'The sporting associations which came to the financial assistance of the 'Shanghai Ladies' Hockey Association and so enabled a women's hockey eleven to do interport. battle with Hongkong during the holidays will be well salisfed at the result. The Shanghai side "fought a stubborn game and the scoring remained level although extra Ume was played, It was not surprising that the strain of fierce an encounter made the visitors an easy prey to another Hongkong team the next day, but they id not disgrace themselves even in those "dificult circumstances, The ancial problem was not the only tone which the women here had to face. Miness among their regular players and claims of business affected their selection but they courage ously persisted and the team which they eventually despatched diet them full credit, 'These interchanges between sportswoman in, Hongkong and Shanghai are benefial to both places and it will be hoped that as the result of "the experience now gained the Shanghai Ladies' Hockey Association will soon assure itself of uficlent ancial backing to put its activities on a sound foundation,
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