LONDON DAY BY DAY
London, Dec 14. srrival of Dr Kalmus, the head of the technicolour organisation which made the first all-coloured "tal- Ric."
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1936.
LONDON AIRPORT GAMES AND PLAYERS
SCHEME
Experts' Suggestion To Committee
London, Dec, 22. Sur Alfred Bower, an ex-Lord Mayor of London, announced yes
terday
that the question of an airport for the City-which has teen under consideration for two years--was farther advanced than people knew.
I learn from an authoritative ≫ source that "the Prince of Wales
Dr Kalmus will be accom- will shartly announce his accep- tance of the position of Grand panied by his wife, who advises him on the artistic side of colour- Master of the Freemasons of Scet- land in succession to Sir Iain Col-ed film production, and among the Mr. quhoun, Bt. It probable that the representatives of British flm in-
terests they will meet are formal installation ceremony will
Alexander Korda and Bir Adrian the Scottish Grand be held at Lodge in the Freemasons' Hall in Ballife, the Scotsman who has Edinburgh early in the spring taken a leading part during the writes a correspondent. The Prince past year in the negotiations. I la aireddy Provincial Grand Mas-understand that Dr. Kalmus will ter of "Surrey. and has for lungite in this country until the new whown a keen interest in the an-year, and that Mrs. Kalmus will His remain to assist in British colour- cient and honourable craft. brothers are also enthusiastic ed film tests. Freemasons, the Duke of York and
Sir Alfred said that the burden the Duke of Kent being Provincial
I was told to-day that four of Grand Masters of Middlesex and
the players in the German Soccer imposed on the ratepayers by an Wiltshire respectively, while an-
team against England at Toten-airport would be less than a penny other member of the royal family
ham-a full-back, swa half-backs in the pound The rents received in the person of the Earl of Hare-
and an inside-forward-bad pre- for the maintenance of the bridges must be set against expenditure pa, wood has just been appointed Pro
un airport. Grand Master of English Freeviously played in the centre half-
back position.
masons
GERMAN SOCCER TACTICS
These four players had, I was NEW ARMY WEAPON -
assured, been instructed in was designed Preparations for manufacturing scheme which
a
to
the "Bren" light automatic gun. hold up the English inside-for-
which is to take the place of the Lewis gun in the British Army, are now well advanced at the Ro- yal Small Arms Factory, Enfield. This change-over has involved a great deal of preliminary work in the installation of new plant. completion of drawings, etc., and I understand that production will not begin until the new year. The "Bren" gun, a Czechoslovakian in- vention. weighs 211b.. and is about elb. lighter than the Lewis fun.
wards,
A German who is in close touch with the coaching of the team. on the tactical side shared my fear that his side might suf- fer from too much intensive pre- paration in advance.
English football people know how often the bestiaid pinns may crash. I have seen players so obsessed with the idea that they must play to orders as to be entirely acapable of doing any- thing else which an emergency has demanded. BULK OF FLEET NOW OVER AGE seven additional beats now announced,, the British in an effort to rectify the post-Empire will eventually possess 88 tion. Briefly, the navy has enlist- ed more men than it is legally en titled to do. One of the most jeal ously guarded privilege of the Commons is to control the num- bers of men enlisted in the forces, and to exceed the numbers voted amounts almost to a defiance of the House: The position that has arisen is the result of the extra the navy sn demands made on connection with the precautions in "the Mediterranean.
