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HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
First Division Leaders HOME RUGGER
$17398
88-85 DES YEUX ROAD CENTRAL
Lose
Saturday was full of upsets for the leaders in the First Divi sion: Sunderland were humbled at home; the Arsenal left two points at Derby and Manchester City went down to the Wolves to the tune of 5 nil. Stoke took full points away from Huddersfield. In the Second Division`all the leaders secured full marks. and in the Southern Section of the Third Division, Charlton dis- posed of their closest rivals Reading, and Luton and Crystal Palace won their ties. In the Northern Section, Tranmere was held to a draw at Chester, Halifax went down to Doncaster, and Darlington sent Carlisle away pointless."AN
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The Rangers swamped the wooden-spoonists' Dunfermline by 8-1:and. Hearts, St. Johnstone; Hamilton and Celtle all won.
The scores as cabled by Reuters and Tables to date are sa follows:
CHESTER HOLD UP TRANMERE
ENGLISH LEAGUE
DryteIF. 18945 87. 29 22 Coventry......1895438 20 28
Bristol C...
Blwall
Watford
1898 3 22 23 91 1979 28 28,1 .1872 35. 26 20
Brighton. 18 8 6 4 8 19 20 Northampton,.... 87 25 27
1 Newport
1 Bristol B......... ........
FIRST DIVISION
Aston Villa
1. Blackburn
1
Derby
3 Arsenal
1
Chelaen
2 Middlesboro
Everton
2 Birmingham
0
Cardid
Grimsby
".8 Wednesday
Had'field
1 Stake
4
Clapton
Leicester
6 Portsmouth
3
Torquay
Swindon
Preston Sun'land
1 W. Bromwich
2 Exeter
2 Liverpool
Tottenham Wolves
1 Leeda
6 Man'ter. C.
SECOND DIVISION
Barnsley Bolton Bradf'a C. Burnley Man'ter U. Notts C. Oldham Port Vale Sheffield U.
S'ampton Swansea,
2 Fulham
• 4 Blackpool Notta F.
* Newcastle
3 Plymouth 1 Hull
1 West Hama
1 Bradford
1 Brentford
2 Bury
1 Norwich
THIRD DIVISION` (South) »
Aldershot!
Brighton
Bristol R
Cardiff Charlton
Crystal P
Layton
Qu'a F. R. Bouthend: Swindon Torquay
0 Exeter
o Millwall
4.Gillingham
3 Bristol C.
3
Beading
2 Northampton
4 Coventry
Bournemouth
0 Clapton
O Newport
1 Watford
THIRD DIVISION (North)
Accrington Chestor Crewe Darigton- Doncaster Gateshead Bartlep'ls N. Brighton Southport
Stockport
York:
6 Barrow
o Tranmere
1 Walsall
5 Carlisle
2 Halifax
2 Mansfield *
Rotherham t
o Lincoln
2 Wroxham
4 Chesterfield
O Bochdale
19 8 8 8 28 39 19
18 06 32 36° 18
18 7 8 8 28 27 17
18 9 0 1 91 36 17 .18 8 7 5
18 6 5 28 32 15
10 x 8 8 16 28
3 Queen's P. R.....18 58 5
15
1 Aldershot 188 94 19 29 14 Gillingham........18 4 8 8 27 87 14 Bournemouth...18 3 1 2 18 32 12 Southend........19 (3 13:4 28 45-10
THIRD DIVISION, (North)
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Tranmere Halifax.... Doncaster.
Darlington
2 Lincoln
1 Cheater 21 Stockport
1
Wrexham
1
2
&
........ Barrow
bestorfeld...
Kotherham
Goals
PW LUFA P
18 18
440 14 30
.20 39 4 4 35 28 28
18 10 9 6 90 18 23
18 0 4 36 38 28 18 10 6 2 39 23 22
9589 26 22
Saturday Match Results
London, Dec. 22. The following, were the results of the leading Rugby Union games played to-day:
Birkenhead Park 21, Dublin
Wanderers 8.
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Coventry 17, Blackheath 14. Gloucester S, Northampton: 6. Harlequins 8. Richmond 3. London Trish 5, St. Mary's Hos-
pital. 21.
.
London Scottish 8 Guy's Hoa-
*pital 8.
