"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PACE
A CHALLENGE!
NAVY CHAMPION WANTS FIGHT.
THE H.K.B.A.,. PLEASE NOTE.
Middleweight champion of the Royal Navy in China (1924), Stoker (General) Georgie Booth is returning to Hongkong at the and of January.
HOLIDAY CRICKET
ANNUAL UNIVERSITY,
MATCH,
"PAST V. PRESENT!
PLAYED TO A DRAW
AUSTRALIAN THREE DAY CRICKET
TEST FLAYER'S GOOD FEAT
(Reuter's Beroloo
To such an extent did the beat the
play of the Army v. Navy
match at the HKC C ye
COMINGE
<^|that 456-runs were scored while | At meeling
LOCAL
Lonly 18 wickets fall. The Navy, African Rugby Football, Bo The following will be the teams
won by 3 wickets. During the resolution was passed exp holidays they meet the Club for keen disappointment that in the annual University "Past v.
final honours. A Imperial Advisory Rugby Foo Present cricket match beginning
Adelaide, Dec. 29 At the start yesterday morning ball Board had not been appoint at 10:30a.m., oh New Year's Day. (at Pokfulam) |--
The 8-day cricket match South the Army were 127 runs on with sd. It was also decided to accept p&O The "General" desires to be Past: Sze-kwong (cap Australia v. New Zealand was of the overnight, not outs, conference in 1927, at which the
5 wickets to fail Lt. Smith, one the invitation to attend the Con matched, under the auspices of tain), W. M. Gitting, A. H. Rum eft drawn. Scores: the Hongkong Boxing Asso-Jahn, C. Chou, H. C. Hunt, W. S.A. (1st) 351 runs. A fell His partner, Captain appointment of such & Board will ciation, as soon as possible after Hall, J. L. Youngsaye, T. E. Yeoh, Richardson made 77 and Alexan Warters made a century while be re-urred the arrival here of H.M.S. Yung Hin-lun, Dr. D. K. Samy,der (an 18-year-old University Colonel Edmeades added 63 The New Zealand proposals on "Hollyhock." for a boxing con- Dr. S. AM. Sepher, A. TM player) scored 180 Cantrell brain bowled well for the the questions relating to the Last.
Barma. Umpire, C. G. Anderson, N.Z. (1st) 839 runs. Lowry Navy holiday of an Advisory Board Booth's challenge la pedib. Scorer, A, A Khan, Rumah made 125. A. Richardson took us to obtain for vie- every three years of avery five tory the Navy were always years and whether the meeting of anybody in the Colony at 160 lbs.
PresentAA, Rumjahnwickets for 41 runs.ND It is highly probable that a (captain), R. A. Ponsonby. Fane, S.A. (2nd) 299 runs for 5 masters of an attack which seem that, Board should always be held class 'middleweight bout will be H. N. Balhatchet, 3. O Shaha wickets, declared. A. Richardsoned weak in change bowling in Great Britain or sometimes in appreciated, by
Pay Lt. Hussey was unfortun- prominent places in the Domin local "fans" budin, CW. Lam, D. Laing, S. made 104. Accordingly boxers of this class Hachiuma, E. Zimmern, B. N. NZ (2nd) 192 runs for ate to get even closer to the three-lons were discussed. It was figure mark and fail His aggre- decided that the questions should had better get busy.
Sudan, Y. C. Teh, I. Tajima, E. P.
be brought up at the 1927 Con Ng. Umpire, C. H. Yeoh, Scorer,
gate for the match is 183,
ference. C. E. Lee.
SCHOOL SPORTS.,
INDIAN SCHOOL MEET THIS WEEK.
JUNIOR "DERBY" GAMEL
wickets.
[Note: The Lowry mentioned la Ekely to be T. C. Lowry of Christ's College, NZ, and Jesus College, Cambridge, who was in In an all-day match on Satur-the Light Blue team in 1923 and day at Kowloon (start 10.80 captain in 1924 Prior to getting a.m.), the H.K.C.C. 2nd XI his Blue he had already played for (against KC.C. 2nd XI) will Somerset. In the close season Mrs. A. E. Sutherland will be
1023-4 he was with A. PF W. W. Mackenzie (Capt.). Chapman (Cantab, Berks, Kent give away the prizes at 5.30 p.m.C. L. R. Becher, H. C. Burgess, and England) in A. C. Maclaren's to-morrow (New Year's Eve) after the annual athletic sports of Griffin, J. Hall, AKMC.C. XI which toured Australia the Ellis Kadoorie School for Mackenzie, D. E. G. Nicholson, and New Zealand. After the last H. V. Parker, H. J. Stevenson, series of Teats, Chapman went to Indians.
G. R. Vallack, M. M. Watson."-
New Zealand to marry Lowry's sister.
The programme-of 20 events commences at 2 pm, on the Indian Recreation Club's ground, Sockumpoo.
