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WEEK-END YACHTING.

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RACE FOR "LADIES" CUP.

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LAWN TENNIS.

H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.

TODAY'S MATCHES.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 28th, 1927.

INCREASED PROFIT.

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

ANNUAL MEETING.

PROGRESS IN SPITE OF DIS.

TURBED CONDITIONS.

Increased profit during the past your in spite of difficulties and dis-

FEW BOATS FINISH,

On Saturday at the Royal Hong The weather, so, prophets tell us, Kong Yacht Club the race for the should be fine this week and if so Ladies" Presented Cup for all competitors should taka full advan- racing yachts was sailed Only tage of it in playing off their ticsturbed conditions was reported at nine boats out of the seventeen com- At the time of writing, not many the annual meeting on Saturday of peting actually finished in this recourts are booked for the week ..... A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., over sail race for the trophy.

Today the holders of the Open which Mr. H. Humphreys presid Doubles Championship there is one other match, in the again in the second round and ed. Open Singles

The course of 9.0 miles was from the Club to Lyeman Beacon (port), Kowloon Rock (p), mark in Quarry Bay (p), Channel Rocks (p), firish at the Club.

Ja Linda, of the Handicap class, finished 9 minutes ahead of the nat yacht and saved her time to win the trophy.

The full list is as follows:-

Open Singles.

appear

S. S. Hussain . W. B. Cornaby (1st round).

Open Doubles.

H. D. Rumjahn and S. A. Run

VESSELS EXPECTED. feness (Blue Fannel), dus May

snd.

Agapenor (Blua Funnel), due May

98th

Afrika (Manneri), due April 25th. Antenor (Blue Fennel), due April

5th.

Antolycus (Blus, Funnel), due April

22nd

Automedon (Blue Funnel), due May

21st

Arafure (E. & A.), dua April 4th. Carmarthenshire (Jardine), due

17th.

April 5th. Changte (B. & S.), dus April 5th. Cablens (Melchers), due May 4th. Delta (P.&O.), due March 31st. He was supported, by Mr. J-Derman (Melchers), due May 18th Scott Harston, Mr. J. J. Paterson, Diomed (Blue Funnel), due Apri?" and Mr. E. P. White (Directors); Mr. J. A. Tarrant (Secretary); and the following shareholders: Messrs. D. Wilson, C. B. Brooke, W. Morley, Ruttonjeo, W. S. Bailey. F. W. Stapleton, D. E. Clark, J. M. Wong, J. D. Humphreys, A. Steven-

Actually the first three boats to jahn . Lau Man Kwong and Iunon and C. P. Marcel. finish belang to the Handicaps, but! Tak Cheuk (2nd round).

"Liaphne' (of the One Designs) cross- ed the line fourth and took second position on handicap.

On corrected time. third place went to Adele of the Heyward Haya class, which finished 6th. Two Gael class boats started but did not finish, one of them (Joan) fouling another competitor.

The 1 starters were:-G Han

Club Singles.

E. Grimble . Capt. Morris.

Handicap Dougles.

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T. D. E. Pendered and G. Miskin (ser.) r. J. B. Hinton and C. D. Wales (rec, 13); S. E. Green and D. S. Green (owa 3/6) v. R. G. Wikerson and N. Barber 13/1).

TUESDAY.

Open Doubles.

Chairman's Speech, The Chairman said: The net profit for the year under review shows. aa increase of

1,136.00 over that of the previous catt and strike, so far as our Can- year notwithstanding that the boy. ton branch was concerned, extended for the whole period, whereas in (rec. the previous year only four and a half months. were affected. On the, profits shown, the directors might reasonably have recommended' that the company pay the same dividend as last year, or oven more, but in view of the fact that the company is committed to considerable further expenditure on its new aerated

phreys v. E. C. Fincher and E. F. A. B. Raworth and J. D. Hum. Fincher (2nd round),

Club Singles.

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R. M. Henderson v. Dr. D. J. water, factory at Pak Hin Hok, Valentine (re-play).

Handicap Singles A

dicaps, 3 One Desigas, 9 Gocls and 6 Hayward Hays. In the following table, the yachts are mentioned in order of actual finishing; the ponî- tions (according to handicap) are given after each name. The pre ceeding denominator indicates the class the yacht belongs to, ie, H for Handicap, for One Designs, Y for Heyward Hays.

Finish Cor-

ing

Handicap Singles «B." rected Time.

