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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE,
This cross-ové puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional" phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altko.)
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HORIZONTAL
1-Name
6-Feminine name
Accumulates 12-Famous English scholarship 14-Ancient
HORIZONTAL (Cont.)
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(abbr.)
43-An agla 45-A ahield (poetry) 46-Tha (German) 47-An extinct volcano
In Japan cattle)49-Wide and suprema dominion 51-Examina 62-A square in a
chacker pattern.
VERTICAL
15-A round-up of (8p. Am.) 17-rex Upon 18-8mallest stata in
U. S. (abbr.) 19-A spaolos of iris" 20-River In Livonia 21-Reconcile 24-One of the Cyalades 27-Part of the face 28-Troubles 29-Type that has been
thrown in disorder 30-Exist 81-Percolate
33-Neat
35-Danger 37-Combining form.
Heaven
28-College degrea
(abbr.)
39-Native of Africa
1-God of thunder
(Norsa Myth.) 2-Pertaining to the
..winda S-Radical (abbr.).
Title of respect
(abbr.)
B-Execute
A lyric poem 7-To go by again
nalist and diplomat 13-First Hebrew minor
prophet
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fatty olla 81-Thinly diffused 32-A disease of the
akia (Mexico) 83-An Introductory itatemont 34-Racent 30-Thin 137-Imper
88-Strike
40-Groat (abbr.)
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H. A. Indiana 44-Numbers (abbr) Through
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the world
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SATURDAY'S SOLUTION.
SWIMMING FETE
THE CHINA
COLONY'S. CHAMPIONSHIPS DECIDED ON SATURDAY
SOME FINE PERFORMANCES
Three more Championships of the Colony were decided in the V.R.C. bath on Saturday night, when the Club held its sixth night swimming
fete of the season.
MAIL,
The Gunners, who had so far Time: 2 mins. 34 seca.; 2, Hong torded it over other teams in the Kong Government, Time: 2 mina. 'Services, met their Waterloo last 50 secs. There were ave men in night, losing badly to the Senior each team, and each swimmer had Service (strengthened by the return to do 50 yards.
of the Fleet) by one full length of Bervices Tasm Race-This was a the batht
struggle between the Royal Navy and Teams representing the Hong the Royal Artillery. The Senior Sør- Kong Electric Company, the Char-vice-won easily. Result: 1, Royal tered Bank, the Hong Kong Govern- Navy, Time 3 mina. 14 secs.; 2, Royal ment, and the Hong Kong University Artillery, Time: 9 mins. 42 seck. Five took part in the Inter-Hong teammers did 50 yarda each, and the last men in each team, the first four swim-
race.
man of each team 100 yards each.
Water Polo-Army beat Navy by two goals to one after a hard fought
.
J. R. Johnstone broke another V.R.C., bath record by dolog the The 'Vanity won rather easily, 440 yards swim in 5 mins. 32.2/5' with the Government securing sses., thus clipping 17 seconds off | second place. the previous record of 6 mins. 49,2/5 secs, which is an extremely fine performance. This was one of the championship events.
Free Style Race. The other two Championships were Throwing the Water Polo Ball and the 100 yards Boys' Free Style race. For the first time the former championship was won by a Chin-
Miss Ann Priller Benoit of Holyoke, Mass., is training in Toronto, Canada, for the Wrig ley Marathon Swim, which' will be held in California. Miss Benoit finished fourth in the 1028 race, and feels that she has a chance to win this year.
ese, Wong Slong-hing "turning the trick" with a throw of 74 feet at the second attempt, the compatition be- ing decided by the best out of three throws. J. R. Johnstone was second with a throw of 65 feet.
The Boys' 100 yards swim for the Championship of the Colony attract ed four entries-John Green, L. Remedios, J. Lawrence, and A. A. Rumjahn.
It was a fine struggle between Green and Lawrence who fought it out inch by inch all the way. Both put up fine spurts in the last few yards and Green just won by a touch.
A Good Start
Thanks to a good start, Miss L. Silva-Netto won the Ladies' 50 yards handicap race. Miss E. Anslow, who a good race from scratch, secured second place, finishing close to the winner, in spite of a heavy handicap.
SWBM
There were two team races-the Inter-Hong event and a challenge | race between the Royal Navy and Royal Artillery.
game.
