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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY MARCH

1937.

KOWLOON GOLF CLUB IS SEEKING A NEW SITE Area At Foot Of Razor Hill, Taipotsai Suggested GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE

IS FAVOURABLE

ASKS FOR MORE DETAILS

COMPENSATION REQUEST MAY

CAUSE DIFFICULTIES

(By "Telegraph" Special Representative)

Trot between

HE dispute between the Hongkong Rifle As-

Rifle Ad-

•ing possession of the Army Rifle Ranges in Kow- loon may come to a head in the near future.

Colony Tennis

Championships FINCHER

ON VIEW TO DAY.

(By "Veritas")

Overnight and carly morning rain soddened the courts at the Cricket

Club, but it is expected that to-day's programme

schedule.

In the Colony teunis

From a high Government official I learn that the Golf Club, "foreseeing that increasing demands for facilities for military training will make it impossible to carry on at the ships will be played as per Army Rifle Ranges," has approached Government with the suggestion that it be allotted a site at Taipotsai, at the eastern foot of Razor Hill,

ony

chsc,

The Golf Club has promised is pure conjecture. In that membership will be thrown shooting for regular troops would open to all residents and visitors have to come before golf for officera

and their familles, if the new site is granted;

Government's attitude is said to be favourable towards the proposal and It is understood that a letter has been forwarded to the Golf Club, advising the Committee of this fact, and ask- ing for full particulars of the site desired..

ONE STUMBLING 'BLOCK There appears, however, to be one stumbling block. It is slated that the Golf Club desires that the question of compensation should be taken up before they abandon their "righta" to the Army. Range,

THE KOWLOON GOLF CLUB The encroachment arrangement by which golf is allowed to be played on the Range contains the following clause:

"Golf shall not be played at any time while the Rifle Range is In use by the Military authorities, or

E. Fincher is due to play Taoi) Ping-fan, and its many admirers are prepared to give Tani a 40-00 cliance

of

winning. Nevertheless Flucher should win, and I think he will--in straight

113 conditions will sets, favour him and he is playing a steady Came at the

moment.

V. Harrison meets Y, C. Lau inj another singles and the Chinese will probably win.

The most interesting the of the day promises to be the doubles between R. L. Withington and J. D. Milne and 'Wong Fuk-nam and Lul Kwal- fun. This is almost certain to exland) over the full distance and the result at any period, while Oring is be- very open. If anything I rather ing carried out whether by the, fancy the chances of Milne and Military or any other persons en-

Withington, who are very sound. titled to Da

use the 'Range."

Lange

A number of Cricket Club events

OPEN SINGLES

The Range-and with it the Golf are also on tap, the full programme Course is allotted by the General being:

Volunteers, Staft to regular units, This question of compensation may Police, and the Rifle Association. The prove a difficult one. I understand regulars fire on week-days, except that the military authorities will not public holidays, up Ull 4. p.m. prac entertain it, and chances of the Gov-tically all the year round. emmen! finding the money appear somewhat sum

Piginal suggeallota regarding the

of the Kowloon Golf Club finding an alternauvo (and incident ally much better) site than the Army Ranges is understood to have come from Col. H. C. Harrison, D.S.O.

Some

me months ago Col. Harrison was requested by the Colonial Secre

tory act as "arbitrator" in the dis- pute between the Hongkong Rille As- sociation and the Kowloon Golf Club. Col. Harrison,suggested, in view of the definits Army requirements

new Cantonment

when the

was

Lui Kwai-

E. C. Fincher v. P. F. Tsoi. F. V. Harrison v. Y. C. Lau.

round. The

OPEN DOUBLES Volunteers Ret one Sunday allotment

RL Withinston and J. D. Milne. A year for the Volunteer Ride Meet ហម', The Rule A

Association get Wed-

Wed-v. Wong Puk-nam and nesday afternoons June and mid-September).

(except between fun.

And the whole whole golf course is covered by ten- tage from the day following Volunteer Rifle Meeting till the fol- lowing Tuesday week for the Com- bined Services and Bisley Meeting.

the

Thus the members of the Golf Club are prevented from

CLUB SINGLES HANDICAP

V. R. Gordon v. G. 5. Chambers. O. A. Hunsen v. J. F. L. Smalley.

CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLES

V.

