MOTORING NOTES
(CONTD.).
NEW 15.9-H.P. MOR- RIS CAR.
LAVISH EQUIPMENT.
At the request of Morris Motors (1920), Limited, I took out for trial this week one of their less familiari models the 16.9-h.p. saloon, says the Daily Mail Motoring Correspon
dent.
This car represents a new activity on the part of Mr. Morris, who owes his success largely to his fore; eight in developing the small family ent. The new model is definitely out of this class. It is a full-sized, medium-powered touring car, and it
is with this class of vehicle that we have had to suffer the severest com- petition from abroad.
One curious feature about the car will be noticed. The firm has en- tered the new market boldly with a four-cylinder engine at a time when the six-cylinder unit is creat- ing a great amount of public in-
terest.
GOLF.
THE BRITISH OPEN COMPETITION.
QUALIFYING ROUND,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]"
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13th, 1927.
LONDON, July 11th. The first round of thirty-six holes in the qualifying competition for the British Open Golf title was played at St. Andrew's to-day, the lender at the close of the day being Gollins, of Fourquex, France, who took 71.
Other scores include: Ernest Whitcombe
W. Methorn (America) Cyril Tolley
Aubrey Boomer
C. Whitcombe
TENNIS.
DIOCESAN BOYS SCHOOL.. BRITISH GENERAL
·HOSPITAL, ·
H.K. & S. BANKING. CORPORATION.
STAFF STORTS MEETING.
The annual athlétia sports of the staff of the Hong Kong and Shang- thehai Banking Corporation took place
Played at the temporary premiacs of the School on Monday, School won by 55 games to 44. J. Chan and Pong Pun Fong: lost to Major Flood and
Capt. Bonavia
3- 8 lost to Q.M.S. Coad and 8.8..
Sims
5- 0 beat Sin. Simmons and 8.9.
O' Fliherty
0-9
17-18
Ma Chiu Chong and Cheng
Kim
To
lost to Major Flood and
Capt. Bonavia.....
3- 8
beut Q.M.S. Coad and S.S.
Sims
Jim Barnes (America)
74
beat Sm. Simmons and S.S.
O'Fliberty
Bobby Jones (America) 70
4
8- 3
18-15
George Duncan
81 *2
ACCOMMODATION. The saloon body
J. A. Fisher and T. S. W. Chao : '
beat Major Flood and Capt.
Bonavia. lost to Q.M.S. Cond and 8.8.
Sims
7- 4
5-6
bent Bia. Simmons and 8.8.
O'Eliherty.
8 3
J. Kirkwood
Arthur Havers
Roger Wethered
is execptionally roomy.
STEERING.Satisfactory.
Perhapa Mr. Morris has not faith yet in the six-cylinder engine for a
SPRINGING. Satisfactory... vehicle of this power.. Certainly some of the new small "sizes" GETTING RID OF DAZZLE. have proved disappointing, and a.
One of the features I liked best four certainly better good than a poor
"six," but one wouldthout the car was its third gear. like to see the introduction of a The change down is simple and
inexpensive
acceleration on this gear excellent. good
six-cylinder medium-powered car from this firm. There is no excuse to cling to top. Severe hills can be taken at good speed on this gear, which has the additional merit of being silent: Acceleration on top was also good. but the engine rather calls atten tion to itself when picking up from say about 12 to 30 m.p.h. At 40 the running was quite sweet.
ABOVE THE AVERAGE. The new model has
an excep tional ground clearance; it 18 Toony and its road performance, as the following summary shows, is above the average for a car of this rating:-
SPEED.-Maximum reached 55 m.p.h. under favourable circum stances. The car will maintain a speed of 30-m.ph easily. Third, gear speed about 35-m.p.h.
PETROL CONSUMPTION.-About 20 miles to the gallon.
O CONSUMPTION.-Negligible on 250-miles run
GEAR CHANGE-The top gear was inclined to stick a little, otherwise the gear change was simple:
BRAKES.-Effective, but the foot brake required rather heavy foot work. Some mechanical aid to the application of this brake would be an improvement.
(Continued on next column), _
Equipment is on the usual lavish Morris scale. Hore the dipping! headlights are an excellent feature in fact, in my opinion they are the real solution to the headlight
Total:--Diocesan Boye
55; British General Hospital,
DAVIS CUP.
20-13 School,
44.
FRANCE TO MEET DENMARK
IN FINAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 11th. The two outstanding Davis Cup matches between France and South Africa were played to-day, France winning both, and the
TOO MANY IMMIGRANTS.
