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Sports News
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
INTERPORT TRIAL GAME.
Putting out a very weak team in- the first of the series of Interpart
Trial games, the Chinese yesterday
seven goals to mil. It could not be considered a trial game owing to
the opposition, and the weak selected tena will turn out again on Wednesday next, when the Royal Navy will field a strong team.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1929.
WHAT IS DANGER-
OUS. PLAY?
FAMOUS REFEREE GIVES SOME EXAMPLES.
DYING SALUTE IN CANCER DEATHS IN
THE AIR.
PILOT WHO BLEW HIMSELF UP.
GRENADE ATTACK.
Thrilling stories of air battles during the war are told by Adjutant
Bert Hall, of the Lafayette Escad
was published last month.
FRANCE.
FACTS CONCEALED BY DOCTORS.
MEDICAL DISCRETION,
REPAIRS TO À LIGHTER. MONEY LOAN ASSOCIATION
CLAIM IN THE SUMMARY COURT.
CASE,
HEADMAN SUES ONE OF THE MEMBERS,
AWFUL ITCHING AND BURNING
Members of a former money loan Pimples on Body Lasted a
Year. Cuticura Healed.
An action to recover 81,420.47 was brought at the Summary Court yesterday before the Puiane Judge Association aired their disagree- (Mr. Justics Wood) by Tsangment at the Summary Court yos Kan, of 33, Fook Chueny Hong terday before the Fuise Judge Street, ship-repairer, against the (31r. Justice Wood), the plaintiff, Mi Yuen Chung Kea and Yiu Yuen Ng Szo Chan, claiming $1,000 from Wong Ming Cheung. Plaintiff's case was that ho paid-81,200-as
had been unable to recover.
· Plaintiff waived the sum of
within Summary Jurisdiction, and
claimed the amount is balance due
Statisticians have long been aware that so far as the causes of death went down by the big margin of another of the series of articles Erilis, in "One Man's War," an ac. are concerned French vital statistics (partner), of Mongkoktsui.
being contributed by Mr, Arnold count of his own experiences, with are of little value on account of Joseph, the famous referee, to the extracts from his war diary, which the fact that French law does not $462.47 in order to bring the action contribution to defendant which be oblige the doctor certifying a death "Daily Express," appears below. -Ed.). "
Everybody in America and few to declare its cause.
To please families who ubject to people in England know that the Lafayette Esendrille was a group its becoming known that one, of mainly of American airmau, who their members has died from one fought for France before America entered the' war. Some of them, or other of certain diseases, either like Bert Hall, bad been in the because they are believed to be French Foreign Legion. Some of hereditary or for some other reason, them, like Bert, became "aces."
The affair of the German airman doctors consent in a large number who blew himself up in mid-air with of cases to declare the death to be
The game started with the Chinese
fielding ten men only and before
they were at full strength, Goldman had opened the scoring Rodger had little to do in goa! being called
(BY ARNOLD JOSEPHS.]
It is interesting how often I have Leen asked to define and describe dangerous play. First, I must make
it clear that no two minds think ex- actly alike on the question, and that
for extra work done and materials supplied in repairing the lighter Chung Lee.
plaintiff, said that the second de
fendant signed the contracs after an estimate had been submitted for carrying out the repairs. Work was started on March 5, plaintiff
Mr. M. M. Watson appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. F., I. d'Almada, snt,, for the defence.
Plaintiff stated in evidence that Mr. F. X. d'Almada, for the he was the headman of the associa- tion and paid $300 a month as his contribution. There were eleven other members, including the de- fendant, who each contributed 8200 monthly. At the third drawing
derer with a bid of $14.50; and be was entitled to receive from each member contributions for
on only three times to stop scoring hard-and-fast rule can be laid a hand grenade, saluting Adjutant due to an unknowa cause. In 1925 sits. The trial team forwards down concerning it. If, however, Hall a moment before he perished, 265 per cent. of all the deaths supplying materials frem time to the defendant was successful ten- the action of a player is deemed extraordinary aviation accidents of in France were so declared, but it time. On March 25 plaintiff was
as they liked and only two players, Lau Mau and Leung Yuk Tong, offered any resistance. Goldman did the hat trick before the interval,
The "selected" side put on four in the second half, Goldman getting
three and A. V Gosano one.
