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ST. JOHN'S

DEFEAT

KOWLOON TONG ‘A’

RUNNERS-UP IN ""B" DIVISION

BADMINTON MATCH LAST NIGHT

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 10, 1937:

BRILLIANT HONG KONG

GOLF

Knole Park Assistant

Wins Big Prize BREAKS COURSE

RECORD

Little Aston, Warwickshire,

To-day.

BISLEY MEETING

WEATHER FAVOURS

MARKSMEN

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Fine weather greeted riflemen for the opening of the 2nd. Annual Bisley Meeting of the Hong Kong Rifle Association. The meeting com- menced at the. Army Rifle Ranges at Kowloon City yesterday and will conclude on Monday: This year's Bisley Meeting is remarkable for the splendid arrangements that have been made to accommodate the 500 or so competitors parti- cipating in the event.

The results were:

St. John's registered a clear cut victory over Kowloon Tong "A" at There was a surprising finish to Recreio last night by 6 sets to 3, the Daily Mail's £2,000 Golf Tourna- to win the runners-up trophy for ment played here yesterday over two the "B" Division of the Badminton rounds of 36 holes, when Sam King, a farmer's son and the assistant at League.

with an The match was governed chiefly Knole Park, Kent, won by the irresistible form of the win-aggregate of 283, and in doing so ner's first pair, Roland Koh and set up a new course record in re- G. A. Smith, who swept all before turning a card of 67 for his third ex-round, beating the scratch score for them without being seriously tended. These two are an ideal the course by 8 strokes!

Henry Cotton, who held the lead combination, the chief features of

the first their game being Koh's devastating with Max Faulkner on

President's Cup overhead, and Smith's subtle place-day's play was second with an aggre- gate of 287, while L. G. Mahon, of

(300 yds. H.P.S. 50) ments.

the Royal Dublin Golf Club, was 1, C. P. 0. Pellow (R. Navy), 48; 2, David Kwok and Bennitt, al-

(Police), 47; 3, 2/Lt. Holmes (H.K.V.D.C.), 46; 4. though extended in two games, al-third with 289. Charles Whitcombe, Sgt. Russell

Sgt. 6, L/C. ways appeared to have something of Crewshill, tied for third with a Blandford (R. Marines), 46; in hand, their display

night score of 289. Alfred Padgham, last Clarke (R.U.R.), 46; 6, Fus. Walker being the culmination of a steady year's British Open champion and (R.W.F.), 45.

the biggest prize winner, returned improvement throughout

a score of 296.

Scores as cabled by Reuter,

Son.

last

the sea-

Kowloon Tong were very disap- pointing and thoroughly deserved) to be beaten.

were:-m Sam King Henry Cotton

The best performance by Kow-L

G. Mahon

Four scores of 45 were counted out.

Secretary's Cup

(000 yds. HP.S. 50)

1, Capt. Rybot (R.A.), C. P. O. Pel 73-744-671-69-283 low (R. Navy) and Sgt. Warwick (R. 71172-1-724-72-287| Marines) tied; 4, Sgt. Jones, M.C. (R.W.F.), 45; 5, L/C. Usher (Royal

་

loon Tong "A" was given by Lee (Crews Hill).73-473-74-169289 | Engineers), 45; Sgt. Russell (Police), and Castro. The latter has

ex-

45.

Five scores at 45 were counted out. .737374÷69==289 The first three competitors will shoot

off for the Cup. 7875-1-7073—296

C: Whitcombe (Cre W B perienced a lean patch recently, Hill) but he rose to the occasion in bril-Alfred Pad-

gham) liant style and with Lee smashing well, they even took a substantial lead from Smith and Koh at one period.

R. E. Lee and A. E. H. Castro (Kowloon Tong).

beat P. Wilson and Norman

Smith lost to David Kwok and A. J.

Bennitt

21-18

15-21

lost to G. A. Smith and Roland

Koh

10 - 21 A. W. da Roza and K. C. Hoo (Kowloon Tong)

beat Wilson and Smith lost to. Kwok and Bennitt lost to Smith and Koh

N. A. E. Mackay and A.

(Kowloon Tong)

beat Wilson and Smith lost to Kwok and Bennitt lost to Smith and Koh

TENNIS

SPECTATORS DISAPPOINTED

21-18

4 21

-Reuter.

LEAGUE FROM YEAR TO YEAR

Official Volume Just Published

Geneva, To-day. The Secretaries of the Informa- 7-21 tion section have just published a Chan volume on the League's general work

during 1936. 21-14

15--21 Called "The League From Year 9-21 To Year," it contains much inform- ation of value for the study of the League's political, legal and tech- nical activities.

