THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81, 1987.
KOWLOON GOLF CLUB IS SEEKING A NEW V SITE Area At Foot Of Razor Hill, Taipotsai Suggested
GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE
IS FAVOURABLE
ASKS FOR MORE DETAILS
Colony Tennis
COMPENSATION REQUEST MAY Championships
CAUSE DIFFICULTIES
(By "Telegraph" Special Representative)
FINCHER ON VIEW
Trocidio and the in theor ng Rifle
HE dispute between the Hongkong Rifle As-TO-DAY
ing possession of the Army Rifle Ranges in Kow-` loon may come to a head in the near future..
From a high Government official I learn that the Golf Club, "foreseeing that increasing demands for facilities for military training will make it impossible to carry on at the Army Rifle Ranges," has approached Government with the suggestion that it be allotted a site at Taipotsai, at the castern foot of Razor Hill.
The Golf Club has promised that membership will be thrown open to all residents and visitors if the new site is granted.
Government's attitude is sold to be favourable towards the proposal and It is understood that a letter has been forwarded to the Golf Club, advising the Committee of this fact, and usk- Ing for
full particulars of the alte desired.
ONE STUMBLING BLOCK There appears; however, to be one stumbling block. It is stated that the Golf Club desires that the question of compensation should be taken up before they abandon their "right" to the Army Range.
(By "Varitas")
Overnight and early morning rain soddened the courts at the Cricket!
Club, but it is expected that to-day's programme in the Colony tennis championships will be played as per schedule.
E. C. Fincher is due to play Tsof fan, and his many admirers are rening. Nevertheless Fincher to give Taol à 40-00 chance
should win, and I think he will-in
DS conditions case. straight sets,
will favour him and he is playing a steady dume at the moment."
as pure conjecture. In any sheating for regular troops would have to come before golf for officers and their families.
THE KOWLOON GOLF CLUB The encroachment arrangement by which golf is allowed to be played on the Range contains the following clause:
F. V. Harrison meets Y. C. Lau in; another singles and the Chinese will probably win.
The most interesting tie of the day!
promises to be the doubles between R. L. Withington and 3. D. Mine) "Golf shall not be played at any and Wong Fuk-nam and Lul Kwal- time while the Rifle Range is in fun. This is almost certain to extend use by the Military authorities, or over the full distance and the result at any period, while fring be- is very open. If anything I rather! ing carried out whether by the fancy the chances of Mline and
other persons en-Withington, who are very sound, Milltary or any other titled to use the Range."
titica to use
A number of Cricket Club, events!
OPEN SINGLES
E. C. Fincher v. P. F. Tsol. F. V. Harrison v. Y. C. Lau.
OPEN DOUBLES
The Range and with it the Golf are also on top, the full programme Course is alloited by the General being: Staff to regular units, Volunteers, This question of compensation may Police, and the Rifle Association. The provo a diflicult one. I understand regulars fire on week-days, except 4 p.m. prac- that the military authorities will not public holidays, up
round. The entertain it, and chances of the Gov-tically all the year erntacnt finding the money appear Volunteers get one Sunday allotment a year for the Volunteer Rifle Meet- somewhat slim.
Original suggestion regarding the ing The Rifle
(except
R. L. Withington and J. D. Milne
Fun.
possibility of the Kowloon Golf Club; herday aftergociation. Wong Fuk-nam and Lui Kwali
inding an alternative (and incident ally much better) site than the Army Ranges is understood to have come
by ton- whole golf course is covered June and mid-September). And the following the tage from the day Volunteer Riße Meeting Ull the fol-
bined Services and
Thus the Club
from Col. H. C. Harrison, son lowing Tuesday week for the Com-|
Col.
D.S.O.
Secre
Some
months was requested by the Colonial
in the dis ns "arbitrator" tary to act na between puto
the Hongkong Rife As- sociation and the Kowloon Golf Club. Col. Harrison wurrested, in view of the delinite Army requirements when the new Cantonment was built, that the confy'bolütion appear- ed to be that the Golf Club should
be
The
pear
Meeting Hisley
of the Golf
membera
are prevented from playing on
CLUB SINGLES HANDICAP
V. R. Gordon v. G. S: Chambers. O. A. Hansen' v. J. F. L. Smalley.
CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLES
two week-ends in the year, and on E. H. Williams and L. R. Andrewes, Wednesday evenings, (except for the
■
A. H. Penn and J. R. Collis .v.
M. Pagh and J. Thomson V. three and a half hottest months in O. E. C. Marton and D. B. Evans. the year a state of affairs which hardly encourages membership.
