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SOUTH CHINA "A" BEAT SAIGON TOUR Season Ends Presents For Chinese Press Boycott
KOWLOON BUSMEN
2-0
South China "A“ beat Kowloon Motor Bus by two clear goals in a First Division soccer match at Boundary
fast and exciting Street yesterday.
HK Collegians
Win Again
Manila, April 13.
The Hong Kong Collegians maintained thele winning defeating streak tonight by
the Letran footballers who are
the local collegiate champions
by a score of 2 to 1.
In a hard fought game the visitors led 2 to 0 at the end of the first half, with tha local boye scoring their lone the goas towards the end of Vanic.
The visitors will play the San Beda and inter-collegiate and on Saturday aelection
com
Sunday evening. thus pleting their series of games with the tocal college fast. Ballers-Reuter,
Kowloon Docks Club
Is
The Kowloon Ducks Club have entered two teams in the jking
Bowis Kong Lawn League which to start UD May 14.
Three of their players, Messrs. 11. G. Cumper, A. E. Pearson and 2. Itevie who have gone home on leave, will be available banuni giune against Wanstead for the Esplin Cup.
he
The Hong Kong F. C. entered two teams last year, one in the Best and the other in the second, and entered one ten in the recond division this season,
Indie RC have entered two teams, the same with Craigen- The Hong Kong CC Bower CC. live entered a tenj in the first division white Taikos RC and the Hong Kong Electrle have each en- ind ne team in Division.
A record crowd was present to see the match and long before the kick-off thousands of people had to be turned away as the stands were packed to overflowing,
The dofcat of Kowloon Motor Bus has made the runners-up position more open and it is prob able that the busmen will have to play Chin- ese Athletic to settle the issue.
The kick won taken by Lnt:
POSTPONED
At a meeting of the Hong Kong Chinase Football Asso- clation yesterday. It was de- cided to postpone the pro posed Balgon tour until some time in May,
had originally been deolded to accept the invita. Clon ot
Federation Cochin-chinolas de Football 10 and
a strong Combined Chinese XI to Balgan for weries of games during the Easter holidays.
the
The postponement is dus tà difficulties experienced In ar- ranging for the transport,"by air, of the team and officials.
Royal Navy beat St. Joseph's | by two goals to one in a keen-Chung-sang, who sent in u terminated the exchanges and after
Chuse
ty contested game at way Bay, while Club had a runaway victory over Kwong Wah, whom they beat by six elour goals at Happy Valley. KMB 0-S. China "A" 2
Kowloon Motor Hus attacked 1 the start, but their forwards Tacked punet in their Baishink
able and South Chimu were block all attempts at scoring.
South China soon settled down to play in constructive football, the accurate passes doing much lo hupset
the equilibrium of the KMB
defence.
Tan Kwan-kos, the KMB cus- todian, was given a busy time dealing with shots from all angles and was largely responsible for South China's failure to take an
arly lead.
rifle shot. The ball struck Chuu Man-chi and the latter had to be assisted from the field,
A High Pass Shortly after this, South Chine
abend when Ch went further
Wing-keung connected a high pass by Lau Chung-sang and placed the ball into the far corner of the net well out of Tam-Kwon-kun's reach.
Play again swung in favour or the burmen, but try as they would, they could not score. It either their own insecumey or the
RESULTS AT A GLANCE
FIRST DIVISION
was
Kin. Motor Bus O Club
8. China "A"
0
Kwong Wah
2
Bt, Joseph's
South China forced several cor- neys and from one of these, the ikill went to Fung Khug-cheung, who immediately trapped it back- wards to Chu Wing-keung, The Royal Navy latter seized the opportunity with, the KMB luerity and before defence knew what was happen ink, the ball was in the net,
the
The businen retaliated strongly alter this reverse but their for- words lacked understanding and proved of no individual efforts
steady South all against China defence.
Just before half time, Li Chun- fat came near with a powerful drive, but the ball struck the crossbar and went out of play.
