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January 17.

ja re Bishop of Silvertown

In Silvertown they say "It was he who uade the world' golfing mad by ousting the old gutty ball and making a better one. "It was he who kept the troops in cigarettes during the war

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1933.

H. K. C. C. TENNIS

TOURNAMENT

GOLDMAN GIVES GOOD IMPRESSION

Hazell Enters Second Round

"It was he who made the land. ing wheels for fighting airplanos }. built in Britain.

"It was he who fished up the German cables from the bottom of the sea, cut them and then joined them up to Allied cables."

Although many other people hail a share in these things, behind them all was Bishop of Silvertown.

Ever since old John Silver start- ed his factory on the Thames-side marshes, in the fifties, and built apa town around the "works," there has been a Bishop in middle of things.

the

•English Golf Union. The annual meeting of the Eng lish Golf Union was held in Lon don on Jan. 19 under the chairinan ship of S. J. Newey (Birmingham), the president.

F. 8. Bond (Weybridge) tehair man of the board) submitted a statement of the accounts of the subscriptions from clubs and coun- Research Board, which showed that

ty unions amounted to £1,004 89. Od., an increase of £116 over last

year.

II. Paterson, of Monk Seaton, was appointed president of the union for the ensuing year,

YOUNGSTER PROGRESSES

(BY SALADIN)

Keener competition than on they all, forged ahead to lead 3-1 in the day characterised the final set principally on his oppon ning

Hazell, however, Open Singles Championship of the ent's errors. Colony yesterday, and in anticipa-rallied at this stage, and by again tion of an interesting programme adopting the. An enterprising nother large crowd turned up to set, smashed his way to break the Hong Kong Cricket Club to through Taci's stubborn defence to watch the players in action, and win the final set at t they did not go away, disappointed, Chief interest centred around Goldman, whom many expect to feature in the advanced stages, and judging by his impressive perform fnce against Gray, who took only four unines from him in the match, he bids fair to offer a serious challenge to M. W. Lo for the Remi-final position in the third fit, produced good form, and play quarter. Goldman appeared very: ed a sound game. His match ex- perience and court oraft were much in evidence yesterday, as he dealt with Gray's most stinging shot coolly and effectively, and never at any stage lost control of the

game,

At a meeting of the Executive Committee it was decided that, in connexion with the English Amateur In stroke production the winner Championship meeting, which is be exploited his forehand topspin ing held at Ganton this year, the drive to advantage. He placed ac- county tournament will be played urately, kept a good length and on the Saturday (April 22) pre-martly worked his way up to the ceding the individual champion- net. where he showed that he still ship, which will now begin on Mon- retained his skill at smashing and volleying. Goldman also adopted day and end on Friday."

clever tactics in attack and de- finer, -

Frince of Wales Wins a Medal.

Gray showed the improvement The Prince of Wales won the reported of him on his last year's weekly medal. Competition at C'oom-] form, and his stroke production be Hi recently with a score of was creditable, but he played so 81-10-71.

inconsistently that Goldman was reither worried nor extended. His

ALTERATIONS TO FAMOUS COLF COURSE

chief failing laid in his backhand.

New. Eles for Boyal Lytham and into repented errors and aimles

St. Annes.

Goldman discovered this weakness And throughout the match directed his attack there, which forced Gray bitting. The loser redeemed him- rell sombwhat towards the end when at 0-5 down in the second set, le matched Goldıran evenly ́in three games before losing.

· On the principal court, Denis H.. Hazell had rome difficulty in eliminating faoi Ping Fan, whose steadiness at one time threatened to rob the Wimbledon player of the

Extensive alterations to the course of the Royal Lytham and St. An- nes Club at St. Annes-on-Sea, Lan cashire, where Bobby Jones, the American golfer, won the first of bis threq British open champion- ships in 1990, have been started.

"My committee has decided to lengthen the course by at least 400 yards," said Mr. Pym Williamson (secretary of the club), in order to make it as long as the average match. Hazell proved to be the of all the British championship better player, and stood head over The present length is 4,450 yards. heels above his opponent at stroke When the work is completed early production and tactics, especially next year it will rank with the best at smashing. He won the first set championship links in Great Bri- hain. The first and second holes in convincing manner, but Tsoi will be merged into one, and the gradually, wore him down in the tes for the tenth hole will be mov second set, and as the score began ed well to the left.

courses.

