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February 1, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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WHO SAID CHILDREN SHOULD BE SEEN AND NOT HEARD?

Latest Sporting Gossip From Homeside

BELGIUM JOINS POLICE BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP AT HARRINGAY ARENA

BEL

London, Jan. 19.

ELGIUM is to send a team to compete for the first time in the open police boxing championships at Harringay on February 1, thus making the Continental challenge fourfold. The other countries who will be represented are Germany, France and Holland. Willie Mietschke, the German holder of the light-weight title, has had to with- draw because of injury, and the German team will now be headed by Erich Camps, who will defend his middle-weight championship.

Welsh Ruling

IT

the tickets shall not enter the dressing-rooms of the match off-

clals.

Cotton Remains

T has just been disclosed that by a ruling of the Welsh Football Union, which guverns Rugby football In Wales, a director of a professional Association fcotball club may not TENRY Cotton is to remain pro- play amateur Rugby. Dudley Fol- fessional to Ashridge Golf Club, land, a former Cambridge blue,

Hertfordshire. for at least four more

became a director of " He has signed an agreement|

Job

of

Town, the Football League club, two to that effect, confirming a tentative years ago. Before that he played for

for arrangement made a few weeks ago. The Swansea Rugby club, and he re- "I can

can now get on with the cently had a trial for Ebbw Vale, selecting ari assistant to pare replace another Rugby club. He has since William Laidlaw, who has become been informed by the Welsh F. U. full professional at West iierts," suki that, no he is a director of Swanson Cotton. "Quite a few young Rolfers Tow, he "cannot continue to enjoy seem to think that the position of amateur status in Welsh Rugby" chief assistant at Ashridge is worth Mr. Folland holds an Important post having and I have had several} at the new Ebbw Vale works. He applications."

is à son of the late Mr. Henry Fol-

land, the Welsh steel and tin-plate To Captain Again

mugnate.

Golf Club Stewards

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W.

A

Two scenes from "Sixty Glorious Years," which pleased local critics Immensely at the preview yesterday. Anna Neagle again takes the part of Queen Victoria, giving an unforgettable performance, while Anton Walbrook, as Prince Albert, is as good as he was in "Victoria The Great." The picture will be shown simultaneously at the Queen's uno a inambra Theatres on Friday.

Recent Games "SIXTY

Played In

GLORIOUS

Darts League YEARS" -

The following were the results of matches played recently in the H.B. Darts League:

M.T., "B"

Prest

Josey

Imperial "p"

z Todd

2 Black

Snell

O Tester

1 Check

7

1ghest score, Cheek 120. Tughest unish, Check 40,

H. L. Lister has decided Stonnell

to Poste accept the Lancashire County Moore Cricket Club committee's Invitation CIR Stanley Jackson, the former to captain the side again This will England cricketer, was elected abe his fourth year of office. For vice-president of the Golf Club some time there has been consider!. Stewards Assuolation at its generalable doubt whether he would be able (U.C.) “8”, M.I.B. "A” meeting in London. The Earl of to continue, but after much delibera-Grintin Derby was re-elected president. tion he has notified his Intention. to while the new chairman is Mr. H. carry on. Watson (Porter's Park), who suc-

ceeds Mr. A. Coxali (Deaconsfield). Miller's Complaint

Loss To Rugby

OLDEN Miller is suffering from

↑ 121

Orrom

Laluy

2 Wilktó

Sruth 32nei *Moore

1 Mitchell

-

Highest crore, Orrom 113,

thest finish. Little 50. a forma of muscular rheumatism. Tang

Imperial "n"

DUTE. "D" @ King Fun in Black

R. John Thomas Brookes, pre- This is why he has been missing Cheek

expected to Rugby Union and chairman of the The complaint is not regarded Forster

Marshall committee of the Gloucester Rugby serious, and otherwise the horse is Club, has died at its residence, sound. He is so well, indeed, that Cromer, Tulley Avenue, Gloucester, his trainer will be satisfed if he can of fifty-seven. Mr. run in once only before the Chel- ane Brookes had been ill for only a few lenham Gold Cup. To win that race days, being at work at the Glouces is the horse's chief objective this Poole ter Railway Corringe and

Wagon season. Company, Ltd., 19 recently CS

Met de mesoucestershire races he

the

Wednesday of last week. (11th Jan) Soccer Transfer He contracted a chill, but pneumonia supervened.