Second Half
|
2
From the kick-off, Club do- play had been in progress for about 10 minutes, they drew Arst blood when Kiernan scored with a glorious shot from about 20
yards distance.
were
Club completely overran the Kwong Wah defence and before half time, further goals scored by Nelson (1), Beck (1) and Weller (1).
Crossing over four goals in the lead, Club showed no signs of casing up, but continued to keep up a continunt bombardment of the Kwong Wah goal.
Апе
Tam Woon-chcuk, the Kwong Wah goalkeeper, played a Kame for his side and in spite of the uncensing onslaughts, he denit capably with many difficult shots which come his way.
At KCC
The Kowloon Cricket Club brings its season to an end on Sunday with a match between Under and Over 358.
The game will start at 2 p.m. and the teams chosen are:
35: R.E. Over
Lee, W.M. Davidson, T.A. Madar, J. Barrow, E.C. Fincher, N. Hori Baker, S.A. GIRY
R. Leigh, 5.C. Trueman, J. Tibble, F.E. Lawrence and W.D.M. Webb,
A.
Under 36; G.E. Taylor, Zimmern, V.C. Bond, W.H. Cowic, White. H.E. E. Randall, D.G. Matthews, E. Guent, A.J. Wood, C.R. Lawrence, J.P. Hewitt and 3. Crawford.
Umpires: E. Abraham and J. Farquharson,
After the match a "stag" dinner party will be held in the club- house and members wishing to attend are requested to sign their names on the list now open in the A musical programme will round out the function.
bar.
SOCIALISTS
WIN IN LONDON
Crowds
£4
Tom Grimes
Singapore Team News
Tom Grimes who is return- ing to his native Liverpool on retirement, was the recipient of a silver tea service and rose bowl from the members of the A Taikoo Club yesterday even- ing.
who Mr. J. Willey, chairman, presented the gifts remarked how much Tom's presence would be missed and said that in effect, the Lackbone of the Bowls Team, bil-This
Hard table and club will go with
It was not only his skill at games which Talkoo would miss but his grand social nature which has endeared him to Talkoo folk present and past.
Mr. Grimes came to Hong Kong in 1922 to supervise the recon- struction n the Talkoo Bugar Relinery
for Francis Morton & Co., Liverpool. In 1924, the task completed, he transferred to B, & S. Works Department with whom he has remained ever since.
(By ROVER)
1
complete blackout of ali_news regarding the Singapore Army Soccer XI,.which is playing its first game here today against Combined Services, at Sookunpoo, will be enforced by the Chinese press, with one exception.
decision was reached at a meeting of Chin- ese reporters yesterday, called for the purpose of discussing the alleged unsatisfactory mart- ner in which news of the visit and games has • been handled by the authorities.
It was alleged that there has been favouritism in the disseinina- tion of news and that all attempts by the Chinese press, with one exception, to obtain any Informa then regarding the team proved
utile.
Several of those present at the meeting pointed out that if the Hong Kong Area Sports Board was in any doubt as to the iden- tity of the reporters, it could have arranged for news concerning the team to be issued through the Government
Holations
Tom was a prominent cricketer for Craigengower Cricket Club in whose first XI he played batween the years 1922 and 1983 and has many happy memories of Batur
tays and Sundays spent on the Office. field with them.
Press
it is understood that today's A bowls enthusiast, he has re-match between the Singapore Talkoo Army Soccer XI and Combined
re- at 5.15 p.m.
gularly turned out for London, April 13. who had queued for Club in the 1st Division before Services at Sookunpoo will start
the
and wor
since the saw the Socialists hours today
control of London in
As the Singapore team has not the occupation in the 2nd Divisio win teeth of ferco apposition from the Ile figure prominently among yet been seen in action here, it In the London the prize winners before the war is dificult to analte any forecast Before the Anal whistle brought Conservatives
As a billiard and snooker player, | Da, to the probable outcome of 40- close to # one-sided game, Nelson County Council. Last week's
he is above the average and has day's match. and Weller each scored one goal on fur the Council ended in a euch--between
featured once as winner and dus Judging from reports, however, to bring the total tally up to sixth 4 seats
other time as runner-up in the the visitors are a very powerful the Conservatives Labour.
