FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1927.
TO-MORROW'S FOOTBALL. ·
Exciting Games At The Valley & Kowloon.
18T LEAGUE.-K.O.S.E. v. SOUTH CHINA, SOOKUMPOO.
RECREIO V. CLUB, (POSTPONED).
CHINESE ATHLETIC v. RG.A., Club ground, Valley. QUEEN'S RECT. V. HONG KONG POLICE, U.S. Ground,
CHATHAM ROAD, KOWLOON.
KOWLOON V. ROYAL AIR FORCE, Kowloon F.C. ground. KICK OFF, 4.30 P.M.
A very attractive programme is arranged for Saturday In the Hong Kong League and although the Scots Guards, Club de Recreio and Hong Kong Club, are not in action, the remaining matches, both at Kowloon and Hong Kong, are such as to attract large crowds.
Owing to the Volunteer Sports at King's Park, in which several of the Club players are participating, the club and Recreio game is off, and the Scots Guards are the, odd: team out, but, spectators at the Valloy and Sookumpoo also at Kow- loon, are well catered for.
The Chinese Athletic, who have started the season with 2 great burst, having played four and won four, must be accorded preference, and there is no doubt the Club ground will be packed long before the start of the game to-morrow..
great game on Wednesday with their rivals the Scots Guards, the K.O.S.B. regimental side should be
a hard nut, in fact too hard for the Chinese to successfully tackle.
The old combination of Alexander and McClinchey did not shine on Wednesday last against the Scots
Guards, but South China have not players of the calibre of Hurst,! Johnstone and McEwen and the Koabies should be on the right side! at the finish._._.
At Kowloon.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
There is no doubt the football spectator is well catered for on both eldes of the Harbour. Amongst the
IN THE NEWS.
REPORTS.
Juniors the meeting of South China ITEMS FROM TO-DAY'S POLICE "B" and KO.S.B. 2nd XI should provide the military alde with more polnits, while another interesting
Li Sze who was yesterday re- game on the Recrofo ground is the manded on a charge of possession meeting of Recreio Res. and Kong without a licence of two Luger pis- Kong University which latter did tols, two magazinca, a machine gun well to beat the Hong Kong Club drum attachment and 651 rounds of 2nd XI last week. The Club Re ammunition, appeared before both serves and R.A. Reserves match la Mr. R. E. Lindsell and Major C. off and the meeting of South China Willson at the Central Magistracy "A" and the Athletic "A" at Caro-this morning, when after evidence line Hill should also provide real had been heard sentence of 12 sport.
months, hard labour was passed.
~~~Rovor.
St. Joseph'e v. Kowloon, St. Joseph's ground.
Junior "A."
A small fire broke out on board Following are the Junior. "A" the s.s. "Anjou" alongside the Tai Division matches for to-morrow: Hing wharf in Connaught Road at South China "B" v. K.O.S.B., at 6.15 p.m. yesterday. The fire was Sookumpoo.
discovered amongst some gunney bags in the hold, and must have been caused by a carelessly thrown cigarette end. The fire was extin- guished by the ship's crow before the arrival of the fire brigade 'and only slight damage was done to the extent of $16. The ship safled for Kongmoon as per schedule at 7.15
Club v. R.A., Club ground. Recreio v. University, Recreio ground.
S. China "A" v. Chinese Athletic, Caroline Hill,
Junior "B." St. Joseph's v. S. China "A," St. p.m. Joseph's.
Kowloon v. Chinese. Ath., Kow. loon,
Moslems v. S. China "B," S. China.
Boy Scouts v. Kung Woo, Caroline
On the Kowloon side of the Hur- bour we are favoured with two very As the Chinese have easily defeat good games and the R.A.F. who have ed the Club, and the Club have sur pluckily lost well, their last three Hill. prised and pleased their supporters games, will give Kowloon a good by beating the R.G.A., form
on match. Kowloon are doubtful of Saturday, in the game Chinese Ath-Sima who will be hard to replace fetic v. R.G.A. points to an easy win and whose absence will be keenly for the Chinese, but form is mis feit, especially as 'Kowloon are leading and I am looking forward showing a distinct improvement, to the Chinese receiving their first trial of strength, as the R.G.A. will be all out.
The Athletic will be without their clever right winger Tso Kwel-shing
yet even if Sims plays the R.A.F. will not go down easily and will de pend on Vernon, Robbins and Bailey
to give a good account of themselves.
A draw is a very possible result
WORLD CHESS.
ANOTHER WIN FOR ALEKHINE.
Buenos Aires, Yesterday. Alekhine won the 21st game in
wine
HOME RUGBY.
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In connection with the flabing boat piracy mentioned yesterday, it is now learned that the boat wan pirated by somo Hokles about 25 miles south-east of Walgan on the morning of the 24th inst. The pirates fired a volley of rifle shots into the shot and then threw two bombs into it. The master of the boat jumped overboard and Was drowned. Of the other members of the crew, five had to go to hospital on the vessel's arrival here. Two suffering from burns as the result of explosion of the bombs and thres robbers took valuables worth $245
and three cannons worth $700.
When a Punch and Judy show
woman drove up in a motor-car and offered the showman £5 for his dog Toby. He refused. She then offered 10 guineas, and this he ac- cepted.
but Lau Mow, who takes his place, with the chances slightly in favour the world's chesa championship in suffering from shot wounds. The | is a clever winger, and the Athletic of Kowloon and a good crowd will 32 moves and has now scored four against Capablanca's two. can be regarded as practically at
be present, expectant on Kowloon full strength. The R.G.A. were not securing full points. The other The other 15 games were drawn. tan convincing on Wednesday last Senior Game at Kowloon is between Alekhine wants only two more vie- against the R.F.A. but can be re- the Queen's Regiment and the tories to win the championship was in progress in Ilfracombe a garded on their day as a dangerous Police, and it is fully expected that Reuter's American Service. side, and although Chinese Ath-i Clarke and Wynn will be given letic will start strong favourites, Leach and his merry men will make every chance in his game to dia- play their Interport form, as the them go the whole course to secure Queen's possess forwards in Wood- full points. The Athletic's. ex- tremely clever half back lineards, Barclay and Larking of the sharpshooting order. Sherry is a should however just вес
doubtful starter for the Police also through.
Noonan, but both may turn out and If the Police field their full strength Senior there should be a great game, but the match is on the military meet- as
and ground and the Queen's have been South China at Sookumpoo and getting in a lot of real hard work,
Kosbies' Chances. The other Hong Kong Leaguo game
tho ing of the K.O.S.B.'a
them
OXFORD BEATS THE TOURISTS.
London, Yestrday, Oxford University beat the New South Wales Rugby football team known as the Waratahs) by three points to mil. This is the first defeat the Waratahs have sustain-
here I think the K.Ö.S.B.'s will their chances of securing the fulled on their present tour in Eng- secure the points. Fresh from A points are good.
land.-British Wireless Service.
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