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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 12th, 1927.

Edition

OF THE

DIRECTORY

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The Sixty-fifth Annual Issue

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LAWN TENNIS,

TWO JAPANESE SUCCESSES.

MR. AND MRS, STARK IN SEMI-FINAL

YESTERDAY'S TOURNAMENT

RESULTS.

There was an absence of what is generally called "keca competition" on the Hong Kong Cricket Club courts yesterday when the tourna ment was recommenced. The players seemed to be suffering from stale ness; not one of the matches reached championship standard and play was, on the whole,

extra ordinarily dull, '

·YACHTING. "

RACE FOR "U AND I" CUP.

Like every other sports event arranged for Saturday, the men- agerie race arranged at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club cancelled.

Was

On Sunday, however, there was race for the U and I prize, over the following course-Tathong Rock' (p), Mark on Line (s), Kowloon Rock (8), Channel Rocks (1). The distance was 18.75 miles. The fire paratory gun was fired at 10.05 sm, and the starting gun at 10.30 a.m. The time, limit was 5.30 p.m Mr. N. F. A. Croucher's La Cigale won the trophy, with Coquette second, and Norsenian

The Results, Results are given below:-

Finishing Corrected

Time.

Time. La Cigale (ser.) Forseman (20m.

(1) 2.42.44 2.42,44

4.53.44

In the Open Singles, T. Honda, third. last year's champion, did not takej his match with Cusumbhey very seriously and made little effort to show his true form. He won in straight sets but indulged in come reckless play. Cassumbboy was overnwed by his opponent's reputa tion and was often at a loss, Ho went up to the net very often, but was not effective when he got there. Both played.& poor gazie,

Edo did very well in accounting for Lau Man Kwong in straight sets in the same event.

41) (3)... 3.23.44 Feathers (did not finish) Coquette (in

96) (9)... 3.14.00 Queen Bee (37m.

Isis (51m. 3348.)

308.) (4)433.11

(5) ............

4.31.37

HOCKEY.

"

4.44.06

8.03.11

6.21.37

SCHOOL SPORTS.

SACRED HEART MEETING.

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After the decision on Saturday to postpone their sports the Sacred Heart School found it possible on Sunday to carry through the third annual athletic mecting at the Hong Kong Football Club ground, Happy Valley.

Mrs. R H Kotewall gare away the prizes and was presented by Miss Lum, Lai Kum with a bouquet of roses in a silver vase.

FATE OF MAN OF 85.

WIFE OF 45 CHARGED WITH

MURDER

HOUSE ON FIRE.

FASHIONS IN SUICIDES.

METHOD THAT HELPS-

MURDERERS.

GRAVE INCREASE..

the

A change of murdering her 85- years-old husband, William Lovell

A remarkable anggestion that the village of Hambrook, was preferred should be the subject of a formal Yearworth, at his home in the increasing number of suicides at Chichester against his wife, Government investigation was made Selina Emily Bettlerworth Year- worth, aged 43.

by Dr. Douglas J. A. Kerr, of Yearworth was a raval pensioner.

Mr. Paling, prosecuting, said Edinburgh University, in His first wife died in 1914 and when

British Medical Journal." he was $ he married his present the present day is the increase in "One of the gravest problems "of wife, who had been his house-keeper suicide," he writes. He agreed to make

"will leaving

"This is not all his property to her.

new development, for unfortun- They parted on several ecensions.

ately statistics for every decennium On December 20th, Mra Yearworth

show an increase in the suicida left her husband and went to

are in this as well

as in other Portsmouth, where she was operated

countries. on for some internal trouble. While

The Rev. Fr. Spada (Pro Viear Apostolic Rector of the Rosary Church, Kowloop) was an interested Eotowall, C.M.G., D., Mr. spectator, with the Hon. Dr. R. E Leung Tuen Sheung (President) she was away Yearworth was prac- and Mr. J. S. Shak (headmaster).tically unattended and his wife re-

Chinese and Sport,

turned on February 21st, though herself. On February 28th, Year she was in a bad stats of health

and that was the last time he was worth was looking a little better,

Mr. Leung Teen Sheung told the gathering how sports were not 80 popular 20 years ago and how 30 years ago be played an "unscien- tific" game akin to rounders. "It was on the nlaging, feld and sports ground that manly characteristics were developed and what is learned there" will inculcate fortitude and the overcoming of difficulties," said Mr. Lenag

On thanking the school sports committee for the honour in asking his wife to give away the prizes, Dr. Kotevail praised the excellent

Ng Szo Kwong and Ng Szé Cheung also gave a disappointing CLUB WIN FRIENDLY MATCH.agement of the sports.

display against the Valentine bro-, thera whom they beat in straight sets. They were obviously the better pair, but failed to show really good play. They now meet the winners of S. E. Green and W. Eye . T. Honda and H. Akiyama in the fourth round,

Playing on the United Services Recreation Club ground last even ing, the Hong Kong Hockey Club 1st XI. beat the Tamar and Small Ships team by two goals to mil.

