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Sports News
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
MID-WEEK LEAGUE GAMES POSTPONED."
Threa' senior "gaunas in the Hong Kong Football League were due for elay yesterday according to the ro arranged fixture list, but the games did not come off in each ense, Somo spectators were present at Caraline Hill to watch the meeting between South Chine and Recreis, but they left disappointed after ascertaining from an unofficial source thint there would be no play.
HOME FOOTBALL.
ASTON VILLA WIN BY
SMALL MARGIN.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS.
LONDON, Apri! 7.
A number of football matches in
Easter holiday programme, were the English League, concluding the
layed to-day, but in none of them were the respectiva lunders in three divisions engaged.
the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1931.
CLAPTON ORIENT.
V.R.C. MEETING.
TAKEN OVER BY "THE MR. LOGAN'S REVIEW OF
"ARSENAL."
Clapton Orient Football Club, who are in the Southern Section
THE YEAR.
A CLUB TO BE PROUD OF.
"At the nununl general meeting of
THE VIVIAN GORDON
CASE
NEW YORK WAR ON GRAFT.
New York-New and astonishing "twists" to the Vivian Gordon
cab, in which they beard a girl screaming, the police have issued 60,000 circulars, bearbig a picture of Vivian Gyordon. They have made a special appeal to taxicab drivers to help in tracing the criminal or criminals, :
NEW GERMAN DECREE CONTESTED.
HITLER FILES SUIT IN THE
SUPREME COURT.
Munich, March 31.-By the order ef. Horr Adolf Hitler the National
of League III. have been bought mesribers of the Victoria Recreation murder mystery thrill New York about M. Pierre Franklin it is hint before the Raich's supreme court at
up by the Arsenal, the First Divi sion club. Details of this sana-
I understand that the Arsenal
Olub, yesterday, the Chairman, MT.
"
"Koop His Mouth Shut," With regard to the allegation Socialist Party to-day find a suit"
every day. The latest developmentsed that he collapsed suddenly after Leipzig against the Reichsgovern tional disclosure appeared recently W. Logan, in reviewing the work in the revelations that have follow having been subjected to third went putting into effect the crior in the "Evening Standard" whoring of the year said:-
ed the killing of the red-haired degree interrogation by the police, geney, decree signed by Presidont special correspondent states:
At our last annual meeting I said night-club hostess, who was to have either with a view to extract infor- von Hindenburg a few days ago w had enjoyed a very successful given övidence of alleged police mation or to inake him keep his and suspending certain constitu- club have taken over all the fight year and that. I was looking fox-"vice graft," re
outh shut. It is pointed out that tionat liberties in order to counter- ward to 1930 being na successful. I ties and obligations of Clapton.
Early record of Vivian Gordon he has not been seen since his re- at the excesses of the extremist aro stated to have vanished from moval Orient, and will thus be in fullare that you will all agres that
the. District Attorney's office;
hospital.
parties. The National Socialista the year 1830 has been: most, gratify. control of the Third Division club.ing. It is often said that new
Miss Franklin, who lives in Cin-claim that the Presidential decreo It is a bold stroke in an effort
cinnati, has come to New York, is unconstitutional and therefore to keep alive a neighbour who has
it is stated, to claim an estate of not valid. fallon upon had times,
£10,000, which im.supposed to inve been left her by Vivina Gordon. Hor intention is apparently to bring legal proceedings to that end. ·
coms sweep clean-in this case they havo kept sweeping."
In the First Division, gnines, Another series of games is arrang.
Your confidonee' in the committee ed for next Wednesday is an effort Aston Villa, who are now in a hope-
The notion has no parallel that to work off the arrears, but it re-
less position to prevent the Arenal
und officials you slooted en-bios at Tan oall to mind, though there the lastesinual meating has pot mains to be seen how many of the inning the championship, succeed was a time when Sir Henry Nor-ben misplaced, for they have again led in getting the points from New 1is (then Mr. Norris) and Mr. W. done their duty and presented an four gonies will be carried out.
St. Joseph's have withdrawn from castle by the odd goal in seven.