"It is hoped to have a duplicata to run in favour of the Chinese,

of the old rond hole, which will Hazell lost one of his confidence

the be reconstructed in place of present eleventh, and the twelfth with the result that his shots lost

will be extended to measure fully ting. Taui henefitted by this lapse

500 yards. A one-shot thirteenth and after drawing level at one set is being designed, and the old thirteenth will become the four- teenth. The fourteenth and fifteenth will be merged into one, and the aixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth- holes will remain as they are."

MAILS FROM EUROPE

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCE- MENT FROM BERNE

YORKSHIREMEN IN HONG KONG

Society's Annual Meeting on Friday

The annual general meeting of the Society of Yorkshiremen in Hong Kong will be held, by kind permis sion, in the Board Room at Mesure. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Friday, February 10, 1933, at 5.45

p.m...

Membership,

GOAL AIMED AT BY CE.C.

„,700 "PLANES IN SIX MONTHS

NANKING, Jan, 31. 1,700 Military planes in six month

This is the goal aimed at accord ing to a set of measures adopted yesterday at an informal meeting of the C.E.C.

POPULATION OF SHANGHAI

170.000 INCREASE SINCE LAST AUGUST

SU PING WEN NOW AT WARSAW

RETURNING TO CHINA AT ONCE

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

SHANGHAI, Jan. 3. The population of Shanghai," in- | cluding the Greater Shanghai area, the International Settlement and

NANKING, Feb. the French Concession, totals CHINESE reports state that Con | 5,249,132, necarding to statistics eral Su Ping Wen has arrived compiled up to the end of 19 by at Warsaw and is proceeding to the Greater Shanghai Municipality. Berlin, prior to returning to China This figure shows an increase over via Marselles. He is not going to that of last August by about Genevs. 170,000

The Agenda includes considera The measures provide for con- tion of the report and accounts, and ributions froin the people in every the election of officers,

"Ision" (district) throughout the The Society's second annual recountry for the purchase of air-

The Chinese population totala planes. The number of planes 3,183,618. The Japaness number port states:-

which each haien" is to be called 26,702, net including Koreans and upan to contribute" will be decided

Farmasans who number 1,204 and Om Outober 31, 1932, the member-pon in the light of its population 481 respectively. Other national

and eronomic condition. Con- ties total 36,837,-Kup Min, ship of the Society was as follows:

tributions are to be obtained both Life Members:

from the people, and Government officials, Special committees "com. posed

from of representatives Party and Government organs and civia organizations, will be estab lished to take charge of the col- lectionn

Ladies Meu

Annual Members:-

Ladies Men

7

16

30

57

.112

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TIENTSIN P.O. PARTLY GUTTED BY FIRE

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TIENTSIN, Jan: 31.

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Fire gutted part of the Central Post Office here last evening. No A campaign will be launched to mails were lost though some docu- extend over six months, duringments were burnt. which it is expected that funds will be "secured for the purchase of planes on the basis of one hsien

total of seventeen hundred air. contributing one airplane.

K. H. Wong, the youngest (and shortest scarcely over fre feet in height) competitor being only 17 deserving years of age, gained a victory by the odd set over Luk

Total... Ding Cheung who at one time in Wong last 1923 beat M. W. Lo. year lost to E, C. Fincher by 6-1,

Bocial Activities, 6-0, and now meets L. Goldman in virtually outplayed his older and Cabaret Dinner Dance at the Hong The big event of the year was the the second round. Yesterday ho more experienced opponent. In a ding-dong struggle for the first sot, Kong Hotel on February 19 and this he failed to hold it, but gradually proved as successful as the pre- turned the Scale in his favour by vious year's function. H.E. Sir superior driving and placements, William Recl, KC.M.G.. K.B.E., and by smartly passing Luk at the President of the Society, accop-nexu requir net. In the final set he scored re-panied by Lady Peel, honoured us peatedly with cross court forehand by attending, whilst amongst the guests were the President of St. drives

George's Society and Mrs. Cock, Lee Hua Ngok, the University the Chieftain of St. Andrew' So champion, entered the second ciety and Mrs. Stevenson, the Pre round at the expense of Mackay,sident of St. David's Society and Leonard als succeeded, and now Mra, Davies and the President of meets Hazell, while Yow Man Kit St. Patrick's Society and Mrs. had little difficulty in beating Myles. Over 250 persons were pre-

Lai

6-2.