Thre
The Colonial
T
contrl-
Resisted to a Irish alto, and buted $5,000-1 under-towards
block
Crown
land
- CLUB MIXED DOUBLES
W..Wooding and Miss Ward v. J. C, the initial preparation of the Range Pool and Miss Allen.
Golf
Course and the Club, has undoubtedly benentied by the fact .that. the Military built.
gives access the motor road which and paid for to the Golf Course. But these amentlies are as nothing compared
the thousands, of with
of dollars which casily accessible from Kowloon as is the Golf Club has sunk in the present grounds. hint the and in their Club; Ho the course
the new Custom Pass Basic Hu
COL Harrison hite
of Hobe Hill, and ivos a One.commanding view of the surrouliding country. It is
tops
the
is almost us
It is belloved, however,
.
If there is to be further interfer- Kowloon Golf Club, to whom a copy ence with golf at Kowloon and I of Col Harrison's suggestions Was have suggested in paragraph forwarded; desires a site at the cast above that I think this is inevitable ern foot of Razor Hill. *****
(a)
Aston Villa Lose Great Opportunity
· London, Mar, .30,
Cecilia Colledge photographed with the cup after winning' the
world figure-skating championship.
CHAN BROTHERS IN A BRIGHT RECOVERY
YESTERDAY'S TENNIS
(By "Veritas")
the
Staging a bright recovery they were driven away from after being 4-1 in arrears in the attacking position by good length
COL. HARRISON'S MEMORANDIna-the Club will be hard put to it to opportunily, of challenging the second final set, Henry and Albert lobs. Albert Chan bucked up.con-
of the
By permisalon
Colonial Secretary's Department, I am able to publish extracts from Col. Harrison's memorandum, which fully outlines the difculiles attending a solution of the dispute.
said:
maintain its membership.
THE HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION
гесоп
Chan, the Kowloon Tong "Chiderably in the closing stages and mado some admirable smashes, but Division tennis league players neither player possessed a service to yesterday defeated Lt. Comdr. both Hump and Ravenhill. by
Rump and Lieut. Ravenhill in
The Navy and Army representa- the Colony doubles champion-tives should have been able to dail ship 5-7, 7-5, 7-5.
much more drastically with such
Aston Villa to-day lost a golden
division. leaders, who dropped im- portant points during the Easter foot- ball league programme. The Rife Association, as
Playing at home to Newcastle, the stituted in 1935, is at present flour- Villa were unexpectedly benten
clear genla
and are ishing, as is evidenced by the fact two
thus out of the running for In his memorandum to Govern that it has within 18 months of its practically re-incarnation secured 450 full mem-promotion. ment, Col. Harrison
Huddersfield and Leeda collected The crux of the dificulty is, of bers and over 5,100 smulated mem- course, that members of both institu- bere. It is true that a very large first division points and Reading did tions want free and full use of the number of both categories are serv- well to beat Walsall on the latter's Rifle Range each for its own pur- ing members of the Fighting Services, ground.
week-enda and on general Nevertheless, there remains
For the present, an arber of keen civilians, about equal to
the playing
and present membership of the Kowloon Golf a "gentleman's agreement" ratification by the
lon rightly pleads The Association Club
an organization of national
recognized
It has been made-In
form of which still
emothe
Nával require-Chief-where- that it
by the Rifle Association
and the importance,
15
num-
FIRST DIVISION Huddersfield 2. Derby
3 W.. Bromwich
I
Leeds
́SECOND DIVISION · such Aston Villa Volunteers have the privilege of throughout the Empire. To this plen Bradfo
Stone might reasonably be added the fact Coventry
using the Naval Range on cutters on
many week-ends in the that, at
social amenity.
rifle
shooting
0 Newcastle' 1 Norwich 0
Burnley THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)
o Reading 'THIRD' DIVISION (NORTH)
3 Wrexhami
the #e-nd-casy" toc constitutes: regarded as solisfactory. It is mero support by Gove worthy of every Walsall
year.
