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TUESDAY,
THE WORLD SPORT
HOME FOOTBALL.
J
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE.
The English and Scottish League tables up to and including matches played yesterday, are appended:
Division 1.
P. W. D. L
THE OLYMPIAD.
HOW CHINA LOST THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
ير
BASKET-BALL VITAL.
The eighth Far Eastern Olympic Games, just concluded, were pos- F. Psibly the most thrilling in the his- Sunderland..5 3 2 0 16 11 9tory of the contests, for as Mr. Hin Newcastle ...4 3 1 0 15 4 7 Wong, the secretary of the local 1 15 10 7 contingent, explained, China lost by Arsenal 5 3 1 Leicester ...5 2111 7 6 West Ham...4 3 0 1 13 10 6 Bury. 4 3 0 1 10 8 6 Cardiff. 5 1 4 0 7 6 Manch. Un...5 2 2 1 7 8 Blackburn...5 2 2 1 7 6 Everton.....42 11 12 7
fraction of a second," Japan's victory being due entirely to China's defeat by the Philippines in the basket ball championship, after Ga closely-contested game.
Seen by by Telegraph repre- sentative this morning, Mr. Hin Wong, spoke of the basket ball championship which China was un- fortunate to lose. Japan had been China and the beaten by both Philipines in the two sets, while China had lost the first set to the Philippines.
6
6
5
Middlesbro 5 2 1 2 10,11
5
Tottenham...5 2 1 2 9 11
5
Liverpool. 4 1 2 1 7 4
4
Aston Villa.5 1 2 2 10 10
4
Derby 4 1 2 1 7 7
4
Sheffield Un.5 12 2 9 13
4
Portsmouth 5 1 2 2 12 17
4
Bolton 4 1 1 2 5 5
3
Birmingham 5 1 1 3 7 11 Wednesday 5 0 2 3 Huddersf'ld 4 0 1 3
3
5 13
2
6 12
1
Burnley...5 0.0 5
7 16
0
-Division II.
Clapton...5
4
1 0 11
3
9
Bristol C...4 4
0 0 12
3
8
Oldham 5 4 0 1 15
5
8
Chelsea 4 3 1 0 11
2
7
0 13 37
67
5
5
Leeds Un....4 3 1
1 15 9 7 Stoke .........5 3 1
1 14 11 7 Manch. City.5 3 1 Preston 5 2 2 1 10 8 6 Hull City...5 2 2 1 7 6 6 Swansea....5 2 2.1 16 16 Notts For....4 2 1 1 16 8 Barnsley....4 1.3 0 8 7 Wast Brom.5 2 1 2 11 10 Wolves.......5 1 2 2 7 9 Grimeby 4 0 2 2 7 12 Falhan.4 0 2.24 12: Reading 4 0 1 3 5 12 1 3 3 9 Port Vulo....4 0
1 4 4 13 South'pton...5 0 Sch. Shields .5 0 1 4 5 17
1 Blackpool...5 0 4.3 14
5
4
It was in the second set that The China
unfortunate. Was scores were 28 points to 27 in favour of the Filipinos when China dropped the ball into the op positions basket, but a fraction of second too late, the final whistle being blown just before the goal was scored.
If the goal had been scored earlier China would then have benten the Filipinos by 29 points to .28 and would have thus tied for the championship, which, as subsequent results showed, would have given her the Olympic Games championship.
Baseballers' Success.
.
Mr. Hin Wong went on to ex- plain the narrow margin of points
by which the Japanese won. Both
SEPTEMBER 13,
1927.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"A SOCIETY SCANDAL" SHOWING TO-DAY,
ATLANTIC FLIGHT FILM..........
Gloria Swanson, Rod La Rocquo, Ricardo Cortez and Allan Simp- son are the stars in "A Sozięty. Scandal," the feature attraction at the Queen's Theatre to-day. WA |Society Scandal” da the film ver- sion of Alfred Sutro's. play, "The Laughing Lady," with the story brought up to date and the locale. altered from London to New York. The settings are the ballroom and the boudoir. During the picture Glorla Swanson wears not less than fourteen Paris, gowns.
“TELEGRAPH” FOOTBALI
COMPETITION.
PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY FOR EASY FORECASTS.
The "Hongkong Telegraph" offers a prize of $50 to the readers who send in twelve correct forecasts of the results of the English and Scottish Football League matches (to be played on Saturday next, September 17th) set out in the Coupon below. No goal scores are required; only forecasts showing wing or draws.
In the event of no reader forecasting all twelve matches, a prize of $25 will be given to the reader who sends in the greatest number of correct forecasts; and in the event of two or more readers send- ing in an equal high number, the prize of $25 will be divided:
Read the Rules below and follow them carefully:-
Bules of Competition.