A. H. Penn and J. R. Collis playing on two week-ends in the year, and on E. H. Williams and L. It. Andrewes. Wednesday evenings (except for the. M, Pagh and J. Thomson v. three and a half hottest months in O. E. C. Marton and D. B. Evans, the year)-a mate of

raffairs which

CLUB MIXED DOUBLES

hurdly encourages membershiptri- built, that the only solution appear- The Colonial Government

W. Wooding and Miss Ward v. J. C.

ed to be that the Golf Club should buted $5,000-I understand-towards Pool und Miss Allen. bo-assisted

_to_a.fresh pite, and the initial-prepad the Club has of-tho-itango block of Crown land Q

Golf Co

Course: and suggested a

new Customs astrido the

Pass undoubtedly bencatted by the fact Razor Ill Road

that the Military built and paid for The alto suggested by Col. Harrison the tops the rise south of Hebe Hill, and the motor road which gives access to the Golf Course. But there

gives a

a fine commanding view of the amenities are as nothing compared surrounding country. If la almost as with the thousands of dollars which really accessible from Kowloon as is the Golf Club has sunk in the course

and in their Club House. the present

grounds,

the

It is believed, however, that Kowloon Golf Club, to whom a copy of Col. Harrison's suggestions was forwarded, desires a site at the east- COL. HARRISON'S MEMORANDUM ern foot of Xtazer Hill.

By permission of the Colonini Secretary's Department, I am able to publish extracts from Col. Harrison's memorandum, which fully outlines the dimeuities attending a solution of

the dispute.

In his memorandum to Govern- ment, Col. Harrison said:

If there is to be further interfer- ence with golf at Kowloon-and 1 have suggested in paragraph 3 (a) above that I think this is inevitable -the Club will be hard put to it to maintain its membership.

THE HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Aston Villa Lose Great Opportunity

:

London, Mar. 30.

Aston Villa to-day lost a golden opportunity of challenging the second division leaders, who dropped im- portant points during the Easter foot- ball league programme,

Playing at home to Newcastle, the Villa were unexpectedly beaten by two clear goals

and two practically out of the promotion.

nre thus running for

· Huddersfield - and Leeds collected

FIRST DIVISION

The Rifle Association, as recon- stituted in 1935, la at present four- ishing, as is ovidenced by the fact that it has within 18 months of its re-incarnation secured 450 full mera- bors and over 6,100 affiliated mem- The crux of thers of both institubers. It is true that a very large arst division points and Reading did that members number of both categories are serv-well to bent Walsall on the latter's tions wan

want free and full use of the Ride Range-cach for its own pur-ins

ing members of

of the Fighting Services, ground. Nevertheless, there remains anum- pose at week-ends and on general holidays,

ays. For the present, an ar ber keen civilians, about equal to

the playing and rangement has been made-in the form of

Association ratification by the

rightly pleads Naval Commander-in-Chief-where- that it is an organization of national

importance,

such Aston Vilin recognized G.S by the Rifle Association

and the throughout the

Empire. To this plea Bradford Volunteers have "the privilege of

be added the fact Coventry. might Stone- using the Naval Range on

that,

rifle shooting of at cutters on many week-enda. In the

the

of

Cembership Huddersfield

which still agreement" of the Kowloon Present

year.

The

Leeds

type constitutes THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) this arrangement can never be a social amenity. worthy of every. Walsall

a palliative to the Rifle Associa lyn Lion, and subject to cancellation at any time by the Naval Authorities, who at many times of the year have" camps on the Range, which inter- fere with week-end firingAL

It

may be useful if I set out my personal opinion about shooting and Kowloon Rifle Range Holf on the from the points of view of each of the

concerned: MILITARY AUTHORITIES.

When the new Kau Lung Tsai, Cantonment is

built,

the Military authorities will want to keep the Kowloon ness to

It is sometimes stated that the

Hongkong Rifle Association will die

0. Reading

THIRD DIVISION. (NORTH).