Old International

DERBY County have paid New Brighton £2,500 for the transfer)

Poolo

3

Moare

1 Frent

Stonnell

Highest score, King 133. Highest fish, Cheek 54. 1.T.. "D"

SC1m:

Prest

Stonnell

R.A.0.3 (4.C.) "A" * Curd

Funne!! Pringle

σ Burden

* Redman

Highest meore, Durden 115. Tughest finish, Funnell 36.

League Table

of John Stamps, a 19-year-old inside- left. Negotiations were started after THOMAS McInnes, a Scottish in the match on Wednesday (18th Jan.)

ternational inside-forward half a

New Brighton and Hartic- MTB, "D between

RAOB (G.C.) century ago, has died at Luton, aged pools, in which Stamps scured, and Insperia: "A" 69. McInnes gained his first cap he travelled to Derby on the 19th Imperial "13" agulust Ireland in 1889, when only January to sign forms. Stamps has AU (G.C.) "A" 19, and he was one of the first Scol-been with New Brighton only since Fanbassy tish professionals to move South at season. He joined them from Neptune He played for Notts County for four Mansfield Town.

Reasons and was in their Cup Finali

with Licence Granted

team in 1891. Later he was Third Lanark and Everton, and end- els career with four seasons nt Luton.

Practice Curbed.

T

OLIN Richards, brother of Gordon

Richards, has been granted

JESPERS

104.

"Sixty Gurlous Years" an RKO pleture directed by Henry Wilcox,

a5 previewed nt tho

Queen's Theatre yesterday morning.

This film deals with many Impor- phases of the Victorian

fant

era

WEEK-END

FOOTBALL PROGRAMME

Senior Shield Second Round Replays

end:

The following are the League fx- tures arranged by the Hongkong which were left untouched by the Football Association for the week- Arzt fim, "Victoria the Great". Anna Neagle, as the Queen, and Anton Walbrook, as the Prince Consort, perpetuate their triumphs in the second film.

SATURDAY, FER. 4 Senter Shield Replay South China "A"

v. Kowloon (Caroline Hill), 4 p.m. Referce, Kos- rick Linesmen, Phillips and Mar riot.

First Division Hongkong F.C. v. Police (Sookun- poo), 4.15 pm. Referee, Hinchcliffe. Linesmen, Sze Po-wel and Wilkins.

Second Division

(Military),

(MII-

Many of the important events that mate the reign of Queen Victoria sa numorable are described with ac- curacy. The glimpses of national events the repeal of the Corn Laws, the Crimean War, the purchase of the Suez Canal and the death of Gordon-gain effectiveness through being vivid and short. The colour- ing of the country round Balmoral R.A.O.C. v. Kowloon rauses a pang in a loyal Scotsman's 4.16 p.m. Referee, Stedman, heart, the technicolour

5th. RA. v. South China process hroughout the film being very tary), 2.45 p.m. Referce, Glover. successful--a result which is helped R. Scots v. Hongkong F.C. (Soo- by the tone backgrounds afforded kunpo), 2.45 p.m. Referee, Havelaar.

Windsor, Buckingham Palace and

Middlesex V.

Joseph's (St Balmoral.

Joseph's), 4.15 p.m. Referee, Clarke. Third Division (A) P.W.D. v.. South China (Caroline

), 2.30 p.m. Referee, Silva Electric v. 30th. R.A. (St. Joseph's), 2.45 pm. Referee, Edwards.

Third

Herbert Wilcox has seen to it that the Royal Family are shown us hu- man beings with a true appreciation of their responsibilities but whose happiness is dependent upon that of the Empire.

own

(13)

Divisten Kumaons v. Powhattan (Chatham Rd.), 2.45 pm. Referee, Dove,

SUNDAY, FEB

Senior Shield Replay

First Divisi

Jel. 28151.

