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HOME CRICKET.

THE 'VARSITY MATCHES.

With reference to the matches at! home, which concluded on Friday last, it is interesting to note that. bath the Universities were engaged. There are no details save bare totals given in the Oxford and Yorkshire match, but it is interest ing to remember that Yorkshire got 420 against Cambridge's 211 and 420 for 7.

Against Oxford, Yorkshire got 378, for 3 against the 'Varsity's 188 and 313 This breaks about even as

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GUNBOAT JACK

BEATEN.

NEGRO'S FIRST DEFEAT IN

THE EAST.

Gunboat Jack, who has beaten. boxers of all weights in Calcutta, Bombay, Poons, Madras, Colombo and Singapore, including Milton Kubas" and many military fighters, and

whose last appearance in Calcutta was against Seaman Hall, suffered his first defeat in the East when he met Petty Officer Titcombe at Colombo recently.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1929,

FOOTBALL.

UNITED SERVICES JUNTOR

FINAL.

To-day at 5 p.m. on Sockunpoo ground," H.M. S. Bruce . RA.

Referee: Corp). Matthews,

DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

BELGIUM AND SPAIN BEATEN

[TEROCON REUTER'S AGENCY,],,

LONDON, May 12. Czecho-Slovakia has eliminated

MR. HARRY ORE'S

PUPILS.

A PLEASING RECITAL.

FUTURE OF CHESS. LESSON SERMON.

SENOR CAPABLANCA - ON

HIS PLAN.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS CRITICISED.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG,

Adam and fallen man was the subject of the Lemon-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday,

The Golden Text" was :- "They

BY MAIL, WIRE, AND WIRELESS.

tants

Stockholm-Bolief that the Chin- eso during the Stone Age had, the sarno snake worship as the inbabl Persis and Russian Turkastan, has of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Leen expressed by Professor J. G. Anderson, Sweden's foremost ex- pert on Chinese archeology. Fro

Yorkshire certainly lost 6 for 90 in: Gunboat was giving away over Belgium from the Davis Cup Come closed the programme, but kept his a résumé of his reasons, and made torised the Lesson-Sennon, was the figure on, the urn, and down the

the second innings but they were engaged in a desperate rush to get rubs, and only wanted & more runs with four wickets in hard...

two stone, and his opponent, who | was until recently the cruiser weight champion of the Mediter ranean Feel, enjoyed an advantage in height which proved too much Cambridge only just failed to beat, for the plucky coloured man. Glamorgan, making 344 and 241 for

Cambridge's Failure.

Gunboat Jack opened promising

petition by four matches to one, the matches being played at Prague.

At Barcelona, Germany defeated Spain.

A RUGGER SNUB," On the ground that he omitted to give the members of the English Rugby League a mayoral reception on the occasion of their visit last

Yesterday, in the Cathedral Hall, Mr. Harry Ore's pupila gare their annnale pianoforte recital. There

Senor Capablahen's lecture on were eleven performers, only one of chess in London last month was

a remarkable discovery he recently the male sex, who played, one might mainly davoted to a further axposi- which are the children of the Bash, fessor Anderson hases this belief on say, in order of merit and age, start- tion el his proposals for altering but the children at the promise are While rummaging through the shop these are not the children of God made in a curiosity shop in Paris ing with quite small girls.

the size of the board, and increas counted for the seed (Romans he found the cover of a Chinese Mr. Ore himself opened and ing the number of pieces. He gare 3).

grave urb made during China's Among the citation, which com Stone Age. Around the head of the Those of his it clear to his audience that, while following from own share short.

the. Bible; And man's back Professor Anderson pupils who played yesterday showed believing his proposals to be the the Lord God formed man of the found twined a plaited blaid of a very fair standard of ability, and best to attain the desired and of dust of the ground, and breathed snakes, corresponding almost exact it is obvious that their teacher has fewer drawn games, he was not and man became a living soul Age objects discovered in Northern into his nostrils the breath of life; ly to snake designs found on Stans allowed them full freedom

to wedded to them to the exclusion And the Lord God commanded the Africa and in the Near East. develop on individual lines. The of all other ideas

man, saying. Of every tree of the small angers were not strong enough to get the full value out of the