CINEMA STRIKE
THREAT
General Walkout
Possible
Hollywood, Dec. 21.
A general strike is threatening in the motion picture industry.
It is possible, it is stated, that o general walkout will take place in support of the screen actors' gulids' demands, which include a standard contract with provision for arbitration in disputes between individual actors and the producers and various other concessions
Chief of the remaining demands is that for the abolition of the "call bureau,” a. clearing-house
Rossy Park 26, Old Alley-operated by the chief producers for contract playres, and that the nlans 7.
producers recognise the right of actors to represent other members of their profession in all dealings they may have with them.
United Services. 9, Bristol. 18. West of Scotland 18, London Scottish 19, Old Paulines 8, Old M. T. 7... Cross Keys 0, Newport 0. Cardiff 8: Bridgend 5. Leicester B. London Welsh 0. Neath 0, Swansea 0. Glasgow Acs, 15, Gils 0.
ILL-FATED AIR
LINER
Remains Sighted By
British Pilot
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily
Press" (Copyright.).]
Amsterdam, Dec. 21.
SMUGGLING OF ALCOHOL
Heavy Sentences In Canada
Montreal, Dec. 21. Charged with having smuggled huge quantities of alcohol, from Cunada, the United States to William Frazer, wealthy President of the Eastern Equipment Com- Pharand and pany, Rodolphe Amedee Brabant, his accessories, were sentenced to stiff terms of imprisonment to-day.
Frazer and Brabant were sen- tenced to four years" imprisonment and Pharand to one year.
to
The charge read that the three had defrauded the accused Dominion Government out 01 $1,700,000. duties amounting The alcohol was shipping into con- Canada in railway car in tainers divided in such a way as to show examiners a small quan- tity of all, but which actual- ly contained the alcohol.
There is a deadlock at present but both sides hope that a com promise may be reached and a strike averted. A strike would cost | Restër. the Industry many mipións. Reuter.
CHAMBERLAIN'S
SURVEY
Financial Policy Of Britain
London. Déc. 23, Making a comprehensive surTGY and financial The burnt out remains of the of the economic -18 Ju 7 1 80 21
18963 82 26 31 Dutch monster planë Niver was situation, Mr. Chamberlain, Chan- 71042 20 alghted in the desert on Friday cellor of the Exchequer, said the
13 8 3 6 84 24 21
6.5 32
42′′
5 82 80 19 morning near Gaza about 400 financial policy had not changed 7 6 4 29 25 16 miles from Bagdad by a British in any material aspect since, on 7.9 2.27 84 pilot, Lieutenant Stone who had behalf of the Empire delegates,
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A BUCKINGHAM PALACE WEDDING
London, Nov. 30. King "Haakon of Norway, who was in London for the Royal wed- ding, was himself married at Buck- Ingham Palace.
In October, 1805, King Edward then, Prince of Wales) wrote to Mr. Gladstonegat
You have always taken such a kind interest In our family that I wish to be one of the first to announce to you that our young- est daughter, Maud, is engaged to her cousin, Charles, the sec- ond son of the Crown Prince of Denmark
Accrington .208 2100 lett Bagdad on a search expedition was declared, at the London. Con 1 cularly pleased. It is an event
York... Gateshead New Brighton Carlinie Rochdale Bouthport.
14
25 87 18
18 6 10 3 27-2018 with 23 other military planes. See -17 6 4 8 18 27 13 ing nothing left of the hapless
18 4 5 5 18 27 13 18 8 11 2 22 -87 12 1859 18 30 12 machine but a charred skeleton and realising no chance of any oc- cupants being alive, Stone returned to Bagdad in order to report,
The unfortunate occupants of
218 4 10 4 28 42 17
Walsall19 3 10 6 26 32 13
1. Hartlepoole...17 4 10 3 95 36 11
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SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Aberdeen
* Albion
3 Partick 1 Dundee
0 Clyde®
0 Hamilton
of Hearts
"1 Kilmarn'k
2
* Abandoned after 57 minutes owing
to fog.
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+ Postponed owing to fog.
Queen's Pk.
Queen O'S...
1 Kangers
O Agr
2 Hibernian
-4 Parkirk
2 Celtic
4 Airdrie 2 Motherwell
8 Lunfermline
0
ference.
