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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 141

No 143

五拜歳號九廿月六英港香

FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1934.

日八十月五

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F. J. PERRY WINS SPECTACULAR FIVE-SET DUEL

Dazzling Display of Terrific

Hitting: Menzel's Brightest

A DEVASTATING

FIRST SET

HURRICANE SERVICE

SHOCKS BRITON ·..

GREAT COME-BACK

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Beceived

London, June 28.

Jane

Frederick John Perry, the world's fastest tennis player;" and England's finest ex- ponent of the game for over two generations, gave 'a typically dazzling display of terrific hitting against R. Menzel, the Czechoslovakian qge at Wimbledon to-day, as a result of which Perry en- terv@ the last sixteen in the men's singles.

It was one of the greatest fights of his career.

The match was easily the most spectacular yet staged during the current meetlag. Menzel, against such a doughty opponent, pulled out his best strokes, and in a match of magnificent fighting

WINDFALL FOR THE TREASURY

Lord Tredegar's Two Million Estate

London, June 28.. The will was published to-day of Lord Tredegar, who left £2,369,685 in settled and unsettled estate. The amount of estate duty. payable to the Treasury thereon is about £1,180, 000.-British Wireless,

SILK DUTY IN BRITAIN

BIG INCREASES ANNOUNCED

COTTON

LEADS BY NINE STROKES

ASTOUNDING GOLF AT SANDWICH

13 UNDER PAR

MARKED WINNER AT

HALF-WAY

London, June 28.

Henry Cotton, whose astonishing golf at Sandwich has givan him load of nine strokes in the British Open Golf Championship at

The winner of the British the half-way stage. His total of 132 for 36 holas is regarded as one

of the finest performances in golf history. open golf championship for 1934 has practically inscribed

his name on the trophy al- SHARP RISE AN ARMS EFFORT

ready-and the tournament

has not yet passed the half- way stage!

Nothing like Henry Cotton's

IN SILVER

brilliant rounds has ever previous DOLLAR WELL BELOW

ly been witnessed in thỏ châmp- ionship, in succession by the same player, and his en of 65 to-day, Betting a record forth Sandwich course, is the lot score ever

PARITY

achieved in any national champion- LAGGING BEHIND

THE ANGLO-FRENCH | ship.

AGREEMENT

London, June 28. Special silk duties form one of the features of the agreement recently conclud ed between France and Bri

tain. F. J. Forry in ≈ amashing mood,

an

METAL PRICE

The Hongkong dollar again

ABANDONED

Committee Decides To Adjourn

Geneva, June 28. The Committee of the Disarmament Conference which is dealing with. guarantees of execution has decided that in view of the diplomatic situation they. can do no more useful work for the present. The Com- mittee will meet again in

His effort throws even Lawson Little's usarlativă golf in the amateur-championship into the ahade. Little's round in the final aggregated 86, but Sandwich, rose 1/8th this morning with its par of 78, is a much more 5%d., and the local market re- the autumn-Reuter dimcult course.

to 1a.

mains steady. The dollar, is, however, still considerably below

DEADLY ACCURACY. Cotton's 'card did not include, a silver parity." single Ave. He played every hole

tennia took-Perry-to-0-6, 6-3,5-7,-MARIE-DRESSLERinging into operation, as fromHe was out-in 33-and-home-in

6-4, 6-2, before admitting

Not sines the days of "Big Bill"

Tilden has Wimbledon aech such Strong Will May Pull

devastating serving as that of Menzel's in the first set against Perry.

Patient Through

clal silk.-

5/8ths. Parity is about 1s. 6d. The falling due of certain specu lative contracts this month is one of the factora keeping the dollar; below parity rate.

Silver is firm both in London! and New York, where continued rises in the prices are reported.

Within the past ten days, silver "In connection with the Anglo- with machine-like precision, and has risen 1.1/16d., but the Hong- Franci trade agreement, the his work on the greens was sen-kong dollar has advanced only

order sational in its deadly accuracy. Treasury has issued July, a revised schedule for Cus-32, the card reading: toms and Excise duties on slik, Out.... 4 3 3 4 4 3.44 4 artificial silk and articles made

Home... 4 3 4 4 4 4 3.33- wholly or partly of silk or artifs In the result, of course, he finished the day with a tremendous The duties include special rates lead over the rest of the field. A. New York, June 28.

on eastern tissues known as Shan-H. Padgham, occupying second Marie Dressler, lying flat tung, Ninghai, Nanshan, Honan, place, was nine strokes in arrears, It was so fast that the flight of Senta Barbara, California, is now Antung and Habutai, amounting and three players, equal third, In- the ball could scarcely be discerned, in a critical condition.

to 39. 6d. per pound where they cluding the American holder, Corporation report that Messrs. and one slashing nee which Perry

Her doctors, however, are of ure dyed or printed, and 2a. Od. Densmore Shute, and Kirkwood, E. A. Pierce and Co., of New York, did not even catch a whiff nearly opinion that her strong will may en a pound where they are undyed who did a 69, were eloven strokes comment as follows on the sliver knocked the racket out of the Eng-able her to pull through.

