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ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

The top spot in the Sports Parade this week is specially reserved for the Land Forces swimmers, divers, and water polo players who are competing for the FARELF Championships at Singapore today. The meet- ing is being held at the beautiful Nuffield Pool and the very best wishes of us all are sent to the competitors from Hongkong.

for

Here is one particularly bright plece of news Army Soccer enthusiasts and one that will satisfy those who are regular followers of the team.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER - 1, 1954.

FANLING GOLF

W. Balfour (70-10-nett (0) won an 18 hole Stableford cam- petition played over the Old Course at Fanling during the weekend with The excellent scord of 40 points, his card for the first nine holes being one over par. A. D. Duffy and W. D. Leighton were joint runners- ap with 35 points, both these

returning Co players 797nett. 72. Third place in this competition was shared by W. van Alst (90-11-nelt 74) and F. C. Braddel (91-23-nett 88) with scores of 33 points.

Acores

of

AT DEEP WATER DAY Following are the results of matches played in the fourth round of the Deep Water Bay Mixed Foursomes competition:- Mr & Mrs R. Main received a walk-over from Mr &

J. E. Mrs

Richardson; Mr & Mrs John Wai beat Mr J. R. Collia and Mrs F. D.

D. Hunter 4/2: Mr & Mrs L Goldman beat My G. E. WII- E. Wilson-4/3; lerion & Miss Mr & Mrs A. G. S. McCallum beat Mr & Mrs R. J. Tippin 7/0

(170 14. Bty), L. P. W. Entes (32 Med Regt RA), Gor White (14 Fd. Reg. RA), Spr Nender- 15 Fd Pk Sqn), Capt Everitt (HQ RAJ. LI. Owen (173 Loc Bty). Sit. Welbourne Semi-nal matches are due to (19 Fd. Pk. Sqn), Cfn. McMahon be played by 8th September,

Int W/Shops). Gnr.

VICTORY CUP-1964 Madden (173 Loe Bly), Cpl. Tutt (11 Inf W/Shops).

You will remember that scine weeks ago I reported the presence in the Colony of Tony Sufiyon. the

Arsenal son young footballer, and at the same ane is thin time reported that due to

departure from carly

Hong- he would not be seen in kong

I am delightert Army colours.

The Information pass that Sullivan will after uit bo

sere in action for games a least

(21

have

The following players the opening been selected as reserves but it nud with the

is pointed out that they will be memary of the eventual im- purtance of the precious points qui ed to play and they should dropped in the opening games rt to the secretary at the this welll indeed be ground:-2/Lt. Peterson (32 Med

Beg, Spr Henderson

(15 Fd Ph Sqn, Bdr. Evans (170 Lt Bty, Capt Hetherington (1Q RA). Spr. Stevens (15 Fu Pk

last searcN

good news

When the

Hongkong Hockey Sq. Ct. Kassal (11 Inf Association held HIN Antul W. Shops), Cpl Barrett (HK Sig General Me: ung li week Regt, L/Cpi, Dunden (15 Fd Pk Army representatives were P-Sqn, SSM Weatherby (HK SIG pointed to mmportant presiden Regt.

Kame

The Legistative Natke o "

QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS WATFORD |_ Round The British Film Studios

...

The Queen's Park Rangers centre-half hids the ball past his own goal post to save a shot from a Watford forward. "Rangers won 2-1.

Broken Bones Do Not

Stop Mr Oliver

By GEORGE

WHITING

Who are the toughest men in sport? Leaving aside for the moment the boxers who bruise and the Marathon runners who get mangled, I put in a plea for those internal combustion fanatics, the motorcyclists.

Entries are now invited on Club Notier Boards for thin

of popular Trophy, conditions play being us follows:-

Entry is

paire from open to

of any Corp., Regiment, Ship the Royal Navy or

or any Head- quarters having an entity apart therefrom and to pairs from any Department of the Hongkong

ar Firm. Government ar

One pair be

entered. only may

The word "Firm" shall mean business, commercial

In particular, on Englishman from Sussex called Eric Oliver any

com professional "Hong" Company Englishman from Lincolnshire called Leslie ("Chunky") Nutt. or partnership carrying on bust-

an entirely new set ness in Hongkong with the in-

Last Sunday, this pair were limbs before they started setting themselves

For Oliver, an read and rubber about certain foreign legions of fractures. burning up

Germans on the arm; for Nuti, an ankle, Norton-Waltonian particularly managed by Firms or with companies

their Departments of Firms shall not stderent combination in the lumps and bumps of Switzer- Jolly good show, of course, make separate enteries.

