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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
[January 28, 1899.
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from his hands, through Wall's, Showard's, and ¦ out of danger very cleverly on several occasions. in the one letter donment of our pressat
Lewis's, enabling the Fleet to engage in another scram close to the Club's uprights, From this scrum Stevens snapped the ball and Bent it to Wilkinson; he put in a huge kick, but Hayes returned equally as well, and the leather went over touch, which eventually led to a try. On the ball being thrown into play, a sorum was formed; the forwards heeled, Neville secured and passed to Wall, and Wall gave to Lewis; the latter spurted, wriggled and twisted here and there, and cleverly eluded all who tried to stop, eventually planting the ball under the bar. Tomkinson easily converted it into the major point. The Club then had a look in and but for Tomkinson would have scored. The last named picked up the ball, sprinted along the touch-line, but when about to be tackled he passed inside to Wall, who repassed again to Tomkinson, but the quarters bowled him over. A good bit of passing by the Navy backs was intercepted by Anton, and Wilkinson did like wise. A free kick was given against the Fleet because the scrimmagers lifted their feet to secure the ball before it was put into the scrum. The Club had the ball placed to essay at goal, but the kick was charged down, and the Fleet got up close to the goal-live near touch, from which place Tomkinson_secured and tried to “drop a goal. The effort was a good one, for the ball went only about a foot the wrong side of the upright. Soon after- wards Mr. Sanders blew "time," and the game ended as stated.
Pinckney, an old Yokohama player, was as cool asever, and used bis length to the best advantage, Kew, a brother to the back already mentioned, wards of the ball in good style. Griffiths, a was in good form and deprived the opposing for- Military man, filled Dauby's place at centre half and played a hard game throughout; and he was often prominent in dribbling and judi- cious passing. Noble was conspicuous with several sprints and exceedingly well-placed centres, but his colleagues could not get the ball through because the defends of the Fusiliers the other wing Lowe was noticeable with was equal to the occasion. On speedy runs and good bits of play, and he and Looker, who played inside right, often got dangerous, and both, on more occasions than Fusilier's goalkeeper, is the right man in the one, were unfortunatelin not scoring. Rhodes, the right place, and takes a lot of beating. The backs, Bellis and Stone, were beaten occasionally, but were usually in the right place when called upon. Harris, Humphries, and Jones, are a good half-back trio, and feed the forwards with capital judgment. The forwards, when in form, make a strong line. Phillips played a sterling game, and was responsible for two of the goals scored. Diggin was successful in scoring the last goal, which he did by kicking the ball low and fast. Duncan attempted to stop it, but the ball whizzed past him somewhat to his surprise. Although the new comers won by 3 goals to nil, they will have to play much better to beat some of the other Military teams, and even the Club, when the full and best sides can
The Conimittee of the Hongkong Football Competition met on Monday and drew the first two rounds with the following results :-
All the Fleet's backs played a capital game, Tomkinson and Neville being the most promin- ent, and Commander Ethelston played a ster-be lined up. ling game. Of the forwards Warren, Grieve and Sempill were ever in the thick of the fray. The Club's backs most of the time were acting on the defensive; when they did get the ball from the halves, which was rarely, they were immediately collared. Wilkinson and Anton were the pick. The halves were too well watched by the Fleet's pair to do much; in fact, they could not, because the Navy forwards heeled from nearly every scrum. James played a good hard game forward.
FIRST ROUND.
25th Company, Southera Division, R.A. v. C. Company, R.W.F.
Club.
1. Company, R.W.F. v. Hongkong Football
The remaining teams drew byes.
SECOND ROUND,
33 Company. Southern Division, R.A. v.
The teams did not turn out as advertised and lined up as follows, after having their photo-H.M.S. Cheturion. graphs taken :
Lewis
(FLEET.) Hayes (Powerful)
D Company, R.W.F. v. Royal Engineers. Winner of (25th Company, S.D., R.A. v. C. Company, R.W.F.) v. B. Company, R.W.F
H.M.S. Victorious v. F. Company, R.W.F. H.M.S. Powerful v. Kowloon F.C.
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influence seems an advantage, for not only do we, by its adoption ourselves and its acceptance in others, tamtly and every part of China,, but we also saddle surrender equality of rights to trade ourselves with the enormous responsibility a 'protecting thousands of miles of territory and a hundred millions of people. Add to this the fact that our claim to certain territories would be sure to be disputed, and a pretty kettle of fish is the result. On the other hand, by preserving the open door, we not only but have hope for expansion in the future. maintain our present preponderance of tradu
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to the capabilities of the Chinese soldier. Not I am under no delusion whatever with regard only did he fight well under Gordon, Chinkiang, and other places when facing but also fought well at Taku, European troops and modern (at that time) weapons. Recently, although outclassed and outmaneuvred, they fought a good fight. at Yalu. I never extolled the Chinese brave as "warrior," what I said was that when efficiently led he would fight as well as any other, which is different from saying he is a warrior.
