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SUNDAY FOOTBALL.
Should it be Recognised'?
No Way Out.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAV, NOVEMBER 7, 1913.
POST OFFICE.
SHIPPING NEWS.
WEATHER REPORT.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S
PARCEL MAIL.
ARRIVED.
“Osn.— C.N.SN. Oo.
Talabun, Chi.. 1,816, R. G. Paramore, 8th last-Canton 5th fast Devanha, Br. as 4,785, W. R. F. Hickey, 6th instant-Bombay 22nd Oct. Gen.-P. and 0.
On the 7th at 11.15-The northern depression is now central over Hokkaido. | An anticyclone has formed over China.
coast of China, over the Philippines, Fressure is nearly stationary along the and over Anaam
W. Pickford writing in the Athletic News, says: I do not suppose that in any part of the country the problem of Sunday football is so serious as it is in London. In my part of the coun- try we never hear the thud of the ball being kicked, nor the shout. I do not suppose that the official the New Year Mail, and is due to rescYodo Maru. Jam at. 1.3350, E. Yokota, onding at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inches1
ing of apeotatore on that day, though I am bound to say that motor-osms and oyoles crowd the roads, and that in private gardens lawn tennis, bowls, and other games are played. Bunday golf ia quite an insiltation in moet places. The line is certainly drawn very loosely in regard to Bunday pastimes.
But in the widespread suburbs of the Metropolis Sunday football is making headway. I hope I have not broken Rule 25 of the F.A., but I went specially to see a Sunday League game in North Loudon, which in most respects "was conducted like an ordinary
junior match.
I do not glass myself among the strigt, but I do not see any way out of the position. It is not pleasant to contemplate a section of football being played under
The Publio are informed "that the conditions that tend to be dis- creditable, because there is no Christmas Parcel Mail to the United Kingdon and countries beyond will be strong control. One would like closed in this Ofios at 5 pm. to-day. the long on roata in some way to get a grip on Thin Parcel Mail
vis Gibraltar is due to reach, London on these Bunday games and to bring the 15th of December, The following mall a steadying influence on them. of the 1st November will be treated as
London
don on the 27th December. Parcela attitude of non-recognition will may be forwarded via Brindisi with an stop or very much check this extra fes of 60 cents and with this mall sort of football that obviously are dus in London on the 20th of December. Parools containing Gold or Bilver Kupi suits and satisfies so many on be lasured for at least part of their valut thusiasts, so much so that theyAll insured Parcels must be 'mesind. "All
of was and must bear the impression accept the position of being the sals must be of the same ocloured barred from the regulation gama prizate devine. This davies must be the same on each mal. Straight, curved, without worrying."
able.
Landrat
Schelt, Ger. 1,010, A. Strowe. 6th instant-Baigon 2nd instant Rice Teak-wood-8, & Co.
6th instant-Hongsy 4th instant Coal--B. and Co instant-Moji and Instant Gen. Briegavin, Gur, s. 4,165, 3. Ernst, 7th
HAL Tunsthing, 88. 1.3.1.171, L. 7. O. Hussy,
7th Instant Bangkok 30th Oct. Ris-J. H. &Co.
Hangiang, Br. s. 1,950, B. Wilde, 7th
instant-Bongkok 31st October Rice, M. and Co.
|
The monsoon will set in again along the east coast of Chins, and remain moderate
over the N. China Bea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.
Dietrics.
Forecast.
1 Hongkong and Neighbour.
hood
On the other hand, the public crossed or dotted lines are not admiss: Indo Maru, Jan. a. 3,97%, K. Kamiya,& Formosa Channel...........]
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sentiment of the country certainly opposed to the recogni- There tion of Bunday matches cannot be any question about that.
SWIMMING.
Speed Championship for the
South.
Buttons, Coina, Thimbles, cannot be used for sealing.
7th fastant-Kobe 2nd instaus Gen.-0.8.K.
Anghin, Ger, a., 1,001, Ovrdes, 7th inst., Bangkok $7th October Rice-- B. and 8.
The Clerks of the Post Office are for- bidden to Alix Stampa on lettern or Par- cals or to sont any article for the Publie. Hongbee, Br... 9,056, G. Kinghors, 7th Parcale that in the opinion of the Offcar
Instant Penang 27th Oct., Gen. bandling the same do not comply with
Ohineso the regulations will not be accepted.
Br... 1.143. Tuebbon, 7th `inat, -Canton 6th Instant Beans Oli -B. and S.
Kanou.
7th instant-Shanghai 4th inst.. Gen...-P. and O.
With reference to paragraph 6 of the Hongkong Postal Guide, all local letters India, Fr. s. 4,900, 0.0. Talbot, R. N. R. whose delivery is unavoidably held over or retarded owing to the arrival of a con- tract packet or Biberian mail will be marked Delivery postponed." In no. case will more than one local delivery be
held over or retarded on these grounds.
of Ordinary Correspondence: closed.
