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Sports News

Lawn Bowls.

TOMORROW'S GAMES AND

"PROSPECTS.

TWO LEADING TEAMS TO BE ENTERTAINED.

[By "GREEN.'/]

Winners so far in all the four sonior lawn bowls games, Craigen gower and Kowloon CC. eaunot be too mure of their chatices to-morrow. Both are playing away from home against teams who will try their. hardest to check the advance, and it would indeed cause no surprise if one or both are tripped by the

hania tenis. Kowloon CC, and

Bowling Green Club juniors, who play on home grounds, will not have much cause for anxiety.

The following is the programme::

Division L

Taikoo . Craigengower, Civil Service. Kowloon C.C... Police Kowloon Dock, Recreio . Bowling Green.

Division IL

Craigengewer v. Taikoo. Kowloon. C... Civil Service. Bowling Green v. Recreio. Electric R.C. 7. Yacht Club.

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koo led to "needle" contest in

Tennis Topics.

· LEAGUE SEASON, TO OPEN TO-MORROW.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE

1931:

DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

JAPAN BEAT EGYFT.

IN COURT.

A USE FOR PEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Juno 3. In the Davis Chap "contest Japan beat Egypt by threo matches to nil and meet the winner of the Britain- South Africa tie in the semi-final of the European zone.

COMPLAINANT. NOT COCKNEY BOYS FIND LORD D'ABERNON &nd England-would have so

VIGOROUS PROTEST BY SOLD THEM TO TRUSTEES

· AS TROUSER-PRESSES.

SOLICITOR.

SUMMONS DISMISSED,

Mr. H. L. Dennys made & suc LONDON, June 4 cessful protest at Central Magis- At Eastbourne in the ari found of the Davis Cup Perry (Britain) beat Farquharson (S. Africa) 02,

CO-EDUCATION.

tracy yesterday when two Chinese constables stationed at Aberdeen, were summoned Mr. W. Schofield for assault... The subject of the that although the sun protest mons, was taken out, neither the complainant nor his solicitors were

in Court.

THE MONEY CRISIS.

managed thar monotary affairs as to render probable and almost in- evitable the Bankruptcy of many debtor nations such a man would

have been thought demented. Yet that has occurred. Unless the price. favel is restored-in other words, unless the value of gold and gold currency measured in commodities is reduced-there is no doubt about the inevitable defaults,

The Road to Bankruptcy,

Make all the allowances which are reasonable for extravagance for bad finance, and for excessivo borrowing, the fact remains that without the fall in the prices in

'MONETARY REFORM THE

ONLY REMEDY."

NOT WAGE CUTTING. Every boy in London is a potential criminal or a potential U policemankaHARMA

The officers of the hip are on That is the opinion of the Hov. their knees praying for better Butterworth," of "Clubland wonther instead of navigating the Church, Walworth, S.E. In a talk vessel into safety," said Viscount in London on The Romance of D'Abernon, addressing the Royal Clubland," he mid:

Empire Society in London. He was **** All boys have, energy, initiative, speaking on The economic crisie enterprise and originality. The ite causes and curo," and declared difference between the Cockney and that every work that passes makes the public schoolboy is that the pub-it more alear that it is light-hearted Mr. Dennys said he appeared in schoolboy has had a chines Hand-light-headed optimism to por for one of the two defendants. The he had a Godly training. He has sist in treating as a passing indis.

had religion and church. N summons was issued, in respect of The poorer boy has had drink, position what is a grave world-wide conditions, without regard to price- level. In the presence, of a violent small affair, at the Tin Hau Tom He has had no privacy. He knows crisis."

and continuous slung oven, the most solvent nations may find themselves ple at Abordeep. He regretted the more about sex at the age of eight absence et the complainant and He has lived in the stroots. It

in difficultion For the debtor it is added that it was one of those he meets a girl he cannot take her

indispensable that he should be able to sell, his produce in order to pay casos where the Police had been home, and she cannot take him to discover in these pronouncements his debts. If you make his anics badgered, for a most unwarrantable homo

He told a story of how, one day, any broad theoretical grasp of the impossible fou render payment im complaint.

of bankruptcy toyo A certain gonteman, said Mr. ho was returning by bus with the silmation or clear explanation of posible. Thus you bring about his to your own detri- Aberdeen and had gone out for an horte was so interested in talk- I discern any practical recom. In his concluding remarks ord Dennys, was in la theatre at boys after a football match what has occurred. Still less can mont."