Cecilia Colledge photographed with the cup after winning the

world figure-skating championship,

CHAN BROTHERS IN A BRIGHT RECOVERY

YESTERDAY'S TENNIS

(By "Veritas")

Staging a bright recovery they were driven away from the after being 4-1 in arrears in the attacking position by good length final set, Henry and Albert obs. Albert Chan bucked up con- Chan, the Kowloon Tong Calderably in the closing stages and made some admirable smashes, bul Division tennis league players neither player possessed a service to yesterday defeated Lt. Comdr, both Rump and Ravenhill. Rump and Lieut. Ravenhill in

The Navy and Army representa- the Colony doubles champion-tives should have been able to deni ship 5-7, 7-5, 7-5.

much more drastically with such Rump and Ravenhill were largely easy deliveries. Sometimes they did to blame for the result. They made a large number of mistakes.mmitted foolish

a errors when in commanding

position, Ruvenhill in particular miss- Rump was the more dopendable ing easy shots. Full marks must be of the losers, though Ravenhill ad given

to the winners, however, who the best service of the four. Henry displayed a keen fighting spirit und Chon was sound, his brother inclined 1 by dint of steady play, pulled the to be erratic, Perseverence

match out of the fee.

this match.

Was unfortunate that the the Anished on a note of doubt.

When

the Chan brothers held match point

won

was apparently good, but the and Li Kwan-hung in the other which spectators encroaching close to the doubles encounter, winning in

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CHINESE Y.M.C.A.

BEATS VARSITY In Badminton League Game Last Night CHAMPIONS SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT

LF

Chinese Y.M.C.A. 'accomplished |

last night what every other team

in the badminton league has fail- MACAO

ed to do this season-they beat

the champions, University "A" SCHOOLBOYS

by five games to four,

The result was not a tremendous surprise as it was recognised that on their own court the "Y" would stand an equal chance of faking: points from the Varsity.

The winners made the wise move of putting Patrick Wong and C. E Chng together. This change was fully vindicated, the Colony cham- pionship Analists taking all three

gumes.

BEATEN

IN BADMINTON MATCH

Macao's schoolboy badminton team proved no match for St. Andrew's Church Club last evening and were Great credit goes to T. J. Ong and beaten in all nine games, Yel the F. Koh, Y.M.C.A. second pair, who visitors, two of whom were under 14 not only boat K. L. Hul (a "B" team years of age, put up a promising player) and C. 11. Soon, but held display, Jose da Shiva and F. Ribeiro Tan and P. K. Hui to 22-24 and also being especially prominent with their "setted" against K. L. Yang and T. C. hard smashes and meat tap shots. Lec, finally losing 21-14.

The turning point, however, was the victory of F. N. Hon and H. Koh, the home team's third string against K. L. Hul and C. H. Soon, whom they beat 21-7.

Silva, something like four feet high, showed rare agility and no little skill in making his "kills", and in partnership with Ribeiro offered atout opposition to the St. Andrew's second and third pairs the matches,

This result makes no difference to At the conclusion

the league, championship which had the President of the Macao Lyceum already been won by University "A presented souvenirs to the players but, it

it spoilt the Varsity's record. and thanked St. Andrew's Club for

their Chinese Y.M.C.A. are now almost

hospitality and for giving Macao's young badminton players In the

assured of third-

|_ such_valiable. experience. They did. virtue of superior games average ton was of such a high standard,

not realise before that the badmin-

table dey 1919 posit. "gue, maci

but

at the moment, and to-morrow they they hoped upon the return visit of play Recreio "B" which should place St. Andrew's, to offer a better

game, them in an unassailable position.

Mr. Henry Kew replied on behalf detailed scores and re- of the hosts and said they looked Yesterday's vised league table follow,

forward to paying a return visit to P. H. Wong and C. E. Chng Macao. He congratulated the school- (Chinese Y.M.C.A.) beat K. L. Yong

The results in full were as follows:

and T. C. Lee 21-13; beat P. E. Tanboys on their display that evening. and P. K. Hul 21-0; beat K. L. Hu! and. C. II. Soon 21-0.

.:

E. F. Fincher and H. Kew (St. Andrew's) beat E. Boyol and A. da

T. J. Ong and F. Koh (Chinese Silva 21-1; best F. Rodrigues and H. Y.M.C.A.) lost to Yong and Lee 21-flodrigues 21-2; beat J. da Silva and 24; lost to Tan and Hul 22-24; beat F. Ribeiro 21-2: Hul and Soon 21-14.