Tirae. J. R. Hinton (rec. 5/6). R. (H) La Linda (1st) €.05.40 5.59.03 | Wikerson (rec. 18/1). (H) Diana (5th)...... 6.14.54 6.13.25 (H) Colleen (4th).... 6. 10.58.6.12.33 (1) Daphne (2nd)... 6.20.04 5.02.18 (H) Arguita (8th) 8.4.45 6.14.02 (Y) Adele (3rd).... 6.2469 6.04.13 (Y) Why Wonderl

(7th) ............... 6.37.01 6.16.15 (Y) Bluenose (8th).. 6.37.02 8.16.16 (1) fioleyon (9th)... 8.37.06 6.19.18 The following did not finish -- Handicap class; Falcon, Dorothea, One Design: Ailra

Gael class: Joun (which fouled Boojum and retired), Gael.

Heyward Hayes: Boojum, Zephyr, Lola.

Saturday's race for Service mail ing bosta was abandoned.

LADIES BEAT THE CLUB.

SAIL OFF OF CRUISER CHAM-

PIONSHIP TIE.

Honan Island,Canton, your direc tors deem it advisable to conserve our resources as much as possible.

Capt. E. W. Morris (scr.) . S. When normal conditions prevail in E. Green (owe 15/3).

Canton and Kwangtung as we hope they soon will, this new factory- should be

& great asset and 'a' source of profit to the company, in the future.

Handicap Douglas.

G.

I Forster and F. A, Redmond (owe 15/3). Capt. E. S. G. Ho- ward and Lt. E. H. J. Larkco (owe 176).

But for Strike and Boycott."

The accounts call for little com- depreciation of machinery, plant, ment. The amounts written off for

furniture and fittings, have been considérable, as you will no doubt; bave noticed. Total Stocks in Trade are down 829,703.52. Land THE KOWLOON CLUB CHAM- and Buildings at Pak Hin Hok,

CHESS.

PIONSHIP.

Some interesting matches were played on Friday night at the Central British School in the tournament for the Championship

Canton, is only up $7,000. The in- crease would have been upwards of $100,000, but for the strike and boy- cott suspending all operations.

The only item under the heading of abilities to which I need refer,

of the Kowloon Chess Club, is the large increase of the over- Kandall lost rather unexpectedly to draft with our bankers. This is duc Wong, who playing Black mated his mainly to the purchase of six opponent in about fifty moves. He bouses on Section A. of Marine Lot took full advantage of an "experi- No 381.

by Randall ment"

Carvalho (White) by beating beating Smith has three and a half points in four games against Yesterday the much anticipated Wong's three in the same number Ladies reru the Club took place.Hayes who had a bye last night is Two races had been arranged, one third with two and a half points for for after tifin. Owing to the one game lesa. weather proving unsuitable in the afternoon, however, the second race was cancelled.

On the morning race, the Ladies beat the Club by points.

The course sailed was:-Channel Rocks (p). Kowloon Rock (p), Mark

The two players at the other end of the tournament bad along struggle ending in a draw. Pater son played White and Faers Black

on Line (s), Cust Rock Buoy ().REGATTA AND GYMKHANA, The distance was 6.5 miles, and a start was made at 11.25 a..

The Ladies team was as follows: TO BE HELD AT YACHT CLUB.

F. Mr. Adams and Mrs. Hunt.

J. Mrs. Mitchell

Thwaites

and Miss

Fs Miss Hazeland and Miss

Butcher.

6.6 Miss Lewis and Mrs. Miles.

The Club

INTERESTING EVENT NEXT SATURDAY.

We required three at. these for own business, but as the administrator of the estate of the late Mr. M. J. D. Stephens would not sell less than six, we bought them all. We are confident that when normal conditions prevail, we shall be able to sell the unrequired portion at a profit; meanwhile the rentals therefrom cover the interest on the capital outlay.

I trust you will approve of the allocation of 85,000 to the Chinese Staff Superannuation Fund,

I have no more remarks to make, gentlemen, and now propose that the report, and statement of ac- counts be adopted, after this has been seconded, shall be pleased

to answer any quesitons that share- holders may put.

