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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 13, 1939.

NANCY

OH, ISN'T HE CUTE AND HE SEEMS TO LIKE

ME A LOT!

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OH, AUNT FRITZI ---

I JUST SAW THE CUTEST PUPPY --- WILL YA BUY

HIM FOR

ME?

NO!

NOW STOP PESTERING

ME I SAID NO--- AND THAT'S

FINAL!

SNIFF

I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO TRY AN' FORGET

HIM!

By Ernie Bushmiller

Tel.: 28151.

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CARD TABLES

PET

BRITAIN LOSES

INTERNATIONAL

TENNIS MATCH TO FRANCE IN

Winners Establish An

Advantage In The Top Singles: Lee's Valiant Fight Against Boussus

Paris, May 14.

The international clubs of Great Britain and

France have had many close encounters, both in

DAVIS CUP TENNIS-C. E. Malfroy (New Zealand) appears to be Paris and London, writes A. Wallis Myers, and heading the ball as he falls in his match against R. A. Shayes (Great Bri- to-day their 20th match provided another keen tal) at Brighton, Malfroy beat Shay es but Britain won the runner, struggle and an equally keen crowd.

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The Frenchi club won bv 12, twice to give the French the second matches to nine. They were une up net. However, he redeemed himself! at the end of the first day and to- nobly, for after Borotra and Gentlen day, although sternly challenged. had gone to 3-love in the Binni set were never caught. Their success the British pair reeled off six games

a very lively offensive. was due in the main to their three

descrv: visiting veterans top singles players, all of whom wor

West- their six engagements without the commendation. Capt.

macott and D. II. Williams not only loss of set.

won their respective singles, but to- day pulled off a tough doubles match against Rodel and Du Pasquier.

Boussus, Destremau and Abdesse lam, the last named relatively new to bly tennis, formed a solid well- their home trained trio and on courts at the Stade Roland Garros. had a floor and a milieu that inspired them.

The

Guy

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LUCKY ADVANTAGE Yesterday the French Club were leading by six mateties to five, They three major singles The best of the major singles was had won the Boussus against Lee and if the int-without losing a set, although Hughes ter, now tied in business, had been made a gallant fight against Feret. in the physical condition that en The advantage, however, was rather

to defeat Lacoste on the luckily gained. abled him same court a few years ago he would,

I think, have won the strenuous first sei, in which he led 5-2

LEE'S COOLNESS

In Borotra's encounter with Avory, sterling playing the Englishman,

tennis, was leading 3-2 in the anal set: A ball of vital importance

Boussus was nearly at his best-etruck the handle of Borotra's racket the best that has beaten both Perry and scored a point that virtually and Austin at the State-but Lee turned the match. had the cool parry for his best blows.

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Then in the doubles match be- Olli and Billington, the played sagaciously, too, mixing tween full-blooded drives with loop: British hard-court-champions, and ahots that forced the Frenchman to Boussus and Abdesselam, this visiting pale were leading 4-2 in the third make his own pace.

bad n hard Lee went all out for the 10th game set. Billington had and might have won it with a little single with Brugnon just previously more luck. After that he could not and was feeling its effects. The loss

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Rifle Association's New Secretary Captain F. Sale, A.E.C., has Honorary taken

the over Secretaryship of the Hongkong Rifle Association, relieving Major G. P. Murray, who is procedding to the United King- transfer to Home dom on Establishment.

Members are requested to note that Capt. Sale's office is situated in Command Head- quarters, telephone H.Q. No.

7.

Here, There With "Abe"

(Continued from Page 8.)

Wood-and he therefore claims the distinction. In completing the course

stay the course and Boussus, making of his service in the ninth game cost in 285, Ward has the further honour

sequence of perfect line shots. his side the match.

On the French side Boussus and of returning the lowest score ever their by an amateur, not even excepting found his mun giving ground.

training for Abdesselam and Hughes also had Destremau,

ne match, which the young Davis Cup encounter with China the great Bobby Jones. Basque won after two vantage seta. this week-end,

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were in fine fettle Third Generation tou quick and penetrative Lee respectively.

