SPORT.
LEAGUE FOOTBALL,
I
ST. JOSEPH'S WIN DIY, II CUP.
A remarkable season in connection with the second division of the Hong kong Football League came to a close yesterday afternoon when St. Joseph's and the R.G.A. Reserves, both at the top of the league tuple with an equal number of points, met in a final match to decide who should carry of the Championship honours. A strenuous gams, which was worthy of a final, was won by the St. Josephiana by two goals to ni.
A STRANGE VOYAGE
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE MOTOR SHIP.
My employers having decided that FURTHER KAPID PROGRESS. my presence on certain Island in the China Sea was essential for the success of their business, l'had there fore, to set out upon a sea voyage 1. much against my wishes. **
A NOTEWORTHY FÀCT.
"PLAIN, SPEAKING.
MR. JOHNSTONE'S SPEECH.
and playing well
best Forster at his own game, placing better than the Englishman and showing unusual steadiness. He won the set at 6/4 and then the gruelling part began. Forster was
SHANGHAI PAPER'S COMMENT. - all out and saved everything which it was possible for man to save. But
Mr. Jahn Johnstone is one who Lo was helped by his own fatigue, staying on the baseline and letting
Rising at an early hour I left my
Rapid progress continues to be believes in plain speaking. We have Forster do the running. In the little home la Kowloon having said made in motor ship construction, and all known that in Shanghal for sonre absence of a smash Forster could do good-bye to my dear wife. My little according to the March issue of The years past and his speech at the little but run up and down the court, son not yet awake, I could only im-Motor Ship there were launched or annual meeting of the Hongkong two Chamber of Commerce shows that playing a defensive shot when he print a parting kiss on bis rosy cheek completed during the past should have attacked, and playing and look forward with pleasure to months 13 large ocean-going motor his vigour has suffered no diminution ships with a total cargo carrying in the more languorous climate, of into Lo's hands. Lo climbed steadily wards seeing him on my return.
My spirits were depressed on leav. capacity of 140,000 tons. Particular the south, says the N.C.D. News. by winning game after game, taking ing home and the morning did not the set at 6/0.
parts of that Lo deserved to win by virtue both help to revive them. I remember what of these vessels were of the largest
speech have already been telegraphed. The
ly noteworthy is the fact that many The most generally interesting
Losing the toss, the Artillerymen of superior strokes and superior/a dull day it was with the mist hang. ( and fastest class of cargo ship, two remainder deals largely with affairs` kicked off and immediately made a tactics. If he had played the baseline ing low on the hills, and a fine driz of them being 13 knot vessels carry of purely local interest. Thus the dash for enemy territory. They got game earlier he would have had anzle obscuring the ships in the harbour-13,500 ton craft with a speed, of 12 Hongkong Fire Brigade comes in for:
ing 14,000 tons, whilst two more are Having booked my passage some usual getting powers and it seemed time previously. I made myself as kots. It is satisfactory to note that some very sharp criticism: the a large proportion of the new, motor engines, it seems, are occasionally rapidly to do more, but the winner con- small steamer, and resigned myself served his strength and took rests at to the journey. On coming up the out of the 13 mentioned above bay the whole
well in, and Kent had a fine opening, easier victory. Forster displayed his but he headed the ball just past the
upright. St. Joseph's went away with many times that Lo was tiring too/comfortable, as possible aboard the ships are of British constr tioni five used for the carriage of beggars and
Wood, but the latter was"in position unimportant moments in a manner gangway, I had noticed that we caring been built in shipyards in the Bay for
ing away from the wharf.
United Kingdom.
the goal kick and. Hyndman tested
brigade wits once turned out as far as Repulse and cleared. At the other end Silva which wins him praise for his strategy.ried a large crowd of steerage pas-
nothing more" terrible proved his mettle by stopping a fast
O special importance and interest than a matched on fire the whole shot from Veal. The Artillery con-6/4, 6/0.
Score to M. K. Lo: 8/6, 0/6, 4/6, sengers, mostly Chinese coolles.
