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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1934.

REMARKABLE SEMI- HOME FOOTBALL SWATOW NOTES

FINALS

Manchester And Portsmouth For Wembley

(Special Alr-mail Service)

London, March 27. Manchester City and Portsmouth have again succeeded in winning their way to Wembley for the Final match of the Football Association Cup tournainent. As each of these clubs bns in recent years been de feated by Bolton Wanderers in this national event, their appear- ance becomes somewhat of a cuin- Doubtless Portsmouth oidence. will profit by the experience they Kained in 1929, but on this basis Manchester's Citizens may be reck oned a very dangerous, for this

their will be

fourth Final Tie. Last season they were routed by Everton, but there were extenua

There clubs ting circumstances. have played well throughout this soason's competition, fom Manches, ter City have knocked out Black- burn Rovers, Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, and Aston Villa by anggregate of "twenty goals to seven, Not until yester day had Portsmouth been pitted against a First Division club, but they have beater Manchester United, Grimsby, Swansea Town, Bolton Wanderers, and Leicester City by fifteen goals to three, and have, therefore, slightly superior goal average.

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Both the Manchester and Ports- mouth teams play not only good, but interesting, football, and are the to fully entitled pose is -champions of the North and the South. Bath are in the upper half of the League chart, and have records so similar that at the moment they are equal in points. Much may happen before the last Saturday in April, but at present the hope of a Final, Tle far superior to the average display seems well founded," for neither should be disconcerted by the importance of the Decasion One almost wrote that they can play, and will play, up to their reputations.

was

pro-

for This they did yesterday, there

much doubt was never about the issues of the Semi-final close contest matches. A very was anticipated, both at Hudders- field and Birmingham," but the

almost goal-getting digious; These games ran, on

for parallel lines,

Manchester consummated their first attack as they desired a few minutes from the start by the aid of Toseland, who has often proved, himself an opportunist

much merit. of Portsmouth also struck their first blow, as at the end of seven minutes Weddle tapped the ball into the net. Moreover, each of these clubs heid a "scoring advan- tage at the interval, were never in arrear, and ran out, not only winners, but proud victors, for Manchester City won by 6-1 and Portsmouth by 4-1.

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FIRST DIVISION

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Aston Villa v. B'ingham Chelsea v. Rvorton S'fold

L'cester

L'pool

Pmouth

Sheffield U. . W. Brom

Stoke

1. Leeds

Sland

v. M'brough

Tot bar Wolves

r. Man. C

· Derby

· Results, 1930 1931 1932

Better Bathing Facilities

(By Our Own Correspondent)

1-1 3-8 1-0 0-0 1-0 4. Newcastle

0-3 1-2 4-0

Swatow, April 9. "Wednesday 2-8 3-1 0-0 v. Aresanal

Being somewhat warm the last 1-2 3-1 2-3 B'burn

3-2 3-0 2-0 tew days, a party of us went out 1-0 1-1 for a dip up the Tataopo creek. 13-4-

We found the water alightly cold, 1-1 0-0 0-0 but on the whole the plenie was Talking about much enjoyed. swimming we hope there won't be a repetition of wild rumours of possible kidnapping at Masu-the popular bathing place for foreign-

SECOND DIVISION

Bolton Bradford Brentford Burnley Grimsby Mar. U Notts F Oldham Plymouth Preston W. Ham

v. Notts C. v. Hull

: Swansea

Millwall

v. Fulham

3-1

1-0

ers and Chinese, Some one start- ed a matshed at the Kislat beach, 2-11-13-6 and probably to win support the rumours were spread, I have heard that two extra launches will t. P. Yale.

3.1 1-1

be put on the Swatow-Masu run u. S'hampton 3-1 2-1 42

during the coming bathing season, v. Lincoln

so that bathers will enjoy all the v. Bradford C. 0-3 3-3 2-1 v. Bury

3-0 0-9 1-3faciütles hitherto denied them..

House Rents 3-2 '1 v... Blackpool

Tenants have been pestering THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) the landlords for a reduction in house rents. In most cases the requests have been granted. the reductions ranging from 20 to 30 per cent. In others the landlords Just said: "Take it or leave it."

v. Chester

t. S'port

2. D'caster

2.

