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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1928.

THE WORLD SPORT

OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

DOUBLE WIN FOR THE "TAMÄR”

The "Hongkong Telegraph" Talkoo Rifle Club finished their offers a prize of $50' to the readers League Fixtures on Saturday with who sand in twelve correct for a triangular shoot against H.M.S. casts of the results of the English Tamar and 2nd Bn. K.O.S.B. Rifle and Scottish Cup and League Clubs. The result was a doublo matches (to be played on Saturday. win for Tamar and a win for next, March 24th) set but, in theTalkoo. The scores were

LEAGUE PROBLEM | BILLIARDS HANDICAP. Coupon below. No goal scores are follows:

UNSETTLED.

WOULD-BE RUNNERS-

UP DEFEATED.

CLUB DEFEAT RECREIO,

PALACE HOTEL TOURNAMENT.

The following entries have been received and handicaps allotted for the Palace Hotel billiards handicap. Play will commence on Wednesday at 6 pan, and a second game will follow at 9 pm, on con- secutive nights, until the tourna- ment la completed:F. Joncs {By "Wanderer."']

(-250), F. E. Silva (-150), w. w.. Four Sentor Langue games were Dalton (-160), L. V. António played on Saturday, two having a (150); S. J Bradsell (-160), bearing on the runners-up poai-J. M. V. Ribario (-150), S. M. Cruz tion. In both cases, the candi- (-150), M. M. Silva (-150), A. dates were defeated, the K.O.S.B. Lewis (-100), P. Castilho (-100), going down by 2-0 to the league A. Baptista (-100), E. A. V. Re- medios (-100), W. Howells (-100);" leaders, while. Kowloon put an end to the protensions of the A. M. Holland (50), J. W. Lee (-50), W. Stevenson (-50), F. W. Royal Artillery.

Black (50), J. C. Remedios (-50), C. H. Brown (-50), A. F. da Cunba (-50), W. Ogley (-50), A. W. Graves (scratch), F, M. Pereira (scratch), A. G. Locke (scratch),

The decision has yet to be made, though there ean be little doubt. that the honour will go to either the Borderers or the Scots Guards. Interest in league football for this season has now been suspend-W: Gossett (scratch), L. V. Xavier ed for all practical purposes,

The results were:

Senior Division.

2 H.K.F.C. Recrclo

1 "R.A. Kowloon Chinese Ath. 2 K.0.5.3. Police

..0 Queen's

Junior Division,

Kowloon Recreio

1 R.A. Res. U K.O.S.B.

GOSANO GOALLESS.

Club Leave King's Park With Two Points.

(scratch), J. F. Lloyd (scratch), J. Beach (scratch), F. Broadberry (scratch), H. Goddier (+50)...

oing between the backs and netting O with an unstoppable, shot. Time Oand again he came near with simi- far efforts, while Kernock and Muir had bad luck when Kowloon were exerting severe pressure.

The visitors retaliated with long swinging, passes which sometimes caught the Kowloon défence spreadeagled, but their hurried movements was in some measure responsible for the inefficiency in the region of goal.

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required; only forecasts showing wing or drawS, DAWN

Taikoo Rifle Club.

In the event, of no reader fore casting all twelve matches, a prize Mr Bone of $25 will be given to the reader | Mr. Grimshaw who sends in the greatest number Mr. Maxwell of" correct' forecasts and in the Ar, MeIndo event of two or more readers send Mr. McLennan. ing in an equal high number, the Mr. Summers Mr. Swan.. prizo of $25 will be divided.

The competition is in accordance Mr. Walmaloy with the rules published in the Telegraph during the weeks August 20 September 241

Total

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"HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH” FORECAST COMPETITION.

Matches to be played on March 24th.

Sheffield U. Arsenal.

CUP BEMI-FINALS,

Huddersfield ·♥ Blackburn Y Hibernians. Y Celtic

Rangers.

▾ Queen's Park. DIVISION L

Leicester. Liverpool.

Leeds,

Grand Total

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COLLISION IN MID-ATR

OFFICER KILLED.

PARACHUTE SAVES ANOTHER

A collision during manoeuvres In mid-air at Capel, near Folkes. tone, Inst month, between two single-seater Glebe machines of the

200 500 600 Tel. 25th Squadron, Royal Air Force, 24 88 25 32dationed at Hawkinge, resulted In the death of one pilot and the 25 25 78

narrow escape of another. S

34.31 04 23 87 30 00

85

.224 245 210 095

H.M.S. Tamar.

