1941-01-30 — Page 29

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1941.

FANLING GOLF OVER HOLIDAYS

The following were the results in the first and second rounds in the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Captain's Cup Competition (1940): First Round:S. L. Lloyd (10)

TOUGH GUY, 13, HERO HIS HOME

OF RAID RESCUE

Dashing about shattered streets while bombs

and shrapnel fell around him, a thirteen-year-old boy helped to save several lives in a wrecked house in Central London.

Bill Binggeli, son of a Swiss-born scrap metal beat A. J. Dennis (10) five and merchant, was the hero of the district.

Neighbours called to congratu- paid late him, and the tiremen tribute to his coolness in face of

four; K. S. Robertson (6) beat G Thomerson (20) three and two; A. B. Purves (10) beat H. A. Mills (17) three and two.

Second Round:-T. Megarry re-great danger. ceived a walk-over from M. L. Reidy, who scratched; W. S. Hu- lier (10) beat A. W. Brown (9) two and one; T. Low (12) beat W. W C. Shewan (8) six and four; J. Linaker (15) beat S. L. Lloyd four and two: A B Purves beat K. S. Robertson three and two; F. A. Howard (17) beat J. W. Clague (16) four and three; H. Overy (18)|ter, but he refused, beat A H. McBride (12) four an'!! three; G M. Park (7) beat F. C". Young (14) seven and sax,

Wearing a Belgian soldier's hel- met, a souvenir of the last war. Bill ran with messages and helped to pull debris away from those who had been trapped bombed house.

Stubbs Shield

The following were the results in the second and third rounds of the Stubbs Shield Competition:

ira the

Often he was told to tuke shel-

His Reward

A neighbour who had seen huis gallant work offered him half a crown to buy some sweets.

Bill shook his head. "I don't save lives for money," he said.

what "I only did

Any bloke would do."

A.R.P. workers whom Bill helped in their dutics asked him his name during a Jull in

the bombardment. "Never mind about my name," said Bill.

Second Round: H.K.S.RA beat Gilman and Co. Un a walk-over; | Army Audit Staff beat 12th Heavy Regt. R.A.: Public Works Dept beat Hong Kung and Shanghai Bank four and three: Education

After he had helped to bring Dept. beat R.A.0 C. on a walk- over; 5th A.A. Regt. R.A., beat a young married couple-the Bill was woman was unconscious Dairy Farm Co., four and two offered a cup of tea. "There are A.R.P. Wardens beat John Dothers that need it. Give it to Hutchison and Co., six and four; them," Butterfield and Swires beat Post Office Dept, live and four; Dodwell and Co., beat Government Medi- cal Dept, three and two.

Third Round: -H.K.S.RA

beat

Army Audit Staff: Public Works Dept, beat Education Dept, six and four: 5th A.A. Regt. R.A. beat A.R.P. Wardens five and three; Butterfield and Swires beat Dod- well and Co., three and two.

New Year Meeting

The Bogey Par Pool-aver the New Course. Fanling. during the Chinese News Year meeting ut- tracted 30 entries and was won by D. S. Edward (5) who was three up. The Bogey Par Pool over the Old Course attracted 22 entries and was won by D. S. Robb (7) who was two down. The Medal round over the Old Course was won by S. L. Lloyd with a card of 80-9 71. There were 23 en- tries.

The Mixed Competition at Fan- ling and the Happy Valley (Bo-) gey Par) were cancelled.

PIONEERS' WAY WITH DEBRIS

Skill in Salvage Work

(By A London Correspondent)

In a of certain bombed

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said Bill.

Always A Plucky Kid

"He always has been a plucky kid," said Bill's mother. "He's a tough guy.

"He loves weight lifting swimming.

FIRED, PUT DUTY FIRST

From a village in the Midlands comes this story of an A.F.S. volunteer who put his duty before, the safety of his wife and family struggling in their thatched cottage set ablaze by

MET OVER BLACK-OUT bomb.