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H.K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

INTERESTING DOUBLES

MATCH.

RAIN CURTAILS PROGRAMME.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1930.

CORRESPONDENCE. HOW DENMARK KEPT A MODERN MONEY

UTILISING WASTED MONEY.

AMERICAN BID FOR TO THE DIEDE OF THE “MONG ́KONG

THE "NATIONAL.".

THE CHALLENGE OF EASTER HERO,

DAILY PAK33."'

Sin-I have read with interest the report of the annual meeting of the Hong Kong Benevolent Society held yesterday, at which appeals

NEUTRAL.

ROYAL LETTER TO KING GEORGE.

SYMPATHETIC ANSWER TO WARTIME APPEAL,

STRONGHOLD.

FEATURES OF THE NEW

LLOYDS BANK.

DEVIL'S ISLAND DRAMA.

CONVICTS". "MUTINY WHEN

'CAGED IN SHIP.

Information has been received in Paris of a mutiny which broko out on the convict snip La Martiaière on its receat voyage to the French penal settlement in Devil's Island, French Guiana,

Apparently the convicts in the eages in bold number two laid plans

day when there was only one guard

the hold, Ät d' to seize the ship during lunch one looking after

An artificially sunlit basement, where ledger clerks will work in summer radiance; a telewriter sys ten, by which messages will be au- An interesting light is thrown on the attitude of the King of Den-tomatically reproduced in facsimile in another part of the building; Exceptional circumstances have were made for increased public mark daring the critical day im-central beating by the use of oil moment when the guard's back wna | created much earlier than usual support, and I shall be grateful if mediately after the outbreak of the The alight rain, which fell yester budding, of interest in the great you will spare me a little space for Great War, in an article by Dr. fuel; and seventeen strong-room their arms through the bars of the a suggestion which I feel sure will Edvard Braudes, of Copenhagen, doors, each weighing fifteen tons, cage and seized the guard from help to swell the Society's funde.

When anyone who is at all well

of wreaths, mostly identical in known dies in this Colony, hundreds

day afternoon, put a wet blankot on the Hong Kong Cricket Club Tournament, and of the many matches down on the programme

annual spring racing lottery.

Instead of frost-bound grounds and harassed trainers the work of preparing horses at home and in

in the newspaper Politiken.

On August 5, 1914, the German Foreign Office asked the Danish to ming the entrance to the Great Government whether it was willing Belt, thereby bottling up the main

only two were played, one of which public has beca almost uninterrup shape and composition, are sent entrance to the Baltic, or whether.

remained unfinished.

ed, and many trainers have either

which can be moved by a touch, are features of the new Lloyds Bank

completion in Cornhill, London.. headquarters which are nearing

The room to bo flooded with ar- tificial sunlight during working

The low spectators, who turned postponed or curtailed holidays in down to the Monument and subse this should be done by Germany hours is an experimental room un.

up, however, saw an interesting Open Doubles tie between A. D.

consequence.

quently, I presume, carried down to

turned some of the convicts put

behind.

They succeeded in grabbing his side the cages beyond their reach. An attempt was made to strangle revolver, but the weapon all as

the guard, but he was able to cry out and summon other warders to his aid. The threat to turn hot steam on the mutineers method

sufficient to quell them, and the

by solitary consnacient.

Many venturesome backers have the grave, where within a few hours the nature of an ultimatum, and der pavement level and adjoining usually adopted in such coala--Vas |

they go rotten and are removed" by not even waited for the acceptances, the cemetery authorities. I suggest for the Lincolnshire Handicap on

that on such sad occasions only near March 26.

relatives or great personal friends should send wreaths, and that other people who wish to send a token of

They have already coupled their fat racing fancies with noted Aintree chasers, which, in the

one of the strong rooms. A series

The "request" "was, of course, in the Government had to deal with it as such. The matter was, there- fore, of great importance, not only of wall panels, covered by special lenders were subsequently punished from the point of view of foreign glass pancs, are illuminated to Affairs, but also the internal po give the impression of a summer litical situation as a whole."

morning's light.

Here the ledger clerks will be connected with the officials on the

beard about her Read about her Now

You can see her

IN PRIVATE

Private

LIFEor HELEN TROYS

TO-DAY Ar Thi

MAJESTIC

Hathan Road, Kowloon.

