EXCITING BOWLS YANKEES LOSE
WITNESSED Open Pairs Championship
An exciting is, featured by polished bowling was witnessed on the Police green yesterday when M. A. R. Souza and W. V. Field de- feated J. Watson and J. Fraser of the Kowloon Cricket Club, by 14 shots to 13. The last head of the game was played in semi-darkness bat despite this handicap li.play- ers excelled.
There was little to choose be- tween the four players. The n.C.C. men started promisingly but got stuck after registering 10 points and the winners took the lead at the 19th lead by 13 shots to 11. However, by sheer determination they drew level but all in vain.
The winner, by dint of good bowling registered a single to win a hard-fought game.
NOT UP TO STANDARD The match played between. S. a. Bux and A. R. Minu of Indian R.C. and J. M. Jack and V. C. Labrum
on the Civil Service green was not up to the standard of bowls served in the match just mentioned above, poor exhibition, the and after a former pair won by 16 shots to 12
Bux and Jack were both bowling short" and wide with the former showing a slight flash of brillance, but on very rare occasions.
OTHER RESULTS
W. Mair and W., Greig beat A. F. Paul and W. Macfarlane by the score of 23 shots to 18. This match was played at the Talkoo Dockyard Club yesterday.
The match between H E. Strange and R. R. Wood and M. Y. Adal und A. R. Dailah resulted in the match being left over till another day, the pairs having played 19 heads with the score at 17 shots all,
10 SHOT VICTORY
At the IRC., P. E. Knight' and J. Holidge beat L. Collyer and J. Purves by 22 shote to 12, the win- ning rink scoring a 5 on the 11th end and two 3's on the 3rd and 15th ends.
POLICE PAIK THROUGH At the K.C.C., L. Glendinning and J. Shepherd beat J. D. Thomson and G. E. F, Thompson by 16 shots to 9, the winners recording three 25 un the 8th, 8th and 20th ends. while the losers recorded a 2 on the 10th end.
PAST CHAMPION WINS
At Club de Recreio N. J. Bebbing- zon and A Hyde Lay beat 8. J. Houghton and T. Ferguson by 38 shots to 18, recording a 5 on the 4th end, and three 3's on the 9th, 10th and 15th ends. The losers re- -corded a 5 on the 18th end and a 4 on the first head, leading up to the fifth head, wa
EASY VICTORY
"At the Kowloon Bowling Green. A. W. Grimmitt and B. Strange beat 1. B. Parks and M. Ferguson by
30 shots to 11, the winners re- cording two 4's on the 6th and 19th heads and two 3's on the 8th and 11th heads.
An
RECREIO MEN WIN Bowling consistently, L Gutierrez and A. A. dos Remedios defeated W. Gill and F. Goodwin 20 shots to 14 at the Kowloon Dock Recreation Club. Until the 17th head the score was 13 ail, and on the next head the winners, scored afuur followed by a two and a one to put the issue beyond doubt. PRESENTATION AT C.S.C.C.
A presentation was made yester- day evening at the Civil Service Cricket Club by Mr. J. W. Deakin to Mr. S. C. Alderman, who had been a member of the Club since 1915 and had served on the various committees at one time or other. At present he is the Chairman of the Club and will be leaving the Colony on Saturday for good on re- tirement.
In making the presentation of a set of blackwood tray and silver scent bottle Mr. Deakin said that Mr. Alderman had been ahn- valuable help to the Club at vari- Qua times. He was certain those present would join with him in wishing Mr. Alderman the best of luck in the "old country."
Mr. and Mrs. Alderman are leav ing the Colony on Saturday on the
. Chitral.
Deakin
recalled
Mr. J. W. that Mr. Alderman first joined the club in the 1915-16 season, and since then had served at various times on the General Committee. Last year Mr Alderman was Chair- man of the Committee. Mr. Deakin said that the departing member had been very keen on cricket and Latterly has assisted at lawn bowls and also served on the Bowls Com- miftter.
