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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1061.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT HONGKONG

Of buzzes, blows,

banquets,

Brundage and bans

By I. M. MacTAVISH

The beas are being outbuzzed by the blistering rumours which

are roaring down the alloy.

If one believes just a fraction of the stories currently in circula- tion Hongkong football is either on the verge of the biggest showdown in its turbulent history or we are going to see the father and mother of all ballyhoo bubbles go 'phut' as no bubble has ever burst before.

Maybe you too have heard the rumours. According to those who claim to have an 'ear on the inside' a number of prominent players who have not been selected for the forthcoming series against the visiting Madureira FC have asked a delegate to ascertain the reason why they were left in the lurch.... and it is alleged that if the explana-The tion does not satisfy them they will ask all the other big-name play- ers to join them in some sort of "Nuts to Brazilians" strike. Talk about "Charade Unionism"!

It's a good story. I have heard several times over from it

several very different sources. It has ever come from places where I have previously heard very reliable information,.

⚫ However, remembering that 'where there'a smoke there's fire' on the one hand and ap- preciating the Imman tendency to exaggerate these sort of things out of all proportion on the ether, I'm prepared to

bout he is not likely to forgel | very easily.

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Chitral photographed' as she entered port

-China Mait photo.

CHITRAL ARRIVES

ON FIRST VOYAGE

TO COLONY

14,000-ton passenger-cargo liner Chitral, one of the new additions to the P. & O-Orient Lines Far East servico, arrived from the United Kingdom yesterday for the fint time.

The Chiral has replaced the Jadotville, the Chitral was one Avery Brundage is well the liner Carthage, which was sold of the two vessels recently pur- formed on Hengisong sporting to Japan for scrap after 30 chared for the Far East service.

has certainly

The other was the SS Baudouin- affairs-he cerved enough letters on the years of service on this run.

On her initial voyage to the ville, re-named as Cathay for subject-but his latest pro-

for disembarkation which is due to arrive at Lon- passengers The annual dinner of the nouncement, made at Lausanne Colony, the Chitral carried 25 replacement of the SS Corfu April 13 on her last 79 round trippers, don on Army Football Associa- on March 24, must have made i

She voyage before withdrawal from from Singapore. number of local personalities here, and

mostly tion once again staked a think deoply. In a circular,

The Commander of the ship la strong claim to being the aimed at eustaining both the alco had 1,600 tons of general the service,

Formerly the Belgian liner Captain Gerald Randall. season's most hospitable integrity of amateurs and the cargo for local discharge.

identity of the Olymple Games, occasion. The players and emcials met he says...inter alia... that their gucate at the NAAFI res- all athletes who cannot PROVE Laurent in Chatham-road last that they have a REGULAR JOB Monday. After an excellent meal be banned".

What a chame the boys It 19 a fact of course that Army colours were presented to: several well known players who

Messrs Dixon, Kelsey, Turner, will have to go back to work ...or miss all these attractive buvo regularly been in Colony

MacFarlane, Hudson, Lowther, representative Bides have not Power, Owen, Sykes and Myhill amateur trips. What a shame

indeed. been pleked either by ther of the playing statt, Mr Forbes, Association the team's popular couch, and Hongkong Football or the Chinese selectors who, finally to Major E. Grant working independently named has managed the Army the three sides to face the for the past two years and is Which country has made shortly leaving the Colony on Madureira visitors.

termination of his tour of duty.

who

walt and see.

HKFA action?

who

sider

Major Grant, proved himself one of the real gentlemen of local sport, was

en-

In hla

the most significant soc-

cer progress in recent times?

Think carefully before you

-Many fans are no doubt dis-

also the recipient of a beaut-answer that question. Strangely appointed, particularly as hera

ful despatch case and

enough it is a country which is worship to widespread in the

graved cane from the players now right out in the cold.. community. Nevertheless, there

and the coaching staff.

banned

trom competition are sweeping allegations nying

Lt Col A. B. Dick, TD against every other important around that if the players do not get their way there will be RAMC, Vice-presidens of the football country in the world, Association have you guessed? The answer trouble. Whlic I am In no Hongkong Football

of the Army is, surprisingly, Australia! 31 poaltion to say whether or not and Chairman

Belleve It or not there are there is any truth in the cur- (Hongkong) Football Ass0410-

in the chair.

