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SOUTHPORT GOLF TOURNAMENT.

H. COTTON WINS: BREAKS COURSE RECORD.

(THADUGU REUTER'R, AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 15,7 Henry Cotton, the young British player, won the Southport 1,500 guiness Professional Tournament today with an aggregate of 287 for the 72 holes, stroke play. Cotton had rounds of 08 and 79 for the Inst 36 holes, his parly round breaking the course record.

LATED Cotton's triumph was followed hy the announcement that Beorge Duncan, captain of the British Ryder Cup team last year, has again been selected for the team, together with Syd. Easterbrook of Knowle,

The match against America for the Ryder Cup is to be played at the Scioto Club, Columbus, Ohio, beginning on June 26,

It is considered ironical that Cotton has not been included in the Ryder Cup team, owing to his refusal to observe the condition to

SELANGOR CHINESE R.C.

- SUCCESS AT SINGAPORE

ATHLETIC MEETING,

SINGAPORE.

Guests of the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club at the reception given in honour of the athletes who represented Selangor at the recent al-Malayan Chinese meet in Singapore were astonished at the magnificenes of the trophies which the local representativos brought

back with them.

Conspicuous among the collec tin was a 'cap prosented by Gen- eral Ho Ying-chin, Minister of War at Nanking-a symbol of the interest which is being shown by the Nationalist Government of China in the overseas Chinese com- munities and which has always been shown towards tho Nationalist cause by the Chinese of Malaya. A large vase of Chinese porcelain was another valuable trophy, there

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1931.

CHICAGO'S NEW EXHIBITION.

TO BE THE LARGEST EVER

ATTEMPTED.

U.S. BASEBALL.

HEAVY HITTING BY THE

THE INNOCENTS ABROAD.

SENATORS.

New York, May 1-Staging a slug-fest in Detroit to-day and taking advantage of the breaks, the Washington Senators tamed the Tigers by 14 to 4, while at Ebbett's Field in Brooklyn khe, Pittsburg

JAPAN AND THE BRITISH

"COTTON. MISSION.

POLITENESS BUT NO

" LOOKSEE,"

by 4 to 2 from the Dodgers. Inton Mission appear to have had, Philadelphia, the Phillies just man- aged to nose out the St. Louis Cardinals by 2 to 1.

Interesting details regarding the coming World's Fair in Chicago, 23, are furnished by Mr. Fred Gardon Miner, now "in Shanghai, who is intimately associated with the executive board. The exhibi- Į Pirates played tight baseball to win tion will be held on reclaimed land on the Lake Michigan front. This project entails an expenditure of G.82,000,000 for reclamation alone, but after the buildings are de molished when the last Neon light has been finally switched off, each acro

is expected to be worthing necessary a postponement of the G.820,000 and 800 acres are now rest of the conteste. being removed from the grasp of the lake.

A member of the commission, travelling round the world, reports that Japan is taking great inter est in her potential display of pro

No other games were played in either the American or the National League, rain or coal weather mak-

The Senators' Laak.

The Tigers had a gont to-day in the person of Alexander, his three errors doing much to help the Senators to pile up their score. However, the Washingtoniana were

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recorded that the circumstances in and all its technicalitica abroad, which these visits were mado lacked and in Japan even the humble. something both in the tinc allowed kuramaya takes pride in his ability for inspection and in the preciseness to "spak Igirish." of the information imparted by their ever courteous but obviously uneasy hosts. The Mission is gener- ous when it says that this may have been due in the main to the cir: cumstance that, howover export many of their guides were in speak ing English-aud no member of the

The members of the British CotMission spoke Japancso-misundor. standing of the exact form of a question, or inability to express more or less technical point in a foreign language was easily pos- Bible. The same guides will amile up their sleeves at this let off, for many of them learned the business

during their brief sojourn in Japan, as experience very similar to that accorded about thirty years ago to an estimable group of for- nowspaper correspondents. eign They assembled in Tokyo from all parts of the world at the outbreak of the Russo-Japan war, were re- weived with politeness, amounting to a welcome, and had the hope that they would be attached to the Japanese army and sent to the front the months passed some of the more most religiously encouraged. experienced saw through the trick, ducts and he hopes to make a simi.

