1928-03-08 — Page 9

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1928.

Sport Columns

HOME SOCCER.

ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH RESULTS.

League, Division I

Arsenal 6, Liverpool 3. Birmingham 1, Wednesday 0.

field 0.

S. AFRICAN TOUR.

LARWOOD MAIN HOPE

· AGAINST AUSTRALIA.

London-After making allow.

HOUND RACING.

ITS EFFECT ON THE TURF.

"TOTE" AND THE DOGS.

THE CHINA MAIL,

Racing people are not likely to grieve that no reference to dog racing le being made in the private Bill which is to be introduced into Parliament in the coming session

SHARK FISHING.

POSSIBILITIES OF NEW INDUSTRY.

MALAYA EXPERIMENTS.

Singapore, March 1. The commercial possibilities of a large scale shark-fishing on have been exploited since the war in American and Australian waters, but the scheme which

ance for all excuses, the fact rewith the object of legalising the Mr. J.. A. Tayler, who arrived at

mains that English cricket has fail-

Manchester United C, Hudders-ed again, saya the "Daily Mail" cricket correspondent, chiefly be cause batsmen do not know how to play fast bowling.

Northern Section.

New Brighton 9, Wrexham 0.

Scottish League,

Partick 2, Kilmarnock 0. Airdrieonians 3, Dunfermline 1. Motherwell 2, Dundee 2. Hearts G, Rangers 0. Cowdendeath 3, Hibernian 1. ..

Reuter.

SHIELD SOCCER.

POLICE DEFEAT ROYAL

ARTILLERY..

totalisator, says the Racing cor- the "Observer" respondent of. While there is not much fear that the increasing popularity of grey- hound racing will shake the secure

Singapore by the "Minderoo" dur- ing the week-end, has in view will be the first of its kind in the tropícs,

"Certainly the selectors have not foundations of the Turf, it is felter to Malaya, having.spent four:

regarded South

African

cricket

that the craze for this form of

seriously and have not attempted to amusement may damage racing in collect a representative team but other directions. For example, the England's batting is disquieting. Amount of gambling which goes on If South Africa is able to do this, the grayhound tracks on the heaven help us in Australia.

The figures of catches supplied i by Mr. Tayler were astonishing. Between March and October of

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Mr. Tayler, who is not a strang✩

years planting at Kajang, after the war before he took up the novel and exciting occupation of sharp-fishing, told a "Straits Times" representative that until part of those who can ill afford to recently, he had been connected "Happily there is still time for lose their money is likely to en- with an enterprise of this descrip- younger players to discover that danger the interests of the Turf tion operated by a London/com-1

by arousing public prejudice pany at Carnavon, Western Aus fength and spin bowling pays best guinat betting in any shape or tralla. They used three open and also that the way to play fast form. It would be deplorable if motor-bouts, employed over thirty bowling is to go forward.

such an agitation were to occur men, and had a considerable shore "If Larwood's knee recovers, just at the time when those who are plant. The catches were satis- England will commence their tour interested in the welfare of the factory, and most of the products Australia with a tremendous as-Turf are anxious that the Totalisa- of the industry found a ready set. Australia does not possess ator Hill should enjoy a smooth pan-sale, but climatic and labour con- pair of bowlers equal to Tate and

sage through Parliament.

ditions-the minimum wage paid In the II.K.F.C. Challenge Larwood,"

A report which has reached me to any employee was £4 108. a played Shield, semi-final contest,

Deanca Grest Captain. on greyhound racing in the United week-militiated against the suc- yesterday Da the Kowloor F.C.

