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GOLF NOTES.

CLEANING BALLS ON THE

GREEN.

LAWN TENNIS.

MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE.

DECISIVE MATCH TO-DAY.

In the Mixed Doubles League to day, the Chinese Recreation Club will be meeting the Kowloon Crie-

It seems to many players that the time has come for legalisation of the cleaning of balls on the green. The Committee of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club have con-ket Club. Both have so far come sidered this question more than once and have decided against the proposal. Now most inland courses at Home the necessary local rule has been introduced. 1 believe that the objection to "the proposal was that it night lead to friction hetween players. Why this idea should be entertained is not clear.

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No great advantage can. ever be gained by lifting a ball on the green and replacing it, a fraction | of an inch out of place, and even such a fraction cannot occur if the crook of the patter be placed on the ground against the ball before it is lifted so that the position of

through unbeaten and are by now two generally considered the strongest aspirants for the Shield. The winnerswill, probability, be the champions.

THE TEAMS.

in

all

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1929.

NO SURPRISE AT WIMBLEDON.

SMALL ATTENDANCE.

AMERICA HAS A GOOD DAY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, June 24. The crowd at Wimbledon was the smallest of recent years and there women comparatively few

were present.

America did not lose a match during the day, but two Frenchmen and two Germans were 'defeated.

There was no surprise. Lott" (America) beat Duplaix (France) 6-4, 6-3, 6-%

Van Ryn (America) beat Gentien (France) 6-2, 6-0,

|BY MAIL, WIRE, AND VENEREAL DISEASE

WIRELESS.

PROBLEM.

WORK OF THE. SALFORD

CLINIC.

Last year, a municipal clinic for venereal disease was established in Salford, and the first annual report, for the nine months' working, has just been issued by Dr. E. T. Burke. venereal diseases medical officer for the city.

among the wide appeal both medical profession and the Mity. An anti-venereal campaign starts with the dice heavily loaded against it The thought that the venereal problem is but one of a very miner

that it might be so.".

Paris-The Roubaix correspon AN OUTSPOKEN REPORT. importance is fathered by the wish dent of Le Journal reports that hostile demonstrations followed the marriage of a widow, of 71, manage. ross of a café for working people, with a young workman of 18

Aldershot. A court martial has found Sergt. Lewis of the 1st Cald- stream Guards guilty of striking his superior offer, Bergt, Jacques, with his fist. The offence took place after the sergeants' mess, of which Sergt. Jacques was president. had Sentence will be closed for passes. promulgated in due course.

Lordon-Henry Jack Rudiger, aged thirty-eight, an auxiliary post. men, of Halley Road, Forest Gato, was sentenced to East Ham Police Court to six months' imprisonment for stealing three postal packets containing postal orders.

Kiew. The oldest Russia church, Dr. Gregory (Britain) beat Lester the "Dessintinna," built here in Great interest is being taken in (Cambridge) 46, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5.

the 10th century by Grand Duke Hennessey (Amerion) beat Mal-Wladimir the Saint, will shortly.ba the match. The Chinese are

colm (the South African player in handed over to the local Atheist the Davis Cup competition) 6-3, 6-0, organisation for use as their club 6-3.

starting favourites and will be presented by their strongest team Miss Enid Lo. Mrs Chui, Mrs. Kew, Ng. Sze Kwong, M. W. Lo and M.K. Lo, while Kowloon's team is:-E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Sayer, T. Lay and Mrs McCaw. and S. E. Grecu and Miss Heard.

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Coen (Amarica) beat Wright (who representa Canada in the Davis Chap) 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 62

F. T. Hunter (America, Tilden'e partner in doubles) beat Miki (Japan) 6-1, 7-5, 6-3.

A Misadventuza,

house.

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The average duration of disable- ment per member per year was found to be: All diseases 7.8 weeks, venereal disease 10.0 weeks.

The effect of this in causing a decrease in industrial production and an increase in the cost of living was self-evident. The attitude of the British employer to venereal disease had been either to ignore or penalise it. Both were sticidal policies.

