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NEWS ITEMS FROM LONDON

FOREIGN OFFICE BUSY

I heard some comment recently

the fact

Lord that it was Halifax who returned to the For- Mr. Eden. eign Office, and not The explanation is simple...

It is that if the Foreign Secre- tary is to have a summer holiday at all. August is the only possible month Until the end of July

Lord Lothian (1931).-The most heroic experiment gigantic and ever tried in history,

Perhaps, Mr. H, G. Wells's re- mark was the most caustic. He said that what was really wanted wus the invention of a five-year plan to reconstruct the human Our present mental ap- bruin. paratus, he observed. obviously Parliament was sitting.

lacked many things needed for a For practically the whole of Sep-erfect social order. tember Mr. Eden will have to be in Geneva for the League meet-

L

Ings. The Locarno Conference

follow in October, and at the end of that month Parliament meets again.

Last August, when the Foreign) Omee was a hive of industry on account of the Abyssinian crisis, Sir Samuel Hoare," who was then Foreign Secretary. remained on holiday in Norfolk and left Mr. Eden in charge.

Incidentally, the Foreign Office and the Diplomatic and Consular Services abroad are kept buster by political upheavals in August than would be the case during any other month.

August is the peak month for tourist tramc, and British Consuls now have to make arrangements for the safety of the many tourists at present in Greece.

·SAILOR-SKATER-PAINTER Mr. Peter Scott, who won His race in the class for Olymple yanis has come very rapidly to the front He has among small boat sailers. led team of small boats to

Canada, and last year he won the main race in Cowes Dinghy Week,

There is another sport at which Mr. Scott might weil represent England. He is one of the best skaters in the country.

He has, inherited both his pas-

OVERFED OLYMPIANS

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1936.

INTERPORT CRICKET

POOR RESPONSE FROM PLAYERS

The Annual Interport Cricket Match with Shanghai will take place in the Northern Port on the 8th and 10th October.

Practice

nets will be put up on the Hong

Kong Cricket Club ground on the 7th September and the first trial match will be played on the 12th September. The Hong Kong Club recently sent out letters on the 12th inst, to the various clubs in- viting names to be sent in from those who were prepared to make, the trip but the response has been very bad. Club Secretaries are therefore requested to send in their of arriving in Berlin, had an off-replies as soon as possible. cial Invitation for every meal for the next 10 days.

At the moment the 53 members of the International Olymple Com- mittee are the hardest worked people in Berlin. I hear that one of the committee, within an hour

Some members are already be ginning to show signs of strain. Dally attendance at the stadium for an official lunch is de rigueur. The Olympic Committee members leave the stadium with only a very before the little time to spare evening official dinner.

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MOTOR RACE IN SWITZERLAND

Another Victory For German Cars

The night before fast this was "Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) followed by two receptions and a

Berne, Aug. 25. Even a last-minute invita- The German Motorear Industry ball. Lion by a member of the Govern- gained another victory, when three

Auto ment. It should be said, constitutes uerman

Union cars were the first to cross the finishing line a "royal command."**

Gen. Goering's lunch to the of the great International Race fur committee at his private house was gastronomically the most re- markable. It started with melons stuffed with foie gras and mush-

rooms.

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the Grand Prix of Switzerland. which was run on the Bremgarten Course here on Sunday.

The winner of the race was Rose- meyer who covered the total dis- After continuing with kangaroo- tunce of 508 km. in 3 hrs. 9 mins. tall soup like a stronger tasting 1.9 secs., with an average of 161.75 or less km per hour. Of the 18 cars to ox-tall-it became more orthodox according Western start the race, only,5 gained the Ideas. The lunch was summed up Anishing line. ali 5 being German, to me as being "German baroque namely four Auto Union Cars and one Mercedes Benz, Varzi in an cuisine."

host's 10- Auto Union in 50 secs, less than

Afterwards the

to

CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA

Fixtures For Season 1936-37

THE TEST MATCHES

MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE

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U.S.R.C. Draw With "Kowloon C.C.

Keen' tenals In the Mixed Doubles League resulted in the U.S.R.C. playing the visiting Kow- loon C.C. team to a draw yester-

The following are the inter- national and interstate fixtures day, each side taking 44 sets. in Australia during the season 1936-37

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1936. Oct. 16-19:-England v. Western Australia, at Perth.

