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EUROPEAN "Y1? TO HOLD GALA SOCIAL IN JUNE

Water-Polo Practice Starts To-morrow

.A meeting of

Was

the Europcar Y.M.C.A. Swimming Scellon held yesterday evening, when it was waterpolo decided Lo commence

practice to-morrow, evening, from 6.10 p.m. onwards.

An optimistic note was struck when it was stated that there were through- hopes of running a team .cut the suMMET months providing the necessary suport from members was. forthcoming.

It was decided to open the swim- ming season with a gala-social, the idea being to invite all members to swim, participate in handicap events, and enjoy cabaret turns, the whole programme taking part in the swim- ming pool-truly u novelty.

FOR JUNE

It is hoped that this gain-social will be held in the first week in June und that a friendly waterpolo game will be arranged to conclude the programme.

A meeting of the Swimming Com- mittee to discuss further details, will be held within the next few days.

LOCAL SCHOOLS AT

BASEBALL

The Diocesan Boys' School played La Salle College at baseball on the D.B.S. ground yesterday and won by ten runs to six. R. S. Turner, the D.BS. captain, hit a home run with. A return match two men on bases. will be arranged shortly.

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

EXTRA

RACE

THE FIFTH MEETING will be held (wenther permitting at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 21st MAY, 1938, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung al 1.30

p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.09 for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRET ARY upon the personal or written such Member, application of a Member to be responsible for visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, &c.

The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 12 NOON.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered In advance from the No. 1 Boy. Tele- phone 21020.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, MAY

A picture taken recently of the Diocesan Boys' School's soccer team, which won several matches during the 1937-38 season. (Photo: King's Studio),

Merits Of

Amateur

Billiard Champions

I

English amateur champion

the second years billiards for

n 24-year-old Kingsley Kennerley,

engineer. Kennerley Birmingham has a big London following and am told that he drew packed houses Burroughes and Watts match hall in the course of the final round, saya an English writer.

#t

I have seen this young fellow billiards and have enjoyed his game. He is a great player, but I would not say the greatest amateur of all Lime. The claims of Laurie Steeples and Sydney Leo at his amateur best (he

is now a professional player) should not be ignored when we are af the crown seeking a place of

Let me compare the three players supremacy. Steeples, Lee and Kennerley their calibre. Steeples at his best was a great close-cannon player and no amateur his there has been

sequence. Sydney Lee in his amateur days superior with the in-off

INTERESTING WATER-POLO ENCOUNTER

Signals To Meet St. Andrew's Club

Commons Suspicious

Of Sudetens

1938.

STUDENTS RESTLESS IN MEXICO

Sequel To Break With Britain

Mexico City, May 16. Bloody clashes, reflecting the tense situation created by the expropriation of foreign oil com- pany properties and the diploma- tic break with. Great Britain, are occuring in Mexico.

Police to-day were forced to drive Socialist Youth Organisallon mem- bera from the University and pre- paratory law schools. Two students were injured, one seriously, in the clash. No arrests were made.

Students, armed with plstols, sticks and bricks, seized the buildings. in connection with a dispute over the Dean, Dr. Chico Goerne, which spilt the student body,

Meanwhile, all is quiet at San Luis Potosi, and there are no Indications of an uprising. Troops, are enforcing the usual precautions-United Press. QUESTIONS IN COMMON

London, May 10. Surprise and regret of His Majesty's Government at the decision of the Mexican Government, closing tr Legation in London, was expressed by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in the House of Commons in answer 10 a question to-day.

Mr.

Butler Bald he could not fore-

enst any further action which might be taken but the British Government would naturally continue to use their best endeavours to protect the sub- stantial British commerial Interests in Mexico.

In his answer Mr. Butter explain- ed the terms of the British Note of MUY

11. and the reasons which prompted the references therein to the general state of Mexican in-

internal both

and debtedness, external..