renci In favour of the Club,
Swire Cup Billiard Competition. combination and it this should struggle, Expecting tense Club: Cutton, Strange, Fowler,
he has Since the war
won turn out to be the case, the local | Weller, Forrow, Bock, Barclay, Londenes and foreign diplomats Mullen, Nelson, Kiernan and Main. flocked to the County Hab for the several prizes in club competition Services-team will have to be ou
despite his heavy top form to win. Kwong Wah: Tam Woon-cheuk, new Council's first meeting. The for billiards
addition
The 16 players on the Singapore Mak Ying-chol, Ng Kow-kwong,
votes of the Labour handicap
at He was Interned still retaining
Stanley Army Soccer team were selected their Tak- Aldermen Leung Fook-chung, Law
where
he reskied in Room 20, from Army tearns in Singapore fook, Wong Chi-wan, Ng Yun- sents from the last Council allow-
Block 0.
series of four trial. following u A nated singer, Mr. Grimes games, tented in the public elections, as with so many activities taking up
The voting
his time, had le time for chole Chuiriman.
ไปป vetes to 64. The subsequent ap- practice but he was always will ing to render songs on social oc Aldermen printment of 11 nov ended in the election of six So-casions. His rendering of Land ialists and five Conservatives of Hope and Glory" will always reuter.
be remembered by his audiences.
telliant goalkeeping of Yu Yu-Look Yu-kcung, Law Tak- od Labour to bring in Mr. J.W. fak which prevented them from.ng. Suen Wai-ain and Kwok Bovett, Labour candidute de- scoring.
Both goals had narrow escapes and excitament run high among spectatora, but the final whistle came without any further scoring. KMB: Tum Kwan-kon, Mak Lam-took, Tam Chun-fal, Tang Fung Sum, Hung Hing-yuk, Kwan-sing, Lee Tai-fai, Li Chun- fat, Tang
Yee-kit, Chau Man-ch) and Cheuk Shek-kam.
Fai the Second
EXHIBITION BASEBALL
New York, April 13. Exhibition baseball: New York (Ainerlein) 10, Fort Worth (Texas League) 0: Cincinnati (National) 0. Philadelphia (Na- tlonni) 4 Boston (American) 10. Balilmore (International League) 4.-Associated Press.
In the second half, KMB attack ed Incessantly and the ball was, for lengthy periods, confined the South China end of the field. Time and again the busmen were presented with wonderful opportunities for scoring, but every time their forwards failed.
Yu Yu-tak, the South China goalie, played a magnificent game and on
several occasions stood alone between the KMB forwards and goals.
One attack on the KMB goal saw a free kick awarded in favou of South China just outside the penalty area.
Man-tim.
Royal Navy 2-
St. Joseph's 1
St. Joseph's. playing with only 10 men, put up a good fight, bit to scare their forwards, falled more than one goal.
Navy's victory
wan S. China "A": Yu Yiu-tak, Huu mainly due to their
печет-яду- Yung-sang. Cheung Shu-ling. Tse die spirit.
The honour of being the best Kam-ho, The Kam-hung, Lou Chung-sang,
Chun-wali,
on the field went to St. Poseph's
wing, speedy right Fung King-cheung, Cheung Kam- hoi, Chu Wing-keung and Ho Yin-Xavier, who constantly harassed the Navy's defence. Hsu King- fun.
ging, one-time Chinese Olympic star, playing inside left for the
Club 6-Kwong Wah 0
Club had matters very much their own, way from start finish.
to
Easter
71
Football
Later on the Singapore team: played two "shakedown" games, beating a Royal Navy XI by 1-0 and losing 6-3 to another Army team.
At Home-A Treaties
(By "ALCYDES")
Saints, failed to give an impres- There will be a foast of football at Home during
HK Soccer XI Manila Bound
The Hong Kong Intarport X1 witt save for Manila to- morrow by plane, It was an- nounced at a meeting of the Hong Kong Football Associa.... tion Council yesterday.
