SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1929.
Sport Columns
TO MEET BRITAIN
GERMANY IN ZONE FINAL OF
DAVIS CUP
QUEEN'S CLUB FINALISTS
Prague, Yesterday.
FOOTBALL
„ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
ASSOCIATION
BUSINESS FOR MEETING
The Annual Report of the Foot- for the year ended In the semi-final of the Euro-ball Association jean zone of the Davis Cup lawn May, 31, 1929, states: Tennis competition, Germany bea The Council of the Association in presenting Czecho-Slovakia and will thus meet have much pleasure
the report and balance sheet for Britain in the zone final.-Reuter.
Britain beat Hungary in the other the year ending lay 31, 1929.
The annual General meeting will the Association Office, be held 4th Floor, French Bank Building, Queen's Road C., at 5.30 p.m., Friday, June, 28,
Business
semi-final. The winner of the Euro pean we will meet the winner of
the America 20. for the right to play France in the challenge round)
Ohta Defeated
Londen, Yesterday. The Queen's Club semi-finals re sulted.-
Men's singles:--F. T. Hunter (America) beat Okta (Japan) 6-3, 6-4; W. T. Tilden (America) beat,
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J. S. Oli (a former boy chan pion of Britain) 6-2, 6-2.
Women's singles: Miss E. Goldwork (ex-British hard courts champion) boat Fraulein Aussem (Germany) 6-2, 6-1; Miss Ryan (America) beat Migs Joan Ridley (Britain, the holder) 6-2, 6-2.
Men's doubles: Van Ryn
and W. Allison (America) heat Lester and H. David (Britain) 6b, 6-0--Reuter.
Tilden will, therefore, be meeting his doubles partner in the final.],
THOROUGHBREDS
PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL
RACE
US, JOCKEY CLUB OFFER
Chicago, Yesterday. The American National Jockey Club has offered a purse of £20,000 and a gold cup for a race between the champion Thoroughbreds of England, France and America to be run at Arlington Park, Chicago next
summer,
A member of the Club, Mr. John Hertz, whose wife is the owner of Reigh Court, which was second in yesterday's Ascot Gold Cup, is re- ported to have said that the sugges tion has been favourably receiv- ed in Baglish and French circles. Reuter's American Service.
Joyce Wethered proved that she is a match for all the female golfing talent in the world by winning the British women's golf championship cup which she is displaying here. Misa Wethered only recently re-entered competition which makes her playing all the more
remarkable.
on
THE CHINA
MAIL,
Kowloon have proved themselves to ELECTION INCIDENTS be in the past.
A CANDIDATE
"ACTIVE SERVICE" ·
The K.0.8.3. won the Junior AN ALLEGED LIBEL AGAINST Event with the Navy Runners Up, this final producing a great fight and extra time was necessary be- fore a definite result was obtained. Sunday Herald Charity Cup
· London, May 28, This Competition was won by
The Court of Chancery of the "England" for the first time. The Duchy of Lancaster to-day refused receipts were not so good as in to grant an interim injunction to previous years nevertheless the Aa Mr. Geoffrey Watson, Conservative sociation were enabled to distribute candidate for the West Toxteth amongst charities no less a sum Division, Liverpool, against Mr. than $3,0€6.70. In addition to Joseph
Gibbins, his Labour this competition an exhibition game opponent, who published an alleged was played on Armistice Day in aid libellous leaflet containing an ex- of Earl Haig's Poppy Day Fund tract from a letter written by Mr. which realized $828.70.
Watson, viz, "I never saw service."
The Counci also voted $787.38 to the Hong Kong Telegraph "Miners' Fund" making the total allocation to charities of $4,682.78 for the year, which is considered a very gratifying result.
active
Mr. Watson alleged that the ad- ditional words in the letter, "on any military front," were omitted from the circular. He claimed to have served with the Calcutta Light The Association take this oppor-Horse throughout the War. tunity of thanking the public for
Mr. Gibbins expressed his readi- their generous support, also theness to justify the leaflet. Hong Kong Football Club for the use of their ground and stands for 3. To receive the balance sheet of Clubs and players for their generous these matches, and to all officials, the Interport Account.
