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taken advantage of the weakness of England and China to advance into Shingkin, Germany thought herself called on to follow, and the feeling thus engondered spread like an epidemic through Europe.
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...' SHIELD
March 16, 1901.
FOOTBALL.
ELD COMPETITION.—SEMI-FINAL. —-_ The first tie in tho semi-final for the Shield was played on the ground of the Hongkong Football Club at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon, the 9th inst., between H Company, R.W.F., and the 25th Company (Southern Divi. sion), R.G.A. The following were the players
Fusiliers:Goal-Johnson; backs-Smart and Davis; half-backs-Roberts, Stafford, and Sweete; forwards-Edwards, Gelshon, Shields, Dobbs, and Walters.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND, ever. Facing arrears of 227, the Club began its second batting venture at 2.15, but did not fare much better than in its first attempt. The scoring was more even, but was not many. Mast gavo one of his hard batting displays, Only half in earnest in their dealings with which are always much appreciated, and Bulter China, one British Government after another played patient and correct cricket. Whilst he had committed the mistake of stopping short, was in Smith was very busy, but a puny and leaving the work commenced half done. total of 144 was all that the Club could achieve By a curious fatality the work had in each a very unsatisfactory result. However, the case been entrusted to inferior men-one man game's the thing, and, admittedly, some very only, and that a man, afterwards Sir Harry good cricket was played. Forsyth made two Parkes, who had been formed by his surround-well-judged catches at long on. Preedy kept up ings, having ever been able to grasp the situa- his end unchanged and trundled very fast: his tion. Sir Harry Parkes diod at his post at analysis of 9 wickets for 114 runs speaks for Peking, as is generally beloved, the victim of itself. Dorehill, with 6 for 31, had the best disappointment, if not as has been darkly record, but did not bear the brunt of the at- hinted of a worse fate and the first attempt tack. Krickenbeek kept a good length aud at independence in action on the part of a captured 5 for 93, which was ahead of any- Minister has been invariably followed by his thing that the Club bowlers could do. disgrace.
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Under the circumstances it is little wonder that the Foreign Office finds an increasing difficulty in filling the post of British Minister at Peking, which has notoriously become the Gloacina of Downing Street. Mr. Bruce the first minister under the now regime thus laid down the principles under which inter- ocurse was to be carried on. "The import- ant result to be gained by the establishment of direct relations with the Government
of of Peking is the avoidanco acts of violence, you must not go beyond paciffe efforts to remedy the abuses complained cf." A junior who, temporarily in charge of an important consulate, had in June 1870 by a timely personal remonstrance at the Governor's yamen prevented a similar massacre to that at Tientsin, received from the Minister a despatch informing him that as junior he had no right to communicate with the high officials, and winding up with the personal iemark that all he was fit for was to excite through the papers the feelings of the British community. Ав Mr. Michie adds: All this about 'forcing the local officials and forcing' the Imperial Government, without using any force, recalls the ancient Chinese maxim of ruling barbarians by misrule. The world rested securely enough on the tortoise, but what did the tortoise itself rest on? With grim satisfaction must the. Chinese Ministers have wat hed the foreigners entering on a desert campaign, where they would exhaust their strength without reaching the enemy.
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The picture needs no heightening from us; we leave it to our readers as it appears in the interesting pages of Mr. Michie's history.
CRICKET.
H.X. C.C, V. ARMY,
This match, played on the 8th and 9th inst., resulted in a disastrous defeat for the Club by On as fast and as an innings and 73 runs.
The Colonel and Officers of the R.W.F. courteously allowed their band to attend on Saturday afternoon.
Appended are the score and analysis :--
Second Innings.
H.K. C.C.
First Innings. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith
1.b.w., b Krickenbek 18 lient. Mayhew, R.M.L.I.,
b Preedy Mr. Franklin, R.N., b
Preedy Lient. Noble, R.N., c sub.
b Krickenbeek Com. Lyne, R.N., b Preedy
Mr. Salter, not out Mr. E. Mast, b Preedy Mr. J. Hooper, l.b.w., b
Krickenbeck
Mr. C. H. P. Hay, b Preedy Mr. Thurston. B.N.,
Dorehill
lb w., b Preedy... 23
4
b Preedy
11
b Kriolenbeek
0
c Forsyth. b Krick
enboek
0
c Forsyth, b Dore-
hill
61 b Dorehill
15
5
15
11
29
c Ainslie, b Dorehill 35
0
1
b Preody
5
b Preedy
2
b Dorehill
not out
17
Extras
120
Total
Mr. Alexander, RN..
Krickenbeek, b Dorehill 1
Extras
Total
THE ARMY.
Capt. Langhorne, R.A.. c and b Franklin 131 Lieut. Krickenbest, 2nd BI., b Salter ... 6 0 Capt. Ainslie, 3rd M.L..I, b Salter. Major Dyson, A.P.D., b Franklin
44 Lieut. Lumb, 3rd M.L.I., c Lyne, b Salter 37 Major Dorehill, R A., o Thurston, b ser-
31 combe Smith
Lance. Corp. Preedy, B.W.F., o Mayhew,
b Sercombe Smith Lient. Nicholson, 3rd M.L.I., b Sercombe
Smith....
26
16
Major Buttanshaw, A.S.C., c Salter, b Ser.
combe Smith
8
Lieut. Forsyth, R.A., c Noble, b Franklin 21 Capt. Tulloch, R.A., not out
0
Extras
17
Total
337
true a pitch as the No. 1 coolie has provided
Preedy this season, the Club batted first, but compiled Krickenbeek only the meagre total of 120, of which Salter Dorehill claimed 61, including 48 by boundaries-sufficient evidence of the determined character of an ex- cellent innings.