One of the prisoners in the hold was the Limoges millionaire mur- derer Barataud, whose trial was one

the causes célèbres of last year, The vessel has recently returned TELL THE SHROFF from Devil's Island, and prepara-

Humphreys and Owen Hughes Grand National two days later.uspect should send a subscription Cabinet as a whole; but the final eight upper floors, of the building tion is now being made for the ves

Humphreys and H. Owen Hughes, and C. A. L. Rumjahn and J. "A. Cassumbhoy, which wont to the full. Sve sets before the latter pair just managed to scrape through after a good struggle in the final set.. started convincingly, and delighted their supporters by producing good combination and form, which nabled them to put up an unex pectedly good struggle against they in the world.". younger pair, who started favouri tes Humphreys' match experience and his partner's snappy perform ce served them in good stand. strenuous Despite the Indians' efforts to gain the upper hand in the first two sets, they controlled the run of play by excellent work

will endeavour to cover four and

the act.

took the sets at B-4, 6-4.

a half miles of the stiffest coun

The author shows how carefully the matter was considered by the Ministers concerned, and by the decision was due to the personal intervention of the King. At the by the telewriter system. A direcsel to receive its second human end of the Cabinet Meeting, the in the collection of such sums by Minister of Finance-As one who for on the sixth floor or a cashier cargo of persons condemned for life.

to

the Hong Kong Benevolent Society." The Society could assist The vital question is whether the supplying the principal Clubs of had no "expert" interests to de- in the central marble hall can casu- fend was instructed to seek an ally scribble an inquiry on an in- the Colony with printed subscrip-

audience of the King and to ex-nocent-looking pad on his desk, and Old Country can keep out the tion-lists for display whenever the

plain the purport of the German wealthy foreigners, who spend their occasion arose.

This would serve the double pur-demand, and all the arguments in inunediate reproduction of the nones freely on ready-made jumpose of helping on a good cause and

favour of and against the laying message is secured in the sun-lit doing away, with an extremely dis

of mines by Denmark. The Minis

basement. The reply written in the pers of proved class.

basement is similarly reproduced tressing and undignified feature of Ler of Finance, however, was totally unacquainted with questions of local funerals-Yours, etc.

on the pad of the inquirer. M. M. MAAS. military or naval tactics, although, fortunately, King Christian's ex- pert knowledge of such matters helped the Minister out of his diffi- culties. His Majesty's perfect grasp of the situation immediately became apparent, and he was one of the first to realise the full effects of a step of this kind upon the

The Americans will make another hold bid for the Grand National, and they will be supported by a Frenchman and a Spaniard.

Maximum Weight."..

Mr. J. H. Whitney and Mr. San. ford have made plans to visit Eng- and again in time to see their respective hopes perform at Ain troe. Mr. Whitney owns probably the greatest 'chaser there has been for many years in Easter Hero, who has again the maximum weight of 129, 71bs. in the National.

Hong Kong, March 4.

MR. LANSBURY PRAISES MACHINERY.

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"SENT TO CURE THE CURSE

OF ADAM."

"Machinery was sent to cure the curse of Adam," said Mr. George Lansbury at the opening of the new public baths and wash-houses at Weston Street, Bow, recently. The equipment of the new baths includes nine electrically-heated washing" ruachines.

Their opponents lacked enterprise at this stage, and indeed during the whole match. The pace of the Indiays ahots, on the slow side. rather suited them, and they aude the best of it. They deservedly Light began to be bad from the beginning of the third set, and the ground pretty heavy, making fast play difficult. The Indian re covering from their early reserve, set down seriously, and by dint of mixing up their shots cleverly, He failed last year in a specta succeeded in winning the third set. cular endeavour to concede Mrs. The British pair then apparently Gemmell's Gregnläch 17lbs., equival- fell of somewhat, and did not giver to as many lengths over the their opponents much opposition in tiring course." the fourth set which also went to the Easter Hero's performance was

"I remember when I lived in a Indians. Tire final set was, however, made more notable by the fact that

house in St. Stephen's Road, Bow," full of interest, the British pair the horse, who is not built on

he continued, in four tiny rooms, The nade a good uphill fight to win, weight-carrying lines, twisted

with a swarm of children. failing only at 5-7. The winnera plate, and was naturally hampered. week was completely spoilt by the led at 2 love, by a good display, but

The Gregalach camp, on the other day the washing was done, and the the British pair levelled, with 44, hand, vow that this still young day the washing was dried, and I effort. Asserting themselves Run

'chaser is a real Aintree champion, felt it was rough on many and many jahu and Cassuumbhoy gained the

ad at 4-2, 4-3 and 3, but their and a pull of 10lbs, will not enablea, woman,

Easter Hero-bo has still to opponents, after a fine struggle for ende 71bato turn the tables. the next two games, equalised rt. 3 all, only to lose the eleventh game Confidence in Gregalach was fur- ensily. Both pairs, went all out to ther increased by an altogether un- win the following game, in which expected succes at extreme odds in the advantage point went alternate the big chase at Manchester on

Naturday. ly to either, Rumjahn and Cassum- hboy eventually succeeding in win- ning it. Some nice rallies and volleying duels were seen in this set. The final scores in their favour wers 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.