2,303 registered teams now rent stories I foel sure that if tion was

things there is the Hongkong Foot-speech he stressed the Army's down under yet, na

never determination to see that the stand, they appear to bo con- ball Association stand for what would almost football was kept clean ander demned to playing against each the "Inspiration be a brand of sporting black- every circumstance and he pald other without

the players a high and I may and stimulation of international mail.

well-deserved - com- Bay

for competition

an indefinite our pliment for their fine Beld con period. Arising out of protests I hope for the sake of

there is not a duct during the current season. lodged with FIFA by Austria good amo

Dick said he would and Hungary the Australian vestige of truth in the rumours Colonel

the Army beaten Football Association Was SUE-

conditiona

than pended becaure of its fallure

will

it

was

..but if thery is....I hope rather sce

crushes the HKFA

with under these at its have thom win by unsavoury to comply with rules govern- every morsel of power

ing the transfer or players'. The day when the or questionable means. command.

the start telling

guests it players. con

Among the selectors who should and who good to sco George Armstrong should not wear Colony colours looking atter than he has done our football is doomed.

for many seasons; He has shed lot of weight and gives the a lot of appearance of having active football ahead of him Colonel Dick

....even....45

From France comes news of mentioned in his speech....at double his time of life. Not bad for a the strangest knock-outs in years. Ac-man who started in professional cording to the report it football nearly 20 years ago. happened in the eighth

round, of a middleweight

contest.

A tremendous melee de- Hongkong Police Sports veloped on the ropes and

Closo bond

who had already, taken e

no

the Evans. to crowd's shouts to stop the bout

There is a very close, bond the between the Army and

Asso it clation and very appropriately organisation Was seemed that one of the boxers the latter-

at the Lot strongly represented virtually dinner WES

by sporting stalwarts out on his feet. The referee Nowman, McNeil, Scanlon and

doubt attentive

With the Intention of pulling the BERTSO away; from

the

of punishment

It was a grand gathering.. A|

-stepped up close to the men credit to the organisers.

inan who was pinned on tho ropea..

As he did so the attacker | had already started a swing- lug right. I landed bang on -- the side of the refereo's "chin. He went down in a hrap ...

who but as the startled man

had delivered the blow step- pod back his opponent on the

slumped to ropes also

CALVES.

مطا.

Appeal rejected.

This situation developed be. eight Mid-European CRINO players who were registered with clubs in their national association Immigrated to Australia and were Inter al lowed to sign for, and play BD- with, clubs without the

paid.

JAPANESE ARE BANNED

Easter

Thousands in

'ban-the-bomb'

་

march in Britain

Aldermaston, Mar. 31.

Some 8,000 "ban-the-bomb" demonstrators set off shortly after noon here today for their big Easter weekend March to London-55 miles

away.

Yemen closes its borders

CHURCHES

Bound for Iran CELEBRATE US CONSUL-GOOD FRIDAY

GENERAL LEAVES

Mr. Julius C. Holmes, the outgoing United States Consul-General in Hong-

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The events of the first Good Friday were revived in the minds of many Christians in the Colony yesterday by solemn services of ante-Com- munion, the Watch of the Three Hours and the Way of the Cross. Devotional singing of "Olivet to Calvary" and "The Cross of Christ" was made by choirs and congregations.

kong left by PAA yes. At St John's Cathedral family terday for a few weeks' service yesterday morning the John Foster, Precentor, consultations in Wash-Rev ington before assuming explained to children and their

parents,

day was why the

and not his new poet as Ameri-named Good Friday can Ambassador to Iran. Bad Friday. It seemed to those Crucifixion that' He was accompanied by watching the

the worst possible things had Mrs Holties.

happened to the best man that ever lived as Jeaus dropped His

had made

God

Mr Holmes told reporters

men and before taking off that many head. people who come to Hongkong women free to love Him and

romark on as visitors

plishments.

the

each other. But thes

42 receive graduation certificates

got into Colony's progress and accour bad habits of being seinah and Mr J. B. Jones, Chairman of the

ปี only loving themselves. They the were so tied up in their bad There is no doubt of validity of these observations. hablis that God Himself had to

I

of freedom."

St John's Ambulanco soolation yesterday presented graduation verillantes to 43 men and women of the Sta Nan Division who had passed their first aid class.

to say that these observations Entwining black cotton round have been here long enough come down to set them free. are valid.

the wrists of a young boy, the When contemplating the Precentor illustrated the bind-

Mr Jones fold the recipients economic and commercial, ping power of constant bad habits

in that what they have learnt gress in Hongkong, we should and sin Holding scissors

countries, in also remember that it is at the the shape of the Cross, he cut would be standard and accept

on the world and that they would same time a bastion and haven the bonds to show how Christ able in at least

cancelled accumulated sin

be able to render service to the Good Friday.

The theme of the cervices at safering whenever the need the Cathedral of the Immaculate arose.

"Jesus Our Conception was

The best way to apply the Peace and Reconciliation." The

knowledge that they valuable com. Cross Way of the

had acquired, Mr Jones con English yesterday tinued, was for them to join the picted in morning, then later in the day St John's Ambulance Brigade. In Chinoso, followed by Bene- diction.

