1927-08-01 — Page 8

THE WEEK-END

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1927.

SPORTS.

Bowls, Tennis, Baseball. Fotball, Home Cricket and Golf, etc.

LAWN BOWLS.

DOUBLE VICTORY FOR CRAIGENGOWER C.C.

SATURDAY'S LEAGUE

MATCHES.

The matches on Saturday in the

Craigengower receive the Civil Service, and in this match it is difficult to forecast the result Both teams won on Saturday. Civil Ser

FOOTBALL.

CHINESE.

rice have played 11 matches for 10 A DOUBLE DEFEAT FOR points and Craigengower have six points for the same number of matches. Civil Service are fancied after their victory over the Bowling Green Club.

The Yacht Club meet the Recreio, and the Portuguese ought to secure the verdict.

The Bowling Green "Club are at

MILITARY TEAMS ROMP HOME.

The Chinese Amateur Athletic

Lawn Bowie League provided one home to Taikoo, and this-hild Federation is working hard to raise

or two suprises.

In Division I. there was an un- expected result in the game between. Taikoo R.C. and the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, the latter forcing a draw on Taikoo's greca.

also prove a close contest, advantage to the home team.

SATURDAY'S RESULTS.

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DIVISION L

Craigengower 0.0. ». 0.9.0.0. At home the C.C.C. beat the C.S.C.C. by five shots. Scores by rinks:-

C.C.C.-R. Basa (skip), M. Omar (skip), 17; D. Rumjahn (skip), 00

Another surprise was that the Taikoo RC second string could only manage to draw with the Club de Recreio, and although this match was played on the Portuguese Club's green it was rather expected

CS.C.C.-H. Oswick (skip), that Taikoo would win; but the Portuguese were on their top fornT. D. E. Fendered (skip), 22;

J. W. Deakin (akiv), 15.

Total: C.C.C., 81; C.S.C.C., M.

̈K.0.0, «, P.RO. The Police R.C. beat the K.C.C. Scores by by, 10 shots away.

and a draw resulted.

The Craigengower Cricket Club secured a double victory. They beat the Civil Service C.C., their neighbours, by five shots in 'Divi- sion I., and also surprised East Point R.C. by beating them to the tune of 14 shots on East Point'a green. The East Point team have now lost any chance they had of Division IL honours,

The Kowloon Bowling Green Club lost to the Civil Service C.C. in.

rinks :-

L.

K.C.C Gibson (skip), 13; H. Overy (skip), 18; A. G. Pile (skip),

SKI

THE TENNIS LEAGUE.

RECREIO PRACTISING

HARD.

UNIVERSITY AND ENGINEERS · IMPROVING``POSITIONS.

[BY BOLLYWOOD.]

GOLF

WHITCOMBE. WINS THE THOUSAND“. GUINEAS.

[THROUGH RUTEB'= AGENCY:]

LAWN TENNIS.

JAPANESE DEFEAT MEXICO IN

LEEDS, July 29th. In the semi-finals of the 3,000 guineas Proléssional Golf Tourns- ment Ernest Whitcombe bent Comp- ston 1-0, and Jolly beat Taylor 1-0.

The Final, The struggle for positions in the

LowDox, July 30th. "B" Division continues, despita Ernest Whitcombe beat Jolly the fact that the issue for the ❘ and 8. Shield and the runners-up place lies between the Chinese Recreation Club and the Club de Recreio... On Saturday the Royal Engineers pull- funds to send the Colony's contin-ed themselves out of the bottom gent of athletes to the Far Eastern position in the Table, where they DAVIS CUP COMPETITION. Olympiad and the Chinese Athletic had been since the season. opened, Association very sportingly relin by beating the Mitsui Bussan {TEROCON REUTER'S JDENCY.) quished their Saturday's football Kaisha, leaving the Kowloon Cricket match against an Army team in Club, who failed in their match

Sr. Louis, July 29th. favour of the South China Athletie against the University, in that un-Japan won the first two matches In the Davis Cup competition enviable position with one point in against Mexico. Obts best Robert hand. The University have gained Kinsey, 28, 16, 61, 6-1, 6-2, and and now equal in points the Hong Takeichi Harada best Alfonso Unda Hong Cricket Club...

