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GOLF NOTES

(DY STYíte.)

loose at the ball got into Valentine's eyes. And still again the recoil must have been disconcerting, ba- cause, after the shot Pothick was generally three or four feet behind where he started. Nevertheless, Pethick won his match and we for- To those who are interested in give him. Mayhew, the man who the doings at Fanling the holidays never wears a hat and who is as provided some interesting events. bald as coot rail-like aquatic The Interport matches have bird-accounted for possibly one of already been pretty well described the most lovable men in the Co in these columns and therefore there lony-Mr. J. P. Warren. Warren is no object in publishing further is not as young as he used to be details. Suffice it to say, Hong Kong although we understand that he came through with Dying colours regularly does his setting up exer- and our team is to be heartily concises at five-thirty every morning gratulated. Budd must have felt on the first toe of the New Course. the cold because he just skimmed More glory to him next year, by in one or two instances. He ran into one or two tough propositions, however, which most golfers would

not like to encounter, and gave a good account of himself. Our old friend, "Lissy, certainly, did his stuff and we are proud of him. In two cases the betting was against him but nevertheless be cama through in grand style. Young Pearce staged a wonderful come back in one of his matches and re-

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The four-balls in the afternoon. caused many quick heartbeats bo- causa Maybow and Pethick Valentine and Warren won by a hairbreadth - three and two. Pothick's explosion shots failed to register and as the sun was not shining Mayhew's bald pate fail ed to radlect the sun's rays, such rofection being to the detriment of opponents,

Marshall and Gearo . Bowker mored doubt from the minds ox and Munday was another four-ball those who questioned his ability. that created excitement. At the As he has youth in his favour there ninth hole the Socony-Vacuum team is every reason to believe that he was two down. Marshall took the will be a star golfer if he doesn't touth and Geare the eleventh and give the game up and take to anil- the match was squared: At the ing. After all what does a golfer twelfth Marshall sunk a two and know about yachting? It is better put the Socony Vacuam team one to stick to something he can make up. At the thirteenth Socony a sucress of. Our old friend from Vacuum took the only bisque that Shak way did his stuff, ton, and they were entitled to and two up all very pleased because was the result. On the fifteen tee there was some question in the Socony Vacuum was dormy three minds of many as to the advisabil. Munday drove the sixteenth green. ity of letting him take the place Marshall approached within a foot of a younger and possibly more of the pin. Munday got his three brilliant player. Let us all hope but due to the excitement Marshall that the end of the Interport mat missed his putt and it was left to ches will not see the last of him Geare to win the match on the at Fanling because, after all, Fan-soventeenth green-three and one. ling needs the support of all of its Dodwell and Holmes certainly ac. members. Marton, as usual, pulled counted for themselves. against his weight. After all, he is just Stark and Leach. Apparently be 'n machine on the golf course and ing beaten in the morning did not it would seem to those who try to altogether please them because they improve that being so accurate put it across their opponents by would take a great deal of the plea.saven up and six to go. It is in- mura from the game. He made a teresting to note that Stark and very good Captain although he Leach did not wait for the other could possibly have improved his two four-balls to finish-they beat popularity by doing just a little it by the first train. bit more to make the visitors feel at home. Perhaps he feels that. John Barleycom and late hours, as well as a song or two, do not improve his play. The abstemious Captain of the Club certainly gave freely of his time although he must have been bored to tears listening to the jokes and the songs of the jovial with a stomach full of dry ginger ale.

The outstanding local event of the weekend was the Final of the "G. M. Young Cup, which was won by the Socony-Vacuum team. The line-up was as follows:

The fact that over one hundred and ninety tiffins were served on Sunday is sufficient indication of Fanling's popularity and Mrs Kerr's excellent cooking, for it is quite true that it is difficult to ob tain a better meal for the price at any place in the Colony. Now that ho has been made an honourary member, after years at Fanling Mr. Kerr is seriously considering tak ing up golf. We understand that the local professional is about to give him a few lessons - free of charge, of course.

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The weather during the holiday was ideal although somewhat cold The temperature on Thursday and slow players made it difficult to keep warm.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1933.

