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THE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS.
CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE C.S.C.C.
GAY SCENES AT HOTELS. MRS. SAYER COLABORATES
CHINESE YOUNGER GENERA-
WITH SANTA CLAUS.
SPORTS PRIZES PRESENTED.
CRICKET.
HK.C.C. #, THE ARMY.
1
CLOSE GAME ON THE CLUB GROUND.
Boxing Day dawned rather cold and cheerless, but by eleven o'clock the day had warned up considerably ap from the cricketer's point of vi the weather was perfect all the time. The Army won the toas and elected to bat, sending in Christian
TION TO THE FORE..
Hong Kong does not go in for The annual Children's Day at the Ciril Service Cricket Club was held public functions at Christmas time yesterday is the Club grounds, Long suffering Government officials Happy Valley. Everything was and other notables are left in done to make the day a red letter and Evers.
There peace. There is, therefore, not alone for the small guests.
shots and pulled the game ous of the fire for the Club.
Wyatt's figuras flattered him a little, as ho put down one or two shocking ones that want for four byes. Christian and Dobbio both bowled very well withous much luck. Mott is fast, but not good on good wicket I should think. Miles appeared to break a lot but not to be very difficult. I confess I was very surprised to see that Musson only bowled one over and Evers nanë at all!
hiaz
great deal to say about it in print, was a shute, like that which was so should have been taken at mid-an,Avery pleasant game
the various dances. carnivals and special dinners and tiffins were very well patronised. This applied to
three
Union Jack.
R. ABBIT. Fall score and analysis: -
First Innings Of Army; Lt. Col. Christian. 5 Wales... Cape Evers, o Hancock, b
Wales Pte. Mott, Sayer, b Owen
Hughes".
31
45
Major Gaye, e Quick, b
".?
In, wicket-keeping Quick WAN quite sound, and Goodall was very good. He had some very bad balle to take and nearly all of the bres From Bowker's first over Evers were more the bowler's fault than popular a feature at the M.C. and next over Wales bowling from except that everyone seemed to be lète, donkey rides, sports, & bran the Gas-Works end got Christian to enjoying the day Shops, hotels sub and lastly a big Christmas tree play back to him and just took the and places of amusement and re- from which each child received a top of his off peg. Matt came in to play excellent freshment were all decorated and Present, a bag of sweets, and a and started
cricket. if a tride slow. Evers The prizes and trophies won by timed thein very nicely at times members of the Club at bow, and hit the ball very hard. but cricket and tennis were presented might have been c and b by Parker, before the Christmas tree was des. It was, however, a tremendously
Parker daye Christmas Eve, palled, Mrs. R. G. Sayer kindly bot chance. At 43 the Army had a undertaking both distributions, | bit of bad luck as Evers was given out caught at first slip off his leg. Santa Claus, (Mr. Millington) asaist ing ber to give their gifts to the Parker was bowling well at this children.
time and had Gaye. who never Children's Sports.
settled down caught behind the The results of the children's wicket in trying to hook a short one. (60-3-1-) A very nice stand ensued sports were as follows:.
Boys under 10.1st Heat: D. between Thorp and Mott. The Holidge: B. Prede 2nd Heat: latter found it difficult to score o anything but the bad ones, and W. Pryde; X. Booker.
his first five scoring shots were all fours at rather long intervals. However, he brisked up later and was unlucky to miss his fifty, being beautifully caught left-handed by Sayer running back at square cover Par-off a short 'un from Owen Hughes
Mur,
all Christmas Day and Baxing Day.
Christmas Day opened this year with a lovely morning and the sun continued to shine all day although there was quite a seasonable fresh- nese in the air.
All European shops and bust nesses were, of course closed, but in the Chinese quarters brilliantly lit and decorated. in most cases, busitiese continued brisk as ever.
Rapaise Bay Hotel, Practically every table at Repulse Bay Hotel was booked, there being no fewer than four hundred people! for the dinner dance. The spacious dance hall was crowded, the entire hotel was gaily decorated. and the rattles. trumpets and favours. diss tributed to the guests brought plenty of gaiety to the occasion.
