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NEARING THE £10,000 MARK.

WHY THE MONEY IS GIVEN.

A pink cheque, enclosed in a morocco frame with a gilt serall-work for border, stands on the mantel-piece, writes Mr J. A. E. Catton in the Brening Standard, Nearly every visitor picks up this uncom mon souvenir. The date on the cheque is May 12th, 1914, the Union Bank of Manchester being ordered to pay Darby County Two Thousand Five Hun

dred Pounds for and on behalf of the Manchester City Football Club, Limited." This scrap of paper rivets the attention of my friends.

PRESIDENT POLK" ARRIVES.

HEAVY LIST OF THROUGH PASSENGERS.

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The Dollar Lines President Polk, came into port yesterday morning, under the command of Capt. K. A. Ablin, from San Francisco via ports.

The liner brought 13 European cabin passengers for Hong Kong, and carried 1 away from here. She has 17 through passengers for Manila, 50 for Singapore,

TOTALISATOR SCHEME FOR

LONDON.

MR. JAMES WHITE THE PROMOTER.

It was revealed at Derby Races that Mr. James White, the well-known daan- cier and sportsman, is at the head of the syndicate which proposes to establish a Totalisator in London, with agents to accept instructions on all the principal racecourses.

Mr. James White is a man of many activities, with, impense financial inter- eats in all directions. He started life as a bricklayer in Rochdale, where he was born in 187S.

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Beecham Trust, Ltd., chairman of George To-day he is managing director of the

9 for Penang, 9 for Colombo; 28 for Saez, | Edwardes (Daly's. Theatre), Lid, and

"A cheque for £2.500 which has comPort Said and Alexandria, & for Naples, back to the drawer from the bank! What

you keep that for in a frame 13 "Well, you see, that cheque was at that time the highest sum ever paid for the transfer fee of any Association football professional'

"Oh! And the player's name | " "That cheque related to Horace Barnes, the inside-left who went from Derby to Manchester City."

for Marseilles and 6 för Boston. She will leave for Manila this morning. Among the passengera were:-

Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Gibson en route to Manila. MA Gibson is Far Co, Bethlehem, Pa. East Manager of the Bethlehem Steel

Mr and Mrs. John W. Bateman, an

A similar conversation to this has bap-importer from New 1ork City. pened dozens of times, in my "den, Once there was a variation, for a friend said: "And you preserve a reminder of this modern väriation of the slave trade.” That leads to an explosion. I am not to be tempted into argument her and now.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Jackson, of San Francisco. Mr. Jackson is with the James Graham Manufacturing Co., San Francisco.

"All-Night Negotiations.

But the fact that this cheque commemo- rates is that about three months before the war this sum -was regarded as the record transfer fee for a player, but have renson to know that Blackburn Rovers' paid £2,600 for Percy Dawsen, the centre-forward of the Heart of Mid- lothian, after a discussion which lasted from dark to daylight.

Instead of fees for players becoming less, they have been magnified and not long ago, it was stated that Partick Thistle had demanded .£10,000 for the release of Gibson, a half-back either on the right fank or in the centre, from Everton.

The report was sodo officially denied. and it was stated that the transfer of Gibson had never been considered by the board of directors of Partick Thistle, but it was admitted that some director might have jokingly said that it would take

10,000 to shift Gibson."

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Should be the Best in the World!

Of course, this son of old Neil Gibson, the international half-back of long ago, is said to be a very good player. At the price he ought to be; in fact, he ought to be the best in the world.

1 have heard from a source that I can- not doubt that Newcastle United had hopes of getting this player because he has a brother with the Tyneside club. Then McMullan, the international left half-back, is a great friend of, the Partick celebrity Now McMullan is with Man- chester City, who had, or have an ambition to land this big fish.

But Everton and Arsenal have had this young Scot under review, I am told by Glasgow friends that both clubs have visited Glasgow in search of the

man.

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To all inquiries Partick Thistle have announced their intention of retaining the player until the end of this season- at least.

We shall see, for the Thistle directors, like others, are only human and the temptation of a handsome cheque is difficult to withstand. Moreover, the player has to be remembered, for he would receive considerable percentage of the fee. He may long for such a wind fall and become discontented if the

opportunity be denied him.

The Deciding Factor,

Mr. and Mrs. Graeme Howard and so for Singapore. Mr. Howard is Vice- President and Regional Manager of the

Co., of New York. Far East for the General Motors Export

director of the Tyre Investment Trust Fund.

One of his most recent deals was the purchase of the Wembley Exhibition. He was one of the syudioats which pald £3,000,000 for the cotton mills of Mesars. Horrocks Crewdson, and has been asso- ciated with the purchase of more than one valuable site in London, notably that where the General Post Office used to. stand, and the Foundling Hospital site, Bloomsbury.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG.

