SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1928.
Sport Columns
H.K.F.C. MEETING.
PROCEDURE -IN ELECTION OF COMMITTEE.
MR. McCUBBIN, LIFE MEMBER.
Whether
"playing" 80-called members should be elected to serve on the general committee and was there any differentiation between ruggerites and soccerites were two of the questions discussed at the 41st annual meeting of the Hong Kong Football Club, held yester day in the board room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Mr. J. McCubbin who, as play-
er, veteran and oficial, has served the Club for years, was elected a life member-proposed by Mr. P. W. Ramsay, seconded by Mr. J. the Ralston (who presided over meeting).
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with a record of service over many years-years during which a round
of drinks "stood" by one of the Committee men or players would make a "gate" of to-day look small.
"NOT QUITE SATISFIED."* The discussion of the evening!
elections The centred around representation on C. B. the Committee. were as follow:-Mr. Robertson and Mr. C. W. E. Bishop but (soccer), Mr. M. F. Akehurst and Mr. W. Beveridge (rugger), many bridges were crossed before these gentlemen were finally elect
ed.
WELL BEATEN.
'AMERICA RETAINS THE
WALKER CUP.
11 OUT OF 12 GAMES,
THE CHINA MAIL,
Chicago, Yesterday.
America retains the Walker Cup
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AIR MAIL TRAFFIC. BIG INCREASE IN BRITISH RETURNS.
PARCELS AND LETTERS.
London, Yesterday. The Postmaster General, Sir
EXCHANGE.
-TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London Bank, wire
2/-
Bank, on demand... 2/- 1/18 Bank, 30 days" sight. Bank, 4 months sight 2/- Credits,
On Berlin-
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4 months' for golf, having won all four four-W. Mitchell-Thomson, announcea somes and seven out of the eight a steady growth of British air sight.
mall traffic during the quarter Documentary 4 months* singles,
ended June last, During the quar-
sight.. 'Jones beat Perkins 18 up.
On Paris- Gunn beat Hardman 11 and 10. ter, nearly 14,000 lbs. weight of Ouimet beat Hezlet 8 and 7. parcels were sent by air to Ger-
many as against 9,000 lbs. dur-On demand
Credits, 4 months' Sweetser beat Hope 5 and 4.
Bight Von Elm beat Tweddeli 3 and 2.1ing the corresponding quarter of Johnstone boat Storey 4 and 21927, and over 6,000 lbs. to Paris Mackenzie beat Martin 2 and 1.as compared with 5,000 lbs.
Letters traffic to France and Torrance beat Evans, one up. The British played better than Germany showed an increase of in the foursomes and at lunch they 80 per cent. and 50 per cent., res were leading in three matches. pectively, while over 4,000 of let- Jones made mincemeat of Pekins,ter mails were despatched by the who could not do better than 84 corresponding quarter of 1927-
New Services. compared with Jones' perfect 70.- or an increase of over 50 per cent. On demand Reuter's American Service.
Since the opening of this year's Wire .... summer season, several now air On demand services have been made available, On Singapore the most notable instances being On demand
On Monila- the new air letter service to Per
On Shanghai-- sia in direct connection with Lon- On demand
NEHRU REPORT.
The Impression gathered by an outsider at the meeting was that an extraordinary general mecting or at least of the Club to amend
is bound to make definite rules
Election of other officers come. was unanimous; that of the four the Committee was Mr. Ralston referred to the an- members of nual report (which has been pub- not, although they are very popu-ADOPTED BY INDIA ALL PARTY lished in the "China Mail") and lur personalities. A section of the be not pointed out that there was a bal- old brigade appeared to ance at the bank of $15,000 and quite satisfied with the rule which $1.500 in' war loan. He paid a the chairman (Mr. Ralston) decid-' tribute to the work of Br. H. M.ed must rule the election. MeTavish (hon. secretary) and Mr. D. J. Purves (hon. treasurer). is the
NEW OFFICERS.
CONFERENCE.
"OFFICIAL" LANGUAGE.
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Gold Leaf, 100 #ne (per tael) *******
(Bank B Sovereigna
buying rate)
An Silver (per oz.)
9.65 26 11/16
4% prem.