and left. The majority remained i This all-Chinese meet will pro-lar report at the conclusion of bably held in Kuala Lumpur his visit to Nanking. Chinese busi.

more they fidgeted the more the hoa next year and it should provide neen men, he said, weig greatly in

and bad little to regret, for the pitality increased. Finally, in ful- some excellent sport. The 10,000 favour of China's erection of a metre race (nearly six miles) in structure at the exhibition. Euro the Senators to add to the humilia.filment of its Jong-standing promise tory, and the adaptability of our tries, at least a majority of them, started the game strongly and in of the country's military activities, tueal-born Chinese to the'equatorial had affirmed their intention of tak, the first inning they bunched their the Government chartered a steamer And took them on a tour de luxe through the Inland Sea to the ruins of Port Arthur. But this was at

being twelve in all, apart from gold medals..

hitting well. They made their 18 hits into 14 tallies, while, from their eleven bingles, the Tigers could wring only four runs. Cronin and Bluege each' scored 'n home run for

return after the Cup match with unique in Malayan athletic his- pean and South American coan- tion of the Tigers, The Senators that they would be shown something

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the team.

One Place Still Vacant, Duncan's selection was problema tical, an recently he has struck a feclde patch, but, the selectora, it is thought, were influenced by his crushing defeat of Walter Hagen

in last year's contest.

A

It is significant that one place is

climate is shown by the fact that three out of twenty starters com- pleted this gruelling distance..

hits for six runs.

Chuck Klein was the star of the ing part in this, the largest world's fair in history.

day for the Quakers and it was his Such interest has never been dis-home run which enabled the Phillies Fhiladelphia pitching staff for seven Ints, but they were kept so well acattered that the Redbirds were able to score only one run.

The Dodgers and the Pirates play- ed mediocre baseball. The Pirates

Been none of it.

The distances, by the way, at played, said Mr. Miner, that it to win. The Cardinala nicked the the end of the war, and they had this meeting are in metres, the ob- seemed highly probable that the representa jest being to permit of comparison lurgest international

foreigh

with records in China and the selection ever gathered on tion of Malayan coropetitions for shores would make Chicago their

Likewise, the British Cutton Mission: they were nocorded a hon. pitable welcome-tho Japanese are ing--but the attitude towards the

still vacant, and the general query the grand Chinese meet in Nan. Merea during the summer of 1923, won, despito two errors, banching past masters in the art of entertain-

ia whether it is for Cotton,

The British Team.

Charles Whitcombe (Crewshill),

captain,

A. Compaton (Coombe Hill), H. C. Jolly (Foxgrove), Abe Mitchell (nnattached), Fred Robson (Addington), WH, Davies (Wallasey), G. Duncan,

S. A. Easterbrook,

Erncat Whitcombe.

king. As one or two China records were broken at the Singapore gathering there is reason to believe that men and women representa- tives of the Malayan Chines wih do this country credit when they go to Nanking.

There was only a handful of girl and women competitors at the S.C.R.C. function, which suggests that even in this age of bobbed hair and jazz shyness has not altogether departed from Chines women-

DAVIS CUP TENNIS. folk. There is no doubt, however,

S. AFRICA BEAT IRELAND: ITALY BEAT HOLLAND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DUBLIN, May 10. South Africa beat Ireland by three matches to one.

0.2

Kirby heat. Rogera, 3-4, 7-5, 10-8,

Spence beat Maeduire, 6-3, Gund, Spence and Farquharson (South Africa) beat Lyttleton Rogers and Serpope (Ireland) 14, 6-1, 7-5, 2-6,

Italy. Holland,

8-3.

