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AMERICAN TENNIS RANKINGS

McNeill Climbs To Top And Alice Marble Stays There

TUNE IN ON FOREIGN RADIO STATIONS IN

THIS WAY

Tuning in with radio stations. can be a thrilllng" ex-

"FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 18th APRIL 1841.

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal

Stays Thereperience to anyone who knows how regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend-

Donald McNelll of Oklahoma City climbed to the top and Miss "Alice Marble of California remained there, albeit for the last time. In the national tennis singles rankings announced by the U. S. L. T. A

For Miss Marble, her accustomed place as No. 1 woman player comes as a farewell gesture, from amateur tennis, because fair-haired Alice is now sharpening her weapons for the profes- sional wars after four victories in the national tournament. For the 22-year-old men's champion the No. 1 spot is a promo- tion, for he had to hurdle Bobby Riggs of Chicago and Frank Parker of California to rise from third place.

There was considerable shuffling"

of positions from a year ago among the first ten in both the men's and women's divisions, more so in the men's than in the women's, One of the biggest falls of all is that of the young Los Angeles hopetul, S. Welby Van Horn, whose sensational play in 1939 gave him No. 4 ranking, only to be followed by disappointments last season that left him no better than fifteenth.

Parker, another Californian, alsu indulged in a nose dive, although not so violent a one as Van Horn He merely dropped from No. 2 to No. 5. while Riggs, the champions| and No. 1 in 1939, was relegated to

the second Spol

There is no change at all as far! at the first two places, in women's singles are concerned. for Miss Helen Jacobs again is just a ste behind Miss Marble. These two met in the final in the nationals and Miss Marble won easily. Just

as she had in her earlier tests

-0.

to do it properly. For the benefited for persons other than the addressee.

of local radio enthusiasts, a num- ber of pelats have been outlined which must be observed in order tɔ get and enjoy distant receptions.

FIRST THING

The first thing to do is to have an all wave radio set as the ma- jority of distant stations operate and can only be heard on short wave. One must make sure that the set is in good condition and 7-Gardner Mulloy. Corsi Ga- have the tubes tested. A good an-

bies, Fla.

tenna is of major importance in Henry J. Pruso, Seattle short wave reception. Wasb,

It is suggested that tuning be 9.-wood T. Cooke. Portland. done carefully and slowly, since

Sto. 10-Frederick R. Schroeder

Glendale, Calif.

rapie turning of the controls of J1..the radio results in the pasting of the desired station, which other- wise may be heard clearly.

Men's Doubles

1-John A. Kramer und Fre-

derick R. Schroeder, Jr. 2-Donald McNeill and Frank

"Parker.

The Printed Matter Service to the following places ini

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Fullen (except Amoy and Kulangsu) Kwangei

North and East of Kwangtung.

Sinall Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS

Due

From

One must not expect to hear a certain station anytime as condi- Atime of the day, season, weather

tions of reception vary with the Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

3. Gardner Mulley and Henry J.

Frusoff," 4-Robert Harman and Charles

· Mattmann,

Russell Bobbitt and Frank D. Guernsey, Jr.

A 6.--Robert L. Riggs and B., Welby

Vari Horn.

vice"-San Francisco date, 14th April

vice"-San Francisco date, 19th April.

sulting of newspapers and mags- and other natural factors. Con-Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct

zines for short wave station. lists helps a great deal.

SAME THING

It has been observed that con- fusion sometimes has been caused by radio terms as meters, kilocy 7-Wilmer Allison and John Vancles, megacycles. Actually they are

Ryn.

three different ways of expressing 8.---Edward. "Amark and Francis the same thing.

L. Kovacs 2d.

."

These terms are units of mea-

9. Kenneth Bartelt and William surement and when the radio wave

.

"

Scr-

OUTWARD AIR MAILS

FRIDAY

For

is expressed in meters, kilocycles! James and megacycles, it is like express- Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with

"British Overseas Airways”. ........... Ing length in feet, gards or miles. station

Ready. 10-Laurence Dee and

Wade The campaign among the men saw the rise of still anothe Not ranked because of insufii- For example, if Californian, Miss Pauline Betz, who cient date-Elwood T. Cooke and operates on 780 Ellocycles, two vaulted from No. 8 to No. 3, à post-Robert L. Riggs, Robert Harman tion held last year by Mrs. Sarah and Robert C. Peacock, Joseph R. Palfrey Cooke, who tumbled to Hunt and Charles E. Olewine. No. 6.