London. The "Daily News" States states than in places where cess of the undertaking. ground, the Hong Kong police met the R.A., and defeated the soldiers states, that South Africa's victory it has been carried on to excess the

(per tael) In a keen game by 3 goals to 1. in the inst Test is truly magnifi- results have been demoralising te earlier the surrounding districts, In

If Sovereigns The police pressed most of the cent specially after their

buying rato) first half, and were rewarded with defeats. The honours, technical- Crete and Collinsville, two amali last year the company caught very pessimistic. They said there quired would not be large.

ly, remain easy but really belong to towns adjacent to Chicago and St. 3,022 sharks, 59 rays, 364 turtles, were a few sharks in local waters, such an industry is started in goal through McGreavy. The second half opened with the South Africa. Deane's enterprising Louis, many of the inhabitants, it 79 dugonga (sen-pigs), and 50 but not enough to make fishing Malayan waters it should be wel- Silver (per oz.)

is said, were impoverished to a propoises. The biggest shark with motorboats and nets profit comed by the local fishermen, Bar Silver in Hong

Kong R.A. attacking, Hill opening their leadership proves him a great cap-great extent owing to constant at caught weighed over a ton, and able, and, further, that even if since it has been estimated that a score with a cross shot, thus leveliain. ing the score.

Nevertheless, at the risk of boing tendance at the dog racing tracks measured seventeen and a half good catches were made at first shark actually eats something like Chinesa Copper Cash nom. Both sides pressed

and feet in length and eleven feet two they would soon fall off. These its own weight of fish every day." Chinese Copper. Cents 6% prem.

The average gloomy prophecies were not up--"Straits Times." hotly, with the Police slightly the accounted squealers it must be which were open nightly in

over a period of inches in girth. more aggressive, when MeGreavy pointed out that Stanyforth's team near Chicago

ninety days. Horse-racing in this weight of the sharks caught was held, however, the, catches made scored from a rebound. Before the does not represent the cream

particular part of America was about 200 pounds, which repre-by the company being as large at | end he again found the net, giving English cricket. Probably 3, the Police a 3 to 1 victory,

nost, will be called on to represent seriously affected by the dog meet- sented a length of about five or the end of their operations as deadliest ings in the vicinity. Again, in six feet. The liver of the monster they had been at the beginning, England against our rivals oversens. Perhaps the selec- Miami. last winter so many dog referred to above yielded fifty and the local inhabitants were tracks were opened that the matter gallons of oil. The record in sting- amazed when they saw the loads tors regarded the tour as 2 pre-

a specimen measuring which the boats sometimes liminary to the next tour to Aus became a public scandal, with the rays was

brought in. The climatic condi- tralia but they cannot have derived result that this your both the dog fifteen feet from wing to wing.

tracks and the race-courses in the much information.

State of Florida have been closed down and racing of any sort is al- lowed. Many people who have studied the subject in this country are firmly of the opinion that if some check is not placed upon the growth of greyhound racing it may have serious effects on the English

LOCAL SOCCER.

KOWLOON TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.

The following teams have been selected to play for the Kowloon Football Club in their matches on Saturday, March 10:-

v. Hong Kong Football Club-at Sookumpoo-Kick-off 4.15 - pm- Angus; Wheeler, Dodshon; fedley, Sims, McKelvle; Duncan, Kernick, Northey, Muir, Miles...

Reserves: Reed, Vickars.

2nd XI. v. St. Joseph's on St. Joseph's ground-Kick-off 3 p.m.- Wood: Guest. Clarke: Roberts, Bliss, Dunnett; Pile, May, Coates, Tiernan, Blacklock,

Reserve: Eastman.

some

HOME RUGBY.

Union Results.

London, Feb, 18. The following were the results of of the principal matches played under Rugby Union rules to-j "day":

Gloucester 26, Old Blues 5,

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SPORT RECORDS.

HOW MANY DO PEOPLE

REMEMBER.

of at

turf.

FRENCH RACES WITHOUT HARES.

UNWELCOME VISIT.

SIR A. MOND LEAVES BAGDAD.

Rate of Native In-

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1% Palle Chinese Sub. Coin. 80% dis. Hong Kong Sub. Coin Pår.

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THE SHARE MARKET.

Hong Kour. Stock

Exchange.

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Bagdad, Feb. 15. tions were not altogether suit- * Methods Used.

