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CABINET APPROVES DECISION

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cancellation of the event.

It is anticipated that an emergency meeting of the International Olympic Congress will soon be sunumoned to discuss the matter.

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LEAGUE TENNIS RESULTS

Radio Defeat Indians;

South China Win.

Following are the read of the "D" divisten league tennis matches yesterday,

Radio bent Indians 016-312.

M. Sheriff and W. J. Clanson lost to M. U. Razack and Y. A. Razack 4-6; beat K, Nazarin and M. 1. Barock d.1; beat A. R. Markar and I. Citchett 0-4.

It is considered ilkely that Finland will get the Games, due to an offeinl announcement that Helsingfors "Kally capable" of staging the Games at a "high sportsmanlike level."

The bids made by New York, Santo Markar and Kitchell 3-6,

Francisco and Los Angeles to hold the Games are almost certain to be unsuccessful. United Press.

PRESIDENT'S ASSURANCE

July 15.

Helsingfors,

The President of the International Olympic Congress has telegraphed to Helsingfors virtually assuring Fin- Jand of the Olympic Games in 1940. - United Prees.

LONDON OUT

London, July 15. London's attempt to have the Olympic Games in 1940 is considered to be werk and is not kely to succeed. United Press.

CURTAILED PROGRAMME

Berlin, July 16. A German member of the Inter- national Committee has been quoted as saying that wherever the Games are held, only a so-called obligatory programme will be attempted.

It is assumed that he means the elimination of such sports as soccer, harkibull, basketball and polo. United Press.

BRUNDAGE'S VIEWS

Chicago, July 15.

Mr. Avery Brundage, Chuirman of the American Olymple Committee, admits that the time to prepare for the 1040 Games is short. However, he emphasised that the programme on a smaller scale enn be staged if necessary.-United Press.

M. Hassan and D. Scott beat Razack 0-4; Jonk to Nazarin and Razack 3-0; lont

L. Soura and Au Kam-moon drow with Tazacka -6; beat Nazarin and Razack

-1: boat Markar and Kitehall -1.

8. CHINA v. CİVİL SERVICE South China beat Civil Service D-0. K. C. Wong and K. T. Wong beat R. Bostock and D. Sheorwood 6-2; bent B. C. Peck and C. Brown 0-1; Dent A, J. Peaker and D. W. Becken 75.

P. Y. Kwok and J, Kwok beat Boslock and Shearwood 6-2; boat Pesic and Brown 6-3; bent Peaker and Beeken 4-1.

C. M. Tanng end K. P. Sung beat Bostock and Bhearwood 0-3: beat Peck and Brown 0-3; bent Peaker and Becken 6-2. CENTILAL BRITISH v. RECREIO

Central British beat Recreio 0-0,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 16, .1998.

Ban On Cricketers' Wives Lifted

Sydney, July 15. The Australian cricketers at present touring England can arrange for their wives to join thom provided that the Austra- Han Board of Control will not be called upon to incur ex- penses.

The wives will be allowed to sec their husbands after the last test match. Router Bulletin,

TABLE TENNIS

Petroleum Company Beat Royal Corps

Of Signals

A friendly table tennis match be

Com-

F. D. Artua and G. II. Fowler beat A. M. Remedios and E, A. Noronha 6-4;tween the Asiatic Petroleum Beat M. Guterres and A. E. Xavier 6-0; pany and the Royal Corps at Signals

Played on Thursday, resulted in Win for the former by four matchca to three,

best E. Marques and T. Alves 7-0.

N. B. M. Whills and 9. A. Fowler seat Remedios and Noronha 6.0 bent Guterres and Xavier 7-4; best Marquen and Alves 6.4.

D. T. Smith and B. Blekford beat Re- medios and Noronha 6-2; beat Guterres and Xavier 0-4; beat Marques and Alves 04.

POLICE "", KOWLOON

Police lost to Kowloon 8-1.

1. Calthrop and Aj6, Major Deal D. Or and 1. T. Broadbridge d-3; beat 1, Burson and L. W. Hume. 0-2; lost 10 M. Gillard and A. Tazel 4-0.

J. Carruthers and P. 1. Loughlin jost to Orr and Brandridge 0-6; lost to Burson and flume 4-0: beat Giliard and Hazel

6-4

J Howlett and J. Jackson lost to Or and Broadbridge 0-6; jont to Burson and Hume 4-0; beat Gilard and Hazel 0-0,

ARMY

GRAIGENGOWER

Army best Craigengower D-0.

The results were as follow:

短

Love (Signals) lost to Pun Sal- tong 8-21, 16-21.

Robson (Signals) beat P. C. Luk 21-14, 31-14.

Scully (Signale) bent, Kon King chuon 21-17, 21-10

McGuire (Signals) lost to C. M. Xavier 13-21, 14-21.

beat J. 3.

Payne (Signols) Remedios 21-16, 21-18.

Murphy (Signals) lost to Wong Iu- Bun 17-21, 17-21.

Bevan (Signals) lost to Li Mun- wai 11-21, 18-21.

E. Finter and II, C. Daniels bent F. A. Peterson and 8. Leonard 8-1; beat 8. A. Carienbhoy and II. Sling 6-3; beat E. H. and Sing 0-1: beat Esmall and Chan 6-3, Enstall and J. Chan 6-2,

A. Barton and J, Webb beat Peterson

A. Aslett and J, Emberson, beat Peler-and Leonard 6-2; beat Cassumbney and and Lennard 6-0; beat Cassumbbey | Sling 6-3; beat Esmail and Chan 6-0.