POPULARITY OF HAWAII,
SUGAR PLANTERS ALARM.
HONOLULU, July 4th.. A conference of sugar planters and government officiale will be held this week to determine what steps can be taken to check the in- flux of Filipino cane workers says
the Manila Times,
Manila dispatches announcing the departure of the Consuelo with alarmed
SOCIALISTS UNFOUNDED
ALLEGATIONS.
THE LICENSED HOUSES IN NANKING INCIDENT.
ANGRY PASSAGES IN PARLIAMENT.
WORLD'S OLDEST SILVER- WARE.
REVIVING THE BEAUTIES. OF 3500 B.C,
TREASURES OF UR.
лте
Wonderful treasures from Ur of the Chaldees (the birthplace of Abraham in Mesopotamia). which was theirs more than 5,000 being revealed in all the beauty years ago in the laboratory of the
It will be remembered that some questione had been asked in the time ago Reuter enbled
11s that
House of Commons by a Socialist member as to whether house of ill-British Museum. fame had been established by the British Military authorities in Nan king,
Subsequently the member in- reservedly withdrew his allegations and admitted that he had been misinformed ́or in other words "gullod " by anti-British. pro
in ideal weather conditions on June 11th, on the Bank's ground at New Beckenham. There was a large gathering of the staff and friends, and the organisers had every reason to be gratified, for the meeting was not only, highly successful from a sporting point of vieit, but proved 778 Ilocano workers, a most enjoyable outing for all its | Hawaiian sugar interests and participants. All the events were aroused a general demand for ac keenly contested, and special in. tion. The press, bankers and terest was taken in the tug-of-war plantation owners unite in saying for the challenge cup presented by
that there is no labour shortage in Bir John C. Peter, and competed the islands and that the continued for by tears representing the Home arrival of Filipino workmen can paganda.. staff, Foreign staff in London, and accomplish nothing but lower the
The whole matter roused a good Enstorn staff at home on leave. The living standards of workmen al-deal of indignation in Parliament result was a win for the Foreign | ready here,
and in the course of the discussion staff. A military band played'
the licensed houses system of Hong throughout the afternoon, and add-
Kong was mentioned. ed considerably to the general eu- joyment. Owing to the length of the programme there was no in terval for ten, which was served, however, as people found opportu pity to take it, in the pavilion and
in à marquee. The prizes were pre- sented at the close by Mr. R. E. N. Padfeld, the following. being the donors of a very handsome collec
tion:-
Sees Critical Situation, John K. Butler, secretary of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Associa tion said;
Gold and Silver ornaments and copper implements are gradually recovering their original brighte ness under the treatment of Mr. pedition to Ur of the Chaldees, and C. L. Woolley, leader of the ex- the staff of the laboratory.
sands of
included perfect strings of goi
A bewildering array of articles and. lapislazuli beads, threaded exactly as they were worn thou
from which hang a gold dagger, a
years ago, Part of a massive silver belt, signet, and a small toilet set, h heen treated and part is it was taken from the tomb of soma just as dead leader of an ancient people. The polished part gives an indiva
The London Daily Telegraph gave the following report of the incition of what must have been the.
beauty of the whole.. dent:-
Perhaps one of the most interest-
"The plantations of Hawaii are not prepared to absorb any such number of field workers as are com-
Air. Wellock (Lab-Soc., Stouring of the exhibits is a silver dist ing on the Consuelo. If their de bridge) asked the Secretary for War which is thought to be the oldest parture stirs a general exodus of if he was aware that brothels filled piece of silverware yet discovered. Filipino workmen in this direction, with fifteen-year-old Chinese slave It is engraved with a beautiful pat the situation will become critical. girls had been established by the tern, and it is difficult to realise Furthermore there is no assur British military in the settlement that the art of the silversmith hul ance, as far as we can ascertain, at Nanking for British and Ameri-reached such heights in the period that any of the Consuelo labourers can troops, and that the Kuomin. about 3500 B.C. Part of the dish. Sir Charles Addis, K. C.M.G., Mr. quirements for entering
will meet the rigid physical retang women's department, have pro- unfortunately, is imperfect through
charges. H. Barlow, the Hon. Cecil They may become tuline hawaii, tened against this action; and contact with another metal.
"what action he proposed to take in Baring, Mesars Thomas Brown, C.
