1935-04-02 — Page 10

YACHTING

Yesterday's Race

Three" races in the Ladies 5th Extra Series were decided yester- day and resulted as follows:--

"A" CLASS

Total Finished Pan. Pts. 17.29.12 4 32

5. 18

3 33

Wasp II.

(Mrs. Griffin) Artemis 17.31.05

(Mrs. O, Perse>'

Jan

17.21.17

1-38

(Mrs. Owen-Hughes)

Това .....

17.23.37

(Miss M. Larssen)

Cicada......

17.23.28

(Mrs. M. G. Keary)

Pat

(Mrs. E. Ellott)

***** 17,99.45

"H" CLASS

Diana

2 17

6 18

Total Finished Corr, Pan. Pts 17.04.04 17.02.51 1.11

(Miss M. Whitham)

Rolla

17.10.51 17.11.27 2 12

(Miss B. Kirke); . Dorothea 17.39.18 17.33.13 3

(Mrs. Reld)

12

D

(Mrs. Cooper)

"1" "Y" AND "G" CLASSES

Total Finished Corr. Psn. Pts. Robena ... 17.51.08 17.37.45

1. 28

18.12.44 17.48.00) 2 22

Gael

(Mrs. Moulson) Sirius

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY APRIL 2, 1935.

SUPERIOR IN EVERY

BRAND OF PLAY

Japanese Davis Cup Stars

Shanghai, March 26, The opportunity was taken on

the occasion of the passing through Shanghai of the Japanese Davis team, to give an exhibition of ten- nis at the Cathay Club "tout en cas courts, several matches being played off at the moon hour yes- terday. The two Japanese players Yamagishi and Nishimura proved far too good even for some of the best local talent, and ID. Carson, M. Benavitch and Gordon Lum were disposed of with the greatest of ease by the visitors, whose standard of play is well above that seen here for some time.

BOXING IN SHANGHAI

Fusiliers Hold Tournament

Shanghai, March 28.

com-

A NEW COURSE

For King's Cup Air Race

(Special Air Malt Service)

London, March 15.

The King's Cup Air Race this

ed once or twice this season, Gar-

The Royal Inniskilling Fusillers son and Lum having had a few last night added yet another boxcar will be flown on Friday and Saturday, September 6 and 7. The practice sets prior to this meeting, ing card to their long list of so-

to avold clashing with the Silver and Benavitch not having touch tivities in this aport, when the dates are later than usual, partly ed a racquet throughout the win-Inter-Company neck-outi ter. Lum was steadier and scored petition finals were held, "A Co. Jubiles celebrations and partly bec several points, but Benavitch did winning sa had been anticipated, cause of the conditions laid down not hit a winning stroke until late but not without stir opposition for the race on this occasion. in the match, at which stage he from the runners-up, H. Q. Wing.

Fifteen fights produced four showed a glimpse of his former prowess by returning some unplay knockouts and some good and able shots and coming up to the clever boxing. A few of the bouts net with a fair amount of success saw Devices matched against met who had fought for the battalion and although the latter wor in a hard each instance, they nac time in checking the enthusiastic rushes of their less killed oppon- ents

"

Lum Plays Well

In the third contest, Nishimura defeated Gordon Lum by 6-1, this encounter proving the 'best of the A large crowd turned out despite matches between the visitors and the rather inconvenient hour, the the local talent. Nishimurs is not display taking much less time than as good a player as Yamagishi, but was anticipated as a result of the he was able to account for Gordon easy victories scored by the Japan-Lum, though not until the local ese, and the whole programme was player had held him to level terms completed before 2 p.m. The fol- in the earlier games, his variation lowing were the detailed results of length and pace winning him a Yamagishi defeated L. D. Carson, number of points. At one stage in the third game, it looked as though 6-1, 6-0

Yamagishi and Nishimura de Lum would go ahead to assume a feated M. Benavitch and Gordon 2-1 advantage over the Japanese star. but after his impressive start. Lum 6-1, 6-0

Nishimura defeated Gordon Lum 'the Chinese player unaccountably fell away, and Nishimura soon took Yamagishi defeated Nishimura command of the situation, placing shots past the loser to run to his sét at 6-1.

