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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
HOME FOOTBALL.
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE,
The league tables in the En- glish and Scottish Leagues up to and including Saturday's mat- ches are as follows:
Division I.
PWDL FAPts. Sunderland....12 8 1 3 35 2017 Huddersfield.....10 6 4 0 26'16 16 Aston Villa....11 5.5 1 31 18 15 Arsenal"......12 6.3.3 25 19 15 Tottenham 12.6 3 3 20 2015- Liverpool. .10 5 3 2 20 10 13 Bolton...... 12 5 3 4 23 22 13 West Hum....12 6.1 5 14 17 13 Leads U.11 5 2 4 17 1612 Birmingham, 12-5 2 5 21 21 12 Newcastle. ...11 4 3 4 24 22 11 Manch. Un....11 4 3 4 17 16 11 Notts Cty....12 4 2 6 46 17-10 Blackburn. ...12 3 3 Everton.... West Brom, Burnloy.
Loicostor.
6 20-28, 9]
12 2 5
5 25 31 9
10 3 3
4 13 20.91
.12 3.3 6 15.31 9
.11 3 2 6 21 23.8
Manch. City, .10 2 4 4 19 21 8 Bury. Cardiff.
9.4 0 5 18.31 8:
12.3 1 8 16 28 7 Sheffield U....10 2 2 6 21 20 61
Division II.
Middlesboro...12 90 3 30 20 18 Cholson.....10 7 3 0 27 517 Wednesday.... 11 7 2. 2 28 16 16 .10 6 3 1 10 815 ....11 71 3 26 1515 Dorby C..
10 5 3 2 16 12 13 11 6 1 4 18 1413 13 6 1 6 27 31 13
10 5 2 3:22 1412 11 5 2 4 22 19 12 5-18 25 12 5 24 18 11 4 21 2011 5 11 11 10 .11 3 4 4 14 1710 11 41 6 14 20 9 7-16 19 8
TUG AND LIGHTER MEETING. New York. Det: 18. Mrs. Crafriddiy, a multi-millio- Following the rejection by the naire's wife who had been separa-China Provident Loan and mort-
guge Co., Ltd., on Saturday, of the Wolves. ted from her husband, has been proposals for amalgamation with South Shields. found dead in an apartment in the Hongkong Tug and Lighter Hull City Los Angeles with her neck and Co., Ltd.,, a meeting of the latter Preston N. E..
company was held, over which Oldum... shoulders bruised. The police are Mr. R. G. Shewan presided. Port Vale Investigating the affair-Reuter's Members of the consulting com- Darlington....13 4 4 mittee prosent were Messrs. W. Swansea. 11 5 1 Americas Service.
J. Carrol, C. B. Brooke and M. Portsmouth. 10 5 1 Tackey. Others present wore Bradford C...11 4 2 Mr. R. F. Mattingly, Mr. J. Top-Barnsley. pin, Mr. A. A. Botelho, Mr. F. P. Stoke........ V. de Soares, Mr. Tong Hok-ting Blackpool12 3 2 Southampton..12 2 3 and S. C. Cook.
The Chairman said As the Notts For...11 2 3 proposed amalgamation with the Clapton.....
11 2 1 8 13:27 51 China Provident loan & Mortgage Stockport... Company has fallen through for Fulham. 11 2 0 9 8 32 4 the time being, there is no neces-
Division III (South). sity on that account for these resolutions to be confirmed, but Plymouth......10 8 1 1 34 1117 our solicitors advise that they Reading. must be got out of the way before Millwall. we can begin any fresh nogolla-Swindon. tions, so I hope all present will Bristol City. now vote against their confirma- Exeter.
PLAY AND PLAYERS.
The Cuts de Recreio fell away after a good start. They do not play such clear football as they might well do with advantage though may be this is due to the fact that they are so keen..
SECOND DIVISION.
Kowloon Reserves went down be- fore the much improved South China "A" team, Surreys Reservestion. As Chairman I propose that Southend,
the Resolutions just read be con ran up eight plear goals against St. Joseph's, the Club Reserves, lost by firmed as Special Resolutions.
Mr. Tackey seconded and the the only goal against Club dej Recreio Res, and the R. A. Reserves" meeting unanimously rejected the brought off the big surprise of the proposition. afternoon by defeating the Drums.
HOCKEY..
NOTED CRICKETER ENGAGED. The captain of Worcester County cricket eleven, Mr. Maurice K.
The following wilt represent Foster, is engaged to be married.
the Club 1st XI against the Pun- to Miss Betty Robinson, youngest daughter of the late Canon' Ludo-jabis at the U.S.R.C. on Wednes- day 21st October; bully-off at 5p.m. vick Stewart Robinson.
When her father was Vicar of sharp P. W. F. Mills, A. P. T. Farquharson, D. H. Sherman, A. Pershore, neat Worcester, Miss. Hett, E, JR. Mitchell (capt., Robinson frequently accompanied EW. L. Martin, H. Owen-Hughes, him to the county cricket matches,
R. C. Allen, W. Woodward, B. D. ber of the famous cricket family,
Evans and G. P. Lammert, being the sixth son of the Rev. H. Foster, of Aberdovey, North Wales. and in this way she first met Mr. Foster. Throughout the past sea- son she has attended many of the matches in which he has so much distinguished himself."
