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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER 18, 1935.

FAR EAST LAWN BOWLS AMALGAMATION SCHEME To Be Placed Before English Bowling Association

MR. B. MAUGHAN

OPTIMISTIC

IN DIRECT TOUCH WITH E.B.A. PRESIDENT

SHANGHAI VERY INTERESTED

(By "Veritas")

The scheme for the formation of a Far East. Lawn Bowls Association to be affiliated to the International Bowling Board, which emanated from Mr. B. E. Maughan and which has received the enthusiastic support of Shanghai, Hankow, and Singapore, is still progressing.

Mr. Maughan is optimistle concern- The latest development is

ing the utcome of the English that full details of the scheme Bowling Association's deliberations, have been submitted by Mr. and frels, that the only factor likely Maughan to Mr. Cross the to prevent its adoption is that the not confined now President of the English interests affected are

solely to British territory. Bowling Association to be placed before that august body for consideration.

Mr. Maughan hopes, that with the sympathetic influence of Mr. Cross the E.B.A. will see fit to approve of the proposals at its next moeting in January and to support its adoption by the I.B.B.

The scheme which accks to place all lawn bowls activities in the Far East under one controlling body, in already well known locally and has been fully approved by the Hongkong L.B.A.

It is an effort similar in character to that which has united lawn bowin nctivities in Australia, with the one distinction that it includes territory nat British. This may renet favourably,

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be ex-

In the meantin Mr. Maughan is waiting to hear personally from the EA, President as to the probable reaction of the Association when the Nothing oficial, however, scheme is submitted next month. pected for sometime. If the E.B.A. see it to support the idea there is every

International reason to believe it will be accepted Bowling Board. by the

Shanghai is maintaining a interest in its developments as following, report which appeared in Inst week's Shanghai Tivic Indientes.

SHANGHAI EXTRAORDINARILY KEEN ON SCHEME

́ELIMINATION OF "LEFT WING" OBJECTIONS DESIRABLE

keen the

'Although representatives of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association met with disappointment in their efforts during the Interport visit to open negotiations with the Colony Association on the subject of the projected Far Eastern Lawn Bowls Associa- tion, the scheme has by no means been abandoned and The Shanghai Times understands-that-the subject is being raised through correspondence during the "off-season."

Other parts, including Hankow,

This is a copy of the presentation photograph of the Hongkong Pollen football team made to, Mr. D. Burlingham on his retirement from the Police Force. Standing:-Moss, Stephens, Gough, Me. Hardy, Brooks, Green, Parker. Sitting:-Shepherd, T. Pile, C. Pile, Mr. D. Burlingham, Blackburn, Johnson and G. T. Stokes. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

Australians Heading

Victory

For

PILE ON THE RUNS

S. Africa Behind

Durban, Dec. 17,

South Africa is facing defeat in the first Test Match against the Austral-

ians.

Continuing their first innings which

had temporarily closed at 280 for 3, the Australians proceeded to aggre- gate 420 before dismissal.

1. Darling added another nine runs

DIG LEAD

It was at first hoped that al great deal of the preliminary Singapore and Tokyo have expressed to his overnight score of 51, and negotiations between Shanghai kean support of the plan, while it is Chipperfield scored the second cen-

matter is one which should be press- 109. and Hongkong on the subject orally felt in Shanghai that the tury of the innings with a masterly would be effected during the In-ed with the utmost expediency.

Hankuw Correspondence with terport visit, but owing to the crowded schedule created through the late arrival of the Northern side, the round-table conference had to be postponed. There has been a certain amount of scepticism as to the

benefits

Reason.

or

Needing 182 to save the inningal

Chipperfield-He hit up a century against the South Africans yesterday.

JAPANESE RUGBY TEAM TO VISIT SHANGIIAI

First Appearance On December 29

tion of Japan an invitation.

If

the

the loss of three wickets before stumps

the

Shanghai

ports. The first

Nichi-Nicht

encounter

JAPANESE BID FOR OLYMPICS

COMMITTEE OF SIXTY

APPOINTED TO-DAY

Tokyo, Dec. 13.

of Twelve Vice-Ministers State, high officials of the two chambers of the Diet, the Mayor of Tokyo, the Chief Secretary of the Cabinet and three university presidents will be included on the committee --which-will-head-the movement to bring the XIIth Olympic Games to Japan in 1940.

un

Mataro

Tokyo

LADIES' TENNIS

TITLES

CHAMPIONSHIPS START SOON

ENTRIES OPEN

The ladies singles and dou- bles championship of Hong- kong will be held under aus- pices of the U.S.R.C. and under the following conditions. Entries are invited.