Walsall York

9-3 4-1 -2-2 2-1-1

-2-1 1-1 2-1 0-0 2-2 2-0 3-1 3-2

2-2

unhappy time, as can be supposed it only from the first-half score. He was at fault when Toseland opening goal after scored the

The barely five minutes' play. shot was a hard one from fairly long range, and Morton tried to hold the ball with his left hand, but it curled into the net. The vala did not seem upset by the incident, and the forwards exert- when shota by ed themselves Houghton and Astley were kept out by Swift, the young "goal- The keeper in his first season. fatal change in the Villa's for- Acc'ton tunes came in the last quarter of Barnsley

hour.

of six Ches'field In the space

Dar'ton minutes, in fact, their goal fell

Gateshead, the scorers being

Har'pool v. Crewe three times,

*. Halifax Mansfield Morton dale" Tilson, (on two of the occasions)

T. Barrow -4-2 0-6 0-0 and Herd on the other.

v. R'ham

4-1 2-8 2-0 could rightly complain of lack of Stockport three Tranmere

v. Carlise 2-0 3-0 1-2 support in each of these

He had three opponents Wrexham *. N. Brighton 2-1 2-1 ·5-0 practically on top of him when

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Tilson scored the first of his two goals, and he had no chance with

4-12-15-1 that forward's second header, but Bour'mouth. Swindon 7. Torquay

3-1 1-1 0-2 he allowed himself to be taken Bristol R

v. Brighton -1-11-2 unawares when a left foot ground Cardif

Clepton shot beat him for the third of the Charlton

Coventry. Newport four Arst-half goals.

Manchester City were in an Crystal P inspired mood at this period of Exeter the play, but it is impossible to G'ham acquit the Villa defence of a lack Reading of coolness and concentration. Southend

Watford The difference in the two sides was very apparent, and this was shown in attack as well as de- fence, for the. City were quite obviously out for goals in every forward move. They were splen- didly served at half-back. Busby brilliant at right half

outside- server of Toseland at right, who responded so well as to be really classed as the fastest and best forward on the Aeld. Tilson crowned his great efforts with two more goals in the second half. His speed dazzled the de- fence. It must be said that it w35 only for a short period in the Arg half that we saw the real Villa form. Their defence was simply too bad to be true. The ground was sticky and heavy, but this was not sufficient to account for Astley's goal in their collapse. the last three minutes was only a slight consolation...

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Leicester City did not fall so badly as this, but their interiority was general, both in attack and defence-particularly in guarding their goal, Portsmouth were in fine fettle. They were quick, con- They took cise, and methodical their chances extremely well. It 13 a fact that when Portsmouth were two goals up Leicester City had had quite as much of the play as the leaders, but there was

a

op-

vast difference between the methods of the two ides, and particularly between their shoot- These scores are not unprece.

ing. While Portsmouth were de- dented, but they are considerable.

"termined to make the most of The Manchester organisation

every

Midlanders opening, the have thrice met Aston Villa dur-

were comparatively careless in ing this season and it is worth front of the posts. Weddle open- noting that the Villa have only ed with a brace of goals, and in got one goal in these games. This the style of a master. Then came

consistency. is indeed

Ports-Lochhead's goal, and later Weddle mouth, on the other hand, have credited himself with a third and twice failed in League matches Rutherford brought the total" to

they four. The most that their with Leicester City, but

Midlanders .simply swamped the

ponents could do was to put the in this crucial test of talent even

ball "in the net through the without the help of their captain, agency of Chandler, but he was Thackeray, one of the best, wing- manifestly offside... half-backs in the country. There It was really interesting - and is one further point of similarity, exhilarating to note the methodi- for Tilson registered four goals cal manner with which the vic- against Aston Villa as he did the tors carried out their attacks. first time that he ever played They were not ralds. They were centre-forward against the Aston attacks in the best sense of the aristocrats. It is, however, a rare team. They were' shrewdly carri- feat for a man to be so erective ed out, and Weddle rarely made in a semi-final tle. And Tilson's a mistake in front of the posts. success emphasises the loss that He was always lying handy when Manchester City suffered in the the ball came to him; he did not Final Tie last year when he was try to shoot it through the goal- unable to play through injuries. keeper, but was content merely to That is the Weddle, the Portsmouth centre, flick it past him.

essence of good markamanship, had the fellelty of crediting his

He has for no goalkeeper ever yet saved club with three goals. been in a happy mood in each a shot with the ball out of his tle, as his total of seven goals in reach. This is a simple fact that the six matches that have been few players grasp.

