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Sports News

LAWN TENNIS.

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE CHINESE CONTINGENT.

A great deal of meculation pro vails at the moment as to China's- prospects in the forthcoming strug gle for the Open Singles and Open the Doubles championships of Colony. Such old timers an Ng Sza Kwong, Ng Sze Cheung, M. W.

SOCCER TRIAL.

PROBABLES MEET THE

ROYAL NAVY. #

WIN FOR INTERPORTERS.

-Hong Kong's Probables in the soccer Interport bent the Navy in the third trial match yesterday by the goals to one in a fast and in teresting game.

The Navy had more of the play in the first half, but a very sound half back line of the opposition Lo and Ho Ka Lau are competing.at their forwards on occasional while a crop of young aspirants support them. Chasing titles at lawa tennis is a fascinating gam3, and evon Ng Szu Kwong has been furod to come to action again, con entrating this time im Singlos. The best wishes of torers of the game go with him.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1931.

"BEAUTY IN WORDS."

DELIGHTFUL LECTURE BY FATHER BYRNE,

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A TREAT FOR THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION,

At the Hong Kong Branch of the English Association, Fr. Byrne S.J. road a paper on "Beauty in Words" The following were some of the principal ideas touched in the lecture:

"Tennyson remarked that it was strange that Browning boomed unaware of the splendour of words. Doubly strange, wo may add, when we recall that Browning was

a musician. A. poet who 61736 mutaphysical writer might be satis fiod with mosaics worked out of the barmony of words, with no caros for their molody, but we should expect the muelaian's ear to be keenly, alive to the charm of me. lody. If poots may fail in their appreciation of words, we can easi-

raids during which two goals were scored by Fung King Choung.

A better display was given in the second half, when the Pro- more prominent in bables were attack, but both custodians had plenty to do. Clark saved a fast shot and a pass across the goal At mouth was narrowly missed the other end Aitken nearly let through a ground shot from A. V. Gorano, and then saved from Suenly imagine that the ordinary m The latter, neceiving from his centre-forward,just skimuned the

During the past deande, the Chinos have catablished an vious record for themselves, and have enjoyed a series of success, very gratifying to their nationals at large. Any close follower of the gama can at once recollect the per-bar. formances of Ng Szo Kwong, the first Chinose to win the champion- shin, who dominated on the local courts from the beginning of the decade to 1923, and it is not irre levant now to add thrt prior to that he also won the Singles title from 1918 to 1000, so that he actual ly won it for six years at a stretch a record which will admittedly be exceedingly difficult to equal.

Singles and Doubles Titles. Both the Singles and Doubles Titles have gone to Chinese during the years under review. Ng Szo Kwong and W. Look Wei bold the Doubles for two years, whilst in the same event, as in Singles, their compatriots reached the final on A few occasions. They suffered Japse, however, for a low sea- very fine effort Bons, but by M. W. Lo, who won the Singles Title in 1020, quickly restored their prestige.

Their full record in both events follows:

OPEN SINGLES :--

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1921. Ng Sze Kwong won title,

M. K. Lo, runner-up; 1922. Ng Sze Kwong won title.

M. W. Lo runner-up, 1023. Ng Sze Kwong won title. 1927. Ng

Kwong rouched Szo

final. 1029. M. W. Lo won title. OPEN DOUBLES :-

1022. Ng Sze Kwong and W. Lock

Wei won title. Wong Po Keung partnered V. Yvanovich, the pair roaching the final.

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1023. Ng Sze Kwong and W. Lock

Wei won title,

pair-

Wong Po Koung partnered V. Yvanovich," the reaching the final.

1024. Ng Bre Kwong and C. Coa ... reached final,"

1930. Ho Ka Lou and P. Kong

roached final.'

Sucessstal Ending,

may give constant cause for the lament of Matthew Arnold:" Last Minute Goals.

What a touch of grossness in our Clark did some fine work at this race, what an original shortcoming stage, saving with his foot and in the more dalicato spiritual por then throwing over a hard shot from Skinner. The play was car- ceptions, is shown by the natural ried to the other end whore Fung, growth amongst us of such hideoue Stiggins, receiving from Sim, dodged round names:-Higginbottom, the back and netted the third goat Bugg" We sympathise with Ar

The Navy had bad luck in a shot from Cartwright striking the barnold, in spite of the fact that the and going behind. In the last few minutes of the game, however, Nash word bug' originally meant goblin or elf, and is found in a sixteenth ended a solo effort to beat Clark

century version of the Bible to re- from clone range.

place the Hebrew word terror' :—” Thou shalt not need to be afraid of any bugs by night," (P. DO v.