K.O.S.B. Beat S.L.I.
A Second Division game, played
dangerous, even though no injury follows, the referee is well within his rights to penalise the offender. Although diverse opinions and criticism are sure to follow, he should be inflexible once he has made up his mind.
It is useless to criticise, the yiew which various referees take concern- ing certain netions of players, for one official may allow to pass, an- other may consider an offence.
is described as "one of the most
the war.
Adjutant Hall was Aying behind the German lines between Rheims plane passed him. He chased it up and Machault when a German air- Then the to about 14,000 feet.
German threw haad grenades.
appears from a note issued by M. Marcet Maior, the statistician" of the National Committee for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, that there has been a considerable im- provement in this respect, for in
told that there would be extra work. The original contract was completed on April 12 and the extra work on June 5. The claim was, in fact, in respect of both contracts because plaintiff had re-
"It was the first and only time197 the proportion of deaths regis-ceived payments on account from
tered without their causes being time to time. stated had sunk to 10.3 per
ever encountered such an attack in the air," says Adjutant Hall,
The German drew back his arm coat caught in something or the grenade struck the top wing.
on the Ituilway ground, result it is only to be expected that what and let a grenade By. Either his
ed in a win for the K.O.S.B. by four clear goals. A miskick
I had recently to request`a cer- ty Reano,
Somerset Ltain player of long "experience to the galie, gave the K.O.S.B. their first refrain from using a particular goni. Crawley sent in a shot which method of tackling, and he express Reano had plenty of time to picked surprise when I told him I con- un bat he kicked over the ball on its way to the net,
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sidered it dangerous. I did not wait until injury had been caused. I was pleased that my request was complied with.
Fell Into Cockpit.
At least I do know," says the adjutant, that the grenade fell back into his own cockpit. Now, remember the fuse bad been pulled un that grenade, and in five or six seconds it was to explode, no matter where is waa.
"The German pilot immediately let go of its controls. I followed, and in that moment I could have shot him to pieces if I had wanted
Cancer Deaths.
cent
#
Mr. F. C. E. Randall, appearing
That
the
For some reason, however, the praefor both defendants, numitted that tice of certifying deaths as pre- eeeding from an unknown cause is the second defendant was a partner, particularly prevalent in Marseilles but disputed the 'claim as a whole. and Dijon, and in the former town in indicating his defence," he stated is actually increasing. In 1928 the proportion of deaths so registered that the extra work was not ordered was 49.4 per cent, and in 1997 it by the second defendant. rose to 09.5 per cent. In Dijon the work was done by the defendant, proportion was 76.8 per cent, in 1926 who also supplied the materials, and 6.0 per cent. in 1997. In these
and there was an arrangement that circumstances the statieties in these The second half went greatly in Javea of the K.O.S.B. and Toal It was during my very early ex-
two towns are naturally quite value- the plaintiff should accept piece
work rates. Mr. Rendall added netted three times. The Somersets!perience as a referer that I first saw
less.
that there was no written contract trind hard to pull the game round, this tackle mad-true there was no irtent to injure but unfortunately
It appears that it is particularly for the extra work, but there was but they met a very sound defence.
the player tackled had a leg broken.
to. But the German pilot was not in cases of deaths from cancer
families a verbal agreement between tuberculosis that I have since, therefore, always sup worrying about me; he was scram-or pressed the tackle as soon as posbling around on the floor of his ask that the cause should not parties.
mentioned.
is It sible. Although it is true that it cockpit look for the infernal machine may prove serious only occasionally, which he had intended for my
sary to insist on the "grave dis- advantages from the public point LHC. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.why not let us try to avoid the ex-special benefit.
