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DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1934. HONGKONG (SELANGOR)

RUBBER LIMITED

A Reply To Sir Cecil Clementi

(Special Air Mail Service)

Londen, June 9. full year's working. I am also The Twenty-second Annual Ge- antlapating that both the tin com- neral Meeting of Hong Kong (Sel-panies will make contribution angor Rubber, Limited,, was held to this year's income in the form yesterday at 7. Martin's Lane, Can- i of dividends. non Street, London, EC.

Restriction Measures

THE DAVIS CUP

Brilliant Play By

McGrath "

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 9. Australia, Kä their first Davis Cup match this year, are well on their way towards victory over Japan.

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PETERSEN WINS THE

BRITISH TITLE

Game Fight With One Eye Closed

of

(Special Air-Mall Service)

London, June 9.

The crowd was in a turmoil.

To-day, before a big crowd at Devonshire Park, they won both singles, becoming two with A towel fluttered into the ring Ever since the fifth they scented three to play."

at the end of the twelfth round at Mr. W. Arthur Addinsell, chair- I see that, when addressing you

a sudden end always In" the air.. Springing up from a losing posi- the White City last night. Peter-Wildly they urged on Petersen, or.. man of the company, said in the almost precisely 12 months ago tion, McGrath beat Yamagishi by sen saw it and promptly did a cheered Harvey course of his speech:-Gentlemen. -day I mentioned that we were 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 and Oraw-little dance

for his dogged ecstasy-for -I move:-"That the directors meeting in a more" hopeful atmo- ford, although hunted all the wayY

it courage and the fighting instinct meant that Len Harvey had sur- that saw him through round after report and accounts for the year sphere so far as rubber is concern-home, defeated Fujikufu, 6-3, rendered both the fight and his round. ended December 31, 1933, às sub-ed. was referring, of course, to 6-3, 11-9.

British heavy-weight champion- mitted to this meeting, be approv. the gestures which were then be-

The crowd's admiration of the Japan and Australia have "pre-ship. ed and adopted; and that a dividing thrown out for a resumption viously met. five times in the in-

champion's gallant stand" was in- That was the end "but it had terrupted by transgressions end of 10 per cent, for the year be of activities on the part of British ternational

for team championship." been signalled long before, In the which he Was warned declared and paid."

and Dutch rubber producers, on Only on

by the the first occasion-at fifth round a right from Petersen referée-principally for using his reveals the question of restriction.

Newport, Rhode Island, when slamoned - full into Harvey's left head. Once he shrugged his Well, gentlemen, I will not weary Shimizu and Kumagee both. beat eye.. Almost Instantaneously it ahdulders and gestured feebly to- you by reviewing all the events of · Anderson-was the Oriental nation closed tight shut, and thereafterwards his damaged eye as though the past 12 months, Let it be suff-successful, but last year in Paris Harvey presented a grim sight as to hold it responsible. clent to offer congratulations, to McGrath's victory over Satoh saved he battied on with one glaring, all who were engaged in the ne- Australia.

$1 This was the Arst eye.. gotations, on their successful tex-meeting of the two countries on mination.

an English court.

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he was met by

The Last Effort, The climax came in the twelfth By a strange coincidence it was Harvey came out for one last an eye injury that hindered Peter- throw. But sen last year when he lost his title tigerish Petersen, to Harvey. Harvey reopened the Amid a steadily mounting med- cut last night, and for several ley of shouts Petersen pumped in rounds the men fought with in- a stream jured left eyes-Petersen's stream-

of punches. face was twisted in agony. Harvey's puffed and ribs were reddened.

Lefts and rights were punched But whereas Petersen's father in with terrible accuracy. was able to doctor his son's eye Suddenly

is Harvey

down Sheer weariness."

The balance-sheet sound position, and in consequence your directors decided to take the opportunity of writing down the value of buildings and machinery to the nominal amount of £5 hy appropriating £2,400 from the ba- lance avaliable for distribution This leaves' £4.198--which

No doubt some shareholders will

In Memory Of Satch equivalent to about 9 per cent: on have read Sir Cecil Clement's re- The Japanese wore black armlets the issued capital to be carried marks on the rubber position at on their blazers-a token of res- forwards to the current year. the dinner of the Association of pect for the memory of Jiro A point that, I think is worthy British Malaya. It must occur to Satoh, their captain, who had set

is that or "recording

since" ihr every one that such superfluous out with them from Toklo and nig blood, company paid its maiden dividend pessimism, coming from the Gov-tne recalled that this famous shut. for the year 1924 an annual dis-ernor of the Straits Settlements player, many of whose strokes tribution has continued unbroken: and High Commissioner of the

were reproduced to-day by his and, with the 10 per cent. which Malay States, must prove embar-young compatriots, had played his I have no doubt you will to- trassing to the Home Government. last Davis Cup match in England sanction by your approval at tiye Str. Cecil Clementi. In his official at Devanshire Park report and accounts, the total di- vidends paid amount to 100 per cent, or an average of a tration over 10 per cent. for the past 10 years.

capacity, should welcome the op- portunity of administering the re- striction of what he calls the crux of the situation, that is, native rubber.

case.

be on velvet.:

Harvey's.