Only two matches were played, but friendly game between the

Association.

At Sockunpoo two games were played by the South China A., on Saturday against the 1st Cameron ians and the 15th Infantry Brigade.

In consequence of many of their

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Recreio and the M.B. K. "A" team proved interesting. Evidently the Portuguese are determined to make

best playere being away on the Australian Chinese tour, the South Coins could not field so strong a side as they could have wished and they were defeated in each "game, great effort to wrent the cham the score in both cases being three pionship of the "B" Division from goals to it in favour of the Mili.the Chinese and to 'that end are

P.R.C-Moss (ikip), 20; Mair tary. (skip), 19, West (akip), 31.

Total: K.C.C., 4; PRC, TO.

Taikos 2.0. v. E.BG.O!

unaccustomed. Their defence was

arranging matches with stronger teams. On Saturday they did very creditably, losing by 13 games only.

A very hopeful sign for thêm waa the victory by 6-3 for J. Siles and F. Remedios ever Honda and Akiyama. the Open Doubles Championship at The latter pair were runners-up in

6-2, 6-3, 6-3.

"LATZE Harada and Shimidau (Japan), 7-5, Kinsey and Batlin (Mexico) beat 62, 98, 36, 6-3

YACHTING.

KING ALFONSO PRESENTS A-CUP.

[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New You, July 31st. King Alfonso has presented a Spanish and Ameritan yachts over between an ocean course between. New York and Santander,

The first race will be held next

Division IL, although it was ex- R. Wallace (skip), 23; W. Wother while the custodian was always on the last tournament and it must be July.

pected that the former would win League positions remain un changed. Taikoo" R.C. by only drawing have not made their posi- tion "so good as they might have done in Division I., but they are still second, and five points behind the unbeatea Kowloon Dock, who had no match on Saturday, and wha baye played the same mumber of matcher. The championship is now natured for the Dock.

Taikoo had rather hard lines in not winning, and the match only went to a draw through the Bowling "Green Club scoring two thote in the

last head.

The Cameroniana. The Cameronians, in the first match, played a fine game on t At Taikoo, the home team drew slippery ground to which they were

cap for competition Scores by especially strong and prevented the with the K.B.G,C. rinka :-

TRC-0... Morrison (skip), backs proved towers of strength, Chinese making much headway. The

spoon (skip), 21.

the alert. K.B.G.C.—A. M. Holland (skip), 21; W. Bassell (skip), 16: W. Mac-The soldiers got through after & strong attack, and subsequently the farlane (skip), 95.

Chinese did not play so strongly Two more goals followed, and by this time the Chinese spectators were so down hearted that many left the ground before the end, which was a pity as the Chinese team rallied.

Total: T.R.C., 01; E.B.G.C.; 04.

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DIVISION. II.

East Point 2.0. v, 0.0.0. Enst Point R.C. lost at home to the Craigengower C.C. by 14 shots. Scores by rinks-

Heravish (dp), 16

E.P.R.C.-R. McKellar (skip) 18; Whiteford (tip), 12.

CC.C.-8. H Sellwood (skip), 18 F. T. Kino (skip), 24; C. A Rodriguez (skip), 18.

Total: E.P.E.C., 40; C.C.C., 60.

Recreio v. Taikoo E.C. This match was drawn at King's In Divisica II., Kowloon C.C., Park. Scores by rinks: whose match with the Yacht Club C. de R.-J. Ribeiro (skip), 29, on Saturday wae postponed, still, C. R. Souza (skip); 90; A.

(skip), 18.

Ribeiro

The Second Match,

In the second match, the 13th fame margin as their predecessors. Infantry Brigade also won by the Their well-balanced team, compris. ing as it did several Army players, proved much too strong for the Chinese. The Chinese made several attempts to reduce the three goal lead secured by the Soldiers, but without success.

SECOND NIGHT FETE.

V.R.C.

