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TO-DAY'S SPORT.

WHAT IS ON THE CARDS.

"WEATHER AND GROUND PERMITTING."

Not very many sporting events have been arranged for this week end, and considering the weather during the a two days, and the uncertain prospects for to-day, it is extremely doubtful whether grounds will be in condition for play.

The chief events arranged for Tennis League che day 41

League Bowle natahes, matches, aud the Services Sailing There Stare ut the Yacht Club, will, of course, be golf at Fanling.

The complete fixtures of the Ten- 19 and Bowls Longues are given on this page.

Jawh

For to-morrow a Tennis League match has been arranged between the Chinese Recreation Cub and the Indian Recreation Club, on the former club's ground, beginning at 4.30 p.in.

THE TENNIS LEAGUE.

WEEK-END FIXTURES.

IMPORTANT MATCH.

TO-MORROW.

With the exception of the tie between the Netherlands Tennis Clab and the Nippon Club in the "C" Division, the programme for to-day will be carried out as at frat arranged. At the time of writing, the weather does not show much

Sunday'a Games.

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LAWN BOWLS.

MATCHES FOR TO-DAY.

AND THE TEAMS.

THE

The following are the fixtures in the Lawn Bowls League for this afternoon, provided weather and conditions of greens permit play.

The terms selectal are appended ; ---

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY

GOLF.

TO-MORROW'S STARTING

TIMES.

Starting times at Fanling for to-morrow have been arranged as under:-

1.29 a.m. A. E. Wood and C. C

Stark.

9.32

also

9,30

First Division, Kowloon Dock . Taikoo. C.C.C. Palice.

0.00

11

9.14

"

K.BALE, & Civil Service.

Second Division.

9.45

Taikoo Yacht Club. Civil Service". East Point.

9.52

4,59

15

Club de Recreio r. K.B.G.C.

141.00

"

10.04

E+

10.65

10.12

+

1.10

11

103.20

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THE TEAMS.

The following teams have been selected for today:-

First Division.

K. B,G.C). -- Chapinan, Dobbie, Hedley, and Farrell (skip): Hazel.. Hare. Dunean, and Russell (skip Muir, Magill, Holland, and W. Macfarlane.

CIVIL SERVICE-Laing, Taylor, Oswick, rend irinmitt (skip); Maughan, Westlake, Keegan, and Deakin (skip: Smith Lamble, Hol ledge, and Pendered (skip).

K. Doras.-Ramsay, Kompton, Lindsay and J. C. Brown (skip); treig or Cooper, Henderson. Me Laggan, and Gray (skip); Gourlay, Nelson, (skip).

Cullen, 147241 Lapsley

CRAIGENDOWER C.C.-Neves, Fitz, Alves, and Omar (skip); Musket, Suiza, Bennett and Basa (skip).

jan skip.

n of deuring, the forecast is unoz-Rosselet, Re Arcolli, llum hopeful, and it is doubtful whether any matches will be played to-day.

Tatoo R.C.-W. Weir, Whyte, J. Russell, and Wotherspoon (skip); The Chinese Recreation Club and Slime, Seath, Macleod, and Drum mond (skip; Laing, Griaws, Mair- Indian Recreation Club have ar- ranged to play their postponed head and Morrisons (skip).

A ture is the

Division to mor- The match is a very important Tow.

will have and the result

the Longue material bearing on Tahic. Some interesting play may be expected.

Both Clubs are turning out strong feans, but the-mese will, an- fortunately, be without Yew Man Tsun who is indispused, He is one of the most valuable wed in the Colony for League inatches and his absence will probably affect the

goufen.

The Chinese, who are the defending champions, have not yet decided on whether H. o or C. 4:hom shall All Yew Man Tsun's place. The other five are Ng Sze Kwong, M. W. Le, Ng Sze Cheung. M. K. Las, and Yew Man Kit.

The Indians, who were runners-up laat year, have made changes in their team again and will be repre- Rented to-morrow as follows::H. D. Rumjaha and T. M. Raznek, J. A Cassumbhoy and . H. Ismail, A. J. Runjabi and S. A. Rumjaho. on the The match takes place Chinese courts.

POLICE R.C.-Greenwood, Marks, Brid, and Mair (skip); Collins, Hollands, Sword, and West (skip;; Buchanan, Glendinning, Whant, and Moss (skip).

Second Division.

