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SPURS AND "POMPEY"

Beasley's goal itself was a pic- There was a full-blooded contest ture. He got the ball, and faced at White Hart-lane, and never a Thomson. The left back suggestion from first to last that played well, but this time Beasley Portsmouth were saving them-dodged round him on the off sice selves for the Cup-tie.

and was left with a clear path to What they did get against the goal. He made up his mind on the 'Spurs was some very good prac-instant, and the terrific first-time tice for the knock-out game. The drive on the turn had McPhilips 'Spurs went at it for all they were hopelessly beaten. worth, and Portsmouth replied t

ke measure.

The defence was certainly the best part of the Portsmouth side, and it was obvious that the Bolton attack will have to be very good to wear..down Allen and company. The centre half grimly hung on to Hurt, giving the centre-forward no rope at all.

So the Spurs had to be content with their share in a goalless draw.

It was a spectatcular effort and even small proportion of the 40,000 crowd raised an appreciable cheer.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1934.

HONG KONG LADIES HOCKEY

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ASSOCIATION MEET

'Champions v Rest" Game Arranged

TEAMS SELECTED

At a meeting of the Hong Kong Ladies Hockey Association, former-

Lane

But it was the quick thinkingly the Caer Clark Cup Ladies LECTURE AT and perfect positioning of the Arsenal defenders that won the day.

yesterday at Committee, Crawford's Restaurant, it was de- cided to hold the annual "Cham- plons (Hong Kong Ladies) v. the "Rest" game on the Hang Kong

Football Club's ground on April 11,

Williams, Weaver, and Richard- son all came near to scoring, but Moss managed to fist away some- how, and when Lang looked cer- cain to score direct from a corner-orn, wife of the Hon. Colonial Sec- retary, has kindly consented to be

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In the first half the 'Spurs' fast-kick Hapgood headed away moving forwards gave the Port- brilliant fashion from the goal smouth defence a rare gruelling, line. but every man stood firm, and only O'Callaghan's shot, which hit the bar, went near.

It was

great football, and the best game seen at New Castle this

season. Hapgood and Male were in In the second half, too, O'Cal-wonderful form." with Sidey an laghan, provided the thrin with offelent colleague.

One move alone in the half set on Hapgood's excellence. the seal He went across to the right to

a free-kick which Gliflian saved

with a dying leap. The Spurs had most of the play throughout, but

could not work a real opening.

They were too excited in the goal area, and should have done better with the support. they re- ceived from Alsford, who shared the half-back honours with "Nichol. The latter had to go off with a cut eye.

PACE WINS POINTS

FOR STOKE . Stoke sprang a surprise at Villa Park, where the pace of their forwards gave them a thoroughly

deserved victory.

Villa were a goal up within two minutes of the start, "Beresford scoring from a pass by Dix, bu

from then on Stoke were the more dangerous side, and Johnson scored twice for them before the interval

True, Dlx and Astley all but scored, and Beresford again got the ball into the net, though he was ruled off-side, but apart from a few spasmodic efforts the Villa forwards did not reveal their best form, and the wings. Cunliffe and Houghton, particularly, were weak, Astley, in the centre, too often had the ball in the air.

Gardner, who was secured from Hull City during the week, made a brilliant home debut at right half for the Villa." He was great in defence. and his passes 'perfect. He also came nearest to scoring for his side after the interval.

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In attack Stoke were much the more virile and methodical side. They were quicker on the ball and showed the better marksmanship all round, with Sale and Johnson outstanding.

Stoke won well.

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challenge a solo advance by Wil- liams, Moss was beaten, but Hap good got there, and saved a certain goal by diverting his shot against the goal post.

"BLADES WIN" WELL

In their strugglė to avoid relega- tion Sheffield United appeared in from and deserved. their victory over Wolverhampton at Bramall-lane..

great

The Wolves started in"promising style, with Philips putting across several dangerous centres, but later United developed a stronger attack and only sound defence by Lowton. and Shaw kept down the score...

Wildman made a great sove from a tree kick splendidly taken by Pickering. Near half-time Barclay was unluck with a shot that struck the post, and the teams crossed over with no score.

Ten minutes after crossing over Lowton, the Wolves' right back... headed through his own goal from a centre by Williams, giving United. the lead.

Two minutes later Boyd shot a second goal from a pass by Oswald.

Wolves changed their attack after this. Hartill going centre, and twice he gave Kendall 'a Derce shot to save. United, however, were well on top in this half, and Boyd added a third göal

The Wolves fought back. how- well ever, and Hart! scored a earned goal.

· Anderson, whom United tried at right back, played well.

City could

Luckie met with an injury to his knee which caused him to retire 12 minutes after the interval.

SMALL UNITS LEAGUE

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20th Heavy Battery Wins

The Old Curiosity BRITISH POCKET

Shop".