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BOW.ING ANALYSIS.
H.K. C.C.
First Innings.
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Artillery-Goal-Lewis; backs-Gartland and French; half-backs-Wilkies. Letten, and Spence; forwards Banyard, Chapman, Cooper, Hare, and Mullis.
The Fusiliers kicked off facing a strong sun. Contre play followed, the ball being eventu ally sout out of boundary by Stafford, the Fu- siliers' centre-half. The throw in gave the Artillery a chance to open the scoring, but a weak shot from Hare who got the pass, failed utterly to have that effect. Smart, playing right back for the Fusiliers, put in some pretty head work and frequently stopped several nasty rushes by the Artillery forwards, who at the start played an attacking game. Shields turned the game, however, and made a splended break, securing the ball in his own territory and dribbling it right up to within fifteen yards of Lewis. Tackled by the backs, he momentarily lost the ball, but regained it soon afterwards from a pass and shot. He lifted the ball too high, however, and the try went wide. A few minutes later Dobbs captured, also in Fusilier territory, and defeating all opposi tion, made a clean run up the field and shot, 1 scoring easily. The Fusiliers were now showing better form than the Artillery, and indulged in some long passing that enabled them re peatedly to gather in dangerous proximity to the Artillery's goal. Two corners followed in succession, one for the Fusiliers and one for the Artillery. The former team, from their corner, had to be content with à bye, but the Artillery, from a well-placed kick, almost succeeded in equalising, one of their forwards heading the ball right into Johnson's hands. That custodian kicked away, but the Artillery, who were developing better form and combination, again captured and shot, this ball, like the first, dropping into Johnson's hands.
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.144
Second Innings.
0. M. R. W. 21 5 65 4 1/ t 54 2
8.1 1 16
0. M. R. W.
16 5 49
5
11
5
3 39 3 15 2
THE ARMY.
0. M.
T. Sercombe Smith Salter...
Franklin Lyne Thurston
22 3 93 4 19 3
18.5
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0
89
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3
94 B
0 13
0 31
4
The Artillery certainly had rather hard luck in not equalising, the more so as a third at- tempt on their part to place themselves on equall ty with the Fusiliers, failed through one of the forwards not being able to screw" sufficiently soon to shoot, when the ball lay just, at the corner of the Fusiliers' goal. Continuing, the Artillery disregarded the referee's whistle and scored the goal, of course, being disallowed. The right wing of the Fusiliers then took up the play, and worked their way into Artillery territory. The ball was sent in, but was going wide when Walters rushed in and planted the ball in the net, the second goal being scored just as the half-time whistle sounded. The result at the interval was thus 2-0 in favour of the Fusiliers.
Crossing over, the Artillery were stopped in centre by Shields, who, capturing the ball and passing judiciously, carried the field right up to Gartland and French, the Artillery's backs. The former appeared to be at sea, and the Fusi- liers were only prevented from adding a third goal to their score by the referee giving a foul against them on the ground of one of their players being off-side. The free kick awarded them gave the Artillery a chance to trans- fer play to the other end of the field, and this they did, but, even with the advantage of a second free kick a matter of yards only from the Fusiliers' goal, the foul being given for an illegal charge, they were not suc cessful in reducing their minority. The Artillery, however, still pressed, and st tacked once more at close quarters. They gave away an opening, however, by foul play Smart took the free kick, and centred. Shields captured, and getting past French and Gart- land, who lay too far up, had an absolutely clear field before him. Never was such an opening, but Shields with everything
The start of the Army innings was ominous, but not prophetic. From 2 for 18, the score was quickly taken to 3 for 88, Dy:on soon warming to his work and running up, another sound innings of 44. The big stand was that for the fourth wicket, which raised the total from 88 to 226. The performers were Langhorne and Lumb, who both left at the latter figure. Going in first, Langhorne from the start played confident and brilliant cricket, and gave a dis- play which has not been beaten this season. Congratulations on his return to form were general. At the close of the first day's play he had made his century and, resuming next morn- ing, carried his individual score to 131, which the second largest score of the season. Lumb and Dorehill both played up to their reputa tions and subscribed substantially. The former was finally, taken at pint by Lyne close to the ground. The catch which concluded Preedy's innings brought down the house. Hun- ning of fall speed, Mayhew just reached the
Iwith one hand high up within a few feet of to this colony, and also a brother to Mr. P. H. Anked the ball, sending it wide by yard
Emanuel, who was on the staff of this paper | a few minutes låter bangled an easy in 1875-1880.
Edwards, and Gelshon would assuredly
6 position which has, cansed many a to injudge a catch; not so on this occasion, how-
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Our Portsmouth correspondent informs us of the death of Mr. J. M. Emanuel, at the age of 57, late of Now Jersey, U.S.A. Mr. Emanuel was for some years a resident in Hongkong and was in the Union Dook Co., and afterwards a partner in the firm of Messrs. W. B. Spratt and Co, Wanchai, who built the Cosmopolitan Dock. Upon the present Dock Co. purchasing the property he went home to England via New York where he met his wife, Mr. Emanuel was a man of the greatest inte- grity, much esteemed and respected, and he leaves a widow, two daughters, and five sons to mourn his loss. Mr. Emannel is a brother to Alderman A. Leon Emanuel, J.P., Major of Portsmouth, England, who in 1877 paid a riait
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