1924-12-11 — Page 11

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1924.

LAMMERT BROS. G. E. WARREN & CO., LTD

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

'AND SURVEYORS,

-Public Auctions-

HB Undersigned have recolved in

"on

SATURDAY, 13th Dec, 1924. at it w..

at The Engiacore Institute, King's Building. Prays, Central One Full Sized English Billiar "Fabio with Agasssarios Terma-Cash on delivery"

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers,

THE WATER SUPPLY.,

時

Level and Storage of waterin reservoirs

an the 1st December 1994

SINT AND BILL DENTRICT WATRL” WORKS

ENYEL

1024

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overlaw

...

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thin, below overflow.

PRÓBÁCH ZI, MELIOR, ARD, DROZKLIA SE SALLONE..

DR. 5:0.69 Ni

391.20 140

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2210,47

19L3H

1,100

100H

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5604

$,027,00.

1,700,00

TUD

Consumption of water in the Olly and Hill Blatelet in millions and decimale

et gallone dating the month of November.

Comunionem

Menalo pegnati

Celengths par 193)

XPIE,

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(116

376.280. 288.129

210

24 3 *gatiom

Tutormittent Supply in all Ridor Main

·Districts up to 8th and Constant Sapply ia Rider Main Districts from 7th November 1933.

Intermittent Supply in all Rider Maith Districts West of Eastern Street and Full- Supply in all Rider Main Districta East

of Eastern street during November 1994, KOWLOON WATER WORKS LAVEL.

1. in. Beluw

To

1995.

Kewlem Gravila, †18. Kim, Abure.

VOR BABETALE...

MOXSON BILLIGSAWN BECKANS OY SALLONI.

1925,

1914.

Igloon Gratation

Bola Š. 2008, Lali

Consumption of water in Kowloon In Taillons and doolasale of gallons during the

month of November.

Comm

1025 640 242,002

1924

73.10

+ Ķ TORNW

15. Roma

1. Kased portinian,

Cosanmskim per bend

day!

Full Supply la al districts during

November 1923 and 1994.

The Government Analyst's recent ze

ports show tha: the quality of the water

in satisfacty«»,

Total Rainfall to Bith. Naz,

H. T. GREASY.

Water Authority. Public Works Department

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ASAHI

BEER

THE CHINA MAIL.

WORLD

GOLF

LONGEST DRIVES ON

RECORD..'

155 YARDS BEST.

(By D. G. Soutar.) While the experts all agree that the mashie shot, proper- ly played, is the finest in the game, there is no questioning the fact that the long drive appeals most to the beginner, and also to the average spectator,

OF

SPORT.

sionals of the last generation, describes his biggest achieve-. ment aà follows:

at

CRICKET.

TEAMS FOR NEXT.

SATURDAY.

Humphreys, L F. Ralph.

2ND XIV, C.R.C.

ぶ

"The longest drive I have ever made, so far as I can recollect, was in 1905, when playing at Walton Heath. The course was

At the H.K.C.C. ground on frost-bound, and the wind, at our Saturday, A match between backs when we were playing the Married and" Single has been fifteenth hole, and I hit my tee arranged. The teams follow:- shot. a distance of 395 yards, Married: R. Hancock (Capt.),] carefully calculated afterwards. T. E. Pearce; R. B. O. Bird, E. B. At the 18th hole in the same Reed, Col. E. D. Matthews, round I drove to the bunker E. J. R. Mitchell, Lt.-Com. C. S. guarding the green, nearly the Lockhart, L. D. McNicoll, H. E same distance."

Hollands, H. Griffin, 'E. W: Should a player be successful The 15th hole at Walton Hamilton: in currying a formidable hazard Heath has a slight downward Single R. E. A. Webster with a phenomenally long tee slope, but the 18th has not.

H... The (Capt.),

Owon-Hughes, shot, that shot will remain in the 'distances were measured by Sir A. C. L. Bowker, Rev. T. B. memory of the onlookers, while Alex Kennedy, an engineer, and Powell, Rev. E. K. Quick, E. F a mashie shot; dead to the pin, the distances were 395 yards and Stewart, G. R. More, H. J. ever a similar hazard, will linger 340 yards respectively.

Armstrong, F. N. Young, J. D. in the memory, only of the true Mr. Fred Lemanchare, enthusiast.

Westward Ho drove from the So many players lately have 13th tee, and the ball bounced asked me. "What is the record back ten yards from the assegal

that drive?"

the following green. An easterly gale pre- authenticated instances may be vailed at the time, and the length of interest. It must not be lost of the hole was stated on the sight of that in every case con-card to be 488 yards. ditions

more-

At the North Berwick tourna- abnormal-either frozen ground;ment in July, 1909, W: H. Horne the hard ground

caused by drove 388 yards. D. R. Antier drought, a fierce following wind, son, a one-armed, player, drove considerable fall from the tee to 300 yards at the Joliet Country the hole, or a combination of Club. This is the longest re- these elements. The drives, corded drive of a.one-armed therefore, can only be accepted as golfer.* curiosities.