Hughes tested and teased him with, and Pautier and

clever thrusts, using and

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FIRST 100

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CONTINU

CLUBS' PARIS

ASCOT NOT THE SAME THIS YEAR

Majesties' Absence Robs Meeting Of

Its Glamour

London, June 13.

of its Ascot will have lost much glamour when the annual meeting opens to-morrow with the absence of Their Majesties the King and Queen, which is all the more regrettable be cause His Majesty runs six horses, of which Great Truth is a likely winner in the Queen Mary Stakes to-morrow. Although the course was artificially watered, during the week-end, raln also helped to make the going perfect,

There is a great French bid to win valuable prizes, twelve horses being sent over, including the best sprinter, MacKann, running in the Queen Anno Stakes, and the best stayer, Pretender, in the Queen Alexandra running

that Race-goers are disappointed the Derby winner, Blue Peter, is not running and also that the promised the best four-year-

CENTENARY OF Stakes.

BASEBALL IS CELEBRATED

Cooperstown, N.Y., June 12. The first hundred years ore the hardest.

meeting besespective sexes, Scottish

olds of their

Union and Rockfel,

In

the Gold Cup

is not materialising, as

Rockfel, is not running.

the Ally,

A real gamble is anticipated over the French-bred Quartier Maitre, to That's why baseball's blgwigs, be ridden by Clifford Richards, al- heroes of the past and present, and though his brother, Gordon's mount,

here to-day 15,000 fans are

to Couvert, Is a strong tip to win the the second celebrate the game's hundredth an- Royal Hunt Cup for

successive year. Reuter Special. niversary

Both the Major Leagues suspended play to-day.

ccre-

Two players from each club were selected to participate in the montes, tracing the evolution of the rome..

Eleven living members of Baseball's- Hall of Fame were present at the ceremonies. They were Connie Mack. John Henry Wagner, George Sister, Napoleon Lajoie, Tristram Speaker, Denton True Young, Grover Cleve- land Alexander, Edward Collins, Babe Ruth, Byron Bancroft Johnson and Ty Cobb.

Stanley Woods Wins Junior-

Eddie Collins and Hans Wagner won chose sides from the current

speed alternatuly to break his op-flughes might have beaten Feret of DON'T be surprised if the third seven innings

T.T. Event

Douglas, Isle of Man, June 12. Stanley Woods, driving a Velocetie, Junior the motor-cycling stars Tourist Trophy, covering 284 miles who were assembled here and played in three hours, 10 mins, and 30 secs. at an average speed of 03.192 miles Wagner's team romped to victory an hour.

H. L. Daniel, riding a Norton, was generation of the Tate family is

frame when Floyd In a clear light.

the Sussex team. In the sixth

double. rain represented in

and after second in 3 hrs. 10 mins. 30 secs. at ponent's rhythm. Losing his service a dry court and from 40-love cost the Englishman The conditions after heavy

Fourteen-year-old Maurice Junior, Vaughan hit a the first set In the second he were not of the best.

Sharpe beat Glasser from 4-1 son of Maurice senior and grandson Gehringer and Medwick had "fly-ed," an average speed of 83.13 miles an at an missed a 4-2 lead by inches. Al

in 3 hrs. 12 mins. 5 most of the crises Abdesselam pulled down in the third set, a good per- of Fred, has been selected to play Hayes hit a double to bring Vaughan hour, while H. Fleischmann,

average speed of 82.51 miles an hour. a fine shot out of the bag.

formance, but Tinkler, without mites in the annual match between Sussex home. Arnovich then singled to score Germany, riding a DKW, was third

Reuter. Destremau, with a

fine command match practice this year, was out-Second XI and XVI Colts under Hinges. Reuter Special, of length and pace, gave Donald played by young Abdesselain, who sixteen years of age. Maurice junior Butler, who was short of practice, is proving a rich recruit for France, is a left-hand bowler and right-hand little quarter. Billington had his Results: revenge on Welas, who defeated him

SINGLES: P. Feret (France) bt. G. P.

(F.) ht, G. N. Lee,

batsman.

in this match last year, and Sharpe Hughes, 64, 10, 11, L62 Tournament Dropped

AFTER an unbroken run of nifty- gained his second singles victory by 0-3; bt. D. W. Butler. 6-2, 6-3, C. BounSUS

Jamain. Tinkler, beating

more (Fb. Buller, 6-3, 6-4; bt. Lee, 7-5, 6-3.

b. B. It. Avery, 6-3, 6-2, I. Abdesselam A five years, the Leicestershire subtle in his tactics than usual, gave it. Tinkler, 6-2, 6-3; bt. Hughes, 1.3

5-1, 4-3 Tennis Tournament is to be dropped. Feret an excellent match,

DOUBLES RESULTS REVERSED-3. P. Glasser Fl lost

OUR GUIDE TO THE

13. Borotra (F), voi. Sharpe: There are several reasons, Including CINEMAS

Hughes and Lies, were easy Gention (F.) long to Ollit & Blington,ose time it was

record during the two days.

