Tokyo, Mar. 19.
The Amateur Athletic Association of Japar. meeting over the weekend. unanimously decided that Japan will not participate in the Olympic Games this year, should Finland decide to hold the Olympics following the conclusion of peace with Russia, One decision was taken in reply to some unofficial soundings coming from Finland, in order to ascertain what would-be the reception abroad of a plan to resuscitate the Olympic Games in Helsinki. Dr. Matsuzo Nagat, Japanese member of the Olympic Committee, is expected to convey the Association's decisions to interested circles in Finland,—Havas Charity Match at Lido On Monday The charity International Table Tennis Tournament conducted by the Shanghai International Table Tennis Association will take place Monday at the Lido Ballroom, starting at 1.30 pam. The programme will open with the meeting of Ching Yung "A" and Alice Tanks, the two strongest teams in the current League First Division and will be followed by a clash between the All-star Foreigners and All-star Chinese.
The foreign team will be composed of Aprelis@ff (Sokol), Volodchenko (Sokol), Chooklantzeff (Sokol), Defnis (Betar), Krimsky (J.R.C.) and Feller (Betar). The Chinese team will include Y. Chang (Ching Yung), L. S. Chang (Alice Tanks), C. H. Wong (Alice Tanks), S. Y. Dunn (Ching Yung), and W. C. Wong (Post Office). The doubles pairs for the Chinese are H. T. Loh and D. P. Lee of Ching Yung and Y. V. Dun and T. N. Young of Ching Woo.
Mr. P. C. Vu, vice-chairman of the S.T.T.A., will present trophies to the respective winners.
The Section of the S.V.C.
Billiard Club entertained the Corporals' Mess of the forth Highlanders at the Club pet on Monday, March 18. Teams of five a side were chosen for billiards and snooker. The former competition consisted of games of one hundred and fifty up and the snooker games of two frames. The results Were as follows:— sass against
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