The only other cabin passenger
in the current issue of The Motor Ship equipment and organization is tinued to press with determination and
was a rough fellow who had climbed are the following-An article giving described as needing immediate at Keat missed-another-good-chance-by-
Laboard after-the-ropes-had-been-cast- a 'detalled comparison of steam.and
tention. One reads of complaints to shooting wide. A ding-dong struggle
off and the ship was already swing. motor ships an illustrated article on which appear only to have drawn the Government of pütering of cargo - MAJOR."H.M. EDWARDS AND R followed with occasional lightning
TOWNSEND V. `CAPT. LESLIE SMITH dashes which, however, yielded nothing. The game waxed very fast,
AND J. S. JENNINGS. and towards the close of the first half, Ogley sent in a cross-shot which struck This match did not produce very the upright and bounded to Velasco's much fine tennis except for the hard Foot." The latter took a Brst. time drives in which Jennings occasionally shor and missed the top left corne: indulges.
Smith smashed well,
with the score, sheet blank, and the than usual and Major Edwards gave
די י
à 1,200 B. H. P. Diesel Engine; an As the deck space for even the first illustrated article giving the descrip- class passengers was rather limited tion of a motor ship to carry 800 The planted himself close by me ex-passengers; and plans and description | shipowners, not with the police. Mr
forth the irritating and not very of protecting property lay with the understandable reply that the onus
Johnstone's retort that, if special at- tention, were paid to the receivers of stolen property, some suprising The Japan Chronicle announces ently just. The demand for a Com- results would" accrue sounds emin- Mr. Bertrand Russell's death, and not a Government cadet, whose hands
haling an appalling reek of the of a new 350-ton motor coaster. strongest tobacco mingled with odours of various liquid refreshments of which apparently he had recently
chant sailor, and I presumed he was
of the net by inches. Half time camo Townsend's volleys were more stylish been taking. He looked like, a mer through a telegram from Shanghat,mercial Secretary at Hongkong" but
players on either side a little puffed the usual display of lapses and brilli- out of work, and making the passage the editor has let himself. go to the will be tied, his work hampered and ancy, Edwards and Townsend took with a view to looking for a job at extent of a column and a half in the his judginent overshadowed by
Then
or account of the terrific pace.
The second moiety opened with the the first set but could not keep the other end, St. Josephians on the offensive, but it up, losing the next.
Almost overpowered by the fumes way of an obituary. The Kokusai thoughts of where his bread and but- the backs pulled then up and Skeet Smith and Jeanings became some from his pipe: I moved a little farther agency in Shanghai was responsible ter comes from," intensifies the feel- Hyndman returned and what careless and tried for too much away, from him and tried to forget for the despatch of this telegram; asing which the whole specch rightly I felt rather sorry. a piece of intelligent anticipation, it or wrongly conveys, that the Hong- instead of letting Townsend commit his presence. when Velasco had the misfortune to suicide-the obvious game. In spite for myself condemned to vor has been a failure. Mr. Russell has kong Chamber is not satisfied with
sent away.
the St. Josephians were doing well handle. The free-kick sent the Artil- lory well in, and in the melee which followed, Sepher fouled Kent in the penalty kick. Bailey took the kick, but in his excitement skied the ball and it went into touch inches over the cross bar. Ogley went away in a pretty piece of individual play but was pulled up for off side. Attacking, the Artillery worried the defence and Veni forced Silva to carry more than two paces. The R.G.A. were given a free kick on the touch line half way be- tween the corner flag and the upright. A goal seemed certain, but Ismail sent behind The corner kick was well placed and the ball dodged about the goal mouth until Sepher cleared. Omar went away and beating Skeet sent in a high, shot which Wood was just able to rip away. Velasco dashed in and headed the leather into the net. The St Josephians returned from the centre and Ogley aimed for the top corner of the net. Wood again tipped eway and Velasco once more rushed in and netted. Although the Artillery tried hard after this, they did na reply, and the final whistle came with the St. Josephians winners by twoy clear goals.
."
