At the annual rifle meeting of the Shanghai Volunteer Carts lst weekend, "interest cenicred on the Municipal Challenge Cup, which was won by Lieut, M. Mayeda of the Japanese Company after close competition.throughout the three stages.
One point only was the margin b; which the American Company took the "Best Ten" shoot from the Japanese Company:
There was great excitement in the Knock-Out Competition. The Ameri 1 Company, after drawing a bye in the first found and getting a walkover in the second, met—the Chinese Company in the semi-final Jay won by one plate. They were strongly fancied to win the shoot, but on meeting the Portuguese Com: pany in the final met with ignor.
ious defeat. They were knocked out in eight seconds, during which ime only two of the Portuguese Company's plates were The American Coy. won three competitions. The Japanese won one, and also the individual Mu cipal Challenge Cup event, the Portuguese and the Scottish won one each. This last is the third consecutive win secured by the Scottish in the Corporals competition,
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