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RECREATION GROUNDS COMMITTEE APPOINTED

BY THE GOVERNOR

The Governor has appointed a Committee to make,

recommendations regarding the allocation of

recreation grounds.

The terms of reference of the Committee are:-

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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1949.

Busy man's pause

DRINK

Coca-Cola

No rest for Home English F.A. "Totoritis Fever"

league footballers

London, December 21,

plans festival

of football

London, December 21. England's Football Association

The Christmas holidays bring no rost for the is planning festival of football League footballers. Instead of enjoying the part of the Festival of Britain festivities round their own firesides, many of thom will spand Christmas on long train jour-

noys.

L

In 1901.

The 1050-51 soccer season here Is to be extended for two weeks so that evening games can be played between the England In- Argentina.

rnational team and Belgium. and France, and League clubs can play Continental outils Racing Club of Belgium, Sweden'

the

such to the Racing Club of Paris,

Norrkoping

Asc A. I.K.. Ball Copenhagen

Klub, Liege Barcelona

and the Real Club. Medrid.

sweeping across Berlin like plague

(By Susanne Schuman)

Berlin, Docombor 21. "Totoritis Fever" is swooping across Berlin like the historic plague which almost ruined London. Doctors admit they are helpless to fight it. .Un- like the city fathers of London, however, the Berlin city govemment is delighted with the epidemic-like spread of the fever.

Clubs are faced with the strenuous task of ploy. ing three games in four days. Consequently injuries and team changes may be numerous, and some surprising results are anticipated. This is the testing time for, way since the opening day of 1st XI against Hong Kong fool-club

the championships, the season on August 20. ball Club Ground at Happy Vai-promotion and relegation zones,

A hard, last game is indicated at Blackpool, where Portsmouth, ley, kick-up 4 p.

and vital points must be gain-the League champtons, are visional games, will be played in given by Berliners to the dis-

thousands cousing tors; defences will have to be at the first week of the festival of ense

The lever began spreading in English money-short people 10 dig their best against attacks which football,

Western September

the take over the deep into their pockets every Berlin City government, in a near- elude Ike Clarke (Portsmouth) League clubs and Stanley Mortenson (Black second week.

week to try to pick the foot-bankrupt atate, decided to legaliso The Football Associations of bull winners. pool), two of the leading markı-

gambling as a source of taxable men in Division I.

AUDION

It is expected that the interna-

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the

Scotland, Wales and Froland are being asked to support the idea.

"Totoritis Fever" is the name

of

often thera sro sõveral winners of the pool.

when

The pay-off in fontastic, but the income. Now the city gets an

Chisholin A.R

(Jamaica).

vd.

Already 1/Sea. Edge (Black Swant. Yeo

there are signs that Tozer (Tamar), Cpl Dearsley

the top clubs are feeling the Comalca), I E Thompson train. Liverpool and Manchester

United have played four (Stoneratieva), S. M

Glam

without a win, Arsenal five and (Alacrity), Mae Sharpe Jamuf

Wofverhurapton Wanderers 10.

Without sharpshooter ca), PÒ Daley (Jantea). S.M

Duty Blackpool are producing

A spokesman of the Football As-odds are virtually insurmountable, average monthly income of ap- Spencer (Cospekt), Tel Speart

CAT | championat form.

Another tough game should be

sociation sald that the festival Yet, each week a handful of these proximately 75,000 DM-$10,000, famart ut A.B $5.11 -

Liverpool.

Newcastle between should that however,

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1wo Erie 20 whining vein against Wolverhampton,

speedual after-season tours abroad tune. The ticket costs 50 pfennigs Newcastle will their l[ 1 ]

thrustful sides, rivais, Merseyside

by a representative Football Ao- be without their sharpshooter, solution team. éve luti, who have not

Jackle Milburn, the Englishi bi- ternational centre-forward, who has aggravated an old Injury, but the Wolves are unlikely to Dr a winning streak against such strong opposition.

Team Manage Mr. JF Reus Sen. Cd PS and WU, HN.

Mech. Pripolus

ana belutiomas, which Meu Committer | Kyserves

sales avisatde regarding Indelfart), 075og Ferguson (!

Krutals and Playground fast; Tempat leoves Tinte ut

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3.15 pm

2nd XI ngainst Pulice on the Causeway Bay Ground, kick-off

4 pm.

