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WALES BEAT SCOTLAND
A Convincing Win
the crowd. When Scotland" did make their way into Welsh terri- tury it was from the failure of Cliff Jones to take an express pass from Tanner, Cooper
(BY T. IL EVANS BAILLIE) London, Feb. 2 Two goals and a try to a try is a score which in most cases con- notes clear superiority on the part of a winning side. The match in which Wales beat Scotland by this score provided no exception, Wales were just a bit better in practical- ly every position in the acld, and the little alts when added up. made quite an impressive total.
gathering and
Idwal Rees got back cleverly to and touch on the "25.
feeding the three-quarter line, but Murdoch, could not round McCall and Jenkins' replied to the en- forced punt ahead with interest A minute or two later Logan and R. W. Shaw got the ball out to It was impossible not to wonder Murdoch, who got in a much long- er cross-kick than before and, with what would have been the result in
the Scottish forwards storming the English match a fortnight ago had Wales then developed the down the middle, in the best style, same strong and attacking gametings looked bad for Wales until and concentrated so rigorously on the essentials of constructive
McCali and Cliff Jones took play Rugby. In this match, admirably
to the other end, and Wooller, from handled by the referee, C. H. Gad- ney, the tight scrummaging was well outside the Scottish "25" tried uniformly effective, and Bryn to drop a goal. Scotland escaped thet time, but within another Evans justified the support he re-
minute they were three points be- ceived from the second row by con-
Wales heeled, Tanner shot sistently outhooking J. A. H, Druitt, hind. In the loose H, Thomas, E. Long, out a perfect pass to Cuff Jones, and J. Lang were notably wide-who had made the half opening by awake to the chances of getting H. Tanner or Clia Jones on the move, and these half-backs were never caught unprepared.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1936.
FRANCO-SOVIET PACT
Haughty Tone In Moscow
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THREE-POWER
LINK-UP
'Guarantee. For Austria
London, Feb. 10 France, Russia and Czechoslova-
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Singapore Staff
Group Captain A Peck, D.S.O., MC., who recently com- pleted three years in command of ! the R.A.F. station at Northolt,! linked in important has been appointed Senior Air "security" talks which started thStaff Officer in the Far East Com-
Special to the "Hong Kong Dankie
Press Copyright.)]
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Moscow, Feb. 29, The Soviet press asaumies somewhat huughty tone in com- menting on the French Chamber'a approval of
Franco-Russian
Paris to-day..
marid, with headquarters at Sin- The selection of a group
Dr. Hodza, the Premier and gapore.
Czechoslova- Foreign Minister "of kio, saw M. Leger, the League of
expert at Nations the
the "Quai the French Pact. The semi-official "Isvestia" d'Orsay, M. Flandin. thus states that "even the most Foreign Minister and President
of Soviet Russia Lebron. bitter enemies
Marshal Tukhatchevsky, Soviet must admit that France, in view of
menaced position, thust by Vice-minister of Defence, saw M. er
the French Minister of turce of necessity assure the Sovie: Maurin,
The paper war, M. Pletri, the Minister of Unior.'s friendship." advises the French Senate not to Marine, M. Deat, Minister for AT, lose any time in also sanctioning General Gamelin, Chief of the French General Staff and the The Pravda," which is the cen-chiefs of the naval and air staffa.
of the Commurist AUSTRIAN INDEPENDENCE
The links in these talks are: tral organ
The pact
same vein
Sortel
Party, writes in the saying that "the necessity of close co-operation with Soviet Russin is dictared by France's own vital in- terests," adding that the Government, while fully recognis- drawing two men, Wooller coming the significance of the initi3- pieted it by taking the ball at top speed and striding past. Murdoch and Marshall with a mien which almost amounted to cutting them dead.
tive taken by the French Gavern- ment. only acceded to it for the "purpose of assuring universal peace and consolidating collective security, although Soviet Russia is well able. to protect her own fron- tiers," by the constantly increas- ing power of the Red Army.
that the noteworthy It is "Isvestia" obviously alludes to the events in Tokyo and with an un-
Sometimes there was a suspicion, of a hitch in the passing of the
THE OPENING, SCORE. three-quarter line, but this waS
This was after a quarter of an usually attributable to the keen tackling of M. McG, Cooper, G. D. hour. His try was not converted Shaw, and P. L. Duff than to any b: Jenkins, and consequently, when technical declences on the part! Wales were penalised in the course W. of a great Scottish dribble. Fyte of the players themselves. "Wooller perhaps had a lackadaist-Ead a chance to equalise by plac-mistakable side glance at England
cai moment or two in the seconding a penalty goal, but he could half, but, on the whole, there was little fault to be found with any of the four, and behind them V. G. J. Jenkins did not even permit hiraself the occasional insignificant errors which have marked the be- ginning of some of his best games.
