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copied out and sign d by Chan Chi Kong, At 2 p.m. on the same day Pang Chi and Sho Chi Chêng paid Mr. Mounsey $50 on account of the costs of the suit. Being asked to describe what occurred on the 17th May, witness said that at about 430 p.m. on that day Sho Chin Chêng came into the office with Kwok Hin Tai. Both said the money had been received, and that they were thankful for the trouble which had been taken. Sho Chin Chêng said he wished to pay · the promissorote and get back the share scripts. Puu Ya Po was sent for and Sho Chin Chêng ha..ed him two 3.00 notes and a few silver dollars for interest.
Cross-examined by Mr. Dennys witness stated that he had heard of Mr. Dennys's letter to Mr. Mounsey but he had not seen it. He heard of the contents from Mr. Mounsey, but he did not tell that gentleman of his personal knowledge of the affair. He saw Mr. Dennys's letter to Wong Chuk Lam, but he did not even then tell Mr. Mounsey all he knew of the matter. When Wong Chuk Lan received Mr. Dennys's letter, he became quite excited and instantly sent for Sho Chin Chêng. Pang Kun Chi, and Kwok Hin Tai. Kwok Hin Tai agreed to accept from Sho Chin Chêng $225. $25 being for Mr. Dennys's costs in settlement of his claim. A promissory note for that amount was written out by Pang Knn Chi, and signed by him on behalf of Sho Chin Cheng who put his mark on the note. It was not Wong Chuk Lam but Sho Chin Chêng who received the $950 on the 17th May. He did not know where Sho Chin Chêng was. He had never seen him before the 7th April nor after the 17th May.
8th November.
The case ended in the conviction of both defendants. The first defendant, was ined $100, and Pang Kun Chi, the second de- fendant, was ordered to pay a similar amount and also sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, Mr. Wilkinson, on behalf of his client, asked for leave to appeal. The Magistrate acceded
to the request.
HONGKONG CRICKET FESTIVAL.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS V. HONGKONG. The 1897 Hongkong cricket week commenced on the 8th Nov., when the representatives of the Straits Settlements opposed the Hongkong team. Happily the weather was, contrary per- haps to expectations, fiuo, although there was not very much sun during the day. The pre- parations for the week's festival were in every way complete, extra accommodation being pro vided for members of the Club as well as the general public, but at no time during the day was the large special matshed filled with spectators. Before luncheon very few watched the progress of the game, but later in the afternoon the at tendance e nsiderably increased, ladies being strongly in evidence.
Colouel Gordon was chosen as captain of the Hongkong team aid of course Captain Talbot was captain of the str its team, and these two were early on the rounds to choose a suitable wicket. The prelim nary arrangements occupied some time and a start was not made until 10.30. or half an hour after the appointed time. It was easy to see from the beaming countenances of the visitors that they had been fo tunate to win the toss and natural y they elected to bat first on an asy wicket, which, however, was a little bumpy at the barracks end.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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Healing's wicket and the fine catch by Anton | by Ward, the total then being 142. in the long field.
Hongkong, it must be confessed, made a lamentable display, they having at the call of time lost no fewer than six of their best wickets for the poor total of 97. Perhaps the least said about their batting the better: we only hope they will retrieve their position by a gallant display to-day.
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By kind permission of Colonel Gordon and Officers the band of West Yorkshire Regiment, under Mr. W. G. Bentley, played excellent selections of music during the afternoon.
Glassford and Whitley opened the Straits' innings to the bowling of Hastings (City Hall end) and Sercombe Smith. Both batsmen played rather cautiously at first, but after the first runs, they six overs, which produced ten appeared to be at their ease. Whitley was the first to win applause by a pretty cut for two off Hastings. He sent the same bowler to the boundary for four and then Glassford snicked Smith prettily to the off boundary. following this up with a beautiful straight drive to the rails. Twenty was registered in ten minutes and an additional ten was soon run up by With the boundary hits off each bowler. score at 32, however, Whitley was dismissed with a well-pitched ball from Smith, who was keep (32.1.11). McKenzie joined ing a good pace. Glassford and the new-comer quickly ran up ten runs. causing 40 to be telegraphed. A smart bit of fielding by Campbell in stopping a bard
driven ball from Glassford off Smith was the next feature. At 46, Wood displaced Hast- ings, whose six overs had cost 31 runs, and Glassford sent the last ball of Wood's first over to the off boundary, bring ing up the fifty.