CIVIL SERVICE.-Eccleshall,. Rose, Haynes, and Brawn (skip): Hold man. Pegg, Allen, and Alderman skip): Strange, Lack, Archibald. and Massey (skip.

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C. A. Peel and R. K. Valentine.

T. DE Pendered and R. L. Moncrieff. Col. Ahern and Major

Bowell.

E. R. Hallifax and G. Davidson.

W. J. Sutherland and T. A. Martin.

A. Lonch and D. Forles. E. D. C. Wolfe and V. M.

Grayburn.

G Hegarty and J. Moodie. Major C. C. Lens and Col. Matthews, Major R. H. Lucas and S. K. Chaplin

d. Coulthart and G. E.

Ellamusz

H. R. Sturt and P. Jacks.

Capt. Drysdale and Lt.

Whistler.

SPECIAL MOTOR-COACH

FOR COLFERS.

Fanling golfers are to be pro- vided with a motor-coach during the summer months which is to be run by the Kowloon-Canton Rail- way, on and after Monday, from Sheung Shui daily (with the ex- ception of public holidays and Sundays) nt 7.20 p.in., arriving at Kowlain at 7.00 p.m. This will emilts golfers to visit Fanling after leaving the office, get in-a- roud of galf and still be able to get back for dinner.

BRITISH LADIES' GOLF

CHAMPIONSHIP,

WON BY FRENCH WOMAN.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, May 19th.

Delachaume, of France.

heat Miss Dorothy Pearson, of Tun- bridge Wells, by and 4.

"HERMES" BOXING

TOURNAMENT.

HARD HITTING BOUTS

STAGED.

"THAT THOROUGH GOOD SPORTSMAN" MR. DYER.

On Thursday evening at the Sail Loft of the Hong Kong and Wham- poa Dock, an "all Hermes Boxing Tournament" tock place and some espital boxing was Been by the large audience.

The chief drawing card was the contest Aix round featherweight between Marine Hills and Stoker Gold, both of whom had appeared before the public at the City Hall

The Results.

21st, 1927.

EPISCOPAL CONSECRATION AT SANCIAN ISLAND.

PILGRIMAGE STARTS

TO-NIGHT.

MONSIGNOR J. E. WALSH, BISHOP-ELECT OF KONGMOON.

at

We mentioned recently that the Roman Catholic Bishops of Macno, Canton and Hong Kong (Bishops Juse de Costa Nunes, A. Fourquet and Henry Valtorts, respectively) are all to assist at the consecra tion of Monsignor James Edward Walsh, the Bishop-elect of Kong- (SC. Sancian Island moon, John's Island) to-morrow.

For the convenience of Hong! Kong residents wishing to make thei pilgrimage to Sancian Island, tho 5.8. Kiashan will leave the Wing Lisk Street Wharf at nine o'clock' To-morrow the steamer to-night. Featherweight.competition.-Sto. will leave Sancian Island at 3 p.m. Harley beat A. B. Dowton,

and should arrive at Hong Kong about 10 p.m.

The results were as follows:- Bantamweight competition.-Sto. Bianchi was knocked out by Bugler Tarner in the first round; Seaman Curtis was knocked out by Seanna Lambert in the first round; Bugler Turner beat Seaman Lambert in the final.

Lightweight competition. Sto. Harry knocked out A. B. Mitchell. Welterweight competition.---Sta. Bryant beat A. B. Newatend

Featherweight untest. Marine Hills beat Sto. Gold.

The Portuguese authorities RE Macao have taken official notice of this event and placed the Patria Middleweight competition.at the disposal of the four Bishops Marine Watts beat Sto. Parker.

There was also an amusing blind boxing display.

At the conclusion of the pro gramine, Mr. R. M. Dyer presented the prizes, after which Captain R. N., called for three Elliott,

that thorough good cheers for sportsman, Mr. Dyer." They were fartily given.

COUNTY CRICKET.

SUSSEX ROCT HAMPSHIRE

Sussex playing at Portsmouth scored an easy victory over their old rivals and neighbours, Hamp shire by no less than an innings and by runs.

to convey them to and from Sancian Island.

Monsignor Walsh is very well- known in Hong Kong. He has been! in China for about eight years, and at our time was in charge of the St. Louis Industrial School at West-Point-----

The Maryknoll Kongmoon Mis- sion invites the Catholic community to attend the consecration and to take part in the pilgrimage to Sau- rian Island.