Mr. J. C. Fletcher is starter and handicapper. The judges are Messrs. J. Ralston, M. A. Khan and Fung Pak.
LAWN TENNIS.
BRITISH TEAM NOW IN
SOUTH AFRICA,,·
MORE DETAILED RESULTS.
(Via Colombo.)
Escourt (South Africa), Dec: 9. The British lawn tennis team defeated Natal in the tournament which concluded to-day.
Miss McKane (Great Britain) beat Miss Heine (Natal), 3-6, 64, 62:
Eaglestone (Natal) defeated
HOME TURF
(
SIR VICTOR SASSOON'S.
TRAINER
(Times of Ceylon.)
Arthur Richardson played against England in the last Testa..
HOME HOCKEY.
ALL-INDIA XI ON TOUR,
(Via Colombo.)
London, Dec. 7.
London November 21 The Byening Standard states that. Newmarket will have a new trainer next season in the persati of James Houston Crawford, who will have charge of Sir Victor Stewoon's bungalow; stud and farm
on December 17, and will include and Fitzroy House training, estabYusuf Afzal and N. U. Ahmad. lishment
The team visits Brussels,
Marins
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Starmboats:
FOOD AND HEALTH. Ferries
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Water-boats
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SCIENTIFIC BALANCING OF
Refinerie
DIET
China Suga
Malabon Suga:
Mining
9
Full scores follow
ARMY-187 INNINGS. Capt. Armstrong, not out. C.Q.M.S. Stripp, c & b Wood
Ward Sgt. Blondin, b Beatty Capt. Bridgeland, Cantrelt. Major Hattersley Smith, c
Cantrell, b Beatty Capt. Morris, b Cantrell Capt. Warters, e Halsey;
Cantrell
Lt. Smith, c Lake; b Cantrell Lt. Colts Edmeades, b
Cantrell
Spr. Goodyer, o Cantrell Gar: Clayton, b Beatty:
Extras
Cantrell Woodward Beatty Billitoe
Total Bowling Analysis..
4 36 12 285 108 8 28 14
Jalpul Singh's All-India hockey NAVY-181 INNINGS. team, which is going on a tour to Belgium and Spain, leaves London Lt. Com. Armitage, b Good-
yer
Pay. Lt. Hussey, b'Morris Lt. Nicholson, run out >«!
Negotiation for the purchase of Antwerp, Barcelona, Valencia, Mid. Stephenson, b Smith: the latter by Sir Victor Sassoon are Bilbao and Madrid, returning on stated to be on the point of con-January, plation.
Sir Vicker Bassoon has gone to India, and it is said he will not re-
· Summerson (Great Britain), 6-04 | turn for two years, unless Crawford
B-1,
Eaglestone and Hatton (Natal) beat Godfree and Eames, 8-6,
6-3.
-Summerson and Crole Rees (Great Britain) beat Garbutt and Peacock (Natal), 6-4, 6-1.
Miss McKane and Miss. Coyler (Great Britain) defeated Minis Parker and Mrs. Lowe (Natal), 8-6, 6-2.
Mrs. Watson and Miss Ridley (Great Britain) defeated Miss Harrison and Miss
(Natal), 6-2, 6-
Heine
finde & horse, worth coming to sec.
Crawford first trained in England for Goculdas.
HOME RUGGER.
ARMY VICTORY OVER
RN. COLLEGE,"
(Vía Colombo.)
London, Dec. 9".. At rugby, the Royal Naval
RUGGER BLUES.
CAMBRIDGE'S WINNING SIDE,
London, December 3 The Cambridge rugger
team against Oxford, at Twickenham on December 10 will be as follows:
B. Tumbull (Christ'a).
Lt. Halsey, Clayton,
Morris
Lt. Sillitoe, not out
Pay Com Woodward, b
Clayton
Lt. Col Cantrell, c Blondin,
Morris
Capt Lake, ruhi out
Lt. Wauchope, b Clayton Lt. Beatty, b Morris Extras
Bir T. Devitt (Corpus Christi), T.
Goodyer Francis (Pembroke), C Aarvold Smith (Emmanuel) and Rowe Harding Morris
Pembroke
Clayton
·W Sobey (St. John's) ́ ́and. O Bebop (Cheat's}.........
Tots.
EXPERT OPINIONS.