An air service in Peru for let-On demand ters and parcels to Iquitos and 80 day's sight (private certain other places was recently paper) ***** 4*** established, as was also a service On Yokehamk Lucknow, Yesterday. Punjab, Bengal, Hindu and Mos-to South America via France and On demand
Dakar. This, of course, is welcome. It
Air parcel services have also the referee, leni leaders have informed the All pause when during the game, blows his whistle, Party Conference that they accept been opened to Norway, Sweden Mr. R. M. Dyer was elected Pre-quietly signals a particular played the Nehru Report providing and Danmark and to Austria, Cze- sident-proposed by Mr. Halston, or who is looking the other way there was a joint electorate with-che-Slovakia and Hungary.
a really Bar Silver in Hong (and has to be told by one of his out reservation of seats, and pro- these services represent
Kong seconded by Mr. McCubbin.
elected Vice- males of the referee's interest in vided adult suffrage was granted appreciable gain in time for ordin- Mr. Ralston was
Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem President-proposed by Mr. A. H. him) and after a few quiet words and the system is made subject to ary routes, in some cases as much Chinese Copper Cash BCT
Mr. S. J. the game proceeds with the offend revision in ten years. McBride, secunded by
the The Conference adopted er very subdued (temporarily),
Rate of Native In-
Jordain.
Accordingly, the Mr. W. Pryde was elected hon. My old football friends will un Nehru Report. secretary-proposed by Mr. J. derstand. There is a little differ. Conference resolved that Urdu be Mr. ence of opinion and the Club de the language of the Indian Com Murray. seconded --by
monwealth and that English be op-in-the McCubbia.
tional-Reuter.
not like hard and fast rules.
JOCK STEPS IN.
Jock McCubbin stepped in and assisted the referee as he has dono on many occasions in the past and, in Club language, Intimated, to the meeting much the same sentiments as he used toward offending play- ers in his old playing days; al- always in Scotch to about and not understandable three members of his own team, the effect however was the same.
Harmony prevailed. Honoraria proceeded. proved and votes round the room.
Mr. W. L. Alexander was elect- ed hon, treasurer-proposed by Mr. C. W. E. Bishop, seconded by Mr. Ralston. Mr. Bishop said that the arduous work of treasurer might have to be undertaken by a pro- fessional firm in the near future. Mr. A. T. Hamilton was re-elect- ed chairman of the committee though it was proposed by Mr. C. D. Wales, seconded by Mr. C. B. Robertson.
Mr. A. H. McBride was elected
1st soccer XI- captain of the proposed by Mr. Bishop, seconded by Mr. D. Lyon.. Mr. J. Watson was elected vice-captain, proposed by Mr. Robertson, seconded by Mr. J. Stewart.
RUGGER LEADERS, The Rev. II. V. Koop was elect ed captain of the rugger XV.--pro- posed by Mr. C. D. Wales, second- ed by Mr. W. Beveridge.
"TITANIC"
BIG SCENES IN FILM COMING
TO QUEEN'S.
With a distinguished cast of players, headed by George O'Brien Virginia Valli, "Titanic" and comes to the Queen's Theatre as the Elections chief attraction from Thursday to were ap- Saturday next, according to a ape- of thanks flew cial advertisement in this issue.
The final shock was left for the end when Mr. McCubbin informed the meeting that he was leaving the Colony In three months,
A WORTHY HONOUR. Before he had sat down I BAW Mr. Stewart, Duncan and Ramsay—all
Wales was aleated vice-captain, good old names in the Club- proposed by Mr. Ralston, seconded pushing each other down in order by Mr. RamsBBY.
The names proposed for election to the Committee were those of Messrs. M. F. Akehurst, C. W. E.
Robertson, Bishop, C. B.
W Beveridge, n. P. Shaw and Duncan.
to be first up to propose Mr. J. of the McCubbin a life member
There was no lack of Club.
And the honour is a seconders. worthy one.
Such, then, were may impressions
On the chairman's ruling, the of an eventful annual meeting, names of Mr. Akehurst' and Mr. The Club, proud in the acquisition Beveridge were approved, same of an adequate permanent club- commensurate with their selected at Thurs house having been
are starting day's meeting of members of the history and success, rugger section. On, a ballot, Mr. on a very promising and auspicious Robertson and Mr.Bishop were season, but I could not help re- elected as soccer representatives, gretting the absence amongst the Mr. Ralaton proposed and Mr. J. officials of names which sound like Stewart seconded the grant of an McCubbin, Duncan, Shaw, Wilton, honorarium of $200 each to Dr. Stewart, Ramsay, Gerrard-names MeTavish and Mr. Purves and the which will always be remembered in the records of the Hong Kong A correspondent's Impressions Football Club. follow!--
motion was carried.
THE REF'S WHISTLE.
Extraordinary Meeting to Amend
the Rules?
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BASEBALL.
NEW FIXTURE FOR TO-MORROW.
38 several weeks.
The public are evidently realis fug that the air parcel service of fors not only rapid transit but also speedy clearance through customs country of destination.- British Wireless' Service.
RUBBER.
FIRESTONE'S CONCESSION IN
LIBERIA.
GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.
