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BADMINTON RESULTS

Recreio Record The

+

Double"..

C.R.C. WIN FIRST MATCH

M.C.C. AGAIN COLLAPSE

Brisbane, To-day-The M.C.C. Club de Recreio "A" and "B": combinations both recorded vic-touring team who scored $1 for 2 in their tories of 6 games to 3 over their before lunch yesterday respective opponents. the Free match with Queensland yesterday. Landers and the Kowloon Tong collapsed later in the day and Club respectively in the Mixed were all out for 215. Doubles Badminton League night

last

M.C.C: 215 (Leyland 98, Amer Hammond 36, Barnett 20: The Chinese Recreation Club, Allen 4 for 27). who made their debut in the com-Queensland: #1 for 0. petition this year, proved too strong for St. John's Club, who were beaten by 8 games to

--Reater.

41.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1936

ST. ANDREW'S BALL CHURCHES

Brilliant Function At

Peninsula

SCOTLAND'S PATRON SAINT HONOURED

The annual St. Andrew's Ball is by common consent one of the biggest social functions of the year, and last evening's gather- ing in the Rose Rome of the Peninsula Hotel was no exception to

FIRST CHURCH: OF CHRIST,

(Branches of the Mother Church, The First · Church "of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Masa). Macdonnell Eoad, by Macdonnell Road Tram Station..

Sunday Service, 1115 a Subject-“ANCIENT AND MO-||

DERN NECROMANCY ALIAS MESMERISM AND HYPNOTISM ANNOUNC -}

ED."

the general rule. Everybody who is anybody was there, the ladies Testimony Meeting. Wednesday, in their beautiful dresses and the Scotsmen in their picturesque 6 pm. A Reading Roun is locat kilts helping to make a feast of colour and gaiety. The stirringed at Bank of East Asia Buildings, notes of the bagpipes, doing the honours to the official party, open-10 Des Voeux Road, Central and is ed the proceedings, which were presided over by the Chieftain, open daily, except Wednesdays Mr. R. M. McLay. Promptly at 9.30 the official guests arrived and Saturday: and were piped in, led by Pipe-Major W. C. E. Mackie, and escort- The following will represented by members of the Scottish Company of the H.K.V.D.C. curing two games, and Mackay the Royal Artillery against the and Miss T. Gonzalez the third Small Units in the first round of

Kowloon Tong displayed much; improvement, their first pair se

LARGE UNITS CRICKET

Mr. Gar. Sullivan, Bdr. Baker,

Chieftain's Speech Edr. Bancroft, L/Bdr. Hebden. In the course of his speech H. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Silva L/Bdr. Miles. Gar. Chaplin and the Chieftain said:

The Public is emedially invitad | to attend the Services and visit the Reading Room.

AVIATION SCHOOL

STUDENT

10.30 am to 2 pm 5 p. to 7 pati Wednesdays 10.30 am to 2 pm. The traditional ceremony at-national festival if thereby we Saturdays 16.30 am to 12.30 p.min. arrival of the feel we can oust ills, depressions All authorised Christian Science E. da Sousa, who is still suffering the Large Units Knock-Out Cric-tended the from an injured arm, was replaced ket Tournament at Sookumpoo on Haggis at supper. It was con- and such like, just as the Auld Literature is available at the by H. A. Barros,

Tuesday, December 1. commencing veved to the Chieftain with Witch in dear old Scotland weaves Reading Room. at 2 pm:

full honours and tasted by him her spell to make crops fair and Free Lancers Defeated

Lieut-Col. W. T. O. Crewdson. before being distributed to the kine fat in time of bane.

"A blythe heart will find a way At King's Park last night, Re-Capt. D. B. Michell. Lieut. C. C. other members of the official

to give cheer, and help to drive out crei "A beat the Free Lancers Garthwalte. Lieut. L. C. Marson, party.

the black sprites of woe from our by 6 games to 3:

midst and enable us to join lustily in the merry dances of our home ||land. If grim Wights see nought| "Your Excellency,-Or. behalf of but noise in the screech of the) the Society I wish to extend to you reels, the skir! of the Pipes and and Lady Caldecott a very hearty the shout of the Clans, nor joy in welcome to this, your first St. Ab- the quaffing of the Quaich, that is drew's festival in Hong Kong. indeed their fault.

The fifth successful candidate.] Scots Are Coy

Mr. Lam Sheung

chung, a student [Gentlemen.-Tradition dies hard.) "We. Scota are coy, when we of the Far East Flying Training and it is one of the privileges of talk of our own land, for we love School, Ltd., has just passed the the Chieftain to address the 18-it, but, alas, for the sake of the Hong Kong Government technical

In olden days world's wealth and health we have examination for his ground sembled guests. words of wisdom and comments on to spend so much time out of the gineer's Certificate of Competency -en- current affairs fell from his lips. Glens. the Cischens and the Vales,

in "C" category.. and I believe on one occasion be that we can scarce be put to blame

Mr. Lam joined the School 25]

(Recreio "A")

best E. L. E. Shute and Mrs.