New tug for pipeline project

SELAL

From noon until 3 pm with short addresses and meditation on the words from the Cross, Anglican congregations on both sides of the harbour, kept the Threo-Hours' Watch, in the Roman Catholic churches the singing of the Passion, with supplication and Adoration commenced at 3 pan.

United services were held ini the Union Church, Kennedy- road and Kowloon Union Church

Today the services of Easter

arc taking

UN adviser

to the Philippines

Dr P. B. Patwalk, 'United Na

lons statistical adviser to tho Government of the Republic of the Philippines, left by Air". India yesterday after a brief holiday visit to Hongkony. Dr Patnaik, who was accom-

was his family,

The single-scrow motor tug in Gascoigne rood.

"Lily" was launched y Eve and preparation for the torday morning from the Easter Eucharist shipyard of the Pacific place. Spiritual counsel and ad-

Ship Itlands

Building vice are available at St John's Cathedral from 0 pm to 7.30 Mrs Company Ltd, by

when the Dean, Precentor and Paul Tso, wifo of the Chapidia will be in the Sanc-panied by Managing Director of tuary, Lady Chapel and St stationed in Manila. He has been Paul Y. Construction Com- Michael's Chapel. In the St Mi-with the United Nations

chael's Chapel there is the years. pany,

Calvary and the scaled tomb

He was travelling to his home- The owners of this vessel are that will be transformed into an the United Land and Marino Easter garden and Resurrection town of Madras for a two-month

vacation.. Construction Company Ltd, and scene by dawn tomorrow.

Tonight in the Roman Catho they will use the vessel in con-

with nection

the

Lantao-lie churches there will be the

water submarine In their ranks as they left the Hongkong

solema Easter Even ceremonies It is under of the blessing of the new fire, Atomiu

Research pipeline project, Wespons

and font Establishment here in warm

stood that the tug will be used the parchal candle

of the with celebrations of Parish and sunshine were groups of de- to lay water pipelines monstrators from several over Stick Pit Reservoir in Lantao to Pontifical High Mass and Com-

But femm connect with Hongkong island. munion. countries.

were to have Japanese who

them wero Joined

absent... barred from entering Britain British Government. by the yesterday, the Home Secretary,

tală A. Butler,

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AMERICAN BASE

FAKED IDENTITY CARDS.

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Members of

Macao smuggling

ring arrested

Aden, Mar. 31. The Imom (King) of the Parliament it would not be

Yomen, wounded by the public Interest to allow the

Last gunman

Monday, Japanese into the country. conferred today with high

The Japanese were described officials in the presence by a protesting opposition Lab- Stephen of the Crown Princo, Saif our member, Mr Al-Islam Al-Badr, Sanaa Swingler, as "these distinguish

ed citizens from the only coun- Radio reported tonight,

try in the world which suffered

Macao, Mar. 31. The Yement authorities have the agony of atomic bombing."

a main street propriate transfer fees being closed the frontiers with Aden One of them is a lecturer at The police last night roided a houso on

and Saudi Arabia, according to Hiroshima University.

and arrested three men and a women.. press reporters here. One news

Bald The ABA lodged a strong paper

Saudi Arablan

The anembers were believed to appeal against the FIFA do frontler posts were being re-

A similar group of demonstrabe members of an alleged ring cision paying that as the men inforced

tors were due to leave the dealing in smuggling people to had moved

Other reports to Australia da

noid

channels. moro American nuclear bomber base Hongkong by fllegal, voluntary, immigrants with arrests had been made on the Wethersfeld in Essex, just They were also balloved to be

the Crown Prince east of the capital.

cards for the out

Altogether, faking identity any prior approach by orders of Australian footba clubs who is also Foreign Minister about 13,000 people were to start, purpose.

with thousands more joining on

Lator in the evening, another; without

any

payment being

the way.

tho they should be allowed to play and Defence Minister-Reuter.