Mr. Jones was the referee, After the match, the teams lined up in front of the Grand Stand. Mr. Wilton, President of the League, before asking Mrs. Wilton to present
of brilliant spots in their play their errors exceeded their aces, and Ed- wards and Townsend ran out winners in the fourth set. They have thus reached the final. The other bracket contains the Hancock brothers and
A. PLAYER.
been most seriously
from the way in which its representations fellow Pneumonia, but is said to be im-are met.
proving.
age with only this rough, unshaven, unsober individual for my traveller, the captain of the steamer and all the crew in fact being Chinese.
the winner of. Wednesday's matched only too soon for the foggy My forebodings were to be realis. between Wong, and Yvanovitch on weather continued and on the second the one hand and Penman and day out we ran into a cluster of Humphreys on the other. It should very large junks. As they showed be a fine match.
dimly on all sides the skipper was forced to slow down almost to a stop, OTHER RESULTS.
and 'since the junks seemed to be closing in be began to manifest signs Men's Handicap Doubles.-Lt. Col. of great nervousness. On being in Bowen and Major C. Willson beat E. terrogated as to his fears he answer Abraham and J. Stalker, 6-526ed in pidgin English that he did not 6-2. G. Miskin and E. G. Grimble beat F. A. Dinsdale and C. C; Stark, 8-6, 7-5,
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
Club Championship.-G. W. Sewell v. Capt. P.Havelock-Davies, a
King v. Hayes.
Handicap Singles
AT. H. Handicap Singles "B.-W. Cornaby v. C. Blaker.
B.
Men's Handicap Doubles.-J... R. Wood and G. R. Sayer v. D. J. Valentine and R. K. Valentine.
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BILLIARDS.
HO. KOM-TONG CUPS,
At the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, last ment for the above cups, the Colony's new Champion, A. J. Osmund (-300) defeated Guimaraes (200) by 21 points. The final scores were: Osmund 250; Guimaraes 229.
io 1910 for competition annually by The highest breaks of the evening Junior teams. This Cup has been won were: Osmund, 41, 32, 30, 25, 42, previously by 88th Co., R.G.A., 319, 18, 17 and 16; Guimaraes, 45, tirpes: St. Joseph's College, twice; 31, 37, 36 and 31. and by 83rd Co., R.G.A., K.S.LI on Wednesday, at 5 pm, while Guimaraes now plays R. Thomas and Navy Reserves once each.
Mrs. Wilson presented the cup to Osmund meets Sergt. Major Stroud Mr. E. P. Hyndman and congratulated in the final on Friday at 9 p.m. St. Joseph's on winning the League. For the third time. Mrs. Wilton then gave each member of the College team a gold medal, and each member of the R..A. 'team a silver medal. Mr. Hyndman 'called for "three cheers" for Mrs. Wilton, and hand- ed to her a bouquet in a silver vase.
FRIENDLY GAME.
:
KWANGTUNG SPORTS.
S.C.A.. TO COMPETE."
tion intends to send about 50 athletes
The South China Athletic Associa
1.
to Canton to compete in the Eighth
SOUTH CHINA v. "HAWKINS."
As the South China team is due to
Whether what might be called the "direct action" speech or the drip- ping water that wears away a stone of opinion. And just now it is rather is the more effectual is ever a matter an important matter. The war gave rise to a general desire that the mercantile community and the official classes in China should work in closer co-operation than they, had or were. supposed to have done in the past.
him unmercifully until they gathered his meaning and pulled at the ropes and mast and got it upright. Under his directions the sail was hoisted and he steered Southwards. A new feeling seemed to pervade the boat as we gathered way and I saw the crew. creep further forward and many ways this aim is being heard them talk in a much lower key. achieved with most satisfactory re- One man feeling thirsty after his sults: in others, the drawing together spell of work reached for the dipper, has revealed, even more strikingly but he was at once thrust back by than before divergencies between the the sailor with such intense ferocity business and official habit of thought." that he withdrew hastily forward It would seem there are some things again. The kegs were at his advice which merchants, and some which brought, aft by me and placed almost governments, forget. When Mr Johns- below his feet as he steered. I felt tone says that it is trade that has more hopeful now that some one was made this place and it is to trade in command, and expressed the wish that the Government must look to that we should soon make land. The support it," he does not overstate the sailor answered to the effect that case. Eighty years ago Parliament there was a chance if the wind held. was asking what we were to do with About 10 o'clock that night it fell off a barren fever-ridden rock at the and all night we lay becalmed. Next mouth of the Canton river. Today day the sea was like glass and from that barren rock has become one of then on we suffered the most extreme the brightest jewels in the British agonies.
