The
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Ma Tau Wai Road,.
Kowloon.
BUSES 3 AND 11 PASS THE SCHOOL
Special Illuminated Track
for Evening Riding
Instructors:
Prospectus on' application
Mr. E. Wobb. Capt. N. A. Rojdestvin
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
1936.
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DOYEN OF HONGKONG SPORTSMEN
LEAVING COLONY TO-DAY
MR. A. O. BRAWN FAREWELLED AT KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB
A doyen among Hongkong sportsmen is making his departure from the Colony to-day, thhe gentleman in particolar being Mr. A. O. Brawn, who for over 27 years has been activity; associated with all forms of sport in Hongkong.
Mr. Brawn is leaving for Australia and England on retirement having served with the education department of the Government since 1910, finish ing as Chief Inspector of English Schools.
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come. He thought it was time lo probable that Mr. Brawn would
Hongkong eventually return to most of the "old stagers" did.
Mr. Lindsell then went on to aut line Mr. Brawa's associations with Tenals, lawn bowls, golf and the K.C.C. extending over 25 years.
sald 1910 he
that cricket have beer among Mr. Brawn's It
Brown first became pro- chief sporting accomplishments. He Mr.
minently
the club, was founder and first hon.secretary mice he served on the cricket selec
ntly identified with of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis' Lea- gue, now the Hongkong L.T.A., and tion committer. Later he was ap
pointed a member of Hubsequently he became President. Ilo served as hon. treasurer of the Committee. In 1911 he became hon. Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association in secretary and held the post for 1026, 1027 and 1929, and became Vice- several years. He was again on the President in 1930, holding the Pre-committee in 1016 and in 1919 he was elected Vice-President, and so he re- sidentail office, in 1931 and 1932.
the Finance
PARTICULAR TRIBUTE
During his early years in Hongkong mained for two or three years. he was a keen and first rate cricketer And more than once headed the
In 1919 he became convener of the of the averages batting and howling Kowloon Cricket Club second eleven, croquet section, and if there was one tributo deserving Mr. while before King's Park was con- particular verted into playing fields, he played Brawn during that perod between creditable game of goit over the 1919 and 1920 it was that during to old U.S.I.C. course. He was also an those years the club managed anthusiastic croquet player and was build the substantial, surplus which of the now defunct croquet finally enabled them to erect the pre- section of the K.C.C. For years he sent club house. It was also during played lawn bowls, although he did those years that Mr. Brawn became e hot And a a place in any of the Inter- member of the "Knights of the Round Table" when they played poker for port teams..
Ils professional career has been the love of it and nut for the money marked by consistent advancement. (laughter).
as a junior assistant master
in
In 1920, in recognition of his great
Hanebong in 1910 he became acting services to the club he was made,
Registrar at the Hongkong Univerfo member,
Inspector of
An regarda his sporting activities sity in 1910 and in 1920 was appoint Fed acting
English in 1911-12 his name appeared in the Schools. In 1930. he also became second eleven cricket averages, with wickels fpr Director of the Technical Institute 17 for bathing and 20 and in
in 1033
was appointed Chief 74 runs in bowling which was hims the prize. He made a "come-back" Inspector of English Schools.
in 1910 with a fine batting average, PRESENTATION AT K.C.C. At the Kowloon Cricket Club last of 29.86 for nine innings a remark- able achievement. Apparently he did evening he was the recipient of
not bowl that year. In 1919 he did members, not cigarette bax from the while Mrs. Brawn was given a set of even better in batting winning the
prize with an average of 29.76. silver spoons.
It was the personal magnetism of In making the presentation before a large gathering Mr. Justice R. E. Mr. Brawn which had endeared him Lindsell (President) said "prisoner more than anything else to them, and. ab the bar stood indicted on two thoy all wished him and Mrs. Brawn charges. One that he had caused great happiness and prosperity in him (the speaker) to make, two well earned retirement. speeches in two days, and the second,
Mr. and Mrs. Brawn were accorded
a far more serious one, that the musical honours and Mr. Brawn in "good "prisoner had not allowed them to acknowledgment recalled the see enough of him during the last old days of the past and explained few years. Now, unfortunately he why he had not been such an active was going to make it impossible for member of the club during more re-
long cent years. them to see him again for a
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