But this arrangement can never bo
ly a palliative to the Ride Associa- Llon, and subject to cancellation at any time by the Naval Authorities, who at many times of the year have camps on the Range, which inter- Lore with week-end firing.
It may be useful if I set out my personal opinion about shooting and
from
the
OUT
Kowloon Rifle Range
of vlow:
of each of
points of the parties concerned THORITIES
MILITARY
THE
what
now
Kau Lung Teal
Departments. It is sometimes stated that the Hongkong Riffe Association will die away as it apparently has done be- Mansfield
(Continued on Page 9.).
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Nephew Of Local Cricketer Wins International Table Tennis Honours
Rump and Ravenhill were largely easy deliveries. Sometimes they did to blame for the result. They made score outright, but they committed
a large number of mistakes. errors when in commanding foolish position, Ravenhut in particular miss-
Rump was the more dependable ing easy shots, Full marks must be of the losers, though Ravenhill had given to the winners, however, who the best service of the four. Henry ⚫ displayed keen fighting spirit and Chan was sound, his brother Inclined
by dint of steady play, pulled match out of the Are.
the
to be erratic. Persaverence won this match.
*OTHER MATCHES
CHINESE Y.M.C.A. BEATS VARSITY In Badminton League Game Last Night
CHAMPIONS SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT
Chinese Y.M.C.A. accomplished
| last night what every other team in the badminton league has fail. ed to do this, season they beat the champions, Universitý “A," by five games to four.
MACAO
SCHOOLBOYS
The result was not a tremendous BEATEN
surprise as it was recognised that on their own court the "y" would sland an equal chance of taking points from the Varsity.
The winners made the wise movk
IN BADMINTON MATCH
Macao's schoolboy badminton team
of putting Patrick Wong and C. E Chng together. This change was fully vindicated, the · Colony cham- pionship finalists taking all three proved no match for St. Andrew'A gomnes,
Church Club last evening and were Great credit goes to T. J. Ong and beaten in all nine games. Yet the F. Koh, Y.M.C.A. second pair, who visitors, two of whom were under 14 not only beat K. L. Hul (a "B" team years of age, put up a promising player) and C. H. Soon, but held display, Jose da Silva and F. Ribeiro Tan and P. K. Hul to 22-24 and also being especially prominent with their "setled" against K. L. Yong and T. C. hard smashes and neat tap shots.
no
buch young badminton players
Silva, something like four feet The turning point, however, was high, showed rare agility and the victory of F. N. Hon und H. Koh, little skill in making his "kills" and the home team's third string against in partnership with Ribeiro offered K. L. Hui and C. H. Soon, whom they stout opposition to the St. Andrew's beat 21-7.
second and third paira. This result makes no difference to At the conclusion of the matches, the league championship which had the President of the Macao Lyceum already been won by University "A" presented souvenirs to the players but it spolit the Varsity's record. and thanked St. Andrew's Club for Chinese Y.M.C.A are now almost their hospitality and for giving
Mucoo's assured of third place in the league table. They hold that position by ch virtue of superior games average not at the moment, and to-morrow they ton was of such a high standard, but they hoped upon the return visit of play Recreio "B" which should ploce St. Andrew's, to offer a better game, them in on unassailable position.
Yesterday's detailed
and re- scores vised league table follow.
H. Wong and C. E. Chng (Chinese Y.M.C.A.) beat K. L. Yong and T. C.
C. Lee 21-13; beat P. E. Tan and P. K. Iul 21-9;
21-8: beat K. L. Hul
experience. They did not realise before that the badmin-
Mr. Heary Kew replied on behalf of the 'hosts and said they looked forward to paying a return visit to Macao. He congratulated the school- boys on their display that evening.
