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"Leave your quarters, men. Let's go below, Lieutenant, and look at your
silip
They went to the main hatch and descended. No sooner hat their heads disappoured than the crow burst into quick comment.
"I served under him," said Alao- Dougal. You better not let him smell Ptoinaine extract on your breath,
"Pal,"
replied the cook, "from now, I sticks to Pornos." fla acts like he wrote the book," said Lieutenant Nelson to Lieutenant Walters.
Boy, you can take off those rose- coloured glasses," said. "Brick" Wal- ters, gloomily.
Those few remarks summed up the crew's opinion of the now cominouder:
Meantime Knowlton and Commander Talor were inspecting the control room.
Your diving sections were well drill d. Knowlton
"We're goiting under in a little over H inute
sir.
We lost several hands on the way over," said Komwlton, in effect apelo getically.
BEN Commander Tuler walked many is ld MacDougal your chied torpeduman↑ "
Knowlton's
opinion of the commander way be the same as that of his fellow Leutermats aut of the
tro Nothing that took place during the rest of the tour of inspection changed that sinin
geet, undoubtedly, h with-a
sympathy and fellar-feel they approached the bathroom the sen were fighting for questions to share and dress for liberty. Commander Toler entered few steps into and addressed
to the hotel de her and me was only
And he says. Well, hold the match they'll pay money to see it."
MacDougal! asked Toler, rucog. nizing the tann's muffled voice. He entered the bathroon, fullowed by Knowlton. The chief torpedomen <aw them enter and grinned up at his old CHRmander.
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HAPPY VALLEY GOLF
COMPETITION DATES PUT BACK A WEEK.
Owing to the recent wet weather the dates fon the competitions now in progress have been altered.
Tho various rounds have now.to be completed seven days after the dates originally fixed.
LADIES COMPETITIONS.
Mrs. Lissamman qualified for the ptain's Cup for March at Happy alley with a score of 93-23-70, The Bogey Competition held at Happy Valley during June was won by Mra Buller, 3 up.
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HOLDER BEATEN IN AMATEUR
"GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
John de Forest Loses to G. D. Hannay: J. McLean
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HOYLAKE, June 90. la ac exciting and dramatic piop, was beaten in finish, John de Forest, the cham round for the British amateur title the second
on the Royal Liverpool Club's links here to-day. His victor was George D. Hannay, of the Woking club, and a member of the London Stock Exchange.
angerous opponent.
no
ricocheted on to the course, and Hannay, much relieved, put his third shot on to the green.
De
Disastrous Twentieth. Forest hit two fine wooden club shots, but was just a shade short, and in the end was left with a pust of 3ft for the match. The ball hovered on the lip of the hole, but declined to drop.
In the twentietly disaster follow- ad disaster for De Forest. He hooked his drive into the rough, putting his next into a bunker, and after other adventures gave up the bole.
BRITISH OPEN GOLF TITLE Long Drives Mark Qualifying Round
AMERICAN'S LEAD THE FIELD
A
SCORCHING heat and Macadarn
ST. ANDREWS, Juls 4.
like surface prevailed during the first of the two qualifying ship; there were some prodigious rounds of the Open Golf Champion- drives, well over, three hundred yards.
The conditions suited the power- ful American team, who bunched together to head the field.
The only nutahle danger of not qualifying is Craig Wood with a score of eighty-two.
The lenders are:
George Dunlap, Iforton Smith, Nolan, of Ireland-seventy-one":
Billy Burke-seventy-two, Olin Dutra, Gene Sarazen, Archie. Compston and Joe Kirkwood- The others-seventy-three-Reuter.
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who lost by four and three. start, McLean, the 22-year-old Glas- Except for a weak and nervous
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AN APOLOGY TO THE SOVIET
SEQUEL TO TOKYO INCIDENT
Forty-five years of age, Hannay began playing golf only after the war, having previously been rockets player.
