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RETROSPECT

OF SPORT IN 1937

TENNIS

World championships-Wimble-. don.Donald Badge: Women Mrs. Little (nee Round); French -H. Henkel; Women.-Frau Sper- ling: German--H. Henkel; Women. -Frau Sperlin; American-Donald Budge; Women-Senorita Lizana; Australian-V. B McGrath; Br tish Hard Court-HW, Austin; Davis Cup-United States; Wight- man Cup.-United States.

CRICKET

County Championship: York:

shire

E. P. Hendren played against Surrey in his farewell match for Middlesex and scored his · 170th

century.

Lord Tennyson's team toured India while an M.C.C. side" toured Canada:

Australia won the "Ashes."** New Zealand Coured England and played in three Test matches.

GOLF

"Ryder Cup: United States beat Great Britain on "foreign" soil for the first time: British Open-Henry Cotton; Amateur--R Sweeny:

<dies.—Miss Jessie Anderson,

BOXING

In March, Tommy Farr, Welsh holder of the British and Kapire. beavy-weight championship' titles, beat Ben Foord on pointa,

In April Farr won a clean-cut victory on points against Max Baer and on June 15 Farr knocked out Walter Neusel, the tough German boxer.

On June 22. "Brown

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Joe Louis, the Bomber** knocked James J. Braddock, the title- holder, and on August 30 Farr put up the greatest fight of his career in New York against Loul, but was clearly beaten on points.

The former British champion, Jack Petersen, retired from the ring on February 1,

RACING

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE CORPS

(ORDERS BY LT.-COL. R. C. B. ANDERSON, M.C. COMMANDANT

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ROLIDAY

Corps H.Q: will be closed for the New Year Holiday on Saturday 1st. January, 1938.

HEADQUARTERSS STORES The Quartermaster's Stores at Volunteer HQ will be closed from annuni 1st to 3rd January for stock taking.

LECTURE

Captain T. Addis-Martin will give

Machine Gun Signals, Monday 10th January. Parade at. HQ at 5.30 p.m.

for

Army Service Corps Company Thursday 6th January. Parade

Lowis gun Instruction R.AS.C. Camber at 5.30 p.m.

Pay, Section

Friday 7th January. Parade ‘at H.Q. at 5.30 0.m.

R.O.D.C.-Construction Section Sunday 9th January, All Tanks a lecture, on "Principles of Rang-proceed to Fridge No. 25 (near Tai läg” to members of Corps 1st. Bat- || Po) by 9,54 a.m. train from Kew- tery in the lecture room on Thurs-loon. Free travelling vouchers will day 5th January at 5.45 p.m. Any be issued. Haversack ration should member of the Corps who is in- be taken, terested in the subject 'may at. tend.

PÄRADES

1st. Battery w Signal Section:-Friday 7th Jan. Parade at Belchers at 5.45 p.m.

A Section:--Thursday 13th Jan.)

Parade at Belchers at 6 p.m.

L Section:-Friday 14th Jan, Parade at Belchers at 6 pm

2nd. Battery Wednesday 15th January, 5.30 p.m. Parade in HMS. "Tamar Gun drill. Dress-Overalls and 8. D. cap.

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Engineer Company Monday 3rd January. Parade at H.Q. al 5.30 p.m., for, Lewis gun Instruction.

The annual camp will take place at Pak Sha Wan from. 18.2.38 to 20.2.38, Detalls will be issued later.

LEAVE

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Lieut. G. Miskin, Reserve of Om- cers, is granted leave from 28.12.37 to 21.1.38.

No. 2673 Gunner K. S. Robertson, 2nd. Battery, is granted 10 months' leave from 31.12.37, to 31.10.38.

No. 2525 Gnt. James Lee, 1st. Bat- tery, is granted one month's leave from 1.1.33. to 31.1.38.

No. B/4 Pte. F. E. Richardson, Reserve Section B, is granted leave from 5.2.38. to 9.11.38.

No. 2051 Sgt. A. J. McFayden, 2nd. Battery, returned from leave on 26.12.37.

STRENGTH-DECREASE No. 2218 Sgr. A. Vantrong, Corpa Signals, we.t.. 21.12.37.

Captain, Adjutant, EKVDG NOTICES

G.U.C's. Message

Machine Gun Troop Tuesday 4th January. Parade at HQ. at 5.30 p.m. for M.G. Instruc-ceived on 24.12.37,

tion.

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The following message was re-

"The G.O.C. wishes All Ranks a Happy Xmas and good luck in the

Armoured Car Section. Tuesday 4th January. 'Pardde at | New Year.” H.Q. at 6.30 p.m...A and B Classes— Lewis gün instruction. Class- M.G. Instruction."

Friday 7th January. Parade at HQ. at 5.30 p.m. All classes-Driv- ing instruction.