To-morrow there will another match, at the U.S.R.C., beginning at 5.15 p.m., when the Club play" the Hong Kong-Singapore Brigade

M. K. Lo "and Horace Lo who apped for the first time together in the Open Doubles this year were R.A. matched against Armstrong and Garrard, who brought the brothers to four sets before losing. M. K. and Horice did not make Dearly as formidable a combination

as M. K. and M. W. did for several years. They will have to improve a lot to win the Championship.

H.K.H.C., K.0.8.3.

This evening at King's Park. Bully off, 5.15 p.m. sharp.,

H. K. H. C.-A. J. Frank, J. Gardner, A. N. Other, A. E Howell, J. Wedlake, Rev. N. Evans,

"In

seen alive.

Last year

twenty years of age dying in England and Wales one out of every sixty-ave was a suicide.

of all men Orez

large city has brought out many A recent study of statistics in

will be found to coincide with those interesting facts, which no doubt At 1 am, the next morning neigh- | Among these I have been impressed. of other centres of population, bours were awakened by gravel by the changing methods adopted Airs. Yearworth said, "Come and thrown against their window and by the suicide. see. They found her husband dead on the floor of the kitchen. The woman was kneeling down hold ing his head in her hands.

Body Charred.

Asked what had happened, she re- plied: "He told me to put some sticks on the fire. He was always ordering me about. Then he asked After drinking it he got up to put me to make him a cup of tea the cup on the table, but he made a Hoor.

Poison Leads. "Ia former years frequent methods in this country the most were hanging, drawning, and "cut throat To-day, the same methods, while still common, no longer hold poisoning. the first place, having given way to

ployed is carbon monoxide or coal The most frequent poisca em-

the most frequent poison, but the gas, and in Scotland not only is it most common of all methods of suicidal coal-gas poisoning has be come a question which demands very serious consideration."

these times, whether in football gap for breath and fell on the suicide. Indeed, the frequency of

sport

tennis or any other field of there were large crowds of Chinese either actively participating or as enthusiastic spectators. It was a hopeful sign of China's future," observed Dr. Kotewall.

LONDON WOMEN 3,000 YEARS AGO.

ARMLETS IN GOLD

BRONZE.

AND

MANICURE SET AND EAR CLEANER.

Centuries before the Romans, in

In the Mixed Doubles, Mr. and A. R. Danera, F. B. Jones, and W. there were women living on the site A. E. Pritchard, J. E, Noronha, L.D. 43, first landed in this country, Mrs. Stark entered the semi-finalSamson.

of the West End of London who, in' their own primitive way, strove just

by heating Major and Mrs. Steven- son in the third round after a clase fight. Many long rallics were seen in the match, which was the mest interesting to watch yesterday.

THE RESULTS.

The detailed scores of yesterday's matches were as follows:-

Open Singles.

2nd Round:T. Honda beat J. Cassumbboy, 6-4, 02, 04; T. Edo beat Lau Man Kwong 6-3, 6-3, 6-0,

Open Doubles.

And Round:-M. K. Lo and Hernee Lo beat H, J. Armstrong and S. M. Garrard, 61, 36, 3,

8-6.

3rd Bound:-Ng Sze Kwong and Ng Sze Cheung beat Dr. D. 3. Valentine and R. K. Valentine, s-1, |6-0, 86.

Club Bingles. End Ralend:-R. M. Henderson beat D. S. Green, 6-2, 6-3, 8-8.

Bound:-E. Grimble heat Capt. E. W. Morris, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1

Handicap Singles " A‚”

H. Owen Hughes (BCT.) beat H. G. Sheldon (rec. 15/1), 6-0, 6-1.

Mixed Doubles.

Ard Bound Mr. and Mrs, C. C. Stark (rec. 5/6) beat Major and

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FOOTBALL.

KONG F.C. RESERVES.

and

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closed seven wounds in the back of A post-mortem examination dis- Death. Was due the head, and several broken ribs. to shock from

the injuries obviously caused by violence. There was not the slight est doubt that Yearworth was murdered, and that afterwards a deliberate attempt was made to fre the house.