Hussain Mr. A. J, accompany the team as man- ager in the place of Mr. A.M. Omar who, through pressure, of business, in unable to make the trip.
Tha
will
meating alro approved the grant of a $300 subsidy to the Hong Kong Football Re- ferans' Association.
The transfer of Tam Chun- kin from CAA to KMB and Chen Hon-teal from Trem.' ways to CAA was authorised by the Council.
A Reminder On Property Claims
↑
Claims for return of property vested during the war with the Office of Allen Property of the United States Department of Justice should reach its office The Line-Up
not later than April 30, it was Goalkeeper: Service: Played officially announced by the with Northern Command last year American Consulate in Hong in England.
Kong yesterday.
The Consulate statement, ia- Right back: A. Q. M. B. Snel- son; Played with the Singapore cluded a Press release, issued lost District (Army) term last acason. month in America, which follows:
ht back: Sgt. Wilson: A Right
"Attorney-General, Mr. Tom C. versatile footballer whose regular Clark, today issued a reminder
of
pro- position is right wing. He was that claims for the return
to right back because of a perty vested during World War II of good
good talent for that posi-must be filed with the Ofice, of . He played right wing with Allen Property of the Department the Signals team in the Singapore of Justice not later than April 30, Amateur Football Association 1949, except in those cases where senior league.
lees than two years have elapsed Left back: Butlen (M.Q.M.S.): since the vesting of the property. Aino a
versatile player whose re. In the latter event, the expiration gular position was left half. How- late for the filing of claims is two ever, he was brought in at last years from the date of the vest- back to strength the teams letting alde.
"Assistant Attorney-General, Left back: Young. He showed Mr. David L. Baxelon, Director, in the past weeks and a decisive
Office of Allen Property, Depart well in the trials, At A Fost Paco
on Saturday win over Crewe
Right half:
Shea: A steady ment of Justice, stated that the will see then player, who Play commenced at a fast pace
will be needed to
plenty of deadline for the filing of claims supporters that Second Division action. He in the beginning and the Salata
teams for the return of vested property kept, the ball well under control
la fixed by Section 33 of the Trad- In Division Middlesboro have football will be returning to Hull penalty kicks.
Centre half: Whitehorne: A big ing with the Enemy Act. Speedy Xavier, who was the
that they next season.
Section 33, Mr. Baxelon jold, he played last year in Eng- man, best player on the field, assisted the silliest task in
Newcastle twice and will
Southport, who now seem cer- land by Gomes, stormeti
Command also fixes April 30, 1949, or two the oppose Nm info
in a Northern be fortunate in obtaining even tain to have to apply for re-
team.
years from the date of vestlig opponent's area several times but point from these games.
the date Left half: Major Williams: The whichever is later, as failed to
during the first score
Preston and Huddersfield, the election next year are this week
Rovers and oldest member of the team. He after Rway to Doncaster
which the Institution of few minutes of the game.
other, two unfortunates, appen cannot be expected to improve Gomes standing inside the Navy breaking even in their respective this game.
alve display.
Playing without their left back,
the Saints were forced to adopt
70 minutes.
the Eastor period, matches boing played on Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Monday.
Kwong Wah were never at any defensive tactics throughout the In the majority of cases teams oppose each other alternately on Good Friday and Easter Mon- day.
time ablo seriously to challenge the sound Club defence or offer The score at halt time stood any real opposition to the lively at one to zero in favour of the Club forwards.
Saints.
WINNERS
OF THE BABY PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
The following selections were made by the Judges.
CHINESE BABIES
NON-CHINESE BABIES
UNDER NINE MONTHS
Gretchen Anne Schields
The results of these matches will be decisive to those teams involved in the various leagues relegation issues.
assuro
AIRO
Lakes
the
Seven minutes from the start to stand a reasonable chance of their position from the result of/once took part in the lals foi sults under section (a) of the
goal area, put the leather neatly matches with Stoke and Liver- into the right corner of the not
pool.
