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Two Good Matches In Lawn Bowls League

Craigengower C. C. To

GALATEA

Play Indians: Kowloon WINS OAKS

C.C. Meet Recreio "A" BY A HEAD

(By "Abe")

These

At the time of writing, it is even, to the Club de Recreio "A". betting whether the rain will hold off four teams have won all their matches this afternoon to enable the Lawn to date, so to-day's clashes will sce be two of them lose their unbeaten re- Bowls League programme played. The weather forecast up to cord.

It may seem strange, but it is a noon to-day is "E. Winds, moderate to fresh; cloudy, occasional rain."fact that the Craigengower C.C. and Does not sound very promising, does Indian R.C. have never been able to play their fixtures on the datea It?

"It is to be hoped, however, that the originally arranged since the Inttor promoted. Hain has always weather will clear up to allow the were programme to be decided. Last week Interfered, and the games for the last was a complete wash-out, and if we two years were played at the end have more wet Saturdays, the League of the season.

Last year both their meetings had Committee will be having grey hairs trying to And a way to finish the to be left until all their other matches programme by the end of September, had been played. The Indians, at before a month is over we are already were successful in both games, each two weeks behind time. Not a very good start.

London, May 20. The Onks run at Epsom to-day provided a close finish, the winner a hend, securing the decision by while three lengths separated second and third. Results:

Galatea II (Jones)

White Fox (Elliott) 'Superbe (Beasley)

3'

Twenty-one ran. Betting: 11-10, 0-1, 20-1. The place betting was proportionate.

Also ron: Soft Impeachment (Chr (Beary), Castilian Princess

Cull Richards), Sugar Kandy (Marshall). (Nevett), Avena Curtain (Burns), Royal Truce

(Wing), Tit Bit (Harry Wragg), Aurora (Perry- Virginia Elcin (Lowrey), man),

(James Doyle Kittyerisk (Thwaites), Ellao (Smirke), Wilhel- mina II ((Taylor), Bonsiewench (E. Smith), Bonareba (Bezant), Roman | Knight (Lane)-Reuter.

It is not that bad yet, of course, but one time fighting to avoid relegation, such), Ballathic (Sibbritt), Ar-

To-day's programme includes two very good matches in the First Division, where the Cralgengower C.C. will entertain the Indian, R.C. und the Kowloon C.C. will be at home

SPORT ADVTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ut

Craigengower Green

Unfit For Play

Owing to the sodden condi- tion of the Cralgengower C.C. Division their First green,

match against the Indian R.C. this afternoon has been post- poned,

W. Burling J. Hollidge

H. E. Purvis

J. Carr

C. Strange

M. Rakusem

R. R. Davies

H. R. Wood

I. Collyer

3 Deakin

Kowloon C.C. V. C. Labruma J. W. M. Brown H. Nish

F. Goodwin

W. Hyde T. A. Madar H. Overy

time by a narrow margin. W they THE FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEET-be able to repeat the performance? ING will be held (weather permit On paper, the Happy Valley men HAPPY VALLEY onlook by far the better side, and their Ling) SATURDAY, 27th and MONDAY, performances this season have shown E. C. Fincher 29th May, 1939, commencing at 2.00 that they are playing on top of their Geo Lea p.m. on Saturday, and at 12.30 p.m.[form at the moment. But the Indians W. Mulcahy on Monday.

also are playing well, and I am sure. Hyde The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 they will put up a good fight, although E. Kern p.m. on the First Day and at 12.00 the handicap of playing on the tricky NOON on Second Day. The Tin Cralgengower green may prove too Interval will be after the second race much for them.

