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Latest Sporting Gossip From Homeside
BELGIUM JOINS POLICE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP AT HARRINGAY ARENA
London, Jan. 19.
BELGIUM is to send a team to compete for the first time in the open police boxing championships at Harringay on February 1, thus making the Continental challenge fourfold. The other countries who will be represented are Germany, France and Holland. Willie Mietschke, the German holder of the light-weight title, has had to with- draw because of injury, and the German team will how hel headed by Erich Camps, who will defend his middle-weight! championship.
Wolsh Ruling
TT kas just ucen disclosed that by
a ruling of the Welsh Football
the tickets sholl not enter the dressing-rooms of the match ofl-;
cials.
Union, which governs Itugby footballCotton Remains
In Wales, a director of a professional
Association football club may not HENRY Cotton is to remain pro- play amateur Rugby, Dudley Fol fessional to Ashridge Golf Club,į land, former Cambridge Soccer Hertfordshire, for at least four more blue, become a director of Swansea years. He has signed an agreement Town, the Football League club, two to that effect, confirming a tentative years ago. Before that he played for arrangement made (1 few weeks ngo, the Swansea Rugby club, and he re- "I can
re-"I can now get on with the job of cently had a trial for Ebbw Vaic, selecting itis assistant to replace
said
another Rugby club, fe ከነበሩ since Willam Laidlaw, who has become
been informed by the Welsh F. U. full professional at West Herls," that, as he is a director of Swansea Cotton, "Quite a few young golfers Town, he "cannot continue to enjoy seem to think that the position of amateur status in Welsh Rugby chief assistant at Ashridge is worth Mr. Folland holds an important post hoving, and I have had several at the new Ebbw Vale works. He applications."
is a son of the late Mr. Henry Fol-
land, the Welsh steel and tin-plate To Captain Again
magnate.
Golf Club Stowards W.
Two scenes from "Sixty Glous cars," which pleased local critics lumensely at the preview yesterday. Anna Neagle again takes the part of Queen Victoria, giving an unforgettable performance, while Anton Walbrook, as Prince Albert, is as good as he was in "Victoria The Great," The ploture will be shown simultaneously at the queen's anu Amaniors Theatres on Friday,
Recent Games "SIXTY
Played In
GLORIOUS
Darts League YEARS"
The following were the resuils of matches played recently in the H.B. Darts League:
M.T.B. "B" 3'rest
Josey
Poole
H. L. Lister has decided to Stonnell accept the Lancashire County hoore Cricket Club committee's invitation CIR Stanley Jackson, the former to captain the side again. This will England cricketer, was elected abe his fourth year of office. For vlce-president от the
Golf Club tome time there has been consider-1 Stewards' Association at its generalable doubt whether he would be able
Earl meeting in London. The
of to continue, but after much delibera- Derby WDS re-clected president, lion he has notified his intention to while the new chairman is Mr. 11. carry on. Watson (Porter's Park), who suc
eceds Mr. A. Coxall (Beaconsfield). Miller's Complaint
Loss To Rugby
Imperial "*"*
Todu
2
Black
2 Shell
0 Tester
-
Check
chest score, Cheek 120, Heest nish, Check 40, RAQ.M. (G,C.) “B” M.T.B. “A” Grintin
nerd
1
Оттом
Lumby
a form of muscular rheumatism. TanH
Imperial "E3"
Black
าง
Forater
Witkle
Smith
Asan
Moore
Mitchell
1
M.T.."
* Ki
2 Poole
Moore
D I'rent
0 Stonnell
3
Highest rare, Orrom 112. COLDEN Miller Is surtering from Hahest finish. Little 50.