Sir Alfred Mond, who is well, The methods used in shark- able, however. It was found that left by air this morning for 1.1. on London

the Palestine. fishing were to set nets, Mr. during the winter months

Interviewed, he was reluctant Tayler explained. These were not sharks went north to warmer made of wire, as people generally waters, although they returned to express his views in regard to Hongkong Bank assumed, but of cotton twine, and again later in the year, and there the progress made in Palestine, Chartered Bank *** $215 were from eighty to a hundred was a great deal of bad weather, pending the completion of three Mercantile and B... 1334 C.... $14% yards long. From various obser- Carnavon has the reputation of weeks' further tour of that coun- vations it was possible to find out being one of the windlest places try and an exchange of views P. & O. Bank 19

$70 the likely tracks followed by the in Australia, and the weather with the High Commissioner in Bank of East Asia..!

Insurances, sharks, and the nete were left all was sometimes so bad that the Palestine.

Canton Insurance Records are interesting things,'

$662% b 085 sa Referring to the recent inci- Unlon InsuranDCO ..... $330 b & sa but there are very few people who

night. At daybreak the motor boats could not put in twenty

dent, a vernacular journal de North China Insurance 1148 could rattle off the right figures ou

boats went out, and the catch was days fishing in the month.

M.84074 There were no casualties during clares that Iraqi students had Yangiza Insurance ..... collected. Usually the sharks the spur of the moment. And it is

China Underwriters.. $2.20 b, 2.30 sa mighty thrilling, too, to see a re- The branding of greyhounds with were brought up dead, having the operations, Mr. Tayler said, learned the value of peaceful pa-China Under

1215 Insurance cord smashed up.

small indelible numbers after the been drowned in the nets, but but they had a number of inter-triotic demonstrations from the E. Fire Insurance 8725

Shipping." My good fortune (says Capt. manner of cattle is proposed by the when they were alive they were esting experiences. Two things civilised world. The paper adds: F. A. M. Webster) has taken me to controlling

$414 b 40 sa body which will dispatched with a blow with a which they learnt were that there "The students made a peaceful Donglater... many corners of the earth and I superintend greyhound racing in pick-handle on the top of the were a good many more sharks and honourable demonstration as E. Steamboats.... 827 have seen most of the modern ath-France, when authority to hold head. The brain of a shark was in the dea the whark engly a protest against the Zionist Indo-Chinas (Fref). $35 (Dei) . $40 letie records established.

greyhound meetings. with pari- very near the surface, Mr. Tayler suspected the shark being a policy. Iraq welcomes Sir Alfred I well remember one wet after-mutual hetting is voted by the explained, and if struck in the deep-swimming fish and not often Mond as a capitalist, but the stud-Shell Transports..... 90/-.

$20 right place they were not nearly seen-and that they were some ents used the occasion of his Water-boats soon in the Stadium outside Ant-Senate.

The Several metings without betting as tenacious of life as was some times to be found in very shallow arrival at the capital for a demon- werp just after the war.

Mr. Tayler instanced a stration against Zionism, because Kailan Mining Ad... 68/

Benguets.g Olympic Games were in progress and without the electric hare have times supposed. Line-fishing was water. and the Americans were certainly niready been held in France, and also used, and it was found that case where a thirteen-foot shark Sir Alfred Mond is also a Zionist." Langkats (Combined). T18%

Replying to this, the "Bagdad do. (Single)... T10 showing us how to pole vault. The others are planned to take place nearly all the very big sharks was caught in nets spread to catch

mullet in twelve feet of water at Times" quotes the official police Shanghai Explorations $2% day was so bad that the athletes before betting is authorised, and were caught by that method.

the mouth of a river.

report, stating that revolvers Shanghal Loans ..... $3,10 had to keep their poles wrapped up several hundred dogs have bean Products of the Industry.

Possibilities Around Malaya.

were carried by some persons Trongh Mines.