(1 p.m.) on the Second Day.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

KC.C. OPTIMISTIC

C. B. Pereira B. Basto

C. C. Pereira

A. M. Xavier

f

A. Remedios XSoares

F. A. Machado C. II. Basto

V. V. Ribeiro J. J. Basto

Regreto A C. M. Silva J. P. V. Riberio

J. Bliva

F. X. f. Bliva

J. Luz A. P. Guterres R. F. Luz H. A. Alves

F. Xavier. E. Marques

Noronha G. Silva

Second Division

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D. Crawley

K. Mairi W. Colledge

Haynes

AH, Allan

A. Steven

The other tit-bit of the day wil. Bagley No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. be the meeting of the Kowloon C.C. Such must be worn throughout the and Club de Recreio "A", last year's E. Harper

Road. The Bradshinw duration of each Meeting in such champions, at Cox's

L. Whent runners-up to W. Byer Kowloon C.C. wore manner as to be readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Members to Recreio last year, and though most

TF. Austin the Members Enclosure and Club people do not think they are capable $5.00 day for Gentle of beating the Portuguese, they them- Rooms at men and $3.00 per day for Ladies selves do not hold the same view. (both including tax) are obtainable In fact they are quite optimistic the about the result, and looking at their through the SECRETARY upon personal or written application of a record and remembering they are Member, such Member to be respon- playing on their own gre sible for all visitors introduced by understand their optimism. him, and for Payment of all Chits,

Day,

per

8. Eccleshall

T. Grimes

W, South

D. Munro

J. Bovard

T. Stainton

w. Cunningham

J. Chalmers

Glides Whyte W. MelrosC I Wallace

Craigengower

J. H. Xavier EMcKay

17. W. Randall

M. A. R. Bouza

C.

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J. L. Stephens

Kowloon Tong

Tang

A. Spary

Y. Abbas

A. J. Coelho

A. E, Castro

E. Zimmern

X J. Kew

A. H. Basto N. Wong

K. Lim

Kowloon P.C. B. Evani

W. Simpson

H. Bunje

Gibson

green,

I am afraid the Police R.C., who have lost both their matches to date, ethe Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, are in their

for

third auccessive Exchange Building. (Tel. 27704) will beating to-day when they clash with close at 12 o'clock Noon on the First the Kowloon B.G.C. at Austin Road. Day and at 11.00 am on the Second The K.B.G.C. are a difficult team to

W. J. Howard beat on their green. I am not for- | 11. Gittins Tidins are obtainable at the Club getting that they lost to the Indian House provided they are ordered in R.C. In their opening game, but that, advance from the No. 1 Bay (Tel.I think, was just a momentary slip- 21020).

The Civil Service C.C. have a good PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

to the chance of picking up two points when J. Brown The price of Admission Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day they entertain the Club de Recreion, Thomson

W. Groves at Happy Valley. Playing on Including Tax,

Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at their own green, the Civil Servants the Gate: Soldiers and Sallors in will be a different team from that. Eastm which got so badly beaten up by the Moss Uniform are admitted Half Price.

Craigengewer C.C. two weeks ago, P. Younghusband

V. Chittenden and may prove just that little bit too C. B. BROWN,

the Recreio "B" who have Kowloon 1.0.c. Secretary, good for

not been tog impressive in their two. C. Dixon Mr. F. Phillips mer played.

1. White The two junior divisions ought to 7. O. Meyer produce some good games to-day. IL

E. V. Bearle

for all

By Order,

Hongkong, 22nd May, 1030,

NEAT and

Correct

The neater

man's

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W. Field

is interesting to note that Stanley, K. 2. Hamilton newcomers to the League, are playing I. E. Drew · their frat home match this afternoon. E. F. Thompson against the Kowloon F. C.

PLAYERS SELECTED

First Division

Craigengower

J. W. Leonard

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clothes AE. Costen

the smarter his

appearance.

D. W. Bradbury

A. M. 'Omar

W. Ward

J. S. Landolt U. M. Omer

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LC. R. BoULA

B

C. N. Horselet

fit and styling Kowloon -B.G.C.-

A. B. Russell

besides reason= | LA A. I, Duncan

ablo prices at 17.

