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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH

RUMJAHN WINS MARATHON RACE GAME ENDS IN

Yesterday's Tennis Results

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Pte. Smith Wins Event

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occasion

The fourteenth annual Kowloon The results of yesterday's open tennis singles turned out as ex-marathon race, organised by the pected. The best match seen was St. Andrew's Club, was held yester- that betwen H.D. Rumjahn and day afternoon, Pte. Smith of the Tak Cheak in which some fast Lincolns winning the event from driving and even exchanges were

a teld of 21 starters, This is on which the third witnessed.

has won 2 prize in Smith

won frst this event, "he having place in 1933 and was Second last year, being beaten by Pte. Farmery, also of the Lincolns, who did not compete this year.

Iu started very promisingly by annexing the first two games. He Swept Rumjahn off his feet with his swift backhand placings to the corners of the court.

Rumjahn then" rallied with nice drives down the side line and by forcing the pace drew level.

Ia returned to the attack and "HD" was made to run ali over the court. In won the next two games but Rumjahn made short wark of the seventh

Ju led until "H.D." drew level at five all and thereafter the Indian player obtained the next two games and set.

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The winner

led all the way and finished in 35 minutes. Fte. Thornhill, also of the Lincolns, was second and Pte. 01 the Royal Welsh Williams Fusiliers' was third

The race started in front of St. Andrew's Church, and the course which extended over a distance of about pix and a quarter miles was Waterloo along Nathan Road, Road. Prince Edward Road, Kowloon City, and from there along Tam Kung Road, Bukeley Street. Chatham Road, Salisbury Road and Nathan Road,

Easy-Win

to

I was tiring very fast and the pace set by Rumjahn was a bit too much for him. In the second set. both players indulged in some clever placings. particularly “H.D." who sent over some beautiful croSS court drives that left Iu standing. Rumjahn won the second after conceding four games.

3. C. Fincher played a steady

to eliminate game

A. Crawford with the loss of four games, Ho Ka Lau met with little opposition when he defeated T. A. Pearce. At the conclusion of the race, Leonard too entered the next round Mrs. J. G. Higgs, wife of the Pre-

Pte. Smith took the lead from the start, followed by Williams, but when Chatham Road was reached. the latter was passed by Thornhill. Smith fiilsed strongly, winning by about 400 yards, while about 100 yards separated Thornhill Williama.

and

at the expense of D. M. MacDonall.sident of St. Andrew's Club, dis-

Open Singles

E C. Fincher beat A. Crawford, 6-3, 6-1,

Ho Ka Lau beat T. A. Pearce, 6-1, 6-1.

J. W. Leonard beat D, M. Mac Dougall, 6-4 6-3.

tributed the prizes which were donated by Mr. V. M. Grayburn, Mr. Ezra Abraham and Mr. F. C. Hall, for the winner, second and third respectively.

In a short speech, Rev. Higgs thanked the donors of the prizes

H. D. Rumjahn beat In Tak and congratulated the winners as Cheuk. 7-5, 6-4.

well as the other competitors for their sportsmanship.

The first three naished in the following order:

Pie. Smith (Lincolns) 35 minutes Pte. Thornhill (Lincolns)

A CHILEAN GIRL FOR WIMBLEDON mins. 40 3/5 secs.

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FIGHT

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FOOTBALL

Army Team For Saturday

19, 1935,

STRATOSPHERE EXPERIMENT

The R.A.F. Attempt

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London, Feb. 23:

The following have been selected He then called out to Sergeant Penfold to attend to the third de- to represent the Army in their On burning round he Kotewall Cup match against Bouth

It is understood that the RAF fendant. saw Sergearit Nolan trying to se-

China on the Navy ground. Cause-

attempt to conquer the stratos- phere will be made in a Bristol ate the fist and second de-way Bay, on Sunday, March 24,

were fighting. At kick-oft at 4.30 p.m.;-

airplane. fendants who this time a large crowd had ga-

Fus

Bristol-engined Rowlands, R.W.F: Pte..

airplanes have thered, and Bergeant Nolan then decided to arrest the defendants Swain, E. Lancs: L/Cpl. Steele, Ehree times won the world's alti- heavier-than-air Lanes; Fus. Keneghan, R.W: Tude record for Gunner Morton, R.A.; Cpl. North, machines. Arst defendan; while he held the Sergeant Nolan caught hold of the

