WHAT IS ON
10-DAY.
LAWN BOWLS.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME.
BASEBALL, BOWLS AND TENNIS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13th, 1927.
PROSPECTS OF THE CLUBS.
The principal interest in the Lawn Bowl League programme for to-day will centre in the Second There is a fairly interesting pro. | Division. The Championship of
BASEBALL.
DOUBLE HEADERS FOR WEEK-END.
**DRAGONS "
RUMOURED.
SPLIT
[BY HONOLULU KID.]
SELECTING THE CHINESE TEAM.
THREE TRIAL MATCHES
INDIVIDUALS ASKED TO SINK PERSONAL GRIEVANCES.
We learn from an authoritative Chinese source that there is some
GOLF.
PROFESSIONAL CHAMPION. SHIP OF NORTHERN
* ENGLAND,
(THROUGH REUTEX'S AGENET.]
RUSSIA'S LEADER-
SHIP WAR.
STRUGGLE FOR POWER BEHIND THE SCENES.
TROTSKY. STALIN.
[BY H. J. GREENWALL]
DAUGHTER OF A SQUIRE SHOT.
SEPARATION TRAGEDY IN COUNTRY HOUSE.
HUSBAND ABROAD,
CHIRING (Kent).
The tragedy of a young wife's separation from her husband" was
gramme of sports for this week-end the First Division has been decided, week-end. There will be a doublement of the South Chins Athletic fessionals will have to return from behind the scenes in Russia. It Sibella Margaret Wilson, daughter
on which full comment has already been made. Events of importance to local sports circles have been the visit of the Hawaiian Chinese Base. ball team, the selection of com petitors at the coming Olympiad, the close of the Tennis League season, and the V.R.C. Night fetes,
..etc.
The programme of sports for the week-end are summarised below:
To-day. Bowls League Matches (Fixtures elsewhere).
LAWD
p.m.
Baseball: Honolulu Chinese
and the Kowloon Dock R.C., have secured that honour, for the first time sincs they entered the Lawn Bowls League. They have won all
their ten matches, and now have only two to play, one to-day against the Bowling Green Club, and the other against Taikoo, who will fish as runner-up in the senior division..
The Second Division fixtures will prove much more interesting as
Ball fans are well catered for this dissatisfaction with the manage
header to-day and to-morrow. Al though the League matches are not very thrilling, the games scheduled between the Honolulu Chinese and
for it. All-Hong Kong will amply make up
to
ball fans.
the
LONDON, August 11th. Judging by tho"secres at Black- pool, in the Northern Professional Champiership, the American pro
Britain without any scalps, both being undistinguished. Duncan and E. Whitcombe, with Meihorn is bracketed 13th, with
--148.
Association baseball section and that seven Chinese players in the South China AA
teams have voiced a protest. The players are ? Choy Ping Fan, Tommy Chian, Das 153. Chan, W. Sling, S. S. Lee, S. LC. Whitcombe leads the field. Lee and S. K. Fung.
Gadd is the most notable failure, He strained his wrist, and returned
Nabholtz has just qualified, with
with 141.
n card of 139.
A dramatic struggle is in progress revealed at the inquest on Mrs.
of the squire of Charing, the late a fight between Internationalism, sponsored by Leon Trotsky, and Mr. Sayer, and a member of ona Nationalism, supported by Joseph of the best-known families in Kent.
Stalin.
Mr. Wilson was lound shot dead at Mount Clear, the country home of her mother, Mrs. Sayor
3.
There is also mixed up in this fight question of personalities. It is a "grudge fight," so they tell The coroner, who held the inquest me, and it is clear that Stalin is in the house where the tragedy book trying to expel Trotsky, Zinoviel place, recorded verdict of and Kamene from the Centra: Suicide while of unsound mind.” Committee of the Communist Party, He said that he thought it was just as Karl Badek was expelled. quite possible that the fact that
Victory for Stalin would make Mrs. Wilson WIN Trotsky mute for all time, because her husband and that he had member of the Central Party is difficulty in finding work after also a delegate to the Annual Con. the war may have weighed heavily gress, and if one is not a delegate upon her mind. The London home of the Ranec to the Congress, one is not allowed
EASTERN TREASURES IN HER LONDON HOME.