The Superior of the Maryknoll Missioners has chosen this spot for his consecration owing to its asso riations with: St. Francis Xavier who died there in 1552.

In 1639a boinstone was erected In 1700 a Chapel

Batting first Sussex ran up the big score of 445, the opening pair, Bowley and Tate both making een- At Newnatle in the County Downturies, the former 102 and the latter. British ladies golf championship 101. Two of the youngsters, Wens- Gnal, over 36 holes, Mademoisele tey and Langridge, made 50 and 61 in his honour.

merrily for G. Hampshire respectively and A. H. Galligan hit was built by Mgr. Turcotti... This replied with 215, the Hon. Tenny was later reduced to ruina, but the SOR making 60. Following on, the stone of 1839 is now in the centre Home side, apart from Mead, could of the new Chapel, which was make little of the Sussex attack. erected in 1970 by Mgr. Guillemin, The veteran left hander, who has the first Prefect Apostolic of the run up some big scores from Sussex two Provinces of Kwangtung and bowling made 02 out of 195. Tate Kwangsi. took wickets for 13 runs.

Scores:

K.B.G.C-Hair, Stonham, timone and Warren (skin: Melatosit, Cameron, Budding, and Maclachlan skip: Forgasson, Rundell, Dixon, and Wylie (skip)."

K. C. C. Labrun, Lawrence, Pelberat, and Davidson (skip); Edwards, Lyal, Smith, and Lam- mert (skip Hamblin, Kern, Wragge, and Herridge (skip).

YACHT CLUB-Williamson, Vaux, Graig, and Davies (skip); Bullock, Black, Thornhill, and G. P. Ed wards (skip; Reed, Word, Wyane Jones, nad Shields (skip).

11 This in the first time that foreigner has won the contest.

BASEBALL.

SEASON TO COMMENCE

EARLY JUNE.

DOUBLE HEADER GAMES

CANCELLED.

CRAIGENGOWER C. C-Modi. Nicholson. Razack, and Kitchell

Baseball fans will be interested (skip): Contes, Lely, Harteam, and to learn that through the kind Brightman (skipst Kharas, Wil efforts of the Hong Kong Baseball Tuesday's Games.

lins, Beer, and Knott (skip). Club, this season's league fixtures There are twelve matches in ail

TAIKOO RC-Maxwell, Boyle, will be played off as usual and on to-day. In the A Division, the Walmsley and Matthews (kip); the old dismond. Chinese and University should have Richmond, Speirs, Munro, and

It will be remembered that the little difficulty in beating Kowloon Dinnen (skip); Grimes, Warnock, Baseball Association was confronted Cricket Club and ... respec- Chales and McKechnie (skip). tively, while a close match should EAST POINT .C. Samway, Wil-with a very real difficulty in obtain bu seen between the United Ser-liamson, Kellar, and Lre (skip): ing a suitable, diamond, as the vices R. and Hong Kong Cricket Shaw, Webster, Whiteford and Football Club ground was, it was Club Both are without a point so Hamilton (skip); Baker, Vickers, thought, in need of re-turfing, but far and the losers to-day may very A. K. Henderson, and McTavish this has now found to be unncers. probably remain at the bottom of (skip). the table till the end of the seaso

The best match in the " de Sousa, E. M. Remedios, C. E division should be between the Marques, and Angello Ribeiro University and the Indian, with takip); C. F. Vas, H. R. Sequeira, probably the latter winning. With soft courts today, a surprise or two may be expected.

week-end fixtures The follows: --

"A" Division. United Services R.C. . H.K.C.C. Kowloon C.C. p. Chinese R.C. M.B.K. v. University.

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"B" Division. United Services R.C. a. H.K.C.C. Chinese R.C. 2. M.B.K. University. Indian R.C. Recreio . South China A. A. Craigeagower . Kowloon C.C.

"O" Division.

Hong Kong C.C... Recreio. South China A.A. . Chinese R.C. Taikoo R.C. r. K.B.School F.F.A. R.A.0.0. v. Kowloon C.C.

K.B.S.F.P.A. TEAM.

The following will represent the K.B.S.F.P.A. in the league match against Taikoo R.C. at Taikoo to- day :---

G. Puncheon and E. W. Railton.

T. Pile and J. C. Faere.

A. Bliss and C. Hedley.

EXHIBITION TENNIS. DOUBLES MATCH POST- PONED UNTIL

MONDAY.

