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HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
Sunderland Regain Lead
CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF
4
F. A. Cup
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press” (Copyright,11 /
"DAZZLING » FIREBALL
BARON ALOIST'S PART
Sunderland has regained the lead in the grim struggle for Championship honours in the First Division, when they beat Birmingham last Saturday 5-1 at home. The Arsenal was held to a draw at Huddersfeld, losing a valuable point, while Stoke had to bow the knee to the Spurs, and Manchester City 40- counted for Preston North End... ... ...”,
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Bolton, Brentfords: West Ham Manchester United" Notts Forrest and Blackpool are all making a strong bid for promotion with the odds in favour of the first three. Bolton won at home, Brentford and West Ham shared points at Port Vale and South- ampton respectively.
Owing to the Second Round ties of the Cup, only two matches each of the two Sections of the Third League were decided. In the Southern Section Charlton is at the top, and in the Northern Section Tranmere (with two games in hand), and Halifax, are in the lead.
The Rangers beat Hearts to take the lead in the Scottish League from the latter with a game in hand.
The results, as cábled by Reuters, with Tables to date, are
as follows:
SECOND ROUND F.A. CUP,
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION
Aston Villa Chelsea
Derby Everton Grimsby Huddersfiek! Leicester Preston Sunderland Tottenham Wolves
'1 Leeds
+ Liverpool
9 West Brom
5 Blackburn
'2 Middlesboro'
THIRD DIVISION (South)
Charlton Beading
8 Coventry..
2 Crystal
Goals. PWL,D F A Pta
17 10 4
86 21 23 20 4 238 17 22 1644 32 18 20 8 45 34 23 21 3 4 4 28
2 Brighton.
Millwall
8 68 25
r Arsenal
1
Bristol C..
8 e 2
0 Wednesday
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Luton.
2 Man'ter, O.
4
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5 Birmingham
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Northampton
3 Stoka...
2 Swindon.
Watford
2 Portsmouth
3
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SECOND DIVISION
Barnsley Bolton Bradford C. Baroley Manchester U.
Notts C. Oldbam Port Vale Sheffield U.
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Southampton Swansea
1 Notts F.
I Newcastle
→ Bury.
Newport....
18
25 2u. 16
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26 28- 16
2 28
28.89 16
1 32 16
A 21 27 14
Clapton 16 6 8.3 22
888 21 25 19
Alderabot.16 6 N. 3 19 27 19
* 2 | Queen'i P. E.. 18 4 7 6 14 20 13
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Bournemouth.....16
@ 2.10 28. 12 26 31 12
3 10 22 87 10
·THIRD DIVISION (North)
Exeter..... 16 Southend
1 Plymouth
2
1 Fulham
3 Blackpool
2
4 Norwich
2 Brentford
2
:3 Hull"
2 West Ham
2
O Bradford
0
Tranmere
Halifax
Chester
THIRD DIVISION (South)
Cardiff Charlton
◊ Gillinghamı
6 Newport
THIRD DIVISION (North)'
Accrington Crewe
1 Chesterfield 3 Halifax
11 Doncaster...
Wrerbam Darlington Stockport Meneld
Lincola.
Goals
PWL DYA Pt
36 13 27 .18 17
is 12 3 3 34 22 27 1893 87 21 21 16 9 3 6 26 14 21 18 3 5 32 20 21 18 8 4 4 127 24 20
18 8 1 .89.
129.25 19
17 8 8 3 30 25 19
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26 T 18 Barrow.....18 -7 6 26 21 18 Crew........... 17 7 7 8 87 40 17 Chesterfield. .17 6 7 4 24 20 16 MARA 21 90 18 Kotherham 177 0 1 26 32 15 01 25 33 15 TAMA N 2 27 34: 14 0-Yorku mun16 6 8 2 27 24 14
M3 ᎥᎦ 1 Gateshead..
& 8 3 24 34 18 Brighton....1875 17 22 13 Accrington ......18 K9 4 31 ZA Hartlepools...16 4
410
25 35 10 Carlisle ......164 10 2 18 32 10 3 9 4 23 37 10 Rochdale .......18 a 9 4 14 25 NO Walsall ...........17 A A
30 10
| LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE Southport 16
ENGLISH LEAGUE
First Division
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Airdrie Celtic Goala
Dunfermline Hamiltoo Hearts
P W L D F A Pts Sunderland.....18 tu A 38 19 20 Arxetilil» .......189, 3 64 23 24 Stoke...............18 11 8 1 40 37 23 Kilmaru'k Manchester C.18 10 5 3 27 27 23 Partick Liverpool 1 3 2 34 13 20 Queen's Pk.
Bromwich.35 8 6
15811*1020Queen O ́s. Aston Vills......18 8 6.4 39 £2.20
180227285. Mirren Grimaby.......... 10 20 25 at
18 7 5 6 84.24 20 Wednesday 18 8 6 4 25 23 785 30..20 87 388 34, 19 77 4 34-299-2
Derby
Everton...... Fartsmouth......
