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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 29, 1941.

Chinesex Sappers Succeed

Interesting swimming was soon at Army Bwimming Pool, Victoria Barracks, yesterday, when For- trees Engineers hold their annual| Inter-Section aquatic sports.

Chinese Section, 22nd Company, were first with 115 points, closely followed by "401k Campany, with 110 points. Third place was taken by No. 1, British Section, 22nd Company with 80 points. At the conclusion at the sports Colonel E. H. M. Clifford, C.B.E., M.C.. distributed the prizes to the successful competitors,

Following were the results —

Eight Lengths free-style Relay:-1. No. 3. Chinese Section, 22nd Company, R.E. 2, 40th Company. British; 3, 40th Company, Chinese,

14 Lengtha free.style Relay:-1, No. 3. Chinese Section. 22nd Company: 2. 40th Company, Chinese: 3. Shuishulpo Detachment.

Long Plunge:-1, 40th Company. British 2. No. 1, British Section, 22nd Company; 3. No. 2.

22nd Company.

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CLIVE GARTHWAITE MAE WEST LEAGUE"

BECOMES ENGAGED

News has been received in the Colony of the engagement of Major Clive Charlton Garthwaite, R.A., older son of Major and Mrs. Alan Garthwaite, of Kirkby, Lonsdale, to Mies Dorothea Helen Macleod, younger daughter of Major-General and Mrs, Macleod.

Major Garthwaite is well-known: In the Colony as an Army and Interport hookey player and cricketer, having repre cented Hong Kong against Shanghai In: 1933-36 ¡nclusive, and against Malaya In 1933, in an Interport trial on the K.C.C. ground, he took all 10 wickets, while he also act a new vogue when he attended a K.C.C. New Year's Eve fancy dress carnival dance as Hitler.

Hockey Prospects Bright At C.B.A.

CUP WON BY LONE GOAL IN "Y" POOL

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AFTER A KEENLY CONTESTED MATCH IN WHICH, AFTER HALF-TIME AT LEAST, THE POSSIBILITY OF A DRAW KEPT SPEC- TATORS ON THEIR TOES, MTB 07 BEAT MTB‍10 BY ONE GOAL TOʻNIL AT THE EURO- PEAN Y.M.C.A. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO WIN THE CUP IN THE INTER-M.T.B. FLOTIL- LA WATER-POLO LEA GUE. NORMAN WHITLEY, CENTRAL BRITISH AS-

Although the formal title of. SOCIATION ALL-ROUND SPORTSMAN, IS VERY the League was the "Inter-M.T.B.

It has CONFIDENT REGARDING HIS CLUB'S CHANCES

popularly been known IN THE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR "Mae West League" because all AND SAYS, “AS USUAL, WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE players have had to wear as part TO FIELD A PRETTY STRONG TEAM THROUGH-life-saving Jackets approved by of their equipment the type of

the OUT THE SEASON.”

Admiralty and generally known as "Mae West-ers."

Not, mark you, because no one in the local Flotilla can swim. For from

Flotilla League," British Section,

High Dive:-1. L/Sgt. Davidson: 2. Spr Rose: 3, Spr. 613; 4. Cpl. Howarth,

12 Lengths free-style Relay:-1, 40th Company, British; 2, No. 2 British See- tion, 22nd Company: 3, No. 1, British Section. 22nd Company.

24 Lengths free-style Relay:-1, No 3. Chinese Section, 22nd Company; 2. No. 2. British Section, 22nd Company; 3. 40th Company, British.

Visitors' Retay Race:-1, Small Units: 2. Combined Royal Artillery: 3, Royal Scats

Six Lengths medley relay race:]. 40th Company, British; 2 No. 3, Chinese Section. 22nd Company; 3, No. 1, British Section. 22nd Company

Inter-Section free-style Relay:-1, 4011 Company, British; 2. No 2. British Section, 22nd Company; 3. Shumshuipo Detachment.

Inter-Office free-style Relay:-1, Chief | Engineer's Office: 2. C.R.E. Kowloon; 3, 22nd Company Office.