The following were the toums:

Clark; Strange, Probables: Bishop; Hedley, Eynon, Yeoman B. Gosano, Fung King Cheung, A. V. Gosano, Suen Kam Shun, Ian-

son.

Navy:-Aitken: Dixon, Carter ;. Rush, Shirras, Robertson; Morgan, Carwright, Nash, Skinner.

Stephenson,

Emergency Meeting. There was a possibilty of the Hong Kong team boing definitely chosen by the Selection Committee last evening.

The Emergency Committed of the H.KFA also met last evening to discuss the letter received from tho English Football Association in re. gard to the suspension of the two Athletic players. It is understood that their recommendations, which will not be available to the Press, will come for confirmation before the Council at the meeting next Tuesday.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

SERVICES. CLUB.

WESTMINSTER GLEE SINGERS.

FAREWELL CONCERTS

TO-DAY.

of

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON

345 METRES.

PIANO RECITAL FROM THE STUDIO.

4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 6 to 0.30 p.m.-Chinese children's

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concert.

EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A. LADIES' NIGHT.

SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR

TO-MORROW.

Ladies' night to-morrow (Thurs- day).

Three ono-act plays, "The Cam.

BOXING

CITY HALL

SATURDAY, 7th February, 1931,

at 9.15 pm,

berley Triangle" (A. A. Milne), MAIN EVENT

This afternoon at 3 and this

The European YM.C.A. is pre. evening, Mr. Edward Bransoom:

senting a special programme of he's famous singers will give their 11 to 11.30 am-Stock quotations.thontricals and musical numbers at

the 11.30 a.m.-Chiness programmne, two final performances at Theatre, Royal when an entirely 18.30 p.m.-European programma, new programme will be presented

1:30 p.m.-Weather report, loual time and commercial news, Of special interest will be a new series of traditional songs of the p.m.-Close down. Four Nations, cambracing "Jenny Jones" and "The Bolls Aberdovey" (Wales) Thros Men they went A-Hunting" and "Among the Loaves so Green-ob" (England), "Afton Water" and "My Love she's but a Lassie Yet' (Scotland), and "The Low-back'd Car" and "The Londonderry Air" (Ireland.). The Sailor Shanties will be "Johnn come down to Hile," "The Bailor Likon His Bottle" and "Blow ye winds of Morning." In addition Melodies, "Coms Lasses and Lude," there will be a fine set a Old English "Once I Lov'd a Maidan Fair" and "The British Grenadiers." tion of children's items wall lan For the matings a specin? zero- added. The Company -Avon un Thursday by the Empress of Japan for Shanghai,

"In Port," and Arnold Bonnetts amusing little faree," The Stop- mother," will be given under the

of Victor records supplied by son, who, it will be remembered was to 11 pm-European programme able production of Mr. W. Robert-

Messrs. Tsang Fook Piano Co,

radium with the light of reason and the glow of love.

"Faire is the heaven, where

happy souls have place, In full enjoyment of foli-

citio....

Mere faire is that where those

Idees on bie, Enrounged be, which Plato 80

admyrod.

And pur Intellegenees from

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to 7.33 p.m.-Mozart's "Juinter

Suita."

"These records have been kindly loaned by a liston

er...

7.5 to 7.53 p.m.--

. Schubert Selection. The Hurdy Gurdy Man"--Im- patience Farewall (from Behu- bert-John McCormack and the Victor Salon Group. "Moments Musicals” (Schubert).--

Victor Salon Orchestra, "Sorcuado" (Schubert). -- John McCormack and the Victor. Salon Group, Ave Marin" (Schubert).-Jolin McCormack and the Victor Salon Group.

7.53 to 9.20 p.m.-

Organ Bolos, "Jeannine I Dream of Lilac Time" (from "Lilac Time")-JeBSD Crawford,

"King for a Day." Jesse Craw

ford.

once producer to that very clever little company the Quarry Bay

A.D.C. The vocalists are to be Mr. and Mrs. G; W. McLeod and Mrs. Rondall.