To-day the South China Tigers will do battle with the Club de Recreio at 30 p.m. This game, I am afraid, will be too one-sided to
They alleged that they have been be of any interest The Recrcio outer should have no alighted by the decision of the difficulty in walloping the Tigera.
managers to let the team of Chinese Lawn Tennis League: "B
Following this
players from Honolulu represent THE RANEE OF SARAWAK. game, Division: C.C.C.. K.C.C.
there is sill a struggle for Cha Hawaiian visitors will play the Far Chins in the Far Eastern Olympiad. i Baseball League: Tigers (S.C.pionship honours. On paper Tai-
A.A.) r. Club de Recreio, 230 koo appear to have a good chance East, a combination of the Japan-It is feared that these players will ese, Chinese and Filipino This go on strike" as a protest. It of winning. They have four mat- ches to play, with the opportunity game will be very exciting and is understood that there has been of bagging sight points which closely matched. It should provide no intention on the part of any would give them a total of 23 at the thrills which the fum may rival organization to support thear players, but all sporting organiza. points. The present leaders, Kow miss in the curtain raiser.
To-morrow the opening game will tions among the Chinese are co loon 0.0. have one more matchi
be between the Dragons and the operating with one another to en- played and can only obtain Bathing points by winning their outstand-..B.C. It is very hard to say tgres discipline among their respec
ing three games. Taikoo have lost who will get the upper hand, tive members. Inter-Departments! Bowls: Har-five points so far, and Kowloon Cockey, the American pitching ace, Baseball League: Baseball Club C.C. six points. East Point R.C.
(S.C.A..A.).appear to be out of the runaias in the same trim as during the last Honolulu baseball team is better ever have been amassed in a pri- in conference,
Fan (Chinese-Filipino Y.M.C.A., St. Peter's Club and Club bathing pic
Japanese), à p.m.
"Aussie
nics...
To-morrow (Sunday). Theosophical Society
Picnics.
bour Deptor, Police.
.
3 puzzle. One can never tell
what form he will show. If he is
of Sarawak has been the subject of to speak
ing News.
apart
from
Mrs. Wilson married soon after the as a solicitor in the Canadian-
an illustrated article in the Even. It is stated in Moscow that when forces. She herself drove an am-
Trotsky was in the field against thebulance on the Western front. White General Denikin, Stalin went to call on him, but the sentry out-
Locked Dooz. Her husband went to Canada
An Englishwoman herself, the Banee is the wife of an English man who has been the third of his family to be Hajah of Sarawak is Borneo, one of the loveliest corners aide Trotsky's quarters refused to three years ago in search of work. of the world. Her English house, allow Stalin to pass. mistaka for
It was arranged that Mrs. "Wilson saya "M. G.," the writer of the
and their four-year-old child should article, shows the most marvellons collection of native work that can
jom him as soon as he was able to provide a home.
It may have been a the South China A.A. baseball assume that the
management to
to give
" Dragons 2.30 p.m...
as they have only two more matches
two games, the Dragons will find than the Dragons," so Baseball: Honolulu Chinese . All to play, and now have. 18 pointa.
Hong Kongp.m,
Kowloon Bowling Green, Club also the American outât a pretty tough the "Dragons" team a chance to have three more matches to play
BOXING.
LITTLE MORO OF MANILA.
GOING TO AMERICA,
and can attain a maximum of 20. points. Until this afternova's mat- ches are settled the issue will re- main uncertain.