E. Lancs; Fte. English, Lincs.: and second defendant,'

together

L/Gpl Horner, E Lancs: L/Cpl. they went to the Emergency van. On their way they were accosted by Higgins, Lincs.; Cpl. Ridley, Lincs. the fourth defendant who said in (Captain); L/Cpl Baldres, Lincs. English "Nobody was fighting.” He was told by Sergeant Nolan that if he wanted to help his friends he had better go to the Water Po- lice Station. The fourth deten.- dant persisted and he was arrest-ground at 4 p.m. ed. Shortly after Sergeant Chan- "ning brought the third defendant

along.

Cross-examined by Mr. D'Almada, witness said that if he had seen the first and second deferdants ighting. Sergeant Nolan should have seen it too. There might have been some ladies present, but they were not in the fighting area. In reply to Mr. Sin, Inspector Field said that he would not "like to say that the second defendant was trying to separate as it was like a free-for-all

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Third defendant: Did you come up to me and say that you were a police officer and that you want- ed to arrest me?.

Inspector Field: No.

Did I tell you that I did not

belleve you were a "cop'?-NO.

Would you be able to testify that before my wife? I think I am able to.

ANTAGONISTIC

Sergeant Penfold sala that he saw. Inspector Field holding the the first and second defendants. He was leaving the stand with Sergeant Nolari, and the latter went up to them. He Saw the third defendant fighting and went to arrest him. While on his way he was struck on the back by a Ptc. Willams (Fusiliers) 37 mins.

rattan chair. He turned round, to The Competitors

see who did it, but could not find The following also took part in anybody.. On turning round again Face: Σ C. J. L Lewis he saw the third defendant had RW.F.), Thomas (R.WF.), Hall disappeared. He accompanied In- (RW.F.), Armstrong (R.V.F.), Ro- spector Field, and Sergeant Nolan' berts (RWF) Davies (RWF), to the police van, and on the way Parry (R.W.F). Gresty (RW.F.), he saw. Sergeant Channing hold- Carroll (East Lancs), Thorneying the third defendant, with a (East Lancs.), Robinson (East lady walking beside them.

Griffin (East Lancs.), Sergeant Channing, testified that

Has to Play in Men's s

Class at Home

-Fonaux.. The long reign of Mrs Wills Moody at Wimbledon, brought to an end" or possibly, only inter- Lancs.),

Mr. A. R. Fedden, who designs at Bristol. has a world-wide repu- tation. He was recently' awarded the American Gold Medal of Agro- nauties in competition against

Reserves:-Fus Wheeler R.WF; Pte, Thompson, Lincs.: Pte. Sand-American designers. ford, E. Lancs.

Players and reserves should re- port to the Team Captain on the

LOCAL GOLF-

The Bogey (Par) Pool compet!- tion in Fanling (old course) on March 16-17 resulted as follows:

P. Morrison (10) 3 up wins. Other Scores:-~"

D. Hope G (12) 1 up. A McKellar (8) all square. There were 33 entries.

RISING BRITISH INCOME

- Invisible Trade

Increase

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London, Feb. 25.

In spite of a big increase in im- ports of merchandise last year, Britain's payments abroad were almost balanced by income from overseas. Britain is thus paying her way.

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Figures of Britain's international balance of payments show:

An increase of $15,000,000 to £178,000,000 in net income from overseas Investments;

The stratosphere machine will probably be a biplane of generous wing span

Airtight Sult

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30

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

10

Note:-Figures in parentheses Indieste number of letters in the words required.

Across 1-May be lowering to the dignity of a "rare toy dog” (anagram) 110).

Indistinct (4).

10-Parched maize (7). 13A factotum (5), 14-Elderly (4).

It has yet to be proved that the speed of an airplane will be in- creased in the stratosphere as is Captain Cyrü often suggested. Uwine, test pilot. of the Bristol 15-To pamper (8). Aeroplane Co., found that while 17-The current month in business his engine, gave over 1000 hp. at

(4)." away to 180 | 18-An integral factom (7), ser level, it faded h.p. at about 43,000-It,

21-A stopper (4). In the upper atmosphere air has to be forced into the carburettors with super-charges.

