LOCAL FOOTBALL.
THE INTERPORT TRIAL.
COLONY BEAT THE NAVY.
The following are the results of yesterday's games :--
T
INTERFORT TRIAL GAME. Salected Team Royal Navy
Hong Kong League: Division I. R.A.
Small Unita
Mid-wook League,
Chinn Athletic
P.W.D. Chinese
1
C
H. K. Polica... Hung Kui...... C South Chins v. Lam Long Wan not played.
MID-WEEK LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE.
P. W. D. L. Pts.. China Athletic... 12 10 * 1 21 South China
6
1 2 13
Lam Long Wan 11
3
24 19
P.W.D. Chinese. 12
4
3 8 11
HE. Police ..... 12.
*
2 € 10
Hung Kui... I
Ewo Chinese ... Il 3 3 3 Æ
0 10
INTERPORT TRIAL.
1
SELECTED TEAM ROYAL
NAVY.
LAWN TENNIS.
UNIVERSITY · MATCH.
PAST BEAT PRESENT.
The annual match between the Fast and Present members of the local University was played on the Union Courts at Pokfulam yester day and resulted in a win for the Past by the narrowest possible margin of 1 game only.
The scores follow:
Ng Sz Kwong and C. Choa
(Past)
beat G. de Sousa and T. K.
Tan
beat K. T. San and T. W.
Chong
beat P. C. Lim and H. T.
Lee
T. C. Iu and H. Lo (Past)
The Navy fielded a fairly strong | A team in the Laterport Trial game. on the H.K. FIC. ground but Baker, Barkham, Evans and Perks were among those absent.
Rocha failed to turn up and for most of the game the team played ten men only, Au Kit Song of the China Athlete coming out for the last fifteen minutes of the game." I took the forwards some time 10 settle down, owing to the rushing thetics of the Navy halfback line, ably led by Farlow. The Navy for wards played a dashing game, and Wynne and Lai Yuk Tat were not very safe. Kernick left the defence standing and tested Clarke. At the interval the score sheep was blank, "
When the second half opened the Selected term inside forwards gave a good exhibition of the short pass ing game and soon had the Navy defence guessing. Suen scored with "s cross shot and the Navy levelled up through Kernick. The Navy should have taken the lead but
shooting was wild. Following good work by the inside forwards, Suen netted.
SMALL UNITS . R.A.
At Sookunpoo yesterday Small finits again demonstrated their in- ability to score goals, and after having a fair share of the play in midfield, were compelled to admit defeas. The Guaners on the other
lost to G. de Sousa and T.
K, Tau
lost to K. T. San and T. W.
Chong
beat P. C. Lim and H, T.
I.ce
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10th, 1929.
THE PARAGUAY-BOLIVIA DISPUTE.
OVER THE BOUNDARY OF EL CHACO AREA.
A WILD COUNTRY OF GREAT POSSIBILITIES.
SUPERANNUATION FOR MINERS.
MR. HENDERSON'S SUGGES. TION TO THE GOVERN- MENT,
VESSELS EXPECTED.
Nippon Tükä KAMA Awa Maru, today.
East Asiatic Co., Gepenhagen (John | Atsutu Maru, to-morrow.
Manners & Co., Agenta), Sian, Jan. 20th.
Java, Jan. 20th.
Australien, Feb. 11th. Danmark, Feb. 15th. Chile, Feb. 23rd.
Guan Li
Hamburg-Amerika Linia, Havelland, Jan. 2nd. Oldenberg, Jan 25th. Havenstein, Feb. 6th. Ermland, Feb. 13th. Leverkusen, March 4th. Burgenland, March 18th.
Writing_on the recent troubles | a reddish chocolate colour-yet. Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., between Bolivia au Paraguay again various shades are encounter. Secretary of the Socialist Party,
They are hunters and fisher-peaking at Pontypridd raggested Cardiganshire, Jan. 21st. London Times correspondent says: ea
that, instead of granting money for Glenshane, Feb. 8th. The area in dispute ‘a known as men, agriculture being followed to the Chauv. Reports nave described a limited extent, their implement Government should use its financial Glengarry, Feb. 18th. the immediate relief of distress, the Glonamay, Feb, 11th. that there was a "sanguinary encoun-
for this art being most primitive, resources to provide superauaGlenapp, March 4th. and their enemies in the form of ter, and that the Bolivians occu
tion allowances for pied Fort Boqueron, the Paraguay-") locusts and ants most persistent.
