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THE · HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LAWN TENNIS.

RUMJAHNS WIN EASILY IN OPEN DOUBLES.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1929,

PARSEE CEMETERY

AT MACÃO.

CENTENARY CEREMONY HELD ON SUNDAY.

LINKS WITH PAST.

MARSHAL FENG'S SUCCESSOR,

PROPOSAL MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT.

Shanghai, Mar 19.

H.M.S. LONDON.

PRESENTATIONS AT THE

GUILDHALL,

MEN AFRAID OF VIVID` COLOURS.

WON'T WALK WITH A GIRL IN RED.

A

London, Mar. 18.

Colour-blindness, total or partial, Over 200 officers and men of the is a serious handicap to a largo

But a Harley-street woman oph- thalmic surgeon sald in an inter- view, that only 6 per cent of men are colour-blind. silk

The Fincher brothers gave a voty disappointing exhibition against tho Rumjahn cousina in the third round

Marshal Fong Yu-Hsiang, after new cruiser, H.M.S. London, were number of men, but women are of the Open Ch pionship Doubles on the Hongkong icket Club ground

tendering his resignation to the entertained to lunch by the City much more fortunate. yesterday afternoon, Josing in straight

It was stated before the Trana- Central Government, has telegraph of London Corporation at the

Guildhall to-day.

port Commission by Mr. Mervyn Beta. The brothers only took four

A historic event was observed cd to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek re- gamos, two in the first set and two

The Lord Mayor, Sir Kynaston O'Gorman, vice-president, of the commending General Lu Chung-lin} at Macao on Sunday, when, in to succeed him, with General Lia Studd, presented to the ship's Royal Automobile Club, that 25 per in the third.

The holders were never extended, accordance with solemn prescrib- Chi as Vice-Minister of War. It company three places of silver cent. of men are colour-blind, but and gave 4 convincing displayed rites, the Jassan ceremony was is understood that both these plate. We in the City of London no women. They will now meet the winners of held at the Parsee Cemetery to Generale, are personal delegates of are proud to have a man-of-war the tie between Honda and Akiyama commemorate its first centenary. Marshal Feng at Nanking.

| bearing our name,” he said. · and Lucas and Tottenham, Whichever The Parsee Priest made a

It is reported from Peking that Sir Charles Wakefield made pair wins the match in the semi-final special Journey from Hongkong General Pet Shung-hat is staying further presentation of a should be well worth watching. The for the purpose

in the at the Legation Quarter and has white ensign as a gift from one holders should, however, advance yet presence of other members of the telegraphed to the Central Govern of London's citizens. another step and enter the final.

In the Club Championship L. Gold- community, performed the religi-ment signifying that, he will not man had no difficulty in his match our ceremonies over the honoured be present at the Third Congress with II. J. Armstrong, whom ho beat dead to whom Hongkong owes not and also resigning his post as Dire a little for the energy, fortitude tor-General of the 4th Disband courage and initiative they diament Bureau, at Peking.-Nom Full Results. Open Doubles.-9. A. and H. D. played during the early days of Chung Pao,

the Colony. Rumjahn beat E. C. and E. F. Finchor 0-2, 0-0, 6-2.

in two sets.

S

Ri

Nearly two centuries have pass- ed alnice the first Paracea Club Championship-L Goldman

established themselves in China beat H. J. Armstrong 6-2, 6-4.

Handicap Singles "B.E. R. Price for the purpose of trade. Hirjee (rec. 4/6) beat G. N. do Man (owo Jivanjee Readymony and his com- 2/0) G-1, 0-4; L. A. R. Duncan (owo panion, Rustom Dadabhoy Nader- 5/0) boat A., Reid (owo 16) 0-1, 0-4.

shaw, were among the plonecra Mixed Doubles.-H. V. Parker and who paved the way for future Mias D. Stanion (owe 2/8) beat A. adventures. They first landed in II. Crook and Mrs. Womack (owe 4/0) 4-6, 0-8, 8-0; Mr. and Mrs, A. Canton in the year 1756, since Piercy (roc, 4/0) beat V. W. L.when the community has, with the Blanton and Mrs. J. S. McEachran acumen and vigour we see in their

countrymen of to-day, (rec. 3/6), 6-3, 6-4,

prominently connected with com- mercial enterprises in the East. They distinguished themselves as ominent and respectable foreign merchants in Whampoa the then buay port of Canton and also in the old Portuguese settlement of Macao. Age-worn landmarks are

are:

Today's Matches. · The matches for this afternoon Open Doubles.-G. W. Sewell and J. G. Lawrie v. F. A. Redmond and J. Hale: Major Lucas and Dr. Totten-

ham v. T. Honda and T. Akiyama.