Without an additional
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took advantage of his let-off by driving Howard to the off boundary and then hitting him for a single, while Glassford also scored a boundary hit off the same bowler. Glassford, in Vallings's next over, made a pretty cut to the rails and then drove him to the on boundary, bringing up 160. The telegraph board being so busy another bowling change was brought about, Hastings resuming in place of Howard. Talbot drove his last hall to the boundary and later brought Vallings round to square leg for four and drove him to the off for a similar number, He tried hard to cut Hastings in the next over, but Maitland, at point, fielded smartly. How. ever, the next ball was pulled round to the square leg boundary, 180 being now telegraphed. Sercombe Smith was then put on again in place of Vallings, and Hastings bowled at the other end. Still runs came merrily, Talbot pulling one from Hastings round to square leg and lifting the ball over the rails near the Parade Ground. Talbot had been scoring at a trem- endous rate and had now reached 81, while Glassford was only one run more. Another change was tried, Wood being put on in place of Hastings. A separation was at length effected. Talbot snicked Wood's third ball which bounded sharply off the wicket keeper's glove and hopped into Sercombe Smith's hand
it at point, and was safely held. (197. 5. 81). Captain Talbot had hit magnific- ently, but of course his innings was marred by the two chances which he had given, one in the early part of the game. His total included one six and thirteen fours, and he compiled them with extraordinary rapidity. On his return to the pavilion his reception was very hearty. Stevens took Talbot's place and 200 was soon afterwards telegraphed amidst applause. A leg hit by each batsman was followed by some pretty free scoring, one of Stevens's strokes
run being recorded McKenzie was taken at long off by Vallings, who ran from long cover. (50.2.11). Sercombe Smith's two wickets had being a grand leg hit over the rails on the pa cost only fifteen runs-a particularly good per-vilion side. Anon drive to the boundary off Wood fomance which would have been further im- brought Glassford's score up to 10, and the proved upon if Johnston, at mid-on, had held spectators suitably applanded the batsman. He a ball sent to him by Glassford. T. R. had made only an additional six runs when he Hubbuck joined Glassford, who had now
put up one from Wood and was caught by made 28. Wood bowled a maiden and
Maitland. (24).6.110). The outgoing batsman had played an exceedingly patient and brilliant game, the chance he gave to Johnston being the only faulty hit he made. His 110 included
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Glassford cnt Smith for four and then pulled him round to square og for four. But Smith had his revenge in his „egt et or ying Hubback well caught in the long new by Wars who brought off the catch after a considerable, run. (6.3.2). Smith had now taken three wickets for 28
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left banded batsman, partnered Glassford, who was certainly well set and in tall scoring mood, he hay ng made two-thirds of the total. Wood had now bowled five overs, and only two of his balls had been hit. Glassford hit Smith to square leg to the boundary, but he treated the next four balls very carefully. Healing later got ho d of a loose one from Smith and sent it to square leg bigh and dry over the pailings. the hit counting six. The game had been in progress just an hour when Glassford pulled Smith round to square leg for four, the score then being 84. One run only had been added when a separation was effected Healing drove a bail from Smith hard on, and tried a run. Howard fielded brilliantly and dashed down the wickets before Healing had completed the rno. (85-4-8). Captain Talbot joined Glassford and both batsmen soon got to work, the hundred being telegraphed after an hour and ten minutes play, Smith's over at this point bringing eight runs. After having made ten Captain The Straits team gave a magnificent display l'albot was missed by Anton off Wood in the of batting and 10 upiled the fine score of 413 long field and the ball went to the boundary. before being finally dismissed. Gl ssford, in Wood's next over Talbot made a beautiful Captain Talbot, aud Stevens were in splendid form and they all played grand cricket, treating all the bowlers pretty much alike. It is true that the compl. xin of affairs would have been altered if the Hongkong men had taken ad- vantage of every oppor unity given to them, but apart from the mistakes the batting dis- plays were just what the public like to see- sound, free, and powerful bitting, and those residents who were absent from the field yester day missed a grand treat. The fielding of the Hongkong team, it should be mentioned, was, without taking into consideration the three bad errors they made, very good indeed, the ball as a rule being picked up and returned very smartly. The two best performances were of course Howard's feat in throwing down
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off drive to the rails and then cut him, also for four, and after Glassford had made a single Pal of late cut Smith for three, causing 120 to be hoisted. The batsmen played with the utmost care, not even Glassford taking any liberties with the bowling. At .24 Colonel Gordon deemed it expedient to change the bowling at both ends and Vallings took the ball from Smith, while Howard supplant el Wood, who had bowled eleven overs for 26 runs. Talbot scored four off Vallings's second ball, a single off his last, four off Howard's first, a hit to the leg boundary off his fourth, and a late cut to the boundary off his last altogether seventeen runs in the two overs. When he had made 45 Talbot was again badly missed in the long field, this time
neteen fours and he was at the wickets altoge- ther two hours and thirty-five minutes. It now wanted only five minutes to the luncheon in- terval and when the bell rang A. B. Hubback and Stevens were together, the score standing at 250 for six wickets, Stevens being not ont 14 and Hubback not out 8.
After an interval of three quarters of an hour the not-outs, Stevens and Hubback, resumed batting, Wood and Smith being the bowlers. Hubback started well, putting on three fours, while Stevens also made two boundary hits, most of them coming off Smith's bowling. So rapid was the scoring that 270 was tele- graphed six minutes after resumption. Seven
runs later Smith sent down a beautiful ball
which dismissed Hubback, (277.7.24). The new comer, Curtis, started auspiciously by swinging Smith to square leg over the rails on the pavilion side, and in the next over he performed a similar feat off Wood, following this up by an off drive to the boundary. Runs came apace and an on boundary drive off Smith by Stevens sent up the 300. Howard now went on at the City Hall nd in place of Wood and Vallings dis placed Smith. The change looked as if it would be productive of nothing but runs, as both batsmen let out freely, Curtis getting bold of one ball in Howard's second over and He tried to do the lifting it over the screen. same thing with the next ball, but it fell into Anton's hands, where it remained intact. (318.8.25). Woodroffe signalised his appearance at the wickets by hitting Vallings to leg for four, the ball dropping amongst the spectators in the pavilion. The game was now very lively and both batsmen hit all round the wicket. The pace at which raus came may be imagined from the fact that eighty runs were added to the total half an hour after the resumption. The ninth wicket fell to a splendid catch by Anton
off Howard. Woodroffe was the victim, and he drove the ball hard to long on. Anton ran to meet it and brought off a most brilliant catch. This was certainly one the most notable features