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HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH

December 23, 1940.

MONDAY

MORNING

COMMENTARY

CHINESE SUPERIOR TO REST NAVY DEFEAT CLUB 13-3 Hat-trick For Fung King-cheong: Rowing

Almost Assured Of

Brilliant All-round Combination Scottish Company Win Winning Quadrangular

(By "SCRAMBLER')

The form shown by the Chinese "A" at Causeway Bay augurs well for thom in their forthcoming oncounter against Scotland in the Interna- tional Cup, for on yesterday's display, this team will take some beating. Showing an all round superiority they wero victorious to the tune of five goals to one.

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With the exception of Cheung Wing-choy, the Chinese played as advertised, whereas the Rest were un- able to fill an eleven, spectators were called in at the last? moment to fill the gaps, Hossack, Callow, Gow and Ed- munds filling the vacant places.

allocking kept

and

·WEEK-END GOLF

AT FANLING

AND SHEUNGSHIU

19th.

were

holes

5th,

Inter-Unit Fours At

Christmas Regatta

A LARGE and enthusiastic crowd were present at the Yacht Club's Middle Island Clubhouse on Saturday for the holding of the Christmas Regatta, main event of which was the HK.V.D.C. Inter-Unit Fours championship.

Scottish Company took foal hon- ours after some well fought-out heats, one of which constituted the best ruce of the afternoon. This was in the second haat when No. 3 Butlery lost to Scottish Company by hait a length, after pressing all the way.

In the final of this event, Scottish Ana race and won comfortably rowed from the 1st Battery A crew who had eliminated No. 1 Coy in the first heat, with Stanley Pintoon 3rd. The latter had beaten les Battery B in the third

SENIOR PAIRS

Hongkong Beat Macao At

Table Tennis

Tournament Cup

(By "Fly-half")

NAVY SET A CRACKING pace which they were able to maintain better than Club to win by 13 points "(two goals and a penalty goal) to 3 (a penalty goal) in. a hard-fought Quadrangular Tournament rugger match at Causeway Bay on Saturday. This win places Navy in the position of being almost certain of winning the Cup.

play Club were penalised for off-side, and from the kick well out. · Paul kicked a grand goal.

Up forward, Club' had a slight advantage in the tight scrums and lineouts, but lagged far be- hind the Navy forwards in the loose. Behind the scrums, Navy were on top, although they did not get as many chances at

Club.

Three movements were held up by kein tackling by the inside men of both sides. Longmuir was penalised in his own half for being off side and Aitkenhead kicked a splendid Afteen minutes after the resumption,

goal to put Club on level terms.

Cross-

It then looked as if Club would go on to win. But Navy forwards maintained their determined play with some grand rushes, -

Honeywell was chased across the feld towards the touchline by Bosan- quet, and with the latter hesitating kicked for Paul to gather and dive across

Paul right under the bar. Itutherford was a

perfect link between the forwards and backs. converted. Itis excellent long passes placed his rush by faling on the ball to score Beattie completed another forward side in advantageons positions time and again. In addklon be was not Navy's second and last try. Paul slow to break away on his own, as again converted. well as give Thomson, his opposite, a harryling time.

SEVERAL MATCHES in the The Chinese played delightful to send in a diagonal shot that had football, their combination and Robinson benten all the way.

The Rest were given a hard time, first and second rounds of the understanding were there right for with the exception of break- Country Club Junior Cham

played from the start, and there was ways they were confined to their pionship

this

The annual Interport Table Tennis to their own half, and the defence were kept week-end. The final of the

Tournament between Hongkong and never any doubt as

Moraling, full-back for the winners, Here superiority. The whole team busy all the time.

again the

Macao was concluded at the Chinese was reliable and cleared his lines in of Robinson prevented Ladies Cup was also played, heat." brilliance

McGill and Bowden, played well together. Fung further scoring and towards the end and resulted in a win for Miss

Y.M.C.A. on Saturday night, when in ne style. King-cheung found his old true of the first half, Fung King-cheung A. Sequeira over Mrs F. E.

the Men's Singles, Ilongkong won by although seldom in possession, were The Colls-Carter combination once the lead with another D'Almada Remedios on form again, and scored three out increased

were active Honeywell and Paul the again proved successful in the Senior four games to one, two matches being superior to Stewart and Bosanquet.

