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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1932.

Sports NewS FOCAL FOOTBALL

WIFE AND BABY FIRST.

LACOSTE'S TENNIS

DECISION.

A six-month-old baby, Bernard Lacosto, may this year play an im- portant part in the world's greatest, tennis contort, the Davis Cup.

LOCAL TENNIS.

CHARITY CUP FINAL ON SATURDAY,

SCOTLAND'S TEAM.

HOME FOOTBALL GIRE IN CAR BLAZE SITTING ON TOP OF

ASSOCIATION CUP”...

SEMI-FINAL

The draw for this semi-final of the Football Club, to be played on March 18, in, as follows:-

Arsonal. Manahester City at Villa Park In the event of a res

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TSUI WAI PUT'S GOOD WIN. The following have been selected to represent Scotland, against Par- Tennis enthusinste were provided|bugal in the 'final of the Sunday with some really good play when Herald Charity Cup on Saturday play the match will take place on Tui Wai Pui. the youthful Chinese March 5. Kick-off at 4 p.m. sharp Wednesday'a ground. player, met and defented H. D. on the Hong Kong Football Club Chelsea . Newcastle at Hudders

"old hand" in the ground- Rinjahn, an

field, and in the event of a replay upen, singles championship of the

Rodger: Blackburn, Dixon: Me.on Blackburn's ground. Clachan J. MoKotrie (Capt.). "A.' Duncan; Bull, Hill, Fraser, She- pherd and Christie.

He is the son of France's greatest.C.C. tournament last evening player, Rong Lacoste, who to-day The game was witnessed by a large declared. "It is very unlikely that crowd and in spite of Rumjahn's I shall play in the Davis Cup this, rock-like steadiness, Truis hard-

driving tactics won him the game, year,"

His reason is. "Homo and buri hose must come before pleasure," Home means his wife the beautiful young woman golfer, who, для Mlle. Thion de la Chaume, won the British Women's Open title in 1027, and is the only foreign player evor to have taken the, women's täitle out of England and his baby Bern- ard.

Business means 'his important ap- pointment with a firm of motor-cac and aeroplane engine manufactur-

ers.

Honda, one of the favourites, had da onay win over G. C. Burnett while another favourits, "Teddy" Fincher met with little resistance from F. Grose

The results in fall were:-

Oper Singles.

Taui Wai Pui boat E. D. Rum-

jahn 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.

T. Honda boat G C Burnett, 7-5,

6-I

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Reserves: Henderson, Louden and G. Duncan.

Referce Mr. Baldwin. Liner mon: Mesara. Lawrence and Mose,

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Third División Gamas.

SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETERS

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FIRST OFFICIAL MATCH IN NEW ZEALAND

(THROUGH. REUTEE'S · AGENCY. ]

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 29. Following their recent tour of Australia the South Africam

The following Third Division Lea gue matches will be played on Saturday, kick-off at 2.45 p.m. :--

R.E. R.A.F., Chatham Roadcricketers are now in New Zealand, Reforce: Mr. Nosworthy.

where they are playing a ropre. Radio v. Et. Joseph'n, St. Joseph's sentative side in their First Test

C. O. Chiu beat H. Y. Ha 5-7, ground. Referee: Mr. Culf.

8-2, 6-4.

E. C. Fincher, beat F. Gross 8-t,

0-3.

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Shield Competition. The following amended dates for the Shield competitions have been

mittog : -

match on the Island.

New Zealand took first knock and ran up a total of 203 runs, of which. F. T. Badcock scored 64, A. M. Roberts. 54 and G. L. Weir 46,

NAVAL OFFICER EXONER- ATED AT INQUEST.

A girl's death. in a 4 am: motor- car are at the Prince's Clabe entrance to Hyde Park aftor Now Year's Wight dance in the West End was described at an inquest at West- miaster.

A POLE,

FREAK CONTEST IN LONDON

AMERICA EXACTS AN APOLOGY.

CHAINED CULPRITS,

Au" elaborate ceremonial nocom- panied the public apology of the Pole-aqualag, the latest trunk Abyssinian Government ito

Da

in the United States, has come to American, Minister, Mr. Alexander Condon.

Southard, for the recent attack In this strange reorsation com- upon him by a policeman. paritors sit on the tops of 10ft, poles, and the sitter who sits long

ast is the winner..

When London's Brst publio pole squatting competition opened at Forest Gate Skating Bink the first are competitors to take their

Then Miss Vers Baldock (Foront

The apology was tendered at the spot on the road where the attack

was made.

