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WATER SUPPLIES DECISION.

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discussed many times, but is usually held to be impracticable

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MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1929.

U.S. BASEBALL.

SINO-FOREIGN SPORT RIVALRY

LEAGUE RESULTS' AND STANDINGS.

INTER-CLUB SWIMMING GALA AT CANTON.

Canton, June 15.

National League,

R. H.

GENERAL BOOTH SUCCUMBS.

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(Continued from Pagè 1.) New York, June 12. Council was convened and met Yesterday's baseball matchesjearly this year. On Jan. 10, it de- cided to ask Gen. Booth to retire resulted as follows:

from office, while retaining thei title of general. It declined his E. proposals for reforms under his leadership, declaring that it was most unlikely that he "could ever: recover sufficiently to take up the 1burdens under which he had col- 1lapar." The General, however, refused to vacate the command, stating that he was assured that he won regain his health,"

because of: fuel costs and the A very successful Inter-club magnitude of the plant required swimming gala was held here this to obtain any appreciable quan-evening, when the Canton Swim- ming Bath Club defeated the Cun- A suggestion is made, however, ton Y.M.C.A. by 20 points to 18, in Philadelphia that with the use of nullah and the Y.M.C.A. swimming tank. The Chiengo well supplies, householders en proceedings opened at 7.30 p.m. distill water which would be safe when Mr. T. T. Toon, Chairman New York for drinking by the employment of of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh small stills to utilise waste heat.M.C.A., made a short speech from the kitchen stove,

welcoming the visitors.

These stills are made by Chinese

In the events, three points were craftsmen and can be obtained for given for Dr, two for seconds

a few dollars..

and one for thirds.

The Results.

also

1

3 8

7

D

G. 12 7 18

Boston St. Louis, rain, Brooklyn Cincinnati, ráin.

American League.

R. H. 9 14 1 5, 8

9 13

4 8

3

11

'Cloveland Washington

7 11

E.

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Court Injunction,

He thereupon applied for a High! Court injuction to prevent the Council from arting on its repolu- tion to depose him and appoint a successor, on the ground that the deed poll of 1904 on which the re- solution was based was sifra vires. 3This action caused strong feeling

in the Army whose rules ferbli Ha soldiers to go to w with ench other.

1

Chicago Philadelphin

No others. The League standings are now as follows:

Public Spirited Action. 'An excellent example of public Two Length Back Stroke:-L. spirit is being given by the Hong-Werner, (C.S.B.C.) 1st, 31 4/5 sec.;

St. Louis kong and Kowloon Wharf and Lau Man-ho, (Y.M.C.A.) 2nd; Godown Company, which has a Chung-chaan (YM.C.A.).3rd. New York now voluntarily shut off its mains. A. Brander, (C.S.B.C.) supplies and is relying upon

a swam, well and the pond water which it Spring Board Dive:-Wong Lai brings from Taun Wan in lightera. tong (Y.M.CA.) Ist; M. Gavin Not only is the Company fetch (C.S.B.C.) 2nd; E. A. Brander ing water for itself, but it is (C.S.B.C.) 3rd. Also dived:-F. generously supplying its neigh-Petersen (C.S.B.C.); La Kwok- bours. It has adapted Awohing (Y.M.C.A.); Tui Wing-ming lighters, ench-with a capacity of (Y.M.C.A.)1 O." Friessner 250 tons, to bring water from B.C.); To Shing-kam (Y.ML(A.). Tsun Wan, which it supplies to Two Lengths Breast Stroke:- the Chinese residents of Taim. Werner (C.S.B.C.), 1st, 1 1/6 Pittsburgh

Chicago Sha-tsut. The godown coolles at-nec.; Lau Man-hok (Y.M.C.A.) tend to the distribution at

the 2nd: 0. Priessner (C.S.B.C.) 3rd. St. Louis lichtern,

Kwok Hing-wan (M.C.A.) also New York

Philadelphia Cincinnati water, new buckets have been pro- Long Plunge (each competitor

Brooklyn |vided for dipping into the lighter | three dives): The superior

Boston tanks. The recipients of this weight of the foreigners gave water have to negotiale a gangway them the first and second

place

So as not to contaminate the

(C.S.

National League.

to the lighter, but the coolies are with ease in this event, R. Rasmus- very helpful and when children in (C.S.B.C.) being first with 47′ and aged people come along they, H. Watling (C.S:B.C.) 2nd, Philadelphia

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so far as to carry the water 46, 6"; Lau Chung-chaan YM. New York across the gangway for them.

C.A.) 3rd, 37' 8"; Lau Man-hok St. Louis (Y.M.C.A.) also divet.

New Well.

The Godown Company had A well in its property which it is keeping in reserve,

At a cost of some $10.000 it has sunk another well in the timber yard the old P. and O. Mess site), and has greeted two tanks at a convenient point within the godown premises to supply boiler water for the Star Ferry boats, the company's launches, the P. & (). Jaunelies, the Conference launchen,

ofc.