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decide not to do so implies that the London authorities, are also willing to take over the preparations. But it seems doubtful whether the 1940 event will be held in London, how- Kowloon Cricket Club "B" team ever. Finland has never had the yesterday nearly created the biggest honour of organising the Games since sensation of the tennis league season they were revived in 1808, and when they Journoyed to Causeway considering the eminence of her Bay and won the first three sets from It is meet the Chloras Recreation Club, this

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finally losing 5-4.

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that she should take over. The pre- year's league champions. sent situation is not unprecedented us In 1906 Italy desisted from her right and London was asked to take over. I see America has also filed two applications, one from New York and one from San Francisco, but ad- mirable though American arrange- ments are in nearly every way it is not likely that the United States will organise the 1940 Games secing that Los Angeles was the site of the 1032 event. It may be interesting to note that the following cities have or- ganised Games since 1912: Stockholm

(1912). Antwerp (1920).

It was a dramatic start to a match which was expected to yield an easy two points for the Chinese, and when the visitors another set in

preceeded to annex the second round everything pointed to them achieving what was previously regarded as the Impossible.

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However, true to form, the Chinese rallied finely in the concluding stages, and snatched the match by winning the Jast three sets.

the eventual result was the K.C.C., they enjoyed the distinction of winning more sels from the champions than Any other team this season, and it was veritably touch and go for the Chinese.

PAIN Interfered with the Lawn Bowls League programine lust

The visitors had a fine chance of week, but everything seems set for making the match safe in the second the full schedule to be carried out round when Guest and Mra. Sweeney beat Lee Wai-tong and to give their this afternoon. Judging by the form shown by teams in reenet macthes alde the fourth set, while Gray and one doubts very much whether the Mrs. Clark battled strenuously with [72

League standings in the First Divi-Paul Kong and Miss H. Y. Lon. sion will be altered to any great 8 Be

this set the visiting couple trailed extent as the result of to-day's en-

1-3, levelled at three-all, trailed again counters. With a clear lead of four 3-5 only to square at Ave-all, and in points over the Cralgengower

90 doing twice_breaking through

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the Club de Recreto, last year's Kong's service. But they could not champions, ure casily in the most sustain the effort, and the home pair favourable position for the cham-snatched the last two games to win pionship and to-day's match against the set. the Police RC. at King's Park should

consolidate

their position.

them The Crulgengower C.C.. to all ap- pearances, seem nimost certain of beating the Civil Service

C.C. al- is to be played or though the game the latter's green; but queer things happen in bowls, and it is not beyond the bounds of possibility for the Civil Servants to win, When the two teams clashed earller

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DISASTROUS START

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Full credit is due the Chinese for their

for fighting recovery,

they made a disastrous start. Hung and his

very partner, after

shaky aprning (they Why'e ied and 1031 the set 7-5)

played cleverly in the next two sets, and dld extremely well to beat Guest and Mrs. Sweeney, who had previously won in fine style from the other two patra.

Kong also gave

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these two combinations which pulled the match out of the Bro for the champions. However, Lee Wal-tong

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were at their best in the first set which they fully deserved to win. Afterwards both tired somewhat and

uld not contest the fast work of Hung and Kong. Nevertheless, in all three sets they played a brand of tip-toes. ternis which kept the opposition on

CROP OF ERRORS

For the losers Guest and Mrs. Sweeney were the outstanding WHEN the Indians, nushed from couple. Guest was in fine form

their three successive victories practically all through the

match, at the beginning of the season, met

mixing his game with pronounced the Kowloon C.C. at Sookunpoo, they all, and earning a crop of points were expected to win comfortably; from effective forecourt play. Mrs. but after leading all the way they Sweeney supported admirably, scor- slipped up in the last few heads and i ing heavily with cunningly disguised were beaten by, five shots. To-day backhand passing shots, and holding they visit Cox's Road and another her own the baseline ducla. close tussic should be seen, though Blum and Miss Violet Bradbury the Kowloon C.C. the odds this time are deftaltely with It was after their rather unexpected victory over the Indians that the Kowloon C.C. began the League Table. to look up, and now they are third in It was also after their defent by the Kowloon C. that the Indians began to slip up. and following this match they lost! four more in a row. With their i victory over the Civil Servants at Indians seem to be quite safe from Sookunpoo fortnight ago, relegation, and their ambition now Is to end up the season in the upp r half of the Tabic.

Their

eir prospects 10-day have not been improved by the absence of E. et Arcull, one of their most experienced players, who, will be missed by the team. Arcull! has had another attack of his old complaint, lumbago, but it is that this is only a mild ones hoped

he from both sides of the nets. The may return to the team shortly. fact that the Chinese were not at Incidentally this is the first time this full strength undoubtedly made some acason that an

1.R.C. player has

difference, but this cannot entirely dropped out, the

same twelve having wipe out the satisfaction enjoyed by done duty all along. A. O. Madar, the visitors in giving the champions the Indians' convener last year, is such a hard game with a result that taking Arculf's place. One of the might easily have gone

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Gray and Mrs. Clark put a feuther the in their caps by winning the first set against the CRC. No. 1 couple, and steady. Gray, however, spollt some Mrs. Clark throughout was splendidly good work by boisterous

strokes which reaped a crop of errors. was especially noticeable in the con- cluding set against Lee Wol-tong.

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