday, the grounds 'being under water,

As Sookunpoo where the opening match for the Lai Wah Cup be have been played. Referee Baldwin tween the Navy and Army was to

considered the ground unit and it was decided to postpone the game

HONG KONG CHESS.

CARVALHO AND HAYES TO FIGHT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

In Friday's Chess Chib matches, Faers lost to Randall and Hayes, playing two matches in one night.

Paterson was absent and Carvalho had a walk over. Hayes beat Smith for the Club Championship with and Carvalho and Hayes thus tied points each.

The date of the deciding match The matches resulted in the fol- lowing positions:

field. United, and Bristol City by until Wednesday, 'when the teams between these two is not fixed.

Brighton

Scoring was unusually high, pat ticularly in the Second Division. Portsmouth were top scorers of the day, their forwards netted nine times against the Notts County de fence, while Notta Forest ran up seven goals against Preston North End without reply.

Eleven matches in the Second Division were productive of 63 goals and in the four divisions, 187 goals were scored,

All three leaders in the Scottish League lost points. The Rangers and Celtic shared the spoila with their opponents, while Motherwell went down by three clear goals at Partick.

E. 1. appended;

Handicap Singles "A."

R. M. Henderson (owe 2/6). v.

T. D. E. Pendered (rec. 4/6).

H. Owen Hughes (scr), v. H. G. Sheldon trec. 15/1)..

Mixed Doubles.

Major and Mrs. W. B. Stavenson (rec. 3/8) v. C. C. Stark and Mrs. Stark (rec. 5/6).

TUESDAY.

Open Singles.

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Yew Man Tsun v. J. W. Leonard (3rd round).

Open Doubles.

S. E. Green and W. Hyde . T. Honda and H. Akiyama

round).

Club Singles.

G. Miskin, W. B. Cornaby.

(3rd)

L. Forster . R. G. Wilkerson.

Handicap Singles "A."

W. L. Dunbar (rec. 3/6) v. L, M,

S. Lloyd (ree. 4/8).

B. D. Evans (rec. 1/6) . S. M. Garrard (rec. 4/6)..

Handicap Doubles. Capt. E. W. Morris and Dr. R. E. Tottenham (owe 15/2) 2. H. G. Sheldon and.T. J. Prior (rec. 15).

J. R. Cellis and Dr. C. H. 'Burton (rec. 15/2) v. E. Grimble and H. Owen Hughes (owe 3/8).

A. B. Enworth and T. H. King (owe 1/6) v. C. C. Stark and W. D. Brown (rec. 3/6),

WEDNESDAY,

Open Doubles.

. D. Bumjahn and S. A. Rurb jahn v. J. W. Leonard and N. Trambitzky (3rd round).

Col. C. Russell Brown and L Forster . E. de Scusa and F. Prats (3rd round).

I. M. Razack and J. Chasumbhoy

. E. C. Fincher and E. F. Fincher

(3rd round).

Handicap Singles "A."

G. S. Hugh Jones (rec. 15) v. G. Miskin (scr.). "

R. W. Lee (rec 16/1) v. C. C. Stark (ree. 3/0),

Handicap Doubles.

T. J. Price and E. R. Price (rec. 4/6). R. M. Henderson and A. Brearley (owe 3(8):

THURSDAY.

Open Singles.

S. A. Rumjahn v. R. M Hender- son (3rd round),

H. D. Rumjahn winner of Lan Man Kwong v. T. Edo..

WB. Cornaby . winner of T. Honda. J. Cassumbhoy,"

Olab Singles.

E. G. Howard . S. M. Garrard.

R. EL Beale . C. C. Sturk.

Handicap Singles "A."

Dr. W. L. Thomas (ree. 3/4)

L. Forster (owe 5/6).

Handicap Doubles,

v.

W. L. Dunbar and R. H. Blake!

Full results per

Reuter are

English League: Division L. Birmingham 2, Newcastle U. a. Blackburn 4, Derby 4. Bury 4, Leeds 2.