Pairs event. Minnitt and McDowall unplayed owing to lack of time.

inside-threes who made tew mis- of the five goals, Lai Shui-wing beautiful shot.

rowed in fine race but it was evident On Friday night in the Women's takes and were up to profit from registering the other two. The

Tame Affair

The latter match was very close.that a head wind favoured the seniors singles, Hongkong won by six games to those of their opponents. O'lordan

nine Elght of the Orst forward line was delightful to

were long smooth style and balance. Both one. After the changeover, the Chinese halved, and Mrs Remedios turned one crews got away to a good start and Miss Wu Muk-Inn, daughter of Wufed his threes with clock-work preel-in his tackle, the Navy man watch once they get going, and

following up after winning the Dormie were very evenly balanced; McDounll's Ilon-man, gave away the prizes. Fol- sion. their short interpassing bouts pressure, Lat Shut-wing scored the one, Mrs Remedies lost the 18th hole shorter faster stroke appears to gain towing are the results of Saturday's

water, but Colla never play: had the Rest défenders non-third goal. Thereafter the Chinese when Miss Sequeira holed a long putt in the rough

appears rumed and has twenty or thirty Leung Cheuk•fu! (LK) beat Wong plussed. The

wingers stackened and toyed with their op from the edge of the green.

his strokes for

finish. Both Wing-1 2-0: Chow Chun-kan beat Luk 2-0; Lo Kwal-san bent wu Kam- A yerder that stopped just short of telling mude good use of their speed. ponents, the game then lost much

too well interest due to the one sided play. the cup on the 19th lost the match gave a finished appearance due ying 2-1 Leo Chum-han beat Kung Wing- po 2-0: Lee Chi-chlu lost to Leung Man- Lee Wal-tong was

Funz King-cheung added two fur-for Mrs Remedios.

In the final event of the afternoon, woon 17: Wang Yip-shing va, Cheng watched to be of much danger, ther gonis and the Rest repiled JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Eastgate took a fairly experienced crew Kwok-wing (not played); Lau Sik-chang Leonard had him well covered. through Howlett towards the end of First and Second Round results away at the art and was never chai- v. Wong Wing-on (not played).

lenged. His crew consisted of Carey at The ball backs and bucks had the game.

"A": Litu lin-hon: First round.-W. C. lung beat C.three" and Dalziel at Bow, both of always the measure of the opposing

whom are capable and hard working. forwards, and the combination of Tsang Chung-wan, Lee Tin-sang S. M. Thom 7/0.

and a newcomer, Sloss, who has rowed Tsang Chung-wn and Lee Tin-sang Soong Ling-sing, su King-sing. NR. E. Lee beat K. T. Oci 4 and 3.

in good company at home and is ex- was solid, the South China back gave Kee-cheang: Chung Yung-sum, Fung

in tocni. watera. pected to go thr arousing display. With the excep- King-cheung

Booker's crew were close seconds ful- tion of the goal scored against him,

lowed by Christensen's four. This race was thoroughly enjoyed by all three. Lau Hip-hon did not have much to do.

crews, none of whom had rowed to-- gether before the race.

two

Robinson Brilliant

But for the brilliant forme dis- played by Robinson between the sticks the Rest would have lost by margin. He saved shots a wider

all angles, ond showed uncanny positionings in his

point blank from

clearances, Hendy

Edmunds

helped to break up, many dangerous situations.

un

Leonard concentrated his attention

from

10

Lee Wal-tong, with the result

and Owens

CHINESE

Lee Wal-long, Shui-wing, Hau Ching-tou.

were:

Second Round.-W. C. Hung beat Lai C. E. Marques 4 and 3.

REST "A": Robinson, Hendy, Ed- munds; Freshwater, Leonard. Gow; Owens, Le Page, Callow, Howlett, Hossack.

Junior Combination

Also Better

R. E. Lee beat Geo. Lee 8 and 5. A R. Pinna beat W. G. Williams 4 and 5.

M. F. Pinna beat A. A, Guterres & jond 4.

CAPTAIN'S CUP

T. Y.. C. Lee (10) and A. T. Lee (14) qualified for the Captain's Cup competition with scores of 74 and 78. |(not) respectively.

to rigorous training.

