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GOLF NOTES
[BY R.H.H.]
The qualifying round of the Championship was a very in and out affair, and there were..several surprises among those who were Qui.. Caiet among the surprises was Dodwell, woose Acole__61 83+92-177 put him out of the Championship by two shots. Do well has been going round in the 70s for weeks now, and only the Sunday before, in the St Andrew's and St. George's match, I believe he did a 74 in the morning, so it is not very easy to account for this lapse. N. L. Smith and Bed. mond are other glaring examples of something going very much wrong.
TENNIS.
CHINESE RECREATION
CLUB.
1ST ROUND MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
The following are the results of the first round of the Upen Mixen Doubles Championship arranged by
Miss Luard and Horace Lo beat Miss Heard and S. E. Green, 6-3 6-2.
Mrs. A. J. Kew and E. C. Fin aber beat Mrs. Pankhurst and P. W. Pankhurst, 60, 6.2.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, 1928.
NEW LAWN BOWLS
TROPHY.
MR. AITKENHEAD'S GIFT.
NEW YEAR'S HONG KONG
KOWLOON MATCH.
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AFTER THE CURTAIN HAS FALLEN.
MEMORIES OF THE HÔNG KONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB.
[BY AN OLD PLAYGOER}
They
"GET RID OF MR. A. I. COOK."
MR. FRANK HODGES' STRONG APPEAL.
ADVICE TO MINERS...... ·
STOKE-ON-TRENT.
In many minds 1993 stands out It was a jolly good show,"
Mr. Frank Hodges, formerly the The gift of $100 from Mr. Aitken- was the general comment of the from all of the other" years as the
miners, secretary, addressing the most successful for the A.D.C. It
North Staffordshire Chamber of was the year of the most supreme Commerce at Stoke-on-Trent op! the Chinese Recreation Club-head, the Shanghai Interport play--audience as they filed out of the
er, to the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls theatre on Saturday night. Association came up for further could easily bave filled the house effort-"St. Joan." Everyone, the outlook in the coal industry
was a re-first, said that the A.D.C. people strongly advised the Miners" discussion at a Committee meeting for three more nights,"
were too ambitions--some even Federation to get rid of Mr. A. J. held yesterday afternoon at the mark made by one of the many South China Morning. Past board who had thoroughly enjoyed the said too conceited. Yet "St. Cook, the present secretary.
"It is tragedy," said Mr, was neither
a comedy Hodges, "to see that great or room to which representatives of entertainment. Mr. Wynne-Jones, Joan" drew eight crowded houses, Clubs were invited. Last March it the Stage Manager, and Mr. Daven and it was decided to have a match beport Browne, the Honorary Secre or a musical play. There were ganisation fall into such disrepute. In It used to be a big organisation tween Hong Kong and Kowloon on tary and Treasurer under-estimat long and serious speeches. Mrs McCaw and F. 1. Pinguet New Year's day, but nothing fured the appreciation of the Hong spite of all that the audiences standing bent Miss d'Assumpeas and ther was arranged at that meet Kong public, or was it that Mr. were delighted and enraptured. It cils of the nation, and now it Hannibal, with all hig past experi- proved that our local amateurs can is a mere nothing. No one takes Remedios, 6-2, 0-4.
the slightest notice of it. ence in such matters, had too little triumph over great diffieglties, t confidence in himself and the caste
Mrs. Guil, and L Luck lost to Mrs. Hala and Lieut. J. W. Hale,
1-6, 1.0.
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Mrs. McElderry and A. H. Crook beat Mrs. M. Hosford sad C. K. Spittey, 4, 1-6, 6-4.
Miss End Lo. and M. W. Lo beating. Mrs. James and G. W. Sewell, 62,
Bliss C. Osmund and C.. Barretto lost to Mrs. C. Blaker and L. Gold man, 2-6, 46.
