1935-05-31 — Page 9

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The Boventh Extra Race Mooting will be held (weather permitting) 'nt HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 1st June, 1935, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at

By Order;

2,6J p.m..

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 27th May, 1035,

KING'S

COMING SOON!

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WOMAN'S FACE SLAPPED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, MAY

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IN GLASGOW Sympathy was extended by police muperintendent at Glangow Southern Poilce Court recently to Mr. Robert Howarth, a golfer, who fadmitted having in a fit of exas- peration assaulted. a woman by slapping her on the face, on the

Toryglen course.

31,

1935.

Fred Perry Wins Final At HAPPY

Bournemouth

VALLEY RACES

HARD COURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

DUEL WITH AUSTIN

PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW

(Continued from Page 8).

If the stands of the West Hants Club at Bournemouth had been three times their size they could not have accom- modated all who wanted to see the two best English players, who had, incidentally, proved themselves better than any overseas opposition in the lists, meet in the final of the Hard Court Championships. Speculation as to the result of a long-looked-forward-to, battle between F. Jing event at Macao with his sub- sequent effort in the last race at the said that the golfer found the Perry and H. W. Austin was evenly balanced. Would course impeded by women and chil-Perry's dash, speed and rushing tactics bring him home for dren. The woman mentioned in a fourth year in succession? Or would Austin's less the case was pushing a perambuta-showy but more scientific plan of play enable him to defeat tor, and she got directly in the the man who had, on the same court and in the same final line of play.

two years ago, been too strong for him?

Police Superintendent Brown

The golfer asked her to get out of the way, and words followed. He then pushed the perambulator to one side and struck her in the

face.

A fine of 78, Was Imposed,

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It turned out to be Parry. But Diness necessitated her having to re- not till after a long match of varying tire from the two finals-women's and fortune, in which he was twice a act to mixed doubles which she had reached. the bad. Than that he should retain Very hard luck on her, for she might his title nothing looked less likely well have added the women's doubles than when Austin reeled off a love at any rate, to the list of doubles set in a quarter of an hour to open the championships she has beet winning scoring. Perry simply could not put all the world over. a fool right at nil; he netted his volleys as well as his ground strokes; and with Austin pinying the perfect tennis he had shown in his two pre- vious matches, he had it all his own way.

May 30. 74.17/33

The second set told a different tale. 16.20 12.11

Perry began to recover his form, and was from the start sitting the bail 518 akrisply and not breaking down over Austin was still annly- 1/8.5/16 the caxy ones.

PLAGUE CAMPAIGN

CANTON TAKING STEPS TO REDUCE GERM CARNIERS

Canton, May 30,

DIANA PLUMPTON ENGAGED

British Golfer Lost

To England

Mr. Nool Sabine, who is to marry Miss Diana Plumpton, the

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golfer, in Nairobi, met her during MORE VICTIMS OF the homeward. voyage of the women's golf teufn after

their

South African tour-but not by L. B. W. RULE

chance.

The rattle of the stumps which So impressed had Mr. Sabine is sweet music to bowlers and a name meeting. Ilia early disgrace been by pictures of Miss Plump-death dirge to batsmen gave way his having cast himself during the African Press, that he delayed his dismissals on Saturday, May 4 was explained to me as the result of ton, which appeared in the South no fewer than 22 time wa

can only leave for week in order to meet writes Geoffrey Simpson. trip from Hongkong.

"Well, how do you like it?" the old suggest that he must have un-cast her, and so their romance started himself very thoroughly in time for on the homeward voyage.

gentlemen in the pavilion were nak- the Ladies Race. Pride of Tsingtao England will therefore lose one Ing. Meaning, of course, the new lany. has been pushed up 15 lbs. for his of her best golfers, and the governing obstruction." win, but if he can producd anything Ladies' Golf Union can be regard-mpires the opportunity of practising The majority of these victims gavo like the form he showed us at the Sixth Extra he can still win. What ced in the unusual role of fairy the now .b.w. signala raised pains

to the sky. A Chance has a lot of weight to godmother. carry but he in looking well and la distinct danger. I regard these three

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no reason why he should not score would forget that they wear pads and

Arbut and I can say little about the Again, as his opponents are a very to tecký Yorkshireman got round

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If it goes on like this the advantage will be with the howlers with a ven- geance, but does not this list of 20 Huggest that balanten as a whole ara trying the same old stuff in spite of the changed law 7

They will get used to it eventually, and would

do so straightaway if they Leyland did on Saturday, moderate lot, High West and Flam- ingo being his most dangerous rivals. the

HCW rule by the simple expellent The final event, the Crocodile of placing his bat good and hard Handicap, is just the sort of race against every ball-which is precisely Touchstone (140 lbs.) can win. I ex-what the alteration sims to achieve.

