1929-04-18 — Page 9

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1929.

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HOME FOOTBALL.

PORTSMOUTH'S FIGHT TO

STAY IN

DRAW WITH LIVERPOOL

Kelson

P. W. D. L

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72 80 38

$2 68 37

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CLUB DEFEAT TEAM FROM

THE "CORNWALL”

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YESTERDAY'S MATCH

The Hong Kong Club Rugby

CHANNEL TUNNEL

ESTIMATED COST £30,000,000

10 PER CENT, RETURN

Sir Robert Horne, Sir A. Shirley- Benn, and Baron Emile d'Erlanger, chairman of the Channel Tunnel Company.

More than a hundred M.P.'e at- 39 17 4 18

fifteen played their last match oftended a meeting summoned by Sir N. Brighton 39 16 7 17

58 65 30 the season against a team from William Bull at the House of Com- .38 12 12 14 Halifax.... Southport.39 14 8 17 67 80 36 H.M.S. "Cornwall" at Happy Valley mons to discuss the Channel tunnel. Rochdale .39 12 10 17

7688 yesterday when they scored an easy proposal.

34

On the platform, were. Rotherham..40 13 8 18 53 76 34

#2 78 30 victory by 21. points (three goals €2 Accrington ..39 12 6 21

€2 85

30 and two tries) against 3 (one try). Darlington 39 12.6 21

58 81 28

The Club played better together Barrow...98.10 8 20

.40 10 6 24 37. 104

than their opponents and showed Hartlepools Ashington .40 8 7 25 46 £11

accuracy in their passing. They Scultish League

P. W. D. L.

4 100 8 78 36 19 :36 19 8.9 00 54 2K 19 7.9

44.45 ..36.16 7 la 78 64 39 69 64 37 St. Mirren 34 15 Queen's Park 35 16 Partick

London, Yesterday At Liverpool to-day Portsmouth succeeded in drawing with Liver- peel, no goals being scored. Whe- ther Portsmouth ear still escape Rangers....34 29

Motherwell relegation depends on the perform. i Hearts... ances of Bury, who have 30 points Celtic for 38 games and on Burnley, who Aberdeen have 33 points for the same number of games.

over

In the Southern League Exeter brought themselves away from the

position by a win bottora Brighton by four goals to one.

Barrow, in the Northern Section, picked up a valuable point against South Shields, but they are not out of the wood yet.

The other results had no bearing the championships or efther relegations.

Cn

League Division I Liverpool, 0; Portsmouth, 8. Bolton Wanderers, 3; Aston Villa, 1. Second Division

Chelsea, 2; West Bromwich, 5.

Third Division (South)

Fulham, 0.

Charlton,

Exeter, 4; Erighton, 1.

Third Division (North) Crewe, 3; Rotherham, 0. South Shields, 2; Barrow, 2

Scottish League Celtic, 1; Queen's Park, 2 Motherwell, 2; Rangers, 4.

-Reuter.

A. Pts. 55 51

.35 19

35 15

712 6 12 0.14

26

23

F.

A. Pts. 28 62 65 47 40

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Sir William Bull invited anyone took up the attack early in the game, in the room who was interested to and never slackened. A well-com-join the executive committee. bined rush resulted in their scaring They thought it would be desirable their first try shortly after the to set up several sub-committees start, the kick failing. Soon after who would deal with certain aspects wards they added further to their of the work, namely, geological, score, to give them the lead by 13 engineering, military, and financial

and trade branches. Kilmarnock 34 14 713

points to nil at the interval.

Replying to The "Cornwall" team, who were

number of S. Johnstone 36 12 10 14

much heavier than the Club players, questions, Baron d'Erlanger said Falkirk.35 13 7 15 Hamilton .25 12 8 15 55 77 32 lacked their opponents" accuracy that the cost of building the tunnel Hibernians

36 13 6 17 50 G5

the English coast to the Airdrie .36 12 18 58 61 but soon after the resumption their from

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const

was estimated forwards found an opening and French 19 43 66 36 12 Clyde

Half would be pro- £30,000,000. 17 62 76 28 Aye

scored an unconverted try. 62 75 Cowdenbeath 35 12 19 49 67 28 Dundee.35 9 9 17 66 63 27 Third Lanark 36 10 6 20 66 39 26 Raith R. .35 8 4 23 45 100

34 11

83 67 36 74 63 35 53 68 24 65 81 33

LOCAL LEAGUE

Three Second Division Games Played

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20

The Club again attacked and through some skilful passing replied left uncon- with a try which was verted. A short time before the final whistle went the Club scored a goal, to give them á win by 21 points to three.

BOXING

DEMPSEY TO RETURN TO

Yesterday's games in the Second Division resulted as under:-- K.O.S. R.

R.A.F.

0

THE RING?

1

2

ļ

MAY FIGHT GERMAN

Small Units 3 S. China "A" Kowloon FC. 3 R.A. Res K.O.S.B. v. R.A.F.

