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CORRESPONDENCE THE WAR MEMORIAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONO

DAILY FILESS."')

"GOLF NOTES.

Hin-When first the writer learned that `a Memorial worthy of Our Honoured Dead was to be erected on the finest alto in he shirt to himself that this

the Colony

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 1920.

SPORT

FOOTBALL

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE,

HMS. TAMAR”

H.MS.

CARLISDE.**

These teams met at the Valley in the

biking up the question of a Ladies v. Men's "pitch. He hopes to be able to, arrange a Sunday in the near future and and get together, a representative team Considering the weather we have ex-

of eight men," who will concede the ladies perienced during the past week, we were half a stroke a hole-singles to he extremely lucky to have such a perfect. day for the Scotland v. the Rest match, played in the forenoon and foursomes in The crushing defeat of the Scots came as in the afternoon. The only trouble as above League before a good crowd of a surprise. On paper both teams looked pears to be the fixing of a date there blue-lackets The Tamir started the was firsandaway too guid to be true.well matched, and allowing for the usual are so many competitions during the That all these dollars were to be squander surprises, a close finish was anticipated. month, and also the Volunteer Camp game and Stone went away on the left Barrett clearing. The ed by the Hongkong Public merely to The collapse in the foursomes was the which have to be taken into considera- and centred perpetuate an idea was unthinkable. Now more surprising, for this form of match tion. Also, it would be impossible to Carlisle men pressed and the Tamar really representative men's Realie was called upon to stop, a hot onc from Fawcett. The Carlisle kept up the team for a week-day match. However pressure, and McCarthy, and Harris sent I hope his enterprise will meet with

in hard" shots, but the Tamar's goalie kept success. The question of which course them out. the match will be played on has to he arranged. The ladies gain a little ad-

the same Public-running iguin true is essentially Scottish and is usually form-have, in mesting assembled, turned looked down on by the English, who

n the Memorial as a Memorialy and prefer the four ball foursome,

have some kind? of a Nursery Club-Pub.,, which will per- petuale nothing but the activities of the Y.M.CAA and the cleverness of their man-

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During the morning rounds there was quite a gale blowing, which no doubt cheered the hearts of those brought up on a sea side course. It is rather extra-

arrange #

The Tamar got away and Handlord passed out to Heap, who went away and

agement in embracing an exceptional upset some" players. but it must have i vamage if it were played over the New centred, where Swinney sent into the

opportunity to exploit the utilitarianism of the nge.

ordinary how a gate frightens some play

Course, with regard to length.

1. see one of our contemporaries has

loch intellect first evolved the fino ideu ers and there is really no need to be ladies' Championship. No doubt be willst dropped back in time to tip the ball

Its would be interesting to know what of a simple Memorial, and how the Gov. ernment was induced to give the finest site" away, without return, for an iùenl. Why, mebedy must have done some thinking. They must have said to them gelves-What then is a memorial? Let us all ak of ourselves the question. down to it. Take your head in your hands. Give your brains a chaner, and

you'll get the only possible answer.

Bit

scared. A well hit ball is never affected as far as direction is concerned.

It may be dead against one and turn & four hole into a five, by reducing the length of one's shots, but there is bound

managed to get Mr. Manning into the feel a little embarrassed, being the only male competitor, and will scratch in favour of Mrs. Marming.

this tee instead of their present one.

goalie's hands. The Carlisle got down | again, and McCarthy sent in a long drop- ping shot that the goalie misjudged, but

over the cross-bar as the ball was passing over his head. Fawcen took the kick and Castle cleared to midfield, where Lawson received and sent over to Stone, who sent in wide.

score.

The Carliste re-started and the Tamar was soon, atracking, but offside against

I wonder if any of the Committee have Play was very fast, the Carlisle men to be a hole facing the opposite direction, ever played the 10th hole, on the old having the better of the exchanges, but which is made one stroke less in conse-Fanling Course, from the ladies' tee? the Tamar's goalie cleared in good style. quence. Very often, too, a cross wind makes a hole easier, if the player makes have not actually, but recently I played The Carliste came again, and Harris sent my second from a very adjacent spot and in a hard shot which the goalie tipped full use of it. For instance, the 7th hole it struck me that it would be a very over the top. Half-time arrived with no A. Memorial is just-a-Memorial-that on the Main Course, on Sunday morning. and nothing more. If it is anything else, was easier to play than it has been for much better hole, if the men drove from or attached." enclosed, surrounded, encuma long time. There was 34. strong' head bered, associated with anything else it is wind coming from the left hand corner not a Memorial. If it is a Hospital, of the green to the right hand corner of a Hall, or a Club, or a Pub, or a Home the tee; this gave one the chance of play for Lost Hogs, Dogs, or Sallers (God blessing a full shot to land almost hole high, Fem then it is not a Memorial, bat merely a Club. Pub, at the others, as the which if played to the left of the green. các tay ba.

with a slight slice, would drop the ball The first and foremost attribute of a Memorial is that re must be of no use comparatively hear the hole, where it whatsoever. It must be merely something would remain. A much easier shot than for remembrance, something In Hèmo-

a ran up on a calmn day. riam, sonsthing Leat IVe forget. It must be tainted with no least tincture of charity: it must be cured by no atmest phere of conviviality; it must be soiled by Do sarilid militarianism whatsoever. It must be of the spirit spiritual; a thing apart.