Shute beat J. L. Anderson and Miss

M. Griffiths beat A. L. Fisher and Miss A.

MacKenzie

Gar. Howell (20). Twelfth man:- Sgt. Howe. Umpire: Sgt Boom- 21-18 field. Scorer:-Gar. Whitfield.

21-3

21-3

~♫. J. Remedios and Miss C. Silva; (Recreio *A*)

lost to Shute and Shute

17-21

beat Anderson and Griffiths

beat Fisher and MacKenzie

L

CIVILIAN HOCKEY TRIAL

21-15 To-morrow Morning's

Carvalho and Miss Olga

Ribeiro jur.) lost to Shute and Shute ...... 17-21; lost to Andensors and Griffiths 15-21 beat Fisher and MacKenzie

St. John's Trounced

21-17

At Causeway Bay last right, the Chinese Recreation Club beat the St John's Club by 8 games to 1:

S. P.. Chan and Miss Churn (C.R.C.); beat G. A. Smith and Mrs. A.

L. Barlow

beat J. Bennitt and Miss G.

Doir

beat 5. A. Trunlett and Miss

P. MacCaw

Awtar

Teams

(Radio). S.

"You Excellencies. Ladies and

of you

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PENINSULA HOTEL LOUNGE

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ST. ANDREW'S DAY

SUNDAY, 29th November,

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By the Band of the 2nd Battalion,

THE EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT

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W. E. B. Dowling and Officers)

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THE SEASON'S SUCCESSES PATHE

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A Civilian hockey trial match held the floor for 55 minutes; but if we ask our friends to help us an engineering student in Septem will take place to-morrow on the jalas, I am no orator and as most to celebrate our National Day, in ber. 1934. In order to qualify for have come to dance and the far-distant lands in which we the examination for ground en- Club ground at 10.30 am.

Whites: U. B. Souza (Argonau-zot to listen to me speechmaking make our temporary home, and I gineer the candidate must pro- ta): A. E. P. Guest (Radio); E. do not propose to detain you very trust nothing but pleasant and duce to the Director of Air Ser

Reed (Club); J. Hayward (Po-long,

happy recollections will remain vices proof that he has had at lice). W. A. Reed (Club), J. B. "As a society we stand supreme.(with you of to-night's festival.

least two years' experience in the Gonsalves (Rec.); B. Gosano (Ar-Ours is the oldest society in the

4You are all well acquainted

care and maintenance of aircraft ronauta). R. C. Reed (Nomads), Colony, having been founded in the with the 'Cottar's Saturday Night' or aero engines, or has undergone

S. year 1831, and we take great but let me give you the new ver a two years course of training at BC10099 Did I Remember Singh 21-12 Chowdhury (Radio) and J. Alves pleasure in rubbing this in to kin- sion. As I turned off the High

Cred societies and seeing that they Road, the lane narrowed and the These conditions have been ful an approved aeronautical school. (Argonauta). 24-201 Reserves: C. Rocha (Radio) R. recognise our premier position. hedges shouldered in about me filled by Mr. Lam, who has taken Xavier (Argonauta), A. B. Ham- "As to our activities, our charit-trailing brambles clutched at my the two year course at the Far san (St. Andrews) and E. F. Fin-able acts are discreetly bestowed, legs and rasped a protest as I tore East Flying Training School cher (St Andrews).

without embarrassment to the re-myself away. The moon winked

Mr. Lam is at present prepar- Colours: J. Jessop (Police); E. cipient. We'de pride ourselves at me, as I made my way towards ing to qualify for the Government 21. 6 L. Gosano. (Argonauta), Kamail that our Annual celebration of the the lighted window which beckon-"A" Certificate of Competency. He 21.6 Singh (Police); M. H. Hassan | Festival of St. Andrew is the soci-ed me.

is the son of Mr. Lain Pak-to, "As I set foot in the yard, Headmaster, of the Yuen slinking form, came at me from Government School

21- 5

P. C. Leang and Miss W. Cheung (CRC)

best Smith and Barlow

beat Bennitt and Doig

beat Tranlett and MacCaw

S. W. Liang and (C.R.C.)

lost to Smith and Barlow

beat Besnitt and Doig

beat Tranlett and MacCaw

21 11 (Radio). L. Oliveira (Argonauta),al event of the season.