AN EXCESS OF PERSONNEL The Admiralty has found itself in an awkward constitutional pol. tion, and the First Lord to-day Including the issued a statement to "Parliament
The First Lord's statement pro- mise: Supplementary Estimate to obtain authority for the excess at a later date in the financial
Cur
AMERICAN LACROSSE TOUBT The Executive Committee of the North of England Lacrosse Asso ciation met last week to consider the offer of Profesor Cox to bring over in the summer an American lacrosse tears. A guaranteed sum was offered for six games to bo played in the North in June, and it is to be hoped that, with the
aid of their own financial re- sources, visit will be made. Lacrosse is in need of a stimulus such as this proposed visit, which
would compensate to some extent for the fact that the game will not be played at the Olympic Games in Berlin in August,
London, Dec. 14. UNFAIR TO SMALL CLUBS The large payments made fo cently by Aston Villa for naw players brings back into promin ence that aspect of the professional Association game, as controlled by the Football League, on which its may reasonably seize and orities speak with some contempt Few will deny that the transfer system must go on. Without it many of the smaller clube would perish, the quality of play would inevitably decline, and the livelihood of many players would be threatened. But in its present form the system is obviously unfair. Clubs with long purses, lika Arsenal, Everton, and Aston Villa, can, with some degree of assurance, buy,, immunity from
The women's golf team, which re- the fate that threatens the-pourer
turned to England last week with members of the League although
out any enthusiastic welcome is Yew seasons ago even the long purza
national side ever sent, abroad. failed to save Everton, not did it Probably the most successful inter- purchase promotion for Preston They created a great impression in New Zealand and Australia not when thousands of pounds were spent on Scottish players shortly alone by their prowess on the links after the war. Occasionally, too,
but also by their cheerful outlook Lands one has ludicrous situations; for
un the game. The wonder is that In February last the
from
our women golfers were so remarke Committee of the Corporation of example, Pape once DAMA London, which has had the ques-London to play against Manchester ably successful, for social engage United Clapton Orient's centre ments took up much of their time. tion of an airport under cs forward, yet played instead Lunches, teas, dinners, and dances deration since December, 1933; was voted £750 in order that profes- United's centre forward against
Clapton Orient sional advice might be
He was presiding over one of the wardmotes held for the elec- tion of the Common Council which was returned without con-
THE Or change.
ود
obtained
for a project for the consideration or an elevated landing-place for aircraft close to the City.
One of the suggestions before airport the committee is for an within the City by the erection of
form
above houses.
ware-
Twenty-two aerodrome sites of three armament training camp sites have already been fixed un- flotilla leaders and destroyers of der the RAF expansion pro
re-gramme, and 13 more stations post-war construction,
have yet to be selected all maining 118 destroyers were laid down under war programmes. and, excepting a few which were. greatly delayed in completion, they are well over the age limit of 12
years.
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As was demonstrated by the Fleet exercises in the Atlantic in March, 1934, these old boats can
no
A ONE-CLUB GOLFER There is a one-club golfer. For more than six years he has "played a round each week-das Over the Richmond Park
longer face heavy weather, and they could not, therefore, be relied upon in an emergency. From 1927 to the present date only nine have been provided destroyers each year-far too few to replace year, but whether the Parlamen- the large number of beats concur- Lary purists will let him go with-rently becoming obsolete. out reproof remains to be seet.. Except for the war years, when "icken 'vates" were often passed by the Commons to give the Gover ment a virtually free hand with enlistment, it is difficult to recun any precedent in modern umes for an excess in the Naval Vote and for the number of officers med to be borne.
SOCCER REFEREES' REPORTS Important principles are invol- ved in a resolution which will be proposed at the meeting of the Football Association next Monday. It is tha
course.
It will interest the correspond- ent I answered yesterday to know
player uses that the Park straight-faced driver,
no plate on the sole.
a
which has
He is an exceptionally accurate putter and plays his approach. shots
so well that he frequently breaks 80 and has one card of 73 on this course for which the new Ele "In future it shall be an of standard scratch score is 72.
takes the easiest way out of bun- fence for a club, oficial, or other person under the jurisdic-kers, often playing away from the tion of the Association to pub-bole.
lish or cause to be pablished the terms of a report made tu the Football Association con- cerning alleged misconduct or breach of rules or of any similar document without first obtain- ing the Association's consent." SCOTTISH AUTOCRATS
There is a rule a; Richmond Park that players shall provide themselves with a golf bag and A set of clubs. Three or more clubs constitute a sut.
