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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1973.

COMMUNISM IN

1

CHINA

NOTES OF THE DAY

tunate. Three

TENNIS IS NOT PING PONG

The Very Idea!

CABARET QUESTION

By Edward Kelly, Wowzar.

we

It ip not every day in the week that the Sanitary Department finds Itsolf with a deceased elephant upon

EVERYONE is writing and weaklings, tennis has made amazing progress, until to-day_if its hands, which is perhaps for FROM a hanky-panky game considered suitable only for fematos

and speaking about the thousand; threo is ranked as one of the world's most strenuous sports. hundred pounds of carcase is well DAVIS Cup contents are the International Tests of tennis, and om

Friday Britain and America meet in one which promises to be one of Cabaret question in Hong- calculated to create head-scratching

progress of the game in ita individual, national and international kong, so we think it's our

turn now. characteristica from the date of its existence in 1876.. and a load of worry, as well as n

The reason why cannot lond upon a lorry. Wo

Lawn tennis is a comparatively the American singles title in 1912

Although Ward and Davis had haven't mentioned it before imagine the Hend of the Sanitary modern game, and ita general popu-and 1918.

voto of larity dates back only to within

exploited the hard-hitting game.

unknown to find out what the question Department passing

The Introduction the Davis the high speed cyclonic hitting, and is because we've been trying thanks to the circus for providing the last 18 or 20 years.

until rumours of a player named is all about. him with such an interesting pro-Cup competition marks the start of forceful smashing were

"One of our players here has McLoughlin were spread from the blem as the disposal of the body, the game's climb to popularity.

the effect of offered us a cup to be a sort of inter-east coast of the United States.

Then in 1908 McLoughlin entered even while it had demonstrating that ingenuity and national challenge cup." In those

words the inauguration of the upon the tennis world with a burst of "The resource is not the sole prerogative Davis Cup contest was made, and of brilliance that earned him the methods of those who chide our government not even the name of the donor popular departments. Cremation, we ad-was mentioned by the 1900 chair-California Comet." His

man of the United States Lawn transformed the game into one of money for the practice tickets.

(Dr. James brawn as well as brains. the Tennis Association

He was one of the greatest forces Dwight) when he made the an- nouncement to the secretary of toe in the tennis world until 1914, when Association that W. M. Johnston defeated him in the American championship. That was London Tennis

end for of the Dwight Davis, the donor, was the beginning member of the American team of McLoughlin, but he left a mark on that year, and he had the unique the game which has stood the test distinction of being a member of of time. the American team to play Eng- land for his cup in the first contest.

mit, would have been among last of the solutions which would have occurred to us. But that. perhaps, is due to our lesser ex-year perience in the relationship he tween carcases and assaults to the olefactory nerves.

STERLING STANDARD

the

and

nickname

seven years.

to be

In the course of our search, we

visited some of the dens of

Peto along with us to provide the iniquity last night. We took

Several able-bodied men,, who should have known better, were surreptitiously drinking lemonade through a straw when we entered

Kowloon cabaret.

Someone muttered "Policel" an

who Editor's note: The muttered "Police" must have been referring to the Fox-trot "Please", which the band was playing.

man

Kelly's note: They were playing an anthen.

Editor's note: You mean anthem.

note: No. anthen.. Kelly's An'then some.

Because of the radio next door.

Fortunately ZBW closed down soon afterwards and we were able

1o resume.

we ontered the doorway. And Vines, the present holder of the three or four young men bolted At the time the cup was intended world's title, follows in the foot-across the floor. Grabbing a wo- but good aan aplece, they dragged them as a trophy for matches between steps of the "Comet,"

the around and around the room seek- only America and England. With judges consider him ob-in the next 10 years interest in hardest hitter that the game has ing an exit. Mr. Hore-Belisha gave

in-tennis grew amazingly, and the ever known.

the hard if he had! vious reply to his Commona

In breaking through

of game overhead quisitor on the subject of an Em-donor said then that pire currency. The need has long dreamt of such progress he would forcing,

All the principal countries have had the cup beaten in gold McLoughlin, Johnston again

ablished the ground shot game, but instead of silver. passed.