They crash.

- 116C8SWATY fully .testifies. As the ball, straight 'at the goal- Tilson has also counted seven keeper, and he either saves wit

Easson goals in all the Cup games tingly or involuntarily.

did John "the issue of the Final Tie may played well, and so rest upon the tactics of the two Smith, while Worrall was, as ever, half-backs Cowan an ardent wing raider. Allen was centre Manchester and Allen of Ports the life and soul of the defence,

and Mackie kicked a fine length. mouth.

of

Leicester City were disappoint- The memories of Aston Villa's friends were tested at Hudders-ing. Adcock and Liddle lacked field to recall the day when they chances, and Chanter was stereo- had previously lost four goals in types. Heywood was a trenchant It half-back, and Black was sure, the first half of a cup-tie. certainly was dio unlooked-for and but as a ride they were consider- an astonishing experience; but ably overplayed. was made torse when the goal At: Bt. Andrew's, Birmingham, fell for the math time, & great there was a record gate of 68,544, side wit to pieces before a fast, representing $5,973. This is virile, and polavor team who could much larger than any attendance claim to be superior at all points previously seen at Birmingham's Morton, in the Villa goal had an headquarters.

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* N'hamton v. Aldershot ... Luton

6-4 3-1 0-0 4-0 2-0

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- 00 4-0 1-3 1-1 v. Norwich

1-1 8-9 v. Queen P. R. 2-0 0-0 0-1 v. Bristol C.

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Final Selections

HOME WREXHAM ·, WATTORD CHESTERFIELD GRIMSBY BOLTON BRADFORD BRENTFORD SUNDERLAND PRESTON 'WEST HAM TRANMORE CONVENTRY

AWAY

BRIGHTON HALIFAX BARROW

·

DRAW

ARSENAL BLACKBURN SWINDON

Forecasts

FIRST DIVISION ASTON VILLA v. Birmingham CHELSEA v. Everton HUDDERSFIELDV Newcastle LEICESTER v. Sheffield Wed.. Liverpool v. Arsenal ** Portsmouth v. Blackburn SHEFFIELD U. v, West Brom STOKE V. Leeds U SUNDERLAND v. Middlesbro' TOTTENHAM v. Manchester C. WOLVES v. Derby Co.

SECOND DIVISION BOLTON V. Notts Co. BRADFORD v. Hall BRENTFORD v. SWANSEA" BNRNLEY V. Millwall GRIMSBY v. Fulham MANCHESTER U, v. Port Vale NOTTS FOREST v, Southampton

OLDHAM V. Lincoln PLYMOUTH Y. Bradford C. PRESTON, N.E. v. Bury. WEST HAM v. Blackpool

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Accrington v. Chester Barnsley v. Stockport CHESTERPORT v. Doncaster DARLINGTON v. Walsall GATESHEAD v. York HARTLEPOOLS v. Crewe Mansfield v. Halifax Rochdale v. Barrow SOUTHPORT v. Rotherham TRANMERE v. Carlisle WREXHAM v New Brighton

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Bournemouth v. Swindon BRISTOL ROVERS v. Torquay Cardiff v. Brighton

CHARLTON v. Clapton O. COVENTRY v. Newport CRYSTAL PALACE v. N'hampton EXETER V. Aldershot Gillingham v. Luton READING ¥. Norwich SOUTHEND v. Queen's F. R. WATFORD v. Bristol C.

MILLWALL BEAT SOUTHAMPTON

London, April 9- Millwall to-day made further progress in their effort to avoid relegation, by defeating Southamp- ton at the Den by one goal to nil

Reuter.

