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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 28,

E. C. FINCHER WINS SEMI-FINAL,

SERVICES CRICKET.

H.M.S. SANDWICH DEFEATS

R.A.F. TEAM.

Wardle (got out 45) was the only bataman to get going. Bowling honours went to Carn, with 4 for 15. Comdr. Bayley, 3 for 15, and Wardle, 2 for 8, for the Sandwich, whilst Grifiths, 3 for 11, and Hart, 3 for 15, shared the honours for Kal Tack. Scores:

DEFEATS M. W. LO QUITE COMFORTABLY.

At King's Park on Saturday, in a Championship form was reveal-low-scoring match, the Sandwich de: ed by E. C. Fincher when he feated the R.A.F., Kal Tack, by 21 opposed and defeated M. W. Lo in runs. the semi-final of the open singles tournament yesterday, and thus qualifted to meet C. A. L. Run jahn in the final tie on Thursday. Fincher won in straight acts. with scores of 6-4, 6-2, 6-2; and from the outset dominated the

It.M.8. Sandwich. Lo made an indiffer- exchanges, ent start, from which, rather than Savage, e Devoy h Edwards recovering, he deteriorated more Wardle, not out and more as the game progressed, Lieut. Medley, b tart und was a beaten man before the Comdr. Bayley, second set had been decided. He Taylor, b Griffith

Carn, run out lost his spirit, and at the same Russell, b Brooks time all his sense of stroke pro-Beaver, & Griffiths duction. defence and counter-

Hebbeck, c Haynes b Griffithe attack, and allowed Fincher to win Johnson, run out... far more easily than was at first Myers, e Collins h Devoy

Extras anticipated.

Success,

Fincher deserves full credit for for the Kowloon laim player, displayed real champion- hip form, and had so much in reserve throughout the match that it is hardly likely that o, even if he had been on his best behaviour, would have baulked blm from the triumph of appearing in the final for the second year in succession. Fincher adopted to telling effect his chop stroker, and followed them up with neat and effective et volleying. But the most sur- prising, and pleasing, feature of notiful fore- his rate was hand drive by which he passed his apponent almost every time he came to the net.

The afternoon's results were:

Open Singles, Semi-Final

E. C, Fincher beat M. W, Lo, 8-4, 0-2, 6-2.

Open Doubles.

Paul Kong and Lee bun! Lo nnd Iu. 11-9, 6-3, 7-5.

5-3, 6-1.

flandicap Singles "A."

Total

45

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Collins b Hart

B

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R.A.F. Kol Tack. Brooks, h Bayley F/O. Brown, run out Elwood, Carn

Devay, e Johnson b Wardle Grimths, Bayley Edwords, & Cari

Fuller, Carn Taynes, I Carn Slattery, and is Collins, not out art, b Wardle Extras

Tutal

1931.

CINEMA NOTES.

FARMYARD SCENE DEAFENS "MIRE."

Cows, pls donkeys and roosiers all right for barnyards but ten't win according to Harry Beaumont, who any medals us sound stage "props" directed "Those Three French Girls" which will open on Thursday at the Queen's Theatre with Reginald Denny and it Dorway in the featured rolen When he began filming the force instructed he comedy, Beaumont Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer property de partiment to exercise care to preserve authentic detail in the French net tings. When he roached the

AN ALLEGED ERROR OF $360,000.

(Continued from Page 1.) tiff liable for an amount of over half a million dollars.

MECHANIC SENT TO PRISON.

THEFT OF MOTOR ENGINE PARTS.

For the theft of car engine parts, In one authority, he continued. Chan Sam, a mechanic employed at it was hold, in the House of Lords. that not only was the, paaybook the Lanela Garage, Wanchai, was prima facie evidence against the eent to prison for one month by bank, but, when the customer sent Mr. Williams at the Central Magis- 1 back. If it was incorrect, it was trney this morning. also prime facie evidence against, him, so it cut both ways.

scenes he found the place alive with liver,he account had been do the accused was arrested by a dis-

fovi and cattle, with a senttering of

cats, dogs and pige.

The prosecuting Police Omeer In the present ense, he went on Detective Sergeant Flattery, sald barn to say,

by the bank 38 a result of

trict watchman who saw him vain- Mr. Justice Wood's order, bently endeavouring to dispose of the copy of the bank's books, and that account was prima facie evidence metal to a second-band dealer at against the bank. Both the bank Winglok Street. The words "1 and plaintiff acted on these brak.don't want them," uttered by the and the plaintiff had no reason la

belleve that his ability to the dealer, exelted the watchman's aus- bank was renching the vicinity of pleious. When $500,000,

searched, the ne- cused was found to have metal parts secreted on him.

