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INTERFORT GOLF
TOURNAMENT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 1938
At the seventh, Stewart's drive found
the bunkar at the foot of the green, but he managed to halve the hole. Beath, tock HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI MEET four to the green and holed out with his
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HONGKONG AGAIN WIN THE CUP.
fifth. At the turn the scares stood at 42 for Beath and 40, for Stewart.
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Beath won the tenth and twelth holes The Interport Golf match between and halved the eleventh gaining 3 Shanghai and Hongkong was play yuster-strokes
his opponent. the Old Course at Faoling and hard luck at the twelth and lost Stewart day on resulting in a narrow victory for the stroke in trying to tip the ball Hongkong team, who won by three points. Fin Thirty-six holes were played-15 in the morning and is in the afternoon. The morning's play was somewhat marred by | heavy down pour of rain, which tasted from about 11.30. o'clock to 2.30 p.m It bad one beneficial effect, for a strong cold wind which was blowing across the course in th morning dropped considerably when the rain cans. Play commenced 10 a.m.. sharp. The tennis were 1-0.
Shangho 2—Messra, K. M. Cumming,
J. B. Ferrier, W. P. Boberts, C. Beath and Capt. Barrott.
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Hongkong ---Messrs. R. M. Smith, A. B. Stewart, H. R. Buckland. A. H. Ferguson and Major Bagnall.
The results up to the tifin hour were in favour of Hongkong on stroke play, but the afternoon saw Shanghai winning most the games As however, the match decided on the there best scores returned by each side, the verdict went to Hongkong.
The best. three scores on rueh side were HONGKONGS
Baguall
Buckland
A. B. Stewart
KHANITHAL:
Rober
Ferrer Barrett"
162 100
100
502
The be curi scere of the match was that "returned by Roberts (Shanghai) whose afternoon sesre was 0.
The following ja'a detailed account of the play:
H. M. SMITH F. J..B. VERNIER.
(Hongkong) and J. B. Ferrier (Shanghai) The two champions. R. M. Smith
started off promptly at 10 o'clock. In- different putting on the part of the Shanghai champion resulted in Smith, claiming the first hole in four, Smith got up against the bunker at the twins and the hole went to Ferrier, 'que under bogey. Froin then onwards until the Tarn it was a very even tussle, Smith going cut in dis against his opponent'
42.
from the edge of the hole with one hand. After this Stewart took con- trol of the game and won three of the. next five holes. His drives and approach shots were better placed than Beath's though Beath's putting was remarkably green. The last two holes were played in good,
especially those from the edge of the blinding shower of rain, which some what marted what would should have been a very good finish."
The scores for the morning round
were:-
STEWART: Out-1. 6, 3, 4. 4, 5, 4, 4, 6-10 Home 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5.6–42
BEATH:
82
Total e
Out-4, 5, 3, 5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 5-42 Home-5, 5, 3, 5, 1, 3. 5. 0, 343
Tatar:
RR. MCKLAND 1. W. P. KORERTH,
Long) and Roberts (Shanghai) the Shang In this match between Buckland (Hong hai player won by three strokes. He did the outward journey in d against Buck land's 4. "At the Gap, Roberts holed our in one under hogey, Buckland's play i aproved at the Twins and he won five ef Ne nine holes on the homeward bent. The fourteenth and eighteenth were woh by Buckland with one under bagay in each ease.
The morning scores were:- BUCKLAND: Out---4, 8, 4, 8, 4, 7, 3, 4, 6-48 Home-8, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 8, 4-42
Total
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RSETS: Out-4, 5, 5, 5, 4. 6, 3, 3, 0-17 Home-5, 3, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 3-4)
"Total
A. 15. FERGUSON 4 KM COMMING,
MAJOR BAGNALL V. CAPT. BALESTT. The afternoon match between Bagnall (Hongkong) and Barrett (Shanghai) was very close and resulted in a win for the former by one stroke. The Shanghai player had the advantage going out and at the tara was leading by 5 strokes. Coming in, Bagnall pulled up consider ably and wiped off the adverse balance.
The afternoon scores were:-3 BARRATT: Out-44, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 4, 6-39 Home-3, 6, 1, J. 5, 5, 7, 5, 4-44
Total.
BAGNALL: Out-5; 3; 8, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 8-13 Home 6, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 9, 5, 5-39
Total
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MR. SMITH BEATS THE
BAND."
TELLS HIS LIFE STORY AND
"DENOUNCES WAR
[CONTRIBUTED.]
