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FÄRST, LEAGUE.
CSC,C » THE NAVY,
Bowling Analysis,
Grifin D. Beid Hallandi
FRIENDLY MATCHES.
The Navy was easily defeated by-six wickets in their first hague engagemont with the C.S.C.C. on Saturday afternoon at Happy Valley. The return of R. E. O friendly match between the Chinese Bird, who, again gaye abundant proof Recreation Club and the Hongkong that his bowling has lost nothing of its Cricket Club first ploven, was played at former deadlines, despite the fact that Causeway Bay on Saturday afternoon and he has not been playing for several sensons resulted in a runaway" victory for the now was an interesting feature of the visitors The Chinese, batting first, we match. He got among the raval men's only able to compile, 33 off the Club wickets in a very convincing manner, beware, the fese man in Chon, being the taking seven for a rany. The first ball only one to get foto double figures. The of the watch saw Jotham cleverly stump Crabs replied with 189 for nine, H. Osen- ed by Hoting, and shortly after Bent Hughes retiring after making a good wastrum out. Parell and Brooksmith
scores!
CHINESE R.C.
I made a stand, hat, the rest of the side, with the exception of Lockhart, could not dy anything much with the bowling of C. ("hon. b. Lammert. Bird. The side was alleout for the model W, Lo, Bowker rate score of lot. The Civil Servico Mead Hung, b Lammert
0. Lee, o Dena, b Bowker replied with 139 for four wickets, which H. 6. Hunt, & Lammert gave them a substantial majority. R.CH. Ching. Hancock, Qwer Witchell's 35. not out, was the best coro of the match.
Scores:
NAVY.
Lt. Com. Jotham, st. Hollman,
Bird
L. Bexant, run out
Rev. Fr. Purcell, e Ward. b Bird 19
La. Com. Braskamith, st. Holdman,
b Bird
Lt. Com. Pafford, e de Rome, b
Bird
Lieut.
Evans.
Bird
Holdman, b
Marine Wilkins, e Witchell, b Bird C Lieut Hargreaves, b Ling Staden, e Witchell, b Ling, Lockhart, b. Bird and T-Com. Gregory, not out
Extras
Hugh.......
M. K. Lo b "Lammert-
C. E. Wong. e Owen Hughes, b
Webstor
J. M., Shi, b. Owen Hughes
J. K. Shi, c Penlee, b.Webster
J. R. Chan, not out
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ROYAL ENGINEERS 6, HKOC. *A
THE ROBOT: PLAY. well.comtested friendly match between PRESENTED BE THE HON the Royal Engineers and the HECC
A.D.C.
8 played, on Saturday at The Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club Happy Valley, resulting ma draw, the Club. weir having the best of it throughout On Saturday" gazo the first of four per
Serre-
HONGKONG
"P. Jack,b Cockelt
D. HF McMaster, b Corkell,
G. R. Rove, 1 Goodman
EG England by Goodman
TV Márkismatch
G. W. Sewell, b Jacob 14
18 20
H. 1. Day. Cloughton, by Jacobi.. 16
I H, Taylor, not out
Extras
Total (for &wickets)
164′
Bridger, J. R Way and V. J.
Perrin did not bat
Bowling Analysis.
Cockrat
50
Cloughton
20
Wintcer
13
Ineob
Goximan
formances of Karel Capok's queer They went in first and found no difficulty is in morbid imagination, “BUR in obtaining runs of the RE howlers letters which mat for Rossum's Uni- declared. The Royal Engineers replied work out the eventualities that might be and after knocking up for six, they versal Tinhots." Capek in this phys with st for five when stumps were draw expected to follow if mun discovered thes The side did not appear to settle down to means of constructing, wholesak. by th the Club bowling. Sergt. Cockell was the million, human automata compact of. only one to rise to the occasion and feah and blood, nerves and sinews, hut had the honour of being top scorer in the without souls, feelings or passions. And. match with
then, supposing these creatures tura, and Freud, man who has manufactured them. and sweep him if the face of the tarch i The Robots, have only twenty years of existence before they perish or
go back. to the stamping machine," and Capek seca life continued on the planet by two Rohots. in whom the scientist in the Iaboratowy, has succeeded in obtaining a nearer app. proximation to bumanity, imparting squa and the higher human instincts. Capable of love, they will re-people the earth' We are back, therefore, to Adant and Eve,. or, rather, to Robot and Robotes distinctly lesa satisfactory conception than the 'Biblical" one. Incidentally, Kapek. o would have been burned for publishing blaspheities against the Creator, not, so many years ago, but in these days we are more tolerant of à midh's vain imaginings. The author could, of course, have kept his idea within the dimensions of the huminn plane by working out the possibili ties if human Robots "-otherwise call.