F. N. Hon and H. Koh (Chinese Y.M.C.A.) lost to Yons and at 10-21; lost to Tan and Ilui 0-21; beat Hut and Soon 21-7.

University

"A"

LEAGUE TABLE

Recreio "A"

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

14 13 0 12 10 Regreto "B", 12 8 0 Chinese

YMCA... 12 13

C.R.C. University

1 00 21 20

A. E. P.. Guest and F. V. Wong (St. Andrew's) beat Boyol and da Silva 21-11; beat-Rodrigues and Rodrigues. 21-17; beat da Silva and 21-18.

Ribeiro

F. A. Broadbridge and N. A, E. Mackay (St. Andrew's) beat Boyol and da Silva 21-10; beat Rodrigues and Rodrigues. 23-20; beat da Silva and Ribeiro 21-17.

2 01 27 20 4 40 50 10

་

"B".......

4 '05 43 16

St. Andrew's

7 47 61 13

HA"

13 3 0 10 30 88 6

14 3 0.11 43 75 Free Lances 14. · 1 0 13.31-77

BADMINTON FINALS WILL PRODUCE SOME VERY

THRILLING PLAY

Climax of Hongkong's first open badminton championships will be reached on Friday and next Tuesday when enthusiasts are assured of seeing some of the most spectacular ́demon- strations of the game. yet staged in the Colony, - ***

.

scat some liundreds of spectators al the Club de Recreio where all the nals are being played, and as ad- mission is at the popular charge of fifty cents, record attendances are Hikely.

There wil be a Chinese v. Portu- guese men's doubles Anal on Tuesday next, when Patrick Wong and his partner, C. E. Chng meet M. A.

2 'Derby

W. Bromwich

SECOND DIVISION

OTHER MATCHES

0 Newcastle

I Norwich

0

for the second time, Ravenhill made

• Burnley

a deep shot lo the forehand sideline

A. V. Remedios and A. V. Gosana made short shrift of Ma Nal-kwong

Wrexham

Reuter.

APPEAL TO PUBLIC,

Friday's programine which includes Oliveira and J. J. Remedios, and here. 1 lines prevented the umpire from straight sets. The Portuguese were the finals of the men's singles and another brilliant contest is certain.

seeing the point and he ordered a let. early in the ascendancy and never mixed doubles, is especially attractive be a men's singles exhibition.

Added attractions nexi

·will The brothers straightway won lost grip, Remedios won the out- Patrick Wong, now, generally sc- match point on Ravenhill's error.

T. J.

clever standing player on the court giving claimed as the cleverest player, Y.M.C.A. player and K. L. Yong of Chinese Ong, the a fine performance in all phases al Hongkong will engage T. C. Lee, the University, who so very nearly the game, Gosano' was reliable, hard-hitting University league team

beat M. A. Oliveira In the

second I am told that it is the intention of

captain in the singles final, and with The losers produced some thrilling both players busily putting in prae- round of the charapionship. A mixed the commiliee to post a notice asking shots at times, but these were few tice n fast and exciting encounter is doubles exhibition will also be staged umpires to endeavour to keep spects-

15 between and far between, and they had no certain.

the Colony champions and tors away from the sidelines, and consistent retort to the winners In-

S. P. Chan and either Miss M. Silva Equally as interesting will be the or Miss W. Cheung, hope umpires will do their utmost to

Re volleying campaign. this. They are in a better medios ́observe

mixed doubles, final in which the and "Gozano' should position than anybody

The programmes on both Friday 10 enforce reach the last eight. -

now well-known Club de Recrelo couple,

Tuesday an

T..

away as it apparently has done be- Mansfield

(Continued on Page 0.)

Nephew Of Local Cricketer

Wins International Table Tennis Honours

such a point, and they should make it quite clear that they do not intend

tensive

M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Silva will and Tuesday next will start at 9:15. Clarke won as expected against oppose either their club colleagues, to allow piny to proceed until the B. O'M. Deane, losing three games | L.. A. Carvalho and Miss C. Silva or THE HONGKONG BADMINTON playera are given enough room for in each of the two sots. Clarke's P. K. Hui and Miss Ullan Klioo." The their strokes. Spectators, on thelr punching forehand drives forced last-named are favoured to win to-

all

mixed doubles champion pairs. In

therefore be all out: revenge."