It
sign a military band chose the hour of Doubtless by accident" and not by de- Mr. Fred. B. Smith's 'address, denounc ing war, to give a performance near the City Hall, on Tuesday afternoon. was a hopeful augury of the ultimate success of argument over force that Mr. Smith's voice was sufficiently powerful to overwhelm the military demonstra- tion, and he seemed in nowise disconcert- ed by an addition to the usual elamour of passing trams, and motor cars which would put many speakers out of their and a resonant voice that, in the old stride. Mr. Smith has a portly presence phrase, made the rafters ring
His
AH. STEWART P. C. T. BEATH. form during the afternoon as they were Both players were not in such good in the morning and their scores were five strokes higher in the case of Stewart and three in the case of Beath, Stewart oratorical method is u interweave with started well and won three of the first his more serious cbservations an account four holes Beath winning the next three holes and halving the eighth. At the of the life and adventures of Mr. Smith. turn the scores were level. On the journey home Stewart was in trouble at the twelth and took three strokes. over bogey to hole out. Apart from this bis play was fairly consistent and the Snally gained the victory by one stroke.
"The afternoon scores were :-
STEWART: Out-, 3, 1, 4, 8, 6, 5, 5, 6-13
Huine, 5, 7, 3, 4,76, 5. 4, 5-4
the
BEATH!
Total
57
Out-3, 3., 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 6—13 Home-7, 6. 3. 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 0–49
Total
1. B. BUCKLAND r. w. P. ROBERTY.
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Both again played good gol during $7the afternoon round. Roberts returning the best card for the day-79.-Buckland | might easily have improved his score but experienced very bad luck at the fifth and eighth holes. Both men did the first hole, in four and the next in a similar nuraber, one under bugey, Buckland was on the edge of the third green in The match between A. H. Ferguson one, but it cost him four strokes more hai) resulted in a win for the latter by three. Both improved on bogey at the Roberts did the "hole in (Hongkong) and K. M. Cumming (Shang. to hole-out. one stroke. The remarkable feature of fouth. At the eighth Buckland got into the game was the wonderful play by trouble, booking his drive into the Ferguson going out. He finished the rough, taking two strokes to recover, and first nine holes three under bogry with following up with indifferent putting, & score of 35, At the Twins he holed The bole cost him seven.- out for two (bogey 6) and at the ninth he was leading by six strokes. The turn for home saw a curious change of fortune and Cumming, who was playing steadily, nine remaining holes and halved the other four. Ferguson's good fortune had left bim. His score coding in was 49, right strokes over bogey against Cumming's
The Padre
took four. On the Home journey Buck
and reduced his opponent's lead, at the tenth and eleventh holes. Both men were almost playing perfect golf, Roberts was bull down at three
they wanted to send Lord Robert Cecil The audience learned that, at Gepeva,
on a mission of peace to the Orient but, na Lord Robert gould not get away, Mr. Smith came instead. We next saw Mr. Smith at the White House, Washington, taking farewell of President Harding. "Unofficially I represent the Presi dent of my own country," said Mr. Smith, in an aside) Lest it be thought that the spot light" was entirely on Mr. Smith, let it be added that he men- tioned that other people were enter tained that day.
In London, they pulled Mr. Smith's leg (if the vulgar, phrase may be per- mitted) by assuring him that it was a at privilege to be entertained at the National Liberat Club Whereas, as a matter of fact, even ao obscure an initi dual as the present writer has been it was by nine of the members who are dined at the National Liberal Club admitted to membership at a reduced fee. Labour Premier of New South Wales. On this occasion the late Mr. Storey, that, although his doctor had forbidden was so moved by Mr. Smith's oratory him to speak, he insisted on moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Smith, and Mr. "Sexith wished we could have heard the
eloquent things he said.
less facetiously,
The question is often asked, inure or stone say in 1856?" Mr. Smith, could
What did Mr. Glad tell us; he makes a point of being pre- sent on historic occasions and he did not
ferric driving was perfect. but took the upper" hand and won five of the exceedingly strong in putting, getting the tio on une of the occasions that
the tenth
"be frequently encountered trouble on the greens and
and missed cine fairly putts. Beth
nep were badly at fault on green, Ferrier having to be content with two strokes over, bogey. Smith was bonkered at the eleventh and sixteenth, which both went to the Shanghai cham- A win at the seventeenth placed So even terms with Smith, and the players taking five strokes each at the Home hole. they nished up the morning round level. Ferriera driving was t feature of the game and until the last couple of holes he made no mistake. Eis patting, however, was far from being up to his usual form and on the greens Smith held a decided advantage.
The scores for the morning round were:-
.. SMITH: Our-4. 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 6—4] Homem, 6, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 6, 5~45
68
Total
FERAJER: Out-5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 4, 4, 3—42 Home-7, 6, 4, 6, 3, 5. 4. 5, 54
Total
MAJOR BAGNALL V. CAPT. BARLETT.