. * * ed hands. operatives," "*** coolies," **cheap, unskilled labour --were to unite and smash, in blind rage, the Autricate mechanism of civilisation, of which they are at once the victims and the paduct. Perhaps Capek had something of this sort in mind and intended to write, under 3 slight disguise, a ntact for the times..
As to the quality of the play, from a dramatic point of view, Kapek scorns tradition or ** what" "Mr. Crunimles's patron, Mr. Curdle, called the dramatic unities." Kapek, one gathers, wrote playa early in life-having seen scarcely This match was played on Saturday: this has its advantages, perhaps, afternoon at Sookuappo Valley. The home from the point of view of originality of. side beat, the new arrivals by 5 wickets treatment but the tyro (even the un- and 113 rans.The visitors are out. cf Fraction dot having had a garne for the last months,
Sergt. Brown, b Day Q.31 S. Ramsay, "b" More Sergt. Harablin, e Wag, h. Morg Q.M.S. Jacobs, ran out Sergt. Cóckell, not out" CS.. Smith, _Here, b Way"
Extras
Total for 3 wickets)
Sege Isaac, Spr-Globdman, Sgt. Cloughton and Sgt. Winter did not bat...
Bowling Analysis.
Extri
Tutal
Bowling Analysis
Bowker
Hancock
Laumert
Owen Hughes Webster
Total
103
HONGKONG GCA a "COL" Robertson, retfred
AV. T. Dean, b Chon
Brackenridge, cand b Hang
Hancock, Chan
Bowling Analysis
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Bowker, b. H. Hung
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Lammert, not out.
Bird
13
Day
Reed
C 0
Webster, a Ching, b Choa.
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Owen Hughes, retired
Brany
Claxton, e Lee, b. Lol.
Extras
Perrin
Way
Total · (for 0 wickets)
180
26
B. D. Evans e Gregory, b Besant". 13 G. R. Soyer, & Pafford, b Bewant, 14 R. C. Witchell, not out.
Pearce did not bat
Bowling Adialysis.
38
Le
Ching
148
W Hung
H. Hung Wome Lo
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A. E. Wood. by Hargreaves
A. R. Sutherland, Pafford, b
"Hargeys
·F. J.. Ling, not 'out
•Extras
Total' (for 4 wickets).
FJ de Rome. F. H. Holdman, T
W Carr, E. B. Kred and R. E. O. Bird did not haur
Bowling Analysis
Hargreaves
Evange
Besant
Pafford Gregory
SECOND LEAGUE, A
H.K.CC. r. I;R,C..
CRAIGES GOWER ». TAIKOO NOMADS; } Following upon their reent famo Victory in the football world, Taikoo was
onta" auficiently encouraged to sur cricket team on Saturday against the Craigsigower men at Happy Valley. The match was an interesting one and was not qa one-sided affair by any means. Craigen-1.
This, match played on the Club ground gower, went in Arst and knocked up a multed in a draw, though the Club had good all round score of 169 for seven; very hard luck in not forcing a win, when they declared. Dennis was top goorer Ratting first, the Club niem put up a good
with 6 whilst Milne," all round score, right of the side getting)
Bowling for ino double figures, Baron being top Taikou, secured five of the wickets, for scorer with 45. The Club made 178 Ta 49, Taikoo replied with 150 for nine this the Indians replied with 86, D. Rum wickets, at which stage stumps were jahin saving the site from a complate collapse with a very nicely obtained: 50 drawn, the batch, multing in a draw. T. not out. B. D. Rumitha was the only Grimes with headed the score for other man to get into double figures Taikou, whilst Malen. Moore, Gerrard Towards the end of the match D. Reid took three wickets without any run being Muirhead and Mackintosh got inta scored off him and he was unfortunate in double figure not performing the hat trick
Score:
K.K.CC 2ND XL
IL F. G. Nicholson, e O. Rumjahu,
b P. M.Madar
E. Hagen, e Wahub, bd. Kit
choll
D Reid, e M. Sadick, b P. M
Madne
H. Griffin, & A. Rumjaimi b ̈Car-
reem
AK. Mackenzie, by Kitchell
G. H. Piercy, le Rumjakn
W. Wackenzie, e Hasana.
Rajahn
C. R. Barun, b Madar
B. E. Hollands,
Madar
Kitehall,
F. Syme Thomson, not out;
Spicor, b Kitchell
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysia.
S. A Curre
H. D. Rumjahu
A Kitchell
M. P. Madry
GA Wahab ...
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10. Bumjahn. b.w.. Griffin
D. Rumjaho, not out
30
Mark
A M.:
w
B. 12
10
24
10
0
G
1.K.Cr. EAST SFHREY RECT,
Scire:
EAST SURREY Capt. Kent, ran out. Lirus. Armstrong, lbw; U,-M.
Omar
Lieut. Allfree, pMadar, b L'. M
Oinar
Lieut. Worsfeld, e O. Ismail,. "h.
