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MILITARY SOCCER

Inter-Unit Fixtures For The Present Week

The following are the Military Football League fixarer for week:

To-day

the

Royal Corpa at Signala v. 29th (11) Bly. ILA. (Chatham Road), 3 p.m.

Referee, Pte. Somerville,

22nd Coy. I.E. v. RA.M.C. (MII-

tury ground, H.V.), 430 p.m.

feree, B. M. Inker.

Wednesday

Re-

"D" Coy, Middlesex v. Xumnon

Rifles (Chatham Road), 4.30 p.m. Referee, L/Cpl. Lancaster,

RA.O.C. v. 40th Coy. R... (MBI- tary ground. 11.V.), 30 p.m.

feree, Sgt. Alcock.

Thursday

Re-

24th Bty. R.A. v. "D" Coy. Middle- Kex (Chatham Rouil), 3 p.m. Referee, L/Cpl. Wyper.

SPORTS

ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry Form for the Eleventh Extra Rare Meeting to be held on Saturday, 2011 November, 1937, (weather permitting) may be. obtained at the Secretary's Offer, Exchange Buliding; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Rond.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON

WEDNESDAY, 10th November, 1937.

on

By Order.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

The Welfare Committee for Shanghai Refugees announce that

A

THE HONGKONG

A lusty baritone, is revealed by Spencer Tracy in "Captains Courageous," new showing at the King's Theatre. Cast as the bois- terous, swaggering Portuguèse fisherman, Manuet, in Kipling's of the sea. Trapy fearned to accompany himself on an ancient man-

dolin-like instrument the while he sang old-time sea chantics,

Ultimatum Is Sent To

Walter Lindrum: Play Or Lose Title

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1937.

HOME FOOTBALL LEAGUE

BRENTFORD TAKES LEADERSHIP OF FIRST DIVISION

Brentford's week-end win over Livernont has established · thém as the sole leaders of the First_división_of_the- English Football League. Chelses, having drawn with Sunderland, have now dropped to arrond place.

Though they only gained one point from Bradford, Coventry retain their first positions in the Second division, Notts County have been replaced by Millwall in the premier position of the Third division (Soulli), while in the northern'section, though. Emcoln and Gateshead have an equal number of points. Lincoln take first place by virtue of the better goal average.

"In the First division of the Scottish League, Rangers, who have not yet lost a match, are creeping closer to Motherwelt at the head of the table.

The complete tables are as follows

ENGLISH LEAGUE

Brentford

Chelsen

Wolves

First Division

P. W. D. L F. A Pts.

13 9 2 4 30 21 20

14 8 33 33 22 19

14 7 4 3 22 16 18

Preston N. E. 14

Leeds

11

14 G

Sunderland 14

Queen's

Hamilton

St. Johnstono

Ayr U... 1tbernian

Park 10 5 4 7 32

15 0

16 5 3 8

13 4

10 .4

15 2

15 4

15

10

Queen D'Sth Kilmarnock

Morlon

53 20 18 17 Clyde 083 21 16 17 44 26 15 10

4 20 22 10 24 10

20 17 10

Second Division

Stoke

Bolton

Chariton

14

Manchester C. 14

Arsenal

Middlesbro

14 0

P. W. D. L.. 20 18 Ralth Rovers. 13 0 3 1 24 15 Alblon···**

13 0 2 3 33 118 1 St. Bernards 13 8 2

22 24 Dunfermline 13 B

3 32

1

4 40

West Brom.

11 0 1

7 20 33 13 East Fife

13 8

Birmingham

Huddersfield Grimsby... Derby

14 5 3

0 10 21 13 Airdrie

14 4 5

5 10 21 11 Dumbarton

14

15

Leicester Everlon Blackpool Liverpool

14 4 5 5 21 31 13 Sten'mulr

14 35 19 20 12 | Cowdenbeath 14. 4 6 21 20

12 Leith 131 8 21 25 11 Forfar

5 3 4 8 17 20 10 East Stirling 14 4 42 8 10 30 10 Montrose

Portsmouth .. 14 - 5 9 17 34 3

Second Division

P. W. D. L. F. A Pts. Coventry

14 7 7 20 11 21 Aston Villa.. 14 8 3 3 23 11:19 Chesterfield 10 3 3 27 15 19. West Ham 14 6 6 2 22 11 18 15 # 2 5 14 19 10

Sheffield

Bradford

Burnley

Tattenham

Blackburn Stockport

Norwich

AN ultimatum that Walter Lindrum, Australia's world billiards Swansea

champion, must go to England to defend his title or lose it Manchester U. BENEFIT DANCE reported to have been sent from London by the Billiards As-Not

sociation und Control Council, supreme rulers of the game.

