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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6rm, 1926
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HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE · FOR 1995-98 SEASON,
GOOD PROFIT SHOWN.
The report of the Committee of the Hongkong Cricket Club for the season 1995-20, which will be presented at the annual general meeting of the Club to be held at the Pavilion on Friday October 15th, at 3.30 p.m., reads as under-
The Committee beg to submit their report on the working of the Club and the Accounts for the year ended August 3190, 1996.
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
OCTOBRE 5TH, 1996, Bangrong Bank....$1,150 bay, 1118/20 ea. Do., London...... 2193 nom. Chartered Bank.
£21 bay. Mercantile Bank, A. & 3. com.
Do..
0.2137 vm. 199 buy...
sta buy. 1 nöm
P. & O. Bank. East Asia Bank Canton insurance..... Chin Underwritert...... North Uhina Insurance
Fla. 143 rám.
...1993
bay, 300 el.
on Insuraus..... agte lasurvele. $30 bay. China Aire lusurance$200 bay. Fire Thurne...$610 bay. 3:37 buy.
The proft and loss account, after writ ing down the cost of the pavilion, furai..., U. & M. Steambuses ..345) buy.
ture, etc., by $2.391.96, shows a profs of Hongkong Tugs 2, Queen's Buildings.
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OVER HALFTA CENTURY REPUTATIONS M
OR, LE CLERC'S ALL FOR NETHE
LIVER & KIDNEYS)
Isyazwanen forf. Dienses of, thare IntrORTANT? DISANS, QJAVILA BADLANDS GOST, RESTRAIN
Paros la bading Onorate, or Fort Zzas,
APERIENT
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DA. LE CLERC'S YO
DALE CLERG'S ANAMA, Zrka
HATE AND KRAANIA' YORİ KARAN KEHONDA,
#E LE CLERCIS SOAP (21) of 6 Za>INFO
ON SALE.
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33.691.34 as against 86,209.55 last year. Indo-Uhinss (Prat.)
Entrance fees amounted to $1,600. 81
(cat.), new playing members, 2 non-playing Shell Transporta ́..... members and 73 subscribers joined the star Forriere.i. Club during the twelve months. During the same period a playing members, non-playing members and 15 subscribers resigned.
Cricket.
Waterbopra ..........
China Sagars Malabon Bugars Bangusta... Kailan Bining Au....... Langkas (combined, Laingle) .... Shanghar Exploratus
hangs Loans
The Club ran three teams and played a total of 39 matches. Of these the 1st XI. played 15-won 11-lost 4 and drew 3. The Outensts" played 5--won 3 and fost 2 The 2nd XI. played 16-won 10- lost -drew 3 and tied one. In addi-te tion, ether matches were played during the season, such as Married v. Single, etc., amongst the Club Members.
Interport Matches.
Ba**** Tronoh Mines Ural Caspian
HK & E. Wharfa.......... HK, & W. Docks Hongkews
New tagineering, Shanghai Docka Hd Hotels Hongkong!
Landa
A team from Hongkong visited the Straits ir May, 1005, and played three matches. The Arst against Malaya at Singapore, the former winning. by an longkong Realty H.K. Territorials innings and 112 runs The against Humphreya Estates... the FM.S. 4: Kuala Lumpur, the F.M.S.
Prince's Buildings... winning by an innings and 107. The Rural Lands third against the Singapore Cricket Club which Hongkong won by 39 runs, ̈
Urientais
buy.
buy.
„YUj» num. $60 bay. $15 bay
221 buy.
320331
inom
40/- BEL
Tim. 26
bar. 261.
Tle. 12 bay,
Th, 8 buy.
144 bay.
...80/- bay.
$126 tom.
...$58+ rom...
..Ta. 173
73 buy.. 6.10 bay. 1. 124 bay, 128 an $10.90bay, 101 sa.
名:
..$7; nom.
H BOL $14 bay. .489 nom. şi num.
Ewo Cottour,T. 9.10 3., 9.15/9). Shangsai Cottons (old)...la. 5 say.
260 buy., if sel., ig va
(Dew)......Tis. 27 bay.
Do.
The President and Committee of the Club would like to place on record their great appreciatier of the hospitality ex-China Buses tended to the visiting team; during their stay down South.
To-date the record of laserport hatches
is as follows :~~.
Hongkong 13
Hongkong 5...........
Tennis.
Hongkong Tramways Peak Imus (old)
Do . (H*W). Singapore Tractica
Shanghai 11
Атаветеста Malaya 5
Canton lcès
The Annual Tournament again showed increased entries. Unfortunately owing
Caments (combined)
L
Tis. 10 nom. 18253 buy,;251/251 val.
$154 nom. ...$7.60 nom. ..15/6 com.
$ABL
..$12 bay.
$7 now
$13 zom.
To. (old) ...$12 nom. Do. (new).......3% buy.
to a long spell of bad weather the finali Chins Lights (combined)1 buy. dragged on till June.
The Open Championship Singles was woo by Mr. T. Honda and the Open Championship Doubles by Messrs. H. D. and S. A. Ramjaha.
.
Da. . (old).........$1★ buy. Do. (now) ...........$1lg bay. China Providents
$5 buy. Constructions............
+ nom Dairy Farma
...iy buy. Der A Wings....
..56 sal Hongkong Electrica.....$65; buy. Macao Blectries u
435 nov
The Club Championship was won by Mr. S. E. Green. The Handicap Singles "A" by Major W. B. Stevenson. The Handicap Singles B by Mr. W. LH.K. Ropes (combinat)....$20 sel Dunbar: Handicap Doubles by Messrs. A. H. Crook and 0 C. Womack. Mr. and Mrs. E. Grimble won the Mixed Dodbles.
Miss D. Robinson kindly presented the prizes at the close of the tournament.
The Committee..
The business of the annual general meeting will be to receive a statement of accounts; to elect a Committee and officers for the ensuing year and for the transaction of any general business as provided for in Article 72 of the Articles of Association.
Names of members willing to serve on the Committee together with names of their proposers and seconders should be sent to the Hon. Secretary not later than October 12th, 1026.
Committee:-Mr. HR, B. Hancock (President), Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mr. H. A. Nisbet, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Mr. F. Syme Thomson, Mr. J. H. Ramsay, Mr. H, Owen Hughes, Mr. A. C. I. Bowker and Mr. A. W. Hayward
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Malaka Pindas: 92.05.
Glenealies: 8200 .d.
Allenbys: $3.40.
Kedahs: 84.85.
The following dividenda have been de- clared :-
Tapahs: 30 per cent, interim, -making
20 per cent to date. Mayfelda: 25 per cent interim, mak-
ing 50 per cent. to date..
Raubs.
The same firm, inform us that their Singapore friends have passed them an extract of what took place at the annual
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Mackintosha....
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