the
SUGGESTED CHANGE The Football Association, in its control of the Cup competition, manages these things much better. No man may play for two clubs in any one sensoit's Cup-ties. Such a
of
a huge reinforced-concrete plat-prohibition may be too severe for at £ considerable height the League tournament, but it along the foreshore of the river or might reasonably be enacted that no man shall make more than the existing riverside
two normal home and away ap pearances against any club in a season, or, alternatively," that no transferred player shall be eligible to play for his new club within a certain period of the date of trans fer any one month or two months. That would certainly make clubs think twice before writing four and five figure cheques for players whose success in new surroundings must always be uncertain, JELLICOE MEMORIAL
SCOTTISH TRANSFER RECORD Unofficial whisperings in White-
So much English money has gone hall suggest that the vacant plinth
to Scotland in the matter in Trafalgar Square, near
it is Nelson Column, will be the site of players' transfer fees that the national memorial to the late probably forgotten by most people Earl Jellicoe, a fitting choice since that at one time for a brief period a Scottish club, Falkirk, enjoyel the two most prominent figures in
the distinction of paying a record British naval history will be en-
sum for the transfer of a player, S. shrined on a common platform. I Puddefoot, until then of West understand that after the boliday Ham, Falkirk paid £5,000 for bis recess the House of Commons will transfer, and possibly this still be apprised of the design and form stands.As the biggest sum paid by of the monument. While acknow-any Scottish club for a player. im- One of the other claimants in sup- ledging Jellicoe's place mortalised fare in the nation's posed to be McPhail, who has been sc long identified with the Rangers marble and granite valhallas, there is a section of public opinion-and that it is difficult to recall that he was imported into first-class foot it is growing-which subscribes to
ball as an emergency member of a side which won the Scottish Cup the idea that a memorial may well be of a utilitarian character.
for the Airdrieonians over ten Such reasoning appears to bave years ago. The second is "Soldier" inspired an appeal for the erection Jones, the Ireland Linfield centre
to
Belfast to Edinburgh last week by the Hibernians,
of a Jellicoe Hall at the new Sea-half-back, who was taken frou. men's Institute at London Docks, regarded as an appropriate remin- der of the Admiral's admiration for the merchant service.
THE VALUE OF NEPIA The engagement of U. Nepie, the Maori full-back, to play for the Streatham and Mitcham Rugby League club is a stroke of business
ARCHITECTURE ON TOUR In a few months' time any large towri wishing to acquaint itself
worthy of C. B. Cochran, Certaib with the latest developments in
ly since the Great War no other architectural design may have a player's has equalled his box-office complete exhibition of the neces- value. This may affect the strain sary plans and drawings on apon the supporters' loyalty which plication to the Royal Institute of the regular ill-success of the team British Architects. That, in effect, has caused. Nepia was not select- represents the ambition of the In- ed for the New Zealand Rugby stitute which is working out a systematic scheme for putting In the tour. architecture 'on realisation of that ideal the pro-
Union side at present touring Eng. land. This does not mean that he now suffers from senile decay. He is only thirty years old, and there is a strong party in New Zealand
This player has been compell-moters have assembled some 6,000 which think the omission of him a
ed, in each of his many rounds, photographs as a permanent col-mistake, but even if he is not quite
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NEW. AIR LINES
on
to carry two clubs which he has lection, to be implemented, they so good na he was in 1924 he caut never used.
hope, by 1,000 annually. The ex- still be a vivid personality... Ha A few years ago Mr. F. H. Wal-
HITLER AND THE LANDLADIES hibits, covering" all aspects of should certainly be tough enough ters, the Cambridge and Scot-
The Nazi regime must feel it-house construction, appotatment, for Rugby League football. In 1924 he played in every one of the tish International forward, auto-
Many who sAW matically excommunicated hin- self very strong or it must be and decoration, will justify the
modern architect's claim to being thirty matches.
certainly visit self as a player under the Scot-growing desperate, because the
will a man of many parts, since his those matches still remember his
play and German police have been instruct- influence will be seep in the design Streathan. see him again tish Union's Law 19 by contri-
ed to take steps, against land- buting articles to the Press.
of the furniture, carpets, pottery Saturday. and even if he dis- Reconciled to the inevitable | ladies "who refuse to lodge pro-
and wallpaper to be shown.
appoints them, as in his first match So far as verdict he did not seek to play. ifle Aryan familles."
in the Rugby League he excusably landiadies have kept
may, the play of the Wigan teaul In the last two years Mr. Walters we know has ceased to write. Now he their racial views to themselves
The new air service between should be well worth the price of as a general rule, but wild horses anxious to play again, and for this purpose he began training have never been able to move them Croydon, Madrid, and Lisbon, admission if it approaches the "with the West of Scotland club
on the question of what used to which Crilly Airways are to th-standard of last season.
