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London, April 21. HAPPY UNDERSTANDING WITH MILLS
Il Chelsea escape relegation, 49 soera highly probable after their victory over Everton, they can congratulate themselves upon their faith in Horton, the outside left, who has fought his way steadily to form which few, suspected he possessod.
This was Chelsea's fifth successive vistory, and no one did more to bring it about than Horton.. With his speed, accurate centres and straightforward methods ha has be admirably suited recently by Milla. These two turned the match
in Chelsea's favour.
Everton, a shadow of last year's side in the absence of Dean of worthy necemor, were nevertheless capable of some brilliant football, and for the first hour looked as if
"choose.
they could win Whenever they Probably they would have done so if White had been able to -control his forwards and to round off their efforts.
Chelsea Rally
In the second half Chelsea rallied strongly. After HOTDA almost superhuman efforts by Sagar, the Everton' goalkeeper, Oakton headed A go from Horton's corner, and after that it was merely a question how many goals Chelsea would
score.
Forty-eight points in a game suggests weak "defence.. There were momenta when the Alleynians found their way through the centre of the lina Northampton three-quarter rather easily, but the scores were
clever obtained by
attack, swiftly executed.
all
The forwards fought hard, but, packing better, the Alleyulags got the ball more often from the set sorums in the first half. Later Northampton made full use of their weight, improved their beeling, and gave their backs more opportunities. Sturtridge, of Rosslyn Park, took a little time to settle down, but he fitted well into the attack, and gave his centres chaaces which were turned to auch good account that four of the tries them by Chorlton, who played his were soored by the wings, three of best game of the season.
Spencer was a very live wire, in the Alleynians' back division. Ha whipped the ball out smartly when his forwards heeled, and was clever ie opening out from loose play Godfrey played a great game in the centre, and Pettifer did some of the best running in the match.
HONG KONG "DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1934.
CLASSIFICATION ACCIDENT AT PLEA FOR
OF PONIES
Many Changes By Jockey Club
Many changes are announced in the latest classification by the The Hong Kong Jockey Club. complete official list has changed as follows:-
Atlas
Australian Ponies"
"A"
China Ponies
Electric Star Don
Copper Idol valorous
Armistice Day
Bold Marshal Colombo Fudge
Morning Sun Hot Heels
Mortmain. Pie Face Racing Pluck Racing Triumph Rose Leaf shaughraun Sweet Life Vago
Cebu
In he first half F. E. Harris scored two tries and Charlton one
De Minimis for Northampton. Treen converted one. For the Alleynians Pettifer Festival Eve kicked a penalty goal and scored King Saimor a try, which he converted. Chorlton King's Company (two), Willows, Treen, and Porci- Maria Petra val crossed for the winners in the Snappy 'Eve second half. Treen converting two The Crook
Talbot and | The Panther and T, Harris one. Knight scored tries for the Alley Wembly Stag nians, Both of which Dizon coa.. verted.
Northampton.-R.
!!
Kutherford;
A. R. Chorlton, R. E. Clayton, J.
They got one more, scored by Horten, who darted into the goal mouth with fine opportuniam to ball after ket his foot to the Sagar had partly saved from Mill, Horton's taak, it must be said, was made simpler in the later stages by the tiring of Cresswell, the veteran full-back who returned Treen, R. G. Sturtridge, G. to the team awing to an injury Heygate, N. A. York, T. Harris, F. Stimpson R. J. Longland, J. R to Cook. While he was able to stand the pure Cresswell was still E. Harris. J. Dicks, J. W. Per-
dival. F. Garratt, a back with a style and polish un- equalled in England to-day. Youth and speed, however, told in the end,
ENGLAND'S 3.0 VICTORY
bean
Class
NEW SCHOOL SITE
Coolie Fatally Injured
An inquiry into the circums- tances surrounding the death of a Chinese earth-coolie, Leung Fat,
aged 50, who was fatally injured
on April 19 while working on the New Central British School site, was held yesterday afternoon the Kowloon Magistracy, when Mr. "A" Class F. B. Lee sat as Coroner. "B" Class A special jury consisting of "C" Class | Mesära, C. R. Wilson (foreman), G. "O"
W. Green and J. P. Barrett was
empanelled. "D" Class
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"D"
"D"
Monthly Water Return
OF
HARMONY IN
PHILIPPINES
な
President Roosevelt
Praised
Manila, April 30 With tumultous cheering and
tween 20,000 and
waving of flags and banners, be- 40,000 Filipino Patriots to-day greeted Mr. Manuel Quezon. President of the Philip- pines Senate in arianner best- fing a conquering hero returned from the wars.