Hong Kong Eatel. The roof garden of the Hong Kong Hotel was also filled with merry-makers and was lavishly de corated. Many guestä were in fancy costume and there were about 'ns many Chinese ladies and gentlemen present as Europeans. They were, of course, mainly the younger gen- eration, who have little to leara about the art of enjoying them- selves, especially at Christmas time. At The King Edward And Other Hotels.
An elaborate Christmas dinner dance held at the King Edward was attended by Do fewer than five hundred guests.
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Boys over 101-P. Murphy; R. Wood.
Boys' Boot Race under 10:-N. Booker; F. Gow.
Boys Boot Race over 10:-R. Wood; P. Murphy.
Girls Race under 19-N, sons; J. Holland.
Girts Race over 10-M. phy; M. Glendenning.
Booker.
Sports Prizes.
EOWLS.
(4 for 129.) Wales was bowling ex- cellently and soon, got one, that kept very low, past Debbie's de- fence Thorp, however, "continued to play very welk, until at 151 he got his leg in front
E. F
Championship: Mr..
Things went very well for the Club for a bit after tiffin and the Runner-up-Mr. A. W. Grims9th wicket fell at 172, but a fine
mét.
Doubles Handicap: Winners Mr. R. F. G. Jones and Mr. R. R Davies; runners-up: Mr. A. W. Grimmet and Mr. Glendenning.
Non-Prize Winners: Winner: Mr. H., Lockhart; runner-up: Mir. Siramonds.
TENNIS..
Championship-Mr. R. White." Runner-up: Mr. Randle.
last wicket stand between Musson. who hit nicely, and Goodall added an invaluable 38 runs. The innings totalled 210.
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The Club Start Badly.
The first quarter of an hour was disastrous for the Club as they lost three good wickets for 13 runs. Wyatt, greatly helped by a crumb ling piteb, spun the ball"very well. Singles Handicap-Winners Me.He bowled Hayward-in-his-first-over R. White: runner-up: Mr. R. Jones, with a shooter, had Quick taken at Men's Doubles Handicap: Win-third man off a ball that popped ners: Mr. Luck and Mr. Whant: up quickly and would have been runners-up: Mr. Taec and Mr. better left alone Two balls later Sayer mistimed a full-toss and was Ursell."
smartly caught and bowled.
CRICKET!
Mixed Doubles Winners: Mr. Many Chinese ladies in lovely and Mrs. Grimmaet; runners-up; national dresses lent additional Mrs. Gill and Mr. Luck. colour, though the European frocks wero of the latest and smartest. The music was excellent, and in this connection the King Edward Hotel orchestra is to be congratulated in securing Mr. Curly Gomes as Cerlyns he is known drummer.
1st Team Batting:-Mr. F. J. Rome,
1st Team Bowling: Mr. Baker,
2nd Team Batting:-Mr. R. W. Paterson..
2nd Team Bowling: 3p. R. Robertson.
de
F.
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Pearce and Owen Hughes, how- ever, put a much better complexion on things, and batted steadily. The former especially played very sound cricket and at the tea interval the century had been hoisted without fürther loss. Just after, however, one of Dobbie's bumped and Pearce was easily taken in the box off his glove, for an excellent 48. At least. G.the catch looked easy but Miles, who previously had stopped some very hard ones close in, only held the ball at the third attempt.
short
is full of vim with the parapher nalin attaching to the sides and bottom of the drum, which largely Thanks Of The Club To Mrs. Sayer. contribute to the success of jazz
When all the prizes and presents musi
There were similar attractions at had been distributed the President ober hotels. At the Peninsula, of the C.S.C.C. made a there was also a good house, and the same applied to the St. Francis. Lane, Crawford's Restaurant had its share of merry-makers, and the excellent music provided by their orchestra was enjoyed by all.
LARGE CONGREGATIONS AT ALL CHURCHES.
"
Mitchell and Owen Hughrs then put on another forty, and appar ently got worried about the time speech of thanks to Mrs. Saver and and started to take risks which neither the situation nor the bowl ned for three cheers which, were A small girl given with a will.
