MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1927.
'CHILDREN'S OUTING AT
LOCAL CRICKET.
NAVAL YARD SPORTS
INDIAN ARMY.
K.C.C. TRIAL FOR NEW TALENT.
DISCUSSED IN. COUNCIL
Simla, Aug. 31.
INDIAN R.C. MATCH.
With the near approach of the
STONECUTTERS.
HAPPY AFTERNOON.
OF STATE.
PHE CHINA MAIL.
MOSCOW PLOT.
BRITISH UPHEAVAL SOUGHT.
CHARLES MCCASLIN.
DEATH OF AN OLD CHINA HAND.
London, Aug. 15.
Many friends in China and The Council of State debated The "Daily Mail' says that elsewhere will learn with the for three hours to-day a resolu- the British Communist coffers, deepest regret of the death at A large gathering of members tion submitted by Sir Phiroze hitherto safely empty, have now his residence at Tsingtao, on cal cricket season, several clubs and their families and friends of Sethna, a member of the Skean been secretly filled by "Reds" August 28, of Mr. Charles ave started practice and two the Naval Yard Recreation Club Committee, urging prompt ac- who are clandestinely entering McCaslin, late of the Standard
England and preparing a cam- Oil Company. tendly matches were played assembled at Stonecutters. Island
on Saturday afternoon to carry out tion on the report,
He criticised the official view paign directed from Moscow to Mr. McCaslin has been alling Last year's senior champions The programme of events had that the report must be con- create another upheaval at the for some weeks, and it was for he Kowloon C.C. held an inter-been capably arranged by a com-sidered from the Imperial point end of the year, concentrating some time noted that he appear- ubfixture, whilst the Indian mittee comprising Messrs. A. Ursoll, of view, and contended that the on the coalfields.
Saturday.
their annual sports,
..
ed to be in failing health, but C. entertained an eleven from W. Morris, T. Magill, C. Boryer, C. Committee, which was presided The Soviet instructions. reach his cheery nature encouraged the he Royal Engineera,
Jones and A. Lewis, and the sport-over by a distinguished military London by special messengers hope that his remarkable vitality him to recover. The match at Kowloon was in ing spirit was very much in officer, Lieutenant-General Sir and the method of smuggling would enable he nature of seeking for new evidence, especially among the ex- Andrew Skeen, and included a in the "Red" agents is ingenious. He died very suddenly and pain- alent and from the keenness dis-cited childron. By kind permission cautious official like Mr. Ernest A Britisher goes to the Contin- lessly, in his wife's arms, just layed it may be predicted that of the Captain and Officers of Burdon, was unlikely to have ent on a special one-day excur- after addressing a remark to he K.C.C. will have another suc-H.M.S. "Durban," the ship's band under-rated Imperial considera- sion ticket for which no pass-her.
was in attendance, and rendered
In fact, Lieut.-General port is required. The Britisher tions.
essful season.
-
KOWLOON C.C. MATCH. At Kowloon, a very enjoyable game was played between teams captained by Mr. J. C. Lyal and Mr. W. Brace, the latter side win- afng by one wicket.
Mr. McCaslin was in his 65th He first came to China
most excellent and lively selections Sir Andrew Skeen himself had takes an extra ticket, handing year.
amusement was
appearance of a clown party con-50 per cent. cadre of Indians in eigner
25 years. sisting of C. Jones (the ever pre- sent) F. Wynne J. Laidlor, and W. J Davis.
matters, and warned Govern- MONDAY MORNING, father, captain of one of the
ment against whittling down the unanimous recommendations of the Committee.
during the afternoon. Much
caused by the reconciled the Committee to a over the return half to a for- for a short visit from America whom the meets at when he accompanied his mother Boulogne and other places, to this country at the age of six Sir Phiroze Sethna demanded}, The Home Office is devising months, as he used facetiously the publication of the sub-Com- new methods to shut out such to tell his friends. He return Although it was a very hot after mittee's report, and asked whe- undesirables,
ed again to China in 1874 at the was ther the Secretary of State op-
age of 17 and never left the noon, considerable interest taken by the young folk in the posed its publication because it
country again excepting for various racea alloted to them. Tea contained strictures of certain
one visit home to America. His was served during the interval by Lane and Crawford's.