Oct 22-24;-England V West Australla (Combined), at Perth.

Oct. 30-Nov. 3:—England v. South Australia, at Adelaide.

Oct 30-Nov. 3:-Queensland v. New South Wales, at Brisbane.

Nov. 6-10-England v. Victoria. at Melbourne.

"Nov.

Outstanding players were Gold- man and Mrs. Wilson and Bodiker and Miss Mackenzie.

L Goldman and Mrs, Wilson (U.S.R.C.) beat E, C. Fincher and Miss Dalziel 6-4; beat E. F. Fincher and Miss Grimths 6-1: lost to Q. Bodiker and Miss Mackenzie 4-6.

A. L. Sullivan and Mrs. Dowling beat E. C. Fincher and Miss. Dalziel 6-4; lost to E. F. Fincher and Miss Grifiths 3-6; beat Bodiker and Miss Mackenzie 6-2.

Ashton Capt. Mine and Mrs. New drew with E. C. Fincher and Miss

13-17:-England v. South Wales, at Sydney.

Nov. 13-17:-Victoria v. South Australia at Melbourne.

Nov. 20-24:-England v. An... Aus- tralian Eleven, at Sydney.

Nov. *7-Doc.

1:-England V

{ Queensland, at Brisbane.

Dec. 4-9: First Test Match, at Brisbane.

Dec. 12-14: England v. Queens. land Country, at Ipswich.

Dec. 18-23:-Second Test Match. at Sydney.

Dec. 18-22:-Victoria v Queens- land. at Melbourne.

New

.Dec. 18-22:-South Austraļla v. New South Wales, at Adelaide. Dec. 24-29-Victoria V. South Wales, at Melbourne,

Dec. 25-29-South Australia v. Queensland, at Adelaide.

Dec. 26-28:-England. v. New at New-

South Wales Country.

castle.

alon for the outdoor life and his months-old lion cub was brought the winner took the second place. Melbourne.

in neatly brushed and perfumed. for the general to play with.

skill as a painter from his parents. His father was Capt. Scott, the great explorer: and his mother is Lady Kennet, the sculptor.

From the Norfolk lighthouse where he lives alone Mr. Scott can shoot and skate in winter, sail in the summer, and paint all the year round. His last. London exhibition of pictures of wildfowl, finished a few weeks ago.

INDIA PREFERKED

THREAT TO GROUSE MOORS Increasing ravages by the heat her beetle are noted in the latest reports on the prospects for the Twelfth in Scotland.

1937.

Jan. 1-6:-Third Test Match, at

Jan. 1-5-New South Wales Hans Stuck, not yet completely re- covered from his last accident, wasQueensland, at Bydney. third, two rounds" behind the sec-

- Jan. 8-11;--England v. Tasmania, ond. Hans Stuck, at the end of the

at Hobart. had to be lifted from race,

15-18-England v. Tas seat in a semi-conscious condition, mania, at Launceston.

Benz was Jan. 15-19:-Queensland v. Vic- agiola in Mercedes fourth and Haasse in Auto-Union | toria, a Brisbane. Alth...

The weather during the spring | Transocean: News Service. and summer favoured young gro use. but unfortunately heather

beetles have thrived on the same they are pre-

But for the war, his life would | conditiona, Now have lain in India. In 1914 he' valent in about ten counties in achieved Arst place among all entrants in the open examination for both the Home and Indian Civil Services.

Most men in such a position would probably have chosen the Treasury. He selected instead the Indian Civil Service.

After he had finished his year of probation at home, however, he went to France instead of to India. Transferred from the infantry to the Royal Flying Corps, he was brought home in 1917 to serve in the newly-formed Air Ministry. There he has since remained.

G.O.C. ANTI-LOCUSTS

greater numbers than ever before. They destroy the heather, and the grouse move off to other dis- tricts. The only simple way to get rid of them is to burn the heather. On a grouse moor, however, this cure would be worse than the

disease,

A number of Scottish land- owners have, I am told, appealed to the Board of Agriculture for Scotland, to investigate the pest. The work is being carried out at Aberdeen.

FOLLOWING LORD KITCHENER Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, now supervising an air survey Cyprus. 15 following in the late Lord Kitchener's footsteps. Ee was the first man to make a sur- ver of the island,

But while the R.A.F. expect to complete it in five days. it occupl- ed Lord Kitchener three years

Jan.

