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Sports

Lawn Bowls.

COMMENT ON SATURDAY'S: LEAGUE GAMES.

NARROW ESCAPE FOR THE UNBEÄTEN LEADERS.

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News

TENNIS LEAGUE.

MIXED DOUBLES.

WIN FOR THE INDIANS.

On the L.R.C. courts yesterday the Indians beat Ladies Roureation Club by 7 sets to 1. The scores were

Mrs. Gulf and H. D. Rumjaha :- beat Mr. Stafford Smith and H. J. Armstrong ....... beat Mise Thomas and A. D.

Humphreys

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1931.

THE HENRY

HOME RACING

Notes and News

KESWICK

QUE HOME BACINO CORRESPONDENT

I cannot do better this week than: to give the results of the principal races of the first two days at Ascot. The value of the Staker at Ascot is generally known, but possibly for are aware that there is now over £44,000 added prize money, and that the total amount of stakes is over £70,000.

St. James' Palace Stakes,

One mile. 5,050 Sovs, to Winnor Cameronian .... (F. Fox) F Trinidad

(D. Chrsinke) Portlaw

(H. Reasley) 3

3 lengths, 4 lengths." Betting: 15/8 on, 20/1, 7/1. Cameronian, this race, for three-year-olds, won in a cantor,

Arst time the completed Totalisator 0-4 comprising five enormous buildings,

üble prize. It must be remembered that this race was over a mile and

beat Mrs Etherington and

Capt. Etherington ... 0-3 Miss R. Rumjahn and S. A. Rum-

jahn:--

bent' Mrs. Stafford Smith and

H. J. Armstrong-1] boat Miss Thomas and A. D.

Humphreya

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2-6

lost to Mrs. Etherington and

Capt. Etherington Mrs. Osborne and C. A. L. Rum

jahn-

beat Mrs. Stafforð ́ Smith and

H. J. Armstrong.

tied with Miss Thomas and

A. D. Humphreys

beat Mrs. Etherington and

Capt. Etherington

0-1

8.8

4-3

There were no surprises, to my mind, in the lawn bowls League last Saturday, but the fact remains that the unbeaten Kowloon 0.0. team bed a narrow shave, and the anne may be said of Craigengower, who nearly fet the Police score victory after all their years of try- ing to break their spell of bad luck, Kowloon C.C. bent Taikoo by a single shot, and by a coin- cidence, Silkstone's rink, which had hitherto remained the only unbeaten one in the senior division, fell hy the same margin. It was hard luck on the Taikoo team to lose the points in such a way. The victory had the effect of strengthening the position of the leaders for the cham- pionship, while at the same time string was out of tune when they it lessened Taikoo's chances for the visited Craigongower. They lost by honours. However, "Taikoo are left 36 shots, A. L. de Souza's rink for with some hope, and one cannot say the home team making a big "kill" what might happen in the remain with 20 shots. The opposing rink ing six games. They can derive under Davies was tied down for a some comfort from the fact that long time to two shote, but they they have still to carry out two eventually raised their total to nine meetings with Craigongower, the shots as against 35. On another

potential candidates for this season's honours and champions for the last three years. Taikos, in the event of failing in their an bitions to reach ho top, might very well prove to be the undoing of the Craigengower team, for any success which they may achieve against the champions will indirectly help Kowloon 0.0. to win the champion ship for the first time.

-other

home rink, H. V. Pearse, playing number three, did extremely good work in cutting out the woods of the opposition. Taikoo had an easy victory over the Electric winning hands down on two rinks.

over-

TOWS RIVER GUNBOAT

TO HAIPHONG

The story of the steam tug Henry Keswick's voyago from Hong Kong to Haiphong with the French river gunboat Vigilante in tow, is not a recital of frightful hasards of the sea overcome, or of the triumphing of men over seemingly insurmount able difficulties."

Deep Sea Towing. Deep son towing is no child's

R.M.S.P. AND ITS SECRET RESERVES.