American tea clippers running to Shanghai, finally settled there, 80. Mr. McCaslin's connection with Shanghai, and the numerous other ports of China where busi- "There is no real reason whyness took him in later years, was we should suffer, as we all do at a very long one.
One of the original members times, from the Monday morn ing feeling." said Sir Charles of the Shanghai Race Club, Mr. Wakefield addressing teachera McCaslin always took an inter- from all parts of the world at eat in this sport, and became the City of London Vacation the owner of a number of win. Sir Maneckjee Dadhabhoy, ad- an excessive devotion to work if ing his long residence there, and
Sardar Charanjit Singh and Course. "There is no virtue in ning ponies at Newchwang dur:|
Batting first, Lyal's XI com- oiled 136 runs, E. F. Fincher with 81 retired and Maj. Southall (84) being the highest scorers. Commodore and Mrs. Pearson W. Hyde helped with a useful 24. and the principal officers of the Brace's team, batting 12 men, Dockyard were present, and at the replied with 141, the captain close, Mrs. Pearson presented the knocking up 43. The elder Fin-prizes to the children. The follow- cher contributed 27 (retired). Ing ladies assisted in making the Seven bowlers were tried by afternoon & success:-Mesdames, each side but none returned any Ursell, Jones, Boryer, Read and remarkable figures. Scores:
Mr. Lyal's Team.
A. W. Ramsay, e Brace, b
Lawrence
Gull.
The Events,
The sporting events resulted as
6 follow:-
Girls' Race (6-10): R. Guest, M.
Boya Relay Race: R. Gull, K.
E. F. Fincher, retired
31
A. A. Dand, run out
1 Magill.
S. Jex, c Bevis, b Buxton
11
W. Hyde, bw, b Evans
24 Oliver.
Maj. T. W. Southall, b Raven
34
H. Parson, c Bingham, b
Buxton
Harrison.
0
J. C. Lyul, e Brace, b Buxton
0
Girls Race (10-14): J. Bates, Magill.
H. Overy, not out
9
A. Hargreaves-Browne,
Boys' Race (10-4); F. Bacon, Hargreaves.
b
Bingham
N. H. Ross, b Lawrence
Extrus
Totul
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
G. M.
R.
"
Non-Martial Classes.
:
Colonel Sir Umar Hayat Khan
protested against the violent de- parture regarding the recruit- ment of the Indian Army, whose efficiency was sure to be lower- ed if non-martial classes were taken in...
NO REASON FOR US TO SUFFER.
Boys Race (6-10): R. Egan, D.vised Sir Phiroze Sethna to it brings in its train this reac- latterly at Tsingtao. For many await the considered decision of tion. Some there are who, pos- years he was a member of the His Majesty's Government, and ceased of great powers of appli- Shanghai Fire Brigade ("De- trust Field-Marshal Sir William cation, do not see that there is luge No. 4 Co.) and there is Birdwood, who was a devoted danger and unwisdom
even in a service medal dated 1890-97 and affectionate friend of the the role of the industrious ap-recording this fact. He also A.|Indian Sepoys. (Applause). prentice. All work and no play' took up golf at Tsingtao, and Mr. Ramadas Pantulu (Swara- has results which have become during last year never failed in jist) and Rai Bahadur Lala Ram proverbial, and the proverb is playing his round every after- Saran Das and Sardar Shivdey sober truth. Singh Uberof (Independents) supported the motion.
Boya Relay Race (6-10): D. 6 Oliver, R. Stevenson,
0
Boys' Race (3-6): F. Hughes, D.
15 Mitchell.
Girls Swimming (14-18): M. 186 George, D. George.
Boys Thread and Needle Race: R. W. A. Hargreaves, F. Bacon.
1 0 80 Boys' Swimming (11-18):
0 Yalland, R. Bates.
Ladies Race: Mrs. Hollidge.
0 Pengelly, Mrs. Gull.
Bingham
6
Duncan
B
0 19
Lawrence
5 1 27
2
Bevis
3 0 9
Buxton
3
2
4
3
Evans
2 0 16
1
Jones.
Raven
3
1 16 Mr. Brace's Team.
L. A. R. Duncan, c Jex, b
Lyal
"Notts Cup" (members only);
W. R. Harvey, L. Faulknor, R.
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WATER SUPPLY.
