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"Certainly; but, it may say so, wards the stranger; on the other my friend, I have a greater reason. hand, he suffered great curiosity I do not wish to hurt your feelings, regarding his objections to the but you are obviously not a flourish-statue's situation.
FOOTBALL
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Drastic Changes In Club Junior Team
changes in the Club
soon as they were seated at their DC forward line have
ing citizen of this prosperous town There is a little safe over there," of Chauvec. You may object as a he said. "I have time to spare. Do connoisseur of art, but I?? me the honour of breakfasting with.
"Connoluseur be damned," was me." the reply. "I assure you that I "So monsieur does not approve have greater reason, for detesting of the alte?" sald M. Verneuil, as that statue than you."
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*Juniora "I regret that I do disapprove, been made,
Three forwards have been drop- fear I must and knowing you to be a man of However, let honour, I will tell you why. We ped from the side, while Sloan, who us keep to the point. I gather that can talk quietly here, I think. played at inside-left, will play In 1. know his original position at left-back, you wish the statue, not to be erect: Listen to me, monsieur.
G. Duncan make his ral appearance for the Club this. season, and will be invaluable as a leader.
ed. You would like that vast con- that you will not betray the accret Binnle who played in this position
last week has been moved up to. crete block on which It is to stand I propose to entrust to you.
"You will probably remember the left-half. removed?"
Fisher has been removed from "I will not deny it - nothing notorious affair of the Banque would give me greater pleasure." d'Etrangers of thirty years ago. Ihis right wing position to the, in "Excellent, monsieur." The will refresh your memory by saying side berth, where his speed and stranger leant over the table and briefly that two cashiers of that driving power will be an agget. tapped M. Bartot on the arm. bank stole from it the sum of eight "What would monsieur give if I so hundred thousand francs in gold arranged it that the statue were Their plans were so well laid that never erected?"
they succeeded in escaping away
George Hill, who has returned "You arrange such a thing? with the proceeds of their crime; You? I agree that it would be but unfortunately the missing of a from the North, has made a speedy magnificent, but - pardon me train suddenly threw their arrange-recovery, from his recent knee in- must laugh. What are your menta out of gear and made it 'Jury and will be seen at inside left) possessions-a couple of sous?" necessary for them to hide their; in support of Duncan."
Another of the Club's younger" "I own, monsieur, at this moment plunder for the time being... one snu: nevertheless. I will
"They therefore procured an au-veterana in J. Himsworth who play- Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, range it as I said. In return for tomobile and drove far into the ed for the Club juniors on the left Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & your written promise, duly attested country, and in a glade in the midat [wing two years ago, makes his re- Hull.
before Lawyer Botín, to pay me of a wood, far from the haunts of appearance in this berth.
The team Is-Payne: Nicholls, Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Sloan; McKellar (captain), Forrow, Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, fifty thousand franes I will arrange men. they found an ideal hiding-
Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & matters so that the work does not place. It was the shaft of an ex-Binnie; G. Williams, Fisker, G. Dun-
proceed, payment to be made the perimental coal-mine. The shaft can, G. Hill and J. Himsworth. moment the orders for the erection was about forty feet deep, Drop-
Bombay, Marseilles & London,
From
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About
1934.
RAJPUTANA
**BHUTAN
JEYPORE CHITRAL **BEHAR
17,000 3rd Nov. Noon 6,000 10th Nov,
5,300 14th Nov. 15,000 17th Nov. 4,106 24th Nov.
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, S'pore, Penang, Colomb, Bombay. Marseilles & London.
CARTHAGE **SOUDAN
35,11344 7,000
1st Dec. 8th Dec,
RANPURA CORFU +BURDWAN
RANCHI NALDERA +*90MALI
RAWALPINDI RAJPUTANA
17,000 18th Dec. 15,000 20th Dec. 5th Jan. 6,000
17,000 12th Jan 18,000 26th Jan, 7,000 2nd Feb.
17,000 9th Feb. 17,000 23rd Feb.
Hull.
Bombay, Marseilles & London.
- DN
bay. Mars., Havre, London H'borz Rotterdam. Antwerp and Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London...
DO.
see
AT-
Fare cancelled by M. Verneuil ping the bags containing the gold Eastern's New Player
Moreover, if you will make the pay-into the shaft. they threw a little nient sixty thousand francs, I will earth over them, took their bear-
Several positional changes have to it that something of an ings from certain well-defined been made in the Eastern eleven. Bombay. Mars, Havre, London, Ham-entirely different nature built an objecta, and separated.
Haroon has been dropped from burg, R'dam, Antwerp and Hull.