THE RESULTS..

lead with 10 points for ten matches. T.F.C.-T. Young (skip), 15; H. The Bowling Green Club, although McKechnie (skip), 18; H. Dinnen SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION AT losing to Civil Service, remain (skip), 27.

Total:C. de R., 00, T.R.C., 60 second, but have now played - the

Civil Service 0.0.v. E.3.0.0. same number of matches as the

At the Valley, the Civil Service losers, and are two points down C.C. beat the Kowloon Bowling If they had won they would have Green Club by 7 shots. Scores by been on level terms, but now the rinka:- E.C.C. have a slight advantage. They may, however, have to fight hard for the Second Division cham-¦ pionship.

East Point remain third with 14 points for 11 matches, but Taikoo 1.C. about soon displace them, as they have only played nine matches, and have collected 13 points. If Taikoo bad won they would have gone third in the cable.

The bottom bracket teams in each Division remain the same.

There were no big margina in Saturday's matches, which were all keenly contested.

C.S.C.C.-S. Alderman (skip), 25 J. Massey (skip), 13; B. Taylor (skip), 19.

K.B.G.CR Dixon (skip), 8; J. War- Maclachlan (skip), 20; D. F. Ten (skip), 24.

Total: 0.9.C.C., $7; K.B.G.C.,

50.

LEAGUE TABLES.

Bebson

The second night fete of the was held at the Victoria. Recreation Club on Saturday night. There was

large attendance, with members of the Services, well re presented.

Among those present were the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.C. (Colonial Secretary) Chairman of the Club, and Mrs. Boathorn, the latter distributing the prizes at the conclusion of the aquatics.

It was Mrs. Southorn's first visit The positions in the League, to the V.R. O., and after she had date are:-

distributed the trophies she was. Division I.

warmly thanked by Mr. C. J. P. W. D. L Pts Cooke, the Hon. Secretary of the Kowloon D.R.CS

Club, three cheers also being In their match with the Civil Ser-Taikoo R.C. 9

heartily given by all present. vice C.C., the Craigengower C.C. Kowloon B.G.C. 8 won on two out of three rinks, but Police B.O....... only just managed to get home.

Craigengower

O.Č. Civil Service

C.C. Kowloon 0.0. ...

The biggest margin in Division L. was secured by the P.R.C. against the K.C.C., who as yet have only got two points. The Police won on | all rinksin

It was big surprise for East Point to go down in Division 11., and the Craigengower team must have play: ed exceptionally well to win by 14 shots. The winners won on tw Drinks "and" drew on one.

It was a co-incidence that Taikoo should have drawn in each Divi- sion, and incidentally in each case in the 60 shot region,

·NEXT WEEK'S MATCHES,

In Division I, next Saturday the Civil Service C.C. meet Kowloon Dock at home, but with ground advantage the Dock side will be ali out to retain their unbeaten record. Taikoo R. Chabould dispose of

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During the evening there, were selections by the Lyric Orchestra who also played for dancing later in the evening.

W. Urquhart, the holder of the 84 championship again won the high dive, and he gave a very fine ex- hibition of this art

Kowloon D.R.C.... 559 449 116 --

For Agit. Up Do. Taikoo R.C. 558 103 65 -- Kowloon B.G.C. 491 438 58 - Civil Service C.C. 434 478 24 Police B.C. 522 538 14 Craigengower C.C. 637 599 Kowloon C.C. 427 504-137

Division ZI..

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It is interesting to note that F. Anslow, who was awarded the special prize, presented by Major General O. O. Luard, C.B., C.M.G ELSKE GEÏPion School for being the boy who had displayed the best sporting spirit, won the 100 yards handicap boys' race.

The Beanit

The Results were as under- 100 yards handicap for members: IJA Victor, 70 seos;-2 Br

P. W. D. L. Pts Kowloon C.C... 10 8 0 9 18 Kowloon B.G. 10 7 0 3 14 East Point RC 11 70-413---Strange Civil Service Taikoo B.C. 9 6 12 13

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100 yards handicap (boys under 16 years). Anslow, 88.2-5 secs. 2 J. S. Lyon, 68 secs.