The Exhibition doubles tennis match between Ng Sae Kwong, T. Honda and S. A. and H. D. Rum jahn has been postponed to Mon- day, and will take place on the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground, beginning at 4.30 p.m.

The state of the ground provent ed the match being played yester dards are to go to the

afternoon.

Indian Recreation Club Pavilion Fund. Tickets are 1 each.

Cit's OK RECREIO.-E. V. MR.

sary and the committee of the Foot ball Club ground has sportingly placed the ground at the disposal

the Baseball Association. The football stand on that ground

F. E. A. dos Remedios and Julio is now being removed, and the con Ribeiro (skip); A. V. Barros, F. X.struction of the stand for this Silva, C. Silva, and L. C. R. de summer's games is well on foot. The stand will he well shaded from Souza (skip).

the sun and will be more spacious than last year's

The Kowloon Dock R.C. by win- ning against the Police and the Bowling Green have now placed themselves in a strong position, and the Craigengower C.C. have proved that they are a strong com- bination on their own green. Civil Service C.C. lost last week on Sundays. to the Police, this being their second defeat of this season.

First Division.

Sussex: 448.

Hampshire: 213 and 195.

Mgr. Walsh has made a very happy choice in selecting Sancian. It is now ten years since there has been a pilgrimage Suncion and those who took part in that memor BASEBALI. IN HONG KONG. able event from Hong Kong in 1917 will doubtless be keen on making a- second visit.

THE LEAGUE'S OFFICERS.

The Hong Kong Baseball Associn- tion will play its first game at Happy Valley on June 11th.

There will be six teams in the The South China open league. Athletic Association contributing

Tigers they call two teams, the "Dragons" and the

themselves.

Baseball Club, the Filipino. Club, The others are the Hong Kong the Japanese Baseball Club, and the Club de Recreio.

Mr. J. J. Maceio, an American Vice-Consul, has been asked to fill the vacancy in the presidency of the Association caused by the resigna is going on home leave. tion of Mr. Charles L. Shank, who The President has appointed the following committees for this sea- son: Rules-Alves, Shim and Ha- -chiums; Schedule Ildefonso and Cockey; Umpires-June and Hai chiuma; Publicity-Wilson; Gato fonso), Hin Wong, and Takatomi.

The officers of the Association for are Mr. J. J. the ensuing year Muccio, president; Mr. W. Logan, vice-president; Mr. Hin Wong, hon. secretary; and Mr. L. R. Ildefonso,

on. treasurer.

THE SIKHS' FEUD.

BOTH PARTIES BOUND OVER.

MAGISTRATE'S SHARP WARNING.

The case in which five Indian watchmen were charged with as saulting two of their compatriots was concluded yesterday before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy.

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SIMPLE TRICK ON A SIMPLE MIND.

'INTRODUCING" THE CHINA

MOTOR BUS CO. MANAGER.

A Chinese coming out of a tet house found himself minus 35 and the neurest betook himself to Police Station.

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The Sign of

THE ADVERTISING

and

PUBLICITY

BUREAU

Alexandra Buildings.

The Advertising Agency

...that supplies Advertisers H. King, Director of the C.I.D., and not every Tom Dick and Harry with a Complete Service of

was that he His story there wanted to get employment with the China Motor Bus Co. He confided his ambition to one Chan Kam who at once scented that there was money to be picked up. He first of The defendants were represented all explained that the manager of by Mr. D. McCallum and Mr. T. the Company was very exclusive prosecuted. Mr. J. M. Remedios could see hini, watched the case on behalf of the This discuinfited the ambitious Original Copy, Ideas, and one but the next day, Chan Kam Designs for Posters and This season there will be no

prosecution.

Blocks. It will be recalled that the de-called on him and said that he could introduce him to the manager," double header games on Saturdays. The 2.30 p.m. game is cancelled from the programme. There will Receipts-the hou, treasurer tilde. i fendatit, were said to have an assault and, as a matter of fact the man-

on the No. 1 watchman of Messrs. The be one game on Saturdays and one

A. S. Watson & Co. on May 5th.ager was waiting in a teahouse....that checks all insertions · Both of them then adjourned to the in Foreign and Chinese Both games to be at

Two days later they assaulted an-

teahouse, and when they got inside, 4.30 p.m.