Birmingham.....15
Laveda........
8 9 1 28 35 17
18 6 7 5 32 88 17
Tottenham. 18 7 8 8 30 33 17
Freston......
.18 884. 25 32 15-
Blackburn. ..18
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24 B 10 3 32 43 19 Haarte
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2 Falkirk
3 Motherwell 2
SECOND ROUND
1 New Brighton 0 Bristol R.
IN THE SKY
Paris, Dec. 8. " The sudden appearance in the sky of a dazzling fireball, pouring out a torrent of vivid sparks which Ulluminated the horizon, startled on Friday night the inhabitants of the town of Nangis in the south east of Paris. Formidable explosions o accompanied the singular meteo- 2 | rological phenomenon but
1 Chester.
8 Darlington 4 Lincoln
S
York Dartford Clapton Stockport Swindon Northampton 0 Workington Mansfield 4 Tranmere
Bath Reading Bartow Watford
Teo: & Petter Wimbledon Queen's P.R. Hartlepoola Wigan Rotherham
2 Boston
9 Wrexham
0
0 Aldershot
1 Walsall
4 Exeter
1 Southend
1 Brighton
0 Coventry
9. Torquay
1 Bristol C.
HOME RUGGER
Saturday's Results
London, Dec. 8.
The following were the results of the leading Rugby Union games. played to-day:
County Championship
Cheshire 33, Northumberland 5. Cornwall 0, Gloucester 0 (at
Canborne).
Devon 3. Somerset 8 (at Exeter). Durham 22, Cumberland 14 (at
Sunderland).."
North Midlands 3, Warwickshire
12 at Moseley). Notts, Lines., and Derby 13, East
Midlands 37.
damage was done.--- Praniocean Kuo Min.
MORE WHITE GUARDS
EXECUTED ·
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London, Dec. 8. Ten further death sentences against the so-called White Guards have been pässed in Moscow AC- cording to a "Daily Telegraph." message. The death sentences were carried out at once.--- Transocean Luo Min.
BARTER AGREEMENT
FOR WOOL"
London, Dec. 8. Negotiations are under way be- tween German and Australian quarters which have for their ob- fect the conclusion of & barter for "wool agreement
after the fashion of the recently concluded agreement between Germany and South Africa according to "Dally Mall" cables from Sydney, Ac- cording to the treaty now taking shape, Australia is to exchange large quantities of wool for Ger-
man
industrial products. The former trade minister Sir Henry Gullet addressing the Canberra Farlament expressed the hope that the negotiations would soon be brought to a successful close Yorkshire 8, Lancashire 13 (at since the restriction of German
Bradford).
Friendlies
Aldershot Services 10, Devonport
Services.. 11.
Bath 3, Moseley 0.
Blackheath 6, Leicester 13. Bristol 12, Rosslyn Park 0. Cheltenham 3. Gloucester 5. Guy's Hospital 14, Army 9. Headingley 11, London Scottish
13.
purchases on the Australian wool market is causing great concern.---- Fransocean Xuo Min.
RUMANIAN SOVIET RELATIONS
Moscow, Dec. 8.. The final act of the restoration of complete official diplomatic re- lations
between Rumania
Rome, Dec. 4 Appreciative allusion of the Ly part played by Baron Aloisi the Saan negotiations was con- tained
in a telegram from Laval to Mussolint from Geneva on Friday. Referring to the fact that the Council of the League of Nations had unanimously ap- proved of the Saar report, M Laval expressed his own and that of the French Covernment's thanks for "the spirit and ́impar- tiality." The Italian Government was represented by Baron Aloisi who presided. M Laval added that this success means а пет guarantee for the maintenance of peace and order.- Transocean Buo Min
SOMALILAND FRICTION
Rome, Dec., 7.
A surprise attack on a little Italian outpost of native soldiers stationed in the frontier of Italian Somaliland in Abyssinia has been made by a strong detachment of Abyssinians armed with machine guns according to reports just re-
ceived here. The Italian troops put up a stout resistence until the Arrival of reinforcements which resulted in the raiders being put to fight. leaving behind large quantities of weapons, ammuni- tion and tents.
Exceptional measures of pre- caution are now being taken.on the frontier in order to prevent a repetition of" any occurrence. This is the third occurrence which follows closely the recent attack on the. Italian consulate for which the Abyssinians apologized.— Troneocean Rua Xin.
ERNST TESTAMENT" DENTAL
Berlin, Dec. 7.
A semi-oficial denial was issued on Friday about the reports of the and foreign Press concerning "the tes-
Soviet Russia took place on Satur-tament" alleged to have been left
Szunto, London Welsh 13, Portsmouth | day. when
the Roumanian Minister to Services ◊...
Old Merchant Taylors 0. Harte-took up his duties,
quins 10.