If mast be of inspired design bat-nt least in the case of this community got cheap. This community can't ako 3001

million dollar site and erect a ton fhou sand dollar tons on it and preserve its self-respect.

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A new bye-law has been passed, allowStyles relieved. Pavey sent Fawcett ing ladies to play at Happy Valley on away, but Giles cleared. The Tainar Tuesday afternoons. This bye-law only came again and forced a comer. Heap holds good betweed September 15th and took the kick and the ball dodged about April 15th. From April 18th to Sep-the goal until Barrett kicked to touch. tember 14th the Happy Valley Course is open for Golf every afternoon, and ladies will only be allowed to play as heretofore, on Thursday and Sunday afternoons.

The second-half of the game was prac tically a repetition of the Brst-half, each side attackhig in turn, and it seemed as il the Carlisle must score, "for shots came from all the forwards and Pavey, the centre half, tried to score, but the Tamar defence held out, the whistle sounding with no score.

There have been rumours of an Inter. The 1st and 2nd rounds for the port match against Shanghai, in fact the Governor's Shield have been completed. probable Shanghai team has appeared in with the exception of H.M.S. Curlew print, but apparently our own Committee the Wilts. Regiment, which match will be The Carlisle men should have got have heard nothing official from the decided on Friday next, special permis-through in the first-hall, for the goalic Shanghai Golf Chab. I do not say there son having been given for this extension was beaten on several occasions, but the will not be an Interport match, but at an account of the illness of one of the tall struck the uprights and cross-bar. Why, every little hamlet and parish in present nothing has been arranged." Pos-

Old Country has its simple stone i sibly the Shanghai players have been displayers. The play for the 3rd round is

graved with the names of its heroes. And distines from its Village Institute of Pub, believe me. Clube heroes don't mix -not dead heroes: "not heroes. such as ours, at any rate,

cussing the possibilities of a match and will send their challenge in due course.

Take all the famous Memorials in the A U.S.R.C. player has written to me world and just name me one that is of complaining that some of the Iron cups

Tomb in Paris--why can't get

any use. Na lemonado

you

or

ain the holes, on the King's Park Course,

a further difficulty to putting, and asks

gasper in the precincts. The Statue protrude above the ground level, adding of Liberty, New York-might have been trough in Hongkong. What Jan van Coen's statue in Batavia-the finest bronze the old Dutch founders ever turned -ont. What does the Colonial Dutchman it uplift 1:

get out of th except thing and scrap all

these little brass nonentities that quat. in Statue Square, and erect a War Memorial of which we could be soberly. *proud. (The present in soldiers not being of heroic size have no artistic right to be in the open anyway. A niche in the sin rease of the new Y.M.C.A. is their poper abiding place).

“There is of least one man—perhaps two in the Colony who could be trusted to give us a design to fill the bill, ut when you think of who are the likely ones to

if there is anything against lowering these For his information and the in- cups. formation of others who have experienced

same

the same trouble, I reproduce the de- finition of a "hole,"

The hole shall be 41 inches in dia- meter,

and at least 4 inches deep. If metal fining be used, it shall be sunk below the lin of the hole and its outer diameter shall not exceed 44. inches."

Imagine that the U.S.R.C. either What we want is something that will have a bad green keeper, who does not

si in judgment, help!

be

4 graceful, grey shadow by day, and cut the holes properly, or the nature of

Something you can salute as you

a pale nie of victory under our tropic the ground prevents it. in which case #

stars.

go by. You can't inte pub--not even is up to the Greens Committee to bring

a tee-total one run by the Y.M.C.A. in some bye-law to overcome the trouble? Much more likely to go in and salute the buy buy.

as follows, and must be completed by. December 20th:-

Winner of Curlew Wilts. v. Burterfield & Swire. HAV.D. C. Hongkong and

Shanghai Bank. Asiatic Pet. Co. v. HM.5.

Ambrose.

Government Civil Hospital

Deacon. Looker, Deacon and Harston,

Chartered Bank v. Harbour Office. Dodwell & Co. v. Educational

Department

Bradley & Co. v. The Law.