50 yards handicap (ladies): 1, Min Phyllis Hunt, 441608.; 2, Miss M. Orosaan, 52-secs

Bigh Dive (open); }, W. Ur-

Kowloon C.O. at Taikoo without much difficulty but the Bowling SECTS FOR AND AGAINST.quhart, 82 points; E. da Roza,

Green Club and Police Match may provide a surprise, although back ing should be on the Bowling Green :side, who are at home.

In Division II, the leaders (K.C.C.) entertain East Point, and after Saturday's performance, by -East Point, the home team should -get the points.

a source of encouragement to the Portuguese team and supporters to see one of their pairs beating such formidable opponents.

The results of the three matches were as follows:

'R" DIVISION.

M.B.E. v. Royal Engineers. Kaisha's courts, Minden Bow, Kow- Played on the Mitsui Bussan

loon, the Royal Engineers winning by 11 games,

Scores --

Y. Kikuchi and W. Tanaka (M.B.K.):"

lost tu Col, C. Russell-Brown"

and H. White lost to A. Higgs and H.

Trunper,

3. B

G. Nakamura and Y. "Koyama (M.B.K.);

ATHLETICS.

ENGLAND DEFEAT FRANCE.

THROUGH REUTER'S “AGENCY. Į

LONDON, July 31st In athletica, at Stamford Bridge, England beat France in a events to and by 60 points to 45

FRIENDLY MATCH,

Recreio v. K.BE,

In a friendly match between the Club de Recreio and the Matsui Bussto Kaisha played on the former's courts at King's Park, the M.B.E. won by 13 games.

Scores

J. Silva and F. Remedios (C. de B.):

fost to S. Purcell and R

Earl

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beat Honda and Akiyama... - 5 beat Fujifa and Ema 74. beat Unotero and Edo

10-14

7- 4

E. Noronha and C. Barretto de B.);

lost to Honda and Akiyama. lost to Fujita and Ema beat Unotero and Edo

21-12

2-9 O. B. 6+ 5.

13-20

beat Col, C. Russell-Brown ...and H. White

lost to A: Higgs and H.

Trumper

beat S. Purcell and R. Earl..11-p

M.. Mizobe..and M. Kitajima (M.B.R.):

lost to Col. C. Russell-Brown

and H. White

lost to A. Higgs and H.

Trumper

5- 8 lost to S. Purcell and R.

Earl

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Total: M.K.B., 44; RE, 53.

13-20

Kowicon:0.0. v. University, Played on the Kowloon Cricket Club courts, the University winning comfortably, by 25 gamer.

Scores:-

CH. Atkins and E. Abraham (0.0);

lost to W. M. Gitting and T.

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lost to T. K. Tan and G. de

F. Riberio and E. de Sousa de R.):

LEAGUE BASEBALL.

AMERICANS HEAT THE PORTUGUESE.

JAPANESE TIGERS COMBAT POSTPONED.

BY HONOLULU KID,}

There was a very poor attendance At the Happy Valley diamond on Saturday, when the Hong Kong

UNITED STATES

BASEBALL.

NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS.

[UTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, July 30th. The following are the week's re-

Baseball Club met and defeated the sulta in American big bassbalk:-

National League...

Club de Recreio to the tune of

10-7 The Portuguese had hard luck | Saturday (July 23rd): in losing the game as their felding was superior to their opponenta,

0. › Remedios. the Portuguese

aurler started the game very well

and held the American Batters at bay up to the fifth frame. The American outât, however, then got his number and made mince-meat of his deliveries. Up to the fourth

by a score of ave to two; but, in canto the Portuguese, were leading

the fifth stanza, the Americans ende a good rally and garnered no less than eight runs.

Bowker opened the fre works for the Americans. He bingled out a heity one for a double and at the same time, brought Leajer bomė from first base. At this stage things were looking very black for the Portuguese and J. Alvares took the pill in from. C. Remedios, but his underhand deliveries proved an easy prey to the American aloggers.