18.25.02 18.04.571 3 24.6-1.

(Mrs. Finlay)

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SMALL ARMS MEETING

G-1

Carson Nervous

:

Result of rounds prior to final: "C" Co. beat "S" Co.. "A Co. beat "B" Co., H. Q. Wing best "C" Co.

The first day's course the eliminating course-will be à circust of Great Britain, passing over Eng- land, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and Wales; and for the northerly and most difficult part of the journey the weather usually is most favourable at the time of year chosen.

This eliminating course will cover a good deal of territory not pre- viously included in any King's Cup Air Race. It will be the first time that Northern Ireland, for example, In the contests held last night, has had an opportunity to see any- the referee was Lieutenant C.Hthing of the competition. The re- Lyddon, Royal Corps of Signals, gulations for control and turning and fudges Lieut, T. A Moody, and points will be designed to give Lieut. B. J. Boyle, the Royal In-spectators a good view of the air- niskilling Fusiliers. The fights craft: The dret day's course, and were under Amateur Boxing As also the final will start and finish sociation rules; points were award at Hatfield Aerodrome. The course ed as follows: winner, two points; for the final will be a number of loser, one point; no points award- laps of a circuit of not less than ed to loser if contestant was dis 50 miles, with an approximate total length of 350 miles. Spectators of the final will therefore see the 20 aircraft which made the fastest times in the two classes of the eliminating contest crossing and re-crossing the aerodrome at tre- quent intervals. Detalls of the fins. Feather-weights.-Fus Thamp-at course will be issued later son ("A": Co.) beat Fus. Morrhead

Bdsm

qualided.

The Bouts Bantam Weight-Fus. McClos- key. ("4" Co.) beat Drm. Hall (H.

Wing) on points. A very even contest, the winner taking the last round."

A Three-Day Affair showing only occasional fashes of mura discovered how to cope with HQ. Wing on points.

is to be held

is a

on

Wednesday,

Lum's hard returns to Nkhi- mura's backhand won him a num ber of points, and in the earlier games, he played several drives of good length following these up with a short shot just over the net which beat his opponent. When Nishi- this brand of play, he came up to the net and met strategy with strategy, making Lum run, and the latter found he could not benet by these tactics. Lum fought for the points in the earlier games several of which went to deuces, but Nishimura was unplayable in the latter stages of the match and winners to run to his points easily.

The Eliminating Course The length of the eliminating course will be about 947 miles, made up thus:-

Start Miles

These Cunningham ("A" Co.) Quinn (HQ Wing), beat Fus.

two bouts were fought at a very hot pace from start to finish In Hatfield the Quinn vs. Counningham fight Newcastle-upon-Tyne Turning 240

point Turning 90 both boxers took a lot. of punish- ment the experience of Quinn was Edinburgiz

paint used to good advantage and his

Contrat 41 skilful use of a straight left help-Glasgow (Renfrew) -

(N. Ireland)

In the Arst match, Yamagishi. the Japanese No. 1 player, defeated D. Carson, the Shanghai singles champion who was easily beaten by his opponent whose confidence was very marked in contrast to Carson's nervousness, the latter brilliance and playing well below his usual form. Yamagishi is a The Area Small Arms Meeting very aggressive player and Carson was made to take a defensive role. Thursday and Friday next. This His failure with some of the usual year for the Arst Hme the Meeting winning shots upset him, and he three-day one iristead of became nervous, with the result lasting two days as formerly, and that he netted a number of easy the conditions of shooting in the returns. Not once was the local individual competitions have been Player able to utilise his famous reeled off a number of successive ed him to notch the points.

Smash shots, and in a backhand revised and the prizes for events have risen from 26 to 152 driving duel he was beaten by the In number, while individual en-visitor. Carson won a game in the tries this year are four times as first set, but was unable to get an other from the Japanese player. many as in 1934.

In the second Carson commenced strongly and led by 40-30 in the first game, only to lose it, and again was in a strong position at 40.15 in the

second when Yamagishi came up to defeat him. There- after, the loser, became more ner- vous and was easily outplayed by the visitor.

