Schools To Meet Varsity
Friendly Hockey Encounter
GOLF
PLAYERS QUALIFY
Captain's Cup
At
Fanling
Playing at Fanling over the week-
The following will represent the Combined Schools in a friendly hor-end, R. S. Johnson qualified for the key match against the Hongkong Uni- Captain's Cup of the Royal Hong- versity on Thursday, January 13, at kong Golf Club on the Old Course Pokfulam:
with a score of 82-12-70.
Other scores were 11. Overy 01-1873 and B. J.-B. Morahan 80-17-73. There were 53 entries,
Smith (St. Joseph's); 2., Gosano *(La Salle), Host (C.1.5.); J. Marques (La Salle); J. Gosano (La Salle), N. Singh (Q.C.); Francia Reis (La Salle); K. Singh Gill (St. Joseph's), Guardayal Singh (Q.C.) Copt., Tir-
No entries were received for the New Course.
In the Junior Championship play-
luk Singh (Q.C.) and E. Mendonca ed yesterday at Fanling on the Old
(La Salle).
HUMIDITY TUMBLES
Brisk Weather Can Be Expected
Humidity, which a week ago was close to the maximum record of B1 per ernt, for the month of January, has dreared in remarkable fashion, and at 10 a.m. this morning was only five per cent, above the minimum re- cord for the month.
From an almost unbearable 83 per cent. recorded on Tuesday last week, humidity has fallen to 56 per cent... recorded at 10 o'clock this morning. Temperature varied only teri de. gress during the 24 hours ended 10 a.m., from a maximum of 62 degrees ! minimum of 52 degrees.
Brisk wentber experiencerl in Hongkong during the week-end will probably continue. The Royal Obi- servatory
forecasts fresh north- easterly winds, and generally.
Course, the following qualified for the match play stages:
T. E Pearer and H. T. B. Han- codit (90) B. J. B. Morahan (00). 1. Overy and H. 11. Mundy (01), T. Low, E. G. Smith-Wright and G. S. Archbutt (82), R. G. Gray, N. K. Littlejohn. W. Woodward, W. w. c. Snewan, R. E. Il, Nelson and R. S. Julu son (93), R. K. M. Simpson (05) and J. L. C. Pearce (8).
JAPANESE TAKE
MORE AUTHORITY IN SHANGHAI P. 0.
Shanghai. Jan. 10.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH., MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1938.
Paul Kelly and Joe E. Brown are the two bitter rivals in the new David L. Locw production For RKO Radio release "Fit For s King," now showing at the Alham bra Theatre, Joe's newspaper boss sends him away to a mythical Eu ropean kingdom to "cover" story and he is scooped by Kelly about a brunette (Helen Mack) who seems destined to become a queest.
WEEK-END RESULTS &
LEAGUE TABLES
LAI WAIL SEMI-FINALS
Civilians
Chinese Army
5 Navy CHARITY MATCH Canton Veterans 2 H.K. Veterans
DIVISION 11.
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Police South China
"The appoinition of his ser- Engineers (E)
A Japanese employer of the local post office who has been connected with the Chinese postal service for 20 years, has been appointed Deputy Postal Commissioner in Shanghal by the Director-General of Posis, ac- curding to Chinese reports.
is said to have been made in vices in keeping the branch fine weather office at Honkew going throughout
the local fighting. Strong north-easterly
Meanwhile monsoon
Japanese accountant weather, which is seriously delaying shipping along the coast from Singa- pore in the south to Shanghat in the north, will also continue.
IRATE FATHER ASSAULTS YOUTH WITH HAMMER
A small boy who ran out of a shop in Queen's Road West, near Centre 'Street, about 5 pm, on Saturday, was knocked down by a bicyclist, Chan Chuen-king, 16.
He was uninjured, but Chan offer- ed to pay him compensation. Before anything could be done, however, the boy's father. Teal Ly, Go, shop- keeper, came out of the shop, grabbe: Chan, refused his offer of compensa- tlon, but took up a hummer, and struck the youth a blow under the Iright eye with it.
Tsol was arrested, and appeared before Mr. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning, charged with assaulting Chan, and was Bleed $10 and ordered to pay the injured youth 35 compensation.
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Inspector W. Mair said that Tsai, when taken into custody, smeit drink, and was apparently drunk at the time he committed the offence.
The theft of $200 from a cupboard In the stat room of St. Stephen's Girls' College was reported to the police by Miss E. S. Atkins, head- mustrace, vnsterday.
SPORT
ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1938.
Entries for the above will close at 3:00 p.m. on SATURDAY, 15THI
JANUARY, 1938, at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building.
By Order of the Stewards,
C. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 10th January, 1938.
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CHILDREN'S GAME WITH MATCH BOX CAUSE OF FIRE
The fire which broke out in a rear room of No. 21 Ashley Road, Brst Anor, shortly after 2 pm. on Sunday. was caused through the aetion of two box young children playing with of matches.
