FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1926.
"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PAGE
SOCCER VISITS.
SHANGHAI PORTUGUESE
COMING?
NOTES & COMMENT..
[By Dutchie."]
The following soccer games are scheduled to: tuke place to morrow:-
Senior Shield.
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Royal Artillery v. Club de itecreio, Sookumpoo "At ground, 4.30 p.m.
Hongkong Football Club - v. Kowloon Fet, Club ground, 4.30,
League L
Joseph's ground, 4.30 p.m..
MISS RYAN,
WINS DIXIE TENNIS SINGLES..
TWO STRAIGHT SETS.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Miami. March 11.
CRICKET VENUES.
LOCAL MATCHES FOR SATURDAY,
SEVERAL “FRIENDLIES.””
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According to the fixture cards, the cricket matches for to-morrow include one in the junior league Mas Ryan has won the Dixle(not having a bearing on the
championship) and four "friend Fawn tennis singles championship, He defeating Miss Browne 6-3, 8-6.
Police v. HM.S. "Tamar St.
Miss Ryan.
League, II (See. A),
South China. "A" v. St. Joseph'ai College, Club ground, 3pm..
League 1 (Sec. B), South China "O v. University, Sookumpoo. "A" ground, 3 pinn
With the season drawing 'to.a elbed as far as league football is concerned,, the various gumes out standing are not of much import- ance for the championship in each! division is pretty well decided.
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The destination of the senior) shield is still open, although t looks very much as if Kowloon and the Surreys will again figure in the final They still have a pretty strong opposition to meet "before reaching the last lap, and
accidents may happen.
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In the two senior shield games to be played to-morrow, that t Sookumpoo seems the only one in which the result books te foregone conclusion fer, judging by previous results between these two teams, and present. form, the Recreio. XI is bound to win.
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The other game does not seem so open. Although Kowloon are strong combination playing Away from home is not one of their strong points, and on the Club ground they are likely to be apset by the difference in size of In the league last week, pitch. the Club gained a very creditable "yictory over the "Tamar," but they will need to play much better if they hope to win to-morrow.
The only game in the senior division of the league will take place on St. Joseph's ground, be- tween the Police and "Tamar," and on present form, the Police should improve their position in the table,
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The Chinese "A" team mees the College eleven in the junior "A" section of the league, and are The Chinese expected to win..
"O" team is also expected to dis pose of the University Inds but only by 'warrow margin..
To-night at
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HOME SOCCER..
WEDNESDAY STILL IN
FORM.
LEAGUE, DIVISION. Î
(Reuter's Service.)
London, March 31.
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The fixtures are: as: under:
League IL
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PROSPECTS GOOD,
(Continued from Page: 1.)
Seconder's Speech Rising to second, Mr. A. H Compton said—
trite.
BAPTISM
DID THE CHIEF ORDER MURDERS.
KILLING THE WITCHES,
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
Names.
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS,
HONGKONG MARCH 13, 1926, 10:30 AM.
"Mr. Chairman and gentle- I killed all those people, but it p men—I have much pleasure in wes because 3 bekeved them to be seconding the "udoption of the witchou and Chlof Shaiwiln had report and statement of ac instructed me to kill all the witches counts and in doing so I should I found in his, country. like most particularly to con- This, in a nutshell, da the story gratulate the directors and the of Tome, or Mwanalesa, the company's agents (Monoty. Gibb Nyasaland native whole, the IT on London Livingston and Co., Ltd.) upon principal of the 20 prisoners on T.T. on Shanghai
Banks. the very excellent result of the trial at Broken H, Rhodosin, for year's working notwithstand the murder of natives by drowning Hongkong Bank
do. ing the great labous difficulties. thom, having first got them to enter
London that the company has had to face the water for a supposed baptismal Chartered Bank during the period under review.
Mercantile Bank, A. & B. University 2nd XI v...