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The morning scores were:- FERGUSON: Out-4, 2, 3, 4, 7, 0, 3, 1, 3-35 Home-6, 6, 3, 3, 0, 7, 4, 6, 6—15
Total
COMMING: Out-4, 4, 4, 0, 3, 5, 3, 5, 6] Hume, 5, 3, 5, 4, 0, 3, 4-42
Total
TIFFIN INTERVAL.
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An interval of about ore hour was allowed for tiffin and play was resumed
at 9 o'clock.
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four yards range.
a kland's driving and apronching were good, and he proved in his putting during the later part of th game, The afternoon scores were:- BUCKLAND: Out-, 1, 5, 4, 5. 5, 2, 7, 5—41 Home-5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 6, 4, 5, 1–10
91
Total
RouraTS: Out-4, 4, i, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 5—37
Home 6, 8, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5
Totul
..... 72.
A. H. PËRGUSON v. K. 1. CUMMING,
this one.
He had crossed the he has braved the perils of that ocean and found himself in Liverpool.
Mr. Gladstone was to speak that night in Birmingham. To the citizen of a coun- try 3,000 miles across it was a trifle to pop over to the neighbouring township of Birmingham. knew nobody; no one was there to meet me," Mr. Smith conided to us. What a pity the band whose efforts could be faintly heard beneath Mr. Smith's resonant tones was not there that night!" Instead of dis- turbing him now they could have played" him from New Street atation to Bingley Hall. Then Mr. Smith would not have bad to put up with ʼn back acat in the gallery where he only beard one sentence of Mr. Gladstone's speech and that, ap-
doubt present looked at one another doubtfully at this perhaps they wan dered whether they carce before or after the unknown No. 3" in Mr. Smith's hierarchy af eminence
In the afternoon A H. Ferguson (Hongkong) beat K. M. Cumming (Shangparently, not the G.O.M. at his best. Ferguson doing the eighteen holes in 81 fortunate as we were when last in Bir hai) by a margin of seven strokes, That night, if Mr. Smith WAS AS and Cumming taking 88. Cumming went mingham, he slept at the Midland Hotel, R. M. MITH V. J. B. FERRIER
into the rough at the Twins, but by good with a telephone at his bedside, a light | When play was resumed after tiffin it putting he succeeded in halving, the over his pillow and bathroom next. was raining heavily, but fortunately, it hale Both players putt, badly at the door,in fact, with all those adjuncts cleared shortly after the first pair started Bamboo, each failing when only a few of civilisation without which no good aut from the Club House in the inches from the hole. Cumming got into Americna can rest in peace, and all for morning, the two champions Ferrier the hollow at the Gap, taking two strokes one-tenth the price he would bave paid (Shanghai) and Smith (Hongkong) led to get out, and losing the hole. Forguson in his own great country. In this match both players drove well off. This match was full of striking got into the rough at the Horison and Smith did not tell us) perhaps Joe But, Mr. and Bagnall's putting was exceptionally stanges of fortune. Smith at some of the the hole went to Cumming. At the Arm- Chamberlain invited him to Highhury pool. The pair halved the first three holes gave a wonderful exhibition of chair Cumming had to play a second that night to meet Mr. Gladstone holes
At the Rise Barrett-got-in-the putting though bas driving and approach ball, and lose a stroke, his first goingWe next saw Mr. Smith in Peking, rough and Bagnall won the hole. Both did the Dip in five. At the sixth hole Bag.
work was not as good as that of Ferrier. badly into the rough. He took seven to talking to the third most distinguished At the second hole Smith, in driving, hole out. Cumming again got into the man in China."" Leading Chinese resi nall got in the rough badly and his first pulled the bail into the trees on the birough at the Pass but by good patting, attempt to clear put him in a worse pesi-side, and lost two strokes in getting out succeeded in halving. 1100, Barrett getting the hole. Bagnall did the siliculty. His second struck a the Bog in 3 against Barrett's 4, but the Shanghini player won the next two hoing, fr free and bounced off on to his caddie's the score at the Turns standing at 42 for
bag The fourth stroke saw the ball well Bagnall and 41 for Barrett. Baguali gon
on the green and the player had bard the next live holes, Barrett's play falling fuck in hot huling out with his fifth off considerably. The Armchair they halved stroke. Ferrier's putting was a little Barrett did Braeside in against too merry and the hole was halved. At Bagnall's 6. The Pass proved expensive the next hole Smith got on to the green for the Shanghai player, costing him 7 in one and boled out with a good straight strokes to Bagnall's 6. The last hole they putt for two. Ferrier was on the green halved for 4.