The results in full were as follows: E F Fincher and H. Kew (St. and C. H. Soon 21-6. oh (Chinese Silva 21-1; beat F. Rodrigues and. H Andrew's) beat E. Boyol and Ada T. J. ONE and
Y.M.C.A.) lost to Yong and Lee 21- Rodrigues 21-2; bent 1, da Silva and
lost to Tan and Hul 22-24; beat F. Ribeiro-21-2. Hui and Soon 21-14,
24;
F. N. Hon and H. Koh (Chinese'
E. P. Guest and F. V. Wong (St.
A. E
Y.M.C.A.) lost to Yong and Lee Andrew's) beat Doyal and da Silva 21-14; beat Rodrigues and Rodrigues 10-21 lost to Tan and Hul 8-21; beat 21-17-beat-da-Silva-and-Ribeiro- Hul and Soon 21-7.
LEAGUE TABLE
University
"A" Recrelo "A" Recrelo "B" Chinese
21-15.
F. A. Broadbridge and N. AE. Mackay (St Andrew's) beat Boyol
P. W. D. L, F. A. Pts. and da Silva 21-10; beat Rodrigues and Rodrigues 23-20; beat de Silva and Ribeiro'21-17:
14 13 0 1 69 21 20 12 10 0 2. BI 27 20 004-40 50 16 12
Y.M.C.A... 12 a C.R.C.****** 13 6 University
04 05 43 16 07 47 61 12
19 3 0 10 30 68 6
"3" St. Andrew's
Free Lances 14
14 3 0 11 45 75
1 0 13 31 77
BADMINTON FINALS WILL PRODUCE SOME VERY
THRILLING PLAY
Climax of Hongkong's first seat kome hundreds of spectators at the Club de Recreio where all the open badminton championships
finals are being played; and as ad will be reached on Friday and mission is at the popular charge of. next Tuesday when enthusiasts
fifty cents, record attendances are likely. are assured of seeing some of¦
Portu- There will be a Chinese v the most spectacular demon-
gucse men's doubles final on Tuesday strations of the game yet next, when Patrick Wong and his staged in the Colony,
partner, C. E. Chng meet M. A. Friday's programme which includes Oliveira and J. J. Remedios, and here. the finals of the men's singles and
another brilliant contest ខ
certain. Added attractions next Tuesday wil
Chinese standing player on the court giving claimed as the cleverest puyer in YMCA player and K. L. Yong
Ong the clever a fine perfortuance in all phases of Hongkong ( will engage T.) C. Lee, the the game Gorana was reliable... Hard-hitting University league team the University, who so very nearly I am told that it is the intention of
captain in the singles final, and with beat MA, Oliveira in-the-second the committed, to post a notice asking shots at times, but these were few ice, a fast
*The losers produced some thrilling: Both players busily putting in proc- round of the championship. A mixed umpires to endeavour to keep specta-
between;; the Colony champions; and away from the sidelines, and I and far between, and they had notice, di fast and exciting encounter is doubles exhibition will also be staged 8.P. Chan, and althor Miss M. Silva hope umpires will do their utmost to consistent retort to the winners in certa
Equally as Interesting will be the observe this. They are in a better logosano should now mixed doubles final la which the The programmes on both Friday
or Miss W. Cheung, medios position than anybody 10 enforce
well-known Club de Recrelo couple, and Tuesday next will start at 0,15 such a point, and they should make reach the last eight,
