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I am not a seer, nor the son of a seer, and I cannot tell by what happy circumstance I was Ted last week to devote the greater portion of 2my jottings to Charles Fry; but when I saw that the old Oxonien had scored five hundreds in erecession, and had brought bis aggregate for the cricket season beyond 3,000, I rejoiced greatly because those who perase those jottings could learn all about the here of the hour. But my gratification was far beyond a more personal pleasure, for my inmost soul had been vered for quite two years. Let me be candid, REUTER, BROCKETMANN & CO., I am a great admirer of Hanji, just as I render 194 homage to the Australians, but I did not like Hongkong, 21st April, 1897 - A
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X urged in the spring, and it exceedingly hard | 6td. 1885, and that he began winning prices | to gangs the extent of the break on the ball, when he was twelve, He is now only 5ft. 3, R I have argued before and I should like to do so but he has, a chest measurement of over 30 | 56 again, in favour of perfectly natural wickets inches, and wonderful powges of endurance. without dressings, but really everybody would The youth is merely a cotton-weaver, be at the mores of the groundman and his belongs to the county which has produced, the honesty. This might be great or might be champion swimmer of the world Jooy Notfall. small. Who can tell? What then is the re- mody I suggest. I confess it is a terrible pro- blem, but it appears to me that a time limit. for overy innings would be the best solution. We give an hour and half to a football mážah, and we see the best of sport. Why cannot we say that a county or a first-class match in this country shall extend over so many hours, and that no innings shall last more than so long a period, and that if it was not finished in that time it must necessarily be closed. Many other of our diversions areregulated by time, and in the whole realm of games I know nous where there is so much unpunctuality, so much time wasted and frittered away as in cricket. There might be no such thing as a clock on some gounds, and if there is one it performs extraordinary vagaries-such as the pavilion clooks at-well. banks I'd rather lars to you. Thus, then, I won't say whers; the task of filling up the:
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In 1899 the captain of Sussex mada 3,159 rung 20-gad lost year the Orental con un 3,005. world's record, as the Americans say, for any sen- It was galling to think that in these days of Nottingham mart artificial wickets wo had not a white man with safficient skill to reach 3,000 Hongkong, 7th February, 1601 [459 But Fry, on August 30th, passed beyond 3,000, TORTH GERMAN EIRE INSUR ad within three-quarters of an hour Bobbio No
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The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PEEPARED TO ACCEPT Fit my jubilation, although I should like to observe player will not be busy until October has come Glass Forsign and Chinese Risks Carron right here that i am po great admirer of the long. Several points have struck me as in- Ratos,
colossal scoring of these latter days. Many of portant. First of all, it is very gratifying to SIEMSSEN & 00."
these runs are absolutely useless, and I-farind that low mens from over the border have Hongkong, 28th May, 1895,
prefer smaller innings and a decisive is bean brought south to reinforce the League CIUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON every time. However, I do not wish to leave clubs, and especially those in the First Division, This is satisfactory, for the sim and object of the League should be to encourage English layers. It is curious, too, to note that many of the professionals who a while guce were very anxious to escape to the south, have been Indeed, it is very glad to return to the north. quito a curiosity that thirty paid men have for- saken the south and distributed themselves with Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Aston Villa, Notts, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Blackburn
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EOYAL PATRONAGE OF LAWN TENNIS. It is very interesting to see that the King of Portugal has invited a team of English lawn tennis players over to Lisbon to give a series of games in his handsome capital. The kinge of old used to be great patrons of the royal wall game of tennis from which lawn tennis hae been adopted--but it has been reserved for a modern monarch to bestow such marked favour on one of the most beautiful and exhilarating pastings yet devised by the ingenuity of man, and I rejoice at this. But the King of For- tagal is not the only occupant of a throne who plays lawn tennis, and encourages it, for the thereen Reprinted from the "HONGKONG Taar is very fond of this recreation, and even the German Emperor has encouraged it amongst the officers of his army. Did he not years ago point out that it was better than date on even lawn tennis, and I remember gambling? Many great man in this country quo of His Majesty's judges confessing that be played once a wook for an hour before taking his seat on the Bench What a judge! Hakhew what was good for him.
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kicking, or charging an opponent from behind, distinction at all. With all the cricket now.
the referee may please himself whether he gives. played, and with the groundman working every
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