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AROUND THE CRICKET
GROUNDS
Barnett's Big Hitting
(Special Air Mail Service)
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ANOTHER CENTURY BY
WATSON
London, June" 16. Gloucestershire made น very good start in their return match with Somerset yesterday, when
Lancashire had all the best of they scored 378 for the loss of
the opening day against Worces- seven wickets. Barnett took the leading part in this splendid per-tershire, and when stumps were formance, reaching 50 in three quarters of an hour, and at lunch was 63 not out.
K
lunch "Barnett Shortly after reached his second century of the season out of a total of 146, At 174 the opening stand came to an end. Sinfield being taken at arst alip
Barnett continued to score free- ty, hitting three more 6's from de- Hadell-two from successive Hveries and, with another from Wellard, reached 152 out of 222 In-
hours. side three
Allen began With three 4's man over from ^J. Lee, but, in comparison with Bar- nott, he appeared slow. Barnett obtained his eleventh 6 when Po- well came on with the new ball, and he did most of the sooting in second stand that yielded 85 in Atty minutes before Allen fell to a catch behind the wicket.
Not unt the total reached 288 was Barnett caught from a "skler" in attempting yet another 6. He batted for three hours and three- quarters without giving a single among his figures chance, and were eleven 6's and eighteen 4's- 138 runs in twenty-nine strokes. His 194 was the highest score his first-class career.
Three more wickets fell while the total rose by 41, and then Stephens and Hopkins shared in a tedious stand for the seventh wic- ket that realised 39.
- CONSISTENT BATTING
When stumps were drawn yes- terday Kent were 425 runs behind the Warwickshire total with eight. wickets in hand. This was the of the Festival opening match Week, and the visitors maintained a rapid rate of scoring. At the luncheon interval 133 runs were on the board for the loss of Kilner's wicket, Croom, with one 6 and six 4's completing a valuable 60 out or 108 in one hundred minutes.
Champman did not return to the field after lunch, Marriott taking "over the captaincy Bates and Croom was splendidly caught" at deep mid-off the second stand having added 87. Bates played on to Watts at 217, while three runs later Santall left to a catch at deep mid-on. When Collin, left. half the side was out for 295.
Roberts and Hill added 48. and then Hayhurst drove hard and hit fire.4's, so that only the last man, Mayer, failed to score at least 20. In the last twenty minutes Kent lost Ashdown and Levets for only 10 runs.
CENTURIES BY ARNOLD
AND MEAD
drawn had scored 405 for the loss of four wickets.
The cricket before lunch was of notable for the performance Tyldesley,
who became the first batsman to reach a thousand runs this "season. Thanks to a good opening by Watson and Hopwood, the visitors had scored 139 for the loss of two" wickets by the interval The batting was rather subdued In the afternoon, and only 20 runs were added in the first half-an- hour. Watson completed his cen- tury after a stay of just over three hours
Altogether Iddon and Watson. put on 143 before the former was caught at the wicket, and Watson went on to score 148. Paynter and Lister shared another good part nership, and were still together at the close,
MATCH OF CHANGING
FORTUNES
Surrey were in rather a difficult 'position at the close of play yes- terday, being 143 runs behind the Essex total with only five wickets in band. Essex had lost half their wickets for 123, Gover taking three for 23, when O'Connor came to the rescue. He had scored 55 not out at the luncheon interval. "
O Connor continued to "punish the bowling after lunch. When 75 he tollowed Tyldesley as the second man to complete his thousand runs this season. Subsequentry, he rea cbed his hundred, his fifth this season. Wade was run out, thanks
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1934.
OMAR BEATEN
Lawn
Bowls Surprise
POLICE SUCCEED IN RINK GAME
Yesterday's game in the Colony's singles lawn bowls championship provided one of the sensations of
the present season, when UM Omar, a former champion and one of the best skips in the Colony went under to L. R. Whant of the Police Recreation Clüb.
SURPRISES AT WIMBLEDON
U. S. BASEBALL
Double Win For Chicago
Von Cramm Beaten
By
Kirby
London, July 3.