One handrod Abyssiniau palics, with two local police chiefs and the Armenian commander of police, wore drawn up along the road...

Ten in Chains,

The victim was Miss Angela Scott (21), daughter of the Rev. C. V. R. Scott, of Leaveadon, Watford

A vetdiet of "Accidental death" was returned, and the jury exoner nted the driver of the car, Mr. M. G. C. Warmington, only son of Sir Donham Warmington, who is a sub-senta wors, women' Heutenant in the Navy.

The cause of the accident was Gate) mounted the ladder at 2.55 stated to be a front wheel skid. p.m. and say on pole No, I Miss chained hand and foot, were the The Rev. C. BV. Scott said his Midgo. Smith (Forest Cate) climbed ten culprits. Two of them were daughter was driven to the Berkeley up pole No. Y just afterwards, and members of the Abyssinian polise

was followed by Miss Betty Miller foros. Hotel by a friend, a Miss Jeffries,

(Ilford) on polo No. 3. whose brother was in the Navy.

The parada anlisted the American Minister as he drove up in his car. The American car and flag were

Nevertheless," added Lacoste, *France should have a good chance K. L. Ho beat T. Akiyama, 6-0, arranged by the Emergency Com-Q MaMillan, took fobr of the wicing, "The girl, the-girl:""

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in the challenge round, which I do not visualise as a contest between) France and America, hut as ons between France and Great Britain

In my opinion, Cochet and Borotra should play in the singles, but if Borutra maintains his de- cision to stand back, then Bouasus- should be chosen."

SIN MSING

BAIN THE LIN KORT-

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G W. Sewall beat F. H. Kwok

6-2, 6-4

D. C. Luki benz H. Owon Hughes

8-0, 6-3.

J. W. Leonard beat H. Lo 0-3,

6-0.

Club Singles.

J. J. Waite boat Scull 6-2, 6-1,

SHANGHAI & WOOSUNG

PROSHANG

CITY

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Standing behind the polico chiefs,

The other four "squatters" were Alfred Rodrigues (Forest Gato), Webb (Poplar) and Miss Esther George Roper (Forest Gato), "Also saluted. Hurry (Wanstad).

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The apology was thon rear and the sentences imposed on the cul- prits were announced,

"The Girl, the Girl," An eye-witness of the accident, Mr Frederick William Raynolds, a nowspaper van driver, said the car full on its ofside and burst into and of

The competitors sat aloft at oud flames. He tried to open the door throughout

the skading rink and

Each man was sentenced to ong but failed. He then snatched off his evening skating woat on as usual Abyssinian dollars. (This virtually the afternoon and year's imprisonment and fined 300 cap and smashed the window.

While squatting the competitors amounts to a sentence of life ini- A man jumped out of the car, say-smoked, chatted read books and prisonment, as the fine is very diff

magazines, and ate meals provided cult to pay.) Falling to break through the back by the management. Bemi-finals, Senior and Junior,

South Africa collected 451, runs.of the car, Raynolds said he smash- Early the next morning the seven car had run over a native woman, [Mr. Southard was struck to the Saturday, March 19:

Christy 103, Mitchell, 113, Dalton, deed the top. The legs of a girl drop-original" squatters were still in who was only slightly injured.]

ground by a policeman, after his.. Finals, Seuior and Junior, Sabur and Morkel B..

ped out. With the assistance of two day, March 26.

Now Zentand in the 2nd innings Owing to the absence of the are 16 for do wickets. Argylls, the Committee decided that. the Hong Kong Football Club should pass into the Senior final.

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RECTOR WITH . A BELL.

MEETING CITY CROWDS AS THE TRAINS CAME IN.

HIS EVENING CALD TO PRAYER.

other men he pulled out the girl, position and all declared their in-

whose clothing was alight."

Mr. Warmington, he said, did ̈all | he could to help, but he was terribly | eut about the face.

tention of remaining there.

Men stood by in case any com: petitor dropped asleep and foll Food was Kanded to the squatters at intervals.

If for any reason they descond thoir "te

squat automatically" ends.

