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GOLF.

·ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF

CLUB.

ADAMSON CUP-NOVEMBER

The following were the results of the Adamson Cup Competition for November:-

A Goldenberg (30-16=73) and A. E. Clarks (97-24-73) tie; both qualify for match play stages.

Other scores

W. McKay

05-13-77

YACHTING.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 1927.

ST. ANDREW'S + STS GEORGE'S.

THE ANNUAL SAILING MATCH

The annual sailing match between the members of "St. Andrew's and St. George's Societies takes place at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on Saturday. ·

Teams of six-a-side, have been A. J. W. Dorling..... 101-90-81 selected and the match will be 100-18-82 sailed in boats of the Hayward W. H. Edmonds W. Kent........... 108-9183 Hays, Gael and one-design classes The morning race is at 11 o'clock, preparatory gun at 10.35. teams change boats for the after noon race which will start about 2.30.

LADIES SECTION.

A Shanghai foursomes competition was held over the New Course, Farling, on Tuesday for prizes pre- sented by Mrs. L. G. S. Dodwell win for Mrs. and resulted in a Whyte-Smith and Mrs. S. B. C. Ross with a score of B2-19-80.

FOOTBALL.

INTERPORT TRIAL GAME.

The Scots Guards" went down to a selected side on the H.K.F.C.

The

It is interesting to note that the Chieftain of St. Andrew's Society and the President of St. George's Society "are both yachtsmen and will lead their respective sides.

PARK FOR 1,000. BIG

CARS.

QUICK WAY OF REACHING THE DOGS AT WEMBLEY.

STADIUM REVIVAL,

WKMELRY. The largest car park near London is being constructed under the walls It will cover, of the Stadium. when completed, something like twenty acres and will accommodate one thousand big motor ears.

Its construction is perhaps the most important piece of work in connection with the transformation of the Stadium and its immediate surroundings for the purposes of grey hound racing.

Already half of the area is inid out in concrete, and devices of modern scientific engineering are employed in removing soil from the rise of ground which used to lend to the lake bridge. The problem of lighting is being solved by flooding all these acres with spot lights Special lighting arrangements are from the Stadium itself. being made in the Stadium, and are lamps will hang right across the

BOXING.

SATURDAY'S TOURNAMENT.

REASON FOR GUARDSMAN MOGREGOR'S NON- APPEARANCE

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GROG TIME IN A BATTLESHIP.

PROCESSION OF THE "PUMP, RUM, COPPER"

THE DAILY CEREMONY,"

The most amusing object among The Hon. Secretary of the Hong

on the paymaster's books in a bat- Kong Boxing Association, Mr. T. the million and one queer gadgets G. Bennett, writes:

**Owing to

a misunderstanding tleship is known techtically a:-- It is devilish little copper the announcement that Guardaman McGregor, of the and Battalion pump with a bleary, jolly look Scots Guards, will be matched against Leading Seaman Hall at about its alcoholic neck and a peruke of a three-bottle man. This the tournament on Saturday is in handle which sticks out like the error:

"The Association have been in- oving to this misunderstanding, is formed that Guardsman McGregor, not in training for the event and therefore it would not be fair to him that the contest should take place."

K.O.S.B.. TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY.

pump, rum, copper," is the chief to, uy mind is the most amusing. actor in a daily ceremony, which, parade in the senior or the junior

Every morning at eleven o'clock service. It is called by the descrip

a solemn procession may be en- tive name of “Up Spirits,"

countered making its way, rii steel atairways, along narrow alleyways, where the amall arms are stacked in racks, bearing copper funnels. cans, measures, and most important of all that little rascal pump,

"A Regimental Boxing Tourna- ment will be held at Murray Bar-run, copper," A bowing match between the two uncovered aren on the ends of cantineks at 9 p.m. to-morrow by the i

'one

Societies will be played on the Yacht Club green starting at 2.43 p.m., and three rinks have been arranged. There will be a practice game in the morning at 11.33-

Tiffin will be served at the Club House at o'clock for both Yachtsmen and bowlers and other members or subscribers. wishing to ground yesterday in the third Inter-be present should notify the Hon. port Practice game, by six goals to

Secretary, Mr. H. J. Vernall, c/ two. The forwards showed good PW.D. (Telephone 4392 Central), combination, especially the Rev. Alexander and Suen Kum Shua on the left wing. All of them knew "when and how to shoot and although Jackson was beaten six times, the Guaris defence played a good game. Had the Guards for- wards accepted the chances offered, they would have run the selected side close.

