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SHAMEEN FOOTBALL.
MOORHEN HEADS LEAGUE
TABLE.
FRIENDLY CRICKET.
LR.C. R.A.S.C.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1930.
MISS MADELEINELOST VICAR RIDDLE.
CARROLL
RISKED LAST £20 TO BE
AN ACTRESS.
A girl who ran away from home and becnine a school teacher to save The following will represent the 20 so that she could go on the Indians in the above, match on stage, has just been given a £10,000 Baturday, December 8, at Soskun-contract to appear in four films in Football enthusiasts were provid.po, amencing at 2 p.m. sharp- an Isleworth, Mihosex, studio," F. M. el Arcul (captain), H. R. Abbas, H. T. M. Barma, B. Aleine Carrell.
She is the 23-year-old Miss Made Gangri, E. Hiptools, Sirdar Khan, M. 1. Madar, D. Mohammed, K. Nazatin, A. M. Rumjaha and 'À. R. Sallad. Twelfth man: A. B. Abbas,
ed with a very fino exhibition on Saturday afternoon at Shameen when H.M.S. Tarantula played a drawn game with H.M.S. Scamew, each side suuring twice. The game waa very even right through and while the forwards were scrappy. the defence on both sides was sound.
The teams worḍ:~
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PING PONG: LEAGUE.
A GENEROUS BENEFACTOR.
EMPTY CAR CRASH THEORY.
Tho
Richmond (Yorkshire,) theory that the Rov. John Jaha Walking, vienr of East Cow- ten, who has been missing for a week, was not in his motor.cor whit
crashed and overturned ou the banks of the River Tees, six miles from his home, is now being! investigated by the police says the
gily Express,
She has been on the stage for only four years, and now she has "landed "the highest individuni contract ever given to an English
It is now disclosed that before he Gim actress outside Hollywood,
Miss Carroll is one of the fow left his vicarage the vicar visited actrees who did not always long to bis church and brought all his ac go on the stago. In fact, she can counts and, books up to date. Er fennes that her first stage inspira-wrote letters, including one to his tion came quits by chance. Sha anid:-
bank, and before he drove off in I was intended to be a school his motor-dar be left all his per- driving secondary school I would have re- mained, if it had not been for a chrace circumstance.
W. Webb, W. Evans; V. Allen, Mr. Ho Iu, J.P., who has kiadly teacher, and a school teacher in a sonal papers and his
H.M.S.' Tarantula -G; Bagshaw; C. Cameron, T. Tubb; A. Bennical, Mannering, G. Cannon, W. Talbo, E. Perkins.
H.11.8. Seamew. Adams; Men cham, Howard; Wright, Spence, Teate; Baker, Cunningham, Keave, Cardy, Hutchings.
The Hong Kong Ping Pong League wish to express thanks to donated all prizes for the various senson, this championships a Exhibition matches have now been
I was brought up in the Mid-' arranged for Saturday evening at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. gymnasium, lands and went to Birmingham Bridges Street, when Mr. Is In University, where I took will give away the prizes to the in 1920. My father was an Irishman
and my mother a Frenchwoman. following successful contestania:-
Senior League-Champions, Chi-know French well because of my nese Athletic Association; raners-mother and because I used to stay up, South China Athletic Aeroria good deal in France during holi- daya. But not a thought of going Junior League Champions, South on the stage entered my head until China Athletic Association; runners. was quite a big girl. up, Fukien Athletic Association,
H.M.S. Moth Wins. Following their game with the Tarantula, .M.S. Soames took on the Moth on Monday and weretion. beaten by three gosis to two,
The game was fairly tame and the standard of play was conse quently not very high.
The teams were:-
H.M.S. Moth.Brandon; Cox wain, Dewey; Shawyet, Nunn, Swainson: "Hodgkins, Denstone, Brekett, Lieutenant Short, Biles.
H.M.S. Samow.-Adams; Mon- chan, Howard: Spence, White, Toate; Baker, Cunningham, Noave, Cardy, Hutchings.
This makes the present standing of the League as follows:-
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
5 3 11
Moorhen
10
6.
Moth 3 9 1 0 5
4
Cicala....... 4 2 2 0 0 Shamcon
8.0.4 1 2 1 0 Seamew .....41 1 3.6 Tarantula 2 0 1 1 4
6
7
FRANCO'S FRIEND ARRESTED.
