ANNUAL RIFLE MEETING
First Stage Of The Governor's Cup
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S EVENTS
The three events comprising the first stage of the competition for His Excellency the Governor's Cup were the main features on the programme at yesterday's Bis ley Meeting of the Hong Kong Rifle Association.
As compared with the atten- dance on the previous days, the crowd of people who attended the Kowloon
City Rille Range to watch the proceedings yesterday| was very gratifying, among the 300 odd people being Brigadier H.| G. Seth-Smith, D.S.O., and Com modore C. G. Sedgwick
Yesterday's Results
were as follows:-
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LYNCH RANKED WORLD'S.
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DRAMATIC TURN IN FOURSOMES
(Continued from Page 4) Lacey hacked the ball out. but meanwhile Twine had played af beautifully-controlled spoon shotj on to the green, and his side won (the hole in 5 to 6..
1 row.
ahead.
To-day's Complete Short Story.
Cornelius Acts
A
Ow
By Norah Smaridge
And That's
NNE had had another letter] "The Louvre Anne said, pity- from Amelia Dalrympleing him. "Only trippers go the Cornelius recognised it as he Louvre! Not intellectuals! This was the beginning of one fished for a nice-looking bit of Amelia's back, darling. of the most disastrous landslides toast. It was fat, with gobs of just a left-over envelope." known to golí.
Going from bad sealing-wax, and it was written "Oh Lord." He was deflated. to worse. Lacey and his partner on the sky-blue stationery of His happy vision of an Amelia, who lost six out of seven holes-Eve in the Fension Barrere, Paris. upright in a crumby French
He regarded it with affection P
bed, plunging rather buck teeth in- Following a half in
... it reminded him so agree "She's not coming here again, is
croissant, 4 at the ably that a whole county and she?"
faded rapidly eighth, they took three putts at some of the English Channel the ninth and lost the hole to a 3lar between him
Anne rescued the marmalade Twine BEST FLYWEIGHT
hitting a magnificent obnoxious Amelia.
and the Ibrassle shot against the wind to
spoon, pointedly but without re- buke. (Continued from Page 4)
within five yards of the pin. This handedly. She was looking soug, not like you to be grudging! That's Anne poured out his coffee off- "Corty," she said gently. "It's was all square, each side 'having because her mind was full of the way I married you-and why we're Laurie Stevens, the British Em-ja score of 37 to the turn. letter and the letter was full of so awfully happy! We have every pire lightweight champion, who At the 10th Micklem pushed his admiring superlatives. beat Kid Berg in South Africa, is drive so far to the right that the Dalrymple st. twenty-nine showed
Amelia thing in common except placed sixth Results of yesterday's shooting weights, and Nel Tarleton, the Then Lacey, in an attempt to ecstatic admiration for Anne that Think a minute, darling: Have
among the light-ball änished on the seventh green. no signs of recovery fruin her very
Amelia Dairymple : "Intellect." she corrected kindly, British feather-weight title-hold-reach the green, topped a spoon dated all the way back to their you The "Blackdown" Competition: er tenth among the feather-shot into heather
ever discussed the Imagist a few yards! sebooldays together. 1. Capt. Rybot (P.A.), 34:2, Lieut. weights,
Poets with me? **And has little Amelia Antony Adverse on your reading-1 Have you got Ratcliffe (RUR.), 34; 3, C.P.O.;
Over-strong Tee Shot`
caught up with the Louvre yet?" list? Have you"-her voice rose Black (R.N.), 33: 4, Lieut. Stevens: HEAVY-WEIGHTS:-1. James)
Cornelius asked, leaving the spoon with a delicious effect of chimes- This was a 6, and another hole in the marmalade. (R.A.0.C.), 33; . Capt. Caffyn J. Braddock (champion); 2 Joe had gone. At the short 11th Lacey's
even got a reading-list?"" (R.M.), 32.
