January 12, 1901.].
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Several new plates are introduced, the letter- tions. By this time moreover the light became only goal scored by the soldiers. The olub press generally, good before, is improved, and the darkness, under cover of which the bowlers finished players generally were in good form, and very headings of the different paragraphs are better off theenemy for a total of 249, or 15 short. Hig: few chances were give or thrown away. Lowe, defined. There are also several new plates and gon and Krickenbeek were the most successful outside right, put in some telling work, and the more detailed descriptions of the life his- bowlers. Some of the fielding was sadly sloven-twice-once in the first and again in the second tory of the plasmodia malaria in the mosquito ly. We should like to see Hay practice wicket half-gave Noble such accurately judged passes are noticeable. Conciseness and proofs of untir-keeping, as he appears to have more than the that the latter was enabled on each occasion to ing industry are the leading features of a work rudiments of the art in him. which is certainly a boon to the busy worker in the Far East.
WILLIAM HARTIGAN,
M.D., D.S.M,
As. Talked in the Sanctum. By ROUNBEVELE WILDMAN, M.A., U.S. Consul-General at Hongkong. Boston, Lothrop Publishing Company.
MR. Wildman's little volume is the outcome of his experiences of the editorial chair while he conducted the Overland Monthly, now for the first time gathered together in book form. The result is an extremely readable production, in the author's brightest vein. When we classify the book as a nondescript we do so with no disrespect to its contents. It is indeed to this very character that it owes its entertain- ing qualities. Briefly described, As Talked in the Sanctum consists of meditations by the editor himself, interspersed with conversations with the Contributor," Artist," "Parson," Manager," Post," Reviewer," Reader," (not the solitary one, we feel sure), and others, among whom, we must not forget to mention the "Office Boy," who usually, however, confines himself to ending each chapter with the re- mark "Proof!" We cordially recommend Mr. Wildman's book as an agreeable means of passing a spare hour, and our readers, we are sure, will not be disappointed if they read it to the end.
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The Wur Office, the Army and the Empire. By H. O. ARNOLD FOSTER, M. P. London, Cassell & Co.
THIS work, the sub-title of which is A Review of the Military Situation in 1900 is already familiar to the readers of this paper, in whose columns it appeared serially in the form of articles last year. It will therefore be unneces sary for us to commend it further to their notice. Mr. Arnold Foster's right to speak on the subject of which he treats here is un- contestable, and he knows how to put forward ; his facts in a convincing way, A brief preface by Lord Rosebery accompanies the book, em- phasising the grave importance of the question dealt with.
CRICKET.
H.K.C.C. V. E.H.K.G.C.
This match was announced to begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday last. By noon four golfers and eight cricketers were on the ground. The home club won the toss, but what was the use of going in under the circumstances? So, to make a start, the side that lost the toss was put in, contrary to all precedent. Perhaps it was placing a premium on unpunctuality. How ever that may be, the only chance of a start for another half hour lay in revers- ing the ordinary tactics. Hill and Kricken- beek hit very hard and put on 100 in half an hour; but had the chances they gave been taken neither of them would have seen 50 go up: that however was the fault of the fielding side. By tiffin when play had ruled for nearly an hour, the Telegraph showed 145, a big total for the time. Afterwards, Ward's bright innings was ended by a good piece of stumping, and Dyson, after a careful 21, popped one of Franklin's into slip's hands. Hay and Lowe made a large stand in point of time for the last wicket, but their cricket was not electrifying. The innings was closed with 9 wickets down for 264. At ten past three or thereabouts, the Cricket Club, with two hours left for play, opened with Ainslie and Smith. The latter proved to be in form and made runs quickly Lamb, Nicholson, Orton and Frank- lin did likewise, hitting hard and losing no time. Nicholson in particular was in a happy vein, playing the best innings of the day, which included a grand big stroke for 6. With six wickets down for 230 and with time well in hand if the rate of run-getting were even ap; proximately maintained, the ground Club seemed sure of Victory. A most unfortunate run-out however, marred the situation and upset calcula
Appended are the score and analysis :-
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. Lieut. Hill, B.W.F., b Sercombe Smith Lieut. Krickenbeek, 22nd B., c Lamb, b
Ainslie
64
62
Capt. Langhorne, R.A., e Orton, b
Nicholson.
13
Major Sir H. McMahon, R.W.F., b Higgon 6 A. Gordon Ward, at Lumb, b Higgon 28 Major Dyson, A.P.D., e Higgon, b Franklin 21° J. F. Noble, b Higgon
. H. P. Hay, not ont
J. A. Woodgates, o Forsyth, b Higgon P. A. Cox, o Nicholson, b Higgon A. R. Lowe, not ont
Extras
Total (9 wkts.)
H.K.C.C.
T. Sercombo Smith, c Woodgates, b Lang.
horne.....
Capt. Ainslie, 3rd M.L.I., b Lowe Lieut. Lumb, 3rd M.L.I., b Cox Lieut. Nicholson, 3rd M.L.I., l.b.w.,
Dyson
1:
14
5
13
18
8
.264
45
9
44
58
Mr. Franklin, E.N., L.b.w., b Krickenbeek 22 Lt. Orton, R.N., c Langhorne, b Kricken.
beck
27
Lt. Higgon, R.W.F., run out
Capt. -Waymouth, R.A., e Langhorne, b
Krickenbeek
Lieut. Forsyth, b Lows J. Hooper, b Krickenbeek K. J. Gerrard, not out
Extras
Franklin
Ainslie
CONONO
6
10
0
0
21
.249
W.
