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BIG DROP IN

MEMBERSHIP

OF NOTTS C.C.C.

LOSS OF £2,568

ON YEAR

LARWOOD'S FINE GESTURE

The balance sheet of the Notting hamshire C.C.C. shows an excess of expenditure over income of £2,568, due mainly to greatly reduced an- nual subscriptions-£5,404 from 3.217 members, the smallest since 1925.

SIDNEY WOOD TO PLAY AT WINBEED ON

1931 WENNER'S SECOND BID FOR WORLD CROWN

London, February 23, Sidney Wood, the American lawn tennis player who won the Wim- bledon championship in 1931, will make another bid for the title this year

According to an announcement to-day, he has, after a lapse of several years, entered again for the tournament. Wood also hopes to make the American Davis Cup team.

In 1935 the corresponding figures KHO SIN KIE

were £7,013 from 4,406 members. Sir Julien Cahn, as president, having paid the subscription for upwards of 800 new members.

Gate receipts amounted to $3.985, an increase of $679. on those of 1935, in spite of the fact that wea- ther restricted the takings in the match with India to £38 as against $855 for that with the South Afri- cans in 1935.

STRONG APPEAL

The club's indebtedness at the end of the year amounted to £3,793, and a strong appeal for increased membership is made by the com- mittee.

With the

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH

OXFORD CREW EQUAL 40-YEAR- RECORD

Impressive Showing On Thames

London, To-day.

1937.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

KOWLOON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

NOTICE

The Oxford University Boat Race The Seventeenth Annual General eight gave an impressive perform-Meeting of the Kowloon Residents ance yesterday when they equalled Association will be held in the St. ja 40-year-old record.

Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, The crew rowed from the finish-on Thursday, 4th March, 1937, at ing post at Mortlake to Chiswick 6 pm. Steps in 6 minutes 33 seconds.

TAROTON (Reuter.

IN THIRD

GALLIA FINAL

BRUGNON GIVEN HARD MATCH

GRAND NATIONAL AND THE LINCOLNSHIRE

Latest Betting Figures

London, Yesterday.

Cannes, February 1-Kho Sin Kie, of China, reached his third final in the Gallia tournament here

The following are the latest call- to-day, when he beat Karston, of overs for the Grand National and the Holland, by 6-2, 6-3, in the semi-Lincolnshire:-- final of the men's singles.

Kho Sin Kie had the better back- hand, while Karston's top-spin concurrence of Lar-drives were erratic. wood, arrangements are being made J. Brugnon had a hard fight with for the investment of the $2,082 Ambros, of Czechoslovakia, but won To-morrow realised by that player's benefit 63 in the final set.

Brugnon will meet Teschmacher, Staples has been awarded the who beat Vodicka. match with Yorkshire at Trent

Mme. Mathieu will play Mile. Bridge, beginning on July 17, as his Weivers in the final of the women's

match.

benefit.

It is expected that G. F. H. Heane will again captain the side, with S. D. Rhodes available in his absence.

BRITISH

singles.

REMARKABLE LAPSE Frank Strawson, the squash rackets player, had a remarkable handicap match against Thomas. He was a set up and 5-0, but lost after four match balls.-

Senorita Lizana is seeded No. 2 BOXERS'

in the Carlton Tournament this week. She is expected to meet SUCCESSES Mme. Mathieu on the court made

Match With Swiss Team

UNLUCKY GASH OVER EYE

famous by the Suzanne Lenglen- Helen Wills final 11 years ago.

ther-weight, who is credited with a draw against C. Catterall, British Empire champion, created a splen did impression. He won in stylish fashion.

