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Ordered of the field on the eve match would not even start. When of Christmas! That was the mis- it did, and Chelsea proceeded to fortune which befell Collin, the, take command, It seemed Derby County full-back, in the Arst half at Sunderland.

That was the first shock of the most harassing period Of the football season-a time anything but festive for the professional player faced with three matches within four days,

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It was Sunderland who suffered the surprise of the second half for," magnificently led by Cooper, a worthy England man `on this occasion, Derby County's ten man battled superbly against odds, and † their record of invincibility was extended to the eighth week.

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London is "sitting on top. of the

three

world" again. Arsenal. leaders as was the case at Yuletide a year ago, increased their advantage to

though points.

Shefeld United spiked the guns of their old stalwart, Dunne, and Totten- ham Hotspur have once more sup- ped. into second place on goal average

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Chesterfield

much more securely placed in the Northern Section of the Third Division, but of other the Christmas boxes leaders were decidedly unpleasant.

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The brilliance with which Grimsby Town dazzled everybody ai Blackpool fizzled out complete- ly at Blundell Park, where Brad- Soccer ford City surprised the world by scoring more goals against the Second Division lead ers than any other side this sea- son, and

glorious winning triumph.

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Bradford was robbed of what would have been a great "double by the Park Avenue team's failure to live up to its home reputation, and Blackpool's victory, there three again puts them within. points of Grimsby Town.

the bad light would cause an abandonment. But, thanks to an early start and no interval, every- thing was all right-for Chelsea.

Gallacher at His Best. From what could be seen from the stands, the presence of Hughle Gallacher, inspired Chelsea. The ttle Scot tied the Sunderland de- fenders into all sorts of knots had them running here, there, and everywhere in vain.

Bealdea getting a goal himself, he made one for Horton, deceiving several rivals before swinging out a perfect pass. No wonder the crowd rose to him at the Anish.

Imperturbable Law.

Law played his usual

Tommy

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1934.

THE SPIRIT OF BURNS

(Continged from Page: 7.)

For a' that, an' a' that

Their dignities an' a' that- The pith o sense" an' pride o

worth

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LOCAL FOOTBALL

Burns as Poet of Love. "To Teams for Saturdays

dear dehiding woman, the joy of joys" wrote the Reverend Hamll- ton Faul, "Burns was partial in Are higher rank than a' that." the extreme." I expect that you have all had quite enough of that These poems of Burns" are of the earth; their essence is their kind of talk Let us take the ad- hatred of the unnecessary un-vice of Keats and forgetting for fairness of life. Above all they" the moment the miseries of his are a challenge. It is the rising fe turn to his songs, Burns of the peasant against the abuses thought that the song that he under which he is suffering. He wrote for Anne Park was "the best is worn-out; his limbs are rack- love song I ever composed in my ed; his patience is at. an end. ite.". It begins:- What good to him are dreams of future happiness either in heaven or in some Paradise upon earth! | What he demands is instant, re- llet. A cry escapes him which is a lament; it is a

more than threat.

"Testreen I had a pint of wine." I should like to read it to you), but I shouldn't do it justice.

His brother Gilbert always, said that Robert stooped to his women. He never stooped more tendedly

• 1st Division.

Clube de Reordio va Obiness Athletic on Sunday 28th January, Kowloon Football Ground 4 p.th.

E. Marques G. Gaterres (Capt) J. Bowen J. Gonsalves

C. Figuereido W. Maher

A. Castilho "H. Sousas

N. Delgado J. Gomes A. Pereira

3ra Division.

Club de Recreio ve RA.F. on Satur

Ground 4 p.m.

ACCIDENTS IN

· THE COLONY

Safety First Campaign

Motor Lorry. Knocked down A

....... Small Boy! 19.45 hours.

23.1.34.