Hannay made such excellent pro- gress that in 1023 he Won French
the championship. By stretch of the imagination can lut
Of the players who have captured described as an attractive play, the imagination of the crowds as or, his style being rather mechi Probably winners only. Tolley did cal and laboured. But Hannay not play today. makes few mistakes of the major Roger Wethered, Jack McLean (the kind, and when the short game is young Scotsinan). Ross Somerville working satisfactorily he is always (the Canadian who holds the Ame rican, title), and George Duniap De Forest, who is 28 years of to New York) were all engne age. lns han remarkable careered, and each, without being unduly ow youth, played the moat bril-A MESSAGE received here frum
Moscow, July 1. as a first-elnus golfer, As
At. West- Pressed, survived the day. ward Ha! two years ago he cam
linat golf of any of the fancied like a hot from the blue. He was Somervilie's encounter with D. H.rst favourite is more firmly estab- M. Kochetov, the Soviet Trade Re Chief interest was taken in Ross competitors, and his position as attempt was made to assassinat
Tokyo yesterday, states that an the runner-up, and at. Muirfield in R. Martin, an Oxford Blun of five lished than ever. He looks and presentative to Tokyo. the following year he won the title. years ago, who is a long bitter.plays like a real golfer, hitting While these achievements seened with a style modelled on that of the ball with perfect control and convincing enourb. De Forest has
The assailant, Suprimate Nazi- no lived up to them, his biggest
Bobby Jones.
playing the short game with excel-me, head of a revolutionary organi lent judgment. At the beginning
sation, was arrested. setback leing in last year's Walker
the match he appeared to have Cup match, in which he was so
The Japanese Foreign Ministry contracted from completely out of touch with the
disease of topping, but from the and has promised to make the most his opponent, has expressed regret to the Soviet game that he was dropped from the
fourth Melean pulled himself to energetic investigation.—Peuter, Frank Scholfield, of Sandiway, the Ambassador and to M. Kochetov singles, unusual circumstance
gether, and gave a superb exhibi- for a reigning British champion, Whatever he may lack in golfing
tion. style, De Forest makes up in cour- Shining page a quality which almost carri- encounter with Hannay. ed him through to victory in his
where
"Hoddy, Commander, iny bright work." He held up the falso teeth he had been brushing, then plop ped them into his mouth.
"To give the Ryetalian gais, the old razzle. clazzle,
"Who's the chief engineer?" i quired Toler.
One of the men about the mirror, engaged in shaving, moved back a few
paces.
I am, sir. Hendrickson." "Keep
zb shaving, Hendrickson. Engines come through in good shape t
Burnt out a snin bearing-in no- tion, sir.
"We'll get to that hearing to-mor
MP. Knowlton renewed it
way, sir."
under
When you make your liberty, new, you' and the town filled with Allied snilors. I want us to be geatlemanly, No fighting. Understand, MacDougal ?" "Aye, aye, sir," sang out Man Dougal, with a drawing down of the mouth that similated a wink to the
Who's the shore patrol, sir."'* British marines, replied the cou mander, shortly he walked away.
Just think," said MacDougal con fidentally to the men, hit a Limey and you hit a marine-all at the same time
Commander Toler had led his senior lieutenant to the AL 14's log which he was examining minutely though with seeming indifference.
"I see your entries bogia here. much on penmanship, are you? line,"
Not
No, sir. Senmanship is more in my
responded Knowlton."
And yet you require more than a minute to get under."
Lieutenanta Nelson and Walters now approached and Knowlton introduced them. Commander Toler shook hands, and addressed Walters.
I knew your uncle, the Admiral. As an ensign, he was ing model."
"I had to live with him as a little kiri." responded Walters, in a which indicated the Admiral was no
tonc
model to him at the time.
Rank has its privileges," said Toler, sternly and reprovingly. Gentlemen, the Lord Mayor is entertaining to-night, A ball at the Admiralty. You will ro- port there and take your duty,"
Just a routine appearance?" asked Knowlton, quickly.
"Commander Toler's tips closed grin ly. "Your duty. To all high ranking officers and
your their wives. Carry on with
LA
While Somerville
was slightly out-driven, he made up for it in the short game.
other
For instance, neither the first nor the second holes, was he on the green with the second shot, but his chipping was so deadly that Martin did not ask him to hole the putt for the par 4. Both shots, played from a range of about forty yards were executed four under 4's, his figures being
4 Under 4's for 10 Holes. with the skill and confidence asso-3, 4, 4, 3, 6, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3. No
For the next tom holes he was einted with such illustrious players player approached such a standard Deficit Wiped Out,
as Hagra and Bobby Jones."