Vernon of the R.A.F. led the team well and scored two goals. Gösano came cut as inside right and beat Jackson twice. The Rax. Alexander got a couple of fine goals.

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or Ah Mow at the Club House not later than Friday evening.

SUTCLIFFE AS YORKSHIRE

CRICKET CAPTAIN.

HOME AND COLONIAL COMMENT.

Home papers to hand have a good deal to say about the appointment of Sutcliffe as captain of the York

One of shire county cricket teami. them says:-

levers.

K.O.S.E..

All-Purposes Stadiúm.

There will be "17 fights each of Major-General J. E. B. Seely, the

"boxing is expected. chairman of the company, stated in three rounds and some interesting a letter:-

of

The procession is headed by s member of the ship's police, and behind walks the copper, bearing with some dignity, the giddy cop- The captain of the hold is there, so also are many dig.. per pump. Admission will be at the Main ritaries, including the duty war-

the sergeant Gate in Queen's Road and the rant officer,

officer. Behind these great officers upper gate in Garden Road and the marines, the petty officer of the prices of seats will be 81, 50 cents' day, and the chief supply petty of the rum ritual walk two by two messmen, arined with pans and cans, and wearing on their faces expressions which vary from alert cheerfuluess to positive bliss.

Whilst we are equipping the, Stadium especially for greyhound racing. it will bo our aim to bring Londoners to think of Wembley as their Forum, the open meeting-and 20 cents. place to which they will naturali turn on all great national occasions. We have thrown open the Stadium to the Duke of York's National Playing Fields Association, so that the schoolchildren may play there

free of charge

"Greyhound racing, of course, is to be our chief concern. There is no street corner betting on the dogs. It will not make us a antion of Micawbers. From the very outset

Control constituted a. properly we have expressed our desire to see Board set up for the governing of greyhound racing in the country at large....

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SWITCHING ON THE DOCTOR!

The procession halts above a steel manhole. The keys are produced,

MACHINE-MADE ADVICE AND the manhole is opened, and, lo i

MEDICINE?

DEFYING GRAVITY)..

there rises from the metallic care

a rich, ripe, fruity smell of cum 33 over proof!

The captain of the hold, emerg.

the official ranks.. ing from

I descends a vertical iron stairway,

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pump, Dr. L. M. Mirahorian, president and with him goes the of the Rumanian Society or Pay-rum, copper," smirking and rod- chical Research, in a paper read ding his poruke in bibulous anti. Our grent object is establish at the Phychical Research Congress, eipation.

From The Eighteenth Century. what is known as open racing-that in Paris, suggests the startling is a system by which the owner possibility that the family doctor

be replaced by a The issue of rum to the Navy the from believe, dates, I "of a dog can send it here under the may, 8003 care of his own trainer and race ithachine..

He argues that the human body eighteenth century-

Petty officers and warrant officers' in the same way as he would ́ ́à

is a reservoir of radio-activity, and Capt. A. E. Brice, for many that all the illa the flesh is heir have the privilege of drawing their racehorse. years judge of the Waterloo Cup, to" can be ascertained and mea daily tot in its neat and powerful state; the ship's company receives has made some interesting state-sured mechanically:-..

Scientists already have instruit in the form of grog, which is ments.

We hope one day to organize ments for registering and measure one part rum and three parts "We shall ing heart beats and the brain's water. Admiral Vernon, known, aa from bis habit of and Dr. Mirahorian Old Grog It was revealed that the appoint- scratch races," he said.

in this walking the quarter, deck in a ment of Herbert Sutcliffe as cap-start exactly on the lines of the vibrations, tain of the Yorkshire cricket team White City, but we intend to pro- believes that progress

an electrical serve out rum and water to his There will not be a practice game next season was the subject of keen gress so that one day we shall have sphere will eventually result in grogram cloak, was the first to

the perfecting of discussion at the meeting of the open events.

apparatus by which a diagnosis of squadron, and in thankfulness the next Wednesday..

county committee.

the condition of each organ of the men christened the drink grog." human body can be made.

In the second half, McNiven and Champan scored for the Guards.