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CHILD ADOPTION

Court Told of an Old Hakka Custom

KOWLOON GOLF

First Round Matches For Captain's Cup

.

Lau Ho and Cheung Kl-lin, mar- First round matches in the Kow- ried women, were both discharged Icon Golf Club Captain's Cup Com- when they appeared before Mr. E. petition played on Sunday last re- Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis sulted as follow: tracy yesterday, la answer to a W. C. Simpson beat F. C. Barry

of taking

part in on legalf 4 and 3¦ | for the transfer of n T. D. Paton beat B, B. Basto 6 and minor, Yu Fung-mul, aged three 3. years, on December 3.

F. A. Hill beat S. Jex 4 and 3. First defendant pleaded guilty but

J. A. Dennish best A. A. Lopes 1 second defendant, on whose behalf | up. Mr. Finshing Lo appeared, denied

E. F. Fincher beat W. Ahern 1 up. W. A. Stewart beat A. E. Davies

charge E. G. Post, Inspector of at the 10th,

Women and Giris, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. H. W. Fraser, of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, was present in court.

Anna Neagle and Anton Walbrook Do Pt. dre splendid in their roles and are 37 18 admirably supported by C. Aubrey 10.Smith us the Duke of Wellington,

the Eastern v. South China "B" (Hong- Derrick de Marney 13 Disraeli,kong F.C.), 4 p.m. Referee, Ip. Lines- Charles Carson us Sir Robert Peel, men, Barretto und Felix Aylmer us Palmerston and Gordan MeLeod as Jolin Brown.

Royal Navy v. Royal Scots (Cause- Lumby

Despite its necessarily episodle way Bay), 4.15 p.m. Referee, Goss. development and the limitations of Linesmen, Forr and Aylwin: 135, footage, Six Glurus Years" is a Kwong Wah v. St. Joseph's (Kow- 128, fine tribute to Britain's history. A loan), 4.15 p.m. Referee, Molyneux,

picture which should definitely not be missed.

ghest laines-Funnell 100; floare F1, Little 28,

Ughest scorer-Little 135. Davis King 133, Hoote 131. Waterworth Press 127.

Bleence to ride under National Hunt CLUB RUGBY FIFTEEN

Rules. He was champion jockey of THE attention of the Referees Com Norway Inst year, but wan badly mittee having been drawn to the hurt in a fall and returned to Eng- growing tendency of referees and land in October for treatment. linesmen, when officinting in F.A.

Cup-ties, to ask the clubs for

com.

plimentary tickets for relatives and friends

AN ARMED ROBBERY

There will be a game Football at Happy

of Rugby Valley to-day. Kowloon Family Gagged when the Club "A" XV will play the Police. The match will commence

With Walnuts at 4 p.m. The Club side

has been

Armed robbers carried out another

it has been decided to CLUB'S LEAGUE TEAMS selected as follows:

commend to the FA, Council that

Linesmen, Gamiin and Waldron.

Second Divisiont

Third Division (A)

R. Engineers v. Pollte (Causeway Bay), 2.45 pm. Referee, Thomas.

Eastern v. Kwong Wah (Hongkong F.C.).. 2.30 p.m. Referee, Omar.

R. Engineers v, Kit Cho (Sookun- poo), 4.15

. Referee, Burgess.

Division (B) R.A.M.C. v. University (Sookun- J. T. Brown; D. 1. Bosanquet, D. rld on a residence in Kowloon yes- poo), 4.15 p.m. Refree, Burgess, the following instruction be issued:-

B. Nelson, E. M. Walls, H. F. Hop- terday morning, when they entered

Third Division Championship) The following Club teams have been kins; D. Hynes, R. Rutherford; J. C. No. 1231 Canton Road, first floor, and "That officials appolated to mat-selected for league matches on Satur- Menhinnick, P. W. Burton, W. Sloker. robbed the occupants of

(First Match) ches in the Football Association day:

$371 in

Royal Air Force v. Royal Scots competitons shall not ask the com-

J. Moodie, G. M. Marrs, C. Austin. money, jewellery and clothing.

(Kowloon), 2.45 p.m.-Referee, Stone. peting clubs to supply them with Hughes (captain), L. D. Kuber, C. there was a series of contents for robbers bound up. Lo. Ali-yat, 41,

Army-il Owen C. B. Stark and P. Welch.