N. Whitley (Club); Teja Singh |

21-24

Grand Conceit

Long

Mr. Liang (Police), S. Fowler (Club). G. E. "We. Scots, have a grand con- the shed and followed me to the

P. Divett (Club). J. Wall (Police) ceit of ourselves, but we are wild door, sniffing gingerly at my knees him and his merry pipers who de meri, born; in clans or tribes, North I knocked on the weathered panel, 21-11 and V. Bond (Club).

much 40

to make our reels, 21-13 Reserves: A. P. Eca Silva (No- of the Tweed, or in some sheiling then, receiving no answer, lifted

strathspeys, etc, go with a swing mands) F. V. Wong (St. Andrews) in the Isles of the Western or the latch and stepped. into a

that is seldom seen elsewhere R. A. Bates (Club) and W. J. Northern Seas. As soon as we can Cottar's Saturday Night."

are due our best thanks for Brown (Club).

we braw men cross the Tweed or

their enthusiasm în maintaining Ito lands less bleak and bare, so that

the true spirit of our native

Recreio "3" Wins Easily

At Kowloon Tong last night. Recreio "B" beat Kowloon Tong Club by 6 games to 3:

R. E. Lee and Miss M. Xavier (Kowloon Tong)

lost to A. M. Silva and Miss M.

Ribeiro

-beat E. A. Barros and Mr. E.

Za Sousa

beat E. A. R. Alves and Miss

S. Remedios

NA E Mackay and

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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

OUR POOR DAY

in

Humble Hearth "The lamp on the mantelshelf, we may earn that which brings aided by the glow of the fire, “RAINBOW” CUP HOCKEY food, drink, clothes and creature showed the little household about comforts unobtainable on our na-their humble hearth. The good-

"I would also like to express to Further progress was made in tive heath, but, once a year, we wife, toddler on knee, sat on the the convenors and members of the the "Rainbow Cup when the an- foregather under the shadow of far side. her youngest boy various Sub-committees my best!

thanks for their assistance 13-21 nual hockey match between the the White Cross on a Blue field, sprawled at her

chin on feet,

2 making such Staccess Rainbow and RA.O.C. was played to toast the name of our Patron hands.

of to- at King's Park on Thursday, the Saint in our own good wine.

"John, the oldest, sat pear her, night's function. 21-16 result of a draw well representing | **Wild men, though we be,

"Lastly, no words'of mine can' we whilst Mary, the daughter, and Itwo evenly-matched teams. Wes-are a mild race, and wish our Sands, the herd, shared the horse- adequately express my thanks to Miss T. ton scored for the Ordnance Corps friends to share in our merry hair sofa. The father, on whom our Joint Honorary Secretaries,

while Pybus scored for the Rain-making, and that is why we have all eyes were fixed, sat with his Messrs. E. M. Brycen

21-13

Gonzalez (Kowloon Tong) lost to Silva and Ribeiro

lost to. Barros and Souza

beat Alves and Eemedios

9-21 13-21 21-14

bow.

1. A. de V. Soares and Mr. A. W.

da Roza (Kowloon Tong)

lost to Silva and Ribeiro

lost to Barros and Sousa

lost to Alves and Eemedios

LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE

HEART.CRY

ensure the

and D. S.i taken so much trouble to bid to back to me, bending over a small Bobb, for their labours in connec this feast as large a band of Lads table on which had been laid an tion with to-night's Ball Truly and Lassies as the 'Groats in the open book and some sheets of theirs is a labour of love, and Purse of our large-hearted mem paper. He did not turn as the every member of the Society is: bers could afford. We reek notlatch clicked; only the mother deeply indebted to them for their 3-21 From a personal column in the if the times are lean. if gloom raised an enquiring eye and lifted untiring efforts to 10-21 London press:

Juris where our cash is stored ina hasty finger to lip to beg that smooth running of affairs on such 5-21-NOISE.-There are too many cents, nor if trade is what the silence might be respected.

a night as this. They are par: rattling milk bottles in Kensington | barometer calls dull,

we are the

"The little group sat motionless, excellence the ideal secretaries for Park-road early in the morning-more glad to gather our friends with an air of great expectancy our Society, and I trust they will Sufferer.

around to join in celebrating our prevailing as if waiting for some- continue in office for many years

thing to happen that seemed long to come.

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Recreio "A" 2 2 0 0 15 3 4 CR C.

1100.8 1 2 Recreio "B".. 1 1.0 0 6 3 2 Free Lancers, 2 1 0 1 12. 62 St. John's Kowloon Tong 2:00

2 0 0 2 1 17

LADIES' TENNIS

TITLES

Alteration In Dates

•

in coming. The father cleared his! "And now, I shall not detain you throat, and at last a voice was any longer. Gentlemen, I ask you heard. This is Glasgow calling to be upstanding and drink with and here is the Sports Balletin me, the Toast of the Evening: "To the immortal and pious memory and football results:—

Motherwell 2

0 of OUT Patron Saint, Ach,' exclaimed the tense Andrew.” ”

|Race Entries For

Twelfth Extra Meeting Aberdeen

163

“There's ma

Saint

The Decorations The following is the list of en- 147; Dawn Star, 161; Harvest View, figure, pushing his papers from tries and handicaps for the 151; King's Justice, 151; King's Lead, hizm in disgust.

