LAWN TENNIS.
H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
RAIN INTERFERES ONCE MORE
·PROGRAMME RE-ARRANGED.
Matches arranged for yesterday in the H.K.C.C. tennis tournament had to be postponed owing to the
rain and unless we get good wen- ther during the next few days, it will not be possible to conclude the
tournament on Friday, as planned Yesterday's matches have been brought forward for to-day and the semi final tie between T. Honda and S. A. Ramjahn fixed for to-day will be played to-morrow.
BOXING.
V.R.C. TOURNAMENT.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 3rd, 1927.
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE.
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Practically all arrangemonis are complcted for the Amateur Boxing Tournament,
Lo Amateur Clubis, H.M. Services and Local School Boys, which is to be staged in the gymnasium of the Victoria Recreation Club tomorrow,- Thurs- day and Saturday evenings.
A slight alteration has been made in the times of commencing. There will be only one session to-morrow evening, beginning, 8.30, instead of two sessions, at 6 and 0 p.m. On Thursday night there will be two. sessions, beginning at 6 o'clock and The schedules to-day and to-mor9 o'clock respectively. On Satur- row are as follows:-
day night there is only one session, beginning at 9 o'clock.
TO-DAY.
Open Singles. Semi-final-Ng Sa Kwong r H. D. Ramjahn,
Olub Singles. Semi-final-F. A. Redmonde. G. W. Sewell,
3rd Round:-S. E. Green (hold er) v. E. Grimble; 1. Forster 7. Major W. B. Stevenson.
Handicap Singles “A”
2nd Round-H. R. Remington (rec, 18/1) 2. L.M. 8. Lloyd (recy 4/0); C/C. Stark (rec. 3/8) v. Capt. E. G. Howard (ser.);
Handicap Singles "B." Semi-final :—R. 0. Wilkerson free. 15/1). J. 8. Kennedy (ree.
15).
TO-MORROW.
Open Singles.
Fights And Contestants. The entries, as mentioned yester- day have been quite good. The total number is 66, and of these 36 compete in the men's Rection. Many of the competitors are from the Cameronjana and the King's Own
Scottish Borderars. The Schools have responded fairly well to the invitation and 30 boys have entered.
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BRITISH FOOTBALL.
ON THE DOWN GRADE?
SPEED. BEFORE SKILL.
·BALL CONTROL IGNORED.
[BY JACK BOYER.]
There was
much diversity of opinion when the change in the off-side rule was introduced as to whether it would benefit the game the quality of football played to-day or not, and there is no doubt that
is wat beter than, if as good as, it was before the war. The "giants " of the past, in nearly every instance, are of the opinion that the game has deteriorated. Teame playing in seinisEnal ties, however, may be excused if their form is erratic owing to the strain on the nerves of the players, and it is to this cause I attribute the failure of the four sides in these games to live up to their reputations,
The great Steve Bloomer, who sLW the Arsenal'a match with Southamp
those to will be staged on the There will be, in all, 37 fights, opening night, 15 at the first session ton, emphatically stated that the on Thursday, and 16 at the second play in this tie couki not be. com session. The 10 finals will be depared with that when he was in cided on Saturday night. The semi-
He deplored the fact finals will be mostly fought at the his prime. second session on Thursday night. that with very few exceptions there
ADMIRAL MARK KERR'S REMINISCENCES,
HUMOROUS INCIDENTS IN CROWDED LIFE.
To but few men are given the opportunities to see the world and its great men and women that have been enjoyed by Admal. Mark Kerr, who began his service career as a naval endet in the old Britannia in June, 1877, and in the course of his eventful life has been brought into close touch with some of the rules of the earth..
forces in the Adriatic during part He commanded the British Naval
high rank in the senior service, be of the war, and, besides attaining came major-general in the Royal
Air Force.
AMERICA'S NASTIEST CULT.
SOME MORMON KEMINIS- CENUES.
STILL SEEKING TO TRAP ENGLISH GIRLS.
A recent announcement in the Leicester Mail to the effect that the Mormons were about to launch an intensive campaign at Leicester has Aroused considerable interest-an interest which one hopes took to vigorous methods with those gentry. Of all religions. Mormonism has
people have tried to foist on the undoubtedly created more excite- ment than any other religion which British public. Many remarkable stories can be told, and not the least interesting was that told by Mr. Alfred Pitman, telegraphist of the Leicester Mail.