NAVY WEEK

these

Facilities To Visit Dockyards

Doubles Exhibition

Good Exhibition The closest competition was given when the two Japanese gave an exhibition, Nishimura extending Yamagishi by his good returns, but the latter proved superior in the later phases of the set and ran out winner 6-1. The games in this set were well contested, Nishimura often assuming the lead, and at

but falling to score the necessary extra point for the game. His driving was not as aggressive as

Light-Weights-Three nights in

Newtownards

this class were all won by, H. Q Blackpool Wing. Drm, Smythe beating L/c. Warr, L/c. Gordon beating Fus. Woodford Gubert and L/c. Kinsella knock-Cardiff ing-out Fus. Malley. ́ ́

Control 104 Turning 120

paint Control 50

control 136

(Eastleigh)

Turning 86

polit

Turning 43 Finish 37

Southampton"

Welter-weights.-A" Co. made amends in this class for their lapse in the lights by taking all Reading points; Cpl. Stewart beat Piper Hatfield Hocking, Fus. Reid beat Drm.

McGeady.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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

Si

Across

1-It's a bad spirit that starts this reckless Bort of feeling! (12).

7-A beam that passes across the

window (7).......

Its anonyms, are numerous; try "frolicsome and humorous:

(7).

11 It produces no good results

giving a "abster less fun"

fans- gram) (13).\\ 13-An agens of interior status

(13)

18-This is sure to destroy, so let us scatter it among the rats! (7). 19-There would be fewer widows in the world if women didn't this their husbandsl; (7). - 23-One who acts as a ro-between

(1.2).

Down

1-Some of this sediment may rise. But the chance of it is *far-between (5). 2-The most we can pay is the

furthest we cán go, (5).. 3-A tempting thing to eat (5). " 4-Who was the Frenchman who

invented and named (9). 5---6 breech-loader in 1886? (3).

VERY GOOD

·YEAR

C. R. C. Annual. Meeting

What a jockey, when thrown, would rather lose than keep (8).

This actress may go on" tour, “ but she always takes the best route (9).

10-A supporter of the wireless

(8).

12-A household delty of the

Romans..(3).

14-An exhaustive call on one's

resources (5).

ודי

15-To play badly on a plano

(5), 16-Audibly (5).

17-This, is suitable for wet wea-

ther (5),

The following is the solution of Saturday puzzle:

Across--5, Muscle; 8, Petulant: 9. El Dorado; 10, Furbelow; 14, Adrta: 15. Between; 18, Dryness; 23, Tarsi; 28, Stimulus; 28, Mini- mise: 29, Peculiar, 30, Fennel

Down-1, Peru: 2, Rumbo; 3. Fault: 4. Stew; 5, Midge: 6, Shrew: 7 Lodge: 10, Fend: 11, Racy; 12. Erse; 13, Dars; 15, Butt; 18, Term: 17; Evil; 18, News; 20, Rhine: 21, Nairn: 22, Skill; 24, Altch; 25, Sur- 1y: 26, Sept: 27, Utah.

GRACIE HAS A "GANG"

In Her New Film

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, March 15. Gracie Fields begins the first of

A satisfactory report and state her three talkies, for which she

The only requirements for the ment of account was rendered at i is to get £50,000 each, on Monday Bhe is now on her way back times having 40-0 to his advantage, Aston and Fus, McQuade beat Fus. eliminating contest are that the the annual general meeting of they at the Ealing studios.

pilots shall land and check in at Chinese Recreation Club which was Best Fight of Evening.

each of the four control points and held at the Club's Pavilion last from a holiday at her Capri villa. The film is a comedy about a Middle-weights. "A" Co. forged turn at each of the official turning Sunday and which was presided In the doubles match, the two that of the winner, but his place ahead by taking all points in this points. The course will not only ever by Mr. Ng Sze Kwong. The Yorkshire market town, and deals Japanese players, Yamagishi and ments along the sideline were good weight; Lic. Fenlon knocked out provide a severe test of reliability, Chairman in his review of last year with the fight of the stallholders Nishimura met with very little re-and he was able to make Yama- Fus. Hamilton Fus, McBride beat and navigating skilj but will give said that financially the Club's in the market square glost a {sistance from Gordon Lum and M. gishi run. The latter's superb re- Cpl Tracy and L/C Cadden beat entrants & free hand in judging position is exceedingly sound: Fast multiple stores concern