Louis; 3. Max Schmeling; 4. Abe tee shot ran through the green on
Cornelius boked on a piece of Consolation
Feldman: 5. Al Ettore; 6. Leroy 10 a treacherous patch of bare Sweepstake:. 1. L/Sgt. Goad R.A.0.C.), 22; 2, Haines; 7. Primo Carnera; 3. Ray ground Taking a 4, the side were L/Cpl. Brice (R.A.0.C.), 32; 3, Impellitiere; 3. Buddy Baer. (2 down instead of 2 up a few Lieut. Pattulo (RE), 22; 4, CRUISER-1
John Henry moments before. 2/Lieut. Wan (H.K.V.D.C.). 32 Lewis (champion); 2. Jock Mc-
Their oozing couidence The "Camberley" Competition: Avor (England); 3. Al McCor 4. further shattered by a glorious 1, L/Cpl. Peters (RE.), 34; 2. Ambrose Palmer (Aust.); 6. Emi-brassie shot on the part of Twine Pie. Sharples (2/E. Lan. R), 34; lio Martine; & Rob Olin; 10-Len to the long 12th, Dr. Flaherty pro-
I don't, darling!" He rose 3, Lieut Pattullo (RE). 34; 4, Harvey (Eng.).
hastily. I ought to be grateful ceeding to rub it in by holding the
you don't fill the house with, pro-1 C.P.O. Black (RN), 33; 5. MIDDLE:-1 Eddie
Colchester. fessors. (Babe) putt for an "eagle” 3. C.Q.MS. Cheetham, 2/RW.F.). Bisko (champion); 2 Lou Brouil-
They Valuable silver articles weighing: adenoids.
ainurs have! There was no stopping the more than cwt have been stolen means!"'
Hare Amelia, by all lard; 3. Freddie Steele. Consolation Sweepstake.-1, Mr.
Langley partnership. They hit from the home of Mr. A. Healing, WELTER:-1- Barney
Ross two fine shots to the 13th, while a London dealer, at Whitehouse, Really nice? Anne looked terribly "And you'll be nice to her?: Austin. D.R.C., 22: 2. Capt. Rybot, (champion); 2 Jack Carroll; 2.Laces, from a bunker on the right, Layer Breton, a village six miles winning in that pink thing with R.A. 32; 3. Cpl. Cheshire, R. A.Jimmy McLarnin. O. C. 32.
exploded a shot clean over the from Colchester.
ruffles, that tied at the side: LIGHT:-1. Tony The "Bagshot"
Canzonert green.
The burglars removed iron bars Competition.-champion); 2. Wesley Ramey; 3. He and his partner were clearly from a window to enter the house. Class "A":-1, Liest Ratcliffe, Lou Ambers 6. Laurie Stevens. 1/RUR. 34; 2, C.P.0. Black, RN. FEATHER:-1. Freddie Miller could only have the next
Four, down, they The stolen property includes 18 32; 3, Sub/Lt. Lord H.K.N.V.F. (champion), 2. Baby Arizmendi: holes and were beaten 4 and 3.
two antique silver candlesticks and 32; 4, CS.M. Elvia, 2/E Lan. 3. Young Casanova; 4. Maurice
other antique silver and a 12in 32 Equal 3rd: 5. Mr. Austin, Heltzer (France); T. Midget Wol-must be warmly congratulated on
Dr. Flaherty and Twine, who silver rose bowl.
Scotland Yard has been notified, D.R.C. 31.
gast; 10. Nei Tarleton (Eng.). having stuck manfully to their and search is being made for three Consolation Sweepstake. - 1,. BANTAM:-1. Sixto Escobar guns during the period of a fierce or four men with a saloon St. Billingham. H.E.P. 30; 2, (champion), 2. Balcasar Sangchili, attack by Lieut. Stevens, R.A.0.C. 30: 3.3. Small Montana.
the opposition, were who were seen near the house late level 4s for the 15 holes of the one night.
32
demoralised.
+
HYDR
Cpl. Tonkings, RE. 30: 4, 2/LAFLY:-(title vacant)-1. Ben-match. Holmes, H.K.V.D.C. 30.
ny Lynch (Section); 2. Val Angel-j Twine Holes Chip The "First Stage" Aggregate.-mann; 2. Maurice 1. C.P.O. Black, R.N., 98; 2. 1,/Cpl. France):
Huegenin In the semi-final they beat M. 4. Jackie Brown McGloin and Wallis by 3 and 2. Peters, R.E. 37: 3. Lt. Stevens, Eng.); 5. Bob McGee (Eng.); 6. After being 2 down, Twine holed R.A.0.C., 95; 4, Capt. Rybot. R.A., Joe Mendiola; 7. Tommy Pardoe a chip shot at the sixth, while his 95: 5, C.S.M. Elvin. /E. Lan.R., (Eng.):
Campbell partner followed suit at the eighth
to square the match.
94; 6. Pte. Sharples, 2/E. Lan.R..(Eng.).
94: Lt. Pattillo, R.E. 94: 8.
