SPORTRAIT.
"Of course, he's used to racing in these condition."
London Freresa Seroton
Royal H.K. Defence Force
Orders
Serial No. 51. Orders issued
by Colonel L. T. Ride, CHE, ED, Commandant, Itoyal
Hongkong Defence Force. Dated Decem- ber 23, 1952.
FORCE ORDERS In Memoriam, Royal Hongkong De fener Fores-In Memory of our comrades of RKANVR, HKVDC and all other volunteers who died in defence of the Colany in, 1941, and As the prisoners-of-war, and of those who died on service on other fronts.
Complimentary/The_Commandant wishes Al Hanks of RUDY, and their familie a Happy Christmas at Good Forline in the New Year. Holiday, RHKDY Headquarters, Happy Valley will be closed Thursday, January 1, 1963.
on
"THE CHINA-, MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1952:
THE SHOW MUST GO ON, Piper's Greetings BUT CHRISTMAS SOCCER IS UNFAIR TO PLAYERS
Says TOM FINNEY
"Christmas comes but once a year," says the old ditty. As far as the professional footballer is concerned, that can sometimes be once too. often. It is anything but a family festival for the 2,400 men needed to make up the sides fielded by the 92 Football League clubs at Christmas time.
Instead of the old turkey and plum pudding, these men feed on sandwiches out of a hamper, travel for long spells in cold railway tralas—and may even spend the hollday on special training in a hotel,
Turpin In No Hurry To Meet Moore
London, Dec, 23.
Archie Moore.
But 1052 is kind to us, might well wonder whether the Christmas Day fells ca Thurs-overage Soccer fan really wants day which means that the pro- his Christmas football, gramme contains caly two gam -one fewer than in
ormal yeats, Kind asstance from the Football League's fixture-making department will allow many of us to spend most of Christmas Day in our own homes.
are
For myself -Father - Christmas Not bas an unusual present. only do Preston have a very easy time-in the matter of travelling
with two Kumes gainst Manchester city. But next figure in a BBC Sports Report for. Saturday, I am scheduled to the first time.
Belleve me, that is an occasion. We Preston players, for example, Britain's Randy Turple is in do not go into action at all until no hurry to meet newly crown-et only Arsenal, Cardiff and colleague Startey Matthews ! Boxing Day. Looking at the
Along with my old England el Lightheavyweight Champion Middlesbrough
unlucky have to recall the notable hap- arough in the First Division to penings in the past twelve Manager George Middleton get no part of Christmas Day at months of Soccer. Any time I sit sold today he and Turpin had home.
back at home and contemplate read about various American NO CALL ON BOXING DAY the comforts of Christines, the interests wanting to promote
Ye! the 'fixtures have been thought of this experience to Moore-Turpin title fight.
will remove arranged to make no call on come
Any cem- these three clubs on Boxing Day, placency! "But we have not been con- That is at least some compensa- tacted officially, sak! Middle- tion. Often the outlying clubs everywhere my very best wishes In sending football supporters ten so far as went out the Tyncalde trio of Newcastle, for à merry Christmas, I hope cerned a lightheavyweight bout Sunderland and Middlesbrough, that your stockings will be filled and Plymouth down in the South with at least #fair share of In New York yesterday,re faced with near-Imposalble points. Moore's manager, Charley John- tasks.
is out for some time.*
Forca e Merung.-The Royal Hongkong Letence Force will hold its annual suße Mesting a Kal Tak cald the Champion was
January 17 and 10, 1963. A interested are naked to contact their respective Unt Commanders before January 6, 1953.
FORCE BEADQUARTERA
Int. Uni q
Berce PL. No parade.
No parade.
willing
to meet Turpin'; next 3 train services have
summer or sooner.
that Argyle in particular have travelled throughout the night in the past in order to get The New York International back to Home Park for a game nexing Club cabled Low the following afternoon. Burston. its foreign representa-
I remember only too well my won promotion from the Second Division two sons back.
We
Artillery Battery Fd Gunnery. Tp.tive in Paris, to try and sign own experience when Preston -No parade. Cand R Tp. Parade Monday, December 29, 1932. As de Turpin for a tille ght.
talled by Troop Commander
HONGKONG REGIMENT
Christmas Greetings.—The Com- inending Officer wisties. All Ranks The Hongkong Regiment a bright inerrie Christmas and happy and
successful New Year.
Turplus, -former
World
Middleweight Champion, re-played Queen's Park Rangers in London on Christmas Day. Both cenlly abdicated us European lightheavyweight king to cou-sides caught the same train back to Preston for the relum game, centrate of
middleweight |** S*
After five hours in a com- title night.
partment, we
we had a coach trip
BecurityUnder Sec. 25 (1)
KDF Regs 40 published in the Hongkong Government Gazette, all tanks are forbidden to write for publication or cause to be published any matter or information concern- ing the Force or military matters, intrasperinistica Is granted. Any such matter wil be forwarded -fa the Ault, The Hongkong. Tegnent, and will not be punished until permission 1 granted in writing.
