The interport lawn bowls tour ment was concluded very success fully on Saturday night with a dinner at the Canton Cafe the guests being the Hongkong and Hankow teams, together with Sir Sidney Barton, H. M. Consul-General, Mr.
Fessenden, Chairman of the C., Capt, B, I, M. Barrett, Commissioner of Police and Mr. Jamie-on, H, M. Senior Consul at Shang-hal Mr. R. P. Phillips, president of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Associa tion, presided, and offered the toasts our respective rulers," and to the visiting players. In proposing the latter the chairman paid particular tribute to the excellence of the visiting teams. According him, many thought it a pity that Hongkong did not beat Shangha Te-was only the sensational bowling of Gavin Campbell, who filled in for R. C, Aitkenhead, that won the match for (Shanghai. Hongkong had one of fle strongest teams in years and it was his hope that Shanghai would be able to field its strongest team on the 1927 visit to Hongkong, Hankow were handicapped ma-ferially by the loss of two of their men, who had to remain to defend the city. The four remaining members, however, very sportingly decided to carry on with the match in Shanghai.
In conclusion, he thanked th new secretary, Mr. Rose, their view-president, Mr. P. Ephgrave and Messrs. Marshall and Fletchei for all they had done during the ist season and for their personal efforts to make the stay of the interport ers as pleasant as possible.
Mr. D. Gow, who managed the Hongkong team, was overcome with the generosity of Shanghai. They were énioying themselves, thoronghly. Mr Gavin Campbell, he went out say, played wonderful game cordial invitation to come to Hong Mr. E. Owen, Hankow, could not but think that Tocal sportsmen had over-rated the Hankow handicap. He felt the best team had won, but hoped that next year Hankow would do better.
Messrs. Wotherspoon and Owen handed their respective flags and silver spoons to the Shanghai skips, MeMurtrie- and Campbell, Sir 8, Barton, Mr. Fessenden and Gapt. Barrett, replying to the toasts, "to our guests," which Mr. Ephgrave Froposed, said that;.they had all Veen inveigled to fake up lawn bowls and were having their first game on Wednesday.
After Messrs. Stormes and Russell had entertained the company' the dinner broke up.
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