1. All forecasts must be contained on coupons cut from the "Hongkong Telograph," the name of address of
2. All envelopes must be addressed
The topical gazette is parti-the entrant to be plainly printed in cularly interesting after the visit block letters in ink. of the world fliers Brock and Schlec, as it shows the wonderful welcome accorded "to Captain Lindbergh when he arrived in Paris after his lone flight across the Atlantic.
the "Hongkong Telegraph," 1/8, Wyndham Street, and marked Football Competition" on the front, with sender's name (without address) on the back.
3. Any number of attempts may be sent in, but a soparate coupon must be used for each attempt.
4. The prize of $50 will be award- ed to the competitor who sends in
correct forecasta on
Other interesting events shown in the same gazetie are a military display in England which was visited by the King and Queen, the raging waters of the Mississipi coupon. If there is no correct for Bloods, and some hair-raising cast of all twelve matches, a prize stunts by a dare-devil roller skater of $25 will be awarded to a prize on the ceping of a Chicago sky-petitor who sends in the greatest scraper.
I
World Theatre. The chief picture at the World Theatre at the 5.15 and 9.20 per
Marshall formances to-day is Neilan's drama of city life, "Wild Oats Lane," with Viola Dana and Robert Agnew in the leading roles. At the 2.30 and 7.16 performances the picture is the second part of the Chinese love drama, "The Dream of the Red Room."
At the Star.
number of correct forecasts on one coupon. In the event of more than one competitor forwarding an equal winning number of forccists, the $25 will be divided equally between such competitors. No competitor, however, will be entitled to more than one share of the prize.
6. All forecast coupons must reach the "Telegraph" office not later than 12 o'clock (noon) on Saturdays. Coupons received after that time will be disqualified.
6. The results of cach week's Competition will be announced in the "Telegraph" of the Fridays follow- ing the dates on which the matches are played.
The principal picture in the enn. tinuous programme at the Star 7. Competitors who have forwarded: Theatre to-day is Douglas Mac-eight or more correct forecasts must lean's delightful comedy," "Seven Keys to Baldpate," which, besides being very amusing, has all the elements of a delightful mystery play.
Japan and China carried off threeA WAIF WHO WOULD championships, but Japan, energ 2ed winners by virtue of their re presentatives" securing more
1 second-place honours: than the 1.Chinese.
1
1
Notts County 40
1
3 1 10
1
Sonth). "
4
Division
5
NOT REFORM.
SENTENCED TO BIRCHING
FOR THEFT.
Speaking of the Gumes in gen 1eral. Mr. Hin Wong said that it was in the swimming events and
After being remanded a young the field and track races that China was completely outclassed. Chinese, whe was recommended Notwithstanding the fact that by the Kowloon Magistrate this. Japan won the Olympic baseball morning to be sent to the Walfs 16 4 1 Norwich.
9championship, Mr. Hin Wong safd Club, informed the Police that he 40 1 14 Southend...5
88 that China, represented by the had previously been admitted to
The .....5 3 1 1 13 97Honolulu players, won the open the Club, but had run away.
defendant Q. P. R.
had pleaded baseball championship for which Brighton....4 3 0 1 14 7 6
a shield was presented by Mr. guilty before Mr. W. Schofield to Millwall.....5 3 0 2 18-10 Chang Li-yuen, a prominent re-a charge of larceny of a rattan Northants....5 3 0 2 13 86sident of Shanghai, in connexion basket, containing clothing and Charlton....42 20.75 6 with the Far Eastern Games. The jewellery to the value of $41, Brentford....5 3 0 2 12 11 6 shield, which was brought down to Plymouth....5 2 1 2 13 8 Bristol Rov..5 2 1 11 11 5 Crystal Pal5 2 1.27 12 Swindon....5 2 0 3 11 10
5
4
Gillingham. 5 1 2 2 0 9
Newport. 4 2 0 2 10 10
4
4
Watford.....5 2 0.3 11 11
4
Coventry. 5 1 2 2 9 13 Walsall 5 2 0 3 8 13 Bournem'th.5 1 13 7 10 Merthyr.
4
8
4 1 1 2 4 10 Exeter. 5. 0 3 2 5 19
3
3
Torquay Lutor..
.5 1 1 3 5 16 0 1 4 5 14
3
6
the Colony by the local contingent, now adorns the South China Athletic Association premises in China Building..
Gordon Lum going to Japan?
from 138, Shanghai Street.
