The Hongkong police revolver team were defeated on March 8 at Gordon Road Depot, by the Shang. hai police, the luiter using the nearly. 100 '517, Hongkong, men shot, and the best six courted, The total score was M. P. 659, Hongkong 490, he Spocinis shot as well, their score eclipsing that of the Regulars, 562 for six men and 715 for eight Hooker Wynne Frover 42, & 1 kong police force and the S, M."P, at Eddie's Cafe, Captain F, I. M, Barrett, local ' Commissioner' of Police, on March 11 presented the trophies won in the series of sporting fixtures between the two forces, After a very enjoyable dinner and when the torist "The King" had been honoured, Captain Barrett. expressed his sense of appreciation of the wey in which the visitors had honoured the funeral of the late Sgt, Hales. Dealing with the-vavifous' sports, he said that Shanghai had risen to the occasion in the football match, the sport they were east confident of winning. He specially mentioned Wynne, Char and Hudson of the visitors, and several of the Shanghai players, The lesson of the triangular shooting contest, won by the Specials, was that the Regulars Would have to look to their Jaurel while Shanghai's victory 1a the bile Hands might load Hongkong to bee Heve hat all the local "policemen Aianked the Chinese for putting up earn agaimmt the combined force at "football, ler "their alveny Strentous famine ce thole esprit' de came, Ife hoped gratulated" the police "players
that Shanghai would be able Hongkonye next year. "Application for leave to do so should e put in Sythe focal force today, he sai, ASP. W. Kent replied sultalily for the Hfonskome Police sri Insp, dafves, of the visiting for also ned Appreciation. "Captain Barrett then resented trophies for the billiards Inspr. "Mackensie and. for the hooting to Loepts Bull, and to etch tember of the vinting tenn small silver shield aa memento of the visit." Enlarged photographs of the football "and volt ten also presented to the resp ascnar MUNtatral Potser Sharman 24
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