in two and holed out for four. The The morning scores for these two fifth hole saw another long putt by Smith which gave him the hole for one stroke under" bogey. At the seventh, Smith found the hunker, which cost him the hole. Ferrier got well on to the green with J's drive and, holed out for bogey. On turning for Home the score stood level at 49, The tenth hole was costly, both talding saven to hole out. At this stage Farrier found his form and son âve of the eight remaining holes, holing out at the twelth, thirteenth and fifteenth for one under bogeys his driving and sp proach work was alightly better than
and
were:-
BAGNALL: Out-5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 6, 3, 5, 642 Home 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4-30
Total
BARRETT: Out
4, 3, 0, 5, 5, 4,4, Home, 6, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 7, 4-4
Total
88
B.BTEWART CT. BRATE.
Cumming drove off well, but he was often in the scrub and frequently failed in his putting, when close to the hole.
The afternoon scores werer= FERGUSON Out-4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 6, 3, 5, 5—41.
Home-5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4—40
Total
CUMMING: Cut-6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 2, 8.6—13.
Home-4, 6, 3, 4, 5, 7, 3, 5, 6-45
Total
SPORT
· LAWN TENNIS.
NÁVY 5 ARMY
81
88
Stewart (Hongkong) opened hadly, his
A Tennis match was played betwin the first drive finding the rough but he got out that of his opponent. At the 18th and Navy and Army on the 17th inst. nt of the difficulty nicely and with a long 17th holes, Smith was in trouble, driving the U.S.E. Club with the following approach shot got on to the green Big in boto" cases into the rough, whereas reults: putting was very good and he managed Ferrier was getting the ball well down to half the hole. At the second hole Ste, the fairway. At the 16th Hole Smith Major Leslie Smith and Major. Lloyd wart had the misfortune to top his second showed & returns to form and boled out. Morrison; beat Lieut. Harrison and
beat Surgn-Lt. Comdr. Hay and, Surg stroke and lost the hole by one. At the for 2, & good straight putt from the edge Lt. Cmdr. Besant; and lost to Mid. third hole Beath (Shanghai), with a mid- of the groen, a distance of about 25Sparks and Lieut. Chevalier. iron shot,
got on to the edge of the green yards, finding the holé, and
managed to half the hole with a six rds put. At the fourth hole Stewart
his
drive Into the rough but got out of the difficulty well and won the hole with at the fog putt. Beath had hard luck. Ho topped bin drive into the bushes near the tee. This meant putting down another ball and he lost the hole by two strokes. The sixth was halved. Beath got into the ravine with hir drive but with a very fine niblick shot saved the fiole.
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80
The afternoon, scores were:-
Capt. Oliver and Capt. Murray lost to SMITH: Out-5, 6, 2, 5, 3, 5, 5, 6,5Morrison; bent Lieut. Harrison and Lt. Surgn Lt Comdr. Hayes and Burg-Lt. Howe -7, 6, 4, 0, 3, 5, 2, 7, 4-44.
Comdr. Besant; lost to Mid, Sparks and Lizut Chevalier, Total
FERRIER : - Out—4, 6, 4, 4, 6, 3, 3, 5, 6-12
Home?
#7, 6, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 6-47
Total
83,
Col. Clementi Smith and Col. Talor lost to Surgn. Lt. Comdr. Bayes and Sung-Lt Mortion; bent Licut. Harrison and Lt-Comdr. Besant; lost to Mid. Sparks, and-Licut Chevalier. Total:-Navy, 5; Army, 4.
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HOUSEHOLD HARDWARE
That brings Mr. Smith to Hongkong where be represents the Federal Council of Churches, the World Alliance of Churches and unnumbered millions of Christians. He will speak in 21 capitals of 21 countries before he has done and Tuesday night he ticked Victoria, the capital of Hongkong, off hi
Mr. Smith's viewe on war
xere in- terspersed with these autobiographical details. He roundly condemned war as total loas from the time the first gun is! fired to the time the last baby dies of starvation and
urged that, as the Press and the politicians had not been able to stop it, it was time the Churches tried.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, who pre- sided, expressed the view that, for the churches, to succeed in this matter, they must get beyond regarding themselves na national Churches and think internation- 4lly. They must rise to a conception of world brotherhood.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS: $76,000 INVOLVED.
Following a cable from, the Singapore Police, & Straits Chinese named Yaung the .8. Yaya, extendition proceedings Ching Sang was arrested here, on board were begun, yesterday, before Mr. Wood, on n charge of embezzling $76,000.
Inspector J, Walt said that $120,077.66 and some jewellery were found in the man's possession
This defendant naked when he would be pent back. He wanted to fight the matter through a soliciter.
A week's remand was granted.
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