"SCOTLAND THE REST

This annual match was played at Fanling on Sunday. The following was the result

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And all you plutocrats, aristocrats, de mocrats. Peakites, Lower Levellers, Kow-mate for lockers, for the men's Club house N. C. Wilson ... Loonatics, Bailors, Soldiers, Europeans, Asiatics, Dwellers in this favoured Isle, at Fanling, has been called for. If this E. G. Jumieson..o and you and me let us remember that if is really true it is good news, and 1 RE Mac at had not been for those dear dead boys,

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we would all be now so blamed busy learn sure will be greatly appreciated by I Brace ing German we would have time to call members. There will not be enough room 3. D.

I have no time to call

T. H. Chassila 140 our souls cur own

in the dressing-room downstairs to meet E.F. Nicoll By all means let the Bervices, the Civi Tinns, and everybody, and you and me, the demand; but I hope the Committee J. W. Patson0 have all the Clubs and social amenities will take the advantage of the space in Dr. Chass

Wan the room adjoining the dining room, where

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possible, but DON'T KNOCK THE MEMORIAL Yours faithfully,.

JAMES DALZIEL.

Hongkong December 4th, 1920.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."

of the available room upstairs. Prac-N5 Marshall...1}} tically all playing members will want a W. J. Morrison„D Locker to themselves, and if only enough. M. Young

to go half way round are provided, there

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HAWKINS IN LEAGUE.”

Armecting of the United Services. League, the Hawkins team was elected to the League and will take up the R. E. dates in the fixture list, the Engineers having been compelled to drop our of the League owing to the difficulty in raising a team.

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SIE, A good many people know nothing about the Young Men's Christian Association except its name, and from this ing. they

that it is an organization" for. the fence of the Christian religion This idea would prevent some of them from subscribing towards the erection of a the ladies Championship has been pub-

will be a considerable amount of RTOUS-THE BEST" won by 11 points

speechThe gist

I see the draw for the first round of

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"RUGBY.

ARMY HMS, “CORLEW."

The rugby match between the Army and H.M.B. Curlew, yesterday, ended in draw

HARBOUR PILFERING.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, before. Mr. G. N. Orme, a Chinese was charged with stealing white canvas from the Kowloon Godowns. Asked to plead, the defendant said he took the canvas from the deck of the ship he thought it was not wanted.

**Inspector Spear said the canvas was part of the cargo and some of the cases that had been wrapped in canvas had been broken open. The defendant was stopped by a constable who saw him coming away from the ship with the canvas tied round his legs with cord sentenced to on

The defendant was sentenced to one month's imprisonment,

In another case a Chinese found in possession of two, waterproof coats, part of the cargo of the se. Sicilia was award- ed six weeks' imprisonment.

YMCA and it is a pity, therefore, lished, and has to be played off by Friday. that II.B the Governor (as he so often December 17th. There is quite Food Dacy, yesterday, an American sailor, does) dropped his voice at the pithy and of a certain sentence in his at the entry 12 players taking part, including named John McLennan, charged a ricksha recent meeting in the City Hall. of His Excellency's remark, which the the present lady Champion, Mrs. Win-coolie with the theft of a quantity of reporters did a catch, was that he slow and Mrs. Mainland, the last year's cigarettes. The prosecutor stated that he revised his opinion of the YMCA on runner-up. Miss, Healing, a new comer engaged the coolie in Sampan Alley to seeing it work in Ceylour and Ending that is a good player, who, I hear, had a handi- take him to the Ferry landing. On the There were two cases of theit by The fact that, whatever the word cap of 6 at home, which will give our way he stopped the ricksita to get some coolies of logs of wood from the Recla Christian in the title may have means players a chance of seeing how their

mation Works at Kowloon. Inspector originally it now refers hot to religions

be came out the ricksha had gone. He Spear mentioned that pillering was giving had taken the number and found the de trouble there. fendant again later.

most of its members were sharingdan

dogma, but to morality and behaviour; handicaps compare with homeside handi- Landing ang "Thether law Mohammedan, Leg

Parsee, Confucian, Hindu, or Atheist)

need hesitate on religious ground to sup. The entries for the Wodehouse Cup por it.. Yours faithfully,

2. ZOUNCE (ladies foursomes, by match play) close on December 23rd. MTW: Hill is

December 6th, 1920.

matches at the Naval Canteen and when

FOLLAS

The defence was that a mistake in identity had been made.

Alfinerof: $26. was imposed

Asked by the Magistrate it the works were patrolled, the Inspector said watch- man were employed his the area to be covered was considerable.

A sentence of

of 21 days' imprisonment was imposed in carti case.

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