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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933.

COMPLETE ENGLISH

RANKING

LISTS

THE FIRST TWELVE

The complete list of the English L. T. A. national tennis rankings for 1933 is published below. "Our first publication of the lists in- cluded only the first seven players, but it will now be found that ILK. Lester, C.R.D. Tuckoy (tho most Improved player. of the year), J. S. Olin, E. C. Peters and R. K. Tinkler have found positions. The list is based oh por- formances in singles only for the period April 3 to October 7, 1933. Tho figures in parentheses denoto the positions in the 1932 lista.

MEN

1. F. J. Perry

(1),

WOMEN.

D.

Round (2),

1. Mins

2. H. W. Austin

(2).

3. H. G. N. Lee

(3). 4. G. P. Hughes

(0.

5. D. J. C. Gre-

Kory (~~).

6. F. H. D. Wilde

(12).

7. E. R. Avory

(7).

8. H. K. Lester

(-).

D.

9. ey (10).

E.

2. Miss M. C.

Scriven (12)

3. Miss. 1.

Nathall

4. Miss K.

(6).

Stammers (4).

5. Mr. M. R.

King (6).

6. Mrs. E. F.

Whittingstall (3)

7. Mine M. Heeley

(1).

B. Min J. C.

Hidley (--).

9. Miss N. M.

Lyle (10).

TENNIS

'COMBEY'S BRILLIANT SAVE-One of the biggest thrills of Saturday's Lal Wah 'Cup game between the'

Navy and Army was when Combay turned Langmead's rasping ground shot round the past for a corner. This picture vividly illustrates the Incident. (Photo Ming Yuen).

PROBLEM OF EXAMINING

HOCKEY UMPIRES

SOLVED BY THE HONGKONG HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

MIMIC BATTLE

*IMPORTANT MEETING LAST NIGHT Lieut. Cmdr. F. B. Leigh, R.N., Cant. J. J. Lyons, Jat Regiment and Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell were appointed to act as an Umpires Board for the examination, of, persona desiring to qualify as umpires at a meeting of the Hongkong Hockey Association held in the West Lounge of the Y.M.C.A. last evening,

AT SEA

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY, CLUB.

The FIFTEENTH EXTRA RACE: MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 16th December, 1933, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Boli will bo Rung gt 1.30 p.m.

MEMDERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.

10. J, 8. 10. Miss E. M.

(6).

Dearman (-), 11. E. C. Péters 11. Mrs. J. B.

().

Pillman (8). 12. 1. K. Tinkler 12. Miss F. James

(--).

(11). The official ranking lists for 1933 may be taken to represent the result of a very careful investigation of the performances of some thirty and probably more

Mr. E. W. Hamilton presided, and. "Red" Fleet Breaks players of each sex in open com- there were also present Mr. b. A. petition, not necessarily in this Kemp, (secretary). Mr. 1. 11. Wong Enemy Cordon country only, but all over the (treasurer), Lieut. Cmdr. F. B. Leigh, world. The two lists, winely (Navy

Mr. Jahan Victory fell to the Red fleet,&c. Surgin mited to a dozen men and a Dad

Singh under Admiral Sir William Boyle, dozen women, are, in other words, (Radio), Mr. J. J. King (C.B.A.), Bir in the final fleet exercise of the based upon what purports to be A. M. Xavier (Recreio), T. G. Barros

The Blue fleet's object was to a solid foundation, writes H. S. (Incognitos), Mr. E. L. Gosano (Uni-ear, states the Admiralty.

versity), Mr. A.E.P. Guest (St, An- Scrivener of the London Morning drow's), A. Xavier (United H. C.), intercept the Red fect on its way Post..

Mr. D. Woodward and Mr. A. A. south past the Hebrides, and sink Dand (I.K. Hockey Club), Mr. O. ne many as possible of the Red Bay (German Club).

battleships.