A. 5. Hall Dunesn

F. Cheerman (B. B, Whito - -

W. B. Drake W. Macfarlane

MARIANO TAILOR Robson

11. Hankow Road, Kowloon.

Tel. 50674.

W, L. Walker Go Gi A. Holland

Civil ServicB

E Kirman

If. Strange

Indians

A. H. Rumjahn

A. Baker

A. ¤, Madar

M. R. Abbas,

3. Hoosen

8. M. Rumjahn

AR. Min

A. K. Minu

D. M. Khes A. M. Wahab

M. Y. Adai A. 11 Dallih

rolles

W. Melood C. Dowman Shephard A. C. Carey

J. Forrest a. C. Mos

Perkins J. Orem

If. Brown

d. A. Channing

W. Malr J. Tender

Recreib

°C. Val D. C. Alves

T. Artnrirong

C. Coombes

D. W. Waterton

S. Logan

M. J. Medina J. Cavanagh

W. J. Penny N. P. Karanjia T. Locke W. K. Way

Hongkong F.C. J. B. Howell

L. Strange

J. Brach

J. A. R. Bałby

R. P. Shaw

C. B. Robertson

W. J. Hold A. Brookabank

W. Kershaw

2. Stephens L. Lammert N. Dabbington

Police

J. Edwards

J. C. Atken F. T. Kelly

W. Melfordy

J. MacDonald

J. Hunter

B. J. JohnsON

G. 8. Alexander

N. D. FRICT

B. R. Farlow

J. R. BroWalter

J. Ruddell

Third-Division

Hongkong' 7.C. C. G. Sollis

Wallington Creary V. Walker

Anslow

II. Needhamt Kalston 11. 11. Peak E. Cracy

11. Gelling Towell 7. Rumell

Recreio XL, P. Alarcon A. Rodrigues

R. Soares

O. P. Remedios

L-Leon

r. X. Gulferves

A. J. Noronha P. A. Ivanovich

A Temedio

Guterres A. Xavier A. Lopes

Stanley

W. E. Webber

Cralgengawer

·S, R. Salinan Van der Lely A. D. 1lemson G. B. Lugd.

-L. Gadd!

H. Paterson'

Dr. C. W. Lam

John Pau

P. Lot

Kerrison a. A. Payne W. McNeill

Tacht Club G. IL. Bord 3. Owen Hughes A Nissim A.-W. Brown

W. A. Cornell A. D. Humphreys

P. 8. Cassidy

G. E. Costello

W: J. Jansen

L. E. N. Tyan A. 5. Mitchell

Claire Trevor, who plays the feminine lead opposite Wayne Morris'

magnificent technicolour in "Valley of the Giants," Warner Brothers" version of Peter D. Kyne's famous novel, which is showing at the King's Theatre to-morrow.

WARNERS' PRODUCE A GREAT HIT

To the "Must" list of pictures which film-lovers ought to see has to be added the Warner Brothers' production, "Four Daughters," hailed or one of the best ten pictures of 1038, which was previewed at the King's Theatre yesterday:

League Tennis

U.S.R.C. DEFEAT K.C.C. "A"

United Services Recreation Club secured a comfortable victory over Kowloon Cricket Club "A" yesterday at Cox's Road by 7 sets to 2 in their Mixed Doubles League encounter. Only those flims which are con

Comdr. and Mrs. Clifford, the sidered outstanding are previewed in latter being the Colony Women's the best Hongkong but experience has shown, Singles champion, were as far as the Colony is concerned balanced of the visitors' pairs and at any rate, that not "all-previewed won their games without-being-un- pictures are necessarily good. One duly extended, Mrs. Clifford lived need have no fears about "Four up to her reputation and held her own Daughters," however; this film has all against the home team's male players, the ingredients of a first-rate show, while Comdr. Clifford lent valuable and one feels sure that everyone will support.

enjoy it.

