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WHEN THE QUEEN
WAS LATE -
London. May 27. Reading yesterday of Borotra's dashes and smashes at Auteul), his feints and finishing blaws-some
of them made with both feet of the ground-1 was reminded of the story about Queen Mary's din- ner at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen had come down to Wimbledon for the express pur- pose of seeing Borotra play. Ho was scheduled to appear in the centre court soon after tea.
But the two preceding matches on the programme ran an abnor- mally long
and it was very late in the evening before the Frenchman was in court,
course.
Queen Mary. thoroughly enjoy- Ing the game, asked an official to telephone to the Palace for her "dinner to be kept warm.”
LIFEGUARDSMAN SLIPS' UF Mr. Speaker's notice announcing the fact that he has a number of tickets available for M.P.3 for the Trooping of the Colour on June 23 falls into the Colour on June 2 falls into the most notorious of military traps for the clv.lian,
custom
"Trooping the Colour" is an old not contined to the Guards. A regiment troops. the colour": does not "troop of it. By the way, the slow march, to which the officers proceed to their
companies at the beginning of the Trooping the Colour ceremony, 1s
said to have been originated by George II to see if they were so- ber.
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Capt. Fitzroy served before and during the war in the 1st Life Guards.
"BOOM IN WALLPAPER There is evidence of better times In America in the report that the Union League Club of Chicago is repapering its famous "million dollar" rooma.
Three years ago the walls were covered with worthless stock certi- ficates contributed by members of the club.
When things began to improve. some of the certificates regained part of their former market value. They were torn down and retum- ed to their owners.
CARDINALS BEATEN
Pirates Nosed Out
BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, June 11. The following were the results of the League baseball matches played to-day:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston Chicago
Hack hit a homer..
#
Philadelphia
Sulk homered. St. Louis
R. HE
4 7. 1-
6 10 .1
12 13
3
..
4
13 5. The game between New York and Pittsburgh was postponed " .on account of rain,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago
Deshong pitched. Washington
0 2 1
9 1
2
5 0
Cleveland
Averill hit a homer. Philadelphia
5 11 0 Johnson homered twice.
St. Loul! Boston
5
1.
7 11
0
Ferrell hit a home run,
Detroit
1
1
10 9 Goslin and Reiber homered. New York
10 14 Gehrig hit a home run. Ten innings were played.-Reuter NIGHT GAME
New York, June 11. In the second night game of the season. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn by runs to 3 in the National League, the score being:-
Brooklyn.. Cincinnatti
R. H. E.
3 13 0 4 12 I
A crowd of 18,000 spectators watched the game.-Egaler
GOLF SURPRISES
London, June 11. The Yorkshire "Evening News" golf tournament has produced
some surprising results.
In the first round. 25-year-old J. H. Rudd, out of Durbam, beat the renowned Henry Cotton, two and
one:
The Ryder Cup players, Perry. Charles Whitcombe and Husson were all beaten, and so was Tom Williamson, leader of the qualifiers. In the second round. Padgham, whose play was a feature of the Bittish golf season, was beaten by W. J. Braneh, of Dorset, on the
Recently the walls began to look dilapidated that the house committee decided to remove all the once-scorned certificates and nineteenth.— revert to old-fashioned wallpaper. ['Heuter. MR. THOMAS AND THE HOUSE.
POLICE MUST ENLIST AID OF SCIENCE
London, May 18.
HONG KONG DAILY
VOLUNTEER DEFENCE.
CORPS
ANNUAL SWIMMING
SPORTS
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The following notice has been issued with reference to the An- nual Swimming Sports of the Hong Keng Volunteer Defence Corps to be held on July 11 at 9.15 pm.
Commandant: Lieut. Colonel H. B L. Dowbiggin, O.BE.
COMMITTEE
chell, O.B.E.
PRESS,
SATURDAY, JUNE
13, 1936.
Champions Must Improve
To Win
(Continued from Page 10)'
SECOND DIVISION
POLICE E.C. v. YACHT CLUB Police RC-N. B. Fraser, T. R
Though on paper they have a well balanced team, but from what I have seen of some of the players there is plenty of room for im- provement, especially where Basa's and Omar's rinks are concerned. There are players in the other two teams that will easily displace, A some of their "A" players.
Kowloon Docks are not so strong as the names might suggest.
Presiden:: Major E. J. R. MIL- nevertheless they are capable of extending the Champions and in J. V. Ramsay and Cooper they two strong skips whose have merits will certainly extend c. s.C.C.C's. skips.