Women's Singles 1.-Miss Alice Marble, Beverly

Hills, Calif.

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KRAMER GAINS ELEVEN PLACES

One of the best advances among the men was made by 19-year-old. Jack Kramer. This East Los An- geles youth was ranked seven- teenth a year ago, somewhat un- justly in the eyes of some.critics, but he turned out to be one of the sensations of the season, fulfilling the promise ne nad shown as fa- tional boys' champion, to enter the select group of ten at No. 6.

Frank Kovacs 2d of Daklane, Calif., re-entered the chosen circle after a year's absence because of insufficient data, ranking their be- bind. McNeill and. RigeS

Dropping out of the first ten and, indeed, out of the tennis pic- ture, was Wayne Sabin. No. 5 in 1939. Sabin got into difficulties with the US.LT.A. over the eight | week rule last February. Bryan Grant, formerly No. 7, dropped tå No. 11 and Gilbert, Hurt. earst- while No. 9, fell to No,, 15,

MONDAY

19

China

21st Apr.

26th Apr.

Date and Time

Fri. 18th

K.P.O.

Reg 4.00 PM Ord. 4.30 PM

GP.O.

the leg. 4.00 PM

other ways of saying it are 385 meters and 78 megacycles. One inegacycle is equivalent to 1,000 Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A, and kilocycles, and knowledge of this

Europe' via "Pan American Airways and Trans- Is of great importance in dialing

Atlantic Service". for short wave stations because as the wavelength in meters decreases 2-Miss Helen Hull Jacobs, Ber- the frequency in kilocycles in-

keley, Callt.

3-Misa Dorothy MayBundy,

Santa Monica, Calif

Ak

5.-Mrs. Gracyn Wheeler Keller.

Santa Monica, Calif.

6. Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke,

Brookline, Mass.

7--Miss Virginia Wolfenden. San

Francisco..

8-Miss Helen I. Bernhard, New

York

9.-Miss Mary Arnold. Los An-

geles. "

SATURDAY

Urd.

4.30 PM

Mon, 21st

K.P.O.

Reg. 5.00 PM

Ord.

5.30 PM

GP.O:

Reg: 6.00 PM

Ord.

7.00 M

Sat. 26th

K.P.O.

creases. A wavelength of 10 meters corresponds to 30.000 kilo- cycles or 30 megacycles.

Reg. 5.00 RM

Ord.

"5.30 EM

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and G.F.O.

Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans-Reg. Atlantic Services"

5.00 PM

Ord.

6.30 PM

N.E.I'S SPITFIREX

EFFORT

FRANCE'S PUBLIC STOP PRESS

PROJECTS

Despite present hardships, France is determined to carry on The amalgamation of the Prince the many public works projects

10-Miss Hope Knowles. Philadel-Bernhard and Spitare Funds has which were started in Africa before

phia.

ALICE MARBLE IN BIG MONEY

London-On January 6 England Joe Hunt, who, like Kovacs, was lost one of its best girl players and not ranked a year ago, replaced America its most dominant per Van Horn at No. 4. and Fred sonality since Helen Wills, when Schroeder of Glendale, Calif. be- Mary Hardwick and Alice Marble саде the fourth new player, to made their professional tennis de- break into the first ten, being buts at Madison Square Garden, ranked tenth

York.

New

been welcomed throughout Batavia. the war broke out, and also to Among the latest contributions undertake new ones, it was stress- are 15,000 gulders, each from the ed here today.

N.I. Commercial Bank and the N. I.

ernor General's "wife, cut the rib-

She will do this despite the dim-

Agricultural Society, and postal culties in establishing communies. orders are coming from all sour-tions between the metropolis and ces in great numbers

French possessions abroad and in The new building in which the carrying on trade. their quarters has been officially projects is the construction of a combined funds have established The most important of these opened Mrs. Tiarda van Star-trans-Saharan railway, which is on kenborgh Stachouwer, the Gov-

the eve of being completed. bon closing the entrance, after This railway will be one of the

the rich French colonies in West two British and two Netherlands longest in the world, and will Unk flags had been hoisted with due

Africa and the Niger valley" to ceremony. Among the women players, eign¦ In this country professional ten-

French North Africa and the Medi- The decorations in the building terranean. of those who were among the first is as a spectacle has hardly been

are of a type expressing the unity ter previously remained there, al- born, but it may enjoy a boom

between Britain and Holland.