were
Mr. Chazon and his party met by the entire native official- dom and a huge crowd of admir- ers when he stepped from the Mr. J. B. Mackie, Medical Om-
deck of the s.&. Empress of Cana- cer of the Kowloon Hospital said da, returning to his native shores he made a post mortem examins after a highly successful trip to tion of the body on the morning Washington where he led the bat- following the accident and found tle for passage of the Tydings- that the heavy boulder which had McDuffie Bill, granting Philippine crashed' upan Leung Fat and Independence on terms more caused fractures to the skull, jaw. agreeable to the Filipinces than. Tibs and the right leg.
the former Hare-Hawes-Cutting The cause of death was severe | Bin. injuries and shock.
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William Bruce, Overseer of the Public Works Department said it was a part of his duties to vialt building and excavation sites twice a'week and to give the contractors warning of anything which in his opinich might be considered as dangerous.
Witness last visited the new School site three days before the fatal accident, when he had oc- casion to warn the contractor 8am Yift of several dangerous boulders which were perched on small hills which were being cut away.
The site of the new school was rectangular and very hilly.. On completing his inspection he found two large boulders resting on the light rallway, which he ordered Level and Storage of water in the contractor to have removed Reservoirs on May 1, was:-
Island Water Works
Contents in
Below Millions of Gallons
Overflow
Tytam
26* 1* Tytam Eyewash 23' 8"
198.20 .1.22
27.50
571.25 6.48 19.00 51.33
Stevenson, Everton's Irish in- ternational from Glasgow Rangers, played a skilful constructive game, while in the Chelsea defence Graig In the presence of about 20,000 | Tyłam washgam the dominant influence spectators England defeated Scor- Intermediate 46' 8"
New port, playing their last homeland at Association football yester-Tytam Tuk
This game of the season, defeated Bath day by three goals to none.
Wong Nel Chung 25′ 4′′. was the third consecutive victory of England at Wembley, the result Pokfulam yesterday being exactly the same Aberdeen Upper 33′ 6" u in 1932.
by three goals to a penalty goal.
BATH DISAPPOINT AT
NEWPORT
Newport owed their success to their alertness, speed and dash They were much more enterprising and showed an improved concep tion of combined attack,
Ove though their pussing was often faulty, especially in its timing:
The game was interesting until the last quarter of an hour, when the spectators left in their thou- sands, as the issue was beyond either argument or hope for the visitors.
43'
22
Total Storage
875,88 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of April Consumption Estimated population Consumption per head
per day.
• Million gallons & Gallons
252,00* 599.750
21:69
" April 1933 and April 1934-A 10 hours supply (6-11 am and 4-9 pm) was "given to all districts during the whole month.“
Mainland Water Works.. '««
In the first half the Scots played with a strong wind and for a con siderable time had rather the bet ter of the struggle, but England's defonce was sound The English In comparison Bath's efforts in forwards gradually improved, and combined attack werę poof. Gerjust before the interval "Bastin rard was never conspicuous, except scored a magnificent goal, for his kicking. Atter" their early On crossing over the Scots made efforts to break down the defence their effort had kept the English had failed Bath secured content to back divisions on the defensive. make ground by touch-finding. The seige having been raised Bastin and so were never really dangerous was again prominent and as scoring force
brought down outside the penalty arca Brooks took the free-kick Kowloon Main .. and his drive was diverted by a Scottish back into the goal. Bowers 5000 .. added
a third point and the game was won. Neverthe-Shing Man less the figures Anttered England" and gare no indication of the gal-" Iant efforts of the Scotsmen.
No doubt Bath's attacks were handicapped by Fear's wing for ward play, and usual the Newport tackling was excellent.
For three-quarters of the game there was little between the packs in the sot scrums. But twice in
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The Scottish Invasion.
WOS
Contents in Below Millions of Overflow Gallons 17 8 194.02 loon Byewash 57′′ 3′′ 26.84 Shek LI Pul
98.44
Reception 0′ 4′′ 32.27
351.37
Consumption of water in Kow loon in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of April 1934-
188.67*
Estimated population... 326,400 Consumption Consumption per head
per day
• Million gallons.. & Gallons.
17.23
immediately.
The boulder which caused the fatal accident was not one of the several which he had drawn the contractor's attention to. He had
no knowledge of it and had never "seen it.
Heavy Rain.. -
A parade was formed and Mr: Quezon was escorted to the Liberty Arch on the Luneta with thousands lining the streets to cheer him en route.
