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FOOTBALL
NOTES AND COMMENT.
TOMORROW'S LEAUUE GAMES,
The following League Gamen are down for decision to morrow.
-FIRST DIVINION.
Police v. Club, Sookumpoo." "A" ground.
Carlislav. King's, Navy "B" ground.
Kowloon 5. Tamer, Kowloon (Hungham) ground,
Hawkina y. Titanis, Navy "A" ground.
South China v. R. G. A., Chinese ground.
Kick off at 4 pm. sharp.
BECOND DIVISION,
Police v. Warders, St. Joseph's ground.
"Kick off at 4 pim, sharo,
King's v. University, Club ground. Ambrose v. Auxiliaries, Navy "A" ground.
Titanic v. South China "B" Navy
"B" ground.
SPORT.
FOOTBALL,
LEAGUE TABLE-DIVISION 1,
F. W. L. D
RGA....11 2 8 1 12 24
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CRICKET
NOTES AND COMMENT.
THE TRIANGULAR TOURNEY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
in the eleven and to them I would say that excellence at fielding is just
FATAL MOTOR SMASH.
a essential no skill with hat or ball CORONER'S INQUIRY OPENED.
| sithorgh one wins the least fame by, concentrating on folding ability. I exproted the Police to beat the Civil Service 2nd XI but an unlooked for stand by Cullip and Watson, put
STORY OF TUX OTHER CAN.
After our report of yesterday's
In my last notes I predicted that the Club would have no difleuty adifferent aspect on the game. Coroner's inquest into the circume. in disposing of both the Army and R. Barnshaw's absence from the tances surrounding the `death of Navy levers in the Triangular Police team considerably weakened Tournament. As things turn d us, their batting strength and a collapse Lieut. Commander Hooper, R.N.,
resulted. Alexander, by a has had closed, display and receiving some valuable! Pay. Lieut Webb, in reply to a hesistance from Thorpe, stased off question from the Coroner, said be what appeared at one time to be certain defeat.
had no theory how the accident hap peced.
the Club won both matches com fortably, never at any stage of rither game having the least cause for anxiety. A departure from previon years was followed by restricting the Club-Army match to a one-day fixture. However in aby circumstances, I d
Quite a big quota of games are not think a different result wou'd scheduled for tomorrow. From the have been arrived at. The wicket lists of fixtures to hand are the did not seem to suit Caps. Davies following:-- and although he bowled with great)
and kept pereurveracco
A Buni Jength, the bal was not rising] sufficiently high to make him diflicult Excluding Davies, the Army bowl-rs were very miner-the ease with which runs were scored off their efforts bear testimony to that.
"
LEAGUE, 1. R.G.A. v Infantry, I.R.O. v C.R.0.
-LEAGUE IT
The Coroner: You are prepared to say definitely that your car was not racing with the other car? I do not think the driver accelerated speed.
Do you blame anyone in connection with this Becident f-I cannot.
Mr. F. E, Nash (who was present on behalf of the Connaught Motor
University. 2nd v Civil Service 2nd.Car Company): Previoas to the acci
dent was the car in good running order!-Yer.
V
FRIENDLY.
V
Had you any fault to find with the driver No.
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of in that it croreol right in front, which made it appear to go slower. The next witness called was Pay- Mr. Dennye: Are you quite sure master Lieut. William McBride. He that you did not hear any horn blown said that he was sitting in the centre by the approaching car 1-Quite of the back seat. Lieut. Copley was certain..
GOING GONE!
SCIENTIFIC CURE POR HEADACHES.
on his right and Liput. Beacham on And that 'you gave no signal to
Professur Kamp, of An, terdam; the latest exponent of auto-suggtai his left. Lieut. Webb was sitting on pass-No.
The Coroner to the Jury): I think tion, who bas come to London, the flour of the car and deceased hall
Goals.