Civil Servants Skittled Out For 37 Runs!

The Navy pack pinyed an inspired game in the loose. They followed up to a man all stroy balls, and had the Club forwards at sixes and sevens. Watson, although not having the best of it against Burford at booking, gave his men line lead in the loose.

Best Forward

Club-Thompson; Stewart, Morgan. Charler and Bosanquet; Alkenhood and Fleakman: Thomson: Macrae, Burford, Needham. Iinckoil; Godfrey, Taylor (Capt) and Kennedy,

_ Návy.—Morahon; MeGill, Honeywell, Paul and Bowden; OʻRiordan and futher- ford: Winter, Watson (Capt), Manfeld: King, Stockham; Longmuir, Beattie and Poole.

NAVY

Club

Army

BEATTIE was the best forward on At the conclusion of the races, Mira

EUROPEAN "Y" entered a new the field, Longmuir worked very Police Potter, wife of the Club's rowing Cap Beld of aport yesterday when they hard with success, but was lucky in tala, presented the prizes to the Volun-put out a cricket XI that not only not being pulled up oftener for off-

| beat the Civil Servants but skittled side.

them out for a meagre 37 runs in then reply to a total of 139,

teer crews. -

Results:

· INTER-UNIT FOURS

TABLE TO DATE

P. W.

heavy Club "A" 17 Navy "A" 9

Thompson performed afternoon's work, with credit. He

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Ε E. Curtis, of the K.C.C., and W. S. had an unenviable task in the face of First Neat. Mr Battery "A" (Gnr But after a while Owens raced down to Yourier, Bat L. Milling Gegg, of the University, were the flerce forward rushes made by Navy. Bosanquet and Stewart, given little the line to make a perfect centre for ton, Car G. P. Stene

and cox L/Bdr bowlers to do all the damage, Gegg Fox to head the ball into the net to Smith); a No. 1 Company / taking 0 for 12 and Curtis 3 for 10,to do in attack,, were hopelessly at

L/Cpl D Edward, Pro C. Morrison, even matters. Although

C. Knight and cox Holmes Pte T. G. the ball was

swung Pte it. B. Joseph). Time: 4 mins. about from one end to the other, secs.

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R. L. Barkus, Pie C. J. McCormick, Pla

Set T. Swan and cox Pl

Scores

were:

European Y.MC.A.-139 (F. Willis 35, F. B. Lawrence 32, C. Logan 26. K. J. Attwell 5 for 47).

Civil Service 37. (W. S. Gegg them

CLUB "A" defeated Navy "A" by 17 points (s goal, a penalty goal and three tries) to 0 (three tries), Club flelded Wall, Jackson and Cullinan

sen in defence. They must go low in tackling. Charter and Morgan found of Police and Ford of Army. Cut- that with a delayed service from the linan and Gileson were the outstand halves, the Navy backs were up on Ing Club forwards, whilst Thomas as often as they obtained played a sterling game at wing three. possession. Both defended stoutly. Jackson was a penetrating inside- The halves, Aitkenhead and Thom- | three, Eager, Hynes and Palmer son were Club's weak department. were Navy's best forwards, with

june outstanding.

Charity Match Team. The Club pack did fairly well with no Kennedy doing good work in the

that the two inside men had more As in the first, team play and it was the Chinese forwards le Second Heat-1. No. 2 Company (L/Cpl freedom. He did an excellent job of better combination won the day that caught the eye, being ably K. B. Nelson Second Battery (nr for 12, E. Curtis 3 for 10). it too, but received poor support for the Chinese "B" by five led by V. K. Hyul. The rest of the fall

om Gow. Freshwater was a tire-goals to two against the Rest men supported him well, and longstad, Gor N. 2. Christensen, Ghr & Berg, Gor . Corra and cox Gar G. less worker.