In the middle of a scene a hen began celebration of the birth of an egg, the donkey brayed for food and the cow moved an accompaniment for the pigs' grunts. Beaumont congratulat ed the "prop" man on his sidelily, to 1 detail, but was obliged to wait for 3 quiet moments to record the dialogue. Included in the east of the Canine-

Mere Stroke of Pen. are farce-comedy

Cir 08 politan

Mr. Borandi, proprietor of the If, he said, the argument of Mr.

that Ukulele Ike) Edwards, Yola d'Avril, Sandro Ravel, Edward Brophy, Sheldon was to be accepted, it Garage, informed the police George tirossmith and Peter law would mean that a bank would be the man was employed as a me- able to wipe aut credit balances chanic at a monthly salary of $55. with a stroke of the pen but leave why he should have stooped to

intact, thus the debit bainnces putting the customer in a most steal when in receipt of this good

It position.

WAR pay, was beyond comprehension. unfortunate obvious, in the present case, that For a year there had been things it never entered plaintiff's head stolen from the Garage, but this that he was increasing his overwas the first time an offence could draft to $500.000.

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thrane,"

The story, with dialogus by P. G. Wodehouse, the well-known humourist, presents a riotous account of the Adventures in Paris of the nephew of a British earl, who boisterous ut Borapts at having a good time lands him in jail, where he Ands himself in company with two slightly incriate Americana and three charming

The bank's books were conclu-Brought home. French damsels, who have been put

until they behind the bars for throwing Bower sive against them pots at their landlord in the heat of proved. if they could, that an error had been made, and if they did

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COL, W. GRANT MORDEN, M.P.

A RECEIVING ORDER.

It was announced in the London receiving Gazette recently that

R. H. Wilt bent H. N. Anderson, order in bunkruptcy has been made against Lieut. Col. Walter Grant Morden, Conservative M.P. for Brentford and Chiswick since 1918, iately carrying on business at 1. Regent-street, W.

Foley beat Hulmes, 6-3, 6-2.

Handicap Singles "B." Rodger beat Segalen, 6-3, 6-4.

Handicap Mixed Doubles.

T. C. Monughan and Mrs. James Jent Remington and Mrs. Owen Ilughen, 6-1, 0-0.

R. M. Henderson (ree. 2/6) v. F. Foley (ner.}.

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An argument.

The ingenious manner in which theo, then they could recover their frolicsome nephew gets the entire money or set the error right which group out of all and their reception ever they cared to do. However, by his utterly bewildered uncle, are in the present action, they were the nucleus of a series of hilarious not concerned with who was going] incklents, which ends in romance and

to recover, the matter being on whom rested the anus to start pro- happiness for all concerned.

ceedings and prove their case.

"Billy the Kiel."

There was nothing In law to

plainti

CANTON INSURANCE

OFFICE.

EXCHANGE BONUS MERELY TEMPORARY.

We are officially informed that the

Two young Boy Scouts of Cedar show that the fact of Mr. Biggar General Agents and Consulting City, Utah, are now the centre of

months after the trananétions took Omice, Ltd.. will, at the forthcom- place, threw the onus on to the ing meeting of shareholders, to bo admiring glances from the fellow-making those reversals of entries, Committee of the Canton Insurance and that scouts of their town.

held on Tuesday the 19th May, re- plaintiff. had to show that the reversals

If the Court commend a final dividend of $32 to- wrong. were

engaged

actually gether with an "Exchange" Bonus were bearing the case itself, then of $10 per share in respect of Work- he would submit that

judgmenting Account for 1929, add £20,000 must go to plaintiff.

For they've been in the movies". King Vidor used the two youngsters, twelve and fourteen years old, signal his cameraman, altuntul four thousand feet above him on a tower-

10

As it was four miles up a sleep trail to the cameras, hours of time were saved by using the scouts and their wig-wag flag code.

in

Where the Error Was.

to the Sterling Reserve Fund, $100,000 to Reinsurance Fund, and Counsel pointed out that if $332,142.66 to Underwriting Sva- The boya carried the suggestion of there was an error. it was between pense Account.