Burrell managed to pull off 'a ter- rific bingle right over the centre field and brought in no less than

the home circuit easily, but, as he three men. He could have made

himself said; being built for com- fort and not for speed, he was satis fed to pull the brake at third.

The line-up was as follows:- H.K.B.B.C. C. de R.

3b, Cosano 1b." J. Alvares cf. C. Pereiro

P. C. Remedios

Murray

Burrell

Muccio

Lesser

96 M. Barros

- Bowker

8.8. H. Alves

Cockey

McArdle

K. L. Rocha

Craven

r.i. H. Barros

Mabon

* G.-A. Alvares «

Boyd Kosikoft

C. Figueiredo

Umpires-Ho and Zafrs.

LCEAGUE TABLE.

P. W. L

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Dragone" Japanese- B.B.O Hong Kong B.B.C. Club de Recreio Filipino B.B.C.

Tigers"

Boston 6, Pittsburg 9. Boston 3, Pittsburg 4 Sunday (July 4th):

New York 6, Pittsburg 11. New York , Pittsburg 3 Brooklyn 3, Chicago Brooklyn 1, Chicago T. Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 4. Monday (July 5th):

Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 3.. New York 1, Pittsburg 0, Tuesday (July 20th):

Fittsburg 6, Brooklyn 5. Cincinnati 11, St. Louis 10.

Wednesday (July 7th)

Pittsburg 2, Brooklyn 1. Chicago 4, New York 8. Cincinnati 3, Boston 7. Cincinnati 5, Boston St. Louis 0, Philadelphia "8. Thursday (July 28th):

Chicago & New York & Cincinnati 11, Boston 8. St. Louis 15, Philadelphia B Pittsburg 5, Brooklyn 7.

¡American League.

Saturday (July 23rd);

Chicago 2, New York Detroit 3, Boston 2. St. Louis & Washington D. Sunday (July "24th) :"

Chicago, New York a Cleveland 9, Philadelphia 6 Cleveland 5, Philadelphia 2. St. Louis 6, Washington 14. Detroit 7, Boston 6.

Monday (July sath):

Philadelphia 6, Detroit 5 Boston 10, Cleveland 7. Tuesday (July 28th):

Now York 15, St. Louis 1. New York 19, St. Louis 3. Philadelphia 4, Detroit 10. Philadelphia 5, Detroit 2. Washington 3, Chicago 1. Washington 8, Chicago 5. Boston 2, Cleveland T. Wednesday (July 27th):

New York 4, St. Louis I. Philadelphia 1, Detroit 2. Washington 4, Chicago 7. The Boston-Cleveland game WAS postponed on account of rain. Thursday (July 28th); -

New York 8, 8. Louis 4. Washington 12, Chicago 2. "Philadelphia 2, Detroit 6.

Boston 3, Cleveland 0. Boston 4, Cleveland 3.

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273]“HELL BALL " AT OXFORD.

DANCING FLOOR OF FLAMES,

O.U.D.S. SURPRISE.

YESTERDAY'S GAME CALLED OFF.

Waa

The game which should have been played yesterday afternoon between (CJapanese

the South China Tigers and the

unavoidably post poned on account of the rain. In my opinion it would be wise for the Tigers to concede a point to the Japanese, as the Nippon boys are sure to wallop them.

lost to Honda and Akiyama 2'9 lost to Fujita and Ems 5 0 lost to Unotero and Edo...... 47.

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-LEAGUE TABLES. The following are the positions, to date, of the different Clubs com peting in the League:

Division “A” M

TO-DAY'S GAME.

Weather permitting there will be an interesting game this afternoon, when an all Hong Kong Team will meet a crackline from U:8.5. "Helena at 4 p.m. ^|

OXFORD, July 7th... The Oxford University Dramatic Society literally created "Hell" in the town hall for their Com memoration Ball.

Oxford always expects something unique from the 0.U.D.8. in Com memoration Week, but it was - animously agreed that this time they surpassed themselves

The-550-guests were met at the entrance to the town hall by a party of red-clothed “devils "?" led by Mr. P. B. Moyniban, son of Bir Berkeley Moynihan, and were conducted into Hell.”.