Capt. Thorp, bw, b Wales 39 Capt. Dobbie, b Walks 4. Lt. Col. Wyatt, b Bonnar Lt: Musson, not out" Lt. Gunning, c Hancock, b
Wales
36
8.
L.Cpl. Miles, l.b.w., b Wales 0 Pte. Goodall, b Wales
Extras: Byes 14
Total
Bowling Analysis.
0.
M.
8
17
1
A. C. 1. Bowker 8
C. D. Wales
4 ... 99
3 H. V. Parker ... J. L. Bonnar..... 11 ! ་ 45 H. Owen
Hughes 5. 0 3: 1 First Innings Of E.K.0.0.
A. W. Hayward, b Wyatt... 1 T E Pearce, e Miles, b
Dobbie
Rev. E. K. Quiak, a Evers, b
Wratt
48
G. R. Sayer; e and b Wyatt... 0 H. Owen Hughes, b Wyatt... 62 E. J. R. Mitchell, e and b
Wyatt.....
J. L. Bonnar, c and b Wyatt H. V. Parker. e Dobbie, b
Christian
R. Hancock, not out
A. C. I. Bowker, b.w., b
Christian
Extras Byes_22_leg
bye 1
23
Q, M. I W
Total (for wickets)......188
C. D. Wales did not bat
Bowling Analysis.
Capt. Dobbie... 13 3 21 1
"4 Lt. Col. Wyatt... 15
6 .. 45 Lt. Col.
Christian 14.5.4 52 2 L-Corp., Miles: 6 1 17 0 Pte. Mott
9 9 92 û
Lt. Musson"......
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SURGEON "AND THEOLOGIANS.
THE DEITY MADE "A SHRIMP"
LEDS, England. Theologians are so prone to be- little their God that they have made Him "such a shrimp," Sir Berke ley Moynihan, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, declared in opening a church Eazaar here.
The man of science has a God, I think far greater, far bigger than the God that can he contained within the four walls of any creed," Sir Berkeley declared. "I am not quite sure that the fetters which bind us to-day are not the fetters of the doctrines of many of the
science in the end will come in will be to set Christ free from that cross and undo the chaine that fetter Him" only are men and women, far too The scientist declared that not prone to disparage themselves, but they are far too prone to belittle their God. "I believe it is the The bachelors batted firat and work of the schools to make sure
MARRIED MEN HUMBLED BY churches, and I think that where
BACHELORS.
An cay victory was gained by the bachelors of the Craigengower Cricket Club over the married men in a whole day, match played yes then presented Mrs. Sayer with a ing quite justified. The former was terday between team played yes
e and b Wyatt from a hard drive, side. bouquet of pink roses in a silver and two balls later the same bowler vase tied with the "Club ribbons.
sentation.
Things looked none too well for
41
bigger than seems, nowadays, to be
Mr. G. R. Sayer replied on behalt dashed down the pitch and just held severely punished the bowlers ran that their God is something much of his wife thanking the Cor& return from Bonnar. Query; ning up a total of 218 with two THE CHRISTMAS SERVICES. Įmittee for the honour. they had does C.R.E, mean Can Run Easily wickets to spare. Two batsmen were their tendency to teach.
done her in asking her to colabor" the Club now, and Owen Hughes unbeaten with score of 19 and 38, ate with Santa Claus in the pre-hit wildly across one from Wyatt while two others assisted with 39 and 40. Extras amounted to 30% and was bowled (148-7-69) Parker The married men were a tired lot and Hancock again pulled the game when they went to bat and were round and took the score to 150 quickly dismissed for a total of bitting desperately in the end. However, when Parker was caught 58. Teams and scores follow:- at mid-off from Christian it was rear the Club would not win and time arrived just as Bowker was Riven 1.b.w. to the fifth ball. Wales, therefore, did Bot have to come in. I confess I thought that the ball that got Bowker would have gone well over the wicket.
HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.
WOLFE, C.M.G.. CAPTAIN SUPERIN- TENDENT OF POLICE.]