CHAN BREAKS RECORD

At the Lai Tsun heats yester-) day, in preparation for the swim- ming ga.a against University, Chan Chun-nam broke his own 440 Yards Colony record when he covered the distance in 5 mins, 22 1/5 secs.

The Colony record is 5 mins.) 25 3/5 secs,

Chun-

Complete results were: 440 Yards Free-Style:--Chan nam 5 mins. 22.2 secs.: Yau Sai-kwan 5 mins. 26 secs.; Lau Tal-ping 5 mins. 34.4 secs.

GOLF CLUB MEETING POSTPONED-

Due to the fact that there were not sufficient members present to form a quorum, the annual general meeting of Kowloon Golf Club, which was to have taken place last evening, was postponed to Thursday, September 4, at 6 p.m.

One of the reasons for the lack of the required number present was stated to have been the fact that the Eva cuation Representation Meet- ing at the Peninsula Hotel proved too great a “counter- attraction".

EUROPEAN "Y" CHAMPIONSHIPS

European Y.M.C.A.'s annual swimming championships, which; opened on Tuesday night, continued last evening when four events were decided,

were

Whitley adds that S. A. Fowler, who went on leave after playing only one game last season, is back again and will be turning out re- gularly. As far as he knows, leaves and holidays will not interfere to any very great extent with the composition of the team this sea-

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more the

The M.T.B.'s have quite a number of excellent swimmers in their ranks But they also have same duds scattered impartially among the various M.T.B.'s. and it was in order to help these, and also handicap the good natators, that the decision to wear "Mae West-era” was reached,

M.T.B. 07's win, incidentally, was all Discussing other departments of the more creditable since not only did sport at C.B.A., he says

that this team have several newcomers to though they have a cup for tennis water-polo, but Rutter, who is attached in the Association, there had not to M.T.B. 07 and generally plays B been any tournaments for mem- brilliant game for Navy, had to play

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ODDS ON MAZARIN SHORTENED

FINAL ACCEPTANCES FOR THE ST. LEGER, WHICH WILL BE RUN AT MANCHESTER ON SEPTEMBER 6, OVER A DIS TANCE OF 1 MILE AND 6 FUR- LONGS, ARE AS FOLLOW:

Ranger, St. Blazey, Royal Acat Devonian, Dar- demy, Mazarin,

bers for some years now. Whe in goal. The other boats were adam-cing Time, Starwort, Firozedit) ant; if Rutter played anywhere else Bassanio, Owen Tudor, Fettes out in goal M.T.B. 07's team would be Chateau la Rose, Bakhtawar, Sun- too powerful and the result would be a castle, Orthodox, Ptolemy, Felousį foregone conclusion-a nice compliment Royalist and Lambert Simmel. for Rutter, but it gave M.T.B. 07 some agonising moments to know that their best man was to be relegated to the position of goalkeeper

asked why the championship is not resuscitated, ne Teplied that it would not be possible at the present time due to the increased calls on members' time by Volun- teer duties etc.

Whitley is also a very keen cricketer and has played regular- ly for Civil Service Cricket Club. He is looking forward to another enjoyable season, he adds.

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SHANGHAI AQUATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Chung;

Quite A Crowd

As might have been expected, the preliminary rounds were chiefly mark- ed by their displays of extreme en-

One filly is included among the 19 acceptances for the St. Legeri the last classic of the race season She is Lord Glanely's Dancing Time, winner of the One Thou sand Guineas.

The last flly to win the race was Book Law, in 1927, and, like thusiasm and litile real waterpolo, and Dancing Time, she was trained at it was not until the final, between Manton. Some light is likely to M.T.B.'s 07 and 10 yesterday afternoon, be thrown on the race to-day that any science was displayed. The when most of the leading candl preliminary rounds seldom drew more dates, Including the Derby wing than a few spectators, but yesterday's ner, Owen Tudor, and Mazarin game drew quite a crowd, and the

spectators had their fill of thrills and winner of three recent trials, clash

in the St. Simon Stakes over 1 miles at Newbury.

excitement.