Chairman: Lieat. F. W. T. Ross. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: CS.M.. G.T. Padgett, M.B.E., Cap Lain A. Martin, Sergt. Coom, Private J. Slaan, 2nd, Lleus... HA. de B. Botelho, Sergt. W. H. Owen, Private L E. Lammert.
the
FIELD DROPPED W. V. Field, one of the C.C.C. "B's." most consistent skips has COMPETITORS' STEWARDS been dropped in this week's game C.S.M. Baptista CS.M. Rogers, against the Civil Servants and W. CS.M. Porter, Bergt. Webb.
K. Way playing in bis place. I The Annual Corps Swimming do not see what improvement this Sports will be held at the Victoria step will make as Way is not suen Recreation Club at 9.15 p.m. on a capable skip as Fied and more- Saturday, 11th. July 1936.
over Field has been playing good Programme of events is as fol- bowls until about a week age when
lows:-
Event 1) 300 yards Team Race, teams of 5 men, each man to swim 50 yards.
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Event (3) 50 yards Ladies In vitation Handicap Race-Open- Entrance tree..
Event (3) Volunteer Handicap Race-Men-50 yards-Entrance fee 50 cents per man..
Event (4) High Diving-teams of 5 men-3 Swallow Dives-standing. Event (5) Pillow Fight-Entrance free.
his hand was hurt
With all the reshuffling in the team I still beileve the Civil Ser- vants will take both points from the C.C.C. "B," although the Civil Servants will be playing without Deakin. The score will be a very close one however and strong on- position will be the result,
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Hunter, G. 8. Alexander, A. E. Ca- rey (skip); C. Blackbourn, S. Far- J. Johnson, S Logan (skip); W. Cameron, H. B. Brown, J. S. Riddel, R. H. E. Marks (akip);. Reserves: C. Gough, T. H. Daly.
Yacht Club,N. W. Buyers, K. S.
Robertson, E. S. Abraham, G. E. Costello" (skip); W. A. Cornell, J. A. D. Morrison, S. A. T. Hamilton, J. Bentley (skip); D. J. Fraser, P. 5. Cassidy. A Murdoch, B. E. Maughan (skip). Reserve: W. J. Hansen
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FOOTBALL CLUB "A" v. H.K. ELECTRIC
Football Club “A”~~~F. P.. Ansiow, Davis, V. Walker, J. Russell (skip); T. R. Rowell, G. S. Graver, J. S. Beach, C. B. Robertson (skip);" E. Strange, W. Kershaw, 7. H. W. Haynes, J. Rodger (skip).
H.K. Electric.-G. G. 8. Thomp- son, T. P. Saunderson, J. F. Lunny, W B. Muskett (skip); V. 8Borby, J. L. King, G. T. Padgett, A.. Webster skip); W. Staket M. E. Arnold, J. Sloan, A. F. Paul (skip) Reser- ve: W. Orchard.
CIVIL SERVICE v. FOOTBALL CLUB "B"
Civil Service.-A. Steven, J. Pen- Belly, W. Cook, R. R. Wood (skip); M. Purvis, W. Hillyer, R. R. Davis, F. Cullip (skip), C. Champelovler, A. Bower, H. Westlake, nr. .H. Westlake, jnr. "(skip),
The K.C.C. are meeting their neighbour the Bowling Green and a good game is expected. The K.C.C. with their defeat at the hands of the Recreio of a week Event (6) 100 yards Team Race ago still fresh in their mlade will 3 style. Teams of 4 men-each | go all out to snatch a victory and man 25 yards. 1st man-Back should be able to do so if only they į R. Belby (skip); J. H. Gelling, E. stroke. 2nd man-Free style. 3rd wi concentrate on the game. The A Trengrove, A. McKellar, N. M. teams are very well matched al-Currie (skip); A. W. Hayward, S.
man-Breast
-Free style.
Event (7) Detachment
stroke. 4th man—
HK.V.D.C. Nursing Championship. 50
yards-Entrance free..
Event (8) Inter-Unit Water Polo, Events 1, 4, 6 and 8 will count for Corps Swimming Cup.
Points in all Corps Events 1st
polnis. 2nd-3 polnis. 3rd-2 points. 4th-1 point
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Football Club “B”-C, W. H. WIl- son, P. Morgan, E. B. Carter, J. A.
though the Bowling Green have Strange. A. Humphrey, E. J. Ed more experienced skips.
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players and
The Indians will once again be without the services of their stal-
wart skip, A. R. Daliah, who is still
wards (skip).
KOWLOON B.G.C. v. KOWLOON C.C.
Kowloon B.C.C.-W. L Walker,
MORNINGSANNO PEDIGREEL ALLGHORNS
Satisfied ? Quite! IT'S
"BLACK
& WHITE'
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MORNING SOUND LECHORN FARM TAI PO MARKET, NEW TERRITORIES LEGHORN EGGS—FRESH DAILY HATCHING EGGS LAYING PULLET
COCK
Sale Agents:-HUNG CHEONG 66 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON, (Tel. 57108).