Among the qualifiers too there Was some very erratic scoring. After the morning round only two players, Stewart and Marton, were in the 70's, each with 76. Stewart added a 19 to this in the afternoon' and so deservedly won the Jasper Clark Cup, but Marton could ho6-3 get the putts to drop, and took ea. Of the others Ferguson had a ter- rible round of 88 in the morning,
Mes. Lindsell and M. K. Lo beat! including a lost ball at the 3rd and many misadventures on theirs. B. G. Grigor and J. G. Lawrie, greens, and then put himself well 46, 6-2, 6-3. up the list with an excellent 77 in the afternoon. Murray, who by the wag entered only for the Jasper Clark Cup as a result of which there is no tie for the last qualify- ing place, made a wonderful ra- covery from his morning round of 01. putting in a card of 17, but the classic example of erratic scoring is of course Shewan.
Shewan in the morning did a ridiculous round of 86, including a at the 15th and heaven knows. what other disasters. Having left himself in the hopeless position of 10 strokes behind the leaders in the Jasper Clark Cup, he went out in the afternoon and did a wonder ful 70. The record of the course was 7, held jointly, I think, by R. M. Smith and A. B. Stewart, and Shewan broke this by two shots.
il card is well worth printing again, for it is a brilliantly steady performance. It is --
Out 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5-33 Home 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4=3470 |.. At the 4th he was putting for a
Mrs. C. Boabett and J. A. Cas- sudibhoy beat Miss Lee Tool Ying and. Ng Szo Kwong 26, 6-4, &ii
HOCKEY.
Y.M.C.A. MATCHES.
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Mr. B.. Wylie, President of the Association, was in the chair at yes terday meeping, supported by Mr. C. J. Tacchi (Honorary Secretary) and Mr. A. Macfarlane. Most of the Clubs in the Colony were re-with packed houses. presented.
A
Alkenhead Challenge Shield " A proposal was brought forward by Mr. R. Lapsley (K.D.R.C.), seconded by MF. L. C. R. Souza
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Anyhow it is safe to say that, instead of four preformances, there might have been six or even seven,
In 1025 they Also produced French Leave" (six times), "A Little Bit of Fluff (four times) and "If (seven times).
Looking Forward.
In a few weeks-almost a few
Readers of this journal may be surprised to learn that four per-days-the Philharmonic Society are formances is a gond record for Hong supposed to be producing "Tom Kong. The A.D.C. put on its first Jones" although there have, us yet. official announcements. effort in 1870. For ülty-eight years been
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bar to which he should have been brought a long time ago in the in- terests of the miners and of the nation generally:
Miners First Job."
If the miners are going to help in the great work of reconstruct-
(Recreio) that a trophy be purchas- the Club has done its best to pro- People get booked up at this time ing the coal industry, their first)
1st XI 2 Club de Recreio oned with the money and that it be Tuesday:-D. Harvey: E. R. Robin. son, A. C. Jeffries; A. J. Ashby, played for annually between Hong Mr. Lapsley F. Allen, E. O, Murphy: F. Munn, Kong, and Kowloon.
added that entrance fees might be V. Petherick, F. I. Ashton, B. Murray, T. Price. Reserve: V. M. charged to pay for souvenirs. This Hast.
proposal and another by M. D. Munro (Taikoo R.C.), supported by Mr. J. Massey (Civil Service C.C.) that the trophy should take the form Reef a shield, were carried.
2nd XI KO.S.B. Sergeants on Thursday:-W. Borrowman; V. M. Hast, F. S. W. Smith: E. G. Sewell, V. Petherick, W. H. Smith; A. Tate, G. Mitchell, T. Seddon, W. E. Price, M. McIntyre. serve: J. M. Purvis,
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CHAMPION JOCKEY,
LORD DERBY HEADS WIN- .NING, OWNERS.
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On the question of qualification, was agreed, that "members of Cluby engaged in League matches for the current season should be eligible for the teams.
Ics Cloches A Country Girl,
The
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It is rumoured that, later on, the A.D.C. are to produce another play this season. Good luck to those who are working at the rehearsals.
Last week was a great work for theatre goers in Hong Kong. well-known local Englishman dis guised himself as an old humbug named Purdie.Mei Lan Fang, the most famous actor in China, dis- guised himself as a Chinese lady and pleased thousands of admirers in this Colony.
vide entertainment for the public of year and Tom Jones" is too of this Colony. In a couple of good to miss, so it will save con years it will be celebrating its fusion if a statement as to the Golden Jubilee and an effort should dates is made immediately. be made to do that in a worthy part of the heroine in this play manner. The humble suggestion is is to be taken by a lady whose made that some of the old fav-voice alone will ensure success. ourites should be revived during
Since 1870 the Club has produced a great Jubilee fortnight in 1930.