Some months back thousands of circulars were freely distributed coaxing all tenants to clamour for a reduction. These circulars were, never chopped nor signed-hence the source of origination could not be traced., Needless to add, the authorities are not inclined to back the tenants as any reduction in rents means a corresponding de- crease in the house tax revenue.

Sale of Valuable Land

A big transaction in property has been closed, and it covers that great plot of land at the end of the Kialas Road near the sea. The property belonged to Mr. Teo Yee Swee, a Straits born Chinese, and has been purchased by the E. P. Mission for $100,000. The latter Intends to build hospitals there to replace the present ones to which the Chinese public are so much indebted. The present Mission Compound covers two hos pitals besides several houses oc- cupied by its members,

Touring Students A parly of 33 students has left

will Swalow and

spend three weeks touring Hong Kong, Canton care of w and Macao. In the "manager" They defray the ex- penses themselves. These students belong to the. Kachioh. Academy, büt diferent batches of students from other schools also "80 abroad" if they can afford the trip and much beneft has been attain- ed therefrom. A good word must be said about the students in general.

Y.M.C.A.

A very enjoyable "sociale" was given by the Y.M.C.A. last Satur- day evening when the reception hall was filled to overflowing. Ad- dresses were made by Mr. S. K. Seauw, the, Supt. of Customs, and the Military Adviser, and others. A cinema show gave much'enjoy- ment to all. Mr. F. K. Lee render- eo one or two violin sales, and there were also several other musical items.

SEQUEL TO MATCH INCIDENT

Points Awarded To Recs. And Sokol

The Tang Hwa Football Club have- been suspended by the executive com. mittee of the Shanghai Football Association until the end of the play- ing season.

This decision was made by the ex- ecutive at their meaning on Wednes- day evening, and follows the incident which occurred in Tung Hwa'n lengue match against the Shanghai Municipal Police on Saturday last, when the re feree called the game off in the last. twenty minutes after the Tung Hwa goal-keeper had threatened to take his team off the feld unless a free-kick decision against them were cancelled.

The executive committee have awarded match, two points and a goal to Tung Hwa's opponents, and also to their intended oponerte for the forthcoming weekend, the Recs and Sokol. In consequence of these last two decisions, it has been found neces- sary to make a complete change in the remaining fixtures Should these fixtures be completed as arranged, the 1833-34 season will have been.com- pleted.

MANY SCENES OF "NAPO- LEON" TO BE FILMED IN FRANCE

According to present plans, Edward G. Robinson and Frank Borzage, respectively star and director of the forthcoming First National production of" Napo- leon: His Life and Loves," will go to France for the filming of blo graphy is now ready, after six monthia” worfe on the part of Ern- cat Pascal and his band of ex- perts Valuable Naploeonic relics are to be used in the picture, and First National are now engaged on selecting the supporting cast, which is likely to be of record al- mehatons.

FAMOUS MUSIC HALL TO GO

Future Of London Pavilion

(Special Air-Mall Service)

London, March 27, The London Pavilion, probably seen by more people dally than any other theatre in the world, is shortly to fall into the hands of the house breakers. In its place will rise a modern luxury cinema,

LAWN BOWLS SEASON

ARRANGEMENTS MADE

AT MEETING

Craigengower Have Two Senior Teams

As the result of a decision reach- trance fee for each team was fixed.

at an estimated cost of £50,000. ed by the Hongkong Lawn Bowls at $5.

The last variety performance Association at a committee meet"

In addition to the League, the will take place on Friday, April 6. ing yesterday at which representa competitions which it was decided On the following Monday the tives from the various Clubs were to hold this season are the Open Craigengower 0.0. will Singles Competition, Pairs Com- builders, Messrs. Minters, will be present, sin work at high pressure in an have two teams in the First Divi petition, Open Rink Competition attempt to have the cinema ready sion of the League this year in- (Spey Royal Cup). International

stead of two teams in the Second Competition and for opening in September.

The new Favillion will be an im- Division, one of the latter being Shield match.

the promoted to the higher division: portant shop window for

Artists Corporation of Their junior team were the win the championship last United America, where the work of such ners of favourites

Charlie Chaplin, season and were therefore eligible for promotion.

