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Sports News

CRICKET

VARSITY SPORTS.

KOWLOON # VOLUNTEERS. TO BE HELD ON MARCH 5.

START OF TWO DAYS MATCH. į The Hong Kong University An

munt Sporta will be held on March 5 at the Pokialam Road ground.

The

two-

Kowloon-Volunteers days thatch begin si King's Park yesterday, and at the end of the first day the home team was not! in a very cheerfub position, having lost 7 wickets for 110 runs in. rs ply to a total of 133 set up by the Voluntcork.

The 10,000 metres final and the heats for high and low hurdles will be run on February 27: On Febru ary 20, the, henta for the 100 and 200 yards and throwing the discuss will take place, and on March 2 there will be the fallowing houta: Throwing the javelia long jump, high jump, 440 yards flat race, and tug-of-war (1st round). The 220 yds. low hurdles final will be run on the ame day.

The Defence Corps batted first and, thanks to a nie knock by D. MoLellan who made 4, they put the datal mentioned above. up

"It is learned that Lee Hah Liong. Bowling honours for Kowloon were shared by G. C. Burnet for 58), the individual champion athlete

J. Lyal 3 for 31) and F. E. Skin-last year, will not participate in nor (2 for 7).

the forthcoming sports owing to The home team started none too his preparation for his Seal degree well but E. F. Fincher (35 at out) examination which is fast approach. and F. Goodwin (20) improved the ing. situation somewhat for them and at the end of the day's play they were

110 for 7.

Play will be resumed this after-

noon at 1:30 p.m..

The scores were ; -

Volunteers.

R. H. Griffiths,

Burneti

دانا

E. J. R. Mitchell, b Burnett 19

W. D. Folley, b Burnett ...

13

A. C. Bek, Hampton, b

Lyal

Q

曰:

Barnett

Owen Hughes, & b

..

1.1.

43

D. McLellan, b Skinner .....

F. Bakor, e Burnett, b Lyal &

BASKETBALL

CANTON DEFEATS HONG KONG..

On

Hong Kong mat Canton in

match interport basketball Saturday at Tung Kow Fick, Can- ton, and were defeated by 32-33 points. The game, which was very keenly contested," was watched by a large crowd.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1932,

NIGHT IN CHAMBER OF HORRORS.

FASTEST DERBY RUN IN HONG KONG.

SELECTIONS FOR TODAY.

Echo:

Race 1,

Gold. Bar: Espy.

TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE EAGER TO TRY IT.

Hace 2.

(Continue) from Page 7.)

13-Perth Plato,

Mr. L. Reidy's Season Ticket

(Mr. L. Reidy), 1 Mr. A. . M. Rafeek's City of Melbourne...(Mr. L Frost) Mr. Monastio's Friar Tuck

(Mr. Rothe) 3 Won by five lengths; three lengths batween aeocad and hird

Time: 1 min. 54.2. e. Pari-mutuel

Winner: $40.30.

Place: $18.50; $0.30; 2155.30.

Betting.

Winnor. Place, Won (Proulx):

1,205 ****** 004 .... 609 Taiping (Heard)

41 Falaverer (Wong). ... The Girace Coltman) Westland Stag

(Quincy) 54 The Baron (Clark)... 324 Season Ticket (Reidy) 984 Robertabridge (Chang). 108 Canny (Ip Kui Ying) 54 Friar Tuck (Rothe).. Miss Jummy

(Carbott) Oity of Melbourne

(Frost) 630 Gold Digger

(Harriman) 39 But After That

(Noodt) 23

TA

Tontine, Doo.

White Jade Stag.

*Rice 3.

City of Melbourne. Wotin. Lucy Glitters.

Race 4.

B01

50

Gleneagles. King's Bounty. Sadko."

ફૅસ

Race 5.

110"

451 301" 131

TO:

21

Tango. Mongolina Stag Fi-Ea

Race 8,

Racing Boy.

Bistre.

7

43

Philanderer."