Benavitch, the last named being turns, even when forced to assume LC McHaffery. The last fight the type of aircraft best suited to year's account showed a profit of «ponsible for the arrangements for very badly off form. The visitors a defensive brand of play, soon took in this class proved to be the best the race. Bince all time spent on over two thousand five hundred the daughter of a music-stall

Special Air Mail Service)

London, March 15,

it is realized by the officers re-

Navy Week in August next that awon 6-1, 6-0 few of the games be-him into control and his driving number of people who in past years in we fought, the Japanese run- and strong cross court shots, en have seen ships of the Fleet at coast ning to their points with monoton-abled him to beat his colleague, towns and holiday resorts during us ease. In justice to the 1-sing with the result that he ran out the summer cruise will not be able couple, and to all the local players the winner at 6-1; though the score to do so this year, and consequently who participated, it must be stated might eastly have been much will wish to take advantage of the that most of them have only play- closer, facilities offered to visit the dock- yards during Navy Week Every assistance towards "tiris end is"be- ing given. As many as 30 const towns' in the British Isles have been visited by the Fleet on its summer cruise. This gear, partly owing to the large number of young ratings under training, and partly owing to the Jubliee celebrations and the Natai Review, the programme of, visits will be heavily curtailed.

Co-operation With The Press Replying to questions in Parlia ment, the First Lord states that it has been the practice hitherto to employ outside publicity agents to secure à Haison between the Navy Week organization and the Press. It has been found desirable to change this arrangement and ein- ploy naval officer on this duty. His duties are, full time. He will receive from Navy Week funds a zsum of £250 a year, in addition to

retired pay of £405 a year.

The first Navy Week secretary at Portsmouth was engaged on Febru- ary 1 1981, The salary of the pre- sent holder is £350 a year from Nary Week funds, together with re- tired pay as paymaster, captain of 640 a year. Local secretaries have now, been appointed at Devonport and Chatham, and an assistant secretary at Portsmouth, to In- prove organization Hitherto the work has been carried out by active service officers in their spare time but it was found impossible to con- tinue this arrangement as the work involved too heavy a strain on the omcers. The local, secretary at Devonport is to receive £200 a year paid from Navy Weer funds, to gether with retired pay of. 97 10% The salary of the local secretary at Chatham i also be $200 a year from Navy Week funds to

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THE NATION'S PRAYER

For The King

(Special Air Mail Services

London, March 15,

I learn that the following form

of prayer of thanksgiving is to be used at the services throughout the Kingdom on the occasion of the King's Silver Jubilee, writes a correspondent!--

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty that we should give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Ever- lasting God, for that thou wast pleased as on this day to set thy servant our Sovereign Lord King George upon the Throne of this -Realm and has proûted: him, in days of sickness and of health throughout his reign of five and twenty years.

of the evening. Cadden, having the ground will count as flying dollars. the advantage of weight and a time, each entrant must judge for Mr. Lau Fook Kay in proposing a much longer reach used both himself how far to sacrifice speed vote or thanks to the Committee with great skill; McHaffery man for fuel range or vice versa. In an complimented them in being able aged to pentrate his opponent's explanatory note the Royal Aero to show a substantial profit despite defence with some heavy rights Cinb, the organizers, point out that the depression. The proposal that to the body. In the third and no machine with a top speed of last round Cadden showed great less than 130 miles an hour will the Committee en bloc should be

elected again was carried coolness and out-boxed McRaffrey. stand any great chance of success.

