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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, DECEMBER G. 1927.

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OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLÝ.

A week ago to-day, the cricket dinner in honour of the visiting The "Hongkong Telegraph" Interport teams was held at the offers a prize of $50 to the readers Hongkong Club. It was a most who send in twelve correct fore casts of the results of the English enjoyable function, some of the Cup matches (to be, played Saturday next, December speeches being very interesting on and the musical and variety enter-10th), set out in the Coupon below. No goal Acores are tainment being of a very high or required; only forecasts showing der. That same evening and the wins or draws, following morning the two teams left for their respective homes, with the best wishes of all the cricket-loving public in the Colony,

our

In the event of no reader fore- casting all twelve matches, a prize of $25 will be given to the reader who sends in the greatest number of correct forecasts; and in the event of two or more readers send.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH” FORECAST COMPETITION.

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"INFLUX" "OF CHINESE BANISHEES.

SEVEN ARRESTED SINCE" YESTERDAY

There has been a great influx of banishees returning to the Colony during the past two days. Since yesterday no fewer than seven ar- rests have been made of Chinese coming back to Hongkong before the completion of their terms of deportation.

A young Chinese who was ar- rested on charge of pleking the pocket of a compatriot was charged before Mr. Wy Schofield, at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning, with larceny from the person and with returning from banishment. plainant, the first charge was with- Owing to the absence of the com-

drawn,

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In reply to the count of returning

from banishment, the defendant said that when he was deported he was not told the length of time ho. was to stay away from the Colony.

Sub-Inspector Vincent informed his Worship that all persons being banished wore supplied with a duplicate copy of the warrant writ- ten in both English and Chinese... The warrant was also explained to They them by an interpreter. offen, added the inspector, destroy.

banished.

dant was the seventh person who It was mentioned that the defen

had been arrested under the Depor- tation Ordinance since yesterday morning.

His Worship passed sentence of nine months' hard labour and twen- ty strokes of the birch.

As regards the criticisms passing in an equal high number, the ed at the dinner, by the Hongkong prize of $25 will be divided. Captain, during his speech, on re-

The competition is in accord-ed the warrant after they were marks in the Press concerning cer-

ance with the rules published in Lain members of his team. I must the Telegraph during the weeks say I entirely agree with what I August 29-September 24. read in a morning contemporary a days ago. If the Hongkong, Cap- tain was unable to produce any sounder reasons for the inclusion of certain men in

team against Malaya, I cannot help thinking that he would have done better to have made no reference at all to Press, comments. Most of those who follow cricket in this Colony know what he said, so that I do not propose to make "more than this passing reference. То say the least of it the reasons for the inclusion of those referred to were very weak.

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And now a few final criticisms on our Selection Committee In my notes some time ago, before the Interport matches, I said that three members should suffice. I also said that the leading Clubs in the Colony should be represent- ed and that no-one who would be fighting for his place in the team should, unless "absolutely neces- sary, be on it. Finally, I said that these Interport teams from Shang- hai and Malaya came here to play Hongkong as a Colony and not only the Hongkong Cricket Club. Various reasons have been put forward as to why the "running. of the show" should be entirely in the hands of the Hongkong Cricket Club, but I still fail to see why this should be so..

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Matches to be played on De- comber 10th:-

ENGLISIT CUP. Bradford City v Rotherham U Crewe

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Darlington Tranmere R. New Brighton v Bournemouth" y ... Gillingham V L'uton

Swindon

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Stockport, Rochdale. Halifax T. Ithyl. Bristol R. Southend U.

Norwich C.

v Crystal Palace. Aldershot T. Brighton.

Peterborough v Northampton v London Cale-

donians ❤

Name

Address

·No. 15.

Date

Bath C.

Strike out the teams which you

When charged with returning from banishment yesterday, a Chi- nase, denied the charge and this morning Sub-Inspector Vincent gave evidence proving that the de- fendant's finger prints were identi cal with those of the warrant under which he had been banished for five years in August last. He was son- tenced to one month's hard labour' for theft on September 12, 1927.

In his written statement to the police, the defendant was said to. have admitted the charge, but, when questioned by the Magistrato this morning, he denied making that statement, saying that he was instructed to sign his name to the characters which the interpreter had written. He himself could not read and merely copied his name from a piece of paper on which it had been written by the interpreter.

After the interpreter had given evidence proving that the statement" was made voluntarily by the defen- dant, his Worship Imposed sentence.. of nine months hard labour and twenty strokes of the birch,

IRAK DESIRE TO JOIN THE LEAGUE.

AN ARRANGEMENT WITH BRITAIN.