THE CYCLING
CLUB
Run To Castle
Peak
There was an improved attend- ance on the Hong Kong Cycling Club's run to Castle Peak Bay on Sunday Inst. ix. C. Read (Cap- taîn) was in charge of
New York, Jitty 2. A double victory over Philadel- A minor sensation was provided phia in the National League was at Wimbledon yesterday when J.ained by Boston playing away. V. Kirby, South African champion. Bobby Brown, for the winners bald the opposition to a scoreless game with his fine pitching in the sec-rangements and he led the party
beat. Von Cramm, Crawford's/con-
queror in the French Champion- ship Final,' in four sets.
Miss Martigan, the Australian The rain during the afternoon woman champion provided the rendered the green on the Police second surprise when she Deat Club somewhat tricky, but
even Frau Sperling, who as Fraulein that was no excuse for Omar going Krahwinkel STELS runner-up EO down. He took things rather Helen Wills-Moody in 1932.
Jean Barotra and Miss Betty' easily at first, and it was not until the sixth head that he opened his Nuthall falled to survive опе score, having by that time conced-round in the mixed doubles, bow- ed Ave singles to Whart At the ing to Roderique Menzel, Czecho-
Thomas,
Men's Fourth Round
F. J. Perry (Britain) beat A. K. Quist (Australia) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
Ù. G. M. Lott (U.B.) beat H. Hopman (Austraila) 4-6, 6-4 6-2,
end of the 11th head he was beslovakian ace, and Miss hind Whant by the margin of the British player, in straight sets 11-3. but in the next ten heads, Omar showed a flash of his true form and while conceding ave points to Whant, notched up four- teen for himself to lead by 17 shots to 18.'
Thereafter he fell off again and the the game stood at 19-19 in 24th head. Omar took a single to lead by 20-19, but Whart struck a good patch in the next head and took two points to eliminate Cmar from the Singles. Championship.
The loser, who is undoubtedly a formidable element in rink games appears to be equally erratic in singles games. This season he eliminated R. F. Luz in the first match against round, and his What was in the second round, which everyone had expected him to carry off easily, as he undoubt edly would have done, if he had not allowed the game to sag for eleven heads before beginning to strike his real form.
Rink Game
A team of four from the Police R.C. (Forrest, Carey, Mark and Moss) accounted for a team from the Kowloon Docks, (Craig, Kemp- ton, Greig and 'Brown) in the rink. competition by 28 shots to 15.
The Police team led throughout to good return by Bquires, when and were never in danger of be the stand had put on 92 in Arty-ing overhauled. Carey and Moss Ave minutes, with the total at were in great form while 'Forrest a's No. 1 contributed his share to O'Connor was eventually caught the victory. Mair had an "off" For the losers Craig as No. 1 by Gover near the square-leg um- | day pire. He had been at the wicket was good and Brown was reliable nearly three hours and hit twenty as ekip, but his men often left him
201
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4's in an attractive and extremely with too much to do... valuable innings of 143 out of 220. The remaining three wickets fell for 19 runs, and Essex were all out for 255 at four o'clock.
Surrey started badly, Fishlock and McMurray leaving at 27, and after a little hitting by Gregory. who was out at. 53, Barling and squires took fifty minutes to add 38 runs. Read quickly took two more wickets and half the
xide
were out for 99. Barling then played carefully for the eighty minutes to play before stumps were
drawn..
ARMSTRONG AND HAZLE- RIGG IN BIG STAND
After a
very slow start the score at the luncheon Interval being 83 for one wicket-Leteaster- shire had built up the valuable total of 343 for six at the close of play.
CARDINAL BOURNE'S
JUBILEE
Mass Of Thanksgiving At Westminster
门
6.2.
...
J. V. Kirby (8. Africa) beat G. von Cramm (Germany) 6-2. ··2-6. 6-4, 6-4.
Women's Fourth Round Miss M. Q. Scriven (Britain) beat Miss C. Babcock (U.S.) 9-7.
6-8, 6-2.
Miss D. E. Round (Britain) beat Mrs. King (Britain), 6-3 2-6, 6-3, Miss H. Jacobs (U.S.) beat Mile. Goldschmidt (France) 6-3, 6-3.
Miss S. Palfrey (US.) beat Mile. Jedrzejowska (Poland) 6-2. 6-2.