In order to try them right out. I should have to indulge in a similar amount of research work: so na to be prepared with equally solid foundation

(Kative),

Proposing the clection of Lieut. Cmdr. Leigh, Capt. Lyons and Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Dand said nothing had

Ito mentioned

that

No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at 85.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRET ARY upon the personal application of a Member, auch Member to be respon- sible for all visitom Introduced by him, and for Payment of All Chits,

The Secretary's office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tcl. 27704), wili close at 12 o'clock Noon. Enclosuro will NOT be on sale at the to Members' Badges admitting Race Course.

On No Pretext will Children be per- mitted in either Enclosure during the Mecting. -

to tho

Contact was established shortly House provided they are

Tins are obtainable at the Club before noon, Red cruisers being from the No. 1 Boy in advance. ordered criticism. I am obviously not been done in regard to umpires up, sighted near St. Kilda by the Bluo Tolephone 21920.

to the present. Thero were about destroyers, which were being used a position to do that, and can forty people anxious to take

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. the in lieu of cruisors. Though the The Price of Admission, therefore only offer my frat crude examination. Impressions, as a student of form, Capt. Lyons would be leaving the Red cruisers did their best to drive Public Enclosure is $2.00 Including for what they are worth.

Colony on December 21 for India off these destroyers, they were Tax, for all Persona, including Ladies, Our Davis Cup team must, of with the Jat Regiment and thought forced to dealst by the appearance and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers

and Sailors in Uniform are course, bo put at the top of the it should be left to the Army Hockey of one of the Blue battle cruisera.

mitted Half Price. secretary to appoint

Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, &c., will not be permitted to operate within

Lieut.

successor to

Surrounded

ad-

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 11th December, 1933.

men's list, and no one can possibly Capt. Lyons on the Board. He un- lake exception to the order inderstood there was an officer in the which they are placed. But I am Punjab Regiment, which was replac

In the afternoon there was an the Precincts of the Hongkong Jockey a little surprised to find Dr. Gre-ing the Jats in Hongkong, who would indecisive long-range action be-Club during the Race Meeting.

tween the Red battleships and the

By Order, gory at number 5, although I have take over the duties of examiner. A vivid recollection of the fine fight

Cmdr. Leigh thought the Blue battle cruisers, while the Blue ho put up against II. G. N. Lee at examining of 40-candidates a heavy destroyers aprend-out-in-an-en- Paddington early in the season. At task and suggested that about six deavour to surround the Red fleet Wimbledon he was beaten in three they passed they could assist with the

men be examined as a start and if before nightfall. sota by Menzel, and I should hardly examination of the rest of the can have thought that he has done didates. To examine 40 people would enough though he may have been take three men about three months quite capable of doing enough-to if they only had to watch the But this attempt failed, the only piring three matches. In addition justify his exalted position.

they land to bo questioned on the

ENCOURAGEMENT DESERVED.

It was hoped it would then be possible to push home a torpedo altuck on the Red battle squadron, Red casualty being a cruiser sunk and anther damaged.. A number The proposition of Mr. Dand was of Blue destroyers were adjudged seconded by Mr. Kemp and carried. to have been sunk,

INTERNATIONAL TOURNEY,

rules.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. FIFTEENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING.

16th December, 1933. The Stowards have decided that

I have insisted in the past that Frank Wilde deserves encourage- ment, and he has got it.. He was

Having thus broken through the at the above Race Meeting the No. 12 in 1932, and perhaps he is In connexion with the proposed In-enemy cordon, the Red fleet pro-Tardy Stakes" shall be run as a little battered by being now No. ternational tournament the secretary cceded southward, having won. Race No. 2, at 2.30 p.m., and the 6. But he has it in him to prove stated that Surg, Lleat. Cmdr. A. E. Reunited, the two feets proceed-Barrier Reef Handicap" as Race: that the rankera are right. Phillips, who had been nominated ax cu to reach their home porta, No. 4. at 3.30 p.m., instead of as

Avory is certainly not too low representative for Ireland, would be though on entering the Channel

previously advertised. at No. 7. He is indubitably the away from the Colony from January they had to run the gauntlet of a best of the rest. Incidentally, the until March and it was necessary to series of mimic attacks by sub- players who have dropped out from elect another representative in his marines.

place. He also suggested that in

last year's ranking for various, view of the fact that several of H. reasons are II. F. David, I. G. M. Ships would be absent from the

Collins, N. Sharpe, and K. C. Colony on the dates already fixed for POLICE FIND NEAR

Gandar-Dower.

the tournament that the dates be

Of the Indies it might tentative- altured.