DIFFICULT GAME FOR MARSHALL
make nothing of it. Logan had been playing a magnificent game and Shaw and Murray had backed him up well, but Dick, "playing his Arst game as captain, and possibly for this reason over-anxious, had not quite fitted into the scheme of things.
Both fly half-backs exploited Perhaps K. W. Marshall was un-touch-finding tactics, Cliff Jones fairly shown up by the excellence of Jenkins. He was undeniably slow in getting to the ball more than once, especially in the first half, and this possibly undermined , the confidence of the rest of the side, but it should be sald that he had more awkward bounces and uncomfortable angles to deal with than Jenkins, There were big holes in the Scottish defence, and these Jones and Wooller were quick
for attack, and R. W. Shaw for defence, but Scotland's slight ad- vantage as the result was not back- up by the sudden attack which might have proved successful, They toad a narrow escape when charged- down kicks and fallures to drop on the ball forced. R. W. Shaw to carry over with a flying dive, and their luck still held good when a penalty wrought them relief and when Wooller, catching the penalty kick to spot, R. C. 8. Dick and I. M. within a foot or two of touch, was Murray far too often found them-wide with a drop at goal. selves called on to tackle off the But this was too good to last. wrong foot. In part this was due and just on half-time Wooller's to the skill of the Welsh "triangle." kick ahead was grabbed by Davey, in part it was their own faulty who avoided positioning which was to blame. Then W. C. W. Murdoch was sur- or Jenkins to convert. This eight prisingly easily beaten by B, E. W. points lead more fully represented McCall's not particularly subtle the advantage Wajes had held in every phase of the side-step. and. W. C. Fyfe, though practically accepting a certain share of extra play, and Scotland could not com- defensive duties, was comparative-plain of having no better prospect ly subdued.
than that of a grand match to
two tackles and grounded the ball fairly close in
For the first time that I can re- win. member W. R. Logan had to play,
THE SECOND HALF
a minute of restarting
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Within second fiddle as a passer-out. His
stresses that also in the Far East closer co-operation between all the friends of peace would be oppor- tune.-
"ransocean News Service,
POLICE OFFICER LOST· ON VOYAGE
Sar. Francisco, Feb. 28. Officials of the liner Chichibu Maru stated that Mr. Standley
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captain for this post is indicative of the growth in the importance of the command, for hitherto the duties have been performed by squadron leader.
Group Captain Peck has seen a good deal of the East for he was porn in Bengal, and after trans- The terring to the RFC. from Devonshire Regiment in 1918 he Palestine. In 1923 he
served in
was in command of No. 25 Squa
dron at Constantinople, and four years
later of armoured-cars in THE
Σας He was promoted to his present rank in July last.
(1) France is searching for
WING COMMANDER ACLAND new guarantees of Austrian in-
Wing Commander W. R. Dyke dependence," because of anxiety
Ac'and. D.F.C., A.F.C., after three over German rearmament and
years as instructor at the RAF Italy's preoccupation in Abys-Staff Collage, is appointed for sinia. Czechoslovakia's two part-air staff duties in the Iraq Com- ners in the anti-Habsburg Little and in succession to Wing Com Entenfe, Rumania and Jugo- minder H. K.Thorold. He was slavia, took part in Paris talks last week
(2) The Bill for the ratifica- tion of the Franco-Soviet pact of mutual assistance will be de- bated in the Chamber morrow. It has been suggested that one of the consequences of this alliance will be the denun-
to-
the
ciation by Germany of Locarno Treaty and the occupa- flon of the demilitarised Rhine
zone.
(3) Czechoslovakia already has a pact of mutual assistance with Russia. One result is said to be a plan for co-operation in military aviation, by which Russia could use Czechoslovakia
air bases.
STATUE TO PAVLOV"
Moscow, Feb. 28. In connection with the death of when the ship docked, appeared to the noted scientist, Pavlov the
Reyes, the English police officer
Shanghai found
from
missing
one of the early winners of the Dunning Memorial Cup for flights from and landings on the aircraft- carrier Argus during the War, in which he was mentioned in 's- patches and twice decorated for service with coastal patrois and in the Baltic. In 1928-32 he was or staff duties at the Alr Ministry.
ROYAL TOURNAMENT Eliminating competitions for the Royal Tournament will be held in
the various R.A.F. commands as follows:-ALT
Great Defence of Britain, at Uxbridge, February 1 and 11; Inland Area, at Uxbridge. February 18 and 19: Coastal Area, ! a Uxbridge, March 5 and 6: anh!
PT staff competition. at Ux-
bridge, on AprY 3.
statue in his memory and to grant ; his wife a monthly pension of a thousand roubles.