En- or unprinted. llahman's hand.

quiries are pouring in from all The general opinion around the over the United States.--Reuter.

serving court was that Menzel's -during the early stages of the match į was fully equal to Tilden at his

best.

TERRIFIC SERVICE.

AIR DISPLAY IN CANTON

MADE-UP ARTICLEJ.

behind.

DAVIES IN FORM.

im-

SHARP RISE.

The American Oriental Finance

market:-Futures were sharply! higher on speculative buying of

STEEL STRIKE AVERTED

AN ARBITRATION BOARD

GOOD PROGRESS

| CLEARING-HOUSE NOT

NOW NECESSARY?

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ANGLO-GERMAN DISCUSSIONS

London, June 29.

It is understood that good progress has been made in the Anglo-German financial discussions, arising from the threatened moratorium, on the Dawes and Young Loans, and Britain's counter-mea-

It is stated that there is now a reasonable prospect of an agree- ment which will obviate the necessity for the establishment of In clearing office.

In the House of Lords this oven- ing, the Debts Clearing Offices and. Import Restrictions Reprisals Bill was read a second time and passed the remaining stages:

Lord Stanhope, in moving the second reading, explained that the measure could apply not only. to the case of Gormany but to other, countries also.

He expressed the hope that the negotiations proceeding with the German representatives would

| make it unnecessary, to institute the clearing-house arrangements but it was nevertheless necessary that the Government should be mmuus | given powers to take action against

discrimination.-British Wircicas.

AID FOR BRITISH -SHIPPING

LIMITED SUBSIDIES

POSSIBLE

AGREED BY BOTH Government scheme for helping

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London, June 28 While the main feature of tho British shipping will be the grant- Ing of financial guarantees for the construction

of new merchant ships, on condition that three old vessels are scrapped for every. new one, it is learned also that subsidising of merchant ships there are proposals for a limited which are competing against specially heavy foreign subsidies. -Router.

SIDES

Washington, June 28. The threatened strike in distent months and the market the steel industry, which at Unless Cotton suffers a remark-continued to absorb July offerings, one time seemed likely to In the case of made-up articles,

which were credited to

Govern consisting wholly or partly of silk able breakdown and he has been or artificial silk, the rates of duty staying out of competitive golf for ment account. March option was bring half a million men out are unchanged, except where the some weeks, reserving himself for sold at 48.64, within a fraction of of work, has been averted.

Afty cents, the basis on which the But akhough driven completely

value of the silk or the artificial the championship, it seems

A Board of Three will be ap on the defensive by Menzel's ser-}

silk component exceeds five per possible that he can be overtaken Government is expected to value vice, Perry held the balance in "RIVAL" FORCES IN A cont, but does not exceed 20 per and Britain robbed of her first silver. It was the opinion of the pointed to arbitrate the differ

for market that this was the presentences. Both sides have agreed to cent of the aggregate values of victory In the championship

objectivo of bull operators.

accept the decisions of the Board," all components of the article. In eleven years.

Next to Cotton, the best card

Messrs. White, Weld and Co., of which will be selected by Pre- this case, the duty is incrossed

of to-day was turned in by W. H. New York for whom Messrs. S. D.sident Roosevelt, base Enes with uner- A magnificent air display is from twenty to 25 per cent.

The steel agreement was nego- ring accuracy.

promised by the Canton alr forces In addition to the duty per Davies, the Cheshire player, who Levy and Co. are the local agents,

report: Prices are strong and tlated by MIBS Menzel, refusing to be outplayed be divided

to-day All Army planes are to pound on the Eastern tissues al-produced almost perfect golf to are working into now high levels Secretary of Labour, the only BUT ONLY ONE KILN

into two "hostilo" ready specified, they will be 'sub- Gerte Sarazen and Macdonald for the current movement. Obwoman in the American Cabinet, off the ground, returned drive for aquadrons, one defending the city, ject to a duty of 25 per cent. of drive, but he could not sustain sc- while the other will subject it to the full value of the article, or Smith, despite the latter's 71 on expect further strength in whose plan was approved by the curacy like his opponent, and was a "severe air attack." Jured into many errors.

in the cass of dyed or printed the second round are practically View of the Government silver President, The mimic air warfare was start-tissues, 714. per square yard, out of the, running, sixteen strokes Purchase plan... this morning.-Central NeICA.

whichever is the greater-Router, behind the leader.

other phases of the game,

He drove with amazing power

and precision, finding the side

and

"

MIMIC WAR

Canton, June 20.

THRILLING EXCHANGES.

Both players stormed the net on the alightest protext, and spectators

which Menzel emerged trlum. were thrilled with some

phant. glorious volleying at which Perry again ex-raided the net after some sizzling During this period ho too celled, being mastery In his angle drives on both hands, and after volleying and stop volloys.

twelve exciting

gomes broke Menzel absolutely overnwed his through once again to lend.

opponent in the first sot, and Perry

MENZEL BREAKS.

had the now rare experience of

losing a set to love. It Was It was noticeable when the Monzel's corving which did the players returned from their rest

"

ing

DARROW REPORT ON N.R.A.