Craigengower.-J. Pau, F. X.
(skip); S. J. Houghton, W. W.! Hirst, T. W. Carr, L E. Lammert Delgado, J. Fitzgerald, W. Ward (skip); A. Nissim, C. J. Tacchi, A ¦ (skip); D. K. Kharas, F. J. Smith. Spary, H. Overy (skip).
W. J. Bagley, Y. Abbas (skip); N. F. Karanjia, E. McNay, A. E. S. Alves, H. V. Pearse (skip). Reser- ves: D. A. Rozario. R. L. FOX.
CLUB DE RECREIO v. CRAIGEN-
GOWER
Club De Recreio.-F. A. Xavier,
laid up in hospital and all bowls. C., Hamilton, C. B. Hosking, H enthusiasts will wish him a speedy. Rose (skip); B. S. Rogers, 6. | recovery. Their match
M. White, W. S. Drake, G. Sherriff | Dr. A. P. Guterres, A. V. Barros to-day
Mother: "Jane, do you know if against the Recreio will be a one-Read, J. C. Gill, G. E. F. Thomp-chado, C. M. S. Alves. P. A. Yvano-yet?"
(skip); F. A. Cheesman, R. O. and C. H. Basto (skip); F. A. Ma- (Johnny bas come home from school
Non-starters-no score.
sided affair and the Portuguese Corps Units Coast Defence Unit lads will have an opportunity of son (skip).
vich and H. Rozarlo (skip); J. Luz, "Jane: "I think so. I haven't Kowloon C.C.-W. Mulcahy, L Mobile Machine Guns, Static Mapiling up their averages.
C R. Pereira, L. J. Elliva, F. X.seen tum, but the cat is hiding chine Guns, Corps Infantry.'
Jack, V. C. Labrum, 3. M. Jack Scares (skip),
under the stove,"
Entrance fees-Each unit to pay $10.00 as entrance tee covering all event, except Event (3). Com- pettors in Event (3) will forward their names and entrance fees to unit representative.
Al entries are to be made ir. writing accompanied by the neces sary fees to, the Hon. Secretary. 0.8.M. Padgett, M.B.E. It the H.K.V.D.C. deadquarters. Gurden Road, not later than 5 p.m. on Friday, July 3rd 1936.
The heats for the Water Polo matches have been drawn and are as follows:-
(1) Mobile Machine Guns v. Static Machine Guns.
When a Minister resigns he #sually makes, a statement to the House. But a Minister usually re- signs because he has come to differ with his colleagues on some
Entries for Events 2 and 7 may question of polley, or has suffered Professor John Glaister, of Glas-be sent as above, or direct to the condemnat on for shortcomings in gow University, who was an expert Hon. Secretary, c/o The Hong "administration. The most notable witness in the Ruxton trial, said in Kong Electric Coy, Ltd., 4th floor,
resignations of recent years have an address to Huli and East Riding and O, Building. been those of Sir Austen Cham- police at Hull: berlain, who selflessly took on his. "I think the time has come, if own shoulders responsibility for not overdue. when police whose the Mesopotamian scandal. and of duties bring them into contact Sir Samuel Hoare. after agreeing with investigation of serious crime" to the Hoare-Laval peace-terms. should have knowledge of the pos- Sir Samuel Hoare's speech from sibilities that science, harnessed to the traditional corner seat on the investigation of crime, can yield third bench below the Gavern- | to-day." ment gangway was a masterly and
The progress of criminals had moving attempt to justify himself. made proportionate advances in- It is no difference on polley that evitable in methods for their detec- has led to Mr. Thomas's .res gna- tion. There had been recent ex- Bon, and therefore no speech is perience, and the scientific arm called for, nor is in the least like- would not remain stationary. ly to be made.
There was no doubt that for the elucidation of certain crimes it was of paramount importance to have
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NEW COLOUR FOR THE GUARDS
Arrangements for July 16. when the King will present new colours ic six battalions of Guards, are nearing completion,
The King
will enter the ground
intimate and friendly cooperation between police and the scientist.
corded:
(2) Coast Defence Unit v. infan- try.
The above heats will be played of at the V.R.C. bath during the week ending July 3rd, at dates to be published later.
Swimmers' positions have been drawn for and are as follows-No. 1 being nearest starter:-(1) In- fantry. (2) Mobile Machine Guns, (3) Static Machine Guns, (4) Coast Defence Unit.
Admission tickets at $1.00 (One
Dollar) each will be on sale at the
Officers
Mess, Bergeants Mess, Canteen and the Victoria Reeres
THE TEAMS
The following are some of the probable line-ups.
FIRST DIVISION
TAIKOO R.C. v. POLICE R.C. Talkoo R.C.-J. J. Whyte, T. Grimes, J. Polson, R. C. Wallace, (skip); J. Wald, F. Pattinson, W Cunningham, J. C. Chalmers, (skip); R. Keown, A. Norie, W. Weir, A. N. Other (skip).