Pragramme

The full programme is as fol- lowa-

1. Song ....

Mrs. Rondall. "The Camberley Triangle," a Comedy in one Act by A A. Milne,

2.

Kato Camberley

Kathleen P. Curtin. Cyril Norwood (her lover)..G. Sima. Dennis Camberley (her hus

band) .................. T. J. Price. Scene: Kate Camberley's Draw-

ing Room.

Time: An evening in the year

1910,

3. Song Mr. C. W. McLeod. 4. "In Port," Drama. Mr. Justice Atherley.. W, Robertson.

(a con- Robert Adderley

vict)

Fletcher

S. M. West. J. J. Ferguson, Scene: Dining Room in the home of Mr. Justice Atherley.. Time: Evening.

5. Song,Mr. G. W.. McLood. The Stepmother," Fance in

G.

"Me and the Man in the Moon."-

Jesso Crawford. "You're the Cream in My Coffee"

(from Hold Everything "Cora Jesse Crawford,

"Rosette." Joes Crawford. "For Old Times Saks."Jesse

Crawford.

8.20 to 8.43 p.m.--

God inspyrod." (Spenser, Hymnus of H. Beauty). When the student of. Sponser remembere reads these words, he that the philosophy of Plato ex- literature, ercised on English ; Rev. vers. Pe. 01).

There is a force in the word through Sponsor, enhanced by the strong Christian emotions of the which we use; we ought not to for Middle Ages, an effect which has get it. The word has been coined begotten the charm and indefinite by human industry, but into the suggestiveness to be found in the worda love and beauty. He may minting what labour and gold of well ro-echo they complaint of a mo- gonius have gone only the history dern writer that every time we of language can tell us. Though abuse these terms, or use them too lightly, we are draining them a word may have becomo common- place, it can be a monument point of their power and, so, squander-"Samson ing, st the cross-roads of civiliza-ing a great pile of spiritual ca tions, to the hopes and fears of a pital which has been laid up by rass now dead. Faces may smile centuries of weary ellort" at us through its humour: voices may whisper sadly. through its turns, as the murmur of the waves in the poashell.

The Poets.

We naturally look to the poets for the most delicate expression of the beauty of the sound in words. They are the professional weavers of words, marked by refinement of elevated diction, A worker in olay will make a different model from a worker in iron or in silver, so the poet will select his words to suit the light or heavy effect to be produced. When R, Mulholland sings:

So I shod my feet in their

golden sandals, And I looped my gown with a

ribbon of blue, And to the garden went I

inging,

The birds in the boughs fell a

Binging, too."

The triangular tournament having been postponed till after the Inter port, tho Club will play the Com- The Chinese have scored the disimed Services Trial XV. on Satur tinction, not attained by other day, February 7 at 1.15 p.m.

The Services XI. is in the nature nationals, of producing two differ. ent champions for the Open Singles, of a trial sido in view of their , Ng Eze Kwong and M. W. Lo.match with Shanghai on Tuesday, The latter's performance in 1929 February 17. Various alterations was as remarkable as it was deservinay be effected at half-time all ing. In the other event, they also reserves are asked to attend chang- performed satisfactorily. Although ed. The following are the teamspecting music everywhere, but,

CLUB-Back: there was a mrakod falling off dur-

JP. Whitham; ing the last half of the decade, they Three-quarters: G. P. Lammert, G. had representatives in the semi- A. L. Plummer, R. H. Griffiths, G. finals in several sedeons, while they R. Mors; Halves, M. W. Turner, Anidled the docado well by Ho Ka J. A. R. Selby Forwards: W, F. Lau and P. Kjung's success in Lockie, J. H. McElnoy, E. F. But- reaching the final last year.

trass, F. R. Burch, E. R. West, E.

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B. Gammell, D.. E. Milan Day, B. P. Massey.

Reseryes: W F. Paora, J. W.

