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HOME. FOOBALL.

LEADERS OF THE COTTISH

LEAGUE

ABERDONIANS DIEATED..

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Glasgow, Mrch 80.

In the First Divial of the

HOME SPORT.

LATER NOTES AHEAD OF THE MAIL

SOME RUGGER RESULTS:

(via Singapore)

London, March 20.

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTERPORT SOCCER.

NOTES ABOUT SHANGHATS PORTUGUESE

COMMENT ON THE TEAM

Fut arrangements have been completed by the committee of the Portuguese Sporting Association to In the final of the inter-Has-send a local Portuguese soccer Scottish Lengue, Celt (leaders|pitals Cup Competition St. aggregation for a series of matkihos and Scottish Cup finalis) defeat-Thomas's" and Guy's met on In Hongkong (anys the Shanghai ed Aberdeen at Cec Park, Saturday in a hard and keep"Evening News." The team will Glasgow, by four goniko one. game, St. Thomas's winning by 5

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Revised Table

Fonts:

P W. D IF A. Pis

Celtic 33 22" 6. NS 36. 50. Airdrieonians34 20 430 48 46 Hearts.35 183353: 44°) St.. Mirren 35 18 7 154,48 43 Motherwell... 36 174 45 4 Faĺkisk 34, 14 12. 36 49, 40 Cowdenbeath35 16. 6. 118 63: 38 Kilmarnock, 34 16. 5: 124.69, 37 Rangers ....34 16. §. 130 51:‍37 Aberdeen 33 12 9 747 .50, 33 Dundee 35 39 14 93 33. Hamilton A-34 19:143) 743 Partick T33 0 12:12 5 63: 30- „Hibernians........35.12" 518 | 69, 29) Morton....34 11 7 16. 73:29: Queen's Park 34 12 4 18 76 28 Dundee U33: 100 5:1811 62 25 Raith R........34 11 3. 2070 25 St. Johnston 35 8, 9 1874 25 Clydebank ...34 7 5 20 181 20.

HONDA APPEALS.

· EX-TENNIS CHAMPIONAT

H.K.C.C

WIMBLEDON MAN DE

Playing for the first tint this. year in the open singles the HK.CC lawn tennis tournent (which he won in 1924), T. bnda showed that he had not his form. He had little dificul in disposing of his opponent and showed that he deserves thejosi tion of "favourite," now the Ng Ste-kwong has withdrawn jom the competition.

Ng Sze-kwong's brother, Ng Sze-cheung (who has had Wirble- don experience) was defoted Yesterday in five sets. Ng at times played an uncanny sot, partly for the benefit of the sec tator hut Yew Man-kit stuck to his guns and won by a spurt athe endl

Results follow.".

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Lord Burghley, the Famous

Light Blue Athlete.

Blackheath ware at home to Birkenhead Park on Saturday, and found the visitors too strong for them, being beaten by T points to 6

Cardiff and Newport had a hard game on the latter's ground, but neither side succeeded in scoring

Eton lost to Old Etonlans by 11

Open Singles:-((a round- T Honda Beat Captain H. points to 19. Bloxham 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 HR..!

Conway beat A. Zimmern 6-4, 3, 8-6. (2nd round): Yew Manit beat Ng Sze-kwong 2-6, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5.

Open Doubles:-(1st round) G. W. Sewell and H. Owen Hughs beat. Dr. EJ. Valentine and H.

round)-E. H. J. Larkcom a Col. C. Russell Brown beat Forster and N. L. Smith 6-4, 4 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 "

The 1st South Wales Borderers

and the 1st Welsh Guards met at Aldershot in the Army Rugby Union final, the former winning by 10 points to 3:

Varsity Athletics.

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leave for the South on the "Pre- sident Cleveland" on March 29, and will return on or about April 12

the by

boat. gamo After giving the fixtures, the re- port also" says-On Thursday or | Friday, April 8 or 9 the Shanghai team will proceed to Macao, where they will stage a contest with a Portuguese eleven representing the colony..

year;

Last

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BOMB PLOT

PRISONER ALTERS HIS

STATEMENT SY

ALLEGED THREATS

Further evidence was taker at the Central Magistracy yesterday before Mr. RE Lindsell and Major C Willson in the case in which a Chinese fitter and two women were concerned in a plot to throw bombs in Hongkong fol lowing the failure by strikers at Shumchur to bring about another strike in the Colony at China New

Sensational admissions

Year:

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made by the first accused at the previous hearing when he stated that he was an emissary of the strikers and had brought the two bombs into the Colony with the intention of throwing them at Happy Valley. He also disclosed the part the women took in the conspiracy. Accused was, then sentenced to five years' harc labour.