Mr. McCaslin was the original persuade the man whose only representative of Messrs. Getz William talent is a capacity for work to of California for a long time at Birdwood emphasised that His exercise his gift in moderation. Ningpo and elsewhere, and later Majesty's Government had not There is a temptation to let the on joined the American Trading Bhad enough time to arrive at a born worker gang his aim gait. Company, in which service he considered judgment on the pro-But the results are often disas- was sent to Newchwang. That Mira.visional conclusions of the Gov- trous. Far too many men retire company being agents. for the
ernment of India.
after a life of extreme devotion Standard Oll Company of New The Committee of Imperial to Defence also had to be consult- only to find that they have no their first pioneer in Manchuria a narrow business routine, York, Mr. McCaslin became ed. Government could no more other interest in Hife. They do when the latter company formed accept the report than think of not die, they simply fade away, its own organization, and he re- the rejection of it.
like old soldiers. But it is, in mained at Newchwang develop- truth, a tragedy
ing the Manchurian connections "There are also the giants of of the great oil company until
Paris, Aug. 18. "Matin" publishes The commerce who suffer from the his retirement on pension some same misconception. They have years ago.
startling revolution of Soviet in- wonderful organising powers
1926 Mr. and Mrs.
French Tytam against the trigue and a profound knowledge of McCaslin settled at Tsingtao, colonies in correspondence: be tam Interraed
Tytam Intermediate human nature, added to this ab- where he remained until his tween the Russian military at-Tytam Tuk He married Mrs. normal obsession of work. But death.
tache at Parls (M. Volesoff) to Wong Nel Chung
1 Clowns' Race: Dead heat (Mesars. Wynn, Jones, Davis and Laidlor),
TENNIS IN U.S.A.
1
F. E. Lawrence, b Fincher
8
E. C. Fincher, retired
27
.
Capt. F. G. Bevis, c Fincher,
.b Overy.
7
Capt. E. S. Bingham, c Fin-
1
cher, b Browne .... -
H. T. Buxton, 1.b.w., b Ross.
W. Brace, retired
A.J. W. Smith, b Ross
C. T. Evans, c Hyde, b Lyal
J. D. Murphy, run out
O. B. Raven, c Southall, b
Ramsay
A. R. F. Raven, not out
LACOSTE BEATS TILDEN IN FINAL.
Forest Hills, Saturday.
In the semi-final Tilden beat 7 Hunter 14-12, 6-1, 14-6, 9-7, and 48 Lacoste beat Johnston 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1-Reuter's American's 17 Service.
BOWLING ANALYSIÐ.
0. M. R. .11 1 21 ...12.5 8. 50
Sir Phiroze Sethna said that the Secretary of State, must be impressed by the fact that the elected portion of the Council practically opposed the whittling' down of the recommendations.
The motion was rejected by 23 votes to 17.
11
Thirteen thousand spectators saw the final, in which Lacoste beat Tilden 11-9, 6-3, 11-9.- Reuter.
LIQUOR SMUGGLING.
Valuable Seizure.
Extras
14
Total
141
Bowling Analysis.
0. M. R. W.
Lyal
4 2 2
2
E. F. Fincher Overy
Goodger
7
33
1
Bellew
6
0' 29
1
Hargreaves-Browne,
Leppard
4 0 18
Waters
4 0 19
4
2 16
1
Jones
2 0 14
4
27
Southall Ramsay
20
20
0
Royal Engineers.
%
0
1
Sgt. Bellew, c A. H. Madar,
b Arculli.:
C. S. M. Rose, b Ackber
IR.C. v. Engineers.
L./Cpl. Goodger, 1.b.w., b
were on the deck.
A. H. Madar
1
with an "A" and "B" combina.
Madar....
0
ROES
ANOO NOOD
In
ANTI-FRENCH PLOT.
Я
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on September 1,
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT. WATER WORKS LEVEL.
1928
1927 4'11"B Level
7.5"B Do. Lovel
Do
Do.
Do.
