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AMERICAN TENNIS HOME CRICKET.

PROBLEM,

THE CASE OF MISS RYAN.

(THROCGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 23.

Mias Helen Wills, who is now on the way to America, has cabled the American Lawn Tennis Association, requesting it to pay the expenses of Miss Elizabeth Ryan from Europe,1 to enable her to represent America in the Wightman Cup match against

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY

Tennis Notes.

Yesterday, for the ret time) since the Mixed Doubles League started, rain interfered with the fixtures on the regular playing day.

NOTTS BEAT GLOUCESTER, Craigeagower were to have met the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

LONDON, July 23. Result of County matches to-day

were:-

At Bristol, Gloucestershire "lost to Notts in a match of small scores:

Notts (1st innings) 219 runs and (2nd innings) 116 runs (Parker took

wickets for 33 runs).

Gloucester (1st innings) 168 runs

Kowloon Cricket Club in a match which was expected to settle the issue for the Shield. The latter are completing their Axtures with this tie.

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It is interesting to note their A victory for relative positions. Kowloon who have won their five

while

previous matches, would make them Craigengower Champions, who have lost only to the Chinese Recreation Club, should they win.

FLOATING TRAFFIC

COPS."

TO DEAL WITH CROSS- CHANNEL SWIMMERS?

[United Press.)

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FRENCH WOMEN

WORKERS.

Sixty Hours a Week, Nor is this schedule drawn up to enable a short week to be work ed. Although there have been many attempts to introduce what the French call the "Semaire An-i- glaise."—that is, the English week whereby office workers have Satur- FROM DAYBREAK TO DARE, day afternoon and Sunday to them-

"AGITATING FOR SHORTER

HOURS.

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[United Press.)

Paris, July 13-Realising that they are harder worked than their sisters in offices in the United

Dover, July 14.-Traffic police- men mounted on water-wings and wearing nice blue and white bath ing suits may be required in the English channel soon. From Deal to Dover and Calais to Cape Gris | States Nez, the icy waters of the straits are being churned' daily by dozens of men, women and child prodigies who have chosen the channel as the path to fame."

Fair-haired Nordics and dark-

the

selves--most French organisations continue the old practice of work- ing right up until the last minute of daylight on Saturday night.

This means that millions of wo¡ men in France work nearly sixty hours a week, compared with the 44-hours week in operation in many industries where only men are em played.. Another important factor to be considered in making a com

with American parison workers is that, according to psychological tests, the strain is far greater on an office, employee

women

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"Rerve more energy and force from, the office worker. In the same way, there is the irrita- tion of numerous daily, appoint- ments made and never kept.

Sorving Two Masters.

The same, too, with callers who are half an hour late for a date,” and office boys who are surrepti- tiously working for two organisa tions at the one time and are never available at either, and a hundred other irksome features of French business life.

With all that, French women' office workers are terribly under- paid, since a fair average for a ood stenographer in Paris, even one with a knowledge of foreign languages, is about 200 france a week, about 88.50.

One reason for this pitiable scale of payment is that a huge propor- tion of French women workers are married. Since women first began to take their place alongside men in France than in the United in business, this question of marri

Britain, to be played at Forest Hill, and (2nd innings) 161 runs (Voce would bring about a triangular skinned Orientals are included in 9 . and continue right through States. This is due to the fact thated employees has worked against

on August D.

The Association replied that it never pays expenses to anyone living outside the country,

Surrey. Lancashire.

5 for 60).

rivalry between the Clubs.

At the Oval, Surrey lost 196 innings' points. to Lancashire.

Scores:

Lancashire 326 runs for 7 wickets, declared (Watson made 189).

Surrey 210 runs (Macdonald, the Australian, took 7 wickets for 104 runs) and following on, 958 runs for 3 wickets (Sandham made 113 not out).

Miss Ryan, who is probably still the best woman doubles player in the world, was born in California! but has resided in England for twelve years. She cannot play for England and, unless she returns to live in America, cannot represent

At Dudley, Worcestershire led America in the Wightman Cup,

The action of the association is Warwickshire on the 1st innings. puzzling as Miss Ryan played for American in the Wightman Cup at Wimbledon, when America won in

1320.

DAVIS CUP. TENNIS.

LACOSTE NOT IN FRENCH SIDE.

[THROCCH REUTER'S AGENCY.),

Worcester, Warwick.

Scores:-

Worcester 224 rung (Santall 111; Root for 101) and, following on, 338 runs for 6 wickets, declared (R. E. S. Wyatt 120 not out).

Hanis . Leicester.

At Southampton, Hampshire de icated Leicestershire by seven wickets. Secres

Leicester 220 runs and 214 runs (Riley 101).