Motor lorry, No. 3506 was being driven by Yan Tong along Hon- nesay loud from east to west when near Canal Road East, a anfall boy, named Wong Hon Sang, age 13 years, ran across the road from right to left (north to south, and

was knocked down. He was not

Burns" songs are not full and reverently than in the love- day, 97th January Chatham Road injured and gave his mame to the

of the noble. thoughts of Words- worth, but they are vibrant with passion, raging with eloquence brutal, sometimes ironical, always cool game at full-back. He held aggressive. They are the work of Is man of the people. The people the Sunderland forwards con- will learn them and having learn- dently most of the time and ined them they will not forget addition to scoring the first goal them. They will give utterance from a tree kick, two or three to the people's mumed and con- times went through on his own. fused feelings. It was the raising Woodley made one or two grand of the standard of revolt against saves, and the halves worked ad the unequal chances of Bfe: 1

Miller, mirably, especially

was the cry for social readjust- together. Chelsea's form revelation.

Al-

was a

ment.

But peasant though he was and They should do much better inconscious of the hardships of the he. New Year, for the encourage peasant's lot Burns never lost his ment gained from this win should pride and self-respect or tolerated put fresh heart into the side, And such a loss in his fellows. The It must not be forgotten that

poor Scotch peasant was Sunderland were responsible for cringer, he had compensations: Arsenal's biggest defeat of the

"But tent me, Davie, ace o' season!

hearts!

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Chelsea's Wise Move. What a wise move Chelsea made when they moved Priestley to in- Here, he was always side-right prominent with that clever body- swerve and dribbling, though once or twice he appeared a "tride slow in making his passes. Craig, de- gutising for O'Dowd, was good. both as a stopper and in opening up the game, and Gurney seldom

had a charice.

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not 3

(To say aught else wad wrang

the cartes.

And Battery I detest.)

This life was joys for you and I. And joys the very best. There's a' the pleasures o' the

heart.

The lover an' the frien'.

A

ly song "Owert thou in the cauld blast" which he wrote for Jessie Lewars, the daughter of a She tended brother exciseman.' him in his last illness and he re- paid the

debt with more than usual magifcence:---

"O wert thou in the cauld blast On yonder lea; on yonder, lea, My plaidie. to the angry airt. I'd shelter thee. I'd shelter thee; or

bitter did. Misfortune's storms Around thee blaw, around thee blaw,

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Thy bield should be my bosom. To share it a', to share it B. Or were I in the wildest waste, Sae black and bare, sae black

and bare. The desert were a Paradise;

If thou wert there, if thou wert

'there.

Or were I monarch of the globe, W thee to reign, wi' thee to

reign,

A... Quinn M'Oliveira (Capt.) P. M. Xavier "B. Laurel

V. Xavier H. Remeclios

D. Aquino,

HL Campos

C. Santos

W. Costa

D. Alvea

Souls on the dew manure them as well

driver and ran away. He refused to come to the Station or ga to the Hospital.

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Private Car and Publie Kicksha.

16.10, hours. 241.34: Private motor car No. 3988, Palace owned by Ms. Bowers, Hotel,

was driven up Western Soreet to entrance of No 7 Police Station by Captain C.B.L. Stringer who left the above mentioned vehi-

of Poesy-but cle to make a call at the Mercan tile Marine Office During his ab sence his son, Norman, age 5 years, released the hand brake. The ear ran back and collided with Public Ricksha No. 29, breaking off the axle and right wheel of the ricksha Captain Stringer paid $4.00 to bha

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Goodness is not enough: but what a lustre it gives to people who good as well as charming. But charm's the thing. Charming people live up to the very edge of their charm-and then behave as licksha "driver. outrageously as the world, will let them." Burns admired charm ther than goodness. But he gave to the lovers he replaced, irre- placable presents-parts of his soul. All our lives we are putting pennies-our most golden pennies The prerogative of man is to into slot machines which are al- despise Death; Burns died unsub-most always empty. Burns spent dued and unafraid. Els life his gold royally. It is not easy

The brightest jewel in my crown Wad be my queen, wad be my

queen."

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Private Car and Pedestrian.

21.20 hours.