All those drives were done with that The longest recorded and fully the rubber-cored balls, s0 authenticated drive was accom- the following, with the solid" plished by E. C. Bliss at Herne "gutta" "balls, provide interesting Bay in August. 1918. The dis- comparisons tance was 445 yards. The drive was measured and levels taken by Mr. L. H. Lloyd: Government Surveyor, who measured the drop in the ground from the tee to the resulting-place. The fall was 57

feet...

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A supervision of the Proprietor. Terms moderste. Special terms to families on application to

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"At Causeway Bay, the Club | 97 second.XI are to meet the Chinese Recreation Club, The H.K.C.C. team is

HKCC: - R Macalpine! (Capt.) M M. Watson, W. Brackenridge, H. J. Stevenson, G. R. Vallack, H, M. Howell, G W. Sewell, N. C. Barber, H Spicer, T. L. Jenkins, H. G, Burn.

BILLIARDS.

4

MR. A J. OSMUND BEATS MR. R. C. K. JOHNSON,

There was a large attendance Miss Molly Whigham, in the at the Club Busitano, last even- semi-final of the ladies* chaming, when Mr. R. C. K. Johnson, pionship at Westward Ho, in champion of Shanghai for 1922- May, 1900 drove 214 yards at 1929, met Mr. A. J. Osmund, the the 16th hole, and 234 yards at local champion, in a game of 600 the 17th. The ground is almost up. level, and both distances were BEAT THE BUNKER.»

officially measured immediately V. E. MacNamara, profes-after the match." sjonal at Lahinch, Co. Clare, in 1913, playing with Mr. F. S. Bond, Royal Wimbledon, drove to the fourth green, at Lahinch, a distance of 400 yards. About 250 yards from the tee, and run ning right across the centre of the course, was. a large sand bunker, about 25 feet high, called the Klondyke. To get into that bunker from the tee was

Good as these drives are, they have been eclipsed by the effort of a well-known Sydney golfer of hole, drove so far through the a decade ago, who at a 200-yard green that he had to use his brassey to get back.

I

one

of the very best shots. MacNamara, in describing his drive, stated, How the ball ever

!

SHANGHAI LADIES'

CHAMPIONSHIP..

V

The game opened poorly, the contestants visiting the table' many times before Osmund opened up with a break of 28... ~

He thus established a lead which he did not lose throughout the game.

Osmund, playing coolly, was always striking with a view to position. His assurance and precision soon

well put him ahead of Johnson. His .score was almost "always double his opponent's.

The tale is told by a record of In the final of the Shanghai the breaks by the respective Mplayers, which were as follows: Osmund-28, 40, 22, 12, 83,

got where it was I do not know, Ludies' Championship,

unless that it happened to bounce/ Lofting defeated Mrs. Ryde by 10182, 22, 18, 18, 61, 52.

on a stone or something very hard at the end of 250 yards, and then run the rest of the distance- down hill. I believe that if all the best players in the world were to drive at that tee all their lives," concluded, MacNamara, "I do not think the same thing would happen again."

of that:

The notable feature drive was carrying a high bunker

up and 9 to play.

M.CC. IN AU TRALIA.

VISITORS SCORE EASY VICTORY.

+14

(Reuter's Service.)".

Toowoomba, December 10.

Johnson-20, 12, 18, 44, 22. 14, 15, 12, 15, 12, 19, 18, 15, 13.

The average worked out, at. Osmund 13.2 and Johnson 9.00,

Mr. Osmund's break of 182 was the feature of the evening. With Damund at 519, and his own score at 286,"Johnson had the balls in excellent position, but failed when he had put together 23. Towards the end he made a great effort. and drew up, but Osmund's lead was too much to ☀ overcome, but when the visitor had reached 405, Osmund ran out with an unfinished break.

at. 250 yards from the tee. The M.C.C. declared when they Placing tee 250 yards from the had scored 394 for the loss of high bunker at the fixth Ken-three wickets. Hearne made 174 sington would give local players not out in 2 hours 32 minutes. an idea of the length of the shot. He hit two sixes and 24 fours. A similar carry at Kensington Tate scored, 94, including three Mr. Johnson was the champion would not travel 150 yards after sixes and fourteen fours, in 61 in Shanghai in 1922 and 1923 · landing, as the ground is slower; minutes. Toowoomba batted and holds the record for all but, given fast ground, like Con-thirteen men, and in their first breaks made in the northern port cord or Killara...the distance innings-scored 181; Freeman-for-the past 3 years namely, would be quite possible.

taking six wickets, for 48. In 155. It is noteworthy that "Mr. their second innings they were Osmund last night exceeded this James Braid, probably the disposed of for 87, Kilner taking by the 182 in the early part of longest driver amongst profes-seven wickets for 36 runs.

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