Hall, while directors of Fulham, annual report and statement of the First Division of the League feffield Wednesday, lastenson's stepped into the breach at Plum-accounts which is very pleasing to and in consequence all their remain. ¡ champions, were only able to share stead with the idea of saving the all of us, and this, considering the Lad times everybody in the Colony lus beep experiencing, reflects great credit on them.
ponculs..
ing fixtures are cancelled. Points the points at Huddersfield. are nwarded to their risapective on Of the four matches in the other divisions, Bradford City alot took fall points, while at the others had to be content with a division of the The following have been selected · spoils.
Scotland ». China.
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to represent Scotland against China! The following are the full re-
in the final of the Sunday Herald}
Charity Cup Competition to be sults:-
pinyed on the Hong Kong Football
Club ground on Saturday, April
Lulcestur
16, kick off at 4:30 pm sharp: Anton Villa
Dodger (Club); Blackbura" and Huddersfield Henderson (A & S.H.); Hay (A. Leeds &S.H.), McKelvie (Kowloon), and A. Dungan (Club); Hughes, | Mc- Tavish.. Loudon (A. & S.H.), Oram (Police), Capt. Campbell (A. & BH.). Reserves: Angus, Maofar-i lann, Shepherd, Alexander, Bell and | McGinshan,
Council Meeting.
Division I.
4 Newcastle
1 Wednesday
3
1
4 Sheffield U.
Chelsea
Division.It,
Bradford C. Wolves
Coventry
3. Swansea } Bradford
Division III, (Southern).
Watford
The monthly eling of the H.K.F.A. Council will be held at 5.30 p.m. next Tuesday in their new Northampton 0 Luton
office preminea at 90, Ice Houso Stroet
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:-
To confirm the minutes of Coun cil Meeting No. 6; to confirm tha minutes of Emergency Committee. ineetings Nos. 19 and 13, also League Management Committee moeting No. 6; Treasurers state ment of documents for March and to pass accounts; correspondence:
GAY CENTURY BY M. J.
TURNBULL.
FINAL M.C.C. MATCH ENDS
IN A DRAW.
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Woolwich Arsenal Club ne it was. ther
Sir H. Norris and Mr. Hall afterwards resigned their connec tion with Fulham and concentrated un the position at Plumstead. Sucerss was not gained, however, until the club moved to North Lon. don.
Doomed to Collapse.
Now comes a noble step by Ar- senal to save a club which seemed doomed to collapse unless assistance dropped from the clouds. There is no Football League rule to forbid 0 such a step, but, of course, the League Management Committer, like the council of the Football As sociation, have almost unlimited powers, and little can be done without sanotion. The permission of the Longue and of the Football Association has to be obtained even for trifling affairs.
The dead woman's brother, Mr.
Pierro Franklin, is said to have been driven temporarily insane by brutal third-degree methods of the police;
...
Her sister is in New York, under strong police guard, to claim the dead woman's supposed £10,000 estate; and
مبريالية
She recently lost her post on the The Society for the Prevention of Crime and the New York elerk and fears that the publicity churches have declared a great about her sister's Inte may hand war on vice and corruption."
cap her chances of finding employ The records that have disappear-mont. ed are those of the examination of Vivian Gordon in the "Stack Fraud cose in 1929. They were made by the assistant district attor
ney.
A Club to be Proud 01.
Your club is now a club to ho proud of and I ain sure we can
It is stated that gangstera are not look forward, to the future, with only able to get their trials inde every confidence. If you turn to finitely postponed, but can have the the working account you will nots|records of them removed from the that we mnichi a'profit of 82,141,17,files after the casca have been for. despite the fact that we aspended gotten. 8,029 on extraordinary repairs; that alond speaks for itself. We also redeemed 18 delentures during the year.
Purge the Olty."
Crime has drafted a letter, demand. "The Society for the Prevention of
ing an inquiry into the adminis The Club buildings have been tration of New York. Mr. Walker, thoroughly overhauled and all the the Mayor, who is on holiday in interior redecorated. The Club California, is charged with inaction has also been rewired throughout and laxity over the corruption and new fans and lights fitted in scandals which have made a tre- the Social Hall, Bar, Lounge and mendous stir in the city. A copy of Gymnasium.
the letter is being sent to-day to You will also note from the re-every member of Congress. There is little doubt, however, port that all the boats in the Bost but that a broad view will be taken House are in good condition and of this master. It is not a selfish car stock of oars has been brought project for the enrichment of Ar-np to necessary requirements. senal; it is an act which will en The activities of the Club, are able Clapton Orient to carry out fully dealt with in the report and
launched to back up the demand
The Vigilantes" group has, bec for an inquiry and to rally the public to a great war on grafki: The beads of 62 churches have passed a re solution aaking the Governor of
League trophies: and any other his best batting display of the the season's prograine and will show that we are still doing good New York to purgo the city of vice
husiness that may arise.