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

FINALS

" DOUBLES

ewing

wing to its close A nephew of A. 1. Rumjahn, the English players being named flrati barracks. They will also well-known Hongkong crickeler and want to build extra buits and firing this year's captain of the senior 1.1.021-12: W. Attinson beat W. Collins, uttitude towards competitors, and to player being too slow to cover the there will be a second classic meeting Al Cohen-beat H. Carlisle, 21-12, Dart, should adopt a more thoughtful Deane into errors, the Cricket Club night's semi-final tic, and if they do. points there: and the only reasonably cricket team, recently played for 23-31, 31-11; P. U. Rumjahin beat make every effatt, without the neces-court in time to make full strokes In between the Recreio and University will be played on the following cheap method of doing this is to England against the Irish Free State D. L. Hennessey 21-10, 21-11; Mrs. aity of an appeal from umpires return. develop the range in between the in a table tennis international match Hutchings and Miss D. Newey beat players or committeemen, to see, that

the league match played earlier this dates: existing "A" and "B".

range But

at Liverpool, and won.

Miss T. Whelan and Miss E. Yeates, they do no encroach upon the court Clarke played thoughtful and season Hui and Miss Khoo beat MEN'S SINGLES AND MIXED This will literally ruin go the Rumjaho, who left Hongkong man J. K. Hyde and "EW. Hyde beat of spending pleasant hour. watch- Crawford in the next round. out on exhibition doubles match in which do Recrolo, together with men's

But P. U. Rumjahn, the son of Dr. J21-10, 21–6.

conftues.

painstaking tennis and on such form Oliveira and his partner w

who will what are the alternatives?

The public is given the privilege he fins an even chance of beating tempersing these events will Le Friday, April 2, 945 p.m. at Club military extend westwards, a hill will years ago to practice medicine in C. A. Kemp and H. Coline 21-16, ing tennis, therefore the publie have to be cut any and a cemetery Liverpool, was chosen as third string 31-16: B. Reay and Mrs. Hutchings should be prepared to display con- to beat P. C.

R. L. Withington had to go co set four of the Colony's leading er doubles, exhibition match. extended resumed. If the range, be ded singles player for England and in his beat D. Hennessey and Miss Yeates, sideration for the competitors..

Lea ia a three enstwards the cost of retimptions for watch against D. L. Hennessey he

titors. match, the Chinese offering excellent formers will appear, E. L. H. Shute, for a new danger won in straight games of 21-10, 21-1131-17, 21-10.

Reverting to the doubles match, opposition. Withington was the former English county player, area both over eisluvated area, in- This was the farst use Rudahn T. Ewtinale lost to Kemp, 10-21, while it must be acknowledged, there steadier player, Leo malding some partnera 3.3 Remedios against M. A

J. Silva and either, L. A. Carvalho cr swould be

Walle "England's team also included 13-21, 21-481-15, Mrs. Hutchings changes, play on the whole was was demanded. VeNSENGAN PAT

Fare realdm for Leeds and L.. Cohen of Manchester. Ewbank and Reay beat Carlisle and defence to a very large extent, des- his opponent, J. D. Holmes to appear, of three gamer of 18 points up, and out in the New Cantonment, they will 100% FULL RESULTS: A 3) Gennessby, 21—14 31–18; J.K.Hyde pite the fact that they were continus and another match unplayed was are bound to provide a sine spectació find the Kowloon Golf Club very cous z. The full resulz:

(3 68 this match play- and Misa Newey beat Kemp and Miss ally raiding “khanéti, But, theit; that between J. D. Mine and Leung | and entertainment too venient. But this should be rega

Bootie, Liverpool follow the. Whelan, 21:16,

vollering lacked amap and quite o

belag made

GOMEN'S DOUBLES Tuesday, April 0

luding VMNAMES 222/2003 had-plaved in an international match, 122-24; Miss Nower beat Miss, Yeates, were some interesting forecourt EX- ZASE Foods whez la KISAH YRA TALog SA that two other new "caps" in W. Alleinzon beat Miss Whelan, 2110, 21— Prathama Tha: Chante relied upon. De wakaftoward waited in Valní for: All-three matches will be the Bast men's singles and mi

Club do Racrolo, stop

oxhibition ma ADMISSION

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