Becomes Pro

secs,

Olympic Stadium Enlarged

Helsinki, June 12.

of

The enlargement of the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki has now pro- greɛɛed to for that the exact num- ber of seats and the exact amount of

the

now

In the doubles the two British 6-1, 6-4. P. Blanchy (7) lost to D. H

Willams, 6-3, 6-5. X. Du Pasquler (F3 the uncertainty of the International

"Just Around the Corner" (King's pairs reversed their record of the lost to G. R. Westmacott, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. situation, the dimeulty in getting previous day. While Oliff and Bil-5. Wolza (F.) lost to Billington, 3-7, entries from the best players, and to-day). Shirley Temple shines once

estranged lovers,

announced. lington defeated Borotra and Gentlen 6-0.

banker, the DOUBLES; Boussus & Abdesselam (the consequent financial result, and

film In 1940, 47,103 seats and standing in a brisk and exciting struggle, ouin & Billington, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; local players do not support the gain upon the lives of the Irascible standing room this will provide can

exhausted after bt. ifuches & Lee. 8-2, 5.0, Borotra & A tournament as in former years. A little spoiled rich boy. The

one of the most

gives the impression of having been room for 14.300 will be available, Of this their singles

18-4, 7-9, 0-3. R. Rodel & ChuPasquier

made to formula, but-for-those who that is 01.403 altogether. vicums for Boussus and Abdesselam. ) lost to Westmacott & Williams, 6-3, Important in die country,"

love Shirley Temple this should not number 0,300 seats must be placed who thus maintained an unbeaten 57, 6-2--Renter

detract from the value of the show at the disposal of guests of honour, "A Happy Song" is the best number, unleinis, press. This number repre SIDNEY M. Williams, the Welsh with singing and dancing by Shirley sents ten per cent. of the total accom-.

Rugby International wing three-and Bill Robinson, and clowning by medalion-Trans-Ocean, quarter who, during recent months, Joan Davis and Bert Lahr.

"Road Demon (Alhambra, to- has been the subject of overtures from the majority of the wealthier day). This is the first of the 20th Rugby League clubs has signed for Century-Fox's new Sports Adventure Henry Armetta, Joan Salford, that Club's biggest capture Series. for years. Williams was recognised Valerie, Tom Beck and Bill Robinson

lot of fun. as the outstanding pinyer in last supply

"Never Say Die" (Queen's, to-day). season's Internationals. He created

Billington played magnificently all! through the first doubles, and Oll

was good until he lost his service

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FAMOUS BOXER, “GUNNER" MOIR,

DIES IN LONDON.

"Gunner" Moir,

British former heavyweight champion and latterly a personality of the film world, after long illness, at the age of 60.

Moir fought the Canadian boxer COUNTY CRICKET Tommy Burns for the world title in 1907, but was beaten on points in 10 rounds-Reuter Special.

London, June 12. n record in Wales by entering fral--A carnival of clowning with those The The death occurred of James class football when only 15. In two comedians Bob Hope and Martha

December he refused a tempting offer Raye in the principal roles.

story centres round the experience from Leeds.

of a rich American hypochondriac, who goes to the Alps in an attempt to regain his health. Some good scenes here.

Aing" *Smashing

Spy

dramatie (Majestic, Lo-day)~~A story of federal operatives who risk their lives as soldiers of peace to eradicate capionage networks. Ralph' Bellamy, Fay Wray, Regis Toomey and Warren Hull have the chief parts.

CAN'T AGREE

London, June 12. Latest cricket scores: Cambridge 152-3; Free Foresters

287.

Derby 301; West Indies 06-2. Glamorgan 9-2; Somerset 385. Gloucester 304-7; Essex 150. Lanes 484-4 declared against Notis. Leicester 201; Kent 151-3. Middlesex 02; Yorks 490-5 de

London, June 12, Following a statement by Tommy Ferr that the fight against Jim Braddock on July is definitely off, the American, through the manager,

ald that the fight is only postponed clared. until a later date-Reuter Special,

Surrey 338-8; Sussex 205.

the

Warwick 54-2; Hants 304. Worcester 546-8 declared; Nor- thants 40-1-Reuter Bulletin.

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