The game was keenly contested throughout.

CRICKET.

Lord Hawke, who has since stated that he will be loyal to the com mittee's decision, was not in favour of the proposal, and was also op. posed to Sutcliffe being made an

HONG KONG ELECTRIC R.C. r. amateur.

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER R.C.

This friendly match takes place at King's Park on Saturday.

Electric B.C.-H. F. Akehurst, M. H. Arnold, S. J. Clarke, L. de Rome, T. L. Foster, C. E. Gahagan, H. B. Jones, W: N. H. Murdock, S. J. Stanesby, G. Vickers and J. R. Way (captain).

PING PONG.

All matches of the Ping Pong Lengue have now been played off the Chinese Athletic winning the Championship with an unbeaten re- cord.

Ar

run-

The Chinese Y.M.C.A. ners-up, having lost only once to the League Champions.

South China, not having played the last of their matches, have for feited the third place which now goes to the Hop Ying Club of Kow

loon.

The positions in the League table are as follows:

***** 10

0 0 20

P. W. L. D. Pts. Chinese Athletic 10-10

9 1 0 18 Y.M.C.A

7 3 0 14 Hop Ying Club 10

G. 3 1 13 University.....10

0 12 10 6. 4 South China

1 · ទ 4 Tutorial... 10 St. Peter's 10 4 0

4.6 .0 8 Catholic Y.M.S. 10

6 0 4 St. Louis

P 10

0

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CHINESE YзLC.A. MEMBERS TOURNEY.

A Ping Pong Singles Tournament is now open for Senior Members of

the Chinese Y.M.C.A. A silver cup, which must be won three times be fore becoming the property of the holder, has been presented to the Association by one of its members Entries close on December 10th.

The voting on this question was 15 against, 5 for. The appointment of Sutcliffe as professional captain was carried by 13 votes to 11.

build "We

are prepared to kennels for any reputable owner. We intend to ran scratch races. An owner muy send his dog to a race, but that race will have to be a aweepstake.'

Eacing Arrangements. Visitors to Wembley specially in terested in the racing arrangements will find a tremendous number of things to interest them, writes R. S Eckersley.

The concrete foundation for the

With regard to the opinion ex- preased by Jack Hobbs that Rhodes should have been first choice for truck rod around the track has her captaincy, it is understood that the completed, and it is hoped to have veteran was not anxious to under-the rails laid by next week-end. take the duties.

Reuter's Capetown correspondent cables that, in reply to a message of congratulation, Sutcliffe, who is at the moment on board' the Kenit worth Castle, said:

Then, by comparing the reaction of a healthy organ with that of a diseased one, the extent of the trouble will be measured.

Dr. Mirahorian is already work ing on a system by which (if it be successfal) all ailments would be diagnosed and measured so that medical consultation would become

unnecessary.

Fewer men than ever before draw their grog, and it has, in fact, been suggested that, some day, the

Those who still ration may cease. draw it hope that the day is far "off. Men who do not draw grog are entitled to od a day in lieu of it.

AT HOME OR ABROAD Critical Smokers instinctively select the one cigarette that is consistent in quality-always fresh and delicious in flavour they are never without-

STATE EXPRESS

CIGARETTES

555

MADE BY HAND ONE AT A TIME

ARDATH TOBACCO

GREAT CONQUEROR'S TOMB FOUND.

700-YEAR-OLD MYSTERY

SOLVED."

HIDDEN WONDERS.

A claim that the lost tomb of

CO LTD. LONDON

FATE OF COVENT GARDEN.

PLAN TO DEMOLISH THE OPERA HOUSE.

It is proposed to accommodate will agree regarding the cures of a portable barrel. A rope is let of the dead city of Khara Khoto. | in order to provide for an exten

comes

200 YEARS HISTORY.

Covent Garden Theatre, for

if lian conqueror, has at last been the world's most famous homes of

be demolished opera, way Genghiz Khan, the great Mongo- nearly two hundred years one of But listen! Down in the fruity found, is made, states the Sunday

The tomb is "are completed mystery of the spirit room comes Express, by Professor Kozlov, the

The proposal is to demolish it per," as be sucks up his daily lasting- twenty years. Eventually it is presumed doctors potation from a big rum cask into in the Gobi desert, near the ruins

The location of the tomb had sion of Covent Garden Market. the sound of "pump, rum, cop-Russian explorer, after a search negotiations, now well advanced,

every ailment, so that the diagnos-down into the spirit room, the bar.

been a mystery to European ar- Other property, it is understood, is being acquired for the same ob- conrel is raised, and

theologists for 700 years. one of the judges, and perhaps aing machine, having been

pump, rum, copper."