A narrative of his experiences he has embodied in an autobiography
Mr. Pitman's grandfather, Mr. which bears the comprehensive title
Fred Arthur Pitman, of Derby, Land, Sen, and Air," (Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd., London, 218).
werit to Salt Lake City 40 years in the course of his story hengo, and was there for several years. He was young at the time and was describes interesting adventures, and traces the many changes in the Mormon church.
attracted to membership of the personnel and materiel of the service in which he has spent the greater part of his life. He also deals with phases of the Great War, and touches upon various troveraial topics.
con-
But it is his wealth of anecdote that will appeal most to the general simple, homely style, albeit some of rendery and he tell his atories in a
them "relate to Princes.
Monarchs and
Most Beautiful Woman. Of the Grand Duchess Serge, of
The entries work out as under: are no players to-day who are de Russia, he writes:
Open Events, Kantamweights, meu Semi-final-T. Honda 7. S. A. stone & The---6.
Featherweights, men
Rumjabo,
Handicap Doubles,
4th Hound:-F. A. Redmond and Forster (owe 15/3), E. J. R. Mitchell and W. Hydefowe 1/6). Mixed Doubles.. Semi-final:-Mr. and Mrs, C. C. Stark (rec 5/6) e-Dr. R. E, and Mrs. Tottenham (owe 15/3).
stone J
$
£
under
under
under 9 stone men under 10
Lightweights, men 9.-7.
men under 11
votees of the "solo" dribble; most of them would much rather part with the ball directly it reaches
their toes.
And Bloomer is only one of many past lights who take the view that eleverness and skill have been cast to the winds in favour of mere
Senseless Training.
Welterweights, stone hs.}();
Middleweights, stone 6 Ths.-5.
Heavy weights, catchweights.-4. speed.
For Schools Of The Colony. Bantamweights, boys under 65
The public blame the officials of the bigger dubs for this decadence, Lightweights, boys 65 lbs. to 75 for it is their duty to maintain the Middleweights, boys 75 lbs, to excellence of their tenme by a
THE PRESENT POSITION.
Since the placings were published last week, considerable progress labe heen maile in the tournament and the following summary of the posi tion in each event should be of in terest.
OPEN SINGLES, ·
SEMI-FINALISTS.
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(1) Ng Sze Kwong
(2) H. D. Rumjalia
(3) T. Honda
(4) S. A. Rumjahn:
OPEN DOUBLES.
FINALISTS.
(1) T. Honda and H. Akiyama ». (2) H. D. Rumjain and S. A.
Rupjahu.
CLUB SINGLES. (1) S. E. Green E. Grimble
winner to cater semi-final). (2) L. Forster . Major W. II.
Stevenson (winser to enter semi-final).
(8) G. W. Sewell, semi-finalist (4) F. A. Redmond,
HANDICAP SINGLES "A." (1) H. Owen Hughes (ser.) v. (2) C. C. Stark (rec. 3/6) or
.
Capt. E. G. Howard (acr.). (3) H. R. Remington (rec, 15/1) or L. M. S. Lloyd (rec, 4/6)
7.
(4) R. M. Henderson fowe 2/6). (5) L Forster (owo 5/6) v. (6) Dr. D. J. Valentine, (7) C. W. Sewell (owe 4/4) v. (6) R. K. Valentine (rec, 4/6). HANDICAP SINGLES "B."
BEMI-FINAL.
(1) R. G. Wilkerson (rec, 15/1) v.
J. S. Kennedy (rec. 15).
FINALIST,
(2) J. R. Collis (rec. 5/69 to must
winner of above.
HANDICAP DOUBLES. (1) Semi-finalists: S. E. Green
and D. S. Green (owe 3/6). (2) R. M. Henderson and A. Brearley (owe 3/8) to the winners of Major W. B. Ste venson (owe 1/6) v. Dr. W. L. Thowse and G. W. Sowell (owa 2/0). (3) Semi-finalists; E. J. R. Mit hell and W. Hyde (owe 1/6)
(4) F. A. Redmond and L. For
ster (owo 15/3)..
MIXED DOUBLES.
SEMI-FINALISTA..
(1) Mr. and Mrs. C. C., Stark
(reu. 3/8) v.
(8) Dr. R. E. and Mrs. Totten-
ham (rec, 15/3).
(a) H. Owen Hughes and Mrs.,
M. Hali (owe 1/0).
*bs.~.
