The Archive · 1937

Gibraltar's Example

HUNTING

To the Editor of the Nowru-Cuixa Daswy News! slump occasioned by the failure of On page 134, referring to a business

"the, three W's."—Messrs, Wilson, 'Wildes and Timothy Wiggin three important' London bank' houses, Atr. Hunter says: tras the Tira of those years end which have become re fatiended with Bre it that General Franco had perited the resumption of hunting 1 the insurgent territory near Gibralt Mr. Anthony Eden stated that. the Governor of Gibraltar "hopes thi all who hunt) will at all times remember this" is another isto ¢ of sports and sportsmanship rising shove bitter-fess and strife. It may well mean that the relations established this sent scribe has not seen idence noted by any other writer.

Another excerpt from this interest ing chronicle of events of near! century go is the peculiar opi fanent the "Chinaman" apparently held by those Canton old-timers whose behaviour was the despair of the Hoppo.

It was on the occasion of a mi of the foreigners combining to a petition at the City gate, privilege of long standing although one discouraged by the authorities, whose orders to the guard at the gates were to keep a sharp look-out and close and bar the gates if any mason with our Spsinish neighbours will play very important part not ority inthe future ofthe Royal Calphe Hunt, but in thay of Gibra tar Now that the Master, MeN. Sparke, ea, has relumed, 1s not tthe time ripe and the season oppor lune for every jert to be made by Shanghai sports n of all allies to make every endeavour to," emulate this exceedingly -excellen example to further the re-establish ment. of peace theough the instrumentality of that best of winter Fastimes, our own local hunting?

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