THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 18, 1935.
FAR EAST LAWN BOWLS AMALGAMATION SCHEME To Be Placed Before English Bowling Association
MR. B. MAUGHAN
OPTIMISTIC
IN DIRECT TOUCH WITH E.B.A. PRESIDENT
SHANGHAI VERY INTERESTED
(By "Veritas")
The scheme for the formation of a Far East. Lawn Bowls Association to be affiliated to the International Bowling Board, which emanated from Mr. B. E. Maughan and which has received the enthusiastic support of Shanghai, Hankow, and Singapore, is still progressing.
Mr. Maughan is optimistle concern- The latest development is
ing the utcome of the English that full details of the scheme Bowling Association's deliberations, have been submitted by Mr. and frels, that the only factor likely Maughan to Mr. Cross the to prevent its adoption is that the not confined now President of the English interests affected are
solely to British territory. Bowling Association to be placed before that august body for consideration.
Mr. Maughan hopes, that with the sympathetic influence of Mr. Cross the E.B.A. will see fit to approve of the proposals at its next moeting in January and to support its adoption by the I.B.B.
The scheme which accks to place all lawn bowls activities in the Far East under one controlling body, in already well known locally and has been fully approved by the Hongkong L.B.A.
It is an effort similar in character to that which has united lawn bowin nctivities in Australia, with the one distinction that it includes territory nat British. This may renet favourably,
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be ex-
In the meantin Mr. Maughan is waiting to hear personally from the EA, President as to the probable reaction of the Association when the Nothing oficial, however, scheme is submitted next month. pected for sometime. If the E.B.A. see it to support the idea there is every
International reason to believe it will be accepted Bowling Board. by the
Shanghai is maintaining a interest in its developments as following, report which appeared in Inst week's Shanghai Tivic Indientes.
SHANGHAI EXTRAORDINARILY KEEN ON SCHEME
́ELIMINATION OF "LEFT WING" OBJECTIONS DESIRABLE
keen the
'Although representatives of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association met with disappointment in their efforts during the Interport visit to open negotiations with the Colony Association on the subject of the projected Far Eastern Lawn Bowls Associa- tion, the scheme has by no means been abandoned and The Shanghai Times understands-that-the subject is being raised through correspondence during the "off-season."
Other parts, including Hankow,
This is a copy of the presentation photograph of the Hongkong Pollen football team made to, Mr. D. Burlingham on his retirement from the Police Force. Standing:-Moss, Stephens, Gough, Me. Hardy, Brooks, Green, Parker. Sitting:-Shepherd, T. Pile, C. Pile, Mr. D. Burlingham, Blackburn, Johnson and G. T. Stokes. (Photo: Ming Yuan).
Australians Heading
Victory
For
PILE ON THE RUNS
S. Africa Behind
Durban, Dec. 17,
South Africa is facing defeat in the first Test Match against the Austral-
ians.
Continuing their first innings which
had temporarily closed at 280 for 3, the Australians proceeded to aggre- gate 420 before dismissal.
1. Darling added another nine runs
DIG LEAD
It was at first hoped that al great deal of the preliminary Singapore and Tokyo have expressed to his overnight score of 51, and negotiations between Shanghai kean support of the plan, while it is Chipperfield scored the second cen-
matter is one which should be press- 109. and Hongkong on the subject orally felt in Shanghai that the tury of the innings with a masterly would be effected during the In-ed with the utmost expediency.
Hankuw Correspondence with terport visit, but owing to the crowded schedule created through the late arrival of the Northern side, the round-table conference had to be postponed. There has been a certain amount of scepticism as to the
benefits
Reason.
or
Needing 182 to save the inningal
Chipperfield-He hit up a century against the South Africans yesterday.
JAPANESE RUGBY TEAM TO VISIT SHANGIIAI
First Appearance On December 29
tion of Japan an invitation.
If
the
the loss of three wickets before stumps
the
Shanghai
ports. The first
Nichi-Nicht
encounter
JAPANESE BID FOR OLYMPICS
COMMITTEE OF SIXTY
APPOINTED TO-DAY
Tokyo, Dec. 13.
of Twelve Vice-Ministers State, high officials of the two chambers of the Diet, the Mayor of Tokyo, the Chief Secretary of the Cabinet and three university presidents will be included on the committee --which-will-head-the movement to bring the XIIth Olympic Games to Japan in 1940.
un
Mataro
Tokyo
LADIES' TENNIS
TITLES
CHAMPIONSHIPS START SOON
ENTRIES OPEN
The ladies singles and dou- bles championship of Hong- kong will be held under aus- pices of the U.S.R.C. and under the following conditions. Entries are invited.