King

we follow hor lightly tripping, ex-

when Chesterton Yolls out the lines: "Strong gongs groaning as the

guns boom far,

Don Juan of Austria is going

to the war; Stiff Rags straining in the

night-blaste cold,

In the gloom black purple, in

the glint old-gold; Torchlight crimson on the cop

per kittle-drums, Then, the tuckets, then the trumpets, then the can non, and he comes

Future Prospecta, But their outlook for the im- mediate future is not very bright, Although their old timers are still

SERVICES.-Back: L/Corp. Frank- activo, a detain degree of doubt prevails as to their ability to ham (S.W.B.); Three-quarters: Lt. anatch championships. They adly Glass (biedrey), L-Comdr. Evans Inch, it the moment, young blood (Kent), Lt. Galletley (S.W.B.), Lt. we line up instinctively, and how the Douglas (8. W. B.); Halve the war-hounds bay. The pleasure promising enough to wear mantle of their old mastors He L/Corp. Rees (S.W.B.), Mid. Wal-in both cases is largely due to the Ko Lau enjoys some confidence ker (Cumberland); Forwards: quality, of sound in the words winong followers of the game, while Surg. L Nicolaan (Medway), chosen. 8 W. C. Hang, R. Choa and Taui. L/Corp. Tratt (S.W.B.), F/O Wai Pui, are the only ones who Beamish (Hermes), Burgh Towles (S.W.B.), A. D. Deykin (Peters seem likely to develop.”

The Chinese respecta for the field), Lt. Hubbock (Homes) L. forthcoming struggle are by no Comdr, Sim (Petersfield); B. A. mean poor, however. Their fore Wilkinson (fedway),

Reserves: LAO. Senter most aspirants, Ng Sza rong and M. W. Lo are enable enough still (Hermes), L. Hamilton (S.W.B.), Mid Charley (Hermes), to anatah a ect from any player Lt. locally any day, and ng matches are Bolierts (Stormcloud), Burg Lt only the best of three ts in the Brosnan (Cumberland), Pte. Gil-caricatured, in Nephelidin, his own early rounds, it is therefore pro-more. (B.W.B.).. table that both will go very far Helgroe: Eng. Com. Wilson. -

Servions to play in blue Kick- in the Bingins to sell placed

Operatic.

Del

La Sonnambula” (Could I Be-

-Toti lieve) (Bellini).

lants (Soprano). Falstaff" (from "Secret Caves and Bowers") (Verdi)-Toti Del Monte (Boprano),

and Dalila" (Delilah's Song of Spring) (Saint-Saens). Sigrid Onegin (Contralto). "Samson and Delila" (My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice) (Baint Saens)-Sigrid Onegin (Con-

trálto). "Barbiere di Siviglia" (A Little Volce Hear) (Rossini).- Medam

Amelita Galli-Curci (Soprano).

The history, the morality, the national charseter of a poople can bo traced in the words which they us They bring us into the home- circle. They make us listen to the family grouped around the fireside. They describe the daily occupa tions; they unfold social and poli-8.43 to 9. p.m.-Rapsodie. Espag

Prelude a la Nuit tical development. They are re- vorent with man's religious ideals.

Malaguens Habanero→→→Feria- Feris" continued. Symphony Orchestra, p.m.Weather report, local time,

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nole:

ctc.

From the Studio. Pianoforte recital by Miss L.

Pecker --

Everyday we mest with number- less instances of the moral effect of the use of words. Call & man a fiddler, you suggest the low music hall: call him a violinist, you have sat the strings of his in.9 to 0.30 pm.-

vibrating with the symphonies of the great composers. strument The doctor who assures the old- lady with the dyspeptic headache that she is suffering from a touch of cephalalgia, will bavo sureng- thened for confidence in his skill, the bluff terdist over-eating' would hara lost him a patient add mids an enemy!

1. Ballade Op. 23 by Chopin, 9. Children's Corner Buito--(a) Doctor Gradus ad Parnas- sum" and (b) "Golliwog's Cake Walk," by Claude De bussy.

3. "Polka" by S. Rachaminoff.

4. "Rhapsodie Hongroise No. "

by F. Liszt.

6.

Grand Etude" by Paganini and Liszt.

to 11-p.m.---

Dance Programme,

Fox Trot-"I Still Remember." For Trot "I Never Dream't You'd Fall in Love With Me." Fox Trot-" Dancing to Save

Your Sale,!" Fox Trot-" All I Want is Just

One." Fox Trot" This is Heaven": Waltz Sleepy Valley." Fox Trot" Sharing.!! Fox Trot "My Swosticart

Serenade."

Fox Trot-"You're the Sweetest

Girl this Bide of Heaven." Fox Trok Like & Dresin,!! Waliz" Destiny,"

Waltz Cocile.