4
Men's Singles Championship-1, Lai Yiu, Cheuk: £, Lai Pui Lum; 3, Leung Lin Chuen; 4, Mok Wing WOOR
I
Her First Appearance. At the University they had a dramatic socioty. I was chosen to piny a part in an Oriental romantie play by Mr. Cranmer Byng, called Ladies' Bingles Championship-1." Salma:" We did it very serious- Miss Young Wai Bun; 2. Miss Koly; in fact, we had a fortnight's run Lao Ngor; 3, Min Wong Yuen Lot. and the critics were very flattering
LOCAL HOCKEY.
CLUB r. ARMY TO-DAY.
The following will represent the 7 Club 1st XI. . the Army to-day at 5 p.m. on the U.S.R.C. ground: 4 Gregory, J. E. Henry. W. Wood- ward, A. Dand, M. W. Turner, J.
licence on the dressing-table in his bedroom, bure
Other now fots which have come
to light are:--|
The vioar said he intended to be back at lunch time, but he took with him, a packet of sund- wiches
Ho announced his intention of. fishing at Eryholow, where the oir was found, but he left bo Irind him the wadors he invari ably used on his fishing expedi
.tion.
He wore his clorical hat, al though it was his custom, to dis card this for a cap when he went out for a day's port.
It is easy to trace the vicar from
The Last Witness,
about me--more than they have ever the moment he left his home to the boon sincol
Apparently my performance in time his motor-car crashed." this amateur play attracted the at- tention of Mr. Bacho Matthews, Sir Barry Jackson's right hand man at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. To my amazement he offered sue an engagement, which I accepted.
When I went home and told my father of my good luck he was ex-
3 Noronha, H. Owen Hughes, Cecedingly angry and said that on no
3 Francis, G. R. More, L. G. Frost,
T. J. Price.
1
ALLEGED TO HAVE HELPED IN
*ESCAPE
Madrid, November 20-Two per-
INVESTIGATION OF US.
ELECTIONS.
SENATOR NYE FINDS CON- DITIONS LAX.
account must I go on the stage. This annoyed me, because I had by then the stage lever. I fancied would like to be an actress,
He drove first to the cross roada where his motor-oar later came to
grof. He then drove by a trian-
gular route to return to this point, From here he went along a road which ends in a cul-de-sac.
The last witness saw him return to the cross roads. It is curtain that he must have driven his car
After I look my degree I up a sloping road opposite the al- thought I would strike out for my-lotment at the cross roads, self. I could speak French very
well, so I obtained a situation as He must have turned the motor. French mistress in a finishing school ear round at the crest of the bill.. What happened after this is a mys-
nt Hove.
Her £20Fortune,"
was no fun.
"My salary was £90 a year, and tery. If the car had run down I worked for term. Out of my the slope with no one at the driv Washington, Nov. 20.-Benator £30 salary I managed to save £20ing wheel it would bave crashed
and felt quite rich. With 20 £1 Bons closely connected with the Gerald P. Nye, chairman of the notes in my purse I came to London through the fence into the allot. I famous Spanish flyer Major Franco, campaign expenditure committen and took a furnished room in Pim-ment just as it was found, the mechanic Gandara and his and hero of a nimber of tilts in-lico, determined to seek my fortune. The engine of the car was in Erload Major Romero, were arrested cluding one particularly famous My father at the time resented my to-day on a charge of having abetted engagement with Mra. Ruth Hanns in the flier's escape from prison McCormick of Illinois, completod which continues to form the most his investigation of primarios and arresting topic of public conversa- general election situation in several tions and is generally construed as states to-day. a prelude to important politica!! As a result of his findings, Senator Nye said that he believed Government quarters are appar; the Federal Government should con- ently apprehensive as the capital trol such primaries as effcot federal is being patrolled every night by offices, since some of the stakes fail heavily armed detachments of the to exercise any adequate coniról. ba a professional actress She One possible explanation is that Guardia Civil and the police while Conditions have been particularly Mr. Dennis Eadie and would say a and that the vicar lung not return- thereupon told me that she knew a presing motorist picked him up. Camouflaged machine guns are tax, in Senator Nye's view, in Ten-word for me.
ed home because he is suffering mounted, at strategie points. How-nessce.
from loss of memory. over; it is impossible to ascertain states left a good deal to be desired whether these extraordinary precau in this connection.
events.