After reviewing, the various re- searches to discover the proportion of cases of syphilis in the com- munity, Dr. Burke says that the

- The Care of Children. vast proportion of deaths from

The report goes on to deal with syphilis are hidden under various other labeis in the mortality lists the actual working of the Salford of the Registrar-General. Confidclinic. It is shown that the total ential death certification would goattendances for the nine months were 95,503 (intermediate attend. long way toward turning an

aces 28,155) and 1,220 new cases peets both useless and misleading, were treated. annual mass of figures, in many res The existence of the venereal dis. into something of practical value.

Excruciating Personality. cases scheme of the Ministry of

The truth as to the killing power Health implies the existence of a

diseases problem. hoof syphilis lay at the bottom of the venereal writes. In pre-war times the ques-Registrar-General's statistient well. They found by scientific analysis The that about 10 per cent of the total tion of venereal disease was some- thing of a national taboo." great almost inevitable--increase in deaths were due to syphilis, and, venereal disease occasioned by the

as gonorraca was about twice na Great War was driven into the common as syphilis, the grand total public consciousness.

of venereally infected persons was brought to about 5,800,000, or 14 per cent. of the population of the whole country.

"It was realised," be writes, that, covered by a carefully fos tered conspiracy of silence, the ing at the very vitals of the national,

uleer of venereal disease was gnaw-

health.

Paris. It is stated here that the French offensive in Morocco is pro

Necessary Campaigns," greasing according to programme.

"A new generation bas sprung Detachments of the Foreign Legion have occupied the heights of El-up, and the memories of the older i

There has bordi, nent the town of Mascara, generation are short. which will form the base of the been a tendency to rest upon our punitive expedition against the onra; and the ancient taboo-the rebel tribes who recently ambushed pernicious policy of bush-hush

has been gradually reasserting its a French detachment.

anmsthetic effect."

"Campaigns against cancer and he goes on. They are popular: they are respectable: and they have

In the city of Salford," with population of 250,000), assuming that

i

In comparison with the twelve months' figures at other big centres, it is seen that the Salford clinic has dealt with mole patients and

any other treatment centre with a registered more attendances than similar size of population. Of the total number of patients 1-3 per

cent.

were Manchester residents. Dr. Burke states that very low children are being trented at the clinic, which fact he regards as un- satisfactory. "It is felt," he writes, that school-children suffering from backwardness, general debility, heart disease, epilepsy, etc., should be thoroughly examined for evidence

of syphilis."

the community was infected at a rate no higher than the country He also urges the need for a generally, there would be at least some 30,000 infected persons. That hostel to which women could be ad- mitted while undergoing treatment meant about 1,000 annual fresh in- to enable them to continue in their fections, and 200 deaths from employment, and he emphasises the syphilis every twelve months.

of a recessity

treatment station within the dock boundaries, with placards, telling of its existence in different languages, to be placed in seamen's and fremen's quarters in

the half is marked deänitely. It has, I believe, also been argued that the need for such a local rule. A very keen struggle is expected. is very rare. Nevertheless in nor ma years heavy rain and muddy which will very probably result in a win by the odd set. Kowloon balls have been known in every month in Hong Kong. To play a ure just as confident as the Chinese perfect tee shot to the third, for are of winning, and claim that Hunter duel, together with the of the B.B.C. This is the tenth consumption are very necessary," could be gauged by än investigation every ship entering dock.

LONDON, June 95. The buffet screens at Wimbledon took fire shortly before play to day. and a number of women near by had their dresses ruined with water. The Anglo-American Austán

instance, at Fanling and then to

who have to part with a mud covered their ladies, on the whole, are bet-first appearance of women,

however

atill denied the bail is intensely irritating and

Centre Court, attracted

E better unfair."

crowd.