"One of them was killed shortly the team and his place in the for- that site. What would you say to Bombay, Marseilles and London.
afterwards in an accident. The ward line will be filled be Cheung Ja public lavatory?"
M. Bartot started up so quickly other. hearing that the police were Sui-hong, while Sung Ning-sing, a that he spilt half his coffee on the on his track, fled abroad to half back, will be moved to Wong stranger's lap.
South America. There his folly led Sui-ting's position in the forward "You could do that?" he cried. him into extravagances; he once line:
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"I could. And allow me to point more descended to crime, Was A new player to the team is Chan out that I ask for no payment in caught, and was sentenced to no Yuen-fat, who will play at left- advance. Perhaps two or three less than twenty years' imprison-half.
Fréquent connection from Port Sald for Passengers and Cargo to Con stantinople, Pireaus, Smyran and other Levant Ports by steamers of the hundred francs, a mere bagatelle, ment. Monsieur, he succeeded in The teams is: — J. F. du Silva; Lai]: Khedivial Mall Steamship Co.
for preliminary expenses. Do you serving the terrible sentence. He Ting-chal, Fung Yu-wah: Ng Ylag-ki, agree?"
sits before you now."..
Lau Kam-fai, Chaw Yuen-fay; M. "You? You confess to two seri. Sabhan; Fung Chol-poo, Sung Ning yer Botin's office is but a stone's ous crimes? You dare to tell me,,'
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"Come," said M. Bartot. "Law-
It is a matter of the municipar story? I go to call an agent de history of the city of Chauvec that ville."
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the project for the erection of a "Sit down and hear me out, mon-) statue to Mayor Verneuil was sleur. Then call your police if you abandoned at the eleventh hour wish. In course of time I returned THE Young Indians have pre- that, in fact, Mayor Verneuil sud-to France, and what more natural ['sented their formal applica denly came to the conclusion that than that I should think of the eight tion to the Hong Kong Football his modesty would not allow him to hundred thousand francs in gold? Council, asking for permission to for witness the erection of such a What more natural than that I withdraw from the Second Division.] statue while he still lived. and that should try to regain the money, since It is understood that they will be the vast concrete plinth, weighing inquiries proved to me that it had asked to reconsider their decisión.
at his own expense.
thought I that I should share it they will meet the University in
With the return of Cord to the There is, however, a certain with someone assisting me to find it their fixture to-morrow. secrecy about the manner in which and negotiate it. You see, mon- The team has drawn one and lost senior team, Boyes resumes hie Manila, Rabaul Brisbane, Sydney this all came about. I was made sleur?".
four of their five enounters in the position as goal-keeper for the Melbourne, and Hobart.
maintain their present standard, it possessor of the "Inside informa- "I see," replied M. Verneuil. His League to date, The following is Kowloon second eleven, displacing Nevertheless, if the Sainta can
¡S. MacNider. tion" by a dishevelled, disreputable- mouth had gone all dry of a sudden. their record.
1-8 After several weeks' absence, should be sufficient to see looking wait, who, having just been He found it necessary to take a
Pope returns to the pivot position, through without a serious upset. thrown out of an estaminet after quick gulp at his coffee. "Eight
More Naval Teams displacing Fuxman. Duffield, also spending the last four sous of a hundred thousand francs in gold,
teams, have, atl) to returns to Inside-left Pereira will Five naval fund of 60,000 francs, told me the did you say?"
seed In action. They*** are story in return for a trifling loan.
be seen at right-wing, as Hopkins is be -21 unable to play and J. White will HM.S. Cornwall, Suffolk, Medway, The Parthian, and Falmouth, move over on to left-wing.
Cutter, (right back), and Willis, latter three are due, on December {(right half), have changed posi-20, but are expected to bring their tions. Last season Willis played in fixtures up to date in a very short
time. we hid the gold, a vast and magni-T is possible that D. Knox, who this position for the senior team.
The team is:-Boyes; Willis, Hick. One day, as he was about to pass ficent city bad sprung up" where turned out for Kowloon at man; Cutter, Pope, Tillery; Pereira, Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union 9.3. Company steamers to the United Kingdom via New through the opening, on the pave the wood had stood. I made cal-the beginning of the season, will McDonald, Winch, Duffield and P. Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
ment, he was arrested by hearing a enlations, I measured foot by fool not be seen again in local soccer. White. voice raised in ecstasy.
and I found that the spot where Sustaining a severe ankle injury
int the East; "What magnificence! What splen- the gold undoubtedly still lay was in the match dour! What ehduring strength now the centre of a flourishing Lancs, on October 20, Knox has What a pity!"