23.1.34.

Private motor car No. 1058 wày along Nathan Road near Lai Chi being driven by Mr. P. A. Obou bud Kok Road when Yeur Nog, Chia-

Ye has your Meg... your dearest done with; the joy that he took to treat women as apes, and notese female, agó 55 years, who was

part,

And I ry darling Jean!

It warms me, it charms me. To mention but her name:

"But ye whom social pleasure

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i in it remains. Therefore my last

baboon onself in the process. appeal to you to-night must be in Burns never did it. He

crossing the road in front of the always his own words:-

hoped for better things-and as car, suddenly stopped when he the henpecked husband remarked, avoid her, but she was struck by Bounded his horn. He swerved to it was only the longs instead of the the right front mudguard and poker. Those who say everything knocked down, receiving injuries is pleasant and everyone delight-to her head. She was admitted to ful, often suffer from the awful Kowloon Hospital Condition not fate of believing everything they serious.

of

his

charms, Whose hearts

tide the kindness warms. Who hold your being

terms. Each aid the others."

on the

This was Chelsea's first win since that over Newcastle United It heats me, it beets me,

And sets me a' on flame!” at Stamford Bridge on October

at Burns may have been best London Footballers.

in The Joly---Beggars,”

Doctor Norwich City also falled to re- Tottenham Hotspur have, a con- "Halloween." "Death and tain the comfortable lead they siderable list of casualties as a re- Hornbrock". "Tam O'Shanter." I think that he was. But is to had gained in the Southern Sec-sult of the holiday games. tion of the Third Division, Queen's nature of W. Evans's hip injury his glory that he so loved free-. -Park Rangers taking advantage of has not yet been fully diagnosed, dom, justice and mutual kindness

the "Canaries" fall at Bristol to and he is to undergo an X-ray ex-between man and man creep within one point of them.

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The Rovers introduced Murray from Barrow and Havelock fram Folkestone. "Havelock stored in the opening minutes by putting the finishing touch to an effort by McNestry. McCambridge scored

half a minute from time.

amination.

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The

that he

accents sang of these things in has McCormick

a damaged that echoed in the people's hearts. ankic, and Bolan, who took his t

Mr. R. RCampbell made än ap- on Boxing Day, has hurt his ribs.

T.propriate and very" "entertaining Felton has an injured knee. Evans, who had a try-out over the reply to Dr. Mackenzie's toast to week-end, again broke down and "the bonnie lassies of Scotland." he will not be available for some time. In view of these difficulties, no attempt will be made to select "for Saturday's match until later in the week.

A number of

Chelsea's players.

Beginning, he said, "I am in a very unfortunate position because in replying on behalf of the lassies. I am a little vague as to my sex. He then went on to discuss Burns from the lassies' point of view. de- are doubtful starters for Satur-claring that Burns was a "manly, day's match with Stoke City. The most serious casualties are O'Dowd the guests sang a few songs com- During the course of the evening, (damaged knee), Mills (injured

posed round the poems of Robert ribe), Miller and Priestley.

Bums.

The visitors played disappolat-the team ing football at the start of the see- and half, but Wharton kept goal well. Both sets of halves played weil. Halliday and Wallington shining for their respective sides.

Havelock scored on time.

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Luton's smart forward line kupt the Bournemouth defence unsy for the greater part of the fust half. They secured a lead of two goals from Pearson and Pease,

man,"

After the match with Notts

The guests at the Chieftain's County at New. Cross yesterday

table were Major-General O. C. Bond, the Millwall forward, was

Borrett, Sir William Hornell, the taken to the Millar Hospital sur- Hon. C. Gordon Mackle Mr. Justice fering from concussion. After be

Lindsell, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar. Com- Bournemouth improved, and the ing examined by the doctor he wis modore Elliott, Dr. D. G.. R. Black, five thousand spectators saw Dum- | allowed to go home.