Genghiz Khan's remains lie in aject.

The present Covent Garden referee, in what was known as the sulted," will indicate the proper a cash register

The messmen come forward with their pans and their cans. They silver coffin, which rests on seventy- Royal tunnel, and the other judge treatment just as inside the track well away from the shows our change.

extend them towards the rum bar-eight crowns of princes and chief Theatre is the third which has rel, and the officers of the ritual tains whom he conquered. The stood on the site. The first was finishing line-possibly 45 or 60 feet, away Fam told.

measure out the rum to each as if wonders of the tomb vie in magni- opened by John Rich on December ficence with those of the tomb of 7th, 1732. It was burned down on September 21st, 1808. The second, it might be radium.

Tutankhamon. When the petty and the warrant

then one of the largest in Europe, was opened on. September 18th, officers' meases have drawn their

1809. Like its predecessor, it was Dent ration, the rum barrel is pad-

on March 5th, 1866, at the close destroyed by a fire which broke out

of.

a masquerade ball. The present theatre was opened on May 15th, Largest London Stage. 1858.

"BUILDER FOR THE DEAD."

There will not be any permanent The structure inside the grounds. bare controller will be accommodat ed in the chamber on top of the terrace at the west end, which has been used by police and officials to control pageants and Cup final UNDERTAKER PROMISES TO locked, all eyes on the act! It is of them strikes seven times on a

Sincerest thanks for your con gratulations on my appointment to the captaincy of Yorkshire the biggest honour of my career. It will be my earnest endeavour to emulate the greatest of all Yorkshire captains, Lord Hawke, and I shall try my utmost to up hold the best traditions of York-satisfactory.

Much construction work has yet to "shire and of English cricket.

January is now declared to be the Australia Says "A Forward Move," be done, and the first week in possible time for the start of racing..

SYDNEY.

AA. Mailey, the Australian google bowler, writing in the Sun, Bays!

Those who have seen cricket in England, especially in the north, will not be surprised to learn of Yorkshire's decision. I shall not be surprised to see other clubs following Yorkshire's lead, although at present most of them are well served. Whether the in- fluence of a professional is as good

seen."

crowds. This position seems quite

BE LIKE JOB..

* Sierra

then carried in state and placed under a marine guard near the eaptain's quarters. Here the pre- An advertiser in the Leone Guardian" has a tragic tale cious thing rests for a long, an At 11.45, or thereabouts, the rum and outstanding debts-which ham to tell, a tale, of shattered nerves xious, and unnecessary hour. per him in his business of build bugle sounds, and the procession ing for the living and the dead" reappears to carry the rum barvel KING MICHAEL AND THE He is, however, grateful to young forward, where its translation in-

widows. Here is his pitiful com- to grog is performed.

• CASTLE LIFT.

plaint:- FAVOURITE GAME OF THE RULER OF RUMANIA,

PAXIS.

BRITISH AFRICAN WORKMAN'S STORES.

ism!

"God Save The King'!"

Seven priests guard the secret place, and every seven hours one great jade bell. This ritual has continued for 700 years.

of

Jewel-studded weapons horse and tiger in pink jade, and Genghis Khan, a life-size lion, a copy of the Bible written by an Mongol Lames. English monk, are in the tomb.

It seats about 2,000 people, and is noted for its acoustic properties, which are the best of any theatre Professor Kozlov, in his report in England. The stage is the on the discovery, states that he has largest in London, and one of the

in making largest in Europe. spent many years

Covent Garden has always been friends with the Mongol Jamas and

earliest musical productions there chiefs to learn their language and associated with opera. One of the It was finally Genghis Khan's was "The Beggar's Opera." It direct": descendant, has associations with the works of become as one of them. eighteenth was, and consented to act as guide. den that the first performance in "We were assured," adds the re England of "The Messiah" took Professor Kozloy where the tomb composers. It was at Covent Gar Alashan Genghiz Khas, who told Arne and Handel, among many

anniversary of the great Khan's also that the first public perform port, that once a year, on the place. It was at Covent Garden death, his ghost arises, blows out ance on the pianoforte took place,

