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TYPHOON

NOTICE.

DURING GENERAL·

DEPRESSION AND

BAD

WEATHER

TAKE

FINDLATERS

GREAT STUFF

KEEPS ΤΗΣ DAMP

OUT. AND THC

SPIRITS IN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930.

WATER-POLO LEAGUE. LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE,

V.R.C. "A" WIN EASILY FROM ROYAL NAVY,

The V.R.C. "A" registered a five- goal victory against the Royal Navy yesterday, when the teams met in the senior division of the Water-Polo League. The Club proved themselves to be far the better team, scoring) four goals in the first half and one in the second.

Within a minute from the start, Stewart xwam with the ball right into the goal-mouth and placed it

open the seor out of Lake's reneh

ing

for the V.R.C. Roza-Pereira follow el shortly afterwards with a good shot from an unmarked position, and before the whistle blow for the in- terval Laing added two more,

was rather even after the re-

Isumption, but the Navy forwards were and failed to snap up the few opportunities offered. The Navy de- fenders, on the other hand, had to deal with lively set of forwards, of whom was dangerous.

eves scored the fifth, and incidentally

Laing

his third, goal of the match before) the final whistle went. Teams:

V.RC. "A." Silva-Netto, Soares, Weill, Stewart, Laing, Gitting and Roza-Pereira.

Royal Navy-Lake, Beer, Moors, Pearson, Sallivan, Francis and Bon- ning.

Somersets "B" Win.

With a rather weak team, Kowloon "B" went down to the Somersets "B" by four goals to nil in the junior game which followed. The military team proved superior in every department of the game.

Half-time found the Somersets three

ree goals up and before the end, they added another to win comfort ably by 4-0. Teams:

Kowloon "B."--Clarke, Harvey. E. Murphy. J. Pearne, Spears, Padgett and J. Murphy.

Rollen. Somerset "B"-Skinner, Morris. Fax, Seymour, Parkes and Hill.

LAWN BOWLS.

K.C.C. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.

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ELECTRIC TEAM TO MEET

THE YACHT CLUB

The following will represent Hong- kong Electric Recreation Club against the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club on the Electric green on Saturday:

PERFECT BUSINESS

MAN.

DISTINCTION CLAIMED FOR.

BOOTLEGGERS.

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WRITER'S ATTACK ON RELIGION.

BISHOP OF CHELTENHAM AND CRITICISM.

What he described as "the There are no more efficient busi- ness men in the world than the melancholy decline in the general "bootleggers" (illicit drink trad-Jobservance of religion" was dealt with by the Bishop of Chelmsford A. Tarbuck, V. Sorby, D. S. Hillers) of the United States.

Their trained economists have in his first charge to his clergy and W. H. B. Muskett. (Skip).

W. Stoker, G. T. Padgett, F, F. charted the supply and demand. in Chelmsford Cathedral.

and the best territories for sales.

Family religion, he said, was at Duckworth and H. Hatch (Skip). Aeroplanes, fast motor-boats

ed to receive little, if any, instruc- S. J. Clarke, E. Thompson, L de and motor-trucks are used for de-a very low ebb. Children appear- Rome and A..F. Paul (Skip).

Reserves: 1. S. Jones and R. W. Smith.

Taikoo Teams.

The following teams have been chosen to play for Taikoo R.C. on Saturday:

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First Division, versus Craigen-

rower at Talkoo:

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J. B. Chapman, T. Grimes, Drummond, J. Ferguson (Skip).

G. McLeod, J. Sloan (Snr.), J. Laing, R. C. Wallace (Skip).

J. Chalmers, J. Polson, J. Russell, W. Wotherspoon (Skip).

Second Division, versus Craigen rower at Happy Valley:

T. Swan, J. Sloan (Jar.), S. Amery, D. Walmsley (Skip).

W, Bell, T. Stainton, D. Munro, R K. Dancen (Skip).

W. Cunningham, W. Brown, H. McKechnie, G. H. Stewart (Skip).

Reserve, C. H. Summers.

Kowloon Dock Team.

The following members have been selected to represent the Kowloon Dock R.C. in the First Division League bowls match against the Police Recreation Club on Saturday:" F. Cullen (Skip), W. Greig, A. Calman, C. Atkinson.

R. Lapsley (Skip), W. P. Helley, E. Docherty, H. G. Cooper,

S. Gray (Skip), J. McKelvie, R. G. Craig, F. C. Goodman.

CAR TROUBLE? the Kowloon Cricket Club in the station to witness the arrival of

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The following players will represent League on Saturday next:

1st Team v. Civil Service (Away) - Gittins, C. . Tacchi, A. Hyde Lay, J. Fraser (skip); F. Goodwin. B. Petheram, J. C. Lyal, L. E. Lam- mert (skip); A. C: Burford, J. Howe 11. Overy, A. E. Silkstone (skip).