Brought from prison to give evidence in the case against the women yesterday, accused said! that the first woman had nothing: whatever, to do with the bringing when Hongkong's of the two bombs to Hongkong

combination and that he made a statement im came to Shanghai, they were deplicating the woman under threats feated by the local Portuguese of assault by the police. This was brought out in answer to Mr. aggregation after a close and thrill. J. Amstrong who defended ing three goals to two contest.. the women..

Accused adhered to this story Shanghas team will be somewhat weakened this year by the absence under cross-examination by Mr. of A. Costa, star centre half, who..H. King (for the prosecution),

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is under doctor's orders, A. and in answer to questions suidi

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James A. Stillman, the multi-

millionairo New York banker, and his wife have become reconelled after five years of court. battles in which sensational charges and counter charges were made. The couple a: "Bocondi nod for Europe, for honeymoon."

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Collado. J. Guttierez, outside left, that he took the bombs himself focus a camera on her. By pat-Bengueta and A. Souza.

The first two men mentioned were the mainstays of the half-back Une lust year while 3. Guttierez and A. Souza, both left wing men will have to be supplemented this rear by players of lesser ability. The team from the South will have also the advantage of playing on home ground, which means much Jin itself.

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to the boarding house in a rattaning her on the head with his Kallan Mining. Ad

hand, she was made to draw in Lanokats (Combined) basket,

for dina (Single). Technical evidence of the com- her head and long enough position of the bombs was given me to get a picture, but directly Shanghal Exploration by Mr. E. R. Dovey. He said the the tapping stopped, one made Shanghal Loan bombs were of a highly explosive for the sen, and was soon swim Raube nature and would only require toming out of sight.

Later in the day, the eggs be dropped. The powder way-a mixture of sulphide of arsenic and were dug up, and photographed, other in-and it was found she had laid potassium chlorate, gredients being gun cotton and one hundred and thirty-five.

The men at the turtle canning nitro-glycerine,, the latter in the proportion of 88 per cent. There factory told us the eggs take six N. Allanson, PSA; B. Favacho,were also small stones and a ballow weeks to hatch, and the young P.S.A., and C. Passos. PS.A.; C. like, mass. Witness, said that are many of them eaten by gulls Favacho. St. Xavier's, M. Sequeira, small portions of the reddish and other birds before they P.S.A., and A. Sequeira, P.S.A.; R. powder and tallow like mass ex-reach the water. Fivacho, St. Xavier's. H: Collaco, ploded violently, when struck with PS.A., V. Gonsalves, P.S.A., 1. hammer. Marcel, P.S.A., and F. Ribiero, St. Xavier's..

The following men have been selected to represent Shanghail

Reserves: P. Costa, P.S.A.; and Lima, P.S.A

Accompanying the local Fortu- gsese players to Hongkong will be more than 20 leading members of the Shanghai Sporting Association, among them being, Mr. M. Leitaon president of the Shanghai Portu- guese Sporting Association, and Mrs. M. Leitao; Mr. A. M. Gutter-

After hearing other evidence the case was adjourned until April 8,

TURTLES NESTS.

SOME INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS.

In view of the interest taken rez, secretary of the Association by many in Hongkong in turtles. and Mrs. A. Guttierrez; and Mr. M. the following article, by Hida Campos, manager and coach of the Geissmann, in the "Qeenslander" team, with Mrs. M. Campos.' is worth reproducing:

Taking the tear selected as a The turtles of North-west. whole, it is good. It can be de-Island r the Capricornian Competing in the annual inter-pended upon to put up an excellent Group, came in for a great deal Conway 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 (20varsity athletic sports

Lord tussie.