Heats for the second block of defend the deep end for the first half

No. 10 won the toss and elected to Shanghai Swimming Champion- doubtless counting on a blitzkreig in been decided earlier at A.S.A.to thanks to the fact that the water at the ship events the first block had the second half, when their goalie,

be held at A.S.F., were decided on shallow end would only come up to his 100 Yards Back-Stroke:-Poon Wing- free-style in 25 3/5 secs. to set af

D. Hutchinson won the 50 Yards! August 20 and resulted as follows: waist, could be left to handle practically kal 73,2 secs.; Lau Yiu-ting 73.8 secs.;

Men's 200 Yards Breast-Stroke: tut all the defence by himself. If this was Wong Shiu-che 77 secs.

new members' record, while E. A. Heat:-1, S. •K.

2. P. Chen. the plan, It was rather spoiled by 2nd Hoat: M.T.B. 07's team, who did not rest on 50 Yards Free-Style: Tsang Cheong-Roberts, who set a new record in Time: 3 minutes 4 seconds, ming 25,8 secs.; Chan Chun-nam 26.8 the 100 Yards back-stroke

-1, O. Grebenschikoff; 2. D. Maher.their laurels after scoring a goal in secs. Lau Tai-ping 27.4 secs.

Tuesday, won the 50 Yards back-2 mins. 50-1/3 secs.).

Time: 2 minutes 55 seconds. (Record the first half but continued to wage a bitter attack, forcing 10 to keep back stroke event last night with B. S.

Men's 440 Yarda Free-Style: 1st three men who might have been ex Wilson second,

Heat:-1, C. L. Wen; 2. R. Hekking.tremely useful in the attack In the absence of A. F. May, L. Time: 6 minutes 5 seconds, 2nd Heat: goal.

-1, T. S. Chie; 2. R. Leoni. Time: 5 free-minutes 47 seconds. (Record 5 mins.

34 secs.).

Trainer Interviewed

Regarding Rumours

"Chan Chun-nam is definitely A. Benn won the 440 Yards defending his four swimming titles style from Hutchinson. -220, 440 and 880 Yards free- Results were:-

on

Time: 156-1/5 seconds.

on 07'a

Call-Over

The latest call-over at Victoria Club is as follows:

Mazarin 4 to 1 o. 9 to 2 t," Owen Tudor. 5 to 1 o. 11 to 3 ti Chateau la Rose, 8 to 1 o, Orthodox, 10 to 10,

Royalist, 100 to Bo,

Bakhtawar, 103 to a a, 100 to li Suncastle, 100 to 7 a. 100 to 6 t, Devonian, 100 to 7 o,

Dancing Time, 100 to 7 0,

Ferozedin, 100 to 8 o,

Fettes, 20 to 1 o,

Felous, 20 to 1 o,

Lambert Simmel, 20 to 1 t and o, Ptolemy, 25 to 1 t and o, Starwort, 25 to 1,

Royal Academy, 33 to 1. Ranger, 68 to 1.

Concentrate On Attack

Man's 160 Yards Back-Stroke: 1st Play was all over the place if the style and Harbour race--this sea- Man's 100 Yards Breast.Stroke:— Hoat:-), E. Smith; 2, C. C. Wang. Ifirst half, with the pressure slightly in son," said Mr. S. H. Wong, train- W. S. Gegg. Time: 88 3/5 secs.

2nd Heat:-107's favour, although 10 neatly smother- er of the Lai Tsun Swimming Un-A. Roberts (34 2/5 secs.); 2, B. S. WII- seconds.

Men's 60 Yards Back-Stroke:-1, E. 1. V. Matluk; 2, Strand. Time: 1.55-2/5 ed most attacks before they really got

(Record 1 min. 48 secs.). ion and the person must respon-son (34 4/5 accs.): 3, W. S. Gegg.

dangerous. With Rutter in goal at the shallow end, 07 concentrated on their sible for the improvement in all

attack, the centre-halves falling back the Lai Tsun swimmers.

only occasionally,

Mazarin retained favouritism at Several ineffectual tries were made the St. Leger · 'call-over, being. by 07's forwards-Arnold, Schillemore backed to win with £500, but and Gee at 10's goal, but without relittle business was done. The sult until Barker and Prest came up to odds on Mazarin shortened to 4 to lend weight to the attack. There were

Men's 440 Yards Free-Style:-L. A. Benn. Time: 6 mins. 34 3/5 secs.

