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THE UNREST IN CHINA. IMPENDING HOSTILITIES IN THE SOUTH
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THE INTERPORT MATCH.
[ROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.|| (Delayed in trummmission).
The rain contiqued all night and stop- petabait 9.8.m. At lunch time it was clear, that no play would be possible on the old pitelem the two captains decided
HONGKONG'S' NEWEST
CINEMA.
"THE WORLD THEATRE."! Within the next month or so the public- of Hongkong will be catered for by more
cinema theatres, at least by twu mora,
Cinema patrons who have watched the new cinema theatre near Sincere's going up will be glad to know that it is now “ on the eve of completion and will open.
A Chinese news agency dispatch from Peking says:For dealing with Dr. Sun
At half-past two on the afternoon of to proceed on a new wirket. They start- Yat-sen in Canton, the Government has Empire Day, the interport match wased about 3 p.m. on a very wet ground, decided to re-appoint Central Lak Yung- ting to the post, of High fuspecting Coin-(commenced - in beautiful weather, and it soon beenme apparent that ruas missioner for Kwangtung and Kwangsi, Shanghai won the toss and Deeks and were going to be ditieul to get as the provinces. This means the opening "of hostilities.
O'Hara opened the innings, Havelock-ball travelled very slowly. The batsmen TROUVLE IN SHENSIO
Davies bowling from the South and Reed played a defensive game and appeared openection with the issue of a from the pavilion end. It soon became tu be settling down when de Rome ins Presidential Mandate dismissing Gen- eral Chen Shu-far and appointing apparent that both batemen, were Yorked by O'Hara. Shortly afterwards its doors in the second week
Sages played a bit inside one from! General Yen Hsiang-wen of the "Chibi attempting to aring to the Tuchunship of Shensi re-
wear the bowling down. Leach, who had gone on at the pavilion month, probably on the 15th. It is to' ports from Sayangehow indicate that With the wore at 10 Ollerdessen nur endt, anal was caught in the alps, be known as the World Theatre and has for the support of General Ten to get his vived an appeal for bx.; it was a very Franks again played free cricket and seating accommodation for nine hundred new post in Hsian, Lieut. General Feng close thing. Runs camo very slowly and drive leach and his foot slipped the persons.
was out unluckily. He jumped out to Yd-hsiang, commanding the sixteenth
It is under the circumstance. mixed brigade, in moving his troops to only in singles. Finally after 35 minutes' wards Ruanyintang, on the Houan Shensi play Decks tried to sweep a straight one borders, by order of Marshal To Run round to leg and was l.b,w. while You Hsiang-wen himself is taking
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of thin
wet turf, with the sult that he missed the biggest theatre in Hongkong so far. the ball and was bowled. Olliver was and from all accounts the management 4 caught splendidly by Barrett O'Hare, have laid it down that nothing but the
the twentieth any divsion with him. period Reed was bowling splendidly In spite of these military proparations There was a strong third-man" wind to overowe Chan Shu-fan and his Anfu friends, Mibsational reports are beginning against him and he had both Olletdessen to rrach Kailang that Chen Shu-fen is and Rarrett, who came in first wicket, mobilising his troops, This means that in difficulties.
Presidential Mandate without a struggle
He had been most unlucky as in each
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innings he was out to brilliant catches, very best in photoplay productions will taken one-handed high above the fields, he screened in this place. man's hend, Kunjahn was -nissed "at second slip before he scored but there.
A comparison "with the old Victoria after played a very steady game. Mis-, Theatre, which was formerly the prin
fortunes continued. Webster was entirely
!
Chen Shu-fan will hut recognize the.The score, however, began to meant deceived by a ball from Leach and Sipal cinema house in the Colony, show and thắt Chen has the support of Kanau mora rápidly now. Ollerdessen drone Stapleton trod on his wicket in playing that not only will the new Theatre have and Sinkiang provinces. General Chao, very hard and his leg-hitting was excel back to O'Hara. (This was recorded a larger number of seats, but it is larger Tih, of Honan, is maintaining what he wit. Webster went on at the pavilion bowled in error.)
Bagnall, however, in size as well. The seating capacity of. to end and was hit very hard by bath bats. ved the face of the side by making the Victoria was 850, and its area wie
himself calls. Heutra attiinde
wards the situatión.
TIBETAN FRONTIER TROUBLES.