18' 7" 1'2"
8'4′′B: Lovel
they, too, sometimes fail to find McCaslin (nee Amy Louise the Soviet Ambassador at Ber- Pofulam
[Note: B. denotes "Below. Overflow": the happy medium, and show in Maybury) in 1920, and the lin (M. Krestinski) and a well- A dendtes "Above Dvarnow.") their lives a narrow concentra-marriage was one of happiness known British Communist in tion upon
the affairs of the and comradeship inspite of dis- London. It is alleged that the mart that is unfortunate. There parity in age.
correspondence proves that the
Storage in millions and décimals
af galions.
1926
848.882
1927
12.68
384.60 22.37 198.90
is no doubt that the happy Of a frank, happy, and Soviet and the Third Interna-ytani
Tytom Byewash - medium, a phrase I prefer to the humorous disposition, Charles tional are working together to Tytam Intermediate 195.90 New York, Aug. 12.
golden mean, is a characteristic McCaslin was one of those for break up the French colonies Tytam Tuk 1,419.00 1,418.00 Wong Nei Chung 15:08 26.84 The biggest seizure of liquor which a part of the British tunate men who, it may con- and raise war in Morocco.
Pokfalum
47.78 66.00 for a long time was effected to- genius. It is unfortunate that fidently be said in his cast, go
In January last a British day, when police, marine patrol-to-day it seems to be under some through life without a single "comrade" was instructed to ar-
Total 2,084.82 £114.41 W men, and coastguardsmen cap- what of a cloud. We would ap- enemy, and his sterling qualities range for the despatch of arms Consumption of water in the City 3 tured the American steamer pear almost to be in danger of made him the councillor of those and munitions, including 4,000 and Hill District in millions and de 4"Ansonia" beside the Statue of becoming a nation of extremists, who sought his advice: and they rifles, to Morocco. Later Mos-cimals of gallons during the month of
August. 1 Liberty, after chasing her from "We can, no doubt, neglect the were many, Hle good heart, his cow decided to increase the sup 0 Staten Island Dock. The seiz- extreme cases, the tennis enthu-sound common sense and free-plies, the order for which had consumption 1ed liquor valued at 1,000,000 siast, football fan, bridge fiend, dom from all pettiness and ran- been placed in Germany, The Estimated population 404.180 414.500 dollars (£200,000), six motor or chess maniac, whose devotion cour, made him the adornment despatch of the supplies for Intermittent Supply in all Rider trucks, and three automobiles, is scarcely to be distinguished of every company of gathering, Morocco was delayed, owing to Main Districts up to the 1st and Pall and arrested 36 members of the from monomania. But most of and bis change of residence orders to ship an additional Supply in all Rider Main Districts 35 crew and 49 other, persons who us have some one ides that we from Newchwang to Taingtao consignment of arms from 8. | from August 2 to 31, 1926,
indulge beyond the limits of was as great a loss to the former Manchester firm, whose name Fall Sapply in all Rider Main Dis Attention was first drawn to reason. A craving for settled town residents as it was gain the "Matin" claims to know, and its during August 1927. the "Ansonia" when large trucks habit rather than happiness to the latter. The sincere sym- which, it alleges, had made ar
per day
1028 1927
272.29 833.42
21.7 26.9
At Sookumpoo, the Indian R.C. S/Sgt. Houghton, b A. H. tion (they have two teams in the Maj. Greig, b⋅ A. H. Madar 10 arrived in the early hours of the would appear to rule us. Do we pathy of numbers of people will rangements to secure the service:: KOWLOON WATER, WORKS senior league this year) defeated Lt. Col. B. E. B. Mackintosh,
the Royal Engineers by 39 runs.
Compiling a respectable totul
of 127 the Indians dismissed their opponents for 88.
c Rumjahn, b A. S. Suffiad
Q. M. S. Leppard, b. A. H.
Madar
Sgn. Waters, 1.b.w., b Rum-
jahn Rumjahn, who opened for the home team, played a patient inn- Sgt. Trumper, c & b. Rum-
jahn,
ings of 29. Arculli scored 17 Sgt. Jones, run out rapidly and A. K. Minu, going in C. S. M. Kennard, not out towards the end, hit up 34 (un-
defeated) in quick time,"
The bowling: of the Indians was of a high order, A. H. Madar returning the best figures of four wickets for 12.
Extras
Total Bowling Analysis.
Arculli
10
16 quickly overtaken.
