THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
INTERPORT SHOOTING. DRASTIC CAPITAL CUT. THE CHANNEL SWIM.
HONGKONG'S THIRTEENTH
WIN.
After the recent high practice score put up by the team it was generally believed that Singapore had a fairly good chance of winning the Interport Rifle Shooting Shield.
SCOTTISH FIRM'S HEAVY LOSSES.
kisses having been Heavy sustained, important proposals for the reduction and reorganisation of the capital of Sir William Arrol and Company (Limited), the well- known Glasgow engineering firm, are amounced.
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Bulwcribed Capital That is the last thing I am after. the Rev. Herbert Willian Quarrie, d BANGKOK First Tower, Jersey, when I inter- Vieur of St. Andrew's Church, During the four years to Decem- viewed him on his offer to make no As on former occasions, however, luck again befel Singapore in the ber B1 last the company incurred attempt to swim the Channel if form of dismal weather and exceed losses, and at that date the amount anyone would free his church from Ingly poor shooting light. Early on at debit of profit and loss totalled debt (says the Press Association's to ex-special correspondent, at Jerary.) a shower of rain delayed the shoot £175,990. It is proposed and clouds continually passing over tinguished this debit balance by made my proposal solely in the the range caused the light to be in-cancelling FC of capital from each interests of my church. I have set cessantly changing. In view of these $10 Ordinary share. Arrears of my heart on freeing the church extremely difficult conditions, say Preference, dividends
amounting from debt, and do not consider it the S. F. Prene, Singapore's score is
£78,862 will be enncelled, in undignified to make this attempt. Thirty-six
A sportsman myself, I made thes very creditable, being
better than when they shot consideration for which the rate. points
would have preferred no publicity, LONDON:-The National Frowncial and earlier in the year for the Inter-port of Preference distribution will be proposition in a sporting way. I
Union Bank of Barisad, Ltd: Comptalr Shield scored only 879- under raised by half per cent.
National d'Escompte de Park, Uredis and would gladly have undertaken
Lyconals. much more favourable light condi-
the aim unostentatiously tions.
without veremony, provided I could have secured the money so nece
I am 45 years old, and not quite sary for completion of the church. as young as I was ten years ago, but I am as old as i feel, and that is what made me have the Channel swim feeling, I have swum from St. Helier Harbour to Corbiere Lighthouse, despite strong current and an adverse tide, and I have every confidence in myself for a Channel swim.
and
In the balance-sheet, the loss at December 31, 1920, after provid- Hongkong, with their, scare of 940, ing for all charges, is returned at as against the 915 scored by Shang- £116,701, and, after adding that hal and 916 by Singapore, thus win the Inter-port Shield for the thir-sum to the debit balance, brought a debit teenth time. The number of victories forward from the previous year-
£69.288-there remains: to the credit of each port now stands ns follows:-Hongkong, 13; Singa-balance of £175.990.
During the past tour years, it pore 9: Shanghai, 3.
Captain D. II, Steers' score of 100 is explained, the company had been on at a loss, the losses was the mure remarkable in view of earried
ret from the original the conditions, this being the second arising time he has scored 100 in Inter-port business of the company, but from shooting. He dropped only one point news activities which it was deemed at both 200 and 500-yards ranges and necessary to take up.
for had it not been
threatening it rain-cloud passing over the range At 600 when his detail was firing gards, Captain Steers' score would undoubtedly have been higher. As
It is added that the company has but in order that the church of it was the second detail at this range en fortunate in securing orders which am vicar might benefit.
Mr. Quarrie is exceedingly had just fired their sighting shot when heavy rain. began to fall and for large "tonnage which, the firing hal to cease, in consequence of directors are of opinion, are on a popular. The new church of St. which members of this detall lost the remunerative bask. "value of their "sighter" as an Indica-
tor.