The Tournament will be contacted under the present rules of Lawn Tennis and the Rules and Regulations
of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis As- soriation,
will pay A.
Each competitor entrance fee of dollars for each; event.
The Tournament will be conducted under the present rules of Lawn Ten- nix and the tales and Regulations of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Associn- tion.
Each competitor will pay an en- trance fee of & Dollars for each event, be sent to the All entries will
undersigned on or before January 4, 1936, accompanied by entrance fee.
The first round nid byes shall be
25.
played off on or before January off
The second round shall be
on or before February 5. The coni petilors shall make their own arrange- ments as to the ground on which the sald rounds shall he played, but the first named in each case shall have choice of ground.
MRS. PATERSON GIVES CUP
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME:-
AWAY:-
(By "Robia")
Arsenal Blackburn Chelsea Sunderland.
Loicestor West Ham Aldershot
Brighton Watford Tranmere Airdrie Motherwell
Charlton Reading
Rangers
TO' DRAW1 mm
Birmingham Manchester C. Celtic
OUR FORECAST
For Saturday
ENGLISH & SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
The Tennis Sub-Committee of the U.S.R.C. may extend the time limit if on account of bad they think fit
The following is the special Tele- weather or other unforeseen occur
players will be graph forecast for the English and rence, otherwise scratched if they have not played Scottish football league programmes to be played on Saturday. Where, the Anals shall be
their gnines by the date stated.
The semi-Annis and fina played on the U.S.R.C. ground on the teams are in capitals a win is expect ates notifled by the Tennis Suled and were no such indication is
given a draw is anticipated. Committee of the U.S.R.C.
Competitors must be on the Court
nt the hour notifled to them.
FIRST DIVISION
For each match balls will be pro- ARSENAL vited by the U.S.R.C. On completion
of the match, balls will be returned Birmingham to the Secretary, U.S.R.C.
RUGBY DEFEAT FOR CAMBRIDGE
LOSE 1.8 TO DUBLIN UNIVERSITY
Cambridge University rugby Bfteen visited Dublin to-day and met the University in an annual fixture. But they could make no impression on the Irishmen, who won some that easily by 19 points to eight-Reuter.
BLACKBURN
CHELSEA
Grimsby
LEEDS LIVERPOOL Manchester C. STOKE SUNDERLAND West Bromwich
v Bolton
EVERTON
+
V Aston Villa
V
Wolves
Portsmouth
v.Preston."
3
Wednesday
▾ HUDDERSFIELD
*
v. Middlesbro'
Derby C.
Brentford
SECOND DIVISION
Blackpool Bradford
Nury
Doncaster
LEICESTER
V
Newcastle CHARLTON
v Manchester U.
Y TOTTENIIAM
Burnley
Plymouth
V
Y
Bradford C. Hull
V
▼
Fulham
Port Vale
NORWICH Bent of three advantage sets shall NOTTS F be played in all matches and results must be immediately sent in to the SHEFFIELD U. y
SOUTHAMPTON v Barnaley undersigned by the winners.
Mrs. J. J. Paterson has kindly pro- Swansea Dr.
sented a Championship Cup, for com- WEST HAM petition in the Ladies Singles.
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) will be provided by the Prizes U.S.R.C.
ALDERSHOT V Gillingham The
draw, which may be seeded at
Sub BRIGHTON the discretion of the Tennis Committee of the U.S.R.C. will take BRISTOL, C. place at 6.30 p.m. January 5, at the COVENTRY U.S.R.C.
EXETER The Tennis Committee, U.S.R.C. are Killwall the sole arbiters of any dispute that!
Newport may arise.
The committee will be inaugurated 18 at a meeting at December Premier Keisuke Okada's official re sidence. Prince Lyesate Tokugawa, President of the Japan Red Cross The Australians thus led by 181 on and other outports reflects the great
Shanghal, Dec, 14.
Society, has been selected President increase of interest shown in lawn.
The visit to Shanghai of a crack of the new organization.