Swiss Grand Prix at Berne-a Players must be serving with tough enough easignment in all

tr

1. Col J E Jacks Lieut. D. Herberts (R. Sigs)ent that subsidiary or associato BAOC, was appointed a Vice Prendent while Major A CA Walker and W 0 11 MMJ

elected were

Pelters Counci

to

garnes.

and S/Sgt Forde (HQLF) Will

the

and all umpire

layers are reminded that Wey the should bring

white shirt balls and pada Hockey sticks, will be available at the ground but individuals must provide the

their kit and I have received a culling from remainder of

Anzil English new pagan his respect they should note that only gym hoes or rubber which should be of interest fre Army

II

will be permitted zoccer folks. con sale boots tachys The

that

goalkeepers are the mily a young footballery the Marne of exception to this rule,

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Higgins 'for whom H bright future is predicted" is now o his way to Hongkong with the 7th Bussars,

According

in

The recent trials staged by

football the Army

conmi, tee

to the newspaper have shown that there is once Higgins is most promisis, agrin the basis of a strong team ilf-back and it will be in Hongkong. Quile a number teresting to see how he measures for the newcomers have had ex-

reports, In- up to the good eldentally it is also reported that perience in good class football In the United Kingdom and the 7th Ilustra hada belitiani i once they get to know each goalkeeper recently and that he had played in a Youth Internather better they should prove tinal in the United Kingdom.

With season still

it would

those worlky

10 successors players who have, now left the Colony.

The Committee held a meet- the start of the rugby

when the last Thursday Fome weeks away ing

Unwire to players who had taken part in be very

It is start forecasting the winacs of the trials were discussed. the inter

competitions. understood that the Committee unit The 20th Field Regiment, R.A.selectext the players who are to have apparently

undergo special training to pre-

SOK made

important decisions as to where pare them for the incoming sea- the trophies will land for

son, but full par.leulars of this andist are not yet available.

spite of the hard grounds the high temperatures they have been hard at practice on their sports Helds at Sek Kong. It is still early to pass Angl Judst-

cut on

ment

the available

talent

it is understood that the

15

to

bart Regiment is confident that it is going to be tingly rep accomplished play

sealed when the tinsments gel underway.

his

or employed by thele entrants.nselence, even for men in one A Director of a company whose

piece. principal occupation is not with the entrant is not eligible as a player.

The acceptance or rejection of entries or players shall be with the Committee whose decision shall be final.

IN PLASTER

But rider Oliver was not in one PIETE: nor was passenger considerably were Nutt. Both

had t bath and chippert,

chisel empley hammer and

broken plaster

remove

#

Play will be Foursomes, Match play under handicap with maximum allowance per player Three-eights of 18.

of the difference between the aggregato stroke play handicaps on either side being taken.

throughout this Handicaps competition will be as ruling on date of play.

Luz Brothers

Upset In

Open Pairs

a

an

ot in

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INTERPORT MATCH IN NOVEMBER

The Hongkong-Singapore Football Interport will be played off in Hongkong on November 27, 28 and 30 it was decided by a Hongkong Football Association Inter- port Bub-Committee meet- Ing yesterday.

Mr C. 8. Wang relinquish- ed his post as Chairman of and the

Sub-Committee

WAS Kildes F/L H. A.

for the elected Chairman ensuing football year.

Those attending the meet- Messrs C. S. ing

Channing. WAUG L J. C. K. Wu, P. George, R. M. Omer and FR/Lt Hides

were

Queen's Colt To

Race In

United States

Deborah Kerr

Looks Ahead

By

ROY NASH

"I can't wait to be old” said Deborah Kerr. It seemed

an odd ambition for anyone so young and lovely,

We were sitting on "The End of the Affair" set at Shepparton.

J

Miss Kerr's co-star, Van Johnson, was giving"a" forgivably static performance in front of the camera- lying beneath a door which fly-bomb blast was supposed to have thrown on top of him.

Miss Kerr's hair was rumpled to his chin. His shirt was dusty and her face and arms covered and stained with regt, with on unflattering layer of bomb dust. But at 32 shc looked 25.