Butler
Decaying Silver.. explained that the the matter! A. Campbell, W. Dunbar, H. D. C. Hawaiian anters have their own
A curious ornament consists of Jones, D. Landale, W. E. Leveson, organization for recruiting and On a point of order, as this ques- Javers of shells set in bitumen, while Sir B. Falle (U., Portsmouth): an ostrich egg decorated with Lt. Gen. Sir George Macdonogh, employing Filipino workmen. Betion raises K.C.B., K.C.M.G Messrs. J. said that all provisions for careful against the British military authori is in a quite perfect state.
a serious allegation an image of a bull made of shelf, Maclennan, E. B. Rickett. J. physical examinations were attend- ties, may I ask if the hou, member Dyer, Lady Cameron, Messrs. J. P.
Silver articles present far more ed to and that only those who has any ground for this serious difficulties than gold ones, for in Macgillivray, D. H. Mackintosh, A. qualified were allowed to come into charge.
the territory. Moneur, W. Adams Oram, R. E. N.
(Labour-Socialist cries of most cases the silver is badly pitted Order.")
or in a crumbling state. Two hair Padfield, Sir John, C. Peter, Sir
The Speaker: A member does not ornaments offer a case in
Mr. Woolley was carefully brush- points fey, Sir George Sutherland, Messrs.
ally satisfied on the matter. E. W Townend, A. M. Townsend,
Commander C. Williams (U.; Tor-ornaments before he realised what actually brushed away one of the C. F. Whigham, H. II. Kopsch, J. D. Smart, G. H. Stitt.
he had done, so soft was the silver of which it was composed. The other ornament he saw in tiane, and 31 is in the collection.
The advantage of this system, he
dazzic problem. The lever cen. match therefore by five matches to Newton J. Stabb. Mr. H. M. Stan pointed out, was that all Filipino put a question unless he is person;ing the earth in one tomb, and he
trolling them comes easily to hand, and the beam can be directed to. an angle that gives a decent driving light and also helps an approach ing driver. I found them very use ful too when driving through mist.
To sum up the new Morris is a good sturdy motor-car, well equip-- ped, well finished, comfortable to ride in, and with a road perform. ance that is distinctly above aver At its price, £375 for the age. saloon, ∙it should have
Appeal:
The strength demanded
by overseas conditions
cannot be attained except by the use of the very finest possible materials, and it is just because only such materials are employed throughout the entire range of Austin Cars, irrespective of their pries, that Austins are so well known to-day in every part of the world.
Even the most luxurious of Austin Cars is by no means prohibitive in price, whilst the "Seven" models are so inexpensive as to be within the easy reach of almost anyone. They are beautifully finished and the very essence of reliability, ready for tenaand sometimes hundreds of thousands of miles under the most arduous conditions.
And not the least of their many" merits is their decided economy in running and maintenance.
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love.
Lacoste best Condon 7-6, 6-4, 6-1; and Brugnon outplayed Spence, winning by 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
[France now nieets Denmark in the fun of the European Zone. ]
OLYMPIAD TRIALS.
wide HONG KONG WIN TENNIS AND
FOOTBALL
Uanton will
THE LATE WALTER LONG'S SON.
CONSERVATIVE
CANDIDATE
FOR WESTBURY,
quay): On the point of order, notice that the question brings in
entering the islands were assured of employment whereas many of those on the Consuelo would be dis appointed. He said that most of the plantations have all the work men they need at the present time.friendly troops. Is that in order 1
Hawali, No Paradise.
The Speaker: The question is established by the British mili
not
Captain King (Financial Secre- The tary War Office): There are no British or American troops at Nan- king. (Ministerial cheers and ironical laughter.)
ITALIAN DEATH MYSTERIES VICTIMS FOUND KNIFED AND BURIED NAKED..
"I sincerely hope" said Butler,tary.' "that the authorities in the Philip pines will find a way to block the present flow, of emigrants. best method would be to spread the information that these islands are 4 paradise for plantation Major Eric Long, who will be the workers. Wealth is no more easily
Home Secretary's Query.