Captain. Uving also found that 26-State" of America (5); he could not breathe his oxygen 27--House-receptions (7). supply much beyond 43,000-ft. To 30-Shade of colour (4). get higher it will be necessary 031-Lower down (10). provide a special airtight suit.

This Too Small Island

Down 1-Contrivance (6),

2-The rogue who unearths carnal

spoll (11).

3---Space (3), 4-Moreover (3).

5--A telephone-call (4). 7-Insensibility (11),

8 Christmas festival (4), 9-A queer person (6). 11-Ringlet (4)

12 Is needed for tennis (7). 16 Young bird of prey (8).

Norway (4).

22-To join planks with edges flush 19-Used to be a capital place 'in

(6). 24-Unexploded (4).

20-A roasting-spit (8). 23---A flake of soot (4), 25-Conceited (4). 28-Colour (3)."

29 Valet (3).

The following is the solution of Saturday's puzzle:-

Down-1, Cubs, 2. Mons, 3 Cell-o,

There is yet another problem Across.-1, Comic; 6. Biped, "9. for British stratosphere experi- Emulate, 10, Banal, 13.. Leeds, 16.4. Mufti, 5. Mania, 6. Belle, 7. Poem,

menters.

England is a little too amali

S-carl-et, 18. Islamic, 20. Domini- & Disc-(over), 11. Accuser, 12.

A pilot may take two hours toate. 21. Zulu, 22. Trek, 23. Ostracise, feach his "celling." If the ground 28. Repulse, 30. Untruth, 33. Erase, 34. Antse, 35. Prude-nt; 36. Treat, is out of sight be may easily be

37. Enter. drifted over the sea,

choose Even

Hence he will have to days of perfect visibility. then he may lose sight of the ground at 50,000 feet.

GERMANY BEATS FRANCE

AT SOCCER

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

Press"."(Copyright.).] "

Paris, Mar. 17. Before 45,000 spectators the in- 'ternational football match between Germany and France ended in a 3-1 victory for the German team. This is the first time that Germany Won 3 football match against France, the first of the two previous been won by matches having

NO PRIVILEGE IN

THE AIR

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London, Mär. 1.

Lady Hoare, the wife of Sir Re- ginald Hoare, who has recently taken up his post as Minister, at' Bucharest, is that rare phenomen on, a flying diplomat's wife.

Arduous, 14, Eastern, 15. Di-vests. 17, Emits, 19. Stain, 24, Slept, 25. Re-bus, Cub-e-s, 27, State, 28. Rent. 29. Page, 31. Uist, 32, Hear!

JUBILEE GIFT TO STAFF

Cadbury Bros. to Distribute Over £50,000

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London, Feb. 25.

Mr. W. A. Cadbury, at the annual staff party at Bournville Works, announced. some of the She keeps a Moth at Heston ways in which Cadbury Bros.. having learned to fly and obtain- | Ltd., propose" to celebrate thr ed. her commercial licence in King's Jubilee. Cairo,

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rupted last summer, has rather Wayne, (East Lancs.), Harley (East he was on duty at the time, and income in 1934 increased by £29,-. France while the other ended in a this form of private travel is that all the staff and workers, amount-

tended to do the interest taker Lancs.). Ogden (East Lancs.), L. A when he went up to the scene he

ip, new aspirants to championship C. Rowley (HMS. Hermes), A. C. honours. Indeed,

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is some years

unknown Adams

since a new and player of championship class bas been seen there. But in the coming *sumther those who, like the

"Athenians of old, are always searching for something new, ought

(H.MS. Hermes). Damerill (EMS. Hermes).

The officials were:

was told by Sergeant Jessop to third defendant into Tel take the

custody. He did not see the third defendant doing anything. al- though his attitude was antagoriis-

c.

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Starter: Mr. J. P. Robinson Judges: Rev J. R. Higgs, Col. E. M

to have their desires gratified.R. MacPherson, Major C.

At this stage, the case was ad-

A young Chilean girl, Senorita Primer, Dr. K. H. Uttley and Mr. Journed und Friday afternoon.