AJE

The town hall was transformed S. Hachiums, of the managing tle arrangement of red and black into a sinister cavern by Bub "Total:-C. de B, 43; M.B.K., 56. committee of the AL-Hong Kong curtains and deep-red light Oven

team, has announced the following the doorway was the motto, as the line-up: L Lee, S. Shope abandon ye who enter here." Lee, Zafra, Leonard, S. Hachiuma, Moving red lights, ingeniously re- Lozano, Alves, Kusano, Rocha, Rected from the ceiling, made the Cockey, Y: Hachiums, Marsta, and door look like a fiery river, and, as the dancers, dressed in the car Clubs,

tumes of all nations, took the floor, W L Pt ALL-ROUND CHINESE TEAMS, they seemed to be precipitated into Indian B.C........ 54′′ 1 4 Chinese B.C."

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the legendary hell-free Kowloon 0.08 University M.B.K

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Hong Kong 0.60 1 0 1

Souzatmateria de BU.S.E.C.- image lost to D. K. Bamy and B.

∙P. Ng

W. Woodward

sen (E.C.C.) K. As Carsten Indian RC. 31

lost to W. M. Gittias and T.

fost to TK: Tan and G. de

·lost to

Samy and B.

Division

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Clubs. M. W. Pts. Chinese R.C. 11 101-10 Club de Recreio.11

-10 8

Craigengower 10 Nippon Club

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U.B.B.C.

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Hong Kong CG ĐÃ

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-P.. M. Pinguet and G. 8. Ford (ROC)~~~

University.10

Boyal Engineers. 8. M.B.K.11 2. Kowloon C.C se

Shim

The all-round Chinese Amateur Athletic Club baseball team is due to-day by the President Fierce, and, As previously announced, they will play a series of games during the next two week-ends against local

Further reference to this team and the games will be made in due

course,

SPORTS POSTPONED.

Round the fiery - Hoor waS --- BAY intense, cerie blackness and, but for the hilarious laughter of the dancers, the place might have been a cave lit by black-red lauterna. swung by unsoon spirits, and

Tas Unopened. Gates, RED, At one end of the hill a band was clastered round the Gates of Heaven" shining brilliantly before a background of limpid blue sky, These gates, however, were never opened

None of the guests knew of the THROUGH YESTERDAY'S RAIN-setting that had been prepared

Several sporting fixtures had to

The first match in the Lufer- be postponed yesterday on account Departmental Bowls competition of the rain ALREA

between the Prison and the Ban- The friendly tennis match artary Department, to have been WL Pts aged between St Peter's Toung played at the Police Club Green

Division C.!! Cluby M 811

bent W. Gittins and T Chinese B.C.9 viamente 6" 3. ↑ Nippon Club 8 beat T. Kan and G. de Club de Recreio. 8

.. Souza

Craigengower.9 lost to D. K Samy and B Kowloon C.O.

1. Ng

South China A.A.

Mr. R E. Strange's teas, com

Team Race (members) Won by posed of Messrs. Assumptno, G. Noronha, J. Alarakia, de Silva and A. Noronha,

For Aget Up Da points. Kowloon B.G.C... 614 520 68- East Point R.O... 669 388 B1 Talkoo R.O. 566 493 73 Kowloon C.C... €17. 545 79 Civil Service CC 615 647 Club de Recreio. 580 665 Craigehgower C.C, 606 672. Royal HK.Y.0 263 483

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Taikoo R.C

(Centinued on next CuisIEN);

Men's Club and the University at

Pokfulam did not take place and put off, and will not be played this is about the fourth time it has next Sunday afternoon, the matches had to be put off on secount of wet automatically being put forward

week in the event of wet weather, weather.

or the ground being unfit for play. the Happy Valley Summer Meeting. Another event apolled by rain wa No goll was possible on Saturday, or yesterday, and this means that some of the competitions will now be played off at Fanling

The League basebal match be tween the Japanese and the "Tigers (8.0.A.4.) also had to go by the board, and will now he played in midweek teen (Continued on next Columes.)