$17/6 Over twenty species of sharks in towels and the run-way had to imported from England and Ireland

Questioned as to his plans in among the crowd and were dis- Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, &c. be rolled before each man made his in view of the projected meetings were found in Australian waters, Malaya, Mr. Tayler said that he played threateningly. Many cars

as proper tracks with including the ferocious-looking had come here to study the pos- attempt. That day Frank Foss, as soon

W. Docks.. & Alfred Mond were stopped and China Providonts U.S.A., carried the record up to a electric hares have been constructed. "grey-nuraa"and tiger sharks, and sibilities of founding a similar in which were not connected with Sir H.K. & K. Wharvan height of 13 ft. 5.9/16ths inches..) The French greyhound autho- the boats usually brought back a dustry in these waters, but until wilfully damaged, while the Hongkows Old Merchant Taylors 11, St. Bart's He did it with a trick he had of rities have drawn up rules of grey very mixed and interesting catch. he had acquainted himself more drivers and passengers were abus-New Engineerings

balancing with one hand only on hound racing which have been. A fascinating collection of photo thoroughly with local conditions ed, molested and assaulted. Shanghai Docka Hospita! 6.

of graphs which Mr. Tayler showed

A car, containing the British Heriotoninng 23, Edinburgh Acad. 3. the pole for a fraction of a second approved by

Agriculture, and which will have to to our representative showed rail- he preferred to be cautious about

the. scheme. "I don't want to Inspector-General of Police, was Edinburgh Ú, 3, West of Scotland 7. before the final release,

$2.15 be followed in the same way as the way trucks loaded with different give the impression that there is stopped by a steel wire fixed Oriental Cottons Stewartonians 12, Edinburgh Wan-

Carried An Umbrella.

owners and trainers of racehorses species of sharks, porpoises, saw nothing to be done but put down across the road and stones and S'hal Cottons (Old) 200 '. derers 0.

Two years later in Copenhagen, are compelled to conform to the fish, rays, turtles, sea-pigs, and nets and bring up sharks," he mud were thrown and the tyres Lands, Hotels & Bidge.

do. (new).. $33 Denmark, I saw the tall, thin young rules of racing.

other denizens of the ocean said. "There are all sorts of fac- and the hood were slashed by HK. & S. Hotels.... 39% Uni-Norwegian, Charles Hoff, upset the

Substitution.

depths. On arrival at the factory

Hongkong Lande figures established by Foss. Again Hoff was a pouring wet day.

Substitution of racehorses is by the sharks were skinned and the tors to be studied before you can knives,

Humphreys Estates a no means unknown on the Contin hides salted for despatch to the say what success you are likely. An Armenian, the manager of Shanghai Lands came out to compete elad

Hongkong Realtios. the tides around Singapore may among those beaten by the mob.

H.K. Territoriala dressing gown, a mackintosh and ent, and to prevent any possibility tannery in London, where they to have. I am rather afraid that one of the Royal estates,

converted into durable

A Sequel.

Prince's Buildings. be too strong for the net-fishing, carrying an umbrella. He strip-of such a practice being resorted to were

Bagdad, Feb. 16. Pablle Utilities. The following were the results of ped out for each attempt and fail- with greyhounds, which is said to leather of attractive appearance, but the Fisheries Department

As a sequel to the demonstra- HK Tramways

Peak Trams (old) ......... matches played under Northern ed twice at every height up to 13 ft., be much easier than in the case of The livers were boiled down and have kindly lent me their experi-

do. Ketting over only at the third at horses, it is proposed that every the oil extracted, the refined oil mental motor sampan, and I pro- tion against Sir Alfred Mond last

