SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 1926.
SPORTS SECTION.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
'VÄRSITY 2ND DEFEAT "TAMAR."
SUDAN'S 6 WIČKETS.
In a match of comparatively Scores. University 2nd XI low bent H.M.S. "Tamar' by Aye wickets in division II of the Pokfulam Cricket League. t yesterday...
Beasley (27) and Beron (22) made a 4th wicket stand of 43 runs for the "Tamar" after three wickets had fallen for "30. The 6th wicket fell at 106 but the whole side was out for 111.
Sudan took 6 Wickelsall bowl. Gitting accounted for 3 in ed: like manner and one, was run'out. Loke (21) und S. V. Gitting (26) put on 44 for the "Varsity Sling (26. not out) and Kermani (16) saw the total along to 3 for
SOCCER TOUR,
HONG KONG F.C VISIT TO MACAO.
the
"A Patria" states that Hong Kong Football Club is send- [ing a team to Macao this week, end at the invitation of the Macao Club, and will play a team select ed from various clubs there. The match will be in the nature of on additional attraction to the Macao Industrial Fair.
The game is to start at 3 p.m. to-morrow,
This will be the rut time, ac- cordi'
our, Macao contem-
to
por that a British visiting fontban team has played against Macao.
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The H.K.F.C. team leave Hong Kong-day för Macao, and to- night ey will be entertained to ion in their honour at the Macac club. There will drat of
staurant,
I rece
HANDICAPS OUT.
FANLING HUNT, NEXT SATURDAY.
Weights have been allotted for the 2nd race phandicap) of the Fanny Hunt steeplechase meet- ing at Kwanti next. Saturday, as follow:-
lbs. 17% 162 160 158 157
155 162 150
150
150 148
(late Magnificent"
145 140
Cheriton Vale Reynolds More Bettes. Golden Pheasant Sunburst Rose James Pigg Rothesay Rivergrass Nonsuch Wahkeena Kwan Tao Isoatacy
Dahlia) Tam
THE CHINA MAIL.
OUT OF LUCK,
MISFORTUNES OF RUSSIANS
IN HARBIN,
BUSINESS STAGNATION,
PLEASANT EVENING.
WARRANT OFFICERS CLUB.
DANCE.
FUEL SHORTAGE
The Naval Commissioned and Warrant Officers Club held their A, Harbin correspondent writes to the Cafe Restaurant Parisien last customary fortnightly dance at the "N. C. Dally News"-
night, commencing at 8.20 p.m. Thanks to the stagnancy of busi- The dance hall of the Cafe was nass and the Impossibility of local tastefully decorated and by Russian merchants of doing bust-special arrangement was reserved .ness, as in the past, with Russia, for this ocasion. Other patrons Rusalan house-owners are gradually of the Cafe had the whole of the kosing their property, A large spacious balcony for their use. number of the Baest buldings in Although many stayed away Harbin are mortgaged to Japanese due to other attractions. there. frms, and as these mortgages are were about 80 subscribers present. falling due and the principal not Fourteen dance pieces were being repaid, the latter are closing beautifully rendered by the Cafe on theif debtors. One large Japar Parisien's orchestra and the party ese firm, in pariteslar, which has finished up at midnight after a advanced large sums on property in very enjoyable evening. Harbin, and has seemingly had very friendly relations with the loen! Court, is no acquiring houses for about pre-third of their real value, enly recently they have become pos- sessors of two large buildings worth over 400,000 yen aplece, bringing In appreciation for the loan of in a yearly income of at least 40,000- their football ground at Happy Valley every Wednesday, H.MS.ctually the amount of the original yen for about 159,000 yen. each.. "Hermes" Soccerítes have en plus the interest. The details sented St. Joseph's College with a intresting, seeing that Chiness Law has it that mortgagers can only claim the amount of the money due them and that if a forced publie Aule is made. they must hand, the balance of the proceeds over to the original house-owner. Now all the houses were built when the dollar WAH worth Xen 1.20 and met whiks the loans from Japanese were made in Yen moment the dollar is only worth 80 At the presem ser. The court only recognises the Chinese Yuan, and the official
"SILVER CUP MEMENTO.
COAL TOO DEAR FOR THE POOR.
-
OUR RAINFALL.
OFFICIAL FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER..
The rainfall for the month of November at the Botanical Gar the Matilda Hospital, Mount dens was 5tns. 2 on 4 days, at
and at the Police Station, Taipo, Kellett, it was dins, 70 on 6 days,
it was 4ins. .86 on 8 days.
The lowest reading othe baromator (M.S.L.) was 20ins. .986 at 15h; on the 13th.
The maximum, squall velocity, Baxendell anemograph, was at -78 recordedi by the Dines the rate of 34 miles per hour at Sh. 10m. or the 4th.
HELPING MAN.
SIR OLIVER LODGE DUBIOUS OF SPIRITUAL GAIN.
ir
Sir Oliver Lodge has placed himself in the ranks of Britain's
he deplored the degeneracy or foremost pessimists when, in a lecture at the Mansion House.
elty, mon.
85 but, 2 more wickets fell before all be a dinner at the Grand Re. (through the Commander) pre- Fo how this is possible are very being brought in, under military is difficult to suppose,”
H.M.S.Tamar."