They will further recommend tho' the chief cinematographer, an the the compradore of the bank and cliff, to Vidor, below, as to whether the cashier of the bank, and such one thousand head of enttle should an error was no concern of plain- payment of an interim dividend of distinguishes this as $18 per share in respect of Work- be driven by the road or the river. tiff. Ile The choice was led tell the fight con- from a ense in which there was an ing Account for 1930, and that the

for only he could

The order has been made on aing cliff of the Zion National Park.

the Queen's Theatre. creditor's petition which was filed for scenes in Billy the Kid", now at on July 23, 1930. The first meet- ing of creditors took place in London on April 1, and the public TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

examination is fixed for May 22. Mrs. Grant Morden told a Open Doubles. C. A. L. Rumjahn and J. A. Cas-porter last night that her husband was abroad. "I am expecting hun cumahay v. P. Kủng “ng W. T. Lọt,

Club Championship.

back within the next two weeks," R. H, Wild v. A. L. Sullivan. she said, and am confident that averything will be cleared up satis- Handicap Singles "A."

H.factorily.

Col. Grant Morden was at

a number of time a director of companies, including Odhams Preas. the British Empire Steel Corpora tium, the Dominion Steel Corpora tion, Canada Steamship Lines, and the former Lancashire Cheshire Insurance Company. For several years, however, he has not been a director of any compony.

One of his biggest ventures was the flotation of the British Collulose and Chemical Manufacturing. Com pany, which ventually had capital of £6,000,000.

I. J. Armstrong (owe 15), v. Owen Hughes (owe 1.2).

Handicap Singles "B."

11.

0. C. Womack (owr 1/6) v. F. V. Jensen (roe. /0)

1. Hampton (owe 3/3 v. D. S. Green (owe 16).

Handicap Doubles.

G. Miskin and C. Blaker towe 1/6) v. A. B. Raworth and Turner (ser.).

T. J. Price and E. R. Price (we 2/6) v. Collis and Fenn (ree 16).

Mixed Doubles,

Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Sayer (owe 1/6)*x. E. T. Dowley and Mics. Dowley (rec. 3/6).

HOME FOOTBALL.

HULL CITY TAKE POINT AT ROTHERHAM.

London, April 27. Entertaining Hull City In Third Division (North) match to day, Rotherham United drew, each side scoring once.-Reuter. The revised table follows:

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LADIES' BASKETBALL,

BRITONS & GERMANS.

OFFICERS OF CRUISER EMDEN ENTERTAINED.

ditions at his elevated post. The error between the customer decision was "by the road" and the the bank. seauts fingged Vidor the instructions accordingly.

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and bulance of $2,361,244.06 be carried Dealing with the lasue, Mr. forward. Potter pointed out that. it rnised on the account itself

WILB

They wish it to be understood, by The scene with the immense herd the bank, inasmuch as credits to however, that the continuance or Mr. otherwise of the aforesaid bonus, In of cuttle opens Vidor's picture, cross-section of the life of the most-plaintiff were shown; discussed character of the eld wild Biggar had filed an affidavit ex- the whole or in part, will depend west, the fast-shooting William Bon-plaining that those amounts had entirely on exchange and it should At not be viewed in any other light been wrongfully credited. ney alias Billy the Kid.

"The Kid" is interpreted in the pic once there was an issue in fact, than that of a temporary measure. ture by John Mack Brown while Wal and it was raised by the other Sheriff Garrett. side. Mr: Sheldon had said it lace Beery plays Kay Johnson has the feminine. lead was for plaintiff to prove his de- and Karl Dane is seen in a comedy praits; but the deposits were shown characterization.

on the account which was order- ed to be filed by the other side, and there was nothing to prove In that connexion,

Essay Competition. The final showing of "Tom Sawyer" took place at the King's Theatre yesterday, and to a reminder should ho, given that entries for the essay competition (open to students and per- Bons under 20 years of age) close to morrow night. As has already been. announced, the idea behind the compa- tition is to learn from the younger Shanghai, Apr. 27.

people who naw it just what they A function of the greatest algnl- ficance to Shanghal's international thought of it as a film. It is not re community took place to-day, when quired that competitors should send In a masterty literary effort--just a the Zero Club, comprising British plain eseny of about 600 words telling what they thought of the picture. The ex-Servicemen who volunteered for the Great War from Shanghai, en-drst prize is a gold medal and other tertained the officers of the German prizes will be awarded by merit. cruiser Emden. now visiting the Port.