AAR. John Themas Brookes, pre- This is why he has Msident of
been
missing Cherk the Gloucestershire races he was expected to run in. Rugby Union and chairman of the Che complaint is not regarded Marshall committee of the Gloucester Rugby serious, and otherwise the horse is Club, has died at his residence, sound. He is no well, indeed, thai Cramer, Tuffley Avenue, Glanteester, his trainer will be satisfied if he can at the age
Afty-seven. of
Mr. run him once only before the Chel Brookes had been ill for only a few tenham Gold Cup. To win that race days, being at work at the Gloucests the horse's chief objective this ter Railway Carriage and Wagen season. Company, Ltd.,
recently US
03
Wednesday of last week. (11th Jan.) Soccer Transfer
He contracted a chill, but pneumonia supervened.
Old International
DERE
ERBY County have paid New Brighton £2,500 for the transfer
Highest score, King 134. Highest finish, Cheek 34. T.11, "j"*" foole
Moore
Prist
King
Storinell
RA... (G,C.) "A" 2 Curd
Funnell
O Pringle
Burden
2 Redman
4
Highest score, Burden 113. Bighest finish, Funnell 33.
League Table
of John Stamps, i 18-year-old inside-| left. Negotiations were started after HOMAS McInnes, a Scottish in-the match on Wednesday (18th Jan.)
ternational inside-forward hit a between New Brighton and Hartle Rou century ago, has died at Laaton, aged pocks, in which Stamps seered, and Imperial "A"
MT. "A" 60. McInnes gained his frst cap he travelled to Derby on the 10th Imperial "1" against Ireland in 1888, when only January to aim forms. Stamps has (G.C.) "A"". 19, and he was one of the fral Scot-been with New Brighton only since Embassy
M.T.B. tish professionals to move South. ist sonson. He joined them from Neptune He played for Notts County for four Mansfield Town. reasons and was in their Cup Final
team in 1891. Later he was with Licence Granted Third Lanark and Everton, and end-
ed his career with four seasons nti Luton.
Practice Curbed
OLIN' Richards, brother of Gordon. Richards. has been granted a teence to ride under National Hunt Rules. He was champion Jockey of
THE attention of the Referees' Com-Norway last year, but was badly miltee having been drawn to the hurt in a fail and returned to Eng- growing tendency of referees and land in October for treatment. linesmen, when officlating in F.A. Cup-ties, to ask the clubs for com- plimentary tielcets for relatives and
"Sixty Glorious Years" an RKO picture directed by Henry Wilcox, previewed at the Queen's Theatre yesterday morning.
ነሆ
WEEK-END FOOTBALL PROGRAMME
Senior Shield Second Round Replays
This deals with many impor- The following are the League fix- tant phares of the Victorian eratures arranged by the Hongkong which were left untouched by the Football Association for the week- test film, "Victoria the Great". Anna end; Nearle, as the Queen, and Anton Walbrook, as the Prince Consort, perpetuate their triumphs in the second flim.
riot:.
SATURDAY, FEB. 4
Senior Shield Replay South Chinu "A"
v. Kowloon (Caroline Hill). 4 p.m. Referee, Kos- sick.. Linesmen, Phillps and Mar-
First Division Hongkong F.C. Police (Sookun- poo), 4.15 p.m. Referee, Hinchcl.ife. Linesmen, Sze Po-wzi and Wilkins.
Second Division
Many of the important events that made the reign of Queen Victoria so niemorable are described with ac- quracy. The glimpses of national vent-the repeal of the Corn Laws, the Crimean War, the purchase of the Suez Canal and the death of Gordon-gain effectiveness through being vivid and short. The colour- ing of the country round Balmoral R.A.0.C. v. Kowloon (Military), rauses a pang in a loyal Scotsman's 4.15 p.m. Referee, Stedman, heart, the technicolour
5th. R.A. v. South China (MII- try), 2.45 pan. Referee, Glover,
R. Scots
v. Hongkong F.C. (500- kunpo), 2.45 p.m. Referee, Havelaar. Midiasex v. St. Joseph's (St Joseph's), 4.15 p.m. Referee, Clarke. Third Division (A) PWW.D. V.
South China (Caroline
process
Throughout the film being very successful--a result which is helped by the stone backgrounds afforded by Windsor, Buckingham Palace and Balmoral.