II.K.O.C. v Kowloon, Civil Service, F. A Pre
University, Kowloon fad. King Regt.12 9 1 2 29 8
H.K.C.C2ad., C.R.C. 2nd. v 1.R.C. Club ..13 8 4 1 21 18 17
The lion's share of the Club attack 2nd. Ambrose
.13. 8 5 0 16 24 19 devolved on Reed and fully rain-To be played on first named Club's Hawkins...11 5 3 4 20 11 14 tained his reputation white w grounde," South China 12 5 5 2 21.17, 12ably seconded by well varied bowling. Tamar...11 4.3 4 13 13 12 R. Hansock found an approach to his Cricketers will regret the untimely Kowloon 13 14 17 11 form on New You's Day. Two death of I-Com. Hooper who played Titanis 8 3 3 3 13 13 8 well-timed hits Cran out of the with access for the Navy eleven. A Durban.11 3 7 1 12 19
ground-nas into the tram lines reliable but, sound in defence when Queen's Read and the other the occasion asked for caution, he Denpatch. 4 1 2 1
on to the old Pavilion-showed was a punishing hateman, who had Police 0 0 G 3 4 239
chat; he bad not Inst the invariably gone in first in the games Carlisle .... 4 1 3 0 5 10 hitting powers which had dopaocalised
LEAGUE TAULE-INVISION IL bowlers in the past. He hit up 60 in war also a gond fieldsman.. His death
xtra quick time in the srcant ina will mean a serious loss to the Navapued. A. VIS.ings against the Navy, timing shore team. F Hawkine 1 11 0 0 51 7 22 past cover-point and to the leg King's Regt. 99 00 01 18 boundary with wonderful preci-ion. St. Joseph's 7700 28 3 14 There was to discussion as to the South C."B" G 0 1 20 0 way in which he got out. In the United....10 2 3 18 13 13 middle of an over Lake beckoned the R.G.A.....10 5 4 1 20 17 71etumper to stand elover to the wisket and gave a lob," p tebing the ball Kowloon.. 9 4 4.1 17 17
1. W. L. D.
Goals
2
.
on witness' knees and balf on Licut, the point you have to get out is whe-following in the footsteps of M. Cond, Becham's knees. Nous of the party ther the accident was due to interfered with the driver in any way, action of the passing car, or whether gave a demonstration of the new Just before the acident he watched it was due to the awerve of the car in curative science at the Hyde Park he had player bere. In addition the other car overtaking theirs. That which these gentlemen were travelling Houl recently, says the Daily News
car was going faster than the ordinary due to its own bit perd going round in mail week.
the bend. That is the poiot we want to get at.
Appended are the League bastion sud bowling averages of cricketers who have played in at least two games. Batting figures are from 20 upwards while trundlers with aver ages belon 12 runs per wigket have
R.G.A. v. Marazion, Sookumpan Trania.... 8 9 3 2 10 15 ghib with plenty of spin. Hanc ck been included. -
"A" ground.
Hawkins v. Carlisle, "B" ground.
Sockuispoo
Kowloon,
South China "A" v. South China grozud.
St. Joseph's v United, St. Joseph's ground.
Kick off at 2.30 p.m. sharp,
Last Saturdas's football was of a very poor description, I should any that with the exception of the Chinese-King's match the others were not worth watching. I suppose the holidays had something to do with†
it,
The Chinese are to te congratulated on their fins recovery last Saturday for they were two geals down right up to ten minuta of time and then two good breakaways saw the se ro made level. On the run of the play the Soldiers were the better team and
South C. A" 9 3 4 2.13 26 Ambrose.. 9 4:50 10 3 Marazion.. 7 3 3 1 18 12 Uiversity.. 6 2 3 11 14 Durban.... 7 2 5 0 11 10 Polico. 9 1 8 04 31 Dapatch... 2020 Carlisle..... 4 0 4.0 Warder..
9 0 9 0 Auxiliaries.. 90 90
FANLANG GOLF.
- NAVY ARMY.
8nust have been caught off bis guar-i, He hit the. ball full toss and
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7 the stroke resulted in L ea-y
catch Lo Beatty At vic
4
There is nothing in the rules of the 2 came rela ive to awite ing from
"over-art to under arms or vice
2 6
0
4 12
6 32
3 31
0
This match was played at Fooling by the permission of the Commiture Goll Club yesterday. and members of the Royal Hongkong
12
cers, but one is apt to think that it!
not exactly spoiting to change it
the middle of an over (after having
:
BATTING AVERAGES.