He hit with
The World Theatre
men. Shanghai then had a piece of twenty-five very quickly. good luck as Barrett lifted a ball from renendous power, putting one ball from 3.000 square feet. Major General Chen Hsin-lin, garrison Webster but it fell midway between Leach on to the dressing-room verandab, has three hundred dress circle sets und the Szechian-Tibetan mid-off and deep,, extra-cover and could while if O'Hara had not managed to 85% 600 in the orchestra, and its area is 5,484
his hands up just in time he would prob-1 later
there
pictures that the management of the World Theatre expect to excel: they and they have secured an up-to-date finite that good music is just as essen
orchestra.
comunader of Marshes reports to the Goverment the not be reached, Two overy capture of the notorious Chine renegade, Ollardessen mistimed one and was well ably have been seriously hurt by a torrs square feet. Liu (han-ting, who has been in co-opera-caught straight behind the bowler by her left well caught by The World Theatre has its own repre." tion with the Tibetan bandits causing a Rumjahn, who ran across from mid-on, holding After he left, we caught by sentatives in San Franciscu, Los Angeles great deal of trouble on the frontiers to Quayle came in and rana started to come Ollerdessen at.
extra-cover. Havelock and London to buy up the best and the Chinese authorities for, several years very fast. Farthing then relieved Hare: Davies and Reed both succumbed to; newest cinema productions, and lovers past. It appears that, Lin Chanting has lock-Davies who had bawled steadily for Barn but Farthing played steadily the silver screens and ben a favourite with General China of long it that Yuunas who once tried to regain politics and military power and in mu dosu a googlie to
to score from him but both batsmen several boundaries. The end came when have caused a run since their release. nene in Szechuan through this man; to Roed. The change, succeeded, as the thing and clean bowled him. but the new Commander-ja-Chief of the
COMMENTS ON THE GAME, Yunnan army, General Ku Ping-tsen, whole boater entirely deceived Quayle
There is no doubt but that Hongkung has no intention of interfereing with the with a slower ball and had him beauti enticed him to the Yunnan-Tibetan bi nall. Muriel came in and proceeded to the tass and Shanghai hat the first after domestic administration of Sichuan, fully caught near the boundary by Bag were unlucky on the whole. They lost ders where i was captured and deplay very free and attractive cricket., noon upon what Captain Barrett des: capitated immediately on "the spot. In Bayer then went on at the pavilion end cribed as this best fast wicket he had addition to this, General Ku has executed and Barrett who was batting splendidly ever played on in Shanghai. This cut very respect.. It has numerous exits both the notorious Yang Tien-in, the bandit completed his hundred. Twice in succes up in the morning-and Hongkong did on the ground floor and from the dress chief of Yunnan, who some time ago capston he hit Sayer for six; the second hit very well to get the last six wickets for circle, while ventilation is provided by tured the American Missionary. Dr. would probably live carried the offices under pinoty: the batsmen did not in means of seven large apertures in the Sheldon, in the hope of obtaining better in the Naval Yard it hit from the Law dulge in wild hitting by
any means, eiling, where seven large monsoon_ceol terms from General Tang Chi-yno for his Courts end on the Hongkong, ground. But in justice, to Shanghai it must be ing system fans-the only modern system capitalation to the Government of Shortly after Muriel missed a straight said that their team was a very fine one of cinema cooling-will be installed, Yunnan Yang Tien-lu was pardoned by one and was lib.w to Sayer. Leach one of the strongest that has ever the orchestra large and small fans have General Tang; but General Ku, having succeeded and played some very pretty represented their club.
been distributed, and every attention bas noticed Yang's dissatisfaction with his shots. Meantime Havelock Davies, bad. Hongkong seemned faralysed by the run been paid to the comfort of the patrons. treatment in Yunnan, where he served as resumed at the south end and was bowling out at the second wicket. It cannot be There is a large stage, where only good a subordinate officer, in the army, and well, though he seemed to bowl more said that they batted well, but O'Hara vaudeville companies will be allowed to fearing his desertion, gave orders for his leg balls than he did. When stamps at times was well-nigh unplayable. As appear. The seats are comfortable, and arrest and execution about a fortnight were draws for the night Shanghai had a felhig side they did very well on the the lighting system is modern and super. ago and these orders were carried out scored
firat ny though the strong wind on the ior in every respect. A Shunt Regulator without the least trouble.
The Yunnan
3300 for
đ
wickets-notery
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The new cinema house is modern in
THE RUSSIAN LIGHT OFERA
COMPANY. -
OPENING PERFORMANCE ON THURSDAY.