THEATRE VISITS

But, despite appearances, he is **WONDERFUL PARTS” enjoying himselt. He has been taking a stod look at the Eng- Why should she want to grow | lich countryside-including A older? "Because,” she told me, location trip with Miss Kerr to "ot the wonderful paris an

Cacta Island

the older actress can play. When 7ale of the Thames. was very young wanted be

He spends nearly every even- Juliet. I never won

ing at he theatre "I saw Joyce Grenfell the other night, a I want to ts Juliet's "Now

wonderful actress and Ands nurse. I have discovered since his part, as Miss Kerr's moody that it is much better part. laver, "refreshingly adult" after Then there is Lady Bracknell in the ebbysox heroes he played The

Importance GI Being in so many Hollywood pictures,

Earnest,

What a lot of fun I hope to have with her day."

some

IN PETTICOAT LANE

Would

Meanwhile, as the orcing wife Cella

You expect to And Johnson In Petticoat

wouldn't,

1

gleaming

Fine old

on maner

sideboard, · well-trimmed

In this Graham Greene stary, she | Lane? has probably the young silver woman's, part of the year. house

lawns, cosy The picture is the first she has these re made in her native Britain since usually associate with the cool,

suburban chintz-

the backgrounds

"Nothing seems to have pat:leian Misa Johnson.

1948.

and another

changed much, not rain," she told me.

But In Sir Carol Reed's "A

even the

Kid

talle

Jchnion for this

of it, not-verty- part

is simple: splendid actress." And Mirs Johnson's explana-

For Two Farthings" at Shepperton NO WAR FASHIONS

we shall ROC her amidst the burile and the back- End Though Th

most of the chat of the East End's Affair" has a wartime setting celebrated street market she is not risking

She return to Д

will serve at a tailor's wartime fashions.

do a atalt;

of sewing to Apol help

pay the rent; wear ព "The other day I was looking | crumpled land.

cortigan andi Oliver, slim, dark and 43, first but, unfortunately, this kind of

fun and

has seriously at a wartime picture of myself, with a flight Cockney accent. games

such a fright- | our hero's chances You never saw

Sir Carol's explanation of why made his name as a grease-and-

expert more than 25 jeopardised Rear-box

of hair, huge he cast Miss his world ja erent bush on to years ago, on the narrow gravel of hanging

and then everything on the face bauble shoulders ก roads of the old Crystal Palace championship

points system tapering down to a silly little Johnson-like awarded on etreuit,

Since then, he has achieved over a 350-miles series of tough skirt showing for too much of "She is such

Continental circuits each sum-my slightly bandy logs. the rings and wings of a wor-

can women ever have fallen for tion of why she accepted it? “I time Flight-Lieutenant, baken

so hideous a look?"

would do anything to be in a half the bones in his S. Dur.

Carol Reed film, even stand on Lody, and outridden the Italiana

my head." to become supreme and undis- puted champion of the sidecar world.

Mr Oliver spends most of his lifo either sitting in a saddle or lie hobbling about on crutches. breaks his leg with the same sang-froid as lesser riders would FOOD A spindle or chew up chaifi.

4

MONOTONOUS However, even the splintering of tibia and Abula can become a So, by way little monotonous. of

hit change, Oliver and passenger went out to Hocken- helm last July, langled their machine with that of a German called Fritz Hillebrand, and got

1

HKERC WINS

Division League At a Third bowls match played at HKERC home tram Saturday last, the trounce HKFC by live points

to nil

HKERC winning on all the three rinks, chalked up a total aggregate of $5 shots to HKFC's 34,

V

The following cre the results:

AKENC (5)

JKFC (0) W. Thom

R. Krusa

R. Stainer

V. Bonch

K. Sloan

1. Lond

P. F. Wilm

J. R. Mundy

R. A. Jones

W. Franklin

33. Strange

C. Edgeller

D. L. Maxwell

11. Holgate

G. Gardner 27 H. W. Bmith

A. Spencer

H. Ven-Echten

12

Adding to the recent oplurge of major upsets, M. 1. Razack and J. M. A. Ramjohn chalked victory grand five-shot up o

the Luz brothers in over facing One of the problems the

decide Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Cham- committee

yesterday where to play Cpl. Riley. It is plonship match

Bowling Green well known that this brilliant Kowloon

winning by 20 shets to 15, and versatile young player pre-

The victory was all the fers the forward line but

more meritorious as the win- at back

in ners trailing by four shots 10 where he sportingly played

seven in the sixth head, refus- an emergency last season, may

selectors to keep sensoned opponents,

ed to do overawed by their influence the

and star- there. Riley bim

also well

three in the known as a sprinter and if there ting off with The Army Hockey Arsocio-

is any lack of dash in the for- seventh carried on in a scoring tion now gets down to the big ward line he may be just the spree which netted them eleven Task of trying out their players ; man to remedy the defect, shots in seven consecutive heads with a view to selecting their

to assume the lead from which various representative sides for

One player who may yet they never looked back. the Colony leagues and a serica command a place in the team

by A recovery

the Colony of trial games will be held at has still to be seen in action by Empire Games pair who scured the Army Sports Ground at the Selection Committee as he

single, three and another Sookunpoo today. The first

was sick when the trials started. single in the next three heads, game will start at 5 o'clock and

was nullified when Razack the following players have been This is Gnr. Oliver who is on