London, Yesterday. The "Times" Washington corres- pondent states that the Firestone Rubber Concession in Liberia and the State Department's share in the negotiations leading to it were at- conference of the tacked in the Institute of Politics of Williams- town by Mr. B. L. Buell, who in- vestigated the Liberian question on the spot.
Mr. Buell condemned the planta- tion system which the Firestone" Company was establishing because it was disastrous tó. the natives, He alleged that the spectre of French designs on the Liberian hinterland had evoked the view of forcing the grant of the million acre concession and the acceptance of the loan upon terms which would hand over the country to the con-
torest 7% Pill T
Chinese Sub. Coin. 30% dis. Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
Paris...
New York
Milan Berlin
London, Yesterday.
124.25
4.85 5/16
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Brussela
Geneva
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Amsterdam
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92.65
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Stockholm
18.18
Copenhagen
18.18
Oslo..
18.19-
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Helsingfors
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Madrid Lisbon
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Athens
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Vienna
Prague
Bucharest
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British Wireless Service.
trol of an American Anancial com- FIVE YEARS” “HARD.” mission.
GEORGE O'BRIEN in "Titanic,"
Mr..Buell generally criticised the a William Fox Attraction.
Governmental policy of supporting Titanic" is described as an epic business men abroad as a "policy of ambition and its toll in the lives of domination." The attack crest- A State Department official de- and loves of men. The story con-ed some d'aturbance. cerns the life of a boy who fights his way from the slums of New nied that pressure had been exert York to, the luxuries of Parked on the Liberian Government, Avenue. Throughout the story, the and stated that the United States lives of the various types of people Government was convinced of the with whom he comes in contact are Firestone Company's beneficent and vividly depicted.. There are several humanitarian. intentions-Reuter. spectacular scenes in the picture, including the sinking of the "Titanic," which is shown with re-
An unlicensed Chinesa hawker, markable realism. "Titanic" was
named Leung Pul, was ad- produced by Allan Dwan, who also (18,) directed Douglas Fairbanks in mitted to the Government
Robin Hood" and Gloria Swanson Hospital, suffering from a fractured in "Zasa." The supporting cast in- skull, and bodily wounds.
DASTARDLY ATTACK.'
COOLIE WITH REVOLVER AND AMMUNITION.
Was
HIS MASTER'S PROPERTY.
Ho Mun, a house coolie, charged, before Major C. Willson and Mr. W. Schofield, at Kowloon Magistracy, with the possession of
revolver and two rounds of ammunition without having a per- mit.
Sergeant Mottrano said that de- fondant was arrested in,Temple- street by two detectives after a severe struggle, during which he attempted to draw his revolver. Civil Defendant was wounded in the
It la ambulance.
struggle, and sent to hospital in an
It was like a breath of old times The Hong Kong Baseball Club vs. and one almost expected to hear South China "Dragons" game has the referee's whistle blown when been scheduled for Sunday at 4cludes J. Farrell MacDonald, Juno alleged that a man, who represented members assembled in considerable p.m. instead of to-day. force to congratulate one another
on their most satisfactory balance sheet, and to wrestle over repre- sentation of soccer and rugger members on the Committee.
One could feel the football at- mosphere. Here were McCubbin, Ralston, Stewart, R. Hall, Black
TURNS "PRO.”
OLYMPIC MARATHON
WINNER.
Paris, Yesterday. The "Felit Parlsion" reports that
and others of the old brigade, and the Olympic Marathon winner, McBride, Bishop, Alexander, 'Lyon,
Elouafl, bas turned professional. Watson, Scott, Campbell and many othere of the younger brigade, and He has signed to run ten races of a big gathering of the rugger re- 42 kilometres and ten of 25 kilo presentativos, also many old and metres during a five menthe con-
Club tract in America.-Reuter. faithful supporters of the
THE CALL FOR ECONOMY
and
THE COST OF LIVING.
To those who realise the. urgent necessity for greater economy and to those who are confronted with the great pro blem of the increased cost of living. we would suggest that one of the foremost factors in reducing expenses is the intel- ligent and consistent cultive- tion of home gardens.
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Another adjournment was neces sary yesterday in the District Court Martial of Gunner Shipley and Lance: Bombardier Cotton the Royal Artillery,
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The revolver was discovered to be the property of Dr. Mellon, in whose house defendant was a house coolie. At the time of the occur. rence Dr. Mellon was out of the Colony.
Defendant stated that he had on the advice of friends, taken bis master's revolver because certain members of a Triad Society had demanded $90 from him,
The magistraten, after commend- ing the Chinese detectives for the plucky manner in which they tackl- ed defendant, sentenced defendant to five years jail with hard labour."
BRINGING UP FATHER.
A THOUGHT, 60-1 KNEW. SHED FEEL BAD ITAL SHE DIDN'T ∙DO IT
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