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Sports

FOOTBALL APPEAL.

SUSPENSION OF CHINESE PLAYERS.

APPEALS BOARD'S DÉCISION,

A decision upholding the findings of the Emergency Committee and the Council of the Hong Kong Foot- hall Association was reached by the Appeals Board yesterday after an investigation into the oss of Chai Kwong lu and Teo Kwai Sing

News

RUGGER TRIAL.

CLOSE GAME AT HAPPY

VALLEY.

The final of the rugger trials took place on the Club ground at Happy Valley last evening when the following teams lined-up-

Whitham; Three-quarters: G. P. Club Colours-Back: J. P. Lammert, R. H. Griffiths, C. J. D. aw, the Goldman; Halfmacks: 3. W. Turner, J. Bonnar; For ward: W. F. Leckie, E. G. Dale, W. R. Andrews, Hartley, G. F.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930.

AMATEUR STATUS

IN TENNIS.

FARCICAL DEFINITION THAT SHOULD BE ALTERED.

TYPICAL" HARD CASE."

THE PALESTINE MANDATE.

CONCILIATORY BRITISH

STATEMENT.

GENEVA DISCUSSION.

Government's Duty,

MILLIONAIRESS AS PICKPOCKET.

STRANGE CASE

KLEPTOMANIA,,

OF

Berlin, October 23.-The strange

SCENE ON ITALIAN LINER.

ANTI-FASCIST'S STORY OF A BEATING.

The United States State, Depart- ment has annoued that it wil

Fascism.

As regards future policy, Mr. Honderaon said that Bir· John Hope-Simpson's report had now been received and was under ac tive consideration, and tho. Gov- croment hoped to gommunicate to the Council at no listant dato a fall statement of their intention with regard to future policy. They hoped to adopt measures to prose of a young and beautiful mote goodwill between the two arc-milliunaivas having been arrested investigate charges that an Ameri tions of the population, without as a pickpocket was tried to-day

can citizen was badly beaten on which the peace and proapority of before the Borlin court when it was Palestine could not be assured. revealed that this was not, the first board an Italian Riner when ho The arbitrary definition of an At a recent meeting of the

After, short speeches by the Per-but ninth time that the young lady | refused to join in demonstrations anuteur in lawn tennis has been Council of the League of Nationseing and Tugo-Slav representative, was brought befors a court on the in favour of Signor Mussolini and in vogue for a long time and has held at Geneva, the first business and the vice president of the Man- samo charge.

dates Commission, M. Procope's This' time however, do was ne frequently been attacked, but it is was the report of the extraordin-resolution was unanimously adopt quitted as the medical expert of

The citizen in question, Sign, only when one comes into personary scasion of the Permanent Man-ed.

the court proved that she undoubt Antonin Asolese, was born in the edly acted under al contact with one of its victims dates Commission held in June to

an irresistable temptation caused by an affection United States of Italian parentage, that one realiser just how harsh consider the affairs of Palestine.

At a meeting in St. George's of hey brain dating from a serious and the incident, it is alleged, and unfair that definition is in its Mr. Procope, the representativo all, chester, organised by attack of influenza.

occurred, on board the liner Rome, the Manchester Jewish Literary It was also noted that she never of the working. I had such an experience of Finland, who presented the re-

Navigazione Generale and Social Society, Colonel J. | kept what she gained by pickpocket. a short time ago, says a Presi cor- port, expressed his complete agres Wedgwood, M.P., addressed a large ing but always and immediately Italians line, while en route for

tent with it, and described it as audience on "Palestins and the after the deed gave it away to pro- Now York. respondent.

Jowiah mandate." Councillor aple she never had seen before.

According to an affidavit mado A very good club lawn tonnisingularly full and judicious."

Mass presided. Colonel Wedgwood

by: Ascolene in preparation for a The case against the playera, who Hern, R: D. Beaumont. E. F. But player asked any advice about en-The Commissiou, he said, in deal said the Jews of the entire world

civil suit for damages against the bolong to the China Albletic Ass, A. D. Coppin.

tering a seaside tournament during with this exceptional caso, had had asked that this country should

company, dinner on the Inat night sociation, was that by loving the Colours Back: Segalen; Three-

the most difficul task yet cutrusted have the mandate in Palestino be population by the Jews. The ans Juriers: II. V. Koop, G, R. More, his holiday and, in conversa

Jews had taken arid land in our of Mussolini. Ho declined to Colony to take part in a football. A. L. Plummer, J. J. Ferguson; Lion, he told me a fow facts about to it. The Commission, after hav. I cause they believed that England wer' to that was "Gio and geo:” The but was nidde a gala event in hon.