A. Prat! Hiust). P. O Nontheott (Tamar), P. 03. C'allios (Timor), A Whitehead Cou sord), Tel Rawlings (Tamur), д. B. Campbell (Belfast), Tel

Won

JACK CHISHOLM TRANSFERS TO PLYMOUTH ARGYLE

Landon, December 21. Centre-half Jack Chisholm was transferred from Sheffield United to Plymouth Argyle

Applicanis albouhl note thart, Bell Tamión, 07Sen. Gealan for £12,000 today.

semurity of; (Back Swon), L. S 1. A. Lacey are pention grounds, this invitation: (Concord). S M. M. ( Cunde Carries The guarantee

that

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Knapp

Tel then (Consorti

(('oncord). Wishes can the every case he met

The members of the Cununit- Tour Manager: C. P. O. Sharpe

Tamar).

t are Su Arthur Morse, Chut that

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Hesurves Wir. Gardiner (Can»

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With their International lea. der, Jack Rowley, back to lead the attack, Manchester United should be too strong against uncertain West Bromwich Al- bion, who have Just parted with the services for their in. tornational forward, Jack

He will play against Chester- held at Plymouth in

Second

match on Saturday.

Shefeld United palu Brentford about £18,000 for Chisholm last He has also played for Hotspur Associated

Division England League football and Steel.

3. Febily, Brigadier MSK Maunsell, MTR Howell, anek), A. B. Galley (HK Flot.), Mi

EA. B. Fowings (Belfast), P. Ú. March, J. MeDonaali

S. M. Evans (Consorti sad O/Sig. | Tottenham AM Rode Ferguson Belfast 1- He hardson, Dr

Pruss M. A el Areuth, Mr M WA Mi Kwok Chan, Mr The Yu chie and Mr 11.3 13 Morahan Secretary

PICKWORTH TO PLAY IN BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNEY

Melbourne, December 21

Pickworth, Australia's greatest pratwur golfer, will con- pele in the British Open Cham-

Dex! year. Pickworth won the Australian Open In 1940, 1947 and 1948 and was disqualified this year for a technical infringe- ment.

RN DECEMBER SOCCER ship

KNOCK-OUT FINAL

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four won polation will be played at Cause- | May Hav 3391 Walay be-Australia's "ampol" events, which IIMS Hrry the prize money of £300 will 19

Ten HMS

foneped. Extra Esme

Norman Von Nida, who is no British tournaments, plaved, if necessary

stranger to Hefever CP 0, Sharpe (Tumar). will also challenge for the Bri- Tansport Jenves West Arm | tish title. He and Pickworth are at 745 pm enlling at China Fleet Lacke, of South Africa, to com Chal steps for Concord X1. There' expretad hack here with Bobby fur specta pete for the Australian title in will be no Oaesport

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Soccer transfer fees reach new peak

London, December 21.

Prices in the British soccer transfor market, over spiralling upward, reached a new pook with the payment of over £26,000 by the Second Division club, Preston North End, for a Second Division football player who has never play, ed for England Eddie Quigley, 29-year-old inside-forward of Sheffield Wednesday. Five clubs have been in the chase for Quigley after Sheffield Wednesday decided to accede to his request for a change of club. He was left to make his own decision among the five— Preston, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff, Portsmouth and Everton.

In their determination to gain, buying and selling of players but promotion to the First Division. I was a plan to protect the weaker trun which the fell last season, clubs, to stifle poaching and its Preston spent £44,000 In two cunning approaches, to create a working busts for clubs, to raise the status of the pinyer and to

jays.

Haines.

County,

Morris Derby

with International Insitie forwards, showing brilliant form. are climbing the lable after their

misfortunee und early beat Chelsea.

Arsenal, looking for win. may be too strong in defence for Sunderland.

should

a

To avenge defeat

In the Second Division, the League leaders, Tottenham Hots- purs, will be out to

avenge an early season defeat by Blackburn

beat them this

the only side ACDSUM.

Financial

arrangements have with the yet to be talked over

of Englund, the authority Bank

sanctions money being which taken out of this country by visit- ing athletes, football and cricket) Learns. Arsociated Press,

12 cents and a win will return

Effort to beat odds

between 20,000 and 50,000 marks

Berlinere study their "fusaball" --$3,000 to $13,000.

dope sheets all week long in an They To win, one must plak the effort to bent the odds. winners of 15 Garman football take their betting more seriously games, many of which and in even than a Negro "bug" player

the more in Atlanta or tine.

US$2 horse Frequently one of peraons plok each game cor better at Hialeah.

ties, and rectly, including the

Annual report on civil aviation in Hong Kong

More than 500,000 passengers arrived and left by air from Kai Tak during 1948-49, according to the annual report of the Director of Civil Aviation.