Everton 0, Manchester U. 0. Leicester 0, Baiton 1.

a Wednesday 3, Aston Villa 1.

Sunderland 3, Arsenal 1. Tottenham 4 Burnley 1. West Brom...0, Liverpool 1. West Ham. 9, Cardiff 2.

Division II.

Barnaley 6, South Shields 1, Blackpool 3, Southampton 2 Darlington 3, Wolverhampton 1. Fulham, Middlesbra. '3. Grimsby 4, Port Vale 4. Manchester C. 2, Hull 2 Nottingham 7, Preston 0. Oldham 5, Clapton 2. Portsmouth B, Notts C. 1... Reading, Bradford 3. Swensen 2, Chelsen 1.

Division I..(Southern). Aberdare, Bristol R. 1. Bournemouth 3, Northampton 1. Bristol 9, Brighton 2 Charlton 2, Norwich C. 0. Coventry 1, Southend 1. Crystal P. I, Merthyr 1. Gillingham 4, Wwindon 4.

Newport 0, Millwal 0. Plymouth, Brenford 1. Q.P.R. 1, Lutor 0. Watford 1, Exeter 0.

-Division II, (Northern). Ashington 3, Barrow 0. Bradford, Southport 2. Chesterfeld 3, Crewe 0. Doncaster 5. Durham 1. Nelson 6, Hartlepools 2 New Brighton 9, Halifax 2, *Rotherham 0, Rochdale 0. Stoke 2, Tranmere 0. Walsall 1, Stockport 0. Wigaa 3, Accrington 0.

Scottish League: Division I." Airdrie. 6, Dumfermline 2. Clyde, 0, Rangers 0. Cordenbeath 1, Queen's Park 1. Dundee U. 3, Celtic 3. Hamilton, Kilmarnock 0. Hibernians 1, Falkirkirk 0. Morton 3, Dundee 1. Partick 3, Motherwell 0. St. Johnstone 1, Hearts 1. St Mirren 6, Aberdeen 3. *Not play,

In the Third Division (North) the match between Wrexham and Lin- coln City was abandoned after sixty-one minutes play owing to the bad state of the ground. The score. being two nil in favour of the former.

LAWN- BOWLS.

CIVIL SERVICE SEASON OPENS ON FRIDAY,

section of the Civil Service Cricket The new season of the lawn bowls Club will be opened on Good Friday when a rinks game will be played for spoons.

will line up at 4 p.m.

League Games Abandoned.

P. W. D. L Pts.

0 B

In the senior league, South D. E. Carvalho... 6 China turned out to oppose the S. E. Hayes... 6 5 1 0 -81 Hong Kong Club on the Club Wong 5 3 0 2 3

J. S. Smith

3 2 0 1 2 ground. Owing to Simms and H. W. Randall 4 1 0 3 Caveille being, chosen to play for J. C. Faars 80

W. Paterson...... 6. the Army in the Lai Wah Cup, Kow. loon side, they could not turn out

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representative side and the

League Management approved the offer of South China to step into the breach. The ground was ruled unft for a League game and a "friendly" took place, ending is a win for South China by goal to pil. The spectators quite enjoyed the game in which players flounder- el about in the slosh for forty minutes.

In the Junior game, Kowloon turned out at full strength to ment

CHARGE AGAINST ARABIAN IN SHANGHAL

JAPAN'S POLICY OF GIVING WAY.

n

POLICE COURT SEQUEL TO A TRYING TO KEEP IN “WITH

STREET FIGHT.

REDS DOES NOT PAY.

EXPECTATION OF CHANGE

to

COMING.

