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HELEN JACOBS WINS

TENNIS TITLE

Five Times Finalist At Wimbledon

BRITISH WOMEN SUCCESSES

London, July 4..

After contesting in the final of the Wimbledon tennis cham- plenship-five times, Miss Helen Jacobs of America at last won the title by beating the German-Dane player, Mrs. Sperling..

It was touch and go for the American player throughout. Mrs. Sperling was steady as a rock and retrieved everything, but Miss Jacoby' fierce chopping and beautiful backhand drives just turned the scale.

very

tight

all-night following quenes which pickpockets reap- ed a rick harrest pilfering the sleeping enthusiasts.

over

CHOSEN FOR DAVIS CUP The five-set victory of Hughes their fellow. and Tuckey Britishers are and Wilde in the men's doubles anal has resulted In these players being selected again for the British Davis Cup tam in the challenge round' on The other July 25, 27 and 28. members of the team officially announced to-day are Fred Perry and Bunny Austin.

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Although there was little in the men's doubles final. Hughes and Tuckey winning 6-4, 3-6, 7-9, 6-1, 6-4, the Davis Cup pair showed great coo'ness and steadiness.

DEFEAT AVENGED

Migs

Miss Freda James and Kathleen Stammers easily retain- ed the women's doubles title, beating the Americans," Mrs. Sarah M Helen Palfrey-Fabyan and

Jaccba. The litter was tired after playing in the singles, while Mrs. Fabyan was in very poor form. The British pair volleyed and lobbed beautifully. The British gris have this avenged their de- feat in the Wightman Cup match which

that contest Rave America. Beuter.

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WOMEN'S TITLE

London, July 4. As was fully expected. Helen Jacobs beat Mrs. Sperling of Ger- many, finalist in 1931, by 6-2, 4-B, 7-6 to win her first Wimbledon -singles title after Ave appearances in the Final, three of which were 11 succession. America has thus won this event eight times in the last 10 years.

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MEN'S DOUBLES Pat Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey, the British Davis Cup "pair who beat Allison and Van Ryn in the Semi-Final Round, won the Men's Doubles Championship when they beat C. E. Hare and F. H. D. Wude, youthful British combination, bý 6-4, 3-6, 7-9, 6-1, 6-4. The losers eliminated Berotra and Brugnon in the Semi-Final Round.

Von Cramm was seized with cramp in the right leg shortly be fore the start of the match, and then be strained a muscle in his right thigh during his first ser- vice in the second game of" "the match.

Thereafter the German ace lli- ped about the court helplessly elther netting or over-driving his shots and making Perry's task very easy.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1936.

FARMERS

HOCKEY ASSOCIATION IN BATTLE WITH

MEETING

POLICE

A meeting of the Association Both Sides Use Rifles

Council of the Hong Kong Hockey Association will be held at 5.30 pm. on Thursday, the 9th inst., in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, the Agenda being:-

1. To read Bad confirm the Minutes of the last meeting

held on February 13, 1936.

2. Correspondence.

1.

3. For presentation of the follow-

ing reports:-

(a) Civilians, Combined Ber-

vices match.

(b) Annual Macao Interport.

In Village Near Soochow

OVERDUE TAXES CAUSE OF TROUBLE

Shanghai, June 29.

U.S. ADMIRAL'S WISH

FLEET TO CROSS THE EQUATOR

Adml. Joseph M. Reeves, Com- mander-in-Chief of the American Fleet, which is at present engaged in naval manoeuvres off the Pac- fic end of the Panama Canal, states the. "Army and Navy Register" (Washington) of May 18, is report- red to have declared: "I would like to make this a. seagoing flest. I want every man to be able to say when he goes back home that he has crossed the equator." Then A skirmish between the Peace

the admiral went, on to give an Corps and some farmers occurred in Wei Ching outstanding example of what he (d) Hon. Treasurer's "Financial Tang village, near

was talking about: "Why, my Statement on Macao Inter-the afternoon at June 28, result-chief of staff has never crossed the ing in the death of one farmer equator, and he's an admiral." He 4. To fix date for consideration and the wounding of seven other referred to Rear-Admi, J. O. RI-

of Annual Report and for An- men, whilst one peace preserva- nual General Meeting.

tion afficer is missing The 5. Appotat

Sub-Cem-trouble started when some police- mittee.

men were sent to the village to tell the farmers

pay their överdue taxes. The farmers re-

(c) Annual International Tour-Preservation

bament.

port.