The figures were twice the number of the previous

year,

In the last month of the year

under review, a total of 20,043 passengers used the airflold 75 per cent travelling to or

Since that home lapse, the Spurs from Chino. have played 18 games without:

Kat Tak, the Colony's only air- defeal and look set for pronio-feld, about four and a half miles tion, whBe Blackburn have?

Hull and Shefeld Wednesday,

has on the whole

Mure than 800,000

messages.

Despite the Yast unemploy ment in Western Berlin, it la estimated that clown to 800,000 persons try thair luck each wook on ploking the games.

All the Western newspapers run columno giving the selections of the "experts" and the “lasida dope" on the capabilities of each team.

One enterprising bar, about to go out of business because of the shortage of patrons, tried a des- entitled peration cabaret show "Totoritis."

Overnight It was a success, and is now one of the most popular spola in Berlin.

Americans, British and Fronch

a handful of Russians have caught play the game too, but so far only the fever.United Frets, ↑

INDONESIA BILL

SIGNED

*

composed of some 0,000,000 words, passed over the radio telegraphy system and this was four times as much as in the previous year.

The number of aircraft, passen- luggage, mail and aircraft tonnage gers, aircraft crew,

goods and from Kowloon, added the report, N arrived at Kat Tak in

which slipped up at home four times.

successfully 1948-49 follows:

Aircraft: pressing Tottenham at the top of handled the large number of air-

3,233; passengers; the table, each have easy-look-craft and passengers using it. Ing home games against Leicester The air approaches are dificult 120,030: crew: 44,067, Rouds and luggage: 526.1 tons: mail: 181.6

The Hague, December 21.. and Bradford

and consequently respectively.

delays

lonnage: 138,812,

Queen Juliana today signed Hull Include Don Revie, former diversions have been inevitable in tons; aircraft tonn

WeTC: Leicester star, in their attack and bad weather. The temporary pas 8,218 aircraft; 126,663 passenger cignty to Indonesia, after it had

The departure figures

the Bill transferring Bover- this should give adued interest 17, senger building is at times gross- 43,800 1,071.4 tons of goods the game. Bradforr. will try Halues their new capture from: West Bromwich.--Reuter.

Indonesian forces moving into Batavia

and

♡x+

and low, 178 tons of mall and

during the year

been passed by the first Cham- ber of Parliament by 34 votes

and there Es ourly over-crowded

urgent need of extension, but the aircraft tonnage was 188,234.

The Department of Civil Avia- to 15. prospect of a new airport has in- evitably restrained capital

tlon's revenue penditure at Kal Tak

Nevertheless, more praise than blame has been received from the operators and travelling publie

but this is no doubt due to some extent to the less fortunate con- ditions prevailing in other parts of the Far East.

Because of a weight restriction necessarily imposed aircraft above 70,000 pounds weight cannot use

Batavia, December 22. The new Indorteslan Govern- for this reason is not yet consider

the airfield but the loss of traffic The day before they signed ensure him receiving pay during ment announced today that able. The adjoining flying boat Quigley, they gave £18,000 for the summer, and to give both 6,000 Republic of Indoneala base has been eminently suitable Forbes, the Wolverhampton Wan-club and player a feeling of per- troops and police will beglu for the British trunk route. derers' half-back ur inside-for-manence.

moving into Batavia tomorrow word.

There are mony who feel that

theso estimable objectives has got a little out of hamL-Router.

Signal Services. to begin policing the largest Thio Department's vehicles ran

Last July Quigley threatened the instrument created to further city.. 6,000 are not enough to keep gave good service. The establish-

IRISH FILLY

SOLD TO U.S.

order when

essential times.

In the Indies.

93,000 miles and on the whole during the critical period ment of drivers led to some dim- Sovereignty is transferred from the Dutch," said a spokes-culty in manning vehicles at all man for the Indonesian Military The great

reat increase in air traffic Governor of Batavia,

we are led to a corresponding expansion propared to move in a loner of the signals services. Additional fixed, mobile.and broadcasting facilities have been provided and

circuits

to leave football together un- css Shefeld Wednesday found him a part-time job or alterna-

ively granted him a transier.

His differences with the club! were settled for a time, but after being dropped from the Leaguo side Inst October ne repeated his

Dublin, December 21. request for a change of club.

