'The past season, although through ture' majeure a short one, was unique in the annals of Shanghai "Hunting" for. owing to the amaz-Ing and indefatigable efforts Major-General A.P.D. Telfer-Smolott, we were able to ride and "hunt" in the vicinity of, and sometimes ver, battlefields searce cooled elf ind still Httered with the debris of bloody war. For this, to Major-Ger oval Telfer-Smollelt are the unstintthanks of the entire riding comtunity heartily due. To this also may be added 1 measure of admiration, t00, for has he nol, in the short Space of one year, suffered two thaier accidents, one each at the two jweat_ games of polo and, hunting, id popped into the saddle again tre yet the creak was out of his newly mended bones, To those de-orations he already bears it would for seem amiss that. the letters BBS. be added, indicating that he has' served with distinction in. the Battered Brigade of Shanghailanders What the War OMce would say we can eave to. conjecture.
This topic cannot be, dismisses this season, with the "National" to be run-on March 25, without refer to the gallant passing Tate Mr. Hugh Lloyd Thomas, onetime H.BM. Minister to France, and late owner of "Royal Mail", the win of last year's Grand National at Aintree, Having returned to Eng. Jana only recently for the purpose of riding is own horse in this year's "National", he broke his neck ina preparatory steeplechase and 30 brought to an end his career as far this world is concerned in a man-'Her he right even have wished, had hie been given a choice.
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