Since the first meeting, America still the net game is the final word within the Empire have already linked themselves with sterling, the has won the cup to times; Au-in attack, and as such will never Even tralia and France, each six; and die out, for it is only the attacking one exception being Canada.

Norman Brookca and Anthony Hongkong has somehow managed to England, five. Now the cup at-game that will win matches,

tracte entries from 34 nations get herself pegged more or less scattered all over the world's our-Wilding put Australia on the tennin upon the sterling standard, the face.

1907, and then Patterson carried The modern form of lawn tennis map by winning the Davis Cup in

Shortly after 11. p.m. we had to fluctuations of silver playing but a trifling part in its movements. It really came into existence in 1875, on the good work when he captured

Wingfield the world's singles title at Wimble-stop dancing because we couldn't'

hear the band. la notable that the issue has when Major Walter

of Sphairletke. His That was his really big year, and gainly name not been seriously raised since patented the game under the un-don in 1919.

the "waist" court--the back line was although he played brilliant tennis the Ottawa Conference motive behind the question is a much wider than the net did not after that, he never again quite for the Marylebone reached the form he revealed that It would last long,

re-Lyear. trifle difficult to fathom.

It has been the same with the not he surprising, in fact, to and Cricket Club, which was the

cognised sporting authority, then

The party was getting rough. in the near future, all Empire drew up a set of rules in 1875, truly great players right down the

ex We could see "Victim", "British currencies allied to sterling. The which divided the court into two. ages, and good judges have

was later oc-Control of the game

pressed the opinion that no player damage to Canada's interests

After that time, they in the corner, furiously scribbling casioned by the depreciation of the vested in the London Lawn Tennis can play at top form for more than Itesident" and "Mother of Seven" American dollar is a factor which Association.

In 1877 the first championship any, although they continue to play letters to the papers. was held at Wimbledon with only good tennis, they gradually lose The degree to which Com- cannot be ignored.

the title form because of the great strain of 22 competitors. Now munism may be regarded as a

matches attract a crowd of more match play. than 20,000, and the competitors The race for tennis supremacy is menace in China depends upon

are drawn from more

15 going on all the time, and even the point of view. An interest- GOVERNMENT'S DUTY

countries.

when nations have a winning team in the feld, they continue building ing sidelight on the situation in

The shock felt by Chinese

indicated For the first few years of the for the time when their champions Kwangtung is provided in the

it was

the way in article published elsewhere in bathers when

Amorica has led this issue, revealing the justice that Government intended to de-Davis Cup contests, the style of begin to lose form.

them of their bathing play was based on the English bass-

ine driving game, but the Amer-team building, for within a few that the of the contention crueltics of Communism are no facilities at North Point has been icana gradually evolved a faster and years of the retirement of its really

direct means of attack.

has-produced Vines, who is regard- worse than those of the soldiers scarcely lessened by the sub-more

the authorities are taking active surprised their opponents with ed as the greatest player of all what has now become known as the time. Australia is following the sent to harry them, but for its sequent official declaration that Dwight Davis-and-Holcombe Ward Kreat players, such as Tilden, it substitute American twist service, but still American methods by fostering the radical attack on property and

measures

is welcome, the Doherty brothers continned to young players, and the selection of intolerance of reasoned opposi-

beaches. The news

hold away for England.

McGrath, Quist, and Turnbull is a

Just as the four policemen were tion. Those who have dwelt in

H. L. Doherty must be classed notable outcome, but does not entirely allay

The chief among the really great players of The selection should justify itself enjoying their third dance, the the communistic areas of Kiang feeling of disquiet. si, where the grip of the Reds

Asset of the North Point Pavilions the world. He was a master of if it results in an improvement in alarm bell went off.

it is only by is most firmly settled, bear no

He had a with his ground shots.

meeting the best in competition that animus against the Communists, is their accessibility, coupled with the baseline game, and a champion their play, because and in Chinese society generally the special transport facilities wonderful record in never being any athlete reaches the highest rung Voice.

We walked outside into the there are signs of a disposition provided by the tramway company beaten at Wimbledon, and in Davis of the ladder.

The fast hard-hitting game of to say, particularly among what Thousands of Chinese are affected, Cup matches.