Dull and Miss Griffiths proved a Michael Curtiz's interpretation of the Fannie Hurst novel holds one very strong combination and dropped enthralled by its tenderness, simplicity only five games in the course of their

three encounters. and directness. It has a refresh

Goldman was partnered by Mrs. the quality which "gets under

made a promising Stokesam who It is the story of four girls whe fall debut. She was seen at her best in

cocksure but in love with a buoyant, likeable young man (Jeffery Lynn). the latter stages when she put-over-

some excellent drives on the fore- One of them wins him but marries hand. another man out of pity and to save Teddy Fincher and Mrs. Burnett

her favourite sister from heartbreak.

One does not resent the happy ending, were again the pick of the home team, of her best the latter giving one one realises that it is far more displays to date for on

to return some popular with cinema audiences than terrifle drives from the U.S.R.C. men, a tragic ene would be.

Mrs. Sweeny was very steady and In the manner of his telling the served well, while her cross-court story, the director has done a really drives also reaped a handsome res splendid bit of work, helped by the ward.

acting of as good a cast as has

been

henn

Guest and Mrs. Clarke were a very assemble

for a long time. steady combination, but beyond that Some of the scenes are almost breath-had little else, although Guest taking in their beauty, and Curtizrought off several tricky drop-shots has directed with a shrewd eye to the while

which scored. detall that makes for picture of small-town Am

American

Itte. SISTERS' GOOD WORK

E C.

Fincher and Mrs. G. C. Burnett (K.C.C. "A"): lost to W. A. H. Duff and Miss M. Griffiths 2-6, The daughters are played by the beat L., Goldman and Mrs. Stokes Lane sisters-Priscilla, Rosemary and 6-2, lost to Comdr, and Mrs. Clifford Lola-and Gale Page, all as pretty| 1-0.

as a pleture, while Frank Maciugh G. C. Burnett and Mrs. Sweeny and May Robson, contrive, with caro- (K.C.C. “A”"); lost to Dur and Miss the comle Griffiths 3-0, drew with Goldman piete success, to provide relief.

and Mrs. Stokes 6-8, lost to Comdr.. Two newcomers, John Garfield and and Mrs. Clifford 2-0. Jeffery Lynn, have important roles.

A E..P. Guest and Mrs. Clarke both being good in their parts. (K.C.C. "A"): lost to Duff and Miss Garfield particularly has earned the Griffiths 0-6, drew with Goldman and praise of cinema critics everywhere. Mrs. Stokes 0-0, lost to Comdr. and Short, swarthy and of a hard-bitten Mrs. Clifford 0-8." exterior, he suggests a character from

Hemingway or one of the other In a YMCA

Division league tennis American novelists who blend so ex-match on the Indian Recreation pertly toughness with a disposition to Club ground yesterday the home "D" team beat the European Y.M.C.A. philosophy.

Apart from Garfield, the Lane sls-by-5-4. Scores:

ters and Lynn, Claude Rains gives a M. P. Madar and M. I. Razack fine performance DA the music (Tadlan R.C.) lost to W. Lomax and teacherfather of the girls, storming W. Long 3-0: beat E. Curls and F. with benevolent indignation against Timm 0-2; dent D. Spare and C. the encroachments of jazz.

"Four Daughters" combines fresh- ness with simplicity and pathos, and is sure to be well-liked by local elnemu audiences.

M. TH McCutchcan

C. Gowland

B. Franks. H. Freeman Hodge T. Gooding

A. II. A. Perry

W. Hudson

d. B. Foster

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F. Milto

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Kowloon

r. P. Nash

Anstice 6-0.

to Lomax and R.C.) lost (IM. Rumjahn and K. Nazarin Long 3-6; beat Curtis and Timm 6-1; beat Spare and Anstice 0-1.

A. R. Markar and F, A. Curreem (Indian R.C.) lost to Lomax and Long 1-0 lost to Curtis and Timm 13-0; beat Spare and Anstice 0-4.

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