"The Benson Murder Case" "Murder" is the strongest word in The President of the Zero Club

and the English Language, according to referred to the courageous

the man who has made profitable use chivalrous way in which the original of it, S. S. Van Dine. Ile points ont Emden had done her duty, and, that even when spelled backwards it now that bitterness and misunder-ns a menacing menning, then it be standing had passed, he could say comes "red rum," and hints of violence to the Emden "Pass friends; all'e and passion,

well."

Yan Dino is the author of one of the most successful series of mystery-do-, Captain Withoeft, who was an officer on the original Emden under tective stories ever written. Three of Captain Muller, and the German them have been filmed, the latest be- showing for the last time to-day at the Consul-General, replied, and said ing "The Benson, Murder Case," is Powell they regarded the gathering as Central Theatre. William sign of the growing friendship and again plays the part of Philo Vanco mutual appreciation of former ad-in "The Benson Murder Case." versaries. Router.

KOWLOON TEAM.

The following have been selected to represent the Ist Eleven K.F.C. v. H.K.F.C. an Thursday the 30th Inst. Kick off at 5.15 p.m. sharp.

F. Angus; Martin, Dowman; Hedley, Caplin, Bilas; Pile, Dominy, Gillott, Gelmwood, Ianaon. Reservos-East man, L. Williams.

Se convinced in Van Dine that the word "murder" has a gripping signi- ficance for everybody that he has in corporated it in the title of every one of his novels. He is now reported to be at work on another "murder case" to follow "The Benson Murder Case." "The Light of Western Stars." Two cameras and a microphone are the "herecs" of Richard Arlen's second

"The Light of CHINESE WIN IN A MATCH

Western pleture, WITH CLUB DE RECREIO.

Western Stars, which will show at the Central Theatre, starting to- morrow for three days. One big acons Following a keen contest, in which

called for the Siming of a wild horso stampede, with cameras and micro- members of both teams displayed

phones concealol all along the pro- much enthusiasm in their first friendly basketball match played between Indy

Mrs. II. T. Creasy has kindly con- posod route to record the scene in members of the Club de Recreio and

The five hundred horsea got out of students of Mui Fong Girls College, Bented to distribute the prizes to the sound and pleture.

successful competitors at the con- on the latter's ground, Babington clusion of the Sacred Heart College control of the cowboys, swerved to of bushes where a Path on

the Saturday afternoon, 7th Annual Athletic Sports which will ward a clump Chinoze team won by thirty points to

be held on the Kowloon Football Club microphone and two cameras were Afteen.

ground on May 2. The half-mile concealed. The cameramen leaped to The captain of the Chinese team, at race open to the Colony le timed safety; the horses crashed through the Miss Le Tut-ho, won the outstanding to take place at 8.30 p.m. and the 220 Bushes; the dust cleared away reveal

jower than player, scoring no

flat race open to ladies in the Colony ing a tangled mass of camera and twenty points. The visiting team put

at 3.45 p.m. Entrance free, post microphone. up a ne defence and played a clover all round game. The Club de Recrala entry. The presidents and the gen- players word entertained by the Mul cral committee beg to thank the many donors for their generosity and sup Fong girls at a tea party afterwards.

port.

mechanism. Inspection revealed that the film was intact. The the sceno imtll the Instruments had photographed and sound-recorded.

had!

After Mr. F. C. Jenkin briefly addressed the Court on other aspects of the case, Mr. Sheldon replied and the case is proceeding.

SUGAR MARKET.

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

The following cable at the close of the sagar market yesterday har been received by Messrs. Pen- treath and Co.

London Terminals. March 1932 6/11% down 1⁄2d. May 1932 7/2 down 1⁄2d. August 1931 6/4% down 1⁄2d. December 1931 6/8 down ad. Buyera at the above prices; sellers d. more.

New York Terminals.

" March 1932 1.50 down 2 pts. May 1931 1.18 down 4 pts. July 1931 1.27 down 3 pts. September 1931 1.34 down 3 pts. December 1931 1.43 down a pts.

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ĜEN. BERENGUER ARRESTED.

REPUBLICAN SEIZURE OF

EX-DICTATOR.

Madrid, Apr. 27, The ox-Dictator, General Beren- guer, has been arrested by the Republican Government.

A warrant has also been issued for the arrest of General Fornan- dez Herodia, who was Captain- General at Aragon under the old regime.

It is stated that General Franco. the airman. of the brother revolutionary, will defend General Berenguer. Reuter.

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