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HYDRAULIC

LABORATORY IN

NANKING

EMPIRE SOCIETIES TO CO-OPERATE

TO TACKLE PROBLEMS WORKING RELATIONS

OF IRRIGATION

Flood-Prevention

In China

Nanking. The National Economic Council has completed plans for the erec- tion of a hydraulic laboratory in Nanking to tackle various hydraulic problems confronting China to-day. The laboratory is to be con- structed at a total cost of $400,000 out of the Netherlands Boxer Re-i funds. Half of the money wit be for the building and the other half for equipments.

It will be located at Chingliang- shan, a hilly region in Nanking. The 'construction work started sometime ago. is expected to be completed in the summer of 1937. When completed, the "Lab" will casily be the largest of its kind in China. It will boast of every facility to solve problemas connect ed with projects for the improve- ment of river conditions in this country.

At the recent annual meeting of the Fellows of the Royal Empire Society held in London, the chair man of the council, Sir Archibald Welgall, K.C.M.G., announced the recommendations of the Joint Ad- visory Committee on working re- lations with the Overseas League, There will be co-operation in vari- ous matters and avoidance of visits to by Travelling Commissioners

same Overseas countries at the time. The internal affairs of the two Societies remain as they were.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1936.

FUSILIERS BEATEN AT POLO

LACK OF TEAM WORK

Muftis Too Good

The Royal Welch Fusiliers went down to the Muftis on Saturday in the final game of the American Boundary Polo Tournament at Street, by 10 goals to dve, after being given a tour goal allowance. Lt. Parker-Jervis scored for the losers, while Stanton (3) Palmer (3) Fielden (3) and Newbiggin scored for the winners.

brilliant

The Hon. Treasurer stated that

The game was featured by the for the Society's magnificent, new hate in Northumberland Avenus, splendid horsemanship of Fielden, not only money towards the Build-whose final goal was a ing Fund, but also gifts in kind piece of work. most acceptable. All the ball from principal rooms will be panelled with woods that have been. pre- sented from different parts of the Empire.

were

The Ladies' Drawing

Room for instance, is going to bt panelled with the beautiful silver wood of India, ang Lady Weigall has generously undertaken to pay for the entire furnishing of that room... Upon Mr. Band enquiring who would furnish another room. A MODEL ONE

Sir James Leigh Wood intimated Peading the completion of the Jaboratory, the N.E.C. has a small that he would be responsible for

bedroom, while a number of Fe- research station in the National

lows expressed their willingness to Central University to handle such

pay for some of the large number hydraulic problems as awaiting

o1 chairs required for the Assemb solution.

Under the immediate able directorship of Mr. N. A. Vany Hall and Dining Room.

den Heuvel, a Dutch hydraulle ex- pert. who is ably assisted by seve- ral Chinese engineers, the station has during the last ave months conducted fruitful experiments on problems, connected with various improvement projects on the Yangtze and with the scheme for a sluice along the Hwal River.

The station. 36 meters long and and 18 meters wide. is equipped with two models, one of the Yang- chwang sluice at the Hwal River outlet and the other of the Matang dyke near the Anhwel-Klangsu border along the Yangtze River.

A new branch of the Society has been established In Salisbury. Southern Rhodesia. Its initiator being Mrs. Tawse Jollie, who will be its arst Honorary Secretary.

At the first annual meeting of the Auckland (NZ) branch it was announced that "the Arst year's work had resulted in the member- ship being more than doubled.

British Aircraft.

"(Continued from page 6)

All the models are made in exact proportion to actual river condi-world's aerodromes: The airport tions with current in the models building is a round structure, re-

The Hwni sluice experiment is to and out means of minimizing the effect of erosion caused by water eddies in order to protect the sluice itself,

He secured the a clearance across the Muftis' goalmouth by Newbigging. took it up the length of the feld and scored with a fine backsbol.

MIXED CLASS OPEN HARBOUR

YACHT RACE

PAINTED LADY TRIUMPHS

Painted Lady, salled by Major Booty, won the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Mixed Class event on Saturday when she beat Artemis (Mr. G. G. Wood) by some ave minutes over a 9.9-mile course,

Detailed results were as follow: Started at 14.45 - Yacht

Corrected Pos. Painted Lady ... 17.00.10

Major Booty Artemis

1

-17.05,31

3

Mr. G. G. Wood.