"Chan is now in full training) Men's 50 Yards Free-Style:-1, D. Greg Rice started in 21 races and won and expects to compete in other Hutchinson (25 3/5 secs.); (members 21 races in the first six months of the -events in the Championships," record); 2, E. A. Roberts (28 2/5 secs.). present year.

Mr. Wong added.

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V.R.C. HEATS

Heats for third inter-mem-

Army Lawn

Tennis

beri fala, to be held at Victoria Draws Are Made

Finals:

The draws,-in-correct order, are

· ARMY SINGLES

* CHAMPIONSHIP.

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St. Blazey, 100 to 1, Bassanio, 100 to 1.

a number of exciting melees until Owen Tudor 5 to 1, Chateau la finally Barker flipped the ball across Rose 8 to 1. Dancing Time, the to Prest, who shot it into the top right only filly running in to-day's St. hand corner of the goal to beat the Leger trial, finished at 100 to 7 goalkeeper handsomely.

Reuter.

Fifteen seconds later the half-time whistle went.

With the score 1-0, 07 might have been.expected to rest on their laurels and devote, their entire efforts to de- fence. Far from it, however, for their forwards, kept well up. falling back to the ball-way line only two or three times during the whole of the second half.

Chances Missed

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STARTING TIMES

Royal Hong Kong Golf Club's start ing uries for Fanling (Old Course) on Sunday are as follow (-0.16 a.m. G. G. Aitkenhead,” A.

Lissaman.

0.20

9.24 0.20

9.32

10.20

Recreation Club on Wednesday, September 3, were decided last

The draw for the Army Tennis (L/Cpl. Pinder v Cpl. King; Q.M.S. Ford evening and resulted as follows:

Boys 50 Yards back-stroke (Handi. Championship, Other Ranks Sin- L/Sergt. Boocock; Pte. Smith cap): st Heat:-1, Erikson (30.1); A gles and Units Doubles was made S/Sergt. Duffleld: Cpl. Walton v Sergt. V. Lopes (32.2): 2nd Heat: G. Rosse yesterday, and it is interesting to Glassgow: L/Sergt. Bromley.

Musson; Sergt. Emberson'ny L/Cpl. let (43.4); J. Roza-Pereira (40); C. note that for the first time civilian First Round: Sergt. Webb v Pter Guterres (30.1).

clerks in the employ of Army arc Gingell; Sergt. Adams v L/Cpl. Hale; Members 100 Yards back-stroke Han-participating.

Pte. Willis v S/Sergt. Megson. dicap:-H. Reynolds (81.0), E. D. da -Roza-(81.2), A. K. Rumjahn (761), C.

UNIT DOUBLES M. Soares (102,4), · All qualify for as follow

While Ashby, Prest and Barker, 67's Firat:Round: B.Q.M.S. Scarle and Sergt. Banham (H.K.S,R.A.), v Bar, defence line, had slightly more work Boyn100%Yards free-style Handicap:

Whitmore and Bdr. Reynolds (RA) to do defending In the second half at Tot Heat:-W. Ribeiro 176:3); C: Guter-

Pte. Tanner and Pte: Gingell (RA,S.C.) the deep end, 10's goalkeeper was als res: (77.3); 2nd Hout: Anderson, Jr. Platts: S/Sergt. Mitchell w/Cpl. Held Och Cul Whybro and been able to handle the ball botter and 10.13 First Round: Sergt. Murray v 2nd. Lt. v S/Sergt. Emberson, and S/Sergt. Dut- Itopt busier, and if 07's forwards had 0.50 (70.0): J. Gomes (66.1); J Roza Per Downing: S/Sergt. Duffled v L/Cpl. Pic. Bright (R.A.M.C.) VPto, Wills shoot straighter it is possible that 07's eira (78.1). All qualify for Finals Glassgow: Q.M.B. Ford v Sergt. Smith; and Pie. Rosa (2/1. Scota): L/Sergt. lead of 1-6 would have been further in-