"The appropriation of six Toro gave evidence with
'do. R.C. on the University ground.. lakhs to reserve and the payment blanket wrapped around him, con- &0. Bank
Friendly..
of a dividend similar to that for feouling the loss of both his ovns last year will. I feel certain, meat He suid he knew the victims were Club "Outcasts" v. Royal Navy with the approval of all share witches, and that it was against on the H.K.C.C.. ground..
holders; **
the will of God to be a witch. Do. Kowloon CC. 1st. XI. v. Royal "I am glad to notice that, adscribing his arrost by native Artillery on the 1.0.0, ground.
though the output for 1925 did messengers, he said he was beaton Craigengower C.C. v. Royal not quite come up to the estim and his arms were tied behind his Engineers on the CCC ground.ate, there was substantial in back with a bark rope which went Civil Service C.C.. "A" v. Hong-crease over the sales of current into the flesh. The rope was untied Rong: C.C. 2nd XI on the CSCC in 1924. It is also gratifying when the hands began to bleed. ground.
to learn that, in spite of the dishe was taken to Broken Hill in a turbed industial conditions,, the motorcar. where the doctor
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HEAVY DEFEAT.
لویه
ROYAL NAVY CRICKET XI AT KOWLOON.
TWO BIG SCORERS.
Lieut.
Halsey and It.Com Armitage, who have butted very consistently for the Royal Navy this season, wrere, mainly re- Er division B of the Englishponsible for the big score Football Lengue to-dhy, Swansen drew with The Wednesday, Zładk
The Wednesday are promotion candidates, as will be seen in the Unble:-
Division II..
"Goals.
P. W. DRA. Pts Wednesday -31 20 4 7 72 39 44 Derby C31 19 6 6 63 30 44 Chelsea.31 15 9 7 64 39 39 South Shields31 16 459 45 36 Swansea.29 15 5 9 63 43 Oldham 30 15 5 10 56 42 Middlesbro. 33 17 1 15: 65 Port Vale.... 33 15 4 12 Blackpool 32 13 7 12 Wolves 31-13 5 13:52 Hull City......31 12.7 12. 47 Portsmouth...31 12 7 12 59 Bradford C..37 11 8 12:36 47-30 Preston 31 13 4 14 52 67 30 Southampton.32: 11 6. IS SI Darlington.33 10 8 15 53 59 Barnsley...31 9 10 12 45 58 28: Stoke 31 - 9 6 16 41 61 24 Fulhara...29 8 7 14 33 60 23 Clapton 29 8 5 16 36 51 21 Notts Forest-29 7 7 15 30 52 20 Stockport.....32 6.7 19. 40
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ARMY SOCCER,
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which the senior service put up against Kowloon C.C. yesterday. when the home team lost by 142 runs.. Score:
KOWLOON CL CL
A. W. Ramsay, b Bennett JC. Lya, b Halsey Capt. Bensley, c Mack, b
Halsey Capt. D." W. Capt. R. A. Warters, and
Halsey
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Morales,
C. Jones, c and b Halsey
A R.. F. Raven, b: Bennett F C. Pavit, run out E. B. Morton, b Halsey S. B. Spillett, mot out.
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TRIANGULAR TOURNEY
RESULT:
BRITAIN BEĄTS. FRANCE.
Mr. R. Grinshuw, president of the
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Shanghai Football Association. triangular soccer tournament, the Ramsay Mr. Grimshaw is passing through British Army beat the French Morris the Colony on his way home, and Army by 2 goals to nik
the local Association is taking:
advantage of the opportunity to
entertain him to dinner. A very.
enjoyable evening is foreshadow-
ed
HOLDER WINS...
BANTAMWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION.
(Associated Press.)
I understand that the Shanghai Portuguese Football Club have accepted an invitation from the Jocal Portuguese soccer clubs to send a team down here to play. This will be in the nature of a re-
St. Louis, March 4. turn visit, as it will be remember- Phil Rosenburg, the bantam ed that our local Portuguese team weight boxing champion, auccess- went to Shanghai last year, and fully defended his title last night were defeated by the odd goal in against George Butch of St. Louis three, after extra time.. They in a ten round fight.
will be all out to reverse that de- tision this year. The games are scheduled to be played during Easter week.