The fete was closed with the usual water polo match. This time the Army and Navy clashed, and the SAMUEL PLIMSOLL Army secured revenge for their team race defeat by winning by the MEMORIAL. TO SAILORS" "PAL" odd goal in three.
30 YEARS AFTER DEATH
The game was a hard fought one with the result in doubt right up! The bronze bust of Samuel to the final whistle.
Plimsoll, the sailors" friend, The Lyric Orchestra, under Mr. which has been erected in Vic- "Dick" d'Almada, provided music torin Embankment Gardens, Lon- during the gala and afterwards don, thirty years after his death, played for dancing in the ball-room, was unveiled recently by Sir where many couples enjoyed them-Walter Runciman in the presence selves until the "wee' sma' hour." of representatives of all branches
Results Below are appended the full resulte:-
of the Merchant Service.
The Plimsoll line, through the familiar disc on the sides of ships
50 yards Members' Handicap, which determines the depth to This event attracted 12 competitors and three heats had to be swum. The final result was: 1, W. Foraita, Time: 26.3/5 sees.; 2, J. R. Soares, Time: 30 secs.
men:
which they may be loaded, figures in designs forming part of the memorial, which has been erect- ed by the National Union of Sea-
440 yards Free Style (Champion- Sir Walter Runciman, who in ship of the Colony)-There were his young days sailed before the three competitora in this race, two mast, said that Plimsoll, a hither- from the V.R.C., and one from the to obscure gentleman, who had no K.O.S.B. Lce.-Cpl. Finlayson, the connection with the sea, was the KO.S.B. representative, had bad means of carrying into law bene- luck to slip into the bath just at the Acent legislation which all the start and was badly left. He sport- world had copied.
not Because Plimsoll, was ingly Anished the course some dis- ance behind the Victorians. The sailor, he added, many scamen in result was: 1, J. R. Johnstone, his time, and especially captains, Time: 5 mina. $2.2/5
interference. A Beca, disliked (Record); and 2, L. Rosa Pereira, humorous Cardiff captain had the Time: 6 mins, 03 secs
Plimsoll disc painted on his steam- or'a funnel.
50 yards Boys' Handicap.-Four competitors in event. It was a keen struggle all the way. The result
was: 1. E, da Roza, Time: 30 secs.; 2, E. Marques, Time: 38 soca.
Throwing the Water Polo Ball (Championship of the Colony).---
There were five competitors for this event. Wong Stong-hing put the
result beyond doubt with his second throw which hit the other end of the bath. Result: 1. Wong Slong- hing, Distance: 74 feet; 2, J. R. Johnstone, Distance: 85 feet.
50 yards Ladies' Handleap.--Six | competitors. Miss E. Anslow, who was scratch did the two lengths in
his
a
"The advent of the late Havelock Wilson heralded," said Sir Walter Runciman, "the end- ing of many delusions, one of which was that It was part of a aallor's occupation to be drown- ed." But it took Wilson and his supporters twenty-five years
to
fall what Plimsoll had inaugur- ated.
STANDARD TIME.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN COLONY
Sanrise and Sunset in Hong
29 seconds, but had to concede first Kong for October (Standard time of place to Miss Silva-Netto, who had the 120th Meridian, East of Green-
12 seconds start Result: 1, Miss
L. Silva-Netto, Time: 43 secs.; 2,wich), are as follow:- Miss E. Anslow, Time: 39 secs. The other competitors were the Misses D. Hunt, P. Hunt, E. Booker and C. Allen.
100 yards Free Style (Boys' Championship of the Colony).— Four starters, with a thrilling huish between John Green and J. Lawrence. Result: 1, John Green, Time: 84 secs.; 2, J. Lawrence, Time: 84.2/5 secs. Won by A toach.
50 yards Frea Style (Open to the Colony). There were only two starters and the race developed into an inter-club struggle between the V.R.C. and the Chinese Bathing Club. The Victorian Just won by a touch. Result: 1, W. Lawrence (V.R.C.), Time: 28 secs.; 2, Leung Sui-man (C.B.C.), Time: 26.2/5
secs.
Inter-Hong Team Race.-Four teams, competed. The University got well in front right from the start and increasing their lead with each man won comfortably. The Hong Kong 'Government was given hard fight by Hong Kong Electric Co., and Chartered Bank for second place, but managed to beat them. Result: 1, Hong Kong University,
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