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BOWLS SEMI-FINAL.

· EASY VICTORY FOR FERGUSON.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1928.

NEW CONCESSION TO CHINESE

(Continued from Paga 1.)

ACROBATICS IN THE AIR.

THE ART OF “STUNT" FLYING. "Aerobatics," by Major Oliver stend three subsidiary depart ments in the Municipality-of Stewart just published by Sir Affairs and Ianae Fitman and Sons, Ltd., 5a, Education, Social

J. Forguson (Taikoo RC) easily defeated J. Gibson (Kowloon C.C.) in the semi-final of the open singles lawn bowls championship of the Colony yesterday evening, winning by Public Health. This apparently $1 shots to 10. Ferguson was full means that the work of the two net) will be read with profit and value for his victory, lo out-bowled aparate bureaux can be done by interest by pilota both Service and this

for opponent most of the game as. Is indicated by the fact that Gibson subordinate clerks in the Munici- civillan. wns only

to score on five of the pal offices.

The Kuomintang has still to Jeighteen heads.

The standard of play was not as organise its civil and officiat sor high as that in the Clark-Duncan vices. At present, the term of a semi-final, due probably to the tricky lower official is extremely short. nature of the Club de Recreio green, The reasons for appointment and The green was drawing well on botli hands within a certain distance, but dismissal are obscuro, and would once one get outalde the limits, the probably not bear investigation. woods absolutely refused to respond to the bins.

Up to a point it was an interesting encounter and promised to produce a keen finish, but after the eighth head Ferguson took command and nover afterwards looked back. He judged

much better much than the Kow- the green who was inclined to bo loon man, narrow all through the game... On one occasion, with Gibson lying barely foot in front of the Jack, Forguson drew three benution all around. This was one of die beat heads of the match.

"Gibson drew Arst blood, claiming a single at the first head, but ho did not score again until the sixth. In the meantime the Talkoo man had secured three singles and a three,

7.

'Ferguson Ruris Away.

Virtually a text-book on the art of "stunt" dying, it is at the same time a justification for it. The correct method of executing every known acrobatle, with theories on probable future fiying tricks, aro in the same way, on each official given for the guidance of the al- depends the position of clerks and ready trained pilot, and explana- other subordinates. Each new tions show how useful a spectacu appointment produces a new lar "stunt" might be to extricate group of hangers-on and claimants a pilot from an emergency, turn- ing a trick into an example of for his favour and a job.

sound judgment.

Gonorals Hsu. Kin-tong, who is now in Canton, is reported to have announced his Intention of staying thera anti Marshal Li Chal-sum returns from Shanghai, and of de return to Swalow been able laying his

to

until ho hna report to Marshal Li on conditions in the Eastern District,

The Kuomintang,

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The book should be read not only by pilots, but also those who may be passengers in a machine engaged in acrobatics. There is much sound advice and vivid dos- cription of what the passenger may expect to experience given with more than an occasional touch of humour.

Columbia rocess RECORDS

New Standard of Realism

Another Schubert Masterwork- MYRA

Porte

Light Blue Label-12 SONATA IN A MAJOR (Schubert, Op. 120)

Above Threa Racords in Art Album, with Dozoriptive Hotes

"Anderson

Music &

VOICE TRAINING BY WIRELESS.

£750,000 ORDERS FOR BRITISH FIRM.

GRAMOPHONE RECORD AS WORK FOR TWELVE MONTHS.

THE PRINCIPLE.

Contracts amounting to £750,000.

"If you have a proper respect In America it la customary to are announced by the Metropolitan- For some two months, the Com- Then lead at the fifth of giving him

ford Park, Manchester, and at Gibson had a look in, obtaining a missioners for the direction of the for your breakfast," the passenger use special kinds of musical in- Vickers Electrical Company, Tho cluster of three very nice shots on Kuomintang have been conducting is urged, "never attempt to look struments in connexion with the orders will be carried out at Traf- new enrolment of the Party. up during a spin. The ground, wireless transmission of concert Sheffield, and the work will tako cach side of the jack, which Ferguson a Just falled to disturb with his last After several extensions of the while it is whizzing, round, may performances, but the German about twelve months. All the con- wood. Then Ferguson got a single, period within which the enrolment not appear attractive but the radio experimental station, an or- tracts are repeat orders.

ganisation established by the Ber The Metropolitan Railway has Hin College of Music, looks upon placed an order for thirty motor but Gibson brought the game level was to take place it is now an-sky is actively offensive." with a three, making the score. seven

nounced that 2,000 members have "The Falling Lent,” the training of first-class wireless conchos and a number of equip all,

signed on.

