WATER POLO.
TWO FINE MATCHES YESTERDAY.
V.R.C.'S NARROW WING
enthusiasty
were
Water Polo treated to two splendid matches in the League yesterday evening at the Victoria Recreation Club can- her. Both were very evenly con tested throughout, the scores being a good indication of the run of the play, whose standard was the best seen since the League started."
The Victoria "Recreation "Club, last year's champions, heat the Royal Navy by the narrow margin of one goal. By their victory, they have regained their position at the top of the League Table, which they occupy equally with the Kowloon British School Former Pupils' Asso- ciation. These two meet tomer. row to deride the Championship for the current season..
When Scot Meets Scol.
in the first niatch yesterday the King's Own Scottish Borderers met and bent the. Scots Guards by a goals to The winners were the arst to score and added another
minutes
before half time. Crossing over, the Scots Guards equalised soon after the restart and play became a ding dong struggle. Twa before the final whistle the Scottish Borderers secured the lead again and eventually won by the odd goal ia Ave.
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FOOTBALL.
TO-DAY'S MATCH. «
K.O.S:B. v. SOUTH CHINA.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 1927.
The K.0.8.B. has arranged to meet the S.C. Senior XL which will include seven players of the recent Chinese foothill, tour to Australia, to-day at 6.30 p.m. an Scokunpoo.
A
Interport players Li Wal Toog aal Ground. The last Shanghai Chan Chen Woo will also make their appearance on the firki.
as follows:-Chau Yin Yin, Li Tin The players of S.C.AA. will be Sang. T. T. Lai, Chan Chen Woo, Pang Wai Hing, M. K. Fang, ip Pak Wa, Li Wai Tong. Tai Lun Ring Fung King Cheong and Ko Sik, Wal.
BASEBALL.
Arccrding to the Hong Kong Baseball League schedule, the Club de Recreio are down to meet the Dragons" (S.C.A.4) in a match at Happy Valley Diamond co-day
at 5.18.
LAWN TENNIS.
Khoo Hooi Hye, the Singapore championship, did not arrive, as Harrison. It had been hoped to expected, by the 5.0 President match him against S. A Rumjahn, the local champion..
Royal Navy and V.E.C. Subsequently the Victoria Re creation Club "A" found the Royal Navy an extremely hard proposi tion and the result was in doubt until the end, the "adores being
Mr. Khoo arrived, however, yes- goals to I in their favour. The play Lineola and is expected to stuy terday evening by the President. was fast and exciting to The Club opened the
several days. No matches have yet! through Lyon who put in a beauti-been arranged, but probably some
games will be fixed up for hirs,
wateli. scoring
ful shot that took the Navy goal keeper completely by surprise. Lyon was deservedly applauded for this effort. After a spell of even play, however, the Royal Navy equalised and at the interval the score stood at one goal all. Neither side could gain the advantage on resuming and many exciting en- counters were seen. The Victoria itecreation Clab kept up their strenuous efforts and were success. ful in scoring towards the ead. The Nayy failed to equalise and the Club won by 2 goals to"..
League Table.
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PROFESSIONAL LAWN TENNIS,
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT TO BE ARRANGED.
LosDos. August 14th. The Daily Mail itates that British Lawn Tennis Professionals' Association has been formed, with the Air-Minister, Sir Samuel Bonre as President, and Sir John Childs Gangoni, Han. Esmond Cecil Harmsworth, and Sir Philip Sas- soon of the. House of Commons amongst the Vice-Presidents.
"
The Association aims at arrang ing a national tournament amongst amateurs and professionals,
PING-PONG LEAGUE.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS.
LEAGUE POSITIONS.
The following were the results of the Ping-Pong League matches played during the fast week:-
Hop Ving boat St. Louis. C.A.A. beat Recreio.. W.YO,B.U. beat St. Peter's. H.K.. bent WY, College. YMCA beat C.R.C.
St. Peter's beat T. Institute.
League Table,
Teams.
S.C.A.A. "......
Y.M.C.A.
W.Y.O.B.U.
G.A.A.
Hop Ying St. Peter's
Tuturial H.K. U. Recreio
W.Y. College
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BRITAIN DEFEATS JAPAN
AT SOCCER..
FINAL SCORE IS B-1.
SODDEN GROUND PREVENTS GOOD PLAY.
CRICKET OFFICE RIFLÈD.
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SAFE FORCED AT ESSEX CLUB HEADQUARTERS,
"FIONIA'S" THIRTEEN
YEARS' SERVICE.
THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION MILES.
AN EAST ASIATIC CONS MOTOR SHIP.
A PIRATE!
NEW CLASSIFICATION OF RUM-RUNNER
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By Caited Press to Manila Times:-
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4th. Advices have been received, and confirmed to the effect that the Guatemalan Government has can-
The pavilion of the Essex County Cricket Club at Leyton was enter The second round of the Opened by thieves and completely ran Olympic Football series was play sacked. The entrance was gained
all probability the East elled the registry of a vessel called ed off yesterday evening between through the main doors by means teams representing Great Britain of a jemmy, which was left behind. record of the second longest mileace therefore, at present ranks an Asiatic Co.'s m... Fitmin holds the, the Federal Ship, and this reszel, A large safe was overturned and ef any motor vessel in the world, pirate subject to seizure by any
L. P. mice of September 5th.
The team representing Japan was practically the same as that which has played throughout the Olympic Championship series whilst the British team was changed in two places to that originally selected owing to recent departure of British troops. At the same time on the CRC 3
form shown it was safe to say that St. Louis 3 pionship Singles (for ladies and for football field in Shanghai
the British team was one of the
gentlemen separately) open to the friends the Japanese need not, Those intending to join the Cham-strongest tha: ever stepped, on
Our whole Colony irrespective of nation- ality are reminded that entries will therefore, feel concerned over their close on the 13th inst. Gentlemen defeat, which in any case
was in- may be enrolled at $1 per head in one of the following places:-South evitable against auch an experi- China Athletic Association, the enced team of experts. University; and ladies either in on to take part in the match only Chinese Y.M.C.A., the Hong Kong. The British goalkeeper was called tian Association (Caine Road) or at and kicked away, another time the Chinese Young Women's Chris four times once when he ran out the Laiversity.
U.S. BASEBALL. THE LEAGUE STANDINGS. The following were the standings in the US baseball leagues after the matches played on Friday fast: National League.
Brooklyn
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Philadelphia ... 49
1 8 3 2 5 B FFX
W.
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Pittsburg
70
33
Pct. .559
New York.
73
-530
EL Louis
3
.370
Chicago
78
.371
Cincinati Boston
GO
69
.185
55 73
78
-430 .424. .364"
American League.
New York Philadelphia 77 Detroit Washington
W
91
L.
40
Pet. .702 30 .370
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..100
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Chicago
Cleveland
S. Louis
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when he saved an acuto shot whilst
carlier in the season.
Some excellent finger prints were left in talek dust on a chair beside the safe.
of Leicester.
Ja overtaking a car he collided with another.
injured.
His car was wrecked. He and his family of four were
weeks he was in hospital.
His business suffered during the
He was now fined £10, and his for dangerous
In
and Japan when the former - won decisively by S-1, says the Shanghaied, and the contents,, nearly fier tal falls very little short of Government which believes that th
£100 in cash and notes, taken. In the land, which is the pioneer vessel is engaged in conspiracy of the office of the secretary. Major
oceanging motor ship belonging to any kind. G. H. Thompson, the desk had bean Burmeister and Wain at the close with Guatemalan officials after a the san owners. Completed by The Federal Ship was registered forced and every drawer-and cup of 1913, the Fionia left on her first seizure in San Francisco last June into and papers strewn everywhere, and has since covered a distance, a: Panama fag. board in the room had been broken
voyage to the East in March, 1914, at which point she was flying the The haul included all the takings sea of not less than 730,000 miles. from the sales of the County Cric-
The Federal Ship is at present handbook ket Club
Of her long voyages, 3' hase bound for the Pacific coast, presum published been to Bangkok, two to Japan andably carrying a valuable cargo of one to South America, the Bangkok liquors which was loaded at Tabiti ship. She carries general cargo. run being the normal service of the from a cache left by a sister ship
called the Malakat, and
has handsome accommodation The Federal Ship was re-christen- for 4 first-class passengers, the ed the Legolodring, and left Tahiti HIS LUCK WAS OUT.
being of the usual high on August 6th. Authorities here associated with the Ehat are anxious to obtain any reports. Asiatic Co.'s motor vessels. In indicating her whereabouts at pre- Few motorists have such misfor.dentally, the Fionia has had the sent. tunes as that related at East Grin distinction of carrying, the King stend by Mr. Bernard L. Walker, and Queen of Denmark on a visit Diling; this is exclusive of the
to England.