To Police Superintendent. Brett sho anid I shall make a con- fession. I did do my husband in, not meaningly, but owing to the serious condition of my health. I did not know at the time what was doing?

"Something went wrong with my head, and 1 went for him Lanumer and tongs. I may have picked up something from the fireplace to hit hit with. I don't remember.

woke up in a fright. I went to look On Sunday I went to bed and

hand. The fame caught the cur at my husband with a candle in my taina. No, that is not right.

going upstairs, and on

I felt & smell of burning after coming

as much to be "fashionable" down I saw that the window cur- KOWLOON RESERVES. HONG Street, and Oxford Street. They catch Bre. The next I remember the women who to-day throng the tain had caught fire and that it was shops of Bond Street, Regent

spreading. I tried to move him. Everything else seemed to were women of the Bronze Age, was somebody standing over me in which extended from about 2,000 the church." Agn, which covered the period be- the house Mrs. Yearworth bad writ to 500 B.C: and of the Early Iron In an unaddressed letter found in tween 500 B.C. and A.D. 43, when ten: "I shall take my own life. A the Roman conquest of Britain if for a life. It is what he has began.

driven 100 to. I was not Dr. R. E. Mortimer Wheeler, enough to come back. This week well keeper and secretary of the London has done for me in more waya than Museum, showed a Daily Mail re- porter relics which prove that

The casa was adjourned. London's prehistoric women were not a whit less anxious than the women of modern London are to preserve their looka and make them- selves attractive.

On the Kowloon ground at 5 p.m. to-day.

Kowloon:-Wood;

Brown Knight; Nicholas, Bliss Adams Pile, Vickers, Miles, Coates and Eastman,

und

FANLING HUNT STEEPLE

CHASE.

chase Meeting of the Fanling Hunt The postponed Easter Steeple-

is to be held on Saturday, April 30th. There will also be a meeting on May 24th (Empire Day),

HUNT MEET."

The Fanling Hunt will meet to morrow at 230 p.m. at Sheung Shui Police Station, and on Sunday next at 0.30 a.m. at Kwanti.

NO INTERPORT CRICKET MATCH.

Mrs. W. B. Stevenson (rec. 3/6), REPLY FROM SHANGHAI C.C.

6-3, 6-

TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Open Singles. Yew Man Taun J. W. Leopard (3rd 'round).

Open Doublés,

S. E. Green and W. Hyde v. T. Honda And H. Akiyama (3rd round).

Ulub Singles.

G. Miskin . W. B. Cornaby, I. Forster, . E. G. Wilkerson: Handicap Singles “A,"

W. L. Dunbar (rec. 3/0). I 8. Lloyd (ree: 4/6).

B. D. Evans (rec, 1/6) v. B. M.

Garrard (rec. 4/8)..

Handicap Doubles. “

museum which once graced the There are bronze armlets at the arms of the beauties of 3,000 years at Putney and other spots along the and more ago. They were dug up

Thames,

There, are armlets of gold found London, and broochen of bronze deep down in the soil of North and gold and pins and needles of bronze which, though they had lain in the earth at Mortlake 2,500 years before they were dug up, would get serve their original purposes.

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A

land in 1925 there were 762 suicides Dr. Karr points out that in En- by coal-gas poisoning. In 1919 there were only 213, less than one-third of the 1923 total.

Special point is made that it is " in such circumstances that it would easy for a murder to be committed appear that the "dead person bad committed suicide by gas poisoning. Dr. Kerr writes:-

"What is to prevent a murderer "turning on the gas when his, victim has developed he may lead a tuba is asleep 1 When unconsciousness from the gas to the victim's mouth and placs a covering over the head, or make some other arrangement quently in the newspapers." such as is described only too fre

ENGLISH HOME LIFE.

SIR R. PARR ON ITS HIGH STANDARD.

FAMILY DISCIPLINE BETTER

After 28 years' service with the director of the National Society for organisation, Sir Robert J. Parr, the Prevention of Cruelty to Child- ren, is to retire at the end of May.

of the society from its formation, In 1005 he succeeded the Rev. Benjamin Waugh, who was director 42 years ago, and has been mainly instrumental in building it into what the Prince of Wales recently" described as the greatest voluntary REJUVENATION SURPRISE. Describing to a Daily Mail reporter society of its kind in the world.

one.

INSURANCE COMPANY "ANNULS A POLICY. "NOT IN CONTRACT."" "Unsuspected dangers to those who revealed by the experience of a" undergo rejuvenation have been

treated by Professor Voronoff, the Budapeat man who has just been famous rejuvenation surgeon.