Barden thou mayest freely eat has decided to issue new postal of the tree of the knowledge of notes in most cases, a notable ex-

good and evil, thou shalt not eat stamps as from January next. ception being Miss Gindy's Heard,

of it: for in the day that thou wilt to be the old Finnis most of them played with

entent thereof thou shalt surely stops, which in spite of strong

little recital, together they gave a very pleasing

Programme."

but

His theme all through was that some change was desirable, for the leading players only, in the diree tion of satisfying the public de

of W. K. Harbinson (Marlborough | long the line, the sailor remained Iland Rugby League has refused to sweetness and understanding, and mand for games with more com

imperturbably cool and countered all Jack's moves in a way which scored heavily in his favour in the ten rounds.

year to New Zealand, the Auck reappoint Mr. Baildon, Mayor of Auckland, its patron (says Reuter), Mr. Donald, the Postmaster- General, was appointed patron in his stead.

1 wicket, against Glamorgan's 329ly, and in the first tour rounds and 152 for five. E. T. Killick has looked as if he would win, but in struck his form early as he made his fighting style fared ill against 200 not out in the second knock the sailor in the long run. While Yet more surprising is the success Gunboat Jack forced the pace all and St. John's) a fourth year' man. Going up in 1925 he only made in the Freshers Match of 1996. In 102 he made 6 and 40 and, in 1958, 01 in his two Senior Senior matches. Up to the fifth round the fight He probably came off again this was very close, Jack seeming to year in the Seniors and did well have the botter of it. In fact, against Yorkshire. The only time judged purely, as a fight and not before that he has represented a boxing Jack was decidedly the Cambridge was against Notts in better man of the two. But assess-by his superior weight, Titcombe 1998 when he made 11 before being led by the standards of boxing those bowled by Larwood.

hefty round-arm blows of Gunboat By the way Robins got 6 for Jack's, often though they landed for Middlesex the other day, I did, not count so many points as fear this means he is down, though the sailor's sharp straight lefts and its not certain. Cambridge may prodding rights which surely but have been disengaged. But it is unobtrusively, won him a big lead

on points

ominous!

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Helsingfors The Government

protests were abolished about 30 die. (Gen., 27, 10, 173.

years ago by the Czarist Gorern- The Lesson-Sermon also includ ment binations and quicker results.ed the following passages from

Loadon-Communists in Great: This and would be best attained by the Christian

Science and Health with Key to Britain are indignant with the introducing some force with which the Scriptures," by Mary Baker British Broadcasting Company for they were not familiar. But any Eddy: The offspring of God start not making provision for Com not from matter or ephemeral dust munist candidates to share in the change should be a lasting one.

Asked later on about the attitude They are in and of Spirit divine broadcasting facilities granted to Mind, and so forever continue" (munist headquarters has sent an the three major parties. Com- of the leading players to his aug. 207)... 'gestions, be answered that in the (Miss Rosemary King). 4) Cradle Song Greig main they were opposed to any (b) Dance Caprice....... change, for the reason that now they (Miss Elizabeth Johnson)..

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(Miss Rose Chor).. 3.-Sixth Hungarian Rhapsody.

(Mr. H. Ore).

Liszt.

He demonstrated on a display beard, with the usual number of pieces, why the leading players al- ways choose P-Q4 or P4 for their first more when handling the White forces, and that P-Q 4 gave them the best chance of controlling the course of the game:

man finishing with two knights to the good.

"Changing the rule for castling would, I am afraid, give the player with the White pieces a decisive advantage owing to his possession of the gain, of a tempo. Castling as the Arabs do, for instance, might mean that the player could put his king on one side and play the rook on to the centre line at once Adding to the queen the power of a knight, as suggested by my friend Sir Richard Barat, would, I be lieve, increase the possibilities of a draw. I have, in fact, played such a game on several occasions and found it led to very many drawn games.

open letter the officials of the broadcasting company demanding to know why they have been dis gests that possibly the officials are criminated against. The letter sag-

not aware of the existence of the party and of its intention to run twenty-five candidates at the General Election. They demand an early reply to their protests.

Kovno pogrom has occurred in the village of Nowi where scores of Jews, including children, and aged people were murdered. The cause of the outbreak is unknown.