Jan. 22-26:-England Australia, at Adelaide.

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Datzlei 6-6; lost to E. F. Fincher and Miss Griffiths 3-6; lost to Bodiker and Miss Mackenzie 3-6.

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LEAGUE TENNIS

K.I.T.C. Win At Kowloon Tong

Keen tennis, resulting in a close win for the visitors, was seen at the Kowloon Tong Club yesterday when they engaged the Kowloon Indians Tennis Club in the "C" Division of the local tennis league. The KLT.C. won five sets to 4. but not until the Hussain brothers were fully extended by O. L. Pang and K., C. Yeo. the homester's second string.

H. and A. Chan (Kowloon Tong) lost to A. S. Hussain 0-8: beat 8. and M. A. Khan 6-3; beat I. M. Singh and T. N. V. Gevan 6-1.

O. L Pang and K, C. Yeo (Kow- loon Tong) drew with the Hussain brothers 6-8; beat 8, and M. A. Khan 6-0; drew with Singh and Gevan 6-8.

W. H. Wel and K. Lam (Kowloon

7. South Tong) lost to Hussain brothers 1-6; lost to 8. and M. A. Khan 4-8; last Jan. 22-26:-New South Wales vto Singh and Gevan 5-7. Victoria, at Bydney,

Test

Jan, 29-Feb. 3:-Fourth Match, at Adelalde.

Feb. 4-8Engiand v. Victorian Country, at Geelong.

Feb. 10-11:-England v. New South Wales Country, at Canberra. Feb. 12-16:-Queensland v. South Australia, at Brisbane.

South Wales, at Sydney.

Feb. 13-17:-England v. New

Feb. 19-23-England v. Victoria, at Melbourne.

When he had nearly finished it, in June, 1882, ne obtained a week's sick leave. He landed at Alexand-South Australa, at Sydney. rla on the day of the riot which led to the Arab campaign.

Feb. 19-23-New South Wales y.

. His knowledge of Arabic proved WHERE QUARANTINE BEGAN.. | useful to the naval authorities, Dubrovnik, where streets are be- and the admiral in command tele- ing widened and floodlighting in- graphed for an extension of Wa

Gen. J. C. Kemp. Mirister for stalled in case the King goes there leave. Lands in the South African on his cruise, has one claim to This was refused. and on his Cabinet, has arrived in London- fame which is generally forgotten. return to Cyprus some time after but not in the limelight which, sur-The quarantine system originated he was due Capt. Kitchener-as rounded his colleague, Mr. Oswald there." Pirow, during his recent visit.

With

In

he then was found himself in Commis- In the twelfth century Ragusa, trouble with the High

He speaks English fluently. but as the town is still better known.

was a busy cosmopolitan port.

The authorities there were the first to try to deal adequately with the suppression of plague.

1 strong Afrikaans accent, South Africa the surname Kemp is Dutch, and Gen. Kemp lived up to it by being one of Bri- tain's strongest opponents for many years..

He fought with the Boers dur- fag the 1899-1902 campaign, and went to South-West Africa in 1914 to fight against the Union as one of the rebel generals:

.

But for the last 12 years, as a member ** Geri: Hertzog's Cabinet, he has learned to share his leader's changed "Teeling to- "wards Great Britau

His only campaign of recent years has been against locusts.

They bullt a landing-stage some distance away from the ordinary

stoner.

At the end of the year, when this had blown over and his survey was finished, he returned to Egypt, and started his real career.

H. E.'S HUSBAND Court officials in Copenhagen, 1 quay, and Incoming vessels "were | hcar. are still puzzling over the held up for a "trentina or period problem they will have to face of 30 days. before being allowed to enter port,

LEADERSHIP STILL OPEN

Double For Senators

BASEBALL RESULTS

New York, Aug. 23. The following were the results of

Feb. 26-March 3:-Fifth Test wo-day's major League baseball

Match, at Melbourne.

Mar. 3-6:-England v. Victorian Country, at "Benalla..

Mar. 12-16-South Australia v.

