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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 17TMH, 1908.
·THE COMING CRICKET SEASON AT SHANGHAL.
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THE JUSTICE OF GOVERNOR CHANG
&TVE CHINCHÈ STORY,
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Sumer is icumen in," sings an old poet. Already on our playing fields thore is vernal promise of coming sport. Nature herself is Years ago Chang was Governor of Kiang-30, laying & carpet for King Cricket and his that of a just and honest man.
his in which provincs his name is still honoured as Goteror That the young man'a sometimes turns to other things tuon love Chang desired one day to inforto himself con- la-plain from the attention o cerning the doings of the
outdoor games of the warmer Chang-chon, who was known as an avaricións preparation for the weather in which Cricket is easily monarch of man, burd and unjust to the people Thus, bo all. Less than a month from now and bats and imposed heary taxes on the shopkeepers, and balls will once more bo in daily requisitiva. The
pat, of course, into his own pocket. night he loft his yamen regularly and
Senior Club has already held at various points of
this
at which we note there were interest broughtforward, notably the question of the engagement of a professional. The Chair man informed the meeting that, though at the mement, nothing tofinite had been rottled very desirable addition to the respecting Clubs attractions, the matter he not been shelved. There om be no two opinions respecting
the advantage that would aerae to Shanghai cricket were a professional of the right sort to be importer, but it is of the first importance both for the Cia and for the man himself that he should be snek a one as would be able to impart suntruction and at the same time stod firmly against the temptations that would infallibly fall to his lot in such a place as this, In the first place, he should ve unquestioundly a total abstainer, Shanghai is a thirsty place in Bummes, and to a newcomer, especially to one thrown into the companionship of so many young men under sach drouthy conditions, the risk of going that easy road to perdition vs the bar would be more than ordinarily great, Thon something would have to be found for the new cana to do during the winter. Badless sugges. tions could be made to mest this difficulty, und the Committee have doubtlang before them various methods of meeting the requirements, There seems to be no season why a professional should not divido his time between the two main clubs.
went among the people in the streets. If he heard
anyone complain
government, Lis servuota or ordered to arrest the evil-doer at once and tace him to the great man's Famon. Thora be as severely flogged unless he proforrad, as was mostly the case, to purchase his rolensa with a this mandariu as they would an enraged tiger, Ham of money. Therefore the people ferrod and his servante sa they would fear a hangry wolf. No wonder that no man spoke freely in the streets, for fear of being overheard.
Now, one evening Governor Chang want out into the streets in ordinary dress and without any decoration denoting his high office, in order to learn something about the temper of the people. Thas, he mot the district man. darin in his carrying chair. When the latter recognised the Governor he stopped down, saluted him with great politeness, and court- tously inquired the reason for his Excellency's lats and unofficial prosence in the streets. Clang gave his reason, and asked the rerou for the district mandarin's presence. on the same orand as your Excellency," was the answer.
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"But why in official robes, and why at these servants, and the carrying-chair " The Gover- nor went on. Send them all home, and come for a stroll with me",
The district mandarin did as he was bidden, The Recreation Club is, if anything, in and the two went on together like old friend
till they came to a restaurant, The Governor greater need of skilled direction than the insisted on entering though the ploer, scouting S. C. C, many of whose mom bers are old publin danger, tried vainly to invent all aorts school boys from home, where they had the objections. They sat down opposite to one advantage of trained superintendence from their another and Chang, having ordered wine, early days. For the coming year; however, wa the rate of 27%, ter sanum on the Daily belane on the junior ground. The Wallaces are stilted them, explaining that he was a stranger, hear there is promise of unusually good cricket engaged in conversation the attendant whe hero, as ready as ever to defend a wicket or to district. "I have lent money to an inhabitant ignorant of the manners and customs of the take it.. Turubull, we hope, will be in his best of this place", he said, "but now that the form as one of the most useful all-round time bas vote when he should pay it back ho cricketers that Shanghai has known for a good refusas to do so, and I must put my case rana score of years, Guilfoyle is expected before the district mandarin. I suppose you to be faster than ever, and Conelly no less know how things are in this place; what sort tricky. When to those are added the two of a man is the distrio: mandarin"? The Veitches, the two Miluers, Ollerdessen, and man, who had never promising youngster or two, it will be seen replied, "If I may advise you have nothing to see the mandarin. that the senior
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have its work cut out do with the mandarin; he is an out-nail-ant in the three teat matches which will in all rascal". And the latter, crimson with wrath, probability be arranged. There is, therefore thought to bluself,Wait, my boy, and I promiss of good cricket without going abroad For it.
make you pay for this". What the Blaron e. Twenty-two mistois on the S. C. C. ground will produce in the shape of new blood remains to be seen. The elder players are so well known that it is unnecessary to refer further to then. They have always had the double advantage over the, S. R. C. of having more players to pick from and, for the reason before mentioned, a somo what better average of player.
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Presently the Governor paid, both left tho house and prepared to go home, the Governor urging his companion not to taketkeuttendant's remarks to heart, since young and igorant people talked a great deal of nonsense. the furious district mandarin bad disappeared, Chang went back in the restaurant, insisting that ho must stay overnight, though the owner protasted that his house was no inn, and ex. plaining that his presence would are the man and his servant from a great misfortune.
But the hope of the season is that some ous or more of the interport matches which fell through last year may become certainties during 1906. If we were sure that Hongkong Soon after a orowit of sorvauts, esat by the i would come bere, we might secopt the proposal district maudatis, appeared upon the scene, put of the northern club and send a team to the owner of the restaurant and his servant, Tientsin, or better still to Weihaimei, to which as well as the Governor, whom they did not Tientsin might come. There could then be recognise, into chains, and lod them to the THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANK, the triangular series similar to those held at Mandarina yamen, Thore they were at once
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