In bitterly cold weather and with 4 strong breeze doing all it could to render play difficult, the final of the Hungjao ladies' golf championship was played on Wednesday, the finalists being Mrs. 7, M. Burton and, Mrs. J. H. Lofting. Play was dis-metly interesting, for during the first nine holes Mrs. Lofting held the ead, and it was not until the 12th, hole chat Mrs. Burton found herself up on her opponent. This advantage she never relinquished, and finally won by 10 up and 8 to play.
The golf was hardly so good all round as might have been anticipated, knowing what these players are capable of doing. One reason for this is that Mrs. Burton has not played much lately, other forms of sport having attracted her away from the links, and she required several holes before finding her true form. The case with Mrs, Lofting. was that she had probably played of late too much serious golf, and was feeling the strain. Tt was only last, week that she won the Indies' championship at Kiangwan, while has had many very stiff encounters [ju both that ever and at Hungjao. The result was that her play below par on occasion, and wit Mrs. Burton showing steadily improving form it was hardly surprising that in the latter part of the match she was largely outplayed. To add to everything the greens were decidedly difficult, but notwithstanding i was a match well worth seeing. Mrs. Peebles refereed. over the post of president of the Shanghai section of the University of Communications—formerly Nanyang College—at Siccawei, a post to which he was appointed some days ago by Mr. Yeh Kung-cho, Minister of Comiaunications.
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