(Australia) Miss J. Hartigan beat Fra Sperling (Germany) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Milo. Parot (Switzerland) beat Miss Yorke (Britain) 6-3, 6-0.
Mixed Doubles 1st Round R.Menzel and Miss Thomas beat J. Barotra "and Miss Nuthall € 4 3-4
-Reuter.
ond game..
Chicago. In the American League, gained a meritorious victory, win- ning 12 to 5, but in the return encounter they were beaten by
the odd run,
The following are the full results of Sunday's games:→
National League
Brooklyn
$
5
1
R. H. E 7 2 8 1 Jackson and Odout homered for New York
New York.........
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston
4 10
.2
5 11 0
3" 4
1
8
5
V
McManus and Berger homer-
ed for Boston).
Philadelphis
Boston
from the Vehicle Ferry
5.11,
the ar-
at 9.15
A steady spin in glorious weather brought the wheelers to their venue by way of Lalchikok, Tswan, and past the Hong Kong
Tailamching
and Brewery" to thence to the Bay. where a halt was made at the Cafeteria 11.30 a.m."
THE THIRD TEST
Team To Be Chosen On Friday
London, July 2
The following have been invited to be "present at Manchester for the Third Test which commences on Friday:-
Wyatt Walters, Allen, Sutcliste, Hammond. Hendren, Leyland. Ames. Verity, Macaulay, Clark Keeton and Hopwood. The actual on Friday team will be chosen morning as much depends on the fitness of those who are a little doubtful-Reuter.
at TENNIS GAME POSTPONED
After refreshments had been' Oring to unforeseen circum- enjoyed by the party a rush was stances, yesterday's "C" Division made for the delights of the Bay's lawn tennis League encounter be cooling waters in which the cy-tween the Radio Sports Club and clists gambolled merrily whilst the Central British Association was the Peak frowned on them from unavoidably postponed until to-
Heavy morrOW. ** under its cloudy crest. showers curtalled this form of amusement, and at 3 p.m. the re- turn
was trip
commenced. very pleasant and steady
A
ride seconds. that is a speed of 136.88 Ita- home by the same route brought kilometres par hour. The
the party to Shamshulpo at 5.30
1.
It being the policy of the Club
0 5
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p.m.
3
B 0
for
Bobby Brown pitched
Philadelphia.
St. Louts
8 10
2.
Cincinnati
6
19
2.
There were 18 innings.
St. Lails Cincinnati
2. 5.
0
2.6
2
for
St innings
America. League
Detroit
26
3 B
D
D
Medwick, homered Louls in this five drawn game.
St. Louis
Burns homered for St. Louts. Cleveland
5 19 3 12 10 1 Chicago
Simmons homered for Chi- cago.
Boston
LILLIAN HARVEY Philadelphia
Scots Girl to Take Her Part
"
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, June 18.- Miss Lilian Harvey, star of "Con- gress Dantes," is reported to be leaving Hollywood for Germany, where she is expected to marry. Wily Fritsch, the German actor.
"Some time ago Fritsch, while on a visit to Stockholm, had a long distance telephone call with Miss Harvey.
0 10 12
3 14, 2
Werber homered for Boston. New York Washington
5 12 " 0 2 3 0 Dickey homered for New York;
Cleveland
3 0 Chicago
Trosky homered for Cleve- land. There were 11 innings.
Detroit
4.13 ......
1
.....12 15 3 13 Owen homered for Detroit.
-Reuter.
1
1
2
St. Louis
Miss. Harvey was engaged by the THROUGH
Fox Film Corporation to staf in
the flm "Serenade." They 'have
(Special Air Mail Service).
London June 16. announced that her engagement mutual There was A scene of great has been terminated by splendour at Westminster Cathe-consent. dral on Monday on the occasion
Miss Fat Paterson, the 23-year- of the celebration of the jubilee old Kirkcaldy girl who ran away as a priest of Cardinal Bourne, from, her office job in a woollen The mill to become a star, in British Archbishop of Westminister. Cathedral was crowded, and many films has been chosen to replace thousands of Roman Catholics at- her. tended from all parts of the coun-
try.