Callow was a failure in the centre "B". Although beaten in this pressing more than their op- R. fiom. Time: 4 minn, ad peck

ponents, they were one goal behind Third Heat-1, Stanley Platoon (Pie J. forward berth, being changed over game, the Rest put up a very at this period for from another cen- Crossan, Pte. B. Rosen, Pie C. C. F Crofton, Pie F. Winterton); 2. First Bat- outside left after the interval with creditable display and should tre by Owens, O'Regan hended in. tery "B" (Gnr C. 3 Lodge, Gar M. W. Hossuck taking over his duties. Lahave scored more than two Immediately from the kick off, V.; Sayers, Gar D. 1. Blekford, Gar L. Landau Poge

and Owens had some scm-

K. liyul delighted the spectators and cox Gar E, Kennard). Time: 5 mins. goals. The two wingers were with splendid run down the middle al Glance of understa

PAL-1, No. 7 Company: 2," First Dat: of the day, starved during the greater part of the field, and after parting with tery "A". Tane: 5 mins." secs (full played his second having previously played for the of the game and had they re- the ball which was being swung course). Many of his centres went ceived more passes at the right about by his other men, he received. begging. Howlett WAS too marked to be of much danger, and moment, they would undoubted the leather he scored the only goal for the rest. ly have added to the score.

The game was Afteen minutes late There was very little to choose be in starting and right from the kick tween the two teams at the com- | chung. off, the Chinese pressed, and shots mencement, perhaps the forwards of from Lee Wal-tong and Fung King the Chinese played better as a leam. beautiful cheung were anved by Robinson. Clieuk Shek-kam scored

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In the penalty area to score with a splendid shot. Not long after he headed the ball into the net from a corner taken by Wong King-5

Never In Doubt

OPEN PAIRS CHAMPIONSILIT

Or-

three-line.

Club scored tries through Jackson, Cullinan (2) and Lavalle. Wall con- verted one try, and kicked a penalty

Navy scorers were Skinner (2) and

The following have been selected to

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NAVX_hnd_the_better of the.open-coal. günbation Fund and CM Posting exchanges, but never looked real- Bomber Fund on January 1 at Soo-ly dangerous. After some end to end Kennedy. kunpoo at 3.45 p.m.

Robinson (Navy); Roughley (Navy). Edmunds (R.A.F.); Freshwater (M'sex),

1. D. S. Carter, J. B. Colls and G. B. Leonard (S.J.F.C.) Capt., Sheehan wand, (cox): 2. H. J. Minit. J. (M'sex); Owens (24th R.A.), Hendy Mebouall and A. Pollock (cox), Tline: (Navy), Fox (RE), Howlett (Police), mins. 17 sect.

Reirtsen (Club).

(R.A.O.C.). Reserves. Reynolds Fraser (R. Scola), Dritt (Navy), Max- Carey, G. L. Fatigate and V. G. Stott (Police) Coomer (M'sex), Le Page 1. A. G. Dairiel, G. D. Slone, G. J. P. well (Kowloon), Pope (Police). Gough (co 2 R. C. 2L

SCRATCH POVES

After the interval here again the superiority of the Chinese was never

an Edward G. M. Morrison. (Navy), Hossack (Rt. Scots), Barbler

Although allacking for the greater goal after ten minutes ng Kwong-ant attack; and it was, due to the Herwood (cox).

part,

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Chinese could score, and after a nice sum, giving. Reynolds no chance splendid defence being put up that passing bout between Fung King- This lead was short lived us the Rest they were not allowed to score. Cheung, Chung Yung-sum and Lee went into the attack and only the though the Rest had their share of Wai-tong. Fung King-cheung cut in poor finishes kept their goal intact. the play, they were being kept out

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and from one of their raids, the Chinese increased their lead through Wong King-chung, who cut across to top the ball into the net.

Despite being two goals in arrears, the Rest kept up their pree, and but for the fact that the wingers were not being made use of, they had to be content with seeing the ball pushed

(Navy), Bickford (Club).