Linxirum has so far refused to... compete in London

will be held at the

CHINA

FLEET CLUB for the title.

on Wednesday next

10th November.

tournament

He says that any challenger, must

play him in Australla.

SEASON CLOSES

Section Entertains

Bur F

15 17

37 2 18 15

45 21 21 10

935 28 20 15

Luton Barnsley Southampton. 14 4 Newcastle Fulham

Lindrum become champion In Fooftball Club's Bowls Plymouth 1933. Joe Davis, of Chesterfield, tried unsuccessfully to win the title

This is to aid the seven Mother-back In Australia in 1934. Since less children of the late Mrs. E. Stuart Xavier, a Shanghai Refu gee who died recently leaving them destitute. This is a most

deserving cause.

Prizes for Spot Dances and Lucky Programme Numbers.

Music By

TONI & HIS 'DANCE

ORCHESTRA

(FULLY AMPLIFIED

Admission

GENTLEMEN

$1.50 .50

LADIES All are assured of a good evening's enjoyment,

Chear up It's only murder!

Detective Jack is on the trail in a drama of toon, "mystery, thrills, and plain hysterica!

•

JMK OAKIE Ann SOTHERN

"SUPER SLEUTH

With

Eduardo Clannelli Alon Bruco Edgar Kennedy

An Edward Borut Polvi. San. Directed by Ben Suteff EKO-RADIO PICTURE

THURSDAY-

at: the

QUEEN'S

then there has been no contest.

Lindrum has declined a challenge for the fitle from Clark McConachy, of New Zealand, who suggested that they should play three matches of two weeks each. The Australlan 16 championships booked up with exhibition matches in Tasmania and Victoria.

Gertrude Ederle Will Not Swim Again

Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the channel, will never swim

gain.

14 2

4 27 24 15 14 10 15

18 17

26 30

16 13

20 12

20

12

20 10

14 2 Sheffield W. 14 2 4

Third Divison (South)

The Hongkong Football Club lawn bowls section held its closing day Millwoll yesterday, when they entertained six Cardiff rinks of visitors. Prizes were dis- Notts C. tributed the members who had won Queen's P. R.

during the season, Crystal Phi. and to the highest scoring rink yes-Watford terday, by Mrs. G. lodger.

Swindon Mr. J. Ralston, Chairman, said Bristol C. much of the season's succeas was Southend due to Mr. E. J. Edwards in his Mansfield capacity of match steward.

Newport Mr. C. I. Hosking, on behalf of Clapton O. the visitors, thanked the Club for its

Aldershot hospitality.

Prize-Winners Following are the season's prize- Reading winners:

Brighton Singles Championship (Caskiben Exeter Cup)-1, G. Durieun; Ž, A. Brooks Bournemouth

Bristol R. Gillingham Walsall

bank,

Handicap, Singles.-1, G. Rodger: 2, Dr. J. A. R. Selby.

Para Competition.-, G. Duncan and E. Strange; 2, La Collyer and P. P. Anslow.

Oldham

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6 34 40 12

13

13 2 7

4 22 20 11

13 4 3

0 25 30 11

King's Park

13 4 2

7 23 37 10

Dundee U. Edlagburgh Allo Brechin

13 3 3

7 20 41 D

13 3 2 0 31 43 0

13 2

* 13 2

1 10 22 43 5

1 10 20 40

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St. John Ambulance Holds The House of Quality & Service

Annual Contests

The annual swimming sports of the

St. John Ambulance Brigade, for the Brigade Trophies, took place yester- day in the King's College swimming pool.

for

which

number of

The Life Saving test,

wus a large 13 230 there 15 25 8 entrants, proved the most popular of 13 20 the events; the large gathering of interested spectators was most en- thusiastle in Its applause. It was a matter for regret that there was no event for nurses, as Mr. Aw Boon- haw had promised # trophy.

P. W. D. L. F. A Pts 16 7 5 3 30 15 19 14 7 4 3 31 18 18

15 7 4 4 21 13 18

handsome

14 0 6 2 20 12 18 At the conclusion of the meet, Mr. 4 21 15 17 | A. Morris, District Superintendent in

7 3

0 4

7 2

5 G

27 16 10 charge, presented the prizes. The

5 17 13 10 results of the races were:

18 15 16

23 21 10

18

15

19 20 13 17 20

100 yards relay, free style-1, Chinese division; 2, King's Collegé division; 3, Indian division.

180 yards free style.-1, Law Yuk-

6 3 6 10 20 13 wing: 2, Mak Yal-kwong; 3, Chik

14 5 3 6 17 22 13 Siu-look.