In the place of honour above, the twelfth Extra Race Meeting of the 162; Pontiac Bay, 140: Ribble, 340, eupon burst already. Such is the official dais hung the coat of arms)

Bose Queen, 183; Sadko, 140. Hong Kong Jockey Club, to be

5. Uddingston Handicap Six Pur-Present day "Cottar's Saturday of the Chieftain's clan, Stewart of held on Saturday, December 5:

Appin, tastefully draped with tar Night longs—Blue Ribbon, 144; Cassius,

Geordie Duncan ?

fan and set off by evergreens. Com- 1. Coogee Handicap “A” Class 140; Hopscotch, 148; Ocean View The tennis sub-committee of the Five Furlongs-Australian, Boy, 133; 147; Shamrock, 142; Stopwatch, 157; "Before concluding there are forming to strict heraldic design, United Services Recreation Club Derby Day, 188, Holiday Eve, 150;

Bag Tor, 140: Bobniak Star, 185; The Hero,

two matters I would like to refer the shield was quartered; two quzer- Botham Handicap, "F" Class to: Older members of the Society ters chequered and two argent the has decided to make the following Just That, 142, Vixen Tor, 146. Fire Farkngs. — Blandford, 144; will, I am sure, be glad to bear latter each bearing a galley with alterations as regards "dates for 2, Crieff Handicap, C Class Centre Court, 158; Double Finesse, the Colony ladies tennis cham-First Section) Seven Perlongs 159; Honey, 129; Pelect, Day, 127 that we receive good reports of sails trussed, flags gales, and oars pionships.

Bay, 161; Jungle Racing

Beszt

137; Ranger,

165, Geordie Duncan, who for so many in action. The crest bore a uni- Rizze, 140; Boolat

167; King's Bounty 158 Kinga Sancy Race, 153; Snowy River, 155 years was responsible for the de-corn's head with two roebucks as Semi-finals in both singles and Jubilee, 154; King's Sceptre, 15: Violet Green, 156; Zodiac, 163. corations at our annual festival supporters, and underneath doubles to be completed at com-Monoplane, 140, Poutine Bay 156; 7. Caurie Handicap,

Class I am glad to say his mantle has the motto: "Quhidder Will Yie?" petitors' convenience before De-Ribble, 145: Soldier of China, 154: Two Mile Post, once round, and in fallen on his son's shoulders and (Whither Wai Ye?).

Soldier of Peace, 140, The Tiger, 19

155. Cavalcade, 150: Chocolate, 140: comber 5.

2. Crice Handicap, Glas Diogenes, 157; Dou, 146, Demora, young Andy is responsible for to- (Second Section) - Seven Furlongs.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1st

BUY

A ROSE

AND HELP

HONG

KONG'S

POOR

in aid of the Charities of the SOCIETY OF THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Which Extends to the Poor of M

Nationalities and Denominations.

GET THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AND GIVE. FOR THE PLEASURE OF GIVING.

The dais was brilliant with huge comprised an oak tree, within the centre of the ball-room

Final of singies championshi? | Amberley, 149; Flybynight, 205 (200C Emergency Cell, 145; Gold Com night's decorations and is to be illuminated thistles, electric lights sword, and a five-pointed star; a)were the crest of the Society and to be held at the BSRE: OTG Honour, 143;. Laughing - Girl, 1552 Alighing Buddina, 185; Merry cuntzratulated on the very splendid bæring been sicilfully worked into creat bearing a lion's head, with a the picture of St. Andrew which,

cember 12 at 3

Farl of the

ship to on Dec

Doer, 140, Miracle, 163, Night View, effects you see here and in the the traditional emblems entere unicorn and a deer as supporters, together, with the sizine, erected Mayflower, 155; New Star, 15%; Royal 168; Pride of Tsingtao, 162, Racing All rooms upstairs.

On the opposite side of the hall. The war cry was: "Ard Choille!" on the fountain in front of the Highness 156, Ailverwith, 158. Bor 143, Roumean, 161, 17th of there is Pipe Major room hung the coat of arms of the (The Woody Height!) and the Hotel, has always honoured the Mynn, 184; Valerons, 148; Yhan, 160. September, 150, „Byleandale, 186,

dhream" celebrations.. BL Andrew's Stake Handicap, Victoria BAI, 161, Wadebridge, 151; Mackie, without whose pipes the Clan MacGregor, to which the motto "S rioghal mo

(Continued One and a half MB Bright View. Young Chap, 150

evening would be incomplete£al Vice Chieftain belongs. The Amma (Royal) is my voice).