Gymnastic-Drill Display At H.K. University

A Gymnastic and drill display was given by students

at the Hongkong University Gymnasium on Saturday—the first display of its kind held by the Undergraduates,

back into their halt. However, K. Hyui made matters certain when he received the ball from Tang Among the large number of people) Hung, L.. Lim, J. Lim, S. H. Wong, J. Kwong-sum to cut in and score.

present were Mr D. J. Sios, Vice-Woo. A. Ho, M. Chow, D. Wong, W. K For the Rest Roughley and Fraser B. L. Dowbiggin, Hon. Mr C. G. L. Lo, V. Lee and P. Hooi; and among Chancellor of the University, Li-Col. Li, F. Ma, M. W. Sum. E. Eu, D., Ho, were sound at back. Pope was the Perdue and Mra Perdue, Iton. Mr M. the men who took part were G. Amann, outstanding half keeping a wary eye K. Lo. Hon. Mr L Tre-fong and Mrs Naranjan Singh, Fredrick Kwai, Liew on Wong King-chung, Maxwell was Li, Mr and Mrs Eu Tong-sen, the Rev. Keng-sion Chew film-fah, LI Man- all at sea in the pivotal position and I. W. Gallagher, Mr K. Keen, and kim, Lim Chew-swee, Lam Yoong- Britt could never find his legs. In Professors W. Brown, R. Robertson, W. seong. Yeung Yuk-wab, Goh Hool- the forward line Fox and O'Regan Faid, F. A. Redmond, L. R. Shore, I cheang, Fung Yin-leung, Fing Yin- were outstanding, both being hard Forster, and Mr W. C. Clark.

kwan, Ong Hway-llang. Ong Güan-bee workers and thrustful. Pelham Lee, the Wulon's Honorary Instructress

~· Credit must by given to Miss F. J. and Tra Foo-zing, should have got rid of the ball on and Physical Culture Instructress for many occasions, his neglect of his the Diocesan Girls School, for the dis- winger being his chief fault. Both play by the women, who had only been wingers when in possession centred training under her for a few months. well. Reynolds Was Bound and

BOXING EXHIBITION played well. -

The men gavo a ciever display of Sound Defence

gymnastics under the direction of Mr. K. S. Lee,, their instructor, who later The Chinese players all sequitted Indulged in a short boxing exhibition themselves. The backs and halves with Mr Taheng Poa-keng. A Roman working in unison and supported the Ring exhibition was also given by Mr forwards. Hou Yung-song and Tse Lee.

Karo-hung were both steady, the The programme opened with "A middle trio of Kwok

Ying-kle,

Tak-po and Lo Wai-kuen, were, omotic Olymple" a team of 24 women

WEEK-END

SOFTBALL.

RESULTS

Lucky number for the week-end--

going through the movements describ-to three softball teams--was 10, for and it was in this department inther items were "Clicking Dumb victorious seams in the Girls League the various sporting activities. by peculiar do-incidence all three they had the definite superiority over bella" and two dances, Totur from totalled that number of runs. Closest their opponents. V. K. Hyul made Delle Desteren" (Danish), and Moun- match was that in which Canucketles | an admirable leader, and was well tains are silent folks" (Swedish). Mr nosed out Rambleretten 10-15.

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DEFENCE DISPLAY

Scores in brief were:

Girls

Wildcats 10, Cardinals 8. Wahoos 10, Chung Hwa 2. Canuckettes 10, Ramblerettes 15.

Men

Chouk Shek-kruer.

Tang Kwong-sum and Wong King-chung were both speedy wingers

The mon's programme comprised and tricky,

box work (alda and long) club swing- Ho Po-pul; Hau ing parallel bag, and horizontal bar Yung-sang, Tse Kam-hung; Kwok work. An exhibition of the Chinese Ying-kle, Lam Tax-po, Soong Ling-art of self-defence, with swords and sing: Tang Kwong-sum, Chaw Man-lances, was well applauded." chi, V. K. Hyul, Chouk Shok-kam, the words 1KU. by the women and The grand finale was the forming of: Wong King-chung.

REST: Reynolds; Roughley men who participated. and Fraser Pope, Maxwell, Britt: Greaver, M. Sumed, 2 Budlad,

Those taking part were Misses H

A. Owens, Pelham, Fox, O'legan, Bick- Bumad, H. Curreem, M. Kotowall, D. ford.

HI, E HI E. Chau, K. Hunt, K, J. US8 Tüles 7. St Joseph's 14.

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