ception 1
of view of this practier, for it is The incident consisted of an at-
most important that the number of deaths from these diseases in parti- tacker in possession of the ball op-
cular should be necurately known. preaching a defender from the left and passing behind him. Not being able to reach the player in posses
Incidentally, this practice may ne cording to the statistics the number right leg backwards, obviously in
of deaths from cancer is much smaller in France than in England 18t XI. (Home):-A. A. Rumjahn the hope of being able to reach the (Capt.), J. S. Aldal Curvem, A. el bail. I consider it dangerous to
and Wales, and also for the great Arculli, A. H. Madar, A. K. Minu, both attacker and defender, and
differences A. R. Mina, O. Ismail, S. Always stop it. tamil. A. S. Suffiad, T. A. Hamet and M. R. Abbas.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
The following will represent the Indian Recreation Club in their 1st and 2nd division league matches against the University on Saturday,"
"Suddenly I realised that the German had taken hold of his con- trols again.
be
unnecca-
Evidence was called and the case was adjourned until Friday.
however, did not try to fly high on his first test, and, bringing the machine down to sixty
feet
month less the 814.50,
that
"My body was broken out with little. pimples that featered and caused disfig- urement. They ltched so badly that I felt like rubbing them, and when I did water came from them. 1 could not sleep for the itching and burning were awful, and I was ashamed to answer the door for I was a sight. The trouble lasted
#year.
"I read an advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment and sent for a free sample. It gave relief so I purchased more, and after using two boxes of Oint- ment, together with the Soap, I was healed." (Signed) Mrs. Bott, 191, Hogh- ton Rd.,Sutton-St.-Helens, Lancs., Eng.
Use Cutier to clear your skin. Sample each Soap, Olutment and Talcum free upon request, from Dayton, Prize & CompLAY, Lida P. C. Box 650, Jhanghai
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BOXING
CITY HALL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th At 9.15 pm..
Plainti further said that he collected a certain sum and hand- edit the defendant, but that the latter kept away from the subse quent drawings and made no piere monthly contribution. At dofen- dant's request, plaintiff advanced A. B. ROWLES six sums of 8300 each, which he
now claimed.
It was indicated by the defence that the defendant received from
the plaintiff $1,200 and a memo showing that he was to receive al- together 3,154.50. Plaintiff did not pay the halance of 8954.50 until some time after the dissolution of the association. Since the eighth month defendant had regularly paid $200 monthly to the plaintiff. and it was denied that plaintiff had been asked to make payments on defendant's behalf
After the evidence of another member, the case was adjourned until this morning.
December 7. The games are schedulsion, the defender extended his grenade, and I had given up the count, in part, for the fact that ac above the ground, he roared twice EARLY MORNING OUTRAGE.!
d to start at 2 p.m. sharp.
There will be many who will differ from me, but one must witness an incident to be able to criticise it.
Double Kick.
2nd XI. (Away) -M. P. Madar (Cape), H. T. Barina, A. R Sufiad. J. S. Ackber, F. M. el
Another action I consider danger Arculli, S. Ismail, Sirdar Khan, Dous is the double kick by which a Muhammed, J. M. A. Ramjahn, A.player is able to reach a high ball. R. H. Esmail and A. M. Rumjaho.
It is, of course, only dangerous when an opponent is near enough to be injured.
H.K.C.C. II. 2. RECHEIO.
The following will represent the H.K.C.O. 2nd XI. on Saturday, against the Club de Recreio on the II.K.C.C. ground:
W. W. Mackenzie (Capt.), G. E. r. Divett, H. J. Armstrong, O. E. C. Marton, R. H. Batger, O. Moar, J. H. Ashworth, E. R. Duckitt, A. C. Beck, C. E. Cahagan, R. H. ¡Dowler.
HOCKEY.
K.LT.Ç. .
MACAU
There are also times when fair. minded players raise a foot to the level of an opponent's head, some- times with serious results.
He had by this time given up the idea of recovering the lost idea of shooting him full of holes.
"At what seemed to be the last possible moment he rose up in his cockpit and, bringing his right arm up to his helmeted head, he saluted me in the best approved German manner. And almost at the same instant there was an explosion."
The German's airplane split in two, and the front part, with the motor full open, dived 14.000 feet tu destruction.