Mr. C. B. Brooke seconded and the report and accounts were unani maualy adopted.

were

TC-

There will be a big day at the

Election of Directors. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club next On the proposition of the Chäir- Saturday, which has been set apart man, seconded by Mr. W, S. Bailey, were represented by for a regatta and gymkhana, which the retiring directors Mussra. A L. Shields, the vige-ill be under the patronage of H.E. elected and the appointment to the Commodore, Col. Gunn, D.S.D., Commander Raisey, R.N., Major Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyr board of Sir Shou-son Chow was Miles, R.M., Messrs. R. Vernall, whitt, C.B., D.S.O. (Commander confirmed. J. Armstrong, R. M. Jack and F.

in-Chief of the China Station), G. Vaux

H.E. Major-General C. C. Luard, The Results.

C.B. (General Officer Commanding South China Command), Rear LADIES.

Admiral W. H. D. Boyle (Com manding 1st Cruiser Squadron), and Commodore J. L. Pearson, C.M. G.

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Finishing

Time. Pointa Why Fonder (4th) 12.42.44 Bluenon (1st) ......

12,39,02 Adele (5th).......... 12.47.21 4 Joan (6th)

12.40.07 3

CLUB.

Total 21

- Finishing

Time Points. Sealark (th) .....

1.32.5% 2. Boojum (2nd) 12.40.31 7 Adanac (3th) ...... 12.41.34 6 Zephyr

D.N.F.

Total 15,

Cruiser Tie Decided.

There will be some very interest- ing events which should provide keen competition. The programme begins at 1.45 p.m. and concludes at 6.p.m., when there will be a pre- sentation al

Prizes at the Club House

The first event is open to 25-27

The re-election of Mr. C. Bernard Brown and Mr. S. T. Butlin as auditore for the ensuing year was proposed by Mr. D. E. Clark, seconded by Mr. F., W. Stapleton, and carried unanimously.

The Chairman announced that dividend warrants were ready.

"CITY OF WELLINGTON.'

DELAYED BY MISHAPE.

The Ellerman Bucknall Line £'s.

feet naval whalera. The first prize City of Wellington, for which the being presented by Commander F. Bank Line are the local agents, Ratsey, R.N., and the second prize by the Club. Other rowing events arrived late on Saturday afternoon, include sliding seats pairs, manned considerably behind schedule time. officers

The delay was caused by the loss or men of the Royal Navy, Army and Air Force and members of one of her propeller blades, soon of the Yacht Club; a race for 32 after leaving Singapore, which re- feet, 12 oared naval cutters, the first duced the speed of the vessel from prize being presented by Rear: 11 or 12 knots to about 5 khote. Previous to this the ship was delay-

The sail off of the tie between Admiral Boyle; a race for 30 feet, ed for ten hours in the Red Sea

and I and Coquette for the six onred naval gigs, the first prize Cruiser Championship, resulted in for which is presented by Com-through a bröken piston ring.

a win for and I. A start was.modore Pearson. Another event is made at 10.30 am, yesterday, the open to sliding seats pairs, and will course beingt-Tathong Rock (p), be rowed under similar conditions Mark on Line (8), Chazzel Rocks

(p) and Kowloon Rock (p). The distance was 18.75 miles. **

The results were:-

Finishing Corrected

Time.

Time. and I (18) 2.19.58 2.12.58. Coquetic (2nd) 2.25.33 2.20.511

U and I thys wins the Cruiser Championship from Coquette, with whom she tied with 44 points La Cigale a third with 43 points, Norseman fourth with 33 points, Queen Bee fifth with 15 points, and Brenda, sixth with It points.

(Continued on nez column)

to the events mentioned above. The

first prize in the race for 32 foct

SHIPPING NOTES.

During the week end there were

12 cared naval cutters, is given by 2.502 Asiatic deck passengers enter Major-Geneal Luard. The boats ing Hong Kong. Of these 1,493 have to be manned by crews repre- were brought into the Colony on senting ships, companies, batteries, Saturday and 1,009 on Sunday.. etc., of the Forces. There is also a race for 12 feet Naval Berthon boats,

At the Marine Court on Saturday Other interesting events in the Hole, three masters of steam laan. morning before Lieut. Comdr. G. F.

Naval cutters; a duck hunt; mop hard labour for firing crackers in programme include a tug-of-war for ches were fined 85 each or 5 day's fighting and the always popular the harbour without permission, greasy pole.

and the master of another stesui launch was mulcted in the sum of $10 or 10 days' hard labour for fail- ing to observe the rules of the road.

The closing cruise at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club has been fixed for Baturday, April 30th

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