Mr. Foster, who is 38, is a mem- There was a time, owing to the
when the Worcester county eleven
7 14 24 7 6 8 12 7
11 3 0 8 12 20 61
12 3 6 1 19 1516
12 6 3 3 25 1415
.12 6 2 4 22 17 14
12 5 4 3 22 18.14
12 5,3 4 16 12 13 .12 6 1 5 27 25 19 12 4 5 3 17 18 13 11 4 4 3 14 912 11 5 24 23 26 12
Newport. Gillingham. Northants.... Aberdare. Charlton. Bristol Rov...11 5 1 5 18 1511 | Brighton, Merthyr, Watford. Luton. Norwich.
12 5 2 5 20 23 12
.10 3 5 2 11 611
.10 5 1 4 24 20,11
.10 4 3 3 17 15.11 12 4 3 5 16 21 11 12 3.3 6 316 30 91
.11 4 1 6 13 19 9 12 3 3 6 10 22 9
Q. P. R. Bournemouth, 12 3 2 7 12 22 81 Crystal P. 11 3 0 8 17 44. 6. Brentford. 11 1 9 11 33 3
Division III (North).
-12 7.3 Grimsby, Bradford.....12 8 1 3 34 11 171 Rochdale. Doncaster. Ashington. Coventry. Hartlepools.
There were no cases of nolid-Durham "able disense reported during the Nelson
week-end.
Chinese were Twenty-two charged at the Marine Court this
29 917
11 6 3 2 25 10 15 11 5 4 2 17 15 14 11 4 5 2 22 15 13
11 6 14 21 18 13
1 6 1 4 18 21 13 ]
12 6 0 6 26 21 12
12 4 4′ 4′′20 19 12
11 5 15 16 15 11
11 5 15:20 21 11
Chesterfield....11 5 1 5 19 1211 Halifax. Lincoln. Crewe. .10 5 1 4 22 21 11) Wrexham. 135 3 17 19 11
playing band of Foster brothers, morning with being on board the Rotherbam. 10 4 3 3 16 2311 J.C... 8. Tisondari without New Brighton. 11 4 3 3 17 23 10 dismissed them with a caution.
was popularly known as Toster- permission. The Harbour Master Accrington. 12 4 1.7 16 259
shire."
In 1923 MA. Fuster became cap- tain of the Worcester County Club, and during the season knocked up! 1,868 runs. Last season he handed the catching list, proving himself one of the smartest of slip fielders.
BOXING FOR CHARITY..
Southport.. Wigan.
A massage to the North-Chied Tranmere. Daily News, dated Kobe, Oct. 9, Barrow... states:--Mr. Richard Forbes Step-Walsuli. hon, the head of the old-establish-
Hearts.
10 3 2 5 17 19 8
11 2 4 5 19 23 8
11 3 1 7 18 31 7
12.2 28 14 26 6)
12 2 4 8 15 30 6. Scottish League.
ed firm of Strachan & Co., Wa St. Mirren.......11 8 9 1.22 12 18 found dead in the garden of his. house last night. His death was Motherwell...117 31 18 917 | Rangers, .11 7 0 4 20 12 14 the result of a gunshot wound.
11 5 3 3 21 14 18 Mr. Stephen is said to have been
Falkirk. 10 6 1 3 20 1413 upset by losses and business
Celtic.
.9 6.0 3 23 11 12 Hamilton. .10 4 4 2 28 10 12 Airdrie..........10 5 1 4 26° 14 11 Cowdenbeath...10 4 2 4 22 20 10 Queen's Park..11 5.0 6 20 19 10 [Abordoen, .... .....12 4'2.6 20 19 10
12 4 2 6 17 20 101 Partick.
93 3 3 19 17 9) Raith R.... 10 4 1 5 11 17 9 Morton.......10 3.3 4 10 17 91
Both from a sporting standpoint and from the point of view of the suppert accorded, the charity box-worries. ing tournament held at the open- air ring at Murray Barracks ou Saturday was an unqualified age- cess. Seven serious fights were staged from lightheavies to fen- thers, Jim Cartlidge gave Bix rounds exhibition. boxing. A. B. Bell, P. O. Mehan and H. Major taking the rounds each, Cartlidge also fenced with P.O. Smythe and the evening concluded with comely boxing.
A, B, Dearing won over A. B. Banga en points; A. B. Eustace easily gained a decision over Stoker Norris; A.B. Carner knock- ed out AB. Hares in the second round; A. B. Chinnery won over Stoker Llewellyn; L/S Perrin won. afteria splendid contest with Marine Sneddon A.B. Wearing defeated. L/Telegraphist Roberts; and Tol, Loring lost to Stoker Brightman' after a bright display. Convivial Soul: "Wöll, can't
Signalman Rogers gave an exhi-you remember olther?" bition bout with L/S Codnor, c
'Bus Conductor: "Are you gotting on or off?"
Dundee.
| Kilmarnock ...10 3 3 4 15 28 9 Clydebank. 102 2 6 16 24 6 Hibernians. ...11 2 2 7 14.22 6 Dundee Un....10 2 1 7. 11 27 5 St. Johnstone 10 3 1 7 9 27 5
According to the ·Canton Gazette, there have been consign- ments of A. P. C. petroleum and other "undesirable goods" pas- eing into Kwangtung from the North River-districts, with the result that the Strike Committoo has requested the Department of Commerce in Canton to instruct tho magistrates of the districte concerned to prohibit auch im
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