60 Included on the committee of bowls in Shanghal last season, and the first innings. Criap nad Langton at the shared the wickets, but both suffered satisfaction has been fell
when the will be Bir. Takesuke Shirane, secre yesterday a Junior from the brillance of the Australian Japanese rugby team was virtually
Mr. Toratare of Cabinet Tokyo
the outcome of the provision division of the League during the batting Langton clained four vicured
Shanghai Japanese Amateur Asso-tary, Mayor of
Nagaya, President of the and Apart from the increased number time at a cost of 113 runs, and Crisp of the formation of the Far East of competing players, however, the secured three for 87,
the invitation. is accepted Doctora Horial University;
Tanaka and Shinzu element most remarkable feature of the season lody valced by a radical
universitica. re-Waseda and In the Colony, but the plan has met from the Association's point of view defeat, South Africa hit up 167 for three games will be played here. Koidzumi, respectively presidents of with great favour among the more
Others on the committee will be in the game, large. general publle conservativo groups. It is understood, was the great interest taken by and there should be little difficulty in numbers of people having manifested were drawn. Siedle contributed a carrying the proposition through to their interest through correspondence, fino knock of 59, but the home team scheduled to begin at 11 o'clock in the President and Vice-President of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the and comment although they were in are still 14 runs in arrears with seven the morning of Sunday, Dec. 20. the House of Peers; the Speaker and a satisfactory conclusion.
Municipal Council and pro- Tokyo "LEFT-WING" OBJECTIONS certain cases not even members of the wickets in hand. The match con- The second is slated for Jan. 2 and Vice-Speaker of the Lower Chamber;
concludes 40-morrow.-Renter
minent businessmen. Objections voiced by the "radicals" Club, of the south are in general opposed to the idea of affiliation with International Bowling Board, which standardise the rules of play would and allow of no "local" rules to creep In for the purposes of competition. These objects, however, are not ser ously uphold by the greater number of lawn bowlers, who realise the im- menze amount of benefit to be gained by formation of the group and its affiliation with the I.B.B.
SOUTH OF
BADMINTON
the
German Boxers Beat British
the year.
.
Aga Khan's £50,000 Season
Manchester, Nov. 20.
Clapton O.
V
Crystal P.
*
Luton
↓
Bristol L
READING
V
Nolts C.
QUEEN'S P.I.
V
Swindon
Y
TORQUAY
WATFORD
Southend
Bournemouth
v 'Cardiff
Northampton
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Carlisle
DARLINGTON GATESHEAD HALIFAX Hartlepools MANSFIELD
♥ CHESTER
v Rochdale ✓ York v Lincoln
v Stockport
4
↓
Crewe
FIELD
CHESTER Accrington
v Bartow 7
V
New Brighton
the third for Jan, G.
The Nipponese team, consisting of players from the various Rail-
TECHNICAL EXPERTS way Bureau aquads throughout the country, will leave Tokyo on
The projected body will investl Christmas, when Japanese official
gate and plan all financial and establishments cense business for material phases of the question of
bringing the games to Tokyo. The squad will be captained by A special committee of more than Motoharu Igarashi, a graduate of 20 experts will be chosen to deal with CIVIL SERVICE TEAM LOSE ON THE
Metji University and a forward on the various technical questions such LAST BOUT OF EVENING
the Tokyo Railway Bureau XV, as the building of stadiu, Olympic.
Publicity and other preparations. things lovel, with a good win over and champion businessmen's team in villages for men and women athletes 'London, Nov. 29.
Awkward
in fighter Strangfeld Nippon.
The Sat racing season of 1935, an Oldham Negotiations
being and finances will receive special at- also are
tention.
questionably the most successful since ROTHERHAM Should A German side, including (Herten), Miner (Breslau), a stocky ENGLAND
the movement prove suc- the post-war boom period, came to TRANMERE the committee will be dis- two champions in Buttner, fury, got the better of a Lerrific set carried on by the S.J.A. A.A.
un end here with the Manchestor WALSALL to with E. J. Nunn, who fought with to bring here the hockey team of cessful,
Keio University and n "sumo" solved on the ground. that it has November Handicap. lightweight, and Pietsch, light-fine courage.
, however, be The Aga Khan has enjoyed heavy beat the Civil Service at Then came the fight of the evening, wrestling aggregation early next achieved its alm. It will,
Immediately succeeded by another splendid season, dus in great measure body that will take the prepared to the successos of his unbeaten colt | AIRDRIE the Stadium Club last night between F. Frost (A.B.A. lightweight year, the Shanghai Nippo states. champlon) and the German champion,
Bahram. plans and put them into effect,
Arbroath Ifo has won close on £60,000 in Ayr by four boute to three. The Buttner, who fought right hand for
ward times. Frost won a
stakes more than double that of CELTIC bouts were each three rounds
his nearest rival in the winning Du
Dundee owner's list, Sir
Abe
DUNFERMLINE Bailey, of three minutes.