Tonis, ny 16. Italy beat Holland three matches to mil

De Morpurgo and Delbono beat Van Drehide and Kaapport, 26, 6-2,

6-4, 6-1.

that from now, on the toudency will be all in the direction of phy sical exercise and fitaoss among them. It is only twenty-five years or so since no Chinese woman was seen on the streets of a Malayan town except in a closed ricksha or a curtained gharry, and in their own homes the ancient domestic traditions of China were rigidly followed.

PROTECTION, OF AMERICANS.

OFFICIAL ATTITUDE OUT- LINED BY COL, STIMSON.

Washington, May -Delivering an address over a nationwide radio network Colonel Henry L., Stimson, the Secretary of State, made im

pronouncements as to America's. attitude with regard to her nationals abroad.

De Stefani (Italy) beat Vander-portant heide (Holland) 63, 6-3, 03.

Morpurgo (Italy) beat Knappert (Holland) 03, 6-1, 6·1,

OSLO, May 16.

In the Davis Cup Poland beat Norway by three matches to nil.

Tłoczynski and Stolarow (Poland) beat Crestoffersen and Fagerstroem,

6-2, 6-2, 6-7, 62.

6-2

Secretary Stimson said that the United States will always afford

protection for American nationals abroad. But, he told his radio audience, the protection will be given without the limits of the-lows of the nation in which American nationale.abroad reside,

However, he emphasized that the armed forces of the United States will not be used for the collection of debts.

The Secretary of State_ploaded for peace. He cited the efforts be- ing made to maintain the peaco

Americans stationed in various commercial organization in all parts of the world, were planning. to take their Home leave at this time, many international reunions resulting.

The Building Scheme.

their hits at opportune tirpes. Tho Dodgers faced fair pitching and they were unable to bunch their bingles.

Scores and Standings. Following are the scores:--

AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Washington Detroit

R. H. E. 14 38 0

4 11

NATIONAL LEAGUE,

Pittsburg Brooklyn

a

R. H. E

4.30

2

228

+

The general building schiems would be simple and modernistic. Novel as it might seem, it is sug- gested that 30 per cent of the material used in construction, had not been thought of at the time of the 1803 World's Fair. Full at

Following are tho standings of the tention would be paid to fire pre-clubs in the major leagues:— vention and most modern improve- merits.

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As yet no plans had been made for an amusement centre, but tho cultura! "capitals" of the world would be, drained temporarily to provide the best artistic talent,, vocal, musical, mural and sculp

Several immense audi. tural. toriams were in the process of building to house artistes and au diences.

So immense are the proposals of the executive board that it is in. tended to establish the agricultural exhibité on a farm 30 miles die- tant from the main exhibition, and similarly the stock exhibits.

Hundreds of thousands of motor- ists from all parts of the United. States and North America, are thinking of making their summer vacation a "grand excursion" in stead of tho usital summer pienie. Huge parking camps are being provided on the outskirts of Ameri. ca's second largest city, where care will be left and special transporta tion to the exhibition institued.

In support of his onthusiasm for the world's fair, Mr. Miner cited the personal work of Gen. Dawes, formerly Ambassador to the Court of St. James, an executive board composed of Chicago's leading busi- ness men, and a board of architects, gathered from all parts of the. world.--N.C. Daily News.

Horway v. Poland, Hebda (Poland) beat Nielsen (Norway), 6-1, 6-1, 6-3;

Tloczynski (Poland) beat Torkil deen (Norway) 62, 01, 75.

Greece Czecho-Slovakia;

and he cited the manner in which THE SEARCH FOR " TRING." ATHENA, May 18. the Kellogg Pact, outlawing ar Menzel and Marsalek (Creche as a means of settling international Slovakia) beat Balli and, Nocolai-disputes and providing for arbitra- des, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Menre (Czocho-Slovakin) beat Zerlindi (Greece), 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.