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THE PRESIDENT'S PUTTER

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CONTINENTAL LETTER

NO RETURN OF GERMAN MONARCHY!”: HOW THE

·ATLANTIQUE CAUGHT FIRE: LEIPZIG AND WAGNER ANNIVERSARY; POCKET DATTLESHIP'S TRIAL

CO-

LONDON, Jan. 11. The Arst day of the President's Putter at Hye waa

ode of the most beautiful ever seen, with sun- shine and a light northerly wind, and Rye itself looking like a fairy BERLIN city perched on distant mountains. There could not have been a finer winter day, and I think that even

The Reich "Anniversary. the new holes on Thursday wereing papers carried extensive com the more grabbed who had not likea

Berlin, Jan 19-To-day's morn- converted yesterday.

ments on the speech made by Minis- Perhaps the best in the morning ter of the Interior Dr. Bracht om was that batween G. R. Girdlestone the occasion of yesterday's 42nd and A. J. Evans. Both played real anniversary of the proclamation of ly well and Evans, holing the the Reich in which the Minister course in 74, won at the last gasp. deprecated the idea of a restora Nobody was ever more than one tion of the monarchy, insisting that up and there was really no one the nation has to-day only one thing to praise more than another, national aim, the consolidation of usless it was Girdlestone's putting, the Reich. The Minister further They were all square coming to the declared that the Weiner Constitu home hole, which in its new state tion had proved a failure chiefly wants two of the very straightest because the political parties had and longest of wooden club shots abused the rights, and privileges Girdlestone was not quite up in conferred by the Constitution upon and got a steady ; Evans reached the nation. The arrogance of the the edge of the green, but was still parties, Dr. Bracht insisted, had left with a long and difficult putt, resulted in eliminating the first up hill and then down. He uperation of the people in perfect struck it perfectly to within a shorting the state as the parties regard. 3ft. of the hole, and made no mised the constitutional rights only as take with the short one.. Martin weapons to be wielded for achiev. Smith versus Gillies was another ing their particular party aims. match that promised well, but it Other constitutional forms must, provod a little disappointing. Mar the Minister concluded, therefore tin Smith played the better of the two and won by three and two. Another match which aroused in terest of a rather different kind was that between Lord Castiorosss and the Captain of the Society. However, the malicious persons who

While the organs of the Right in came to be amused by these old general voica approval of the gentlemen went empty away for Minister's speech, the Republican the Captain played, for once, at papers express the fear that this most absurdly well and holed the must be regarded as a revival of first 11 holes in 43 shots, at which the von Papen Cabinet's belief in point the players retired to lun- the urgency of constitutional ne cheon

forms, whereas Chancellor von Schleicher had so far, emphasized D. H. R. Martin and Captain that this problem was not an Pearson had a very good fight, with urgent one and could easily assume Martin just ahead most of the second place behind the pressing way. He was two up with three to need of political appeasement and play, but Pearson won the 18th, economic and financial rehabilita which was, in fact, the savanth, tion of the country. and had all the better of the next hole as well. A half stymie was CHERBOURG rather hard on. him at this crucial point. He hit the hole, but the ball would not drop, and that settled .it.

Martin had another very hard match in the afternoon, this time against Peech. Both played well, in fact very well, and Peech won

be sought and it was the para- mount task of the government to give the nation such a Constitu- on that it will prove a pillar of the state.

:

Ho Sabotage.

Cherbourg, Jan, 19--The rumours that the burning of the liner Ann- tique was day to an act of sabotage appear to have been definitely re- futed by the results of the official

D. A. C. I. Bowker Friday was in the high thirties and went down in the afternoon before states that it has been established

responsible for drawing starting It is suggested to those who are

A

wires.

