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LADIES'- GOLF.

PRESS, MONDAY. MARCH 1ST, 1926

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES AT FANLING.

MES. LEWIS SECURES TWO CUPS.

There was A gay gathering at the Ladies' Club House, Fanling, on Satur- day, when the successful competitors in recent competitiens of the Royal Hong kong Golf Club (Ladies' Section) were presented with prizes.

The distribution of prizes was made by Lady Clementi, who was accompanied

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by Capt. Steels (A.D.C. to H.E. the Hongkong Fire Insurance. (jøvernor). Others present wore the Douglass Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. E. R.HR., C. & Hallifax, C.M.G., C.BE (President of Hongkong Tage....... the Royal Hongkong Golf Club), Mr. W. Indo-China (Prof.) W. Hornell. C.I.E., Vice-Chancellor of the Hongkong University: Mr. and Mrs. Winslow, and Dr. J. L. Shellshear (who umpired in the competition for the cham- pionship.

Prior to the distribution of prizes, toa was sorred. The tables were nicely decorated with flowers from the Club house garden,

Lady Clementi in making the presenta. tions congratulated the winners on their success and said that she was always glad to go to Fanling, because it was so

very beautiful

THE PRIZE. WINNERS.

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The prize winners were:-** Championship: (10 entries) Mrs. Row-

ley.

Runner-up: Mrs. Fitzroy Williams. Captain's Cup: Mrs. Lewis, Railway Cup: (23 entries) Mrs. Lewis. Taggart Cup: (24 entries) Mrs. A. Piercey

The Hernell Prize: Mrs. Ellan Come-

roa.

Subscribers Prize: (32 entries) Mrs. Rowley.

Mrs. Rowley was also presented with

a replica of the cup for the Champion- ship. and Mrs. Lewis, a replica of the Railway Cup.

Mrs. Walter Lang, the hon. secretary of the Ladies' Section, announced the prize winners.

The Hon. Mr, E. R. Hallifax also con- gratulated the winners,, and compliment cd the Ladies' Section of the Club on, its progress, and the members for their love of the game.

Mrs. E. B. Reed, the Captain of the Club, also spoke, and at the conclusion of the prize distribution, presented Lady Clementi with a bouquet of sweet peas.

Lady Clement, accompanied by some of the members, was later taken around the Cláb-house, a visit being also made to the garden.

GOLE.

Playing in the second semi-final of the Junior Championship at Fanling yester- day. A. Humphreys beat "A. D. Brawa 4 and 2 Last week in the other semi final, G. Layton bent A. W Shovelton, 2

up.

The final match between A. Humphreys and G. Layton will be played on March

14th.

SATURDAY'S MARATHON.

• HAWKINS

WINS TITANIA CUP.

The Royal Naval marathon race at Kow- loon on Saturday afternoon proved a very interesting event, and there was a very good attendance of officers and mes of the China Squadron, present on the United Services Recreation Club ground to witheas the start and finish of what proved to be an excellent race.

The marathon was ran for the Titania Cup, and the race was confined to teams of twelve. The first six members of a team in counted; while the first four

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Eleven teams entered, these being from H.MLS. Hawkins, H.M.S. Ambrose and attached Submarines, H.M.S. Vindictive,. H.M.8. Dierbar, M.S. Despatch, B.M.S. Magnolia, M.S. Marzion, H.M.S. Hollyhock, H.M.S. Iroquois, H.M.S. Tamar and H.MS. Titania. "The race was started at five minutes past four and three-quarters of an hour was allowed for finishing the distance of five miles.

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COLONY'S 1925 FINANCES. REVENUE BETTER THAN IN 1924.

The Colonial Treasurer's financial state. ment for the mouth of November, pub- shed in the current issue of the Goverment Gazette shows a balance of assets amounting to 810,353,853.72.

The revenue for the month (exclusive of land sales 243,987.66) was $1,315,175.50. In the corresponding month of last year the total revenue was 81,889,311.14, ex- clusive of $9,183.43 from land sales.

November, exclusive of land sales was The actual revenue for the sear to 30th

than in the corresponding period of 1924, $20,867,267.54 which is slightly better when the total was 820,428,830.45.