Herbert Wilcox has seen to it that the Royal Family are shown as hu-H), 2.30 p.m. Referee, Silva. man beings with a true appreciation
Electric
V.
LA. (St. Joseph's), 30th. R.A.
of their responsibilities but whose 2.45 p.m. Referee, Edwards. own happiness is dependent upon that of the Empire.
Third Division (B)
v. Powhattan (Chatham Kumaons v. Rd.), 2.45 p.m. Referee, Dove.
Anna Neagle and Anton Walbrook Up Dn Pare splendid in their roles and are
SUNDAY, FEB 5 is admirably supported by C. Aubrey
Senior Shield Replay 30 19 Smith as the Duke of Wellington, Eastern v. South China "B" (Hong- Derrick de Marney as Disraeli,kong F.C.), 4 p.m. Referee, Ip. Lines- Charles Carson as Sir Robert Peel,men, Barretto and Hartley. Felix Aylmer as Palmerston and Gordon McLeod as John Brown.
First Division Royal Navy v, Royal Scots (Cause- Despite its necesarily episodicway Bay), 4.15 pm. Referee, Goss. development and the limitations of Linesmen, Farr and Aylwin. footage. "Six Glorus Years" is a
ne tribute to Britain's history. pleture which should definitely not be missed.
Highest finishes.-Funnell 104, Lumby 100: Hoare 91, Little 08.
girst scores-Little 135, Davis King 12, Poole 131. Waterworth I'reat 127.
135,
120.
CLUB RUGBY FIFTEEN
The
friends, it has been decided to re- CLUB'S LEAGUE TEAMS selected as follows:
commend to the F.A. Council that
the following instruction be issued:
That ofcials uppointed to
The following Club teams
day?
300 Football Assжneiccted for league
^
Kwong Wah v. St. Joseph's (Kow- Hoon), 415 p.m. Referee, Molyneux.
Linesmen, Gamlin and Waldron,
Second Division
R. Engineers v. Police (Causeway
Easteni v. Kwong Wah (Hongkong [F.C.), 2.30 p.m. Referee, Omar,
AN ARMED ROBBERY 2.45 p.m. Heftree, Thomas.
Third Division (n) R. Engineers v. Kit Che (Sookun- poo), 4.15 p.m. Referee, Burgess,
Third Division (B) R.A.M.C. v. University (Sookun- poo), 4.16 p.m. Refree, Burgess, Third Division Championship) (First Matelt} Royal Air Force v. Royal Scots (Kowloon), 2.45 p.m. Referce, Stone,
Football at Happy Valley
There will be a game of Rugby
to-day. Kowloon Family Gagged when the Club "A" XV will play the Police.
match will commens
With Walnuts at 4 p.m. The Club side has been,
Armed robbers carried out another) J. T. Brown; D. 1. Bosanquet, D. rald on a residence in Kowloon yes- B. Nelson, E. M. Watts, H. F. Hop-terday morning, when they entered have been ins; D. Hynes, R. Rutherford; J. C. No. 1231 Canton Rond, first floor, and matches on Satur-Menhinnick, P. W. Burton, W. Stoker. robbed the occupants of $371 In ches in competitions shall not ask the com-
J. Moodle, G. M, Marrs, C. Austin, money, jewellery and clothing. Firsts (home) V. Army-11. peting clubs to
Owen C. M. Stark and P. Welch. supply them
Gaining admittance by a ruse, six complimentary tickets for rela-T: E. Pearce, 3. C. L. Pearce, P. I relneck. L. T. Ride, J. L. Isley, J. E. Potter,
a series of contests for robbers bound up Lo Ah-yat, 41, tives
and friends. It is, however, Scooner, M. F. L. Haymes, K. A. Munro, star of recommended that the home club D. 8. Peake (12).
the victorious Ching Yung of the floor, with wire, and gagged| „A meeting of the Hongkong Foot- shall offer one complimentary
team, emerged triumphant as he de- them with walnuts. They then ran- ball Association Council will be held Seconda (away) v. Police-E.. stand ticket to the referee and one Mitchell (captain), W. Stoker, D. S. Robb, was exciting as the contenders stood release herself some time after the day, February 0; at 5.30 p.m.