I wore a green jersey and rather in the dark and cannot say The head girl of Frensham ordinary reason but in the meaning about the match that I did not mendation calculated to bring the D'Abernon said, bold that the

[BY_"* TOPELITE.'']{\" At the moment of writing these, 63. notes, I do not know whether the opening of the local league tennis season will take place to-morrow as the weather is so changeable that wo may have brilliant sunshine or henvy rain. However, here's hoping. it will keep ane, as the opening matches are always looked forward to with much interest.

This season, six teams have enter

ed for the "A division. I might state that the same teams were in the competition inst year which was won by the Indian Recreation Club. As to the respective strengths of the sides, I must confees I am much until 1 have seen the teams in

a elose affair.

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A BOY AND GIRL GIVE THEIR VIEWS.

HAPPY SCHOOLDAYS,

The idea of co-education is still largely a strange and unfamiliar one to English people. There are, however, several pioneer schools where girls and boys are brought up together and work and play in company

Heights Schoc! (1927-1928) and the hond boy of Bedales School, Petora- field (1928-1929) give their OWB views on co-education from prac tical experience in the issue of The New Era, an inter have national magazine dealing with educational thecry and new practice.

current

prosent

time his soat was seized, He car

ried his complaint to one of the notice the conductor, who said, directors who was one of the elders Don't try to dodge your fare. of Aberdeen and, this man in turn Pay up. One of my boys called reported the incident to the Police out, Do you know that he is our

parson??

on

duty. Two constables then went and told the man that he would have to vacate the seat but an altercation arose and shorty afterwards, a European offer ar They are: Claire Deschainprived on the scene and the man was who is now at Cambridge, and eventually lifted from the seat. Philip A. Smithells, now at Cars College, Cambridge. This is what they say

The Girl's View.

The conductor said, 'What That kid in shorta

One day he found that the boys had taken down the pew doors, and, when he reproved them, they said that they had made trouser-presses out of them and had sold them for 75. Gd. each,

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CHOPPER AS WEAPON.

"We have had he said "anmor ous expressions of opinion from high financial authorities. I fail

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commodition the main cause of non- payment would have been absent. Nonation is solvent under åll

deplorabile conditions are due in the crisis to an end. Politicians recom- mala-though not entirely to the mend this or that moasure of fiscal fall in the price of staple com- This fall has boen reform, indifferent to the fact, that modition

brought about by sodrcity of means no fiscal reform, however expedient, of payment. The position can be can provide a speedy solution to the corrected by combined action be immediate economic distress. Every tween the central ixanks of the gold- month evidence accumulates show using countries provided these of central banka bome to an under- ing that the main cause the trouble is of a monetary standing on a joint policy and that they take no their objective nature and that the remedy can

the restoration of stability to the only be found in measures

standard of value. The price-level at which the standard of value should be stabilised, is a matter for discussion, but it must be consistent as will permit the maintenance of with ultimate stability and be such wages, and salaries approximately. at their present rate. It must also be such as will render possible to debtor nations, the punctual creou tion of their contractual engage

of

action:

In the opening games, the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha receive the Indians, and though, the former have the | advantage of playing on their own courts, I rather fancy the chances of the Indians as they have tho two strongest pairs in the Colony turn

No Question of Assault. ing out for them. Noedless to say I refer to the Rumjahn cousins and

