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Scottish Football Starts On August 12

First Four Months' Fixtures In Second Division Of League

The Scottish Football League Second Division matches for the coming season start with some- thing of a splash on August 12, when most of the "big guns" will be in opposition. The matches

include Dundee v. Raith Rovers, East Fife v. Mor- ton, and Queen's Park v. Airdrieonians,

From the Edinburgh and Fife point Athlette v. Haith Rovers; Queen's Park of view, however, the big day will be. Montrose: Stenhouseinuir v. Marton. August 20, for

that day St 01

SEPTEMBER 30

Airdrieonians v. Edinburgh Clly; Duo- Bernards wilt visit Methil, Leithbarton v. Brechin City: Dundee United Athletic will have

Dunfermline, Queen's Park: Dunfermline Athletic v. Athlete at Meadowbank, and Iaith Fife; King's Park y. Stenhousemuir: Itovers will visit. Hampden,

Montrose v. Dundee: Morton v. Forfar Alllette; Holth lovers. Ennt Stirling- shire; St. Bernards v. Leill Athletic.

OCTOBER 7

particularly Queen's Park have stiff start, meeting in the first Ave Brechin Airdrieonians, Dunfermline Athletle, Raith Rovers, St. Bernards. and Morion.

Kines

City v Montrose; Dundee United v. Dunfermline Athletic: Fast Fife v. Halth Hovern; East Birlingshire v. t. Hernard: Edinburgh City v. King's Park; Fortar Athletic v. Dundée; Jeil); Altette v. Morton: Queen's Park v: Dumbarton:

OCTOBER 14

The Axtures for the first four Stenhousemuir v. Airdrieonians, months of the season are:---

AUGUST 12

AUGUST 19

Airdrieonians v. Dundee, Dumbarton v.

Airdrieonians

Dundre United: Brechin City v. Queen's Park; Dundee V. East Fife: Dunfermline Athletic v. Furtar Athlette; * East Suringshire V. Leith: Brechin City v. St. Bernards: Dwidze Athletic Edinburgh City v. Stenhouse- Faith Rovers; East File v. Morton: mair: Morton v. Dumbarton: Raith Rovers Kasi Stringate v. Montrose; Edinburgh, v. King's Park; St. Bernards v. Montrose.

OCTOBER 21 City v. Dundee United; Forfar Athletic v. Kings Park; Lelih Athletic v. Dulsarton;

Dumbarton v. Airdrieonians;

Dundee Queen's Park v. Airdrieonians; Sten- United v. Dundee:

Fite v. Fast housemuir v. Dunfermline Athfelle

Stirlingshire: Forfor Atulelle v. Brechin City: King's Park v. Dunfermline Athletic: Leith

Edinburgh Athletic v.

City: East Fife: Dundee United v. Stenhouse huntrese v. Morton, St. Cernarda V. zur Dunfremung Athletic v. Queen's Haith Rovers; Stenhousemuir v. Queen'n Park King's Park v. leith Attefle; Park, Montrose V. Edinburgh City: Morton v.

OCTOBER 28 East Burlingshire; Bailh Rovers v. Brechin

Forfar Athletic. Chy; St, Bernards

AUGUST 20 Brechin City v. Kinit's Park; Dundee v. Dunbarton; Last Fite v. St. Bernardsv. Dundee United. Leith Athletle v. Fast Stirlingshire v. Dundee United; Stenhousemuir; Queen's Park v. Foriar Edinburgh City v. Murton; Farfar Athletic Antetle: Raith Rovers v. Dumbarton.

NOVEMBER 4 Dumbarton v. Dundee: Dunder United Eant Stringshire v. v. St. Bernards!

Edinburgh Fortor Alhjelle:

City V

v. Airdrieonians; Leith Athletic v. Dun- fermline Athletic; Queen's Park v. Raith Ravers; Stenhouseinuir v, Montrose.

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Airdrieoniania v. St. Bernards; Breclin

Dundee Chy v. FAST Stirlingshire; Mortan; Dunfermline Athletic v. Montrose; Edinburghly V. East Fife; King's Park

Airdrieonian v. East Fife; Dumbarton Brechin City: Leith Athletic y. Queen's Dundee United v. Park; Montrose v. King's Park; Morton File:Bunterimline Athletic vy. Airdrieonians; Raili Rovere V. D Leith Athletic; Brechin City: KinEA Park v. East fermline Athletic; Stenhousemuir v. Est Stringshire Montrose v. Forfar Athletle; | Fife. Morlon v. Dundee; Raith Rovers v. Steu-

NOVEMBER

housemuir; St. Bernards y, Queen's Park. Airdrieonians v. Haith Rovera; Brechin

SEPTEMBER 9

Cay v. Stenhousemuir; Dundee v. East "ilrechin City "v. Airdrieonians, Dunden Birtingthire East Fife-Dunfermline- V. King's Park: East Fite v. Dundee Athletic; Forfar Athletic v. Leith Athistle; United East Stirlingshiro v. Duntermine King's Park v. Mantrase: Morton v. Athletic; Edinburgh City v. St. Bernarda: Dundee United; Queen's Park v. Edin- Pay for Athle v. Raith Rovers: Leith burgh City; St. Bernards v. Dunbarton, Athletle v. Montrose: Queen's Park v. Morton Stenhousemuir v. Dumbarton.

