October 29, 1937
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
HONG KONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION
Membership Nearing 500
The usual mid-week spoon and practice shoot took place on October 20 on the Army Ranges at Kowloon City, and was attended by nearly 50 competitors. This number would have been greater had it not been that, for various reasons, many members
by the ap-
of the Senior Service found them- selves unable to be present, but this loss was to a large extent counter-balanced pearance on the firing-point of many members from the 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment.
The one topic of conversation, both on the range and in the Clubhouse, was the welcome drop in temperature, and this, com- bined with an unusually clear at- mosphere, a steady light and ab- sence of wind, conduced to good scoring, as is evidenced by the scores given below, where it will be noted that a member of the Royal Navy, Commissioned Gun- ner Moody, put on a fine total of 101.
Individual full membership, doubtless due in a large measure to the grant of week-end shoot- ing in the near future, has rapidly grown during the last week, and it is confidently expect- ed that by the end of the month, it will have passed the five hun- dred mark. This increase in full membership is naturally most gratifying to the Council and when it is remembered that over 150 members have left the Colony, in most cases due to change of station it can be well understood that membership by the end of the year is expected to pass all previous records.
MINIATURE SHOOTING
The miniature rifle
shooting
the secretaryship of Mr. C. Wat- son of the R.N. Dockyard Rifle Club, who himself is a well- known shot on the open range, and who has kindly undertaken the organisation of this new branch of the Association.
The Association is looking for- ward, with considerable anticipa- tion, to the arrival of the new Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G., and the fact that His Excellency was personally respon- sible for the appearance this year at the Imperial Meeting at Bisley of a team from British Guiana, has been noted with the greatest gratification by all members of the local Rifle Association.
Work on the clay-bird "range" is starting this week, and it is anticipated that the first shoot will be held on the first Wednes-- day afternoon in November.
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The compilation of the Year- Book is now approaching pletion, and there is no doubt that the second issue will be far
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RUGBY FOOTBALL
Club "A" Defeats H.M.S. Suffolk
A team drawn from the H.M.S. Suffolk met the Club "A" XV in a Rugby football game on the Club ground on October 20, the latter winning by a goal and three tries (14 points) to nil.
The teams were:-
Club: B. J. Gallagher; D. Campbell, D. Hynes, H. Macgrath, L. Lammert; E. Tavener, J. L. Bonnar; W. E. Peers, C. F. Need- ham, A. W. Holden; K. M. M. King, B. Hynes; J. C. Miller (Captain), A. S. Olsen and R. G. L. Oliphant.
H.M.S. Suffolk: Taylor; Short, Surg.-Lt. Fletcher, L. A. C. Chubb, Fowle; Pay-Lt. Spittle (Captain), Mid. Shaw; Mid. Wilson, Mid. Herrick. Mid. Endicott, L. Sea. Brooks, L. Sea. Whisker; Blunt, Lindsay and Smith.
more comprehensive than was the case with the current edition. Photographs of winning teams at the last Prize Meeting, however, are still badly required, and the Honorary Secretary will be most grateful for further assistance in this direction.
The leading scores made on Oct. 20 are as follows:-
S.R. (b)
Score at Score at Score at Aggregate Ass'n 200 Yds. 500 Yds. 600 Yds.
Score
H'cap. Nett
Nett
Nett
Nett
2.
1.-Cd. Gnr. Moody -Capt. Ratcliffe
scr.
34
35
32
101*
scr.
31
34
32
97
3.-Cpl. Morris
1
31
33
31
95†
4.-E.R.A. Seymour
2
31
32
30
93
5.-Cpl. Tonkings
1
32
31
30
93
6.-C.P.O. Pellow
scr.
31
32
30
93
7.-Cpl. Miller
29
31
31
91
8.
Rfn. Managh
32
30
28
90
9. Mne. Heather
31
30
29
90
10. Surg. Lt. Mackle
2
31
30
28
89
11.-Lieut. Hawkins
1
30
32
27
89
12.-L/Cpl. Downing
2
30
28
30
88
13.-L/Cpl. Tonnar
5
24
29
31
84
14.-L/Cpl. Kemp
5
30
27
24
81
15. L/Cpl. McNaughton
7
27
27
26
80
16. Cpl. Richardson
5
29
25
26
80
1914
rifle.
S.R. (a)
1.--Sgt. Bickell
29
30
2.-C.Q.M.S. Bradley
5
24
(Mr. Y. T. Fung) 3
3. Sgt. Bayles
4.-L/Sgt. Jordan 5.-Pte. Langford
6.-Pte. O'Connor
Mr. C. B. Brown's Amberley, 158
lbs. Won by a length, four lengths between second and third.
Time: 2.35.4.
Pari-mutuel:-
Win: $33.70.
Places: $7.50, $6.60, $10.50. Also ran:-Centre Forward, 158 lbs. (B. L. Tao), King's Bounty, 158 (W. H. S. Davis), Royal Consort, 148 (A. D. Coppin), Royal High- ness, 144 (K. S. Shu), Voltaire, 144 (S. W Tang).
7. Cpl. Viges
8. Spr. Albone
9.
S.I.M. Garrow 10.-L/Cpl. Purcell
11.-Cpl. Clark
*---Denotes the winner of the "nett" spoon. t-Denotes the winner of the "handicap " spoon.
NOTE. The handicap of each winner has been reduced by one point as shown. This procedure applies to all S.R. (a) and S.R. (b) Spoon Shoots.
32
27
26
26
28
11
126
22
27
25
21
25
24
26
ANRONING
27
25
30
27
25
21
24
22
20
*****2*2*38
26
24
26
20
26
27
72
25
70
Z Z Z S AZ II:8*
85
80
79
79
75
74
72+
72
section of the Association is now about to start its activities, under
All the above competitors used the
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