Fox Trot In My Heart It's

You,"

So convinced are men of this power of words that they try to conceal their depravity by a care- fully selected vocabularly. The Greek historian Thucydides Jam eats the sapping of morals amongst 0.30 his fellow-countryman by perverted Thore in a ren! euphemisms danger to the national Hfs when the habit of finding agreeable names for disagreeable action or still wores, a protended scientific justification for deods which a healthy naco would punish a

Future historians will crimes.. have no difflesity in condamning the grime of our age which sook to cover up son of its depravity by distorting the beautiful man. ing which the word eugenics should ponvoy.

In the compass of a short pa- Among modern posts, Swinburne per we can only hint at headings is outstanding as a roveller in of this theme, the beauty of words worde. Indeed, when the first surge in their moral revelation. We reader with an intoxiastion not and wonderingly thg along ite of his syllabics has engulpbed the might take our English language. unlike that of surf-bathing, he may fossil words, asking why mere, the rise, shake himself free of the old Anglo-Saxon for hike or ses, spray and wonder why it has swept now lingers only in the poet's him off his feet. Swinburne, has thyme or in the fancied mermaid. tendency to luxuriate in words for our sounds which, in the atilinesa Or we might listen to the mysteri of the night, all the childres full the pleasure of the sound:

of panic, and ask ourselves was "From the depths of the dreamy there, no auch consciousness of

decline of the down through a notable nimbus of nebul panicy fear until the mythology of the Greek god Pan invaded ous moansitive, Pallid and pink as the palm of homes and made them, shadowy the flag flower that flickers with the mysterious presence which with fear of the fee asiyed the fearful motions of

flocks and herds? they float..."

We have all watched children Plato and SponEOT,

blow soap-bubbles: we have blown Athens our Ives The individual the blend of the There is the beauty of thought, the soapy material. Some can pro are all in difficult action.

In the Doubles, the prospects are Holmes and B. D. EVA The beauty which lifts the word from duce only small bublikes, heavy tub; others pour out a delicate" bo in the third quarter where throw fourth quarter where P. Kong and the physical world into the moral with the slimy grease of the washe fairly good aleo. This is especially of hope exists for them in the of their strong pairs are bracketed. Loe Wai Tong are placed, and it sphere, where it may tremble ne

fragment of meats, rich with the beauty of the The Lobrothers poem likely to break will be interesting to see how this the silver chord of a broken voice, stream of exquisitely tinted fla

rainbow huo,: (Continued on nézt Öóluma.) ! Through to the wi-final, while Ho pair will fare against C. A. Toz aparkle, liko a Continued at foot of next columnly Rumjahn and J".A. Gassumbhoy.

to enter the semi-final, 48 on paper off at 1.18 p.im.

he is better than anyche in bis: In order to rest the ground there quarter, but Ng Seo Kwong will will be no further Wednesday, "A" probably have to meet 8, A. Rum- matches until Wedneday, Febru jahn to qualify for ani-final ary 25.

ositionThis match sould be

very interesting to match.

P..

Rooy Ho ErU KIA W

Hungry Man Kit Choan de Mer Kit, and the

Fox Trot--Sittin' on & Rain-

·bow."

Fox Trot Takes You." Fox Trot-"Daddy: Won't Tou

Please Come Home."

Fox Trut Caribbean

Song."

Love

Waltz "My Lonely Heart"! Fox Trot" Heigh Ho Every-

body Hoigh Ho!"

Fox Trot Miss You" Fex Trot Nobody Cares If I'm

Blue."

Waltz-"The Kiss Waltz." Fox Trot Tip Toe Thru the

Tulips." Fox Trot-" Painting the Clouds

and Trui Wai Pui ro their next Auksbrothers-will-probalily contest Fwords--diego-isa.droprskill of the blower coluz" met 144 Suranios " strongest representatives, but they the issue, although the; three puits bonuty than the beauty of sound. process, so does

will have to reckon with C. E.

Rugba Fox TRETM

Vender.

Waltz Until We. Sweetheart.""**

God Save The King."

11 p.m.-Close down,

Waltz-- One More Walts."

one set by Arnold Bonnett. Prout (a popular novelist

15 Rounds Contest for" Middleweight Championship of

the Colony and Belt

Belwcon

JOCK CRICHTON, Welter and Middleweights Champion of the Colony and

A. B. EWIN,

HM.S. "KENT"

ex Middleweight Champion of the Imperial Sorvicos,

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