was at any rate the least Anti- tour with a team not listed to Half backs: J. W. King. F. C. B.himself. A man of good birth and ing analysed the present situation Sumatic country in the world. He Palestine, paying four times the join in the fealivities, and when the H.K.F.A or any other angocia Black; Forwards: W. F. Peers, A.

o unanimous to day in pressing

it into a garden. Because of the he was not in sympathy with tion under the jurisdiction of the Suttill, I. Cherrill, F., education, he, in his own words, in Palestine, had repeatedly ea did not think they would-be quite proper price for it, and converted teased to do so said frankly that Burch, E. R. Went, E. B. Gram struck & band patch" after the phasisell the difficulty of the Man England to take the mandate. That Jewish immigration into Palestine Fascism and believed only in the English Football Association, they mell, J. R. Younger, B. P. Massey. war, in which he served with disintory Power's task. M. Procope was the misfortune not merely of the Arabs there were infinitely ber American flag and its principles, violated Kula 12 of the Association, † and further that by accepting cerrst half, but after lomun time,"

Tigion was very fast in the vinction, In order to make a little agreed with the Commission's opin the Jews, but of the British peo-tor off than they were ten years and if he were to sing he would ple, and in criticising the conduct ago. The Jows had turned Palessing the American National An- extra money, bu signed a profes-on that any anxiety felt by the of the mandatory power in Palestine from an Oriental into an Oe them and cheer the President of the

United States" „tain sums of money other than ox |

Onsional form for a Third Division Jewish communities should be al-tino he believed he was acting not cidental country.

The massacre of the Jews in person as defined by the ingfishy was somewhat scrappy.

the whole, the form shown by some london football club, and played layed by the statement of the Bri- in the interests of the Jews pri. Palestino in August of last year, marily but in the interests of the said Colonel Wedgwood, had rais Football Associatium Rule 2), they if the players promise well for the in their reserve team about a dozen tish Government that the suspen- whole future of the British raced the question into 2 first-rate

Club during the season.

sion of Jewish immigration was In any long-eighted Imporial view When the final whistle blew, the That was three years ago, and strictly temporary. Although the it must be to the advantage of political issue, and it was cosenti

Commission's

Great Britain to have as friends at that the policy of the British were: Colours, ; Club then his business luck changed for some remarks on the proper policy throughout the world the Jewish Government regarding the Jewish Colours, 13,

the better, and ho gave up his brief to be followed in the future in ruce, who like us, were believers settlement in that country should Le made clear soon,. The first esson- football career.

Palestine, this must not be looked in democracy and justiev. Ho is now in a

tial of any successful colonisation upon as an attempt on the Commis He thought the uncertainty that of Palestine was that there should responsible position, and his only sion's part to supplant the Man-existed in regard to the mandate be land available for settlers. There hobby is lawn tennis, at which datory Power in the exercise of the was due to the fact that those peo-must be a peasant as well na a com game he has made such good prodaties vested in the latter under ple who had inspired the mandate.mercial population of Jews, in on the English side had not man-Palestino if it was to be made the grows that he asked me the question

aged to make it clear either to Jewish Homeland, and that was a referred to shova concerning play-

our permanent officials in the matter in which the British Gov- Colenial Office or to the Adminis-ernment could help by making it ng in his first tournament.

tration in Palestine what Was possible for the immigrants to ne meant by the mandate. The man- quire the innd. It had been hoped date was contradictory in its terma to those who did not want it. To those who did want it it was per.

violated the said rule.

After investigation the Baiergency Onenitter found the the liveira guilty on both wants. This de. cision was confirmed later at . mouting of the Council.

Mr. R. M. Dyer, U.B.E, the Hon. DR. II. Kotowall, C.M.G., LL.D., und Mr. P. P..J. Wodehoito, CLE;" investigated the case at the Appeals' Board, and their decision, which was made available to our repre sentative, was as under: -

The Decision,

The Appeals Board, after hearing

the evidence of the two appellants,

всегов

LINDRUM'S. ERROR.

BILLIARD STAR WHO IS

·TALKING TOO MUCH.

ABSURD STIPULATION.

Walter Lindrum, the wonderful

and statements made by Mr. Wong | Australian billiard player, was very Kwong Tin on their behalf, haveing when he was in England unaniously decided to uphold the decision of the Entergency Com senson, setting u

New

and

times.

་

under mo

the

An Unfair Euls. When I told him be would not Le allowed to play in any tourna tent which jurisdiction of the L.T.A., becausd he had now been a professional footballer, he

was incredulous, amazed and angry in turn.