FIRST LEAGUE
NO OF
*SONIXXI
AGGREGATE.
HIGHEST
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AVERAGE.
The Corouer Can you say how close to your car i passed ?—I should say about 15 feet on our right band tide. Before the smash occurred I felt a hump, followed immediately by
smash,
a
To the witnear: Of course your car was very heavily loaded Y
And the car was a very long one Yes.
Continuing, the witness raid that he visited the spot again next day and noticed the trauks of the car as
Unlike M. Coué, Profesor Kemp teaches on general formula, der doer be advocate self-suggestion Ho. c'aims to cure all diecases of nevous origin by enggesting to the patient that his complaint does not exist.
"I do not claim to cure organic ail- meats," he said in a short address with which he opened his demons-
The Corcoer: Do you know what the bump was cansed bs 1-I suruld Ray by a stone. I remember aering it bore into the side of the road. Flu tration "I Can often some white stones afterwards and I also saw the marks of back whes la patients who are suffering from think the car passed over one of when the rear part of the car ewung organic disease better, but I cannot
there.
Were you thrown out?—I was. Have you may theories as to the cauan of the accident ?--Ne.
Was there any sacing between your car and the car that passed i-No,
nope that I know of.
Paymaster Lieut. Wallace, of the
into the tramway standard.
make
oure them. Many illnesses аго diagnosed by medical men as organio when they eie really nervous or partly imaginary.
In reply to one of the Jury, the witares said that after the other car passed, their car slowed down after a second or so as the driver immediately pulled out the clutch.
Prof. Kamp opened his demonstra Lieut. R. B. Beacham, estimated tion by putting his audience through
PHYSICAL JERKS.
bowled severnfover-) with out into. D. Ismail (1)....... 2 81 51* 81 00 H.M.S. "Durban," said he had had that the car was travelling at about an "armstretching.kind of physical
Fincher (CS) .... 271-65 71.00 enme experience in driving car. H, 25 to 30 miles per hour. Nearjerks," which ended with a cleaching;
ing the batzian of the intention.
A coins coincidence about the three League matches played last Saturday is that none of them could
The Coroner: Did he atrike you as
of the bands.
Wood (CS). 2 65 53 65 00) estimated the speed of their car at 30 Causeway Bay, witaces heard a car.
Now you can't open them," eaid A. A. Ramjaha (U) 3 138. 69 46 00 miles per hour most of the way back coming up behind and he then had an Sayer (C.81
..... 2 88 49 41.00 to town. He was sitting alongside impression that their driver. #lightly the Professor. One of the women The Coroner: There was no comthe small audience were not euacep
found.sks could not but the rest of: A. H. Madar (1)... 2 42 42 42.00 the driver. He occasionally watched accelerated the speed.
petition of speed between these two he finished and tach team is creslited Davies (R.A.).... 4 163 75 40.75 him.
tible to suggestion. Ollivä: (RA)........ 4 117-40 29.26 with on fint for A draw
A. H. Rumjahn (1) 2 36 38 28.004 careful driver?-He was driving cars ?—None, except what I have just This woman was then made the aid when the other car came subject. of a number of tests and Lid The sugles were won by the myling as well as expreted. In'
The R. G. A. have not been beater (1-A)?
1 83 31* 97-33ery well-very stendy.
Tebird us Throther are going everything that was suggested to her who gained 101 marches to 01.
Was here any mcing on the road' Spinks-(K) 3 78 37 26.00
at least five miles an hour faster than I am going to ask you to count League matches to date they matches to 5, leaving them victorious with the ladina, Kowloon an Navy Gittens (Ú).
In the foursomes the Army won 2 have heater the C.R.C. und drawn. Le (Ch)...... 3 7 15 24.66 that night? No, we were going at
Quick (U)..
the eam apeed most of the way,
ten said the Professor in quiet, Continuing, wituose said that just
able to get any further than seven.". other car coming up He first
The young woman then started to The Coroner..take it you have no when told to go on a little further, count. slowly, stopped at five and H. D. Ramjahn (1) 2 75 70 75.00 of theirs. It was coming right bobind idea as to how the accident occurred ?-- seems to be wrong is that the tail is Hammond (RE).4 143 100* 46.64% about. 10 miles per hont fuster then -My impression was that the speed owly marmored "six," "seven," and
3 73 52 24 33
2 21 23* 23 00
ours.
