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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
GARRISON NEWS.
SUCCESSFUL R.A.O.C. DANCE.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,
tion, and each fight will be of three end-to-end play ensued, the Somersets getting near the Artillery goal, and rounds; of two minutes each.
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Last Postings and Appointments,
Captain F. Marriott, Royal A most enjoyable, and thorough--Artillery, who is at prerent serving ly successful Dance was given by In Singapore, will be posted to all ranks of the R.A.0.C. last kong early in February.
Captain J. A. Aknew Wallace has night. It was hold in the Royal Engineers Theatre in Wellington been appointed Adjutant, to the 2nd. Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Barracks, and the room was taste- Highlanders, now stationed at Tien- fully decorated with fings, bunt-tain. His recant appointment, noti: ing, and a profusion of streamers fed a short time ago, as Adjutant and other seasonable decorations of the 8th Battalian of the same ro A large number of guests, in- giment, has now been cancelled.
Lieut. F. M. Bucher, Royal Scots, is cluded the Goneral OMeor Com- enanding the Troops in China being posted, to the 2nd Battalion at (ILE. Major General J. W Sandi-Tientain, from the lat. Battalion now
at Aldershot. lands, C.B., C.M.G., DiS.O.), Co- lonel W. D. S. Brownrigg, D.S.O., (A.Q.M.G., China" Command), Co- Jonel, R. B. Skinner, O.B.E., Royal Engineers, and Colonel F. S. Ex ham, D.S.O., R.A.0.C., and a large number of Stall. Corps and Regi- mental Offeërs,
Music was provided by the Lyric Band, and the dance terminated very early this morning with all present voting it an entire success,
Boxing.
It has been decided to hold an Area Boxing Meeting in the New Year. Preliminary bouts will take place on the afternoon of January 9th, and the finals will be held on the evening of the fol- lowing day, at the City Hall. Some good fighting should be seca, judging by the excellent show put up last week at Sham Shui Po by the Somersets.
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Retirement. Captain W. H. Williams, M.C. RAS.C., who recently left Hongkong for the United Kingdom, Is. retiring at an early date.
Yesterday's Football. 31st. Battery defeat II.Q. Wing, S.L.I.This game was played at a fast pace on the Happy Valley ground yesterday afternoon. Teams:
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shot by Hancock, and another by ten minutes before the end of the Guest, were saved by Malthy. About
his hat-trick.
game, Gill got through again, to score Navy Matches. Iroquois defented Sterling at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, by thras goals to ono. Teams:
Iroquois Wyatt; Sawyer, Hamen; Curls, Nobes, Watson; Hall. Fell Evans, Allsop, Wado.
Sterling Darrell; Down, Malkin: Dorrian, Nicol, Edwards; Brenchley, Ford, McCabe, Palmer, Lock.
Both teams settled down early, and turn Danger threatened Storling each side's territory was raided in zoon after the commencement, when: Wade made д good run down the left wing, and put in a good centre, but the whistle was blown for off-side. Iroquois, and a corner was forced. Further pressure was pat in by the Wade sent in a good kick, which was not touched in front of the goal- mouth, and Sterling were able to make some headway.
20 yards Oliver. Battery Maltby; Seal; Hall, Fletcher, Joyce; Cotton Rodgers, Gill, Leach, Davey.
H.Q. Wing, S.LL-Wallace; Green Nell; Hooker, Haywood, Bristow: Rayson, Guest, Early, Daggett, Han- cock.
The Somersels were the first to make ground, Rayson going down on the right and putting in a good centre, from which a corner was forced though na advantage came from the fing-kick. A shot by Guest was in tercepted by Oliver. to concedo an other corner, the kick going behind
the line.
The Gunners got down to the other end and kept up their pressure, with out being able to find the net, though fine hard drive by Rodgers was wall saved by Wallace.
A free-kick to. Sterling from about out was sent across the goal,
the other end of the goal. Soon after for Palmer to score with Wyatt at the ball was centred, Fell drove the ball into the net, but the referee dis- returned to the attack Immediately, allowed the goal for off-side. Troqupis and Evans equalised with a difcuft shot, the ball rebounding from the cross-bar over the line.
Darrell and Malkin held out against| several raids, but Iroquels worn not to be denied, and shortly after the interval Hall headed in a pass from Wade which had been intended for Evans. A goal
and the Iroquois forwards determined to consolidats their lead, and a few minutes after Evans took a good pass from Watson, and scored the third goal for his side, An accident to Ford, Sterling's Inside- right necessitated his removal from the field, and weakened the attack to
great extent
Sterling returned to the attack, and were certainly extending Iroquels, but their luck was out, almost always when they were near goal, and the. final whistle was blown without fur-: ther score.
The following Unita, or combina- tions of Units will form teams for the purpose of award of points: Royal Artillery, Somerset Light
The Artillery side were much the Infantry, King's Own Scottish Borderers, and alt Departmental heavier team, and their weight told in the defence, where the Somersets Units. The competition will con-forwards were often knocked off the sist of individual entries, to an un-ball by superior strength. Half-time liminated number from any Units, was blown without any score. and scoring will not
On the resumption the first five until the semi-final stage has been minutes produced a goal, Gill obtained reached. Every competitor to en- the first goal for the Gunners with a ter the ring in the semi-final fine shot that Wallace could not reach. A shot by Rodgers compelled Wal rounds will be awarded a paint,lace to live at full length to save, but An additional point being given to soon afterwards Gill was fouled in each competitor in the finals, and the penalty area, and Leach made no An extra point for the winner. mistake with the kick from the spot. Thus, the winner of a weight wil Continuing to attack, the Gunners have scored three points for his inade several runs near to the Somer- side, a runner-up two points, and ete goal, Davey having hard luck in sending just wide from a difficult a losing semi-finalist one point.
angle. Byes will count as fights. for the
A melee and rame misunderstand purposes of scoring, if at the semi- final round, but anyone disqualing in front of the Gunners goal gave field will forfeit bis points for the Early a chance; and he lobbed the ball over Maltby's head to reduce the Aght in question.
Somernets' deficit. Play was taken In a friendly hockey match at Fights will be classified into at once to the other end from the Happy Valley yesterday, Hermes de- weights, as laid down in the Hand-kick-off, and Gill sent in a fast rising fented Cornwall by two goals to one, book of the Army Boxing Associa-sint that almost burst the net. Some in a fast and very interesting game.
Another China Fleet Football League game, played at Happy Valloy yesterday afternoon, resulted in a win for Tamar from Herald by four clear goals. Sorbia scored twice for Taniar, and Read and Hampson each got a goal Teams:
Tamar-Price; Brown, Robinson; Mr. Bunker, Carson, Burnett; Butler, Hampson, Lake, Sorble, Read.
Herald.Christianson; Bagwell, Hocking; Pike, Jago, Harrison; Mills, toss, Hannaford, Lt. Bamford, Wil-
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