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NEXT SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
His Excellency gave a dinner party at Government House ou Monday evening. The guests
present ware His Honour Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, His Honour Sir William Rees Davies. K.C., Lady Rees Davies, Hon. Mr.
DAIRY
WEDNESDAY: JANUARY 7, 1920.
NOTICES
FARM NEWS.
J. Johnstone. Mrs. Johnstone, OUR BUTCHERY DEPARTMENT
Eng. Capt S.P. Ferguson, C.B.E. R. N., Commander A. H. Walker, 0. B. E, R. N. Eng. Com. J. E. Cuningham, R. N., Major G. H. Wakeman. Mr. H. J. Gedze, Mrs. Gedge, Major G. le Hoquet, Mrs. le Huquet, Captain E.H. Bleckiy. Mrs. Bleckly, Mr. Ross Thomsan, Mr. N. L. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Mr. N. S. Brown and Mrs. Brown.
MACAO NEWS. Consequent
De capture at Canton of four small gunboats which were smuggling rice to Macao, there is a lack of supply from the inland, and the price is now $1 for eight cattins The authorities in Chinshan. however. allow each person to carry 40. cents worth of rieg to Macao; therefore ¿ great many rice buyers are seen daily going to and for between the two places.
A few days ago a big fire broke out in Wanchai a place opposite Macao (in the inner harbour) and now held by the Hongkong Club, within a few hours 100 matsheds who won it last season after de were destroyed. All the occupiers feating South China in the
were poor bost people. Anure- final by 1 goal to ail.ber of gentlemen in Macao. It was not played for during the including Messrs. Lu Lim-reuk | war, excepting in season 1916-17, and Li Kunchen, dispatched when the Hongkong Club, after early the next morning a suppir The matches on Saturday next beating the Shropshire Regt. by of congee and cotton coats for will be those which were cancell-1 goal to nil after a drawn game, distribution among the people, ed for the England v. Scotland also defeated the Royal Engineers thus saving them from death by charity match on the 27th ult. in the final, both Clubs
severe cold and hunger. and will complete the fixtures of then possessing very the Hongkorg Senior League, sides. Owing to 50 даду with the exception of the match players and teams leaving the Police v. St. Joseph's postponed Colony, the Competition was not through rain, and Police v. R. A. renewed until 1918-19. The Hong- to be replayed. The Club will kong Club had not won the Shield play their last match in the before 1916-17 for a number of League with their old Iriends the Fears, the Regimental pre-war Police, and on present form the teams, such as the Devons. Club should have no difficulty Cornwalls, B. G. A., and mencing 2.15 p.m. The C.S.C.C. in maintaining their unbroken Naval
Depot being
strong
too
CRICKET.
C.S.C.C. 2nd v. UNIVERSITY 2nd.
To be played on the University ground on Saturday next, com
team will be: W. Hill (Capt.), R. G. P. Knight, F. Bacun, H. W. T. Taylor, E. T. Crocker, D. Lyon.
Sandford, H. E. Strange, G. H.
and Hasket, S. Hamer Burden.
League record. This match will strong for the locals and with the be played on the Navy ground. Services returning to the Colony South China will play the Navy the Competition should increase on the Club ground, and despite eeners and interest. The mat the good form shown by South ches will probably start about Chine last week against the the end of January and the com- Police, the South China will petition is un the knock-out good footballers, bat. at the same require their very best team system. if they have hopes. of getting a point, as the Navy are playing a strong game at present
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time, they are very ignorant of the actual laws of the game they are playing. NOTES. BY AN OLD BIRD." Such જૈક
the . often and their performance last week has been my lot to be in Hong-where some of the players are During the last few Saturdays it in the Old Country even now. in defeating the R. A. was a very kong just as all the exciting receiving six and syn pounds a good one.
St. Joseph's and the R. A. will football matches have been in week for their services, and yet, be a hard game, with not much Progress, and also to have had the of the actual rul ng of the game in it either way, and St. Joseph's of the so-called main matches. I the referee often has to come pleasure of witnessing one or two they know very little." So may find the Military ground was very dissapointed a more to their liking than the R.A. beng able to view the matches on him making a fool of himself by not to a player's assist unce to prevent The Second Division program the 27th of December. I refer, of continually making silly and me does not present much attrac-
course, to the two charity matches useless appeals to the tiveness this week. Kowloos, that were played atHappy Valley. referee, however, will not leave anything!
