The Interport lawn tennis match between Shanghai and Hongkong began on Tuesday with two singles matches, played on the courts of the Cercle Sportif Frangais, between W. Mansel-Smith (Shanghai) and Ng Szekwong (Hongkong), and J. Tanaka (Shanghai) and M. W. Lo (Hongkong), respectively.
There was a large attendance of spectators and both courts were well lined, but the play was marked more by steadiness than brilliancy. As the result of the two rubbers, honours may be said to have been fairly even, as Tanaka beat M W. Lo by three straight sets—s-6, 7-5, 6-1, and Ng Szekwong beat W. Mansel-Smith by three sets to two—6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
In the Interport lawn tennis doubles match, played on the lawn of the Country Club on Wednesday afternoon, Messrs. Ng Sze-kwong and Lok Wei (Hongkong) gained a substantial victory over Messrs. W. 8. A. Pott and Wi. Mansel-Smith (Shanghai) by three straight sets—7-5, 6-3, 8-6.
In their singles match on the lawn of the Cercle Sportif Francais on Thursday afternoon Messrs. Ng Sze-kwong (Hongkong) and J. Tanaka (Shanghai) gave a splendid exhibition of lawn tennis, and though Mr. Ng Sze-kwong'eventually won by three sets to one—5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-I1—Tanaka put up a far better fight than the score would seem to indicate, and was considerably handicapped after the middle portion of the second set owing to the fact that his racquet was sprang and it was not until considerably later in the match that he found his form again with a reserve racquet.
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