He is a victim of the famous

mittee and the Council of the Hong most marvellous 'rezords, and mak Kong Football Association,

However, in view of the aboleng ut revise all our previous idea, eiraumstances of the case, they have what constituted billiards extule 27, which define, an amateur decided to recommend to the Coun- cellence

cil of the English Fanthal Associa-. tion thus alteration ta rules ŝnggeat- i od by Mr. Duńenn, viz.:-

But it would scoin that Lindrum ia talking too much. Recently he That the Hong Kong referred to the fact that he "Look ball Association bo alival to

Smith" in his matches make a new rule' cable this pity bu Association to reinstate a player against the Englisaman last sea-

usa player whu

(a) Is not disqualified as at amateur in any other branch of aport.

inndate.

-report contained

Two Principles. M. Procope quoted two stote- ments of principle which, in the view of the Commission, emerged from Mr. MacDonald's statement in the House of Commons on April [3 and from that made by the ac

credited representative to the Com-fectly clear.. mission on June 9-namely:

(1) That the obligations laid down by the mandate in regard to the two sections of the population are of equal weight;

(2) That the two obligations im-t posed on the mandatory are in no senso irregompilable.

In M. Procope's opinion the pas aage in the Commission's. report referring to the interpretation of the Palestine, mandate expressed clearly and definitely the polley laid down by the Commission on the basis of the British Govern- (b) Does not receive, or has not ment's own statement. He conolua- pecuniary advantage by the play received, directly at

indirectlyed by moving that the Council should instruct the Secretary Gen- teaching, demonstrating, or pursuit of the game.

who has forfeited his auteurs, and now he has gone a step Alatus while playing under the jurisdiction of this Asristian;further by making an unheard-of that is to say, that the player be stipulation with regard to his posing,

reinstated as an amateur.

Thele entry for the championship.

reson for making this permission

is that there is no English Foot-

ball Association rule to reinstate

a player as an amateur, and as

Ligdrum stated in the Mei-

When he was shown the rulo ha

me Argue that the British pro-studied it closely and then said:

all competitions in Hong Kongssional championship "hail be. I can sou now that I am barred,

ars amateur competitions, it is considered that the proposed

now, rule, if agreed to, will

a trade affair, not to be taken but why are not the people also ringly as formarly" Lindrumarred who receive

he in the best inlercats and was du to say: "I shall insist on for the benefit of the game condition in regard to the

indirectly pecuniary advantage, by the put suit of the game!!!!

It was a pertinent question, for

cral to forward to the British Gov- ernment the Commission's report and bis own report to the Council, with the minutes of the present meeting, and to request the Bri- tish Government to adopt such

ineaBures as it thinks fit to give effect to the recommendations and conclusiona contained therein, and to take the action suggested by the the annual report for 1029. Commission in its observations on

The resolution also approved tho conclusions of the Permanent Man- dates Commission regarding the

Mr. Henderson's Statement.

Mr. Arthur Henderson read a character of which finally cleared abort statement the concillatory

in this Colony. It should be championship. If McConacby wing clearly understood that this 'As

all times.-J. repeat if'--is must be played there, are scores of furnous players petitions examined by it. Rociation will AL should the proposed now rule hein New Zealand, but if I win it

ased-hear every case its the played in Australia.” merits and will reserve tho.

right to reinstatement or not, afgard- TAL is rather clumsily phrased, ing to the evidence of the case at Lindṛum clearly means that and the past record of the player. and then only after a term off he won he would defend his title Kuspension in keeping with the

Pie Australia in the 1931-32 Beason offence,"

and that McConichy would dofend- In New Zealand.

ALIEN PLAYERS AND THE

F.A.

RESTRICTIONS" TO WE RETAINED.

Purely English Titia.

who are making "indirectly" very handsome incomes out of the "pur- suit of the game." They rank as amateurs and yet thic man cannot tank ng an amatour in lawn toonisup because he played a few games as

professional footballer.

The Golf Parallel, -

uny inisunderstanding. that may have arisen between the Mon- datus Commission and the British Government.; Ha said that bis Ma' jesty's Government noted with ap- preciation the passages in M. Pro- It is as fatuous as it is unfair.cope's report about the dificul [Famous' professionals in other ties of the Mandatory Power's taik Defend what The Litle of

branches of sport play in the and about the merely temporary champion of English billiards! Amateur Championship of golf and also his statement that the re euspension of Jewish immigration, That is quite preposterous des without any grave detriment to marks of the Mandates Commis mand, and it will most certainly that sporting event, but in lawnsion on the policy to be followed not be receded to. It would be tennis they must for over remain the Mandatory Fower. Mr. Hen was not an attempt to, supplant The Council of the Rotball As just as reasonable for "Bobby" outside. It is had enough to bar derson continued:--- Butiation showed, at their meeting Joncs to "insist" on defending his own tennis professionals from in London recently, their disap-titles of British "Open" Golf proval of clubs introducing alien Champion and British Amateur against amateurs, but it is ten playing in open competition players by adopting the following

ommendation from the Interna-Champion in American next season, tiines worse to bar a man who has tronal Selection Committee who or for "B" Tilden to "insist" that bona professional in some other had been approached by the Mials, wilt défend his Wimbledon title realm of sport, and at the same ter of Labour