The Police, said Mr. Dennys, "I told them what the trustões monetary reform. In the last few O.A. L. Rumjahn and J. A. Cas

were acting under instructions and would say, and they acked who were days we have had from a high Bumbhoy, South China will be at While the champions won some home to the Chinese R.C. and here

there was no question of an assault, the trusteca. I told them, Mr. So-source the view explained that dis what comfortably at home last I would not like to say who will Having loft school for two He considered the charge most unand So and Mr. So-and-So. The armament is the real remedy. All the economic crisis is dependent year, their earlier meeting at Tai-win. The match will no doubt be years and been up at Cambridge warrantablo and pointed out that reply was, But those are the I can say is that if the solution of

The Cricket Club for a year and a half, I am firmly neither the complainant nor his follows we have sold them to.

unon the achievement of dis which Bradbury's rink took the will have Kowloon ns their guests; convinced that co-education is the solicitor wore present to substan

armament the prospect is dark indeed. Natuhumiwan points from Laing in the very rather fancy the chances of the cat sane, intelligent and happy tiate it. A charge of this nature, doubtful finish which left the latter though one never knows what (if sometimes dangerous) form or added Mr. Denny, should never visitors with a majority of two shots the Club are capable of when at education for the majority of have been brought, as it was liable all round. Taikoo will make every full strength.⠀

girls. I do not believe that it is to bring the police under suspicion effort to turn tho tables, but I still

oqually ideal for boys.

by the Chinese community. think that Craigengower will

"Few of these of my contemUnder section 39 of the Magis- manage to get away without defent.

poraries at Nownham whom I know trates Ordinance, Mr. Dennys Band Civil Service; after their gallant

fairly well, who were educated at that he thought his Worship had but fruitless effort against the

orthodox girls rebools, seem to power to award 85-costs and he champions last week, will hope for

took back on their years at school, asked his Worship to exercise that

Chen Chenk was yesterday before better results when they entertain

as anything but a period of dull power. Of course they had their Kowloon C. Whatever the out

ness, sometimes aggravated by civil remedy, but he did not think Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow- come-I think the home team will

overwork and compulsory games.

the defendant would do that, Thoon Police Court charged with bo alight favourites for the points

"Perhaps the greatest benefits a

summons is a most unwarranted having in his possession a large this will provide an interesting

girl derives from co-education are,

one and is without a shadow of chopper with intent to use it for

an unlawful purpose tud with be a Bane attitude towards the cther justification and when it comes on, struggle Kowloon Dock will prob- ably gain their first points of the

sex, and the ability to meet inen the complainant is nice present in having in a disorderly manner. season when they visit the Police

more naturally, to work with them court, nor is he represented by Recreation Club Club de Recreio

more easily, de understand their solicitors. were unsuccessful in their two nway

interests and to some extent their ventures, but on their own ground

attitude towards life. TOD it is likely that they will reproduce their earlier form.

The "B" Division.

Last

No less than six games are dawn for decision in the "B" division, the most interesting of which should be the Recreio-Indians tic. year the I.R.C. won by nine sets to ni but I doubt very much whether they will be able to repeat that performance, Kowloon should take the points from M.B.K. while I confidently predict a win for the Chinese Recreation Club over the Hong Kong Cricket Club. South China and the University ought to take the points from Nippon Club

Craigangowor and

respectively,

SMART SENTENCE ON

CHINESE HOOLIGAN.

Inspector Fallon, who prosecuted, outlining the facts of the case, said that at about 12.45 p.m. on May 27, Solleitor Responsible, bricklayer hoarded a Kowloon "This sense of balance and grea- His Worship said that he underbus in Prince Edward Road, in and the last match on the card, tor understanding is, I think, af

stood that the solicitor for the which were seven other men known OS.C.C.. Army Tennis Club, the greatest help to a girl-whe complainant was told by his own to him The defendant abused him. should prove a very close affair. Taikoo juniors, LYG visiting

The "C" division opens with five up to a university like Cam- staff that the date fixed for the and he jumped off the bus near bridge, where the men outnumber summons was the 10th. The Court, the Police Training School, the Craigengower After their great matches with Y.M.C.A., C.R.C., the girls by more than twelve to however; had eloarly informed.

men also got off. performance last week. I expect to I.R.C., South China and Deutscher one, and the relations between the

Mr. Dennys said he did not de | Defendant produced a chopper sse Taikoo return with the spoils. Club at home to C.C.C., Recreio, sexes are perforce extremely artisire to communicate with them. He and a police whistle was blown, The Yacht Club should also K.I.T.C. Radio Sports Club and ficial."

thought it was a disgrace to have A police messenger arrived on the auccessful on their tour to North Army Tennis Club respectively.