D. S. Green and Johnaon met in the Club Championship, but could not reach a decision, playing end- ing at one get all.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.

Open Singles,

M. K. Lo . J. Barrow, Cheng Chi Wing r. S. A. Rum jahn.

Open Doubles.

F. A. Redinond, and A. L. Sulli van . H. Yoshida and T. Yumada.

Club Championship.

S. E. Green . J. A. Summers.

Handicap Singles:" A."

..

The situation is made more in triguing by the fact that the new young trainer rider, Mr. Ten leader, who took the jumpers over

Entente Powers,

1:

acquiesce

The King rapidly arrived at his decision, and maintained it through thick and thin. The Minister of Marine wanted to defend the Belt with the Danish Fleet, other ad- visers had other counsels, but the step was for Denmark King realised clearly that the only and to lay out the mines. He knew that this would not be well received by the Entente and that it would not appeal to the patrio tic feelings of a large section of the population; but he knew also that it might be it probably was the only means of keeping Denmark out of the war. If Denmark had would have refused, Germany violated her territory; that this was contemplated more than once

No Fire-Places. Unlike most City buildings the new premises contain no fire-places, no radiators," and no fire-fighting sprinkling apparatus. The fire- proof building is padded with a non-combustible species of coarse prairie grass. Special precautions have been taken from basement to roof to insulate every room against sound and cold.

The heated air will be drawn by suction from the roof of the build- ing and, after cleansing in a basc ment chamber, will re-ascend to form a constant current, of even temperature. The modern stoker. will merely turn oil fuel taps to feed the boilers,

Most of the strong-room doors, which are wrought of a special steel manufactured by a secret pro- ceas, are three feet thick. They are suspended so delicately that workmen passing along the narrow- corridors are able to move them

"The trouble with most of the working class is that they think it

with comparative ease. The strong- man military archives. wrong to do work by machinery. transpires quite clearly from Ger- Machinery is not wrong, and getting

"King Christian's resolute deci-rooms, which occupy portions of two basement floors, have no win- rid of hard labour is not wrong.sion on this occasion was of great The thing is to bring to the ser

did kept at an even temperature,** Hia Majesty vice of man and woman "all the service to his country, the author dows, but are well ventilated and

adds. "But more." He sent a personal com machinery which the genius of man

munication to King George ex- has evolved:"

plaining the Danish position and pointing out how vulnerable Den-

Four years will have elapsed since demolition was commenced on the site and the occupation of the

from his father, has other strong NO SONGS LIKE THE OLD mark's position was. "Denmark premises by the Bank in July of

Grand National hopes in his yard.. One is named Sandy Hook, to which fluent fencer Gregalach is asked to give 10lbs.

M. Jack Anthony, Easter Hero's Trainer, will take the horse to America later in the year in the lupe of winning the American

and National,

HOCKEY.

of

SONGS.

DAISY BELL" NOW A BEST

SELLER AGAIN.

It won't be a stylish marringe We can't afford a carriage, But you'd look sweet, upon the

Beat

Of a bicycle built for two, This is an extract from the chorus Daisy Bell," one of the most The popular songs of 1920-30.

written words and music were thirty-sesim years ago by Harry Daere. The music publishers find

The following will represent the Club de Recreio in a Hockey Match against the Hong Kong University H. R. Butters (rec. 2/6) v. E. R. to-day at King's Park ground at 5. to their astonishment that it is now

P.. aharp-C. Barros, H. Rone of their best sellers.

The popularity of "Daisy Bell " Pinna, D. C. Alves, R. Silva-Netto, H., Barros, F. V. Ribeiro, J. Mis only one instance in many which

Price (rec. 2/0).

Handicap Singles "B."