the elderly ans retreating. But it should be As the country produces natural miners, and grants to enable the understood that, though they are dy great and varied supply of school-leaving age to be raised, with called forts and given names with vegetable food the need of agriculthus kept out of the labour market.
maintenance for the young people military pomp and ceremony, most tare, is not pressing. The weapons
He hoped that the immediate re- of these forts are no more than of the Indian are the bow and what we should call military out-arrows and a club, but in recent lief of distress would be sufficiently posts-hardly more than grass she-years he has adopted the shot-gun provided by the generosity of the
In arts and public 6. 6ters against the heat or rain. Some to hunt his game.
of the Bolivisa forts are fortified crafts the man has little or nothing need for assisting the migration of Mr. Henderson also urged the -more than of the "Paraguayans, to show, his work is largely that for only in the last six years of food provider, but the woman 18-18 or so has Paraguay taken to makes pottery in a primitive way
establishing these outposts, being by building up a vessel with a forced to it by the increasing ng | consigo strip of clay, preserving a gressiveness of the Bolivian fort- fairly circular model in the buildingIt must also be under cess. Blanket-weaving and set-bag stood that, when either side talks making also fall to the woman's 47 about its own or the other's terri share, and the patterns woven inte to these two articles are closely allied tory, the expression is open 101 doubt, mot paly because of conflict to the old Inca patterns in textiles, ing claims but also because each As each individual can make all side is referring 2 different that he or she needs there is no the basis the division of labour found in the boundary line as dividing line-of, the dispute.
nominal tribes. Villages have la Ever since 1877 there have been chief, but few have any authority:
H. Rumjahn and T. L. In .. (Past) lost to G. de Sousa, and T.
K. Tan
lost to K. T. San and T. W.
Chong
beat P. C. Lim and H. T.
Lee
Total: Past 3: Present 48.
Open Doubles,
18-13
6- 3
το
and there is no head chief to the
miners overseas.
"I am confident," he said. "I am speaking the mind of the Labour Party and that of the Trade Union be prepared to co-operate with the Congress in saying that they would Government in an effort to find solution of the more pressing pro- blems and intolerabe distresses of the coalfields along these lines."
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS. The BL and Apear Line 3.5. Tilawa left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the 7th inst.,
and is due here, on the morning of the 13th inst.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET.
Sunrise. ...7.05 a.m. ...7.06
.7.00.
attempts by the Governments to settle the question of the dividing tribe. In the event of war, which line in the Chaco between Bolivia is rather of the nature of tribal and Paraguay. In 1907 a boundary feuds than real war, the men of the was agreed upon in Buenos Aires villages are called together, and the known as the Soller-Pinilla tine, chief considered the bravest as And was held generally to be the sumes control. In religion all are 14-19 accepted boundary, but it was never animists, fearing spirits, worship-
surveyed nor ratified. In 1913 after Ping no deity, and submitting them. To-day a conference in Asuncion another selves to their witch-doctors. Their liné known as the Ayala-Kujia was dwellings are mere shelters of grass Saturday
thrown upon a rough framework of small boughs. Scarcity of food or water and at times a death in the village necessitate that the village be abandoned, and under these con- dwellings cannot be expected..,
discussed and an agreement enter- It is announced that L. Goldmane into that both Republics should and McEachran have entered the maintain for the time being what Open Doubles Championship of the cach held in the Gran Chaco. Since that time Paraguay has complain They are Colony together,
ed that her neighbour wai formidable combination and should croaching upon her territory and building forts; and to prevent fur- go a long way in this event.
ther encroachments she erected check forts in her own territory.