He indicated that other
good ardar, and there was nothing ideas, although mother thought I should do what I thought I was wrong with the brakes or stooring. Stted to do. But looking for work The gear lover was in top and in London as an unknown actress there were no indications that the "I had many anxious days, but brakes had boon applied. Both eventually I remembered that while doors were shut. I was at the school at Hove an old lady had come to one of our
Everything supports the theory amateur theatrical productions and that the vicar had left the motor- complimented me. She said to me: car before it crashed, but what the the stage I replied with some
My dear, why don't you go on polico cannot understand is how Mr. Walling could tonich without feeling, What wouldn't I give to trace.
On Tour.
"I thought nothing about this at the time, but is the solitude of my room in Pimlico I wondered if it would be of any use approaching Mr. Eadie. I went to the Royalty Theatre one morning and saw Mr. Eadie's manager, Mr. Arthur Gib bona. Mr. Gibbons is exceptional as a theatrical manager. He sees everybody, whether they are pro- fessional or amateure. I went to his office and the first question he
BOXING
CITY HALL
tious are the cause, or effect of The chairman implied that while the many wild rumours circulating the investigations are of value in throughout the country but it is be disclosing what has already happen- yond doubt that the tension is growed, it would be far better to take ing rapidly.
stops which would have the effect Meanwhile, bloody riots are re of preventing laxness in the first ported from Teneriffe where the instance."). polico fired on the crowd demon- During the course of his inves naked mo was, Do you speak strating before the executive man tigation just finished, Senator Nyo French1! sion against the Government's de used capionage methods in several ever since. I could speak, and he "I told him I had spoken French cision that henceforth the ships of instances and Mrs. McCormick said that he had a vacancy for the the subsidized line to South America crashed into all the front page part of a French maid in a play shall not call at the island. Four headlines by retaliating and using he was just sending out on tour. It was a diminutive part, but I were killed and a score seriously detectives who shadowed Mr. Nyo. jumped at the chance, and the next injurod in these clashes which, In an actress in which he com- week found me at New Brighton in though themselves of minor import mented upon this peculiar situation, the third touring company of the MAIN EVENT auce and of an economic rather senator Nys quoted an unidentified Play. The LA
than a political complexion, add to | individual an having said that when been terribly lucky. I was taken bi
the general unrest pervading the country.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION.
CALL FOR 100,000 FOUNDATION MEMBERS.
the investigation of himent was finished, " Nys will be selling papers on the depot platform at Fargo, N.D., or grinding a hand organ for a dancing monkey..
blood of the Longus and it is the Under the heading, The Future task of the Lesque of Nations Un
of the Longue of Nations Union," ion to organize and instruct that
the following appeal has been is opinion. sued by Lord Ceoil:The tank of
"The Lague of Nations work effco-
consolidating the machinery for Union
oan CULTY
From then on I suppose' have Mr. Seymour Hicks to play in Mr. What's His Name. Then I went play a leading part the film to on in Guns of LODR
"I am so happy to think that I can remain in England, and not be forced to go to America to look for work. Besides, I have just got a now flat, and a girl wants to leayo. afat she has just spent months in furnishing."
NOTICE.
THE MONTHLY MEETING of the HONG KONG FOOTBALL
the provention of war ombodied in bivoly only if pasured of suff- the League of Nations is not mere. cient income. It is on the founda. lynder of to-day. It must tion members, subscribing regular- dontinue for at least another genly £t a year, that the Union must REFEREES ASSOCIATION will be and work is more vital rdy for the aready continue and bold in the H.K.F.A. OFFICE, FAIRCH
DAY, 47¤ DECEMBER,
for humanity, and each one of expansion of Work Aut Dujon UK D 3oated upon to do his or her Aunro, Public opinion is the life (Continued at foot of next column)
requires at lout 100,000 Foundation: members in this country-to place the movement on a solid aim,”
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SATURDAY,
6th December, 1980, at: 9.15 pm.
15 Rounds Contest for Lightweight Championship of the Colony and Belt
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