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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GARRISON FOOTBALL.

HOCKEY.

PRICE CUTS IN ITALY.

1930.

GIFTS

The "Powell" collection is so varied that you can choose An appropriato Christmas Gift for every name on your list without making an extravagant outlay.

Como and no the latest creations or write or phone for a selection on approval-they will be willingly sent.

HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS—

SLIPPERS

All sizes in Jacgor Wool, Camel Ilair and Wool, Leather-lined or unlined. Toweiling, etc.

TIES

A "Powall" Tio-the ideal gift- will please because of its beauty and will be valued for its useful. nega. It will be admired by both men and women and will become a constant reminder of your good wishes tastefully expressed

PULLOVER & SWEATERS

GLOVES

lo selected skins-lined or un- lined in Brown and Grey Reindeer, Brown Cape, Chamois, Fabric in Grey, Putty and Chamois colours. Dross Gloves in Kid, Lisle and Cotton Suode.

These are a speciality with ua and a large aolection will no found, in all sizes, in White ond many smart designs and plain colours with or without leaves, suitable for Golf, Tennis, Cricket, Yachting, Riding or for day wear..

SOCKS AND

GOLF HOSE

Exclusive abades, and the most remarkable valuu uver offered-as well as a comfort every man can of enjoy. Observe the absence Rear under the foot a comfort point that is appreciated after the days hard wei".

Call and inspect them, we know you will be more than pleased at the prices asked.

DRESSING GOWNS

A smart solvetlou by "Jaeger" and "Morley" also Scoth Wool Gowns in plain colours and amar: check designs-very soft and com- fortable. Price from $29.50.

SMOKING JACKETS & BATH GOWNS

Attache and Sult

Cases; Collar and

Tio Casoe, Kit Bags, Masonic Leather Casas, etc.

Hold-alls,

MILITARY

Hair

Bruahics, Clothes

and Hat Brushes,

Pocket Wallets,

Money, and

Key

Purses, ôté.

M.C.L. MATCH ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.

A Soccer

CLUB'S SECOND TEAM AGAINST JAT REGIMENT.

PROFITEER BAKERS

ARRESTED.

Ilomo, Nov. 24.

The following wit represent the As already announced, team from military units in longkong Hongkong Hockey Club 2nd, team The campaign to reduce the cost la due to go to Shanghal on board against the 8/9 Jat Begiment on or living throughout Italy has on- H/T Nevasa, which is expected to ar- Monday, at p.m., on the Marina tered upon a particularly active rive here to-morrow week. Four days Ground:

W. Barrowman, L. A. R. Duncan, phase, and various trade anions will be spent in Shangbal, and the team will return to Hongkong on the L. F. Nicholson (Capt.), A. Botelho, and municipal bodies have passed arriving here about O. Butler, W. Napier Bell, B. Fox, C. resolutions determining general AKME boat, January 10. Arrangements are also C. Francis, W. A. Nowers, B. P. Q. reductions in prices, in train for a Hongkong Area hockey Wad, F. C. Fincher. Referee: A side to accompany the footballers, and Dand. matches will be played against the units, or against Shanghai Area, in; both games.

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Ladies' Teams. The following team has been plekest The players selected for the foot to play in a match vornus .MS. ball team are as follow: Pte. Newland, Suffolk at pookunpoo to-day at 3.30 RAM.C.; Gar. Frearson, RA, Big,

G. E. Little; E. Gray, B. V. Frank Gillott, R.B.; Pte. (81) Morgan, In: A. Owen-Hughes, E. Bonnar, S.W.D., Pto, Eynen, 8.WB. 1/Cpl. Wallace: E. R. Ball, N. McNeille, Grosvenor, IC.E., Ftc. Ainslie, R.AS.E. M. Donelan, M. Smalley, B. Laing. C., Pte. (68) Davies, S.W.B. There will also be a match against Spr. Himbury,

Sjt. R.E..