New York, April 17. The sports editors of the Amer-

This prediction apparently is fact that the ex- based on the champion has resumed active train- ing.

A runaway victory for the Bor derers proved the verdict of an issue with the R.A.F., when these two teams met yesterday at Soolean newspapers predict that Jack Humpoo. The R.A.F. never got Dempsey will enter the prize ring settled and although the K.O.S.B. again to try to win the world's netted six times, they were not up heavyweight title. to usual standard. The game was poor, neither team being at their best. Four goals were registered against the Air Force in the first half. Jarvis (R.A.F.) played a the splendid game in goal in second period and kept the scóre from mounting. As it was, only two were netted against him.

Small Units v. South China “A”

China At Caroline Hill, South 17 64 70 38-were defeated by the Small Units

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LEAGUE TABLES

First Division

P. W. D. L. F. Wednesday..39 21 9 9 Aston Villa .39 21 4 14 90 77 46 Loisester.39 19 8 12 $5 64 46 Sunderland

45 -39 19 7 13 87 Derby

64 44 .30 18 3 13 So Liverpool .30 16 10 1 83 59 43 Leeds

.37 16 8 13 68 77 40 Everlon ...39 18 4 17 61 63 40 M'chester C. 39 16 8 15 89 84

84 40 Blackburn .38 15 14 67 60 39 69 65 38 39 16 Bolton ..38 13 11 14

Arsenal .37 13 12 12

Newcastle

......

F

40

66 37 by three goals to one. The game was fast throughout and the Small Each Units deserved, their win.

West Ham .39 15 7 17 Birmingham 39 13 10 16 62 M'chester U. 39 12 12 15 Huddersfield 38 13 916 Sheffield: U. .39 12 11 18 76 81 35 Portsmouth .39 15 4 20 53 76 31 Burnley .38 14 5 19 73 97 83 Buy

53 87 80 Cardiff

82

89 37

72

30

58

73 36

54

38 12 € 20

40 811 21

Second Division

F. P. W. D. L Grimsby...38 22 5 11 77 .39 19 11 9 87 Middlesbro' Notts Cnty: 40 19 9 12 77 Southampton 39 15 14 10 West Brom 89 18 & 18

.30 16 11 12 67 45

6%

57 44 73

side scored once in the first half, Gosling for Small Units and Ng Po-kin for South China "A".

The latest gosiip mentions Max Schmoling, of Germany, as Demp- sey's probable antagonist, which will give the fight the desirable inter- national flavour.-Reuter's American Service.

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WATER SUPPLY

Level and Storage of water in Re- servoira on April 1, 1929:--

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.

Tytam

1928 15'10"

1929

21' 1"B

24'10"B

Tytam Byewash ... 22' 6"B

3' 0"B Tytam Intermediate 24' 6"B

43' 1" 99'11"B Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chung ....... 22′ 8′′E 35' 5"B

44 Pokfulum

21' 9" 30' 7"B

[Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow":

A. denotes "Above Overflow: L. de- notes "Level with Overflow."]

Storage in niillions and Decimals of gallons.

Tytanı

1928 263.92

1929 -229,27

Tytam Byewash ...

1.67

73

Tylam Intermediate

91.40

179.30

Tytam Tuk..... Poktulum Wong Nei. Chung.

578.76

38.42

B.00

1.88

21.15

7,60

457.20

Total

064.98 Consumption of water in the Gy and Hill District in millions and do cimals of gallons during the month of

March,

1928

Consumption... 218.57 Estimated population 420.520 Consumption

Main

16.7

1920 175,35 430.840

13.1

There would be three tunnels-a drainage one, which would entall

per Championship and other trophics an expenditure of £5,000,000, and

head per day... will be presented during the after-twin tunnels

to carry the traffic

Intermittent Supply in all Rider

during noon and in the evening a dinner from one coast to the other, which

Districts

March Services coat £25,000,000. He was 1928.

to houses will be held at Lane, Crawford's. would Members who wish to attend are confident that the money could be the Rider Main Districts were discon- asked to write to the Hon. Secretary found without Government as nected and a supply was given by public street fountains only during

March 1929. (Mr. R. J. Vernall) as possible.

41 57 27 strongly from the restart, but fail-on Saturday when all friends of ed to penetrate a sound defence. members and subscribers will be A penalty to the Small Units did welcome at the Club House. not improve matters, Coates fail- ing with the spot kick. Gosting and Twelves scored for the Small 77 44 Units before the final whistle

sounded.

