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Press, Volume LX, Issue 17986, 1 February 1924, Page 11

FOOTBALL.

ASSOCIATION. CANADIAN TEAM NOT TO TOUk DOMINION. (MIESS ASSOCIATION TIXXGEAM.) V/JSLUSGTOX, January 31. Ai a. (meeting oi the Council ©£ th© Kow ZeiUand Football Association. to-nigllt s a,t waa unanimously decided not to participate in Uic tour ct ttto Canadian team. Ail present oliuiigiy denounced the action oi ;ivu Attstj«Aiau in going iwl*iad the Ixuxka cv; Jsov.- Zealand Council w/id '-vitii Ciuiud4> v.iihous relcruaco u> ieo Dominion, ia li» negotiations wore liirat opened in liow Jk-a-Alr H. Gzivea (treasurer) characterised tila >ciion &» uiiiiuoiteai&nliko iuid scandalous, and ilr B. £•'. Salmon (aoorekury) "ae a simrt Aloe trick." ■ ■ ilr J*. Soutd'jrs: -'if wo don't let tlieaa know that they bavo done a diiiy trick I,o'rj, what will tbey do about tho English team?"' , Tho opinion was e-spreased that tho Canadian As.socKvti.on should have commtuiicafced with Kew Zealand - prior to completing U*» krr&ngemcnis. Mr A. Alison: In plain words, X w>aldi t'Jl them, "G. T. H." r The aacrctary _ reported that Ojcre w»8 every prospect of securing a Ctiijiese team at the begimsi.Bg o{ 3une. EvaSx if tiio Chinese did not come, . Usera was , a strong naval team with, iius British. Fleet which, with, tio Chatham Cup, wotdd give tits Dominion a. great aeaaon. ■ Finally, it was decided not to jrartieipat*' :r. tbo Canadian toar, to cibl® to China' foe a team to arrive in tho Dominic® ;«.t tha ■beginning of Juno, to.. write to tha Canj adiim authorities askinsr io* sn <-ir>l&Ttaticn r j and to tho English VootbaU fox a definite poet lion regarding tho TScglisV I tonx. i