Hoyal
to give his side the lead,
Portsmouth, the leaders, enter From then on St. Joseph's were tuin, the Cup Finalists Wolver-! always on
on the defensive, Deland, humpton on Saturday and what Rafferty und Simms of
game this should bel Navy were practically inside the
Fratton Park has always been St. Joseph's goal area all the
happy hunting ground for the time but found the goalie too
having only Wolves
dropped four points there since 1934, Yes,
this should undoubtedly
prove to day. match of the
hard to beat.
An all-out attack was launched
Forecasts for matches to be played on Saturday April 16.
DIVISION I BIRMINGHAM v Blackpool Burnley v Manchester U Charlton v ASTON VILLA Chelsea v DERBY COUNTY Chal EVERTON v Arsenal MIDDLESBORO V Liverpool
MANCHESTER C. v Sunderland
by Royal Navy during the second be the match worthy of note! NEWCASTLE v Bolton.
half, and Simms nelted the first Another
Беоге.
by
Kon!
for his team to level the in this league is the game at the Portsmouth v Wolverhampton
Valley where Charlton receive PRESTON v Huddersfield The sailors added another goal the Villa. The Jatter
seem to STOKE v Sheffield U. towards the end of the game have produced a happy knack in
DIVISION H when Rafferty put the ball to past two
seasons or three the left corner of the net lust taking full points from them.
BRENTFORD v Notts F. beyond the Leck's reach.
In the Second Division Fulham Bury v SOUTHAMPTON Royal Taman, Convery, will striving desparately to main-Chesterfield v Luton Tozer, Rowlands, Brown, Hollo-tain an interest in the promotion Coventry V Blackburn
way, Moore, Simms, Rafferty, Higgs and Deland,
St. Joseph's: Leck Rumjahn, Leonard,
UNDER NINE MONTHS
First $100.
Chu Kwok Koo
First
Timothy Tay
$100.
Socond
Cordelia Wong
Second
Luba Moskvin
$75.
$75.
Third
Sim Wing-Hao
$50.
Third $50.
UNDER EIGHTEEN MONTHS
First
Lum Sing Jr..
$100.
First $100.
-UNDER EIGHTEEN MONTHS"
G. S. Coxhead
Xavier, Gomes, Hau Keng-sing, Pereira and Omar.
Оп
TODAY'S SOCCER
Home day when
out
Second
Ian Chaun
Second
Sheila Maureen Kemp
$75.
$75.
Third $50.
Robert Chan
Third
'P. G. Dear
$50.
COMPETITION
WINNERS OF THE JUDGING
THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE PLACED IN THE CORRECT ORDER OF PRIZE WINNERS
-AND FIVE ENTRIES WERE RECEIVED CORRECT
Miss M. A. Bough $20. Miss Jenny Kay Goon $20. Mr. Chan To $20.
Mr. Chung Chu Kong $20.
Mr. Chan, Pan Sue $20.
Cheques for all the above prizes have been sent to winners.
Those who wish to have their photographs returned, please `call' af "the "CHINA, MAIL" office.
Carditt
›
SHEFFIELD W. ьPURS v Grimsby WEST BROM v Bradford WEST HAM 'v Barnsley
Leeds U. V PLYMOUTH-- Fact and their game with the
Leicester v Fulham other Cup finalists Leicester City LINCOLN v Queens P.R. Rocha, on Saturday should be one of Castilho, the best games in
in this section. Southampton after their
relapse they lost at to West Ham 1-0 will be to make amends at
at Bury this
DIVISION 11 (SOUTH) week and I think
they should BOURNEMOUTH v Norwich Singapore Army XI v Combined come away with the spoils BRISTOL
Vale R. V Port Plymouth
who Hong Kong Services at S00-
have
slipped
CRYSTAL P. v Southend I tho badly kunpoo, kick-off 5.16 p.m.
weeks and IPSWICH Exeter the past fow + SECOND DIVISION
cannot discount the possibility of Newport y
Y MILLWALL. (PP from relegation are this Saturday away NOTTS C. v Bristol C 6.10.48); Chatham Road, 5.30 to Leeds United and will I think READING v Brighton p.m.; Referee: F.A. Barretto. and the points very hard to come SWANSEA Aldershot PCA v Police (PP from 12.2.49) by: An away win is much TORQUAY _v_Leyton” OF
postponed.
overdue
from Argyle, anyway. Walsall v SWINDON Swansea in Division III (South) Watford v Northampton this week find themselves, with
thing, in playing a fairly
DIVISION. II
[(NORTH) Aldershot at Valch Field and It Accrington v STOCKPORT looks like it is going to be the ARROW v Darlington
BRADFORD C. Chekler best Home, bet of the day.
