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FRIDAY, DECEMBER : S
KOWLOON AND SCOTS
GUARDS DRAW.
The Kowloon C. C. entertained the Scots Guards yesterday afternoon and played a drawn game.
The Home team batted first and compiled 125 runs, Rov. Venn and B. D. Evans being top scorers with 30 and 39 respectively. When stumps were drawn the military team had made 101 for the loss of seven wickets. Chapman was the most successful bowler for the soldiers "taking six wickets for 38 runs. Scores:
Kowloon.
THE WORLD SPORT:
LOCAL SOCCER.
SEASON'S SECOND HALF COMMENCES.
|J. C. Łyśl, e and b Stiven
11
F. Edwards, e Mayfield, b Erskine Rev, R. T. Venn, b Chapman...
B. D. Evans, cand b Chapman Capt. J. E. Drysdale, b Chapman' Capt. F. G. Bevis, c Tyringham,
b Chapman
30 39
CLUB OPTIMISTIC,
1
H, T., Burton, b Chapman
E. B. Morton. & Myfeld, b. Stiven 10
P. G. Hall, & Chapman
| A. Hargreaves-Brown, e Mayfield,
b. Stiven
G
N. H. Ross, not out.
Extra
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0. M. R 8 1 24
6.03a
[By Wanderer."}
OPPOSITION TO DOG
RACING.
BAN BY THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT.
AUSTRALIAN PROHIBITION.
Madrid, Dec. 8. The Government has refused an application for n license to estab. lish greyhound racing in Madrid, on the ground that gambling is
The programme for the second half of the season in respect of the Senior Division of the Hongforbidden in Spain.-Reuter. kong Football League commences to-morrow, and, looking back, it 122 would appear that form has changed so little since the first matches of the season that ro
wsults then and now are likely to
bear close resemblance.
3 10,4 1 32
0
Erskine
Stiven ............ Hargreaves Brown. Chapman
27
9
38
6
6
25
.20
¡Scots Guards,
Lieut. Maher, e. Edwards, b Lyal Gds. Chapman, c Venn, b Har-
greaves-Brown
Capt. Tyringham, b Lyal
Capt. Graham, b Lyal
Capt. Erukcine, Lb.w., Hargreaves-
Brown
Gds. Hargreaves, b Hargreaves-
Brown
Lieut. Coghill, not out
0
Cpl. McKimmie, e Evans, b Lyal 31 Capt. Mayfield, not out
Extras
Totul (7 wkts)
The most important match is that between the Chinese Athletic and the Club, while the R.A.P Recreio match will have consider- able bearing on the team next it line to the Chinese for the cham- pionship.
Junior matches arranged are not of more than ordinary in-
Lerest.
The fixtures list, together with grounds, times of kick-off and re- 0 ferees appointed, is as follows:
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Senior Division.
7R.A. v. South China-Sookunpoo,. 4'
p.m.-Mr. Smith,
In Sydney.
Sydney, Dec. 8. A measure forbidding befting on night greyhound racing has been passed, by both Houses, and it is anticipated that this will kill dog racing, which is not expected to survive" the competition of horse- racing-Reuter."
T
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MACAO NOTES.
GOOD SPORT PROMISED FOR SUNDAY.
[By "Sundowner."}
I have every reason to believe that the prospects for the 5th Extra Race Meeting of the Inter- national Raco and Recreation Club of Macao are extremely rosy.
The course is in excellent condi-, tion just at present and fast times: should be registered. Providing the weather remains unchanged, good sport will most certainly be
secu..
Quite a nanibor of the Hongkong jockeys have signified their inten tion to be present amongst whom I may mention Charles, Bulteel, Roza, Roda, Sherman, Wolfe-Mar- Reidy Sewell, Stanton, Usher.
ay, Gordon Wong and Morgan.
especially for the Winter Stakes The entries are very satisfactory
which is the main event on the card and contains 42 runners. An: additional starters fee of $10 makes the final acceptance for this race $15. This should prove a keenly contested ovent and I have. Macao's favourite ponies will face
doubt that quite a number o
the starter..
As usual the part mutuel and
cash sweeps will operato on all In Melbourne.
events; also special steamers will run to and from Macao at reduced Melbourne, Dec. 8.
fares, and altogether it looks na The Legislative Council hasif a very pleasant week-end is in passed a Bill prohibiting betting store for Hongkong "trippers" Lad on mechanical hare racing..
The Victorin Assembly has already passed the Bill-Reuter
Cairo Approves,
the Macao racing fans.