Mixed Relay-5-A-Side by 25 Yarde S/Sergt. Emberconv S/Sergt. Adlam: Alsey and 1/Cpl. Glassgow (2/R, Scots) creased during the second half. free-style: fat Hent:-1 G. A. Xvano Major Curran v B/Sergt. Alpoy. v. Q.M.S. Bartley and Sergt. Parkin As it was, the game finally ended vich, JA Snares. J. A. Marques, Byes Into Second Rounds Capt. Guest (H.A.M.C.); Sergt. Adams and L/Sergt. with the score still 1-0, with M.TB 07 A. SUVE, G. Rossclet and B, Pomeroy y /Sergt. Megson: W. A. Reed v H. W. Boocock, (R.A.0.C.) v Sergt. Martin the winners of the cup. 3, G. Saunders, N. Broadbridge, F. M. Browne Lieut. Pearce, Britto. Mins TYvanovich, J. Roza-First Round: 2nd. L. Dawson v Pte. Denyer and Spr. Eisely (RE. Cpl.M.T.B 07Lieut. R. Ashby. Sub

and C.Q.M.S. Hamlen (R.A.S.C.); Sergt. The teams were:- Pereira and JFenton: 3 L M Reme Willis; S. A Hussain v Ple, Ross: King and Pte. Smith (RA.S.C.): Lieut. A. T. Gee, P. O. Prest, Barker, dlos, M. Marques, Miss M-Noron Q.M.S. Quincil v Spr. Elsley: Sergt. Q.M.S. Quinnell and Cpl. Shaw (R.E.) Schillemore, Rutter, Arnold, m ha, I. Erikson and J. Anderson, Jr. Denyer v 2nd. Lt. Hoskins: Sergt. Webb v Cpl. Walton and L/Cpl. Gibbs M.T.B. 10: Lieut. Cmdr. G. Gandy, 2nd Heat:-1, L. Vieira, F. Jorge, Tv End. Lt. Trapman. Lockhart, Miss C. Guterres, W Ribeiro OTHER RANKS SINGLES

(R.A.S.C.); L/Sergt. Wardle and L/Cpl Lieut. Colls, Downey, Charston, Carr, and FA Noronha; 2, Lulz M. Reme First Hounds Pte. Ross v CQ.M.S. Sergt. Weir (R.A.S.C.) L/Cpl, Finder

Stoner (R.A.O.C.) v Cpl. Young and Bartlett, Meadows. dlos, L. Vieira, E. D. da Róza, Miss Hamlen; B/Sorgt.

Churn, AB Carvalho and A. Alves, Marun; L/Cpl. Stoner v Sergt. Welt.

Adiam.........v“) Sergt. and: Cpl.: Reynolds (R.A.O.C.) v 8. A All teams qualify for finais, gan pied

Husbain and W, A. Reed (F.A. Staff); Bromley and Gordon James (H.R.S. |`Byes" Info-Second Round; Bergt. Mur- Sergt. Smith and Pie. Pratt (A, Dental R.A.); Sergt. Webb and Sergt. Musson ray: 9/Bergt, Denyer v L/Cpl. · Down-Corps) v. L/Cpl. Hale, and Pie, Cooper | (R.A.M.C.}_\_\v\\\S/Gt.* Mitchell, and 4. Only one gunie was played yestering; : L/Cpl Sharrock V Pto, Gilroy; (2/11. Boota); Bergt. Acton and Pte. 5/Bergt. Spencer ^\(R.D}); /***S/Bernt. day in the European» Y.M.C.A; Invita- S/Bergt,, Mitchell-v Sergt. Smith; 8. A. Gilroy (2/1, Scota) ▼ L/Cp), Sharrock Adiam and L/Sergt. Murray (R.A.P,C.) tion Water-Pold tournament, when 5th Hussain V Cpl. Young; Pie. Cooper v and L/Cpl. Euge: (2/H. Boots),KNUM VAWinners of Sergt. -Acton and... Pte. AA, RA, beat 965th Battery R.A., by Q.M.8. Quinnell; L/Sergt. Alsey v Spr.) Dyes into Second Round Sorgt. Meg-Gilroy v L/Cpl. Sharrock and L/Cpl. eight clear goals.

Elsley; W. A. Reed v Bergt, Banham; son, and Q.M.S. Ford (RE.) v L/Bergte Edge.

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