THE LORD MAYOR EXPLAINS.

HIS RULING!

NANCY CARROLL

FILM STAR'S DIVORCE SUIT,

On the seventh anniversary of hor wedding, Nancy Carroll, one of the When the hearing was resumed most successful of the newer film at the Guildhall of the summonses stars, has at Nogales, Mexico, fled against Lord Kylsant and Mr. H. Ja divorce suit against her play. Morland in connection with the wright husband, Jack Kirkland. affairs of the Royal Mail Steam Hollywood was, startled by the Packet Company the Lord Mayor nows, for their marriage was re- made a statement as to the evidence garded as the ideal romance of the he would admit

Alm colony,

It will be recalled that at the Nancy Carroll, who had a mote previous hearing Sir John Simonoric rise from a Broadway chorus,

and giving employment to at least 20 has no real bearing on the Leger, hazardous 'branch of the merchantIt is alleged that the R.M.S.Pment, duo simply to the claims of

a: 1,000 men.

7.

Soya, to

It is pleasing to rend of Portlaw running into place, and possibly six furlongs is about hie distance.

The success of Cameronian brings up the total of his winnings in three races to £29,483,7

The Lord Mayor said:

her career. The ground for the petition was the wish of the star to be independent of her husband, and in the Nogaiss Court buch & reason is considered sufficient. * *

This year there was soon for the and so andaxes another most value play even when darried out under the and Sir Patrick Hastings, leading and is now earning £1,000 weekly, most favourable conditions. It is counsel for the defence, withdrow told friends that the divorce was without doubt the hardest and most from the Court,

the friendliest possible arrange service, and those who engage in it reported a prout in years when become so accustomed to experi- there had been a loss and that the oneing and dealing with dangerous difference was made up by transfers situations as an every-day occurrence from secret reserves, that the towing of a small gunboat which was never meant to leave the safe precincts of: a calm river over. 500 miles of open sen seems to them hardly worthy of mention, Most certainly, this accounts for the modeaty with which Capt. Ground water, master of the Henry Keswick, reinted to a representative of the Daily Press, the story of the Henry, Keswick's most recent voyage, from which she returned only two days ago.

Queen Ann Stakes. onge 155 yds. 1.92 Winnor, Coldstream (G. Richards) 1 Osiris................(B. Carslake) z Knoloma (A. Burns)

Short head Two lengths. Betting: 11/27/1, 20/1. Glenalmond, owned by Mr. J. A. Dewar, started favourite at 11-4, but could do no better than fourth. Knoloma, a French horse was enter- ed for the Derby but did not run.

The winner, of course, is owned by Lord Glanely

Ascot Stakes (Handicap). 9 miles 1,920 Soys. to Winner. Noble Star

(F. Fox) 1 (A. Smirke) 9 Bonny Boy II. (C. Nay) 3

length length.

Blue Vision

Betting: 10/1 20/1, 100/7, - Son of Mint started favourite with Brown Jack next, but neither

were prominent in the race. I fan-

it was ask-

cind Brown Jack for this race, but. with Pet., 7 lbs. to carry ing a lot of this very popular horse. This race was a bit of an upset to most calculations, but Noble Star hardened up just previous to the race from 100-6 Bonny Boy is an- other French horse.

Coventry Stakes, Five furlongai- Winner.

2,200 Sovs, to

(F. Fox) (B. Carslake) 8 (F. Lane) 3

length, length. Betting: 13/8, 15/8, 10/1 Dastur, owned by the Aga Khan and thought by many to be the best two-year-old colt this year,, must have proved a disappointment; this. race is for two-year-olds. Cockpen apparently simply outstrode him,

Seven rinke registered double figure wins on Saturday and in six cases their respective, clubs proâted to the extent of taking the points. The exception was provided by Cookpon Bans will cary us through," an Mair's team, whose win, was

Hardy old, slogan at Craigengower, was shadowed by the victory of Craigen-Tohungs recalled when the champions were gower's leading rink over that of nearly laid flat on the Police. Oram. The following are the ground. In fact it had to be sub outstanding wins by individual stituted to "Omar will carry us rinke during the afternoon:- through," and if he had not, it would have been a sorry day for the champions, "Dick" Basa's rink went down by ten shots, but Omar's rink pulled the scale round by a majority of 15 shots while their third rink, under Rumjahn drew' with West, Craigongower's proverbial strength appears to be. on the wane, and I fear this is due to the absence of Bradbury, who kept the team is a whole in fine form with constant practice.

