(Sikhs and Chinese)
It has often been said that the Clerk of Weather, who is somewhat of a cynic, sets aside our national weekly holiday, Saturday, for irrigational purposes, and. within the past few weeks this has been borne out in Shanghai. The weather interfered on Saturday with the annual sports of the Shanghai Municipal Police, but this did not deter participators or the many spectators present from enjoying a varied programme of events.
The sports were held on the Polo Ground and the Chinese and Sikh police competed with vigour and enthusiasm, while the Light_Horse, C., and Chinese Boy Scouts were also entrants in certain events.
The picturesque and soldierly followers of the Granth Sahib eagerly competed, as is their wont, and outpointed the Chinese representatives. Mounted drill by the sowars of the Mounted Police was impressive, and in the tent-pegging the Light Horse tied with the Police, a creditable performance considering that many of the latter are old cavalry-men.
Much amusement was caused by the events on donkeyback—the polo and the blindfold race. Donkeys have a will of their own and make their own rules, so no one put the football between the posts and the best riders failed to come through on the rails. Chinese postmen beat the Chinese Police in the milo relay cycle race.
After the long programme of 29 events had been completed, the prizes were distributed to the competitors by Mrs. R. M. J. Martin. In a brief speech, Capt' Barrett thanked Mrs. Manta, and also all those who had_contributed prizes, the Light Horse, 8. V. C., for their assistance in contributing to the enjoyment and success of the afternoon, and Sub-Inspector Fairbairn, to' whose untiring energy and zeal the success of the sports was primarily due.
"Soccer" Cup Final London, April 23.
In the Association Football Cup final, played at Chelsea to-day, Tottenham Hotspurs beat Wolverhampton Wanderers by one goal to nil.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.