The Entries Analysed. Several very useful performers have been entered and I am in- clined to think that winners will
London, Dec. 8, The Cairo Government has granted a permit to the Grey-be found among those to whom I 101 Police v. K.O.S.B. St. Joseph's, hound Racing Association of Enghave briefly alluded to below.
Chui Chow Ning-On his pre- land to instal a rucing track at Cairo-Router,
sent form should be expected to run well as he has always shown useful form over any distance in fair class company.
Bowling Analysis.
O. M.. R.
W.
Lyal Evans
13
42
4
6
21
Hargreaves-Brown
5
Ross
1
1
15 3
16
.m.-Mr. Baldwin,
Chinese Ath, v. Club-Club, 4 p-
Mr. Hyson.
K.A.F. v. Recrnia-Recreio, 4 pon.-
Mr. Browne.
Scots Guards v. Kowloon.-U..S.R.C.,
4. p.m. Capt. Austin.
1.
Junior Division “A.". Recreio'v. St. Joseph's.—Recreio, 230.
Mr. Gilmour. K.O.S.B. V. S. China "A"-Sookunpoo,
2.30. Mr. Lamb
University St. Joseph's, R.A. Y
230-Mr. Mackie.
v, Chinese Ath.-S. China "6"
China, 2.30.-Mr. Gilbert.
H.R.C.C. 1ST XI v. K.C.C. 1ST XL
The following team will represent the Hongkong Cricket Club against the "Kowloon Cricket Club on the farmer's ground to-morrow,
com mencing at p.m.-R.B. Hancock (Capt.); T. E. Pearce, A. W. Hay ward, D.W. Lenck, Capt. A. G. Dobbie, Thorpe, J. R. Hinton, O. Moor, and
D. Wales, H. V. Parker, Capt. N:S.
Recently it was announced that will play the parts of probationering conscientiously: for years to Miss Betty Nuthall had accepted mieses, and. Mr. Wilcox thinks establish themselves in pictures film engagement. Now Miss they show great promise. At the They devate their lives in many Evelyn Colyer and Miss Joan same time says a Morning Post cases to crowd-work in the hope of Ridley are to appear in the Nurad correspondent) one cannot help getting a chance, and then out- W. B. Carnaby, Reserve G. P. Lam. Cavell film, Dawn." being direct feeling sympathy for the numerous siders with no experience are pre-mert. ed by Herbert Wilcox. They young women who have been try- ferred when opportunities arise.
ORIENTAL RUGS
We are pleased to announce the enormous success of our-
TIEN ESIN PERSIAN INDIAN EGYPTIAN
AND
TURKISH RUGS.
BEAUTIFUL TAPESTRIES.
ORIENTAL CARPET EXHIBITION
THERE ARE STILL A FEW BARGAINS LEFT.
THE PRICES
OF THESE GOODS
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ARE VERY LOW
D. CHELLARAM
RIGHT OPPOSITE QUEEN'S THEATRE.
Junior Division "B."
OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
Green Island.-Ran third at the last Hongkong Meeting and is im- proving. If ridden by Wong should catch the Judge's eye.
Ma Kou Slac-After several futile attempts has not succeeded in being on the right side of the Judge's end. Nevertheless, he re- quires watching.
TWO SHARE THE PRIZE. There was again a large entry for our Football Competition last week, and several contestants sent in claims for nine correct results.
Loongwa. Although Analysis of coupons, however, champion, he is invariably there- shows that only two had this num-abouts and, should show up smart-
ly wherever entered.
ber correct, and they therefore"
St. Joseph's v. S. China "B."share the prize. These are:
U.S.R.C., 2.30. Mr. Hutchins.. Kowloon v. Kung Mo.-Kowloon, 280,
***Mr. Cowan.
S. China "A" y. Moslems.--Clult,
2.30. Mr. Samy.."
Boy Scouts v. Chinese Ath.-S. China,
4 p.m.Mr. Samy.
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Club's Improvement.
There are more smiling faces at
and
Pte. J. F. Comerford, 2nd. K.O.S. Borderers.
A. C. Day,
Royal Naval Hospital,
If they will call at this office, we shall be pleased to hand them $12.50 each.
Competitors are particularly re-
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the H.K.F.C. following the Club'aquested to keep a careful check of recent successes,
even to their forcasts, and not to claim for morrow's return match with the more matches than they have cor- Chinese Athletic has failed to rectly forecasted, take the edge off their optimism. The Club, indeed, rather fancy their prospects of being the first side to administer defent to the league leaders, but though the Club have done seemingly less probable things in the past, it
seems to be more a case of the
not
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Shanghai Friend. Very easily beat all opposition at the last Ma- cao Meeting. He should therefore again be held in great respect.