The Tournament will be contacted under the present rules of Lawn Tennis and the Rules and Regulations

of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis As- soriation,

will pay A.

Each competitor entrance fee of dollars for each; event.

The Tournament will be conducted under the present rules of Lawn Ten- nix and the tales and Regulations of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Associn- tion.

Each competitor will pay an en- trance fee of & Dollars for each event, be sent to the All entries will

undersigned on or before January 4, 1936, accompanied by entrance fee.

The first round nid byes shall be

25.

played off on or before January off

The second round shall be

on or before February 5. The coni petilors shall make their own arrange- ments as to the ground on which the sald rounds shall he played, but the first named in each case shall have choice of ground.

MRS. PATERSON GIVES CUP

TO BEAT THE BOOK

HOME:-

AWAY:-

(By "Robia")

Arsenal Blackburn Chelsea Sunderland.

Loicestor West Ham Aldershot

Brighton Watford Tranmere Airdrie Motherwell

Charlton Reading

Rangers

TO' DRAW1 mm

Birmingham Manchester C. Celtic

OUR FORECAST

For Saturday

ENGLISH & SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

The Tennis Sub-Committee of the U.S.R.C. may extend the time limit if on account of bad they think fit

The following is the special Tele- weather or other unforeseen occur

players will be graph forecast for the English and rence, otherwise scratched if they have not played Scottish football league programmes to be played on Saturday. Where, the Anals shall be

their gnines by the date stated.

The semi-Annis and fina played on the U.S.R.C. ground on the teams are in capitals a win is expect ates notifled by the Tennis Suled and were no such indication is

given a draw is anticipated. Committee of the U.S.R.C.

Competitors must be on the Court

nt the hour notifled to them.

FIRST DIVISION

For each match balls will be pro- ARSENAL vited by the U.S.R.C. On completion

of the match, balls will be returned Birmingham to the Secretary, U.S.R.C.

RUGBY DEFEAT FOR CAMBRIDGE

LOSE 1.8 TO DUBLIN UNIVERSITY

Cambridge University rugby Bfteen visited Dublin to-day and met the University in an annual fixture. But they could make no impression on the Irishmen, who won some that easily by 19 points to eight-Reuter.

BLACKBURN

CHELSEA

Grimsby

LEEDS LIVERPOOL Manchester C. STOKE SUNDERLAND West Bromwich

v Bolton

EVERTON

+

V Aston Villa

V

Wolves

Portsmouth

v.Preston."

3

Wednesday

▾ HUDDERSFIELD

*

v. Middlesbro'

Derby C.

Brentford

SECOND DIVISION

Blackpool Bradford

Nury

Doncaster

LEICESTER

V

Newcastle CHARLTON

v Manchester U.

Y TOTTENIIAM

Burnley

Plymouth

V

Y

Bradford C. Hull

V

▼

Fulham

Port Vale

NORWICH Bent of three advantage sets shall NOTTS F be played in all matches and results must be immediately sent in to the SHEFFIELD U. y

SOUTHAMPTON v Barnaley undersigned by the winners.

Mrs. J. J. Paterson has kindly pro- Swansea Dr.

sented a Championship Cup, for com- WEST HAM petition in the Ladies Singles.

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) will be provided by the Prizes U.S.R.C.

ALDERSHOT V Gillingham The

draw, which may be seeded at

Sub BRIGHTON the discretion of the Tennis Committee of the U.S.R.C. will take BRISTOL, C. place at 6.30 p.m. January 5, at the COVENTRY U.S.R.C.

EXETER The Tennis Committee, U.S.R.C. are Killwall the sole arbiters of any dispute that!

Newport may arise.

The committee will be inaugurated 18 at a meeting at December Premier Keisuke Okada's official re sidence. Prince Lyesate Tokugawa, President of the Japan Red Cross The Australians thus led by 181 on and other outports reflects the great

Shanghal, Dec, 14.

Society, has been selected President increase of interest shown in lawn.

The visit to Shanghai of a crack of the new organization.