To consider the following-re- and gratuitous assistance.
1. To confirm the minutes of the Annual general meeting of 1928
2. To receive the armual report
[ and balance sheet.
solution this
general meeting of Clubs affiliated to the Hong Kong Football Association, approve of the taking over of the Hong Kong Armatear Football League as from July 1, 1929.
7.
arise.
The Council
The Council met on 14 occasions
The Vice-Chancellor, in diemis- sing the application for ar in- election should turn on trivial per- junction, said he regretted that an
sonalities.
Total amount distributed since
In connection the inauguration of the Sunday fusal of the Herald Competition apart. from other charity matches already re-caster. ferred to is $18,150.90.
The
varied
main object of the Hong
5. To consider alterations to rules- Kong Football Association, apart 6. Election of officers for the en suing year.
from the furtherance of the beat Any other business that may
class of soccer in the Colony, is the support of Charitable Institutions in and about the Colony which are and deserving and obtain substantial help annually from the activities of Hong Kong Football The Council welcome the great in
that all profits after the ordinary which these matebes pro- duce, and
the public are assured
expenses re met will go to deserving charities in and connect ed with the Colony.
of the business of the Association. during the year for the transaction During the year Mr. J. McCubbin left the Colony and Mr. J. Lawrence
also Mr. A. T. Hamilton became alled the vacancy on the Council
Я member of the Council vice
The the Rev Alexander. thanks of the Association arc ex- tended to these gentlemen for their loyal support and assistance in various capacities.
terest
The Council regret having to re- cord the deaths of two prominent gentlemen in local football, Messrs. Robson and Vergette. Mr. McCubbin, the Rev. C. P. F. Alexander, C.F. and Capt. A. W of misconduct on the field of play left the Colony, and their assistance Austin, M.C., M.M., R.A., have
Emergency Committee The Emergency Committee met on 14 occasions and amongst other business had to deal with Ef cases
an increase of 12 over last season and 14 over season 1926/27. The increase of serious incidents is noted and this is doubtless due to the more exacting demands of the Association in the conduct of the game in its every sphere, the Aa- sociation's instructions to referees being at all costs to deal promptly } with all offenders, having due re-. gard to the nature of the offence. As a result of the above precautions in dealing summarily with serious cases, the standard of football in the past season has been enhanced on previous seasons, sociation have reason to feel grati- fied at the resilta arrived at gen- erally during the past season. Cases dealt with have only been in dividual and the Council feel justi- fied in extending to the Clubs, also Police attendant on all important matches, their congratulations in the control of Hong Kong football crowds in the past season, and hope for the continuance of this good record in the Cology.
and the As-
Referees' Committee
The Referees Committee met re- gularly once a month for the pur pose of appointing referees to official games. In addition to this they met on three occasiona examine candidates.”“
Appeals Board
to
The Appeals Board consisting of the President and the Two Vice Presidents met twice during the year, and the results of their find- ings on both occasions were satis-
in administering local footbal legislation will be greatly missed.
As will be seen by the proposed
new
-ar
rules, your Council are commending the engaging of a firm of Chartered Accountants to take over the control of the Association
finance.
SUSPENSION OF CONNAH'S QUAY OFFICIALS
the balance sheets, minute-books, and payments to amateur players, a Com mission of the Football Association of Wales have suspended 23 former o cials and committeemen of the Connah's Quay club from taking any part in football management in the future.
Arising out of allegations relating to
Complaints were laid by the present ngement of the elnh, and affected committeemen and officials holding office prior to this season. The inves tigations occupied several hours, and those against whom the allegations
were made refused to give evidence or submit statements because they were not allowed to have their solicitor in attendance.