Awards

6. Any other business.

developed called ten

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it was thus the battle after deuce had been times in the first game. Von Cramm was clearly in great" After the match Perry said he pain but he pluckily continued al-had never played better in his though frequently and hopelessly life. beaten and unable to reach shots, Reuter

PEIPING INQUIRY AGAIN DELAYED

Doctor Testifies On

Wound

Peiping. June 29.

The British consular court which is inquiring into the charges brought by the Japanese authorities against two British privates Altached, to the Legation Guard, was subjected to further delays this morning as a result of the late arrival of one Japanese witness and the failure of another to appear.

The accused are Privates Her bert Cooke and Ralph Hunt, and they are charged with the man- slaughter of a Japanese military officer, Kisaku Sasaki, and causing bedily harm to another Japanese subject on Tuesday, May 26,

After the court had waited 50 minutes, one witness, a Korean cook in a bar in the area involved. Anally turned up and gave his evidence.

When that was concluded the court was informed that another witness was expected to arrive in five minutes. The cousul. Mr. N. Fitzmaurice, waited vainly for half an hour and then decided to ad- journ for lunch.

In his evidence the Korean wit- the night of ness said that, on May 26 two British soldiers in kbaki uniforms, and wearing whit belts and armlets, entered the ar where he worked.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES Britain scored her thiri triumph

About seven Korean guests were in four events when Miss Kay present, one of whom was stand- Stammers and Miss Freda James,ing in the courtyard. the holders, beat Miss Helen Ja- Both soldiers struck this man. cobs and Mr. Sarah Palfrey-Fab- and he fell down, his face bleed- yan, the American Doubles chaming A Chinese boy who interven- plons. 6-2, 61 to avenge their de- ed was also struck. feat in three sets in the deciding match of the recent Wightman Cup series. Last year the British pair beat Mme. Mathieu and Mrs. Sperling-6-1, 6-4 in the Final.

In the Semi-Final of the Mixed Doubles Fred Perry and Dorothy Round, the holders, beat F. H. D. Wilde and Miss Whitmarsh, also of Great Britain, 6-4, 1-8, 8-3.

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MIXED DOUBLES

In the Final Perry and Miss Round beat Donald Budge and

This incident happened about midnight, and the soldiers went away almost immediately after- wards,

Cross-examined, witness said he knew the date on which the inci- dent occurred was May 26, but he did not know the day of the week He attended

an identification parade at the British Embassy later, but was unable to identify either soldier.

He told the court he would not be able to recognize the men

he added, for the assault.

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Cross-examined-Sasaki

was in

✩ uniform like a Japanese officer's. Asked if it were possible for a bone to be brokeri ke Sasaki's by a fall, witness said the exterior signs were

incompatible with a

fall. Asked if a hard blow would not break the front bone of the frontal sinus, witness said it would have to be a very hard blow.

haemorrhage

Sasaki had vomited, but he did not examine him for alcobel. He did not smell alcohol. Witness admitted that "the was due to rupture of the central meningeal artery, which could be ruptured by an indirect force such as a fall from a high place.

FRIEND'S EVIDENCE

Nanão

The next witness was Kambel, a shop proprietor and a friend of Sasaki's, who has a shop. in Hatamen Street, near the scene of the Japanese Officer's death. At midnight on May 26, Kambel said, he went to book seats for Sasaki and a friend in a 'hus leav ing Jehol the following morning and then went to their Eotel to inform them.

They were out. but, returning home, he met them, and told them what he had done. This was be- tween 12.10 and 12.20 a.m. As he talked to them he saw two zoldlers on the west side of Katamen street going north. They were in khaki and were British. He knew they were British because he had lived in Peiping for ten years and

knew their uniforms.

He saw the soldiers light" ciga-. rettes. They then passed, and he left Sasaki, and his friend Bazuka. Soon afterwards, he heard a cry.!

Mrs. Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan of again. There was no provocation.he thought in English, and saw.