The witness then described the
His s'atement bɔre out what Lieut.
should have won but the user into the whole, by 241 matches to lif={{Resulte-on-the-match-with the last Alackburn (K).......... 2 23 13 23 00 before the accident he noticed the swerving of the car into the standard deliberate tones, "but you won't be. of football decreed otherwise. The layed well in the foursomes having a not good enough for a team who were T. E. Yeoh (U).. 3 64 27 21 38 noticed it about 50 yards to the rar Wallace had already told the Jury. Chinese are due to meet the Gunners
on their own ground and if they play like they did last week they should secure the points, for the B.G.A. Be pleging anything but good football just now.
Cap. Bloxham and Lieut. Bocou zamel were 1ot published). This is
best bull score of 71 for the 18 holes. champions a few years ago.
BAKERS STRIKE SEQUEL.
BREAD PRICES INCREASED.
What
to
400 pronouneed and there are 5. consistent bowler to back up Capt. Davies, They were vere lucky save the games with the Indians and Kowloo but the watch with the Navy bad quite an open result. The Indians have, apparently, fallen into the habit of rusting runs leisurely
habit which should be ze lousy voided in Saturday afternoon cricket less tuam possess a couple of
The Police and Cub play their re- turn match at Soolumpio, and the re A sequel to the recent lakers' elrike appearance of Dr. Vainine and Swan appears in a tir alar issued by the should strengthen the side. Th Club Ching Loong one of the leading will have to improve ou last Satur Chincee bakeries. They say that day's form if they want to win Widowing to the fact that both the shooting like "Bogg indulged in will wages of labourers and the cost of never secure goale, Ixpect them to the materials for manufacturing bread demon bowlers. win to morrow bossover.
have increased we are liable to iBerene i
Kowloon, lat yer's champions,
the price of our productions slightly have been very deappoin ing in buth Kowloon ure at bome to the above our usual figures."
| divisions of the Lingue tris season. Á Tamar, and a fost same should be Bread has gone up one cent a seen. I was not very much imprees pound and their lates: price li-tshows wealth of tab at i, available and the ed with the former's showing against the following:-Brown Bread 10 cts.nly reason one ran adance for the the Polica last werk. There is too English Bread 10 cts., French Bread bad showing is the constant change. much individuality amonget the pla 11 cte., Twist Bread 10 ets, Wheaten yera and a litle more combination Bread 12 ets, Birthday Cake 70 st. would improve the attack. Tamar and Christmas Cake 65 cts., per pound. will quite possibly be with at Hadeon who's kaves are very much cut ahout
and a rest is what he is after. On the concerned Hawkins will be out to whole I expect to see the Sailors bring take no chances, and should improve the points away with them...
their position to-morrow when they meet the Carlisle second string.
Ackler (1)
SECOND LEAGUE.
them and appeared to be travelling
then remained speechless.
TIKED FEELING NOT. PREVALENT.
A little later, abe was the only one of half a dozen members of his audience who took a quiet, sitti
Alexander (P)
.... 4 141 08 47.00 Wabup (I)....... 2 43 88* 43.00
their car. There was no signal given was too great for the curva, If there, Potharam (K)...
3.82 5* 11 00 either did the approaching car had been no other car in the middle Redpath (RE) 2 66 55 33 on sound a horn. When the approach of the road it would bave been an Bernshaw (P).. 3 80 69 26.60 ing car res level they were about eas matter to negotinto it. It would
noon's cap under the Professor'a Nuzi (1) 374 36 21 60 two yards from the side of the road, be very difficult to bring a heavy car
3 23 18 99 00 The car overlar ped theirs just before Found in such a short space.