Light-heavy-Sgt. Warr ("A" The division of the eliminating animously. Co) beat L/C Kerr, delivering contest Into two classes will, how- knock-out in the second round: ever, mean that both low-powered The winner of this contest is a and high-powered machines will former Army champion of India, have an equal chance of reaching have been entirely constructed in and wasted little time in bringing the final, assuming that their per- the Empire. Competitors must

make

their formances are relatively equal or the bout to an end."

own fuelling arrange The Special Form of Prayer and

Heavy-weight. Life Trotter, horse-power. The low-powered ments along the course. It will Thanksgiving to be used in St. ("A" Co) knocked-out Bdsm, Jea-class will be restricted to aircraft not be obligatory to refuel at the Paul's Cathedral and throughout tor. Trotter waited for an open-with a total engine power not ex-official control pointe the country on May 6 has now ing, which presented itself in the ceeding 150 bhp. at the maximu been prepared by the Archbishop second-round and of which he permissible revolutions per minute

our Lord, to whom with thee in the Unity of the Holy Spirit be all honour and glory tow and for evermore.

of Canterbury, in accordance with

an Order in Council,

took the required advantage,

Welter-weight-Fax Lee (HQ.

It opens. I am able to state, Wing) beat Fus. Long on pointa; with the first verse of the Nation- this contest was an extra ftem but

on

ault, "A" Co. having already won ten bouts.

of the engine or engines.

All-British Machinery

No handicap allowances will be

al Anthem, which is immediately it made no difference to the re-given for the eliminating contest followed by "A people that earth do dwell, thus Hinking the Ideas of the earthly and the heavenly kingdoms,

Any aircraft which fails to com | plete the course within 12 hours will not qualify for the final, even though it is among the fastest 103 mon as an introduction to the machines in iter class. But thu Thanksgiving and prayers. It 15 organizers reserve the right to to be followed by the familiar modify this rule should the weather hymn, "O God of Jacob with its make it impossible to complete the words, "Dur vows and prayers we curse in 13 hours. In the final ***** the qualifying aircraft will race on now present"

estimated performance handicaps, day's race as in previous years. The Royal Aero Club have had under consideration the application of a formula handicap, but it has been decided that the notice would be insumclent to justify the chants of method for this yea

Panimis and Hymnus There follows seven verses of Psalm 95, O come, let us sing unto the Lord" and then in Faalm 121 King and people ift up thelt eyes For the example of unceasing unto the hills from whence cometh service set by him and by our their help. This thought Is The prayers which follow are

Mary for echoed in the New Testament taker mainly from the sued before the start at the list gracious Queen

and steadfastness lesson from Revelation, in which service and include one for the strength bestowed on him and for the occur the words, "He carried me whole Empire. love and loyalty borne to him by away in the spirit to a great and The spirit of thanksgiving again great family of peoples and high mountain and shewed me finds expression in the Te Deum in du parts of the world, we that great city, the Holy Jeru add, after the Blessing, personal en loyalty to the King is restrand laud and magnify thy glorious salem. "U

The Old Testament lesson from in the singing of the art and the Book of Joshua (chapter 1, third verses of the National An- the Knowledge of thy marvellous verses 7, 8, 9) sets forth the law them.

Name

We bless thee for increase in

The entrant, pilot of pilots,

of the earthly kingdom. These The service is designed to last any passenger or passerigets verses begin, "Only be thou strong not more than one and very courageous

expressly enjoined that

be used on the precedny May

rub

or

Bunday, but is authorised for use on the Sunday followingă

Additional forms

works, in care for those who suffer from sickness or the lack of work, In desire that all men everywhere may live in peace After the lessons comes either and enjoy the fruits of their the hymn of Sir Cecil Spring Rice, Tiboak Ayers fan, and a job chinang Tow to thee my country,

For the und an try mercies or "City of God, how broad and Touchsafe to us other fairn Almighty, we Had the unfern ed thanks, through Jesus Chris

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issued by the Bishops for use An address will follow which is Holly Communion, and intended to be not so much's ser- Prayer.

SPALDING

Oracle leads the opposition as

proprietor.

A Merry Reval(? The interesting thing about his new nim is that Grace medians with her. They will play the part

stall-holders

of

"gang" of a dozen comedians

leads in revolt.

whom Gracie

The "gang" includes Harry Tate, Huntley Wright, Douglas Wake- feld (Gracie's brother-in-law), Billy, Nelson, Kenneth Kove, Mor- ris Harvey, and Frank Atkinson.

Tommy Fields, Gracle's brother, supplies the love interest with an attractive newcomer, Vivian Leiga, Robb Wilton and Alfred Dray- ton are likely to be added to the

cast.

"KRO-FLITE

GOLF BALL

Lasts till it's Jost

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