Methe Y.M.C.A. at King's Park, bull; DT Culloch, R.A.S.C.. L/Cpl. Duncan, 8.W.B. The reserve to travel with 3.16 p.m. The team is as follows:

E. Lammert: F. Cousins, M. King; the team is Gor. Ashley, R.A., but'

P. Carter, F. Webber, E. O'Hagan; I other reserves, who may come into G. Bell, J. 1. Whyte, C. Ferguson, E. the side if the exigencies of the wor Blackburn, M. Bishop. vice prevent those selected from going been chosen as to Shanghai, have

R.S. follow: Goal-L/Cpl. Penny, Backe L/Cpl. Mullane, S.W.B. and, Ple. Hamer, R.A.S.C. Half-Backs Spr. Fretwell, RE. Forwards-Bdr. Allen, H.A., Sig. Williams, R.S., L/Cpl.: Craig and Pte. Shenror, A. & S. H., and Pie. Innson, RAM.C.

HOSPITAL CHARITY

MATCH.

PROVIDING XMAS COMFORTS FOR PATIENTS.

Match on New Year's Day, A match between the Combined Services and the Rest of The Colony

For the purpose of providing has been arranged, in aid of the M.G.L. (Noval and Military Branchos) for extra comforts for patients at the New Year's Day. The match, which Government Civil Hospital during is scheduled to commence at 3.30 p.m., Christmas, a charity match la to be will be played at Sockumpoo. The played at the University ground Services' side has been selected as to-morrow, between the University follows: Mne. Clucas (Berwick): L. Tel. Dixer (Medway) (Captain), Pand the Medical Department. Henderson, A. & 8. H.); A. Bwill be chosen from: Dra. Samy, The Medical Department team Robertson (Medway), Cpl. Hay,

(A. & S. IL), Pie. Yeoman, (A. & Guzdar, Barnes, Yap and Liang, 9. H.), A., Magee (Medway), A. B. Messrs. J. F. McGowan, J. Skin F'encock (Spitolk), Upl. Atkinner, K. C. Pang, Y. Hassan, Or Yu (RAF), L/Cpl. Campbell (A. & S.I.) Hin, Lau Kwok Iu and Mak Man L. Sto. Skinner (Modway). Reserves Lee.

For example, the National Federa- tion of Hotels and Tourisme has decided that from December 1 the prices of rooms and meals in all will be reduced by 10 per cent.- the hotels and pensions of Italy this reduction to be calculated on the prices published in the 1930 edition of the official Governmen tal handbook, "Hotels in Italy,"

Ment has been reduced by 14u. pound, and every effort is being made to force down the price of fees bread, groceries, doctors and tram fares-with more or lesa If persunaion, pro. Fuccess. paganda and appeal to fair play do not succeed in inducing retail merchants to reduce their prices, then more drastle methods of per suasion will be adopted.

FU

In Rome three grocers' shops have already been closed for indefinite perlod by the Fascisti for profiteering, and several bok- bread at an unreasonably bigh crs have been arrested for aclling price.

Similar action has been taken in other places, and it is be loved that the risk of being exiled to the confino of the islands will have a wonderful effect in bring desired level. ing down the cost of living to the

The largest reductions affect chemists and druggists, whose notoriously high prices for medt- cines have to come down 30 per Instructions have been kiven for a reduction of rents by

for each position have been chosen as Charge for admission in $1, and cont follow: Pte. (21) Johnson, (S.W.B.); it is hoped that in this good cause 10 per cent, from December 1. I/Cpl. Mullane (S.W.D.), Ptc. (78) Williams (S.W.B.); A. B. Gatehouse there will be a good attendance.

(Berwick), Pte. McGlashan (A. & S. I.), Gür. Joyce R.A., Pto. Christie (A. & S. IL), Pto. Wylie (A. & S. H.), Pte. Louden. (A. & S. H.), Ple. (72) Morgan, (S.W.B.), and Pte. Hughes (A. & S. IL).

GOVERNOR'S SHIELD

RESULTS.

COMPLETION OF THE SECOND ROUND MATCHES.

NAVY BILLIARDS.

MEDWAY DEFEAT THRACIAN

IN SECOND ROUND.

II.M:6, Medway defeated H.M.S. Thracian in the second round of the billiards cup contest last night, the match being played at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. Score:

Medway. Southern Binns

The second round of the Governor's Skinner Shield, a competition by the Royal Vaney Hongkong Golf Club, has been played Harrop off, while the first round of the G. M. Young Cup event has also been completed.