crown and it is the British merchant who made it so, as he has made other lustres in the same diadem."
like the look of these junks as they might be manned by pirates. My heart sank at this news but I did my best to laugh at his timidity, at the same time looking around for the Bailor
It was useless however, seeking advice from him as he lay on deck in a drunken stupor in which indeed be had remained since his arrival on board.
We were unable to make any speed at all as there always seemed to be a couple of junks just ahead, and towards evening the captain, who had spent the day in trying to dodge his way out from among them, gave up all hope and frankly
Our self-elected captain doled out declared that to-night "Alla man the water almost in drops and all ton makee die" unless we could manage gues were literally hanging from then the other hand, it is not always to desert the steamer on the boats dry mouths. A trial or two was made easy for the business community to realize where their ambitions may
which we
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MANCHESTER MARKET.
LATEST WEEKLY REPORT!
Messrs. James F. Hutton & Co., Ltd., Manchester, reported on Wed nesday, March 2, as follows
The past week has been one of
SUPERSTITIONS,
THE LAST LIGHT,
An extremely prevalent auperati tion among the soldiers of the Allied armies during the World War whe
would be killed in the next engage the belief that when three men light- ed their pipes, or cigarettes from one match the man" taking the last light
A ment.
This superstition had its origin,f-
1
One
the cup and, medals to St. Joseph's night, In connection with the tourna and trust to the 'pirates' eagerness to snatch the full keg but after two have to be subordinated to a general | College and the runners-up medals to
for loot being keener than their men had received deep wounds in the R.G.A., said he wished to con-
thirst for blood. While I thought it the arm from the sailor's knife they policy. Hongkong and China are a gratulate both teams on their records
was in a sense a cowardly action to gave up the attempt.
goud. deal nearer to London than in the League this season. The Cup
take, yet discretion did certainly describe in detail the Horror of the they were even twenty years ago was presented by Mr. Frederick Ellis
seem the better part of valour under ensuing days. We underwent all the and this new proximity has not the circumstances, and as dusk fell, tortures which men placed in our always been to the business man's the crew having got the boats in position must undergo.
advantage. With whom, the fault readiness, we tumbled into them and
lies it would be hard to say, It One night two of the crew stepped may be that the increasing competi pushed off, leaving the steerage unaware of the approaching danger one man was found with his throat is so leading him to day-to grasp the worst experienced in the cotton passengers at their, evening meal overboard and others gabbled in- tion of other nations has sometinies coherently all day long Next night led the British business man in China 1 who had so recently left my comfortable home in Kowloon thus cut and--but how can I tell il-heat a fancied, momentary advantage, found myself in a ship's boat on the was consumed by the wolves into though at the sacrifice of vital and markets for a very long time. wide ocean.
were all transformed far-reaching principles. But this fact variety of circumstances here com There was no land in sight and no by hunger. The only knife on board unfortunately has to be faced namely bined to increase the already bearish an association of words and ideas one in our boat seemed capable of was the sailor's.. This was repeated that the British community in China atmosphere and there has been a psychological genesis. Two men are even estimating the course to steer.
as the days passed and our numbers has a reputation in London of being very substantial fall in values. Ex-lighting up" for a smoke while Possibly the sailor might have been grew steadily less. I felt his glance on long in purse rather than broad in ceptional, weakness at Liverpool, waiting to go into action. useful if he had been saber, but bee at times and always an indescrib vision and that the representations it owing to the continued unsatisfactory match lights two cigarettes comfort- had been dumped into the same boat able, shivering sickness overcame me sends Home have to encounter a trade outlook here, has been largely ably. A third steps up. as myself and lay on the thwarts fence to keep watch and watch, and accordingly preliminary prejudice beavy selling of all months, March is the last light," from that match.