Basle, February 2. The British Amateur Boxing As- Capt. TM Lenham (Royal Mari- sociation team did well to win four nes) won the most convincing fight

Grand National Royal Mail, 10 to 1, and o. Ready Cash, 100 to 9 o, 100 to 8 t. Golden Miller 100 to 8 o, 100 to 7 t. De la Chance, 15 to 1 of 100 to 6 t. Puck-a-Belle, 20 to 1, t and 0.9 Drinmore Lad 20 to 1, 0. -- Ego 22 to 1 t and o. Spionaud 25 to 1, t and o.) Misdemeanour, 25 to 1 o, 28 to 1 t Pencraik, 28 to 1 o, 33 to Didoric, 28 to 1 o 33 to 1.t. Blue Prince 33 to 1, tand

The Lincolnshire Laureat, 100 to 8 o. Takemy 100 to 7 t and o. Nipaway, 100 to 6 o.

Monte Sano 10 to0 6 o, 18 to 1 t Lost Scent, 20 to 1 o, 22 to 1 t. Straight Deal, 25 to 1 t and o. Pricket, 33 to 1 o, 35 to 1 t Stella Warden 33 to 1o 40 to 1 t

Reuter.

SHANGHAI JOCKEYS

LEAVE COLONY

Mr. HJ. Hearne, the Northern rider, left for Shanghai on Sun- day by the s.s. Patroculus, while Mr. E. C. Leighton left for Shang- hai yesterday by plane.

Messrs. T. L Wong and V.-C. Sung will be returning to Shanghai to-morrow by the mv. Asama Maru.

out of the eight matches against a in the light-heavy-weight division FRANCE TO

Swiss team to-night. The major-He beat Max Graf, who has won ity of the 1,500 spectators gave un- the Swiss national title eight times.

HOLD RUGBY

stinted praise to the British win E. Davies (Letchworth Garden CHAMPIONSHIP

ner. It is conceded that if H. Kemp, City) defeated J. Glaser in the fly- in the light-weight division, had not weight class. suffered an injury to his eye, The remaining British winner, V. which caused the referee to stop A. Stuart (London Fire Brigade), the fight, the Englishman would was the only A.BA champion on have won

the British side. He fought Wal-

H. Groves (Devas Institute), who ter Marti in the heavy-weight class fought Charles Zurfluh, Swiss fea--Reuter.

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Spectacular Play Featured

RUGBY LEAGUE IN FAVOUR

(By "THE TWELFTH MAN")

London, February 4.

Business

Adoption of Report and Accounts for year ended 31st December, 1936.

Election of Officers and Com- mittee

Any other business.

It is earnestly requested that Members and all others interested in the welfare of Kowloon will make an endeavour to be present at the meeting.

À BALDWIN,

Hon. Secretary.

COMPANY MEETINGS

HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

N

that the TWELFTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of HONG KONG TELEPHONE COM- PANY, LIMITED, will be held on WEDNESDAY, the Srd day of March, 1937, at the BOARD ROOM of the Company, Second Floor, Ex- change Building, Hong Kong, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors, for the financial: year ended 31st December, 1936, and re-electing two Directors and the Auditors.

.....

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 22nd February to the 3rd March 1937, both days inclusive.

Dated this 2nd day of February, 1937.

Order of the Board.

W. L MCKENZIE,

Secretary.

14, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

OTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN

that the ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING of SHAREHOLD- ERS will be held in the Offices. of the Company 2, Queen's Build- fing, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, 22nd March, 1937, at Noon for considera- tion of the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the year France is not, after all, to aban-ending 31st December, 1936. don her notorious Rugby champion The SHARE REGISTER and ship. I mentioned recently that a TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOS- suggestion by the French Federa-ED from 12th to 22nd March, 1937, tion that district committees should both days inclusive. arrange their own championships By Order of the Board of Directors would probably meet with stern op- position among the provincial clubs. This has been the case, and now M Roger Dantou, of the French Federation, has announced that the championship will be continued

E. COCK, Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 1st March, 1987.

As a matter of fact, a friend in Rugby and many of them are obey- France tells me that this season the ing, with the result that French Rugby championship seems matches are attracting bigger to have taken on a new lease of crowds and preventing the life

of the Rugby League game,

peal has been made to is one particular object of the ap teams to play open and spectacular peal.