The occupant of the flat, Mr. Wong Ching-to, 46, an exporter, said that while his two sons were playing with some matches, a mosquito net caught olight, and dainage to property the extent of $400 was caused before the outbreak was extinguished by the
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Stealing a purse from an Indian man who was walking in Shanghai Chun Street, Kowloon, yesterday, Tan, 15, was arrested. He Jaler found that the person he had robbed was a constable.
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HOCKEY TEAM SELECTED
The following team will represent the 1st XI of the Hongkong Hockey Club against the 8th Destroyer, Pistillä on the Club Ground on Wednesday, January 12, at 4.45 p.m.:"
V. M. Benwell; R. L. Wallace, E. V. Reed: R. A. Bates, W. Reed, J. E., Potter; S. Fowler, T. Whitley, G. E. R. Divett (Capt.), B. 1. Bickford and A. N. Other.
A fine of $50 was inflicted on Haw Sang-ming, 45. by Mr. R. Edwards Charged with the theft, Chan, who at the Central Magistracy this morn had a previnus conviction, 15 years ing when he pleaded guilty to pos- ago, was sentenced to four months' session of prepared oplum at the hard labour by Mr. 11. R. Butters at Ping On whart. Defendant said the Kowloon Magistracy to-day. The that he was a sick man, and the purse contained over $8.
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EXPLORER REPORTS SUCCESS
On Mission To Asia
Which Ended In Sinklang Prison
Berlin, Jan, D.
The German explorer, Dr. Wil- helm Filchner, arrived In Naples to- day en route to Germany. He told a correspondent that he had carried out his plans and had gleaned the fullest knowledge of the magnetic conditions in Central Asia.
He said he intended to go to India in the autumn to continue his ob- servations In Northern India, Reuter.
Last
ast year fears were felt for the life of Dr. Filchner, but after a seven months' silence he reached Leh, Kashmir, having been imprisoned during that time in Khotan, Sinklang. Dr. Filchner was last year awarded the National Prize of £8,000, one of three prizes of that amount awarded to Germany in lieu of the Nobel Prize which Germans are forbidden to accept.
OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS
SINGAPORE APPRECIATES GOOD DIVING
Miss Mansfield's Display
Singapore, Dec. 31. Perfect timing, excellent judgment and all the grace of a beautifully developed body combined to make Miss Marian Mansfield's diving ex- hibition, at the Singapore Swimming
perhaps Club yesterday.
the best ever seen in Singapore.
Nearly 2,000 people warmly ap- plouded a perles of 14 dives per- formed by the American Olympic star off the three-metre springboard and the five-metre platform.
Starting with the simple running pike and swallow (swan) dives, Miss Mansfield went on to do a beautiful back dive with pike and a perfect front somesault und forward ane and a half.
FLAWLESS HALF GAYNOR
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Tate's Bad Luck On Tour
Latest news of Maurice Tate; with Capt. Brinckman's. Argentine touring team, who is suffering from pneumonia and blood poisoning, is more reassuring.
When the team left England the Sussex player had a sore throat. Coing ashore at Lisbon he twisted his ankle playing golf. Septicaemia set in, and later he contracted, bronchial pneumonia.
At Monte Video on Dec. 19 he was reported to be making progress, but will be unable to play during the tour, which opened the following day.
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After her diving Miss Mansfield demonstrated the standard breast stroke and the more modern butter- ily stroke, in which the arms are recovered clear of the water, and went on to the
and btcl crawl crawl, showing a beautiful free and rhythmic style.
Islington Corinthians Win Again
Agra, Dec. 13. Islington Corinthians played three matches here during the week-end, winning two and drawing the other.
Against Behar the tourists scored (2), five times through Tarrant
and Read (2)
Sherwood without reply. Lucknow Brigade were
beaten 1-1, Islington's scorer being
Tarrant (2). Read and Miller. No goals were registered in the meeting with United Provinces.
Islington have lost only two of the thirty matches played on their tour round the world.
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A man, Li Shun, 40, and his dou- ghter, Li Ping, five, were both knock- ed down by private car No. 4474, driven by Dr. Tay Wal-tai, in Queen's Road East, near Spring Garden Lone, yesterday.
histrionic abilities. One of the, best bits in the show is the tragic suicide of Andrea Lecðs.
"FR For King" (Alambra Theatre, to-day).For those who care for Joe E. Brown and bis antics, this is an amusing pleture. Once again he is a newspaperman, this time sent to a a mythical kingdom in Europe.
"New Faces of 1037" (Oriental Thratre, to-day) bright show which earned favourable reviews Fatal injuries were suffered by a during its frat run in the Colony.
workman, Lam Fat, on board the "God's Country and the Woman" steamer Shuntion, aground on Tsing (Majtalie Theatre, to-day).—This I Island, yesterday, apparently technicalour picture and a good one. George Brent -und- Beverly Roberts have the leading roles.
through a full. ;The Shuntien was one of the vessels driven ashore-by the typhoon of September 2 fast,
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