Capt. C. H. G. Benson, Mr. H. G. brell reduce Luton's lead, wrist West Ham team for the visit to sheldon and the Rev E. G. Powell. Russell equalised just before hall-Bolton will not be chosen until lathe songs became, what they are

Rutherford, the ter in the work.

sl to-daythe poetry of the Ten minutes after the cum-goalkeeper, is suffering from rights, the passions and the dign- tion Luries went ahead again when badly bruised shoulder, but it is ity of the proud peasantry of Scot- Martin snapped up a chance and expected that he will be available land. I do not think that it is med against the run of the Robson, the reserve full-beck, has an exaggeration to say that the play. Surtees equalised a quarter damaged a knee, and Keenan, a development of the social and of an hour later, and 10 minites young Scottish forward, is in hos-political consciousness of the peo- from the end Bournemouth took pital for an operation..

ple of Scotland; their horse- the lead for the Arst time,

sense: their suspicion of the

their

for contempt specious: snobbery, had their inspiration in the poetry of Robert Burns.

However harsh and narrow was of the Scottish the existence

peasant of Burns' day he still possessed the ilberty to be him- self-a liberty which flowered in

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say. His humour, Occasionally

Come to my bowl, come to my.sardonic, and rarely bling, saved

arms,

My friends, my brothers!"

TOAST OF "THE LASSIES"

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Burns from that, He seldom

Presentation to Mr. Gow.

Speaking on behalf of the St. Andrew's Society, Mr. Shields ex- trolled the good work of Mr. David

AS

Mr. and Mrs. Gow are retiring to Scotland and the Chieftain pre- sented to "Davle " a beautiful silver salver subscribed to by mem- bers of the Society.

Mr. Gow replied in a few well- chosen words.

GOOD

shone this revealing light upon the Gow, one of the oldest mtm- "discreetly veiled figure of his bers, who is well-known in sport- Ideal The Inssies, for him, reing circles, both for his bowls and mained, the object of an Inde-

his yachting. Mr. Gow came out Dr. Kenneth MacKenzie in rising fatigable pursuit of an unattain to China in 1894, Joining the Bo-

propose the toast of "the able perfection, and gave a mean-ciety immediately on his arrival. Lassies" sald: I feel the awk-ing to his life and his work on wardness of my position, acutely. this unavailing star. Gentlemen, As a man of scientific mind. I to the lassies, lift your glasses! always associate ideas with a mnemonic, and two months ago, when asked to assist at the toasts to the Immortal Memory, I con- nected the idea of a poet with a policeman in a fre-Babby Burns. Unfortunately, when I started to rack my memory, the mnemonic worked up some elaborate details suggested Robert Browning!

accordingly. But of course, if I had thought twice, I should have realised that Browning and Burns could hardly have been gifted with the poetic fire simultaneously. Thus, if my speech is found to have, no particular relation to Burns, you will understand why.

The lassies, I believe, played a lesser part in the life of Burns than they

poetry. play in his Burns was not the sort of man to be wrecked on a permanent wave. It is significant that the poems of Burns acquire their peculiar charm largely from the combination of dialect and simple speech and in his lyrical effusions the lassies, he adopted the high flown meta- phors and the turgid 'eloquence of Lovelace. The only thing that can be såld for them is that they sold well then, and are neglected now. A best seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre, talent, but the words of Tam-o-Shanter, though less polished and more real, are, poets words: they have

What wings, and float up the stairs of

upon them. paradise for poets the great world would be, if any sort of dis- crimination was made In those palaces. between the gold and brass! The world was not fated

Fulham Defender Returns. Too, the Fulham goalkeeper, Barnett led several Watford has a damaged leg muscle, and raids in the early stages, and Gibbons is indisposed. It is hoped twice drove the ball over the bar,

that both will be it to play on fa fast game interested a crowd Saturday against Port Vale at foff six thousand. The half-sacks Hanley. Hindson, who fractured on both sides were generally riasa leg on September 4, had a sati ters of the situation, but Walford factory test yesterday. managed to set up several sharp Three of Clapton Orient's play-rich diversity and an intense httacks, . Webb making good saves.