Do rethink the back part of the suggestion that they were all to have Edwa-de (K)..... 1 89 36 22.26 they came to the curve where the
car skiddu?—N., it was not notic a tired ledling and go to slcer. Pearson (R.B.).... 4. 03 38* 21.00 Accident took place,
able.
The audience, unfortunately for the The Coroner: Did your chauffeur
L'ont. Copley riso gave corrobor valas of the demonstration, was s know of the approach of this car?- No I don't think so
ative vidence.
unusually healthy on but several I looked round John Melvts, Henderson, clerk is genuine headaches yielded to im sebin when the car was legal with us, the Canadian Parifio Steamhip Comediste treatment.
Was the chauffeur surprised 1
* Denotes oot out"
BOWLING AVERAGES.
FIRST LEAGUE,
the elevens, this app cepecially Bulhatchet (U); To the junior team. Saune of this. I. Ismail (1.). players love figured in both teams Red (C.S.)
an at best, one cua dily deterio Hamilton (C. 8.).. teams as a series of scratch elevene A. 11. Madar (1.)..
No. of
Wickets
cannot say. I did not see it. The, was the next witnes He was in the
Prolursar Kamp simply placed bie:
o' her car dren clear of our car just as car that passed the Naval party's car hauls on ath sufferer's head, closed
his eyes, set his teeth, and after
we began to turn. The road surface just before the accident.
He said he travelled back from few seconds uttered sharply the word was dry at this paint.
Repulse Bay in car No. 46. He was "Gone!" Each patient declared, What did your chauffeur do 1-The accompanied by Mr. Vaux. They the rain ha? quite disappeared. In 3.50 car in front ceased to gain. It may lad both been to the Facey Dress effecting these immediato cons, Pro 8.66 have slowed down or it may bave lest
6.26 speed io turning. There was about Ball at Repulse Bay Hotel. They lessor Kamp appeared to 600 three feet between the rear of the Lift the hotel a little after 2 a.m.
Average
16
8
10.
4
7
771 other car and the front of our car.
1
776
8
80 your cours-7-Yea,
13
10.73
9
la three senior League matches, six (I. O. Hung (Ch). teen men have played and nize bow-A. A. Romjsbn (U.).... lere have been tried. The respective Davies (R.A.) nambers for the second team for four Ling (0.8)... matches are aineteen and twelve. A Evana (K.) Carlisle who are back in port will
glapés at the averages will show that Holloway (R.A.).............. 11 meet the King's, and unless the for The St. Joseph's-United will be a number of players with establisher Gregory (N) mer have improved a lot the Soldiere close game with I think he pointe reputations have not found will have no difficulty in wioning. At being divided, Kowloon should win their form. Only Spisk in League the same time the latter are not against the Chinese "A" team. The and Edwarda in League 11 have bees. paying the football they did at the R. G. A., and Marazion game should consistentecorers. As the result of beginning of the season. I expect end in a draw, King's ebould best fice inning against the they are getting a bit elule.
the University, and Ambrose could beat the Auxiliaries.
The Flagship weet the Titania and on present form they should win, The Titauia cannot seem to settle down to a good game and changes in
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SECOND LEAGUE, -
6
3
19
10
9
9
C. Barosbaw (P.).... 18 H.D. Ramjahu (1.)....... 8 Shenton (K.) REHyde (K.). Pusherain 'has found a place in the Townsend (R E. senior team out he is not always | Cowen (C.8.).. dependable. Two of the non-regulat Pearson (R.É.) bowlero appear in the junior average Watts (P.) and Evans just managed to get iu tb facobson (R.E.).
that het by virtue of a good suniyei: against the Gunners last Saturnaj Football appportere will welcome the two tame bave played Bever back to the Colony, Mr. Wright. Hague matches in all and the turs! will he remembered as the very hard realt is no wine, one draw, one t working Asociation Scrutary a few and five delats. yenrango and he is also an negaiation
Tilapia meet the Chinese "B" team and a fast game should end with the Chinese winning by a small margin.
-W.F.O.
czert
At tremendous will power. The vein
the Hotel, they did not come in cou stood out on his temples. He closed!
tact with any of the Naval party his demonstration with a simple ex In other words, the other car crossed and he was not aware that this bibition of inental telepathy.