9-17

76.

55

Luoy Glitters

(Francis)

6

Silver Star (Pan) ...

15

49

Aurora (Soares)

30

45

Lung Mai (Li)

Sitting Bull,

1·19

123

Hetman,

Gay "Crusader.

Bacs 9.

Changte

Race 1,

Beason Ticket.

Sunlight.

$739.90

211.20

Race 10.

105.80

CASH SWEEPS.

No. 197..... 380 100

Unplaced:-Nos. 359, 250, 488, 262, 7, 151 223, 430, 594, 117, 269, 18, 500; 341, 25, 14, 148, 185, 98, 501, 230, 510, 440, 460..-

A. J. R. Wolff, b Goodwin

5

L. D. Kilbee, e Lawrener b

Lyal

→

J. E. Richardstin, not out 14-

The teams were:- Canton-Wong Ki Leong, Mu Yuen Kou Yip Yau Lum, Ynu Kwong Fan, and Loung, Kit Topg

Yu, Hong Kong: Lau Tak Chung Chi Koung, Chan Yu Cheng, Siu Kit Mun, und Lau Yuen Tin.

Race 2,

No. 128 816 27

83.415.40 404.40 202,20

R. R. Davies,

e Lawrence,

6 Skinner

Extras

Bowling Analysis,

Goodwin

Burnett Lynl

Lets.

0. M. R. W.

3 12

30 1.

13 2 03 4

13.49 31 3

Skinner...... 5 1 77

Κουίρος.

E. C. Fincher, Wolff, b

Owen Hughes

...........

1.

F. E. Lawrence, b Owen

Hughes

18

E. F. Fincher, "not out, ......

35

N. A. E. Mackay, b Baker

1

G. Lee, b McLellan

Wolf

F. E. Skinner, e Griffiths,

b. Owon "Hughes .........2.

F. Goodwin, e Folley,

OC Burnett, b Owen

H. Hampim, not out,

Tal for 7 wkta.

• Hughes

Extru

KOWLOON GOLF,

GOLDMAN WINS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP,

Is. Goldman Won the junior championship of the Kowloon Golf Club on Sunday, when he defeated G. H. Buxton by 4 and 3.

OPEN AIR BOXING

IN ENGLAND.

EXPERIMENT STARTS SLOWLY BUT SHOWS PROMISE.

|

Unplaged:-Noe, 301, 385, 28; 64. 114, 218, 612, 340, 294, 165, 203,

Race 3.

No. 309 ja 18

47)

$1,388:80 308:00 108.10

Unplaced:Nos. 132, 588, 77, 780,

Race 7.

Doctor'a Mandate. Princess Hall." Blue Star.

Race 6.

"Oy-pres

City of Shanghai. Jupiter.

Base 11.

Wild Life.

Don.

Flying Tourist.

Applla.

Race 12,

US DELEGATION ROBBED.

SENSATION CAUSED IN GENEVA CIRCLES.

NEW ELIXER PA

LIFE

REMARKABLE STIMULAT- ING POWERS CLAIMED

FOR CORTING.

New Orleans.It is not strong

drink a man noods to make him happy, but, a "slot", of the now hormone, sortin.

Between 1,500 and 2,000 requenta Genova, Feb. 18.-A densation was wore received by Madame Tussaudsongod, bore to-day when news' last year from people who were leaked out that the offices of the anxious to prove their nerve by American delegation to the Disar, sponding a night in the Chamber of mament Conferonce in a local hotel Horror and thus gain the myhad been raided. shicul reward. With the possible Evidence of the raid; while not exception of "The Indian Ropesorious, was certainly disturbing. Trick," here is probably no legend Papors from the despateb-box of that has died harder than that re- Mr. Hugh Gibson, the chief Ameri- lating to the reward offered to cau delegate, had been tossed about, anyone who slept in the Chamber while the leather case belonging to cortin produces, no intoxication Senator Swanson and the doak be. but its offesta last for two days,

for one night.

there. Since

No documents were missing.

