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---LAWN TENNIS.

VISITOR IN ACTION.

PLAYING RUMJAHNS TO-DAY.

The mater arranged for yestor- day' between. Chun Choon Leong, the visiling F.M.8. player, and D. Hasili on one side, and E. C. Fincher and F. Read on the other did not unterialise as weather con--| ditions proved unfavourable,

On Wednesday, however, the first named pair matched G. W. Sewell sad A. L. Sullivan at the Hong Kong Cricket Club in five sets, which resulted in a win for Chuz and Hazell, tho scores. being 0-1, 2-6, 7-6 and.30-8.

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U.S. BASEBALL

WEDNESDAY'S GAMES

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICK.]

NEW YORK, July 20 CHICAGO were again defeated

their solitary score against the New York Giants to-day being tallied by English who hit for the circuit.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1932.

IS CRICKET DULL? HAIG MEMORIAL AT SINGAPORE DIVORCE

BY A MAN BORED AT A TEST MATCH.

There are days, for a commentator on sports such as myself that pre- sont liffculties,

writes.. Trevor Wignall .

Take, for example, last Satur day. There were Wimbledon, Lord's, Sandown and Hendon. And because I am a poor picker, I se Teated Lord's (the England India Test match) for my daytime enter- tatumont. Except for these ments when Sutcliffe and Holmes Chuck Klein twice clouted the Land Woolley were dismissed, I was

fur home runs, enabling the nerer so bored in my life. Phillies to place a further cheek on Pittsburg.

Other home run hitters were:

Flowers (Cardinals), O'Doul and Stripp (Brooklyn), Cromiti (Yan To-day, weather permitting. Chunkees) Cochrane (Athletics).

and Hazel will meet the Rumjahn

ousing at the Indian Recreation

Club commencing at 5.15 p..

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LAWN BOWLS,

RECREIO TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.

The following will represent the Club do Recreio in their Lawn Powis League matches on Satur

day at 4 pm,

1st team v. Craigengower taway); F. X M. Silva, C. A. Lopes, E M. Remedios, C. G. Silva (skip); L. A Gutierrez F. V. Ribeiro, A. 8. Gomes, C. E. Marques (skip); |, J. M. M. Alves, R. R. Robarts L G, R. Souza, R. F. Luz (skip).

2od team Craigengewer (home). A. Carvalho, F. X. Hoares, J.: G. Ozorio, A, H. Basto (skip); F." A. Xavier, J. M. 8. Rosario, J. J. Basto, Dr. R. A. L.

National League.

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Chicago............... 1 7 } New York

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Pittsburg Philadelphia

St. Louis

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Brookdyn

16 21

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The rink scores in the Recreio's match against Kowloon Dock last Saturday were:-C. E. Marques rink beat J. C.- Brown's rink 23 92, R. F. Luz's rink beat J. Mc

ilasĝo (skip); L. F. Xavier, A., Kelvie's rink 25-16, C. G. Silva's & Alyes, C. Basto, H. A. Calves ring lost to F. C. Culien's rink 32-

Topntinued or next_column.)

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CLIFTON

STATUE UNVEILED BY LEADER'S DAUGHTER,

SIR W, BIRDWOOD'S TRIBUTE.

One of the most important events ever associated with the Guthrie and Percival Commemoration at Clifton College was the unveiling of a memorial statue of Field. Marshal Ear! Haig on June 25, in the presence of a huge gathering of present and past Cliftonians, pro- mirent citizens, and others inter- ested in the college. In the ab. sence of Lady Hair through illness the fine bife-size bronze statue was

Even those who say that cricket is the greatest game in the world must have doubted their bolier in the late afternoon of Saturday.unveiled by Latly Alexandra Haig, Jarditie, the captain of the England

The usual commemoration Ber- team, had provided a most correct vice was held in the chapel before innings, but the dregriness of the the naveiling, and an old Clifton day was not relieved until Leslie ian, the Bishop of Coventry, was Referring to Lord Ames, a wicketkeeper, came in and the preacher.

he said:"Haig's real attacked the bowling as it deserved Haig, o be attacked. The yawning peoplo Teatacsa still waits in large mea- crept out of their slumber when sure to be disclosed and to be all know Ames was doing his batting, but, understood, but unfortunately, cricket again became enough to think with pride and gratitude of the man by whom, more than by any other single Eng. lishman, the burden of the Great War was carried"

cricket after he left.