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26 as an examplo expect from this Great Hall has been knocking at the brighter cricket movemunt. door very consistently Intely, but I

Hatsmen can make the new law a doubt he can tote 168 lbs. to vic-big success, or they can render it a Beginner's Luck is eligible to run tory. I somehow fancy one of the complete wark-out. It is to be hopol in the Juling Stakes for the same lightweights for this race, for even for the sake of the game, so badly reason as Twenty Grand is allowed to if the weather improves we aro al-in need of sustenance, that they will go for the opening race, and I seo most sure to have a slowish course. supranch it in the right spirit.

them that I do not regard either as except dangerous. Streamline has only out twice and has not yet placed, but he is moving well and may upset For places I prefer Dr. Reidy's pair. Alacrity and Empire Day.

4.014 Ing all possible pressure, but a failure Rored by the Municipal Bureau of things. Foxhunter is still un acto Chance is always a danger of what the

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The anti-plague campaign spon- to put away his volleys began to creep Public Health which began on May in, with the result that his opponent, 21 has been going on very success- 11834 covering the

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It was "now or never" for Perry. The sun came out, hot, and perhajis reminded htm of his successes in a warmer climate than ours. Any- way, he throve on it, and put in all he know. Recognising that the must go, Austin cesarted to the tactics

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SOVIETS STRENGTH

WAR AVERTED BY DISPLAY ON BORDERS

Nanking, May 30.

out for the fifth set while The statement that Soviet Russia keeping himself fairly fresh. But was one of the strongest powers in Perry is no easy man to tire out; he the world-economically, politically started the final act like a lion; and and militarily was made by M. then-Austin's old criemy, cramp,

nu end to his hopes. After a short Bogolomoff, the new Soviet Minis- interval he was able to go on playing, ter to China, during his address at but all the life had gone out of his the local Rotary Club to-day. M. game, and the rest of the match was Bogolomoff said that the Soviet as auch a procession as the Boat made no secret of the fact that it Race, It was a disappointing, finish was strengthening -its-borders....... to what had been

match productive

of a lot of good play on both sides: "Ind Russia not strengthened robbed of its expected her borders as she has done, war nat almost in silence would probably have broken out

the. crownish

thrilling to the end. Both the players deserve some time ago," he declared. sympathy; Ferry would surely never

wish to win a match by his opponent's He emphasised that Soviet disablement. And Austin, apparently, Russia's foreign policy, however, is still able to an attack of an enemy was based on peace, and regretted we all thought he had disposed of that no non-aggression Not that he lost through it, neces- been concluded with the nations of pact had arily: I think Perry was in the flow the Far East.Router. ing tide, and would have won in any case: he is a terribly strong finisher.

THE WOMEN'S SINGLES

If the men's singles had had a dis-i appointing finish, the women's did not even provide a fight. Last your Miss Seriven was five Untes' within a point of becoming champion: she must have thought it was her turn this time, as others did. But Mias K. many mors was

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LARGE NUMBER OF PIECES FOUND IN SWATOW

Swntow, May 30, An Important discovery by cer- by her Miss tain agents that Hongkong copper Round, she went on to court, and, coins were being forged up-country from the start, found her touch and in Swatow was disclosed by the hit her piercing driven as if nothing local police authorities after a se- could stop her. When Miss Stammers cret trial. It is officially learned has her eye really in, very little can that the seizure of a consignment stop her. Certainly, on the day, Miss of 4,150 forged Hongkong copper Seriven couldn't.

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Two games in each net were all bound steamer on the 22nd inst., that she could secure; and so the first by the local secret police led to the final between two left-handers that discovery of the illegal organisa- I can recall added a new name to the tion.

list of hard-court champions very Two of the ringleaders were later well-deserved win for a girl whose arrested by the police. Their ease capabilities some had doubted.

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