Heavyweights, boys 90 Iba. 115 -1.
aystematic commonsense form of to training:
On Saturday night there is in
The all-important factor in this is addition to the Tournament finals ball control; without which a nan a special ten-round contest, but the cannot play football. It would unes of the contestants are not astonish the public if they were to yet available.
The Tournament is under the take a prop at some of the humor patronage of JIE the Governor ously belled "training" methods (Sir. Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.),
E Major-General C. C. Luard adopted by the clubs. C.B., CM.G., Commodore J. L. Pearson, C.M.C., J.N., the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southors (Chairman of the V.R.C.), Flying-Captain V. P. Calterd, Lieut. Col. E. B. Ferrers, D.8.0. (commanding the 1st Cameronians), Lieut Col. L. 7. Comyn, C.M.G., D.SO. (command ing the King's Own Scottish Bor- derera), the Hon. Mr. E. D. C Wolfe, Mr. J. Scott Haraton, and Mr. M. Dyer (Chairman of the Hong Kong Boxing Association).
Several Service officers, under the convenorship of Mr. W. Logan, aro neting as judges and referees.
THE QUARRY BAY CUP.
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HOW THE COMPETITION WAS
CARRIED OUT..
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Full training starts on Tuesdays, and one method adopted is for the players to take half a dozen old halis aut and shoot away at goal. This form of "training" is abso lutely futile and is usually asso ciated with clube who year after. year are to be found at the foot of their League table.
One player, whose form this sou- son with a London club has been a revelation to all concerned, only the other day confessed to me that he was a stone and a half heavier than
he ought to be. Yet his football bas been magnificent, for the simple reason that he has perfected the art of ball control. During a matel he is rarely out of a trat, but he is worth half a dozen players whose only asset is speed, and who upset nearly every combined movement.
Unless a player is a born foot baller, it is only by sheer hard work that he becomes a great success in the gaine.
I well reme
of
As reported yesterday, the Quarry Bay Cup was won by No. 7, City Platoon at Volunteer Headquarters on Saturday afternoon, but below
ver the bours are given fuller details with rogard weful training put in by a certain to this competition. Only the Scot wing forward who rose from tish Company may compete in this village team to play for All-Eng. contest, and points are awarded for land. After his colleagues had attendance at parades and camps dressed and left the ground, this during the training season 1920-27, † player could be seen running up march past, squad drill and turn and down the track for hours on put, fire control and guard mount- end "dribbling a tennis ball. ing.
Maximum points obtainable num hered 800, 100 being awarded the wining platoon under each test of the competition, 50 to the runners- up and 26 points to the third.
Paints obtained by the three competing platoons were as follow: No. 7.No. 8 No. 8
(Kow- (Tai-
Attendance March Past
(Cily) loan)
50
100
100
다
NO
21 60 100 50 25
375 276 225
Squad Drili 100 50 Guard Mounting 100. Fire Control... 25
The fire control test took place (4) Mr. and Mrs. E. Grimbleed of an N.C.O. taking up a target
at the minature range and consist (owd 1/6),
and giving the range order for firing.
He became an clever with the ball that his form soon attracted the notice of the people who matter.
The Great Fault.
In English football to-day the chief fault is that the ball is too often in the air; in fact, some games I have witnessed this season might easily be described as
Duchess Serge was the most beauti
"I always think that the Grand
ful woman I have ever seen, and I have invariably found that other men who have seen her also put her above any other beauty that they have met. She was tall, with
a beautiful figure, lovely, luxuriant teeth, a complexion like a Romney Auburn hair, perfect features and masterpiece, and the expression of au angel."
Polygamy Divinely Ordained !
Soon after he became a member, the Elders of the Mormon Church urged him to become a polygumist and take unto himself another wife in addition to the one be migrated with from · England. Mr. Pitman strongly resented th suggestion, bus the elders were persistent, telling him that he was not carrying out the wishes of the Church by refusing to comply with a system which in their opinion was divinely or dained.
of excitement and Mr. Pitman was Matters got to a high pinnacle summoned to appear before the Eldern of the Church in one of the. Wards of Balt Lake City.