Women have progressed with cool, clear air. The four police- the majority of thom living on the

men.men were hideously cursing the we might call, for want of n

be tennis, which lifted the game out It will therefore

a new curfew hour. A couple of doors better term, the intelligentsia, Island.

as being something of a feminine Suzanne Lenglen brought that if forceful aims are aban-grossly insufficient to offer only of the rut, where it was regarded their game as well as the

(Continued on Page 9.) doned, its tenets are worthy of beaches at Lalchikok. The finan-pastime, came with the advent of style to women's tennis by her dash-away a party was in progress, consideration. They would glad- cial aspect cannot be overlooked. Maurice E. McLoughlin, holder of

a trial, those who are tired of

pLive

to

find

-a

ly give the alternative system The Chincac bathing clubs have war-lords. And the transition spent lakhs on the erection of their pavilions and other struc- would not be difficult. By nc- commodating itself to the family tures at North Point. Is this to system, the "Gospel" of Com- be so much money thrown away? munism would quickly spread At the moment the Chinese have without the class-hatred dis- every reason to be nervous regard- tinguishing the Russian Revoluing their position, and Govern- tion, for the reason that classmont has a definite responsibility. is more fluid in China than in

any other country in the world.

Everything in China is chaotic A PUPPET KING

to the onlooker at present, but'

if one thing stands out clearer

than another, it is that the Com-

Creation of thrones and the

the

munist Party nucleus is the only coronation of kings are strange one which has remained stead-phenomena in these days of dicta- And this fast to its principles in all situa-tors and republics. tions. It is rigidly organised, perhaps adds piquancy to And it works not for power and suggested elevation of Pu Yi, thọ wealth but for an idea. If the puppet head of the Manchukua iden were diverted from its pre- State. Pu Yi'a history as the sent direction and moulded to mouthpiece of Japan in Manchuria China's age-long civilisation,

wae never such to promote respect breaking adrift from the uso of force, there would be distinct and admiration. To the world at the large, the office has singularly possibilities for good in movement. In the quest for the lacked dignity, and even the tilla ideal society, which no-one would of "King" is not likely to alter this argue exists in Western civilisa-state of affairs. The Commission tion, China, after lagging behind appointed to draft the new Man- chukuo constitution has thought for so many centurica, might at last find herself first in the field. ft to satisfy a whim of the former Communlem, spiritually blind and ruthless as it is, has at least boy Emperor. Beyond that his olovation will probably monn witnessed to the reviving convic- nothing. He will have the antis tion of mankind that privato

faction of dressing up uniforms advantage at the general' 'ex- ponse is not the purpose of of varying designs and fullne human order. It is the method nominal functions as titular of seeking redress that is wrong monarch. But in state affairs, hin not the material aides off the voice, if ever lifted up, will be as

Trithaswillderness.

than

"Let's Invite the Bryans in to dinner.

to got rid of this roastin

•

Suddenly four policemon enter- ed, and Pete turned pail.

Editor's note: Error. You mean "pate"..

Kelly's note: You spoke a full quart.

And prepared to bolt.

Editor's note: Ahl A bolt from -the Blue..

Kelly's note: No, they were in plain clothes.

"Time, gentlemen!" said The

and the uproar floated down the street. Three or four gramo- phones blared three or four tunes from the opposite side of the road. A taxi-driver honked the horn of his car.until he dis- appeared around the corner. Some cats were fighting on the roof, and nearby a dog howled. The dog woke the baby of tha owner of the top flat and it added its walls. Two rickshaw coolies squabbled regarding the dis tribution of fare, and the two sailors who had just vacated the rickshaws staggered down the A street, singing raucously. Chinese begger meandered along, playing a fiddle; hoping against hope that even at this Inte hour cumshaw would be forthcoming. Nearby, a wire. less crank was trying to tune in Radio Paris and the mixture of music and atmospherics auc- Cossfully pitted itself against the uproar from the party over the road.

We sat on the roadway with our hond in our hands, and as the rail- way clock struck one, the cabarur proprictor came out and joined us,

"You know," he said, "the police aliould do something about all this Holso. I haven't been able to get wink of sleep. I guess I'll write. to the papers.”

.:

We staggered away. Our search was ended. At Inat we know the answer to the Cabaret ques

great, big bo

rasp