Pavlov will, moreover, be given a State funeral
be depressed for several days prior Government has decided to erect a Reutet. Bulletin Service to his disappearance. Attendants discovered Mr. Keyes's cabin stain- ed with blood, and a pocket-knife with the blade bent.
His extensive baggage is being sent to Shanghai, and has not been opened. His purse contained a so- Itary one-cent piece. Mr. Keyes did not leave a farewell note.
Reuter
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SWISS SUPPRESSION OF NAZIS
Berne, Feb. 28. The Swiss reply to the recent German note protesting sharp against the suppression of Nazi or- ganisations in Switzerland, has been handed to the Gerinan Minis- ter here.
It states that the Federal Coun-
to German public:
BRITISH UNEMPLOYED
passes were good, but Tanner's Wales were penalised for obstruct- were superb. Defensively, "and asing a Scottish dribble, and Fyfe cll cannot reverse the decision and the German Governmen: a runner with the ball, Logan was took a long drop for goal, but hopes the best Scot on the field. Of a though he got the distance he was will prove its understanding of the nack whose performance fell a long wide to the right, and Wales situation and avoid eironeous in- way below expectations, only J. touched down. However, Scotland. terpretation Beattie and W. A. Burnet upheld heartened possibly by the piping opinion.--. their reputations.
of "The Barren Rocks of Aden" in "Reuter,
The
understanding and co-the interval, scored within five operation of Cliff Jones, W, Wooller, minutes. The ball was got out to and C. Davey was the deciding the left, where Jenkins was tackled factor of the match. Where they in possession by Dick, and Murray delivered their thrusts
London, Feb. 28. In un-managed, to dive over in the cor-
The Minister of Labour annoan- animity and defended on clearly ner. Fyfe failed with the difficult thought-out lines, Scotland showed kick, but Scotland now had their ces a reduction in unemployment poverty of imagination in attack, talls up, and an incident of value insurance contributions from em- with less executive skill, and to them was a confident clearance ployers and workers.
Tunas have a The insurance their lines. In almost from a Welsh attack by Marshall. covered haphazard
£6,500,000 surplus yearly for dis- formation. Forward who had so far been very shaky.
Cuff Jones began to nurse hisposal, and it is proposed to reduce there was less disparity, and here Scotland may improve, but there forwards by well-executed touch-the weekly rate by one penny.
The Minister of Labour also was a slight general advantage, finding, and Scotland were thus except in the loose, to Wales. kept artificially, as it were, on the stated that a White Paper would defence. Marshall, taking the ball be issued by the Government in A misty afternoon succeeded a on the run, best Idwal Rees and reply to a questionnaire from the drizzly morning, and though the kicked ahead, but Long marked Geneva International Labour Office | conditions by no means ruled out cleverly and found touch.in-Scot-regarding the forty-hour week. the possibilities of good handling land's half. Fyfe tried another The Minister stated that he would It seemed probable that most re-long drop from a penalty against attend the International; Labour sponsibility would rest with the Wales for a scrummaging offence, Conference at Geneva this year.- forwards. Here Scotland were kut although the ball went dead Reuter's Bulletin Service, presumed to hold a slight advah- and play was kept in Welsh quar-
THE RUN OF THE GAME
tage in weight and-inches, but the ters, there were signs that the
unexpectedly good form of. the temporary forward advantage was frontal attacks pulled up dead by Welsh eight against New Zealand, slipping from Scotland. Loose-knit Davey or Wooller, Scotland had and with certain reservations attacks by Scotland were checked now had a territorial spell of ag- ease and thegression such as should have spelt against England, had to be taken with comparative into account.
allck running and passing of the two or three tries,
AN EASY GOAL After both teams,.. wearing Welsh outsides still remained a mourning armlets, had stood to constant menace even when they. They were more than adequately punished for their failure to pro- attention for the National Anthem. had to start from long range. Davery kicked off to the unguard- Indeterminate cycles of scrum, fit from these when Idwal Rees, ∙ed side, and followed up quickly heel, pass, and kick left Scotland, fed from a breakdown in the Boot- enough to embarrass Scotland, but with eight minutes to go, still tigh passing, careered down the after some strenuous loose scrum- rather vaguely on the offensive right wing and, after a couple of Cua Jones darted maging near Scotland's right-hand without any probable prospects of serummages, corner-flag, the immediate danger scoring. When R. W. Bhaw tried clean through from the "25" for n-long diagonal kèk over the line, a try near the left-hand post. was dispelled.
Burnet let a good relleving rush Jenkins was able easily to beat Jenkins had no difficulty in con- and thus, early in the game, we Murdoch in the race for the ball verting and, with five minutes to now beyond had the menacing, deep-throated 'Lateral attacks were pushed over go the result was roar of "feet," "feet," "Teet," from the edge of the touch-line and doubt.
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