Pledge Fulfilled Speaking to the assembled crowd on the Luneta. Mr. Quezon said the Tydings-McDuffe Bull has completely fulfilled America's pledge to the Philippine Islands. He was emphatic in his praise for President Roosevelt and other Ad-', ministration leaders who, he said, had been sympathetic towards the Philippine Islands from the outset and had never wavered in their exorts to be fair and just to all.
He pleaded for politieal harmony in the Philippine Islands in order that the new commonwealth may be ready to face the momentous circumstances surrounding inde- pendence.
The Philppines Legislature is ex- pected to meet in extraordinary sexxion to-morrow to ratify the
Mr.
Tydings-McDuffie Bill.
Que- zon had pledge that the legisla. tion would ratify the measure in Its present form at once.
RUBBER SHARES
ARE BOOMING
EFFECT OF RESTRICTION
MARKET "NEWS" IN
Commodity Price Closes Steady At 23 Cents
Sympathy with the restriction, scheme, now that the British Government has announced that It is prepared to give effect to it hardened on the local market yes- terday and very active conditions prevalled.
There was another Increase in the spot price of the commodity when the market opened and at noon business was being done at 1 cents above the price paid the day before. Later it dropped a quarter cent but by the close of operations had recovered.
The market closed steady at 23 cents buyers and 23 cents sellers spot), 23 and 23 (May-June), 24 and 24}" (July-September), 241 and 24 (October-December).
Further rises in the price are anticipated.
Shares are positively booming and scrip is hard to obtain.
London, April 30, Addressing the annual general
meeting of Labu (F.M.S.) Rubber
Co., Ltd., this morning Mr. J. G.
Hay declared that while no rate could be given on the question of releases under the rubber regula- tion scheme, which was a matter ror the International Regulation Committee, he suggested that estimates on current figures would
show that a reduction of 25 per cent. was necessary to bring pro- duction into a proper relationship with absorption.
In answer to the foreman of the
The bill "provides for the adop-
Replying to questions Mr. Hay jury, witness' said that it had been tion of a constitution and institu-uggested that 7d. or 3d. would be raining heavily the night previous tion of the government of the a fair and equitable price for the and also on the morning of the Commonwealth of the Philippine raw material. fatality, and this might have. dis Islands pending withdrawal "of
The scheme had been introduced lodged the soll on which the bould- American sovereignty and complete to bring back prosperity to the er was resting, causing a landslide, independence. The Interim gov industry and it was proposed so to Fung Sam, brick-layer and earth ernment is to be autonomous, sub- do by regulating supply and ex- coolle said he worked for the Sam ject to certain reservations intend-panding the market. vick Company of contractors. Oned for a sate-guard of the sover- Agreement between each coun-
Safeguards against abuse of the " scheme were provided by the moderation of their objects, con- sultation with manufacturers and taiding steps for the expansion of consumption.
The success of the scheme did not rely on governmental regula- tons.
Sir George Maxwell in a special message to-day concerning the re- striction agreement, said:
"It is a great achievement to have "secured agreement among so many countries on so many details, and the skilful and tactful organi- sers of a scheme well designed to restore lasting prosperity to the industry must be congratulated.
LAWN BOWLS
K.B.G.C. Teams For Saturday
The following will represent the Kowloon Bowling Green Club in their league matches against the club de Recreio on Saturday.
1st Team on Club de Recrelo green:-
J. S. Logan, P. T. Parrell, R. Hall. W. 8 Drake (Skip); R. Duncan, 9. Randle. V. Petherick,
W. Macfarlane (Skip); J. Watson, A. 3. Russell. J. H. Budding, L. Guy. (Skip)...
2nd Team at Kowloon Bowling Green Club:
H. F. Stoneham, C. B. Hosking, A. W. E. Davidson. H. H. Rose (Skip); G. J. Chambers, E. 8, Searle, J. G. Meyer, W. E. Hale (Skip); M. J. Henderson, J. Mac-
Thompson (Skip).
Apr 19 he was working on a elgnty and the responsibilities of try on the quotas represented, thedoriald,, J.. G. Charlton, G. EF. hillside near the new Bohool site the United States United Press.
pulling in a light railway wagon with earth when a big boulder roll- ed down the hillside and swept the wagon off the rails. Witness had his feet pinned beneath the wagon but. managed to wriggle out. He then went to the contractors where he reported the occurrence.
Witness did not see anyone else injured.
His Worship: Did you not make a statement to the Police that you saw the deceased lying on the light railway? Witness: That is so, but that was when I returned }« from the contractors.