The Russian Light Opera and Operette Company to whose visit many are engerly looking forward, will arrive in Hongkong by the Monteagle on Wednes day, June 8th, and will give their first performance at the Theatre Royal the following day at 9.15 p.m. in Tho There was merry gathering in the Merry Widow" the very popular bard. Shanghai Club on Saturday evening, operette by Lehar. Advance booking
But
and Szechuan residents in the Capital encouraging position for Hongkong day seemed to bother them a lot. has been affixed so that when the light have wired congratulations to General Next morning was fine but colder and The second innings was not a bad per are put do or off the process will be t Ku for his meritorious service to the the wind had increasd. Leach and has formance in the Wet Bround it was degrees, and will prevent any blurring country in the execution of these two rett scored rapidly, though the extremely difficult to get more than a effecte. dangetons chiaf bandits whose removal raped by Sayer at cover
emed to be a little careless of the off ngle, as the ball travelled so slowly. they say will brigar me fechitan.
Rumjaha batted uncommonly well, but enough but the wind was so strong that prove a great dent if he read lok anything might have been dropped. the good books on cricket, and should SHANGHAI TRADE..
The fielding which during the first day prove a most useful interport man in had been excellent fell off on the Wednes future years. Olliver was very uniticky Mesmo llbert & Co.'s (Ltd.) Piece luck changed too and wickets began to If the side has been beaten this year: lay very badly. Curiously enough, the as he was batting in very pretty style. Goods Market Report says:-.
The market continues to gain strength, fall fast. Leach was taken at second the new players have at all events gained although there has been a more or less sip off Reed and soon afterwards Bar- some useful experience which should general slacking off in demand as a re rett skied the same bowler to cover produce
fine harvest of rung in the sult of the agricultural activities which point, and was caught. His 183 is, 1 be-, future, afe now in full swing throughout the lieve the highest recorded interport HONGKONG CHALLENGE AGAIN. whole of Central China Unfortunately score, and undoubtedly it waa Ane for the farmers, the weather conditions performance. He gave a very hard recently have been very unfavourable as chance to Stapleton in the country when PRESENTATION TO MR. A, P. WOOD: the continuous unseasonable rains and the thirties, and again to the same cold are holding up the harvesting of the player just before, he spring crops which otherwise promised to both chances were extremely be excellent, and may seriously delay the Wainwright had been run out just pre May 28th, when the President and plans are open again at Houtris, & Co. sowing of the autumn crops, two opera-, viously owing to a misunderstanding, and Committee of the Shanghai Cricket tions for which waith, and dry weather a fine piece of fielding by Bagnall Club entertained the Interport cricket are essential to the prosperity and the None of the other batsmen gave much teams, scorers and umpires to dinner, purchasing power of the Yangtze Pro- trouble and the innings closed for 391. the opportunity also being taken to I am very pleased the Committee has vinces. While the amount of buying for It is probable that Reed luis never make a presentation to Mr. A. F. Wood, chosen the Interport dinner to make actual consumption is, therefore, com bowled better. He never lost his length on his departure from Shanghai, in re- the presentation, as it allows me to wel- paratively small, there is a steady stream and even when thoroughly set, Barrett cognition of the great work he has done come and renew associations of Inter-" of speculative purchases going on all the bad Ed watch him very carefully. He for
the spart locally, Sir Everard port. cricket dating back to 1800. The time, the operators relying on the con deserved to have got more wickets than Fraser, K. C. M. G., British Consul-i first Interport matches were played in stantly improving statistical position of he did. Havelock Davies bowled a good General, presided, and, about 100 sat 1800-and 1867, and after a lapse of ae piece goods as a whole for a fair return deal faster on the morning of the second down to dinner. on their investiments during the autumn day and was much more difficult to pay brief, being confined to genuine expres- ception of the interval during the war,. years were renowed in 1899, when Hong- when scarcity, followed by a sharp rise For one thing a spot began to show in
The speeches were all commendably kong visited Shanghai and, with the ex in values, would appear to be inevitable wicket. Farthering got no wickota siens of good" comradship, punctuated have continued pretty regularly. unless something quite unforeseen occurs but he was sonding down very good stuff with much real humour which kept the I love cricket and I hope I have to upset their calculations. Buyers of certain well-known lines are already be and often hid the batsmen guessing. gathering in the most joyous of moods. always played the game. It is very ginning to find that they are not having Webster did not seem to like bowling Mr. G. R. Sayer, the Hongkong captain, hard to say good-bye to so many good quite so much of their own way as against the wind and was rather unThe after dinner programme opened days spent on the Cricket Ground will showing a special genius in this way, friends, whose memory and the happy hitherto in the matter of prices, and it certain. is a sigh of the gradually changing aspect
with a toast to His Majesty and silent never be forgotten by my wife and self. of affairs that some importers are report-
The Hongkong first innings opened recognition of the memory of departed I thank all who are present and masy. ed to be steadily turning down offers and badly, as, after Gayer had scored a sportsmen, after which the Chairman who are absent for all your good wishes,
closing, the book " until
HONGKONG'S FIRST INNINGS.,
more satisfactory level. reach angle, do Rome was clean bowled by a proposed the health of "the people who and the beautiful souvenir which will be
applies, of fine ball from O'Hara, which whipped came to get topside of Shanghai and for ever our greatest treasure and will course, only to sono indispensible cloths off the pitch very fast. Franks came in didn't." He said, what with Shanghai be banded down to our son as an heir- such as White Shirtings, and not to the and the batsmen both played excellent first selecting Barrett, then Hongkong loom. heavy stocks of more or less unsaleabla ricket. Franks especially his very hard losing the toss and finally the weather
Mr. Wood added that be wished parti goods bought indiscriminately by inex and Quayle relieved O'Hara for couple going against them, he felt sorry for calarly to thank the ladies who had Periencal dealers during the boom," of overs before lunch. He was a bit the visitors and it was not surprising many of which have little more than others and hit Franks over the heart is they were beaten. Yet they played the seat him such a very kind message.. nominal value today in relation to their his first over and on the left arm in the game to the very end and, though un- original cost.
