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GLORIOUS FANLING!

A DAY OF GOLDEN SPLENDOUR:

[Br AN OLD RESIDENT)

Wa left the Star Ferry, Kowloon side, at about nine in the morning and wa reached Fanling Golf Club House at about ten thirty. My companion is fond of driving his car and I am just as fond of "loading" while he gives all his attention to the job in hand. A

THE ATTACK ON MISS FROMMEL.

SMART WORK BY FRENCH

·POLICE. -

HOUSEBOY ARRESTED AND IDENTIFIED.

The M-C. Daily News to hand has the following with regard to the atrocious attack on Miss Frieda Frommel, already reported earlier this week.

The French police have succeeded in

He has only one fault, not en on. common one. He seems to think it arresting and identifying the ex-servant matter of honour that he shall take his who entered the apartment of Miss guests from Kowloon to the Club House Frieds Frommel early last Wednesday in a shorter time than they do the jour morning and slashed her several times ney by train and ricksha. On this occa sion I begged him to meander along the atrass the body and hands. road at a speed less than thirty miles an hour.

It was a delightful journey. We both felt like truant school-boys for we had taken A Saturday morning of We seldom can manage that, but as my friend, who is a doctor, said "It's a sad heart that never rejoices."

THE WEEK'S DIARY.

Today.

H.K. Hotel tea danes, 4.30 p.m. King Edward Hotel ten dance, 4.30 pim

China Squadron Aquatic Sporta at: F.R.C.

Practice dance for St. Andrew's Ball, City Hall, 5-7 pm -

second social of the sesson

St. Andrew's Young Men's Club at St. Andrew's Church Hall, 8.30 p.m. (Fare- well presentation to departing Frei- dent, Rev. G. E. Arrowsmith).

in Honour of Dr. John Alison, late Watsonian" Dinner at HK. Hotel

Headmaster of George Watson's College.

Queen's Theatre: The Sea Benat: World Theatre: !! The Man Life Passed

By

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Star Theatre: The Song of Love." Principal Maila:-Inward Europe vid Suez (Macedonia); Europe Siberia (Karpala). Outward: Canada, U.S.A., etc, and Europe via Victoria, B.C. (Protesilaus), 10.30 am.

-Saturday.

Immediately after the attack was com mitted the police were informed and got a description and a few particulars from Miss Frommel regarding him,

The criminal brigade was put to work on the case and, by looking up persons who had given the servant recommendations, learned who the boy's friends were and Both of us are handicap "eighteen" where he was likely to be staying. On players. We drove off" from the first Thursday night about 10.30 they located tee in comfort-we had no «gallery of him at a house at 133, Route Vallon, critics. It was the best drive of my life where he was staying with a friend, a and that alone would have made the day | boy at the house. memorable. There are, of course, legends The friend denied knowing that the about mythical visitors to the Colony who man was implicsted in any affair of the Lawn Bowls: Final of singles and have driven on to the first green of the kind. On searching the boy's effects,doubles Championship of Colony, at big course at Fanling. There are always however, a quantity of clothing was found Kowloon Cricket Club. | legends attached to every golf course. on which were bloodstains. On Friday" when Miss Frommel was feeling well enough, the boy was taken to the Country Hospital where she is lying, and was identified by her.

BÉATING THE COLONEL

One of the most unpleasant legends about Fanling is that a certain Calozel Bogey once went round the big course The boy gave his name as Yung Te in some absurdly small number of strokes Fong, a native of Anhui, and said that "kuch na 75. As if that, of itself, were he was 20 years old He will be charged not sufficiently ridiculous they say that Before the French Mixed Court.

somebody else once did it in ten.

However, they supply you with a card showing how Colonel Bogey made up his score. He took four at the first hole. My partner, quite a good player in his was, got into the sand bunker and lost the hole with a six. My four made me think that, perhapa, after all, the Colonel did once do that hole in four,

At the second, another good drive led me to try shot that I had seen others. do but had never before attempted. If tried to clear the bunker that divides the handicap eighteens (my class)" from those who are below ten.

LOST IN THE POST:

Sixth Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley, 2.30 p.m.

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Cricket and Football (details in Satur day's issue).

Yachting: 3th Championship Race European YM.C.A. Camers Club! rambles

H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Palace Hotel dance. 9 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: The Sea Beast. World Theatre: The Man Life. Passed

By."

Star Theatre: "The Song of Love." Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A., ward: Europe vid Marseilles (Farmala),

COTTON VOILE DRESS SENT TO Canada, etc. (President Jackson). Out-

HONG KONG

G.P.0.'S REPLY TO CLAIM FOR 'COMPENSATION,

A small cardboard box containing cattan valle dress was recently sent by an Englishwoman to Hong Kong. She took the precaution, науч the Weekly

10.30

Sunday,

Annual Church parade of Scottish Company, H.V.D.C. at Union Church, if am. Preacher: Bey. J. Kirk Maconachie. Social Gathering, St. John's Cathedral Hall after evensong (6 p.m.). Music, Light refreshments. Service men wel- comed.

Cricket C.B.C. v. H.V.D.O on

Golf: Jasper Clark Cup, and Qualifying Rounds for Championship.

To my amazement the ball reached the green It seemed, from the wrong side of the bunker, to be very near the pin. Despatch, to register the packet, pay-C.R. C. ground, 11 8.m. For a moment I had a wild hope of aing in all for postage and registration possible three. I was very lucky indeed 2. Gd. In due course the package to get that last putt down for a four was delivered to the addressee, who, on That made me two up" We were play-untying the string and removing the ing for tifins and aiready I was feeling wrapping paper, discovered that the voile happy and hungry,

dress had been removed en route, and all she received was the empty box

At the "Bamboo, or third, I again excelled myself. With a manhie to lift it, the ball behaved as if it had never known any other than the right path My partner went out into the paddy field, to the left. My bail was near to the pin. The great ambition of years was achieved two. was scored at that hole.