FASCINATING NEW DANCE.
t
EASILY LEARNED BY THE YOUNG OR OLD.
cancer
between the death-rates in different districts of France, of which no satisfactory explanation has yet been found. Even on the present inadequate statistics the death-rate from tuber- culosis in France is nearly quite' as high as in England and Wales and so is the death-rate from water borne diseases, and it is possible that the death-rate is really even
greater.
In any ense, it is surprising to read in French papers that men- sures are being considered for res peeting at once the exactitude of the statistics and the discretion the tranquality of Six-families, for the two things are doing incompatible. Family susceptibility should give way to public interest, and the simplest method of dealing
necessary to
These are only a few examples,
If you are not dancing the but it is most, difficult for some
differentiate between Eight already, you will be to people
one it soon. dangerous and fair play, so
There will be fuw dancing men ingt accept the decision of the
or women this season who will not official in charge.
succumb to the lure of this quick-with the matter would be to make it compulsory to declare the cause step dance.
of death. But it appears that many It has arrived with the opening French doctors actually hold that of the dance senson. It will be
professional secrecy obliges them danced in all the large dance halls not to reveal the cause of death throughout Great Britain.
if the family object to a revela- The
Law 13 states that "the referee shall award a free kick in any case in which he thinks the conduct of a player dangerous or likely to It should be prove dangerous. clearly noted that this free kick is
Six-Eight has the bless-tion. one of the number from which a goal may not be scored direct, and, ing of the Dance Teachers' Union, also, that this free kick may be and all its members have promised to teach it in the same way. It awarded inside the penalty area to The following will represent the either side. There was confusion has had written around it attractive K.1.T.C. Hockey team at Macao on
some time ago when a refercetines that hum incessantly through Bunday the 8th instant: Joginder awarded a free kick for dangerous the head. It is easily learned and Singh, Gurbachan Singh, Amir
uited to young and old, 'good Khan, Ferdus Khan, Awtar Singh play in the penalty area. (Captain), Khushi Mohamed, Ra Referees" as laid down in the
Following the Instructions to dancers and indifferent ones.
Mr. Santos Casani, the dis- tan Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Kal-Referee's Chart issued by the Foot-tinguished dance teacher, explained want Singh, Mr. Dass, Waryam ball Association, it is interesting to its merits as he danced with his Singh. Reserves: M. A. Khan and read where he (the referee) con- partner on the roof garden of his
siders the conduct of a player dan. London dancing studio. gerous or likely to cause injury he. must award a free kick. In doing
Surjan Singh.
NAVY BOXERS IN FORM.
LAST NIGHT'S "WORK-OUT." AT THE V.R.C.
Before a large number of local boxing enthusiasts, the Navy box ersighting in the forthcoming tournamens did their final, "work at the V.R.C, gymnasium laat night.
<rut
A.B. Rowlee, one of the star fighters on the programme, waa seen against several light all of whom showed themselves to, be in perfect condition,
The Walk. "First there is the walk," said
FIRST AIR TRIP BY 'ROCKET.
MILLIONAIRE BARON'S" VOYAGE OF PERIL..
round the aerodrome at a speed estimated by eye-witnesses to have been well over 100 miles an hour.
A KOWLOON INCIDENT.
He then returned to the ground, but in making his landing the ma
An attempted armed robbery took chine, contrary to expectations, continued its furious career, tear-place on the first floor of No. 507, ing over the landing field at rather Nathan Road yesterday morning. Three mea, armed with hammers inore than sixty miles an hour.
Baron von Opel lost control, and and a file, forced admittance to the the world's first rockee flight ended at when the amah opened the door with the machine capsizing, but the
in answer to their knock. However, pilot was unhurt.
an alarm was raised by the oc- cupants of the house. A student of the Diocesan Boy's School living in the rear cubicle was assaulted by the robbers, who cut his forehead in two places. The robbers left the flat in a hurry, "and made good their esenpe. The injured stadent was removed to hospital where he is making good progress. Until slate hour last night no arrest had been made by the police,
The machine used is an ordinary engineless monoplane glider of the same type as those flown by the thousands of young German stud- ents belonging to the Glider Club, except that te fuselage is cut off almost immediately behind pilot's seat,"
the
Here the great box is placed which, as in the case of the rocket ear, contains the battery of twenty rockets which, being fired off tour nt a time, drive the airplane for- ward by the enormous force of their explosions.