9. James
crust.
COUNTRY HOUSE ing intellectually, well-limited.
RAIDED
1⁄2 Cwt. Of Silver Stolen
"
car
SELECT BAND OF US. GOLFERS FOR HOYLAKE
1
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"I've never objected to your be- she continued generously, "but that you should grudge me the mental stimulation that Amelia offers
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Goodbye Glamour!" by Meg Arnold.
**If we can have steak for sup Per." He kissed her.
24 good juicy one. N
Thus Anne, because she wore [pink.
spoons, and was inordinately if in- and rescued marmalade articulately beloved by her hus band, was spared his darker thoughts. These he carried undi. The championship in that year gested to the eight five win in was noteworthy for the amazing, and to Herbert Jenks, their collapse of Jose Jurado
neighbour. at the last three holes when the title was Herb?**
Remember Amelia Dalrymple, virtually in his pocket.
"Of course
I do" Herbert "World's Worst Putter" blinked, (Contrucd from Page 1) 2. Mr.
"She wore blue dresses ! Austin. D.R.C. 91; 3,2/Lt. Wan.)
The first and last miles were blow came
As an amateur Armour describ-with white spots." He shook his H.K.V.D.C.. 30..
under five minutes,
where ed himself, not without justifica-head. "Mabel can't stand ber. and the Twine holed a putt of 8ft for a tion, as the "world's worst The Association" Inter-Unit slowest mile was the fifth, though 14 and the match.
She leat Mabel books that just iter."
put-didn't make sense. Imagine it Cup. Shot for in connection with that was under 5min 8sec. Here In the other semi-final Micklem "First-Stare"
Crossing the Forth Bridge one
no quotation marks." Aggregate),
and Lacey had won by 2nd Er. The Fast Lanca- min 4-5sec; 3 miles, 5min 2 they won hole after hole, because ters, 12 in all, through the car-
1 mile, 4min 53sec; 2 miles, tasks. Keeping the ball in play, championship. he threw his put-savagely.
the simplest of night after playing in the Scottish winter with us," Cornelius said "She'll probably stay the whole Team and Scores.-1, C.S.Mec; 4 miles, 5min 4 4-5seca; 5 the opposition were all over the Elvin, 94: 2. Ptc. Sharpies, 94: 2, miles, min 7 4-5sec; 6 miles. 5min place. Crawley experienced Pte. Smith, 94, Pte. Winstanley miles, min 3 1-5sec; 9 miles, being strangely wild.
G 2-5sze: 7 miles, 5min 6 3-5sec; of his rare of days, his driving as the last of the clubs disappear-jate, old man!" 89; 5. L/Sgt. Jones, 87.
Total...
5min 2 2-5sec; -10 miles, 4min)
ed, "I shall stick to one patter for 53sec.
Sug. Lt. Lord, I.K.N.V.F; 9. SHRUBB'S RECORD BROKEN Fie. Smith 2/E. Lan.R., 93.
Consolation Sweepstake. 1. Capt. Gaffyn. R.M. 92:
shire Re
Cup
are Eaton's times:
From this point McGloin and Wallis went to pieces, first one and then the other contributing to the tale of disaster.
The final at the 16th,
Опр
riage window into the sea below, ly staggered. Not all the winter? "No" Herbert was comforting- "In the future." said Armour. You'll have to do somtehing desper.
Richest Professional
He and Plumbridge never had good or evil” the ghost of a chance, and were
Results: Semi-Final
and W. T. Twine (Langley Park)
Horton Smith is a tall young.
boy in the Middle West. man who was originally a farmer's Being
Placings.-T. 2/E Lan. R., 457: 2. HMS "Tamar." 454: 3. R.E., It is a most happy augury for heaten 5 and 4. 45: 4,2/RW.F., 444: 5 R.A.0.c. the Berlin Olympiad in August. 433; 6, H.K.P. "A" Team., 429; 7, The Kusocinskis and Iso-Hollos Dr. J. A. Flaherty (Langley Park) H.K.P. "Team. 343
will not be invincible to this Eri- The "Bronze Medallists" Com. tish pair. When Eaton and Burna
De F. McGloin West Kent) and ambitious, he turned to reif, and petition (SR. a.) Open only, to passed the 10.000 metre mark (C. H. Micklem (Addingwn) and A. J. son he won - £10,000
G. Wallis (Chislehurst); 3 and 2.
was so successful that in one sex- those who have won E. M. awards, miles 276 yards) they had done H.K.R.A. (Shot concurrently with
faster time than the ffth and the "Bagshot" Competition)-1st. Sixth men took in the actual Olym
ple event at Los Angeles.