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Eddie Cantor, Ronald Colman, and Anna Sten, as well as the produc- of tions of the British associates United Artists. Londor. Film Pro- ductions and British and Dominion Films, can be shown.

I the new Chapin 'comedy can be completed in time it would give tremendous start: the cinema a but Mr. Chaplin, the slowest work- er in dlm history, ordinarily takes from a year to eighteen months to make a picture.

BRITISH PLAYER GIVEN HOLLYWOOD CONTRACT

Another young English actor is shortly leaving this country to appear in Hollywood talkies. He is Esmond Knight, who has made successful West End stage appear- ances in such shows as "Wild Violets" and "Waltzes.' He is also popular, as a radio perfor- mer, and has played in several retent B.B.C, shows,

Esmond Knight was discovered by Warner Bros. First National, He took the title role of this Com- pany's recent boxing drama, des- cribed by independent critics as a real find. It was following a preview of this picture by First National's Hollywood experts that he was given a contract, and after the, completion of a further. Bri- tish picture at the Teddington audios he will sail for Hollywood. First National believe that in Esmond Knight they have a pla- yer whose personality will regis- ter strongly with both English His American audiences. and abilities as a singer should also prove a great asset n view of the popularity of musical productions,

the Aitkenhead

The closing date for entries for all the above competitions was axed for May 14

To ensure the smooth working. of the competitions, the following appointed to Presiding at the meeting. Mr. B. sub-committee was E. Maughan (President)" said that supervise them, namely, Messrs, F. since the last meeting Kowloon Jones. A. R. H. Phillips, H. Bear Dock had intimated that they were! and FX da Silva, with the able to place a team in the first Secretary (Mr. H. Hampton) also Division. This would mean eight serving on the committee. teams in the First Division and eleven in the Second. He felt that an effort should be made to even up the number of teams in order to facilitate the playing off of the fxturea...

two junior teams

A letter from St. Dunstan's Home expressing thanks for a donation sent at the end of last season. and also one from the Home Associa-

team Welcoming

from tion games were read at the meeting. Hongkong at the British Empire SHANGHAI LAWN BOWLS ASSOCIATION

Asked for the views of his Club on the matter, the Craigengower

desird to have representative said that the Club.

The Shanghal: Lawn Bowls Asao- Instead of two in the senior, but it was a polt left entirely to the clation held their annual meeting last week in the S.V.C. Club, with Association to decide.

The Chairman proposed, second-the President, Mr. W. A. Turnbull, ed by Mr. Wylle, that a Craigen-in the chair. gowet junior team be promoted. The President said he thought he leaving two teams in the First was right in stating that they had

was put Division. This

to the the unique and pleasant experi- meeting and carried. This change ence of congratulating an entire- left nine teams in the First Divi- ly new list of champions in the stor and ten in the Second

persons of G. V. Jensen.. (singles); Saturday, April 29, was decided Dorrance and Boyde (pair);, and as the opening date of the League Main, Madar, Willis, and Manley

(rinks). season in both sections.

The Yangtszepoo Club also were A New Competition,

to be congratulated on regaining A majority vote was given to a possession of the Mercury Cup and Pair Competition, to-be run on the winning that highly interesting same lines as the Open Singles, on competition for the fourth time. a proposal made by Mr. Jones, see-

The league championship, which The en-1 caused no little excitement towards onded by Mr. Phillips. trance fee for this competition the end of the season, there being was fixed at 82 per player.

no fewer than three teams well in A further change Introduced was the running, eventually was won in regard to the Spey Royal Cup by the S.L.B.C. Elves, With a view Competition. It was decided to to avoiding the regrettable delays have an open rink competition for which took place in last year's this trophy, the rink to compose competitions, the committee had four members of Clubs, affiliated drawn up a programme for this? with the Association. In the pass year's league and championship matches, which should enable the the four players in the rims repre- sented one Club, but under the latter to-be concluded while in- new "arrangement the composition | terest in the game still was at its of the rink will be open. The en-height.

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