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I was glad to see Kowloon Dook gain their second victory when they entertained Club de Recreio. They have a good team, but their luck this season has been somewhat akin to that of Civil Service some two years back when they lost a number of matches by small margins.. I do

'BENIOR RINKS,

C. M. Omar (Craigengower) beat J. Oram (Police) by 15 shots,

29-14.

C. Guy (Bowling Green) beat Wand is by Buchau-Margeritta. He

E. Hollands (Civil Service) by 13 shots, 29-15.

W. Mair (Police) beat R. Bass (Craigengewer) by 10 shots,

90-10.

JUNIOR RINKS.

A. L. de Souza (Craigengewer) beat R. R. Davies (Civil Ser- vice) by 20 abots, 359.

R. K. Duncan (Taikoo) bent MB. B. Muskett (Electric R.C.) by 25 shots, 37-12.

D. Mauro (Taikoo) beat 8. Dea-

con (Electric RC)" by 21. shots, 35-14

F. G. Herridgo. (Kowloon 0.0.) beat F. V. Ribairo, (Recreio). by 10 shots, 29-13.

aot maintain that the Dock's de- The following are the successful feats have been so small in compari-rinks on the basis of ten shots or

in owned by Lord Woolavington and proved another access for F. Darling.

Hardy was running on should be noted for the future.

Gold Vase

and

Two miles. 1,800 Sovs. to Win-

ner,

Trinidad was a very promising two-year-old, but up to this race. had shown no prominence this year, This concluded the frat day, good one for Mr. F. Darling, and for F. Fox who rode three winners The effect of the Toto was vory noticeable in the chief rings.

Cockpen apparently made a great impression, and may have a lot to do with the Derby, next year. Ha in a grandly made whole chestnut and as well bred as he is good looking.

SECOND DAY.

As space is limited I will only, deal in detail with the Royal Hunt Cup, King Edward VII: Stakes, and Coronation Stakes..

The "Viglinate.""" gunboat drawing only about two The Vigilante is a small river feet of water, and constructed of the thinnest stool upon a trame correspondingly light. She was built and intended for river work only, and before she could be taken to sea an enormous amount of pre- paratory work on her was necessary: Six Wheeler won the Bessborough

She had to be stripped of almost Stukes from Truncheon and Hotguns, funnel, masts, all had to go every removable fitting above deck: Bun at the nice price of 50/1 Par- until she remained little more than enthesis the Churchill Stakes from

a bulk. All hatches and openings Lemnarchus the Fornhill Stakes Knight of Lorn and Janeiro, and

were battened down, and an arti from Athara and da Fontaine.

TWO MORE TEST

MATCHES.

NEW ZEALANDERS' BRAVE SHOWING REWARDED.

(THROUGH REUTZA'S AGENCY,]

London, July 7 As the New Zealand cricket team, who travelled 13,000 miles to play a solitary Test Match, made such a brave showing on June ¡97, against England, the Cricket Board of Control has ar- tanged two more Tast Matches; ime at the Oval on July 29, and one at Manchester on August 15,

Conoration Blakes,

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One mile, 7,000 Sovs, to Winner. Sunny Devon ... (R. Dick) Turtle Boup. (M. Brary) Lindos Ojos.... (H. Beasley) 3

lengths, 1 length. Betting: 3/1, 10/1, 5/1. This brought a valuable prize to Lord Astor, Lindos Ojca was se zer (S. Donoghue) 3 bond in the 1,000 Guineas, and Four Course, who won the later and was 4 lengths 4 lengths,

second in the Oaks, started Betting: 4/1, 3/1, 10/1

farourite at 2/1, but finished fourth.