He believed if they continued to pursue the policy laid down at the conclusion of that conference it would continue to produce good
results.
He saw no reason why they the Niver consisted of two pilots, should not anticipate a further 'Beekmanin and Steen-Bergen, rise in wholesale prices of primary the mechanic, Wilewijn and the commodities which would probably. wireless operator Ezasehof, besides do most to overcome the inhar- three passengers, Beretti, the direcmonious elements in the world's tor of the news agency "Aneta," currency system, and he looked the university professor Walth forward with confidence to the from Batavia and the Dutch mer-time when they could once
embark on an international cur
The spot where the Niver crash-rency standard. ed is about 10 miles south of Iraq
chant Kort.
2
3
1
St. Johnstone
4 82. Mirren.
0
Table To Date
2
Meanwhile he saw no" reason
near Fort Rutbah which serves as for pessimism. Home trade had an emergency landing and tanking not yet reached saturation point station for British planes proceed and foreign trade was not back to ing to Bagdad, and is the only old levels, but was still showing Goals. building within the radius of about an upward trend. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pis 80 miles.
British Wireless. Hangers 20 14 3 61 27 31 The original assumption that Hearte............ 22 19 3 7 47 93 31 the Niver had been struck by light- St. Johnstone. 23 19 46 40 23 30ning in a violent storm which the Hamilton 91 11 8 7 51 34 20
machine encountered after passing Celtic Goals
Aberdeen ...... 22 12 5 5 41 28-29 Gaza late on Wednesday evening FW L D F A Pts
Dundee
22 11 7 4 40 37.28 and thus crashed, is confirmed by 20 11.45 44 24 27 Motherwell... 23 10 7 6 49 32 25 the nature of the locality" where 20 10 4 6 63 28 25 Clyde 220 7 6.33 34 24 the in-fated machine had been Manchester C.. 2011 8 a 29 a 26 Hibernina 93 8 5 34 32 22
TABLE TO DATE
First Division
Sunderland, Arsenal
Stokes
Liverpool
Derby
West Bromwich.20 10 6 4 60 42 24
Kilmarnock
22 13 83 53 25 29
Beekmann and
1 45 80.25
21 10 9 2 45 34 2 found, which was of an extremely 2.41 43 24 4.48 24 24 Queen O'Bouth 22 89.5.29 33 31 rocky character. 248 2324 Airdrie
29 8 10 4 33 41 208teen-Bergen had both travelled ****...22 7 10 0 29 38 19 89 29 23 Albion Grimsby 20 893 2024 23 Queen's P. 21 6 10 6 25 48 16 assumed they had never interns
the route, many times and it is Everton.....
20-9 74 40 84 22 Wednesday.
21 8 12 3:28 41 16tionally made an emergency land- 22 8 13 3 31 83·15 22 4 16 3 30 4 11ing at this spot, knowing it would
mean certain death.
Aston Tottenh
20.8 7 5 6 8 21 Partick
.20 8.7 5.41 41
47 MI Ayr....
20 893 33 38 19 Falkirk
Portsmouth 20 794 89 89 18 Bt. Mirren
Leedi
2. 5 8 6 36 47 18 Dunfermline, Birmingham...50 6 11 1 20 432 17
Wolves...... Preston Blackburn
20 7 10 3 89 44.17 20 6 9 6 20 - 87, 17 .30 5.9 6 28.39 16 Enddersfield...20 ̈6 11 386 33 15. Chelsea 20 - 719-1-28 43 35 „Middlesboro”..........90) 407 80. 95 15 Leicester....20 6 11 4 29.44 14
SECOND DIVISION
Baltes Brantford Manchester U.
Weat Hamsai Nosta Blackpool
Newcale Bury Burnley Prymonth. Fulham Bradford C. Barnsley
Sheffield U.. Southampton Norwich
Port Tale
Bradford Oldham Noti
F W L D A P
30 15 8 0.55 .27 80
20 13 8 4 6428 go
18.5 42.48; "31, 28
10-6 6:37 23 25 20 10 84 89 82.24
207 10
3 18.44
ZINC CARTEL TO END
Depressed Market Conditions
"London, Dec. 22,"
The Dutch public throughout Holland is deeply amicted by the news of this tragic accident which has cast a shadow of griet over the coming Xmas festivities. Transocean Kuo Min.
