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Weng Wing Returns
DU UE to a lack of entries, the swim-THE return of Wong-Wing (Won
ming championship gala arrang- ed by the European Y.M.GA. for last night was cancelled. This is the first time in the history of the European YMCA Swimming Sec- tion that an affair of this sort has had to be abandoned because of a lack of support by members.
Nary Soccer
FOOTBALL fans in the Colony
will learn with regret that un- less the Fleet movements are more....... definite the Royal Navy will pro- bably not enter the First or Second Divisions of the Hong Kong Foot- ball League, while a similar situa- tion is revealed in Rugby circles. It is more unfortunate in the latter instance as the Navy have always provided a high standard of Rugby.
Kleung) to the South China "A" goalkeeping position was the outstanding feature of last week's League football programme Wong, who is a physical instructor with the Cantonese Army, will not be
and Wong Wah-gay his un- derstudy.
KINA MAT
RACING STABLES
STRIKE
DEMAND FOR HIGHER WAGES
LAMBOURN TRAINER REFUSES
Wantage, September 22
available for every big League match DISCONTENT over the amount of pay received by stable lads in some of the racing establish- ments in the Lambourn district has led to a strike at the stables of Capt. O. M. D. Bell, of Stork House, Lambourn
Veteran Rugby International
T
learn that Colonel G. C. Gowana, CRE, who recently arrived in the Colony, was a very keen Rug football player, having represent Scotland during the 1909-10 seaso in addition to turning out for the Army regularly until the Great War He is also a very keen yachtsman and takes a great interest in sport în general
The Capt Bell
fiffe Owen, Sis
handicappe
The disconten
among ondonderry
Cun-
and Lady Ludlow. Well-known Ipsden, Colmcille and Constellate.
was brought to a head when the lads applied for an
FRIGIDAIRE
Proof! of Leadership
11⁄2 Million More
Frigidaires Have Been
Purchased Than Any
Proof
bility - of Value-of
The first application was not.
red, and following
seven lads received a notice Nine others then in sympathy.
Their rate of pay was week, which is reduced to 38s ad after National Health and Liner- ployment insurance contributions are paid.
HORSES WILL RUN
Capt Belt last night made the following statement.
"The strike does not come
of the lads and it will not
the stable plans. ·
Those horses which are booked for Newbury on Friday and Sator- day, and other meetings will star The preparation of Constellate for the Cambridgeshire or any othe race will not be interfered with."
Capt Bell's entries at Newbury for the two days are Tamasha. John Buchan, Iridium, Tract, Dusky Bridge colt, Rockline fly, Harle quinade, Mixture and Yugo.
CYCLE THREE MILES
The view that 45s a week was an fair wage for lads was expressed by Mr. HL Cottrill, another Fam bon trainer. "I pay 4s 6d be cause my lads have to cycle about three miles in all kinds of weather," he said. Mr. Charles Templeman, brother of Mr. Fred Templeman, said be considered rates hitherto paid to stable ads had been some- what low. Among the stables in the
Sambourn
arsh the bro thony and FC Pratt.
and 0.
CAPLAN WINS AT WANDSWORTH
Points Victory Over Tommy Hyams
London, September 22. Benny Caplan (Clapton), Southern Area feath
mon
DODWELL
LTD.
forceful
and ear amed