The toast of The Umpires and second-s very nasty blow. It was evi successful, were not disgraced. Scorers" was honoured on the call of dent, that the pitch was getting worse i Mr. SAYER made a most joyful res- Captain E. I. M. Barrett. He remarked rapidly. Tiffin was taken at 1:30 with Ponse, with many silusions to the absent that Shanghai had all the luck of the the score at fifty for 1 wicket-not too Hancock, from whom he said he had just game and batted on the best fast wicket bad a score. ROS
received the following telegram: "Cheer he had ever played on here. If Hong-
TRADING WITH RUSSIA.
for
A Russian news agency telegram Trom Allison resumed from the pavilion and up; we love you nevertheless, Heartily kong had played on it Shanghai would Petrograf says;→
after lunch and off his third ball Franks congratulate Shanghai. Invite them for have had a hard task. Referring to the Batum-on the Black Sea) with a cargo was ran out, having apparently entirely
The steamer Geroge has arrived in called Sayer for a run to 3rd man, and next year and tell them we will have our troubles of the selection committee, he
revenge."
said that they were so hard up for bats- of goods comprising the following: misjudged the direction of the ball. The The ORALEMs then presented Mr. A. men that they had to consider leaving Condented mik sugar, beans, flour and next over Bayer drove O Bars for four Wood with a massive silver bowl, at the best wicketkeeper they had had scap, and also the steamer Erakne with but was caught immediately afterwards beautifully ornamented with a frieze for some years, but the graceful way in cotton sod woollen piece goods. Turkey miling boats have been arriving cover, no catch. After that the Club. He said they had to limit the showed the best spirit in which the From by Muriel running from cover to extra. design, as a token from the Cricket which Brook ratited in favour of Deeks daily laden with flour, sole leather, and side secined paralysed and the less said subscriptions, for they found otherwise game is played. sundries. Seventeen steamers from Con. the better. The innings closed for 800 truck would have held the stantinople have arrived in Sevastopol, it must, however, be remembered that they would have had to
Mr. M. Silas amused the company (Black Bea) with cargoes of different the pitch was getting worse and worse,
probably more than even he has over. kinds of goods. The merchants who bring and that O'Hare was bowling magai Mr. A. F. Wood, in response said in an They wouldn't believe me.
done before, particularly, with a parody these goods report that at Constantinople!
deal there it no end of goods waiting for foently: The fielding too was parti part: Great changes have takes place ing with high Roance in Shanghai. export, in Boriet Russin. Large and small cularly good, Ollerdeasen, and O'Har now, from all beginning, suhi Songs were also sung by Messra, H. E. steamers, and sailing bosta are all engagaking fine one-handed catches.
Alli now one of the most important institu- Muriel, 5. J. Deeks, James and Lieut. ed in moving these, cargoes to Russian bowled very steadily and it was hard tions in Shanghai, but this is due to I. R. Franks, and Mr. Kay did some Several big English steamship companies to get him sway, your Committees and Secretaries, who very clever card manipulation. An exte are offering to deliver large quantities Hongkong followed on and Sayer and have given up so much of their time turn was the presentation hy the Hong- of coal, machinery, motorcars, piece de Rome sit up 20 before rain stopped to promote the best interests of the Clab kong team to Mr. Decks of a wonderful goods, sugar, etc, immediately. There-play. They played very carefully and and the willing assistance they have bouquet of flowers that must be calti- are two million gallons of wipe in the, did well to stay in as O'Hara continged always given to me,, Crimen ready for export to Europe.
vated in Hongkong alone:-.-C. Daily to keep a perfect length.
(Continued at foot of next column.) "Next,
"everyone loves A.P.".