J. F feated
L. S. Chang in four sets. Play sacked the house. Lo managed to in the Association rooms on Mon- to each linesman omelating in the R. M. M. Ring, C. W. E. Bishop, 11 at least ten feet from match in question, on the under-, .. Fox, G. K. Mackenzie, O. 8. Lur, Imashing, slicing and returning with
the table, robbers had left, and raised the alarm. standing that the persons
P. A. G. 9. Lovett,
The robbers were armed with a V. C. Band (12)
amazing necuracy.
revolver and several knives.
with
uslbs |
WIS
Hughen (caplain), L. D. Kilbee, A. C.dunt championship. H. T. Lolt, single womon, and other occupants
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CHILD ADOPTION Court Told of an Old Hakka Custom
KOWLOON GOLF
First Round Matches For Captain's Cup
Lau Ho and Cheung Ki-lin, mar- First round matches In the Kow- ried women, were both discharged loon Golf Club Captain's Cup Com- when they appeared before Mr. E petition played on Sunday last re- Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis aulled us follow: tracy yesterday, in answer to W. C. Simpson beat F. C. Barry charge of taking part in an illegal | 4 and 3. transaction for the transfer of n minor, Yu Fung-mul,
aged three 3. years, on December 3,
First defendant pleaded guilty hut second
T. D. Paton beat B. B. Basto 5 and
F. A. HI beat S. Jex 4 and 3.
A. Dennich beat A. A. Lopes 1
and defendant, on whose behalf) UP Mr. Hinshing
Lo appeared, denied E. F. Fincher beat W. Ahern 1 up.
the charge.
W. A. Stewart beat A. E. Davies
W. Bastin beat F. J. Remedios 2
Inspector E. G. Post, Inspector of at the 19th. Women and Girls, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. H. W. Fraser, and 1. of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,
was
T. B. Low beat M. L. da Roza 2 up. present
Medal Play Competition in court. Inspector Post sald that on Nov-
The following starting times have ember last year, both defendants been arranged for a Medal Play went to see Mr. Fraser In his office. Competition (18 holes) on Sunday. Second defendant had the intentionam, w. Kershaw v. B. Banio
February 5: of registering the child as an adopted 0.05 am. A. A. Lopes V. P. 3. Bone daughter. After making enquiries 10 am. J. A, Dennis v. T. 1. Low from the defendants, Mr. Fraser took Big &m.. O. Murphy... Fincher them to Miss Harrop, but their ap-0.25 am. I 3. Wellsco W. Barun
920 am. W. Áhern v. 7. J. Remedios plication was refused.
9,30 0,M, Webster Y. J. M. Boyd On December 3, the child was 935 a.m. A. E. Davies v. J. G. R. Humbe transferred for the sum of $14, and 9.45 am.
Henderson v. 8. Jex
9.40 a.m.
D. Paton v. T. Lamb
on January 20. first defendant went 250 a.m. W. C Bmpson v. J. Kirwen to his office and said that, she had sion her child on a lorry proceeding to Castle Peak. Lau said that she had questioned second defendant but was refused
any information. On January 23. Inspectne Post visited second defendant, who ad- mitted that she had taken over the child and showed him the deed of the transaction. Inspector Post Ins- trusted second defendant to bring the child to his office the following morn- ing. This was done, and the women were both charged."
Corroborative evidence was given by Mr. H. W. Fraser, and Miss P, Herrop.
Mr. Lo submitted that second de- fendent had no case to answer, as the transaction, in the eyes of the Hakira peonie, was quite legal and ordinary. It was the custom of the Farkas to procure girls for purposes of San Po Chai, meaning to be mar ried to their gone when they were old- enough, and this trensuction could mat be described as not kona-dde, TE was a time-honoured
a
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