THE HONGKONG
CLEANING SHANGHAI'S LADIES'
UP
FIFTEEN
FOOTBALL FOR THE
VERY DIFFICULT INTERPORT
BUSINESS
HARSH TREATMENT
NECESSARY
London,
FINAL CHOICE
THIS WEEK
INTERPORT HOCKEY TRIAL
TEAMS CHOSEN
The Probables and Possibles teams for the ladies hockey Interport triul, which will be played 'on Saturday. were announced this morning
COLOURS (PROBABLES)
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Mrs. Lamann; Miss Pope and Misa
Shanghai, Jan. 20.
follows: The Shanghai Football As- The agitation for cleaner games of 80ciation have issued invitations football in the home professional to fifteen players to travel down Leagues continues. There must alto Hongkong and take part in ways he grounds for complaint in a the Interpert series. The names sport of such pace and spirit, but in of the eleven players, however, those cases where the complaints are who will play in the Interport directed consistently against certain match against Hongkong on players there seems good reason for February 11, will not be
nounced until the day the team galls for Hongkong. The reason for this is to keep all fifteen men on their mettle up to the day of the match. The fifteen chosen are:
action.
A certain club who seem incapable
manager has under his control several player within the rules for any length of
lime.
of playing
These players have sometimes of the Kroused the displeasure Football Association and get their defective mental altitude to the The unaltered, remains manager was asked "Why?" and here is als answer.
FAMO
"Controlling the professional foot- baller is a difcult business. Men who, if they are to be at their best, must always be 'on edge', are not easy to handle. They are too quick- ly put out by some chance remark.
HEAT OF THE MOMENT "If I were to take the players you mention into my office and tell them quite clearly that they were not playing the sort of gume I wanted, and that if they repeated certain features of their game they would
Job, fnd themselves without a should be recking trouble,
"There are
players who simply cannot help doing foolish things in the heat of the moment. If by a thrent 1 am to make them go in fear of that moment I should be destroying them, for those other minutes of the game when they are footballers."
some
All that is good sense and good business, from the point of view of the club. But what of the game, the players who like to play fairly, the spectators who know good fool- ball from bad.
HOW!
low
BETTER WITHOUT HIM Everyone knows how easily a game can be wrecked by one man in the "heat of the moment" of which the manager speals, others are ready to retaliate when others do them a wrong. In Jaying blame one must return to the culprit, and who would not say that football is better with out him?
It is impracticable to appeal to He has to the football manager. make the most of the material at bis command.
A. Fowler; Miss I. Woolley, Misx 3. Wong and Miss K. Glaver: Miss 0. Dalziel, Miss Marah, Mrs. Donald, WHITES (POSSIBLES) Miss M. Salth and Miss M. Wescoll,
an- Mr. Stephens and Mrs. Roma; Miss Gray and Miss Smalley; Mrs. Silva, Miss M. McCaw and Miss O. Peters; Miss Harrop and Max F. Wong: Miss M. Booker, Miss Bockler, Miss P. Glitins and Miss D. Hunt,
The
It will be nolleed there are two goalkeepers and two right wingers in Possibles team, They will each Bolszezon (A.S.F.), Victal (Clube play for one hall of the game.
The match will be played on the (A.S.F., and Lusitano). Marcal
at 3 o'clock on ground U.S.R.C. vice-captain), Jack Ward (A.S.F.).
(S.M.P.. Gash
captain), Bell Saturday. (A.8.F.), Taylor (Loyal Regt.). The interport programme now re- Greenberg (S.R.C.). Belinky vegls that the Interport match will be (S.R.C.), Bossuet (A.5.F.), Jim played on the Hongkong F.C. ground Ward (A.S.F.), Roboostoff (A.S.F.). at 3.15 p.m. on Friday, February 12, Foyn (B.F.X.). Parkinson (Loyal while Shanghai will play the Rest of Reg), and Cochran (5.R.C.). the Colony on the following day and the Champions of the League (Y.M.C.A.) on the following Monday.
Only two of the fifteen named Victal and Marcal, have played re- gularly in the full-back positions this senson, This means that in all probability
one of the half-backs
EXCHANGE
Selling
Japan
have All the vacancy in the event of either Victal or Marcal not being available for all three fixtures. There are two new names in the Parkinson, a wing half-back,
Demand list, and Foyn, a right winger, who were
ere T.T. Shanghai not selected either in the team TT, Singapore reserves of last week-end's unplayed (on account of bad weather) Inter- port trial match. Two others of last India
TT. Manila Who TT. week-end's selections are also omit USA.