THIRD INSTALMENT

COMPLETED

Washington, Juno 28.

a 68.

4

+

BEST AMATEUR.

Leslie Garnett continues to show

the the best form of amatours, but he could not Im prove on a 76, two below par,

and is lying well behind the pro- fessionale In the field.

Only sixty-nine players, with scores of 153 or better, will play over the final thirty-six koka to-morrow.

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GEN. HO CHIEN'S MISSION

ARRIVES ON VISIT TO

HU HAN-MIN

CEMENT WORKS RESTARTED

IN OPERATION

After having been idle since The Board has been appointed October last, the Hok Un works and consists of Judge Stacey, of of the Green Island Cement Co., North Carolina, Rear-Admiral Ltd, have again resumed produc- (Ret.) H. E. Wiley, of New tion, but only one of the twe kilns York, and James Mullenbach, of is in operation. Chicago.

- ROOSEVELT STATEMENT.

The resumption is in accordance with the intimation made by the- Chairman of tho Company's Président Roosevelt has issued Board of Directors, Mr., J. Scott a statement proclaiming that the Harston, at the annual general Board consists of impartial mon mooting of the Company on April of thoroughly independent, Judg. 25 Inst

After a series of conferences ment and fully empowered to act. with the Canton leaders, General. The functions of the Board will Ha Chien arrived in Hongkong be limited to labour relations in early this morning from Canton the fron and steel Industry,

of

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trick Perry took the whole of the that Perry was much the fresher, The third instalment of the

'LEADING SCORES, set to "find" it, and to discover He again sot up a fierce attack, Darrow Report on the working of

Leading aggregates follow:

by special train, in the company. The President anticipates that | means of an adequate return and exposing Menzel to a morciless the National Recovery Adminis, Henry Cotton (Brussel) 67+66-19 Chi-wen, and the Canton Finance Industrial peace with justice and the Mayor of Canton, Mr. Lathe Board will serve to maintain counter,

hall of drives to all parts of the tration codes and Blue Eagle A Padghum (Sund He accomplished this in the court, and following up with crisp practices, has been completed and xlugo), s

71-4-70-141 Commissioner, Mr. Au Fong-po. the further establishment of sound second set, and thereafter, although and definite volleying and smash-forwarded to President Roosevelt. Densmore Bhoto, U.S.A. 71-72-143 Interviswol, Gonoral Ho Chien labour relations in this important The 1934 always dangerous, Afonzel's service

The Darrow Board has now Joe Kirkwood, U.S.A... 744-69=143 confirmed roporis. that the industry. fost much of its potency,

Monzol gradually gave way, and finished Its work and will now dis- C. A. Whitcombe (Crows

results of his conforence with Gon- He confidently expects the full once Perry had broken through at band.

71+72-143 oral Chan Chal-tong and Kwangel cooperation the tenth game to level the scores,

794-71=144; officers had been antiafactory. He Reuter.. Mr. Clarence Darrow, the J. Nolan, Ireland he was a beaten man.

Dallemagnie, Franco

71+78 144 expects further

Виссева veteran lawyer at the head of the w. H. Davies (Wallasey) 761-68144 forthcoming moeting with Mr. Hu In hia Perry, instituting # driving The Englishman, campaign drove the Czech back all his resources in the fifth set, realgnation-Reuter,

gathering Board, has already tendered his Other coros' inludes:

F. Taggart (Wimslow) 70-476-140 Han-min. C. S. Denny (Thorpe

Hall)

SIZZLING DRIVES.

on the defensive in the second just leaped away from his op

sot and wont to his points after ponent, and playing very nearly, conceding three games.

Monzal however, wan

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of both sidoa.......... WILLYS "77"

Struck by a cranio whilst unloading| It is understood that Ho Chiene from the steamer Col l Lana yesterday, a labourer, Fan Bik, was *** 714-74-146 will ask Mr. Hù Han-min to return Injured and was sent to the Kowloon An attempt to end her life by Hart Hodson (Chigwell) 714-74145 to Nanking and share with Mr. Hospital for treatment. as well as in the three previous jumping into the harbour at low water P. Allie (Beaconsfrld) 734-76-148 Wang Ching-wel the administra formidable, and despite the

still sets, had the Czochtled up of the Praya, at Wanchai yesterday. 11. 8. Laidlaw: (Want tion of the Central Government.

ex-Perry conceded only two games in resulted in serious injurias being re traordinary pace of tho

worth)/AUNTLET7=148|

The quarantine restrictions, changes, maintained a firm grip the last sixteen as a rosult of the Ho, of No, 210 Jervols Street, She Macdonald Smith, U.S.A. 7771-14 Ho Chien will submit the result Settlements against arrivals from ox- this anal stanza, and, thus entered ceived by 6. married woman Wong. Gano farazen, 1.9.A. 7679-143 After mosting Mr. Hu Han-min, by the Government of the imposed was a titanic struggle for most spectaular victory of the struck a cluster of rocks, She was T. Garnett (Addington) 18-70-140 of his mission to the Nanking Hongkong, on account of amall-pax leadership In the third set from tournament.Router.

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