Except for a little
of clean, forceful and purposeful, There is not much hope for a
white cap hitting of the ball. He won by 6 Sonierville was a somebre-looking and 3 against player who never had man when he is 4 dewar with 6 to figure. He spoke only a few words the ghost of a chance from the first play, but De Forest, résolutely re- the course of the round, and shot of the match. fusing to surrender, launched such these were addressed to the caddie a gallant attack that the deficit when asking advice about the selee- was promptly wiped out. He won tion of a club for a the next four holes in perfect shot. figures, and, as Hannay appeared to be considerably shaken by this unexpected' turn. of Events, it look rd as if the young champion would, save the match after all.
particular
:
U.S. BASEBALL
ATHLETICS AND GIANTS WIN
who is 24 years of age, is a business-JIMMY FOXX, who
George Dunlap, the American,
NEW YORK, July 4. like golfer, who takes short, quick
was handi. U.S. Champion Tekes Command.
strides after the hall and wastes no with a twisted knee, is making a capped earlier in the season Having lost the first hole, where accompanied by his wife, who took
time in playing the shot. He was determined effort to retain his home. he was bunkered, Martin squared particular care to keep at a dix- at the third, a hole of 480 yards tance, and not a word was spoken of the Browns on Sunday with an- run crown. Yesterday he followed up his three homers at the expense played in the teeth of the wind, between them
A much too ambitious iron shot where he reached the green with two round.. Dunlap is constantly shife/other-his 22nd of the season.
wooden club shots.
throughout the
lead at the sixth, where his opinoment of swinging it is well be He took the ing his right foot until at the ponent was in serious trouble, but bind the left. from this point the American cham pion took absolute command of the gaine
Results as cnbled by Reuter were as follow:
National League.
R. H. E. 5 10
24 7
1
American League.
at the 17th-after a drive away into the rough-and then a feeble pitch into a bunker put De Forest I down with the last hole to play. He popped up again with a glorious
about Dunlap, confident and self- 3 at the 19th, a hole of 408 yards,
There is not the smallest doubt where he played a truly magnifi Playing impressive golf, he won must have been little surprised New York .............
reliant, being a good "golier. Ho cent long mashie shot to within five holes in succession from the to find his opponent, Joseph Gorry, Boston 9ft. of the flag and holed the putt. eight, the most spectacular effort a jolly Irish golfer from County This was the one real thrill of being at the dog-legged twelfth, a Kildare, a man old enough to be the day, and it was little wonder hole of 400 yards, with the green his father, Actually Gorry is 55 that the spectators were worked up perched among the dunes on the years of age. to a pitch of great excitement. I hillside. Somerville, a great iron driven, thought the end had come when, at player, put his record shot about expected, but he kept the match
He was badly out- Chicago was, only to
be Cleveland the 19th, Hannay, in an attempt to five yards from the pin, and holed alive shot, hit the wall immediately in holes were 54433, one under par, could not keep this sort of thing eut off the corner with a brassie the putr. His figures for these five and holing chip shots.
by sinking long patte Philadelphia
Gorry front of him. Fortunately the bull This was too much for Martin, going for ever and was beaten 4
News and Views *
1
Old Custom in England,
miles an hour, shaped like a taper- ford, the little village of Tong has
Sandwiched in between the greating worn-More speed, less weight, industrial cities of Leeds and Brad is the railroad cry.
een left untouched by modernity and remains a survival of seven- teeth-century England.
Om Chelsea Embankment.
The pavement artist had spent the whole morning on his work. There is no cinema, no petrol All His study of a slice of salmon look."; vice to the cuter world. There are "Laughing Cavali ing station and not even a bus ser ed freah from the elab. His positively iess than 100 inhabitants and only grinned up at passerby: All that two scholars attend the local school, he had to do was to sink down pic where they are taught by the vil-turesquely in the sun and wait for lage postmistress.
the coppers to tinkle.
Japan's Sad Youngsters.