In the second round Lost (Ameri- ca) beat Borman (Belgium) 8-1, 6-1,

WT

ter and that they will turn the seales

their favour. in

The Chinese can however change their partnerships to suit circumstances without affecting their strength, which is not true of Kowloon, and

These remarks are prompted by the state of the Old Couree at Fan- ling recently. With top dressing on several of the approaches and on half of each green putting became an absurdity in many cases, and I know that in some matches players their men players are as good ns before starting on their rounds agreed that balls should be wiped a three that the rest of the

on the greene.

Well over AD

Colony could put forward.

It is probable, therefore, that Heavy and welcome rain at Fathe Chinese will win to-day, but, ling on Saturday,

Kowloon have good fighting quali ties, and much will depend on the form of the players.

In the Craigengower meet the Ladies Re: creation Club, and Kowloon Bowling Green Club play the Club

inch fell In 24 hours, though as usial the rainfall all along the frontier must have been very greatly in excess of this figure. Two inches on Saturday and Sunday fell alto- gelber and tänt at times when play was not in progress... Saturday afternoon and the whole of Sunday

were ideal for golf

"X"

HOME CRICKET.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S GOOD WIN.

CRAWLEY'S GREAT INNINGS.

(TSROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 95.

Kent beat Derbyshire to-day by

de Recreio.

two

other matches,

Miss Mallory (America) beat Miss de, Smidt (South Africa) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.

CRIME AND THE FILMS,

CENSOR'S BUSY TASK.

London. Capt. Eckersley has re- signed his past as engineer in chief expert to leave the. Corporation The difficulty is quite recently. probably connected with the ques tion of remuneration.

Dirschau. Polish gendarmes have arrested a number of an organisa tion which regularly assisted Folish the army in crossing the frontier. soldiers who wanted to desert from

Berlin. The general meeting of the shareholders of the German- Asiatic Bank will take place on June 26. A 3 per cent. dividend will be proposed for 1928, the same as for the preceding year.

Paris-The French authorities have requested the stowaway of the airplane, Yellow Bird, Schreiber; to the country immediately. Schreiber has complied with the re- quest, which is reported to have been due to his obnoxious be- haviour.

[United Press.)

London. Crime

brutality leave and play too predominant a part in the films produced last year necording to the report of the British Board of Film Censors. During the year

the Board took exception to 845 film of which eight were definitely The latter inatch will probably rejected, thirty-one are still being decide who should occupy the bet-considered, and the remainder were

alterations. passed, with

often tom of the table as neither has, drastic. so far secured a point. Craigen- gower play Ladies Recreation Club on their own courts, where a close struggle is expected.

To-day's programme follows:-

Chinese R.C. v, Kowloon C.C. K.B.G.C. v. Recreio. Craigengower r. Ladies R. C.

an innings and 107 rurs. Scores: TUNNEY'S REPLY TO

Derbyshire 302 (Freeman 7 for

117) and 133 (Freeman 7 for 3).

Kent 442 (Hardinge 116, Woolley

Oxford's Triumph.

135);

Oxford University beat Northants

by an innings and l

Scores:-

TLES.

ENGLAND'S TEST TEAM.

"BREACH" THREAT.

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Some Stated Reasons, Among the reasons listed for

taking exceptions to films were:

Religious-Travesty and mockery of Biblical characters; consecration comic treatment of incidents con: and administration of the Eucharist;

EMPHATIC DENIALS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] Oxford 380 (Crawley 204, Jupp for: D1).

BRIDGEPORT, Conn., June 24.

Military-Officers in British uni- Northants 76 (Hill Wood 6 for 24). Gene Tunney; who gave up the And 183 (Hill-Wood 7 for 68).

heavyweight boxing championship form shown in a disgraceful light: of the world when he married the refeetions on wile of responsible heiress, Miss Lauder, last year, bas British official in the East. filed in the Superior Court bis Administration of Justice-Police

New York. Arthur Bulow, man- answer to Mrs. Catherine King firing on defenceless populace; in- Fogarty's suit lor breach of pro-cidents which convey false and

sey," Max Schmelling, has threaten- Tunney has also derogatory impressions of the police ager for the German Jack. Demp.

force: objectionable prison scenes.