C. De Bruyn (rec. 4/6) v. A. Penn (rec, 3/0).

M. D. Scott (ser.) r. A. F. Judd (ser.)

Handicap Doubles,

Alves, H. A. Noronha, A. M. Xavier, A. P. Eca da Silva, and J.

A. de V, Soares.

indicate a revolution in musical

fall of jazz.

Gramophone companies are mak- ing records of old favourities like Two Lovely Black Eyes The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo," "Following in Father's Footsteps," "After the Ball."

taste, and the possible decline and

J. R. Hinton and Dr. C.. E. The following will represent the Burton (ree. 13) ., A. D. Hum-Hong Kong Hockey Club "A" in phreys and G. R. Sayer (owe.18). their match with the University at King's Park at 5.15 p.m. on Friday.

PL W. Sapsed, T. R. Rowell, G. Famous jazz bands have tried the Rankin (Captain), A. A. R, Bote-experiment of playing old melodies lho, E. G. S. Dale, G. AL Pluny like The Honeysuckle and the mor, S. J. H. Fox, Major Kerrich, Bee" with immediate suceDES. L. G. Frost, R. H. D. Wade, K. H. Batger.

HONG KONG GOLF CLUB.

LADIES' SECTION. ""

The presentation of prizes by Mrs. Southorn will take place at Fanling Monday, March 24, at 4 p.m. Medal Rounds will be played on both courses for the subscribers' prizes open to all who hava handi- eaps and have paid their subscrip- tions for 1830. All cards to be re- "turned by 3.30 p.m. post entries.

SCOTT-SHARKEÝ FIGHT. REFEREE'S DECISION TO STAND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

1, Florida, March 3, The Boxing Commission has an nounced that it will tako no netion in connection with Johnston's com plauit against the referee, whose decision would stand.

HOME FOOTBALL."

ENGLISH LEAGUE MATCH RESULTS.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.].

LONDON, March ‘3. The following were the results of English League football matches played to-day:-

Division L Sheffield U....& Blackburn

Division II. Southampton.. o Millwall

Division III. (Southern).

Merthyr

"Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay,” "You can play jazz all night," said a member of a hand, and dancers will only hum and tap their fret. But if you play them an old song they will sing until they are purple in the face."

owes a deep debt of gratitude to King George," the author con- cludes "for his sympathetic un- derstanding of our position. And we also have every reason to be thankful that His Majesty's chief adviser was not a man of the type of Clemenceau-as Mr. Asquith. of course, was fully aware of, and naturally fully approved, King George's kind and accommodating. answer."

DRAMATIC CRITICS AT DRESS REHEARSALS. BAN BY VIENNESE- THEATRES.

In order to give the Vienna news- A new play or opera before produc paper critics the opportunity to see tion, most theatres in Vienna have beer accustomed to invite them to dress rehearsals. It was consider- ed absurd that a critic should be rush it into print immediately after asked to write a serious review and a performance.

Do-

Unfortunately the invitations to the Press. At certain theatres many the rehearsals were not limited to others were admitted, so that the rebearsals, especially when a talle play was performed, became practically "public" performances. As these rehearsals must necessarily lack the finish and the exciting at- mosphere of a première, it was felt that the visitors did not receivé a Another favourite is Ta-ra-ra- correct impression of the play. boom-de-ny which was sung by Moreover, the rehearsals have been Lottie Collins in the naughty held in the morning, which can never be the same as a production 'ainetics.

Music publishers, are also finding in the evening. It is alleged, too, At Trinity Church I Met My that some critics do not trouble to Doom," "Down the Road and see the first public performance, Weat Polly Little and that their articles, in conse Away Dolly Day Dream," "Rowdyquence, give a quite misleading im Dowdy Boys" "Why did I pression.

For these reasons, with the "ex- Leave my Little Back Room in

7 Bloomsbury ""We Parted on the ception of the State Opera, the Shore," and "Lily of Laguna" as Vienna theatres have now excluded popular. ze soms of the latest songs the critics from dress rehearsals, This has provoked a lively con of pantomime and revue,

"One day they will become Eng-troversy, which is still going on. 1 Queen's P.R.... 4 lish folk songs," said a music pu- Some hold that it would be better Newport. 2 Brighton, 2lisher, and the old dances will to publish at first merely a short become folk dances. They are part report on the reception of the play, Division III. (Northern). of the character and sentiment of and a considered criticism a few

days after. Stookpart. 5. Hartlepools .....1the English people."

this year.

Woman at Marylebone County She got very 'antagonasty.

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