What the pussonger will ex-ingers and speakers as Its main ments for trailer coaches, for local present Compared with the

and express trains between the An apparatus designed by Dr. City, Baker-street, Watford, and Tako ski began to secure a big ad- a large number. At the installa- is explained thus: "The machine Stille is applied for this purpose. Rickmansworth

It was from this point that the population of Swatow, this is not périence during the "slow roll task,

The principle underlying it is that, The Southern Railway has order- claimed nine shots (three twos and asentative of the Rehabilitation back, while at the same time roll- if a student speaks or sings into ed electrical equipment for 72 vantage. On the next four heada ho tion of the new Mayor, the repre- performs a long gentle switch-

the microphone, the sound waves motor conches and 69 trailer three), but Gibson's supporters wore Bureau gave the population of the ing over sideways alill hopeful of seeing him make a

aport as 150,000. Some twenty-

Another pieco of advice is: are transmitted by a steel wire conches, for the newly-electrified fight of it when he secured a "brace"

years ago, the Customs returned a flying, upside down it is through which an electric current lines of the old L.B.S.C.R. and for at the thirteenth, At this stage the population of 25,000, and there is where have loose change, pasises. The sound waves, how the projected conversion between score was 15.0 in Ferguson'a favour. Another two to Ferguson, was follow-no doubt that it has been increas- pencils, or penknives in open poc-ever, are not reproduced until a Victorin and Coulsdon, via Stret special electric contact mechanism ham Common and via Crystal Gibson

kets." getting one, but that ing since then by leaps and ed by

Palace. has been released. was the last he scored. A two athounds. The price of land is very

The Stille writing device works The Sydney Suburban Railways, Describing the "falling lenf the sixteenth and a single at the high, and home accommodation is seventeenth made the score 20-10. At extremely scarce, with consequent perhaps the most exciting "stunt" on the prificiple of a gramophone New South Wales, has placed an the eighteenth hend, Furgunan lald serious overcrowding.

in the whole programme, the au-record, 1.e, the singer or speaker order for 100 motor coach equlp to can have his own words repeated ments and 100 trailer conch equip the shot with his third yaod, and with

It is not easy at present to thor anys: "The earth seems Gibson failing to disturb it, the Tafiroo estimate the real power of the come up towards the pilot with a at any time and as often as he ments. The 96 h.p. motors, two man won by 21 shots to 10.

Kuomintang, but the reorganised sudden rush, which is exhilarat-likes. This enables him to judge for each coach, will probably be Municipal Branch has passed a ing-or not, according to whether for himself whether his perform-the most powerful motors ever in-

ance was good or bad so that he stalled for multiple unit trains There can be no doubt about it that resolution which is calculated to you are used to it." Ferguson fully deserved his victory, give it far-reaching influence. It

Major Stewart has apparently may avoid in future any mistakes

for the Berlin orchestra to start. It would not be true to say that he claims the right of appointing re-

Quito recently the first prac-The Gottingen conductor, was at his beat, but he played consta-presentatives to the meetings of little time for the "man who can he may have made. tently well throughout. On several any kind of organisation which learn to fly in six hours." "When ocrations he took risks and it came off. meets in Swatow. Our Own Cor he has done about 200 hours solo," tical tests were made in regard means of playing the plane (which he states, "the plot has probably to long-distance conducting. The was practically inaudible), in- Gilson was somewhat erratic. On

respondent,

At the mastered the cruditles or five-method adopted was as follows: dicated the time. Then the per-

In a Gottingen concert hall..there formance commenced. some heads he played some benutiful woods and at others was quite unable

finger exercises of flying."

were a singer, a loud-spenker, and Berlin end, too; there was to get the green.

Though there are occasional a piano. "Dr. Fischer, of the Ber-microphone by which the sound passages in the book with which in Colleges of Music, started to waves were absorbed. They were the Polico R.C., in the final.

some pilots will disagree, Major play the piano. A device fitted to transmitted to Gottingen by cable; Stewart's opinions will be conal-the latter prevented the playing The Instrumental accompaniment dered with respect, for his reputa-from being heard in the hall. The as played in Berlin was heard at on a nu air expert is well known resulting sound waves wore ab- Gottingen by way of the loud- He is the Aeronautical Corres-sorbed by'n microphone, where the speaker placed there. First thoro was in-was a short prelude, following pondent of the Morning Post, loudness of their tone Exciting rescues by a passenger, and one of his books published crossed and from which they were which the singer commenced to who twice jumped overboard durin 1925 was considered by the transmitted by cable to the orches-sing whilst the orchestre at Ber- ing the journey by the P. and O. Aero Club de France to be worthy tra of the Berlin College of Music. lin accompanied her.