Carandioti (Greece) beat, Hecht (Czecho-Slovakia) 1-0, 6-0, 6-2, 11-9. 'Denmark v. Roumania.

Copenhagen, May 10. Henriksen (Denmark) beat Mishu (Roumania) 4-4, 6-1, 6-4

Ulrich (Denmark) beat, Bunea (Roumarin) 6-1, 6-1, 90, 201

Earlier Results, Ulrich and Henrikson beat Mishu

Ulrich (Denmark) best, Mishu (Roumania) 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 and Hền- riksen (Danmark) beat Bunes (Roumania) q0, 0-2 0-3.

tion instead, was invoked at the time of, the incipient Boviot Rus- sian invasion of Maneburis last your when China and Russia were engaged in a dispute over the status of the Chinesa Eastern Railway.

Secretary Stimson made no re. ference to the rebuffs he received from Moscow when he moved, to apply the Kellogg Pact to the dis puts between Chind nad: Soviet Russia, but he cited the application of the Kellogg Pact to the Man churian situation as evidence of the benefit to be obtained from such agreements.

LORD BESSBOROUGH'S LABRADOR RETRIEVER LOST

Ottawa, April 20. The loss of a favourite dog has marred the otherwise happy arrival in Canada of Lord Bessborough, the pow Governor-General.

"Tring," a Labrador retriever, weathered the passage across safely. but could not get used to his new and unaccustomed surroundings at adays Government House and after his arrival he disappeared.

A reward of forty dollars was offered for the recovery of "Tring, The Secretary of Biato expressed and a thorough search was made the belief that the Kellogg Pact by Viscount Duncannon, Lord Boss will occupy an important place inborough's son. No trace of the the history of the peace movement.retriever has, however, been found

St. Louis

17 Philadelphia 95

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

New York Philadelphia Cleveland Washington Detroit Chicago Boston

0

I

Won. List. Pet. 12. 8 .000

10

7 .088 12 10 .345 12 11 .591 12 12 .500 9 11 .460 9 11 .450

St. Louis................................ 6 12 .333

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

St. Louis New York

Boston... Chicago Pittsburg Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati

-14

4 .782

0 .700

12

8 .000

11

8 .578

11 12

.478

12

.128

8 10

333

2 17

.105

RAW SILK.

SOME PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION FIGURES.

MERATE. Pentreath & Co. have kindly forwarded us the following fetter dated April 20, which they have received from Mesars. Hornby, Hemelryk & Co. of Liverpool.

The market has displayed -- an easier tendency during the past week, and values are a few points Ipwer.

The New York and Chicago certi- ficated stock on the 10th in total- ed 2,190 bales (19 bales Grade C, 370 bales Grade D and 800 bales Grade Y),

The current differentials are s follows:-

Grade A Premium 55c,

B:

D: Basie.

Mc.

12c,

E. Discount Ilc.

F:

10c,

W: Premium Sc.

X: Discount 50.. Y; Basin.

Z: Discount 10c The world. production and con. sumption of Raw Silk (excluding domestic consumption), since the be ginning of the season are estimated as follows:

1930-31 1928-30 1928-29 Balen. Bales. Balca. Production

July/March 581,022 020,033 509,178 Consumption

July/March 517,683 557,303 547,785 Advices from the other side denote no improvement, in the piece goods demand. Sales of finished Silk goods are only fair, and whilst Bilk is at a very reasonable level, there seems nothing to justify the expectation of any sustained ad- vance in the immediate future

Close New York Sturday:-July, 2.20c., September 2.29c., November 2.200.

Mission's desire to directly inves tigate the country's great cotton industry was

definitely one of ["nothing doing," The Jay nnese Cotton Spinners' Association, a powerful organisation controlling the bulk of the industry, forbade its members to show their mills to the visitors, and nothing would induce them to alter this decision:

Thanks to individual action the

Mission was able to inspect some five or six mills in Japan, but it is

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