In earlier days Mr.
Young was an outstanding athlete in Shanghai, both in Police and international sport. He held Police championships in running and jumping (long), and took prizes in international walking competitions. He was one of the moving spirits in the Police Rifle Club, serving that organization as hon. secretary, and was a member of the Police Shooting Team. Other sports which he cultivated were cricket and lawn bowls.
He was a member of the Police Cricket Team from 1905 to 1920, and captain of the Lawn Bowls Section in 1930-31 and 1832-33. In the Police Recreation Club Mr. Young served on the general committee from 1911 to 1913, was hon. secretary from 1911 to 1914, and vice-president in 1930-31.
Mr. Young for many years has been active, outside of Police circles, in charitable, social, church and fraternal affairs. He has been a member of the Vestry of Holy Trinity Cathedral for the last twenty years, and is on the committees of the Cathedral Boys" and Girls' Schools, and the Lester Chinese Hospital. A native of Ireland, he has been prominent in the activities of the St, Patrick's Society, of which he is a former President. He has received high honours in the Masonic Fraternity, and has long been active in the affairs of the Rotary Club.
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