In reply, Mr. Aldermian thanked toss present for their kind gifts
BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, May 23. The following were the results at the League baseball matches played to-day.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27. 1936.
TENNIS
Local Season Gets Under Way
ONE WALK-OVER
The local tennis season com- Emericed yesterday with four games on the programme, one of which- the CRC, "A" and "A" clash Dwas not played, due to the inability o the latter side to field a team. The C.R.C. "AI" were thus con- ceded a walk-over.
Philadephia
Smith pitched.
0 5
New York ........
Leslie tomered.
1 4
8 15
Canning hii a home run. Brooklyn
0
1
Lanning pitched.
3
Boston
Pittsburgh
P. Waner hit a homer. Cincinnati
Cuyler homerec.
Chicago St. Louls
9
13
2 4
In the other games on the pro- gramme. the Indian Recreation Club, Kowloon" Cricket Club, and the Club de Recreio obtained easy victories at the hands of, the
U.S.R.C., S.C.A.A., and H.K.C.C..
respectively.
1!
1 10
1
2 7
D
At
S. Martin hit a home run. AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington.
No other games in the American League were scheduled. →.
S.C.A.A. LOSE.
the Kowloon Cox's Path, Cricket Club beat the South China Athletic Association by 5 sets ro 4 in the "A" Division of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday."
Scores were:-- ..
E, C. and E. F. Fincher (K.C.C.):-
AMATEUR GOLF
London, May 25.
Conditions were wet and miser- abe for the opening of the British Amateur Golf Championship, in which 268 are competing. only three below the record. They in- clude 20 overseas players, although a notable absentee is W. Lawson, Little, the holder, who recently turned professiona".
There were no early surprises. Cyril Tolley scored two fine wins Americans, beating Dennis over Bazzdman 3 and 1 in the first round and Richard Chapman by 2
and 1 in the second.
Second round winners included Cecil Ewing of Ireland, who beat Walter Meyer of South Africa
beat up, Hector Thomson who Brigadier General Critchley at the 13th. Harry Bentley, the English champion who defeated Stanley Hunt, former champion 3 and 1.
In a great marathon match Mit- Scotsman from Prest- chell. D; wick beat the ex-Irish champion Lionel Munn at the 28th hole after a five hour contest...
Kouter.
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INDIAN VICTORY
On the US.R.C. courts, the In- dian Recreation Club beat the U.S.R.C. by 8 sets to 24 in the "A"
of Division
the
Tennis Lawn League yesterday.
New York
12
Selkirk hit a homer, Philadelphia
[D
15
2
Moses homered.
14
11
beat W. H. Ho and K. H.
0
4
0
.. Wong
BI
Oster Muller pitched. Boston
B
9.0
beat F. N. Wong and C. P.
Ip
6-3
beat K. F. Lui and H. K.
Ho
F
Grose and A. E. (K.C.C.):
6-3 P. Quest
Scores were:-
Goldman
(U.S.R.C.).
beat Ho and Wong
64
lost to Wong and Ip
+8
löst to Lui and Ho
1-8
beat S. A. Ismail and M. I.
Razack
6-2
G. Bcdiker and G. Clark (K.C.C.):-
beat He and Wong
6-2
drew with A. O. Madar and
H., D. Rumjaha
lost to Wong and Ip lost to Lui and Hơ
5-7
4-B
beat M. O Hoosen and F.
D. Pereira
Deuter.
OMAR KHAYYAM
New Work Found?
Istanbul.
Since he retired. Mr. Haydar Vaner, a former Governor-General in the Turkish Civil Service, has de- voted all his time to research work- on Omar Khayyam, and has dist a pamphlet bearing the Faxis- covered
to be title of "El vujut" ("The tence" which he belleves Khayyam's work. The text is both in Arabic and Persian.
Incidentally: the question is now being raised as to whether Omar Khayyam, was Persian or a Turk,
RECREIO WIN
At King's Park yesterday. Club de Recreio defeated H.K.C.C. by 81 sets to 2.