M. A..Oliveira and Miss M. Silva willpm.
It was unfortunate that the te finished on a note of doubt. When the Chan brothers held match point for the second time, Ravenhill made A. V. Remedios and A. V. Gosano deep hot to the forehand sideline made short shrift of Ma Nal-kwong which was apparently good, but the and Li Kwan-hung in the other spectators encroaching close to the doubles encounter, winning In 1 lines prevented the umpire from straight sets. The Portuguese were
aceing the point and he ordered a let. carly in the ascendancy and never mixed doubles, is especially attractive, ba a men's singles exhibition between The brothers straightway won lost grip., Remedios was the out Patrick Wong, now generally ne match point on Ravenhill's error,
Lors
ما
APPEAL TO PUBLIC
the
coguc
Beason
beat
MEN'S SINGLES · AND MIXED DOUBLES
of
When the Cantonment is bulit, the Military
it quite clear that they do not intend Clarke won as expected against oppose either their club colleagues, authorities will want to keep the
allow play to proceed until then. O'M. Deane, losing three games | LA. Carvalho and Miss C. Silvo or THE HONGKONG, BADMINTON players are given enough room for in each of the two sela Clurke's P. K. Hul and Milsa. Ullan Khoo. The Kowloon lange, owing to its close-
A nephew of A. II. Rumjahn, the English players being named first:
their strokes. Spectators, on their
CHAMPIONSHIPS will also want to build extra bults and firing this year captain of Lie senior L.R.C. 31-12: W. Atkinson beat WC bent make every effort, without the neces-court in time to make full strokes in mixed doubles champions pairs. In will be played on the following ness to barracks. They also well-known Hongkong cricketer and Al Cohen, beat I. Carliste,, 21-12, part,, should adopt a more thoughtful punching forehand drives forced last-named are favoured to win 0- Deune into errors, the Cricket Club night's semi-final tic, and if they do points
there; and the only reasonably cricket tean, recently played for 23-21 21-11; P., U, Rumjahn,
allitude towards competitors, and to player being too slow to cover the there will be a second classic meating
FINALS between the Recreio and Univrsity cheap method of doing this is to England against the Irish Free Biate D. L. Hennessey 4110, 31-11: Mrs. Bity of an appeal from umpires, develop the range in between the in a table tennis International match Hutchings, and Misa D. Newey best players or committeemen, to see that return..
match played earlier this -existing “A” and ***** range.
datoar at Liverpool, and won.
Miss T. Whelan and Miss E. Yeates, they do not encroach upon the court Clarke played thoughtful and
ful and
and Miss
Khoo This will literally ruin golf, But.
F. U. Rumjahn the son of Dr. J. 21-10, 316
condness
painstaking tennis and, on such form Oliveira and his partner, Who Will are the alternatives? If the
The public is given the privilege he has an even chance of beating therefore, Bo'ail milltary extend westwarda, a hill wil Rumjahn, who left Hongkong many JKHyde and E. W. Hyde beat of spending a pleasant, hour watch- Crawford in the next round,
out for revenge... years ago to practice medicine C. A..Kemp and H Collins 21-14, ing tennis; therefore the public Late > de cimers isă acum agreed, was chosen as feird sling 71-102 E. Rery and Mrs. Hutchings should be prepared to display con to beat P. C.-Les-in a three set on these events will the 17 Friday„April.2) 94 li pittavat Club; resumed. If the rangs be extended singles player for England and in his beat D. Hennessey and Miss Yeates, sideration for the competitors match;
"La Withington had to go all out | en
doubles match la which de Roerejo, together with mon's of the Colony's leading pere eastwards the cost of resumptions for match against D. L Hennessey he the range itself and for a new danger won in straight games of 21-10, 21-1121-17 31-10
Reverting to the dou
doubles match.
Withington was
the former English county player, MEN'S DOUBLE there steadier
dier player, Leo
and, bocuracy Silva and either L. A Carvalho, cr changea. play on the whole was was demanded..
P. KHulches w zather dull The Chan's relied upon BAWA Howard walled in vain for All three
will be the best men's defence to a very large extent des- his opponent, J. D. Holines to appear, of three games at 15 points up,, and nxhibi pite the fact that they were continiland ungiber, match's unplayed was are bound to provide a fine spe ally ralding the not. But their that between 1D. Mine and-Letar and volleying lacked siap and quite often Ping-
aros both over cultivated area in- This was the first time Rumjahn Ewbank lost to Kamp
21. while it must be acknowledged oppos Chinesa offering excellent (formers, will upplcar EL.H. Shuto,doubles "ezhibition: ma cluding several, Chinese had blaved, in an international match, |22 - 24; Miss Newey beat Miss Xcates were some interesting forecourt ex-1: rash Bhote when caramel partners J. J. Nemedios agafrist M. A Tuesday,
would be 565 to? Les sometimes
When hány Army ofjo
prohibitive our
|while. Engdand's' Team; also fincluded |18, 213 214, 21–211; Mr. sledy that; two other new "caps". in W. Alkinson | best-pfler Whelan, Tadepalled of Leeds and 1. Cohen of Manchester. Ewbank and Rea å best
FULL RESULTS
Hennessey T- "restats of this munich"play=|tid hilms Newes beat Kant kend verpool --follow, the Whelan 4110, 1118.
ent in the New Cantonment; they
Verlent "But this kheti
care bolog made
Club