2nd Team v. Civil Service C.C. theme).-J. P. Robinson, J. S. Dinnen. T. W. Carr. L. J. Blackburn (skip); 0. B. Raven, A.: Kew, F..E. Law rence, J. M. Jack (skip); W. Borrow man, L. E. Jeeves, W. W. Hirst, V. C. Labrum (skip).

Nearly the whole of the popula tion of Watlington, of village in Oxfordshire, gathered at the local an excursion train from Padding. ton. The line has been open 56 years, but this is only the fourth train that has ever reached the village on * Sunday. On the front of the engine was a bird's of was a bunch nest in which bluebells symbolic of the sur- rounding country. Mr. R. H. Pocock, the stationmaster, busy showing visitors the bird

life which is a feature station.

livery

They are in constant wireless tion in religion from their par-. ents-and less still in the way of touch with their cargo-carrying example.

vessels,

Dealing with the use of Sun- Thousands of millionaires an- nually make seasonable pilgrimage [days for recreation, he said none to the Floridan State of palms could deny that the day was com- and beautiful beaches and many pletely disregarded as a day for millionaires and their associates devotional exercises by, an over- are either "dry" or far from "dry" whelming number according to the meaning of the word.

Just before the winter colony packs up to go north for the sum mer the salesmen of the syndicates "get busy."

They approach no one who is not scheduled as rich and non- Prohibitionist,

"Would he like some liquor?" "Naturally. But how can he take it north?"

"Don't worry about that part of it. We will deliver at your New York address or wherever you live.... You give a cheque dated ahead about ten days."

"Suppose you don't deliver? Or suppose the 'stuff' is not up to grade?"

"Then you can stop the cheque." "But suppose I get the liquor and like it, and suppose I still stop the cheque, what can you do then?"

were

The mass of workers had very little interest in any form of or-

religion. Nor ganised

much better in other things classes.

"I do not overlook the compen- sating fact," said the Bishop, "that the quality of our churchgoers is better than before, but is vitally Important that should face the brutal truth that only a very small fraction of the population are practising Chris- tians."

it

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Outside the area of the Church a condition of things prevailed which was probably unexampled.

Unexampled Criticism. Christian claims and beliefs have been constantly challenged in the past, but never in the fa- Not only was the existence of shion of our own day. "That would neither be advisa personal God questioned, but influential people, exceedingly able nor healthy for you," the pro-whose writings are widely read, spective purchaser is told.

denied the desirability of definite religion.

And he believes that. He is right to believe it.

Thus the bootleggers transact business, selling in one part of

the country and delivering 1,000 or 1,500 miles away with dispatch

and efficiency.

WHITE AND FAWN CANVAS

SHOES

BY

A

SMALL

RANGE OF

PLAITED SANDALS

ALSO

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BEING SHOWN

GORDON'S

ROUND WORLD IN

30 DAYS..

FAMOUS AIRMAN. NOW AT WORK A PLANS.

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ful old mansion, built in the reign of King Henry VII.

There is a special landing ground for flying visitors, and it - was here that Captain Barnard, together with Sir Sefton Branicker and 20 other well-known pilots at- tended an air rully.

In a room where King Charles II, once took sanctuary during his memorable flight a reporter found task.

"It is true," he said, "I am con- templating a flight round the world. It is a tremendous job, but I am confident that it can be pre-done in 30 days.

One of the most ambitious flights According to them, religion was ret attempted is being planned by bad thing. and the sooner it Captain Barnard, who recently was gone, with its gloomy message made a record flight from London Captain Barnard engaged on his that life was a scared trust, and to Cape Town and back, with the that each individual was respon-Duchess of Bedford, in 20 days, sible to God, the better for every- Captain Barnard's plan is to fly

round the world in 30 days. body.

The fight requires much "I firmly believe," said the

"The flight involves travelling Bishop, "that unless we can bring paratory work, and Captain Bar- to an end our domestic dissen-nard has already begun making about 25,000 miles in that time."

Captain Barnard explained that acts..the necessary preliminary arrange- Owing to the heavy rain of the past sions, and testify by our

all the details of the flight, such So as not to be disturbed in his as the make of the aeroplane he week it was impossible, particularly and not merely by pious expres-ments. after yesterday afternoon's downpour, sions, our unity with our fellow WILS

for the programme of league tennis Christians, the religious landslide task he spent a week-end recently will use, and the names of his matches to be carried out yesterday will continue, and, possibly, even at the Farnham Country Club, passengers, were a strict secret All the games had to be postponed be accelerated."

Beaminster (W. Dorset), a delight-which he could not now divulge.

of th

TENNIS POSTPONED.

until a later date.

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