The Director of Public Health (Lt Col W. C. Rosa, LMS) discoursing on food and health,
Benguets
Kailan Mining Ad:
He
Langkats (Combined)
does. (Single) Shanghai Mplorat Shanghal Loan Raubs
o remarks that the general health
of the people is better in time of Trond
0 scarcity, and a pot seriouslyutal
affected until actual famine pre valla. When plenty prevails, 115 the faneral custom is to over-
eat and to use excessive quanti RK&K AK&W ties of the accustomed diet: when scarcity prevails, an absterious HongkewS diet la enforced by circum New Engin
Shangha
Eandi
K&
stances
The accustomed diet of the 0 people, be it based upon rice or atta, or upon meat is in the opinion of Lt. Col. Ross, de- fective and excessive in almost all cases. The food is first deprived of its best and most nutritious parts when the rice in husked and polished or the atta is ground
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Hongkong Lands HK Realty met HR Territorial Humphreya Estates Princes Building Rural Landa
fine and white, or the potatoes Cotton 321
are peeled and then it is spoiled Ewo Cottons
by cooking which slowly destroys Oriental
the vital properties (vitamines) Shanghai Cottons (ald the ita persential to good
I
health,
Man is the only animal that
Miscellaneous,
cooks its food and he is a fool for Canton Ices
hia pains. The less food is cook-ements comb.)
ed, the better it is. The longer
(dolfold)
do. (new) China Bases...
if is cooked, the more deficient it becomes in vital properties Lop sided, badly balanced diets, de China Lights (comb.) ficient in vital elements are in do (old)
do (new) MBW general use and are the directina Prov (comb.)
Bowling Analysis.
Godfree and Miss McKane College, Greenwick, lost to the W: Tucker (Caius); W. Idris CQMS. Stripp, b Cantrell (Great Britain) beat Eaglestone Army by 3 points to 16. and Miss Parker (Natal), 6-4,
6-0%,
Eames and Miss Colyer (Great Britain) beat Hatton and Miss Brown (Natal), 6-2, 6-3
Thus Great Britain defeated:
Natal by 6 matches to 2.
The tennis was most spectacu
lar despite the slippery condition
of the courts.
As the result of her splendid
WORLD SERIES.
BARLIER DATE NEXT
YEAR
(United Press
New York, December 10.
display against Miss McKane. joint session of the major base:
-9.8 147 90 32 ARMT2ND INNINGS
8gt. Blondin, c & Cantrell B Barlow (Corpus Christ Capt Bridgeland,
Armitage, b Stephenson Gibson Trinity) G Hamiton Major Hattersley Smith, (Caine), G, Morpeth (St John's),
Beatty and A. Allon (Caius).
Joms (Chius), C. Barlow (Cmus),
The team compass seven vold Blues six estors and two fresamen, ↑ Aarvold and Allen.
[NoteAs tabled by Reuter, the Coutabs won by 38 points to 8.1
Capt. Morris, b Cantrell Capts Warters b L. Smith, b Cantrel
Lt Col Edmeades, b Nichol
8011 pr. Goodyer, .b.w., b
Stephenson
Nicholson
The 1/East Surreys and the Lt. Chidson, not out Miss Heime was selected to fill the ball leagues voted to end the 1926 R.A. are playing in a league (div.Gr. Clayton, vacancy in Saturday's test teamon on September 26, permitting) soccer match at Sockumpos-Extras __ She is only sixteen years of age, the world series to be held earlier.to-day kick-off 4 p.m. and is thus probably the young-
'est Test player in the history of the game.
SUCH IS FAME.
SUZANNE LENGLEN AT CROMER.
HARD COUNT" RESULTS,
(Times of Ceylon)
London, October 30
The following are results in the
open hurd court tourndalent being
held at Cromer
MIXED DOUBLES
First RoundMlle
Suzanne
Longlen and Brugnon beat Mr. and
Mrs. Cazaolet, 6/1, 6/10
DADIES' DOUBLES,
Mils. Lengien and Mrs. Lamb
Chambers beat Miss Price, and Mrs.
Shepherd Wellesley
The stands were packe
mesters enthumestical the Indy champioke (
Tot
Bowling Analysis.
cause of many diseases such as
beri-beri, epidemic, dropsy do (old)
do (new) 4 scurvy etc, and are the most
Dairy Farms 2 potent cause of general Ill bealther A Wing (full
and debility and the most com- do (part pil. mon predisposing cause of all tongkong Amusements, other diseases. Much has been
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Hongkong Electrics
26 written about immunity and how
to create protection against die LK. Developments case and how to cure it by die K. Ropes (comb.) infectants – druge and inocula-}_dov (old)=? tione. But the last word in the lie do (new) story of Health Is this that alongkong TramWAYS 101 healthy body is the best defence fane Crawforda 12 against disease, and the golden Macho Blectrics.
rule of Health is to eat little and Mackini wisely!
Nanyan
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tion of diseases in urba
Teak Tr
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gapore:Trams
The infections"
the spread of“ depends upon
quent facilities are
In the flouso. of Comedona, Mr Note Lt. Chideón, batted in Churchill (Chancellor of the Explace of Capt. Armstrong in- density of popula
Jured Sacramento (Cal), December 12 chequer) said he had noted the sug Sessue Adawa, Japaneee, won alge tión för insțiluti Technical knockout last night over totalisators on race Jane Pesaroz of Manila) Assoc-many of obtaining rev ciated Prese
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