Is trainer, Frank Butters, easily HIBERNIAN tops the list of succesful trainers, MOTHERWELL v Kilmarnock and Gordon Richards remains cham Partick plen jockey with 210 winning rider Third Lanark two short of his total of last year,
Betting Control Board, will que course publish ro turns which, it is understood, will can- stituto a record of business transacted trosh evidence that robot beting has come to stay.
1. C. F. Nichols, the holder, beat 0. H. Whittaker, of Dorby, by 111, 16-6, in the singles Binal of the South of England Badminton Championships Crystal Palace Club, proving sinselt to be subtle in the use of the drop and sound In clearing to a height a man who was and
length short
Miss T
South-boa
tho
holder
THOut, full of sparkle and good
clever
ich
ing. It gave us a standard by to judge our visitors, and left the firm impression that the Germans are seriously to be reckoned with ju the
... left-handed They were always tearing in two-near future.
wolght,
CORRESPONDENCE
Civilians' Hockey Team
The Sports Editor
Hongkong Telegraph
ช.
plays he put up showed that he is only faster than Awtar Singh other- wise A. Singh is more tricky and has The visitors were fighters to a mad
nuch better ball control. employing what can be best described
forward line I commend followincos duo con- 18 tho American-European style.
for the selection chici Murak, a heavy-shouldered, emiling
sideration and I hope it is not too beat Mrs. H. S. Uber, handed, against boxors whose
Very wolter "south paw," battered A. M.
late: 11-4, 11-1, in the weapon was the straight left.
Dively, G. Singh, Awtar Singh, women's singles final, and, so for effectivaly some of our mon used it, Crawley to impotence in the third round, to give his side the lead.
Pinto, Souza.. than the middle-
le Tanfo followed to square matters. Sir-Having witnessed Bil tho
Although Nooy is faster than Souza the second week in success, had the too; none better
B. G. Tanfe, who learnt the Then Pietsch, in the final fight of the Civilians hockey trials, and as a lover but he has a tendency to get off-side. of defeating the All-England bonour
rudiments at Bedford House, Hallonvening, settled matters in the first of the game, I crave your courtesy and his stick work is not as good as woman champion.
aph Michals, and his brother, In a thrilling fight he crashed around, against 7. Henderson, with in allowing me space to express my Souza's. Furthermoro Souza and Lonilo Nichols, won the doubles cups) to
views on the selosted team which ap- Pinto combine well, and the Selectors BOAT RACE DATE FIXED G. R. Sherwell and
the Army Sports School, some powerful right-hand punches, of outright,
Every German gave the Nazi salute peared in the local prose. to bring the score to three
as he came into the ring. One man The defence in my opinion is sound would do well to select Souza.
London, Nov. 20. to point out that In conclusion I beg Previously Scheld (Duisborg), an gave it in cursory fashion. Im excent that M. H. Hassin of the Radio I am not personally acquainted with disposed of B. V. Newman in he gave it again with full Impressive- tion with W. Read on his right or volcing my opinion as I would like to
vice-versa,
I think grose Injustice so the, beat civilian aide turned out 1716, 1514, in the women's doubles anal, Ralph Nichols completed the the first round, a left wing and
Before the International contcat a will be done if Avtar Singh is not against the Services. treblo by winning the mixed doubles quick right jab to the jaw putting the
doubt G. Singh is good but the dis- final with Mrs. Uber from L. Nichols Englishman out for good. S. Panter, Civil Service team beat the Stock given the centre forward position. No and Miss Kingsbury by 16-8, 167, the bantam A.D.A, runner-up, brought Exchange by six bouls to one.
G. E. A.. Tautz in the final by 15-7, who rainst L-Cpl
9, Mrs. M. Barrett and Uber beat Mrs. M. Henderson!
and Miss T. Kingsbury, holders,, Dyceptionally fast flyweight, had sum-mediately his second reproved him and should have been in the pivotal posi-uny of the above players. I am only
пек.
Yours etc.,
E. 9. LYEN.
WREXHAM v Southport
1.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Clyde
• RANGERS À QUEEN'S PARK
T Aberdeen
Hamilton
Albion
y Queen o'8th
v Hearts
St. Johnstone
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB
Adamson Cup Resp Oxford v. Cambridge Boat Race will Playing in the December qualifying
be on April 4,
round of the Adamson Cup at Happy Mr. B. J. Sciortino, president of the Valley, T. B. Low returned the best- Oxford University Boat Club, mado carl with figures of 85-1600) the announcement last night after a
There were eleven entries conference with a representative of matches being played between Docem-
bar 6 and 18. Cambridge University Club,