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with a bottle of special preparation | Pandemontura. which stopped the blood. Harvey made him slip. He staggers up. remained half-blind.

The bell-and-the towel.

His seconds plucked at the lid of the eye' but it was no use.

Cheers for Prince Georgt A crowd of well over 50,000 had its first chance to cheer when Prince George was seen walking to the ringside. Near him sat Mr.

ton.

--

A rush to the ringside." The two Petersens capering in a family celebration. Shouts of victory and sympathy,

Harvey stands there with waver- ing knees and a sad smile. Mrs. Harvey; fairhaired and in a grey flannel tailored sult, runs into the ring and embraced her husband,

May Give Up Films

The broad-shouldered Yamagia-

sound deferice, got a flying start hi, with a strong, service and a

on McGrath. He won the Arst set at 6-2, and advanced to 5-3 in The company retains its sub- My personal view is that, had the second without any serious stantial holdings of shares in the same remarks been made by threat from his young opponent. Hongkong Tin. Limited, and Ki

such a responsible person in the By slowing up the game, keeping Thomas and Sir Harry Pres- ling-hall Tin, Limited, and accord-Netherland East Indies, Dr. Colijn away from the net and feeding ing to the latest Stock Exchange would have had his own very salu-McGrath on a forehand that re-

There were hundreds of women prices the value of these holding tary methods of dealing with the fused to function, he appeared to in the packed audience that to-day is £25,777,

stretched away from the zing-side LILIAN HARVEY An additional asset not appear- Notwithstanding Sir Cecil Cle- There were few real winners Many were huddled in fur coata. ing in the balance-sheet is the menti and what he said, the re-registered, although occasionally A roar heralded Petersen. capital value Of the agreement gulation of rubber exports is an Yamagishi, stealing to the net Dramatically picked out by a mov- with Hongkong Tin, Limited, un-accomplished fact, and this com- behind a faster cross-drive, would ing searchlight his party moved der which a tribute of 10 për evri pany cannot fall to beneft! I feel cut off daintily the retaliatory through the crowd to the ring. is paid to the company on the confident it will be my pleasurable reply made with two hands by

The challenger had to wait for price realized for the tin ore re-duty to all your attention at our McGrath

some time for the champion. He next meeting to the contribution With these remarks and the full from rubber to, the year's profits.

drew his old brown dressing-gown tightly round him, grinned at the

A frank word or two details appearing in thë report and and that this will be in satisfac-

M.C.. shivered in on exaggerated Miss Lillan Harvey, the Alm star accounts I can leave the past and tory ratio to the whole. Assuming

way, and blew out his cheeks. attempt to give you a brief out-this prediction materializes, the

who hails from Muswell FUL, Introductions; preliminaries-the London, by Lilian Harvey herself, line of the future.

prospects are favourable for, the

bell Harvey with his" pale. mask speaking to Reuter in Hollywood dividend record being further im

of a face, its detached,

almost recently:-- proved..

supercilious expression. Petersen,

"I know I have been a flop since his expression eager, determined, I came to Hollywood. There's no his darker skin in contrast with point in kidding myself. It im't the champion's pallor emphasising pleasant to be drawing a salary the difference in their height and and feel one has not been worth .." it.

covered.

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The company is in the enviable position of having two strings to its bow-one of them having con-. tributed income during a period

when the other was under the AIR MAIL STAMP

shadow of the world's depression,

So far as the current year is con- cerned, tin tribute earned to date 'is'in excess of that received for the corresponding period of last year; and there is every reason to expect an increase in total for the

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TREASURES

Letters Carried · In Seven-Mile Flight 24 Years Ago

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June, 9. Recent progress with air-mai transport has given a remarkable

str mail stamps and covers.

*

Played Into McGrath's Hands Had the Japanese pursued his Satoh-like tactics longer that is, had. be declined to force the pace against an erring opponent-he would doubtless have got a two- set lead. Instead be played into McGrath's hands, firstly. by in- creasing his pace all round and secondly by swinging over to the boy's stronger wing

bulk

noy

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Jüne 9.

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about

Alert Referee

"I am determined to make good The third man in the ring. Mr.In my next picture, Serenade." C. H. Douglas, penetrating of eye Ir I don't I'm going home to and sharpvoiced "Don't

hold, Europe to get married and lead a

domestic life.

The tide turned quickly" against the Japanese. McGrath, galvanised into life, won the next two games to equalise with "the lass of only two points, and he rushed to 40-love on his service Harvey." "Step back, both.". in the eleventh game. Yamagishi brought the score to deuce, but it Plenty of action but no fireworks. The first few rounds silp past. was his last successful effort for a considerable period.

No storming rush from Fetersen, Once he had saved the secondly, but well within himself.

but instead a man fighting ardent- set the Australian had the mea-

Four rounds have gone. Bure of his man. He was within even so far, but Petersen perhaps one point of winning the third

Very

In

"My contract calls for three more pictures after 'Berenade,' but unless that aim is exceptionally good I do not expect to make the others."