A: Omar
Stripp & AH Rumjaho,
Areulli
1.1.
Burgess, e O. Ismail, b Arculli. Clarke, e Omar, b Rumjahn. 14, 96 Lleit. Sutton, Rumjahn, b
Arcullin
Sergt. Case, o Rumjabi, b Arcalli 0. Capt Rowe, got out....
L. Cpl. Lacey, e Rumjabs, & Madar: 0
Extras wil
Total
Bowling Analysis.
UM Omar
A of ArculliG
A. H Madar
A. H. Runjabn „eko.
-1 wide
110
A. Ramjabn, u Lieut. AllIrço 29. A, el Arculli e and b Lient, "Allfree 45
SH. Ismail, e and b Clarke
Tsmail, Capt. Kent.
Scores
-CRAIGENDOWER.:
M. Pinan, b Milne,
B
26
G Modi, o. Moore, b: Milue,
·H. Dennis Klaw. Milne
23
65.
Dr. Atienza, run out
LM Omar, e Clarke, b Kent KA, H., Madar, not out.
0
Geo Muskett, b Grimes
SD Madar, not out.
S. Abbas, c Mackintosh, b Mil
Extras
Gro. White, not out ..............
A Paia, o Hope, b Milne
E-Mowfung, not out
Extras
Total (for 7 wickets).
I. Abbas and F. Nevis did not hat.
Bowling
Moor Miloe McNellie
Mackintosh
Young
Grimes
20
TAIKOO NOMADRI
G. Gerrard, run out, ...
D. McNullie, c Atienza, b Muskett 0 T. Grime, a and b Piann ......
ALL 13:
140 Muirhead, bY Abba
G. Milne, b Muskett GMoLeod, run out 10
(D" Mackintosh, baPinna
E. Moore not out...
8. Hope b Pinna
27
Total
125.
MA Ismail - B. Kitchell, E Moosdeen "and A. K. Minu did not
Bowling Analysis.
Lacey
Workfold Capt. Rowe Linu Alltree Capt. Kent Clarke
1 vide
POISON” TRAINS:
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tutored genius) is apt to fall into errors from which an elementary acquaintanom with stage technique would have pre- served bin. For instance, the introdue- sion of humorous relief is the common device of all writers of tragedy, but they hondtunless they, at burlesque
bring on the comedian at the very time that the leading lady is trying to produce in the minds of the audiences a sense of impeuding tragedy.
A London (dramatic, critic, is a notice of another of Kapek's pinys, thanks the London manager concerned for throw.. ing this austere challenge to the public taste, and adds, We have always lolli- „„pops in sickly abundance. The stute- meut is true enough of London, but Hong- kong ices too few presentations of denma- tic art especially by itu alde amateurs, not to cherish a sneaking sense of regret that the leading mind in the. A.DC, or the verdict of the majority whichever it is--tamot apparently bigg itself to de- seend from its remote pinnacle and-give us something with a warmer appeal to the instinets of our common humanity. Here iwn play, which frankly, does not inke. a pleasant or enlivening evening's enter tainment for the adult and, as for thes. children, if they attend the matinée next Wednesday they will not understand the play and will faugh in the wrong places: also hefure the end they will probably be thoroughly frightened. The stabbing scene, is calculated to arouse page of jealousy in the bryst of the strictly cen sored producer of moving picture horrors. Act serves to introduce all the prin cipal characters who tell a visitor and the audience all about Robot manufacture, It ends with perhaps the most impossibla piece of love-tmaking ever seen on this any stage, as the old showmen wouki have put it. This act was taken rather too quickly by all the actors, especially at first, and was also disturbed by late- cobiers Acts I and II deal with the revolt of the Robots. Mrs. A. N. Lucey,
the wife of Harry Domain, geferal manager of the concert, succseils admir shly, (in spite of handicap's imposed by the auther) in infecting the audience with the sense of horror and incntal stresa which is becoming the keynote of men's thoughts in the presence and domination of these hideous mechanical men whor endrien science has produced. Mrs. U
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M. P. Mudar, Hager b Grif
I, D. Rajah; b Reid
12:
J. S. Curreem, Syme-Thom
O. Hamilton, b Pinna'
D
b Grillin
T., Young, put out p
GO:
G. Wahab, c Mackenzie,
Griffin"
18
Ha, Bold g
A. HN. Saung. b Reid
Total (for B.wickets)
owling
155
S. Abbas
S. A Rumjahn. b Raid
A Kitchell, b Hollands
AL Sadick, uut out
Extras
Total (for 9
A-Paice
2
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upon to set up the contrary emotion all. through these scenes, she was quite de lightfully humorous and received at Ora
morg alvecus!ul she was, the more lee-way
the tragic muse on its proper course in midstream,
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