There are also the 122 pieces. musical plays which, in recent years, the enthusiasts of the local Phil- harmonic Society have staged. It would seem that in the early days the A.D.C. put on the musical Another point for decision was comedies of Gilbert and Sullivan [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE whether a match should be played as well as such popular musical
on each side of the harbour, the plays as Dorothy," Recot, Nov. 23th. but ran past and missed coming bark. At the 9th with the breeze The Hat racing season ended aggregate totals to count as a win, de Corneville," against him he was only about a yesterday with Lord Derby, for the
etc. Fard from the green with his second year in succession, at the Hia hend of the winning owners, the second, but just missed a 4. only real mistake was at the 13th, stakes won by him amounting to where he missed his drive and hit nearly £64,000.
wo the bunkers in front of the tee. Under such circumstances it is no small leat to have got a b. His approaches, I believe, were amaz ingly accurate and he was hitting the ball immense distances from the tee. Shewan well deserved nil the congratulations he got for this. great round, but, at the same time one cannot help laughing at the asinine 86 which lost him the Cup:
The greens were extraordinarily dificult on Sunday, terribly fast and rather bumpy, and tales of "missed putts were legion, Time after time players were putting for a's and taking 5's, while there were several people who took four putts on some green or other in the course of the day. N. L. Smith had that very unpleasant experi-AMERICAN AIR TROPHY. ence on the very first green, while Robertson, met disaster even car WINNERS OF FLIGHT TO HA
WAII GET MACKEY PRIZE.
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Gordon Richards is again the champion jockey, with 148 winners.
SWIMMING RECORD ..
BEATEN.
DUTCH WOMAN'S SUCCESS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BRUSSELS, Nov. 25th, Another swimming record has been broken by the Dutch woman, Mlle. Baron, who covered 300 metres, in breast-stroke style, in 6 mins. 43.3/3 Bees.," which is about A second less than the previous
record.
lier, for his first tee-shot of the day, a long ball slightly pulled, disappeared entirely and was never
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13th. seen agaid. At the other end of
Announcement was made to-day, the scale was the pathetic experi ence of Hollis at the 36th. Needy the War Department that the ing a regulation 4 on the last hole Mackay Trophy, presented for the most valuable contribution to mili- for a vary steady 77, through a mixture of stupidity and incompet-tary aviation in 1927, will be given to Lieuts. Lester J. Maitland and ence he managed to take an almost Albert F. Hegenberger of the U.S. nbelievable a. His drive bit the Army Air Corps for making the trees beside the tee hard, and first successful flight from the dropped dead. Lastead of playing Pacific Coast to Hawaii. three from the tee, he carried on with the Erab ball, eventually reach. ed the green in 6 and, as a atting finish to the hole, took four putta.
Maitland and Hegenberger took on the "Bird of Paradise" from Oakland, California, on June 28. They arrived on the island of Onhu the following day after having co- vered the distance of 2,407 miles in 25 hours and 50 minutes.
Their take-off load was 13,500 pounds, of which 6240 pounds wAS gasoline. The plane, was an army A.C. transport C-2..
only one match, the venue to be decided upon. A proposal made by Mr. Massey and supported by Mr. D. Rumjahn (Craigengower C.C.).. that only one match be played was carried. The first match is to be played on the Kowluon Bowling Green Club ground, subject to the sanction of the Committee of that Club, and thereafter on each side of the harbour alternately,
Of the 19 pieces produced by the local A.D.C. only 4 have had seven or more performances. Oply pieces carried on for ten or more "Beauty performances. They were
(1801-92); "Robin- and the Beast son Crusoe (1894-5);The Yellow Dwarf" (1898-99); and Pinkie and the Fairies" (1919-90).
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In Hong Kong, on such matters as scenery, costumes, and lighting effects, there have been great im- provements. The captious critics say that, even in London, it is telligent audience. They any that almost impossible to find an as the public always gets just what it wants the stage is in a bad way.
What the public of Hong Kong wants is more entertainment. It is
The Popular Plays. Six Rinks On Each Side.