London, Dec. 5. Mr. W. Ormsby Gure, the Under

So for the future I suggest that the Selection Committe should consists of the duly appointed Cap- tain of the side, a member of the Kowloon Cricket Club and a mem ber, of the Civil Service Cricket think will lose, but make ne marks Secretary for the Colonies, was Club. If, by any chance; the Cap-in respect of matches which you asked in the Ilause of Commons tain belonged to either of the last think will be drawn. Inamed, then the third member All claims must reach this office whether negotiations between the should be a Hongkong C.C. man. not later than Wednesday follow-British and Irak Governments, on the question of Irak applying for But I am assuming, at that mo- ing the date on which the matches membership of the League of

No prize will be Nations, were now terminated. ment, that the Captain comes from are played. the Hongkong C.C.

awarded for which a claim has not

He replied that discussions The three clubs mentioned above been made..

which had been taking place with are the leading ones in the Colony.

Before sending in your coupone the King of Irak In London, had There seems no necessity for the mark your forecasts on the dupli- been carried to a point at which Services to be represented. It la cate list given below. Keep satisfactory accord had been

com: reached. not their "show" but if by any your duplicate lists and chance one of the above three pare them later, with the pub The Premier of Irak, who had could be a Service man, as well lished results of the matches and had to leave London some days as fulfilling the other condition, If you find that you have eight or ago, was now on his way back, and so much the better. And I consi-more correct send in a claim for it was hoped that as soon as he der that the three cluba mention- the prize,"

returned, an agreement would be cd above should insist upon having

Mark your envelopes "Football"signed. Pending the signature, a say in the selection of the team on the front and write your name he could not furnish detailed In- for future. Interport games.

(without address) on the back of formation regarding the agree- the envelope.

ment.-British Wirdlesa.

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MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE LIST. DO NOT FORWARD IT TO US. IT IS PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI- ENCE SO THAT YOU MAY KEEP A

There are few other matters cricket on which comment seems necessary this week. One or two league games were played lust RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE Saturday and have been fully TO BENT IN: ported elsewhere.

Bradford City The death of Mrs. Rix, wife of | Crewe the Malaya Interporter, was in- Darlington deed a sad affair, and he has our Tranmere R. deepest sympathy in his heavy New Brighton bereavement.

Bournemouth Gillingham Luton Swindon T. This morning's Harbour Office Peterborough reports gave 18 arrivals and 19 Northampton T. départures, of which five and London Calo- seven respectively were British, donians leaving 63 vessels in harbour, Bri- tish 23. Tonnage was high, but cargoes were not correspondingly so and although British vessels made the best inward registries, the through figures by nationality were below the 1,000-ton mark, by two ships.

Lord Dunedin and Lord Shaw, both Scotsmen, were involved in an imaginary money transaction ·

during the hearing of an insurance appeal case in the House of Lords. Patting a point raised in an argument In a simple manner, Lord Dunedin said: "Suppose I owed Lord Shaw £1 and I called at his house, and, he being out, I sald to his butter: You owe me 58. Here are 158. You pay Lord Shaw £1. Would Lord Shaw afterwards be able to sue me for the 68.7" Lord Shaw replied, amid laughter: "I should be content to got the 169,"

7. Rotherham U Y. Stockport.

V. Rochdale. v.. Halifax T.

Y. Rhyl

V.

Bristol R.

v. Southend U. v. Norwich, C. v. Crystal Palacs 7. Aldershot T. v. Brighton..

V. Bath O.

THE TAIKOO BOWLING GREEN SEASON.

SATURDAY'S PRIZE GIVING FUNCTION.

The official closing and distribu- tion of prizes of the Taikoo Club take place on Saturday, 17th inst, Bowling Green for this season will

at 3, p.m.

HOME FOOTBALL. THIRD DIVISION MATCH.

London, Dec. 6. In the Third Division (South) of the English League, Brentford, playing at Home, defeated Walsall by three goals to two-Reutbr.

"POPPY DAY.”

HONGKONG'S EXCELLENT

EFFORT.

The "Poppy Day" Sub-Commit- tee of the Hongkong branch of the British Legion has remitted by T/T. to the Central Headquarters in London the sum of £1,750 ($17,016.16) on account, as part result of the local drive made on Armistice Day.

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This does not represent the total collection as a few amounts are still outstanding and it is hoped that a further remittance of about $160 will be despatched shortly.

When this has been done, a de- talled statement will be issued.. PASSENGER RETURNS. LAST MONTH'S LOCAL FIGURES.

The official return of passengers arriving, and departing for the yesterday by the Harbour Depart month of November was issued

ment, showing a preponderance of departures, amounting to nearly- 4,000. Following are the figures: Arrivals Departures Ocean-Going

Steamers "62,800.

River Steamers 08,505 Janks and

'Launches'

52,229

100,089

9,537

0.480

Total

.158,097.

102,884

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