Ramjahn reproduced the iden

is sending her colt Landau bein selected to represent USBC asked to report to the secretary the books of Port Vale and who,

Heal score on the 17th, 18th at the ground.

according to reports, is a more

and 19th heads to lead 20-12. to run in the third Washing-in a Second Division boys' match The Luz brothers

on against CCC on today at 6.15 ton International Race not

p.m. at CCC. Team No. 1:-RQMS Stlilyard then useful player. It is under-

playing their usual good bowls, November. 3. (IIK Sig Regt), Capt McIntoshtood that he is to be given a

chance to show his paces in the and Raoul, especially, seomed (UQ RASC), SQMS Holman (HK

Saturday Sty Reg), RSM Ople very near future. This may be off colour

afternoon when Set Peberdy (Kon Sig Regt), 8/St. Conquest (MP another game is being staged at

(HQ RA), Lt. Lacey (170 Lt. Bly)

72LAA),

& DB), Sgt.

Bradshow

Sookunpoo.

Gnr Tryner (173 Loc Bly), RSM Martin (HQ NASC), 2/11. The United Services Recrea- Eardley (27 LI. B(y).

flon Club held its annual swim- ming gala for children

at the

Team No. 2: Sgt. Tribe (14 | week-end. This event was again Fd. Regt RA), SQMS Manlle well attended and the standard (58 Fd. Sqn), Major Brice (HK

of many

of the young compati Sig Regt), S/Sgt. Woodhouse tors was very high indeed. (IIK RASC), WO II Bowell (32 Particularly interesting were the Med. Rest RA), Sgt. Greaves races for the smaller children (27 Lt Bly), Majer Norfolk (HK where the confidence and ability Big Regt), Capt Tregear (HQ 40 of the young hopefuls was most Div), Sgt. Smith (14 Fd Regt. encouraging. RA), Spr. Matthefs (15 Fd Pk Sqn), Cpl Hall (HQ RE),

Team No. 3:-Gnr. Singleton (32 Med Regt RA), Sgt Hickling

BUSMEN WIN AT SEREMBAN

The Kowloon hintor His soc cor team today beat the Negri Sembilan Chineso XI 2-0 at

Seremban.

were

EUROPEAN SWIMMING FINALS

Laurel, Maryland, Aug. 31.

Mr John Schapiro, Presi- dent of the Laurel Park race track here, announced today that Queen Elizabeth

M. C. Finnell N Van-Heck A. Golding 5. Mina W. Sloker

25 J. Monteith

UGRO

TEAM

1915.

34

The following members have

R.C. Trail, C. Ingledew, N. Hart Baker, D. L Edwards: V.

It will be the first time the Royal racing silks of purple, gold Goldsmith, T. Cury, R. Hell- L. F. Cosgrove; G. Good- M. Scott, D. yer, G. HIU, Agnew. Reserves T. H. Hides, M. Mackenzie,

and scarlet have been seen on an American race course.

The international event, with a purse of 50,000 dollars (£23,- 216 sterling) is run on gross, over one and a half miles. ·

MACAO GRAND

Entrants in the Macao Grand

It is a weight for agorac PRIX INSURANCE Turin, Aug. 31. and the alart is similar to that Mra Julie Langenau, East used in England, Instead of the

a world record familiar American starting stalls.Prix, to be held in the last week Germany, set time in the heats and repeated

Mr Schapiro sald he had been of October, may be relieved to her performance in the final to

that arrangements have win the women's 100 Metres informed that the British Ani-hour

and of drivers Butterfly Stroke title in the bassador to the United States, been macts to permit full in-

Cham-Bir

Roger Makins, was one surance cover. European Swimming

Details can be had from deavouring to make arrange- care. pionships today,

ments for the Queen Mother to Mr Paul Du Telt, Hon. Adviser to the Macao Committee, at the Her time of 1 minuta 10.6 bo present at the raco,

D.B.S seconds was three-tenths of a

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen second faster than the previous best time by Eva Szokoly, Mother, has already arranged # fantry Divisional Motor Cycle Hungary, and G. Poters, United vilt to the United States in the MALAYA TENNIS

on On States. Trial 1904 will be held Saturday October 2. The con ditions are generally similar to Mes Langenau, who is 20, and

And now another piece of good nows for motorcyclists. The Royal Artillery 40th In

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autumn.