All of the four most popular pro- Mr. Munro maintained that at the ductions were pantomide plays. It last meeting a suggestion was made is evident that they were all pro sad heart that knows no re- that six rinks should take part duced, at about Christmas time. joicing. In these days of modern from each side of the harbour, but There may be a few people in Hong rush, the habits and the outlook this was not borne out by the re Kong to-day who remember "The of the public is different to that cords of the meeting. Mr. Mar- Yellow Dwarf," but thirty years of of the Victorians, about the only fariane said that he also remember- residence is a long apell. There forms of recreation after dark in number who remember Hong Kong are bridge and the ed something to that effect being are.
"Pinkie and the Fairies." that pictures. There is dancing, but for mentioned. Eventually a proposal was made by M. Munro that six wonderful effort of Mr. Sinclair, in those who leave the office at 8 pm. rinks composed of six men from which all of his genius for stage dancing becomes expensive.
The Amateurs Please US. each of the four Kowloon Clubs piay effects had full scope. None of us,
That is why the efforts of the six rinks composed of four men now-a-days, would recognise those from each of the six Hong Kong children of nine or ten years of
amateurs are so popular with the Clubs, emphasising that the Clubs age, who took the leads select their best players. A strong "Pinkie" and "Tommy." Time fics. Fublic of Hong Kong. The local point brought out by Mr. Munro About two years ago a charming A.D.C. can always depend upon was that the Association should young lady stepped out of a high support if sufficient care is taken give a hillip to lawn bowls by making powered motor-car, which she had in the selection of the play and the competition a representative been driving at very near the speed the players. "The Sport of Kings'
were entertained. one and allow all Clubs to take limit, and flustered the writer by was a great success because the "How do you do and then number of people went to more than part. This proposal was carried in holding out her band and saying "audiences
"Don't you remember "Pinkie "one performance. The last night is preference to another made by Mr. Lapsley that each side be repre-
have I changed so much." It was usually the best night. On Satur the usual transformation of the day, when the curtain fell for the last time there was at least one sented by three rinks.
child into "sweet and twenty," And it made one realise how quickmember of the audience who would ly time Bies in Hong Kong. If we have been willing to pay for a sent
for another performance. revive" Pinkie and the Fairies in 1930 we might have the original and "Tommy" in the less prominent, but arousing, grown
Pinkie
Entrance Fees And Other Points.
A sub-committee to make the ne cessary arrangements for the match on New Year's day was formed, the Souza, Massey, J. Fraser, and D. gentlemen selected being Messrs. Rumjaha.
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The entrance fee was fixed at $1 a player, the proceeds to be used for the purchase of souvenirs for the winning side.
Also decided that the
It was oldest Club on the winning side should keep the trophy.'
Various proposals were made as
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A
Toots"
When the excitement of the play acting is finished there always a re-action is the minds comes of the amateurs. This or that one up parts.
In 1902-03 there was produced feels keenly some chance words Of the greens I have already
play "H.E. the Governor" and in about the show that seems, to their spoken at some length, for they
1903-04 a play entitled "His Excel- supersensitive cars, to reflect upon lency."
their own particular effort. They played an enormous part in the
Possibly Princess Toto" ought must remember that where there is It must high average of scoring. also be remembered, however, that
1802-94 and there were nine perfor shadows. Nobody, in an amateur was stretched to its
to be revived. It was produced in the limelight there, are also the
the course
It was put on again in production, is perfect. Everyone of manees."
The Sport lougest, except for the back tee at
The following month Ernest I. the Bog. The new tee at Sandy's Smith and Emory B. Bronte, civi- to the question of providing tea on 1904-05 and there were then six those who took part
So that" Princess of Kings" did well, and some of Pulpit was brought into action for an aviators, flew from Oakland to the day of the match and it was performances. the first time, and, though it met Molokai but wrecked their plane in eventually narrowed down to a Toto" really heads the list of them did extraordinarily well. The with some criticism, most people landing. The Dole Race in August choice between having no tea" popular plays with a total number portrayal of Mrs. Purdie was ex- The of 15 performances, if popularity is collent and it was not an easy part agreed that it was a great im-resulted in two successful Bights or tea for ladies only."
and Algy" did a great deal to provement. The green can still be and the loss of 10 lives and three Chairman found himself in the pesi indicated by the number of producto play. But "Bates, reached from the tee, but only with planes.
tion of having to give a casting tions.
