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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1985.
CHRISTMAS
FOOTBALL
H.K.F.A. DEALS WITH CURIOUS SITUATION
of
INTERNATIONAL CHARITY CUP DRAW MADE. AND THEN RESCINDED Refusals from two teams to play presided over the latter stages representative football on Christinas the
in the absence of bath Day cussed no little trouble to the Mr. Manners and Capt. Hague. Connell of the Hongkong. Football Tributes were paid to both gentle- Association yesterday when the draw men, and it was unanimously agreed for the Sunday Herald Charity Cup that suitable souvenirs be presented to Competition was being considered, their invaluable services to football
After much lincussion the draw was in the Colony, ande, but, as it did not suit the con- venfence of the two teams concerned, the original draw was nollified and the teams re-matched.
Of Mr. Manners the Chairman ski that he had been a true and trusted servant of the Association for the pust three years and had put in ៧ Mr. C. M. Manners was in the chair, tremendous amunt of work for the It was revealed during the reading game in
the
Colony of the minutes of the various sub- Capt. Hague, said Mr. Mitchell, was committee
meetings held during the the mainstay of the Association. The cours of the month that A. . Can-Speaker had never, anywhere, nell, the Navy centre-forward, was anybody who had done more work for suspended for one week for ungentle-n club or association than had Capt.) manly conduct during the recent Hague. match between the Navy and South
China "A" when Canhell was ordered
found
EXCHANGE
met
off the Held on an allegation of violent NEW YORK STOCK conduct. "The
Emergency Committee Cannell not guilty of a charge of striking Tam Kong-pak but suspended him for ungentlemanly conduct,
Permission was given by the Coun cil for the Governor's Cup match be- tween the Hongkong Fouthall sociation and the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation on Sunday next, to be broadenst in Chinese by ZRW.
IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS
-
3 letter from the Referees' As- sociation requesting the appointment)
MARKET UPWARD
YESTERDAY
New York, Dec. 3.
The following reports on the New York Stock Market have been re- ceived through Messrs. Swan, Cul- bertson and Fritz; -
The Wall Street Journal report on
upward. Dow-Jones
at each match of qualified ambulance to-day
yesterday's markets: The markets
were
011
met from the St. John Ambulance railroad average touched the high Brigade in the event of accidents level for 1936 on the outlook regard occurring to players, was considered.in cariondings. "Blue Chips" gained
Various members of the Council inbrinkly timated that their grounds were pro Stocks on the Curb Exchange were investment demand. vided with first aid men and that it higher. The market for bonds was was not necessary to appoint special strong. ambulance me
The chairman suggested that the Referee Association be informed that there was always someone present capable of rendering Brst at matches wid in the event of an accident,
the
S. U. & F. New York office enbles: Stocks; Securities were in better demand ZLN' Traders entered market. Business failures during the past week totalled 229, against 210 failures the previous week. Demnand deposits during the prst weok
it was mentioned by 11 officer from the Royal Welch Fusiliers that when amounted to $14,018,000,000 ns com- Keneghan had his leg broken re-pared with $13,720,000,000 the pre- gently it took the speaker half an vious week. Christmas retail buying hour to summon the ambulance. Al-is brisk. though
chair was improvised the patient he was
none too fortable
able during that time. Members pointed out that
cotton
for Cotton: The Government com-plan for 1938 of a minimum acreage reduction of 30 per cent and a maxi- there mum of 45 per cent is construed as werd several club hues at King's bullish, but the market is clouded by Park, where the accident occurred, pending Supreme Court test cases, and that assistance, should have been The Producers' Pool was selling for. available much sooner than had been January, with the trade as persistent
the case.
but left to
SUNDAY HERALD CUP
buyers,
The draw for the Shield Compati-| Wheat: The market is fundament- tion was not made by the Council alls unchanged. Price movementa
a sub-committee which continued
narrow, awaiting an im will meet later.
provement in foreign demand.
