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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
while the local man stood at 924. A large gathering of spectators watched the game.
On the 25th inst. at the Hongkong Club Mr. John Roberts encountered Mr. A. G. Stokes, conceding him also 650 points in 1,00). The game did not commence until 5.15. p.m. owing to a mish .p to the electric lighting. Stokes started confidently, for after he had given a preliminary miss, off which the odds- giver made 15, he put together 34. He then ran to 700 against Roberts's 63. However, Roberts by means of 59 and 42 reached 200 to Stokes's 716. Stokes put on a 35, but
was no limit as to the time for appealing. The judgment was pronounced on 1st December, 1900, and upon the parties consulting the late Mr. Francis, he advised them not to appeal | but lo petition Her late Majesty direct; the obvious inference being that Mr. Francis thought an appeal would be useless. Until August, 1901, no effective step was taken, and his Lordship must hold that there was laches on the part of the appellants. The new Code of Civil Procedure came into force on 1st July, 1901, limiting six months as the time within which an appeal should be brought, and by section 710 the new Code was to apply to all proceed-Roberts followed with an 127. Stokes with ings taken after the 1st July in pending matters. But whether the application was go verned by the old rules or new Code, the Court must consider what was a reasonable time to take for drafting a petition of right, which might have been drafted in three days. The petition went home, and on the 20th January the appellants received a reply that that was not the proper course to take. From 20th | January till 27th February time was wasted in correspondence, and there was laches there again. He did not wish to lay down any general rule, but thought there was laches in this case and that the Court was bound by the decision in Highton v. Trehearne (481L. J. Ex., p. 167) and the motion must be dismissed with costs. The Acting Puisne Judge concurred, and held that the utmost limit of time for appealing
was six months after the new Code came into force, i.e. up till 31st December, 1901, and the appellants were at least two months overdue. He quoted sections 606 and 710 of the new Code and considered that they applied to judgments already deliver d. Section 608 provides that "(1) no appeal to the Full Court from any deci- gion of the Court shall except by special leave of the Full Court be brought after the expira- tion of six months; (2) the period of six months shall be calculated from the time that the deci-
sion was pronounced." Section 710 provides atht "this Code shall apply so far as may be practicable to all proceedings taken after it comes into operation in all causes and matters pending." The appellants had elected to take the alternative course in petitioning the King,
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H.K.C.C.
[March 29, 1902.
E. Mast, a Venables, b Preedy
Dr. Huskinson, R.N., b Preedy.
F. M. Broadbent, R.N..., b Hayhurst.
W. Dixon, b Hayhurst...
h. 40
A. U. Campbell ́R-N., © Meggo, b Pready 0
A. G. Ward, b Preedy
L. 11
G. M. Billings, b Preedy
... 54
16
J.. 31
0
26
... 20
7
209
A. N. Goldsmith, R.N., o Edmondson, b
Preedy
Smyth Pigott, E.N., b Krickenbeck Lt. Lampen, R.M.LI, not out E. W. Fitch, R.N., not out
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Dizon Fitch Billings.. Goldsmith Campbell Broadbent
Total
BOWLING ANALYSES.
GARRISON.
0. M. 10.4
W.
8
8
4858897 4PES
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a 30 break to aid him was able to touch 800 an 86, against 365, but Roberts got in and half-time found the score:-Stokes 832, Soon after the resumption Roberts 501. Roberts ran up a 56, bringing him to 561 against 861, while he attained the sixth hundred when his opponent was at 875. Next a break of 104 saw him at 769 against the odds- receiver's 888. A 92 soon followed, in answer to which Stokes ran up a 43. The score then stood:-Stokes 939, Roberts 880. The latter with a 51 almost caught his opponent, and at 948 they stood level, Roberts going on and by a break of 68 taking himself to 992. Stokes could not add to his 948 and Roberts | HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. reached the 1,000 while he stood at this scors Roberts thus won by 52 points. The game lasted just over two hours. Another large assembly of spectators gathered to watch the match.
CRICKET.
H.K.C.C. v. THE GARRISON.
H.K.C.C.
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Hayhurst
10
1
Preedy
15
Krickenbec
4
ANNUAL INSPECTION.
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The annual inspection of the Volunteer Corps by Major-General Gascoigne took place on the polo ground at Causeway Bay on the 22nd inst. in unfavourable weather. The slight drizzle of rain falling in the morning continued throughout the afternoon, and, besides being penetrating, left the roads in an extremely sloppy condition and made the march to and from the parade ground anything but pleasant-this being especially the case on the return journey to headquarters, when the Field drag their guns with them over the muddy, slip- Battery and the Machine Gun Companies had to
brothers in the regular army, must take the pery roadways, Volunteers, however, like their weather as it comes, particularly on inspection day, when nothing can be suffered to militate against a successful review. That this impor-
and in his Lordship's opinion had deliberately by Wynne, Edmondson, and Preedy, they tant fact was fully grasped by the members of
abandoned their right to appeal in this Court, presumably because they thought they had no chance of succeeding on appeal. They might very easily have kept the time for appealing open, and apart from the delay in preparing their petition of right, they wasted valuable time in January and February in attempting to obtain concessions from the Government. It was a case of laches simply, and the motion must be dismissed.
The Court then rose.
MR. JOHN ROBERTS IN HONGKONG.