Pomme D'Api Amfortas Whincover

(M. Beary) (W. Sibbritt)

This seems to considerably en- hance the chances of Pomme D'Api the St. Leger. He apparently returned looking as if he had been

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ficial breakwater was built forward, to ease the force, of heavy: sela which might be met with on the th on the

Voyage.,

Since there were no bollards of suficient strength to take the strain of the towing line on the fore part of the Vigilante a five inch wite hawser was laid right round the out side of the vessel, and at the junc- tion of the two ends of this hawser at the bow the six-incir steel towing and twenty fashoms of this wire were paid out when the open sea Was reached, but the tow had to be shortened on two occasions, one of them being when the Hainan Straits, were negotiated.

ire was attached. One hundred

The Voyage.

Counsel who were leading for the defence have seen fit to with draw from the case aftor, a ruling which I gave upon the admission of evidence as to the accounts of other companies wholly unconnect. ed with the R.M.8.P. Company. ⠀⠀

What Others Do.

The couple kissed good-bye in the Attorney's office. Mr Kirkland, who has acted as his wife's mana got, said: "We're parted the best of friends, but the break is un avoidable, Somewhere along the lina romanen flew out of the window. and we came to the realisation that "A" I understand it their conten

to continuo being happy we must tion was that if it can be shown both respect each other's indepen that other companies have done dence, I believe we shall continus

in such cases given clear certificates,and unspoiled, and entirely worthy what it alleged to have been done to find a common interest not only in this case, and other auditors have but in our work. Nancy is genuine in our daughter Pasty, aged five, then the defendants in this case of the place she has won for her. cannot be guilty of a criminal offence.

*'"' In my view if it were proved Among the films in which Nancy that other people were doing what Carroll has starred are “Abie's is alleged to have been done in this Irish Rose," Ladies. Must Dress," case, that does not affect the issue and Easy Comb, Easy Go Har here as to whether what has been talking films included Wolf done constitutes an offence.

Wall Stroot, "Close Harmony, mitigation, but with that I am not and The Sin Sister. *****

"It might well be pleaded in "The Dance of Life," "Illusion,

concerned."

that the interests of the defendants should not suffer by reason or the netion which their leading counsel have seen fit to take.

"While I cannot admit evidence ak to the accounts of companies wholly

"I am, however, most "anxious

R.M.S.P. I must admit evidence as unconnected with the to the generally accented principles upon which, companies deal with such matters ss, for example, secret reserves, and particularly if there

are questione involved in this case as to which eminent authorities en- tortain different opinions

That, again, is very important. but evidence on this point should b given where there is a direct reference to the accounts of the R.M.S.P.. and should not involve examination of the accounts of other companies,

"I hope that if any such evidence id available I shall not be deprived of any assortance that I would derive from it in deciding whether. the defondants should be upon their MA Cason, chief nesountant of the R.M.S.P. from 1013 to last month. then resumed his evidence

whether the directors were shown the fact that for something like, nine or ten years there has been a de- ficit of half a million, and how that could be made up so as to show & profit on the balance sheet1 !!

1997, when they were dealing with Mr. Pritt (to the witness): In the accounts for 1920, was there any discussion as to the position of the company No.

Do your shine answers about their not being told suply to each of the years from 1981 to 1925 f-Yes,

Unanswered Question.

Mr. Cason said that in June, 1928, he saw Lord Kylaant regarding the draft prospectus.