**

pro-

'various

polition as head of the Treaty. De partment of the Foreign Oce, and has encouraged Tokyo to persist in the conciliation of Nationalism" with disastrous resulta

A Change Anticipated. From these and other expressions of opinion, our Chinese friends. In H.M. Pelice Court, Shanghai,

have got the distinct impression that the Japanese policy is going on Saturday last week, before the

to stiffen at once, that if it does not Registrar, Mr. G. W. King, OBE.,

the present Japanese Government an Arabian youth named Abdulla China are no better pleased with within a few months, Japan will be

The Japanese communities in

will go down in defeat and that, was charged with the attempted policy than other nationals are with Paign against Boxerism. Murshe, aged 17 and born in Aden, their Government's conciliatory leading the way in a drastic cam- murder of one Edward Bega, Rodney Gilbert in the Y.-C. Daily that the military and naval folk are their own China policy, writes Mr. Japanese press reports have it American merge. Formal evidence News. Chinese of all groups are while the civil officials are opposed of arrest was given by Mr. G. E. watching the state of mind in Tokyo to it. The Chinese do not have this. agitating for belicosa measures Parry, manager of Frank's Grill, because they realize that if Japan Japanese civil official in China is with exceptionally keen interest impression. They believe that every Miller Road Mr: Parry stated abandons her "peace-at-any-price" at about ten o'clock on Friday policy and decides to take strenuous keen on a change of practice as morning his attention was drawn on a very large

action, aho is in a position to do so the military; and perhaps the a fight between two men on once-famous

scale because of her Japanese consul's sturdy stand against mob conquest in Hankow is geographical pinquity Millar Road. On seeing the sccused ctions are doing their best to keep correct. From an excited "Nation- Chinese of Pran indication that their belief is raise a knite and stab the negro in touch with Japanese opinion nos:

alist in the back, he rushed, up and dis- through consular men and infues-nosing about in Japanese circles for sympathizer, who has been armed the man, called a Chinese tial, commercial men and it is verys, it was learned paliceman and accompanied the ac. interesting to get their impressions.

the concentration of Japanese ships yesterday that cased to the police station. Inspeo

at northern Unspeakable Humiliation.

porta meant that Japan was about to undertake the main- tor Mackenzie, appearing for the anxious inquirers we learn that the an, Tientsin and Peking, in the Through several such Chinese tenance of order in Tsingtao, Tsi- Police, asked that the ease be re Japanese communities manded until next morning. A re- decidedly" fed up" with suffering, tary collapse. He did not want to are most event of a panicky northern mili- MR. C. B. COCHRAN'S LONDON mand in custody was accordingly unspeakable humiliation for the believe that this was true, so his

granted. We understand that the tage

sake of a hypothetical trade advan- conviction has to be, taken all the

We learn that the Japanese more seriously, negro is in General Hospital in a policy was to endure anything, to critical condition. The accused is ingratiate themselves with all poli-

Japanese Sukering In Nanking. tical factions through obsequious

In the Nanking horror, the a ship's fireman, unemployed, and surrender, in the hope of outstaying suffered abuses and outrages beside of no fixed abode.

Chinese any that the Japanese the Occidental and then winning which those heaped upon Occiden- the greater part of the China tals were trifling. Of this we have regeneration, single handed. This, sources, but we do know that Japan- market by undertaking China's, our Chinese friends tell us, is now

confirmation from Japanese ess feeling over the incident is run- policy, because it is realized thas terrible affair, of which we shall where the alien in China is concern never know the worst, the filthiest ed, what injures one injures all and the vilest, because all self- As a prominent local merchant put it, one man in a ship cannot sink respecting human beings hate to tell while the ship foats, but when the has served to convert a whole host of wrongs of a certain character, ship sinks all It is realized that conciliation is of mind bordering upon a vengeful

go down with her.

of conciliatory Japanese to a state that the lower she settles, under ea- is being reflected in all manner of sinking China's ship of state and fury and that this righteous wrath couragement as it were, the nearer despatches to Japan. gera-not to mention the wretched the dark waters are all the passen- crow.

BOXING ARENA IN OPEN AIR.

PLAN.

100,000 CHEAP SEATS.