What did the chauffeur do ?-He party returned at about the same. 10,70 swerved the car slightly to the lift in time. The speed of their car varied.
Mr G. J. Vaux, Assistant Purser of
11.44 order to get clear of the other The car was discharged at Blake Pier 11.55 car. He then tried to bring the between 5 am. and 3.30 a.m. He the "Empress of Asia" who was 11.75 car back towards the centre of culcast say where. Is heard the was next called, but before he was
remembered overtaking a car but he the other occupant of the pawing car, ` then tried to
a: d
the road 7.39 bring it back again behind the other pants of the other car chcer, and examined Inspector Garred explained 8 12 Car. Having got the car straight,far as he could estimate, the aprel of of the road between Honyk og and in response te waved his band. As to the Coroner that a crtaia portion 8.93 the front left wheel caught a stop his car was 30 miles per hour. There Repulse Bay was cloed Fach night. 8.33 and the rear of the car must have was no facing. He could not say from 1 a.m. to Ga.m. for the purpose 9.21 swung on to the tramway standard. exactly at what speed the other car of read alterations. This meant that 0.60 The car stopped dead with a vory was travelling it was at least five the rata had to journey back from 10.1 beavy crash. I was thrown forward miles per hou slower. The distance Repulse Day to Hom king by the 10.33 on to the wind acreen. I forgot to
b 10.10 mention that during the bamping the between the two cars when they pass round the island route.
the forward line are no doubt te-
Mr. Vaux examined, raid that as engine was running free, the driver ad was about 8 to 10 feat sponsible. They can however give.
The C.rner: Now it is said that far as he could judgh it, the speed of pulling out the clutch. their opponents a good game and the
How do you think the socidrat oc your car crossed in front of the other bis car was 20 miten p z hor. He Hawkins will not fad them un caey
curred 1-1 should say it was a cous: | dar --I don't know. They seemed memfered passing one car and the It bas buen decided in principle bination of high speed coupled with to come up to the turn together. cerupants of that car cheered and be thing.
that the Congo shall shortly raise a the fast that the other car passed on
Continuing, witness said that hanhd - his friend waved back. - Ha loan in the United States of from
the brad.
could not say whether bis chauffeur thought the speed of the Car when The Second Division provide eight to the Referve'i list. We hope to
The C. R. O. outsiard their Gr 3,000,000 to £4,000,000 for equipping
You don't think that the accident rozived the signal to piss or they were actually parsing the older. games for to-morrow, one of which, ser bim back in harness in the near point through a somewhat luck the Congo with machinery and im
was due to your cat swerving round | whother the horn had been blown. ⠀ air was about 30 to 38 miles per hour. Pulice v. Wardere, will be played at 4 future.
draw with the lofantry, who, battingplements,
the band at a high speed 1-No, wo Mr. Denn's After you had over His car was well over o the right ide: p.m. on the St. Joseph's ground. The
egsinstame moderate bowling-
were taking the bead quite well, and taken this car, did you hear any of the road. He could not say faiter bave yet to win à gams and `1 The Association will meet on did not deset vo their score of 153 lur. For tying two cows together by fam convinced that had the chauffeur sound of a crash 1-No.
whether the car passat in front of the The day next to make arrangements 7 as this was dug in a great utamurther tails so that whed they jumped held on to his original course he Was your car topped at all -No. other car. The cars were not meing.., for tas Shield Competitions and also to the abnormal number of dropper apart same inches of the tail of one, would have touobed the other cer Did li slow donai, No, interport" trial-i-mátes A good ratches. Probably the CR, trava torn off, Leonard Arthur It does not seem very likely that With this League, championship attendance of m mbers is expected,
their leagun fixtures very casually by Haggett, - 14,・ was at Keynsham, the other car after pawing you slow. there, are y number of young playan, Sumarget, fined 106,
ed down 1-The only thing I can think
de not think they will be good enough to beat the Cappen to-morrow
And as far as you can remember Monday "alternoon You heard no born sounded by the Jury and solicitora, wil driver Il can't say,
-pi kha accident this mit