AN EYE FOR A COLT
(Special Air "Mall, Service)
London, Dec. 5. Mr William Fawcett rates Lord Woolavington and Lord Glanely very high among racing owners for their eye for a colt
In his “Thoroughbred and Hun- ter" which appears to-day, that
THE INDIAN COMMANDS
The Western Appointment
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Dec. 53 Of the four Indian Commands, the Western, in which Sir Ivo Vesey is likely to succeed Bir Torquhil Matheson as G.O.C.-in-C., is one of the two traditionally given to a British Army officer. The other is the Southern, with headquartery at Poons, of which Sir George Jef- freys is G.O.C.
The two Indian Army Commands are the Northern, at present held by gir Kennethr Wigram, which has its HQ. at Murree, and the Eastern the G.O.C. of which is Bir Norman Macmullen,
The marriage was celebrated at the Palace the following July
The Prince of Wales was parti-
which has given us great pleasure.". He wrote to a friend.""In her cou- sin she has made an excellent choice, as he is both charming and
ood looking."
King by Plebiscite At that time there was little pos- ability that Prince Charles would become a King.
But in 1905, after the separation of Norway and Sweden, King Ed- ward's son-in-law was chosen King by a plebiscite in which the Royal- 1sts obtained a 5 to 1 majority aver the Republicans.........
Prince Charles took the title of Haakon VII. As Haakon VI had died in 1380, the title bridged a gulf of centuries even greater than that between Edward VI and Edward VIE
MINISTERS AS JOURNALISTS
Ban Slightly Relaxed
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, Dec. 5.
Mr. MacDonald's statement in answer to Bir Alfred Knox's ques-". tion on the subject of Ministers writing for the Press has the effect of alightly relaxing the ban
It will be recalled that Mr. Bald- win in 1925 declared:
The rule, therefore, may here- after be taken to be establish- ed that Ministers during their period of office will observe this Practice (La., of not "contribut- Sing to journalism”)....
When the second Labour Govern- ment came into once Mr. Macio- nald implemented this pledge with the words
*There will be no deterioratión in the observarice of tradition in this respect.N
tr The Gladstonian Precedent
20 11 0 0 82 39 22 After surviving many rumours : 20 19 03 26 28 22 of its abandonment, the Zinc,
Strict Balance of Power 20 9 8 3 85 33 21 Cartel will be definitely termin-
This strict balance of power 20998 82 37 20 5 7 5 86 33 31ated at the end of the year with well-known authority on the Turf between the British and the Indian 20 8 8 8 32 27 19 uttle hope of renewal, unless the refers to Lord Woolavington flair | Army with regard to the most in--mere has never been any ob- 20 794 20 15 18 market goes even worse than at in buying Hurry On as a colt for portant posts is observed even injection to Ministers contributing
29.40:17 present. The altuation of the 500 guiness
the case of the Commander-in-non-political articles to the Press. 20 3 10 4 11 85-15 Cartel has been for a long time After winning one of the war St. Chief.
382840-16
• Mr. Baldwm himself quoted the 13) 5 10 −5 84 85 13 || unsatisfactory,
Legers-run at Newmarket Harry Thus of the last three appoint respectable precedent of Mr. Glad- 20 5 10 5 27 31 15- 30487 25.34 18 The chief factors working on was a brillant success at stud.ments Lord Rawlinson was British stone's philosophical articles for
wimmers Army. Bir William Bridwood In The Nineteenth-Century.” 20 3 8 9 223 18gainst its success have been the Hesired three Derby
British · Import" duties
(Captain Cuttle, Coronach and Call dian Ariny, and Sir Philp Chet No explicit ruiing: can be found to justify the Prime Minister à the London market in Topelen Boy), and seven years ago headed wode Britib Army C
bat "an art! spelter and the greatly increased the list of winning stations with Air Philip's term expires in al- state
most exactly
Hmo, Off by a production In Germany, which is £59,109,
sónu, the Hmite:
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THIRD DIVISIÓN (South)
FWLD FA 19:13:4845 26-27. 18 218 11-as then
Mr Fawcett parallels with this his two most likely suc Ford Glandiya judgment in buy, favour in- Grand Parade, the Derby win- un ner of 1919 in the sale ring for 47 mar
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·written
policy
has al