The

ed by an operation, has received an man, who has been rejuvenat intimation from an insurance com- pany that his policy, which he had London's prehistoric women great-taken out two years previously y favoured Dorset shale and York when fifty-five years of age, could shire jut as the materials of many not be renewed. of their ornamenta, particularly bracelets.

They wore hairpins of bronze which closely resembled the modern Mention was made by R. Abbithatpin, and around which they in his cricket potes in the Daily wound their long tresses very cun Fren 'last Saturday that a wire had aingly. been sent to Shanghai with regard to the interport cricket match at Shanghai.

In response to the inquiry put through from this end, the Shanghai Cricket Club has replied that it is deemed inadvisable to play the

Shoes Like To-day's..

"We have discovered," said the company's letter, "that you have altered of your own free will the essential conditions pnder which your policy was issued and the premiums fixed. You have under- gone an operation and become de- I finitely younger than you were at the time of the conclusion of the annuity contrast,'

be seen a remarkable set of toilet In one case in the museum may

The insured man has brought an implements used by a fashionable action against the company, point- Age. It was dug up within the into account the possibility of his Londen woman of the Early Ironing out that if they failed to take City boundaries, and includes, in trying a rejuvenation operation, addition to various sizes of nail that as their affair. Obviously, his cleaners and naii-parers, a wonder lawyer pleads, every one must be fully cleverly fashioned pair of expected to endeavour to take. ad- tweezers used for plucking out vantage of every medical and It would have been Hong Kong'superfluous hairs from the face, and surgical discovery tending to pro

cleaning the ears. a tipy, spoon-shaped implement for long life.

match in May.

turn to visit Shanghai and an in- vitation was accepted by the Hong Kong Cricket Club, on behalf of the Colony.

Capt. E. W. Morris and Dr. R. E in Shanghai, it was decided to in Owing to the unsettled conditions Tottenham (owe 15/2) v. H. G. Sheldon and T. J. Prior (rec, 15), quire as to the prospects and the

Insurance View,

don assurance circles with amuse-

The report was received in Lon- ment and interest.

"There has never been a similar

lite assurance company. case in the history of English in surapte," said the official of a large

its griginal holder," just as a The whole set is still attached to bunch of keys is to-day attached to & ring. user, attached to her girdle," Dr: The set was carried about by its J. R. Collis and Dr. C. H. Burton reply referred to has been received hibits at the museum is a collec operations, and I doubt if any com

Wheeler explained. “

There is nothing in the average One of the most remarkable ex- life policy concerning Voronoff (rec. 13/2). E. Grimble and H. by Mr. L. 8. Greenhill, hon. secretion of shoes made of woven strips pany in England would repudiate Owen Hughes (owe 3/8).

tary to the HK.C.3.

of leather of a kind which very a claim in similar circumstances. garded as one of the most "modern" not imply a will to suicide, does much resembles what is to day ro- After all, a Voronoit operation does

it 1"

A. B. Raworth and T. H. King Brown (rec, 3/6).

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, Ltd., ta, Chater Road (ews 1/6) 0. C. Stark and W. D.

The cable from Shanghai also says that a letter is being sent down.

Lashions!

recently the changes he has observed in the public attitude towards the welfare of children, Sir Robert

In the first years of the work of the N.5.P.C.C. the proportion of cases due to the cruelty of vio lonce was. 55.8 per cent.; to-day it has dropped to 8.5 per cent.

The social changes in our his- tory, are apparent from a case on record of three children, the old- est seven and the youngest four, being brought before a beach of magistrates at Quadle charged with the theft of a turnip and sentenced to seven days' imprison- ment. The mother of the child of four pleaded so earnestly that the gentence in its ease was remitted. but the clergyman who presided on the bench anaounced that the sentences on the other children must, stand: And they did.

So complete has been the change in public opinion that last year out of $8,950 cases dealt with 63 per cent. were reported by the public and only 4.6 per cent. were discovered by the society's inspec

tors.

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Family Discipline. Another, remarkable change which has occurred during the history of the society is in the habits of the people, as a whole. In the society's earlier, per cent of the cases inquired

years into avere due to the addiction of one or both parents to drink; inst year the proportion was 14.31.

Home life to-day is as it

t has ever been, and

good as dis- cipline is much better administer- ed. Nothing. annoys me more than to hear the hysterical re- marks of some people who select isolated instances and hold them. up as symptomatic of a break- down in home discipline through- out the community. There is much more discernment among parents ns to the necessity for thrashing children. Wisely, they prefer to ascertain and remove the cause of their children's offences.