Another fanfare of trumpets, from trumpeters stationed on a special Balcony erected on the Scoring Board, preceded the reading by Lord "Wakehurst of the King's message and welcome to the teams, Again the fanfare of trumpets sounded. The Governor then declared the Games open, coincident with the playing and singing of the National Anthem and the raising of the Union Jack. Boy Scouts then hoisted the National flags of all the competing countries to their respective mastheads.
Once again the trumpets sounded, followed by a salute three guns; denoting the opening of the games.
A mighty whirring of wings heralded the release of 2,000 pigeons, and as the birds fluttered overhead, the oath of amateurism was taken on Behalf of all the athletes by a member of the Australian team. The choir of 2,000 voices was then heard in "Rule Britannia" as the flag-bearers returned to their teams—
Reuter, encouragement from Home or more careful hospitality on the part of Tientsin, the Shanghai side succeeded in closing the series by losing with the small margin of 7 points to 6 In 1936, the Tientsin Country Club sent down a team of four men and played the French Club (losing 5 to 1), sides drawn from various other loca] clubs, and finally a team chosen by Shanghai consisting of Meise Spagnoletti, Berents, Duff and Kew. hanghai again took the honour with à score of 5-1
During April of the same year the WD a players and competed against v: Shanghai combinations, but it is not on record that the Colony players took a single game.
Again in 1936, during the month of October, Shanghai, sent a holiday touring tennis side to Hongkong, a number of their team being Bid.citou enthusiasts o'i at the request of fiorgkeng various exhibition games were played. Bur'.n, Miss Massey, Meise and Forbes took part in these and it is believed that this gave a distinct fillip to Badminton in the Colony and it is now the object of fie Saanghai Associition to try to arrange a three-cornered affair here with Hongkong and Tientsin as visitors, but whether this will ever be possible remairs to Lo seen.
Daring the Chinese New Yea ays of 1937 Shangi.ai again paid a visit to Tientsin, the team 20 ing of Meise, captain, Svagnoletti. de Senna, Eardley, Miss Sinclair, Miss Eardley, Miss Tavares and Mts. Morcher. Shanghai won this contest by the healthy margin of 10 games 1o. 6.
Future Interport arrangements are, of. course, very much in the air with conditions being as they are, No-
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