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
CLUB MR. MATTINGLEY'S
SERVICE XV
Д
The following will represent the Club". Mr. Mattingley's Services XV. on Saturday At Happy Valley:
A p.m. at
ед
The tension between the two Republics has been in evidence for many years, and caused grave fears in South America. Indeed, as far back as "1992 there were fears that Paraguay might become a second Belgium; and the good offices of Argentina last year, in attempting to bring the dispute to a defnite conclusion may be taken as an indication of her anxiety is the dispute, As these two nations have been gradually advaccing in prosperity during the last decade war between them would throw them back into the old position out
S. J. Fox; H. Mills, G. A. L. Plummer, H. V. Koop (Capt.), R. H. Dowler; J. L. Bonnar, V. W. L. Stanion; P. L. P. Thomas, H. F. Akehurst, W. Lithgow Smith, J. Riddell, E. R. West, B. Ppt which they have painfully strng Maasoy, W. Beveridge, R. Pa gled, and it is to be hoped that Moodie.
their more enlightened statesmen will pay attention to the letters
-Referee,H«F L Evin.
Thursday at 3.13 p.m:
A full practice will be held on they have received from the League of Nations and the communications they may have received from the
HOCKEY.
ditions the erection of more stable
Within the last 20 years great developments have taken place in the Paraguayan Chico. The Para- guaraa township of Villa Hayes has increased in size and importance. and large and successful colony of agriculturists and cattle farmers is in the rear vicinity. An English cattle company occupies; and is developing, an extensive area in the interior. A North American com pany for the exploitation of the quebracho extract has established a large factory at Puerto Pinasco on the river bank, and a township has developed round it.
A-large area of the Chaco is well adapted for cattle raising, and ranchers are steadily improving their stock; the supply of quebra cho is still plentiful. Open lands beyond the palm zone suitable for agriculture, but the rainfall is not constant, there are no signs of the possibility of irriga- tion, and the locust invasion is an
are more
neighbouring interested Republics. annual event; whilst some of the
The district known as El Chaco is an immense area of fertile land,
hand made the most of the chances CLUB DRAW WITH PUNJABIS. portions of which belong to the which came their way, and with Leach making a welcome reappear- ance in the forward line, the attack was crisp and incisive. An early corner to Small Units was beauti- fully taken by Baaham, but Wilson missed with only Fletcher to beat. The Gunners went away on the left. and from the resulting centre, Hill opened the scoring. After Fletcher had saved a header from Eliott, RA went through on the right wing, and Gil netted from Woods
centre.
Playing on the Marina ground at Kowloon yesterday evening the first eleven of the Hong Kong Hockey Club drew with the 15th Punjab gonis. E. R. Swith scored two Regiment, both sides scoring three goals for the Club and C. C. Francis added the third goal. The centre forward and right inside, both Indian players, scored a goal each for the Regiment, the other goal being scored by one of the European officers.
YACHTING."
Half-time: Small Units 0, B.A, ?. On resuming Leach moved to the inside left position, and scored a characteristic goal within tra The Hon, Secretary of the minutes of the restart. Later a R.H.K.Y.C. informs us that the re- slip by the Small Unite defence smil of the first Championship Race Jet in Cotton, who had no difficulty for IY and G classes will take place in finding the net. Leach bad & next Saturday. There will also be great chance a moment later, but a race for the H class over the same shot straight a Watson, who course. brought off A clever clearance. The
closing stages were tame. neither side showing a great deal of constructive ability.
Result-Small Unita 0, RA, 4. Teams:
Small Units: Watson. Smith, Dodshon, Rial, Skinner, Gros venor, Elliott, Sabin, Wilson, Coates and Basham.
F.A.: Fletcher, Oliver, Nellis, Taylor, Fuller, Joyce, Woods, Cotton, Gill Hill and Leach. CHINESE ATHLETIC 2. P.W.D. (CHINESE).
POLICE . HUNG KUI
· SCHOOL. Palice did not appear to take matters very seriously in their mid-week League engagement with Hung. Kui School yesterday, and a very poor game was the result. The only goal scored, and which gave the Police full points, was cbtained through Chun Yui Wing.
There was little to choose between the two teams the Police forwards being all at sea near goal.
Result: Police 1, Hung Kui School O
SOUTH CHINA. LAM LONG
WAN."
back blocks, bear the line of the present political trouble, are water- less and poor in value.