Mounted and foot police were on duty outside to control the large crowds which watched two proces- sions enter the Cathedral for the
Arnold and Mead made a splen-Just when Shipman seemed set celebration of the Portifical High for his second century of the sea-Mass of Thanksgiving, which was did third-wicket stand against
son he fell to a fine catch at sing by Bishop Butt, auxiliary Preceded Derbyshire yesterday, putting on
in bishop of the diocese. square leg. Hazlerigg, next 239 runs in a little under four
scored so readily that he reached by cross-bearer and acolytes, he hours.
50 in sixty-five minutes. When led the procession of clergy, which tea arrived, the score
224 passed through the church grounds
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Mead reached his 50 after batt- ing ninety-five minutes, and with the same stroke the partnership passed the hundred. Arnold com- pleted his third century of the season out of 198 in three hours, and the new ball failed to slow the ace of run-getting, the stand passing into the second hundred twenty minutes later.
When he had reached 97 Haz lerigg was bowled, having balted for an hour and fifty minutes and
hit nineteen 4's. The third wicket had added 143 runs.
of the day. His innings lasted for four hours and thirty-five minutes, and included à 6, a 5, and sixteen
45.
RAIL
TRAFFIC
Opposition In Canton
اتو
lian. Varzi, also on an Alfa Ro- mea, was second, convering the distance in the time of 3 hours,
to continue making arrangements 42 minutes and 31 seconds. the the Frenchman, Quy for comparatively easy runs whilst | third was
the hot weather is with u, next Moll, also on an Alfa Romeo in Sunday's run will be to Talpo and the time of 3 hours, 43 minutes the fourth Fanling: bathing equipment and 23 seconds and should be again carried. The run was the Frenchman, Benoist, on a will commence at 9.15 am from the Bugatti. All the German entrants Kowloon Pier of the Vehicle Ferry were forced to abandon the at-
.empt.Transocean Kuo Min. and is scheduled to be concluded at-3.30 p.m. Refreshments should also be carried. Mr. C. Read w again take charge, and all cyclists are extended a cordial welcome.
A report has been received that G. the Hon. Secretary, Mr. H Crayford will be discharged from He hospital in the near future. has recently undergone operation for appendicitis and it is unlikely that he will be able to take-active part in road sport for some time. Last week Mr. H. A. G, Keates, the founder of the Club and holder of the N. Ireland 20, 25 and 50 mile's records sustained a polson Led foot which is likely to curtail several his road activities for weeks; he intends to utilize his time in organisation work for the winter programme recently ad- vanced by the Club, and will be pleased to supply any details of the Club and its activities on re- quest at Wellington Barracks, Vic- toria. between 5:30 and 8.30 p.m. on Mondays, Wedensdays, Thurs- days and Saturdays,
| GREAT AUTOMOBILE RACE IN FRANCE
[Special to the Hong Kong Dally Press Copyright}.]
Paris, July 1,
France's greatest automobile race took place at Monthlery on Sunday in the presence of 150,000 The Ave interested, spectators. bundred kilometress race was won
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SUMMER DRINK ROSE'S
LIME JUICE
Mixes with all others
Bale Agents:
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR
by the Frenchman, Chiron. In & CO., LTD., Hong Kong
the time who recently (From Our Special Correspondent) an Alfa Romeo car in Miss Paterson.
of 3 hours, 39 minutes and eloped with Mr. Charles Boyer, the
Canton," July 1. French comedian, was later stated
As resumption of railway con-
between to be planning a six months holl-
Felping and day with her husband in Britain pection and France as soon as she had Shenyang (Mukden) is to begin finished the film on which she was to-day, the Kuomintang veterans here are taking steps to oppose working.
She is under a seven-year con- the arrangement, which is re-
at a salary tract with Fox
cognized as a prelude to further £7,000 a year.
concessions to Japan.
