To the Editor of the "NortH-Cuina Dairy News."
SmI hope that it is not carly to remind the various nati communities in Shanghai of the 1 ternational Walking Match which has been one of the outstanding features of sport in Shanghai during the last 25 years, and which, hoped, will take place this year as usual some time during the month of November.
The presence of troops of so many. different nationalities provides an exceptional opportunity this year of making the contest even more it teresting than usual. We have English, Scotch, Welch, American, French, Italian and Japanese forces in our midst and, while I am not certain whether the rules of the competition permit of their entering teams as representing thei respec-countries, I see no reason why! an Inter-Army contest could not be libeld at the same time as that be-treen ous local residential nations My reason for mentioning the subs Ject at this early date is that know by experience that the business, of organizing teams, financing and; training teams; eliminating unlikely candidates, ete., takes very much, note time than' would be imagined.
It would also be necessary for. those wishing to compete to go into very mild training eatly in Septem, ber, serious long distance walking at racing speed: being undertaken'. about one month before the race, Tam ete, Shanghai, Aug, 17
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