HK.C.C. TENNIS
TOURNAMENT.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES,
The prevailing inclement weather. caused another blank day yester day, all matches down for decision bcing postponed.
To-day's programma follows! --- Open 'Doubles,
Capetown. M. J. Turnbull, gave
South Alrieun, tour whou the M.C.C. resumed their innings in the match with Western Province. This was the final match of the tour, and ended, in a draw.
The M.CC. were eight runs be- kind, with nine wickets in hand, and Leyland nad Turnbull con- Runs came freely, and Turnbull hit tinued batting on a good wicket. with great vigour all round the wicket.
ensure all creditors having their just demands met. Incidentally the Third Division programme will
work for all who wish to take up good healthy recreation; also this year 22 membors have qualified to.
be fulfilled according to schedule. save life and render aid to the ap
It would have been most unfortun-parently drowned, thereby making ate for any breakdown to occur in themselves useful members of the the last two months of the season,
Deliverance.
It was only last month that the "Evening Standard" pointed out how rapidly the affairs of Clapton
community.
With these few remarka I bag to propose that the annual report and statement of accounts for the year 1030 be passed, and after they are
The partnership yielded 195. be 'fore Leyland was enught in the deep Orient, were approaching a'crisis.seconded I aball be. pleased to an
field, having scored a sound 50.
for the third wicket, Turnball's TurnbullTM and Hendren added 109
lively effort of 139, being, ended by a entell, in the long field. He bat. B.ted two hours and a half and hit
10 jours.
1. K. Lo and M. K. Lo. Ho Ka Lau and Yew Man Kit.
Handicop Bingles "4 Foles (scu) v. Holmen (own R. H. Wild (rec, 3/6) 7. J. Anderson (owe 3/8) v. A, C. Bowker (rec, 1/0).
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Handicap Singles "B," Jenson (roc. 5/6) v. O. C. Womack (owe 1/0) or Clarabutt (rec. 1/6).
Mixed Doubles.
Headrea went on to complete his fifty by powerful hitting.
With the score at 5 for 6, J. Province, the apparently impossible C. White declared, setting Western tasid of getting 274 in just over two hours to win.
Western Province lost Marining Mr. and Mrs. Bishop (ser.) when only one run had been scored. Remington and Mrs. H. Owen Martin and Bond, however, played Hughes (ree. 2/6).
Hill and Mrs. Omme (rec, 2/0) v.
steadily. Monaghan and M. James (ower, stumps were drawn, 20 minuter When the total reached 141 for 4/01.
before time.
Mrs.
Humphreys and Miss Thomas) (wo 15) Sewell and
7. Pieres (owo 1/0).
SOLDIERS AT PLAY.
BAIN INTERFERES WITH BORDERERS' SPORTS.
What otherwise would have been a fue afternoon's sport yesterday was marred by the rain when the South Wales Bordergra, hold their athletic meeting. After only four events had been run, it was decided to postpone the sports till to-day. when the remaining oventa will be decided-in-the-morning-and-the
niternoon :—
The results so far are na folluwa;. 100 yards (Individuals):-). Pto. Rões; 2, Pte. Lewis: 3, Pte. Wake ford, Timo: 10.3-5 secs.
M.0.0.
ground at Lea, Bridge Speedway, Since they moved to their name
E., the club's revenue from "gates has been insufficient to meet ex penditure; and at the oud of last season the position was such that players then signed on 'ngreed to
until this, season had begun and let their summer wages stand over
money started to come in, again. '
meals on journeys to away matches, ́Players have even had to buy while some of the directors have contributed freely to the clus, funds with little hope of seeing their money again.
Now, when the club ware facing First innings.(Tate not out 115, the possibility of closing their Hendren G1), 23-1.
#gates permanently, deliverance has come from an unexpected quarter. With such a burden of respon sibility the Arsenal, of course, have taken steps to safeguard their position by appointing, officials, to represent not only their financial interests but their football in threats.