Detalled scores:---
A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves
Recreto).
beat T. A Pearce and D.
McDougall
7-5
beat CW. Sewell and H.
Owen Hughes
beat E. Bathurst and J.
Harrison
6-2
7-5
and A. L. Sullivan
"
MUI TSAI CASE CONVICTION
Home Commission Members Present
Picton-
Sir Wilfred Wentworth Woods. Chairman, Miss Edith Tubervill and Mr. Charles Armiue the Mul
Wills, the members of Tsal Commission from England were present in the Central Court yesterday to hear a mui tsal case. To-tul. 48, married woman living at No. 105, Queen's Road West, appeared before Mr. W Schofield charged with the keeping
wherein Sze
or
an unregistered mul tsal, Ah Mul, alias Chan Wan-ho, aged 13 years at the above address.
Inspector H. W. Fraser of the 2.C.A. said that in pursuance of en- quries, lady-inspector Miss Wal Mo-fung, visited the house and saw The the child in the sitting room. girl said that she lived there with a woman named Ah Mo. The girl further said that she had been pre- sented in the country to the mo- ther-in-law of the defendant. She had seen her mother receive some money, the amount of which she did nat know. She was in the country for one month and was then brought to Hong Kong by a travelling trader and was handed to the defendant.
While at the defendant's house she had to do various household duties but received no wages. She was given 20 cents "lucky money" at the New Year.
According to the defendant the giri was presented for the sum of $200 Canton currency and the pre- deed will drawn up -6-6sentation
Defendant had in the country. 63 lived in Hong Kong for 22 years Wing. Comdr Bishop and Major and had a family of two sons and
R. L. Withington (U.S.R.C.)-two daughters. The girl was very lost to Ismail and Razack 3-6 well treated and expressed a desire to remain with the defendant, but lost to Madar and Rum-
she claimed that she was 30 re- iatlon to the defendant.
Jahn
Ob 2-6
1-6
ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION
MEETING HELD
A meeting ui the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Artillery Assó- ciation was held in the Garrison Lecture Hall, on Monday, May 25. 1936.
هرم
Colonel A. Burrowes, Commander, Royal Artillery, took the chair and, in opening the meeting referred to the death of the late Chairman. Colonel A. B. Hearle, D.S.O., which they all regretted and which was a great loss to the Association. He stated that the number of members of the local branch in 1934 was 234, in 1935 was 195, and in 1936 had increased by leaps and bounds and at the present moment stood at 387.
The Secretary, Lieut. (D.O.) F. Peck, M.B.E., D.CM, R.A., read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were passed. He proposed that Colonel A. Burrowes be ap- pointed Chairman of the local branch of the Association, which was carried unanimously.
The Treasurer. Capt. L. M. Scots, R.A.. read the accounts which were In a very satisfactory condition.
OFFICERS ELECTED The following were elected to serve on the general committee:-
Chairman; Colonel A. Burrowes. Treasurer: Capt, La M, Scott, R.A. Secretary: L.. (D.O.) F. Peck, M.BE. D.CM, RA
Members: B.S.M. Grant (Stone- (Lye- cutters). L/Sgt. Williams mun). $/8gt (A. C.) Glasspool (Kowloon).
were
elected The following assistant secretarles and members of the entertainment committee:- Master Gunner G. F. Bentley. S/Sgt. (AC) Glasspool, E.K Bde. Gunner R. W Aldridge. Hy. Bty.
Bombardier Short, 20 Hy. Bty. Bombardier Pickworth. 24 Hy.
Bly.