PRE-PAID
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H.M.S.Marazión "
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L. S. CREIGHTON H.M.S." Cornwall "
V.
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and Thres Other Contests.
Booking for Members at MOUTRIE'S:
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OTE & 7TH DROEKBER. Prices:-RINGSIDE: 85.00,
Others: $3.00 and $1.00.
PASSENGERS.
Departures.
The following passengers left
by the & Shizuoka Maru for Seattle:-Miss C. Carroll, Mr. S. Nagami, Mr. I. Shibukawa, Mr. K. Korenaga, Air. and Mrs. H. Suda, K, Shikano, Master J. Shikano, Mr. and Mrs. M. Shikano, Master Mr. J. Katch.
The following passenger left yesterday by the as. Awa Maru for Japan:-Mr. W. M. Henry, Mr. Y. H. Yeh, Mr. G. G. Borinevitoh, Mr. Adbu: Rahman, Mr. Cheu Chak Po, Mr. Choy Shiu Kau, Mr. Chu Wai Ki, Mr. Li Wah Hing, Mr. Tso Sum, Mr. Leung Kam Wan, Mrs. Kwok Cheung, Mr. Kum Hung Wong Choon Lung, Mr. Ng Yuk
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"Baron Fritz von Opel, the cour ageous young millionaire owner of
She must caution the offender, Mr. Casani. This step is done on
the great Opel motor works, recent- ly made the world's arst fight in and, if the offence is repeated, order
a rocket airplane in Berlin. the ball of your foot, taking short the player off the field of play. The
steps, each step taking up three. The baron, who is an intrepid caution must be specific and per-beats of the music (whict is half-a-enthusiast for the rocket airplane sonal."
This may appear very drastic, but bar). One occasionally adds an and the rocket car, refused to be it is the intention of those in power open chasse in the middle of the discouraged by the failure of his SECOND FLOOR, No. 5 LTD. FACTORY and 1 GODOWN
walk. The chasse step is done from first two attempts to achieve his to keep the game as safe and as the walk, starting with the right great ambition, to be the first man clean as possible. Knowing the
to fly in a rocket-driven airplane. penalty, it is up to all participants
He executed many movements, His two attempts that morning in the game to play it in the
stepped forward with the right ended in volumes of dense black orthodox manner.
loot, took a short step to the left smoke. The electric batteries which with the left foot, and continued served to ignite the rockets driving finally walking once more.
the machine were not functioning properly.
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foot."
Eall, then boxed around with Each step took up three beats, 50. Rowles and a final round with the the chasse step has eight movements lightweight man concluded the taking up four bars of the music
"This .step," explained Mr. evening's boxing.
Lee, a Navy boxer who is to be Casani, can also be done 18-a After eight three-minute rounds matched against Kid" Campbell, turn. The steps are the same, but of bag punching, skipping and local man, was geen working you do them turning all the time to shadow boxing, Rowles fought fast out." He showed himself to be in the right." rounds with Irwin, Goddon, Sipple, very good condition and will, no A antural turn followed, parsing Fraser, Ewin and Wells, the last a doubt, make the local welterweight also from the walk with the right foot. Then a reverse turn executed lightweight. The Arst three men fully extend himself. boxed one round each.
The men, fighting in the cham-with the left foot, and Snally a side then boxed two hard bitting rounds pionship events are in capital con- step, done from the walk and in line with Taney, both 1023 hovir boe-Citor and to programinsof danes, arting with the left foot. form and hard blows were oxchang- to be one which will fully satisfy Thu erde step contained two yarn ed, Ewin, the challenger of Joo the "fans" at the first night of tions of eteps that, completed, made
a graceful circle. {Continued at foot of next column), the season.
Rowles
Alterations were made to the olec. tric batteries, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, the "madcap baron," as he is known, made his third attempt. This time all four rockets of the first relay exploded, and with a deafening roar the ma chine raced along and leapt into the air.
100 Miles an Hour.
Two further relays of rockets teen chechi hus at a tremendous rate. The baron, (Continued next Column.)
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