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THE MORE NUMEROUS GOVERN- INTERVENTIONS RECOME, TUE now that it should be wiped out. TAL The difficulties are immense, ad- MoRE COMPORMED DOES TIDS HAIT mittedly, but that very fact should or THOUGHT GROW, AND THE MORE pipint 1lso need for rigorous action LOUD AND PERPETUAL THE DEMANDS FOR INTERVENTION-Herbert Spens for its suppression. It is plena- | eer.

are undertaken.

A

WILL BRITAIN WIN THE DAVIS CUP?-

(By "NETCORD.")

or.to be taken into consideration:

dis-

the

vital

in the

Arst

ing to reflect that in the last two

Its te mengene Koorte beuken Chinese case of typhoids was was nineteen years ago, years there has been a greater enn- centration on the problem than notified yesterday."

November 28th and 30th, 1912, at played this summer by att Melbourne, when Britain, then olayers appearing in this ever before in the history of thè

Probably never before, The E. and A. liner Nollars is ducatyled the British Isles, his won match, Colony, That fact is attested by

in Hongkong from Japan on Monday the Davis Cup, the trophy of the has such topsy-turvy form been

premier the frequent prosecutions, which morning.

international tennis displayed by the world's premier and when taken into But. CYCZE HAY,

tournament, whleh grows in im- players,

as the ecount. leaves one with the feel- much remains to be done. The

Injured during blasting operations portance and popularity

that absolutely anything itnear Prince Edward Road on Thurs-years sneered each other. Jaw as it standa is gond; but

Since that time. Mother might happen. Cochet went to day, 14 Kan, aged 28, n stanelarraker needs even more stringent of 44, Mongkok Itout, was sent to the country has been represented only Wimbledon to lose forremont if any real impression Kowloon Hospital for treatment. Ils twice in the Challenge Round round to Nigel Sharpe: Borotra condition is not considered serious, The first nerasion was in 191, has already beaten and been de-

To feated by Austen when halter, she lost 32. America on the famous Wimble. This goes at least to show that no A young married woman of Portland Street, Ha Lang-ying was don enclosure, this marking the longer is France so far ahead of BUCTUAR in theBritain ps to leave her with very chances of success, The admitted to the Kwong Wah Hospital first American yesterday suffering from an overdose tournament since 1999, ami of opium, stated to have been self-accout in 1919, when the contest team will take the courts to-day

was, restarted after the war, that cerasion she lost to Austra

asia

Rold Challengers. Siner 1910. Ameries and France and adds

la to mr.

1

The spranding of a police officer specially for mer-tsnt work step in the right direction, but it blues not go nearly far rough,

Que man obviously cannot with the situation, work as hard may. There are, first of ali,

administered,

roprio.

nut Her comition is

On a charge of being in possession. the large sumber of ma-tari alof 47 thels of prepared upum bear

J

Perry

the ure On an equal playing terms and with slight moral pull in favour of The challengers,

one takes into consideration

the recent Whabledon displaye.

a remembrance D

over

the Central Market, a Chinese member of the crew of the .. Venezia was have any surpletely poised Britain's magnificent win

as to make the or-America in the Inter-Zone Anal, hoed $5,00g or twelve months hard the trophy, labour by Mr. Schofield at the Central dinary interested observer serious. the odds are distinctly in favour

It sca Police Court this morning.

ly suggest that the two countries of Britain. Or the singles play- stated that the spium was tied around had obtained a world's copyright ers. F. J. Parry, H. W. 1.

the man's legs.

tise A report has been mando ter police by Mr. 4. M. Hall, proprietor

that 1 ainula Hotel, to the effect of the Caravan Purie Shop of the some time between 4 and & pan, on

xtulu 11 Sommane

ring Wedar-day

the vained at $250 from a tray in -hop. A l'inse cumple who were in shop at about that time the suspected.

in the Colony to be taken indo account, How many of these What their teal status? know

Int measures are taken

The Then there is them of constant going aml cogging as be tween this Colony and Chin BRIŠ JOS Proper. What stops are taken to hrek the arrival of new anatomi? Here, again, one mati cauto; po- Life handle the situation. 10 the real aim of the Government is to 41 th 1901E. On July 15, 1991.