Manila-Two high class cor

passenger bination freight and liners are to be placed in inter- island trade in the Philippines the Dollar steamship interests, J. Harold Dollar, vice-president of the company, has announced. The "Reverting to the old way, insela, the first to be placed in the which castling was not a part of pines by the Dollar interests, will"

inter-island trade in the Philip the game, has unquestionably some

be manned by Filipinos interesting features, but they would operated under the laws of the

take the game slower than at pre Philippines. sent, as it would take more time

and

to bring the rocks into action. Manila, P.L-The Radio Cor- the draw chtaining at present. This change might be of some ad-poration of the Philippines, & sub-

vantage for a very short period, but I doubt very much it it would be an improvement at all.

Unwarranted Criticisms. Continuing, he said that his sug- gested modification of chess brought forth a number of replies, which he proposed to examine. "First," he went on, I wish to dispose of some unwarranted criticisms level ed at me at the time by two well known British critics. One raised the question of money and said it might be the reason for the evils of consider, the suggestion to be most

sidiary organization of the Radio improper and entirely uncalled for,

Corporation of America, now ha nor is it the proper thing to dis

six fully equipped receiving and case in a lecture. The other; said that I probably would not have

The change suggested by af transmitting stations in the Philip pines Islands. These are located suggested any changes had I won E. Michell concerning the pawa at Davon, Zamboanga, Tacloban, the championship at Buenos Aires. which reaches the seventh rank has Cagayan, Aparri, Laoag. The new In this ense the critic evidently was

the drawback of giving the pawn service provides fast and efficient very badly informed, since I first too much value, and there are play-inter-island communication. suggested the changes immediately ers would hesitate to sacrifice a

Kovno. His Holiness the Pope after I won the championship at pawn. As stated before, we must has donated the amount of 20,000 Hasana from Dr. Lasker in 1921. Strive for modifications that will

Now to the other comments and make feasible and easier sacrificial lire for the erection of a new home.

for novices of the Jesuits following suggestions, which were much more

his recent contribution for the in- to the paint, and offered something

stitution of a Jesuit higher grade of a constructive nature. These.

The Clerical suggestions include, among others,

Moving the king two squares school in Kovno, changing the rule for custling; at a time would unquestionably Party is making use of this latest. change the whole game, and it donation for a prepaganda cam- the parapet. She slept in the roomverting the positions of the bishops might be after all the one possible paign against the anti-clerical

and knights; giving the king two moves instead of one; going back change under present conditions, policy of the Woldemaras Govern- to the old game in which castling without increasing the board or power of the queer by adding to it I am afraid, however, that it would was not permitted; increasing the changing the power of the pieces, that would be of a lasting nature. the moves of a knight; changing also suffer from the same fault as the manner of scoring in games

SCHOOLGIRL'S FALL. FROM CONVENT WINDOW. Lily Minahan, 14, fell from a

window in ber dormitory on the third story of Our Lady of Mercy's Convent Clinton-street, Sydney, and died an hour and a half later. It is thought that the girl had walked in her sleep and fell from with six other girls.

A governess, aleeping in the room directly beneath Miss Minahan's, heard a noise, and, looking out of the window, saw the girl hurtling to the ground She struck the gravel courtyard with terrific force. Miss Minohan's neck was broken, and her skull was fractured.

A doctor was summoned, but nothing could be done for the girl. It is understood that Minahan's father is dead, and her mother lives at Moss Vale.

HUSBAND'S RIGHT UPHELD.

combinations,

The King's Move.

ment.

Moscow.-Comrade

Stalin bas of the Red Navy, the naval detach-- been elected an honorary member

ment at Kronstadt announcing his

so that under certain conditions the most other changes suffer from election in a letter which, in part, draw would not mean half a point reducing the possibilities of sacri says that at the command ordering to cach player, but 1 or 4-5ths toficial combinations Balloting for to light the fire" of world-Com-

the openings,

as is done in muniam the Red Navy would one and the rest to the other. And draughts, would be a great improve signal back: Ready Miss

lash, but not least, that we should ment for a short period, but it do in chess as is done in draughts, and ballot for the openings

WIFE TO LIVE WHERE HE "CHOOSES.

The question of a husband's right to require his wife to live where he pleased was raised when John Burton, aged twenty-eight, a bat- cher, of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was accused at Lambeth Police Court of running away and leaving his wife chargeable to the South wark Board of Guardians,

The defence was that Burton invited his wife to accompany him to Scotland but that she refused to do so,”

Mrs. Burton, was called, and admitted that she refused to accam pany ber busband to Scotland.