La Linda

17.08.13

3

Major Le Gros

Ariel

-------------........ 17.09.11

4

Mr. J. Kemsley

Colleen

........... 17.11.57

5

Mr. C. A. Luckin

............................................ 17.12.03 Col. E. St. G. Kirke

6

17,18,56

1

Major Dixon Widgeon

་

17.31.11

8

18.00.21

9

D.N.F..

DNF

Rolla

Isabel

Miss H. Crawhall-Wilson-

The Fusiliers were in very poor form, and on numerous occasions Daphne failed to convert absolute sitters.

The teams were:- Multis:

H'cap:-Ni

Mr. L. J. A Feilden Mr. D. L. Newbigging Mr. J. J. Palmer

Mr. W. T. Stanton

Team Handicap 14 goals. Goal-scorers: Mr. Feilden

(3),

Mr. Newbigging (1), Mr. Paln er (3) and Mr. Stanton (3), Royal Welch Fusiliers

Heap: goals.

Lieut. N. R. G. Bosanquet Lieut. E. C. Parker-Jervis Capt. M. W. Whitaker Lieut. R. C. M. Kelly

Team Handicap 10 goals. Goal-scorer: Lieut. Parker-Ter- vis (penalty)

CHINESE WIN AT WATER POLO

FRIENDLY GAME PLAYED

Che-

artificially created by water pump.sembling a martello tower, which A friendly water polo game was ed in from a reservoir. The water rises in shallow tiers to a tall cen-played on Saturday night at the .pressure is kept constant by means tral building that houses the aero-Chinese Athletic Association's. Bath of a diverting tube. The velocity drome control offices, the radio at North Point between the home and volume of the flow, also in room and the weather station. team and a team representing the exact proportion to the river con- Round the edge of the outer circle Stonecutters Island. The final ditions, are controlled by special of the, building pass the airliners, score was three goals to one lu guages.

moving always in the same direc-❘ favour of the home team. tion and halting at one gangway In the first half the score, was

load or another to

or unload. one all, Chiu and Wood being the Three of the six gangways that respective goal scorers. After t radiate from the ground floor are breather the Chinese monopolised used for arrivals and have side the play and scored two more goals doors through which passengers through Yeung and Lo. EXCELLENT RESULTS

pass for customs and passport Chinese Athletic:-Mui The real sluice is constructed. "to

examination; departing passengers cheung, Wong Sun-mai, Ng Kam- control the flow of water from the use the other three gangways.chien, Lam Yan-ting. Chiu Chuk- Hungtsch lake into the Hwal River which have telescopic awnings to yau, Lo Wat-kuen. Yeung Man-kit. outlet, it being located at Yang keep passengers under cover from Stonecutters': -L/Tel. Fasey, chwang. where, the Grand Canal wind and rain Will they reach the L/Tel, Lee, Gar. Forsyth, Gar. meets the Hwal River outlet. As a result of a three-month experi- steps into the aeroplane. A seventh Roscoe, Gnr. Hallily, Sig. Banham,

gangway lies below ground level Tel Wood. ment, excellent results are said to and gives access between the air- The Matang dyke experiment is port building and the railway slation, which lies on a main line to the Victoria terminus in Lon- spur dykes to facilitate naviga- don All of the office accommoda- tion in that part of the Yangtze- tion required at a terminal airport At Matang, the river split into is ingenously contrived on two three branches with the result

floors outside the central structure. ihat the flow in the main channel Here are the booths of the air- is retarded.

craft operating companies, the Other problems that the station

waiting lounge, restaurant, bar, will take up shortly are connected customs ball, Eitchen, administra with the project of the construc- tion of a movable dam at Sai Hp, tive offices and immigration off- ces, "The windows on the second bordering on the Hungtaeh take-noor are set at an angle of 60 deg. as a part of the Hwal River con- from the horizontal to avoid re- servancy work, the research onnection, giving the omcials a view loess, and the tackling of the Yel- in all directions. low River conservancy problem

have been achieved.

connected with the construction of

and others,

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

Germany To Meet Australia

Zagreb, July 11 Germany beat Yugoslavia three when yon Crainn and Henkel beat matches to nil in the Davis Cup Unlike most airports, the build-Mitic and Kukuljevic, 88, 46,

6-3, 4-6, 6-3

In Tientsin, a similar laboratorying is not located at the edge of the flying field but in a recess of known as the North China Hy- draulic Research Station, which land on one side. The aerodrome is appproximately 200 yards away: was inaugurated last year, is now it gives runs of as much as 1,200 doing valuable work on" conser- vancy problems in North China-yards for take-off and landing. Between the aerodrome proper and Central News Agency.

the airport building are two con crete runways which pass the building on opposite sides and meet Behind it, thereby providing a "one way street" for aircraft loading and unloading at the gangways,

JESSE OWENS AGAIN :॰,ང༵ - ཡཾ

Brilliant Double At Olympic Trials

New York, July 11.

