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The dicers of the Garrison were, "At Home to their friends and other ranks of the Harrison yesterday-afternoon "an the Teikis Pourts at Happy Valles, when the wi-finals and fual of the Garrison Challenge_Doubles. Competition
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E. O doc. Major-General Sil Foto Fowler, K.C.MG, CD, PSP, and Lady Fowler attended go witness this] final
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The story of how the B.1. steamer Egen, on which H.E. Sir Laurence Guille oard travelled from Hongkong to Singa. pore, weathered a violent typhoon in the China Sea, was told to Eree Press re porter by othcers of the strainer, a few The 3gp Day of Oct. 1992, at S D'CLOCK PAL. hours after leaving Hongkong the gra encountered the edge of the typhoon and on the following day" she lived through five : Mattafie respited ze ande?
six hours of torrential raia, a hurricane "Taming Posper, and Siegt. Flap URATOCA bát Sg, Hallway and Grind and mountainous seas in very danst Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and Henwood (ROLA), B9A, 11.
gerous proximity to its centre. That she £.8.3. Pearson and Sgt, słownschuif energed safely from the peril, passenger (RE) beat "HIM. Strand and Sarpartribute to the skill and seamanship of Lander (HAGS, CA, 91, BAL
t ship's officers while the officers them selves were in agreement that the fact that the typhoon was passed through without serious damag was also largely because the Egra rides higher out of the These sets the first games water than the ordinary type of steaner, to the R.E. pair after a couple of deneck Hasies and Pester took the third game, which would almost certainly have been but the RE. pair winning four games in severely daamged if nothing more, in! succession took the set 6-1.
the very tempestuous weather that was Lencountered.
The Gnd was,well contesteil, Jr, M; A. "Neshät performing the duties of umpires,
The first we went cu 4 all, itd Perring ant Townsend taking the next two games
win the set
The third set opened is "favour al Foster and Inynes, at Townsend and' Pehrson, rock the next and the genre owns one all
Before the vessel left Hongkong shortly after mid-day on Tuesday intimation was received from the Observatory of the Haynes and Foster had two wis presence of a typhoon travelling west lo making the score 3. to 1 in their favour.
the southern parts of the China Sea. Townsend and Pearson took the next Accordingly a course, further north, was three and then a rally by the B.A.0.Cset with the intention of clearing the pair enabled then to take the next three games, and win the set 6-4.
The fourth Set rommeterd with a win for the RE pair after deter, and Foster and Haynes. took the second.a
The third game, went
to E. after which the RA.0.6. jair were seen to
typhoon, but it was found to be farther north than had been reported. The Gap Rock was passed, at about 2.00 and ar about uelock the same day, when about 100 miles from port, the seas started to rise. The Eun bove, to and steered back on a course for Hongkong, at a reduced speed, with the ship head to sca
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reached its height on Wednesday morn- Foster lost his service game and thing at about 1 o'clock and continued,ut Rain came ninth game was stubbornly contested. hated until about 5 pm. the RA.O.. taking it to deure and with down in torrents the whole, time, the seas awept the bows and the wind was of advantage in required only an ace to win such velocity that it was impossible to the set. However, after a duces the stand against it. All through Wednesday H., pair won, and taking the next game night the bad weather continued, though with decreasing violence and when con- ditions became normal early on Thurs day morning it was found that the vessel was où a level with her original position though more than fifty miles to the east ward
The Egra then resumed the Foyage to Singapore, where she arrived with her 881 passengers early on Sept. 25th instead of on Sept. 23rd.
the scord was called games all."
Foster and Haynes took the 11th and the 1. pair the 12th, 6 all.
Townsend and Pearson won the next the last gaine going to deuce, and won the final by 6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 8-6.
At the conclusing of play Lady Fowler, presented the prizes,
Challenge Cap and Winners. Cup C.S.M. Pearson and Townsend, R.E.
Runners-up Cups: Q.M.S. Foster and 6.Sgt. Haynes (8.A.0.C.).
The Eyre rode out the faries of the syphoon in splendid fashion and she sua tained comparatively little damage. Boat fittings and planks were strained, while "Garrison Teunis League Shield: R.E. the wind was of such hurricane force that
A tem, each member of the tenta re it flattened together the sides of ceived a silver cup. Runners-up: R.A.0.Gulvanised ventilator five feet in diameter Col Butterworth, R... President, The passengers remained for the greater Garrison Recreation Club Committee, part of the time, below and fortunately called for three cheers for Lady Fowler, nobody was injured. Sleep was impos- which were heartily given.
sible and those who attempted it were The arrangements for the Garrison dung mercilessly from their bunks Some Challenge Doubles were ably carried out coax slumber on the deck but the ship of the more courageous endeavoured to by Major Ch. Hickling. D.SO., R.G.A.
The Band of the 2nd-King's-Regt, was rolling and labouring so heavily under Baudmaster Hemsley, was in at owing to the cross seas, that there were no better results. The Chinese deck tendance.
passengers took matters very solidly, smoking calmly while the typhoon, raged. One of the officers who has experienced the violence of weather both east and west of Singapore, stated that he had been through a number of cyclones, but he had never experienced a wind of such force as was experienced by the Eyr He stated that he observed a tremendous number of swallows being blown past the ship, and on Sunday they came across
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There will be a further practice match on this Club ground on Saturday, 7th. enne ving at 2 p.m. sharp. Sides:-
1. Hancock (capt.), Capt. "P-H. Davies, G.. Sayer, D. E. Donnelly, Lieut. W. D. Bacon, Major Mathews, F. J. de Rome, E. B. Reed, Capt. R. Le Fleming, L. J. Davies, A. el Arculli...
F. Pearce (capt.), E. G. Lammert, H. Owen Hughes. A. f Gnce, R. E. A. Webster, A. E. Wood, B. D. Evans, Capt, |C... Olliver, C. Stapleton, A. A. Rute |jahn, U. Omnr.
CRICKETERS FOR 8, AFRICA TESTED,
A London message dated September 12th says:-A strong eleven skippered by G. T. Thornton made a good start against a team 'composed of MC.C. players for South Africa,
Thornton's XI. (1st innings)—407 for 7. (Declared). Sutcliffe made 111, Hendren 105. The M.C.C, made 258 towards which Carr contributed 73. J. W. H. T, Doug las took 3 wickets for 55. and Kilger 3 for 44. Following out, the M.C.C. had lost and wicket for 25 when stumps were
drawn.
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There was no cricket on the following day, owing to rain, and the match between Mr. C. 1. Thornton's XI. and the M.C.C. team for South Africa was abandoned.
swarm of small swallows, absolutely red out. and they fell down among the deck passengers giving, the impro that they had been blown about at sea. for a corsülerable time.
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the month of September
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Bugis
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118471 7.44
Average Rate Sept.,
(1922), (Approx.) Highest Rate Sept. Lowest Rate Sept-
(1922), (Approx.) 358 2:03. – 1204 572 700
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Average liste to date
(1922). (Approx) 343 2/63 1171 663 1.29 24 1171 537 6.60 Highest Rate to date
1(1922),
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(1022) Average 1919
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