The Boy's View.

to be told to appear in court at scene, and stopped the defendant Point Kowloon CC. and the These games, should result in wins

2.15 and nobody from the other who was brandishing the chopper. Bowling Green ought to run to for the home teams except in the

One of the commonest criticismaside should bad appeared although An Indian inspector attached to the gether for the points.

last match. I do not know anything cf co-education is that it is all it was 8.45. The clicitor was the Training School chased the defen- about the Deutscher Club but from right for girls, but not for boys. person responsible and it was dant, who ran to the Mongkok what I have been able to gather they To me this seems very extraordin-nothing to do with tho staff. Ile Theatre, and there a European scem quite a good side.

had no right to talk of his staff.

constable tripped him up. He got away, but was eventually pulled up

TOMORROW'S TEAMS.

The following are some of the probable teams which will appear in to-morrow's games:→

Club de Recrafo,

Recreio senior team (home) Kowloon Bowling Green at 3.30 p.m.-A. 8. Gomes, R. R. Robarts, LOR. Souza and R' F." Luz (Skap)

Dr. A. C. Basto, C. A. Lopes, GM. P. Remedios and C. G. Silva (Skip).

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EL Barros, AH: Basto, C. E. Marques and C. A. Gutierrez (Skip).

Recreio junior team (away) v. Kowloon Bowling Green at 3.30 p.m.-M. F. Baptista, H. Rozario, E. M. Bomedios and F, X, M. Silva (Skin).

Bystem of Scoring.

ary..

The only reason I have been His Worship dismissed the am- able to find for it is that a bayons and awarded: 85 costs to theby a pile of bricks. Ile throw away must be soft and unmanly because defence. that the presence of girls must he has been brought up with girls; have a feminising influence, and that the boy will not got the rough U.S. CITIZENSHIP REFUSED. treatment he would in a boys' school. This view I consider quite fallacious.

"Co-education tends to emphasise the masculinity in a boy by throwing it in contrast with the femininity of the girls. It is found that the efficiency of a prefect is quite independent of ex

The system of scoring this year is as follows: Each pair to play one set against each of the three pairs of the opposing side, but in the event of any particular set reaching five games-all, only two more games are to be played. To the side winning | a set, one point shall be awarded: in the event of the set finishing six- all, half a point shall be awarded to cacli pair. Two league points to be allotted to each match, which shall be awarded to the team win ning more than four and a half The utmost value can be obtain match points. If each side winsed from the mutual working of four and a half match points, the boys and girls as prefects where match is considered a draw, and they have to deal with all the dis each team is awarded one league ciplinary problems of the school. point.

I feel that co-education should start at least before, adolescence.

"From my own school we have had a president of the A.D.C., two Soccer Blues, athletics, Blues, and the British Ski Champion for three yours running. These examp- les also aufficiently answer the non masculinity criticism."

New entries to the league this year Prata, J. M. 8. Rosario. A are the University Graduates Asso- V. Barros and J. G. Ozorio (Skin),ciation and the Doutecher Club and F. Xavier, J. M M. Alves, it is hoped that they will have a J. Baste and F. V. Ribeiro (Skip). good season. It is a matter for Kowlood Bowling 0.0, regret that the lack of playing fields makes it impossible for, more K.B.G.O. senior team (away) u.

teams to enter the competition, and Club de Becrsio-Rodger, G. H. Sherriff, H. Nish and W, Russell as tennis has grown to be one of the most popular forms of sport in the (8kip)

Colony, it is a matter for surprise that the Lawn Tennis Association have not yet been alloted a piece of around where they can stage chame pionship and exhibition matches. However, I suppose, time will remedy this defect. At any rate 16. DEBUTANTE WHO HAD A hope so..