C. P. O. Gully

Sgt. Riddler

Sgt. Bishop

Cpl. Jenkina Cpl. Burnet Mine. Counter.

085

02 91 31 DA 84 28 32 04 29 28 25 82

·10 34.10 12 83 31 28.0% 30.27 21 78 20 02 28 89

28 81 82

201 287 215 683

The collision occurred at a height of about 800 feet, and both aeroplanes crashed to earth out of control. One caught fire. and was burn to a elhador, the other was badly smashed,

Pilot: Officer Eric James Watson received terrible Injuries from. which he died in less than'an hour. The other pilot, Flying Officer Leonard A. Walsh, escaped uninjured. He jumped from his machine and was carried aomo- distance away by his parachute.

Pilot Officer Watson also jump ed clear of his plane, but ev dently he jumped too late for the parachute to become effective.

P. O. Greening

Sgt. Hillaby

Total

Phun 4% For Open Sights...

Grand Total....

20

709

the

2nd Bn. K.0.9.B.

21 81

Sgt. Barham

Sgt. Watts

C/Sgt. Yardley Sgt. Cooke Spl. M. Gil!

L/Cpl. Oxenham

Bolton Wednesday

DIVISION IL

Chelsea Reading West Brom.

V

Y

Manch. City,

Pte. Stoward

Preston.

DIVISION

HIL

Pte, Lindores

Total

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♥

V

Swindon. Plymouth. Bradford C.

Cry, Palace Southend Nelson'

Name

Address

No. 30.

Date

Although five goals were scored Leach led the R.A. forwards in on the Recreio ground, Gosano the capital style, distributing the ball interport centre-forward failed .io with considerable judgment, but find the net, and in this one many he was rarely allowed to run into find the reason for the Recreio's position for a good shot and gen- defent. Jimmy Stewart police-ferally speaking the Kowloon de- maned him delightfully, always fenco were masters of the situa-

Striks out the teams which you being in the vicinity when the Re-tion.

think will lose, but make no marks creio got on the move and at the

Fletcher had much more to do in respect of matches which you same time never neglecting his for-than Angus, though both custo- think will be drawn. wards.

dians dealt with some "teasers." All claims must reach this office The Recreio attacked far more Kernick's display at inside-right not later than Wednesday follow consistently than their opponents, was wall up to the fine standarding the date on which the matches and their fast raiding was always he has set himself in the recent are played. No prize will be dangerous, but in a game which Shield games, and since he is in fluctunted to a remarkable extent, such brilliant form, it may be their shooting was not good, while noted that he will be in Kowloon's it must be said for the Club that team for the final, rumour to the they took their chances.

contrary, notwithstanding.

Vickers opened the scoring for the visitors with a shot from close rango after Logan, deputising for Rodger, had twice brought off capi- tal saves. The Recreio retallated vigorously and the Club goal had

many narrow escapes.

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20

28

10 61

22 43 20 76 29 26 84 23 28 80 88 20 28 80 84 20 18 70

.212 221 174 G07

FI

Plus 4% For Open Sights . .24

031 Grand Total

HEARTY RECEPTION OF, BANNED PLAY.

REAUTY AND DELICACY IN "YOUNG WOODLEY."

Horrifled Spectators. People in the town had been watching the manoeuvring "'planes and wore horrified when they saw machines collision. The' crashed some distance apart in a meadow close to the main Folkes- tone-Dover rood.

Many persons Immediately rah. to tho scono. They found no trace of the airman of one of the. machines, while the other 'plane was burning fiercely and was un- approachable. Lying just clear of the roaring mass, however, was Pilot Omeer Watson.

His parachute was wrapped round him... The rescuers mado an improvised stretcher with A piece of the wreckago, and car ried the dying man to the road- side, where he was placed in an ambulance and to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone, Ho died almost immediately after being admitted,

The exact cause of the collision is unknown. The machines were carrying out aerial, evolutions as usual, when apparently the wings of one fouled the wings of the other. At once the machines be

unmanageable and nose. came dived to the ground. It was all over in a moment.

Flying Offeer Walsh was car- ried over a mile from the scene of the accident and was almost carried over the cliffs into the

One can only aurmise that it wan at the express wish of the Headmastera Association that "Young Woodley a play at the Arts Theatre Club, written by John van Druten and produced by Mr. Basil Dean, has been, for the present at any rate, banned by the awarded for which a claim has not Censor.. One can quite realise it sea.

would not do in n school. been mado..

