March 28, 1895.1
sooounts I shall be happy to answer any question that may be put.
Mr. DONALD-Is the working account open to the inspection of shareholders?”
T
The CHAIRMAN→The books of the Company are open by the Articles of Association.
Mr. DONALD-Bat unt the working account ?. The CHAIRMAN-No.
No other questions were asked and the CHAIR. MAM moved the adoption of the report and
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Dart..... Payne Ladybird Frica Stella
K.
12 25 15
12 27 15
'12 30 35 12 33 55
lently played and at times freely hit innings of | satisfaction of leading the Payne by almost twe 84 before he was bowled by ercombe Smith. | hundred yards. Times:- h Ecoles and. Sergt. Bdeton also made substantial contributions to the score, putting on 41 for the first wicket. Vallings was the most success. ful bowler this time, with 5 wickets for 40 runs. The total of 246 knooked up by the Club was chiefly due to the efforts of E. W. Maitland, Darby, and Mast with 42, 54, and 62 respectively. necessary. The Payne mide up ground on
On the run to Kowloon Rook a jibe The partnership of the latter two carried the score leader and the two boats rounded the mark from 161 to 240, Mast in particular seeming to only a few seconds difference between them. had the bowling very much to his liking. Lysley was a reach to the No. 1 Dook budy, whic bowled throughout the Club's innings. He kept | m an excellent length and eventually came out with rounded as follows :— W the very respectable analysis of 7 wickets for 20 runk. By the courtesy of Major Hon. E. Noel and the officers of the Rifle Brigade and of Colonel Barrow and the officers of the Hongkong Mr GILLIES moved and Mr Tomes seconded | Regiment the bands of their regiments played the re-election of the auditors, Messrs F. Hender-upon the ground during the afternoons of Friday com and T. Arnold.
and Saturday.
Bscounts.
Mr. THOMSON seconded. Carried
Mr TOMES moved the re-election of the Con- sulting Committee, Messrs Gillies, Shewan, Lewis, and Moses.
Mr Thomson seconded. Carried.
Carried.
The CHAIRMAN Gentleman. I thank you for Four attendance. Dividend warrants will be lagued on Monday,
CRICKET.
ROYAL NAtt v. Rifle Brigade. This match was played on the 20th inst. be- reen teams consisting entirely of officers. The Riemen were victorious, thanks to various causes, which may be classed as follows:-(1) Mr. Percival's magnificent innings of 106. (2) The debut of a small colt bowler who scattered the Naval wickets with considerable skill. It may be mentioned that the presence and action of this bowler are caloulated to strike terror into the breast of the most "Garde'd" player. (3) The appearance on the field of several hitherto unknown" players, who, if their aggregate bores were not colossal, still carried a con- siderable moral effect with them. Capt. ́Stewart's fielding at point was a most finished performanos, particularly after the bell rang at five o'clock, Talbot's ostoh, which dis- missed the stalwart Commander, was very good. It was hard luck on the aforesaid stalwart Com- mander, as we believe he was on the point ef making some
For the Nary Garde played with great confidence, and made kierans as quickly as usual. It must be recorded that one of the audience remarked that Mr. Percival's century was the first he bad seen on the ground, which, as the said member of the sudience has only just arrived, is not surprising.
Tay many more delight his eyes!
more runs.
RIFLE BRIGADE.
G. Lysley, o Arbuthnot b Thring
C. Percival, e James, b Arbuthnot
A. D. Boden, b Arbuthnot
Capt. Beeles, b Warrender
RIPLE BRIGADE.
Fins? InninGS, C. Percival, b Darby .......................... Sergt. Burton, b Lowson .............................. G. Lysley, b Low on ...............spru Capt. Ecoles, b Darby. ....