Land sales during last year (to 30th November) amounted to $53,128.10. In the corresponding period of 1924 the total from land sales was $1,761.108.66.

The actual expenditure in 1995, to 30th November, was $24,173,091 compared with $22,301,310. in the corresponding period of 1921.

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COMPANY REPORT.

The route taken by the competitors from the U.S.R.C. ground was" vid Chatham Road, Woo Hoo Street, turning up by the Kowloon Dock into Tak Hoo Street, and from there taking the arterial rond o Ma Tau village from where a turn to the left was made, the

The prospects for the coming season. runners proceeding under the railway are very cosy at Shanghai, and a North- bridge into Coronation Road, post the een contemporary says it is quite possible. Mongkokisui Police Station and into that another Interport contest, may be shareholders at the twenty-first ordinary The report for presentation to the Gascoigne Road, Gnishing - Datz the a triangular one, will be staged in Shang-annual meeting is as follows:

hai this year Mr. D. M. Graham, Cap-

́UNION" WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

U.S.B.C. ground.

The race was a very good one and low tain of the Club, on his return from Home necessary to make personal, application Shareholders are reminded that it is of those who finished, appeared, to show recently passed through Hongkong and for dividend warrants, signs of distresa

found that the local Yacht Club were

It is interesting to note that out of the quite keen on having another fing at pleasure to submit their annual report The General Managers have now the 139 competitors, 103 completed the Shanghai. If a contest is arranged, it is and statement of the Company accounts

hoped that Tientsin, will likewise take made up to 31st December, 1925. part in it.

.course.

THE VINISE. Sub-Lieut. Newnham, of H.M.S. Hawkinė, was the first competitor to complete the course, having run the dis tance in 30 minutes 11 seconds. He finished very fresh and was not at all, unduly fatigued or distressed. He was closely followed by Leading Seaman Hobden, of H.M.S.Despatch, who finished only a few seconds later

NAVAL SPORTS.

According to current Command Orders, the Royal Navy are holding their Athletic Sports at Happy Valley on Friday next, commencing at 2 pm. The programme includes a quarter mile race, open to the Colony, which will be run about 5,20.

The others teams finished, in the follow-

The distance between the second and third competitor was only a matter of thirty yards, the third man in being Midshipman Freer, of HMS. Hawkine: while Petty Officer Tilbury of H.M.S.ing order →→ Titania came in an easy fourth. There was not more than" half-minute between the first and fourth competitor finishing,

WINNING TEAM:

20d.-E,M.A. Dispatch, 11 points, and-AMS. Ambrose, 120 points. 4th H.M.8, Titaria, 147 pointa.

-HM.8. Findictive, 193 points. The first six men in the winning team

Eth-H.M.B. Durban, 207 points. 7th-H.M.B Maraton 330 points. (H.M.8. Hawkine) finished in the follow- ing orden:lat, 3; 2nd, 3; 3rd,^8; 4th,

8th-H.M.S. Troquels, 400 points. 9th-EL. M. 8. Magnolia, 429 points 17; 6th, 8; 8th, 11. The winners scored 40

10th-H M:8 Hollyhock, 474 points. points.

11th-H.M.S. Tamar, did not finish, (Continued at foot of next Column.) two men completing the course).

The profit for the year, after writing of depreciation and including balance brought forward from last account. amounts to $51,388.46 which the Consult ing Committee recommend applying an follow-

Transfer to Insurance Fund 0,000.00 Transfer to Superannuation

Fund

5,000.00

To pay a dividend of $1.25 per share on 27,793 shares which will absorb

Carry forward to 1825

34,653.75 5,734.71

$51,388.48.

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SHANGHAI DIVIDEND

ANNOUNCEMENT.A

Messrs. Benjamin & Potts advises us Consulting Committee. Since last that the Kroswoek Plantations, Ltd., meeting Mecers. C. J. F. Quarles van have declared a final dividend of Taels Uford and Y. Yamamoto have resigned per share making Taels 7 for the and Meter T. de Meester and S. Kino- shita have been invited to join the Committee.

year.

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