2.

11

The salary Miss Harvey is gett-

that detached, pensive look ahead on points. Harvey still has ing in Hollywood is a five-figure one. She is engaged to Willy the clinches his head on Petersen's

Fritsch, the German actor.

crowd. shoulder, he stares out into the

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stimulus to the hobby of collecting to love, and in the fourth set, .although Yamagishi returned to At the air post exhibition held collected four games as a result, his quieter defensive methods and not long ago in London the and though his opponent served a keenest interest was displayed in double fault at match point in the Petersen goes after Harvey, dives Taen the Ofth--and drama. stamps and covers which provide ninth game, McGrath was always at him. Left, right, and "right pictorial records of the growth of Empire air mais extending now

in front.

from

infrequent visits to the net.

Fujikura Fights Back "

again. As his, glove comes away

"Ann Vickers”

The crowd is in an uproar. Is ther is compatible with feminine the man who has never

happiness is often a subject for knocked out to get it at last?

controversy."

been

With women constantly enlarg- for 14,000 miles, and over which on his feet, and saved many balls punch his left eye has been blotted other than that of wife, and mo- The loser was abnormally quick from Harvey's face after the lasting their sphere in life, the ques- during a recent period of 12 mon

tion of whether or "not a career: the the aircraft employed carried surprised, in view of his refined

a losing position. One was out.... nearly 1000 tons of mails and volleying skill, that he paid such freight...

One of the most interested.. visitors at the recent exhibition was the aviator who flew with the first bag of letters to be carried by aeroplane alr Claude Grabane. White,

Twenty-four years ago at Black pool he made aerial history by

Harvey's Grim"Pluck. fying with a bag of malls, for

Then came

an, exhibition of seven miles in a gisty wind. To-

pluck that marked Harvey is no he had not divined the false champion. day the cards used in that experi- latent powers

With that one 01 the

young staring glaring eye he fought

ment

Gone is that detached' air of This question is said to be treat- from Fujikura at the same gure pain. He ta staggering as Peter-

Crawford took the first two sets Harvey. His face is twisted with ed fearlessly and frankly in "Ann and without any undue strain.

Vickers" latest and most sensa- tional of Sinclair Lewis' best sell- sen batters him about the ring.

Britain. Mr. When he led 4-2 in the third set The bell. That was the turning ing novels, A book. which has

and had a point for 5-2, he pro-point. bably shared the opinion of the crowd that the match would soon be over. 'But

ever seen, and

gone into edition after edition. since it was published in 1932, "Ann Vickers" has atorised discus- slon such as few workers of fic-

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tion ever have,

Retaining all of the drama and

deals with a social service worker's.

career, and adding the colour and efforts to combine romance and

realism which only the screen can give by bringing the characters to Lewis master-piece with a cast of life, RKO-Radio has Almed. the

exceptional, brilliance-Trene Dun-

are so eagerly sought by Japanese. Fujikura made one of grimly to ward off defeat in the vital interest of the novel, which collectors that good specimens the bravest stands in a losing rounds that followed. are worth from £25 to £30 apiece:position I have while the envelopes of certain fourteen more games were required Petersen as he came at him. De

Repeatedly he would lash at speciai letters which found their before Crawford could claim the sperately he tried to way into the bag have a value match Fujikura may have been distances, time his blows.

gauge his of from £40 to £50.

helped by Crawford's physical

In Round 6 Petersen's left eye reaction after gaining his long the old several fruitless efforts, he finally lead. but the Japanese raised his Would this even things up?

Injury-gushed, "blood. broke through Fujikura's service game at least 15 in the last phase. Once, when Petersen cornerede, Walter Huston. Bruce Cabot." in the twentieth game. The leng-In one game he served four winn-Harvey and slammed in a dozen Edna May Oliver. Conrad Nagel, thof" drive in this match had ing aces a surprising copp blows to his body without reply, and many other screen favourites. been better than that in the first, followed by two double faults from Harvey smiled wanly through the John Cromwell directed and in the closing stages there Crawford and a lead of 6-6 for blood on his face.

any number of excellent the Japanese.

But Petersen's eye was tended. In the next game Fujikura had Swabbing by his father "from a The doubles match will be

a set-ball; he deserved to gain little. bottle. of yellow liquid "Yes," said the great man, "I played to-morrow, Crawford and it by his stout resistance. Craw-staunched the blood.

were railles.

J

Somewhat Bimlar

I work up one morning and fuond Quist, who paired up against the ford did not let him got as near. More Important, Petersen was myself famous," Japanese in Faris last year, oppos- again. Using a faster service as boxing as well as fighting. Still Ing Yamagishi and Nishimura, the a batteringram, he always kept eager and ever anxious to attack, me." sighed the other. "I found "It was slightly different with present doubles champions of ane game in front until after he was ready to bide his time. myself famous--and then I work Japan.

(Continued on Previous Col.) He never became reckless..

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