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TENNIS

NOTES.

BEWARE OF RACKETS!

WORLD'S MOST DISCUSSED

PLAYER.

[BY SALADIN.]

The present in verg hud agason for rackets, especially the guts in them. It is my experience that no matter how well rackets are kept, this dump, malah nad rainy atmė phere does a lot of injury to them No doubt many in Hong Kong make it a practice to apply gut reviver on guts, cover their rackets with waterproof and keep their rackets in press. This ordinary attention helps only to keep frames in shape. The danger is that despite gut re- viver and waterproof cover, guts snap! This has been my experience for many year-whenever the mon- soon pronks, the vowther plays havoc on the guts. I have found

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delayed. This is occasioned by, the absence of Yow Man Kit who has taken a hurried trip, to Shanghai, but will be returning in a few days' time. A new programme has now been drawn up, in which Casum- bhoy and Huchiun have boon selcuted to play on this cours_on Wednesday, but, as the weather," at

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1932.

BOXER RUNS A MISSION HALL.

LONDON FIGHT FOR TOM TUCKER.

Charlie Hickman, the heavy the time of Writing, seems uncom-weight boxer, who learnt his trade promising it may not be used this in fair-ground booths, will have as

his next opponent a veritable mo week it all.

dern Bendigo.

By virtue of his soress over Chin Chun Chiu-on Wednesday in

the Open Singles, M. W. Lo has qualified for the 5th round, being the first player to enter into that sot of survivors (limited to eight in number) who will eventually struggle for the right to enter the semi-final. He awhits the winter

of the tie between C. W. Sewell and J. W. Leonard.

Who is the most discussed player of the world at the moment? Can it be Ellsworth Vines, the youthful American chuanpion, or Sydney Wood, the Wimbledon Champion, or

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» FUTURE OF "THE POUND

STERLING

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NO PERMANENT MANAGE.

MENT

[REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.]

LONDON, March 11,

An important statement on the #pound sterling and the merits of

managed currency, was made by the Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commone to-night.

Tom Tucker, whom he meets at the Crystal Palace became inter ested in religious work woon after he took to boxing, and he now runs a mission hall par his home Bamber Bridge, Presion. Part of the half has been converted into a gymnasium, where this scion of muscular Christainity teaches the sons of local residents to box.

Tucker is a mill engineer. He weighs 13st, and has had many sto

in northern rings, usually knocking his opponent out in quick time. He did not fight in the heavyweight competition at the

The Chancellor declared that the Government did not desired to see the pound forced up to a rate in jurious to industry. He could not foresee the ultimate time or the rate of stabilisation, but took the view that sooner or later, we must link British currehey to a metallic basis, and he saw no better basis than gold.

Gold Standard,

It had been suggested during

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[THNOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, March 12. There has never been a more im pressive national funeral given to: France's herous than that accorded to Aristide Briand to-day.

The first stop was the blessing of the Church on the man who was excommunicated for bringing about the soparation of the Church and State, but who lived to be hailed as the World's peacemaker. This solemn act was performed by Car- dinal Verdier, Archbishop of Paris, in the court-room or the Quni d'Orsay, where the black-draped coffin lay at the spot where Briand last out.

M. Dunmer and members of the Government were among the few

hitting a balloftly at home once; Henry Cochet, the French main Crystal Palace, which Hieman who dubate that we might be forced present.

They are admittedly grent players who have at one time or an other beaton Fred Perry of Britain, but such has been the showing of the loser that he is on the minds So Marton and Owen Hughes,and tongues of leading players and an is generally tuwwn, have been authorities of every nation interest eliminated from the Open Doubles, fed in the gaine, as one who bids losing to Segalen nad Walsham is. their very first muth. They have fair soon to beat any player. themselvós do thank, and my only i cokulation for forcasting thera to Wallis Meyers, the well-known occupy one of those select lust international gritic, was one of eight places, is that my other on the first to discover him. "Early temporaries have also been dis appointed. Evidently Owen Hughes last could do lible last Thursday, while hoth Sogalen and Walsham bave proved themselves much better at Doubles, than at Singles.

a day for about ten minites a good stay? remedy, as it gives "life to the guts which then resis: the atmos, phure.