The Council of the Football Art Forest Hills, Now York, next time to allow players to rank as soguida la not in favour of graat-" year.

four-figure ing permits for alien players to be

Mr. A. Stanley Thorn, the secre-salaries "indirectly as the result brought into this country for the purpose of being employed as foot-tary of the Billiards Association of their lawn tennis, prowess · 1 "hall players, and would desire and Control Council said: "I am like that word "indirectly it i#"

ntinuance of the present pas afraid that suggestion is hardly to very elastin!* ̧.

tin of the Minister of Labour."

It may be recalled, that Contin- likely to commend itself to my coun

Night Football Ean.

"The council also passed the Sal.

•·lowing resolution :-

sinateurs who

sarn

Though, in their own defence before the worldy and feeling tha importance of removing any ground for misunderstanding that might exist,; they felt it.no- cessary to colinens at soine length upon various detailed-criticismi advanced by the Commission, his

• Majestyła » Government recognise that it is the duty of the Per- manent Mandates Commission to criticise, and they fully appre ciate the Commission's attitude In this respecte

Mr. Henderson said the British Government was in full accord

At the forthcoming annual gen-with the explicit declaration of the

ental players have been reftised cii." That was very politely put!eral meeting of the LT.A. it Commission, endorsed by M. Pro- Kermission by the Minister to find

For employment with clubs in England, as long as I can remember would be all to the good of the cape, that the two statements of principle quoted by the latter ox- Scotland, and Wales,

the stars of the billiards firmament game if Rule 27 wore modified in pressed the essenes of the mandate have put on airs and graces, butardor, to prevent such a hard for Palestine. It fixed the deter Lindrum showed no signs of doing case" as I have described. And it mination of the Government that their policy in Palestine should no so last season. He was a modest would be equally good for the gains governed by these two fundamental she was brilliantly elever. His if the rule was so altered as to principles. In the light of the ob Ches Under-Lytificial TREK un scotch the the activitice of theservations contained in the soport

"deep. sing organised, the council express like him that I find it dificult to players the author pinyers who

of the difficult problem of the their opinion that the playing of believe he has been correctly reso clearly realise that there is a

ratches under such conditions in ported. Yet his stipulation-about- very good living in lawn tennis, ir Palestino mandato, his Majesty's Government had no hesitation in. undesirable and that plus omberse Championship seems too plain one plays it well-and has a plinssociating themselves with the of the nanodiation” nèo probibited from taking part in such 'gamen to be misunderstood.-

torina of M. Precope's resolution,

"Attention having been called to

able conscience,

into the complexities

"Go and Bee."

The argument always used among those who would pirt an end to the mandate was that it was not fair the nativos to allow the Jews tri go to Palestino-that it would mean the exploitation of the Arab (Continued on next Column.)

4

The Two Stories.

Thereupon, Ascoicso aaya, waiter, after arguing with him sumoued the purser, who airtick him several times. Several waiters thereupon joined in, knocking him down and jumping on him. He was taken before one of the ship's officers, who ordered him to be, bosten further and locked up. shouting, according to Ascolese, When these American fools come un board an Italian abip they have. got to be Fascista."

Ascolise says he was kept under Jaguard all night, and was hot, re- leased until two hours after the

other passengers had left the ship

next day.

that there would have been a de- The Now York representativo of claration of policy in regard to the Navigazione Generato Italiana Palestine in the last session of says that Ascolese got drunk aud Parliament. It was now hoped shouted "Down with Mussolini " that there would be such a declara-nnd “To hell with Fasciam," and tion in the next session. In the was locked up partly to protect meanwhile, the duty of Jews was him from angry fellow-passengers. not merely to give financial-back- ing for the settlement of their brethren in Palestine but to bring pressure to bear on the Government to do justice not merely to the Arahs but also to the Jews.

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Ascoleso retorts that he was not intoxiested and does not drink. A physician who examined him on arrival in New York states that he wna "black and bine all over and badly marked up."

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