FOOTBALL...
SUNDAY CRICKET.
The following will be the
TENNIS TOURNEY.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS AT H.K.CC..
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Results of matches played yes terday in the annual H.R.CC tennis tournament were:
Open singles (1st round);—R. E, Coxon beat S. R. lamai) 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. Open doubles ́(1st round):—Yow Mau-kit and C. W. Cheng beat S. E and D. S. Green 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 24-0, 8-6. (2nd round, bye)-It. Hancock and F. A.. Redmond bent, H. Lo and C Chon 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Handicap doubles (second round; byes) :-G. W. Sewell and E. J. R. Mitchell towe 8/6) boat R. L Moncrieff and D. J. Clerk (rec.
Hongkong Club v. Kowloon, teams in a whole-day cricket 4/6), 6-1, 0-0 Major C. Willaon match between. Dr. Ponsonby and N. L. Smith (owe 4/6): bent The following have been Fane's XI and the University 1st. H. J. Larkcom and A. J. L selected to represent the Hong XI this Sunday, start at 11 am. kong
Club in their Shield on the University ground:
Whyte (scr.) 7-5, 6-1.
Further ties scratched include:- H. Lo wo, from F. B. Grose, R&M Open: singles (1st round) Henderson w.o. from W.-H. Choo.
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MRS.
Mrs. Robert W. Imbrie, widow of the American Vice-Consul at Teheran Persin is fighting to recover his £8,000 indeximity paid for his murder by the Persian Government Comp- troller McCart claims that £1,800 spent on cable massages to settle the caso should be deducted from the sum,
tle with Kowloon to-morrow, Dr. Ponsonby Fane's XI-Dr. on the Club ground (kick-off R. A. Ponsonby Fane, Lt Col 4.30 p.m.):----Rodger; Gerrard and A. Cantrell, R.M., Lt. Bishop; Summers, Howard, and T. E. Halsey, R.N Md N. Trambitzky and J. W. Leonard
Open doubles (2nd round, bye) COBHAM'S ELIGHT. Watson: Pile, Forsyth, Brodie, Stephenson BN, Mid. Simms v.o. from B. H. Wong and H. C MacBride, and Morrison.
RN., E. J. R. Mitchell, G. R. Hung. Reserves! Johnstone, and Sayer, W. Himt, J. H. B. NiM
"Captain: D. J. Allfree, JIA
Youngsaye.
Lyon,
The Kowloon F.C. team for the University I XIANCAR senior shield - tie with the Club Rumjahr H. N. Balhatchet, to-morrow" is: --Avery; Wheeler, A. S. Hett, CW, Lam, W. M! Rend; Turner, Sims, McKelvie: Gittins, D. Laing, Dr. D. K Taylor, Cavaille, Linaker Duncan, Samy, S. Hachiuma, Hayes Reserves: Millard, Zimmern, 8. V. Gatine Sibley, Pasco.
FANLING. HUNT.
The Fanling Hounds meet to
at the Sheungehut police ab 2.45 p.m.; and on Sun- Annandale, Jardine's bungalow, at 10:45 am.
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SAFE ARRIVAL AT ATHENS YESTERDAY,
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Cairo, March 11, Mr. Alan Cobham has left Sollum, for Athens,
Athens, March 11
Hongkong
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HONGKONG TIDE.
HK. Constructions Hongkong Electrics H.K. Developments
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The tide-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide predicting Machine which cludes 40 components for the better. prediction of sides, from the re- sult of the analysis of the; tidul Watsons (old) observations, taken at the Kaulung do. tidal observatory' under the direc-Wm, Powells tion of Dr. Doberck during the HK. Telephone yeara 1887, 1888, and 1880.
The times and heights are given for Kaulung: but they may ba used' for the Victoria Naval yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very small..
The times of high-and low-water. must not be considered to coincide with the times of slack-water. Ind change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct..
March 12 to 18, 1926,
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