He and I had arranged in self de- swinging to and fro as we rolled in the end was hastened when one night This consideration bears very close- especially, has been in progress. The The idea at once occurs "It may be Give me responsible for the slump, and a light." The match just does it. It Athletic Meet of Kwangtung which the swell.
accordingly.. is to be held in Canton on April 14 to 16. These will enter in various crew had cast themselves adrift with stepped overboard. I knew there educational institutions for Chinese of any stability on this side and have light from the match. The idea of while the sailor was still asleep the ly upon Mr. Johnstone's urgent American markets have again been the last light for one of us." It was Fancying they were near land the last two survivors of the crew both presentation of the reed of British unfavourably affected by the absence. the third man who got the contests All Track and Field Events out provisions of any kind and the would be trouble in the morning and of Government assistance in participated heavily in the selling its being his last light in the full including the 5-mile Marathon, Foot boat only contained a couple of kegs when the sailor woke and, but that founding and endowing them. The movement. Spot business has been sense at once follows. ball, Volley Ball and Basket Ball.
In the Track and Field Events the of drinking water. They drank freely I lacked the courage: I should have Government's view in this matter is of a very limited nature, export they have arranged for & practice Canton Committee have decided upon of the water and had almost followed the example of the last pair, that as such institutions must, in so orders. accounting for the greater to be killed in the ensuing engage match with the Hawking of the the competing classes as follows finished one keg before the sailor as I felt I was no match for him in the far as they affect British Interests at part of the sales at Liverpool. The ment to establish the superstition, Club ground at 5 p.m., today. A (a) Class for 4ft. 3 inches and above. recovered from his drunken aleep. death siruggle which was sure to all, be the concern entirely of the result of the downward movement The two survivors, remember what good game is anticipated, 29 both (b) Class for 3ft. 9 inches and under on the second day, rising stiffly, and realised what had happened as soon they who must supply the money, ally cheap, as prices are little lighted up-from one match just He "did 90 quite suddenly follow. It came without delay for he British community in China, It is that cotton now looks exception had occurred to them when the three teams are turning out strong.
4ft. 3in.; (c) Class for 2ft. 5 Inches The South China Association will be and under 3ft. 9 inches (all in Chin-stretching out his arms. He glared as he awake..
-around the boat for a minute or two
But this conception, puts a bugden above what was regarded as a safe before the engagement and one says; represented by the following:-Lau ese measurement.) Hing Cheung Chan So and Fung The Association has been doing its and then reached for the dipper. A reproach and he struck at me with competitors do not bear. We are far not escaped the break in prices, Yes he took the last light you re A few biting words of sarcastic on the British merchant which his baals in pre-war days. Egyptian has Well, it was Tom's last smoke", Tai, Cheing Wing Shing, Leung Tai best to bring all possible pressure to w guips of water made him grimace his knife. I avoided the blow, fall from saying that American arms in quotations being very much reduced member?" And there you have you Fong and Leung Yuk Tong: Au Kit bear upon every school to train run-down, but it seemed to revive him, to feet him strike me on the side educational institutions, but it is quite stronger as a result of the extremely hears the conversation * By George," as the unaccustomed liquid wenting on the gunwhale as I did so only China contribute nothing to American That the markets are technically superstition born. Another soldier Sang, Kwok Fo Kan Wong Pakar to meet the competitions, and for he beckoned to me and said The boat swung and I thought we safe to say that the bulk of their heavy selling there is little doubt, that same thing happened to Chung, Ip Kau and Ko Sik Wai. they expect to be able to pick up where the Hell are we anyhow?" should both go over and perish in the funds comes from vast organizations and it is to be hoped that a slight And the superstition sprears with the
some worthy representatives.
