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CONVIVIALITY PREVAILS AT FOOTBALL DINNER
South China A.A. Hosts To
Straits Touring Team
EXCHANGE OF FELICITOUS SPEECHES: GIFT MADE
A spirit of conviviality and good fellowship, ex- pressed in the exchange of felicitous speeches, prevail- ed in the Kwong Chow Restaurant last night at the dinner given by the South China Athletic Association in, honour of the Straits Chinese football team which has just completed a series of matches in Hongkong.
Many prominent officials of the Club were present, amongst them being Mr. Chau Man-chi, President, Mr. Lo Tung-fan, Chairman, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. Lo Yuk-tong. Honorary Presidents, Mr. Wong Ka-tsun, Hon. Secretary, Mr. Mok Hing, Football Manager, and Mr. Pau Ka-ping, Captain.
HITLER SPENT THE WEEK - END AT SEA
BERLIN, April 5 (Reuter)- Herr Hitler returned to Berlin from a week-end spent at sea. It is understood, that he is spending twelve hours in Ber- Un before proceeding to Berch- tesgaden.
PLOT TO REMOVE REMAINS OF GENGHIS KHAN
. CHUNGKING, April 5 (Central) Japanese intriguers are reported to be conspiring with their Mongol underlings to remove Genghis Khan's remains in order to secure the Mongols' allegiance to Japan, according to a report from Yulin, in north Shensi,"
The remains of the world- famous Mongolian conqueror who died in 1227 were buried at Etsin- hore, about 100 miles south of bet-Paotow in Sulyuan. The Japanese
The Hon. Mr. Lo was also felt they had been beaten by a present in his capacity as a ter side, a side comprising the best Vice-President of the Hong-footballers in South China kong Football
Association,
and replied to the toast of "The Guests." The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, President of the: Association, had been unable to accept the invitation, and Mr. J. Ralston, a Vice-Pre-: sident, who was originally to! have replied for the guests, was prevented from attending, by a cold.
Following the toasts of "The King" and "The Republic of China," Mr. Chau Man-ch! pro- posed the toast, of the guests of honour, as follows:
The honour falls on me of pro- posing the toast of our guests of honour, members of the Straits Chinese Football Association, whom we have the greatest pleasure to entertain this evening. I am also asked to take this opportunity to say a few words to express our best wishes to all of them on behalf of our Association.
He and the other members of his team much appreciated the overwhelming way they had been entertained here: they felt deeply honoured, and Jooked forward to their next opportunity of reciprocating this fine treatment. Be then called upon his team to rise. and drink to the South China Athletic Association.
Our Guests
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1939.
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Japan and Shanghai posited in a large silver-inlaid box, Genhls Khan's remains have been Japan.. well preserved throughout the past Ealphong. seven centuries at the Elsinhoreanuda, USA., Honolulu, Japan & Bhanghai (Vancouver B.C., date. shrine which consists of two large
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The name Etsinhorn means the with the greatest pleasure that I Master's Tomb" in the Mongolian rise to propose to you the toast of
language. Four times ค year "Our Guests." To-night when we sacrifices are offered at the shrine. have the good fortune of entertain- They fall on the Chinese New Japan. ing our visitors from Singapore, we Year's Day, on the 21st day of the have the added pleasure of having third moon, on the 20th day of the with us a good number of dis- Afth moon and on the ninth day of tinguished guests. We enjoy the the ninth moon. of the lunar honour of their presence as wel! | calendar.
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as the pleasantness of their com In front of the main shrine are pany, for they are all good friends four smaller tents. In the first of the South China Athletic ASSO- one is a tablet on which is carved I am given to understand that ciation; friends, not only in the the Great Khan's name. In the the S. C. F. A. has a fine record. sense that they have watched our second are preserved" his favourite It was established in 1911 and in Association's growth with interest; sword and the saddle on which he the same year their team won the friends, not only in the sense that rode across Asta and Europe. In Singapore Cup and the League they have always regarded our As the last two are preserved sacri- Championship. They regained the sociation's welfare with concem; actal tablets of four of his female same honour on two other dc- but friends in the sense that they ancestors. casions in 1925 and 1937. Last year feel as we feel, strive as we strive, they again succeeded in the Singa- In an endeavour common to all to
JAPANESE DAVIS pore League Championship. I am promote good fellowship through sure you will agree with me that the medium of games and sports
CUP PLAYER such a record as theirs is one in this Colony and elsewhere. which any football team should be It would not be so heartening to JOINS NAVY. proud of and it shows the high those responsible for the manage-
TOKYO.. (Reuter By Mall)Jirits standard of football they havement of our Association If we can Yamagishi, Japans "crack tennis attained.
only say that we have a member-champion, who recently refused to It is, therefore, a great satisfac. ship roll of six thousand, or that join this year's Davis Cup team, tion to see the rise of our Qverses we have an organization covering has taken the entrance examina Chinese to the stardom in the every sphere of sporting and re-tion for the Naval Paymasters Geld of sports in the South creational, social and educational, school, Tokyo. Together with more Seas-a healthy sign of our activities. We only find encour- than 500 others, he recently under- race and worthy of congratulaagement in the fact that the South went the necessary pysical ex
China A.A. can lay a claim, how amination, passing it easily. tions and encouragement.