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Russia's objective is an ice-free port in the Pacific, China being only a means to an end. The closing of the Gulf against her effectually blocks this policy. We will have time yet to come to armies across Chius. As to my being absurd an understanding before Russia is able to move
in referring to "Wideawake's" apparent desire to "take" the " Yangtze Valley," his letter of the 17th is my answer to "B.” "Wideawake there gives us explicit instructions how to garrison the Yangtze Valley. Here we have the China Association who say that Great Britain has "reasonable olaim” to Kwangsi, Kwangtung, and Yunnan ; Wide- awake
says the
"Yangtaze Valley" and Thibet," that is to say. Szechnen, Hupeb, Hunan, Kiangsi, Nganhwei, and Kiangsu, as well as Thibet. Truly, sir, as our American consins would say, "this is a pretty tall 'order.”
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With many apologies for this second trans- gression. I beg to remain, Your obedient Servant,
OPEN DOOR
Hongkong, 20th January, 1899.
CHANGE AT THE POST OFFICE:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.
DEAR SIR,-Referring to my letter of yes
Wall Sheward Tomkinson (Victorious) (Powerful) (Redpole) (Fame)
G. Company, R.W.F. v. H.M.S. Immortalité. Com. Ethelston Neville
A. Company, R.W.F. v. Winner of (H. Com-terday's date I beg to state that the 5-cent piece (Powerful) (Centurion) Wilson
pany, R.W.F. v. Hongkong Football Club). Grieve Pike Hodges (Powerful) Grafton) (Powerful) (Powerful) | R.A.
V.R.C. v. 25th Company, Eastern Division, Jones
Warren Egerton Sempill The first mentioned team in each match has (Grafton) (Victorious) (Powerful) (('enturion) | choice of ground and must supply ball.
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Morrell James Deacon
Thomson Castle Loring
Hancock
Cox Stevens
Davies Anton
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(HONGKONG F. C.)
Barlow Colville
Wilkinsou
HONGKONG F.C. V. R.W, FUSILIERS.
Matches must not commence later than a quarter past four.
The first round must be completed on ог before Feb. 6, and the second round must be completed on or before Feb. 28.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
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The Hongkong Football Club Association team met on its ground at Happy Valley on the 25th Jan. a team of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers The Fusiliers only arrived a few weeks ago, and | THE OPEN DOOR AND SPHERES OF yesterday's match was the first played by them. The regimental team has only been beaten once during three years. Unless they played all the other teams better than they did the one yesterday, the vanquished teams were not brilli- ant. for the Club had upon the field an indif- ferent side indeed. At the last moment three substitutes were called upon to make up a full eleven. One of them (Stockwell) would have been better out of it, for at times be was more useless than useful. Duocan, a "sub.." under the bar. played a capital game, and some of his BATUS: were marvellous. The balls that did pass him were almost impossible to sare; he is certainly as useful in an Association game as he is in Rugby. The game was fast from beginning to end, and the Club had ́as
I tendered at the Post Office was a Hong- kong coin and a brand new one, too. I under- stand that the shroffs there are withholding the coppers for obvious reasonu.
couple of months ago, when the exchange was 103 cents to the dollar, they would not accept ten cop cents in payment for a 10-cent stamp, although copper cents are said to be legal tender up to $1. Now, there being a premium on the copper coins, they declined to take a silver one and I was obliged to run home to.
BRING TWO CENTS. Hongkong. 17th January, 1899. P. 8.-I wonder if they would have any objeo- tion if I offered them 100 cents now for a dollar stamp.
SERIOUS DEFALATION CASE AT SHANGHAI.
On Thursday afternoon, 19th January, in the British Police Court, Shanghai, before Burrows, sitting for the first time as Police Magistrate. Mr. J. W. H. Burgoyne, formerly of Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill & Co., was brought up on a charge of obtaining from the Busso- Chinese Bauk the sum of Tls. 85,000 on false pretences. Mr. A. P. Stokes (Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, and Master) appeared for the tion, and from his statement, and the evidence called it appeared that the false pretenges con- sisted in the accused having obtained stated on foar godown orders, which be gave to the Bank, representing that godown roo
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.’
SIB, Like " Wideawake (whose letters to your esteemed publication I have frequently taken pleasure in reading). I have a desire to be quit of a subject which, as he says, might easily become interminable. At the same time, although he repeats the statement. I see nothing adduced in support of his contention to the effect that Irish control" is responsible for anything we have to deplore with regard to British policy in the Far East. As an Irish- man I resent this random statement, which is made without an atom of proof. In this I am afraid we must agree to differ. In reply to "B" I may say that I am very far indeed from much of the play as the Fusiliers. The latter believing that the system at present in rogue | cargo mentioned in the
of encouraging British Consuls to become was in certain godowns, whereas during sinlegues is a wise one; past a certain stage the period and up to the present time there was with certain exceptions, it should be disconuten- hot and had not been since any such cargo. anced. I am endeavouring to kill two birds with The witnesses examined consisted of Mr.) one stone and reply to "Wideawake" and "B" Speelman, of the Russo-Chinese Bank, who
were smarter round goal, and made the best use of their ability. The eleven were much heavier men than the homesters, and the wing men were a little too good for the Club's. Kew, for the home team, put in a lot of work, and got the Club
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