60 Included on the committee of bowls in Shanghal last season, and the first innings. Criap nad Langton at the shared the wickets, but both suffered satisfaction has been fell

when the will be Bir. Takesuke Shirane, secre yesterday a Junior from the brillance of the Australian Japanese rugby team was virtually

Mr. Toratare of Cabinet Tokyo

the outcome of the provision division of the League during the batting Langton clained four vicured

Shanghai Japanese Amateur Asso-tary, Mayor of

Nagaya, President of the and Apart from the increased number time at a cost of 113 runs, and Crisp of the formation of the Far East of competing players, however, the secured three for 87,

the invitation. is accepted Doctora Horial University;

Tanaka and Shinzu element most remarkable feature of the season lody valced by a radical

universitica. re-Waseda and In the Colony, but the plan has met from the Association's point of view defeat, South Africa hit up 167 for three games will be played here. Koidzumi, respectively presidents of with great favour among the more

Others on the committee will be in the game, large. general publle conservativo groups. It is understood, was the great interest taken by and there should be little difficulty in numbers of people having manifested were drawn. Siedle contributed a carrying the proposition through to their interest through correspondence, fino knock of 59, but the home team scheduled to begin at 11 o'clock in the President and Vice-President of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the and comment although they were in are still 14 runs in arrears with seven the morning of Sunday, Dec. 20. the House of Peers; the Speaker and a satisfactory conclusion.

Municipal Council and pro- Tokyo "LEFT-WING" OBJECTIONS certain cases not even members of the wickets in hand. The match con- The second is slated for Jan. 2 and Vice-Speaker of the Lower Chamber;

concludes 40-morrow.-Renter

minent businessmen. Objections voiced by the "radicals" Club, of the south are in general opposed to the idea of affiliation with International Bowling Board, which standardise the rules of play would and allow of no "local" rules to creep In for the purposes of competition. These objects, however, are not ser ously uphold by the greater number of lawn bowlers, who realise the im- menze amount of benefit to be gained by formation of the group and its affiliation with the I.B.B.

SOUTH OF

BADMINTON

the

German Boxers Beat British

the year.

.

Aga Khan's £50,000 Season

Manchester, Nov. 20.

Clapton O.

V

Crystal P.

*

Luton

↓

Bristol L

READING

V

Nolts C.

QUEEN'S P.I.

V

Swindon

Y

TORQUAY

WATFORD

Southend

Bournemouth

v 'Cardiff

Northampton

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Carlisle

DARLINGTON GATESHEAD HALIFAX Hartlepools MANSFIELD

♥ CHESTER

v Rochdale ✓ York v Lincoln

v Stockport

4

↓

Crewe

FIELD

CHESTER Accrington

v Bartow 7

V

New Brighton

the third for Jan, G.

The Nipponese team, consisting of players from the various Rail-

TECHNICAL EXPERTS way Bureau aquads throughout the country, will leave Tokyo on

The projected body will investl Christmas, when Japanese official

gate and plan all financial and establishments cense business for material phases of the question of

bringing the games to Tokyo. The squad will be captained by A special committee of more than Motoharu Igarashi, a graduate of 20 experts will be chosen to deal with CIVIL SERVICE TEAM LOSE ON THE

Metji University and a forward on the various technical questions such LAST BOUT OF EVENING

the Tokyo Railway Bureau XV, as the building of stadiu, Olympic.

Publicity and other preparations. things lovel, with a good win over and champion businessmen's team in villages for men and women athletes 'London, Nov. 29.

Awkward

in fighter Strangfeld Nippon.

The Sat racing season of 1935, an Oldham Negotiations

being and finances will receive special at- also are

tention.

questionably the most successful since ROTHERHAM Should A German side, including (Herten), Miner (Breslau), a stocky ENGLAND

the movement prove suc- the post-war boom period, came to TRANMERE the committee will be dis- two champions in Buttner, fury, got the better of a Lerrific set carried on by the S.J.A. A.A.

un end here with the Manchestor WALSALL to with E. J. Nunn, who fought with to bring here the hockey team of cessful,

Keio University and n "sumo" solved on the ground. that it has November Handicap. lightweight, and Pietsch, light-fine courage.

, however, be The Aga Khan has enjoyed heavy beat the Civil Service at Then came the fight of the evening, wrestling aggregation early next achieved its alm. It will,

Immediately succeeded by another splendid season, dus in great measure body that will take the prepared to the successos of his unbeaten colt | AIRDRIE the Stadium Club last night between F. Frost (A.B.A. lightweight year, the Shanghai Nippo states. champlon) and the German champion,

Bahram. plans and put them into effect,

Arbroath Ifo has won close on £60,000 in Ayr by four boute to three. The Buttner, who fought right hand for

ward times. Frost won a

stakes more than double that of CELTIC bouts were each three rounds

his nearest rival in the winning Du

Dundee owner's list, Sir

Abe

DUNFERMLINE Bailey, of three minutes.