Kunla

Lumpur, Aug. 311- A Ceylonese pair, Rupert Fer- dinands and Bernard Pinto won he Malayan men's double title by beating a Singapore Chinos combination, Ong Chow Bee and/Limi" Hea

Chin, 0-0, 0-4 in the the finaLARIDA and sparkinalads miated the men's

Landau; has won three of his the other trials that have been has a son of three months, fleweight races this year-Heuter. hold. There will be a team into Turin only 12 hours before Singapore, Aug. 31.

trophy for Divisional Artillery the start of the event after being Units only, and another for delayed by visa, trouble, cumpotion by all unite There also be the usual indivi- dual awards for the best per formances on BSA and Matche less machines. The entry fee $5 and the estry Irt will close on September is.

The Hongkong players enjoyed all-round superiority, Breto Viu and Tang Yee-kit were

Hungary Imre Nycki won Soccer the men's 100 Meiros Free Style

sooner thatch/beitréen final in 67.8 seconds He just managed to hold off a strong Combined ladarchais challenge by 1 N Balanding the Rumir, who was recond in desk

mer.

How

While Oliver was chafing in a splint up pops a bespectacled So Miss Kerr's "End of the Berliner named Willi Noll 10 Affair" wardrobe has a timeless win the German Grand Prix quality-like the simply, pleated and to put his BMW machine dress in which she was sharing within two natches of the 24 Mr Johnson's fly-bomb.

amassed by the points already Norton-Watsonian boys.

The

"Lake"

finished,

OLIVIA'S PATCH

For nearly three months now Olivia de Havilland has spent Mr her working days with a black Johnson crawled out from under velvet patch over one eye-an

princess With only two Grands Prix the door and came ever to join a Spanish

in "That to go-the Swisy last Sunday us. "What a way to spend a Lady" at. Elstree. and the Italian on September | morning," he said,

What is the effect of that eye 12-1his was

do Havilland's patch on Miss Some gʊzey-jooking_property masculine fellow-workers on the blood decorated one side of his film?

eyebrow almost face from the

plainly no Ume for plaster of paris.

no

So, broken bones or broken bones, the long-armed Oliver and the diminutive Nult dumped their bandages and went to Berrie-pledged to wrestle their olly three-wheeled outfit round Swiss corners at: speeds that would confound Herr Noil and all other allens.

FOREST HILLS TOURNAMENT RAINED OUT

Forest Hills, New York,

Aug. 31.

We all think it's fascinating," producer Sy Bartlett tells me, "And we've grown so used to it fe hardly recognise Olivia when she takes it off,"

Lady

A

All very nico for Miss de Havilland, but I

fancy "That Aim to be feared. Suppose it starts a fashion for How сус patches. feminine

like your wife or would you

Win, lose, or break his neck, Erie Oliver's sidecar acrobatics are performed 08 a private

All matches arranged for to-girl friend to adopt the Nelson all-British. person and are

day in the United States Lawn 200k? Motorcycle manufacturers Tennis Singles Championship "pro-were postponed because, of tor- seek to real him prietary machines: the Italiana rential rain, offer to throw rackfuls of lire

ол

SO THEY TELL ME: ....Red-haired Jean

Carson

In his lap. Bu the modest At d subsequent meeting of-has her biggest film, chanco so individualist, and clals decided that the matches ar with Jack Buchanan in "As Oliver is an

affected would be decided by Long As They're Happy" at prefers to Bracture his limbs at a free-lance,

doubling up play on one of the Pinewood. subsequent days rather than It's Lynn and Walls again As it happened, Noll won at extend that championship period for "Aunt Clers" at Shepper- Tom Wells Jun is in the Berno and is now level with beyond September 6.

casas a bookmaker- and Bob Oliver on points.

More m.p.h. sparking pulgs.

to

the latter's

-London Express Service), .

ton.

The quarter-finals will prob- Lynn, ean of Ralph Lynn with ably be played on Saturday, whom Walls's father, co-starred September 4, instead of being in the Aldwych farees, is first

recistant director. spread over two days-Reuter:

ANNOUNCEMENT

A

JAPAN AIR LINES

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Air tickets Deluxe and Tourist class will be sold as from Hongkong through, to San Francisco via Tokyo, Tokyo-San Francisco. will be flown by the latest luxury. JAL craft, the superb DC-6B Pacific Courier.”.

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