Victoria, at Adelaide,

TYPHOON HAVOC

Among the items for consideration of the Fin ance Committee of the Legislative Council this afternoon, is a special ex penditure of $4,800 to

cover when Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, the

United States Minister to Den-

mark, returns to her post in the

Experience proved that this was not long enough, and the period autumn. was extended to a "quarantina." or 40 days,

LORD MAYOR HOISTS FLAG

It is not often that a destroyer comes up hiver to the heart of the

After her marriage to Capt. Boerge Rohde three weeks ago she announced that she would: retain her maiden name:

A VANDERBILT AS GOVERNOR?

Under his orders aeroplanes arm. city. Recently, however, the Lord After spending two years out of

went aboard

H.M.B. the political picture. Mr. William Selmitor at London Bridge and H. Vanderbilt is now standing for sailed in her. to Chatham.

ed with poisonous apray cleared a Mayor serious invasion out of the coun try.

RUSSIAN HARVEST On his holiday visit to Russia, Mr. Attlee can hardly fall to garner his impressions. When he brings his harvest home his trou- ble will begin.

Sir Walter Citrine's case shows that this deserves to be classed as

There, as Admiral of the Port of London, he will open Navy Week,

Nore,

the Republican nomination foz Governor of his home, State, Rhode Island.

He is only 34, but already has made a name for himself in State politics. He became the youngest Island member of the Rhode

In his honour the civic fag will be flown at the pler. It is a pen- nant bearing the arms of the City and appears very "seldom.

Admiral Sir Edward Evans, as Benase in 1928 and was 'occasion- Commander-in-Chief, the

ally its acting president, will be the Lord Mayor's host. Be- fore the war he once came near Socialists, to running the entire Corporation Labour leaders and others who on a sandbank. * have preceeded Mr. Attlee on the

pilgrimage to Moscow.

a dangerous occupation.

Here are some of the various opinions given by

Lord Passfield (1932)-Russia is not a comfortable place to live in. Mr. Joseph Tonis, M.P. (1930) Famine and misery are the chief features of the country.

Sir Walter Citrine (1935).-The standard of living is still distinctly lower than in most other coun- tries.

His father. Alfred Vanderbilt. was drowned in the Lusitania on l his way to offer a hospital ship to the British Red Cross. Afred Van-

costs of damage sustained by the Kowloon. Canton Railway adminis tration property in the recent typhoon. A sup- plementary vote for this amount is requested.

PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYERS SUSPENDED

SEVEN AMERICANS IN TROUBLE ·

New York. Aug. 18. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen derbilt's horses were entered · re-

Seven of America's leading ten- were returning from Cowes in a gularly at Olympia before the war, destroyer he commanded. They and he used to drive a cosch in nis professionals, including Tiden. had just presented an address to partnership with Lord Leconfeld Vines, Lott, Stoefen and Vincent Mr. William Vanderbilt takes Richards, have been susperided by the Tsar on board his yacht.

Russian hospitality delayed their less interest in sport, but his hair- the Professional Lawn Tennis As- return. In order that they should brother, Mr. Alfred Vanderbilt, sociation of the United States. catch their train home from Ports- Junior, owns at Bogardore Farm The suspensions were ordered an a mouth the destroyer had to nege- one of the best racing stables in result of unauthorised appearance

at three tennis clubs in the vic tlate a very risky passage over America.

nity of New Yorke van d shallow water.

** PETERBOROUGH

encounters:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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Philadelphia

Norris hit a homer. Brooklyn

Philadelphia

Brooklyn

R. H. E. 5 7, 2

6 7 1

5

9

2

3 9

1

8 10

3

Pittsburgh St. Louis

6 14 0 Mize homered. Tle called in 10th innings owing to darkness.

Pittsburgh

3 10 Paul Waner homered. St. Louis

7.11

New York

3 0 1

Jackson hit a homer. Boston

2 6 "2

6 12 1

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8

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New York Boston'

Moore homered,

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Cincinnatti

French pitched. Chicago

0 4 3

7 10

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston

3 7 Jimmy Foxx hit a homer. New York

5 8

Lou Gehrig and Dimmagglo Sit homers.

Bastori

0 11 0

New York

3 9 .1

Washington

15

0

Stone hit a homer. Philadelphia.......... 3

1

Dean hit a homer.

Washington

9' 12 Kress and Kuhel homered. Philadelphia.... 8 14

0

Chicago Detroit

4

20

2

St. Louis Cleveland

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