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The opening of the Stand Court, originally, fixed for to-day, has been

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prior engagement, Parties jure being made,ap, in -knock Lagashire to see Tucker over Hickman, bat the latter has arried all before him since he won the Crystal Painen competition.

lmek to the gold standard and into The win was then carried ont buying gold, but that contingency into the court-gard, where' M. Tar- was so remote that it need not bodieu delivered an eloquent bration. ctusidered.

Trade Disturbances,

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He thought it was an entirely mistakon view that the United States would be forced off the gold standard. The measures taken there stereotyped in pmparison, is no had been wisely corgived and were

This statement at

aving an effect in the United exaggeration, Eracted a great deal of attentionStates which might prove to be

beneficial to the whole world' all over Europe and America, es in the United States, pecially where Meyer's praise of Perry was doumed over-high. Perry's perform. your he remarked. "More ances since then, however, not only

Ho agreed that fluctuation in the advanced and perhaps daring held his admirer's views, but have value of the pound was most detri than the modern art of Henri Americans the title

also earned for him among the mental, and that the speculation Cochet. To say that. Perry in

Perry the now taking place in storting wan Grent." He is now only 2 years of injarious and disturbing to trade. full cry made Tilden's type of age, possessing all the qualities of game, with all its vigour and a world beater and his future per control, appear almost dull und formances will, therefore, be eagerly

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In the cortuge, the hearsewas borne by eight ex-soldiers. Repub- lican Guards, 300 exsoldiers and a military band joined in the impos- ing, procession which included M. Doumor, ambassadors (Rord Tyr- rell, representing His Majesty King George and Mr. Sat, representing the Emperor of Japan), and u galaxy of foreign ministers, inclub ing, Six, Joba Simon, an influential League delegation and M. Briand's old friend Sir Austen Chamberlain,

Enormous crowds watched the passing of the procession which wended its way past the Unknown

Obviously, he said, the power of managing the currency diminished when they had, as at present, such an enormous volume Warrior's grave at the Are de of short-term money available Triomphe to the quiet little ceme- throughout Europa.

If they were to manage the curtery at Passy, from which the body reney is would have to be done on will later be transferred to the de

censed statesman's Normandy home at Cocherel.

a very large scale indeed.

As to the ultimate policy of the Government, he expressed the pure- ly personal opinion that he was not attracted by the idea of managing the currency, because sooner Or later, we should find that we had to link the currency to a metallic bosis.

Whether they should stick to gold, or mix it with something that would help them out, he did not know, but ho did not see any better basis than gold which, in the past, hud Berved well

Not Permanent Policy..

Although for the time being our currency was a mannged one, 10 should not be assumed that Govern ment intended that that was going to be the permanent policy. - The Macmillan Committee camo very definitely to the conclusion that if management there was, it ought not to be in the hands of the Govern- ment but in the hands of the central banking institution. With that he entirely concurred.

SURPLUS COTTON

MACHINERY

COLD WELCOME FOR SCRAPPING PLAN.

[THROqON REUTER'S AQRMCY,]

LONDON, March 11. The result of the enquiry on the proposal of the Joint Committee of Cotton Trade Organisations for the concentration of production by the scrapping of surplus plant was not entirely satisfactory from the view. "Point of "the scrappers.

The figures show that approxi- mately forty per cent. were iu "favour, thirty-five per cent, sent no

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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PARIS, March 12. Amid very impressive funeral pomp the body of M. Briand was taken to-day to the cemetery Paasy, from which it will later be transferred for burial at M. Bri and's home at Cocheral, Normandy,

EMPIRE TRÅDE

PREFERENCE FOR BRITISH GOODS IN MALAYA

(THROCGK RKUTEN ́S

'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 12.

the

A London Times editorial of to- day applauds the "preferences for British goods in the new tariff schedule promulgated in. Federated Malay States, as being helpful to the British trades affect ed, and states that they will be appreciated in this country & welcome response to the changed British policy towards the trade of the Colonial Empire.

It goes on to comment on thic economic development of the scatter ed British Colonies and Protector. ates, which have hitherto boon' ra- garded with overmuch indifference by successive British Governments, The National Government's recog. nition of their needs is therefore all the more welcome.

Preference to the Colonies and Protectorates was long overdun. All of them have hitherto been ro ady to help British trade in every way possible, attitudo stimulated by the changed British tarif policy.

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