There will, however, be a good deal of interest in the First Among the passengers booked of the s. Taiyo Maru when she left Division with regard to the rela- this port last evening for San Fran- tien issue. Both Civil Service C.C. cisco was the flyweight champion and Kowloon, CIC. are in danger, of the East, namely a young Fili but the latter are the worse off. pino of 20 years of age, known sa Little Moro, of Manila He wishes The former club have four, points to meet Fidel is Barbe for the for nine matches sad the latter world's flyweight championship, but before he can do this he will have Club two points for ten matches.
to meet and defeat a good many Civil Service. can possibly secure other competitors for the honour.
six more points, while at the most On arrival in the United States, Little Moro is going under the the K.C.C. can only obtain four management of Frank Churchill, points. It the .0.C. manage to manager of the late Pancho Villa, win their two outstanding matches, who beat Jimmy Wilde.
More, includes among his boxing and that is doubtful, they may victories the defeat of the Aus- avoid going down, provided, af tralian flyweight champion, Billy course, that the Civil Servies lose. Tingle.
Kid Raymond.
THE FIXTURE CARD,
The Filipino lightweight boxer, Kid Raymond is now in Hong Kong
The matches down for decision | and has expressed a wish to chal-to-day, include those postponed lenge Ewin for
the welterweight from July 2nd, and are as under: championship. It is said that Ray- mead, who has now recovered from his illness of last acaɛon, is willing
to put up a side-stake öf #500.
NEW YORK BOXING.
35,000 SPECTATORS - SEE DELANEY AND UZCU- DUN FIGHT.
[REGTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE?
LATES.
C.C..
Division I.
Civil Service C.C. v. Police R.C. Kowloon Dock R.C. v. Kowloon
B.G.C...
aut to crack. Besides, rumours were current yesterday that several of the Dragons players have "walked out."'.
It was reported to me that S. S Lee, S. L. Lee, Sling, T. Chiun, Dan China and Choy are not assist ing the club. The first two form the batteries for the Dragons, while Sling is about the best batsman in the team. The trouble, I under- stand, arose out of a dispute be tween one of the Lee brothers, and Mr. Ho.
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show what it can do, the S.C.A.A. have arranged three trial matches. It is certainly hoped that the "Dragons "will forget their griev- uces and take part, for the players of the winning team will be given the preference when Uhina's base. ball nine is selected.
vate residence.
5
Stalin ruihed the sentry and burst in on Trotsky when he was
Trotsky robaked
Stalin, had the sentry arrested, the Marvellous Chinese Embroidery,
troops paraded, and the sentry Apart from the native. Dyak work, it is a cosmopolitan collec
sentenced to death. tion. Between two rooms, in a re
Trotsky then pardoned the sentry great figure of publicly and gave details of the cess, stands Buddha. On one side is a dining reasons which led to his arrest. room whose English refectory table rubs shoulders with a marvel. Stalin and Trotsky bave been "
each other from that lous Chinese embroidered screen against " Chiness settlement in Sarawak, (one of the beautiful products of a moment until now. many years ago).
The "Soft Fedal."
up
or
Native carvings by the replace Trotsky's programme is to carry So far the management of South and in the corners of the rooms China A.A. baseball section has are thrown up all the better by the on the revolution in China, and to background of Western furniture. make no compromise with the withheld their selection of the team On the Buddha's right hand is the bourgeoisie either at home in order to satisfy all concerned, room from which a wide staircase abroad. Both parties are at pre- and the South China baseball leads to the upper parts of the
house.
"soft pedalling*** manager is ready to consider the Here again the earved heads and world-revolution thesis, but it cer claims not only of his own men, the animals, the Dyak weapons and out as
"Dragons," but also of any other baseballers among the Chinese.
I hope that there is no founda tion to the rumour and that the air players named will tyra usual to play for the Dragons.
The drawing card for Sunday will Chinese and be the game between the Hawa team.
