Hongkong, Oct. 2.
Thrills galore were dished out. to crowded house in the swimming meet here this evening between the Foreign Y.M.C.A. of Shanghai anil
hongkong.
Victoria' Recreation "Club "of jonel_Roza-Pereira, the Colony's main hope, did not disappoint his Supporters, scoring the majority of the home' team's points. He won {the 440 yards free style and the 100
YALCA. side then went on to Manila, and returned here for the second' half of the contest, to-day, This evening, Shanghai scored points to 12, thus gaining a victory a very small margin, he first event of the evening was! the 100 yards free style, which waa won by Hadley, of Shanghai, in vecord time for' Hongkong, namely, 58 sec. "Hadley led fromthe start, followed by Daroza—(Hongkong), ing to Chinese who do not know &tity.
This is a matter of fact Which does not necessarily require yards back stroke, played a leading (Hongkong), and Archie English it is often rather difficult part. in Hongkong's, victory in the Logan, (Shanghai).' The latter Mr. Yui's explanation. " At the to recognise, say, Mr. Wellington 1 yards medley relay, and placed spurted in the final length and over-Koo in Ku Wei-Chun. same time, it also 1s quite plain that second to Hadley in the 60 yards hauled Gittins after an excellent Such extraterritoriality, foreign But, Mr. Shaw might also reflect free style, "His duels with the race, to finish third. "Hadley. won Settlements or concessions, as we! that the contrary practice is equally wanghai flash in the free style witness here in Shanghai or else, easily and did not appear to be common. Most foreigners (perhaps events invariably brought the crowd Where in some other parts going all out.
Mr. Shaw himself) use a. Chinese to their feet, and mainly thanks to Ghina, are the abnormal, state of The 100 yards breast-stroke was name which corresponds in sound efforts the local team is now affairs in. which the integrity re-won by Hongkong. Fosano (Hong: to their foreign surname. -This leading Ly 27 points to 23. ferred to above is placed. under kong) led for the first three lengths, simply because it can then be write restraint by foreign countries and Shanghai drew first blood through followed by Coon and Marques ten in Chinese characters for the which is a system peculiar to this Hadley, who won the 50 yards free (Hongkong), "and McAlliste: benefit of Chinese who do not re country. style in 25 seconds thus' bettering English. Nor is it observable that his Shanghai record by one-fifth of {Shanchal).' In the, last length, It may safely be said, therefore, ques spurted brilliantly to pas: foreigners when adopting a Chinese! second. that an outery for extending such his opponents and record a win. ame are overcome with modesty or avoid "beautiful and cherished authority into foreign settlements length, but. he' was overhauled by Roza-Pereira led during the first Te 200 yards, free style. waa Without frst effecting: the abolition names" renowned in China. of extrality and settlements must the Shanghai star in the middle of wen by Mac % He led all the; way and nen by two yards from Thave a friend who is known to be treated as a sophism tantamount {the second length when he ran into ional ize-Perdiray hadley won the Chinese by the name of one to saying, "putting the cart before the roves and had to be content the race mainly on his turns, Hix of the most distinguished states-the horse"—an outcry that is being with second place, a yard behind. time was 2 min, 33-2/5 men and heroes of the late dynasty. raised by half-baked pedantic The Portuguese, however, had his Another foreigner who has now left youths in this country. revenge in the next event, the 440.