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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,
1934.
CARTHAGE
15,000
7,000
2nd Nov. Noon
Shanghai Kobe and Yokohama
4th Nov.
TANDA TAKADA RANPURA
•BURDWAN TILAWA CORFU KONANKIN
SANTHIA GRANCHI #TALMA“ SOMALI NALDERA NELLORE SIRDHANA RAWALPINDI
lost to the R.A.
lost to the R.E. lost to the Navy. drew with Club
"It is!
"It is clear that monsieur is an
"Beneath three hundred tons of
Knox.
Total goile
Kowloon Suffer Two Reverses
1
Clarke May Be Fit
Leading Scorers
The following are the leading
goal scorers in the competition to
date.
Whitehead" (Sigunts) - Davis (Whitehall) May (Signals)
S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Thasi artist." he said, addressing the concrete foundations of your Elliott, G. White, Y.White and Tend, and the teams will probably the match between the Royal Corpe.
7,000 16th Noy, 17,000 18th Nov. 4,000 25th Nov. 10,000 29th Nov. 14,000 B0th Nov.
·7,000 2nd Dec. 8,000 18th Dec 17,000 14th Dec. 10,000 27th Dec. 7,000 20th Deo. 16,000 28th-Dec.
7,000 2nd Jan. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama. 8,000 10th Jan: Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka. 17,000 11th Jan-Shal Kobe and Yokohama.
Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Shal, Kobe and Yokohama. S'bai, Kobe, and Yokohama, Amoy, S'hai, Moj), Kobe, Osaka. S'hai, Kobe, and Yokohama. Bhai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Yoho, Amoy, Shat, Moji, Kobe, Osaka S'hal, Kabe, and Yokohama, Amoy, Shai, Mojt, Kobe, Osaka, Shai Kobe and Yokohama.'. 'S'hal, Moji, Kobe and Yokohama.
Cargo only.
The R.A.S.C.Buffered their first E. F. Fincher (St. Andrew's) M. Verneull glowed at the first "None the less, you know the C. Cord will probably make his defent of the season last Sunday Perkins (Police)
Muir (Keppell)"; few phrases. He started back at exact spot where the gold is burl-lent appearance for Kowloon to when they lost to the Borderers. K. L. Goon (University) the last. Issuing on to the pave-led1","ke
morrow in goal, as he aalls for Clarke was injured during the ment, he came upon one whom he "I do."
Home on November 29,
game but it is expected that he
No Ill Feelmg sized up at first glance..
The team Cord; Everest, East. man; Gilchrist, Bliss, Whitehead: Lee, will be fit enough to play this week The incident which barred in of Signala and University on Wed- Cooper, Forsythe and Alvis Fuller, Digby, Crawfordy Eyestt: Halford,nesday, when Higginbottom was
Cautioned by the referee for at Clarke, Flood'and Vaughan.-
tempting to strike W. Singh Jint-
ersity); has fortunately been pass": Athletic Junior Strong
ed over without an official report being, made.
Thanks for the loan, monsieur,”
owner of the voice. You have status, M. Verneuil.” come doubtless to examine the statue which is being, erected here said the dishevelled disreputable- I could not help overhearing your
[looking waif. And for listening remarks. They are all just save
to my story. I would like to ask one. Why did you say, What &
you a question before we part. Was pity"
there ever such a concern as the Banque d'Etrangers?"
The stranger turned a sorrowful eye upon him "It desplates me, he said, "that this magnificent work In honour of so great a man as the mayor of this town, should be erect ed here."
"You have reason to deplore the site, monsieur?"
Most assure whom do
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I have. But Ah, of course.
M. Vernoull himself. you, monsieur, and;
was intrigued? On the one hand; his heart warme to
(The "End)
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Recreio Juniors' Change
H. Remedios will replace V. Gab riel at right half-back in the with the possibility of securing
The players concerned shook of Becreio Junior eleven to-morrow the services of five new players, hands and were on the best
ed.
the rest of the team being unchang the Athletic are expected to field terms at the finish of the game, strong team in their Second Divi and the matter in now past his- The team la Quinn, Xavier, Lawsion game against South China on rence; Remedios, AA. "Remedios, Maber; Campos, D'Aquino, Santos, F. Sunday, |Santos and Ribeiro. “
The new players are Chan Yu min, Fung Man-klt, Tang Kwong,
RAOC. Change Likely sum, Chan Chung-yee and Charg
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Kong sun and Chan" Yu-
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