All I did." "anid Mr. Cason, was to say that the words aver age profits were included, and I suggested that balance was the word we used in our accounts, Lord Kylant immediately altered profits to balance.Los A

fair. statement 1-Ought a chata, lais opinion

The Lord Mayor: Was

The first day of the voyage was blessed with comparatively fair weather, but on the second day out speed had to be reduced on account of the danger of the heavy seas thon being experienced staving in the extremely thin plating of the Vigilante. That | Mould have this such a contingene point to the extremely tricky nature of the job in hand. Bad weather

there for the purpose of the sub- The Lord Mayor: Was it put persisted until the Hainan Straits The Lord Mayor, asked á question, were reached after which it mode respecting the £200,000 bonus deolar scribing public believing there was rated considerably and continued ed by the H. and W. Nelson Com an annual available surplus in the fair to the end of the voyage! pany fond of the B.8.P subnature of a profit available for the. One would expect a vessel of auchsidiaries), and Mr. Pritt (counsel payment of interest on the deben light draft to shear badly under tow, for the Crown) replied that he tures -I think som buc in this instance such was not ought to say that was justification

the case: no doubt the steadiness | for that bonus..

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The Other Directors..

been there you could not have issued The Lard Mayor: It it had not this prospectus-1--Mr. Cason did not reply

It is obvious, isn't it 7-Again"Mr. Cason did not reply.

The Lord Mayor You prefer not to answer - Yes.

The Lord Mayors Can you not ask him whether ho believe the Was anybody else statement to be a statement of fact that during the past ten years the average Balance available, after providing for depreciation, was suf ficient to pay the interest on the

of the Vigilante was mainly due to the presence of two fifteen fathom lengths of cable, one of which was Later, the Lord Mayor said: trailed from each quarter of the want to be absolutely fair to all ship, acting as 4 288 anchor. parties concerned, but throughout The outward journey took about the whole burden seems to have two and a half days the average been thrown on the shoulders of speed being seven and a half knots. Lord Kivsent Tho return from Haiphong was responsible in any degree? Other made without any tow, and was no wise what was the use of having any complished in two days, the tug ar-directors at all riving in port on Monday,

Mr. Pritt: It is my case that at Thus ends another chapter in the all the interviews and discussions debentures more than five times history of the Henry Keswick and there was no authoritative person overt I suggest that question be her gallant skipper: merely another present except Lord Kylsant, Seven furlongs 156 yds. 2,590 job of work successfully agéomplish when wexy dolent, except

ed maybe, but accomplished by the ing with the accounts. exercise of a quality of seamanship Mr. Pritt proceeded to question past ten years, year over the

transfer from reserves, and the Lord that Court or the next should de- Mayor asked: Can you ascertain cide, a b

Royal Hunt Oup (Handicap),

Sovs, to Winner.

cause we have been told of a defioit

of about 2400,000 a

Mr. Pritt said he was not sure

son, but they have been beaten in moro up in at least 50 per cent of fout for an exercise cantor and soems Grand Salute (G. Richards) 1 which has made the names Ground- Mr. Cason as to whether any inihether he ought to ask the ques-

aumber of games which they the games played so far, the figure to improve all the time, despite a lesborough (Fickaby) water and Honry Keswick bywords formation was given about the tion, as there were questions which should have won. The Bowling after the name indicating the nue-lot. of racing this year.. Green team came home with the ber of games in which the skip bas spoils from the Civil Service, the participated:-

points going in their favour by 15

shots. W. E. Hollands, who made

BENIOR BINKS.

le second appearance as a senior U. M. Omar (C.C.C.) 8.

skip in the rearranged rink, went

Drummond (Taikon) 8

A. E. Silkatone (K.0.0.) 8.

down by thirteen shots. Hotlidge J. Ferguson (Taiko) 8. lost by eight ahots while the third J. Gregory (C.S.C.C.) B. rink under "Gregory won by six shote.

J. Fraser (K.0.0.): 7.

I will leave out the next race in.

TRAFFIC OFFENCES:

BEVERAL DRIVERS FINED.