88
0. M. R. W. 14.1 124 1161
LEVEL
Laval- Lavoi
1926 1927 The letters also indicated that there would be an attempt to Kowloon Reservoir
-Shek Lai Pul Reservoir Do, overthrow the Spanish rule in Reception Reservoir
Storage in milliona and decimals Morocco
A Bovlet Dental.
Kawlcon Reservoir 852.50 852.50 hek Lai Pai Reservoir 100.30 140.30 Reception Reservoir dispen
417 458.30458.30 Consumption/of water in Kawloon
Ing the month of August, peigmii
millions and decimals of gallong dis
1927 1926.
$109.18 B2.91.
1:500
morning, and a large number of not all know the people who go go out to Mr. McCaslin's widow of expert German officers. men were actively engaged in every Monday and Thursday to in her bereavement. unloading the vessel at an hour the pictures? They have dons So passes the old order of the o when the dock was usually de ao for years, and although they Pioneers In China,
serted. A patrolman telephoned scarcely realise it, they have The funeral service, conduct to the authorities, and officers ceased to be critically or intelll-ed by the Rev Mr. Hunter, C quickly arrived and surrounded gently aware of what they see. of E. took place on Monday,
Paris, Aug. 21. 5 the dock upon which the crew it is habit that chains them, August 29, at the mortuary
The Soviet Embassy asserts gattempted a dash for freedom habit that blinds them to their chapel of the foreign cemetery
and the open sea,
but
were excessive devotion."... "T at Tsingtao. There was a large that the "Matin's" documente
The radio, similarly, is a attendance of mourners, and are absolutely apocryphal and Total 52.3 great boon, but it has rapidly after cremation the ashes were adds that there is nobody named become merely a habit for many consigned to the grave on Wed- M. Volesoff attached to the Emin
bassy.. nesday. of us. The loud speaker is switched on at regular times, but, the listening is perfunctory. I The Royal Engineers opened A. H. Madar
heard of a case recently where rather shakily and very soon six Suffiad
a doctor visited a alck child. wickets fell for only 46,runs. AR. Minu
The loud speaker was at full
Bleeveless Frocks. C. S. M. Rose (85) was the only Ackber
The Paris correspondent of blast, and he was compelled to batsman to make a stand. Rümjahn. 210 - 17 2 the "Daily News" says that the ask the parents to turn it off so
London, Aug. 16,
·Scores.
Consideration For the Services notorious Italian bandit Saate that he might listen to the
The Bishop of Malo (France), Indian R.C.
We have had occasion
Pollastri who for years has evad- little patient's breathing. The
where thousands of English are mark previously on the Kowlooned the European police was ar apology took this form So
holidaying has banned wom Cricket Club's cons tion
rested at a Paris underground] sorry, we had forgotten was Wurttemberg and Baden, next to from entering church for the Services, and
station after a des: cate struggle on? In other wor
had Bavaria the most Important south their heads and arms are 29 therproof is forthcoming which
minutes. so far gone beyond the happy ern states in the German Reich, are edit demanded medium Signor Mus
og that
ing each other thieves in the The sleev
(court, at Leipsic, Rach they we
capable
versy assisted by a gang hear
ment rat all
sintams that the other la stealing river criminals to: hom he paid
AH Madar, c Bellew,
b. Goodger ..
AH Rumjahn, c Rose,
Jones
8. A. R: Ismail,,b. Goodger
J. S. Ackber, b Bellew
M. P. Madar, run out
F. Mel Arculli, c & b
Leppard.
A. S.Bafflad, b Bellew
A K. Minu, not out
S. A: Ismail, b Bellev CARA Mini,«
Good
DAMO
8 0 14
15 that this?? popular ???
NOTORIOUS BANDIT.
Arrest in Paris.
London, Aug. 18.
10 doing their "bit" in the right his extradition
2 spirit. GE
The K.C.C. ground has placed at the disposal of thei
11 China Command Sports
cricket on alternat
from 10 am to
mercin:* the
Octob
Jewel al-
sten
BANNED FROM CHURCH.
THIEF" STATES.
SUIT OVER RIVER WATER.
Consumption Estimated
population 164280 per day Fall Supply in all districts during August, 1925 and 19272)
The Government Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water "satin,
74.79; Au