Kowloon v. RA. Playing on the Railway ground, Kowloon unexpectedly beat the R.A. by the odd goal in five. The R.A. took the lead through Reid

40

Stoko Bradford 38 19 15 81 Chelsea

40 16 10 14 61 Blackpool...39 17 16 82 72 Millwal88 16 7 15 70 74 Notts. Forest. 39 18 12 14 67 68 38 Tottenham .39 15 8 16 07 78 Preston N.E. 39 15 7-17

Hull

Wolves

Bristol C

Reading

72 71 37

soon SS

Frenchmen are hoping that an-

38 11 14 13 b2 59 36 with Kowloon two players short. other "Suzanne" has been found in This lead was maintained to the Mlle. Claude Anet, who at sixteen final of the interval. Kowloon flelded a full has just won the

39 14 7 18 72 74 95 39 13 917 64 15

66

.39 13 3 17 57 82 35

39 13 9 17

62

Swansea Barnsley Oldham Port Vale..30 14 3 22 fifi 83 31 Clapton 0. .39.11 8 26 41 66 X0 Division III. (South)

.39 14 $ 19 63 GA 84 39 14 6 20 48 71 33

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts Northampton 89 19 11 9 91, 51 49 Queen's P.R. 38 18 12 8 76 55 46

Luton Charlion Fulham

.88 19 10 9 86 65 48

38

20

Crystal Pal 37 19

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81 57 48

8 10 12

side when the second half com- "criterium," the highest event in menced and King made matters the women's second scries. Her

the first lawn even. Seddon gave the home team father was

tennis the lead, while Campbell put them champion in France, and she has a three up.

Taylor scored for the brilliant style of play. Gunners.

AMENDED TABLES

68 47

47

19 02 46

Somersets Athletic

64

20 8 10 .39 19 9 11 95

Watford .37 19 7 11 76 Plymouth .37 16 12 9 75 50 44 Bournemouth 38 17 9 12 76 68 43

8. China Southend .39 15 30 14 76 A 40 K.O.S.B. Coventry

.39 14 11 14

69 54 Brentford Walsall

70 21

Swindon Newport Brighton Bristol, R. Merthyr

Exeter

Torquay.

Norwich..

39 14 10 15

56 33 38 37 12 11 14 $4 67 35

.38 13 13 13

37 12 7 18 62 76 31 .38 13 6 19 62 72

72 32 R.A..

.38 12 6 20 56 73 30

.39 10 8 21 31 100

.39 9 10 20 55

..37 11 5 21 37

37 11 4 22 37 11

33 72 20

Gillingham 38 9 8 21 39 76 26

Division III. (North)

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

First Division

Goals.

sistance.

There would be one up-line and one down-line. The diameter of the

drainage tunnel would be 12ft. and the big tuuunels 20ft,, with a 7ft. gauge.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL

1068

1029 11' 3''B 32' "E Kowloon Reservoir. The question of ventilation pre-Shek La! Pai Reser-

The difficulty.

voir con-

2' 0" 11' "B 3' 2"B sented no struction period was estimated to Reception Reservoir 0'11"B

Storage in millions and Decimals take two and a half years for the

of gallons. about four drainage tunnel and

The for the twin tunnels.

Kowloon Reservoir would be twenty-four Shek Lai Pai Reser

voir distance

Reception Reservoir

years

question

Two horses are being spoken of for the Derby, of whom little was miles.

Dealing with another seen last year-namely, Bosworth and Cragadour. Each ran only concerning the finances of the

Baron d'Erlanger cnce as a two-year-old. Cragadour scheme.

said

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

was second to Mr. Jinks in the New that if it were estimated that an- .20.13

3 63 17 30

Bosworth nually 4,000,000 passengers and at Ascot, .19 12 4 3 41 22 28 Stakes

4

Miss Helen

Wills is not

to be married for some months, and hopes to defend her Singles titles at Wimbledon and Paris.

were

20 12 2 8 36 26 26 third to the same winner as Hurst carried through the tunnel, pay. 20 11 8 6 48 25 25 Park.

ing the tariffs now charged for the 20 10 2 7 26 22 23 Police

Channel crossing-an average of vice

Navy .19 10 1 8 42 27 21 Royal

Income of a head-a gross 168 20 7 8 7 20 Kowloon

27 20

It ought Recreio

17 5 3 9 41 4

41 13

£3,200,000 would result. H.K.F.C. 18 4 4 10 22 40 12

to be possible to run the tunnel on an annual expenditure of £1,000,- 000. Then there would be at least $800,000 paid annually in freight Thus there would be a receipts. net income of £3,000,000 a year-10 per cent. return on the capital of £30,000,000.

2

.19 6 0 13 22 41 12 Small Units 20 1 0 19 14 76

Second Division

Goals, P. W. D. L F. A. Pts. Royal Navy, 23 21 1 1 93 19 43 K.0.3.B. ....22 19 1 2 109 19 39

Somersets 20 13 3 4

22 29 Athletic 21 18 1 7 59 27 27

60

Stockport...39 25 6 8 105 56 56 S. China "B" 23 10 3 10 43 49 29

Doncaster

Lincoln

22 9 4 9 45 46 22

..........

22 8 3 11 40. 38 19

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Beat European Team by Seven Goals

Before a big crowd

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Total

384.18 197.24 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of March.

1929

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Bradford C..39 236 118 41 55 R.A.F,

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