Rubber; The increase in the Dutch native quotas to 57,000 tons in 1030: 63.000 tatis in 1937 and 55,000 tons in When the draw for the Sunday 1938, while other quotas remain un- Herald Cup came up for consideration changed, is construed as bearish, but intimated that Portugal, strict observance may possibly pre- awing to players having to attend vent irregular shipments and result midnight mass,
and Wales, would not accondary liquidation-to-morrow will in & MRIA! net increase. Any on Christmas-Day.
the rules
A favourable buying opper- of the Football As-afford
tunity. 이 compelled to
it
wax
Anciation provide that a club or
player shall not
play any match on either Good Fri-
REUTER QUOTATIONS
day or Chrisimas Day it was decided Dow Jones Averages Dec. 2 Dec. 3 that the draw be made first in
China should be drawn against Scot- 20 Rails
CRRC 30 Industrials
land, which would satisfy all teams concerned. However, ... China
120 Utilities was
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140.72 143.68
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It was decided after much dis- cussion, that as representatives of all four teams were agreeable, should meet Scotland- un Christmas Day
and Portugal meet Wales on
Boxing
Day.
China
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KY LOUGHRAN TELLS I
HOW AND WHY HE HATES WOMEN
(By Corinne Irwin)
SHARE PRICES
local shure quotations issued this The following is the lat of
morning.
Banks.
II.K. Banks, $1290/1310 sa. H. K. Banka (Lon. Reg.).
£97.
Chartered Bank, £13 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.
£281⁄2 1.
Mercantile Bank C, 413 n. East Asia Bank, $70 n.
Insurances.
Canton in.. $259 n. Union In.. $537% n.
China Underwriters, $1.10 n. China Fire. $480 n. 1.K. Fire In.. $230 n. Internat'l Asscd., Sh. $4 n.
Shipping.
Douglas. $36 n. H.K. Steamboats, $4 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $11 n. Shell (Bearer); 80/71⁄2 1. Union Waterboats, $11% n.
Mining.
Antamoka, $1.07 b. Baintocs, $17 n. Bagulo Gold, 22 cts. n. Benguet Consolidated, $13% R. Benguet Exp., 11-cts. n. Big Wedge, 8 cts. n. Gold Creek, 30 cts. n. Gold River, 61⁄2 cts. n. Ipo Mining. 90 cts. n. Itogons, 36% cts. n. Salaeot, 15 cts. n. Kailan, 10/6 n. Langkats (Single), $13 n. S'hai Explorations, Sh. $4 ¤. S'hai Loans, Sh, $5 n. Raubs, $9.35 n. - Venz: Goldfold $2.30 n.
Docks.etc.
II.K. Wharvce (old), $88 n. HK. Wharves (new), $85% 11. H.K. & W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old), 90 ets, b. Providents (new), 20 cta, a. Hongkewa (old), Sh. $2371⁄2 New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $80 n
Cotton Mills.
n.
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Draft. Programmes and Entry. Forms for the Fourteenth Extra' Race Meeting to ho held on Satur day, 14th December, 1936, (wonther permitting) may be obtained int the Secretary's Office, Gloucester. Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the. London, Nov. 14.
Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan "Tommy Loughran is a wo-Kwong Road..... man-hater," they said. “You go along, and ask him why, before ho fights Maurice Strickland at Wembley Sta dium on Tuesday-in case ho does not want to see anybody afterwards. Don't try to make an appointment."
nt
"That's the legend about him," said Trevor Wignall. "He's clever sparring. He may refuse to dineuss woman with you."
So, with instructions and warnings buzzing in my head, I went-wunder-| ing what misogynist boxer would)
do.
We met.
KIDNEY OMELETTE
one of
"How do you do?" said Tommy Loughran in polite, Philadelphian tones. (Philadelphia America's "culture" citles.) "Will you have lunch with me?"
Discomfort
changed
interest
neute
good-
on sight of this looking. thirty-two-year-old heavy-
weight,
Between
mouthfuls of kidney omelette, I started: "About women.
Ah,
yea," replied Tommy Loughran.
"women.