It may be remarked that, after
seat
on
the
Stalin has packed the Politburo,
mysterious native emblems strike tainly forms a larger plank in Trot- the keynote The Ranee's bedroom sky's programame than it does in is decorated with rice paper of that of Stalin.
shot" colours, which make a glow- ing setting for heavily carved and the sacred Indian bird which has a place in every room.
an All-Hoog Ross the required length of residence jalad, et faid Chinese cabinets, which is practically the Cabinet,
BOWLS AT 84.-
ANCIENT MARINERS BEAT
OLD SOLDIERS.
Hong Kong, all Honolulu Chinese will be eligible to play for South Chins.
Remarkable Dyak Work,
with his friends. Neither Trotsky nor Zinovieff are members.
I understand that if Stalin suc-
Miss Katherine Sayer, sister of Mrs. Wilson, said that Mrs Wil- son appeared to be in normal spirits on the day of her death. She went up to her sister's room later, but could get no reply, the door being locked
Mrs. Wilson was found huddled on the floor with a shotgun between her legs, the barrel of the gun being against her head.
The gun WIJ
tied to the head of the bed. One of Mr. Wilson's feet was stockingless,
and apparently she pulled the trig ger of the gun with her toe
Dr. Littledale stated that death than to the shot. The fact that the was due to the explosion rather barrel of the rifle was pressed close to her cheek would have accounted for the absence of any explosion be ing heard.
Mrs. Wilson had beca staying at Mount Clear, the home of her mother, since July 1st, -as she had been suffering from ptomaine poi- soning, and had frequent attacks of depression.
GOOD MEN AND BAD WOMEN.
FEW RECORDED CASES OF REFORM
The
summer school
of the
Back to the ball, with its head ceeds in expelling his "enemies," The argument that Honolulu i
hunter's cap, are two esrvings zot China and Honolulu Chinese which are, perhaps, the most de a number of prominent Commun- In a peaceful hill-top fold at should not be asked to play for lightful treasures of all. They arests, at present atationed abroad, Belvedere, Kent, twelve ancient China does not hold good, as long about two feet high and stand one will be recalled. marinera and twelve old soldiers
on each side of hearth. Round- Chinese, as the players are met for
There are well-informed people in eyed and gaily-painted, they are the annual bowling match between the Chelsea Pension. To have the honour of represent Dyak work fashioned with great Moscow who believe that Trotsky Kowloon C.C. v. Craigengower ers and the Royal Alfred Aged Mering his country in the Far Eastern
care and devotion.
One is meant to be a life-like re- and Stalin, will patch up their dif- Women's Advisory Committes of chant Seamen's Institution.
Although the average age of the Olympiad is certainly worth striy presentation of the Rance, and the ferences this time, and point to on the London Labour Party, at Guild- 73, the old men played with re seamen was 741 and of the soldiers ing for, and every "Dragon, other two of her children, playing article which was published in the tord, discussed a statement by Mr.
pick-back," as they seemed to
Bbya Davies, M.P., that I a markable skill and energy and after every "Tiger," and every Chinese the native craftsman, who made and acknowledging that those downright old rogue of a man mare thank-offering to Her responsible for Communist policy ried a good woman she generally re- a keen contest, the sailors won by baseball player, be he from Hono- them as 50 shots to 40...
Highneas when, for the first time have made serious errors recently. formed him, but it had hardly ever lala or Australia, in Hong Kong after a serious illness, she was car-This is said to point to a victory been known in criminology that a "Having lost the previous two matches the oid sailors were de should appear on the field and do ried through the forests to visit the fur the Trotsky party and its policy. wOMAN"
good man had 'ever 'saved a bad lighted at their victory. The oldest his best, according to the wish of remoter Sarawak villages.