Republics of Argentina, Bolivia, In the open grassland the Caran and Paraguay, and it is the por dai fan palm is the most prominent tion claimed by Paraguay that is tree and a most monotonous fea under dispute. at the present time. ture of the landscape, being found The natural boundaries of El Chaco sometimes in small groups. but in extensive quantities are the Rivers Parana and Fara usually Pileomayo, a tributary of the River lands are the haunt of the marsh guay on the east, and the River forming veritable forests. Swamp Paraguay, which has its source in deer, the carpincho, the tapir, the the Bolivian hills, Hows in a south nutria, and innumerable water fow! easterly direction, and empties into and wadere. On the open plains the Paraguay a short distance be- the hea, the Pampa deer, numer- times the low Asuncion the capital of the ous armadillos, and at
encountered. Republic of Paraguay, forming the great ant-eater" are boundary between Argentina, Para- The forests and their margins con- guay, and Bolívia.
ceal the jaguar, the puma, the The aboriginal inhabitants of the maped wolf, large troops of pec Chaco Boren are Indians, of which caries, brockets, and smaller wild there are at least seven tribes, cats. Of the numerous fishes found Lengua, Sanapana, Chamacoco, in streams and swamps the most Chanapi, Tootbli, Fiflaga,. And interesting is the South American Toba. Each tribe has its recog.Lung fish, Lepidosiren paradoxa; mized territory, and cach has its the interest to zoologists being that own distinct language. It is diff the fish is a kind of connecting link cult to give with anything between fishes and land animals. accurney the number of Indian Bird life is abundant and very this district-they will not greatly varied, the architecture of some of exceed 50,000. In general appear the nests being elaborate and
But exceeding all crea nee the Indian is of medium strange. height, well proportioned some tures in number and activity are what Mongolian in type (but there the insecte, year in and
year out are great variations), with skin of an ever-present plague.
EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT.
SCOPE FOR WORK BY CHAM. BERS OF COMMERCE.
than the whole of South America and double the value of electrical" machinery.
in
Before a large crowd at Happy Valley, Athletic won an interest- ing game by four goals to two. The home team received a shock in the opening balf, for, after taking the lead through Hin In Fai, they only six men for their mid-week what it could mean in the im and the same was largely true of
Lam Long Wan turned up with League match at Caroline Hill
After referring to the prospects of immediate developmcote India, Nigeria, and Australia, Mr. McDougall said that the rapidity Mr. F. L. McDougall, speaking at of Empire development was con the quarterly luncheon of theditioned by the vigour of British Sheffield Chamber of Commerce at co-operation. Such co-operation de | Shefeld, said that what the Empire pended on vision and planning mesat to Great Britain should be akend. Politicians were of neces considered in two phases-firetly, sity forced to concern themselves what it meant now, and secondly mainly with the immediate present,
slackened of, and P.W.D. put on
mediate future. To-day prosperity, individual business men; but surely prassure to such good effect that yesterday. The start was delayed was rapidly returning to the world the Chambers of Commerce should they crossed over leading by two until 1.20, but no further players after the post-war depression, but study the future prospects of goals to one. Both the P.W.D. arrived, and the Referee, L/Cpl. goals were scored by Chu Ping Lees, cancelled the match, South Great Britain was not obtaining ber British trade.
share. Within the Empire, how. Fai. The second half was all China claiming both points.
ever, Great Britain hold 40 per cent. Athletic, but P.W.D. defence held INTERPORT TRIAL TEAM. of import trade, against 10 per cent. them at bay for some time. Leung Tat Wing eventually equalised, as previously notified,
On Tuesday next, not Wednesday of that of foreign countries. To-day another India bought more British iron and and Au Kit Sang put the home trial game will be played. The steel than all South American and team thead with a fine drive from following have been selected:- the Western European countries
free kick. Just before the final
Clarke; Wynne and Hooper; C. take together. Of beavy iron and whistle Leung Tat Wing put the Remedios, McKelvic and Can- steel goods Australia bought twice issne out of doubt.
tor; Cross, A. Gosano, Goldman, as much as Argentina. The Empire Buen Kum Bhun had Rocha. bought five times more of British Reserves:--Li Tin Sang, Hill cutlery than did the foreign world; and Brown.
Australia bought more machinery
.P.W.D: 2.
Result:-Chinese Athletic
(Continued on next Oolumn).
4
An Imperial conference was due in about a year's time." Should not the Chambers of Commerce, during the next twelve months, study the question of how Empire develop- ment could most rapidly improve British trade? Mr. McDougall en phasised that the support of a great volums of well-considered and fu fluential industrial and commercial opinion would do more to stimulate Empire development than anything else that he could imagine.
To-morrow
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