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Mr. Warmington, whose loft hund wna bandaged, said all be 16m6n- bered was the fire, opening the side door and trying to get Miss Scott l'out.".

was ablacked by four youths, armed He described how he had dinner with iron rods, who struck him on. in the West End with two brother the hand. Io fell down and caught officers, Mr. Napier and Mr.hold of one iron red, whereupon Jeffries. They ench had ancktail

and shared a bottle of wine. Mr.h other asnilants struck him ou City-men returning. to thwir

the bead with their roda. homes at Sheppenton have had an meet his sister and her friend at hostels were searched this morning Jeffries, and arranged for them to

It is understood that some of the avening call to prayer as they 10.30 at the hotel. stepped from their trains,

SERGEANT ATTACKED,

ROBBED OF REVOLVER BY ASSALLANTS.

Dizica, January 20.-Bergeant Bourne, of the Dacca Polive, was cycling to his quarters in Azimpura by unknown men, who struck him last might when he was attacked on the heat. He fell unconscious Merchant. who shares quarters and was discovered later by Borgt, with Bourne. He was removed to hospital in a critical condition.

The sergeant's revolver, together with several bounds of ammunition, vera found to be missing

In a statement in hospital to-day the sergeant, who de reported to (Continued on previous Column.)

After the dance they went to the in connection with the assault and be progressing, declared that he"

Ringing a bell as the train arKit Cat, where no alcohol was con- rived, the Rector of Shopperton, sumed. Later they went to a place. the Rev. H. E. McLeod, sout his on the Great West road for eggs and

messige to the hurrying crowd, just bacon. like the muezzin of the East.

"My friends," cried the Rector, "I shall be grateful if you can spare me a few moments to liston to the message I have to deliver to you about the state of the country." The majority of the men--and some of the women-passed out, papers under their arms. A few stopped to listen. There were no interruptions.

Mr. McLeod said:

"My idea was that the situation facing the nation is so serious that unusual measures are justiñable. I went down to Shepparton Station the other evening and stood under

lamppost ringing a bell.

Not many people stayed to listen to me at first-perhaps be cause there were not many passeng fers on that train.

Mr. Ingleby Oddie, who paid a tribute to Mr. Kaynolds and the other rescuers, said the young people apparently spent a perfectly barie- lesa evening. There was no evidence of undue consumption of alcohol.

The inferance to be drawn was that the car developed a front wheel skid which rendered the driver almost. incapable of proventing an accident,

PLOT FROM NOVEL IN REAL LIFE.

AUTHOR'S EVIDENCE AT

INQUEST...

novel and a friend who is alleged The author of a murder mystery to have carried out the plot of the figures in a strange drama revealed noval in real life are the contral

by an inquest which has opened at Perth W. Australia.

field, the accused man, known as Snowy Rowies, and the victim, o victims, were all stockmen

"I thought perhaps they did not like the bell, so when the next train The author, Mr. Anthur W. Up came in I laid the bell aside and jual addressed the rather larger crowd which gathered. I did the same when the third train arrived, boundary riders employed at vari- and my audiencs was still bigger. ous statims along the great rabbit-

I pointed out that January 3, had been, appointed as 4 day of prayor, you my church was not more full than on other Sundays.

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proof fence south of Mount Magnet.

The chief paint of the novel-- which has since been published un- dor the title The Binds of Win'

"Then I explained that the way dno was that no corpse could be to gah the world put right is to do found and details were given of everything according to the will of how a body could be disposed of God,

by means of fire, acid and pulveris-

"I have only met the trains this ing the bones.

one evening. I shall probably not

do it again."

The Rootor of Shoppertón was

Three Men Vanish,

once a City man himself. For 20 death of Louis Carron, on or about The inquiry is into the presumed

years he was in the Bank of Eng

May 18, 1930. Only a few charred

land, but he surrendered all chance bones were found.

of promotion to join the Church,

STILETTO DEATH IN A BOAT..

PROMENADENS,

It was stated that two other men, George Lloyd and James Ryan, whe were last seen in a motor lörty driven by Rowles, had also vanish- od.

Mr. Upfield, giving evidence, said that he had discussed the plot of WATCHED FROM SHORE BY his novel with Howles. One of the points in the novel was that the parqums of kangaroos were burned at the same time as was the corpse, fu divert auspicion ifany-bones wars found;

Promenadars at the Casino, at Monaco saw a young Italian stud snt row out to set in a hired boat and plunge a long stiletto into his heart.

The body, which the weapon had completely tranefixed; was brought nahore by a fisherman.

Dr. William McGillivray, Govern ment pathologist, said he had ex

anisad the remains banded to him by the palice, Tasze wars' remants at bones, from a humin skyll but other bones might be from animals,

that several arrests have been made.

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