SEPTEMBER 10

NOVEMBER 18

Dumbarton v. Dunfermline Athletle; Dundee United v. Roth Rovers; Fast Fie Airdrieonians v. Lelts Athletic: Dun-v. Brechin City: East Stirlingshire v

barton

v. Fant Burlingshire; unde Queen's Park Edinburgh City . Dumm United v. Forfar Athletle: Dunfermline Forfar Athletic v. Morton; Lelli Athletle v. Dundee; King's Park v. v. King's Park; Montrose v. Alcdrieonians; Queen's Park; Montrose v. East Fife; Stenhousemuir v. S1. Bernards, Storion v. Brechin City: Raith Rovers v. Edinburgh City: St. Bernards v. Sten-

housemuir.

SEPTEMBER 23

Brechin City v. Dundee United; Dundee y. St. Bernards; Eost File v. King's Park:

NOVEMBER 25

Brechin City v. Edinburghli City: Dundee

V.

v. Leith Allelle; Dunfermlinë. Attilette

East Stirlingshire Airdrieoniana; Dumbarton; Montrose v. Dundee United; Queen's Park v. Fast Fife; Naith Rovers Fakt Stirlingshire V. Airdrieonians: Morton; St. Bernards v. King's Park: Finburgh City v. Dunfermline Athletic: Stenhousemuir v. Forfar Athletic. Forter Athlete V. Dumbarton: Leith

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Women's Golf

MRS. SMALLEY QUALIFIES FOR CAPTAIN'S CUP

The fallowing are the July com- petition results in the Women's Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club:

Mrs. W. N. A. Smalley with a card of 02 (19) 73 qualified for the Cap- tain's Cup Compellison.

Mrs. 1, B. Rose, returning a card lof 44 (15) 29 won the Hoppy Valley Medal Competition over nine holes on July 23.

Other leading scores in this event |were-Mes. W. N. A. Smalley, 44

Olivia de Havilland and Dirk Powell are teamed for the first time-l the inlcresta of love and laughs-in "Hard to Get." the comedy opening ut the King's Theatre to-morrow.

Syd Wooderson In Curious Accident

Wooderson had a curious accident on july 15. He was to have run in the Kent team in an inter-county competition but he stood down because of his race in Brussels on July 16. Just to please the crowd he ran a half mile by himself in 2 mins. 7 secs. During the run he kicked his loft ankle with his right shoe and a spike in- jured the ankle. He was at- tended by ambulance men who found the injury slight.

Baseball

GIANTS NOSE OUT THE REDS

New York, Aug. 1. The following were the results of matches played in the Major Base bail Lengue to-day:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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HEALTHY BALANCE REVEALED

Annual Meeting Of Rifle Association

That the Hongkong Rifle Associe- tion had for the first time in its hils- tory shown a healthy balance in the finances last year, was stated by Major R. D. Walker, President, at the annual meeting yesterday.

Major Walker presided with the assistance of Capt. F. Sale (Hon. Sveretary), Mr. J. Hargreaves (Hon. Treasurer), and Licut. A. J, Le Seeleur, (Assistant Secretary). Those present were Brigadier A. B. Thom- son, Major A. G. Syme, Major S. E. H. E. White, Major It. Robertson and Captain W. C. Newton.

Mr. Hargreaves' pointed out that this year $754 lind been made la five months, Last year the spoon shoots had represented a loss of $1,100, but This year the figure had been reduced to $300. Cash in the bank amounted to over $1,700 compared with last year's very small sun. The election of ulcer resulted;

Majar Walker, President; Brigadier G. I. T. W. Reeve, Brigadier A. 3. Thomson, Col. A. G. Neville, Col. J. C. Gowland and Mr E. I. Wynne- Jones, Vice-Presidents;

Capt. Sale, Hon. Secretary; Mr. J. Hargreaves, Ilon. Treasurer: Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming,

Auditora.

Majur Walker referred to the elec- tion of a legal adviser, an honorary post, and 11 was decided to leave the matter for the Council to deal with.

Annual Report

The following is the annual report: At an extraordinary general meet- Ing on January 20 it was unanimously Battery, Dodgers, Fitzsimmons agreed that the Financin? Year of the Association should be from June 1 to

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Cincinnati

Ten innings. Melton-and-Danning.

Battery.