O. C. Stark . L. G. S. Dodwell A. Coach . C. E. Holmes.

at 17th Another of the leading investigation which have now been I. H. Geare

winners of the morning, Evans, made known. The official report W. L. Marshal r. H. Munday H. H. Petlick " R. K. Valentine

Martin Smith, who was playing his beyond doubt that the conflagration J. W. Mayhew . J. P.. Warren.

long imn shots up to the pin ex-originated in a certain first-class The result of, the singles wre five

tremely well. Wetbered beat Co state-room and that there is every points in favour of the Socony

result with which the loser had no due to a short circuit which in turn lonel Tate by four and three,

reason to assume that, the fire war Vacuum team. The outstanding times that the names of those who great cause to be dissatisfied, for as caused by a friction of electric feature of the single matches was Stark's victory over Dodwell, whom are unfortunate be published at the his illustrious adversary had a score he gave a pretty good run for his bottom of the list in order to pre of three under fours for the 15 money. As regards Leach and Hol-vent misunderstanding between holes. This was a great score, ma- LEIPZIG mes, the batting was in favour of players, for it is true that quite aterially contributed to by his really Holmes but Leach managed to beat few friends have accused one an tremendous start of two 3's. In- him one up on the eighteenth green on

other of forgetting to enter namescidentally, it may be mentioned that

Wagner Celebrations. Geare had Bowkor four down un the "Application-for-Time" the second hole under the new dis the fourth green but could not hold Bhcet.

pensation is a little shorter than the fiftieth singe the death of the

Leipzig, Jan. 19.This year being: him after the fifth hole although

it used to be, since the tee has been great composer Richard Wagner, he was out in bogey. Marahall took of the Club has been an extremely winter a better hole for the ordin-his honour throughout Germany.

The genial and popular Secretary put forward. It thus becomes in many celebrations will be held to good care of Munday although Munday, in his good-natured way, busy man these past few days. Asary mortal than it used to be, since did his best to tear him to bits. been on edge, and we don't blame in the old days the tank was a little place of Richard Wagner, will open a matter of fact his nerves have he can now get home in 2, whereas The city of Leipzig, the native Pethick, the only south-paw-in, the him because he has done almost too much for him. The really big the series of festivities and con Socony-Vacuum team, surprised everything from dish washing to hitter, on the other hand, will not certs with a big ball on February everybody by beating Valentine, teeing up the ball for some of the rejoice over the change, since it robs 12, the eve of the composer'à' death who is considered the steadier play has been curt when asked by tele

more timid player. No wonder he him of a little of his old advantage, which the members, of his family

will attend. er. We imagine that what defeat phone the starting times of certain od Valentine was his inability to members. The only time that he decide as to whether Pothick was smiled during the weekend was going or coming because from a when he rushed through the hall distance it appears that Pethick is way asking members if anybody going in the opposite direction, be wanted a good time, and one face ing a lefthanded player. Another tious golfer said. "Who is she 1" thing that probably upsat Valentine It is hoped by some of the members Was Pethick's drives, all of which of the Club that the Carlsbad Salts describe a semicircle before landing that the Colonel is taking will short on the fairway. Perhaps, too, the ly improve the condition dust made by Pothick when he let digestive apparatus.

Do you realise

the vital difference?

Salt of unknown origin has no guarantee

of purity to safeguard the consumer. But ons you have a pure natural salt, acked in a modern factory under scien tific

by machinery which ensures touched by hand and pourer package there is

bis

A Good Performance.

indeed, on paper the best-was that One of the best wins of the day

The ball as well as the future celebrations will take place in the famous in, the history of music as Gewandnaus, a historical hali,

of H. C. Langhurst over R. W. great mumber of outstanding Hartley by two and one Hartley compositions have, for more than kept going and stuck to his advant public for the first time. did not do abnorntally well, but hea osatury, been played here in age, and in such a match as this re the main point is that David beat KIEL that, in a sense, Longhurst ought Goliathi. The singular thing was

to have won before he did. He was much the steadier, even if he was 14 left behind a bit when Hartley hit

The Deutschland,

Kiel, Jan Tug The pooket-battle-

one of his bent. Thop, when he ship Deutschland left-to-day for da

reached the green, he generally had extended trial run in tas Baltic. the better of things, but he did not Thereafter the ship will go to "the always rub it in hear the hole, and Wilhelmshaven naval bass to get this is, for him, a most unusual her final outfit before being placed failing. Hartley wen decidedly in commission on April 1.- The erratic and got into more bunkers second vessel of the Deutschland. than was permissible on, so easy type, the name of which has not day., Longhurat, going very staadi-been sunounced, will be launched ly while Hartley made the mistakes, at about the same time.

