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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1927.

SPORTS SECTION

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SOCCER

SHANGHAI ASSOCIATION'S

DISCLAIMER.

CHINESE "ROW" SEQUEL.

$3

STOKER BOOTH.

TO BOX MORRIS OF THE "HERMES."

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SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME.

That popular boxing favourite,

"Georgie" Booth

In connection with the report in yesterday's "China Mall that Stoker

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THE CHINA MAIL.

RETIRING AS RACEHORSE!... TRAINER

MONEY IN BREEDING.

The Hon. George Lambton, soni of the Bart of Durham has | tired from la position as traíher of

Lord Derby's horses,

He will, howover, atill, manage the horses with Frank Butters as trainer. The Hanorable George trained the winner of practically

every big race

TESTS IN 1927,

WEST INDIES” FOUL IN BRITAIN.

HARD PRESSED,

WHEN SUZANNE BECAME ILL

MBIG

CRICKET DATES.

Test Matches with the West. Indies team which is to tour Bri-, tain in 1928 have been arranged as follow:-

June 23, 25 and 26, at Lord's. July 21, 23 and 24, at Manchester.

August 11, 18, and 14, at The Oval.

PLAYS WITH BAD COLD.

PortMind (Oregon).

Dont Miss Mary Browne in the first Forced to 20 games before she

LOCAL SHARE MARKET.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 8, 1927, 10:30 HE,

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Bet of an exhibition match last TT on Londen.. night. Sumanne englen reeled of TT on Shanghai the court.

Banks, She announced she was suffuring Hongkong Bank from a bad cold' and was unable to

do. continue the match. It la consider-

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F. & O. Bank Bank of East Asiä

The arrangements with regard in England, and to playing the last match to aed that it was the hardest fought Mercantile Bank, A. & B split was possible between Chin- "General" as he is sometimes call among the horses that passed finish as in the last Australian game in Mile, Lengien's, present ese and foreign football organised) is to make a Atting return to through his hands wore: Sansovino, tour will hold good.

Canterbury, Pilgrim, Keystone 11, tions in Shanghal, Mr. C. W..

(the local ring on Saturday night at the

Coloredo, and Tranqüll, the Theatre Royal under the Hampson, hon, secretary of

nuspices of the Hong Kong Boxing Shanghai F.A. has written that the

Association. "China Pregs" headlines are 'en- tirely misleading and by no means indicate the true state of affairs" in regard to Shanghai soccor

The Engineers had declined to play at the Pioneer field on Satur- day owing to the incident following the the charity match..und that

INTERPORT SOCCER.

Shanghai v. Services and Chinesee

As already stated the Interport foot but match which Hong Kong (home team) will play with Shanghai this souson will be on Wednesday, Feb. 2.

Other fx-

tures rentemplated are:-

Shanghai United Services.. .Friday, Feb. 4

Shanghai v. Hong Kong Chin- ese, Saturday, Feb.

The H.K. Football Assvelation recently informed the Shanghai F.A. that, at that time, no ar- rangement had been made for the visit of the Shanghai Chinese team to Hong Kong.

matter would be dealt with by the the Association, Full Council of appears to have been completely miainterpreted and i

a manner

which, if left unchallenged, would be calculated to do a lot of mis chief, says Mr. Hampion.

"No Strained Relations."

It cannot dec strongly be phasised that there are no strained' relations between this Association and any Chinese football body, nor between ung, foreign team and any Chinese team, The present situa tion has arisen solely out of the unfortunate incident that followed Monday's (Dec. 27) match, and has nothing to do with any Chinese blayers or any Chinese team, but a desire-which is ruther with shared by Chinese and foreign Clubs alike that there shall be no repetition of anything like the affair of last Monday, which came as such an unfortunate climax to

a splendid and sporting game,

GOLF CLUB.

GOVERNOR'S CUP, 3RD

ROUND.