The results of the Governor's Shield ercond round matches are as follows: Hongkong Bank beat Furness Far East (1 up); Lane Crawford's beat Public Works Department (4 and 3); E.A.0.C. beat Deacons (4 and 2); Dodwell and Co. bent Davie Bong and Co. (5 and 3); Educution Department beat Canadian Pacific (S and 2).

In the G. M. Young Cap, Mesars. Jardine Matheson boat Chartered Bank (8 polats to 4): Dodwell and Co. beat Asintic Petroleum Company,

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

UNITED SERVICES TEAM AGAINST CLUB.

The following will represent the United Services in their Rugby match aganist the Hongkong Rugby Football Club, at Huppy Valley, at 1.16 p.m. to-day.

Fail-back.-Pte. Frankham (S.W.

B.).

Threequorters-Lieut. Galletly (S. W.B.) (Captain), Mid. Parker (ILM.S. Medway), Lieut. David (H.MS. Med- way), and Livut. Barlow (5.W.D.).

Halves. Lleut. Hewitt (H.M.S. Stormcloud) and Mid. Roberts (H.M.8.; Suffolk),

Forwarde.Surd:-Lieut. Nicholson, Lieut. Crawford, E. A. Wilkinson (11.M.S. Medway), Lieut. Com. Robert воп (11.M.S. Suffolk), Sub-Lieut. Edwards (H.M.S. Berwick), L/Gpl. Tratt, Ple. Gilmore and Drummer Jones (S.W.D.).

RALWAY

Thracion. 137 North 160 Llacombe

112 Foster

SIR H. RECKITT'S APPEAL.

BANK TO REPAY CHEQUES OF LORD TERRINGTON,

The Court of Appeal, consisting of Lords Justices Scrutton, Greer, and Sleaser, haa allowed the ap peal by Sir Harold Reckitt from the refusal of Mr. Justice Rowlalt 150 to declare that the Midland Bank, Ltd.. were liable to pay him £17,- 164890. In respect of cheques drawn xon Sir Harold's, account by Lord the and cleared by Terrington 517 bank.

No attack was made on the good ***** falth of the bank. What was al-

100 Sanders 150 Pugh

Total

600

SOCCER BROADCAST.

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From 4.p.m. to 5.30 p.m. to. day, a running commentary on between the football match Kowloon and the South Wales Borderers is to be broadcast from Kowloon. Keep this plan of the field before you when you listen-in.

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leged was that the circumstances connected with the transactions should have aroused their suspi cions, and that ne they did not in fact make inquiry they |llable.

were

Judgment was entered for Sir Harold for $13,490.

giving

Lord Justice Serufton, judgment pointed out that the ap-

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peal arose out of the frauds of Lord Terrington as attorney for the Sir Harold, and, reviewing facts, he said that in the case of the first cheque it would have needed the sagacity of a super- sleuth hound to detect that Lord Torrington was fraudulently propriating the money, but with regard to thirteen other cheques the case was different. The in- nocence of the bank was no de- Гелес. They had failed to prove facts which brought them within the protection afforded by Section 82 of the Bills of Exchange Act, Ha regard to all hut two of the

cheques.

The Court refused to grant in- terest, Lord Justice Scrutton re- marking to Mr. Schiller, K.C. (for Sir Harold): That seems to raise the question whether you should not have found this out a long time before. I have no particular sympathy with your client, Schiller.

Mr.

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THE HOTEL

Xmas Eve Dinner.

Orange Cocktall. Alexandra Cream Soup Fish a la Hotel Cocfl Tournedos a la Monte Carlo Icod Asparagus, Mayonnaise Ronat Saddle of Lamb, Red Currant. Jelly Roast Turkey and Hom Hoiled Potatoes. Ronal Potatoes Cauliflower Plum Pudding New York Bundao Cheese

Dessert

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New Year's Eve Dinner,

Hors d'Oeuvre- Asparagus Cream Soup Fillet of Garoupa Condorcet Lamb Chop Cutlet and Greon

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Pate de Foie Gras in Aspla Fillet de Boeuf Roti Pommes Fondantes

Ronat Turkey and Ham Boiled Potatoes. Roast Potatoes French Beans

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