DAIBUTSU TO CLOSE

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AIR LINER

High Speed & Great Cruising Range

After having carried on business The Small Units League football In the Colony, for over thirty years, game between the 20th Heavy the well-known Japanese curio

The small four-engined niplane Battery and 12th Heavy Battery shop, Dalbutsu & Co., Arsenal produced in record time by the prayed at Happy Valley yesterday Street. will be closed at the end De Havilland Aircraft Co., and resulted in the former winning by or this month. With the passing

now successfully passed through 4 goals to nil

of this bustness the Colony in offcial, tests, will be used on the The game was rather even in the general, and Wanchai in particu: great air route if the tender sub- first half and at the interval, the jar, will lose one of its most mitted to the Commonwealth Go- score was 1-0 in favour of 20th familiar landmarks for with its vernment., by Qantas Empire Alr- Нект Battery. In the second large and imposing Azures of ways (an associate of Imperial

played better and scored three the firm has more or less become. This new British aeroplane goes. more goals without any reply. a household word, particularly to far towards wiping out the re- penalty was awarded

the 12th the Chinese to whom it is general-proach, that in the high-speed Battery, but the spot kick failed, ly known as "tal fut." So popular mail carrier Great Britain was Barraclough scored all the goals and so well-known is the firm that out of the running. The De Ha-. for the winners.

the name "Arsenal Street" in

villand Co. is building a" special which it is situated. La generally type for the London-Melbourne dispensed with when reference is race, a machine of considerably made to that, particularly district. greater speed, "tal fut" being used instead.

UNIVERSITY ball, however, the 20th Battery Buddha on its walls, the name of Airways) is accepted.

at 5.15 p.m., at which Lady South-Mr. W. Kay On "Light

present and to distribute the tro

phies.

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Verse"

Miss H, Kaili (Central British took over

A very large gathering was pre- School), who recently the duties of Hon. Secretary from Miss J. Dalziel (Hong Kong Ladsent at the Hong Kong University Union Assembley Room, last night, lesi, was in the chair and

Woolley when Mr. W. Kay, M.A., headmaster M.

of the Elis Kadoorle School, gave supported by Miss. and 'Miss P. Gittins of the St

on Andrew's Ladies, Miss O.

"Light 3 brilliant lecture BIOWD Ladies), Miss. J. Dalziel Verse." (Hong Kong Ladies), Miss M, Basto (club de Recreio Ladies) and Miss M. Whitley and Miss A. Steele (Central British Association),

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Mr. Kay said, "Most of you were at one time keen students of light verse although you were unaware of the fact. I refer to your very young days when you sang and shouted your Nursery Rhymes: for these simple lays of infancy are the lightest of verse and conform to certain rules demanded by that type of writing.

It was decided to make two charges of 50 cents and 20 cents

and for the covered uncovered stands respectively.

As a mark of esteem for the splendid work she had performed

under during the season

review! and for her untiring

"Now it seems a great pity that efforts to- wards popularising the game this pleasure which the very young among the various Ladies' clubs in get from meaningless but musical the Colony, Miss J. Dalziel was the rhymes is lost, or at any rate, not recipient of a cut-glass and silver developed, to later years. I may powder sprayer, from members of be wrong (and am willing to be the Association. Miss Dalziel lea-; corrected) when I say that be- for tween the ages of ten and seven- the Colony to-morrow England by the ss. Glenean. teen" (roughly) almost everyone After much deliberation, to loses the delight he or she once teums, the "Probables Rest" and had in jingling lines and rhymes. the "Possibles Rest," were select and that after adolescence only led in preparation for the game

a very few recapture that early against the champlons.

Joy."

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The following were selected as "If we were to draw a compari- the Probables-Rest:-Miss G. Roza son between light and serious (Recreto) goal; Miss F. K. Walker verse. we might liken the graver (CBA)"right back and Miss M. poems to what one finds in a well- Basto (Recreio) left back; Miss. I ordered, carefully tended garden Woolley (St. Andrew's Ladies) where there is to be seen rare and right half; Miss J. Wong (8t. gorgeous" blooms, "the result of Andrew's Ladies) centre half and generations of great horticultural Miss M. Bryson (CBA) left half;ill, and light verse to what une Miss H. Knill (C. B. School) out-finds in the by-paths of the gar; side right, "Miss M. Smith, (C.BA) den, or out on the moors and inside right, MISS M. Woolley (Bt. heaths, wild flowers, sweet blus