(P. Beasley), 3 on the China Coast length 1 lengths. Betting: 8/1, 50/1, ~58/1,- detail, the Queen Marry Stakes over five furlongs for two-year-old The surprising thing, about this race was the coming into the pic- fillics, won by Diamalt, at 100-9,ture of Grand Salute so late in Up.

This brought further disappoint the day, and he had to go all out 49n to the Aga Khan, as his álly, to beat Ellenborough, who was very: 41. Tarte Maison, thought by some to deprived Fleeting Memory of third favourably, handicapped. Bacodals " 41 be the best of her age, was kicked place on the post. Neither The

no the post and took no part in Recordernor nor The Magnab_ran

This was another win' for Lord the race

Glaholy.

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20

16

BF Luz (Recreto): 9.28 F. C. Cullen (KDRC.) 8.

Rumjaha (C.0.0.) 0.

W. Russell (K.B.G.C.)-8. .............. - 12

JUNIOR RINKS.

My anticipations of mooing Kow-D. loon Bowling Green Club back at the top of the second division were not realised. Thoy could not fulfil

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Up.

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D. Munro.(Taikoo) 8; ....................:: 70" their engagement with the Yacht RK. Dungan (Taikoo) ... 70 Club owing to the shower which J. G. Ozorio (Recreio) 8. came down in the afternoon to spoil, J. P. Robinson (K.C.C.) 8. the ground. Club de Recreio, how G. Horridge (LOC) 4 (40%

W. S. Drake (K:B.G.C.) 7.38 W. Gill (C.O.C.) 5,

937

aver, did not retain their lead for any length of time as I expected, A. Davidson (K.B.G.C.) 6.30 Koskau C.C. bat them by thres A. 1. Shields (Yacht Club) 428

Payroll (KUA). shota and exchanged the top posi

W. Macfarlane (Yacht Club tion by virtue of

better shot Petherick (K.BG.0.)-6. 4. 17. average. The Civit

junior. E. Strange (0.8.0.0.) 6. (Continued an nez) Colus

Unbeaten.

When the driver of an Aberdeen bus was summoned before Mr. W. Schofield yesterday, with driving in a manner dangerous to the public | along Pokfulam Road; the officer for the prosecution said that de- fendant was, following a lorry and tried - to overtake it in a corner: When he saw the traffic officer: ap- (H; Wrogg) 1 ||proaching from the opposite direc (M; Benry), 9: tion, however, he swung behind the Apperley (B. Carsluke) 3 lorry again. It was also stated that the defendant failed to exhibit his lengths. 4 lengths,

King Edward VII, Stakes,

Prince of Wales, Stakes... About 1 mile ¤ furlongs Three- 11 miles, /3,078 Sova, for Winner,

year-olds. 13,375) NOVE. "to" "Sandwich:

·Winner.

Khorsheed

Sir Andrew Crome Brulee Armagnac

(P. Bensley) MA

(Lane) 2 ^^ (R. Porrymán) a' length. 1. length Betting:", 10/1, 100/6μ 7/1/0/ Amongst others, Bir Andrew beat Shell Transport, Pickpocket, Tip pets Lightning Star and Estate Duty. At Bat: 1 lbs he was recoly

aing Bar

13 horse?" somontati fansied

Betting: 3/1 on, 4/1, 10/1

I mention that, this n race for three-year-cids, in view of the fact that Sandwich should have an ox- collent chance in the Loger.

driver's badge and he was fined $23 for the two offences.""

Sommoned for driving in a dan. gerous manner and with not having two eficient and independant brakes

on

his vehicle, the driver of lorry

but apparently Bandwith was a Miss Li of 60, Robinson Road, There were only three starters, was fined $35 for the two offences, clever winner sud bis jordan never was fined, så for driving a car with once had occasion to fool for his out an appropriate licenes. The

drive of the car was also summon The “"Tote Takingi on the first | ed for allowing the lady to drive tho | day were £44,803, and on the so- his vehicle and was ordered to pay.

cond day just on £31,042.2 In fine of $0.

(Contistat on next Column). The Lord Mayor Very well.

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