CHRISTMAS PARTY
ST. ANDREW'S MOTHERS' UNION ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
Mothers'
The members of the Union of the St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, were hosts yesterday after-
THE
TO-NIGHT'S DEBATE ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING AT Y.M.C.A.
hoon at an annual Christmas party | The most topical of all local sub- given for members of the Mothers' Jects-Daylight Saving-is to be de- Union of St. John's Cathedral, bated at the European Y.M.C.A. to
night.
In the absence of Mrs. J. R. Higgs, Mrs. E. St G. Kirke.presided at the party, which opened at three o'clock with the playing of many, entertain-Ing. ing games and competitions,
Music was provided by Mrs. Kirke and Miss B. Kirke and Mrs. Steven- son entertained with monologues,
A splendid tea with mull-coloured crackers was provided by Mrs. A Gardiner, managèress of Harbour View Hotel. Following tea, Mrs. Kirks announced that the Mothers' Union intend sending a little present with their congratulations to Mrs. Higas on the birth of a son.
HONGKONG T TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1936.
BILLIARD TOURNEYS
Local Championships Now Being Organised
In view of last year's success, the second annual championships of the Hongkong Amateur Billiards As- sociation are now being organised.
the
Mr. P. S. Cassidy, who will open the discussion, will, ask whether Hongkong really needs Daylight Sav-sent out to the pubile and
various clubs The meeting which starts
are interested. which They are reminded that the entries 0 o'clock, is confined to members
close on December 28, 1930. only of the Y.M.CA.
Individuals joining, the Associa
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FIFTEEN PERSONS THROWN INTO THE HARBOUR
During the gusty weather syester- day Rampan carrying 15 persons overturned near West Point. The fortunate presence of a Post Office Inunch and a water boat prevented
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A POSSIBLE OXFORD COX DISCUSSED IN TERMS
OF HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
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(By Conrad Skinner)-
Entry forms have already been MOST people with a heart have been interested by the picture and attendant publicity of the cheerful nipper who is already spoken of as Oxford's possible cox for 1937. He stands 3ft. high, weighs 3st. 13lb., and looks as bright and jolly as they make them. Everybody will wish him, and Oxford, good luck if the matter comes to a favourable decision.
matter
and a typles! cox at something round 120lb., the total dead weight of 1,924lb. is going to undergo a saving of 401b, owing to the poten- tial treasure Oxford has unearthed - saving of one pound in every thirty-two.
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tion pay $3 a year, which entitles them to join either the Senior or Junior Championship free of charge. Clubs wishing to join the Associn- tion have to pay $10'a year.
The entrance fee for the Sentor). I am, however, more interested in Championship is $3 and the Junior the apparent resurgence of the old Championship $2.
weight bogey, and I should like to Further particulars may
theoretically, be had discuss the from Mr. A. B. Hamson, of Lane, without any reference to the gifts Crawford Ltd. (Sports Department), and personality of the winsome Mr. who has taken over the Hon, Secrc-H. P. Massey (of Balilol), whom
have not yet had the pleasure of If speed were going to vary pre- taryship of the Association.
meeting. I shall do no more then cisely in inverse ratio to dead than diapassionately use his measure-weight (that is, if the extra 001b, of ments and weight, trusting that he dead weight were going to be so dis- posed us to increase in exnet propor- will grant me that much licence. to five stone short of the normal cox- which constitute the chief known First, then, here is a candidate tour | tion the air and water-resistance, ing weight, and that invites a crude brakes on speed of any given crew)
we should expect a speed-Increase roughly equivalent to the said frac- tion, or some 700ft, from Putney to 1.400lb., boat and cars at 4001. Mortlake approximately 11 lengths,
in fact.
The sampan, which had a number prouched the spot and rescued eleven of passengers, Is believed to have of the occupants of the sampan, been carrying too much sail and awhile the water boal Sze Woo rescued cupsized It. The the other four. There were no hudders aqua!!
fifteen occupants of the boat were serious injuries sustained, although thrown into the water in confusion.
Seeing the commotion Chun Fok, coxswain of the launch H.D. 22, ap-
two of the rescued were later tukën to Kowloon Hospital suffering from the effects of the immersion.
sun in mathematics.
Taking a good average crew at
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A MISGUIDED EXPERIMENT But although my mathematics will not rise to a true assessment, I am aware that it would amount to noth ing like so much as that. The addi- tion of Golb. to Mr. Massey would not Increase water-resistance in that precise proportion, whilst the air- resistance of any coxswaln at all must be largely negligible owing to his "streamlined" screening by the
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to keep low the centre of gravity In order to minimise the liability to roll. For this reason they sank my sent nearly to the keel of the boat in 1912 a scheme which defeated its pur- pose. My useful inches-consider- able for a cox-had given me nor- mally the advantage of easy vision over the heads of the crew as they "scissored" and I lost that by being lowered, having to get my view first on one side and then on the other. This tended to produce boat-oscilla- tion, the very thing to prevent which my seat had been sunki
If Mr. Massey is so short that he has to be perched on cushions, os I read, in order that he may see where he is going, up goes his centre of gravity, and one of the advantages of his size forthwith vanishes in this In- creased Liability to roll the boat.
The precise saving in speed handi- cap which may be involved In the reducing of coxswain-weight I Can- not estimate. Let us suppose, how- ever, for the sake or argument, that by making up a crew of eight and a balf men, Instead of nine, we are going to save six lengths. Or what value is that if we choose for this purpose a cox who, by reason of short stature, cannot see adequately before him, or one selected simply for lack of weight and then trained on to be a cox la the hope genius may spontaneously within him?
that sprout
Surely, primary account should be made of the positive gifts which go to make a helmsman and crew- controller.
A mun may be worth d-lengths for his lack of dead-weight, but he may lose the six lengths quite easily, even before Hammersmith and none but an expert the wiser-it be has not the flair for tide- understanding, and the capacity to tide and channel- judge when, and when not, to pull- his strings this way or that, He should be the kind
of man in whose experience and coolness
crew can wholly trust and to whom Stroke dares to leave the responsi- blity of advising on the kaleidoscople panorama of the race, with its mo- mentous decision to spurt here or hang on there, the man who will know, when it arrives, that here and now is the unique opportunity to crack the enemy with a double ten and steer into the favouring water phead of him.
Whilst I think it was rash and ill- advised of a president once to offer to take a certain cox up to ten stone -a very flattering moment for him, of course, do think that mere weight is discredited as a decisive factor. On the other hand I do also think that the obsession may have a psychological effect on a crew.
For this reason, all against my will and belief, I did train down by seven pounds in 1912, but I was anything but completely fit for my Job after it.
Anyhow, it was disheartening that that should be the year when we shipped 14 tons of water. between Putney and Hammersmith to render [vain my sacrifice!
Mr. Massey may prove to have all
gifts, save inches, that the ideat! cox should have.. It is, at any rate, on the possession of some at least of these positive factors that the decl- alon should turn.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Tho Thirteenth Extra Race. Meeting will be held. (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 19th Decembor, 1936, commencing at 200p.m.
The First Boll will be rung at 1,30 p.m.
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