One etc. Andrew's Ladies) centre forward, soms, bright berries,,

(St. Miss P. Gittins

Likened Andrew's critic has

the serious Ladies) inside left and Miss Ostuff to a magnificent and awe- Brown (7. Ladles) outside left. inspiring thunder-storm and the The following were selected to highter trifles to a firework display, play for the Possibles Rest:-Miss while another uses majestic oll- J. Weller "Y" Ladies);

and black-and-white Miss J.. paintings Wilson and Miss A. Fowler. ("Y" sketches and cartoons in his com- Miss E. Beavis, (C.B.A.) and Miss K. partsons. But none Mor (C. B. School; Miss F. Wong parallels is one hundred per cent. Ladies): Miss Xavier (Recreto), correct." (St. Andrew's Ladies), Miss R. Blackmore (Ladies), Mrs. M. Read. ("Y" Ladies), Miss A. Alves (Recreio) and Miss M. Remedios "Light verse has rarely been (Recreio).

produced by poets of recluse The first practice game will take habits such as Milton and Word- place on Sunday morning at the sworth, although Wordsworth did Hong Kong Hockey Club or "y" write a few light pieces, and even ground, pending permission, co- the Godlike Miton descended from mencing at 9am while a second als Olympian height (in his under- practice game. will be played

on graduate days, I admit) to write Thursday, March 29, at 5.15 p.m. some witty lines on the death of It was decided that the Rest's the drunken Cambridge Carrler." team will wear the uniform of the

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CITY BELOW STRENGTH With no fewer than five mem- bers of their Cup team nursing injuries Manchester hardly have expected to escape the defeat they sustained at Elland "FEW THRILLS HERE

rved.

Barnett, Busby, Toseland. It was

Thison, and Herd were all unable a very poor game Anfield. A goal in arrears after to play, and the misfortunes of the only four minutes and well out-side were heightened during the played in the first-half, Liverpool progress of the game when Me- showed a big improvement in the second half and after reshuffling their forward line so that Hodgson, who started at inside-right, changed "places with English at centre-forward, they had definitely the better of matters.

A period of hot pressure, during which Middleton was called upon movements, and very effective in. Central British School, that is. England and in America have not

field shots from English and McPherson, practically his only part in the game, culminated in McPherson, practically his only occurrence which enabled the crowd of 20,000 to give vent to its fee- lings.

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This, however, must not detract from the merit of the United's win. which they fully deserved, for not only were they the cleverer team. but much more spirited in all their their quick accurate passing.

OFFSIDE DOUBT -

I thought they were fortunate in being awarded their second goal, for it seemed to me that Kestley was offside when he harassed Swift and emabled Mahon to score 'Liverpool's "changes - could not

with a shot from the touchline be said to have been successful. which seemed to pass through the The reserve half-packs. Savage hands of the goalkeeper. and McPherson, were rather poor,

At the same time the visitors Riley rather shaky in goal while," though he obtained the all-impor- they escaped as they did, ford had reason to be thankful that tant goal, Morrison, experimented despite some wonddrful saves by with at inside left, was very little Swift and

sterling defence by in the picture.

Cowan and Dale, the finishing of Taylor was the best forward and the

Leeds forwards was not McDougall, deputising for the in-always consistent with their mid- Titted Bradshaw, a sound centre-field merit. half.

Mahon and Cochrane on the wings played very well and Keetley and his inside celleague were full of life and dash, while the defence throughout war very sound..

Gurney was Sunderland's most dangerous attacker, Carter doing little else besides scoring his 'side's Koal, which took Riley by surprise. Thomson was a forceful half-back.

TELLING WINNER BY ·

... - BEASLEY Tyneside fans have almost for- kotten the real subtlety of football, but Arsenal refreshed their memo

Sti ries &

"James's. Park They defended for 90 per cent. of the time, but well deserved their 1-0 victory.

LIVELY BROOK

The City owed much to their defenders. When McLuckle retrea

Brook rave a lively display at left nal-back and also found time to spirited attacks, initiate some Pray, however, was not at home at right half-back; and the for- wards were far from a convincing 'line,

Syme scored a clever goal but did The Arsenal's defensive play was a revelation. Every Newcastle nothing else, and Heale was too making his move was countered by Male, slow, . Percival, Hapgood, Bidey, or Moss, and the League debut at outside right, be only member of this defensiva ing the best man in the line. quartette who made anything Firth opened the scoring for abproaching a blunder was Moss. Leeds at the end of nine minutes Three times the Arsenale play, and mahon get a second goal keeper fisted the ball into on 12 minutes from the interval of players. Each time this might Byme's success arrived 22 minutes have led to a goal, but the wonder after the interval, and Furness ful anticipation of his colleagues headed the third point for Leeds saved the day, so that the solitary from a centre by Firth 13 minutes goal by Beasley was good enough from the end. to win the match, and win it well.

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khaki shorts with blue shirts.