Not lacking in courage, although admittedly apprehensive as to what fate might be his, Mr. Pitanan said the cup of coffee which he had just he would go, but his wife drugged before the meeting was to begin and Mr. Pitman remained blithely un- The other individual who pro-conscious of the meeting until after foundly impressed him was Prince its termination. Louis of Battenberg, for whom he expresses an admiration which all who were shipmates with that great sailor will share. Of this loyal
sailor Adm. Kerr, writes:
Prince Louis Of Battenberg. "Amongst the great personalities that I have met during my career,
Afterwards Mr. Pitman thank- ed his wife for what she had done and informed the Elders of the Mormon Church that he had de- cided to return to Christianity, in which he had been, brought up. A few nights afterwards he noticed a number of Mormons arin- the most lovable was Prince Louised with sticks, etc., converging upon of Battenberg, afterwards Admiral his dwelling. He immediately lock- ford Haven. To his guidance and the windows from of the Fleet the Marguers of Miled the door, closed the shutters of inside and teaching I owe more than I can awaited events. ever express"
The author also pays a tribute to the late Admiral Sir Percy Scott, whom, he says, he had to thank for many things, and who thirst and ingenuity for practical also infected me with his passionate gunnery."
Ways Of Camels.
As the result of observations. when on a trip to Sinkat, while Ang-Heutenant on the Mediter ranean Station, Admiral Kerr has an interesting commeat on the characteristics of camels.
A Fight Of It. Shortly afterwards he heard a number of them on the thatched roof of his cottage and determined to make a fight of it. He took his bullet through the roof, one of the gun from the wall and fired & Hormons being wounded.
Mr. and Mrs. Pitman returned to England thankful that their experiences had had no untoward rosult and immediately beca.ne anti-Mormon stalwarta in this country.
Despite this act for which Mr. Pitman was, of course, criminally responsible and no doubt justí fably so-no local action was taken against him but his frienda suggest- ed that as he knew all of the secrets of the Mormon Church and refused
disgruntled animal.
"The camel," he remarks, "is to comply with them it would bo better for him if he left the city. If he cau annoy you he will. If you have just got off to sleep after some time of insomnia, he will at once notice it, and will stealthily approach, and, after folding himself upon the ground, will stretch his long neck until his mouth is within' a foot of your ear, and then, in a loud, bubbling, raucous voice he will commence to tell you all about that sore back that he got that afternoon. This is made addition ally unpleasant, because the breath of a camel has not the scent of the spices of Araby."
Battle Practice Incident.
sidelight on the subject of battle The author throws an interesting
practice, as the result of an in- cident while he was serving in the Implacable in the Mediterranean.
Mr. Edwin Wilkinson, of LeicAS- ter, writes as follows:-
Flinder-a Mormon Elder-made "May I point out that Mr. statements to your representative which are open to contradiction.
been practised in Utah since 1880.* "He stated, Polygamy has not
In 1007-seventeen years after, Elder Morton admitted it was then practised.
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"He says: The reason poly- gamy started was because there were very few people in Utah." Polygamy wue practised and be- OIL FIELDS IN BORNEO. for 100 years, as follows:-) cent
came a doctrine of the Monnon Church before they went to Utah. (Seq. 139. Book of Covenants. Revelation through Joseph the Seer on the Eternity of the Mar riage Covenant including Piura- lity of Wives)."
BRITISH GEOLOGIST'S
DISCOVERIES,
CONCESSIONS LEASE TO VACUUM OIL CO., LTD.
for crude oil and 2 cents for refiued oil, per two tins,
Mr. Bertram, sen., died in 1913, and owing to the intervention of the war the concessions were not exploited,
A mave kas now been made to acquire the concessions, and as a result of negotiations, in Decom To be primarily interested in ber last Mr. Bertram granted an negotiations for the sale of oil com option to the Vacuum Oil Co., ccasions in Horneo, which if success Ltd., extending, over two years on ful will resuls in a small fortune, a purchase basis of £300,000 The is the lot of Mr. B. C. Bertram, various titles and documents relat of Leslie Street, North Fremantle, ing to the le concessions were says the Perth Daily News. Thore-lodged recently at the Common- by hangs a tale.
wealth Bank, Melbourne, in the
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"Our battle practive was a great succes," he writes. "The Im placable was, of course, a dark horse, and when we had finished and returned to liarbour I received a signal from the Commander-in-
the Chief congratulating air boll
Im
"Instead of saying there is no and not football, so often was the placable on doing the best turret koo) 95
balk off the ground.
Bring of the year. The Comman need for polygamy now; he might violation of My sports master, a well-known der-in-Chief, Sir Charles Drury, have said it was a figure in amateur football taught afterwards told me that the In-American law.