The money order office will be entiroly,
Of the records recently passed Objectionable Features.
by the English Amateur Swim. From inquiries made, however, it'geomed avident to me that Sunming Association, only one goes day football, ostracised and blank. forward to be accepted as a
world's record by the Interna. Monday next the 10th instant having balled as it is by the recognised tional Amateur Swimming Te-General Post Office will be open from 8 to boon declared a General Holiday the associations and clube, runs a very deration, and that is George Web 9am. There will be a collection from the good chance of injuring the game. There is no powerful control, sad ster's 400 metres back atroke Pillar Bexos os on Sunday and a delivery offences that would not be tolerat. world's record of 6min. 103-5sec., executed at Brighouse, Yorkshire, od in the recognised game go un- punished. Many of the matches on July 5, 1913, writes "Plunger are played on the private fields in the Athletic News. bolonging to public-houses, and the atmosphere is necessarily tinged by that fact. Betting is quito common round the ropes. and it is not at all infrequent that money is received by players who are not, and under the conditions cannot be, properly registered as professionals.
A supporter of Sunday football deplored this. He argued that the day was with large numbers of folk, Jews for instance, not their Sabbath, and that there were many thousands of youths who never got an opportunity of foot- ball during the week. If he said, Sunday football could be re- cognised by the Football Associa tion, and put under proper authority and supervision, it would be an excellent thing.
A Curious Position, The rules of the F..A. prohibit ite members playing football on a Sunday in England. A person taking part in it in the United Kingdom is not recognised. This prohibition apparently does not extend to Ireland, though, logically, it ought to The FA. does not interfere with its clubs or players when they go on the Continent, where Sunday is the great day for sports and recrea tion. Hundreds of English clubs make tours abroad and play games on the Sunday. The "When principle is, I suppose, in Rome, do as Rome does." Bat the F.A. has always refused to play an international match on a Sunday, which has always been something of a puzzle to. the Dutchman and the Frenchman,
George, who resides at Halifax, is a momber of the Sowerby Bridge S.C. He joins with Call, lustre to Yorkshire's fair fame. Unwin, and Hatfield in adding He is not an Olympic champion The solitary Olympic 100 metres backstroke race-an inadequata provision for such an enormously. important stroke—is not enough for him, but there is no one in wide world to beat him at the longer distance. He learned to awim at 12 years of age, and five years later he won the Sowerby Bridge Championship, having ever since monopolised the hon
our.
For the past eight years he has been 100, 440, and ove mile (free style), and 100 yards (back stroke) champion of Yorkshire. No. 3 District, and won the English 150 yards back stroke last year and this. He is power. fully built, standa 5ft. 54io, high, weighs 11at 916, and is 27 years old.
The Complaint of the Swedes.
The Swedes have reason to be gratified with the rosult of their engagements in this country, for they have played nine matches, won eight, and lost one, 36 followe
5-4 v. English Select... won
Hyde Seal lost 5-7
v. Everton
v. Midland Select.. v. Gloucester v. Weston-super-
Mare
v. London Otters... v. London Zephyr. v. Hastings,
Won
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30
10-0
14
7-3
0-3
12~0
10-1
SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS
can be supplied cheap rates.
at
Moreover, any player in an Engish club who has an objec tion to playing on Sundays may not be compelled to do so when abroad. A professional contracts to play for his olub when and SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK where it orders, but in this in-.
(British North Bonso), stance he may decline and cannot A these ports steamers call- be punished. There is a mixed ing for bunker coal exclusively consistency and inconsistency in are exempt from all shipping this that might strike the casual dues and charges. reader as rather humorous.
Discriminating Drinkers
feel a serene
confidence
JOHN HAIG'S GLENLEVEN
Sole. Agents for. South China
h. RuttonjeE & SON,
A BUNE
Wine & Spirit Marchants
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MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY. Davanba, Europe India, Shanghai Indo Maru, Japan Tangshlog, Bangkok Halmun, Swatow Taming, Manila Anghin, Bangkok
Philippine
Doon
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.
Inlanda--Per DENBIGH HALL, 7th Nov., 5 p.m.
StraitsPer 8UDMARK; 7th Nov. 5 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
Mauriting-Per MATHILDE, 8th inst., 10 Straits, Ceylon and Indiu vis Bombay-
Mail.
American
Canadian
American Siberian
&
Canadian
& Siberian
Malls.
English
4.1.
Per INDO MARU, 8th Nov. 10
A..
Shanghai and North China .(Europe vla Biberia)-Per DEVANHA, 8th Nov., 10 a.m.
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EL. winds, moderatas
fine. cooler.
N.E. winds,
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
WILL despateb VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named ---u. For
LONDON & ANT-]
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WERP vis Binga- } Sumatra
pore, Penang, Capt. H. W. Potier
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ual Ports of Call
SHANG HAIY J. strong.
MOJI, AND
Bouth coast of China be- The same tween H.K. and Lamooks as No. L
5 South coast of China 'be-) The same tween H.K. and Hainan... No., 1..
China Coast Meteorological Register. --
Station.
7th November, a.m.'
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature
Humidity
'D'tion.
Forca.
Weather.
