Football Match for a Fund for His Dependents With reference to the death P, C. Francis of the Shanghai Municipal Police, who was shot by Jan armed kidnapper on November 26, it is understood that he was the sole support of an aged mother and also survived by a sister who is dear and dumb. With a view to providing a sum of money for the deceased constable's mother and sister it has been-decided to hold 'a charity football match on New Year's Dey and also to commence 1 fund for that object.
'A meeting of the originators of this idea was recently held and Mr. BR, W. Davis was elected president. Messrs. W. J. Brown, T. W. Wilson, L. Goldman, and J. McGregor form the committee, whilst' Corps Sgt-Major, J. M. Stuart was elected secretary and Mr, A. H, Leslie, treasurer, Army v. Volunteers Regarding the football match, which wil! take place at 3 p.m. on New Year's Day on the Police Ground at the Race Course, between teams representing the British Army in Shanghai and the. Shanghai Volunteer Corps, it is needless to say that one of the greatest foot-Dall matcher ever seen in Shanghai will undoubtedly result and Shanghhai's most prominent footballers will take part. The composition of the teams will be announced later:
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