Red Anita, a fast Irish two-cupation force." At first

Wednesday Sheffield

year-old filly which won four hoped to arrange player-ex races this year, has been sold to change deal, but last week the the United States. directors decided to accept the Kerr and Company, a Dublin highest cash offer.

bloodstock agency, and it has ar- The previous record fee was ranged the sale but did not dia- £24,500, paid by Derby County close the American buyers.

to

Manchester United for The Agoney Bald her horses Johnny Morris, Inalde-forward in the consignment included Morris is an English Interna- Owen's Cuta, a three-year-old colt Lonni playing for a First Divi- by Owenstown; Link Giri and sion club, but now the huge ico) two yaarlings, one by Walvis paid for his services has been Bay out of September Lady and eclipsed by the payment by

the other by Hyder All out of Second Division club to another Roma-Associated Press, Second Division club for a foot- bailor who has not played for

WOODCOCK GOING his country.

TO THE STATES Stays in same family

London, December 21.. Bruce Woodcock, the British The new record, Incidentally. Heavyweight Champion, will stays in the same familly, Lor

go to the United States for a Morris à Quigley's nephew.

For some Ume there has been series of exhibition bouts after speculation in soccer circles on his championship fight with

thia and how

rising the American, G. Savold," in

whether.

transfer trend will be checked. London next May

Kri

An offteial defnition of the Mr. Tom Hurst, Woodcock's tinnsfer system, recently issued manager, left London by alr to clubs does not seem to justify today for the United States "to the present Influted state of the make arrangements, for the tour, maritel - Part of a' report of a which is expected to take -joint meeting of the Football As- Chicago, New York and other sociation, the Football League important ellies--Reuter, man and the Players Union, it stated; that the League transfer system was not an instrument for, the

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its and procedures adopt- ed are in accordance with ICAO recommenda

caramonlest in The Dutch at Queen Juliana's palace in Ame the terdam on. Tuesday aro, to -transfer sovereignty over their richest coloniai possession to the 'new United States of Indonesia. The Repubilo is the largest- of the 18 states in the new Gov. ernment and the only state, with an organised army.

Now premises greatly assisted the

organisation of a satisfac-

· 'tory traffic handling system and 24 hours service now operator to all Important airports in the area.

The Indonesian spokesman sald all 6,000 Indonesian troops would be in Batavia by Tuesday, A vanguard of several hundred Re-CERNIK LEAVES FOR publican troops arrived in Batavia a week ago. The rest of the milli- tary forces has been concentrated in nearby towns.

̈CALCUTTA":

London, December 21: Vladimir Cernik, self-exiled The decision to move the troops Czech lawn tennis player, left Into Balavia followed final ratii London Airport for Calcutta cation by the Upper House of to compete in the International Holland's Parliament of the Lawn Tennis Championships Dutch-Indonesian agreement give of Asia later this month. ing independence to the falunds. - Cernik had been unable to leave

ociated Press, P

with the other mombers of the European contingent last Sunday due to vien idliculties. He said that he had not heard from his family in Czechoslavia for six Wooks-Router.

HARRINGAY RACERS:

MANTO TOUR.

SWITZERLAND AL London, December 21, The Harringay Racers, a London too hockey team, will make avada |te-day- tour of Switzerland Just

after Christmas,

FRENCH AMBUSH.

Paris, December 219 81 (Annamese: matches have been arranged, tonsillat Insurgent) partians were starting at Arost..on December killed and 10 were taken prisoner 28. Other matches will be, at in an ambush fald by French and Davos, Décember: 30; Zurich Vietnam troops about 12 miles The Army beat the Territorial January 2, Berne, January 4: west of Hai Duong, In the Red Army by 20 points to three In a Neuchatel, January and Lat-River Delta, according to a report Rugby Union match played at] sahnen 3antiairy DamAssociated gudied today by Agence France Northampton- today,--Hcutor: Jassi Press;

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London, December 21,

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This was the lost step under review totailed HK$830,- legalising the actual transfer at 440.18 ng against HK$506,041.29 a special ceremony in Amsterdam expenditure.

noxt Tuesday, when the Indo- Mohamed Premier, Dr. nesian Haita, will accept the transfer, on behalf of the United States of Indonesia.

BERLIN FIRE

Barlin, December 21, Firo which broke out on the top floor of the Palace of Justice in

new roof Schoessborg today destroyed the which was completed only a month ago.

The top

of the building had been opon to the weather for five years since Bro_bombs destroyed It-Associated Press.

All four Communist members were among those opposing the Bill today.

The Catholic People's Party and the Labour Party voted for it.

In Batavia, Dutch forces are with- completing their general drawul to coastal concentration centres on the main islands of and Sumatra to Awalt Java evacuation-Reuter.

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