KCONOMIC IMPORTANCE though not all in their former

Nearly everyone in Batavia con- It will be of strategic: économic positions: Mlas Betz and Miss In the US. professional termistributed to the centre. The mem importance and will allow the de- Dorothy May Bundy climbed to has become a big winter indoor bers of the Committee are prt,velopment of some areas in the No. 3 and 4, respectively, frota Sport, Alice Marble will provide a vately paying the rent of the Sahara desert. eighth and sixth, and Mrs. Gracyn leading woman professional player building. Wheeler Kelleher rose to No. 5-the first since Suzanne Lenglen; after being unranked in. 1939 beshe plays as nearly like a man a is possible for a girl, with bard- cause of insuficient data.

hit services, speedy drives to the corners, and surprising mobility on the court.

Miss Helen Bernhard of New York dropped from fourth to eight, and Miss Virginia Wolfenden from fifth to seventh.

The Misses'

after the war: »

MORE THAN 850.008 -

* OFFICE FITTINGS

motor

The railway follows the jhighway · through; which regular communications have been estab Furniture and office fittings were shed between Algiers and Tim- a gift from various business con buetu for the past few years, and cerns. The Gas Company is offer-Join the railway from Algiers and ing free electric light. The Tele-jat. present stopping at Colomb phone Company is giving a tele-Bechar,

phone service free of charge. A In the south the new railroad

Dorothy Workman and Katherine It is estimated that in her 4 1/3 Chinese firm has given a delivery will link with the Bamako Dakar Winthrop, No. 7 and 9 in 1939, months' tour she will earn more van. were not listed, the latter, because than $50,000, She has a guarantee of insufficient data.

NEW YORK, Apr. 17 (Reuter)- With his salary dropping from 00 $48,000 a year to $21'a month, Mr.

rallway. - Dakar, would thus become During the opening ceremony a the southern terminus of the new of $25,000 and in addition is one speech was made by Mr. Hoekstra, line, which will also shorten com- In men's doubles the youthful percentage of gate receipta. one of the organisers of the Spit-munications between Europe and pair of Kramer and Schroeder, the: Ten per cent of Miss Marble's fire Fund. He said that there were South America.) national champion, replaced MC earnings will go to Miss Eleanor 30,000 regular contributors, repre- At present, it takes five days by W. M. Martin, Jr., - President of Neill and Parker in the No. 1 rat-Tennant, her teacher and constant senting a monthly sum of 40,000 car to cross the ing. The 1939 leaders were placed companion of recent years. Missguilders. He also announced that

second.

THE RANKINGS

Men's Singita

1-Donald McNeill, Oklahoma

City

2, Robert L. Riggs, Chicago, 3-Francis L. Kovacs 2d. Oak

land, Calif.

4-foseph R. Burt, Annapolis

·MA..

1. Connaught Road.

5, Frank A. Farker, Altadenu,

Calif

denert

the New York Stock Exchange for the last three years, yesterday Tennant in turn puts half her the money for the Best bomber

MEXICO CITY, Apt. 17 (Reuter) became a private in the United earning as teacher. back into would be sent that day, and most Certain war materials have been States Army. Martin expressed the amateur tennis sending her most probably that for the second one found on board some of the Italian opinion that the United States promising pupils to tournaments on Monday next.

ships in Mexican harbours which would enter the war. for experience, paying their – ex- Rotterdam I and II are complete. have been taken over by the penses and buying them equip-|“Do you realize what that means?? Mexican Government. This was NEW YORK, Apr. 17 (Reuter)- ment-

said Mr. Hoekstra, “Two bombers disclosed yesterday by the officer An order freesing steel prices at In charge of Mexican units now the level that prevailed in the first Miss Hardwick frankly admits within a week's timel "she has turned professional- for

controlling the vessels. Exact quarter, has been issued by Mr. American Price moner, she says she now has a The registration of women under nature of the materials was not Leon Anderson,

disclosed.

Administrator. chance to repay her family for the Civilian Service Act has been their efforts to make a lawn ten- completed. Many thousands of nis career possible for her women, both European and Asia-

She is also giving a percentagetic, flocked to the registration sta- Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd 6--John A. Kramer, East Los 02 the earnings to the British War tions, where the work was done Dally

Angeles, Calif.

Reller Fund,

by women volunteers.

Road Centr