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Chicago

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Cubs, Nicholson homered for the Battery-Cubs, French and Mancuso,

Boston

St. Louis

May 31 Instead of from January 1 to December 31, and that the period Junuary 1 to May 31 '1039 count as a Financial Year. By this amend- ment_of_the_rules_the_financial_yeur. coincides with the shooting year,

It was with the greatest regret that the Association had to say good-bye to Major Murray at the close of the shooting year. His cheery personality and capacity for hard work will be very much missed by all. He was and always a tower of strength to the Association mid most ably carried un the splendid work of his predecessor. The Individual membership on May

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

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Greenberg homered for the Tigers

The South China A. A, footballers and Selkirk for the Yankees. defeated a mixed Selangor team attery.-Tigers, Trout and Tebbetts. Kuala Lumpur by six goals to three Chicago last Sunday, according to a cable re- Philadelphia ceived yesterday.

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31, stood at 520. Although this shows a decrease, It is vallsfactory to know that all of these are genuine mem- Bat-bers interested in shooting. The num-

her of Afiliated Clubs stood thirteen.

The annual prize meeting was held on the Army Ranges, Kowloon from April 13 to 17. With this meeting was incorporated the Services Meet- ing thus making a saying In expenses and time. lieavy rainstorms on the first day of the Bisley Meeting proper, followed by continuous rain on the succeeding days, necessitated slight curtailment of the pro- gramme and the postponement of the This linn of the Governor's Prize,

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Rosenthal homered for the Fung King-cheung, Chan Tak-fai Sox. Battery-White and Lat Shit-wing each scored two and Tresh. goals for the visitors.

Cleveland

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7 1 The touring team left Kunia Luni-Boston

Keltner homered for the Indians pur for Singapore immediately after

and Doerr twice for the Red Sox. the match.

Grove Up to

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und Sox, now, the South players have won 15 games, lost two Desautels. and drawn five.

Yesterday, Lee Wai-tong sailed for St. Louis Java, where he is to join the team. Washington His presence will decidedly add to

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HONGKONG C.C. TOO GOOD FOR K'LOON INDIANS

Steel Air Raid Shelters On Sale

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and May

event together with Club Team shoots was compleled in fine weather on His Excellency 14, when honoured the Association with his presence on the Ranges and distribut- ed the prizes at the conclusion. The entries showed a marked increase on previous years, possibly due to the institution of a separate class for the S. R. (a) rifle. Team entries also showed an incrense. Daily entries of necessity showed a decrease owing to the curtailment of competitions on. LONDON, Aug. 1-Sir John An-account the weather. It is most derson, the Lord Privy Seal, in the satisfactory to record that in spite

of course of a reply in the House

et the appalling conditions the score that In the "B" Division of the Hong-Commons to-day, revealed

qualifying for last place in the (0) 35: Mrs. W. 5. ler, 12 (0) 36;kong lawn tennis league yesterday, small percentage

the supplies of

Governor's twenty was five points Mrs, E. Tuck, 42 (16) 30; Mrs. 1. the Hongkong Cricket Club beat the steel air raid shelters would be offer- higher than last year. Shewan, 43 (0) 37.

Kowloon Indians Tennis Club six to ed for sale in certan vulnerable areas Atlas M. Glendinning won the Deep three, Scores;

at the beginning of September. Water Any Medal Pool over nine

Capt. Whatmin and J. J. Ferguson The Government had placed con- holes with a card of 37 (11) 26. Other scores were Mrs. Court, 4 lost to S. A. and S. S. Hussain 1-0; tracts for 2,500,000 of these shelters (14) 27; Mrs. R. E. Lindsell, 35 (7) beat F. Khan and A. Rahmin - for free distribution. Approximately 20; Bira. J. A. R. Selby. 39 (11) 28; bent M. A. Khan and A. R. Azan 9-3 half of this number will have been

end of August. |Mrs. R. C. Slewart, 35 (7) 20.

D. O'M Deane and W. H. Jowett delivered by the

Reuter Special, Mrs. J. A. R. Selby won the Glover lost to Hussain and Hussain 1-8; beat Cup at Happy Valley, and Mrs. A. E.Khoa and Rahmin 6-4; bent Khan- Liisaman was runner-up.

and Azan G-1. drów with Hussain and Hussain, drew

and Azan 6-3.

1. T. Gould and T. C. Monaghan 9,552,000 Workless STABLEFORD COMPETITION with Khan and Rahimin, beat Khan In United States

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The Stableford Competition held

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The number by the Royal Hongkong Golf Club over the Old Course, at Fanling dur-

B Division-League tennis of unemployed in the United States RETAIL & ACCOUNTS DEPT 20416ing the week-end resulted in n the match between Kowloon A and South in June was 9.852,000 compared with between D. Humphreys and L. Ching scheduled for yesterday was 0.070,000 In May, and 10,958,000 In WHOLESALE & GENERAL OFFICE 22338 Comdr. J. W. Linton, who had nelt postponed again because two of the June of last year, according to figures

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The balance sheet for the year is most satisfactory, showing a profit considerably higher than last year. The opportunity has been taken to depreciate the Clubhouse by 10 per cent. of its value, It is particularly satisfactory to note that the heavy expenditure Spoon Shoots has bern considerably reduced,

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A. K. Minu Wins Bowls Match

In the first round of the Open Singles bowls championship, A. K. Minu defeated N. A. E. Mackay on

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