Ispital. Conetal

Shanghe, suppress the system her and for See that no girl ser- Mohard Goldart, aged 10 months,adf, and to

A successful open air whist drive on of Me and Mrs W, B. Poole,cants are employed except under was held at the Kowloon Pootball Holts Wharf.

the ordinary rtides of tree dones-Club on Wednesday. The prize-winners were: Ladies, 1st, Mrs. Halland; 2nd, tic arrvice." very much more will Mrs. Stokes (after a tie with Mrs. Miss Brown. Bert! to be done. Nothing short MeRelete); Imoby,

Gratlemen, 1st. Mr. Gendman; 2nd. Mr. A. Metallum; body. Mr. to be Mitchell. The next drive held on Wednesday, August 5,

Ehe

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, JULY 24, KRA.

THE OPTIMIST.

:

beative IN

Extend yesterday, we implied that Partnoor was a trifle yer-optimi istic when he expressed the view thaar

FO or aaj-tsai would be

108

Mr. Anna! After a long illness, Wasserman, a tassian terident, died

Austen

The Stade Roland Garros where the Davis Cup Gnal is commencing

to-day.

of hour-to-house inspection and a vigilant cherk newcomers will" suffire The sincerity of the Imperial

authorities and rai must be judged by the measure of

For nearly twenty and Jean Borotra reached the las in the Matilda Hospital on Wednes serve on it. 13 201 achieved.

tart- the encepka

provisions

and the last ente from Shanghai A few months nerely by citing the

eritles, the most ment,

beaten by the o a really excellent law

which, and was not very widely known the leading

in ardent flowers of the game of respectively in the Culuny. Her husband is

irs the semi-finale. remains very largely unenforced.Shanghai. At the funeral at Happy tennis, and even these who havijamoricans

P. Haghes and F. J. Perry, Valley yesterday, Rev. E. G. Powell, nu interest in the game's Davis Cup pair. of the Union Church, conducted the reading of the achievements service

Its various leading exponents "outed" at Wimbledon by Lott and have risen. and with one voice Van Ryn, who in turn defeated and have, in turn, denounced English the French couple, Cochet tennis as "dead", have then pro-Brugnon in the final.

Then, 10 confound all nounced itt resurrection: then Sobered their tone to one of de- critics, who claimed, and justly America had praved

defeated

day sul was marted yesterday, he years, excluding the war period)eight in the Wimbledon two were

The Dole" Bill The Gavernment's Bilt for re- moving certain "dole" abuses.

WATER LEVELS.

brought inte Haarkong and hoped euphemistically referred to Heat the system would shortly die anomalies -exposes itselt to two

DETAILS FOR WEST NORTH tailed analysis without relying so, that criticisms. The out and be superseded by the or very

obvious

dinney rules of free domestic sermain point of altark is, of course, vier, Austlier of his observations the fart that the proposals touch

servants had now been removed.

AND EAST RIVERS.

were

The

the

weil nigh invincible, on traditions and past perform herself

hoth Frank anees for its foundation and have Austen now reached the stage of openly Shields and Sydney Wood, the The following table, issued by and enthusiastically declaring that Wimbledon finalists, In the Inter was that all suggestion of a ser. f only the fringe of the recaninen- the Kwangtung River Conservancy] Engiand is once again to be con-Zone match, and Perry overcame vile status in respect of these giridations of the Royal Commission, Commission, shows in English feet sidered among the leading nations Wood, to give England a magni- officent entry into the challenge the Prime Minister having ex the water levels on the West River the present day world

round. And it is upon this re- North River and East River on the tennis, plained that netian upon the re-

To-day, on the Stany Rolandmarkable achievement, and These remarks illustrate the dan minder must be postponed until dates named:

July July Garros courts in Paris. Britain, moral effect it is bound to have, ger of accepting facts merely at the Commission has presented its

will be given her greatest chance both upon Britain's young repre- 0.6 to their fare.value. t is true. of final report. The

this enthusiastic sentatives, and their French op- Commission

vindiente West River at Shluhing 82.5 would North River at Samshui 10.1 96claim for her representativespondents, that Britain will enter course, that the law prohibits fur made suggestions which

19.6meet France.

with the to-day the Challenge the in ther mai-tsui from coming into have resulted in a saving to the North River at Tsingyuen 20,8

East River at Sheklung 78 64 Round of

the 1931 Davis Cup optimistic confidence of the major The Colony, and that the law also country of about £24,000,000 in a

The highest levels recorded are: contest, for right of holding the part of the tennis world behind full year. The Governmeal's Bill

Shishing, 41 feet: Tsingyen, trophy for the next twelve months, her. have down that midṣai are not

will save only £5,000,000 at the 29.2 fect: Samshul. 273 feet;

Topsy-Turvy Farm. The property of their "employers.