1
BASEBALL MAN MARRIES,
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bundsome silver cup. This memento is likely to be put up as in soccer trophy for a College corn-
Mr. Choy Ping, fun, the well-petition. known Chinese athlete and mem ber of the South China A.A. base- ball team which won the local championship, was married on Thursday, The festivities
on Thursday and Friday were tended by many members of the South China and Chinese Amateur
Athletic Associatione.
HONG" FOURS CUP:
Mr. Kishi, president of the Japanese Society for Physical t-Culture, haa received an official invitation from China to attend the eighth Far Eastern Olympic Tournament, which is to be held
the winning hit was made. "The
later batsmen, then went
for
hitting. Scores (---
C.P.O. Beasley: b Giltins
27
LSA. King, b Gittins
#G
Pay Comdr. Coomber, run
8
Vi
R. P.O. Nowlands, & Sudan
4
E.R.A. Beran, b Sudan
32
Lt. Neale, h Sudan
Marine Barker, b Sudan
23
Arm Parr, b Sudan
1
Cp Lee, 5 Sudan
0
Marine Showring, W' Gittins
0.
R.P.C. Folkl not out
0.
Extras
9
Total
0. M.
11.3 1
R. W. 41 B
11 1
47 3
Sulleman
D: 2
.9 0
R. Chan. Wah,
5
0
Folkard
K. T. Loke. b Coomber
21:
Extras
S. V. Gittins. b Barker
26.
W. Sling, not" out
26.
Total for 9 wkts.)
S. Kermani. & Showging.
BOWLING ANALYSIS:
jee...
16.
.0.
M
R.
A. B. Sulieman, b Lee
0
King
7
1 26
W. 0
C. K. Cng, b Lee..
5
Coomber.
7
0
38
Barker
81 18
1
Lee Bensley Folkard
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21
3
3
0
11
4 0
Sudan
Gittins
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Chan Wak.... 1 0
Varsity 2nd XI.
A. Baker, run out.
B. N. Sadam. b.w., b. King
F. Hiptoola, "e
Bolkard.
Neale,
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BRAND
111
The annual Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club rowing race, for the "hong fours cup presented by Mr. E. B. C. Hornell, will be held oh Saturday, Jan. 15.
Lee, b
0
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C. H. Yeah, did not, bat
The message states
In Shanghai next August, accord-valvery of the Court usually place ing to a Tokyo News Agency the value of the buildings consider- message.
taking ably lower than the actual coat, not monthly rent accruing from the tetting of the premises. At the
that India has intimated a desire to participate in the meeting and China is conferring with Japan on the question.
The Colony had a clean bill of health on Friday, no case of nuli- 123 fiable disease being returned.
"A number of British merchant vegsels on the run between Shang- hai and Hankow are now carrying the Union Jack pointed very boldly on their sides to give militarists of both camps no excuse for fring >: 12 the vessels of g-friendly power..
:r1ta consideration the
tary
imposts.
Prices
conse-
He sounded warning against the danger of 'confusing modern inventions with genuine pro-
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The fuel problem remains respondent of the "Shanghai writes the Peking cor- acute.
Times, though some coal is auspices and the customary mili-said the scientist and spiritual- quently remain beyond the reach felt by any higher being about ist, "that much rapture can be of the poorer classes.
Since the the status and present doings of soldiery have begun not only to
mankind." control the transport but also the sale of cont, however, there. is some hope that larger, sup- plies and principled competi- tion may bring costs down There has been a slight reduc-
"It is possible for a critic to from the mines of the Western "The artisan is losing his crafts- tion in the price of coal both
say that men are becoming the slaves of machines," he said. Hills distrat since the militarymanship and is in danger of be- awoke, to this trade opportunity, And those officials who have the
coming 2 mere cog in the Lisben say in the master are beginning labour feels the monotony of
mechanism:
Rio Not only manual
under their jurisdiction for a
utilise the idle freight care modern life. but those who flock little private business."
Into the city and spend their Hongkong.... hours in monotonous labour feel Silver pos
Yckobama also seems to be a freer disposi tion to allow the idle cars to be
Fa furnished to the civilian busi-surroundings and lose some of the trade on his own account struck nessman, but since the idea of higher attributes of man." the soldier, the bounty price of trucks has gone up.
There
too, or else degenerate to their
first sale the bidders dc not offer the upset price, so a second sale with 15 per cent. off the Arst stimated value, takes place and again, there are no buyers at the
pace to a place, but, does not Sir Oliver pointed out that man has the power to go at an easy price, then a third and even fourth. sale which is allowed by Chinese
know where to go. The scientist Law, is put through the price in
sees in aeroplanes an enormous cach instance being reduced again Mr. P. J. Raven, President of the increase in the power for destruc- by 10 per cent. Thus it is when American-Oriental Banking Cortion and dreads "a return to the the sale pried ordered by the Court poration, has been re-elected Vice- Fold days of history when whole becomes about the same as the value of the debt to the Japanese American. Bankers Association at
President for the Orient of the populations were wiped out." mortgage given the building the Convention of American brught by the fatter, without the Bankers held in Los Angeles. latter having to pay the former Over 7.000 bunkers attended the
Convention.
owner # cent
The only ray of hope held out in his address was that "as-a race we are still in the morning of time, and we do not yet realise what life might be."
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