L/Sgt. Williams, 7 A.A. Bty. Bombardier Percival, 9 AA. Bty. Mr. A. E. Manwaring. The following proposals were agreed to:-
QUEEN MARY AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY
A PRIVATE VIEW
London, May 4. Queen Mary had, a private view or the Royal Academy exhibition, yesterday afternoon. The Royal party included Princess Helena Victoria, Princess Marie Louise, and Lady Patricia Ramsay Rear-Admiral Ramsay.
and
Queen Mary spent an hour and three-quarters at the exhibition She was received by Sir William Llewellyn (President of the Royal Academy), Sir Walter Russel (Keen ver), Mr. Sydney Lee (Treasurer), and Mr. W. R. M. Lamb (Secre- tary)
The party made a full tour of the exhibition. There were two works to which Queen Mary pald particular attention. One was Mr. Frank Salisbury's painting of the Jubilee Service, which is hung ini the large gallery. The artist was commissioned by King George and the picture has become Queen Mary's property. The other was Mr. Frank "The Princes Vigi,"
of Beresford's picture
King George's Lying-in-State in West- minster Hall, when the late King's four sons stond watch over their father's tonin. This became Queen Mary's property before it was sent to the Academy "
VALUE OF LONDON NAVAL TREATY
Saving To Britain
London, May. 2. The successful outcome of the recent London Naval Conference. was emphasised by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Viscount Monsell, He was speaking as yesterday. the guest of the City Corporation at a luncheon at Girdlers' Hall. Mr. Strellett for the defendant
"The treaty." he proceeded, "has said that the only question wa
la two important consequences. whether there had been a purchase
the first place, this country is free or not. The girl's mother was a
to have the Navy it needs at a cousin of the defendant's mother-
much smaller cost than might have 1-6 in-law. She was a widow who was
1. That non-members attending been the case had there been no 4-6 receiving financial assistance from
entertainments chould, be treaty. Secondly, the treaty has the defendant's mother-in-law | R.AA.
eliminated the most dangerous and prior to and even after the pre-charged 50 per cent. more than
expensive form of naval race by members The mo- CRCsentation of the child.
2. That members of the 1st Bat-limiting the types and sizes of ship. tery. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, should be regarded as hon- orary members of the R.A.A, at all entertainments.
lost to Hoosen and Pereira Col. Brewer and Lt. Comdr. S. F.
Stapleton (U.S.R.C.- lost to small and Razack lost to Madar and Rum-
jahn los: to Hoosen and Pereira
C.R.C. WALKOVER Due to the fact that the some of their players being on the sick list, they were forced to con- cede a walk-over to their "AI" team in the premier division of the Tennis League at Causeway Bay last evening.
He recalled the time C A. Barratto and A. Y. Gosano A2" team could, not field a side, ther-in-law has sent the child. to
kind sentiments voiced by the Hon.
of a Secretary.
the club consisted when matshed erection, which could hold 50 members at the most, and this greatly contributed to a close and happy family.
He last played
cricket in 1929, and with regard to his ability at bowls, he felt sure that he had helped to lose more win (Laughter.) games than
While expressing sorrow at leaving his friends in Hong Kong. Mr. Alderman said that he looked for- the Homeland ward to seeing again.
(Recre'o).
beat Pearce and McDougal!
6-3
lost, to Sewell and OwER,
Hughes
1-
6-2
beat Bathurst and Harri-
son
J. Remedios and H. A. Barros
(Recreio).
lost to Pearce and Mc-
Dougall
3-6
drew with Sewell and Owen
Hughes
A-6
beat Bathurst and Harri-.
son
F3
"Members at the Club however, figured in a practice "knock-up" on the lines of a League match though no scores were kept as an official of the Club said that the points had been awarded to the "AI" team.
the defendant because the child was unhappy with no children of the same age and treated the girl as a member of the family.
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3. That subscription cards be re- The child has expressed a con- stant desire to return to the detained with members' documents as at present, but shown to them tendant. The defendant also said
annually. and that membership cards be issued to each member. that the mother of the child made
4. That subscriptions be collected constant visits to the child.
After the evidence of the child and the lady-inspector, Mr. Scho-in quarterly instalments instead of field found the defendant guilty half-yearly, and remitted to head- and fined ter $200.
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This is a great achievement and it is a much greater achievement than it would appear when we con- sider that the expectations of success were small.
St John Pearse, chairman of the committee, presided.
5. That Mr. Bliss be asked to serve again as member on the geo- eral committees
an
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