To this extent. The light was not quite so good as an amateur photographer would have liked, but definitely was good enough for cricket, when the players walked off the field. Behind me sat a man who was obviously seeing his first

match.

"Is this another ten interval 7" he asked, "There have been two

already." A stoppage occupied fifteen minutes, which was devoted protecting the pitch.

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MRS. WHEATLEY'S PETITION

***LION. GRANTED.

In the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice (Sir William Muri- son) Hilda Wheatly was granted a decree his to be made absolute in three months, against her husband, Edmund Gray Wheatley, on the grounds of adultery and desertion

Mr. Kenneth A. Seth appearing for the petitioner said that al- though the respondent had entered an appearance, he had not filed an answer, and, therefore, the peti- tion was not contested

Counsel pointed out that the respondent was cited as co-respon dent in a divorce, ease in 1928 with Gladys Stack on the respondent, and the case against them WOB proved and a decreo granted,

In evidence the petitioner, said that she married her husband' on

June 23, 1917, at the Baptist Church; Bras Basah Road. There had been four children, two whom, aged wine and five, were still alive. Her husband left, her on Sept. 8, 1928, and had not re- turned since. Since that date he hnd been diving with Gladys Gwendoline Stock.

His Lordship made an order for costs against the respondent and

granted petitioner the custody of

the children.

The status is placed on the Ter- race opposite the School House and overlocking the Close, and it was covered by a Union Jack. Those present at the ceremony included:

of the Old Cliftonians to their The Lord Mayor of Bristol (Mr.school, and said the figure would bo J. H. Inskip), the Lady Mayoress, looking over the Closa where some the Sheriff (Mr. E. Stanley Gange), of Lord Haig's earliest battles were and Mrs. Gange, the Bishop of fought and won for his house and Barking (Dr. Taskip), Lady Vie

his school in the Rugby football feld. It would be close to his study into the turf. Other men wound hend, Sir Robert Witt, Sir Robert in the School House and to the

Men came out and stuck stakes torin Scott, Sir Rowland White. ropes around these stakes; and Waley Cohen, Sh Edgar Bonham Memorial Gateway, which he open 30,000 people just watched them. Carter, Sir Francis Just before six o'clock, when the band, Sir Herbert Ellissen, Major-

Youngrused and from which he conducted dreariest Test match that has ever been seen in this country was con- General Sir Hugh and Lady Elles, tinuing its way, there was appar and Sir Francis Nowbolt. ently another appeal against the light. Result: the players agell walked off the field, but they were preceded by abous two-thirds of the

CAPSTAN

Bir. W. Birdwood's Speech.

'Field-Marshal 'Sir William Bird-

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the Prince of Wales when he opened the Science School. In the later years of his life Lord Haig closely associated himself with the work of the school. The inscription on the plinth of the statue bore the single word "Haig "just the word by which he was known at the school. Fifty or 100 years hence boys of the school would learn that he was a boy who supremely typi- hud its great spirit and carried out in all his life the spirit which ho gained from the school.

red like And people still wood, as prasident of the Old Clif- wonder why ericket is not an at traction, Anybody who needed antonians. Society, was its spokesman auswer to this should have been at handing over to the school the Lord's on Saturday.

memorial to "an old schoolfellow and the greatest of Old Cliftonion soldiers. In his speech ho said: I feel, if I may say-so, that it is perhaps appropriate I should be uble to do this, for I happen to be