Sharples (Loyal Regt.). SPT.T. Batavia ted, was to have played for the S.F.A.TT. Bangkok
side, and Lt. J. F.
TT. Salgon
T.T. Germany
T.T. Australio
trial
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Loyal Regt.) whose name desc TT France
first reserve. Parkinson
and
Foyn
have replaced presumably T.T. Switzerland Jack (S.F.C.) and Neubourg (S.R.C.) and Neubourg (S.R.C.), though the latter is a back.
do
Buying The names of the fifteen selected 4 m/s. L/C Landon players were announced by them/s. DIP
4 m/s. France S.F.A. yesterday following a meet-4 m/s. L/C U.S.A. Ing of the Interport Selection Com 30 d/s. India mittee at the Marine Engineers Club U.S. Cross rate in London at noon. Though the names are on- nounced omeially, the Selection Com- mittee reserve the right to add or withdraw any of these invitations dependent on the trial this week-end. The team will sail in the s.8. Stuttgart on February 6, returning in the ss. Naidern on February 21,
NEW UNIFORMS
POPE'S AUDIENCES
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Vatican City, Feb. 2. His Holiness the Pope gave several audiences to-day, apparently, without any 11 effects, but his doctor watching him carefully and paying him three visits daily.- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
AMBASSADOR PROMOTED
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
PLEADS FOR BOY WHO ROBBED HIM
(Continued from Page 1.) asked for the key told me he had thrown it away, "The cupboard was opened, and underneath a board was found a roll of banknotes totalling $330. Defendant admitted that the $20 found in his pockel book was cashed. part of the money he had He was then charged, and admitted both charges.
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"My instructions are that the po tee themselves in this case are un able to urge a plea of leniency as the facts of the occurrence showed a well-thought-out plan. The police defendant. ngainst have nothing
IMPROVING COLONY'S HIGHWAYS
· LARGE SUMS FOR AIRPORT WORK RUNWAY COSTS $120,000
Work will commence carly this
They leave the ease in your Wor-year on three public works involving a total expenditure of over $100,000, ship's hands."
and later airport development will catall the spending of $120,000.
MR. POTTER'S PLEA
A portion of land edjoining the Polo Ground at Kowloon has been Mr. Potter: I should like to make
set aside by Government as a one or two remarks on the case, 1
Recreation Ground for Chinese, and ubmit that this is a case where you
a total of $25,000 is to be spent en mercy developing this property. can temper Justice with
Two important road works have Defendant has been in my employ for
already
in hand. One been put provides for the expenditure of $10,- over 15 years ever since he was old boy took his place. It has been 000 on opening out several deep bends small child, and on the death of my my habit for years past to draw
between the 3rd and 6th mileposts money from the bank through him-
on the Taipo Road, while $00,000 has perhaps I may be partly to blame.
been set aside for widening in the
and In those years, not a penny has been bee missed. As a result of this case, I proving the lower section of have found that the boy' is support-existing road through Customs Pass. is completed ing a mother, a grand-mother, two When this latter work out-of-wark brothers, a wife and heavy motor trame will be able to Pass road, which child, and I submit that he reached utilise the Customs Pass
and gives access to Clearwater Bay breaking point and went wrong.
at present The rest of the family are living on other excellent benches
only reachable by molor launch. him and are no use to him at all.
Work will also shortly commence on Installing a macadam runway at the Airport at Kal Tack. This work will require an expenditure of $120,- 000, of which half is being provided by the Government and half by the Air Ministry.
"In view of his past record and in order to give the 'boy' chance, should like to make a suggestion to your Worship, although I know it is wrong to bargain. I ask you to give the boy' a chance, and if you do so, I will take him back into my em ployment. I believe he will go traight: at any rate, he will have the chance to do so. If he goes to prison, it will be ruin for life. I will ark your Worship to deal with him accordingly."
His Worship asked if defendant was prepared to sign a bond.
Mr. Potter: 1 quite appreciate the gravity of the ease and I do feel that here is a chance for the "boy" to oull himself together and go straight. I will willingly sign a bond for him,
1937.
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It is understood that the Leftist; Tribunal has sentenced to death a German named Von Elnatten, who
alleged to be a nephew of the German Minister to Austria, Freiherr von Papen.
His Worship cald he thought it was desirable that a relative of the "boy" should sign a second surety for $50,is and remanded defendant for 24 hours to enable him to find the relative.