Haimun, Br... 641, J. W. Evara, 7th Inst.Swatow 6th inst. Gen.- D. L. & Co. Juneta, Br. u. 2,779. H. G. A. Timmios
R.MP
2th instant-Carl 4th instant, Coal & Coke D& Co. W'ostock 7a
29.61 Maru, Jap. z. 1,119. E. Tachira, Nemuro da
7th instant-8watow 6th instant Hakodate 29.65 Gen. ~0.9.K.
Tokio
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д 29.94 36
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7
2
16
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Br. 3.3. 1,353, G. H. Pennefather, Kochi 7th instant, Manila 4th instans Nagasaki Gen. B, and 8.
29.95
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29.89
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29.05
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49.30
29.98
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30.06
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30.07
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30.07
Bonia Is. Cheloo
30.18.
DEPARTED.
November 7
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Kwongsang for Canton Cheongshing for Tientsin Choleing for Bangkok Luchow for Shanghal Sabino Rickmers for Balik Benledi for Yokohama Carl Diederichsen for Haiphong
CLEARANCES AT THE
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about 15th Nov.
Devanha
Capt. W. R. Hickey
R.NR.
noon
8th Nov,
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Freight & Flange
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Hongkong, 7th Nov. 1913
E. A. Hewett,
Superintendent.
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30.24 57 30.17 60
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to
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board up to the time fixed for Ali Mohomed, Mr& Howard departure
of the mail (Extra Mra Postage 10 osa
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ported in all the Pillar Boxes Anderson, Miss
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INDIA, 8th Nov., 11 am.
Brown, BC!
Huni Yap Chee Hilton, P Jenhims, EK Leon Yap Mannering Monk, E H Purry, Miss
Philippine lands-Por LOONGSANG, Bloker, Mr & Mrs Polluck, M
Mr & Mru
8th Nov. 1 p.ITL.
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Mr and Mr Robinson Robertson, Dr D8 Simon, Major & B
Shanghai and North China Corner (Europa
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Shanghai and North China Por Cunnigham, Mr and Simonds, Mr & Min
KWONGBANG, 8th lost, 5
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8th inst. 5p.m
Newchwang and Daited-Per EIGER
6th inst., 5, p.m.
SUNDAY. 9th Nov:
JG Cher Shay Heo,
Chan Ham Davison, 3 1 Evane, J K Уаргола, Comparte, H Gibb, J Straits and India via Calcutta-Per Graystore
A, APCAR 9th Nov., a m. Слобод Swalow, Amoy & Formosa ves Tamani= | Huasem; Master.
Par DAIGI, HAHU, 9ih inst., 9 A.0.
Swalow-For HAIMUN, DIE Inas. Pa..
MONDAY, 10th Nov.
Austral-
Van
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Spice, Miss
Biokas, Mr and Mr
Mr Simonda
Stafford, B
Ward, 7
Waller, Miss N Weller, Mist D Warwick, Mr and
Wilkinson, B Walker, J M Wah Chang Zossenboim, L
Por va. Taming qrrived 7ib instant, from Manila.
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TUESDAY, 11th Nov. Biatow Amoy and Fooshow-Par
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last., 3 p.m.
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Canadian
da,
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WEDNESDAY, 12th Nov.. Haiphong, Pakhol & Saigon-Per KAI- was.
FONG, 12th inst., 9 a.m. Swatow-PerHAUMUN, 12th inst, 10'am.
THURSDAY, 19th November. Shanghai and Worth Ching-For AN HUL 13th Nov., 3 paRANNO AL Philippine Islands-Per RUBL, 18th
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TIDE TABLE.
3rd Nov, to 9th Nov.
Te High-Water
Tongkona
T. F. Claxton, Director,
Hongkong, Observatory, Nov. 7.
1 Barometer, reduced to. 32. degrees! Fahrerhelt on the level of the sea la in hes, tenths and hundredths,
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degzaos Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mois»: being 109,
י.
+ Direction of Wind, to two points 5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Ecale.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, ffog, g gloomy, h ball, I lightning, o overcast, p passing showers, 9 squaily, z rain, ● snow, i thunder, v visibility, w daw.wet.
0 Rain in insbes, tenthsand hundredths.
METEOROLOGICAL
Barometer
Previous
HELMSHAFEN, P. Waldemar
BRISBANE,SYDNEY,
JESSELTON, KUDAT & Borneo
SANDAKAN
J. Capt. J. Koebler
To sail on
WEDNES.. 12th Nov
10 am.
WEDNES., 12th Nov.
SATUR., 29th Nov. 9a-m.
About TUESDAY, 11th Nov. TUESDAY, 2nd Dec.
·9 am
All the steamers of the Europos Line are fitted with Wireless, Telegraphy, Mow System of Telefunken.
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA
Hongkong, 3rd Nov, 1913.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN.
OUTWARD,
Australien Aolynesian
Day On date on date | Paul Lecal al's pani kam, dugar, ...30.03
30.06 29.97
Temperature......
77
81
Humidity Wind Direction ***
88
62
Weather
Pr
h
b
Force
Rain
Higest open air Zemperature on the dil Low
H.K. Observatory, 7th Nov,, 1913.
T. P. CLAXTON, Director."
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Japan ou
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Steamers.
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18th November, 2nd December.
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