Continually appealing different is ungentlemanly conduct, a
to chance in their game with
I understand from
the Club de Recreio, as the latter sources that they were two very if a player is not careful he may is a smart if light team and will good eatches.
give the prospective League winners a good game. South
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find himself szut of the field for the ofence. There are dozens of But how are the majority of trivial little things that happen China "B" and St. Joseph's will the matches played off, and how in our football matches at the not affect the League positions is it in the long run that you present time, that have never, all probability, happened very much, but there will be hear that So-and-So in such-and-in
the referse has strong local rivalry and a keen such a match would have played before, and
a lot better football, and the at once to make up his mind how The teams, officials, etc., are as different result if the referee time
match would have had a far to deal with these. That is the he has to be firm hadn't done a certain thing? and to let the players These critics are all very well in realise that he is the master of their way, but just let them have the game. •
game.
follow
DIVISION 1.
Club v. Police.-Navy Ground, kick-off 4 p.m., referee Lt. Snook,
Mr. Burkenshaw.
DIVISION 11.
referee Mr. Coaker.
one bour under A amart
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St. Josephs v. R. A.-Military Referees Board, and have to Everything appertaining to the Ground, kick-off 4 p.m.. referee really pass for a referee and game of Association football fies they will then find that in the referee's decision. This does8 South Chine v. Návy.-Club) talk is very cheap indeed not mean that everything that hel Ground, kick-off 4 p... rcferce speak from experience, sees be is duty bound to mark. Mr. Townsend.
from the great football centre of Far from it. Why, only the Russell Square, London, where other day I was refereing a Kowloon v. Club de Recreio.- you get the wonderful little rather good game myself on Club ground, and if Club Ground, kick-off 2.30 p.m.,ellow, F. J. C. Wall, and Earl the
blown Kinnaird and Mr. Clegg, to ask I had
my whistle every little you very kindly to desine the for
thing rules of the game and the duties that happened that day. well of a referee. That is the place should have wanted a new whistle in the whole football world and a new pair of lungs by the where football means money, time the match ended. So because The cd. Division League is and where a man who intends to the referee does not mark every- providing a good contest and the pass for a referee has to know remaining matches, particularly what he is about. That is where those of the Navy Res., Kowloon, the referee earns his money, and Staffs and Depts and Club Re. he is the man who can make or serves will be watched with mar a good game of football, interest. The positions of the Clubs to date are as follow:-
South China "B.". S. Joseph's Res-Navy Ground, kick-off 2.30 p.m., referee Mr. Skinner,
2ND DIVISION TABLE.
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thing that he sees, please don' take it to heart and fancy that he is selling your favourite team. I noticed in particular one match not so long ago, where 蠱 referec who had
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THE CORONET.
"THE MASTER MAN”.
the producers have gained a splendid psychological effect by making the sub-titles appear oc -background of heavy, shifting, velvet curtains- in this way making them sug- Few patrons of the motion gestive of mystery, of deep and picture are discerning enough to unfathomable secrecy, of plot and realise that such seemingly counterplot, and subconsciously simple thing as a screen caption conveying to the spectator an may be sufficient to alter the atmosphere" of suspense and entire aspect of a photoplay. Yet thrill similar to that gained by an
naro for being very SHAT! a sub-title which jars the eye or intended "wait" when the entire Goals.
At the present time in the certainly spoiled many a good entails a real effort at understand-action is halted in`a speaking Culong, we are blest with a few move of the losing team's play, by ing is a thing to be sedulously play. P.W.L. D. very good referees, so I am told. needlessly bringing up a man for avoided by the carful picture-
This being the case, let the foot-offside when the player in quest- builder. ball fraternity learn to appreciate ion was not attempting even to 0-12 the fact, and treat the referees play the ball or put himself in a of perfect sub-titling in "The
Navy Res. Kowloon Staffs
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We are promised an example
HAEMORRHOIDS
otherwise Piles, are aggravated
5 5 0 0 37 0 10 with all respect due to them in position to do so and not even Master Man," the first of the new 6 4 2 0 15 3 8 their official capacity as ruler and attempting to obstruct an oppes- Frank Keenan Special Features, by costiveness. In many cases Club Recreio 7 4 3 898 controller of the game. The actual ing player. At least eight times in which will be presented at the when the constipation is dispelled HKFC (Res) 4 3 1 0 6 3 6 fees are not what the majority of that match, the game was stopped Coronet to-morrow night. The by Pinkettes the Pilea dry up and S.C.A. (B) 6 2 3 1 8 7 the gentlemen offer their services needlessly. This caused ill-feeling St. Joseph's
action of this play is fre- disappear. for; no, it is because they bave an between players, and I should R2s.
5 2 3 0 721 4 interest in
their work and certainly advise that referee in quently surrounded with deep
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it is 2 tale 5 1 3 1 718 3to them it is just as much a particular to read the Referees'
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