▲ D. Boden, Lowson_................................. G. Puley, c Campbell, b LowsoHIL
8. C. Long, e Sheldon, b Darby ........ Corpi. Mellory, c Mast, b Darby Lord C. Connyham, not out............ Sergt. Shearing, b Darby Pie. Pilbeam, b Lowson
Lowson ....... Darby Darby Maitland. Lowson Vallings Elliott
Powell Smith
SECOND INSTIGE. 4 • Campbell, b Vallings 17 Skaldon, b Lowson 34 Ob Smith
ob Lowson....... ............
0 1 Vallidge į...........................
Sb Vallings
1
b Vallinr
0
e Elliott, b Powell.
1
● Powell, b Valling
6 b Darby
•
Xxtras..... *******
20
Payne Ladybird
言。
'1
8 25
1
1 -12:55 1 18 1.19
the ding-dong race between the leading bonis continuing all the way. On the second boat its the Lyeemun the leading boats again made a long leg on starboard tack until close to the mainland | shore and scored by so doing, while Ladybird ** | worked the Hongkong sbore. Payás almost över. hauled Dart owing to a mistake on the part of the latter's skipper, but Darf was still shond at the mark boat, where she led by about 20 yarða 。 only, the times of rounding being :
BOWLING ANALYSIS. Overs. Mds. Buns, Wides. N.B, Wita.
First Innings.
Second Innings.
11 3
14
10 2
8
12
3
32
8
1. 35
13
35
15
40
3
10
3
19
4
10
HONGKONG CRICKET OLUB,
J. A. Lowson, a and b Lysløy......
3. W. Maitland, c and b Ecoles.........
B. Garde, B.N., Shearing, b Lysley G. D. Campbell, o Pulay, ↳ Lysley..
8. L. Darby, b Lysley ...................
Rev. G. Vallings, b Lysløy
T. 8. Smitu, and b Lysler.
H. M. Elliott, B.N., b MeRory
E. Mait, bw, b Burton..
THHHHE
B. P. Sheldon, b Lysløy.......................... .....................................................
B. Powell, not aut..........................
Extras
G. Lynley
'W. Pilbeam
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
19
Dart. Payne Ladybird Erice Stellá
X.
1 48
1 48
1 54
2 9
@ BNK
On the ran home via the Dook buoy Payne caught up and passed the skull and crossbones and ran so well that she was about forty seconds to the good when passing the Dook Buoy. How. ever, the treacherous ground of the middle of the harbour lost the Payne the chance of Saving her time on Dart and the race finished in almost a flat calm. Payne creased the line about two yards ahead of Dart, and Eady. bird was a good third.
H.
1 48 Dart.......ORDIN 8 49
Payne
Ladybird
Stella
Erica
2 54
.10 1
8 0 39 $ 3 +25
Payne, Stella, and Ladybird allow Dart and Erica 1 min. 5 secs.
In the second class a capital race was also witnes ed, but here the Seabresse with her large handieap won easily, the boats crossing the
Overs. Mds. Buns. Wides. N.B. Wkta. | winning line as follows:
"
She (4 marks)
Seabrease (10 marks)
Elfin (1 mark).
X.
3
18 14
2 10. 47
3 14 28
Bifin allows She 2 minutes and Seebrease
minutes.
The scores now stand as follow :-
41 9 90
13
45
39
A. D. Boden..
5
19
106
Ecoles
11
57
21
MaBory
3 17
25
Burton
3
1
14
D. Power, o Thiting, b Garde
I
@. Paley, b Arbuthnot
13
Q. N. Salmon, b Arbuthnot.
Ο
1st Class.
2nd Class.
8. O. Long, b Garde
Major Hon. E, Noel, b Arbuthnot.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,
Dart
95
Mán
2
10. Talbot, b Arbuthno... ĐÓN NGÀNH
11
Erisa
62
She
Capt. Stewart, not out
1
Payne
52
Kitten.......UEST
tras
1
15
924
ROYAL NAVY.