Before sending in your coupons, satiro upon the particular type of mark your forecasts on the dupll-schoolmaster represented one of cato list given below. Keep your the commonest types-is at once duplicate lists and compare them so keen and true that half the later with the published results of teaching staff would not have the the matches and If you find that face to appear next day. you havo eight or more correct send in a claim for the prize.

Chinese Avenged. The Chinese Athletic avenged Shield de- themselves for their feat by scoring twice against the Borderera without reply. After a Eventually the Recreio cqualia-goalless first half, the Chinese ed in the simplest manner, Rocha played up strongly and scored deflecting a ball from Assumpcao through Ip Kau and Chan Kwong-LIST. pest Logan, the same player put iu. ting his side ahead with a terrific shot soon after the accond half had begun.

Its

Cought In Wires,"

Mr. T. Sayer, who lives close to the field in which the machines crashed, said: "I heard a crash, and on looking up I saw the two machines close together. "They then nose-divod, and from one of From the moral. point of view, the machines I saw the pilot jump however, for an adult audience out. His parachute opened al- Mark your envelopes "Football" there is not a vestige of harm. It most at once, ond he was carried on the front and write your name is, at the heart of it, nu exquisitely over me, and I thought he was (without addrese) on the back of delicate, sincere, and beautiful going out into the sea. Then I the envelope.

treatment of adolescent love. A saw that the telegraph wires MARE AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE prefect of seventech-sensitive which run along the side of the DO NOT FORWARD IT TO DA and given to writing poetry in the road had caught his parachute, IT 18 PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI-school magazine, for which he and stopped him going over the In a fast interesting rame, the ENCE SO THAT YOU MAY KEEP A gets ruthlessly "chipped" has cliffs Borderers could claim a fair men- RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE fallen in love with the Irish girl- The other officer did not jump sure of the game. In midfield, | BENT IN: With the Recreio playing a their work appeared to be much Huddersfield strong forward game, the Club more effective, but their old weak-Blackburn chances at this period did not apness in front of goal asserted it- Hiberniana pear too rosy, but the defence self, and their attack lacked the stood up to the terrific pace in punch of their opponents. great style, Blahop, Watson and Stewart being conspicuous in averting particularly dangerous situations.

Celtic Bolton Wednesday The Chinese half-backs were in Chelsea great form throughout, and laid Reading the foundation for the victory by West Brom, their unfaltering defence in the Cry. Falaco first half when the Borderers Southend

Nelson showed most persistence.

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Eventually Taylor broke clean through on the right and cutting in crashed the ball past Fernandes from close range, and before the end from a movement initiated by Stewart, Taylor scored his eldo's third goal in much the same man-against the Queen's Royal Regi

ner,

Taylor and Alexander, the Club right wing, were the principal source of danger to the Recrete, but Xavier played a capital game, and it was unfortunate for him that on the two occasions on which

Drow With Nine Men.

The Police only fielded nine men

ment, and achieved a draw, no goals being scored. The Queen's failed sheerly on account of a lamentable weakness in the vici nity of goal.

v. Sheffield U.

V. Arsonal

v. Rangers.

v. Queen's Park.

v. Leicester.

v. Liverpool, Y. Hanch, City. Y. Leeds, 7. Preston. 7. Swindon. T. Plymouth, v, Bradford C.

GERMANY AND THE WAR.

wife of his middle-aged and until too lato and his parachute tyrannous prig of a housemastor. did not open. His maching fell Both she and the boy are "lonely and burst into flames. Bu ta souls"; and she, too sympathetic, appeared to be exploding in the lets him read a sonnet he has fire." written-not at all a bad sonnet,

A workman said that he saw the

by the way. Of course, it is first officer jump, but that the other about her. Foolishly, she lots did not do so until the machine him confess. Upon the first dif- was about 800ft, from the ground, Aldent kiss of this academie Paolo and then it was too late, "I do and Francesca enters the amazed not think he jumped," he said, pedagogue. He says exactly what "until his machine had burst into would have been expected of him flames." to the "young pụp.”.

The 25th Squadron has been singularly free from accidenta, the last one happening over a year ago,

Heart-Rending Scene. Afterwards, in the prefects" study, young Woodley goes with a table-knife for a fellow-prefect who had made vulgar Insinuations. AUSTRALIA ALARMED. Thereupon his father-a golfing At this moment, when the rela-soap merchant is sent for, and,

FLOOD OF PROPAGANDIST LITERATURE.