Cantun Reply.

L. L.

30 17

20

18

29 10

25

21

#1 26

18 30

17 29 17 29

American League,

W. L. 36 11 28 10 28 23 29 26 26 24 18 20 18 34 16 33

Detroit Ono Length Under Water:-To Cleveland Shing-kam (Y.M.C.A.), 1st, 14 Washington secs., E. A. Brander (C.S.B.C.) Chicago 2nd; R. Klewitz (C.S.B.C.) 3rd. Boston Wong Laitong (Y.M.C.A.) also swam,

FANLING GOLF.

Commissioner Higgins wrote Baath a letter, saying he› cogid only assume that the General was trying to keep his power even If hy so doing he brought rain to the Pet. Army, and added that he had 038 alienated the sympathy felt for .617 him. The Court. ruled that the 604 resolution must not he acted on 542 till the General had been heard, by 446 the High Connell.

375 In February, Gen. Booth took 309tern, steps to have the deed poll 369 declared invalid; but on February

13, after having heard counsel and other evidence on behalf of Booth, Pet.the High Council declared him un- 465 At for office by 52 votes to 5 and 596 elected Commissioner Higgins to 549 succeed him by 47 votes against 17 537 for Cammander Eva Booth. Quite: 510 recently, he had einferred on him 382 the decoration of companion of 352 Honour. 312

Two Lengths Free Style:-Won easily in the splendid time of 21

The Fanling Bogey Poal, played secs. by R. Rasmussen (C.S.B.C.) with E. H. Shekury (CS.B.C.) over the week-end, resulted in a win 2nd; and To Yin-fan (Y.M.C.A.) for Leut-Col. E. D. Matthews Lau Man-hok. (Y.M.C.A. (thren down). There were only six 3rd. also swam.

entries, Musical Lifebuoys:-No points were

counted for this event.

Dual Personality.

Gen Booth was a man of dual' personality. He could change in a moment from a very emotional sympathiser with safering to a hard-headed man of business.

In 1882, he had married Florenco Soper, daughter of a Plymouth doctor, who had been engaged in the beginnings of the Army's work in France. All. their seven chil dren became oflcers in the Army, The Canton authorities have There were eight entries; seven tennis league. During the winter, but some broke away later, Mrs. intimated, in 'reply to Hongkong's lifebuoys were placed in the season a number of Chinese foot-Booth was appointed a Commis- enquiries, that the city is short of water, tied together; the judge ball teams visited Shameen, and stoner in 1888 and was up to 1925 water and, cannot spare any of its sounded a gany for nomie tine now we have bad the first Sino- responsible for the evangelical filtered supplies,

while the competitors awam around foreign swiniming gala. There in work in the United Kingdom. She coupresses in Switzerland, Shomeen, is in the same position. the lifebuoys; the instant the also the Amateur Billard Cham-also conducted. The Canton Government has noong ceased the competitors had pionship of Canton which will be France, Germany, objection whatever to the Hong-to try to get into the lifebuoys; played off during the course of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Fin- Belum and kang Government proposal te ob-one compelltor was eliminated next month for the Findlaterid, Holland,

She served on the tain water from the river, and it euch time, as one lifebuoy was Challenge Cup, which is open to Canada. will afford every facility.

taken away. This event caused all nationalities. A chess tourna- Women's Advisory Committee of: Manila Has Spare Supplies. considerable amusement and was ment Is also being arranged, open the Central Control Bourd for the drink trafie in 1916 and on the Manila, June 144.

won by Lau Kwok-hing (Y.M.G.A.). it all-comers.

Once again there is talk of Birthrate Commission in 1915-8. The transportation of water Other entries were F. Peterson from Manila to Hongkong is im- (C.SRC.); Ho Kwon-hong Y.M. building an, International country She was also a director of the practical in view of the distance C.A.) E. II. Shekury (C.S.B.C.); club near Canton mainly for golf Mothers' Hospital, Hackney, and

Shing-kam (Y.M.C.A.); II. and tennis. Let us hope that it visiting magidrate of the Hollo- | separating the two cities and the Te difficulty of means of transports-Walling (C.S.3.C.); Lau Chang will this tire find sufficient sponway Prison for Women. Her chief tion, Mr. Abraham Cideob, acting ehnan (Y.M.C.A.); And R. Klewitz sors to make the club a reality, interest, in fact, was in resete

-Our Own Correspondent,

work, naazer of the Metropolitan (C.S.B.6.). Water district, declared yesterday, Fancy Diving:--Lan Kwok-hing

The metropolitan water district | (Y.M.C.A.) 1st P.