RESULTS

Fan 6-3, 26, 6-4.

The results follow- E. Goldman beat 8. A. Gray 6-2, Louis H. Hazell bent Tooi Ping Yew Man Kit beat G. Lai 6-4, 6-8. JW. Leonard bent N. A. E. Mackay 0-3, 6-3.

K. H. Wong beat, Luk Ding Cheung -8; 6-3, 6-1.

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TO-DAY'S MATCHES

These measures will be brought next regular meeting of the C.E.C. frual discussion at the

CHINA LEAGUE FOR

CIVIL RIGHTS

BRANCH ESTABLISHED AT PEIPINGTM

Starting at 8.13 p.m., the fire tions. Efforts of the fire brigade, soon

saanmed alarming propor-

however, "succeeded in localizing it and by o'clock it was completely extinguished. Investigations are Bre, which at present is attributed proceeding is to the anuse of the

to a short circuit of tho electric. light wiring-Kuo Min.

The message does not mention whether Ma Chan Shan, Ting' Chno or Li Tu

are with him.

Su Ping Wen has prepared report on the Japanese activities in Manchuria which he is sending to the Chinese delegation at Geneva for submission to the League.

FANLING

HUNT

RACES

NEXT

SUNDAY

COATES ORIGINAL

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PLYMOUTH GIN

IS THE BEST DRY GIN FOR COCKTAILS.

sent and most pleasant evening was spent. Guests assembled in Bootham Bar " where hors d'oeuvres were enjoyed, Adjourn ing to the Roof Garden an excellent

PEIPING, Jan, 31. dianer was sorved, followed by a The Peiping Branch of the China humorous speech by His Excellency, League for Civil Rights was formal- in which he lot his hearers know ly established here yesterday in what a jolly fine place Yorkshire is. the presence of over 40 members The bagpipes, he remarked, provide of the League. An executive com melancholy music, but for morbid.ittee of nine, members, including. nes ka Moor baht at would Drs. Hu Shih and Chinng Mou Lin, take some beating. The song was was elected.*, cubsequently sung by a male guar:

At the first meeting of the Pei- j tette, Messrs. A. R. Brown, E. B. Manwaring, JH. Shaw and Wping branch of the League yester day, it was decided to petition tho National Government for the, punishment of General Ku Chu CALDBECK MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd.] Tung. Chairman of the Kiangsu Provincial Government, for his summary execution of Riu Ya heng, the editor of the "Kiang Sheng Pao," Chinking, for alleged communistic leanings.-Kuo' Min..

Stokér

Sport,

Lawn Bowls and Tennis matches wore played against the Kowloon Green Club and whilst we were well and truly benten at the former, we evened matters up by winning the tennis. The following members took part in the matches:

M, W. Lo, the 1920 champion, features to-day against Earnshaw, and it will he interesting to see how he shapes. Principal atten- tion will, however, be centred on the initial appearance of Tam Yose Lawn Bowls:-Messrs. C. Boyce, Fong, a capable young player, ho F. J. Ramskill, J. Deakin, C. Jack last year qualified for the final of son, V. Sorby, L. E. Longbottom, the Hanoi Championship. He will, A. Brown, W. J. Gead, J. m in all probability, qualify for the Meyer, J. H. Bottomley, F. Nor second round to meet Yew Manmington and L. de Rome,

Kit.

The full programme follows:—" M. W. Lo Earnshaw.

1

Tennis:--Messrs. 0. A. Wright, J. G. Haigh, J. L Totley, E. P. White, E. B. Manwaring, W. Ashby,

C. E. Abbas r. Tam Yoe Fong.J. H. Shaw and H. H. Mundy, Doggett v. S. E. Groen.

Waring. F. N. Wong.

Edge v. Stocker.

Miscellaneous,

Members are reminded that we

lu Tak Cheuk 11, Chiki Chun Chiu are affiliated to the above Society, Dunkan. Newell,

CRICKET

CLUB TEAMS FOR SATURDAY

The following teams will represent the H.K.C.C. on Saturday, Febru- ary 11, at 2 p.m. sharp on grounds

Ladies' Tour in Antipodes. Fifteen lady golfers, including representatives of England, Scot land, Ireland and Wales, are to be asked by the Ladies', Golf Union if. they will be able to take part in the tour of South Africa and Aus- tralasia if they should be selected I all should answer in the affir mative there will be 10 disappoint ed players, as the official team is to consist of only fire players and a manager, who will not be select

On the basis of this information and 3] v. ILE: & Bignals ed from the 15 names.