We were launched on the theme. "Women," said Tommy Loughran,
"I studiously avoid them because 1 know they could be my weakness. 1 like women,
you see, but I like boxing more. At the age when I was most susceptible this determination to become n grent boxer was my armour.,
will tell you a little of my be ginning, and perhaps you will under stand.
"From the nge
I could talk, 1 wanted to be a boxer.
at
HERO WORSHIP "At sixteen, I had my first fight; nineteen I was fighting Gene Tunney, Harry Greb, fellows like that. The district America's best boxers. I
changed
many
adopted me as their local institution.
"Naturally, there were women among the fans When I look back now, I am amazed that
·
me.
Ewo Cotton's Sh. $10 n. S'hal Cottons (old), Sh. $70 Shui Cottons (new), Sh. $464 Zoong Sings, $12 ..
n.)
n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $26 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels; $4 a. H.K. Lands, $36 n. H.K. Lands, 4% Doben.
$100 n.
7
S'hat Lands, Sh. $20 n. Metropolitan Lande, Sh. $10_n. Humphries, $9.60TM n. H.K. Realties $5.80 n. Chinese Estates, $80 n. China Realtics, Sh. 34 n. China Debentures Sh. $85 n..
Public Utilities.
H.K. Tramways. $13.40 b. Peak Trams, (old), $5 n. Peak Trams, (new), $4 n. Star Ferries, $89 n.
Yaumati Ferries, (old) $17 n. China Lights, $10 n. H.R. Electric, $62 b. Macao Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $2.10 n. Telephone (old), $22.15 b, Telephone (new), 38% su, China Busca, Sh. $11% n. Singapore Tractions, 13/- n. Singapore Pref. 25/-».
Industriala
Malabon Sugars, $8.40 n.
I stayed disentangled. I know part of the reason was that I was shy, "AB
I grew older, I met many older women who advised and counselled I noticed they always suggestel that I should want the things they were after."
(I squirmed.) "I realised that women were much clever than
men. They are past mistresses at intrigue, at scheming their intuition shows them ways and methods of making a man do what they want before he knows it."
BUT LATER ONI
"Mind you, I think it is silly to go through your whole ife unmarried. A woman can make you so happy.
"Marry? Oh, yes, after I am too ---old-to-box-and-after-f-have spent
travelling around
five
усаха world,
the "Ther I shall drop my armour and look for the woman I want. know what I want right now.
- I "I do not care if she is beautiful. But she
must be able to stand on her own feet. that is, she must have what I call an 'inner person,” She must not be completely depen dent on me for everything.
"But," I objected, "what if you fall in love with some dumb little bit of nonsense before you have time to think?"
"There's always that chance
he anfd.
-OR ALER?
On Tommy Loughran's flager is an unusual-looking signet ring. Inside: it is the smallest watch I have, ever! RECH.
"That," said Tommy, "is from my best friend. There is only one other like it in
the world. It is worn He did not say "him", or "her." Now you know how much Tommy Loughran hates women
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The draw for the Lai Wah Cup Montreal Competition resulted in the being given the Army as opponents on Helsingfors..
Navy Yokohama. the Kowloon F.C. Ground and the non- Rio... Chinese Civilians the
Chinese Caroline Ground on January. Oxio
on Buenos Aires. The impending departure of Mr. Silvor (Spot). Manners and Capt. Hague was re-Silver (forward)-28% ferred to by Mr. T: A, Mitchell, vice- War Loun... President of the Association, who
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Mackintoshs, $5 n.
Sinceres, $1.80 n.
Wm. Powells, 70 cts, n. Wing On (H.K.), $40 n. '
Miscellaneous.
H.K. Entertainments, $3.40 n. S. C. Enterprise. $1.85 n.
Johnny On The Spot
or do
Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $24 11. Constructions (new), 60 ets, 8. Vibro Piling. $4 n.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1025. G. & Bonds
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H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 4% prem.b. H.K. Govt. 34% Loan. par. n. Wallace Harpers $4 n.
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