1923-09-24 — Page 3

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS.

Outlook for Local Clubs.

{{BY QUIZ")

The Hongkong Football League opens on Saturday next, but. owing to the absence of some af! the ships from port and the South China senior players down South, there will be only eight matches: on the opening day, i.c., three, games in the Senior Division and five in the Junior Division.

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The King's Regt. last year's champions of both Divisions, will start favourites. They will be leaving the Colony in about two) months' time, but they entered the League with the understand- ing that the new regiment, the East Surrey's, will take over their position in the League and com-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

SHANGBAÐINTERPORT POLO TEAM.

The Shanghai Interport Team, which arrived here this afternoon by the Empress of Russia to defend the Keswick Challenge Cup Left to right: Mess. McMichael (Capt.), Newbigging. Hickling and Greig.

plete their outstanding list of NEW HONGKONG BANK.ĮLAWN BOWLS NOTES. 6xtures. This is the -ual pro

cedure when Regiments change Large Chinese Concern to

in the middle of a season, ►

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open Branch.

well-known

The Ho Houg Bank. Ltd. a Singapore will soon open a branch Chinese Bank in

After the Interport.

[BY "TOUCHER."}

The King~ no doubt will place their successors in a very good

Now that the Interport session? position in the League, and as the East Surrey's have the - Building, at No. 13, Queen's Road cussion amongst members of the

in Hongkong in the Astor House Short period of argument and

is over, there is bound to follow a putation of being a good sporting Cental which promises havej regiment, they will possibly herecupied by the Asia Bank-ar clubs. lain it in Hongkong and top the

"Jack HighS" League at the end of these song years and have just been evacuat dont be dissected and ex- fing Corporation for the last four the various matches played will some what to candid criticism of

The Hongkong tub have

ed. The opening of the branch, it is aurainced, will take place but, while I hold no brief for amined greatly to his discredit. quite a number of new. Dien

wa the first of October. this season, sand expect 2 finish

Jack High," it were wise to re- The Bank has been in existence near the top.

much for six years "being Incorporated who thinks differently, the critic tember that, to the other fellow) depending on their ing matche and when they thorized capital of 30,000 | High" was indulging only in a

open in Singapore in 1917 with an au-

is always wrong. meet the King's in the League.

Perhaps "Jack which 8,000,000 have been issued, and $1,000,000 paid in. During this remarks have provided heal little leg-pailing, and, in any case, Kowinon, last year's Shield-ix years of existence the Bank) winners, have got a couple of has established five branches in

bowlers with something to talk recruits who have done well in the Straits Settlements and the heat and help ride over the silly football, and, with the exception Federated Malay States and has

Feastin Nuff Said: of Scully, can field the same side built up a large reserve furd that gave a guod account of them-amounting to more than -

Some surprise was expressed at .selves at the close

las: not,

the composition of the Shanghaif season. They have greatly The Bank is owned entirely by team selected to play in improved their playing pitch and the Chinese, the principal hare-Interport. I happen to know for the at the present time they can holder being Mex-r boast of a field second to none in Pengolang and Lim Peng-man, the team he did against his better! Lim 4 certain fact that Shaw played the Colony.

who are owners of the Ho Hong judgment. He had every inten- Steamship Co., the Hb Hong Diltion of playing Cheetham as No. The Navy teams in the opening Mills, the Ho Hong Portland 3, and had drawn up his team matches are the Tamar and Cement Works, the Ho Hong accordingly, but was over-ruled Diomede, and these teams Rice Mills, and other large in in his decision by a certain meri drawn together in the first match,dustrid and commercial interests her of the party who has a big The Tamar will depend upon latin Singapore. The Bank has all with the Shanghai Associa year's team. while the Diomede pard of Directors of eleventh

Cheethan, therefore, was enters the League. For the members, all of whom are pre given the wo-be and hi-

fight mined business.or professional place filled by another

men in the Strait- Among them why had been playing les are the Hon. Mr. Lee Choon-consistently. The interests of Suan, the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng-the team were thus sacrificed lock, and Dr. Lim Boon-kengelfinest but, from what I all of whom have been member have heard. the matter will not! of the Legislative Council of the be

allowed to rest when Dr Lim visitors reach Shanghai.

Pluse

Are

first rime. is expected between these teams, as in practice gates thefe has been little to choose between them.

The Police, who are nut against.

Strait Settlements.

the Club in the opening game Boon-keng is also known have several newermers and, a

in the past, they will leave noth. many people here, having receiv.! I note that

nar

Jack. in

the

ing to chance against their added an honorary degree of Doctor SAP has been giving his rivals. The members of the force Law from the Hongkong views on how in Interport team are not expected to win the

I'niversity in 1919. League. but they may upset some! of the teams who appear to he in

the running.