Prize won by C.P.O. Black, R.X.; Score: 2.
Inter-Unit shoulder to shoulder match-1. 1/R.U.P., 141 and R. A
BIGGEST WELDED SHIP
10. C.. 141 Equa! firsts; 2, The motor-ship Franqueline 2nd/East Lanes., 139; 4, K. For (2.000 tons), the world's largest all-welded (rivetless) vessel, was
in
prize
Lacey (Berkshire) bt L. G. Crawley money. (Sunningdale)
A careful man. Smith is, and R. T. Pium-reputted to be one of the richest bridge (Thorndon Park, Asst.), 5 and 4.
professional golfers in the world.. Final
Lawson Little has also planned Flaherty and Twine ht Micklem and to make the trip with his bride of
Lacey, 4 and 3.
two months ago.
There are that Little, who recently turned good many Americans who think
professional, will go very near to
£14,000 FOR GERMAN JEWS
tress Coy. E., 1915, H.M.S-launched at Wallsend-un-Tyne for German Jews was raised recently ship. Tamar" 129; 6, 2nd/Royal Welch Canadian owners recently. Fas.. 126; 7, 1/8 Punjab Reg.:
A sum of over £14,000 in aid of winning the British champion- at a meeting in Manchester.
126; 8, H.K.V.D.C. 110.
The Afiliated Rife Clubs" Match. Challenge Cup-1st Prize. won by R.E.'s Team, 157, Team:- Major Edwards, Lieut. Pattullo, L/Sgt. Hutchins, Cpl. Tonkings,! L/Cpl. Peters.
D. C., 154; 4, H.P. Police "A" 150;) 6, D.R.C., 147; 6, H.H. Police "p" 143; 7, 2/R.W.F. 122.
Man For Whom Fire
Holds No Terrors
SIX COUNTIES TO BE LED BY NEW CAPTAINS
#re
(Continued from Page 4) The other new captains Hon. C. J. Lyttelton (Worcester- shire), P H. Moore (Hampshire) end G. B. Cuthbertson (Northamp- tonshire).
England's Leader The minds of cricketers
ате
Placings.1, R.E., 157; 2, Stonecutters R.C., 156; 3. H. K. V. Fire has no terrors for Mr. C. E.Jwrist-but nothing worse.”
Bridgman, of Tyler's Green, near The suiting designed by Mr. High Wycombe, Bucks.
He is a tester of fire-proof suits deep-water equipment of a diver. Bridgman, looks not unlike the "Until about two years ago," he There are mica eye-pieces in the very much on the question of cap- Said, "nobody had ever made as-fire-proof helmet.
taincy at the moment, as it seeras bestos clothing in which one could "There is some slight danger of certain that the Selectors will find!
Additional Revolver Competi- tion.-1, Pte. Fletcher, H.K.V.D.C. (77); 2, Mr. Stakes, H.KP. (76); 3. S/Insp. Ritchie, H.K.P. (74).
The Light Automatic Match- 1st Prize won by 1/E.U.R aggregate 77; Team:-Sgt. Rat- tenbury, Cpl McCausland.
2nd. Prize won by 2/E.U.R.
aggregate 74; Team:
Wigham, Sgt. Ingram..
stay long enough in a fire to do collapse," said Mr. Bridgman, a successor to R. E. S. Wyatt as anything.
IL.
"It was not adequately padded heavy but I have ridden a bicy
"The suit is rather or Insulated and generally was cle in one!” not sealed up enough.
casually.
England's leader.
Perhaps the change will be made against All-India, who are The suits are in demand among visiting us, but what is more im- "I experimented until I got what men who devote their lives to portant are the Tests in Austra-
IL, I wanted. It was simply a quee-cleaning the clinker from "live" lia next winter. Stition of going into a good hot fire. retorts at gas-works and foundries,
As things are at the moment,
3rd Prize won by 1/RUR. then coming out to put the troublefstoke holds.
noticing where one was burnt, and and also at aerodromes and in ship we may not look further than aggregate 73; Team:-(1) C. Qright,
Middlesex, where R. W. V. Robins M. S. Wallace, (il) Rin. Boston.
A number of city fire brigades and G. O. Alien will be playing
"Once I got a bad burn on the have also adopted them.
Įside by side..
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