Sergeant Mottram told his Wor- ship that he had made enquiries, and discovered that the defendant was an orphan and had no friends. The boy had been recommended to Sergeant Dickson of the Waifs Club, but the latter intimated that Mr. Hin Wong returned on he would not accept the boy unless Saturday with the swimmers, run-he saw him personally, as three ners and the volley ball team boys who had been sent to the from Canton. Others arrived Club from Kowloon had abscond- yesterday, while the footballers ed after they had been clothed are due back sometime to-day,' and fed.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION.
Matches to be played on Sep- tember 17th:
DIVISION 1,
Birmingham y Bury Wednesday V
V
Hull Preston N.E. Y
Cardiff Sheffield U. Bolton W.
DIVISION II,
'S. Shields
Port Vale
Brentford Plymouth
DIVISION III. (SOUTH).
Luton Coventry
T
DIVISION III. (NORTH).
Accrington V New Brighton v
Darlington Halifax
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Hamilton V Dundee Falkirk
Name
Address
V
No. 3.
Dute
Cowdenbeath
St. Johnstone St. Mirren
send in claims for the prize. Enve- lopes containing such claims must be marked "Football Claim" and must reach this office not later than the Wednesday following the dates on which the matches are played, fail- ing which they will not be considered. No prize will be awarded for which a 10. No member of the "Telegraph" staff will be permitted to compete in claim has not been made,
the
9. No match contained in coupon which, from any cause, is not played to a finish will be counted.
8. The "Telegraph" will accept no this competition. responsibility for the loss or non- 11. The Editor's decision must be delivery of coupons. No correspon-accepted as final on all pointa in dence or interviews will be entered dispute in connexion with the Com- into concerning this Competition. petition.
MARK YOUR ENVELOPES "FOOTBALL" ON THE FRONT, AND WRITE YOUR NAME (WITHOUT ADDRESS) ON THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE.
...
Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marks in respect of matches which you think will be drawn.
If you forecast eight or more results correctly on one coupon, don't forget to make a claim not later than the Wednesday following.
Watch the "Telegraph" on Fridays for results.
C.N.C. SETTLEMENT.
PROVISION. FÖR FUTURE,
DISPUTES,
Engineering
LIVERPOOL AND ALFRED HOLT."
GROWTH OF THE BLUE, FUNNEL LINE.
Shipping and (Shanghai) referring to the con-
Home papers to hand recently clusion of the C.N.C. dispute,
give detailed reports of the opening states:
We are authoritatively informed of the great Gladstone Dock system as we go to press that the dispute at Liverpool by H. M. the King a
Navigation Company, Ltd., and the China few weeks ago. Coast Officers' Guild and the Marine Engineers' Guild of China, two which has lasted for months, was finally settled Thursday, September 8.
between the China,
over
on
4
The Manchester Guardian Com- mercial and Liverpool Post and Mercury publish special supple- ments in this connexion.
Through the kind offices of Mr.
The latter journal has a very well-
Asked as regards the rumour His Worship remanded the de- 1that Mr. Ng Sze-kwong and Mr. fendant for 24 hours, instructing Gordon Lum had been invited to the Police to take the defendant Division III (North). Tientsin to give exhibition games to see Sergeant. Dickson.
against the local players in the Sergeant Mottron later return-
port, Mr. Hined and informed his Worship that E. T. Byrne, to whom the Company produced illustrated supplement, Rochdale 4 4 0 0 8 3 8 Northern.
that he had the defendant had admitted to and the Guilds express their ap- Halifax 6 3 2 1 18 10 g Wong said
report him, on leaving the Court, that preciation and thanks for the time, giving full particulars of Liver- heard nothing of the 8 9 Lincoln.5 4 0 1 13
him in bringing the parties toge as details of the commercial acti- Bradford 53 11 12 6 7 but he had been told that Mr. Lum he had already been in the Waifs patience and tact: expended by pool's history and growth, as well
had received an invitation to visit Club, but had run away. 1 6 Darlington 4 3 0 1 9
Japan to play a series of games His Worship then ordered the ther, meetings have been held vities of the port. There is a sec- Tranmere 4 3 0 17 4 6
there. Up to the time of his de- defendant to receive twelve strokes during the past six weeks with Mr. tion devoted to the big shipping Byrne in the Chair with the re-companies using the port as head- Wroxham 5 2 2 1 6 4
sult that a settlement has been quarters, and their founders. This Doncaster...5 2 1 2 9 5 Sparture, Mr. Lum had not definite- of the cane,
ly rejected or accepted the offer.