HONGKONG RAF Trade_Training-Clerk “G., and Police Courae. Tuesday, Dec. 30- HQ RHKDF 8.45 p.m. Transport leaves Murray Parade
ona
Rny Robinson reured and gave up his middleweight crown last week-Associated Press.
Cricket Teams
of nearly an hour out to the hotel where we were staying near Lancaster. It was post midnight when we arrived and I don't think either side felt much football like a keen and vital match the following day, IS THIS WISE? Which
. makes me wonder
thesh
hoetle Holiday
The following are Club selec-whether Ground at
30 p.m. M.T. Sertio Sunday, January -Kai Tak M.T, Section fam. Transport leaves Salisbury Road, at 8.45 am, Ground Crew. Friday. January 2-A and Fight-BKAAF Hangat-6 p.m. Transport leaves Salisbury Road, at 6.43 pm Saturday, January 3-A F-HKAAF Hangar-2 p.m. Transport leaves Salisbury Road, at 1.4 p.m. Sunday January '13' FighKAAT Hangar D...
Transport leaves Ballebury Road, ot 0.45 5.m.
Flying Programme. — Saturday. January
Aircrew- 3A, Flight JUCAAP Hongse--apan.
port
leaves Salisbury Road, at
p.m. Sunday, Janusty 4. "A' Flight Air-
rew KAAF
B.. Teparport leaves Salisbury Road, at -8.45~ à‚m2-~
Imgar-0
C.P. VAUSHan, Li-Cal., Deputy Commandant, I..K.D.F. NOTICES Christmas Greetings-The Com maader in Chief Far East Land Forces withes, nil, Ranks a Merry Christmas and all good fortune in the New Year.
Children's Party-The_RUKDF
· Children's Party, wh be held on Friday, January 9, 1953, from 4. Ir G b.tr. at Headquarters, Happy Valley. In order thei catering Arrangements
etc. *V be made it is requested that the names and ages of the chil- dren attending, be forwarded to the Staff Captain Force IQ before Saturday, January 3, 1053."
French Rugby Team To Meet Australians
Paris, Dec. 22. The French Rugby League to- day announced its team to play Australia in the first test in Paris next Saturday, December
+27.
The players are: Aubert Pulg, Vincent Cantoni, Jacques Mer- Andre Carrere,
ques
Ray-
mond Contrastin. Gilbert Becauser, Jean Dop, Christian Elle
Duple, Rene Bernard.
Brousse, Louis Mazon, Gabriel Genoud and Dedieu.
The reserves are: Claude Teisseire. Elto and Gabriel Berthomieu-Reuter, ·
Just Arrived From
HAVANA
fresh stock of
tions for the Quadrangular Cric-periods the same situation crops ket Competition as well as up again at Easter-are really in League games over the holidays the best interests of our national and during the week-end:
winter game. Frequently promo- tion. Is won or lost in the points
Hongkong Cricket Club XI v Army collected from, these six gala
at Chater Road on Boxing-Day at matches. 11 am. (Quadrangular Tournament Competition)~~~J.D. Shannon, 1, Sun-
And similarly, many a relega-
lon, TA, Pearce. L.D. Kliber, R.M. Lion issue has been sealed and Macpherson, T. Mahon, G.H,P. Prit- chard, R. Craig, K.G.E. Splik, D.J. settled. Iti, J.. Jekyll.
Yet
the
programme
allows no time for minor knocks
to be treated or for the little
Royal Air Force 1st Tournament strains to heal. Managers, whose Navy-, (Quadrangular Competition) at Kal Tak on Batur worries reach a pook at these day at 11:30 a.m.-Sen/Ldr. Kingsford times, must often field three or (Cept), W/Cdr Kettlewell. 6gn/1dr Chapman, VIVLI Graliam, FRONT. four reserves in vital tussles. "Slappan)," W/O Walker, Sgt Spence, "A case in point was Rother-
Cpl MacMahon, LAC THU, LAC Orinam's
matches with bell. AC Harron, 12th man-Pit/on.
two
was
The
Lee. Umpire.-Sun/Ldr Bleeck. Scor Birmingham City Last season.
and Yorkshire club, running-neck er-AC opgood.
badly at Happy Valley on Sunday, at motion,
Army "B" v Pallco Recreation Cluby neck with Birmingham for pro- hit by They patched p.r.-Major Bennett, Major McCosh, casualties.
up Capt Pierce. Capt Dewar, Lt Davies, holes wit
with young reserves-lost Lt Ibbotson, /t Orford, 8/8gt Mad-0 dock, IJBde Feari, Cin Atkinson. Ptc at St Andrew's and Millmoor to Culle. 12th man.-A.N. Other. Um-fade right out of the race. pire.QMS Carter (AC). Scorer- the face of it, there is a strong Bdr Cooper.
case against allowing two holiday periods to negative the work and endeavour put into the other 36 games.
Club de Recreto 2nd XI v Police Necreation Club at King's Pork on Saturday at 1.30 pm, Dr. H.P.L. Ozorio, E.J. Noronha, P.M.N. A Silva, J.A. Guterres, M.A. Guterres. ATTENDANCES SMALL D.E. Remedios, L.F. Remedios. RA. Remedios J.A.. SORICS, C.A. Yvana- vich, A.N. Other.
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