ers-Lucas, Henderson and Taylor vitality of character and person Walker made a fine solo run tul-have

has ality. To-day if a man is to enjoy benefits of mass anished weakly.

the material: Watford kept gone to hospital with a groin in- the ball too close and were re-jury; and Rigby had three stitches

civilization he must put off his conform him- peatedly robbed at close quarters in a wound above, his eye after individuality and

standardized types to Chapman tried a cross-shot which | the Christmas Day match with

thought and conduct Amissed, but afterwards Barnett Queen's Park Rangers,

Signor to be a paradise for Burns. His are to Mussolini told his countrymen the lyrical nothings were smiled upon, acored for Watford with a beauti- Charlton Athletic, who ful drive. From this stage Wat play at Bournemouth on Saturday, other day that the "ideal of suDER- his diapasons: dialect were ford were on top. Carter scored will probably have a second goal,

"Chelsea's ProgİCKİ, Meanwhile. Chelsea have made Ane progress by getting three paints from two games, both play- at Stamford Bridge. The re- toration of Hugh Gallacher to Chelsea's team brought about

özderful” revival, and Chelsea passed themselves in beating Bunderland 40. I heard de or

people say that Gallaches determined to show Bundelaria ist how well he could play in Few of the recent rumours that he about to be transferred to Sunderland in exchange for Gurney..

Chelsea's Better Times. Well played, Chelsea! Leeds

influenza French

change at inside-right Trevos Smith having twisted, his ankle during the holiday matches...

self

of

would be the stan capitalism to make a

race dardization of the human

the "grave;** from the cradle #that super-capitalism would ke all bábles to be born the same length, so that cradles could be

Scottish Cup First standardized; all children to like

Round

Third Lanark 1 Stenhousemuir & Kilmarnock 3 Airdrie

The following is the draw for the Second Bound of the Scottish Cup, to be played on February 3:

Aberdeen vu Dundee. East Stirling v. Arbroath Alloa v. Hibercian. Boss County, v. Galston.

Celtic.

Third Lanark v. Rangers.

United held to a draw and under-robin v.8t. Mirren-

ikna fairly routed by four clear o to nothing was a fine Chris- Zas box, and if they can only reproduce the form shown against Sunderland it will be a Happy Now Year for them. Stamford Bridge was wrapped in gloom yes

day, and many feared the

Albion 7. Kilmarnock. Hamilton v. Falkirk Queen's Park v. Hearts. Particky. Motherwell Cowdenbeath v. St. Bernardia. Vale of Leithen v. St. Johnston Queen O South a bye into Third

Bound.--Reuter.

Steam.

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voted quite unsuitable for the drawing.room. But the...sounding trumpets of immortal fame have drowned the contemporary squeak of protest, and drowned them ut- terly,

Sublimated Idea!. the same to all men to dress

For Burns, the lassies were not the same uniform, to read the

so much a reality.as a sublimated same books, to have the same ideal. The unfortunate poet would faste for the cinema, and all to

batter himself into a frenzy of desire the -called labour-saving love, to use his own expression, machine

Kipling's MeAndrew prayed the and then find the wench had gone off with another, while his eyes Lord "to send a man líka. Robble, Burns to the the Song of were in fine frenzy axed on his "Well I dort necessarily ideal, instead of on the sober real- agree with the Viscount Loony. He marded, and had an un- "the damned the thought happy married life, looking for the that steam spolls romante a sex ideal in his Jean as a man hunta but I can't help feeling that for a black cat that isn't there. if a dark room of immense slac Robert Burns had taken a trip We can all sympathise. Most of with McAndrew he would bare been much more. Interested to us hate our ideals and how seld that worthy's tops salde in Gay om we And them in material Street In Hongkong than in his form. And when we do, how soon theory that the attice of the condo we exclaim with Hamlet. Oh, necting rod was a symbol of "Pre that this too solid nesh would. destination.

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