reached and a general "reinatute-ncludes a long account of the N. Brighton.5 2 1 2 11 11 5
With reference to the proposed
ment will take place immediately. founding and development of the Crewe, 6 1 3 2 4 9 5 visit of the Honolulu Chinese to
The members ofthe Guilds have Blue Funnel Line and a reference Nelson 4.2 0 2 11 6 4 the Philippines, Mr. Hin. Wong
gone back to work and sailings to the originator, the late Mr. Al- Southport 5 2 0 3 10-10 said that he did not think such a
have been resumed pending the fred Holt (1829-1911). It says: Chesterfield,5 2 0 3 6 7 4vis would materialiae. It was
"No one will question Alfred Stockport... 4 2 0 2 5 7 4 disappointing, as the Chinese hrad NEW SCHEDULE ARRANGED: drafting of terms of settlement
and upon the understanding that Holt's title to inclusion among the Rotherham 4 2 0 2 6 9 4 beaten the Filipinos in the Olym-
With the settlement of the both parties meet within a reason: port's founders, because it was he Hartlepools. 3:2 0 1 3 5 4 pic gates as well as in the open Accrington...3 11 1653 championship, and a trip to the China Navigation Company strike, able time and agree upon means who bought a single ship in a Clyde Bradford C...41127.63 Philippine Islands would be most the ss. Fatahan resumed duty on for the settlement of future dis- yard for £4,250 and converted it the Canton run this morning,putes that may be satisfactory to into the Blue Funnel Ling, which 2 attractive. Wigan.5 1 0 4 13
to-day owns 87 vessels with a total The steamboat schedule did not under the aegis of the Hongkong, both the Company and the Guilds. Barrow 5 1:0 4 6 16 2
tonnage of 681,122 gross, and em- Durham, 5 1 0 4 6 14 2 Buit their times, while the dates Canton and Macao Steamboat
ploys 6,500 persons afloat and 2,000. ashore." Ashington...6 0 2 4 10 24 2 fixed for the matches also inter- Company.
fered with other arrangements,
THE CANTON RUN.
་
HOME FOOTBALL.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S MATCHES,
This means that there will now be two vessels sailing each way Scottish League.
every day. The Kinghan, salling from Canton at 8 this morning, "Trial by poison," an old tribal arrives this afternoon, and the Rangerė. ..5 5 0 0 22.5 10
French equatorial Lungshan, departing from Canton custom of Celtic ....5 4 1 0 12 09 St. Mirren....5 4 1 0 13 8 9 Africa, is officially abolished by a at 4 p.m., is due in at 10 p.m.
recent decree. Under this system
The Taishan sails for Canton Motherwell5 4 0 1 13 6 8 persons accused of crime took at 1 a.m. to-morrow, and the Kin-of the Airdrio.......5 3 1 1 11 7 poison If they showed Kilmarnock.5 3 1 1967 effects they were considered in shan will depart for the up-river Hearts,5 3 0 2 18 6 6 nocent. If they died they were port at 8 am; thus the Kinahan Partick 5 3 0 2 9 13 6 considered guilty. For years the and Fatshan will be the morning Bo'ness 5 2 1 27.9 5 French authoritics have tried to boats and the Lungshan and Tal Cardiff Odenbeath. 5 2 1 2 6 9 5 stamp out this custom as well shan the night ones.
It is learned with regret that
no l
The
F
London, Sept. 12. following are the results matches played to-day:-
Tottenham
Division I.
1 Blackburn 4 Middlesboro'
Division II. shan, is undergoing hospital South Shields 2 Wolves treatment. He is.not now in com-
Division III (North).
St.Johnstons5 2 1 2 6 12 5 as other. brutal and dangerous Captain Mitchell, late of the Fat-
Aberdeen.....5 2 0 3 13 13 4 practicos. Falkirk...5. 2 0 3 10 11 .4 Queen's Park5. 1 13 7 123 Dundee.5 1 1 3 4 8
Clyde 5 1 1 3 5 10
3 Hibernians...5 1 0 4 8 12
3 Hamilton....5 1.0 4 4 12. Raith R.5 10 4 10 14 2 Dunfermline.5 0 0 5 3·18
mand of his old vessel, and the
command has passed to Captain. Ashington
2
Gellie, the chief officer boing Mr. Nelson
0 McDonald.
8 Halifax
4 Barrow
-Router.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed Mr. S. R. K. Curner. bendmaster of the King Edward VII. School, Sheffield, to be head- master of the Whitgift Grammar. School at Croydon. Mr. Curner, who was educated at Merchant Taylor's School and at St. John's College, Oxford, won the Military Cross in France during the war. and was twice mentioned In dis. patches. He served on the Intelli- gence Staff and at the War Office. He is 37 years of age, is a mem- ber of the Education Commission appointed by the Church Assem-- ably, and has served on the council o of the Incorporated Association of
Headmastera.