After the annual Aldermiston police party condoned off made to their former clubs.

and Easter demonstration has at- whart of the MV Talloy

detained Fix McH tracted so many people I was reportedly docided to have a Fecond and two women. In possession

pro from of. forged Identity cards, marching "prong"

pared to embark for Hongkong. Wethersield.

victims wero The alleged Canon Jolin Collins of St. taken to the police station for Paul's Cathedral,

London, interrogation--AFP

Australia's hopes of an early One killed in

Ankl amicable seillement of their problem have now been : blasted skyhigh by news of

A few years ago--through| FIFA's outright rejection of its

the co-operation of Mr A. appeal and

tum Wig

on official state-

de 0. Sales-I was print that the suspension would

not be lifted. vileged to enjoy a most enlightening conversation This is a major blow to the with Mr Avery Brundage, AFA's hopes of sending a re- presentative olde on its first ever President of the Interna tour of Scotland, England and tional Olympic Committee, Ireland,

or receiving vialis from overseas teams, .It

unforgettable experience, Ozo does not have

Strange twist bo

the long in very Brundage presence before One of the strange twists reallsing that he is indeed a tho

Bituation is The timekeeper counted 'ten dedicated man with the words that the Austrian Foolbell Aar The boxer on the boards

and Amateur sociation, which

tho PVES his 'Olymple out the man

original complainant feat was the winner even engraved deeply in his boing.

ite is for want of a better Australia, has now made a tually... and the poor, old

terms, a practical purist. Ho geature to end the deadlock by rofores, who later abooived the baker who struck him fron all responsibility, went to hod- pital for treatment..

Went to hospital

01

was

Ho said later there was no

why his FORFOLL

unforianato accident should rob, the win- ner of his duo rowed. "I wan -"wortiod: about the man qui thầm -ropes and in my taste to stop the attack I forgot to shout 'stop as. I moved in between the me

[“Imamura?" you I shall not 'make the auto misláks egnth” way-bis Anal ・comment on

to

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unfortunato

la determined that the airun offering to send a touring aido spirit of the Olymples must down under....this

of

Harlem fight

New York, Mar. 31. Thomas Gully, 10, was killed fu an outbreak of violence and gunfire in Harlem on Wednes- day night.

Chairman of the Campaign for

Nuclear

001.

Sultan's brother here

Disarmament, prodleted

Very siderable demonstration Police said & street fight de- bigger and moto Impresiva veloped at about 8.30 pm, ap than in other years.”

Canon Collins, usually in the parently over a girl.

A dozen persons were being fead in previous years, will head colim this questioned at a police station. the Wethersflald

Among them was a Nogro, Ume,

The demonstrator will sleepbrother of Sultan of Jchore Tunku Temenggong Alnad, privato delective who fired six

break up the en route at schools, village balla arrived with Unku Ahmad and whole trying, to battle.-AP.

and private houses of meper their two pods, Tunku. Abubakar tere, The two columns foln nud Tunku Mohammed Khalid forces in London's Parliament in the as Chitral yesterday on

on Easter

Cosmo Club Quar

elections

resist the threatening ravates | course, quite impossible while The Gih Annual General Micef":

of

medora Influences and the FIFA suspension

stands.

that the 100 muss uphold the Hongkong elder would, bo ́ ́in principles of amateurin exactly the same position,

if in turn to uphold the Just a though circumstance ancient traditiona which wanted to make things more

have made

ing of The Commo. Club wai

Monday

puro,

April 8 and with bands playing round trip cruise from Singa- and bannery dying will move up White fall into Trafalgar demonstra- tiquarò for a mass „tion---Neuter.

held as the Club"premisen": On | LADY KINLOCH

-Friday, and tha following were olooted to be members of the General Committee for the year 1901/1962) AME Walter Hon, Douglas Ilu sim-Hau, Yiu-tong. Kan" Yun-man,

now

the Olympio complicated“ two more Austrian

of registered players have ksmes, the'' slagio seat

or arrived in Australia'

·BEBİNİ >==CEMBER,

inferents

WOZORIA, BENZINA WOMAN...

LEAVES

Clansmen's dinner

To set up

factory in Thailand

Mr

two

Макед Z C. Yung, Managing-Director of Hong kong Chemical Industries Ltd, left by Lufthansa for Bangkok yesterday to sign a contract with a Thel conɛern for set- ting up a textile factory. In Thelland.

be

He said the projected factory would

using Hongkong technicians and machinery, and was expected to meet Thal de- maxla for finlabed textilo: pro- ducts.

Just arrived.

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A spring dinner party was hold JOHNTHAY Dal Kwong “Chau”

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"men'a" Asadolation. M

M large gathering ~ of - Le Clanemity and Quir, friends sta tended the party.";

Lady' D. E. Kinloch, wife of and naturally they Kwok- Shiu-fook," Victor Lam; } Bir·· John | Kinloob, Passenger: and in this respect it is well want to play football, Dr Wook Hokenin, Wong Bike Manager of Butterfield de twice, to remember that thers le no⠀

Do you see "chuckershon, M. Grimti, K. B. King 11 try Air-Thala Moffois

International team are only, a onail part of Auf- hom, PJ, Narwani, J; MAZEDONIE. EMELRE.

Rajshr

The United Kingdom. championship in the Games, tralia's sporting worries.

HONGKONG

KOWLOON

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