Discoveries of the remarkablo stimulating powers of this rarest of substances have been reported to the American Association for the ad- vancament of science.

It is claimed that an overdose of

A

Cortin is a harmone, or secration, from the covering of the adrenal: glands, organs common to men and Animals alike.

In the early days of the Exhibi-longing to the American Press offshowing not only in happiness but tion a rumeur was current that £s car, Mr. Poll, had also been tam in increased strength, better mom

ory, more resistance to heat, and was offered to anyone who dare pered' with.

The raid in alleged to have taken cold, and relief from fatigue and aloor,

then' the ramour " has grown to a roplace on the nights of Februars from jaded nerves. mance of vast proportions and the and 3, although news of it ban just.

been issued. reward has risen to £100 10

Chosts have been soon walking is the Chamber at night, cerit soaru tions such as moving floors, wh's perings, and cold hands that mov ed in this dark have beep felt by person ülleged to have slap there. It was even stated (on "good aú- thority, of course) hit two young Fa bed slept there and nad peared in the morning raving mad and with snow-white hair.

Reasons for fetusal

EMPTY PEWS.

BUT CATHOLIES AND

QUAKERS GAIN

At present it is obtained in amail quantities from the glands of cattio killed by the great packing plants. and is so rare that about "£2,000 worth would make a good annual supply for a very sick person. Only The churches of England and a few scientists have tried to make Wales ara, being deserted by it thousands of people. The statis

Hitherto its use has been mostly

tion are surprising. All the better confined to saving lives of Addi. Inown denominations are sing son's disease patients. : Adherents by the thousand, with Curiously enough, far from at the exception of the Roman Cathe last four years they have increased ing as a deterrent, sucholics, the Quakers, and two smaller from 250,806 to 222,978, and "the have merely whetted the appetite of Branches æt Methodism. The United Methodists from 153,787 0 those who would prove their nerve.Church of England has ho census 181,054,,

The Congregational Church,

It can be stated, however, that no of membership, but, the numbers of one has ever spent a night in the Chamber, and that unless the policy baptisms and communicants are which now has 448,014 members. significant. They have fallen lost 6,433 in the last four years, heavily.

[bf the authorities changa na ode ever will A Morning Post" re- presentative who endeavoured to obtain permission to spend a night there was met with a polite but firm refusal.

but the Presbyterian Churah "in com- England has lost only a few ad- 1030, Hurents. In the Baptist Church 8,830 members left in the last four when years. And every month the Bible

1927 breaks."another sales recordt.

There were 253,817 fewer unicants on Easter Day than on Easter Day 1925, there, were 2,518,874. In "Once it was discovered that 213,040 people were confirmed, but uch permission was obtainable," it in 1930 only 198,370, 8o it goes, was stated, people, possibly with. Heavy losses all along the line. THE CHINESE CLUB.out a thought of the reward, which Baptisms numbered 441,023 in 1928. has, of course, never been offered. Two years later they were 130,021

Boxing Eve.

Fortune Bay.

249, 331, 27, 8, 90, 634, 196, 619, 705, HONG KONG DERBY SWEEP would sleep there just to show that

280, 34, 364, 733, 35, 107, 48, 2, 333, 721, 150, 618, 242-

Unpihood --Nos. 834, 835, 471,

480, 177, 293, 285.

.." .793

Unplaced :-Nos. 750, 191, 34, 20,

it could be done. Sooner or later it might lead to an unpleasant tragedy.

Yot baptisms, marriages, and membership have "all increased in the Roman Catholic Church, which for the past eight years, has gained a stendy 11,000 to 12,000 converts a year. The Society of Friends-the Quakersee their ranks gradually grow. In 1885 there were 13,700 members; to-day there are 18,117.