BIOOND. INNINGS;
H. E. S. Wyatt, o Stoke,
B. Morkel
0
Leyland, € Wallace,
Markol
30
M. J. Turnbull, e Martin,
b Bond
139
Hendren, a and b Stoke
60
13
20
03
Farrimoud, not: out :.
11
21
Tate, Glantz, b Stoke Vooe, b Stoke
J. C. White, not out
Extra
Total (0 wkts.) ......235 Innings declared closed. Morkel 2 for se, Bond 1 28, Stoke 3 for 58.
Prospects.
wee-any questions that may arise.
'Now. Officers.
The election of officers followed. and the Hon. W. T. Southborn was. re-elcetod Chairman. The following were elected on the General Com mittee: Mr. W. Cagan, Mr. F. W.
Mr. J. R. Soares, Mr. B. A. Mar- 1. Rass, Mr. A. F. B. Silva-Netto,
gol, Mr. W. Andiron, Mr. J. M,
Mr. H. Hyndman. M. Alves, Lt. Col. F. Eaves, and The retiring Hou, Secretary, James Stewart, was presented Ewith the
Society's diploma which is the Royal Life Saving
highest award of its kind available.
LOCAL SHIPBUILDING.
NEW FERRY'S SUCCESSFUL TRIAL
Measra. Bailey & Co., Ltd., have pnpleted for the Hong Kong and New Territories. Ferry Co., Ltd, the passongor and cargo ferrye Sun-U which has very successfully russed her trinky
The vessel is of steel to Hong While, no doubt, the clubs will, Kong trade requirements and is 90 tic run as ontirely separate, con- fest overall, 20 feet beam and 9 feet cerns, young players in the Clapton depth moulded. The vetsplis Orient team will always have be powered with one Gardiner full forore them, he prospect of promo Diesel engine of 152 brake horse tion" by transfer to the senior club, power with bronze propeller and Oriant, before their last matchubual equipment, electric light buing with Brighton, had played, 28 games fitted throughout, and scored 25 points. They were Turning and. 'reversing tests were bracketed equal fourth from the highly satisfactory and quite free hottom of the Longue table with from vibration; and the average Walsall, but the Staffordshire elusi speed over, four runs, on the mpa- had played three more games. Be sured squite was: 02 knots against ||
Western Province.
·First innings.-13. Goulden, not out 78, T. de Klerk 54, Allom 6 for
Inter-Company Relay Racp (Four49), 319. men to run mile each) —1, D.M.G Ca., 2, "A" Co.
One mile team championship:-1, D.M.G. Co.; 2. 2, "A Co.
200 yards: (Individuals)1, Pts. Roos; 2. Id. Barlow; 3, Pto. Wako- ford Time: 34-BCCB
SECOND INNINGS,
L. Manning,
Allora, .......
F. Martin e Farrimond; b
Goddard
G. F, Bond, not out
A. Palm, not out
Total (2 wkts.)
0
33
77
3
141
Ground conditions were far from being favourable, being decidedly on the heavy side, but despite this the times returned were very good. Pip. Ross did ofceptionally well in the 100 and 920 yards event, while the team races were vary ovenlyMCU have played 20-matches, contested.
Allom 1 for 0, Goddard, 1 for
Match drawn.
1:1,
|;won:7;; lost:1, and drawn. 12.
and corruption,
Following the statement by two taxi-mon that on the night, of the crime they pursued a yellow taxi-
Meanwhile, the chief of the Bar- lin police on the strength of the presidential decree mrohibited the holding of the national congress of the Communist Youth organisation scheduled for the Enster holidays and at the same time banned the big National Socialist meeting which was. Lo take place in the enpital.
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(with 24 points), Norwich (20 The construction throughout was
points), and Newport (10 points.) supervised by Messys, D.. AL Furves
This is the club's first season at & Co., Consulting Engineers for the
The Los Bridge Speedway, ground; | owners who were very pleased wit Before they played at Milfields the venul in every respect, road, Homerton, E. Several games- this season, however, had to be played at Wembley Stadium, be cause the Football League ordered alterations to be made to the Lea Bridge. playing pitch
Mossre. Bailey & Co., Ltd., hage. also completed, for F. Foldi & Co, of Canton, the, re-ernetion of a stocl bucket dredger, which, has been, triod under full dredging "Joad to the owners entire - satisfaction.
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