Te the Editor of the ie Noxrm-Cuixa Datty News, Sin,—As our football season is fas approaching, I beg to call the attention of our football enthusiasts to the fact that there is no "Cup," or "Shield," to he played for by the local teams. i There is the " Engineer's Cup" certain-but that, Iam sorry to say can only ho played for by teams representing the Engineers and the Shanghai Club. tiero is a cup being played for, it gives All football players know that when
more zest to the game.
We have no less than seven first-class teams in our midst, not including our naval friends, who are stationed at Shanghai for the winter. I have also heard, from good authority, that there are two micro Clubs being formed.
Hoping, Sir, that this will meet with a ready response from some "Old Socker Half-back."
I am, ete., 16th October.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.