Is trainer, Frank Butters, easily HIBERNIAN tops the list of succesful trainers, MOTHERWELL v Kilmarnock and Gordon Richards remains cham Partick plen jockey with 210 winning rider Third Lanark two short of his total of last year,

Betting Control Board, will que course publish ro turns which, it is understood, will can- stituto a record of business transacted trosh evidence that robot beting has come to stay.

1. C. F. Nichols, the holder, beat 0. H. Whittaker, of Dorby, by 111, 16-6, in the singles Binal of the South of England Badminton Championships Crystal Palace Club, proving sinselt to be subtle in the use of the drop and sound In clearing to a height a man who was and

length short

Miss T

South-boa

tho

holder

THOut, full of sparkle and good

clever

ich

ing. It gave us a standard by to judge our visitors, and left the firm impression that the Germans are seriously to be reckoned with ju the

... left-handed They were always tearing in two-near future.

wolght,

CORRESPONDENCE

Civilians' Hockey Team

The Sports Editor

Hongkong Telegraph

ช.

plays he put up showed that he is only faster than Awtar Singh other- wise A. Singh is more tricky and has The visitors were fighters to a mad

nuch better ball control. employing what can be best described

forward line I commend followincos duo con- 18 tho American-European style.

for the selection chici Murak, a heavy-shouldered, emiling

sideration and I hope it is not too beat Mrs. H. S. Uber, handed, against boxors whose

Very wolter "south paw," battered A. M.

late: 11-4, 11-1, in the weapon was the straight left.

Dively, G. Singh, Awtar Singh, women's singles final, and, so for effectivaly some of our mon used it, Crawley to impotence in the third round, to give his side the lead.

Pinto, Souza.. than the middle-

le Tanfo followed to square matters. Sir-Having witnessed Bil tho

Although Nooy is faster than Souza the second week in success, had the too; none better

B. G. Tanfe, who learnt the Then Pietsch, in the final fight of the Civilians hockey trials, and as a lover but he has a tendency to get off-side. of defeating the All-England bonour

rudiments at Bedford House, Hallonvening, settled matters in the first of the game, I crave your courtesy and his stick work is not as good as woman champion.

aph Michals, and his brother, In a thrilling fight he crashed around, against 7. Henderson, with in allowing me space to express my Souza's. Furthermoro Souza and Lonilo Nichols, won the doubles cups) to

views on the selosted team which ap- Pinto combine well, and the Selectors BOAT RACE DATE FIXED G. R. Sherwell and

the Army Sports School, some powerful right-hand punches, of outright,

Every German gave the Nazi salute peared in the local prose. to bring the score to three

as he came into the ring. One man The defence in my opinion is sound would do well to select Souza.

London, Nov. 20. to point out that In conclusion I beg Previously Scheld (Duisborg), an gave it in cursory fashion. Im excent that M. H. Hassin of the Radio I am not personally acquainted with disposed of B. V. Newman in he gave it again with full Impressive- tion with W. Read on his right or volcing my opinion as I would like to

vice-versa,

I think grose Injustice so the, beat civilian aide turned out 1716, 1514, in the women's doubles anal, Ralph Nichols completed the the first round, a left wing and

Before the International contcat a will be done if Avtar Singh is not against the Services. treblo by winning the mixed doubles quick right jab to the jaw putting the

doubt G. Singh is good but the dis- final with Mrs. Uber from L. Nichols Englishman out for good. S. Panter, Civil Service team beat the Stock given the centre forward position. No and Miss Kingsbury by 16-8, 167, the bantam A.D.A, runner-up, brought Exchange by six bouls to one.

G. E. A.. Tautz in the final by 15-7, who rainst L-Cpl

9, Mrs. M. Barrett and Uber beat Mrs. M. Henderson!

and Miss T. Kingsbury, holders,, Dyceptionally fast flyweight, had sum-mediately his second reproved him and should have been in the pivotal posi-uny of the above players. I am only

пек.

Yours etc.,

E. 9. LYEN.

WREXHAM v Southport

1.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Clyde

• RANGERS À QUEEN'S PARK

T Aberdeen

Hamilton

Albion

y Queen o'8th

v Hearts

St. Johnstone

HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

Adamson Cup Resp Oxford v. Cambridge Boat Race will Playing in the December qualifying

be on April 4,

round of the Adamson Cup at Happy Mr. B. J. Sciortino, president of the Valley, T. B. Low returned the best- Oxford University Boat Club, mado carl with figures of 85-1600) the announcement last night after a

There were eleven entries conference with a representative of matches being played between Docem-

bar 6 and 18. Cambridge University Club,