F
of
In this connection formal pro-
was Arnold was missed after scoring 12. but with the advent of Mead
without further loss, the third and entered the Cathedral by the among your many and valued-ac-7 posals will be made to-morrow'at Kintang South-west Executive he settled down to sound stroke- stand having then realised 118 in
west door. 'while the Cardinal ar- tivities on behalf of souls there is the regular meeting of the Kuo- Committee. The Kuomintang play all round the wicket. Mead
an hour and a half. Of these rived by motor-car from Arch- one that merits special praise-the showing strength on the off-side. Hazlerigg claimed 76.
bishop's House, and, accompanied zeal and energy with which you proceeded. steadily and Arnold
by two Papal Chamberlains in have ever promoted the sound veterans are prompted by the the Committee by various public completed 53 out of 98 after 'an
scarlet uniforms with swords, and education of the young and par- many circular telegrams sent to bodies in China and abroad. The hour and forty minutes.
his entourage passed slowly down ticularly of those destined for the the aisle to the Blessed Sanctuary priesthood.
It must be a great consolation consensus of opinion, it appears, is Armstrong Chapel and thence to the Banc-
between North the alsle were for you to reflect that you have against the resumption of railway
communications Along and Prentice added 59, and then
tuary:
China and Manchukuo. Armstrong was out to the last ball stationed bishops and canons in devoted nearly the whole of your
During his visit to Hong Kong. red and purple vestments, prelates, life to this work of education"" His Holiness expressed wishes monks, and nuns and sisters in black and white,
When the Car for Cardinal Bourne's full restora- General Ho Chien, Chairman of dinal took his place at the throne, ilon to health, and asked that the the Hunan Provincial Government, flanked by the Chamberlains and Papal Blessing be bestowed on urged Mr. Hu Han Min, on behalf Tof the Nanking authorities, to go
to Nanking. According to a secre "surrounded by his retinue, the "those attending the service.
present was stated that those would receive a plenary indui-tary of the South-west Political Council, it is unlikely that Mr. Bu gence under certain conditions.
After the celebration Cardinal will proceed to Nanking owing to Bourne and a procession of clergy his marked difference of views passed from the Cathedral to With General Chiang Kai Shek. At the lunch Interval the total "It was with great joy that we Archbishop's House. Thousands of Chairman of the Military Affairg great crowd While General Ho Chien declar was only 80 for two wickets but learned that you were to celebrate people lined both sides of 'Ambros Commission
the.. com-assembled outside the house. Bal-ed that his mission to Canton and Allen and Bartlett then increased the fiftieth anniversary of your den Avenue and a
their third ordination, because the rate of scoring.
120 memoration of this happy event contes of the houses opposite were Hong Kong was a success, he is wicket partnership adding
provides us with a most suitable decorated with white and gold now discredited. It was thought runs.
Human was dismissed at 199, opportunity to declare once again, festoons, the Papal colours, and that he came here to join the South- but Allen continued to bat soundly our love, and esteem for you and windows, balconies and roofs held west, but it is now disclosed that until at 215 Rought-Rought, with of associating ouracit paternally a large number of people, who be is a mere agent of General the new ball. bowled him. During with the happiness you yourself so stood bare-headed to swalt, the Chiang Kai Sher and came Bouth a stay of about three hours Allen justly experience on this occasion. blessing. There was great cheer-to win the railegiance of the his thirteen da. Davies and Powell From the moment you entered the ing and waving of hats and hand-leaders here. The Human generál
oficial Chinese newspaper. took the score along at a steady Divine Ministry you have sparedkerchiefs when the Cardinal ap was strongly criticized by a local
neither trouble nor labour, but peared. pace.
Mead soon followed to make his third century of the. season and the 144th of his career. When the partnership was broken by Town- send bowling Arnold, his inrings had lasted four hours and twenty minutes. His hits included sixteen 4's. As so often happens when a big partnership is broken, Mead did not long survive, Pope having him caught for 138, put together in ten minutes leas time then Arnold was at the wicket. Medd's best hits were fourteen'18.
Further resistance came from C.
G. A Paris and W. G. Lowndes,
the latter hitting so forcely that
he scored 47 of the 60 put on for
the arth wicket stand in half an hour, with eight 4's in his £gures,
UNIVERSITY BATSMEN. SCORE FREELY After losing two wickets cheaply Cambridge University had scored 411 when stumps, were drawn yes- terday.
scene was one of great pomp.
Work of Education
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A letter was read from the Pope, which ran as follows:-
"To Our beloved son, Francis
Bourne.
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