Ana Lizana, will, if all goes well, be the first member of her sex from South America to play' at Wimble. don; and if her play proves to be anywhere near her reputation, and bér nerves stand the strain of playing before a foreign, thougE, she may be sure, not an unfriend ly, gallery, she may well go a very logg way in the Indies singles She is the present bhampion of South America; and is so good that, when she plays in ordinary championship 48 distinct from tournaments, she has to play in the man's, and not in the

singles i

women's

Q. B. Raven.

Medical Attendant: Dr. H. D Matthews.

Time-Keeptra Mr. AEP JOHN WYCLIFFE

Quest, Mr. H. L. Langley, Mr. G. B. Labrum and Mr. E. F. Selk.

FIRST NEWS OF WAR

The Chileans are very keen, and Man Who "Scooped"

enjoy the services of two very good professional coaches but it is said that few indeed of them can tackle Senorita Lizana on level terms.

REGIMENT OF YOUTH

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London, March 1. Mr. Duncan Sandys, if elected for Norwood, will be the "baby" of the House of Commons. He is only 27 The ranks of youth are, however, unusually populous in the present House. It contains £3 National Government supporters who were born in 1000 or after.

The youngest is Lord Willoughby de Eresby, who will not be 28 until December. Next comes Mr. J. R Robinson, the member for Widnes, who is 28 this month.

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Lord Burghley, born in 1905, is among the younger "yoanzamen."

Veteran of 34-6

The World

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EXHIBITION

Relics And Works

Show At Prague A

A rise of £5,000,000 to £70,000,- 000 in revenue,,from shipping.

Including receipts from various other sources, Britain's total net

000.000 to £294,000,000. This al draw most eliminates the rise in the adverse balance of visible trade last year::

Receipts from various commis- insurance sions, which inchide business, it is estimated, were un- changed at £30,000,000, and re- ceipts from other sources were also maintained at $10,000,000.

Official estimates of the various receipts from abroad are contain- ed in the Board of Trade. Jour

·nal

Total "invisible" receipts have increased as follows:

1932 ...

-3633

1934

£260,000,000 €285,000,000. £204,000,000

The debit balance in 1934, after

deducting the income from abroad, is only £1,000,000. ⠀

Transocean Kuo Min.

NO TURKISH BATHS

Perhaps the reason why diplo- mats do not take more kindly to

they do not enjoy the special privileges in the air that they do on the ground

Doubtless more diplomats would become private plane owners if there were the same laissez pass- er facilities to simplify the inter- national, flying regulations for them as there are to wait them

Gifts of Post Office Savings Certificates are to be made (as in the case of the firm's centenary) to ing approximately to one week's wagen (with extra recognition for long service). The gift this time will also be made to all the firra's pensioners and pensioners' widows, of whom there are over 900.

No limit will be put, as at the centenary, on the number of certi ficates any employee may receive. The firm's centenary gift aggre

will inevitably be greater.

Closed For Cleaning! through customs barriers on lard. gated 250,000. The Jubilee gift

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London, Mar. 1. Only very rarely does the fan- ous Spanish Riding School in Vienna put on a special week-day show, as it did for the Prince of Wales.

Normally displays are given only twice a month, on Sunday morn-

ings

These infrequent performances

SPARK PLUGS CLEANED

BY SAND BLAST-

The motorist who allows dirty

power and speed abould look spark plugs to steal his car's around for the garage that has one' of the modern spark plug, cleaners

The past year's results represent provide full-time life career for in use. In less than ten minutes,

a substantial recovery from earlier

em-

In addition all Cadbury ployees, of whom there are over 8,700, will receive full pay for the day's holiday on May 8

electricity(mains or battezy:)...and. air pressure for its operation. with a shelf above it, into which a plug of any Thers hopper,

Rize it sorewed. Air pressure then blasts an abrasive compound on the plug for about ten seconds, and a particles of the abrasive from the inner parts of the plug. The test- ng part of the outfit, gives the motorist visual proof.

Buss unfolded his reformist ban-years. In 1932, Britain paid out the ders. They enter the school he can have his full set of pluga | blot:out jet then removes all

Prague is the town where John ber, and John Huss was a pupli of Wycliffe. It is natural therefore that Praga! should arrange an ex- hibition of relics and works of Wycliffe.