-First IsrinGS,
14. Sir H. K. Arbuthnot, ₺ Eocles $ ↳ Lysløy
B. Garde, b Boden
Lt. W. C. H. Thring, Lysley
Capt. Winslow, c Paley, b Boden... *
1.1.6. Berth, bị Hodon...
Ja. E. W. James, b Lysløy
Com. Warrender, a Talbot, b Boden 1
14. E. L. Leatham, not but .................... 10
7. M. Steel, b Lysley
W. Skelton, b Lysley
D. Peal, a Power, Lysløyḥ
Metras
o not out
SECOND INNINGS.
* Boden, b Eccles ....
10
***
• Percival, ↳ Bysley
b Eectes ....
ย
o
not out
14
b Eccles
13
Dart
!
b Buden
15
Ladybird
ID
Brica
O b Eccles
h
Stella
I b Lysley
0
*
1 Extras
95
206
THE CLUB. THE RIFLE Brigade. The return match between the Club and the Bile Brigade was deprived of a good deal of the interest which would otherwise have attached to it owing to the fact that the latter were un- able to put anything like their full strength into the field, and as a consequence the Clab, who were fairly well represented, won a one-sided game by sa innings and 23 runs. This result was due in great measure to the total collapse of the re gimental team in their first innings, the whole side being put out for the phenomenally small Boore of 26. Lowson and Darby were chiefly re-
sponsible for this havoo, the former taking wickets for 14 runs and the latter 5 for 8. In their second venture the Rifles made a much better show and were not all outed until the telegraph board showed 197 to their credit. Towards this total Lynley contributed an excel.
TITTEENTH RACE.
Course. From the Submarine Mining Pier, Wellington Barracks, round a mark boat off Lysewoon, Kowloon Rock, No. 1 Dock Baoy, mark boat off Lyeemoon, and No. 1 Dock Buoy (leating all to port); 15 miles. *7
STARTERS FIRST CLASS,
Payne.........
Royal Engineers
Dr. Lowson
Mr. C. D. Wilkinson
Mr. A. Dei? ? Capt. Stirling (3.0.
SECOND CLASS.
She
Mr. C. H. Gáló Seabreeze
Surg. Major Westcott Elfin
Mr. G. P. Lamuert The race on the 24th lust. produced most excellent sport and ultimately resulted in a win for the Dart, which places her first for the Championship, notwithstanding that three more races have to be sailed. The wind was a steady breeze from the East, occasionally increasing to wholesail strength. A good start was effected Stella, Dart, and Payne being to windward of Erica and Ladybird. The three former boste stood over to the Kowloon shore, where there was evidently more wind, whilst Ladybird and Erica kept to the south side most of the way out to Lyeemun. The wind settled down into a good sailing breeze, which kept up during the whole day until the boats were within a few hundred yards of the winning post. It would have done Major Eyton's heart good to see the way his old boat led the procession out to Lyeemun. at which mark Dr. Lowson had the
Stella
Patra................. 15
*
Seabresse
Mary Ann.....
Ladybird Dart thus takes the Championship for the second year in succession, with three racen stillin hand, and Dr. Lowson is to be heartily on gratulated on his success.
FOOTBALL.
HONGKONe Football ULUZ V. THE NATI.
This match came off on Thursday afternoon at the Happy Valley and was fairly well contested. "The Naval team was not thoroughly represeDİN- tive as three substitutes were played; one of these as custodian defended well. The Chub kicked off against a strong breeze which blow right down the Valley, and at ones made t attack on the Naval citadel. Mackay on the right wing began at once to dribble in his excellent style, while on the left Campbell and Firth by short passing rendered themselves dangerdus throughout the game. by the Navy having been stopped by the combined.play of Esekiel and Maitland, the ball way trundled up ou the right wing aud a shot was taken by Mackay which was received by the goal-keepes, who effectually sent it away, only to be returned right into the mouth of the goal by Davies, Sweating and Pratt then cleared and enabled their forwards to make progress in the other direction. Shelford having carried the bill well up the field then passed to Arbath.
Thre
An attack