There they stand, as tokens of the The truth, as I sed il, is other- "The woman is. mother of the Player, Mr. John Cunningham, all South China A.A officials, and good fortune which every Dysk wise. Communism was defeated in man, and even when a man is. wiry little man of 84, who has spent
years of his life at sea, was parti.it would be very regrettable, if the wishes to the Ranes they all love cularly delighted.
present controversy about the seler-so well, and whose love for them has made her happy as she is in "I was determined we should tion of a team is interpreted in any England always ready to go back. win," he told a reporter. "I have only been playing bowls since I left other light. the sex at the age of 50."
Division II. Craigengower C.C. v. Club da
Recreio.
East Point R.C. v. Taikco R.C.
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
Civil Service 0.0.
Kowloon B.G.C. u. Kowloon C.
NEW YORK, August 11th. In a bout over fifteen rounds, Jack Delaney beat Paolino Uzcu. dun.
Taking the matches in order, it Betores Stops Fight.. would appear from League posi- Paoline was warned thrice for tions that Craigengewer ought to Panching Low before he was dis- beat the K.C.O. away, but the home qualifed, after 117 seconds fighting, aide" will fight every inch of the in the seventh round.
Delaney drove the Basque round way in view of their relegation the ring, the latter bleeding pro- danger, and may spring a surprise, fusely. Thereafter Delaney ap-although the visitors should take peared to have it all his own way, the honours." Hammering his opponent with every
variety
of blow known to Another keenly contested match, Pugiliam
nad Though Delaney complained of
02.0 which will probably tho low hitting, he apparently see a very close result, is that be was unhurt
tween the Civil Sevices and their The referee's dramatic interven neighbours, the Police. The Police tion in stopping the fight came suddenly and took the 35,000 specta- may win, but the home side can tort completely by surprise.
the
Mr. Joseph Bradley, aged 82, and
pensioners' team
The Honolulu Chinese, now being
Mr. William Kibble, aged 81, were memakers of South China AA, are also playing for the seamen, while willing to submit, to all decisions included of the management and will have Colour-Sergt. Barnes, aged 84, and 12 pensioners totalled 688 years and to represent China, ⠀. Private Stokce, 83. The ages of the
no complaint, if they are not asked
of the scamen 895 years,
Division II.
The South Chins AA manage ment are determined to be fair to all, what they want in to get
de Recreio, and very much. want to
Craigengower entertain the Club together the best possible team: win, but there is not much to choose between either side.
.
.
said Miss Lester. She thought. Germany; the agrarian revolution Town up she still mothers him,""
was why a strong-minded backed by the Russian Communists that failed in Bulgaria; in May of last good woman could often save
bad husband. year they failed in England because
geramonial of the fiasco of the general strike, ON A TRAIN ROOF AT and now the Bussina Communists Several of the students agreed
45 M.P.H.
avow in their own organs that with the view of the Right Hon. Communism in China has failed F... Roberts, M.B., that picture
sque coremonial which has come "DOROTHY SAID I HAD NO to attain its object."
I see a decided move in favour of down from the past, such as Mr. PLUCK."
Nationalism, and the slow, but sure. Speaker's procession in the Com abandonment of Internationalism, mons should be retained if it A man who climbed to the roof and of the two I believe that could not be opposed on the ground of a coach on a London Midland Nationalism is more dangerous to that it took up too much public and Scottish train and walked Great Britain than International time or was too costly. Miss Doe
izza.
thought it was a pity that so many calmly from coach to coach as the train raced along at a speed of
Labour people objected to such New Russia and the War Spirit. forty-five miles an hour narrowly
things as the wearing of municipal escaped death near Stourton, York- There is no doubt that it would robes and chains. Other speakers shire.
be a comparatively simple matter agreed that anything which added As the train rushed past the to work up the feelings of the Rus to the pageantry of life and to the East Point B.C. are at home to Taikoo R.C., and this will be an
signals a signal arm missed him by sian people in favour of a war. dignity of office, if it did not 4 hair's breadth, but he continued they could be made to belleva that divort money which would be bat- Spectators Diasatialed. --
importent match. The issue is
his walk.