I could only reply that as I was a sea when suddenly he stood up and in America, itself. And in the case recovery, which has taken place at rapidity of malignant bacillus As regards Football, the Associa merchant and not a sailor I had no said "Hello, old sport, wake up of France it is the French Govern the close of the week, is the fore The strained, more-or-less morbid tion's team, though not in fall force idea as to our exact position, and stand a good chance to carry away that as our present predicament to my feet to find that the ferry bad and le working strenuously to at. Certainly opinion generally is that tion of men constantly, facing death Dazed and incredulous I struggled ment which has taken the lead runner to a steady Improvement. bypersensitive paychelogical Condi the honours, having been champion seemed rather. perilous and uncom bumped into the pier at Hongkong: tract Chinese students to French the price of the raw material | för long periods is particularly for the past few years, There will fortable any assistance he could lend the sailor at my side bad aroused schools and colleges. Even if it is now very attractive, but the weight favourable to superstitions growths. also be an International Football would be very welcome. He then Club two matches in the open events In Volley Ball and Basket Ball, the and I replied two whole days and were still tingling.
Yesterday at the Hongkong Cricket Competition including foreign teams. wed how long we had been file home by a friendly dig from, which my were not the simple truth, that Bri- of cotton in band is great, and Of course thousands and thousands
tish merchants in China subscribe demand is unfortunately still lacking. who took the last light" lived. went to the full five sets. Lo started gle hard, as the Cauton teams are they expected to be picked up by ing in accustomed surroundings that credit for doing, the British Goveza yarn and cloth markets, and business attention. The cases of those who Forster in an exciting match which Hongkong teams will have to strug that the crew had done nothing as So great was the shock of waken far more liberally to purely Chinese Falling cotton and silver prices have But a few went West The Cases interests than they commonly get had a very discouraging effect on the of those who lived attracted no strongly with Forster off his game, ald to be very strong. The Hong-
my trembling knees gave way and I and took the first set with a main kong Athletes will leave on the 13th some passing ship.
He swore for a long time under relapsed into my seat again. Come ment's view, as mentioned above, has been extremely quiet with quota- died did. his breath at this, and reached under and have a drink" said the sailor, seems one-sided. The China trade tions lower, Odd lots sall go through but the aggregate is very small, and of Whiteball, but China as the centre
leave by train for Canton to-morrow
to take part in the Kwangtung Sports,
TENNIS.
M. K. LO v. L. FORSTER.
were played off. M. K. Lo beat L.
instant by tráin,
cent pull up from five-two against
*THE FRUIT SEASON.
him, at 8-6. Forster, however, was still as fresh ai ever, and ran away from Lo for two sets. Lo sermed to
It only remains for the third man
7
his coat and around his waist. I saw seeing my distress. Feelink the need may occupy a small place in the eyea further stoppagea of machinery markets are badly needed to restore: his hand feeling for the bait of a of something which would help to sailor a knife attached to his belt and bring me back to ordinary life again, of the world's policy is clearly destin- take place each week. Stocks of confidence, but it has to becouse be resting, as he was not so inclined BOWEL complaint is sure to be prera. then he woke us all, into activity, and still under the sway of bis ed to be a very big thing in the corka turtalled create in spite obvious that low prices, are required to rus as in the first set, losing the sure to keep a bottle of Chamberlain's
lent during the fruit season Be Step the mast he said. The dominant personality, I followed him as century, and it is on that scare of
production and if there is to be a fast, the anus style for the next ie It may save life. For als by all command be seized the tiller lying bar of the King Edward Hotel seling engines and cotton mills that sequence prolong the stoppage for take us appreciably nearer m
ones the play in Oplio and Diarches Remedy to bend Colness not understanding the sudden submissively, up the street into the felinore than on any question of is probable that mills will in con- the future, and the steady demand in but "Lo had saved up for this Chamam and Blarskærpers.
in the stern-ind, beat those nearest
the need of a liberal educational the Easter holidays to at least ten when buyers will be tempted to policy is to be pressed,
days. Very much stronger cotton operate