The team will probably sail for the International Postal Union is (League) (at B.K.0.0.)-CE Wellington (New Zealand), via the believed to have gathered that the Gahagan (Capt.), A. K. Macken Panama Caual, in the middle of transmission by the Chinese Easzie H J. Armstrong, C. WE. July. They will spend a fortnight tern Railway of Japanese mails Bishop, L.-D. Kilbee, H. J. D in New Zealand and then travel | interrupted since the beginning of Love, A. D. Lowson, K. A. Munro, Such R 8. W. Patterson, J. E. Potter, to Australia, where a visit to each August has been resumed,

ono advantage of which being that on presentation of a letter from our Hon. Secretary, any member will automatically become punember of the London Society, on payment of the usual fcc6.

Subscriptions for the rear ending October 31, 1933, are now due and miay be paid at the annual meeting, where arrangements will be made to receive them.

Your Committee hope that all members will attend the annual meeting and will be pleased to re- ceive any suggestions for the benefit of the Society.

Books

Shanghai. The N.C. Daily Newsna below:

1st XI . K.C.C. (at E.C.Q) understands that, the, International; Postal Union at Berne on DecemA W. Hayward. (Capt.), E. J. R. ber 28 received from the Postal Ad- Mitchell, A. C. Beck, E. R. Ducicift,

The following books are the pro- ministrations of Japan and Boviet G. S. Dunkley, D. S. Harley, A P. Russia an important intimation re Hall Thomson, H. Owen Hughes,perty of the Society and may be garding the despatch of maile to T. A. Pearce, C. B. R. Sargent, and borrowed from the Hon. Secretary.

CABANA MORA J. P. Whitham.

Members wishing to add to this the Far East

Yorkshire Library are invited to do 30. It is not desired to form an ordinary Library

of the six States will last for six mails will be forwarded in future and J. R. Way weeks. Then the trip to South by way of Mukden, Harbin and Africa is to be undertaken, and Chits. From January 1, mails for the players are expected to arrive the Far East despatched by way of there towards the end of November Soviet Russia have been forwarded for a tour to be arranged by the to Mandhuli by fast train lenying 18outh African Ladies, Golf Union Moscow on Sundays, Tuesdays and The team will return to England Thursdays for all places in Man- in the following February

chukuo, Japan, Hong Kong and Manila Mails for Shanghai, Pei-

Argentine Golfers Coming.

the leading professionals Jose Jurado, Frecerro Mar and Euri visit this coun

take part in

Champion

HOCKEY:

CLUB TEAM V. RADIO

ping, Tientsin Canton, sad other The following team will repre- Chinese towns will be transmitted cent the "A" XI of the Hong Kong as at present to Vladivostock by Hockey Club against the Radio fast trains leaving Moscow on Sports Club at 6p.m. on Wednea- Wednesdays and Saturdays until day next on the SR.C. ground- Better kit. W. Lee, JL. Tetley, EV further notico

The Shanghai Post Office is under-Nerd J E Noronha, H. J. D. stood to have delivered, the London Lowe, WA Reed, H, Owen Hughes, mails of December to: 17, beth W. E. Williams, G. Er R. Divett,

fugry 11, and C. C. Francis, and A. T. Lay.

·received

Yorkshire, by Gordon Home.

The Spell of Yorkshire, by J.

Cuming Walter.

Yorkshire Ditties I and II, by

John Hartley d

Puppets in Yorkshire, by Walter

Wilkinson Me Yorkshire Lyrics, by John Hartley.' Yorkshire Tales II and III," by

John Hartley

Yorkshire Puddin, by John Hart-

Bley.

Tramping in Yorkshire West Riding), by A. J. Brown. Tramping in Yorkshire North and

East), by AJ Brown Great Yorkshiremen (Lonned to

lociety), by G. C. Heseltine,

If the annual meeting decides to hold an annual dinner, it is pro visionally suggested that this be. March 3 and members are

--date open..

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(Inserparated under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong)

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