Gaining admittance by a ruse, six complimentary tickets for rela-Heck, L. Ride, J... Lisley, E. Potter individual championship. H. T. Lol, single woman, and other occupants

COUNCIL MEETING tives and friends. It is, however, Scoonee, bl. F. L. laymes, S. Mure, star of the victorious Ching Yung of the floor, with wire, and gagged

T. E. Pearce, J. C. L. Pearce, P. 11. recommended that the home club D. S. Peaks (12).

A meeting of the Hongkong, Foot- shall, offer.

complimentary

team, emerged triumphant as ho de-them with walnuts. They then ran- ball Association Counell will be held stand ticket to the referee and one Mitchell teaptain, W. Stoker, D. &. Hobb, was exciting us the contenders stood release herself some time after the day, February, 6, at 6.30 p.m.

Seconds (away) v. Police, 3. a. feated L. S. Chang in four sets. Play sucked the house. Le managed to in the Association rooms

on Mon- to each linesman officiating in the . M. M. King, C. W. E. Bishop, H. J. at least ten feet from the table, robbers had left, and raised the alarm. match in question, on the under Amstrong, O., Divett, H. 3. 5. Lowe, smashing, alicing and returning with The robbers were armed with a standing that the persons using

N. P. Fox, A. K. Mackenzie, G. 8. Lovell V. C. Bond (13).

amazing accuracy.

revolver and several knives.

Mrsla (home) X

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RACING HANDICAPS

The weights for entries in the Kwanil Cup and the Au Tau Handi- eap (Races and d) of the Grand National Meeting of the Fanling Hunt and Race Club, will not be published until after the regilts ́nf the race meeting to be held at Macno On Sunday, February -di kien known,

W. Bastia beat F. J. Remedios 2

1.

And

T. B. Low beat M. L. da Roza 2 up.

Medal Play Competition

Inspector Post said that on Nov- The following starting times have ember last year, both defendants been arranged for a Medal Piny went to see Mr. Fraser in his office. Competition (18 holes) on Sunday, Second defendant had the intention 5.00 .r. W. Hershaw v. D. Basto

February 5: of registering the child as an adopted 5.05 am. A. A Lopes v. P. Bena daughter. After making enquiries | 0.10 aum: 3. A. Dennis v. T. 1. Low from the defendants, Mr. Fraser look 0.15 am. Murphy v. E.. "Yincher them to Miss Harrop, but their up 9.25 a.m.

9.20 am, W. Ahem v. F. J. Remedios plication was refused.

v J. M. Boyd

9.30 am.. Webster, W. Bastiri

On December 3, the child

was 935 am, transferred for the sum of $14, and

0.40. TI 0.45 a.m. on January 20, first defendant went 10:30 am. W. to his office and said that she had sten her child on a lorry, proceeding Castle Peak. Lou said that sho had questioned second defendant bit was refused any information.

to

On January 23. Inspectos Pont visited second defendant, who ad- mitted that she had taken over the child and showed him the deed of the transaction. Inspector Post Ins tructed second defendant to bring the child to his office the following morn In

This was done, and the wornen were both charged,

Corroborative evidence was given by Mr. H. W. Fraser, and Miss P. Harrop.

Mr. Lo submitted that second de- fendont bud no case to answer, as the transaction, in the eyes of the Hakka people, was quite legal and Ardinary. It was the custom of the Hakkas to procure girls for purposes of

San Po Chai, meaning to be mar- ried to their sons when they were old enough, and this transection could not be described as not bona fide. It was a time-honoured Gold? Chliess curtons.

both defendant said, in Kvidenor

Davies v. J. G. R. Humble Henderson v. 8. Jex

C Simpson v. J. Kirwan

D. Paton v. T. Lamb

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