"Many of our light versiflers in

hesitated to use play on words and the greatest of all who have com- mitted this crime is undoubtedly Although West Ham were the su- Thomas Hood. Hood is best known Perlor de at Upton Park, it was by his comic poems although he not until the last minute of the wrote some excellent serious ones, game when Ruffell netted the in- as well. However, editors and pub- ning Forest.

goal against Nottingham ishers paid him much more for bis farcical verse, and as he lived by It was a dramatic finish, respite his pen he humorously remarked the fact that West Ham should that he had to be a lively Hood

at half-time to eam a livelihood.. have crossed over with a substantial lead. In the second half the Forest fought back and held the home forwards. Wat son had several opportunities in the early stages, but he shot at the goalkeeper,

"Another form of light verse very popular with young writers is known as Parody: In English we have dozens of really good parodies and hundreds of mediocre ones. Of course....we miss ninety per cent. of the force of a parody it we are not acquainted with the original poem."

However, much credit is due to him for making the winning goal. Watson raced out to the right for a loose ball and promptly centred, in for Ruffell to score.

"Light verse not only in the The latter obtained their are reading but also in the making goal a few minutes from the start, should interest you scholars, Many when he sent across a high ball of you will say you'd like to try, which Ashton failed to hold,

but cannot and a subject, My ad- Midway through the second half, vice to you is to begin by trans- Masters, who was the visitors best lating into English verse some of poems. forward, put across a perfect cen- your favourite Chinese tre which Peacock converted. Ash- There you have an exceedingly rich ton, in the Forest goal, made some nine of imagery and thought Twice Watson exquialtely expressed in your own remarkable saves. looked certain to score, but he language: and what better mental threw himself at the feet of the exercise could you get than trying centre-forward and smothered it to give us these beauties in dainty Orton was easily the outstand- English lines! Should you do this, ing forward on the field. This lad. I feel certain that after a time, who is a winger, did extremely when you acquire facility in Eng- well as an inside left, and he de-lish verse-making, ideas for origin- lighted the 16,000 spectators with al composition will come.. his ability.

please stick to regular metre and Rutherford, in the home goal, correct Thyming, and do not copy was seldom called upon, but he the formless unmusical style of distinguished himself when Masters some of these so-called modern got in a terriac drive which he poets whose vapourings resemble saved in grand fashion,

But

what one might expect to hear in Graham proved himself a fine a lunatic asylum, and are too 'offen centre-half for Notts, and the a meaningless as the messages cool manner in which he defended spiritualists are supposed to get was delightful.

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The reason for the closing-up cannot be ascertained. but it is significant that the building is very old and the Government's inten" tion of removing the whole block for road improvements and the re- Notice has been given at Kensing-cent purchase of the adjourning ton Register Office of the forth property by the Government are George some of the factors to be taken into coming marriage of Mr. Durant Kemp-Welch, the Warwick consideration." cricketer, and Mrs. Diana Lucy Munro, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin. Mr. Kemp-Welch is 26, and his Bride is twelve years his senior,

Mrs. Munro was last June grant ed a divorce on the ground of the misconduct of her husband, Capt. Richard Gordon Munro, 4th Dragoon Guards The suit not defended, and she was granted the custody of the only child of the marriage, a son, who was then

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NEW MINISTER AT THE VATICAN

Sir Charles Wingfield

Mr. Kemp-Welch captained the team in Cambridge University

The King has approved the ap- 1931, and in the following year he

pointment of Sir Charles J. Wing played in 20 matches for Warwick. Two years ago he toured the Westfield, his Majesty's Envoy' Extra- Indies tinder the captaincy of Lord ordinary and Minister Plenipot Tennyson. He also captained the entiary at Oslo, to be his Majesty's Cambridge Association Football Envoy Extraordinary and Minister team. He afterwards joined the Plenipotentiary at the Holy See. West-end board of the Scottish Sir Charles Wingfield succeeds Sir Union and National Insurance Robert Clive in this post. Company.

LOCAL CRICKET

The following will represent the HK.C.C. 2nd IT in their League match vs. Craigengower Cricket Club at Happy Valley on Satur- day. 24th March at 2 p.m.

H. J. Armstrong, C.WE. Bishop, H. W. Baines, J. E. Jupp, L. "E. Lammert, H.JD. Lowe, A, D. Low- son, A., K. Mackenzie (Capt.), J. E. Potter, G. A. Stewart and C. E. Gahagan.

A son of the late Mr. Edward Rhys Wingfield, of Barrington Park, Glos., Sir Charles Wingfield is 58 years of age. He was educated at Charterhouse, and after serving as

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NO FORCED LANDINGS Aeroplanes entrusted with the Singapore-Darwin run must, the Australian Goverment stipulated, be capable of cruising non-stop at least 600 miles against a head-

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and ferred to Brussels in 1923

received. the K.CM.G. last year. three years later to Rome, where He married th 1908 Lucy Evelyn, be twice acted as Charge d'Affaires, eldest daughter of the late In 1928 he was appointed British Edmund Fane, of Boyton Manor, Minister at Bangkok and a year Wilts.

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