America 7-9, 7-5, 6-4.

Last year Perry and Miss Round beat Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hopman of Australia 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 n the Final Reuter,

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NATURE OF WOUND

Dr. Imamura, head of the Kawa- ta Hospital in Peiping testled PATIENT SPECTATORS " that Sasaki was brought to his Landen. July 4 hospital at 12.30 at night, but he Many "hundreds of enthusiasts could not remember the day or the spent the night outside the grounds' date. He did not know Sasaki, playing bridge and indulging in and was told it was him, community singing.

The man was dead with a bruise By 7 am to-day there over his right eye such as might more than a thousang already in be formed by a blunt instrument the queue and there will be many with a soft surface, possibly an present during the afternoon who American sack"-a short dub with will be far too sleepy to appre-lead inside, covered with leather. date" the contests.— Reuter.

Severo

Several rickshaw men zunning laway. Then he saw one soldier: chase a man northward, and lost sight of them."

The second soldier crossed to, another man, as if to strike him. but he did not notice carefully, as he was watching the running men, He saw the first soldier fall, and; then turn back. He thought it was, an ordinary street brawl, and weat home. When the second soldier crossed the street as if to assault, a man, he did not see a blow. struck.

He got home just after 12.30 a Soon afterwards the bell rang. He A padded knuckleduster might opened the door and saw Bezuka. produce the same effect, but it outside and Basaki in a rickshaw.. could not be done with a naked gasaki groaned when he was spoken to. He advised Sazuka to take Sasaki to hospital, and rang up the consular police. He then followed to the hospital, and Saaz-

fist.

I died shortly after he arrived Sazuka he saw no weapons on

PERRY-YON CRAMM FIGHT London, July 3.

Death was due to cerebral hae- The fatu conspired to spoll what promised to be one of the greatest morrhage and a fractured skull of Wimbledon finals to-day and the fracture being in front at the enabled Fred Perry to become the base of the brain behind the home. first Englishman to win the singles The body lay in the hospital till title three years in successlot since the "following day. Witness at first them.

The court was then adjourned. H. L Doherty won it frum 1902 to said he was present at the post-- .1906 tncinitive, dreams

mortem. but later declared he until to-morrow, when Kambel wi'l and Sazuka Perry beat Von Cramm in 40 never saw the body again after it be cross-examined

give evidence, minutes, the quicklest final ever. left the hospital:

STAL

to

Boochow on

chardson. It is said that a survey

of the personnel of the feet in- dicates that only about 20 per cent. of the officers and men have cross- ed the magic line and been duly initiated in the traditional cere

tune.

the

fused to comply and one of the monies in honour of Father Nep-

the farmers hit a policeman on head with a heavy wooden club, This is the state of affairs which

unconscious rendering him

for Admi. Reeves seeks to correct, and several hours. When the peace now that the feet in so close by it preservation corps attempted tois entirely probable that a future arrest this farmor the other phase of the grand manoeuvres farmers resisted and tried to seize will take the Navy across the officers' rifles. The police equator and complete the seafar- then were forced to open fire,ng education of the delinquent which

returned by the members of the feet. Admi farmers, several of whom carried Reeves himself made his first antiquated rifles. The headquar- crossing of the equator as an en- tera of the Peace Preservation sign on the famous trip of, the Corps then sent relaforcements to battleship Oregon from the west the village.

coast around Cape Horn to join Another version of the affair the American fleet assembled "off" that Koo Tse-an, a farmer who 'cuba at the beginning of the falled to pay his taxes, was placed 'Spanish-American War in 1898. It under arrest and

to taken

ais to be hoped that the ceremonies office for inquiries. Over 300

incident to the crossing will be farmers gathered around the

preserved in photographic form so office and forcibly seized the ar-

that the American people may havè rested farmer. The Peact Pre-

an opportunity of seeing what the servation Corps, numbering over

equatoria? initiation is all about. 100, tried to take back their prisoner and a fight ensued, rifles, krilves, axes, etc., being brought

into play. As a result, three Peace Preservation Corps included farmers were killed and eight four seriously wounded, two others wounded, all by gunshot alightly wounded, and one miss- wounds. The casualties of the ing.(N.C.D.N.)

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