Army-Ki
.
v, KMB
TOMORROW'S GOLF GAMES
Old Course-Feldiy, April 12. 9.40 W.C. Talt v fr. fell. 9.48 7. Forbes y W.O. Davies. 30.00 *LD, Prlögle v. E.W. Groves
Palace and Southand oppose DONCASTER Southport eachother this week and it Halifax.
| Tooks" ns" though it will be a bit HULL CAMBEW, BRIGHTON
London, April 12, of, a dog fight with the former MANSFIELD VI
OLDHAM V. Carlisle
In a Third Diyalon Northern possibly coming out on top. Fame today Oldham drew with; Hull City in the Northern ROTHERHAM "V, York Gateshead, neither side scoring League seem to be losing their Tranmere v Gafestiend Reuter.
grip on this section, somewhat: WREXHAM Rochdale
♥
London University,
Loft holf Sgt. White. A sound defensive player, who can be re- iled upon
to give of his best at all times.
Right wing: Brock, who ha shown
Trading with the Enemy Act for the recovery of vested property will be barred.
WOR
"He added, however, that, in computing the two-year period,
here is
is excluded any time during
claim for return which a great deal of promise
>ending. His centering is good, though he is somewhat weak in corner kick- "Notice of claims may be led with the Office of Allen Property, ing.
Inside right: Sgt. Todd, who Department of Justice, Washing- captain of the team. He is well ton, DC, on Form AFC-1A. Blank known in Singapore football cir- forms will be provided on re- eles. He played on the Army quest to persons Navy team in the Malaya Cup, nie claims,”
CD last year.
forward: Inglis, who was
moved up from an inzkie, position to fill a weak spot in the center. He scored the teen's only and winning goal against the Navy.
Inside left: Porter: A young versatile player.
Inside left: Grierson: A player of no mean ability, and who al- ways needs careful watching.
Left wing: Leveless: A clover wing but a Uttle slow.
The team is accompanied by
who, desird to
Three Gaoled:
For Assault "The fight outside the Mong- kok Theatre on March 17, In which
two police constables were wounded, had its, sequel at Kowloon yesterday before Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr.
Mr. A. S. C. Comber, who was M. Col. J. T. Miller, Manager to have appeared for the defence, Major G-Cox, Assistant Manager withdrew from the case, as be and COMI Shepford, APTC, had no further instructions,
trainer:
MORE. WEDDED
DURING MARCH
Four Locally enlisted, personnel of the Royal Anny Service Corps, came up before the court to an swer the charge of unlawfully and meliciously wounding two police constables, Tans On-Dong Poon Chi.
The defendants were Cheng A total of 2,864 marriages Hing, aged 23, fireman, Laungi were registered at the Marr!"} Kwong-kit; aged 20, private, age Registry during the finan Kwong Foo, aged 20, private, cial year ended March 31, 1948. Joe Pul, aged 10, why casertad according to a Government from the army service last year.
"The first defendant was, seri- report.
tenced to two years”, haha labour The marriedbe brought the Co. and the third and fourth to one laby, some FR$29,537 in loss and year sach. Owing to inslitricient cerificale chargon,... and evidence the second pia
It was a record year for mare was discharged, ziakes. The previous highest figure | was 800 lei. 1940, 3
defendant
Frisied and punished for th
- Dùring the year under reviews||tors, the GRIRAMAT 9,836 of the tobul, merringow ware vRANK LESAN NO between persong of Chinese › raca; | Mona › Monas