Further results in the Governor's "Cup (hong foursomes competition) of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club are:---

Srd Round: R.A.M.C. (C. S. Boylan Smith and Major Lynch) beat the Bank Line (J. R. Collis and D. Forbes 5 and 4; Butterfield and Swire (H. U. Ireland and W. Ironside) beat Jardine, Matheson & Co. (W. B. Cornaby and A: Piercy), at the 10th hole Johnson, Stokes & Master D. J. Lewis and L. R. Andrewes) beut Shewan, Tomes & Co. (1. W. Shewan and J. B. -Coulthart), 1 up; B.A.T. (F. A. Perry and S. M. Mayes) beat P. W. D. (A. E Lissaman. and N. K. Littlejohn), 1 up..

[In the semi-final, the R.A.M.C. meet Butterfeld & Swire; Johnkan, Stokes & Master meet the B.A.T.. The final is to be played on Sun- day, Jan. 30.

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Captain's Cup. The following are the latest re- sults in the match play stages in the competition for the 1926 Cap- tuin's Cup:-

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First Round: R. V. Valentine beat A. B. Purves; C. A. Middleton- Smith, received a walk-over; A. 0. Brawn beat A. Leach 3 and 2; D. G Bruce beat T. S. Whyte-Smith at the 20th.

Second Round:. J. S. McLaren beat, W. L. Plow, 4 and 3; Valentine beat Middleton-Smith, 4 and 2.

Dension Cup. "

A number of his admirers have stated often in the "China Mait"

Stoker "Georgie" Booth of H.M.S. "Hollyhock,” who is box- ing in the main event on Saturday at the Theatre Royal,

that "George" was a good 'un. As a Service middleweight he has won further honours in Shanghai and in the North.

During the present season, with 81 horses, he brought his patrons nearly £50,000.

The Weekly Dispatch" writca: "Whatever may be languishing, the British thoroughbred breeding in dustry is not, A significant fact is that 12 out of 13 of Great Britain's leading winning owners are also breeders, which shows that the | winning of races is not everything. Lord Woolavinkton must be deriv

No change is recommended in the arrangements for covering the wicket or in the "lbw" laws.

Trial matches in 1927 were fix- led as follows ——..

North v. South, at Leeds, June 25, 27, and 28.

England v. The Rest, at Bristol, July 28, 25, and 26,

England v. The Rest; at Lord's, August 10, 11, and 12.

The counties agreed to release their players for these games.

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tour, and the longest game she has had singe she won the champion- skip.

What Is A Good Sport7.

Seattle. "How can a good sport not cam if he or she loses?" That was a question which Suzante Lenglen Fire Insurances. put to an interviewer here to-day.

China Fire Insurance To want to win is that which HK. Fire Insurance makes the good sport," she con- tinued. "Myself, I would not be a Douglases

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ing at least £30,000 or £10,000 pervisory committee are subject to was a professional player she es¦

apnum, from Captain Cuttle and Hurry

Ότι, and that must be the approval of M.C.C.

augmented when Coronach joins the atud."

"WHITE WINGS."

ARMY BEAT ROYAL NAVY IN. YACHTING.

Tou" bonts of the racing classes of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club were used yesterday for a sailing competition in which the Army best the Royal Navy.

PROOF OF HEREDITY.

The following incident may be taken as proof that there is sonde- thing in heredity aftern, remarks the "North China Daily News." A local resident and his small daugh- ter were walking on the Recreation Kround. The little girl had a ball which she was attempting to kiek about, but not very successfully, Enter from nowhere, in particular a sturdy little chap who exclaimed Adele (A), Gael (R.N.), Lola (A),

I show you how to kick it." Bluenose_(R.N.), Theels (R.N.) And he did, thoroughly and scienti-The afternoon race resulted:- fically.. The gentleman was im- Daphne (Royal Navy), Ailsa (the prossed by the youngster's football Army), Sealark (RN), Adele (A), prowess and asked him his name. [Pierrette (A), Bluenose (RN)

what?" Jimmy Quayle!

came the reply. "immy Adanae (A), Guel (R.N.), Theela "Jimmy,

(RIN,), Lşla (A)

Note: immy Quayle, of course,

is the Shanghai Interport Soccer captain and also an Interport |

Through H.M.S. "Wishart" tak- ing away Able Seaman Bromley, Fcricketer-"China Maik""}

WINNER OF SCHNEIDER CUP.