VOLLEYBALL

between South

راهما

Germany will meet Austraila at Wimbledon on July 18, 20 and 21.--. Router

EARLIER PLAY

Zagreb, July 10. Germany are leading Yugosla-. via by two matches to all as the result of the first day's play in the Final Round of the European Zone of the Davis Cup series.

Baron Gottfried von Cramm (Germany), Wimbledon analist for two years in succession and holder of the French title, beat Pallade 6-4 6-2, 6-8, 6–2, while in the other singles Heiner Henkel (Germany) beat Funcec

In the American amateur athlete Only a handful of spectators1, 6–2, 6–4.

Von Cramm was leading 5-1 in championships, constituting the turdeff out to watch the Tolleyball

China the third set and, though he allow Olympic trial Anals, the negro Jesse match. Owens, of Ohio University, secured Athletic Association and St. Paul's ed his opponent to take it at 88 brilliant double. He did the 100 College at Caroline Ell on Satur- he was playing as brilliantly as metres 10.4 seconds and cleared 25 day when the latter won by three ever. showing no sign of he in- try he sustained at Wimbledon.--- feet 10-3/4 inches in the long jump.games to nil.

In the final of the hammer Chan Yun-po and 14 Mal-ming Reuter,

The winners of this encounter throw Henry Dreyer, of the New were outstanding for the winning York Athletic Club, hurled a dif- team, while South China were best will meet Australia in the Inter- tance of 171 feet 11-1/2 inches-served by Tans Ping-ki and Zone Final for the fight to play

Britain in the Challenge Round. Reuter

Cheung Chan-pang.

Diana Eunice

OPEN BASKETBALL LEAGUES

A START MADE

The opening

the games in Junior Division of the Hong Kong Basketball League were played at the Chinese YMCA on Saturday and resulted in easy wins for the South China Athletic Association, who defeated, Wah. Tai College by 48 points to 27, and the Lai Yee Club, who beat the Chung Wú As- sociation by 52 points to 17.

com-

The Sentor League wil] mence to-day, when the Chinese Y.M.C.A. "A" will meet the Indian at Bridges Police at 6.30 p.m. Street. while in the Junior Divi- slon the Wah Flu College will en- counter Yeung Fong "A".

RACES

C.B.C. TO HOLD NIGHT FETE

Two harbour races open to the Clubs in the Colony are being conducted by the Chinese Bathing Club on July 28. one for men and the other for ladies, commencing at 2 p.m.

The start will be, at either Kow loon Docks (Tal Wan), or from the Lighthouse in Kowloon Bay, being dependent on the current at the time, and will inish at the Chinese Bathing Club.

Entries for the above event." which close at 5 p.m. on Friday. July 24, should be sent c/o the Hon. Secretary. Chinese Bathing Club, Quarry Bay or to Mr. Fung Kwok-wa, c/o the Green Island Cement Co.

The CBC. are also holding a night fete on Wednesday, July 29, at their Bathing Pavilion at Quar- ry Bay, commencing at 7.30 p.m... the outstanding feature of which wil be an open relay for Ladiës

over 200 metres, and confined to teams of four. This will also be open to the Colony, post entries. being the option.

The prizes for both the harbour- races arid for the night fete have been donated by Mr. Aw Boon- haw, the "Tiger Balm King." who is a keen' swimming enthusiast.

HOCKEY MEETING

"The next meeting of the Hong Kong Hockey Association will be held on Thursday, 16th inst, at 6.30 pm. in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, the Agenda being:—

1. To read and confirm minutes of the last meeting held on 9th inst.

2. Correspondence.

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3. To consider and prepare the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for presentation. ät the Third Annual General Meeting to be held on Thurs- day, 30th Inst.

4. To receive the rules drawn up by the Tournament Sub-Com- mittee.

5. Any other business.

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