was three up after seven holes. Ho

ought to have lost the eighth, where-

Hartley putted wonkly, and he did

Tose the nigth and 10th through bad He was dormy four and apparently

shots. Now Longhurst was only

one up, and things looked black for

him, but he hung on and got a fine

4 at the Sea Holes to be two up the

stances Ho

che" match at

for

again. He made a mess of the stymie, but, he had no business to

14th, but Hartley reciprocated with

charity at the 18th. Longhurst was

to pull

nów dormy two, and the short 17th, his tee shot at the 17th, and Mir beat both of them. It was halvedfeld; innot very glorious 4 and that was the end of the match. It does „The Bound very good.

winner deser

ging, gallantly 'away got three holes back. At the 18th, somavari Crawley made ño.

I think, bave won by instead of one'ún he had ated to Every one has to havỡ of this sort, and secmis

|

MACAO RACES

PROGRAMME FOR SUNDAY

·RUGBY FOOTBALL

CLUB

ANNA" TEAM v. HMS.

CORNWALL

The following will represent the The following are Entries and | Club "A" Team v. HM.8, Corn Handicaps for the Second Extra wall on the Club ground at 6.16 Race Meeting to be held at Macao pm Wednesday, February 1- on Sunday, February 3:

1. The Also Han Plate (Haif a

Xile).

Forward --G. C. Moutrie, J. H. MoEluey, S H. Garrod, F. R Burch, F. G: Nigel; A K. Munro, G. Austin A. P. Cox.

Halves: N. H. Mackintosh, A

Adamestor (148), Brave ChapD, Lowson. (154), Brutus (154), Carnation II.

Back-Goldman.

(131), Cheerful Sun (184), Circus S. J. H. Fox, N. M. Cochrane, D. Three Quarters :-A, H, Harbord, Eve (160), Good Morning (154), | Hynes Kwangchaw (154), Rosebud (164), Shimmy. It. (154), Smiling Com mander (15), So On (154), Three Swords II. (154),

2-The Spring Handicap (One Mila),

Reserves:-A. W. Torrible, G. E. S. King, J. Dalziel, R. Goldman.

HOCKEY

Allwell (147), Battling Horse "BORDERERS LOSE TO Y.M.C.A. (180), Blue Plane (148), Bold Lad (160), Common (140), DasbawAY (140), Brian (187), Genghis khan match the S.W. Burderers defeat

At King's Park in a friendly (159), Jackie (183), New King (168), ed the Y.M.C.A. by three goals to Prestwick (163), Venturous (180). ́ ́, nil.

3.-The Moderate Plate (Six Furlonga)

(161), Bold Lad (101), Brave Chap Agua Pura (134), Battling Horse (151), Brutus (154), Carnation 11, (151), Cheerful Sun (184), Good Kwangchow (164), Sakata (154) Morning (154), Jackis (108), Smiling Commander (154), Thres Swords 11. (154).

4.-The Encouragement Handicap. (Once Bound). Allwell (147), Blue Plane (140),"| Common (10), Dashaway (140), Drian (187), Genghis khan (158), Green Jade (146), Jackie (153), Jingo (150), New King (185), Prest wick (18), Pure Music (133), Ven- Lurous (160). -

5.-The Lucky Handicap (Once- Hound).

Banjolina (165), Buchanan (149), Gallant Fox (158), Imperial Hall (54); Orlando (165), Powerful King (103), Valley Hall (168).

6.-(Uncficial) The Ladies' Handi-

cap (One Mile).

Banjolina (185), Cabinet Hell (150), City of Shanghai (145), Im- perial Hall (154), Much Ado (140) 7.—The Try Again Handicap

· (13· Milea). Allwell (147). Battling Home (160), Blue Plane (149), Drian (187), Green Jade (148), Prestwick (155), Tica Feng Shan (185). ...

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