The large number of spectators who turned up at the H.K.C.C ground yesterday to see the match between H. D. Rumjaha and W. J. Howard were told that it had been postponed until Monday,

The following were the results of the Club matches played yester- day:

Handicap Doubles Rodger and G. S. Rodger beat M. Pagh and J. Thomson 6-3, 1-6, 6-1.

-5/6)

W. Wooding and H. F. Green (plus 3/6) beat A. C. L. Bowker and R. K. Valentine (~8/6) 6-2, 6-4-

M. N. RAKUSEN OUTPLAYED BY L. V. ANTONIO

Antonio beat M. N. Raku- sen by 192 points to 182 in the Co- lony Snooker Championship tourna- ment, at the Royal Naval Yard Po- lice Canteen last night.

Egg Pool-300 yds. The winner of this event was Lieut. Holmes, Hong Kong Volunteers.

Decimal Target-300 yds. Cpl. Tonkings (R. Engineers), L/C. Ganley (R.U.R.) and A. B. Bowerman (R. Navy) tied for first place with a score of 40.

Revolver Pool

1. P. C. Chau (Police); 2, P. C. Hoo (Police); 3, Sgt. Tansley (Police).

It will be noted that the Hong Kong Police won all three places.

MONTREUX PARLEY

Invitation To League Experts

London, To-day. At the Egyptian Government's

STOP PRESS

TEL. 20022 or 33993

Officer's Accident

the Lieutenant Kempthorne, of Royal Welch Fusiliers, stationed at Hankow Barracks, has notified the police that he knocked down a Chin- ese while driving in Latchikok Road yesterday.

The injured man was taken to the Kowloon Hospital.

SUICIDE OVER 6s 9d DEBT

Worry over a debt of 6s 9d led to the suicide of Mr. Harriet Hornsby Gray, 54, a widow, of Aldwincle, near Kettering, it was stated at the inquest. She was found drowned in a well near her cottage.

Her son, George William Gray, had It also includes a chronological request, the League Secretariat has said that he and his mother table of the principal events con- placed a certain number of officials been worried over the debt for two cerning the League and the chief at the disposal of the Capituations years. Last week they received a decisions of the Assembly, Council Conference which is opening at letter asking for payment

Montreux on April 12.

British diately...... and Committees. The main events

Wireless. bearing on the League's work are also mentioned. British Wireless.

RECORD RECRUITS FOR "TERRIERS”

6,397 Enrol During

March

London, To-day.

REVENUE FALL IN

CANTON

Finance Ministry To Investigate

Canton, To-day. Owing to a sharp fall in revenue Mr. Duff Cooper, Secretary for in Kwangtung since the absence of War, announced at Manchester yes- Mr. T. L. Soong on sick-leave, the terday that the number of recruits, Ministry of Finance at Nanking has 6,397, obtained for the Territorial sent down special representatives to Army during March was a record the province to investigate. for any month since the Territorial Mr. Taeng Yang-fu, the Canton Army was reformed after the War. Mayor, assumed office as the Acting

-British Wireless.

Finance Commissioner för Kwan tung at 8 o'clock this morning. Our Own Correspondent,

TREASURY BILLS

London, To-day, The total amount applia for in tenders for £40,000,000 of treasury The R.A.F. and H.M.S. Tamar play-bills was £75,820,000. The average ed a drawn match in the United Hoc-rate per cent. for bills at three key Tournament yesterday, each side months was 10/10.27d against scoring two goals. Scoring through Tozer and Chapman, the Tamar led by 10/10.80d a week ago-British Wire

1-0 at half time.

Sultan Of Johore

Singapore, To-day.

imme-

The coroner returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane.

His Excellency the Governor has nominated Mr. David Drummond and Mr. Francis John de Bone, M.B.E, as Members of the Court of the University of Hong Kong for a further period of three years, with effect from 5th April, 1987.

NEWATE ADVERTISEMENTS

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,

STANLE

THE NEW TERM opens on MON- 1 DAY, April 12: should attend at 9 specting apply ST. OLLEGE, Stanley,

Printed and Published for the Pró- prietors, The Newspaner Enterpriss The Sultan of Johore sailed from a by Gordon Cade Burnett, at 8A. Victoria, Hong Singapore for London yesterday to Wyndham Street attend the Coronation.-Reuter.