The Commission decided that a case had been made out, and imposed the suspensions until a reply had been filed by all those against whom the allega tions were made. The Connah's Quay club have had a remarkably successful season for not only have they won the Welsh Senior Cup and the North Wales Challenge Cup, but also the Champion- ships of the Welsh National League and the North Wales Mid-Week League. “
factory and justified their appoint SPURS AT MALTA
ment to adjudicate cases where un- usual points were raised. It is proposed to appoint an Appeals Board at the first Council Meeting |with other Sub-Committeer the previous legislation dealing with the appointment of an Appeals Board having been proved un weildly.
TOTTENHAM TREAT CROWD TO GOOD FOOTBALL
Tottenham Hotspur appear to have made a big impression in their first match in Malta. A crowd of 8,000
spectators assembled to see them play. the Sliemen Wanderers, and they treat- ed them to some of their best work in the way of combined effort and goal scoring.
The 'Spurs won by 7-1, Harper (2),
Competition Challenge Shield Both divisions of this popular Shield Competition provided keen The winners of the Senior sports Event being the S. C. A. A. and the Armstrong, and Crompton scoring in Association offers its congratula and Armstrong in the second, when the first hall, and Harper, Lindsay, tions to the Chinese in its initial Dimmock missed a penalty kick. success in this Competition from Foster met with an injury during the such redoubtable cap fighters as game.
proxies for two nephew one an Army officer in India and the other a Royal Air Force officer in Iraq- both orphans without "settled residence in England."
Five Centenarians Vote
London, May 80, Aged voters included five tenarians, of whom the oldest was
105,
con-
Mr. Edward Seamark. a septu-
agenarian teller* at Weymouth, dropped dead in the polling station. Mrs. Hall, wife of Mr. Fred Hall, the Socialist candidate for Nor-
manton, died to-day at Barnsley.
Mr. Hall, who was in his constitu- ency, hurried home when he learned of his wife's illness, but she died before his arrival.
Learning the News
London, May 31. Encouraged by the fine weather
Londoners apparently preferred to learn the results: out of doora, notwithstanding the fact that the results were broadcasting till four o'clock in the morning.
Oxford Street' was rendered im- passable by a human barrier watch- ing the results being flashed on screens. Similar results тете witnessed in the Strand. A giant red searchlight in Trafalgar Square swept the sky as a signal for each Socialist gain.
The Queen's Hall was packed with a Socialist gathering. Thou- sands who were unable to gain ad- mission stood outside, gauging the progress of the parties by the cheers from within. A remark-
with the JEL Court of Chan- cery of the Duchy of Lan- to grant EJL injunction against Mr. Joseph Gibbins, the (Liverpool), in respect of an al- Labour candidate for West Taxteth
Teged libellous leaflet, counsel for
Mr. Geoffrey Watson (applicant,able hush spread soon after mid- and Conservative candidate for the division), stated that though Mr. Watson was never out of India dur- ing the War, he joined a volunteer regiment on Aug. 6, 1914, and the Army Council order brought him
service. under military discipline, which, counsel urged, constituted active SPIES IN GERMANY
night, when the newspapers brought the first news of the King's illness.
STRICTER MEASURES AN- NOUNCED IN REICHSTAG
Heated Domestic Scene Unusually brisk polling was re- ported from the Provinces through- out the morning. ¡A heated domestic scene occurred at South- end, because
a husband demanded to see how his wife was voting
refused him permission, re- torting. "My vote is confidential." gach voted twice in the same booth, At Dartford a man and his wife
using four voting papers. They voted- first under their own re- take stricter sidential qualification, then as Ocean.
She
Berlin, June 6
the defence appropriations before In the course of an address on the Reichstag Budget committee, the Minister for Defence. Herr Groener, declared that Germany was
sentences have been passed upon surrounded by a net of apies. A hundred cases had been proven and
111 persons. It was intended to measures.--Trans-
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