These experiments show that steamer Rawalpindi from India, of the nward of the Club's silver Ench member of the latter taking were described by Capt. Redhead on medal for the best work on aero-part in the experiment had pro-another interesting step forward arrival at Marseilles.

nautics published in a foreign vided himself with a headphone has been made by the co-operation

At Gottingen the 'signal was given of art and technical science. language during the year,

Deserved to Win,

Ferguson will now meet A, Claric of TWICE SAVED AT SEA

ON ONE TRIP.

Police. Chiampionship. Playing in the final of the Police R.O. championship, A. Clark, who has reached the final of the open cham- pionship, defeated Randall by the remarkable score of 21 shots to 1.

ARMY FOOTBALL.

GARNISON LEAGUE MATCH RESULTS.

Matches played in the Hongkong Garrison Football Leaguo last week resulted as follows:

A Coy, 2nd Bn. K.O.S.B., 2; D, Coy, 1st Queens' Regt., 1.

R. E. & R. Signala, 0; B Coy, Ist Queens' Regt., 14.

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ADVENTURE DURING VOYAGE FROM INDIA.

When the boat was approaching Aden, the wife of a second-clas passenger missed her husband, and informed the captain that she had heard a splash. This was at 3.43 p.m., and meanwhile ten minutes had clapsed.

Capt. Redhead immediately turn- ed the ship round, and increased speed on the opposite course. At 4 p.m. the man was sighted by tha

C. Coy. 2nd Bn. K.O.S.B4, 1; C. lock-out. Coy. 1st Queens' Regt., 5.

Fixtures for Next Week, Sept. 17th.-F. Q. Wing 1st Queens R. Regt, v. 12th Heavy Battery R.A., Referee, Pipe Major Mackle, 2nd Bn. K.O.S.B.

The ship was stopped, a boat loweral, and rescue accomplished. The man was almost exhausted. but under medical treatment soon became normal, and was placed in the isolation ward with a steward to watch him,

The same night, at 11.4 p.m., it Sept. 19th.-H. Q-Wing 2nd Bn. was reported that the man had K.0.8.B. y, 20th H. Ety, RA; Re- overpowered his guard and was ferec, Pie. Farmsworth, 1st Bn. uguin overboard. Boats were

Queens' R. Regt.

Sept. 21st.-M. G. Coy. 1st Queens R. Regt. v. R.A.O.C.; Re- feree, Sgt. Toms, R.A.

All matches are at Chatham' Rd. ground; kick-off, 4.30 p.m.

RA, League. Result.-12th H. Bty. R.A., 2; 20th H. Bty., R.A., 0.

Fixtures for next week-Sent. 18th, 20th H. Bty. R.A. v, 31st H. Bty. I.A.; referee, L/Cpl. Shoad, 1st Bn. Queens' Regt.; Sept. 20th, 31st H. Bly. R.A. v.. 12th H. Bty. RA; referes, S/Sgt. Gilbert, R.A.0.C.

All matches are at Chatham Rd. ground; kick-off, 4,30 p.m.

TYPHOON INLAND.

lowered and he was again rescued, this time quite unconscious.

He was again placed under guard and secured to his bed.

The passenger's wife said that he had suffered from neurasthenia In India, and was on his way home on that account.

WELL-KNOWN POLO PLAYER DEAD.

RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT DURING TOURNAMENT, Major C. Gerald Stephens, a noted polo player, has died in Mine- head Hospital as the result of an accident while he was playing for Cholderton in the West Somerset Polo Club tournament match at Dunster.

During the play Major Step- hens's pony was bumped by another To-day's observatory report and fell, throwing its rider, who states: The anti-cyclone is central was picked up unconscious

in the Sea of Japan. The typhoon never rallied. is curving northwards towards Nanking. The forecast til noon to-morrow is: North-west to west winds; fair.

and

Major Stephens, who was 39, was ohuirman and managing direc tor of Henry C. Stephens, Ltd., the well-known Ink firm.

During the Great War he served with the Oxon and, Bucks Light Franco's foremost composer, Infantry on the Western Front, and Maurice Ravel, is to be given the was twice wounded. He was un- honorary degree of Doctor of married..

Musle by Oxford University in. It is understood that the funeral October, and will conduct a concert will take place at Cholderton, the of his compositions,

family seat in Willahiro.:

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