The rowdy behaviour of a certain section of the—spectators—mainly supporters of the Tung Hwa team—brought the associational football match between the Loyal Regiment and 'Tung Hwa to an abrupt end in the second half when the soldiers had scored 4 goals to, their oppose ents' one. Besides damaging the Stadium property, the unruly protest ants, annoyed with the referee, invaded the playing field and seemed to be intending violence against the object of their disapproval. Earlier they had tried to stop the game by putting. the ball out of reach when Ht fell among them in the ordinary course of play. The cause of their annoyance "was evidently misunderstanding of the off-side rule which the full-backs of the Loyal Regiment legitimately" exploited with much skill so that the Tung Hwa forwards. were unable to take full advantage of the opportunities which possession of the ball gave them, It is to be hoped that, the authorities will able to take measures to prevent Shanghai soccer from experiencing some of those disgraceful exhibitions of partisanship which have had to be dealt with so drastically on English professional grounds. It is a counsel of perfection to urge that the specta-for should be instructed in the niceties of the rules, but some effort might well be made to ensure that, when a concrete Issue such as the off-side rule is plainly troubling the spectators, a prompt exposition. should be given. In any case it seems fas if the Shanghai Football Associa tion will have to consider the possibility of obtaining stronger police Supervision "on occasions when, the Size of the crowd demands it, Tue Municipal Counelt has aecepted with thanks a if of two peafowl for the Jessfield Zoological Garden. The birds, which came originally from the "Yunnan-Burma frontier district, were presented by Mr. Carl Neprud,
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