Yachting: St. Andrew's v. St. George's Societies.

Queen's Theatre: The Wall Flower."

Monday. Yachting: Ladies 3rd Championship. Race

The sender entered a claim against the General Post Office for 20, the value of the dress. To her surprise, she re- H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. ceived a reply from the Post Office re-

Lecture: Radio," by Mr. (AJ. pudiating the claim on the ground that Chesterton, assisted by Mr. G. A. Taylor, the whole of the package had not been at Institution of Engineers, -5,45 p.m. lost and therefore the benent of registra-Practical demonstrations. tion could not be claimed.

Tuesday.

Queen's Theatre: The Wall Flower." At this point of the game I began to On inquiry at the General Post Office Principal Mails-Outward America, toy with the idea of playing the Colonelson October 23rd it was stated that, while and Europe via America (Siberia Maru), score level, without a handicap. It was registration under the regulation entitled 8.30a.m.; Europe via Siberia (Suwa fairly obvious that, for one game at least the sender to a sum not exceeding 22 in Mer), 10.30 am, my partner was not in my class, although compensation if the package was en- his handicap was the same as mine. tirely lost," no payment would be made At the fourth," the ball continued if any part of the package reached its in the straight and narrow way. Again destination. It was pointed out that the my partner found a sand bunker, a nib package could have been insured, and lick and some rather picturesque expres- then any loss would have been made gions. He got a aix; my five" was good really quite satisfactory although my partner, being a true sportsman, anid that with any luck it would have been alour.

Why continue the boastful story in detail at the sixth my score was up," on my partner, and one up "" the mythical Colonell What a glorious day it seemed to be,

We told the full story of the game to two Naval men who tifined at the same table with us. We told it to them again, with more emphasis on the details of the play during the first five holes, after an- other brown sherry all round.

During the afternoon no records were broken but my caddie failed to find three new balls that went off the fairway.

HK. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.. Sanitary Board Mtg 4.15 p.m. St. Andrew's. Ball, City Hall, 9.30 p.m..

Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe vid-Marseilles (Pyrrhus), 2.30 p.m.

Wednesday.

H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Principal Mails:-Ioward; Canada, U.S.A., etc. (Empress of Ana).

Thursday.

Jumble Sale Union Church Hall; Kennedy Road, for Charitable Objects.

Ladies' Night, European Y.M.CA Kowloon

Then something happened. Perhaps it GOOD ADVICE was over confidence, Fride will have a fall Anyhow my ball went off the

To Secretaries. club at an angle less than thirty degrees.

[Secretaries of clubs and associations, It was

big hit for me and it was Tired, but happy, we had first hot and certain that the ball had hidden itself for then cold showers. We needed those etc., are kindly requested to forward any forthcoming events to the Daily Press ever that really miraculous bail that had eggs for ten. At about 5.30 p.m. we act for inclusion in the above column, which hitherto behaved so well! Anyhow, a out for home in the car this time on the new ball shall take its place," I said.less difficult but longer road vid Castle it is our endeavour to keep as correct

and up-to-date as possible.] Abas! that also went out of any reason. Peak.

able bonds, this time to the off side and It was a golden day one of those not the ball just cleared the bunker, tically perfect. In a rather shy madras

to leg

the atmospheres that make Fanling pras

OBITUARY.

LIEUT. HUGH NELSON LAY, IN dayto

My partner won that and the next four I tried to explain, that, to my friend, ↑ AN holes. After an eight at No. 9 and a“ Any day that you are in Hong Kong climb to the top of the Saddle, all my and that is not spent at Fanling is a day pride bad gone the "rough had left wasted, he said she

The sympathy of many old China hands me very depressed.

The White man was never meant to will go out to Mrs. Lay of 82, Margaret A three at the Gem' and a 'ting, live in the tropics," he continued. “Un. street, W.1, widow of Mr. Amoy Lay, dong? win-and-lont alternately sort of less you almost live at Fanling how can of the Imperial Chinese Customs, in the game made me forget that awful patch you expect to keep healthy in this part death of her youngest son, Lieut.. H. N. after the sixth wh

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We were all squara” on the cigh- - - My friend is a doctor, and be has earn- accident near Malta on October 21st, in teenth tec. -My partner (or is opponed my gratitude Medical ca cathcdra which three officers and a telegraphist ent in the right word)) got into the statements of that order are sometimes lost their lives. Lieut., Lay, who had Pimples. I cleared them for a wonder most valuable. They may help me to get qualified as a pilot, was attached to the Ho was on the green in three but my another Saturday morning off from the Fleet Air Arm. He entered Osbornt second shot put the long suffering ball nice, Kar College in January 1916, from a school into the sand bunker. He won the bale Three things will always make that day near Brighton, and was appointed and the match,

memorable. The glorious atmosphere, midshipman in September 1919, to the "A" brown sherr, "'" (and "suckher) the acceptable medical advice and the Benbow. He was appointed for air Cabless: “ Kowlotel.?? made us talk about those first five holes thought of those first five holes-one up training at Netheravon in June, 1924, but sym and anom, the memory of the on Bogey!. During that day even the after a year in the munesweeper Truro, tragedy on the sixth too came back to boycott was forgotten and a jolly good and it was while undergoing the pilots

thing too. When I think of it I agree course that he was promoted to lieuter- (Continued on nezí Column.). with my medical friend

ant în October, 1924.

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