HENRY, ARIANA, WARK

Major Mario de Bernardi, the Italian aviator who won for Italy three of America's aviation 'recards. His victory war socured in the Jacques Schneider international" seaplane race at Hampton Roads, Virginia. Major Bernardi is shown in the cockpit of the winning plane.

Mr. J. Brook, the manager of the H.K.B.A has had to find a sub- stituta to meet "Stoker, Norman Morris of HM.S. "Hermes." Booth la about the beat man available. A 15-round catchweight contest be tween Morris, and Booth may prove

the greatest attraction so far this

season.

There is plenty of variety-and alent-in the programme. Harry Major, the very promising and featherweight ig hard-hitting

tc try is

conclusions. with Marine Hills of the "Hermes" school, Hills has twice defeated. Corporal McManus, an Imperial Services champion but he will be meeting an altogether different type of man in Major.

Then there is a fine 10-round welterweight bout in which two proved boxerg are taking part; The full programma is:-

Main event, 15 rounds catch- weight contest:Stoker Norman Morria ("Hermes") V. Stoker Booth (H.M.S. "Hollyhock.")

10 round welterweight:- Stoker Reynolds (Submarines) v. Leading Seaman Hali. (Titania).

6 rounds contests:

feathers: Hurry Major v Marine Hills" ("Hermes"),

heavies: Marine Streathfeld Royal Naval Canteen) v-Stoker- Addison ("Hermes".)

middles: Marine. Watts ("Her- mes") v. Piper Smith (2nd Batt., King's Own Scottish Borderers).

"lights: Able Seaman Whitting ton ("Ambrose"?), v. Leading Sea- men Baker (Hermer"').

The following have qualified in the first round of the Dension Cup Booking will be at Messre. competition to enter the second Modtrio's for members of the roundA. H. Ferguson, J. de H.K.B.A. to-day and to-morrow and Rome. J. 8. McLaren, for the general public on Friday

and Saturday.

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FANLING GOLF.

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RESULTS OF HOLIDAY

"COMPETITIONS.

In the morning race the postions gained were:-Daphne (the Army), Pierrette (A), Adanae (A) Ailsa (Royal Navy), Scalark (R.N.).

KOWLOON DOCK R.C.

good loser. It is not expected of Hongkong Steamboats.. HK Tugs & Lighters. She remarked that now that she Indo-Chinas (Pref) do. ·(Def.) caped "the wiles of a lot of silly, Shell Transports boresome people. I am enjoying Star Ferries ...... myself for the first time."

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WEATHER FORECAST Malabon Sugare

The official weather forecast Kailan Mining Ad.

Benguets for all local districts until noon Langkats (Combined) to-morrow is as follows:-E. or

do. variable winds, moderate cloudy Shanghai Exploration

(Single) some rain.

At 11.40 this morning, the Raubs

Shanghai Loan Observatory reported as follows: Tronoh Mines -Fressure has increased cop Ural Caspians siderably from S. Manchuria to NE. Japen and slightly from the Bonins to N.E. China. It ig nearly stationary over the Philip pines and has decreased slightly to moderately elsewhere.

Meteorological observations at 6.a.m. to-day-barometer 29.96; temperature 57 humidity nil weather blue skies..

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Buenos Aires, Jun. 4. In a "New Year's message to the newspaper "Le Nacion," President

Cotton Mills, Leguiu of Peru Indicates that Peru

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to settle the Tacna Arica dispute Shanghai Cottons (oid)

Orientals prizes of Kowloon Dock Recreation Club Je to take place on Saturday by the cession of territory to at 3 p.m:

Bolivia, Reuter's American Ser- vice..

In a Rugby county champion- ship match at Richmond, Middle- sex defeated Surrey by 8 points to nil..

In a boxing contest at Edinburgh in mail week, the Scotsman, Tommy Milligan (British and European middleweight champion) outpointed Tom Berry.

In their (home) junior league cricket match with Club de Recrelo- on Saturday at 2 p.m., Civil Service [C:C. "A" will be represented by:

J. H. B. Nihill (captain), H. F Harper, H. F. Westlake, R. R. Davies, R. G. Robertson, W. F. J. Gorvin. H. E. Strange, R. S. ·W. Puterson, C. Sara, R. C. Witchell, [P. P. O'Neill

BOUND FOR HOME.