The site of the exhibition is the

London, March 1. The Man Who "Scooped "The World by thirty-five minutes with University Library in Prague. The the announcement of war with introductory note in the catalogue Germany in 1914, is dead..

states that Prague owns more He was Mr. Frederick William Wycliffe manuscripts originating Emett, for twenty-five years chief from the fourteenth and fifteenth diplomatic correspondent of Reu centuries than any other town in ters, and he died at his Londou the world, and that many manu- scripts which are, for example, at home at the age of sixtynine."

For over fifty years hd whe associated with Beuters, retiring present in Vienna, came from

Prague. in 1931.

self.

$52,000,000 more than she received, while in 1931 the debit balance was £104,000,000..

In the following year there was a credit balance of £2,000,000, owing to the big reduction in importa which resulted from the new tariffs. For 1834 the net result was a debit balance of only £1 000,000.

HONOURING AN AIR

LINE

&

stable mome As young as tested and cleaned and go back on or and graduate after many the road with clean ignition. The outfit supplied by the Champion years training.

Vienna is the only place in the Spark Plug Company requires only world where this Spanish riding can still be seen, and spectators come from all over Europe to watch the displaya

A few enthusiastic amateurs take lessons at the school. A Local Delicacy It is learned that shortly after the Printe arrived in Vienna, Sacher's Bar, the fashionable cafe, received a telephone call.

Is that Sachers? asked an English voice. "Please keep a table for tea at five o'clock for the Prince of Wales and eight

The Prince tried the Torte for

wards called Johnny, the barman, which Sacher's is noted, and after- across to his Ebje

Tilke this place, he, sald like your Torte, and I shall come here again. Please have a box of Your fresh cheese straws sent to

movement started in Bohemia and Then something told me that 1 Moravia, which left, even until our ought to go back to the Foreign days, a deep influence on the Office for one last inquiry. My mentality, of the country. experience in journalism. has

The exhibition, amongst others, taught me the wisdom of followins contains Huse's defence of Wy- On the other hand, Mr. Roberta hunch.

"There I saw, coming down the cliffe's "De Trinitate, which was Boothby, though among the 63; is close to what Dante put as the stairs, a certain high personage, ordered to be burnt by the Arch

That who said to me, 'Well, Emett, bishop of Prague, letters from Lord frontier of middle-age.

Cobbam to Voksa, of Waldstein; the spokesman of youth is 35 this all up. It's war with Germany.

"I phoned the story and that's 'Oxford Peter Payne's defence of Huss at the Basle Council. There No international conference of is also a page of the London In the year 1933-34 whic post-war years was complete with "Atheneum of May 1884, in which out his cheerful and smiling Professor Masaryk (now President presence. He was the holder of no He became fawer than seventeen Orders and of the Czecho-Movak Republic) re- decorations, including Russian, viewed the book of Losert on Huss-

and Wydile Japanese and Irvats

Here is the story of this great Wycliffe's movement exercised "scoop," at he once told it him great influence on John Huss, Peter

It is understood that the Guild Payne, Jerome of Prague, and of Air Pilots and Air Navigators others." I had been nosing about at the Foreign Quite all day and must of others, and under the influence of of the British Empire will award 6 Bir line in recognition of the the evening, and came back late to Wyclife's teachings the Hussite the Toboston Memorial Trophy to the office

meritorious flights of the line's Hitbarto the trophy has only pilots on Empire routes

been awarded to individuala." tringlet map of the world my, hotel"

The trophy is silver plaque.

Torte is a special kind of cake on Mercator's Projection and

made in Austria, and Southern showing various types of aircraft.

ISB given in memory of Germany Almonds figure largely Squadron-leader EN L Johnston In the recipe. Ty is quite Irresisti

who perished in the BIO1) for ble

One foats of air akvigation

aded for the Guild of Air Pilots

Septembe 1834 there were no

involving great foste

FAustrali8

year.

He is, however, already almost a veteran in the House, of which he has bee

mamb

for years.

now on

that."

Was In October

SPALDING

"KRO-FLITE

GOLF BALL

Lasts till its

Just!"

BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

AME

CHAMPIONSHIP

PEN CHAMPIONSHIP

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

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