1!
among
He turned his back on the thres lieutenants and made towards his room. The three junior officers looked as eacli other in hitter disappointment, but
Japan is taking serious steps to Walters, after a moment, took the sen- teaco ebearfolly.
combat suicide among its youth, Fatalism and. moroseness "Hesten help the saliors on a night young men and girls have found like this," he said, as the others moved expression in recent weeks in scores silently towards their roosas. He began of cases of self destraction by leap
hum
a favourite song, "Show Me the Way to Go Home," and turned face to the Mount Mihara volcano on ing into the smoke and flames of the wall the card reading,
God Bless Oshima Our Home," which hung by his locker.
Bay, Nelson, you, can have my liborty to-night."
Nelson grinned wryly. Brick!"
to
Tokyo,
Along the street a blind man groped his way, topping the rail- inge as he came. He must have had the street measured to a yard, for of the artist's pitch. The artist bis shuffling feet paused just short
to meet the bling man. Arm in arm glanced up, then rose and walked they skirted the precious art gal-
lery.
Island, 50 miles from At one point only an anxious, but Other scores have been quite gentle, tug sared a master- turned back from the crater's brink piece from defacement; Then the Big-hearted by augmented police guards. Unsightless tapper was guided to the til recently the favourite resort of railings, and left to continue his disheartened youth was the beauti journey to his own "place of busi- ful Kegon falls near Japan, begins to do what Occidental
Nikkone
demos suicide as the profitless and countries have long done It con wholly mistaken way out:
Railroad Buses.
Scols in Canada,
census
In an exhibition match played at Knowton gave vent to his anger at the South China Bathing Pavilion Toler's order by crashing things around yesterday, the V.B.C. beat a team in his locker. He burst into furious from Canton by two goals to one speech na he tore off his clothes. The game was fast and interesting I'll give those old battle-axes just and, as the score indicated, pro- opeloop around the floor! duded one of the keenest struggles of that ballroom by ten o'clock!"
An examination of the 7'll be out
taken throughout Canada in 1831 ever witnessed. Both teams werc
And then what, sweetheart?" Baid
reveals that the British elements in well matched in regard to the
Walters, pretending innocence.
Canada must begin to think about tactics of the game, but the local What do you think, brighteyes?!!
their numerical position. The total men were slightly superior in speed
Oh, I expect you'll curl up with a
Austria has sent its famous rail. which they made full use of. The Bood book in front of a fire."
road bus to the Chicago world's population of the Dominion is Roza-Pereira brothers, Lionel and round, rosy book
10,370,788. Of these 5,381,071 are That's right-if 1 can find a niso, which travels through the Alpine order come nearly 3,000,000 people fair. This Austro Daimler car, Canadians of British race. Naxt in Carlos were the outstanding play with!??
ta eur? up districts at 20 miles on
hour of French origin, and the GermanB (To be Continued.)
weighs only 20,000 pounds and car follow with 473,554. It is disclosed ries 40 passengers. An 80-hp that the preponderance of British mator driven paeumatic rubber tires stock is steadily going down, and suspended within steel wheels. only in a much more prosperous
era for the V.R.C., each scoring a goal, Lionel being responsible for
the first one,
the Mira Lissaican won the Electric Competition held at Deep Water Bay during June: Score 23-2.
An Eclectic Competition will be,game, held at Deep Water Bay during On Tuesday August 1st. One Blub" Competition will be bold at Deep Water Bay.
In the second half
League Matches.
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the Canton players tried hard to the Royal Navy by one all, white with arrival of the visibor the and re-ordered world can the de reduce the deficit, and succeeded in the Y.M.C.A. A trounced the scoring once towards the end of the home team to the tune of twelve Union Pacific Railroad announced clinn be corrected by emigration. goals to uil. The match between the immediate construction of the Scotland, as might be expected, the Y.M.C.A. "B" and the Young first Companions which was to have motor-driven train to be built in the ten years to 1931 the Scots in- streamlined, articulated, comes well out of the survey. In been played at the Chinese Bathing the United States. Club was cancelled owing to the ra three-car unit, weighing as much as
It will be creased by 172,725 or 14.72 per cent. feree failing to turn up.
against an English increase of Pullman sleeper, capable of 110
Two league matches were played in the Civil Service Club, the Chinese Bathing. Club drawing with (Continued at foot of next column)
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