Lieut. Cmdr. Leigh said It would

ly be said that if you bracketed bo rather dieult to make the dates them all together you would not inter as the weather would be getting

be far out. But you would have too hot.

DEAD MAN

CONTENTS

to put Miss Round at the ton by It was decided to let the matter BAG WITH UNUSUAL herself. Mias Scrivon, in spite of stand over until the next meeting. occasional lapses, has the best There was a lengthy discussian in claim to the No. 2 position, and I commitice with regard to the pro- think Mrs, King la entitled to posed Interport matches and it was rank higher than No. 5, although eventually decided to appoint sub-

Miss Nuthall's fine record in America has won her third place The only other comment. I feel entitled to make is that I think a place might have been found for Miss Nocl.

JATS WIN EASILY

(Continued on Page 6.)

Khan played an inspiring game, food-

second

London, Nov, 14,

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 11th December, 1938.

Always Good Dancing

at the

YELLOW

DRAGON

It was revealed yesterday that committee to consider the repilca the London schoolteacher, Mr. R. colved by the Association from the Watson Scott, who poisoned himself porta communicated with and make on Polperro Cliffs, Cornwall, after arrangements to be approved by the stabbing A retired Unitarian association. Messrs. A. A. Dani, A. minister, the Rev. R. H. Grove DANCING ACADEMY M. Xavier and A.E.P. Guest, together (60), in his bungalow, took cyanide with the secretary, were appointed of potassium.

as the sub.committee. >.

A lotter was received from Singa- He swallowed only a, small por- pore Hockey Association asking for tion of the polson. In a container support to

A. Buggestion they had near the body the police found sent to the B.B.C. for the inclusion of a running commentary of Interns enough to kill several people. tional Hockey games in their Empire Programmes.

It was decided to support the sug- gestion.

many

Mr. Scott was carrying a black bag which contained articles of an unusual nature. What theso were has not yet been disclosed, but it Is probable that they will form exhibits at the Inquest to-day...

- A black. handled knife with a

6th

Floor King's Theatre Building.

(Chinese, Music at Intervals)

COME TO-NIGHT

TEL. 27879.

duced. This, it is believed, was the seen about the village with a very sharp blade will also be pro- Mr. Greaves has lately been weapon with which Mr. Greaves haversack slung over his shoul

ders, in which 'ho said he carried his "defensive tools."

ing his forwards with neat passer. defence was called upon for much Lt. Sper, combined well with Jalil, work the Brigado - forcing the crack goal-scorer, and led his corners, but they bore no fruit except forwards well.

on one or two occasions when Tara Habib, appearing at inside-right, Singh's shots just missed the citadol gave the Jals the lead early on in

waa wounded. the first half and added a

LOWER DECK TOURNEY, goal from a fine solo effort. Jalil

It came to light yesterday that: In the first round of the Lawor Mr. Scott told a group of friends cored the thint. In the second half, Deck Tournament the 4th Submarine two months ago that he was going riding crop from Mr. J. Cochran,

he Lower Jall! again noted as the result of a lotilia defeated the 8th Destroyer for a trip to Cornwall to "catch a the landlord of the Three Crowns, pass from Syor, and completed his Flotilla by fire goals to nil and big fish. He returned later and hat-trick towards the finish of the II.M.B. Kent beat M... Suffolk by game. In the closing stages, the Jats six goals to two.

said he had not had a bite." at Bushey Heath, and later said he

was going to Cornwall,

It was also disclosed that a month

or two ago Mr. Scott borrowed a

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