TO-MORROW

AT "THE KING'S

**We have found that those with the toughest norve are usually those most affected. On one occa- sion a rat-catcher was sent down professionally. He laughed at the idea of being frightened, but after an hour he was beating on, the door

churchgoers is the call of the open SYLVIA SIDNEY for release. He said" that "every-air. Men and women can worship

Call of the Open Air. One reason given by theological studenta for the thinning ranks of

in

any

in the fields and by the sea, they GENE RAYMOND "In point of

hof declare, as sincerely as facts,

church. had discovered the real horror

That may be, but the lenders of of the place, for the the Church are facing anxious figures have been designed go that times. Even the Wesleyan wrong

in whatever position you stand the eyes are staring directly at you.”

ALLEGED FRAUD

CASE.

DRAW 1932.

Race 1.

NAME OF PONY

No. 248 ......

576 79

82,151.30 814.80 307,40

Ajax Albert Hall.

A.mos

TICKET

No. 12037 08202 15775

Army Hall

00049

Beauty Spot

12922

Bluelove...

14463

Blue Stor

Race 5,

Bowery Bay ......

16181 11648

No. 192

$2,478.00

California

14139

Charming Star

82

**

·708.00- 354.00

Chateau Bay

08302 01438

one was looking at him."

Christmas Joy

09327

City of Tientsin

13640

141, 412,

Coquine

11195

20

Race 6.

Cupid...

14329

Lundon, Feb. 1-Many attempte

Darkest Eve

06935

0

have been made to promote` big. open-air boxing shows in London,

No. 254

338 225

$3,150.00

'900.00","

450.00

Deo

08585

Dovozon

17346

Doctor's Mandate

07907

1) similar to those hald regularly in

4

Unplnoed:None 709, 057, 400,

Don

17074

Enculado

04147

Festival Evo ....

110

Flying Tourist

02062

17570

Gold Ring

02960

Golden Star

12079

Raco. 7.

C:

Iloilo

16729

No. 51

$4,037.60.

.Indiana mista

19338

1481

147

1,152.00 670,80

Jack

12918

SCOTTISH HINANCIERS

Judy

02246

Just Immagine

05251

FACE TRIAL

Kata....

03142

King's Freeman

02803

Race, 8.

No. 1918

Wook, is England's mod daring' open-air experiment.

31

$12,079,20 3,151,80 "1,795.60

King's Norton

11800

107 WITNESSES FOR THE

King's Parade

17729

L1

"Liberty Bay....

00060

Lunar Star

13320

Maple Leaf

07640

11

Meridian Star

15680

Merry-go-round

04220

Race 9.

No. 57

Merry Thought Michael Guy

00373

Mon TalismAA Myrtle Leaf Navy Hall Night Patrol. Powhatan...

05362 01970

Princess Hall

02713.

Punch S

18620

Race 10.

No. 1100

E

· 098

1270

$3,802.40 $1,090.40 513,00

Romantic Life

15750

Snappy Eve

48020

Sunflower

18118

Sweet Life

03444

The Gadwall

18794

The Shoveller

18032

Toby

was a big proft,

Race 11.

No. 1312 429 11

$3,178,40

608.10

484.90

Tommy "Boy

05887.

Tontino

10065

Troutbridge

14902.

Warrior Stag

15589

Wembly Stag

08041

Waybridge

60789

White Jado Stag

10026

Wild Life

09537

Winkie

**Race`12.

No. 918

1,129.00-

804.00 £447,00%

178, 807759,

Workable Stag

Tickets Imued"; 20,000.

hold shows a broach in the walls. There is a decline from 519,610 members and probationers in 1927 to 517,808 in 1031.

The Primetive Methodists, how ever, are still advancing. In the Montinued on next column.)

+

IN

LADIES

OF THE

BIG HOUSE

a Garpunt Picture..

FANLING GOLF.