Social References to well-knowned to obtain an injunction to pre- vent Schmelling from engaging in He emphatically denies that be

painful

his approaching match with Paolino over asked re. Fogarty to marry and public characters; him and charges her with a scenes of lunacy; girls and women Uzcadua, the Pyrenees Woodshop tempting to exploit for her personal in the state of intoxication; "orgy'

The New culars of the contest. notoriety and financial gain her scenes; suggestive and indecorous per, unless he were advised of parti "dancing; nude and semi-nude acquaintance with him and praye that she may be for ever restrained figures; lawless and licentious York State Boxing Commission had of the fact that proceeds of the from further annoying him through cabaret acenes; pernicious scenes in set aside the Bulow contract because the underworld of large cities;

contest are to go to charity and Alawsuit,"

there is no commercial angle... (Mrs. Fogarty alleges that after scenes of unacceptable vulgarity.

Sex Questions. The Teat selectors bave decided she divorced her husband in May

London - The London County Questions of Sex--Themes indica- Council is introducing into the upon several changes for the 1925, Gene Tunney proposed to her Second Test Match against South and she accepted him.]

tive of habitual immorality; white Parks relayed music from the Perk slave traffic; indecorous bathroom handstands. Africa, which opens at Lord's on Saturday. Twelve players have

scenes; indecent inscription. Crime-Hanging, realistic

THREE CHANCES.

YOUNG, AMATEURS' CHANCE.

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 24.

been chosen, and the final selec." tion will be made on the morning of the match. The team will be chosen from :

J. C. White (Somerses), captain,

E. T. Killick (Cambridge and

Middlesex).

R. W. Y. Robins (Middlesex).

A. M. Crawley (Orlord Un.).-

Sutcliffe Yorkshire).

Hammond (Gloucester).

Hendrea (Middlesex). Tite (Sussex).

Tarwood (Notts).

Duckworth (Lancashire). Leyland (Yorkshire), O'Connor (Essex);

"Three definite changes are made from the team selected for the First Test, which was drawn. P. G. H. Fender (Surrey), K. 8. Dulcep sinhji (Bussex) and Freeman (Kent) being dropped.

A. M. Crawley, O'Connor and R.

Hobin tere DE CADA

though the

the utter was

Mt

as the probable choice in pince of Freeman a fortnight ago. Killick was given the position instead.

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VARSITY BOAT-RACES IN AMERICA.

HUGE CROWD GATHERS

BY THE HUDSON.

[RCUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

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and

comic; executions and incidents con- nected therewith; methods of crime open to imitation; criminals shown

THE ONE HOPE.

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with ritribution; "Crook" films in

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THE "MAN.

Cruelty-Cruelty to animals 2 Mr. W. B. Luke, the Wiliendan girls and women fighting; brutal magistrate, to a man who was ac

and fights excessive sustained cused of drunkenness after many brutality; bull fights torture pievious convictions:-

"The young men of this district Titling-Offensive main titles; should be able to point the finger of irreverent quotation of Biblical pride towards you and aay, What texts; irreverent and blasphemous fine, respectable man he is. What the inter-Collegiate rowing cham-sub-titles; infammatory sub-titles; an example to us! Instead of that, pionship.

POUGHKEEPSIE, June 24.

·Over 100,000 persons lined the banks of the Hudson River to watch

Nine colleges competed. Har vard, Yale and Princeton did not participate,

Syracuse won the two miles fresh

men's TROC.

Cornell won the three miles junior

Columbia won the four miles race.

Scenes.

political propaganda; subtitles, in they see you old before your time the nature of swearing; equivocal because of your babits, aged with out being venerated, and they point and suggestive subtitles.

British film censorship is purely the finger of scorn at you.'

Warrant officer: "There is one a trade institution, appointed and financed by the industry itself. Mr. thing in his favour, sir. He always TP. O'Connor heads the Board of pays his fine when you give bim

time,"

Censors.

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