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Motor Machine Gun Platoon Friday 7th January. Parade at HQ. at 5.30 pm. Revolver drill and Anti-gas Instruction.

Dress Box respirators, web belts and revolver holsters.

No. 1. (M.G.) Company Friday 7th January, Company 2,000 Guineas-Le Ksar C.H. meeting at HQ. at 5.39 pm. All Semblat); 1,000 Guineas-Exhibi- | ranks am required to attend. tlonist (Steve Donoghue); The Bunday 9th January, M.G. course Derby-Mid-day Sun (M. Beary at Stonecutters Range. Details wil! (MTA, G. B. Miller, first lady owner } be issued in next week's Order. to win classic); The Oaks.—Ex- hibitionist (Steve Donoghue); St. Leger. Chulmleigh (Gordon Rich- ards); most successful owner-instruction. H.E. the Aga Khan.

During the year, in December, Donoghue rode his last race at Manchester before retiring to be- come a trainer.

Gordon Richards rode 200 win- ners during the season.

BOAT RACE

On March 24, Oxford defeated Cambridge for the first time since 1923. The Dark Blues won "by Ehree lengths.

CHANNEL SWIM

Tom Blower, an engineer in Notttingham, swam the English

Channel in 13 hours 29 minutes,

on August 4.

ATHLETICS

8. C. Wooderson (Blackheath)' gained a new Ertish record for 4 mile in 3 mins. 0.9 secs, on August, -7, and on August 28 sét up a new

No. 2 (MG.)' Conipany (Scottish)

Thursday 6th January. Parade, at "H.Q. at 5.30 p.m. for 'M.G.

Sunday 8th. January. As for No

1 (MG.) Company.above.

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No. 3 (M.G.) Compant Spuday 8th January. As for No. 1 (M.G.) Company above.

No. 4 (M.G.) Company Wednesday 5th January., Parade at HQ at 5.30. p.m. for. M.G, in- struction.

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Friday 7th January, Parade at et 5.30 p.m. for M.G. Instruc-

tion.

Portuguese Companies

Tuesday 4th January. Parade at H.Q. at 5.30 p.m.

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No, 5 (M.G.). Compiny:-M.G. Training (continued from stage reached last parade).

A.A. Company:—A.A. Training (continue from stage reached last parade).

BUDDY BAER WINS

New York, Dec. 17. (UP)-Buddy

record by running one mile in 4 Baer, brother of Max Baer, the mins 6.6 BCCS.

AVIATION RECORDS

former heavyweight_boxing cham- plan, won a technical knockout over Eddie Hogan in the third round of a bout scheduled for the rounds. Baer weighed 243. Hogan weighed 222).

The victory may give Bäer a chance to meet Joe Louis when the present champion is ready to "tune up" again for defence of his

April 9:Masaaki;- Tinuna, Kenji and Tsukagoshi new 10,000 miles in "Divine Wind" from Tokyo to England in 94 hours 18 mins.

May:-HL Brook established re- cord for double journey England --Cape Town and vice versa 9 days titia, of hour.

in 14 hours 24 mins.

May:-Dick Merrill and Jack Lamble flew 8,000 miles in 5 days well) dew from Foynes to Botwood

June)-Chkalos, Baldukoff and Bellakoff dew 5,400 miles Moscow Vancouver-Washington (ärst Aretic non-stop flight) In 65 hours, 17 mins,

!!

Sept. 11:-King's Cup Air race won for second time by C. Gardner. October 24:Miss Jean Batten arrived in London from Darwin,' July:-Col. Gromof, Major An-

North Australia, 'after äying for 8 drel Yumasher and Capt. Dann days 8 hra. 25 mins: thus beating flow 6,700 miles from Moscow to the record set up by H.F. Broad- San Jacinto, California non-stop.

over the North Pole, in 2 days 14 bent in May by 14 hours.

December:--Mile, Maryse Hillsz hours 17 mins,

July 6: Two-way air made from Paris to Balgon in 92 fights made successfully across the hours 30 mins, thus beating M.

Japy's record by 14 hours.

AMERICA CUP

Atlantic.

+

August:-"Caledonia” (Capt. A.8. Wilcockson). new 2,000 miles from Botwood,

· · Newfoundland,'' to Ranger (US.A.) defeated." En- Foynes, Ireland, in 11 hours 33 deavour II by four races to nil off mins: "Cambria" (Capt. GJ. - Po- | Rhodes Island,

Sergeants' Mess Committes There will be a Sergeants' Mess Committee meeting in the Mess at 6 pm. on Wednesday January 12th 1938.

AFFILIATED UNIT

Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. The next lecture will be on Mon- day 3rd January, 1028.

Egd. E. M. BEGG,

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