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Deitrich

A.

to date husgat received a request (C.S.B.C.) 2nd; M. Gavin (C.S. for help from Hongkang officials, B.C.) 3rd, Tai Wing-ming (Y.M. he said. However, it is probable C.A.), 0. Friessner (C.S.B.C.), To That the steamers calling at Manila Shing-kam (Y.M.C.A.). E. may carry more water than they Brander C.S.B.C.), and Lau Chung- need, and in this case, Manila, chaan (Y.M.C.A.), also dived. water may be used to relieve the Hongkong water crisis, he explain

ed.

Team Race:-Won with case by the C.S.B.C. in 434/5 secs. The C.S.B.C., F. E. W Lammert, L The quantity of water which a Werner, F. II. Shekury, and R. regular steamer calling at Manila Rasmussen; the Y.M.C.A., Lau can possibly tako is 3,000 tons, Man-bok, Lam Kwakhing, Tong which is valued in Manila at Yui-fan, and Lau Chung-chann Pesos 15. This amount of water

The final score was 20 for the

is less than an average swimming c.S.B.C. to 18 for the Y.M.C.A. Lank contains.

The water consumption in Manila daily is placed at the rate of 10,000 tons or 1,000 metric tons.

There was one more item on the Programme, for which no points were given, this being Cock Fight-

In a week, the consumption in the g. This, event caused

city reach, 770,000 tons.

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siderable amusement. M. Gavin The Metropolitan Water District and It. Rasmussen (C.S.B.C.) de- could extend help to ljongkong fented Wong Lal-tong and Tai (Y.M.C.A.); Lau were it not for the difficulty of the Wing-ming transporation facilities. If neces. Kwok-hing and To Shing-kam Bury, however, they will do so (Y.M.C.A.) defeated E. H. Shekury because Manila. has more water and F. Peterson (C.SB.C). In the To than it can consume before the final, Lau Kwok-hing and rainy season comes, Mr. Gideon Shing-kam (Y.M.C.A.) defented M. declared.

Gavin and R. Rasmussen (C.S. B.C.)..

Flag Presented;" Mr. T. T. Poon, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Y.M.C.A., presented the Y.M.C.A. flag to Mr. W. R. Farmor, Chairman of the C.S.B.C., with a. few well-chosen words. Mr. Farmer suitably re- plied, thanking the President and members of the Y.M.C.A. for be welcome and saying that he very much hoped this arst Inter-club gala would be the forerunder of

many more.

This is the first time that 'an International swimming gala has boen held in, Canton between a Chinese. Club and a foreign Club, and it is very gratifying to note the forward tops made in the Sino-foreign field of sport here during the past year.

Past Events.

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The Open Tennis Championship- of South China, for the American Association Challenge. Cup in the. spring of 1928, was followed up in

Puppy love is for sweet things, the autumn with an inter-clab

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SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local aharb quotations issued to-day :

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, #12371' b. Chartered Bank, 419 b. Morcantile A. & B., £33. bi P. and O. 291 n. East Asia 1901

II,

Insurances.

8.

Canton Ins., $840 Unión Ing., $319 sn.

North China, Ins.. Tls. 100 b. Yangiszo Ins, $50 . China, Underwriters, $1.20 N. China Tiros, $285 b.

H. K. Fire Ins., 8775 n.

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Shipping.

Douglases, $271

n.

H. K. Stoamboats, 4251 s. 1. K. Tuge, $2.60 s. Indo-Chluas, (Dof.) #20 n. Union Waterboats, $22

Mining.

Benguets, $3

n...

Kailane, 63/9 n. Langkats, Tla, 14 n

n.

S'hal Explorations, Tls. 2.75 8. Raubs, $6 25 n. Tronohs, 17/6 n.

Docks, etc, Kowloon Wharvon, $125

b. Whampoa Decks, $35 China Providonts $4.10 5.

Honghows, Tis 168 n. New Engineerings. Tls. 5:85 b. Shanghai Docks. Tls. 125 s. Cottena.

Ewo Cattons, Tls. 12.75 a. Orientale, Tls. 2 20 b. S'hai Cottons, Tis, 70 (old) b. Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotole, $8.50 b. H. K. Lands, $62 S'hai Lands Th. 142) b... Humphreys, $14. 8. Realtios, $7.50 b.

F.

Public Utilities, Tramways, $18.40 b. Peak Trams, (old) $11.80 b Star Forrion, $66 s.. China Lights, (()}d) $13.50 b. H. K. Electrics, $56 'n. Macao Electrics, 8261 n. Tolophones $7. b. China Buses, Tlx. 14. b. Singapore Tractions. 11/3 s. Industrials.

China Sugars, '80 Malabon, $27 n.

11.

Canton Icos, $1.80 b. Coments (Comb.) $8.10 Ropes (Old) $7. United Asosias $5 b.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $19. n. Watson, $12. n.

Dor A. Wings, 80 Lane Crawfords. $2. Mackintosh, $18 b. Sincoros. $11.80

b

Miscellaneous, Amusements, $294 b. Constructions, $1.50 8. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 67% H. K. G. Loun G1% s. Prom.

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