LATZR

sent 100,000 people at cheap prices An open-air areas in London to ia contemplated by Mr. C. B. Coch- ran, the theatrical producer, for the world's middleweight boxing cham- between Tommy Milligan (Scot- land) and Mickey Walker (United Murshe.-N.-C. Daily News. States),

Bego died on Saturday after noon and the charge now will prob-

230

+

South Chinn on the latter's ground pionship, to be fought this sumerably be amended against Abdulla pronounced a dismally mistakenning very high and that this

However, the ground was flooded and in the absence of the Referee appointed, the teams decided to play a friendly game. Mr. Keates took the whistle. Kowloon were leading by four goals at the interval, but South China scored twice in the closing half. In this hall, Kowloon played shorthanded, having lent a couple of their players to South

Chine.

The above games will, therefore, be re-arranged to be played at a later date.

MID-WEEK FIXTURES. Hong Kong League: Division I Kick-off at 3 p.m. China Athletic Club de Recreio,

H.K.F.C. ground.

The above game will have a bear- ing on the runner-up position in the League. Should the Athletic gain one point they will be certain of the position. Should they lose, then, the Kowloon-Hong Kong Club game will probably settle the question. Kowloon are two points behind the Athletic and can just equal the pre- scat points obtained by the latter. China will be out to repeat their over the Recreio in the Sunday Herald Cup Competition aud secure the runners-up medals.

guccess

Division II.' "' A.” Kick-off at 5 p.m.

Hong Kong Club Reserves . Kowloon Reserves, Kowicon F.C. ground.

Mr. Cochran told a Daily Jail reporter that he had been offered a site near an underground station and omnibus routes, and accessible ready within the next few days, and by motor-caY. Plans would be a rough estimate as to the cost of putting up the stand was favour

able.

ing the fight are settled, Mr. Coch The financial conditions regard ran said, adding: "I could make this contest pay in any hall, but for the sake of boxing I want as many people as possible to see it.

"Previous attempts in the pro- motion of open-air boxing contests Jn England have not included an aruna suitable for boxing enthu siasts, who must be able to have a close view of the fight.

BANK NOTES IN

CIRCULATION.

Returns of the average amount of Bank Notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hong Kong, during the month ended March 31st, 1927 (aa certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:-

Average

Banks. Amount,

Specie in Reserve.

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christian to endorse and praise It would sound crudely un- For Japan's persistence in

such a spirit and say that we hope policy which is now recognized by say it. We cannot join in the it persista; therefore we shall not local Japanese of influence as a Japanese criticism of the Tokyo policy of scuttle, they put the Government because the nationals heaviest burden of blame upon Mr. af Powers that live in conspicuous Saburi, our Chinese friends tell us. glaas houses dare not throw stones. Mr. Saburi is one of the world's What we can most discreetly and greatest tarif experts, but the piously hope is that all our Home Japanese seem to think that he is Governments are

·China......$13,565,962 $ 5,800,000* not a sucess as a manipulator of selves, rubbing their eyes and blink stirring them. Chinese affairs, but that he has ing even though sleepily--at the nevertheless carried great weight ghastly facts of this anarchic Chi- with his Government, in his present nese spectacle.

Chartered

Bank of

India, Aus

tralia and

Hong Kong

&Shanghai

Banking

Roman-Pattern Stand. "The right way is to make a stand on the old Reman pattern, seats rising from the ring-side. like an inverted lampshade, with June weather in England is not be a very large number of cheap such

India, Ltd. 1,730,929 a great gamblo. "There would seats," which would cost shillings ench and not pounds as at other big fights, and the dearest seats would not cost more than £5 each.”

Corporation 53,409,708 34,000,000+. | Mercantile.

Bank of

alternative proposals for the stag

Mr. Cochran at the same time has ing of the fight in Scotland or at Blackpool. .

DEATH THROUGH KISSING PET DOG.

DISGUSTING AND DANGEROUS HABIT."

"A

This game will also having a beart ing on the runners-up position. Kowloon are still in the running for DOG A SCAVENGING ANIMAL. the position in the Division II.

A.

.

Lai Wah Cup Competition. Navy Army, Wednesday, April

13th, kick-up 4 p.m. Bookun ground.

poo

A

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

PRACTICE MATCH TO-DAY.

The postponed "Rugger" match

been played to-day has been shelved between the Club and the Middle- sex Regiment which was to have indefinitely owing to the departure of the Regiment.