BB, Nichol, T. 8. W West, G. El Roylance and D. F. Warren (Skip).

8. Eccleshall G. J. Chambers, E. W. L. Hogbin and L. Guy (Skin).

Recorte: R. Hall

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Mixed Doubles. Seven teams have entered for tha

MISS EDITH. K. DREXEL MARRIED.

£10,0000 DINNER PARTY.

PACIFIST PROFESSOR'S

APPLICATION,

UNWILLING TO JOIN

UNJUST" WAR.

Washington, May The United States Supreme Court ended one of the country's most famous Pacifist cases to-day when it decided that Dr Douglas-Clydo Macintosh, professor of theology at Yale University, is not eligible for American citizenship.

the chopper before he was arrest ed but a paper sheath for, holding the weapon was found on him.

Defendant stated that the chop per belonged to the complainant, and that he snatched it from him.

He was convicted on both charges and. was sentenced by the Magis trate to a fine of $50 or three months on each harge, the sen tences to run consecutively,

Dr MacIntosh, a native of Canada, is not willing to swear that he will bear agnis for the United States under any and all circumstances. He is willing to swear only that ho will, bear arms for the United States in the ovent of a way which he cotisiders just.

For this reason the Supreme Court holds the lower courts to be correct in refusing to grant Ameri can citizenship, to Dr. MacIntosh."

For more than two years Dr. MacIntosh's case has dragged its way through the courts, Pacificist organizations have aided the theo logian futilely, in his fight for citizenship. They have contended that his conscisations scruples A against fighting in an unjust. fwar should not deny him the privileges of American citizenship.

EB.G.C. junior team (home) v. Club de Recreio:H. F. Stoneham, & Logan, W. E. Halo and A. W E. Davidson (Skip),

GBF Thompson, E Dmixed doubles competition this ses- Now York Miss Edith Kingdon Labrousso, H. H. Rose and W. S. Bon and Fcan anfoly say, without Drexel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Drake (Skip):

any fear of contradiction, that this Anthony J. Drexel, was married to Whitts, J. G. Meyer Ascotion of the league is moet. Mr. Henry S. Oram in 86. Bartho aylor and F. Reploy-(Skin).

popular ono Lator, perhaps, we lomew's Church, New York, Reserve :. B. Wylie, e l

will be a Ladies' Division and if Crowds thronged the streets aur-Since 1018 Dr. MacIntosh has the Association evor stages this, I rounding the church. The bride- been a member of the faculty at Kowloon Dock. R.U.

feel that they will have the very groom is a descendant of Mr. Poter Good hearty support of all tennis fans. msn 7. A Lindsay, C. Atkinson Tennis has, during the course of the

past three or four years, made very On Miss Dicxel's 18th birthday and JC Brown (skip)....

Bw. Hedley, G.; Henderson, H. M. rapid strides in the Colony, and her parents gavo a dinner and Mutovial and I. Lapsley (Skip), although it is not a very commonly dance estimated to cost 210,000

JPuncheon B, C, Cooper known fapt, to officers, of, bur As The guests travelled by special Vamay and P. Cullin (Sc)sociation and always working out train from Philadelphia to New Reserves Bi Docherty, Cal | Ways-and-means of pushing it York, and the room was decorated

ahead, and to them, all good luck. with flowers wort man and G. N. Mitchell.

Kowloon Dock teasu (away)

Cooper, the philanthropist.

Yale University. Previously he taught in Oknada and in India. He Written "mumerous theolog works and he is the author of in's World War. He is ordained in the Baptist ministry.

During the Great War De Intosh served a chaplain the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in-France.---

"If anyone had suggested a few years ago that by 1931 the great creditor nations-America, France. ¦ments.",

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