Urgent Need. the lamps, leads the chief of the the pianist being Charles Dibdin. guardian priests to a great black

In a position of dignity under R. Lumpkin alias Bungic, builder the bridge stands an enormous bar for the living and the dead, etc., rel with God Save the King" begs to inform the general public inscribed on it in six-inch letters The first audience given by the that bad payments of some of our of hurgished brass The rum east described by a well-known French formerly at Kissy-street, have shat perpetual and shameless patriot as that of an amateur remains to be child King Michael of Rumania is people, including a European firm in a battleship lives in a state of Now comes the water, three parts journalist, who has just returned to tered his nerves, and, owing to Paris from the sittings of the Latin medical advice, ho is unable to

extend that sympathetic feeling to to one of rum. The brew is well Press Congress.

Queen Mario agreed to receive a be building for the living. Over stirred.

The pungent, ruby red liquor is deputation from the Congress, and £1,800 outstanding debt still stand-

ing for building for the living and doled out until the cask has to be at the early hour of eight one morn. ing three members were ushered by the dead. Haying borne sympathe tilted for the last comers. The last

tically, he promises to follow the man receives his due amount and, slab at the back of the shrine, and the Minister of Justice to the presence of the Queen, the infant great characteristic like Jab to be tnost miraculously, there is not

The patriotic cask is washed and The King, and his mother, Princess patient to carry on that great ayin- drop of the precious staff left over! Helen. When the reception ended pathetic, function like good Tobias

certain of old to bury the dead. He also made ready for the morrow. childish dignity of manner, courte returns thanks to all well wishers grog has been served. God Save the little King with a ously wished the visitors good-bye especially to poor young widows, the King!

for prompt payment by instalments. in French.

for their As soon as he had done this he

thy Rump-pump-no longer look ing like pump, rum copper," but Provider, beloved ones May Divine H.M.B. Impenetrable, Sir Timo like a dinsolate Coorgian squire Syrapathetic Undertaker, Builder snoozes and nods in benevolent in- for the dead; Repairer for the capacity, well-oiled, "shot-away," Bungalow,, Kissy-street, Awoo-bauched.-H. V.. Monrox in Daily

Express living Refuge and Refreshing entirely and magnificently do jor Grounds, Brookfields.

M. A Noble, in the same paper, writes: It seems that the pre- sent strenuous times give amateurs little chance of devoting their whole time to cricket, and the only thing to do is to pick those professionals who are fittest to take over cap- taincies. It is better to have a good professional than an inferior amateur. At the same time, Eng- land will regret the passing of the amateur who has given such won- derful skippers as W. G. Grace, A. E. Stoddart, A.-C. Maclaren, A. O. Jones; F. S. Jackson, P. F. Warner, A. E. R. Gilligan, and J. W. HT.

Douglas.

When

with whom he appeared to be on turned to the Minister of Justice. "This drastic alteration will be excellent terms, and said, " watched with interest, not only in they have all gone shall I be able His ruling passion at the moment England but also wherever ericket to go up in the lift.3" is played It is a forward move, and Yorkshire can be congratulated is to be borne from floor to floor in

conveyance-Central News on being the first to take this vital the castle of Siunia by this modern step."-Reuter.

another partner.

H. LUMPKIN ALIAS ALIMANY BUNGIE.

Somewhere, in the depths

of

The disappearance of Covent blow to the musical public. There writes with the priest's hand pro- Garden Theatre will be a great Dolma, the favourite wile of is urgent need, however, for the Covent Garden Genghiz Khao, is buried 200 miles enlargement of phecies for the coming year.”

Her burial place was also visited. ecquiring the Foundling Hospital Her remains lie in a white marble site fell through the proprietors of away from her husband's tomb. Market, and since the scheme for the market, Beecham Estates and "Here rests Queen Dolms, who Pills, Ltd., have been obliged to prayed the great Genghis Khan he seek other means of providing for coffin, with the inscription: fore his death to tako her life, that its needs. she could prepare his place for him. So the great Khan released

seven days before he passed." breast, and he died in his arma her by placing his dagger in her

I the present negotiations are completed it is probable that the

or three years' time. piace not immediately, but in two demolition of the theatre will take