Barrage Of Questions On British Policy An interesting water-polo match will take place at the European

London, May 16. next Y.M.C.A. Swimming pool

Questions addressed in the House Thursday evening, at 7.30 p.m. when the Royal Corps of Signals entertain of Commons to the Prime Minister, a team from the St. Andrew's Club. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, on re-

reply a supplementary question The latter have only just formed presentations by the British Minister These reasons he reiterated in a their team, which on paper looks in Prague on the Sudeten German from the Opposition benches sug-

answered by the gesting there has been Under-Secretary for

but he declined to fairly good although their opponents problem were

Foreign Affairs, diplomatic faith, will probably win, having defeated Mr. R. 2. Butler as Mr. Chamberlain answer a number of other Supple- was confined to his room at 10, Down-mentary questions by Labour mem-

most of the military teams Colony

in

The teams are as follows: R.C. of Signals:-Li. F. P. Rickard:

J. Dignan and G. Bedford: B. Dan bam; A. Payne, G. Taylor and McCann.

Reserve: Wilkins,

to

breach of

Ing Street, by a a slight attack of gout. bers except to express the hope that Mr. Butler said: "His Majesty's re- any efforts of His Majesty's Govern- ZA settlement with presentative in Prague has had con-ment to secure

Czecho-Slovak Mexico would be supported in all T.versations with the

President of the Council and the quarters of the House-British Wire- Minister for Foreign Affairs about! less. this question,

St. Andrew's: H. Millington; F. Ashford and J. Tomlinson; R. Gold- mon; F. Wong, A. S. Bliss and Dunne.

Reserves-F. Broadbridge and und O'Connor.

EXCHANGE

Seling

.18. 21 .1s 21

was almost the equal of Steeples T.T. London

movement--Demand with the close-cannon there are those who declare Lee was T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore the better of the pair.

India Lee's in-off play had not the sus-TT. Japan

marking Steeples T.T.

TU.S.A PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

tained excellence to the

be iwo might the The Price of Admission

game and Public Enclosure is $1.00 including

T.T. Bata bracketed in the top of-the-table de- 129% Man Including Tax, for oll Persons,

partment.

T.T Bangkok Kennerley is as good as Steeples Ladies, and is payable at the Gate, Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are

nt the in-off and at the top he is TT. Saigon TT France admited Hall Price.

better than Steeples and Leandr T.T. finitely he is that but he is not the T.T. Germany equal of either with the close can-T.T. Switzerland

vill TT. Australia non technique. Some day he will

Buying of both with surpass the achievements the balls in close formation and then 4 m/ L/c London we can confidently set him up as the 4 m/s D/P

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

Hongkong, 18th May, 1938,

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amateur player of all time. 4 m/s L/C U.S.A just a possibility that this 4 m/s France crown we are planning to give Ken-30 d/s India... nerley will be set elsewhere before U.S. Cross rate in London he is ready for it. They have in named Australia

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men

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H.

"His Majesty's Government hos

not suggested to the Czecho--Slovak HENLEIN'S VISIT Government any particular measures

or concessions, but have urged the desirability, with which the Czecho- Slovak Government is in full agree- ment of doing everything in their power to further a settlement of the problem.

"A discussion

has also

taken 126 place between the German Foreign 5314 Minister and His Majesty's Ambassa 105 dor in Berlin. Matters have not yet stage when I can usefully .82% reached .30% make a further statement."

Asked by Mr. Arthur Henderson, .81% 1

554 whether the Government would re. 150%fuse to support any concession which 107% would destroy the effective defence 19.85 of Czecho-Slovakia, Mr. Butler 70%plied: "I have stated we have 13314 suggested to the Czecho-Slovak 1/8

UNRECOGNISED

London, May 10,

In reply to a question in the House of Commons, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, said that Herr Konrad Henlein, leader of the Sudeten Germans, had not beep received by any members of the Government.

The report that Herr Henlein had visited Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary of State for the Dominions (who has become Secretary of State for the Colonies under the Cabinet re-shuffle, unnounced this morning) not was denied by Mr. Butler-Router.

Government any particular measure

of the of concession which night conflict received by any 1/3 with the foreign polley of the Czecho-Government.

In particular, the report of 1/3.3/32 Slovakien

member

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of 11.70 no reply to the Liberal leader, Sirtory and Herr Henlein was without

The lender .84 Archibald Sinclair, when later asked: foundation.

In Sudeten German Party did not visit 4.98% "Does the Government realise

these representations at the Foreign Office either. making these

a heavy Asked if Herr Henlein had not seen Prague they are assuming

Sir Robert Vansittart, Mr. Butler re- Henlein work of responsibility?"

In another answer Mr. Butler replied: "I understand Herr

purely The following business done quota-ferred to the private visit to London met Sir Robert, with whom he was

of Herr already acquainted, on a nerley.

The Australian has proved histions were received after the close of at the end of last week ability in defeating Joseph Thomp- the morning session by Swan, Cul-Henlein whom, he said, had not been private occasion.-British Wireless. son of England in the Empire Chambertson & Fritz from their Manila pionship at Johannesburg in 1930. ofice: Thompson has been beaten twice by

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