Witness further stated that the boulder was dislodged from a spot about 12 feet above his head,
Leung Tim, another earth coolie employed by the Carn Yick Co.. said that he was also filling wagons with earth on that morning when he saw the boulder Begin to roll down the hillside.
Being about three wagons dis- tance away, he shouted, "Run" but to and the deceased was unable was binned down by the boulder. Witness said he received no warn- April 1933. 10 hours supplying from the foreman about the 14-11 a.m. and 19 pm) was given rock,....... to all districts during the whole The hearing was remanded until
month.
this afternoon when the foreman | April: 1834 Comment supply in contractor will give evidence.
the first half. Johnson made bril- liant runs and both resulted in tries, Pushed into touch in the first case he threw out quickly to About 30,000 Scotsmen and Hear, who found a gap in the de-women-were brought to London fence and scored. Everson convert for the match in sixty special trains ed this and also the next, when from all parts of Scotland, and Johnson scored after run they joined heartily in the great from halfway, in which he welcome which was given to the brought off or eluded tackle after Duke of York and the Prime
·tackle.
Minister when they took their seats Gerrard" kicked" a splendid in the Royal Box. The Duke of penalty goal, from near halfway, York, accola panied by Football and Newport were seven points Association officials, went on to the ahead at the interval, For a little pitch and shook hands with the time Bath attacked, but gradually players of both sides. Before the Newport improved, and when match started the National Anthem Jimes, Bath's young full-back, was sung by the great concourse. made the one mistake which marred
A large number of the Scottish month a perfect display, Fear dribbled visitors toured London in the folded, and ...bassed to Adana, whose try was converted by them up at Euston or King's Crops morning in coaches which picked
The Houses of Parallament - Wäin Newport.-W. A. Everson (capt.); opened to visitors an hour earlier R. L. Jones, H. Wyles, J. Adams, than usual, sad Scottish M.P.'s ... Johnson; J Howkins: led round large parties. Football Duna; J. R Evans, enthusiasts passed through the E. J. Shiner, F. C. Emas, Ebuildings at the rate of about two Brown, V J. Laer, W G. C. thousand an hour, Willians, A. Fear, J. A. Bowen,
Everson.
W
J.
Bath R. W. James; W. B. Hancock, R. A. Gerrard (cap.), A. E. Merrett, G. Wynne Jonas 1. T. Taylor. L. D. Wardle; N. W.. Matthews, ·H. Oak
J. B. Wood, S. Weeks, J. G. Mao kay, I. H. Books, Minto P. Moon.
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
The forthcoming wedding is announced between Mr George.
GALLANT EFFORT BY OLD Alexander Angus of No. 3 Aimai
“ALLEYNIANS
Brather
Villas, Kimberley Road, Kowloon and Majorie Laabel Elizabeth Bird of the same address.
all diatricts during the whole
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The reports of the Government China In three weeks with in- that the quality of the water is into effect, it was learned, but no Bacteriologist and Analyst shew structions to put the new policy.
satisfactory.
detalls could be obtained as to the Total rainfall recorded by Royal nature of the changes contemplat Observatory from 1.1.34 to 304.33rd in Foreign Office policy. As the result of his conversations 3.510; and 1.1.34 to 30.4.34: 8.170.
with Mr Artyashi, the Foreign Minister was reported to-day to be convinced that relations between
NEW POLICY TO Japan and China gradually are re-
CHINA
Relations Returning To Normal
Tokyo, April 20. “Inauguration of a new polley towards China was decided upon by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, to-day following a conter- ence with Army, Navy and other Government leaders based upon and Elizabeth the report made by Mr. Akira Ari- 16. Hankow yoshi, Japanese Minister to Chins. of
Mr.~ Arlyoshi ... will return to
Recovering from
The wedding is also announced different start, Northampton p between Mr. Miguel Alberto de ed brilliantly in the moond half Souse of 6, Cumberland Road, against the Old Alleynians at
Kowloon Tong. Northampton, and thong the visitors twice gnt within point, Florence Field Northampton won by three goals Road, Kowloon.
tirning to normal.
Mr. Hirota, it was learned, Le lieves that China understands Japan's insistence upon the as- sumption of special responsibility for the peace of the Far East, but fears Japanese territorial invasion and monopoly of Chinese markets. Taking these facts into considera- tim, Mr. Hirata teels that a clear exposition of Japanese policy at this time will be understood by Nanking and immediately follow- Ing his return to Ching it is ex- pected that Mr. Ariyoshi under- take to set at rest Chinese appre hensions as to Japan's intentions.
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