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LEAGUE AND ARMS.

The Hague, Jan. 4. Colonel Schurman, of the Dutch Hongkong Tramways. Goneral Staff, will be appointed Lane, Crawfords President of the Committee of In-Macao Electrics vestigation" for Bulgaria under the Mackintosh plan of investigation by the League Nanyang Tobaccos of Nations which will replace the Peak Trame (old)

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Singapore Trams: Taxis

PEKING'S PREMIER...

New York, Dec. 28.-The National Amateur Athletic Federation, has

Peking, Jan. 4. voted to withdraw from the Ameri- The evening. vernacular papers can Olympic Association as a pro- nesert that Chang. Two-lin has test against abolition of the two decided to install as Fremier, Moh thirds voting rule. It was through Tek-hui, the Fengtien Civil Gover this rule that the National Amateur nor, who visited the capital during Athletic Federation and the Amathe New Year holidays, and rotura-

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Results were issued yesterday of the holiday competitions of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club held at Fanling during the week-end.

Bogey Pool: A hundred cards were taken out. H. R. Cleland wonteur Athletic Union obtained con-ed to Mukden yesterday, it is ro- REVIVAL OF OLD IDEALS. with a score of 1 up and L. R. trol of the Olympic Association.ported to wind up his affairs.-- Andrewes was second. with "all "Associated Press."

quare Other scores were J. W. Alabaster 1 down; F. H. Crapnell. 1. W. Shewan, A. H., Ferguson, and H. U. Ireland with 2 down each; T.. Megarry, A. E. Lissaman' and J. S. McLaren with 3 down each.

Medal Round: Thirty-one cards were taken out. H. R. Cleland also won this, his. score being 88, minua handicap of 17, equals 71, LR. Andrewes was second with 79-0- 73. Next best (with handicaps end net scores) were G. Marrey (7) and H. R. Edwards (16) who returned 76 each; and H. U. Ireland (5) and A. E. Lissaman (11) with 77 each.

Mixed Medal Round: Results not yet available as ladies' handicapa have to be checked.·

Pittsburgh (Pa.), Dec. 28. William McCullough, manager of the Pittsburgh club says the Federal league has obtained auffi, | cient, capital; to establish a third majorleague. Charters kave already been granted to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit and Baltimore and applications received from Milwaukee, New York, Chicagn and Philadelphia for the two remaining berths.Associated Press,

Reuter,

KING OF SWEDEN'S PROWESS.

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BEGGARS DEPORTED.

'Fifty-nine beggare, rounded up by the police, in various parts of the Colony, were shipped to Deep Bay In Police launch early this morning. Many the men and women in this, the first batch to be deported this year, are old offenders, and is anticipated that they will soonas or later find their way back to the Colony where, apparently, the pro fession of begging is far more luczn tive than on the mainland.

Trenton, N.J., Dac. 29. President Coolidge in an address here to-day concluding the resquí, centennial of the battle of Trentona and Washington's crossing the D leware, declared this country and others must be prepared to make the same sacrises in behalf of amity, that Washington" "and the colonies made to establish the inde pendence of America.

COTTON PRICES,

London, Jan.

The president said the world had béen striving toward peace by seek- ing to rely on reason rather than forde, but "we are. in danger of slipping back into the old formata, We can not establish new principles

A resolution emphasising unless we are willing to put some need for supporting the new Cottont courage into our convictions,"

Yarn Association which aims at Mr. Coolidge, asserted that a re- Axing the minimum selling prices turn to a competition in armaments for American yarns with power to could not advance peace. He em- phasised that we needed supple passed at Manchester after an ad impose penalties on defaulters was mental treaties limiting the use and dress by the economist Mr. JM

size of armaments.

TRADE TREATY.:

Ottawa, Dec, 28. -Canada concluded a Reciprocal

Treaty with Czecho

Keynes, gen

Mr.J. L Tattersall, who is mèn« tioned as the first chairman of the Association said that on present! prices of Lancashire cotton the

a week,

trade was losing about $1,250,000

Another fifty mills were be effective rom the former securing for the firm establishment, or

Applic Hon rates for motor Association.

rain farm produca, berahib from comi

genting mostly 18,200,000

the latter

ass, and main expor