144 1

14 5 3 G 24 13 14 0 2 7 20 20 12 14446 22-12 14 1 4 0 13 17 12 6 11 22 11 14 3 5 14 3 20 15 27. 14 4 -10 13 20 8

Third Division (North)

Rinks Competition.-F. P. Anslow, Lincoln Dr. G. I. Shaw, E. S. Carter. J. F. Gateshead MacGowan. Gart Evans, American swimming First Wappinselaw-1, Dr. J. A.

Hull champlon, described her plight to R. Selby, 2, E. Tuck and W. Mac- Chester the Sunday Chronicle when he farlane.

Serond Wappinschaw.-I. J. H. Doncaster "She iles, forgotten, in New York Gelling; 2, E. A, Manell; 3, K. S. Rati with a broken spine," he said.

arrived in Britain on a visit,

He described how she slipped on

a loose le, how the tall, muscular

Robertson.

Yesterday's Results

Tranmere

Rotherharn New Brighton Port Vale

girl who conquered the' Channel be-. W. Glendinning's riak, consisting Wrexham

came an lavalid,

cast.

of S. J. Houghton, C. C. Pereira ond Bradford For 11 months she was in a plaster L. de Rome, won the prize for the Rochdale

highest scoring rink by beating J. Carlisle "On visits to friends she lles flat Russell's rink of E. Casey, A. Web-Crewe on the floor and gossips to them,"ster and V. Walker, 34-9. sald Evang.

Other rinks results were:

York

Southport F. H. Haynes' rink (II.K.E.C.) lost Darlington "At night she sleeps on a board covered with a thin inch-and-a-half to J. F. MacGowan's rink 11-26; Halifax

J. A. R. Selby's rink lost to W. Mair's Accrington mattress.

"Electric ray treatment and mas-rink 19-20; A. Brooksbank's rink Hartlepools sages

an lost to A. W. Grimmitt's rink 15-25; Barrow ure helping her. But operation may be necessary."

J. Rodger's rink beat C. B. Kosking's rink 27-10; G. Dancan's rink beat W. Stanton's rink 10-10.

P. W. D. L. F. A Pis, 14 9 3 2 34 9 21 9 3 2 30 10 21 2. 23 10 19

14 5 2

14 3 3

4

718 24 12 7 14 18 12

100 yards Breast-stroke............1, LI Ka-sun; 2, Lum Siu-so; 3, tu Wing- sum.-

Life Saving test,-1, Chan Sek- nui: 2, Chan Sau-ping; 3. Leung Kwok-tsun.

Back-stroke-1, Law Yuk-wing; 2. Fung Yu-wal; 3, Chan Sau-ping.

Championship,Chinese division, 24 points; King's College division, 20 polls.

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Canadian Chinese

A tenth inning was required to decide the Softball League match between the English Forum and the Canadian Chinese at King's Park 8 23 25 11 yesterday. At the end of the ninth, 7 10 24 11 the score was five runs all. One run

17 24 10 for the Forum in the

In the extra Inning

14 4 2 0 1

14 4 2 8 15 24 10 gave them victory.

14 3 2 9 12 25 8

In the other two matches ployed,

.. 14 2 3 D 23 38 7 the Vets defeated the Centrul Bṛl- 14 2 2 10 0 27 0tish Association by 20 runs to six, while the Filipino Club bent the Hongkong Baseball Club by 13 runs to five.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

First Division

P. W. D. L. F. APIs.

BASEBALL MEETING

.. 13 0 5 2 37 20 23 14 8 6 30 10 22 15 42 34 16 22

41 22 35 33 20

24 18 The business will be the oficial 134 10 winding up of the past season and a 16 discussion regarding the expenditure

"There will be a meeting of the managers of the Hongkong Baseball Lengue at the Hotel Cecil at 6.30 p.m. to-day.

ATTEMPT ON

RECORD

weather is now breaking up, it is Motherwell

Rangers Bonneville, Utah, Nov. 6. (duubitul if Eyston can make another

Hearts Clutch trouble again cheated Cap-attempt on the record before nexte tain Eyston, Britain's famous racing year, unless the trouble proves to be Celtle

Dundee driver, of breaking the world's land a minor one.-Reuler.' speed record. Having completed the United Press states that

Eysten Falkirks northem run at an official average recorded 303.155 miles an hour on Arbroath speed of 310.885, he was forced to his first run, but the electrical timing Third halt before Anishing the southernf device "g"" and, it is possible Aberdeen run. His car, the Thunderbolt, will that he wen: faster, at n speed of Patrick

St. Mirren again be disinantled, and, as the 30531 miles ari hour.

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