The hint of a wave of Fascist terrorism is contained in the extra- China at volley ball in the coming bury, where a by-election is neces-
represent South Conservative candidate for West acquired here than in any other
Sir W. Joynson-Hicks (Home ordinary number of obvious mur- Far.. Eastern Olympiad. The
He pointed out that there were very definite contradictions in this Fasoist Fress under the discreet hut Secretary) Having regard to the ders which are reported in the Federation have asked South China of his father, the late Viscount tion workers were struggling to whether an hon. member has any growing that this term is used-
Shaw, has much of the geniality
automobiles to provide a number of teams for Long (Walter Long), is a good take care of themselves and their foundation at all for putting down merely as a cloak for the work of most of the plants or power we have to find out terious deaths." The belief is the China Contingent at the meet- ing, and Canton and Hong Kong Speaker, rides well, and has all
family interest in agricultural ideal plantation conditions, said
Lamilies. Even under the most such a monstrous aspersion as is Fascist terrorists. have been competing us regards questions. He is not a regular Butler, field workers have a dim. contained in this question? (Minis- selecting the best representatives.
part of the world."
National Chinese. Amateur Athletic Bary owing to the death of Captain few Filipino workers riding instatement, may I ask what remedy significant description of "my-
Yesterday afternoon, in a foot ball match at Sookumpoo, the Chi- nese Athletic Association senting Hong Kong beat the Canton repre- eleven by 7 goals to nil, Hong Kong thus retains her traditional privi lege of representing China as far as football is concerned.
now
&
the
soldier, but a Territorial officer in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.
His elder brother was killed in Long-whose son, the war-Brigadier-general Walter
lad of sixteen, is the present peer:
Major Long is quite a young man, not yet thirty-five, and if he succeeds in entering the House of Hong Kong also defeated Candon Commons, he will have plenty of at tennis. The contest was not time before him to achieve a Par- regarded very seriously, but Canton liamentary reputation, and even, sportingly asked for a in case they could bring it of just perhaps, to follow in-the footsteps of his father, one of the most The basket ball team from South popular men who ever went to China will be provided by Canton, Westminster. unless the game between the two ports taking place this morning at Ying Wa is won by. Hong Kong. The Ihat game at Canton went to the home side. The game was to have been played yesterday, but A GOLF STORY OF A BLACK had to be postponed.
A batch of Canton athletes will leave Hong Kong this (Wednesday) morning for Shanghai for national preliminary meeting.
BISLEY MEETING.
the
MALAYA WINS. KOLAPORE CUP.
[TÚROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 11th.
FELIX HOLES IN ONE,
CAT'S VICTORY,
JOHANNESBURG. How a black eat won a golf match for a player is related by a correspondent of the Johnnesburg
Star.
After a few sliced drives and
missed putts, we arrived on the last green with scores level," he writes. I played and missed my putt by
inches.
"Lying badly, my opponent would have missed the hole by a couple of feet had it not been for a black tom cnt, who pounced on In the Junior Rifle Meeting at the ball, seized it between his front Bisley
for the Kolapore Cup, pawg, and tossed it backwards into Malaya defeated Rhodesia by two the hole, while may opponent wild- points, Malaya scoring 545, and ly proclaimed himself champion." Rhodesia 543.
-Central Now!,
COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE.
The County Cricket Championship table positione up to matches concluded by July 9th (Saturday last) is as under:
·P. W.
· Lancashire 18. 7 Notts Derbyshire 14 Биттеу......
13 B Yorkshire 17:" Leicester
14 Middlesex Sussex
14 A
Kent
Essex
Warwick Northanta Flampabire... 15 Gloucester 27. Somerset... 14
Glamorgan Worcestor
.... 13 0
1st innings. Pte. Pts. No.
104 74
J. W. L. Draw. Poss. Obtd. ralt. Pere..
0 * 4 1 128 82
7101 1 4 2
·71-25 1. 2 96.
2 67.71 0 96 04 1
60.66 1 120 74
2
0 88
05
2 104 64
112 6-1
120
66
2
1.
2
2 61.66 61.54
·0 - 60.23
112 57 1
cult time to support themselves.
A series of conferences will be What held beginning July 5th. ever action will be taken by the planter or the territorial authori- ties, depends on the discussions to take place this week.
more
Attention is drawn to the fact terial cheers.)
that, notwithstanding the impres The Speaker: I think the protest sive frequency of these "mysterious that has been made will lead to deaths"no" fewer than 14. such care being taken in the cases have been mentioned by the future. Where there is a question Milan papers alone during the last of doubt I usually ask a member six week there is no indication if he takes responsibility for the that the Fascist police authorities statement which he makes where are doing anything. Their
apathy there is an allegation. I supposed and aloofness are causing the the hon. member had some informa- greatest alarm-greater than the tion and was prepared to take some responsibility for the statement, otherwise he would not put it on
YOUTH IN CITIES.
DR. SÅLEEBY ON THE NEED the paper.