I am not out fur cheap notoriety. These have now been brought to All I ask is that some sporting offer close, and, in the accounts
it not for my own glorification. sentit, all losses sustained are inbe male, and I will surely accept
eluded.
pre-
Andrew's is only partially con A notice containing proposalstructed on a site specially given for the reduction and reorganisa, by the late Jurat Gervaise le Gros. Pt. E. Calistan, of the old tion of the capital, and the adoption The completed portion was recently brigade, did his share well, contribut-of a new set of articles associa consecrated by the Bishop of Whi
chuster. ing 97 to the total and taking secondtion has been sent out in share-
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place in the team, while L. Col, Abdulhalde womt vill, of course, re- Bridge, which was started in 1883
all the ranges.
was
Kadir, one of the two "reserve" nien, took third place with 03.
The scoring much lower than those male in the
the 205 at 200-y Gant practice, comparing with 304 in the final prac. tice, and the 310 at the other two ranges comparing with 121 and 312 respectively.
The Arm has also been respon-
quire to be submitted to the Court'
total cost of £3,000,000. Session for its approval, as it and was completed in 1890, at a includes a reduction of capital.
Builders of the Fourth Bridge.
The firm of Sir Williant Arrolsible for the construction of many
work for the Tower Bridge, Lon & Company (1) was registered other bridges, including the steel
in January 1898, to amire the on the Nile Bridge at Cairo, the dut. C. F. J. M. Postlethwaite, business of engineers and con- Wear Bridge at Sunderlanti, &c.
Sir William Arrol was born at O.B.E., and Capt. H. A. A. Howell tractors established by the late Sir
Dalmarnock Houston, Renfrewshire, in 1839. Arrol at were present to witness the shoot, William
Cumberlege, of the Ironworks in 1872. Sir William, His father began life as a spinner. Lieut whilst
of Wellington's Regt., was who received his knighthood in and afterwards becams manager at range officer in charge of the firing, 1890, remained head of the pre-
the works of Messrs. The following: were the scores:
Duke
final stent rompany until his death in but, disliking factory work, he
1913. "200 500 500 Total
work The greatest
carried 100 through by the Arrol concern was the Forth 97 the construction of
Coats,
gradually drifted, into engineering,
in which he performed so many outstanding achievements.
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92
91
yds, yds. yds. Capt. D. 1. Steers.-34 31 32 32 Pte. E. Gulistan 32 33
30 30 33 1.Cpl. Abitol Kadir Ple. V. Jacobs. 32 29 31 Sgt. C. A. De Souza 29 20 33 Sgt. H. C. Brett 99 32. 29 Sapper J. W. Jones 27 32 Capt V. Gibson 26 33 Lient E. B. McCall 30 29 29 Ganner D. Wilson 26 30
Counted Out:
205 310 310
Sergt. II. S. Kirwan 20 31 27
Analysis af Shots.
Pte. E. T. Gango
97 Htalls-eyes.
93 Inmers
18 Magpies
- 2 Outers
915
87
25 21 23
69
Points.
372
915
YACHTING,
LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
RACE
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The following are the results in the 4th Ladies' Championship race held yesterday, over a course of 6.5 miles:
Handicap. Class,
Finish. Correct-
4.11.24
ing Time.
ed Posi-
..
Time. tion.
4.09.13
Diana Colleen Rolla
Daphnu
Allsa
Halcyon
4.10.08
4.13.17 4.08.42
4.11.24
*"." "Y." and "G." Class,
4.20.35 4.40.31 4.41.59
Pierrette 4.49.05 4.46.47
"Thecla
74.20.35 4.40.31 4.44.59 4.40.14
2
12
Viking
Jonn
Why
Wonder 4.40.51
Winge
Bluenoxe
4.45.10 4.49.46
4.37.05 4.36.36 4.34,46,
'4.83.21% 4.39.124 4.45.384 4.39.01 4.35.10
3
7
D
4
Boojum Adele
4.27.39 -4.25.10
1
1.41.18
4.39.28
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