Interviewed after passing the When they visited Manila before ever small it may be, to an earnest coming here they won four matches endeavour throughout the history test, he said, "It would have been of the Association to cultivate intoler.be if I had failed, I'm go- out of five p'ayed. During their present visit they were less Buc-friendliness and goodwill among ing to take the oral examination cessful in their matches but this peoples of all nationalities in this now. It being quite different from Bangkok via Swalow..............
ja tennis ma.ch, my heart is beat- was mainly due to the fact that cosmopolitan Colony.
ing hard." they were unable to field their team at full strength owing to injuries suffered by many of their players during their Manila visit. which from every point of view is most unfortunate.
CREDITABLE PERFORMANCE
Nevertheless they gave most "creditable performance. the outstanding features being the fine sportsmanship and feld craftsmanship which were admired by all those who had the pleasure of watching them in action.
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LOFTY ASPIRATION
BADMINTON RESULT
To what extent we have suc-¡ ceeded it is not for me to say. But.. I would say this: for the attain- ment of this lofty aspiration on our part, we need guidance from
In the semi-final of the Men's the Hongkong Football Associa Doubles Badminton Championship tion, encouragement from the played at Club de Recrelo last |Hongkong Chinese Amateur Athle night, T. B. Bun and M. 8. Kálm [tle Federation, co-operation from "beat C. Âu and F. Kêh 12-15, 15-12.
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ro-night we are happy to find After the kind remarks made by It is the fervant hope of all that gathered here officials and repre- Mr. T. F. Lo, as a Vice-President they will be more successful in sentatives from all these institu- of the Hongkong Football Associa- their next visit here and that there tous, and I can say to them that tion, he ought to say that all the 18 every possibility of co-operation they have always been generous compliments were undeserved, but, between us the visiting team and with their support and encourage unfortunately, he was also a Fre- ours-and it will not be to long ment towards us, so much so that sident of South China, and, as when my words will come true our task has been made much such, should say, “Tut, tut, we've because when the World Olympic caster and lighter. Ought we not had a rotten meal" (Laughter), takes place next year it is a cer- then, at all times, when oppor. He had always advocated the foot- tainty that some of the members tunity offers, as it does to-night, ball held as a form for promoting Air Mall for "K.LE Airways Direct Service"-dae Amsterdam, 20th of the visiting team will be includ to show our appreciation to them? Kood feeling; now he thought ed in the representatives of the It is needless for me to say that there was an equally good form:
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China team destined to the uphold ) whatever little bospitality it is our ja nice, quiet dinner in celebrationsaigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, East
to-night, it can hardly be com- mensurable with our deep sense of gratitude. 19.
of our honour the honour of privilege to extend to them here: China in the world of sports.
On behalf of the South China Association and all here, I extend to you, our guests of honour, the best of wishes for happiness and success and lastly we wish you bon-voyage,
In the football field when our Association's team scores a goal, you can always hear miles away how the huge gathering of spec- tators roar'as one in cheers. Gen- Now, Gentlemen may I ask you tlemen, it is in that spirit of ex- to join with me to drink to the uitation that I ask you to rise and health of the members of the join heart and hand with me to Straits Chinese Football Associa- drink "Health and Frosperity to tion.
Our Guests.
of a game.
If there had been anything that the Hongkong Football Association had been able to
do to contribute to the success of the Straits visit, they were delighted, and were only too happy to continue such com operation. (Applause),
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With a little speech praising the play and sportsmanship of the
-SATURDAY visitors, Mr. Fau Ka-ping present- ed Mr. John Then, Captain of Papers only for Straits and (Parzels) SECRETARY REPLIES
their side, with an inscribed and Papers for Calcutta), Replying, Mr. Choo Kwai-low, In a brief, witty speech, the Hon. frame and an autographed toot Dairen, Becretary of the touring team, Mr M K. Lo replying for the ball. He said he thought lady thanked the Chairman for his guests, said he had been placed in luck had been with South China complimentary words. Though rather a predicament by the in- in their game.
DON, MR. M. K. LO
they were sorry to have lost, they ability of Mr. Ralston to attend! Mr. John Then suitably replied
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