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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 1928.

SPORT

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OXFORD - CAMBRIDGE

The first golf match match which it Sis, It will probably interest your ecwton Hongkong members of the two is hoped in future, la repent annually- readors, especially such of them as aro Senior English Universities was played at about to visit this United Kingdom to Fanling last Saturday and resulted in a know the extremely complicated and win for the Light Blues by 21 points,

technicnt, character of the law relating to Unfortunately, neither side was as large N

tax liability in order that they may or as representative as it might have avoid pitfalls.

been, Oxford being especially weakened

Thas a person having a residence in by the absence of Mr. T. W. Hill E.EN

England to which he can return at any the Governor and the Hon Mr. Claud time he wisher, is able to tax on the Severn wens to have led their respective whole of his remittances home for any teams, but in the end, were unable to tax year he visits the United Kingdout. A compete. In the Singles there were some common instance a man whose wife close games, the most notable being that resides in England. For any tax year in which Mr. E. W. Hamilton, after being

I dowie at the 18th to the Rev. E. Coplay! in which he does not visit the United Moyle, won the last two holes in 13 and Kingdom at all he has no tax to pay respectively. Three of the ball whatever so far as remittances Home are matches were halved; Messrs. Hallifax concerned out of bis colonial income, but and Rorison played a fine game in the if he spends a day in England he is second half, squaring their match after caught for "the whole year.

being 6 down at the turn. The results. were as follow:-

SINGLES

On the other hand a man who has no residence in the United Kingdom can

Oxford. spend any time less than six months without incurring any tax liability on II.E Warmer..... 1 colonial or foreign mearder whether re. EH. Benvis... 'mitted or not.”

It is not know as much as it should be te amongst non-residents that they are free from British tax on foreign and colonial income even if it happens to be | paid in the United Kingdom and on most of the War Loan stocks. If the tass should be deducted it can generally be recovered in full.

Also that all non-resident British sub jects and a few other persons can get some kind of relief in regard to income From which British tax is deducted, the amount depending upon the proportion their total income from, all-sources bears to the British part of it-Yours faith- fully,

CHAS. H. TOLLEY, London, December 13th, 1992.

A. Porter 0 A.G. M. Fletcher & ER. Hallifax 0 Reu. A. Horison... 1. H.H.J.Gompertz 1 Rev. H. Coplay.

Cambridger

E Davidson ......... RE Lindsell W. Gallowny SSymehompson I Rev. R. Shanu ED. C. Wolfe......0 Rev. A Turner

Moyle 0 E. W. Hamilton....1

4-BALLS.

Davidson & Lindsel.. Galloway & Syme Thom?work...... Shann & Wolfe......0 Turner Hamilton...0

Warner & Benvis 0 Torter & Fletcher & Hallifax & Rorison Cempertz &

Copley Moyle 0

Total:.33

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An Inter-Heng Cricket match will be HONGKONG AMATEUR ATH-played on Saturday the 20th January be

LETIU FEDERATION, PREPARING FOR THE FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD.

This organization, composed of thirteen of the athletis bodies in Hongkong, hay bren asked by the China Amateur Athletic Union to develop teams for the Far Eastern Olymnafd in swimming, volleyball, football, tennis, baseball and in track and field athletics. The pro- ees of training and selection is now going

tro

Interport matches in all the above sports will be held in March and then the best athletes from Canton and Hongkong will he. made into teams to meet the best in the North

tween teams representing the above Hongs. The match will take place by kind permission of the Craigengower Cricket Club on their ground at Happy Valley, commercing, at p.m. sharp. The Ewo team will be-D. G. M. Ber nard, W. Galloway, W. W. Mackizé, à B. Stewart, W. Brackenridge, H. E Hollands, G. H. Piercy, P. Tod W. B. Cornaby, J. G. Lyon, N. L. H. Railton.

H.C.C. 2ND XI. v. POLICE:

The following will represent the Hong kong Cricket Club 2nd XI. versus Police on Saturday, 20th January at Happy Valley commencing, at 2.15 p.m. sharp

E, W. Alderson, J. D. Crawford, L D, MeNicol (capt.), H. Spicer, D. R Banner, B. Crowley, D. Reid, F. N Young, R. H. Chaloner, G. M. Dorkins, E. G. Stevenson.

There will be at least 19 athletes from Hongkong who will go to the trials in Shanghai and then to the games which will be held in Osaka, Japan, in May,

Mr. A. E. Dome, the Hon. Secretary, at 1.46 p.m. who furnishee us with this information writes:-

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TUE ETERNAL TRIANGLE.

The HAAF has on its hands the THREE PERSONS; BUT NOT raising of more than $8,000 to pay the transportation, lodging and other ex- penses of the athletes. This organization. deserves the support of every public spirited citizen in Hongkong. These games make for better international feeling, give a decided stimulus to. In a certain part of the city of

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