On countless occasions it aptions between England and Ger-nfler a heart-rending scene be-ADVERSE BALANCE IN TRÄDE peared that the Police goal must many are a subject of considerable tween the wife, and the boy, takes he was guilty of an error of judg-fall in the face of constant pres- public discussion, the country is him away to put him in the busi-

aure, but elthor Clark brought off again being flooded with litera-ness." ment, goals accrued.

The Club relied on their dash to carry them through and their for- wards were always threatening.

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THE ONLY GOAL. Kowloon Add Two Further Points,

WITH UNITED STATES

Canberra, Feb. 14 About all this-save for its a brilliant save, or shots were putture intended to explode the

obvious inadvisability for schools Mr. Pratton, the Minister for hopelessly wide: The Police.num- "myth" of Germany's war guilt. erical deficiency naturally spoilt Pamphlets written In English,there is no more trace of a nasty Trade and Customs, speaking in any prospects of an interesting but printed in Germany, are be- mind that there is about Esmond's Parliament to-day, said that the game from the spectators point of ing circulated bearing such titles love for Lady Castlewood. In figures for trade with the United view, but they endeavoured to as: "Confutation of the Lies about view of some recent admitted States for the past year word break through by spasmodic raids, German Atrocities during the plays, the banning of "Young startling, and showed an in and with a little fuck might have War" "Germany's Wrong to Bel-Woodley la an irony that would creasingly adverse balance over, "Americane be delicious if it were not pathetic.gures which had previously been secured both points, there being gium-A Myth"

the Testify against the Old LleofThere is some of the finest act-regarded as serious. occasiona whon. The Royal Artillery were still several

Germany's Responsibility for the Ing to be seen on our stage above Exports, excluding gold, during in the running for the runner-up Queen's goalkeeper must have felt War" "France Responsible for all from Mr. Frank Lawton as the year 1928-1027 had amounted position in the League until they very doubtful of the possibilities.

the War: Poincare, the Grave-young Woodley himself, Miss to £8,500,000, as compared with went to Kowloon on Saturday.

digger of Europe;" "The Great Kathleen Regan as the young wife; £10,000,000 In the previous year, Kowloon defeated them by the only As expected the K.0.8.B. Ro-Fraud:"/

and Mr. David Horny as the per whereas imports for the same goal of the match, the home side serves won easily against the Ro- These propagandist sheets ara fectly-studied schoolmaster-hus period amounted to £41,500,000: confirming their recent improve erla Reserves: On the Kowloon evidently numerous, since a set band. One of the other prefects and 237.250,000 respectively. One ment in no uncertain manner, ground, the It.A. Reserves took which has reached the Morning has to be an unpleasant character quarter of the imports were ro away a polat, which was scarcely Past comprises, numbers ranging to deserve the knife, but he is just presented by mator-cars, and the

though the margin of victory was

not great

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deserved on the run of the play, from 24 to 292. In one corner, as true, and could be tempered to rehhinder included large pro portion of luxuries, such as sport- Kowloon had the better of the

with the number, Is printed the taste. Charity Match.". game throughout. The RA. were

word "English" apparently the Tho play was received with uning equipment, wireless equip- always dangerous, but their move- In a charity football match yes- pamphlets are being sent out in exceptional enthusiasm. monts were not marked by the terday, the Sacred Heart, defeated several different languages. They methodical constructive ability ex- the Royal Navy by 8 goals to two, are printed by the "Fichte As-

Vicar of Ircheetor, Northants, hibited by Kowloon, whose half-after leading by 1-0 at the interval.sociation (Fichte-Bund)," Ham- backs had a fairly close grip on Fung King cheong, Ip Pak-wa and burg, and are obtainable free from since 1908, the Rev. William John

are Bowglass Kerr, aged 73," an au the game throughout.

Suen Kam shun scored for the the secretary. Recipienta College, while Cobb and Northey requested to distribute them thority on church architecture and

anchaeology, has died. among their frienda, netted for the sailors.

Northey scored a typical goal shortly before the interval, burat

ment, and gramophones. Tha oxports were mainly wool and, furred skins. It was hoped that the recently imposed tariffon furs would result in the creations of a substantial Industry in ADB tralla engaged in making up for into the finished article: FAREN