H Cochet, the French lawn at the beginning of September. be called "incumbrances." And Augurate on December 28, will be COCHET ON HIS TRAVELS
largely "Iruit and flower" line,, A formal request was then
so far as freight to Britain is con- tedais professional, who was for a while with the Tilden made to the Union for permis- sion for him to resume play.
cerned. The operating company short has already contracted with one cireus, is now in Australia.' 'He The reply was that the matter would be gone into. Now, more than two months later, he has been invited to state his case
and has done sà.
diet or the presence of cigar ash
they are not the easiest, women, to argue with. Strong men have been known to quail before them on such simple matters as fuel and prominent Portuguese firm for a left France about ten months ago, in the bowl of gold fish. The first cargo of fresh roses, pinks, with official backing, to undertake episode makes one wonder if Herr orchids, and jonquils, fruit and world tour as a lawn tennis new peas, and a daily load after propagandist for his country, and, Judging from letters to friends, Hitler has ever been in "digs.”-
wards. Another important air link seams to be having a profitable and SCOTTISH AERODROME SITES with the Continent will be estab enjoyable time. He was in China In the course of examining ished in Feb, when British-Scan before going to Australia, and had possible locations for new aerodinavian Airways (Led) are to be planned a visit to Japan. He dromes Air Ministry officials have gin a three-hour passenger service states that, learning thers were no surveyed sites in the neighbour between Gravesend and Copen- professionals in Japan and that it hood of East Fortune and at hagen. The promoters intend to would not be possible for him to. Berwick, and on this baris it has use high-powered planes capable ineet minstelir players there, he been reported that the sites in of doing 240 miles per hour, and decided to go to Australis. He ap baadetit oder from the Dominion question have actually been select when the Copenhagen line is well parently redeled some attractive 'COLOUR · FILM- PLANS
ed. I was informed from an au- established it is proposed to ex Doch has been surprised by the Important negotiations in con- thoritativy source to-night, how tend the service to Stockholm, quality of some of the opposition nection with colour films will be ever, that no definite decision re- Danzig, Helsingfors and Lenin- he has found on the courbe notably resumed between British and Ame-garding these two places has yet grad. This would bring Leningetid in Frenando Chine, where he sa
beaten by E. DAY rican interests next week upon the i been made by the Ministry within 11 Hours of London,
The verdict was that the com- mlifee will advise him of their decision in due course In other words, if the ultimate de- cision is favourable, Mr. Walters will have been deprived, by what can only be described as unman-
nerly dilatoriness, of half a
season's football.
A MOST SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION
almost every day and also exhibi- tions of accurate golf made, beavy demands upon the visitors, who hava returned happy and loaded with presente sud souvenirs of the Miss P. Barton nccessful tour. did not return with the other mem hers of the team. She visited re- tatives on the way home, and at present is on holiday in Holly- wood.
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Elaborate precautions are being ensure that the Queen Mary does not meet with any accident on her difficult Afteen- mile journey from the Clydebank fitting-out basin to the Tail of the Bank, Firth of Cyde, where she will await her trials. Warning of the fouling of any obstruction on the way will be automatically signshed to the bridge by a sensi- Live apparatus, which is to be placed under the ship. Though the Journey will take only about Eve hours; it will be done in two stages, so that the best of two succeeding tides can be used. Bg- tween the tides the Queen Mary will he at an old Admiralty wharf at Old Kilpatrick, which will be extensively reconditioned for the occasion.
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