Its weakness lies in the of attention recently when a party Burghley established a new re-half-back line and left wing, due to of scientists and naturalista visit- cord. for the 120 yards hurdles inability of some of the players toed this isle under the leadership his time being 152 seconds, beat- obtain a holiday. The three inside of Mr. E. F. Pollock, of Sydney ing the previous record of forwards are good.. Collaco and

There were three kinds of Club Championship: (216 4/5ths established by G. AMarcel will lead the attack. H. turtle that came to the Island

1921. Favacho, captain of the team, is a the greenback, the loggerhead, round-Prof R. E. Tottenha Trowbridge (Oxford) in beat J. A. Summers 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 The Cambridge representatives veritable tower of strength in the and the shellback turtle. The Handicap Singles "A" (Is were unexpectedly good. Oxford's defence and he will be ably sup- greenback was by far the most round):-H. J. Armstrong (scr. Winners included two Americans ported by Paasos. The latter, how common, and its nestling kabits:

ever, at times miskicks. beat D. S. Green, (rec. 2/6) 6-d and a New Zealander,

were watched closely by several 2-6, 6-8. (2nd round):-B. D

The absence of A. Costa will be members of the party. in last year's match with the the island, the men observed a greatly felt in the half-back line.

The first morning we spent on Hongkong combination, he showed turtle come out of the water and a brand of football which equalled climb up the beach to make her interport standard. M. Sequeira nest.

At a later date several

'Ladies' Hockey.

Evans (rec. 1/6) beat W. B The English ladies drew with Cornaby (scr.) 6-0; 4-6, 10-8..

Scottish ladies, at hockey, 1-1.

To-day's Fixtures. Open Singles-(1st round) - Nomura v. J. R. Craig. (2nd round)-5: E. Green (former) champion) v. T. Akiyama; Hoi Kay lav M. K. Lo; Major W. B Stevenson v. Hung Huai-chen

Club Championship (2nd round, bye)A. S. Hett v. L. Baines.

Handicap Doubles (1st round): -A. K Mackenzio and AC Bowker, (scr.) v. A. D. Humphreys and G. R. Sayer (owe 15.4).

RACEHORSE SOLD.

(via Colombo,)

Melbourne, March 9 The Earl of Stradbroke's. The Night Patrol has been sold to the breeder, Mr. Gerald Buckwey, or 10,000 guineas:

PRIVY COUNCIL.

RIGHT OF APPEAL MENACED

BY FREE STATE BILL.

LORD CHANCELLOR'S

STATEMENT

HOLIDAY CRICKET..

The following will be "an Army cricket team" to visit the Kowloon CC. (start. 10:80 a.m.) on Good Friday:

Captain Morris, LA.SC., (cap

tain),

Captain Bridgland, R.C.S., Captain Warters, LM.S., Captain Bevis,, 5/2. Punjabis, Q.M.S. Fritz, GM.A.. Mr. Gr. Rough, RA, Sgt. Gifford, R.A., M CQMS. Stripp, 1/E. Surreys. Pte. Burgess, 1/E. Surreys. Pte. Moore, 1/E. Surreya. Spri Goodyer, R.E Umpire: Sgt. Woods, R.A.

who takes his position this year, is others were studied; but the a hard worker although not as majority of turtles come up on clever as his missing team mate.. the evening tide and lay at night, and pictures are not so easily obtained,

CUE, PROFESSOR HERE;

Mr. George Gray, the famous Australian billiards player, is stay Ing at the Hongkong Hotel

He arrived here on the s.8. "Change" and will remain for about a fortnight, giving tuition and exhibition games.

The old turtles come up three times during the season to lay their eggs, and the eggs number from one hundred to one hundred and fifty odd at a laying.

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George Gray has a break of 2,196 The egg chamber she excavated to his credit and 27 efforts of four was eighteen inches across at the Ogures. He may meet Claude bottom, widening to about two Faulher in Shanghai, the other feet at the top. After this was "professor" being now in Japan ready she folded her flippers over the hole and prepared to lay her eggs. This she did with to three petitions to the Privy doubt the Judicial Committee have great deliberation, dropping eggs, Council for leave to appeal against similarly decided a similar case round and white, very like ping- the decisions of the Irish Supreme from South Africa. He declared pong balls in appearence. These

that the Bill was unique in that it fell at the rate of four or five Part Court, one of which the Judicial intended to ensure the finality at a minute just at first, but New York Committee advised should be grant the Supreme Court decision.

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