The R.G.A will open the season vary weak, but as they have raveral Young players they should improve as the season advance..

Should be elected. am fraid.

The Hongkong branch of the however, that his idea of a selee- Bank is provided with deation committee composed of thre Board of Directors consisting offnen-partizaḥ players is scarcely Mr. Ko Leong-hoe, a prominent posible. Practically every bow-j merchant in Singapore who haster in resided here for several years member of one or other of the

thi- Colony reprezentating the Ho interests in this Colony: Mr. Sam whether he is a member of the Hong various bowling club. und. Pak-ming, a well-known bu-iness Committee not, has his own men and capitalist here; and Mr.fexpress views as to who are the Ng Cheng-lok of Ne Yuen Hing, best bowlers. The South China team is due a large "Nampakhong"

I cannot see. back in November. and it is hat Strand, West, who is also a and true" would be les "morally in Bon-therefore, how three "good men question whether they will be director of the Bank of East Asia. compelled" to vote for their own. able to pull up their back fixtures.

The Manager of the branch is club candidate than would a body Hongkong football will greatly Mr. H. Huang, who was run-of chub representatives. miss the South China trainerted with the China Banking) from

football senior

in Corporation, Manila, serving as

Flowever. E quite tee with

the commencement of the season. Assistant Manager, before com-"Jack" that our pre-ent -y-tent of The experience gained in Ausing to this Colony, and is a banker-electing Interport players is not tralia will no doubt improve their considerable experience. football. and they will come back

to the Colony to carry all before them.

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From: report of the ships till

TYPHOON WARNING.

all that uitd he desired. For instance. while Com- mitter meeting- require the attendance of two representa-

received by the American Con-happens that only one member The telegra quoted below was tives from each club, it sometimes

up North, a good class of football isulate-Ceneral. Hongkong, from attends. Consequently, one or

has been maintained in the various competitions arranged in the summer season, and when they come to port there is little doubt but that the standard of Service football will be maintained.

• team

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the Manila Observatory at 11.20 nmre votes are bust to the meet- a.m. to-day--

fing, with possible adverse effect Apparri, less than 300 miles di~-

1. Cyclone or typhoon E of on the final hallotting results. tant, moving N. or N.N. E.,

Then again, the final selection

2. Typhoon in about 117 degis carried out in too much of al Long E.17 deg. Lat. N. direction hurry. unknown.

Before a meeting is

called no-one but the Secretary knows the full list of candidates that have been submitted from the various clubs. The result is that at the last moment the Com-

Sept.. are as follows:

The nutches for Saturday, 20th.

H.X.F.C. s. Folice: Diomede v.mittee is confronted with a num-

Division I. Kowloons. King's Tamar.

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Two new Clubs have entered for the Junior Division, this scason the School of the Sacred Heart and Club de Recrein. The latter, although not new to Hong- kong football, enter again after brief absence. The surveying vessel Iriquiose has also entered

ber of names from which it has thus be obtained Hitherto the A HONGKONG ORCHIS. the Junior Division, but little is loon: PGA. . Sacred Heart: tion. A better way would be for ours with, at the most, ant more Division II. Tamar Kow-to make an all too hasty selec-rule here has been to divide hon known of the strength of this H.K. Club v. King's; S.C.A. A. the list of candidates to be in than two players from any one of a ramble on Saturday, I found . S.C.A. "B": St. Joseph's v. the hands of each member of club. I doubt, however, if the Diomede. Several of the United players

the committee for at least a week practice is a sound one always, orchises growing wild on a Hong- have signed

before the meeting is called. This There can be little doubt but that kong hillside, at an elevation of on for Kowloon Reserves, as the United have present the Club in

The following team will re- would give members an oppora strong quartette, accustomed to about 900 feet. The character withdrawn from the League, game against the Tamar on the list and afterwards give their chances of winning than have an the very long spur," over two a friendly tunity to carefully study the Play together, have better istic feature of the dowBIN WES The Lusitano Club, who entered Club ground at 5.30 p.m. to considered opinion. at the first meeting. have with-morrow R. drawn from the League. The Purvis, C. E. Bishop: A. Mair. A Hutchison: D. Club de Recreio are in want of S. Forsyth, J. W. P. McPhail;sociation has a bye-law making it By the way, the Shanghai AK- ground at Kowloon for practics, W. Stewart, J. Watson, H. G.possible to select an Interport- and arrangeurents are being made Howard, R. Bell and S. D. Begg, team entirely from one particular for a suitable playing pitch near Reserves:-G. the Railway.

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