Only three matches remain out- standing. These are

Craigengower v. Kowloon C.C. Craigengower e. University. University. Ladies' R.C. With the exception of the Brst mentioned tie, the rescits will not affect the top position of the Table, but the result of the last tie will probably settle who will occupy fourth position.

An

this year's crop of candidates. Five men who have conquered the channel from France to England are back again to prove they can paddle from England to France. Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston, American woman born in Eng- land, hopes to swim the treacherous stretch of water in both directions before the season closes. She has an endurance record of 615 hours in the water compared with which

5,000,000 employed. Frenchwomen are agitating for shorter hours. The average French girl in business has a strong claim to be the hardest worker among modern women. That is so far as hours are concerned, at any rate.

To begin work at 8.30, 3,.m. or the day until eight o'clock in the evening is nothing out of the ordin ary for a woman office worker in Paris, or for that matter of the big provincial cities. "The only break in the day is a liberal enough allowance of time for lunch, perhaps an hour and a half or two hours.

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women in general and also enabled there is not the same smoothness of organisation nor the same efficiency employers to exact long hours of on the part of all the contributing labour. Women's organisations are agencies.

now striving hard to improve.con-. Thus the telephone system, re-ditions. They will have a hard task quires at least 150 per cent more until women get the vote in France when they will be able to exercise time and attention in France than in America oz account of its in- direct pressure on the Parliamen-. efficiency, and exacts about 200 per'i tarians.

HOUSES TO LET

The Chinese Club's records for she believes the channel crossing H BATTERY PWIRELESS TO LET FLATS in HOXPRROTS

the season is:-

beat Craigengower

beat University

3- sets 7.9

D- O

7. 2

beat Recreio... beat Ladies' R.C....... beat K.B.G.C........... 5- 1 lost to Kowloon C.C 3-6

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At the beginning, the Chinese

Haots 333 runa (Mead 129) and 105 were generally regarded as favour

rans for 3 wickets.

Somerset . Northants,

At Taunton, Somersetshire de

PARIS July 23. To defend the Davis Cup against the United States of America in the Challenge round of the annual inter- national lawn tennis tournament, feated Northamptonshire by 155 France (holder) has chosen the foi-runs. lowing team:

Jean Borotra."

"

H. Cochet (holder of the Wimble-

don singles championship).

J. Brugnon.

C. Boussus.

Scores:-

Somerset 246 runs and 263 runs for Wickels, declared. Northants 132 runs (J. C. White 6 for 47) and 102 runs (J. Lee 8 for 57).

JAPANESE TENNIS PLAYER CORRESPONDENCE.

FOR MANILA?'

INVITATION TO BE

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eration.

Harada is to be invited to appear in the P.A.A.F. championships is Manila next year.

CHINESE SWIMMERS.

will be a holiday.

British Hopes.

British hopes are pinned on Miss

Connie Gilhead, who is taking her daily dip under the supervision of Jabez Woolfe, veteran trainer of channel aspirants

"She's a wonder, absolutely wonder," said the ex-Champion, and she ought to best Gertrude Ederle's record. The other day she ites for the Shield. In Miss E. Lobroke the eight mile still-water re they possess one of the strongest card, doing it in exactly four hours, playere among ladies in the Colony, That's equivalent to swimming half while Mr. Kew and Mrs. Taul were

way across the Channel. their other regular. lady players,

Connie is 21 and weights 180 lbs. Miss Ablong was reserve.

Their She uses the American six beat men representatives were M. K. Lo, crawl and is said to have incredible Ng Sze Kwong, M. W. Lo (regu-power and stamina. lars), and H. Lo, Lau Fook Ki, Cheng Chi Wing and Tsui Chun Chui. They are now placed second in the League Table.

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Club de Tecreid have completed their fixtures, with one point only.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG Their record is:-

DAILY PRESS."']

beat K.B.G.C.

Sin.Accuaing me of being too hasty in my reimarks, "Keen Sup-

unfortunately does porter" realize that he remarks are more hasty than he thought mine.

7-9 Beta

not

lost to Craigengower 1- Joet to Chinese R.C... 08 lost to University lost to Ladies B...... jost to Kowloon R.C. 1-8

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1 set drawn.

that

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("D.P. Special Service.] Manila, P.L Plans to invite Naoji Harada, famous Japanese tennis player and former member of the Japanese Davis Cup tennis Leam, to play in Manila next year He might be reminded

the "Broadcaster" offered to intro- have been agreed upon by Philippines Amateur Athletic Fed-dace a suitable swimming coach to South China A.A. alone, and I

The Portuguese had a very wide declined the offer with very many thanks, on behalf of the swimmers field of choice, no less than 8 ladies of our Club, and not on behalf and 9 men representing them in the

So, if Gordon Lum of Shanghai, memot all Chinese swimmers. ber of China's Davis Cup tennis"Keen Supporter thought that six matches. Their policy was to team, also will be urged to come to was trying to voice the opinion of allow more players to obtain ex- the Philippines for the champion-all Chinese swimmers, he is, I am ..ships.

afraid, ander a very wrong impres perience, rather than select the best possible team to "represent them Officials Hopeful.

