1940-12-27 — Page 23

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1940.

Steve's Secret Weapon

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Sparkling Essex rounder, Captain J. W. A. Stephenson, has just re- leased a good "secret wea pon" story without, fancy, submitting same to censor, writes a Home correspondent.

While on night patrol in Flan dera he always carried with him two cricket balls.

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The iden was that if in the dir light he was surprised it would have been quicker to hul a bal, at the enemy than to draw pistol.

"I believe the 'Jerry' would have been so startled that even if he wasn't knocked down he would fall down to escape my hang grenade' and give me the chance to get in first,"

he says.

I can almost hear Steve "How's that?" if and when he had run his man out.

"JACKER'S" MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

THE PRESIDENT OF THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRIC- KET CLUB, SIR STANLEY JACKSON, HAS RECEIVED MANY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF LADY JACKSON AND HIMSELF WHEN THE HOUSE THEY WERE SLEEPING IN GOT A DIRECT HIT. THIS IS SIR STANLEY'S SECOND "NEAR THING."

When he was Governor of Ben-

his table at

gal. a girl student approached public meeting in Calcutta and started to open fire with a revolver,

"What did you do, Jacker"?" Inquired an old friend at their first meeting on Sir Stanley's re- turn to England.

"Nipped under the table pretty quick. Wouldn't you?" cepiled "Jacker."

Five shots were fired, and even an old cricketer couldn't be asked to wait for the completion of the over.

By far the greatest amateur all- rounder since A. G. Steel, they still talk in Yorkshire of Jackson's share in that game 38 years ago when his five for 12 and Hirst's five for nine didn't leave much for the other Yorkshire bowlers against Joe Darling's first Aus- tralian team here.

T. K. L'e Confusion Bay (Mr. S. L. Sung up) being led in after winning the Hong Kong Autumn Champlons by a hoad from Burford in record-breaking time. It won this same event last year.

(Kahn).

COTTAGE CLUB HUNT

The Cottage Club Miss Kiki de Chaffoy, who had paper-hunt on Christmas bad luck in being bumped off the course in the last 50 yards and Day for the President's her pony did not finish the race

between the flags. Cup was won by Robin Blake, who beat Van Ryn- berg, who came second, by a very close margin.

There were 25 starters for the hunt, which was run over seven miles of good grass country.

Yesterday, the Club President and Committee were "Al Home" Up to the last moment the hunt to members and their friends at was completely in the hands of their annual Christmas Tiffin.

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