Mr. John Roberts the famous billiard-player has been on a visit to Hongkong, and has played several exhibition games during his sojourn here. On the 23rd inst. he appeared at the Chi- nese Club and played Mr. E H. Hinds and Mr. A. G. Stokes, conceding 450 to the former and 475 to the latter in games of 750 up. In the game with Mr. Hinds, the champion won by 105, and in the second by 68. Mr. Roberts's best breaks were 91, 88 (unfinished). 76, 72 and 67 in the first game, and 211, 97, 83, and 68 in the second; Mr. Hinds's 19, 18, and 13; Mr. Stokes's 36, 22, and 19, The brilliant and scientific manner in which the champion used his cue called forth frequent applause. Mr. Roberts then played the same gentlemen "pyramids," conceding five balls to each he won the game with Mr. Stokes and lost to Mr. Hinds. The proceedings terminated at 12.15.
On the 24th inst. at the Hongkong Club. Mr. John Roberts met Mr. E. H. Hinds at billiards, conceding him 650 points in 1,000. Scoring 46 in his second and 55 in his third attempt, the champion compiled his first 100 in seven minutes. He went on with 54, 46, 40, 46, and 85, and by these managed to reach 500, while Mr. Hinds (whose best breaks
far were 19, 31, and 41) got to 800. The game was adjourned for ten minutes, after which the odds-giver began to come up fast. By means of 85, 127, and Ï41 principally, he caught Mr. Hinds at 911 and finally reached his 1,000 with a 39 unfinished,
In spite of the inclemency of the weather, this match was played to a finish on the 22ad inst.; and a very interesting and exciting finish it was. Neither side was playing its full strength, and naval men figured largely in the Club team, only four civilians, out of fifteen who were asked to play, coming up to the scratch The Garrison batted first but started none too well, as four good wickets were down for 50, Thanks, however, to Capt. Radcliffe, who played a fine innings of 93, and useful scores were able to reach the respectable total of 200, Capt. Radcliffe might have been stumped twice, otherwise there was no fault in his admirable inrings. Major Wynne, too, hit hard and well for his runs. Dixon and Broadbent, with 3 wickets each, were the most successful of the Club bowlers. But the bowlers on both sides were severely handicapped by having to bowl with a slippery and sodden ball, consequently none of the analyses was very remarkable Possibly for the same reason, the fielding of both teams was not faultless. The Club, on going in to bat made an етед worse beginning than their opponents, as 3 wickets went down for 9 rans and, when 6 men were out for 87, it looked any odds on the Garrison winning. However, once more
of the "the glorious uncertainly game was demonstrated, and Billings,_ably Dame assisted by Huskinson, Goldsmith and Fortune," took the score
168 before being dismissed for an invaluable 54. Even then things looked none too rosy for the Club, as, with 9 wickets down, they were stil 32 behind, but Lampen and Fitch were equal to the occasion, and. by hard hitting and a little luck, knocked off the necessary runs, leaving the Club victorious by one wicket and 9 runs. Special mention must be made of the last hit of the match-a very fine drive clean out of the ground by Lampen. In the early part of the innings Dixon again proved himself to be a tower of strength to his side and hit hard and well for 40. Preedy was by far the most suc cessful of the Garrison bowlers, though his 6 wickets were somewhat expensive. The follow ing are the scores and analyses :-
GARRISON.
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Lt. F. Hayhurst, R.W.F., c sub, b Dixon 17 Capt. Krickenbeck, B.I., b Dixon Lt. Venables, R.W.F., b Fitch Sergt. Meggo, R.A., b Fitch
12
0
Capt. Radcliffe, R.E.. b Goldsmith
92
Lt. Fanshawe, R.A., b Broadbent Corp. Preedy, R.W.F., c Campbell, b Dixon 12 Q M. S. James, R.A., not out
Lt. Edmondson, R.A., b Broadbent... Major Buttanshaw, A.S.C., b Broadbent... 7 Major Wynne, RA, b Billings
14
34
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Total
200
of a total strength of 318 no less than 264 the Corps had ample proof on Saturday, for out
men answered to the roll-call. Of the remain.
ing 54, 24 were sick and 8 absent under medical and of these almost a dozen are ont of the certificates, so that 22 only failed to attend, Colony on leave.
The inspection at Causeway Bay was not an arduous one. Major-General Gascoigne, who was accompanied by three staff officers, responded to the customary salute and then examined the men's accoutrements. This done, the Corps marched past, the Field Battery leading and the Machine Gun Companies and Infantry following in the order named; an
advance in review order concluded the serious part of the afternoon's programme,
The Corps having formed up in three sides of a hollow square, facing inwards, Major- General GASCOIGNE addressed all ranks in very enlogistic terms. Beginning by saying that he had nothing to add to the remarks he had given expression to on previous occasions, His Excellency went on to state that the in pection had been a highly satisfactory one, alike in the numerical strength of the parade and in the manner in which the evolutions had been
carried out. It was a sincere pleasure to him to see the serious way the regiment was assuming the responsibilities incidental to its existence, and he trusted that such praiseworthy efforts would not be permitted to relax, for, as had already been said, the Corps now occupied an important place in the defence scheme of the Colony. While the regi. ment had considerably advanced in efficiency since he took over the command of the Garrison here, Major General Gascoigne desired to say that personally he took no credit for what had been accomplished in that direction; the honour lay with the officers attached to the Corps, and in no small measure with the present acting Commandant, Major Chapman. Captain Prit- chard had now been appointed to the position of Commandant, and with his arrival here, which was expected shortly, would begin that arew influence
could only tend to the continued betterment of the Corps.