FOR DECEMBER, 1926.

(STANDARD, TIME OF 190TH MERIDIAN, OF GREENWICH).

Date.

Sunrise.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jones. Mr. Jones Manufacturing Department of the Gen- December 31st 8.58 m. is assistant manager of the General eral Motors Export Co., New York,..

Mr. Earl E. Kavanaugh, of the Neder- landsche Koloniale Petroleum Maatschap. pij, Batavia, Java.

Bishop and Mrs Titus Lowe. The Bishop is of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Singapore.

Phoenix is President of the "Bradley Mr. and Mrs. John J. Phoenix. Mr. Knitting Co." of Delavan, Wisconsin.

Miss Lillian Schoedler, Secretary to the Regional Director, Far East, of the General Motors Export Co., New York.

Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Tarpenning, of the Standard Oil Company of New York.

Dr. L. M. Venable, a prominent dentist of Calcutta, who is returning to India from a holiday in the United States.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan A. Goodwin, who are booked for Port Said. Mr. Goodwin is the owner of the..." Hotel" Akron," in Akron, Ohio.

Senator and Mrs. MB. Harris, of Fresno, California. Senator Harris is senior member of the law firm of Messrs. Harris, Johnson, Willey & Grifit, Fresno, California.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Erhardt. Mr. Erhardt is representative of the Ameri- can Powder Mills in Boston, Mass

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But no club would give £10,000 for say single player. It was said that this was the amount handed over for the trans- ference of Hugh Galacher by Newcastle United to the Airdrieonians. The re- NINGPO-SHAOSHING CO. "SUED will bring them the best possible

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port was not correct.

Of course, the general public will say that no footballer is worth £10,000. Probably not, but it is necessary to re- member that the deciding factor is the value of the man to the club which needs him, for his assistance might prevent re legation which would not be dear to a elab like Everton at £30,000.

Since the war some clubs have spent from £12,000 to £18,000 to secure men who have prevented them from danger of

descent to the Second Division. Each, however, obtained the services of several players, and that is quite a different proposition.

It is well to realise that money is not all-powerful in football. If Everton did pay £10,000 for any player their sole justification. would be that for the preservation of the club in the First Division no money, honestly laid out,

would be either a waste or a sacrifice.

It must be smembered that the transfer system is part of an artificial scheme of spectaenlar sport, and that where only English clubs are concerned the money paid merely changes hands and comes back into the game. Nor should it be overlooked that no player can be transferred against his will, nad that he has a direct interest in the value put upon his services Professionals as whole oppose the abolition of an ex- change for a consideration.

PRISON FOR KENTISH GOAL- KEEPER.

BY NISSHIN KISEN KAISHA. ·

At the Mixed "Court, Shanghai last week, before Messrs. Tajima, Martin and Loh (Japanese and British Assessors and Chinese Magistrate, respectively) the case was begun in which the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha sued the Ningpo-Shooshing Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., for T. 11,222, damages said to have been sustained as the result of a collision between steamers

main point at issue was which of the belonging to the parties concerned. The

two vessels deviated from its course.

over-

The petition of the Nisshin Kisen aisha, represented by Mr. G. E. Wright, assisted by Mr. J. McNill, alleged that shortly after midnight of December 10th, 1025, while the Sziyang Mary was proceeding from Wuhu to Kiukiang, the str, Ningehao, of the de fendant company, seemed to be taking her. While the Suiyang Maru altered course to avoid four salt junks, the Ningshan veered suddenly to star board and struck the Suiyang Maru. The petition alleged that the Ningshag improperly failed to slacken speed and that the collision was due to negligent. navigation by the Ningshao. Particulars of the damage are as follows:-

Survey fee Cost of Repair Subsidy. Demurrage

Total

..Tla.,210 850 557

9,505

Tla, 11,212

William Francis, goalkeeper of the Foots Cray, Kent, Football Club, was sentenced to air weeks' hard labour at Northfeet recently

Mr. H. Lipson Ward represented the for assaulting Frederick Thomas Addiscott, of Chatham, defendants. Defendants allege that the the referee in a Cup-tie between the collision was solely occasioned or alter- Crusaders and Foots Cray at Rosherville natively contributed to by the negligent

Mr. Addiscott said he ordered Francis navigation of the Suiyang Maru in (a)) off the field for striking & player and as not porting her helm at the time of he was taking out his note book he re-giving one short blast on her whistle; ceived a blow on the face. He knew (b) not keeping her course and speed"; nothing more until he found himself in and (c) Starboarding her hela and sud

were blackened, nose breken, and lip

Evidence was Ningthao and the hearing was adjourned.

the hospital at Rochester: Both his eyes y ence on oven by the pilot of the

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