Sutherland. "Stinker. Still the little blighter can do the trick buying too many new frocks for if he likes, and, if the wifey isn't the New Year, save a humble five for this little rascal.
Sunning.A little lady who has Performed consistently. Fast from the gate, she will be a serious menace if falling to win outright.
Warlordship-Has not done. anything to date although always stiunchly supported as a placer. However every gee-gee has his day maybe the Judge will spot him next appearance.
The Trustees of the British Museum have accepted from the directors of Paramount Pictures a copy, of the Nature film Chang which repicts jungle life in Siam, speed merchant with a handy im Wai Chow.A pretty little together with. records of the post which should mark him as a wish being father to the thought actual animal Bound effects very likely winner. than anything else,
synchronized. with the picture, The Club have certainly shown and documents giving the history spicuously at Hongkong in an “A” Warrington-Has figured con- considerable improvement since of the taking of the plcture and Class Handicap and although re- Stewart and Watson returned to the creation of the animal sounds, cent performances have been dis the side, but at the beginning of A condition attached to this gift the season they were defented is that the film shall be placed in appointing he should win when 6-0, and there is nothing to in- an air-tight case and not opened seen out again.
until 1977.
dicate Buch a complete reversal of form as a Club victory would mean. The Chinese Athletic, n Mr. S. S. Chellaram, Managing A matter of fact, have recovered Proprietor of Messrs. D. Chellaram, from a period when staleness, ap- Queen's Rond, leaves to-day by the peared to be erecping in, and areas, Morea on a business trip to playing as well now as at any Shanghai and Japan. time. The H.KF.C. may be ex- pacted to render good. account of themselves, but a Chinese victory is the most likely result.
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week, is fit again and will all the centre-half berth, while I under- stand there is a possibility that South China's Form.
Northey will lead the forwards.. South China have been giving The Scots Guards will rely on the up-and-down displays of late, but side which defeated the. R.A.F. Jast week, and they could scarcely they will need to be well up to do better. It should be a good morrow to hold the R.A. The latter team has developed regume, a little more closely con- markably recently and must be tested than the early season match, the Guards by regarded as one of the leading which went to military sides. South China's four clear goals. defence will need to be in good form to make a close game of it.
Goalless Draw.
Wuchang. Tempermental, no doubt, still, he can by no means be left out of calculations,
Wild Fellow.The name is cer- tainly, a misnomer, for he is an honest old plugger who, if he is in good condition, will put paid to the account of anybody who backs him.
INTER-PORT CRICKET.
A SINGAPORE VIEW ON MALAYA'S TEAM.
Apart from the controversy as to whether the cricket team which recently played in Hongkong was. representative of Malaya or not, some of the remarks made by Brought Forward.
correspondents in your columns can only be described as most un The Club de Recreio meet the sporting, writes a Singapore Freq R.A.F., the match being brought Press correspondent in reply to "When the Police and K.O.S.B. forward from January 7th. The recent criticisms in that paper, met in the first match of the sea-match will be interesting from and continues: One referred to son, a goalless draw resulted, and the point of view that two rivale "an ignominious debacle and. a similar result to-morrow would for the contre-forward position in another mentioned: "a disgrace on not greatly surprise. The Police, the Interport team will be in the fair name of Malaya." The however, have hoen falling away opposition, Gosano and Vernon. team was admittedly beaten, bat The Recreio won the previous there is no disgrace in defeat and recently, and the Borderers may
game by 2-1, and to-morrow's the men who played might at least force a win.
match will be equally close, be spared insults. I am quita Wheeler Back
though it would not surprise were satisfied that they did their best,, the positions reversed.
l'even if some of the hysterical arm' Frank Wheeler, "Kowloon's cap
With the Junilors,
['chair critics who have rushed to tain, and right back, returned to
print do not think so. With re- the Colony yesterday "on the
Form looks fairly well arranged gard to the suggestion that tha Morca, and his introduction to the in the Junior Divisions and few team was a mere picnic party why side should effect a considerable upsets are likely, Full points shouldn't, the team enjoy them- strengthening to the Kowloon should secure to the K.0.9.B. selves after travelling 1,500 miles defence, It is not certain that he Reserves, St. Joseph's, RA. Res., to play, cricket? Are they expect will, play in to-morrow's match and Chinese Athletic Reserves in cd to sit down with long faces in against the Scots Guards, but the the "A" section, while St. Joseph's, between the intervals of playing fact that he is back again will Kung Mo, South China A" and cricket. The, correspondence has be an encouragement to the main Chinese Athletic may be expected had too much flavour of our landers. Sims, who was sick last to win in the "B" section.
grapas" and at that I will leave it.
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