No involuntary stops at sea have the main forced feed. lubrication quantity required for replenishing occurred, and an important replace system. A few years ago it was ments have been required, if we ex- decided to install a pair of Titan clude such items as cylinder linera, centrifugal separators, and both of which are now being changed as
these are used for dealing with the occasion offers.
fuel of Incidentally, this instal- The Thirteen-Year-Old Main Engines modification in the equipment since lation represents the only notable and Their Condition,
the ship was placed in regular The length of the Fionia is 410ft, operation, if we except the altera- over all, or 304ft. 4ins. between tions which are in course of com- perpendiculars, the beam 33ft. ins. and the depth 3sit. She to which reference has already been being pletion with regard to the liners, penetrated the goal of the Japan-Had it not been for the solen has a draught of gift. Gins, cor made. ese no less than six times and by state of the ground the powerful responding to
Fuelling operations usual that time the British team had more
A freeboard amid- ly British team would have banged ships of oft lin. The deadweight Borneo oil of about 0.9 specific
Ocetr at Singapore, or less left everything to their the ball past the defcoding goal capacity is about 7,000 tons, and gravity is bunkered in suficient where defence to play the whole of the keeper almost many times as the gross register 5,219 tons. When quantities for a complete round opposition.
they wished. There were many fully loaded the speed is 12 knots, voyage. sliding and slipping episodes that and occasionally is increased to 13 were amusing the majority being knots.
The engine-room staff "el the Two six-cylinder Barmeis Fionia consists of a chief and four It was amusing" to see the six when the British forwards were Car foot-something-or-other Kelly
and Wain four-cycle single-engineers, four assistants, one ele at endeavouring to steady themselves acting engines are fitted, the detrician and three motor men; the centre half towering over the small for a shot at goal. On one ocen signed output being an aggregate captain, three officers and the re- Japanese forwards and making no son Terry Wheon at outside left of 4,000 i.b.p. at a speed of 100 mainder of the crew bring the total effort whatever to clear the ball by centre perfectly so that the ball.p.m. It is of interest to recall to 43. We need add little more about simply allowing it to pitch on his actually "pitched right
the that on trials the machinery deve, the ship, for her performance speas head whils: the opposing Japanese penalty spot, which was a bughoped 4,280 ib.p. at 106 r.p.m., and for itself; it reflects credit on those forward did his best to jump high white. mark, and stopped dead for a time the Pionia was enough to get near the ball.
who are responsible for the upkeep whilst Lolly Goldman at ceatre highest-powered motor vessel afloat of the machinery and shows the ex- It would be abeard to endeavour forward was running to receive the The total fuel capacity is about cellent service rendered by the to give details of the match as the
on the bounce. He there 1,040 tons of oil, and the expendis engine room staff. British team were so much bigger! fore tried to recover himself, and ture for all purposes is in the particulars are sufficient to indicate The foregoing and more experienced than their sprawied along at full length. neighbourhood of 11 tons a day. that the Fionic is a type of vessel small opponents and, furthermore,
The Japanese, goalie saved as Tea tons of lubricating oil repre-over thirteen years old and run- time the many, if not more hot shots than sent the maximum amount, the coa- ning as well as, if not better than, three-fourths of the British forwards were within shoot-the number that beat him whilst sumption being allout of galiors when she was first placed in service ing distance of the Japanese goal whizzed, past the uprights and pressars, auxiliaries and hand reliability and economy of the the number of lightning shots that daily for the cylinders, com-that proves beyond all dispute the (Continued on next Column.)
(Continued on next Column.) motor ship.-The Motor Ship..........
at. full length, another when he licenco endorsed, gathered a close-up shot and clear-driving. ed the last time when he WIN beaten. The latter occasion wa not until the British forwards had
Long And Short Of It.
bali
A
to
crossbar were too many to count.
the
TO-NIGHT at 9.30 p.m:
THE
AND ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
OPENING OF THE LEE
LEE THEATRE FOR EUROPEAN ENTERTAINMENT.
THE
ORIENTAL STROLLING PLAYERS
AND
THE BAND OF
THE 1st BATTALION, THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT,
(By kind permission of Lieut. Col. S. H. J. Thunder, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C. and Officers.)
A NIGHT WITH TALENTED ARTISTES & MUSICIANS.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S OR AT THE LEE THEATRE.
PRICES $3, $2 and $1.
Servicemen in uniform, Half-Price.
COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. Thursday, 15th September.
THE LARGEST AND MOST MODERN THEATRE IN THE FAR EAST.