BANVARD COMPANY

RETURNING.

SHORT SEASON AT STAR THEATRE.

..

The Banvard Musical Comedy Company is to pay a short return visit to the Colony, opening at the beenStar Theatre on Saturday, 30th

Instant, at 9.16 p.m.

The opening performance will

a

two colours that men often cannot She said that red and green are

distinguish between, and this fact has. prevented many from entering the Navy and the railway service.

"More

Captain Rogers, returning thanks, said: "This is the eighth warship named London. She is s new ahip and her name has to be colour-blind than women is pro- "The fact that more men are made. London's traditions

are, bably because woman is the more loyalty, efficiency, fair dealing, perfect animal," she said. and hospitality, and those tradi-boys are born with defects than tions we will carry with us girls." always."

"Colour-blindness is generally Early in the morning the hereditary, but it may develop Premier motored to Gravesond through the excessive use of to- where the cruiser lies, and break-bacco," said another ophthalmic fasted with the officers of the surgoon. "It is also quite incur-

able. ship-British Wireless.

SWATOW BOYCOTT

COMMITTEE.

"Many persons are colour-blind- for years without being aware of It. People who are colour-blind generally have perfect sight- in Jevery other respect."

A salesman in a West-end store thaught that colour - blindness among men might have something

be the blg English and American) SAID TO HAVE BECOME VERY to do with their choice of dark

on

the

SLACK.

success, "Lido Lady," which will be seen for the first time here

Swatow, Mar. 14. and will be repented

Yet another reconstruction of the Sunday. Miss Cherry Wilmott, the little Hongkong lady, has a Boycott Committee is announced., The People's Instruction Com. Handicap Singles “B”.-T. J. Pricoll standing in both these places big part in this play, her character]

mittee of the Kuomintang has (owe 2/0) v. M. D. Scott (awe 2/0).

Handleap Singles "A Gold- to show the centres from which being a cinema star, man towe 15/4) v. H. R. Remington those great traders directed their (awe 3/6).

operations.

Handicap Doubles,A. Plérey and W. D. Fiddes Wilson (Ser.) v. A, E. Penn and A. C. I. Bowker (rec, 15)..

Mixed Doubles.-S. E. Green and Miss Heard (owe 15) v, E. D. Law- renco and Mrs. Davenport Brown (roe, 420).

SPEED CONTEST,

MAJOR SEGRAVE'S MOTOR BOAT DESCRIBED.

London, Mar. 18. Major Segrave has reached Mami, Florida, where in his motor-boat "Mis England" he will shortly attack the late speed record of 92.8 miles an hour established last year by Gar-

wood.

Major Segrave's craft is fitted with " 900 h.p. Napier Lion, 12 cylinder neroplane engine of the pattern with which he recently established a now land speed record in his "Golden Arrow" car.

The boat measures 20 ft., and is ft. 6 ins. in the beam, and the weight, exclusive of the engines is only 1,000 ibs,

Dual rudders are fitted, one forward and one after. Those are connected, and are similarly operated by a single movement of the steering wheel, this system enabling the boạt to be turned at high speeds much more quickly than is possible with the ordinary rudder-British Wireless.

LOCAL YACHTING.

ONLY ONE BOAT FINISHES

WITHIN TIME.

The Ladies Presented Cup race in commexion with the R. 1. K. Y. C. yesterday WAS remarkable for the fact that only one yacht finished within the time limit, which was a p.m. The course was, Channel locks (1), Cual Rock Buoy (S), Kowloon Rock (8); distance 0.0 milen,

Handicap Class, Started 3 p.m.

Finishing Corrected

Yacht. Dianu Colleen

Time. D.N.F. D.N.F.

Time,

La Linda (1) 5.50,02 5.47.43 Dorothen

D.N.F.