the country was in danger there ter used in other directions, should The fight and its dramatic end
rather uncertain, in view of the The experiments of. Dr. Serge
An alarm was raised and the would be no question of -Com- be encouraged. dissatisfield a large portion of the
East Point
side beating the Veronoff, the celebrated surgeon train stopped. When the man de munists or anti-Communists, they crowd, which swarmed about the The chief interest of the remain-Division leaders last week, and Tal who claims to have increased the scended he was alleged to have said would all be Busainas. That feel ring and booed the verdict while ing match, between the Bock team kod inflicting defeat on the Bowling size and wool-production of sheep to the railway officials who quesing is already abroad in Kussia "I do not just" bone my statement Paolino, to show his annoyance, and the Bowling Green Club, is stand a good chance of winning the glands, era to be investigated by
Green Club If Taikoo win they through transplanting monkey- tioned him
to-day performed a series of acrobatic whether the Dock manage to retain championship of the second divi the Ministry of Agriculture and the
"Dorothy said I had lost my A member of the old aristocracy only on my own observation, but on evolutions in the ring.
nerve, I was running along the said a significant thing to me.
the proved sistements of unbiassed. their unbeaten record. If they do sion, and no doubt they will go all Board of Agriculture for Scotland. top of the train to see if I could "After the ten years of suffering foreigners resident in Russia, and
drive the engine."..
I have sono through I should hate on those of highly competent and so, they only have to beat Trike out for it
"certain" "em- The Yacht Club have done badly Replying to a question by Sir A.
He was accused at Leeds later of to lose anything of this New Russia trained observers in ce
bassies and Tegations All theso to complete it. The match will be this season, they have played eight Sinclair (Lib., Caithness), the Soli obstructing the driver of the train-we are creating
people state that Great Britain was I do not with to lay too much-advised to cease trading with played on the Dock Green by out of twelve matches, and have citor-General for Beotland has He said that his name was Cecil Active Service Men's Club have ar. The saatch will not be a too serious paper the Civil Service should win, into Dr. Voronoff'e experiments is twenty-three, of the Fold, Embsay another country or countries, be to my hotel do not seem to mind..
As announced recently, the Ex. mutual consent of the two Clubs yet bagged a single point. On stated that an expert investigation Storey Keyworth-Smith, aged stress on the possibility or prob
ability of war between Russia and Russie, but the French and Ger
msn commercial travellers flocking out during the near Skipton, and that he w cause I feel that those in control
TURTLE HUNTING.
EASMA CLUB EXPEDITION,
be depended upon to pat up a close fight and it would be no surprise to see them win.
ranged a novel function for the one, as the Bowling Green Club week-end. This is a turtle hunting have nothing to gain by winning expedition, and the launch leaves Queen's Pier at 2.30 pm. to-day, as regards League standing, but not. 8 p.m. as previously arranged, undoubtedly the Dock would like and a return will be made to long to win. Kong to-morrow morning, about ten o'clock.
(Continued on next Column)
LARGER SHEEP.
but it is in just these sort of to be carried matches that forecasta-go astray.
satumo.
Only a fool would attempt to prophesy the future of Russia, but pinion 1 would say that if Russia
tertain the present leaders, the ence in March that through trans-
The Bowling Green Club will en- Dr. Voronoff told a Paris audiForce
going to London to join the Air realise tally that aither with victory
Smith told the magistrates that deleát an economic crisis would if I mey EXPLORE AN updogmatic K.0.0. If the K.C.O. win they will plantation a sheep aged 12 years, he climbed out of the window soon still have a chance of the champion which had almost reached its ex after the train jeff Leeds to drive ship, but the game je uncertain, and treme limit of old age, became the engine, because Dorothy said the margin between the total scores vigorous until the age of 20 without I had to pluck" of each side will probably be olose any further operation
He was remanded.
follow and whether we may like to acknowledge it or not, the economic condition of Ruania has improved and is improving.
(Continues on next Column)
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