Confidence is cxpressed that the

In view of the approach of the Club will do well this season in Army and Navy matches a practice both Divisions of the League and in or practice match will be held in the Open Singles Championship, stead by the Club in combination The League teams will be much the with the EBA.'s and it is hoped same and though some members that all playing members will make have gone Home on leave, others every effort to attend. Special at tention will be paid to forward play and this will be wasted unless the full ambryo pack turns out.

have returned.

HOCKEY.

(rec. 1/6) . H. C. MacNamara and TVO, H.K.H.C. MATCHES, THIS

E. 8. C. Brooks (rec."15/3).

C. I. Eldridge and J. Hall (rec. 4/6) v. L. M. S. Lloyd and W. A. Nowers (rec. 2/0).

GOLF.

KOWLOON-NAVY MATOH

POSTPONED)...

WEEK,

Small

GOLF TOURNAMENT.

MITCHELL WINS CUP OUT. RIGHT AT ROEHAMPTON.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY,]'

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"Kissing is bad enough among human beings, but some women have a disgusting habit of kissing their pet dogs."

This remark was made by the coroner at an inquest at Hammer- amith on Amy May Temple, age 41, wife of a barrister, of Alexandra Court, Queen's Gate, Kensington.

A sister said that Mrs. Temple had consulted a physician about a swelling on the neck, and he said she had trench mouth," which might have been caused by a dog bite.

her sister told her that her pet The witness then recalled that Pekingese deg had bitten the inside of her mouth. She received medical attention, but died a few days later. who made a post-mortem examina Dr. R. M. Bronte, the pathologist, tion, said he did not think the dog had bitten her in the mouth, as there was no mark. Mrs. Temple had been suffering with her teeth for some time.

The Coroner, returning a verdict of Death from natural causes, said ho could not say whether a dog bite had had anything to do with the death.

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"Horribly Dangerous."

A well-known London veterinary surgeon, speaking to the West minater Gazette, heartily endorsed the Coroner's view of the habit of kissing pet doga

The following teams will repre sent the H.K.H.C. 1st XI, this week at the U.S.R.C. at 6.16 p.m. sharp:

TO-DAY- Tamar and Ships: F. E. Holdman, L. A R. Dancan, D. Lyon, A. A. Dand, J. R. Mitchell (cupt.), Major E 8. Greig, R.E., G. B. Slipper, R. K Valentine, W. Woodward, E. L. Sim and W. Samson. Owing to the condition of the H. Holdman; L. A. R. Duncan, Bev. WEDNESDAY. H.K.S.RA.-F. course the match between the Kow-N. Evans, A. A. Dand, EJ match, beating E. Whitcombe, of garden, but even so he noses around loon Golf Club and the Royal Hang Mitchell (cept), Major JP. S. Kong Golf Club, Junior section, ar Greig, R.E., G. B. Slipper, R. K ranged for yesterday has been post- Valentine, W. Woodward, W. poned

Bumson, and T. P. Saunderson.

"There is no doubt that it is LONDON, April 8th.

horribly dangerous," he said, for Abe Mitchell has won the first naturally a scavenger. He may be the simple reason that a dog is

at Rochampton, the £200 invitation allowed to roam about the streets or big golf tournament of the season the best-behaved animal, and never

Bournemouth, by three up and one the house, and may pick up any to play in the final, thus making the germ from the floor. To kiss a dog cup his absolute property, having means possible disease or blood now wonit twice in succession. poisoning."

580,000 $ Total.... $70,783,900 $10,380,000 In addition Sterling. Securities deposited with the "Crown Agents valued at £1,960,800. In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at £3,108,097.

§ In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agenta valued at $130,000.

The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India. Limited, against their notes in circulation, it published for general information under Section. 5 of the Mercantile Bank Note Issue *Ordinance, 1911 (Ordinance No. 65

of 1911):-

Latest Amount Market

Price.

Security.

B

Treasury Bonds tepay- able. @ 100 in 1930

£130,000 102-102}

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