I.Y. & G. Classes, Started 3.05 p.m. Daphne

D.N.F. D.N.F. Why Wonder D.N.F

Joan

Wings

Bluenose Speedwell

D.N.F

D.N.F.

D.N.F.

· BOGEY POOL.

century,

clothes.

"Most men have a horror of bright colours," he said. "That la why nine men out of ten prefer to choose their ties.

!

"Nothing would induce them to wear some of the gaily coloured.

Bookings open at Moutrie's on called a general meeting to electties and scarves that their girl Friday.

a new Committee, on the ground that the present Committee grown slnek.

has

Shipping Enterprise,

Stocks of confiscated goods are During the early part of the nine-by their enterprising, genial and

described as having accumulated teenth

the flourishing generous nature.

The British Government has in mountainous heaps, owing to trade between India and China was carried on almost entirely by given many "Jagirs" or perpetual the failure of the present offeinls the Parsees in their own ships. Free-land to the Parsees in grate of the Committee to examine and The sailing ships Royal Chartelful appreciation of their meritori auction them.-Our Own Correa and Hornby, owned by Hirjes ous services. Although a small pondent. Jivanjee Readymoney, were among community when compared with the first to blaze the trail for the huge population of India, the present commercial and industrial many others to come, During the Parsees are held in great esteem prosperity. They have, also, by early days of the British occupa-commercially and socially for the their munificient charities, es- tion of Hongkong, the Parsees had active part they have played. in tablished many benevolent insti- a tutions in various parts of the several vessela plying on the its welfare, and India owes

this great country for the general wel- Eastern run and they also had the deep debt of gratitude to privilege of carrying the Royal enterprising community for its fare of all races. Contributed. Mall.

The Ariel, a merchant hulk was. the property of Parace merchants and was used. for the purpose of trade long bofore the British took Hongkong.

History records that during the very first year of the occupation of langkong by the British, at least four Parsee gentlemen,, namely Hearjibhoy Rustomjee, Pestonjce Cawasjee, Framjee Janshedjee. and D. Rustomjee, proved the courage of their con- victions in the future prosperity and development of the Colony by taking over some of the forty sites offered by the Government.

Faith in Hongkong.

+

*

A pirate rendezvous and barren island, as Hongkong then was, with nothing to show that it might, with the lapse of years, become a mighty port and a show- place for travellers from all over the civilized world, it required foresight of an unusual character to Induce anyone to invest his savings and put behind it years of devotion necessary towards problematic success,

F

One of the founders of the firm of Megars. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., was the famous million- aire Parsee merchant, Sir Jam- shedjee Jeejiblioy, who was a partner of the then Mr. Jardine. The Hongkong & Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation had no less than four Parsee gentlemen on the Board of Directors after the formation of the Bank,,

The first "Star Ferry service between Hongkong and Kowloon, which later developed into the "Star" Ferry Co., Ltd., was com- menced by Dorabji Nowroji,. a Farsee, and the same gentleman was for many years responsible for supplies to His Majesty'e naval forces, being the first foreign contractor.

The magnificient gifts of the CAPT, BLØXHAM WINS WITH late Sir Hormusjee Nowrojce

CARD OF FOUR UP.

Mody are well known. It was through him that the University The Bogoy Fool at Fanling over of Hongkong saw its beginning the week-end was won by Capt. R. F. and the fine building of the Sen- Bloxham with a card of four up. men's Institute also Other scores were: E. Newhouse 3 existence to him.

Owes

ita

up, A. H, Ferguson 2 up, A. E. LIBK- Local charities have also bene-

man 1 up, II. K. Hepburn all square,fited largely by generosity of the Major Beamish and B. H. Hellla down.

Thero wore fifty entries,

LOCAL HOCKEY.

The following have been select-

Parsees. Large sums

nra till contributed yearly from their charitable funds to various de- serving Institutions In Hongkong and China without distinction of race, cast or croed,

Loyal Subjects.

ed to represent the Club "A" hockey In India, the Parsecs have dis- eleven against H.MS. Petersfield tinguished themselves as most on Friday at King'a Park: Sapsed; loyal and peaceful citizens of His Robinson, Rankin: Evans. Dun-Majesty's subjects. They have can, Price; Boss, Nowers, Vallack, won the affection, admiration and Botelho, and Fincher, Bally-off: confidence of the British Govern- 5.15 p.m.

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