FOR GAMES.
Occupation, writes Dr. Saleeby, is one of the essential needs of our lives: work and play are its wo parts, except for the very fortunato and very few whose work is their play.
In this country (Britain) we are the most highly urbanised people in the world-more's the pity. Never since mankind began, have human beings been, ao closely crowd- et as four-fifths of our population are today,
Doubtless it was never true, even if it was ever said, that the But tle of Waterloo was won on the playingfields of Eton" but it may be true that the " grent campaigns of peace to come may be won, at least in part, on the playing fields of the childhood and youth of the people.
More Playfields.
Labour Quibbling,
Mr. Clynes (La-Soc., Platting) May I ask that in the event of you ruling that such a question ought not to be put, you will similarly rule that questions containing mon strous imputations against those of us on this side of the House should not be permitted?
Sir F. Hall (U., Dulwich): Very lame.
mysterious deaths" themselves. One of those cases gave rise to exciting scenes outside the hospital in Parma, when the body of a young woman, found dead in a
field near a sugar refinery, was ex- posed in the morgué.
Strange Circumstances. .. The conditions in which her body was discovered are characteristic of these methods of murder. She was found with no clothes, with a largo knife wound in her throat, and first inquest has buried, established, far from the place, where she was murdered.
The Speaker: I allowed the ques- Thousands of people gathered on to go on the paper assuming outside the hospital, and eventual- that the hon, member had informaly the police had to intervene for tion. It frequently happens in dif- fear of disturbances, and doubt- ferent parts of the House that a less also because the excited crowd ferned, und, therefore, puts a ques-cist authorities. member may be genuinely misin ties. I am not proposing to rule a
was manifestly hostile to the Fa
question out of order on those doing it.. grounds; I have not the menus of
A day before this Parma dis covery a similar one had been made at Nosate, near Milan.
In Hong Kong and Singapore. Lieut. Commander Kenworthy
(Lab. -Soc., Hull, Central): Every one sympathises with the Home Becretary's point of view, but I want to put this question of facty that in the British Colony of Hong Kong, and the same applies t
The body of a young man was i Sir W. Joyneon-Hicks: May I sak this case found with a large knife- having regard--
wound in the throat, almost with Mr. Kirkwood (Lab-Soc, Dun-out clothes, and concealed in a If we are to maintain our barton Burghs) (interrupting): You shrubbery, which a first inquest, national prestige in games, we are always monopolising the House. has also established is not the place, must widen the Geld of selection (Ministerial eries of "Order") where he was murdered. hy widening the fields where our
Sir W. Joynson-Hicks (continu young people can learn to play.
Nothing more delighted and im of the reply, which makes it clear ing): Having regard to the nature pressed me during several visits to that there was absolutely no founda the United States and Canada tion for the question, may I ask since the war than to see the abun- whether it is in your power to in dant supply of municipal tennis quire from the hon. member who courts, for instance, in cities largo put it down what his grounds were and small.
for making such an allegation And, more recently, on the Euro-Lab-Soo. interruption.) pean Continent, the travellor aces The Speaker: No; that is not in Singapore, there have been for how places for sunbathing and for my power. I have to rely upon many years licensed brothels, about games in the open air are being bon. member's doing their best to which questions have been raised in provided rapidly everywhere. avoid any allegations for which this House. This is known to every The leadership of Europe will they are not propared to take per- Eastern traveller, and I it to
put assuredly be taken by the strong sonal responsibility.
you, therefore, Mr. Speaker, that the Home Secretary is not in order imputing way lack of care to House, because of this unfortunate hon. members on this side of the question, (Ministerial cries of
Order")
hands, far-seeing, steady ayes and well-balanced brains of young people,whether in Germany or
Amends Promised.
57.14
Mr Wellock: I put down the 55.00
France or Italy or cleewhere, who question on definite information 50.88 112 50 2 49.11
learn to play the game, in both that was given to me. Obviously senses of the words, under unpoland: I think it is my duty to make there is some mistake in the matter, 08 34 1 39.64
lated light and in pure air. 38.4
definite inquiries, and to make any And the racial as well as the pertands for any mistake that has
104 38 2
128 43 1 33.60
90
80 2
31.25
80
10
3 20.00
120
-12.50
sonal health is involved.
Only the race that regards its been made. (Cheers.) young renews its youth.
(Continued on next column).
The Speaker I think the state ment made by the hon. member who put the question is quite in accord ance with the traditions of the House. (Cheers.)
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