(new) have its individual being used for medicinal purposes tempt. The bar was finally raised dog should to 18 ft. 6 ina, and he sailed over number, and that he should be and the unrefined for tanning and pose to put down some nets off the week the Cabinet has passed a Star Ferries

do. the punishment by flogging, sub- it like a bird. at the very first shot. entered in all races by his number kindred purposes. The sun-dried Siglap coast and see what hap- special ordinance providing for China Lights (comb.) $18

fins and shark's flesh were sent up "I may also make experiments ject to a maximum of 25 lashes, .x. Electrica I saw this wonderful, athlete again The matter of branding racing to Java and China, and found a break record; this time he went up greyhounds is to be brought up at ready market, the white fins obat Malay con elsewhere along for students under 19 years of Mac tions seem promising I hope to assembly or attempting to dis- China Buses to 13 ft. 94ths ins. Finally, at the next meeting of the French tained from certain species of the Malayan const, and if condi- age taking part in any illegal H.K. Telephones

Some members sharks, saw-fish, and other large float a small company and start turb the public peace. Abo, in Finland, he cleared 13 ft. Control

shark-fishing on a commercial; who are partisans of racing the fish fetching as much as 7/6 a 11.18/16ths ins.

scale The equipment we should From America, we learn, that Barbary greyhound, object to the pound in Hong Kong.

Gloomy Prophecles Belied, require would comprise two 30-ft. 24 ft. has been accomplished by proposal to brand the dog's number

inside the car, and advocate the When the company first started motorboats, nets, a small jetty, a Sabin W. Carr.

In England our school boys are tatooing of the animal' inside the operating at Carnavon, Mr. Tayler boiler, & dehydrator, and other said, the local fishermen were shore plant, but the capital re- as thigh. not taught athletics as well

1

Watsonians 6, Glasgow Acad. 9. Royal High School 9. Glasgow

versity 5.

Neath 23, Bridgend 5.

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Rugby League Matches.

London, Feb. 18.

Rugby Union rules to-day

Barrow 0, Swinton 11.

Batley 16, Bramley 4. Bradford 19, Hull Kingston 0.

Broughton 0, Leigh 7.

Castleford 11, Halifax 3. Hull 15, Wakefield 0. Keighley 7, York 0. Leeds 10, St. Helen's Rec. 7.. Rochdale 4, Dewsbury 5. Salford 7. Featherstone 11. St. Helen's 13, Oldham 14. Warrington 11, Hunslet 10. . Widnes 18, Huddersfield 0. Present Positions of the Countries.

in

the Minister

In 1923, at Gothenburg, Sweden, as well as by his name.

The following table shows the they are in America, but we have! present position of the countries in our future champions.

the international rugby tourna-

ment:

P. W. L. D. F

A. Pts. Newcastle United have secured

England. 3 3 0 0 3 22 6 the transfer from Third Lanark of

Ireland.. 3 2 1 0 31 20 4 Scotland. 3 1 2 0 20 82 2 France 3. 0 3 0 22-45 0

Because five policemen members of the Aberaman R.A.C. had been vaccinated as a precaution againat smallpox, the Aberaman v.. Ynyabwi match had to be postponed...

John McCurley, an inside left, aged 21,

**È. G. Taylor (Loretto and Trinity), the Scottish international, has been elected captain of the Oxford Rugby team for the coming year, and J. P. Mallalleu (Chelten- ham and Trinity) has been elected secretary

The Welsh quofting baard, who The balance-sheet of the Wor- report a balance in hand on last cestershire County Cricket Club season, have agreed to the creation shows a loss on the season of 2812, of an Aberdare Valley League, with but towards this aum £418 has been 10 clubs, and it was reported at the received from the guarantors. The annual meeting that other clube

less than in the previous sensor ones were organi

Boord.

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MERRY SAILOR BOYS.

"Itania's" and Buhmarines Dance at Lane, Cra

pens.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

Was

London, Yesterday.

124.05 4.87 29/32

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Paris

New York Brussels

Geneva

Amsterdam.

25.34 12.12%

Milan

92.25

Berlin Stockholm

20.42

18.18

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18.21

Oslö

18.82

1642

84.625

198

Prague Vienaa

*Helsingfors

Madrid

Lisbon Athens

Bucharest

"Rio"

Buenos Aires

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Shanghai.

Horr Kong Yokohama

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