FINAL OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

América, but promoters find that, 182, 1084, 975, 1054, 802, 328, 746,. because of the timidity of the Eng-818, 800, 309, 842, 1458, 60, 334, 1301), ishan compared to that of the 514, 438, 1080, 200, 170, 1090, 230, American in trying new ideas," 217, 63, 1099, 944, 688

introduction is somewhat slow.,

Promoters realise than there. Bro two factors necessary to succaSS -- I' really sensational fight and, of gaurse, democratic gate charges. The Gains-Carnera fight, which is €13.

to take place at the White City,

The following, were week-end re- London,. on the Friday of Dorby sults at Furing:

Junior Championship final D. S. Edward beat R. H. Hedder-

son by 14 and 16.

Bogey Pool (New Course) :- RK. Valentine (1 up) wins, There were 18 entries.

CANTON SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED.

P

S. CHINA VICTORIOUS IN CHARITY GAME.

Unplnood:-Nos. 788, 290, 1440,

1505 1676 Unplaced:--Nos. 1488, 2040, 801, During the war and just after-338, 758, 1206, 1785, 1278, wards, attempts, were made, to run these open-air showe in London. The first two, when Jimmy Wilde received his purse in the shapo Of diamonds for besting Jos Coon at Stamford Bridge, and Jack Blood-998, 30, 138, 412, 1840, 1191, 1004.

$3,514.00

̈1,004:00" * 1941 *

502,00 Unplaced:Nos, 901, 1079, 1310,

Unplaced:-Nos. 1901, 792, 1,

field fought on the Tottenham Hot- spur ground, went fairly well, but fewer than 25,000 attended the frat really big affair, when Tom Gib bons met Jack Bloomfield. Clapton Stadium showed the right way to 160. News has been received to the do it, in 1928, when running on edoct that the South China foot low prices the fight between John- ballers defeated the Canton Soccer ny Hill and Nowsboy. Brown, for teams in a charity match 't Chiton 23,000 people attended and thoro to the tune of 4-3.

In July, 1830, came the most suc

490

Unplaced.Nos. 1106, 183, 062, The visitors led by 2-0 at hall, conful show ever ran in England, 1133, 1049, 880, 640, 29, 888, 831, time. Nearing the end of the between Phil Scott and; Young 1170, 768, 924, 693, 45. game, the home tear aged bo Stribling Wimbledon, where

888

over £1,000 paid to see Soon knock- not their one and carved out within five minutes. The Goal-acurers for Better China White City wab given a chance to were:--Chu Kwok Lunas Chia show its possibilitios last summer, Kam Fook J.

when the Vince Dundes and Jack

Unpinood The Canton team consisted of Hood bout was staged there. Opan players from the Police, the Navy air boxing is gaining a hold slowly $12, 922, 925, 204, 765, 760, 618, 530,1

bag but surely.

1148, 1344, 380, 450, and the Air Force,

42

7

Gold Mine

15779 01143

08903 09141

19990

·11402

-Tiaketa: Sold: 18,000. First Prize: 800,000. Second Prite = 829,500. Third Prize: $13,500. Starteinand Non-Starters: 8442.85 auch.

CROWN,

Edinburgh, Feb. 18-Nearly 30

counsel have been briefed, and the

witnesses for the Crown number 197 in the biggest trial connected with Scottish business Anance for over half a century, which opened before. threo judges in the Edinburgh court

to-day.

Five thousand words in the in diotment charges sight, business mon, directors and promotors of the Scottish Amalgamated BilksTM Ltd., with defrauding the public of £439,- 000 by the imao of a false pros" pectus and also a misappropriation

of £369,000 by alloting shares under the pretext of a bona fide allot ment.

The defendants are. Messrs.......... A. Young, F.. Tomlinson, J, Morison,

D. Wilkie, J. Johnstone, G. 8. Coats, S. V. Coute and G. 34. Todd.

The indictment also charges Masars, Morison, Young, Todd and, Wilkis with fabrication of share transfer...

Browns Ita

London Tailors

FOR

WINTER

SUITS.

STYLE and QUALITY

AEE OUR FIRST CONSIDERATION.

80 "A SUIT TAILORED BY US

WILL ALWAYS BE OF FIRET

OLASS VALUE.

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