She aid in reply to the magis trate that her husband slept with a razor under his pillow, and she was not going to Scotland to be badly treated

Points for a Draw.

YOU

as the great drawback of giving Hindenburg has addressed a tele

Berlin Reichs-President

a still greater advantage to the gram of congratulation to Prince man capable of memorising an in: Bernhard von Buelow, the former "Of all the suggested changes numerable number of games and German Chancellor, on the occasion. some have a great deal of merit variations, and furthermore it of his 80th birthday... and might do for a short time;would in a very short number of

Friedrichshafen-The airship, possibly one or two may be the years bring about a worse situation

"Graf Zeppelin," which started. changes that we need, but most of than at present, as we would then the others would only tend to make have practically eliminated the few from here with a full list of passen- the game duller than it is at present, mysteries now left in chess for the gers, reports that after a pleasant trip she reached Vienna, where en- except for the rank and file of chess leading players,

thusiastic crowds grected the huge players. To change the positions of

"It was a consideration of all air-liner, which after circling twice. the bishops and knights would these factors that decided my aug around the famous Stephan's bring about a draw with greater gestion of increasing the board, in church went on in the direction of facility than at present. If the order to introduce in the game new Graz. manner of counting points was forces which would perforce throw changed so that a king and pawn, the players on to their own

or instance, against a king would sources, and give much greater give to the player with the pawn scope to the imagination and to the ore, sny 3-3rds or 1 and 1-3rd or creative power of the individual to the other man, this would so

player."

Ridgefield, NJ. Municipal au- thorities adopted A. A. Jette'z sug- gestion for regulating traffic with coloured lights Jette was the first motorist fined for passing a red signal.

Warsaw.-Fears that the "new

much increase the advantage of In the discussion that followed having a pawn to the good that players would hesitate still more Sepor Capablanca answered several than they do at present before they technical questions on the powers of Polish Government might institute gave up a pawn for an attack. The the new pieces he auggests. He said an anti Church policy are being same would hold good in the case he thought that in an end game expressed by the clerical periodical, of a knight and king against a the piece with the power of the Prad, which points out that even king, a very often knight is ook and knight would prove the in the former Bartel Cabinet then sacrificed for a couple of pawgs stronger, the Minister of Education and because it is thought that at the Several other suggestions for al present Premier Switaleki tried to Mr. Sandbach, the magistrate, re-, end some such position can be artering the game were discussed and weaken the influence of the Church, markod that Burton could not be rived at where, notwithstanding the answered, Bettor Capablanca point by proposing a reform of the said to have run away and leit bis disadvantage of a knight minus, the ing out that to give the pana marriage law, the separation of wife. If the wife's story that became would not be lost. Along the power to move backwards would Church and school, and similar

“'anti-Christian'...measures. slept with a razor ander his pillow these lines the only thing that seems rean altering the rules of the game, were true, she could apply for a reasonable would be to give to the while his suggestions entailed nó Moscow The Central Agricul

The mat having a bishop and pawn alteration in the rules whatever tural Bank has decided to increase summons "for maintenance. present charge must be dismissed. against's king. 1'or 4-5, and to the That was an important point. An- its capital from the present 109 to

Burton was then discharged.

other than or 1-5, because if the other suggestion to give the king's 150 million roubles. pawn is on the rook's file with the bishop, on the present board, the eighth square of the colour opposite additional powers of a queen be Rome-The Vatican has purchas to the bishop, the man with the thought to be a very good one, anded the villa, Pia Maria, in the bishop and pawn cannot win. This it might even be the change that city, as residence for the first same provision could be made for was required. In reply to another. Papal Nuncio at the Italian Court." the man who would finish with two question about the added cost, he Muscos-The Central Economic knights' and a king against a king pointed out that the Continent 254 Council has now definitely decided Such a game at present is given a boards with 84 squares on one side, to build the planned big motor-car draw and each player scores half and 100 on the other, for use on factory, pear Nishni-Nowgorod, time is a fortnight when he won 'n point. It might be better, per- either side according to the par- only 10 kilometres away from the the Invitation Dash in the Ohio - hapa, to give 45 of a point to the ticular game of draughts they city Construction work is to | Relay Games in 93 seconds,

(Continued on next Volumn), ... plzyed.

SPRINTING,

Columbus-George Simpson, of Ohio State University, broke the world's record of 9-3/6 seconds for the 100-yard dash for the second

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