Richmond 8, Newport, 6.
Rugby 5. Northampton 11. Aberavon 6, Neath 3. Bridgend 11. Swansea 17. Cardiff 3, Lianelly 0. Coventry 5, Old Edwardians 13. Pontypool 9, St. Barts Hosp. 4. Glasgow Acs 3, Glasgow Univ. 9. W. Scotland 6, Edinburgh Wand.
26.
Irish International Trial Leinster 8... Ulster 8 (at Dublin), Reuter,
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EXPERIMENT
Telegrams Accepted For Passengers
2 Dundee
5
4 Clyde
3
4 Rangers
1 St. Johnstone
0
1 Apr
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1. Albion
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2 Aberdeen
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1 Hibernian
TABLE TO DATE
GORIE
Wolves Enddarafleid. ..18 & 10 8 90 29 18 186. Johnstone
·Middlesboro"...18 3 8 7 25 33 19 Celtic
18 11 1 26 40 13 berdeen 18 4 104 23 38 12 Hamilton
Cb-dsex Lelounter
Holton
SECOND DIVISION
Goals
Dundre....... Motherwell Hibernian... Clyde Kilmarnock Airdrie
PWLD FA Ets Ayt
aircraft
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DROPPED
Arst by the group-leader Ernst making. Moscow revelations of "the true facts about the origin of the Reichstag fire."
Ernst was among those shot on
DR. WURM-PROSECUTION | June 30 for complicity in the
Roehm revolt. It is now categorie- ally dented that all such allegations reported in the foreign Press have
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GRAN CHACO DISPUTE
Berlin, Dec. 8. -The Protestant Bishop of Wurt-any foundation-- temberg, Dr. Wurm, who along with the Bishop of Bavaria, Dr. Melser, has been allowed to resume full authority, scored another im- nortant point to-day when it was officially announced that the pro- ceedings instituted against him by the public prosecutor in connection with alleged irregularities, have been abandoned.
It will be recalled that the pro- ceedings were originally opened at the instigation of Reichsbishop Mueller's former legal adviser, Jaeger whose resignation WALS caused by the disapproval in high quarters of his methods.- Transocean Kuo Min
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́NEW GERMAN CRUISER
London, Dec. 7.
Kiel, Dec. 8. Postmaster General an- A new small German cruiser, the nounces that arrangements have Nuernberg, was launched here on been made with Imperial Airways, Saturday
it noon,
being the Limited, under which telegrams twentieth anniversary of the battle can be accepted at certain Post of Falkland Islands, in the pre- Offices for transmission to persons sence of the Commander-in-Chief travelling in Imperial Airways of the Navy Admiral Raeder, the whilst In the air over Governor of Bavaria, General -von sections of the Empire routes beEpp, and the regional leader of the tween Alexandria and Karacht Franconia Streicher as well as and between Alexandria and Cape other prominent personalities. town.
The christening ceremony was per- The service, which for the pre-formed by the widow of Capt, von Bent will be on an experimental Schoenberg who fell in the battle 10 3 6 48 40 .26 | basis, will begin on December 10— of Falkland Islands in 1914 when
7 4 85
Tritish Wirsing,
Admiral von Spee's aquadron was ❘ defeated by the British feet-
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TREASURY BILLS
London, Dec. 7A The total amount applied for in tenders for £40,000,000 Treasury bills was £68,425,000. The amount Port Vale188.8.24 81 14 allotted in bills at three months Southampton18 978-92 85 14 was 240,000,000. The average rate Bradford ...18. 17:8 20
14 per cent was 11/2.80, as compared
Swarm'........18 6 94:24 80
Hull'
Oldham ***
18 8 10 8 24 45 13 with 9/3.940 per cent. last week
British Wireless. Matts Q.18 2123-17:44-
N.D.L. PLAN DROPPED
Extension Of China Service
To Australia
Berlin, Dec. 7. The North German Hoyde line has auddenly abandoned the plan' for a China-Australia steamship service, and has sold the two ships. intended for the ran to an Aus- tralian company, Messrs. Burns and Philly.
They are, however, retaining the two other ships on the Hong Kong-New Guinea service. Heuter
: Geneva, Dec. '7: The. United States have now de-. cided to throw in their weight in an attempt to bring about a peace- ful settlement of the Chaco conflict by despatching a delegate to join the committee now being formed'
for this purpose at Bueno Ayres under the auspices of the League of issued from American circles here Nations, according to information
on Friday. America would not, however, participate if the' çom- mittee being formed is to sit in Geneva Itself in order to deal with the Chaco question. Transocean Kuo Min.
JAPAN-AMERICA RADIO. TELEPHONE OPENED
Tokyo, Dec. 8. A direct radio telephone service between Japan and the United States was formally, inaugurated this morning with the exchange of official felicitations across the Pacific between the American Bec retary of State Mr. William Cor- dell Hull and the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Híröta,~, Reuter
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