Books weld in England teach his pupils first of all to kick with placable would not appear before
the Dreadnought in the list, because polygamy. It is in their Doctrine the instep and keep the hall on the ground. If this rule is carried
it had been decreed from home that and Covenante. Let me give out the ground work has been well the Dreadnought, being the first quotation from another of their laid for the perfection of hall con of a new type which was receiving books sold by them in this country. trok. It is interesting to watch the great deal of criticism, was, at "Again it was the law of the mon like Buchan, Clem Stephenson, great velorans still playing to-day, all costs, to appear at the top of
ancient priesthood, and is again the turret shooting. Consequently,
Mr. Bertram's father, Mr. E. E. joint names of the Vacuum Oil Co. restored, that a anan who is faith, and Andy Wilson, and to see the
when the official document was pub-
ful in all things may by the word Bertram, M.A. (Oxford), M.E, and Mr. E. C. Bertramo. enso with which they baile defen. lished, the Implacable mysteriously
of the Lord receive and secure for FR.G.S., a geologist, spent some
·Remarkable Developments. der many years their juniors by lost some of her hits.".
himself for time and eternity
investigating country is
Recent developments in the petro- their cleveroes. It is from men
British North West Borage, which more than one wife.' of No. 7 platoon aroused very much as these that the younger type
known as Brunei. He was under leum industry of Borneo are 20- favourable comment from those of professional must frame his
Sultan of Bruner, and with the and more recently at Miri, 150 miles a working arrangement with the markable, especially at Tarakan, present.
style perfection will never be ob- Ip aid of the Ministering Child- The judge in the fire control test tained by merely "booting a ball
missioner at Singapore As are extensive rich field has been opened authority of the British High Com south of Brunst Day. At Miri an rea's League, the Hong Kong was Lieut. Clarke of the King's about at random." Cricket Club is arranging two ex- Own Scottish Borderers. Lieut.- A team who have displayed, ex-
sult he applied for sail was issued up by the- Sarawak Oil Fields. Ca. hibition matches to be played on Col. I.. O. Bird, D.8.O.,
P: Мајот
18 concessións to mine/oll, for which | employing some hundreds of hands. ceptionally good form during the the Stand Court on Wednesday, A. Wolfe-Murray, and Regimental season naturally does not require
he paid 88,000 dollars (equal to That the oil exists in the country the 11th The first will be a Sergeant Major Parkinson were the same amount of ball practice
The surrender of the GermATI own coast. The late war has about £10,000).
sufficient quantity and quality Mixed Doubles, followed immed the judges in the other tests. The in training sa
Float at the end of the war was the proved what many people thought side who have
will be determined by investiga iately by a Men's Doublos. The salute was taken by Lieut.-Col. failed.
direct result of Sir John Jellicoe's before-that blockade by modern
tions which are now proceeding players have not been definitely Bird, and officers present included
These esposasions extend The Middlesbrough player, formatorly handling of a difficult battleships is no longer possible,
orer undor the supervision of the sclected, but it is thought probable Captain D. Q. Logan, and Lieut. instance, never seba atbail, surface of the sea was never die battleships" occupation is gone.
problem, and altor Jutland the and therefore the present type
of 100 miles of, coastline and ambrace | Vamum Oil Co. The concessions that for the latter watch Dr. A. Mackenzie (No. 5 platoon), capt at matok times. The number
14 rivers and Brunel Bay, one of are well within the known oil Tottenham and Ng Sao Kwong will Lieut. K. §. Morrison (No. 7 of goale they havo mored proses turbed by say German shape out- Admik, Kong sao devotee consider the tow really good harbours nsreas. Mr. Bertram, who conducts be opposed to the Rumjaba cousins, platoon) and 2nd Lieut. G. Dunoon ("ther they have perfected their side waters a few miles from their ablo upsee to deseribing the origin | Bermeo, and total 346 square mile a garage at North Fremantte, is An early announcement is expected (No. 6 platoon).
(Continued at font of next column), and development of the Air Force, of country. Boyalty conditions are optimistic se to the future..
LOCAL EXHIBITION.
INTERESTING MATCHES BEING ARRANGED.
The guard mounting test was tremely well done and the w
grane
&
"I would like to ask Mr. Flin-
Jutland and After. The volume contains many good stories, some about the German dera to give their vend teaching Emperor and King Constantine; shout God, the future life, and ex- but it also includes some serious plain the meaning and purpose of chapters. In the course of a chap- Celestial Marriages !" - tor on the Battle of Jutland, tha author writes:-
years
445. #quare Mina,
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