Total
BOWLING ‘ANALYSIS,
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
0. M.
Sercombe Smith Forsyth
13
72
1
2 0 22
0
11
2
1
5
10 2
10
H.K.C.C.
0. м. R.
Y.
9 1 45
4
9.4 3 55
2
4 0
4 0
0
4
0
0
8
0
5
0
1
Nicholson.
Higgon..
Krickenbeek Lowe Langhorne Woodgates
Hill Cox
Dyson
FOOTBALL.
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V.R.C. V. " EMPRESS OF CHINA.
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The Victoria Recreation Club and a team from the Empress of China faced each other in a football match on the racecourse at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon last. The V.R.C. proved too strong for the sailors, who were defeated by two goals to nil.
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H.K.A.F.C. V. R.A.
Owing to certain unforeseen obstacles, the team from the U.S.S. Albany was unable to meet the Hongkong Club, as arranged, at Happy Valley on Monday afternoon. A match, however, was played between the club and a Royal Artillery team, when the following were the sides:-
Hongkong. Goal-Woodgates; backs- Pinckney and Russell; half-backs-Kew, Bonnar, and Howard; forwards-Lowe,|Von der Pfordten, Tullock, Noble, and Clapham.
R.A.-Goal-Hogben; backs - Smith and McMurray; half-backs-Brown, Griffiths, and Stewart; forwards-Leach, Perigo, Mulvey, Hutcheson, and Robertson.
place the ball between the posts. The club's new man, Von der Pfordten, playing inside right to Lowe, made a very good show, and with practice should prove a decidedly va uable acquisition. The game, which at half-time stood at 1-0 in favour of the club, ended in win for the ground eleven by two goals to one.
One remarkably feature of the game - remark- able because the play of neither team could be called rough-was the number of men who received hurts, more or less severe
On the R.A. side, two men-Stewart and Hutcheson, the latter from an unfortunate collision with Kew-were laid on the grass, and Hutcheson had to be carried off the field, while Stewart took Hogben's place in goal. Kaw, as the result of the collison that sent Hutcheson to the pavilion, was taken to the Naval Hospital- suffering from a fractured ankle. There the injury was dressed, and the unfortunate player afterwards conveyed home.
BUGBY.
A Rugby match was played on Saturday after- noon last at Happy Valley, on the ground of the Hongkong Football Club, between teams cap- tained by Lieutenant Stevens and Captain Loring. The game was very well contested, the advantage, however, lying with the latter, who had a splendid half-back in Russell. He made two magnificent runs-once in the first. and again in the second half-and on each occasion secured a try, the first being converted. The score at half-time was two goals to one in favour of Captain Loring's team. Only one try, just a minute or two before the whistle sounded, was recorded in the second half, and was scored by Russell. It was not converted, however, and the game ended-Captain Loring's team, two goals and a try;-Lieutenant Stevens's team, one goal. Mr. Williamson acted as re foree.
The match at Happy Valley on Wednesday afternoon between Hongkong Rugby Football Club and Officers of the Navy was an excellent display of talent and skill, and quite as good as, if not better than, any previous match of the kind. The Navy, however, were the better team, and as
a result most of the play took place in Club territory. Noble, playing half for the Navy, was in splendid form, and seized every opportunity, however small, of making points. He was responsible for no fewer than two of the four tries registered by his side. The score at half-time stood→ Navy, 2 tries, Club, 1 try. In the second half the former team added two more tries to their total, and the game ended in a win for them by 4 tries to 1 try. The following were the sides:
Club:-Back-" A. Tommy"; three-quarters Grinlinton, Beattie, Tregear, and Harman; halves-Stevens and Forsyth; forwards→ Bishop, Clark, Loring, Cowie, andford, Mo- Murtrie, and another.
Navy-Back-Hazel; three-quarters-Chet- wode, McLachlan, Longhurst, and Fothergill; halves-Noble and Gibbs; forwards-Gibson, Mackenzie, Grieve, Manley, England, Cormak, Fowler, and Rowe.
We are informed by the Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Company, Limited (Messrs. Lutgens, Einstmann & Co.), that the meeting of shareholders it was pro-- posed to call some time this month has been The club kicked off, and from the start it was indefinitely postponed in consequence of a more apparent that they had it all their own way, favourable report having been received from the The soldiers were too fond of skying the ball, Manager on the prospects of one portion of the and showed very little combination. The for- Mount Macdonald property. A trial crushing wards, although fed well by the defences, very at the Company's battery of 21 tons of stone rarely managed to get past Russell and Pinck- taken by the owners of an adjoining claim from ney, and as a consequence the halves and full ground at a distance of only 12 feet from the backs had to work like niggers to keep their Company's boundary has, according to a tele- goal from falling. In this, to a certain ex-gram received on Tuesday, yielded 16 ozs. of tent, they were successful, 88 the score retorted-gold. As the reef runs in the direction so heavily of the Caledonian shaft, Mr. Bennecke recomm- against them as it might otherwise have mends an expenditure of £200 in prospecting done. Brown, from a penalty kick at goal for this reef, which has been sanctioned by the given because Woodgates ran beyond Board. The letter relating to the above can be two paces while holding the ball-suc-seen by shareholders, with other reports from ceeded, in the second half, in recording the the Manager, at the Company's office.
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