Two rounds will be play.

other Indian at Castle Road. The Chan Ram squatted down near a papers for its Clients, ed instead of three. This, it was

fracas between those Indians was stated, is due to the late date fixed

anticipated by the Police and a for the first matches, which will not Kowloon Dock R.C. are again at take place before the beginning of home today. They receive the June. Taikoo R.C., and it remains to be

There will be many new bloods on soon whether they can win against the field. The S.C. teams have been this club, Taikoo having beates strengthened by several new play them last year by 11 points.

ers, who have learned Laseball The Craigengower C.C. are also tactice in Honolula. The U.S.S. at home to the Police, and although Hefe found it impossible to enter they won this match last year by the good margin of 14 shots, the team, as their stay in the waters Police are playing very strongly of the Colony is uncertain. this season, and the game should

be a close one,

The Civil Service, C.C, are away. to the Kowloon Bowling Gresa Club This match remains very much open as to the result.

Last week, it should be noted, all

home teams wan..

Second Division.

In the Second Division, the Yacht Club should stand a good chance against the Taikoo second string. and the Civil Service C.C. should win at home against the East Point R.C.

On the Kowloon side, the Kow. loon Cricket Club are entertaining the Craigengower C.C., whom they beat last year by 11 points. The team has been a good deal changed but is a very good one.

The Kowloon Bowling Green

YACHTING.

SERVICES RACE TO-DAY..

We are informed that, weather permitting, there will be the usual weekly Services sailing race this afternoon from the Royal Hong Kang Yacht Club. The race begins at 2.30 p.m.

H.E. the Governor has kindly con- sented to be the Patron of the Association; and the American Con sul-General, the Hoa, President.

MASSED BÅND CONCERT. TO-MORROW EVENING AT QUEEN'S THEATRE.

The massed finds of the 2nd King's Own Scottish Borderers, and the 1st Cameronians are giving & concert at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow evening, beginning at 9.20.

Their programme will be as 1.March, La Reine de Saba" under-

(gounod). 2.-Overture, "Ruy Blas" (Men-

delssohn). 3-Belection, "Carmen" (Bizet), 4. Fantasia" (with effect, a

voyage in a troop ship). 5.-Selection, 0.Suite,

(Lángim). 7.- Tom Green.". 8.---Selection, "The Mikado "

(Sullivan),

Ballet Egyptian"

DAVIS CUP.

ANGLO-DANISH MATCF,

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENOT.)

LONDON, May 19th. At Harrogate, playing for the Davis Cup, in the first match Gregory Ulrich (Denmark) best

Prices of Admission will be $3, Higgs (Britain) boat Worm (Den-#2 and #1. Bervice men will be

admitted at half price, mark), 0-3, 6-4, 8-10, 10-8.

Clubs are visiting King's Park and (Britain), 60, 63, 30, 36, 68.

should stand a good chance against the Recreio teain.

table and ordered tea. He told his special squad of Police had been victim to do the same saying that...that has an unrivalled the manager was engaged in con- and Extensive knowledge of sent to watch their movements.

versation with a merchant prince he best medis for all classes After hearing the evidence of the outside in the verandah.

After they bad refreshed them of Advertisers, defence, Mr. Lindsell convicted the first, second and fourth defendants selves Chan: Kam said on charge of assaulting the two brother, I am going to introduce

complainants.

"Now,

that being independent,

For this they were you to a big man and the sky will bound over in the sum of $250 in be the limit of your future pro- can place all this know their wn cognizances and a surety spects, but what about me." The ledge and experience at the of another $250 each to keep the ambitious simpleton said without free disposal of its Clients, peace for 12 months. The first, hesitation that he would reward his second and third defendants were friend, with $35, and added, here is ensuring that the money Truly I am blessed they spend on Advertising fined $100 each for carrying offensive the money.

will bring them the best Weapons, to wit, the loaded sticks to have a friend like you," used in the fight...

Pocketing the money, the bene- The two complainants who were factor said that he would go out possible return. cross-summoned, were also bound into the verandah and call the over in the sum of $250 to keep manager in to be introduced. He the peace for 12 months.

went, and that was the last the Mr. Lindsell told the defendants simple one saw of him. that they ought to know that carry- ing such heavy sticks, was an offence against the laws of the Colony. It they gave more trouble, they would all have to go to gaol.

Mr. King, at the conclusion, ask- ed the Court to sound a warning to those Sikhs who were present in Court stating that the real ring lendor was not among aitbor de- fendants or complainants in the

case,

The Magistrate through the inter preter warned the Indians that they had better keep the peace.

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