He points out that coaching for the whole season. Miss T. Officials of the P.A.A. F. are hope

perfection point Assumpeto, Miss M. Alvee, Misa ful that they will be able to induce essential from

I quite agree. I did not leading track and swimming stars of view.

come say in my previous correspondence Osmund, and Miss C. Botelho were

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Eleven-year-old Joan Brunton and the American twins, Bernice and Phillis Zittenfeld, who are 15,

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being trained by R. W Kellingley.

Joan is determined to subdue the Chantel on her twelfth birthday in August. Last year she set B. TE- cord for her age by swimming the ten miles from Dover to Deal in hours and 51 minutes. Kellingley says her spead, stamina and power to resist cold are amazing.

Many attempts will be made this year to swim from England to France, a more difficult task than

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in that the swimarers of our Club their regular lady representatives, Adventurers which will be screen to participate the championships. Pls a also are need no coaching. Instead of that, while others who played were:ed at the Queen's Theatre from under consideration to invite strong Chinese football team to play who are very familiar with coach- Miss Ribeiro, Miss Basto, Miss Roza to-day to Saturday, is a product of in Manila.

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"SUPER-ASPIRIN FOR THE

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ATTACK ON WRONG IDEAS OF RELIGION.

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Michael Strogoff," which has been

in Hong Kong. Superb colour effects in the new French Technic- colour process greatly enhance many of the court and carnival Among the outstanding features of this production, are two thrilling sword duels, one of which la strongly reminiscent of Dougla Fairbanks.

écenes.

H.ing, of Casanova, a gentleman ad- venturer and a great lover. From peasant maid to princess, this hand- some philanderer switches his at- The Kowloon Bowling Green Club tentions with alarming rapidity, and but each one he loves exquisitely. to read through my previous cor- had an unsuccessful SELSON,

The title role is played by Ivan respondence carefully before accus-

the wooden spoon Masjukine, who will be remembered ing me of so-called hasty remarks. now occupy

position with no point to their for his wonderful performance in Yours, etc.,

LEUNG TIT SANG. credit. They however exhibited Hong Kong, July 24.

very good sporting spirit through out and did not seem at "alg dis. Their contains the seeds of its own discouraged at their losses. truction, and is bound to decay record.is :-- Men are too much concerned with That idea reduces God to the level saving their souls, and regard God of a means for our salvation and for their comfort-a super-aspirin for the as a super-aspirin," comfort, urged Father Paul Bull, consolation of our souls." of the Community of the Resurrec tion, who spoke at the Anglo-Catho lic Congress at Bournemouth...

The dificulty about reunion be tween the Catholic Church and Pro- testantism," he said. "is that there

The chairman; the Rev. A. EL is rooted in Protestantism the idea Baverstock: I am sorry, I cannot which considers religion as between allow a question now. the soul and God alone." Christ The interrupter: I differ from preached the gospel of the king-him. dom, and said very little about the

After the Rev. T. W. Roberts, of St. Leonards, had spoken on the subject of confession, a layman not wearing a delegate's badge aslord leave to put a question.

The chairman: Ask

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Bir Erbest Wild, K.C., Recorder at the Old Bailey: I never like to bear of parents turning their children down, however bad they have been.

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Three ladies only braved the trials of the competition, viz. Mrs.

Solicitor, at Penge: Where did Hedicy, Mrs. Purslow, and Mrs. this assault take place? Witness: Cuthill. They showed up extreme. On the first floor in the basement. Fatherly, well and their standard is well Solicitor: This house steza to be

Their weak paint an architectural freak. individual soul. He preached fel-Roberts your question afterwards. up to average. lowship and brotherhood.

This is not a public meeting Ad- admittedly was in their men play- To hold that the salvation of mission in by ticket only. Father ers, who possibly supported the the individual soul is the Alpha Roberts will be pleased to talk to formation of the League by conManat Bow County Court and Omega of religion is to deny you afterwards.

ABY PligionThe interrupter 1 prefer to do that centres around the soul in it publicly. I don't want his pri- stead of around the glory of God rate talk

(Continued on next Oolumn).

The incident closed in laughter.

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