Lady Alexandra Hing expresand one of the few: living soldiers who regret that her mother was unable were intimately associated with to be there, and proceeded :—“This Douglas Haig, I might almost say,statue to my father is not only a throughout our lives. It is just mentoriad to one man, but 19 4 over 65 years ago since he and I | symbol of the part played by Clif- were boys here together; again we ton and all our public schools were together as Cadeta at the ine Great War, when the Britian R.31.C., Sandhurst, and later on Empire was called upon to maki

served together India, a supreme effort which, after long.

in throughout the South African War and gard fighting, ended in success War of 1800-1902, and in France My family and I feel overwhelmed during the Great War. It is with pride that titis memorial to my natural, therefore, that I should father should be at his old school, have known him well, and, having but the achievements of one man, known him, realize what his char as my facker fully realized; are Reter was, and all for which he dependent on many others, and has stood. Were I arted to describo old schoolfellows played their part his charecter in aie single word, in that. I hope the present and the word. 1. should use would be future generations of Cliftonian,

stend-fastness. That, I feel, was ben they look upon the beautiful | his dominant characteristic. Stead-memorial will think of him with fastness, determination, straight-pride and esteem, but they should news, courage, and honour were the go farther. I would like them to factors which ruled his life and think of him as one of those whose which by his great personal force character was welded in the same of character he was able to impress schoolacom and on the same play- upon and so influence those with ing field as themselves, as one who whom he was associnted and who strove to live up to a certain ligh served under bis command.

standard in life, who never forgo the friends who deserved so wel of him, and one who could meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostora just the same.

Lady Alexandra Haig then pull-

For Quality

"Probably many here will have read that rather delightful novel of Thackeray's The Newcomes, and will remember Colonel Nowcome'e character, which to well comes out

in his death scene And then bised aside the. Union Jack amid cheers spirit, which was as that of a little and disclosed the magnificent figure child, returned to Him Who gave in bronze.

it I have always felt that we'

can well think of Douglas Haig en-A Very Great Oliftonian," " tirely in that some aspect, embody-

ing as he did the characteristica of The Headmaster (Mr. Norman modosty, faith, simplicity, and up- Whatley) thanked Old Cliftonians rightnoes in all phases of life. Can for their devotion and generonty any of us wish or hope for moro. The statue would remind them of than that we, too, might feel wo

a very great Cliftonian who was had earned such a character when there in an age of great Cliftonians, each of us in turn is called upon It would help them to revora the to give our reply fearlessly at, the final roll-call in Colonel Newcome's would keep before them the me past and Inspire their future. It

last word Adamm

mory of a man whose outstanding 1-now, on behalf of the Old qualities were endurance, resolu Cliftonians Society, hand over this tion, and every kind of trait in- memorial to the present and futurevolving dignity and courtesy separ generations of Clifton boys, knownted from pettiness and jealously ing that it will not only be entirely He did not think any school could safe in their custody, but knowing ask for more than to send out into also that it will always be regarded the world boys in whom those quali with the utmost honour and respect ties prevailed. (Cheera)...... by the present generation and generations of "Clifton boys to be here we hope through coming

agen.

Great Spirit Typified

The President of the College (Mr. J. IL. Whitley) accepted the gift (Continued an-nest column)

Poppy wreaths were placed on tis statue by the family and by Old Cliftonians and the School.

An at home by the beadmaster and Mrs. Whatley in the afternoon was followed by a supper of the Old Cliftonians, under the presi |dency of Major General Sir Hugh

Ellos.

SHANGHAI INCIDENT,

MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME vacation when the Sino-Japanese hostilities broke out in January end CHINESE SCHOOLS AND THE | subsequent events prevented their Te-opening for the spring term. With the resumption of normal con- . ditions, classes were resumed in May, almost three months hehind schedule. The Provincial Educa-- ional Authorities havn therefore decreed that the regular courses murat be completed before the final examinations may be held-Kuo Min.

Chinkiang, July 11-All schools: in Shanghai and its neighbourhood have been ordered by the Provin cial Department of Education for Kiangsu to postpong the Suramer vacation so as to make up for lost time in consequence of the Shang- hai incident.

Schools were having their winter.

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