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...that the only requirements for a court are a flat surface and plenty of headroom, make armories the appropriate place for badminton. Last week's tournament was held in that of the Naval Reserve. Before the tournament started, officials debated whether or not to accept the entry of Hock Sim Ong, Malay post-graduate student at the University of California who learned badminton when he went to Cambridge on a British Government scholarship. Before it was over, four other contestants had good cause to wish the officials had rejected it because Hock Sim Ong had beaten them with discouraging...
Though Sir Henri last week retired from his Royal Dutch Director Generalship, it was being said in London financial circles last week that he is not the sort of man to be idle very long, that he is probably laying bait to hock concessions and contracts from Dictator Hitler as soon as Germany gets back her "stolen" colonies...
Born. To Astronomer Sir James Hopwood Jeans (The Mysterious Universe), 59; and Mrs. Susi Hock Jeans, 25; a son; in London...
Shrewd Knoxvillians guessed that new Publisher Lotspeich was not alone in getting the Journal out of hock. Back of him were supposed to be his fellow members in the potent Tennessee Manufacturers' Association, who wish to insure the continuation of the Journal's strong Republican slant...
...from July 1, 1931, he will owe interest for three months at 4½% ($5.57), which will be subtracted from the $495 due him. Thus he will receive $450 in bonds and a check for $39.43. The check he can cash at once. The bonds, he cannot sell or hock. However, any time after next June 15 he can take them to any post office or other place designated by the Secretary of the Treasury and on demand turn them in for cash. If he cashes the bonds between June 15, 1936 and June 15, 1937 he will receive their...