For about the first twenty years enture success. Many an experi
reflection, vote and this went in favour of the
1800) none of the efforts seemed agreed that for acting Mrs is given as a borey 4 The rather At any rate, the match between ladies, the Association to pay the of the life of the A.D.C. (1870 ensed onlooker, upon loosely. played shot, which before MacDonald and Andrewan will be The meeting also agreed to a popular enough to warrant more Purdie deserved the greatest
Mr.
but, Purdie used to find some perfectly, inno- the tit bit of the first round, while small deficit of 87.50 in connection than two performances, except two, praise of anyone. We all of us re- cuous spot round the green, now probably Ferguson and Stewart with the Interport dinner being met in each of which three performances cognised
were risked. They were "Field of although his wife may have resem reaches one or other of the bunkers, will have a battle royal in the trom the Association funds. and the actual playing value of the afternoon.
It was also agreed to take a collec- the Cloth of Gold" (1876-77) and bied. the original Mrs. Purdic, or "School" (1881-92). It is surpris anyone else you care to fancy, she bole is increased enormously by
tion on the day of the match in
ing that the most popular piece was not a bit like the accomplished these extra few yards.
ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF | aid of St. Dunstan's.
ever produced in England Char- amateur actress who might have as Revision Of Eules. CLUB.
ley's Aunt" was only put on for easily taken the part of cook, par Among other business discussed two evenings by the local A.D.C. our maid, private secretary or "Our daughter. We all of us admire a was the unsatisfactory nature of That was in 1898-97, and the 'Association's rules. Mr. Munro Flat" was not very successful with pretty girl on the stage, especially if she has also a good figure. thought it would be a good thing if three performances (1900-01).
"A really fine shot, which after all
is as it should be with a hole which
The draw for the match play stages of the Championship has eone out very "anevenly, and the second round will see some slangh. tering of giants in the bottom half
CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW:
The draw of the Championship of the draw. Marton should have of the R.H.R.G.C. is as follows: R. H. Hollis v, K. S. Robertson.
ao difficulty in reaching the final in the top hall, but the survivor from the other eight is very doubt "ful. Firat Choices would presum- ably be Shewan or Stewart, but either Ferguson, MacDonald of Andrewe have a perfectly good chance of appearing in the final. (Continued on next Column.)
J. M. Walker . A. E. Liseoman. A. T. Lay e..0, E. C. Marton,
Christie v FJ, de Raze
R. E. Valentino v. A. B. Stewart,
H. H. Leonor & Ferguson
I. W. Shewan v. T. G. Bennett,
D. G. G. MacDonald v. L. R.
Andrewes,
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a copy of the existing rules were "Cha Chin Chow" has not been" Dulcis" and "Katie" had to be ecat to each Club so that they could attempted, although it had a won-just their natural selves and the discuss the matter and suggest imderful run in London. Nor have our audience must applaud. Mra. provements. It was decided to amateurs risked "Hassan" with Purdie had to be more than that,
"Kismet "
she had the most difficult female adopt this suggestion and to call a its Eastern setting. meeting in December to discuss the (1916-17) was a huge success. Hays part- We shall hope to see all of rules and if thought desirable to of the Laion Insurance Society; was the players in another show before
ow form a sub-committee for their re-wonderful in that show.****
vision, a report to be made at the the same sort of thing and that was annual meeting.
put on seven times (1925),
the Betrou is ended, Mod
Mrs," Purdie could carry almost any comedy to success.
job is to dispose of the one man who stands in the way of co-opera- tion between the owners and the
workers
"There have been no meetings between the coal owners and the Miners' Federation since 1926, and there will not be a meeting, I am told, for a long time to come un less the organisation is represent ed by a finer and more "capable type of man than the man who has brought so much devastation on
his trade.
The
"I would, therefore, ask the miners to hasten the day of the re- construction of the coal industry of their present leaders. by taking steps to get rid of some miners of this country know me sufficiently well to know that any thing I say has always been and always will be for their own bene, fit, as I have been a miner myself.
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