It is reported that Von Einalten Court, Mr. and another German, among a group Before leaving the Potter said he would like to pay a of eight Nationalist volunteers, cap-
real tribute to the police, and es-tured Eibar.
clally to Inspector Carey, for the way they had got to the bottom of the matter so extraordinarily quickly.
STRIKERS
ORDERED
TO EVACUATE FLINT AUTOMOBILE - PLANT
(Continued from Page 1.) there be no moaning at the bar when I put out to sea."
A Berlin message says Freiherr von Papen admitted that he knew Von Einatten, but he denied any to the man.-United relationship Press.
BETTER SIGHT ASSURED
BRITISH
The
SPECTACLE LENS PROGRESS
London, Feb, 2. London, Feb, 2.
British Euriler, President Roosevelt had
the of progress New green and blue uniforms will It is left to the Football Associa-
fused to comment to the press, and spectacle lens industry was com► tion to deal with those players who be issued to the troops, of the
although it is known that Miss mented on by the Health Minister this must not be threatened. They should Regular and Territorial Armies tak-
Perkins, Labour Secretary, afternoon when opening an exhibition Landon, Feb. 2- deal with them fairly and withouting part in the Coronation" parade" ini
untcated developments to of gothalmic goods in London.” Sir Eric Phipps, at present Am- 1oo much reliance upon system. Men London. In making this announce-
une President insisted for their ment in the Commons at question-bassador in Berlin, has been appoint- who are not responsible
Linuing "handa olf" policy. Some actions cannot be deterred by the time, the War Secretary said no ed Ambassador to Paris, in succes-
believe that Governor Murphy's fal- usual punishment. They must be decision had been reached regarding sion to Sir George Clerk, who is
which the general distribution of new retiring in a few months time.lure to arrange a conference between the game held away from
workers and employers may force uniforms-British Wireless.
Reuter's Bulletin Service. incites them to indiscretions.
presidential action.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
INTERPORT
HONGKONG v. SHANGHAI
on the
Navy Ground, Causeway Bay
3.30 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11th.
Prices of admission
$2.20, $1.10 & 60 cts.
Bookings at Messrs. Moutrie's and The China Emporium from 1st. February, 1937.
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Improved types of lenses had been introduced by Britlah manufacturers and the output had so increased that at the present time probably only home re. twenty-five per cent.
It is quirements were imported. estimated that the numbers of work-
It is learned that Miss Perkins' re- quest for powers to subpoena wit-crs in the industry has doubled since 1921. During 1934, British manu- nesses to probe Industrial disputes facturers
produced some 553,000 will probably fail as a result of op-
spectacles, compared with 478,000 in position in Congress-United Presa. 1930.-British Wireless.
Injunction Served
Sheriff T. W. Wolcott, carrying the injunction, requested the Union of Automobile Workers to issue him a pass and permit him to enter the G.M.C. plant to serve the sitdown strikers there.
With a National Guard escort and a deputy sheriff, Wolcott finally op- peared at the Fisher Body plant and two strikers opened the door to him.
MANILA SHARES
The following opening quotations and closing business done quotations of the morning session were received by Swan, Culbertson & Fritz from their Manila office:
Prices in POR Opening Raten Bulet
Bellers Dona
Antamok Atok!
He read the injunction, wfille the 250 | Baulo Gold stelkers listened in silence.
Benguet Consolidated 13,75 Benguet Exploration
A spokesman for the G.M.C. Baldig Wedg that ng soon as the strikers evacuate
Coca Grove Consolidated Miam
the factories, the company will stari Demonstration negotiations "for &
honourable settlement"
prompt and
East Mindanno Cameras Gold 1.
I. X. L Meanwhile, in Washington, Sena- Marbete
for Neely has introduced a resolu-Mineral Resources.. tion asking a broad Investigation of Northern Mining Farscale Gumans
the G.M.C., with particular reference Ban Mauricio
to wages paid and working dilians-United Press.
FLOOD CRISIS
AT HAND
(Continued from Page 1.)
con- Euros.
United Paracale
Market: ----Stendy,
The President's Committee plans to travel up-stream. from
Memphis, arriving at Calro at the time the crest of the flood reaches that point. The weather is more favourable to the flood-ighters. It is clear, but colder.
Major-General Edward Markham, in charge of ant-food operations of the Army, expresses the opinion that the levees at Cairo and below will hold. At the moment 100,000 men are raising and repairing the levees. "As a result of "sand bolis" thou sands of gallons of water have gush- ed from the earth at North End, near Cairo, and several houses have col- lapsed.United Press. "
[Further, earlier, reports in con- nection with the floods appear on Page 0.1
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