Police R.C.-W. Greig, C. Dow- man, J. Orem, W. E. Hollands (skip); J. McKay, C. 3. Plie, W. S. McHardy, W. Mair (skip); É. Ellis, W. S. Dall, F. E. E. Booker, J. Shep- herd (skip). "
KOWLOON DOCKS v. CRAP'-''
GOWER “A” Crai'gower "A E Coates, A. A Razack, D. Rumjahn, R. F. Luz (skip); C. 8. Summons A. 5. Gomes, E el Arcull, U. M. Omar (skip); J. 8. Landolt, Dr. V. N. Atlenza, J. Cavanagh, R. Basa (skip)..
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CRAIGOWER "B" V. CIVIL SERVICE
Craigower "B-A. J. Coelho, E.
Whiteman, L. C. R. Souza, C. S.
Rosselct (skip); J. R. Soares, W. Phelps, A. M. Omar, W. Gill (skip); W. Leonard, H. W. Randall, K. M. Omar, W. K. Way (skip).
Civil Service.-P. E. Knight, J. Purvis, C. Strange, F. J. Jones (skip); H. Major, L. Collyer, H. E Strange, J. F. McGowan taktp); J. Gellatley, W. Burling, M. N. Kakusen, J. Hollidge (skip).
will ride in procession from Buck-Robertson, heir male of the fami- tion Club. Ingham Palace with an escort and ly of Robertson of Struan, res d-Competitors and Officials will be
ing in St. Andrew, Jamaica, has supplied with special tickėta. at the south-east corner. He will ride received authority to matriculate No person will be admitted un- back at the head of the troops bearings in Scotland the arms re-
in the public register af arms and less in possession of a ticket. The King will dismount and, aç-
There will be dancing for two companied by colonels and lleu-
hours at the conclusion of the The branch to which George sports. tenant colonels of regiments, will mount a dais for the ceremonial.been resident in Jamaica for four ming Sports Committee will be Duncan Robertson belongs has The next meeting of the Swim- After the consecration service of the new colours which will be generations. There is at present held at Volunteer Headquarters on
no indication that the chief means Friday, 26th June 1936, at 5.30 p.m. (skip); to visit this country.
Permission has been granted by The Robertsons of Struan have the Victoria Recreation Clap for no land left in this country. Their competitors to practice in the territory used to ile round Schle-V.A.C. bath between the hours of hallon. in the Rannock district.
12 noon and 2 p.m. WHITE WINGS ON THE FIRTH
amplified, he may address a few words to his Guards.
A dals will be erected for the royal" ladies, of whom it is hope Queen Mary will be one. There will be stands with reserved seats for spectators,
unreserved seats and starding room for the
and
public will be provided, with special care for old comrades and their wives,
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CHIEF OF THE CLAN ROBERTSON
| KOWLOON C.C. KOWLOON B.G.C. Kowloon C.C.-H. Gitting, W. J. Geall, EC. Fincher, J. Fraser
G. Lee, R. G," Craig, F. Goodwin, A. Hyde Lay (skip); A. E. silkstone, T. Fergusson, N. J. Beb- bington, R. P. Phillips (skip).
Kowloon HG.C.-A. 8. Russell, J. Watson, W. Macfarlane, L. Guy (skip); 8. A. Bright, R. Hal,.8. Randle, R. Duncan (skip); J. E Henson, J. G. Meyer, M. J. Hen-
A register of names of persons Yachtsmen will scan the sky using the bath will be kept by the and the nearest smoking chimneyVR.C, who will ascertain that all with added interest this morning. such persons are genuine com-derson, A. M. Holland (skip). for to-day sees the opening of the petitors.
INDIAN B.C. v. CLUB DE
RECREIO
V.
Club De Recreto-F. Ribeiro, L. F. Xavier, J. E. Norum-
Clyde yachting season. The next The handicaps of competitors in two months will furnish not only Events 2 and 3 will be taken during A resident of Jamaica has been keen racing but opportunities for this period. recognised as chief of the Clan tuning up for the major event of
haj O. G. Bliva (aklɔ); C. E. Mar- Robertson, one of the oldest of the the season, the Clyde Fortnight, Highland clans.
July 17-20 The Fortnight itself Cup between teams of four 6-ques, La A Gutierrez, A. A. Re- Intimation is made by Sir Fran- will be provided with an attractive metres. These races begin on medios, F & Alves (skip); J. J. cis Grant, Lord Lyon King-of-curtain-raiser in the international July 10 and will continue until Basto, G. M. F. Remedios, D. G.
that George
Duncan match for the British-American arie-team has won ̈ four races, Alves F. X. M. da Silva (skip).
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