How Mr. Snowden views Sheklung, 11.5 feet, outside. So far, so good. That does anyone the situation. he does not dix- The lowest levels on record are) acquainted with the facts for a close, but it is obvious that the minus 5 feet at Sanshui and and the chances of success or de-at analysis of the players, in ex-

minus 2.7 feet at Sheklure.

moment think that mi-trai are delay, in the present state of the not almost daily isrought into country's finances-another £31.- Hongkong, or that the red status000.000 disuppeurs with, the mora-

al-

of any of the girl servants ready here has been changed merely because the law says they 4 free? Of course not; yet that

torium-is a serious matter. The ther point of criticism is that decided The fornt of machinery upon, the setting up of an Ad- visory Committee. Itself implies

is precisely the impression which doing, though there seems no rea- Lord Parmoor has given to the son why the Government should Hoting of Lords and the British wait until the Bill has received public generally. Admittedly, his reading of the situation squares { with whạt the law intends," but as we all know, it is me thing to pass a law, and quite another to enforce its provisions.

u4-

the Royal Assent before proceed- per- ing to nomination of the sonnel. On the other side, there is much to be said to the credit of the Government. It takes no little courage to make a serious attempt to reduce expenditure OR employment insurance or deles". In saying, so much, we are in no And it is likely to be even less way allying ourselves with those popular coming from #Labour who, without any real knowledge Government. In the particular of the problem, lose ne opportunicases with which the Bill la con- ty of villifying the name of Hong-cerned, the schenie is. fairly com- kong. In matters such as these, préhensive. The Minister of La- a little knowledge is a dangerous bour is armed with strong powtirs to attack the three greatest ubuses thing. But we have heen, and

the short time and seasonul | shall remain, cousistently opposed workers, the married women who' to the mui-tani system, because we would not take employment even believe it to contain a sufliciency were it offered to them, and the of the element of slavery na to be case of workers in receipt of ex- repignant to British idens, Wotended benefits who can afford to do without them. To this extent, have little patience with these

in a limited sphere, the Govern- who defend the system, the goodment is to be congratulated. And points of which are more than as they appear to have enlisted offset by the scope which it gives the support of the Trado Union for denial of the rights of the Congress, it would seen they have worth Hborly of the subject, The fact accomplished something

while. that the victims of the system

In weighing up the possibilities feat, one very striking point has

"That's eno you owe me, Bill He missed that putt."

rega

The Players Analysed. From this distance, any attempt

tremely difficult. Ono reads of their progress or decline, and with whatever first hand know- ledge one might possess, ели deavours to form conclusions, But there are certain points which "stick out a mile," And upon which one may justifiably arrive at im- pressions concerning the players. Austen, although a partial falture at Wimbledon, vindleated himself in such a manner in Paris last week, as to convince one that, given the occasion, he is capable of beating anybody. Thus, though not because of s alone, can one view his match with He

Henri Cochet with a certain amount of fequantity and optimism, Cochet Ja not the force he was twelve months ago. He is atill suffer ing the effects of a serious ill ness-an indisposition which kept him from a grass court right to within a week of his meeting with, and defeat by, Nigel Sharpe

But over if he proves himself good enough to beat Austen, which is quite probable, I honest- ly think he will And Fred Perry 100 thorny a path to negotiate. Perry has cultivated that which the "old "una" have been crying' out

a feature lacking ny WOR English tennis of recent years: He has learnt the secret of sox- tained attack, plus the will to win. plus personality. These three characteristics Bro golni to make Perry a world-beater, and I fool confident are going to be the means of great triumph for Britain during the next two days. Borotra the Complex, When we come to consider. Boratra, it is with the realisation (Continued on Page 7).

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