Hongkong and: Shanghai, We La rence of Hongkong came third ani nak anghai. Ws Law: China used the ancient and famous In principle, we, foreigners, ni yards. free style, when "he beat Chinese surname Ssi-Ma, which turally are anxious to see that Hadley. by three yards after Hgan of Shanghai fourth. happened to correspond very closely time thrilling duel. "He was clocked at The second half of the contest) to his English surname. But I have 5 minutes 46# seconds, which was brought toa conclusion by a never heard that Chinese object, to, it must be remembered, how-Improvement on Hadley's Shangh Tagnificentiy "fought relay) race this custom. Perhaps, unlike Mr. fever, that before such a chance record of minutes 50 seconds. is, Brosseat, Logan, and Hed Shaw, they are rather flattered to comes, it is absolutely incumbent Hadley led until the end of the ley. represented. Shanghai andthe find foreigners who at once pay] upon China to behave herself better tenth lap, when Roza-Pereira came Vicwora Recreation Club team wer them the courtesy of using an in-and properly, and that the sophisep strongly. For" the next few Smith, Gittins, Roza-Pereira, and telligible name and the compliment tie syllogism'on the part of China lengths the two practically swam of marking their appreciation for with regard to the programme for side by side amidst deafening Lawrence, The Hongkong, team led all the way, but Hadley, the great men of bygone times, extending her influence and juris-cheers, but at the sixteenth lap the Teagmificentis, overtook Lawrence T hesitate, Mr. Editor, to defy diction into. foreign settlements is Portuguese drew away and eventu-win bya touch, your ban on' further correspondence simply, proving not only an obstacle ally won by three yards, on the vexed subject of "rickshaw." hutia factor which makes foreigners The 100 yards back-stroke pro-A Fagan (Shanghai) Citing (shenchall 2, Daroen. Hongkong); 4 gale toge atlecoa He Madey But I have in England a piece of feel more than ever the necessity Jduced another exciting struggle, evidence which reconcile the of maintaining their settlements in but between the two biggest swim-protagonists of Japan and Canton. this country. ming rivals of the Colony, Roza-'My grandparents, then living in Tt may be added, at this juncture, eager bran 1, Maraoes Pereira and Lawrence. Coon, also South Africa bought a poi that the authorities of the Shang-'eAllister® (Shanghat) t, B. Goran lof the V.R.C., led in the first, two tile, apparently one of a series in-hat Municipal Council, if I may feng the, but Hoza-Pereira and Law-tended for a screen, from members allowed to express my' views frank-220" yards' free stylet, F. Hadley ence went ahead at the second (Shanghai); 2) be Roaa-Pereira ly, have of late become too much the di turning, and the former spurted in Kong)! 3. W.' Lawrence (Honeke compromising their deal last Hanoverian troops in Eng the last fow yards to win by A, Logan, (Shanghai) ings with China. Nevertheless, it Kisiny Face <Won by Shangh lish service, who had taken part in is gratifying to see that so far Moffett saved the Foreign sit;—Shanghai VAMLC-A. 43} the China war of 1860, and had, T the Factory Inspection issue is con-Fin Recreation Club, Hong-fear, also taken part in the loot cerned, the Municipal Council Sng of the Yuan Ming Yuan Palace
curios was sold to my grandfather Po This tile, with other come to take a firm stand and, if I this event by taking fourth place.
XAECA, she, from "what in The fourth event, the 7 yards Manila Victorious fam informed correctly, ed to agree to the draft agreement medley relay, resulted in a narrow Manila, Oct: 6 as coming from Peking, i triumph forthe home team, whol" alleged to have been reached _be-represented by Roza-Pereirs The Manila Army and Navy. 1865,—therofore before the tween Mr. Fessenden and Mr. Yui, can, Remedios and McAllister YMCA. to-day defeated the visittion' of the ricks) which, to say the least, is nearly Duell then gave another ing Shanghai Foreign Y.M.C.A.
shows a young lady in a wheel-tantamount to the rendition of the fancy diving. Second team in a dual swimming meet by ed chair propelled from behind by Settlement to the Chinese autho-score of 41 points to 23.
lie Between long. shafts, "Th rities. position to. Brosseau and fourth Frank Hadley, star of the visit-of the young lady and th We cannot but sincerely adi ire place to Roza-Po ing side, lived up to of the gay cavalier who has stop this attitude on the part of the Municipal Council, and I dare to Duell was brilliant, while Da ing "advance reports to admire her, is the Chinese cos sus get that the Counc should go Rat, Uren of the evening, the shoul Roza was off form.
'Sd-metre face style swim handily tume usually illustrated in such. in 27 4/5_suconds. pictures, i.0., Ming. T imagine that its own 150 yards medley relay, again re-Rod Moffett also scored a victory this scone is' taken from some novel factory inspection in the Settlement sulted in a triumph for the visitors. for the Shanghai team in the 100- plainly a ease of love at regardless of Chinese protest. In-'The order of swinexing was back metre backstroke, covering the first sight) snd proves that a kind deed, this is an act which complies stroke, breast stroke and free style. distance in 1 minute 21% seconds. of rickshaw, though propelled and with' the will of foreign ratepayers The. visitors were represented In the other four individual not pulled, was publicly, in in general, who so. enthusiastically, Moffett, MeAllister and Hadley, events, however, first place went China during the ear! part of the carried through the resolution at while. Smith, Gosano. and Roza-to the Manilans, while the local Just century. the last ratepayers' meeting.
Pereira wore the colours of the team also led the way in both But why do not some of your Weeks ago some of the local learned Chinese readers help" us Chinese and foreign papers report.
'The first_ two Gnished neck and pith the records of old family eust Miepection bad been formed by cob iat_an agreement on AILFitipinos Win neck, but MeAllister Tost a yard to toms'
Gosano. Hadley, "however," in a Manila, Oct. 6, laboration of Messrs. Fessenden splendid effort covered his 50 yards The Shanghai Foreign Y.M.C.A. and Yui, giving its contents in in 244 seconds to beat his rival by also.
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