CHINESE FOOTBALLERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18722, 30 May 1924, Page 7

CHINESE FOOTBALLERS.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

' / . '/ ' .. v - . . . .. -. • * /ifC ~ .* •• MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA.

[BX/ TELEGRAPH.—' ASSOCIATION.]

'4 vv % WELLINGTON.: Thurade.y. ;y . Matters in connection with the tour ,of the Chinese ; Association football.; team were before : the council of the New Zealand Football Association this , evening. v Cablegrams | v " were received *: from the (V Commonwealth:, Football Association asking that: the Chinese team should play, matches in Australia on the" «4*. t'o New 7 . Zealand. It offered • £350 plus. hotel charges . for. two' matches on July ,12 and ?. 16. A further cablegram asked that:the v team should also be allowed to play 1 two ■ games with 'Queensland on July 5 and 9 on a "fifty-fifty" basis and expenses;;

'It v was unanimously ' decided that the Chinese /team 1 should-. - not . play •;; any matches: until it arrived ia New Zealand. The ; secretary , has : requested the ,Commonwealth. Association -to arrange for the , admission; of the Chinese :in Australia ?on the way to New. Zealand. Satisfactory arrangements have " been made for their admission to New Zealand. • > All . guarantees for ■ the tour are to hand 'except from Hawko's Bay. An offer' of £200 from an Auckland • firm j for the programme 1 rights of the Chinese team's ' tour was accepted. The visit of the Canadian team jto New 1 Zealand was considered and-also" of :i the , Chinese team to Australia -on its , return j journey. The secretary 'was' instructed * to j submit :an efl'er' of > "fifty-fifty" lor the Canadians and. of'- "fifty-fifty' forHthe" > Ohiniese, ; with an alternative *of £ £500' ; ■ for four matches. 7 llSSfeili '..Ui Mr. B. L. Salmon was elected sole ' selector.

; ,The secretary reported - that he had , written *to Mr. H. L. Richards, Rotorua, saying that the council would be glad to see fAssociation 'football started iii the Rotorua district as the Chinese ; team, would be yisiting Rotorua sightseeing and it would be a , good opportunity to or- u ganise the game -- there.' If a local team ~ could not ...be got together it r would be possible to get one from South Auckland, *;> t The South ', Auckland Association \ wrote >" thanking the council for arranging the natch with I the 1 fleet. ■* ■ The return v was £75.