The Christmas services started with the customary midnight Masses held in the Roman Catholic, Catheri dral and other places of worship, [ORDERS BY THE HON. MR. E. n. c. and Mass was celebrated on Christ- maa morning in all the Roman- Catholic Churches. The midnight¦ Mass was celebrated by His Lord-
Indian Company, ship Bishop Valtorta, assisted, by the Church Vestry. The full choir
Constable R218 Ghulam Mohamed was prescat and the chanting of "Adeste Fideles" wee particularly has been granted months' leave impressive. Bishop Valtorta preach ed on the Nativity.
:
St. John's Cathedral.
St. John's Cathedral was decorat-i ed for Christmas Day by members of the Women's Guild. Holy Com-1 munion was celebrated at 7, 8 and noon, and matins read at 11 o'clock. A serman on the Incarnation was preached at matine by the Dean,
Rev. W. T
ages:
Featherstone.
The
LEAVE
of absence from the Colony com- mencing, December 22nd.
D.S.P. (R.).
(Sd) D. L. KING. Hong Kong, December 25th, 1929.
-The Union Church, The Christmas morning service was conducted at the Union Church
"
Commentary,
It was a great pity that there was not more time as it was an excellent game, and although on the score it looke as if the Club were
probably saved from defeat by time, it must be remembered that Mit chell, Owen Hughes and, I think, Parker rather threw their wickets away trying to get the runs.
Where the Club lost the game was after the fall of the 9th wicket,
and he was assisted at the services by the Rev. F. C. Young' who when Bonner and Wales were kept) by the Rev. H. V. Koop and the preached from the words "There on rather too long in my opinion
was no room in the inn." These or, perhaps, the former only. He collections throughout the day for words be said seemed to him the admittedly sent down some quite the Diocesan Schools and Orphan- most pathetic in the Christmas 800d stuff, but his weakness seems to be too many fastish straight half, These, when a bat like Matins at which the Right Rev. story, and even to-day there were vollice.
many who missed the opportunity Musson is out to make bay while. the Bishop of Victoria, and Hie of giving hospitality to Christ the sun shines, are about the worst Excellency the Officer Administer Many might find it hard in this ing the Government and Mrs Colony to realise that Christmashing that can be sent down. Wales! Southorn were prescat, was heard was really here, he himself did this fully deserved his wickets. Bowker bowled excellently for the Chib and a large congregation among first year under strange conditions, had had luck in not getting & whom were His Excellency Major us the Christmas spirit broke the wicket in his first over, but he General C. O. Luard and Mrs. bounds of geography of time, and Luard, Officers of His Majesty's Forces and of the Hong Kong Gor space, for it was an attitude of the seems to have lost his pace off the heart and soul. The glory of pitch. Parker was good but Owen ernment and many leading residents Christmas was that we turned from Hughes was a bit erratic and conse
la his sermon the Dean spoke of hopelessness to hope, we forgot the the state of the world before the things that worried or depressed coming of Christ and of the differ, and found one happiness, in the ence which the Incarnation had simple joye of home life. made on the mentality of the world. Before that time God had been afar There was a fairly large congre- Evers was both lucky and unlucky. af stern judge. terrible, but the gation at the Midnight Choral I never can understand why be Incarnation had made Him the Eucharist at St. Peter's Church doesn't make more runs for Hong Father who is near to us and jel which was celebrated by the Rev. Kong C.C. second! the service of love and spiritual N. V. Halward. A short serman For the Club Pearce's knock was tha heppisens of Ckzistmas woga heonly. Owen Hughes had a bit
of the Colony.
(Continued on NEL COUMA
St. Peter's Church.
quently expensive.
Matt. Thorp and Musson were former's footwork is excellent bat the outstanding Army bats The he seems to lack the shots to score off anything but the worst balls.
▪!
Bachelors.
S. Abbas, L.b.w., b Oliver ... 15... H. P. Lim, lb. w., b Oliver...
E. Hamsor, b Bradbury H. D. Rumjahn, b Oliver...... A. B. Hamion, b Omar
J. A. Victor, 1.b.w., b Brad-
bury
RC Reed," e Rumjahn, b
Omar
I
33
0
10
1
E Zimmern, c and b Oliver 40 J. Leonard, not out O. Ismail, b Bradbury W. B. Muskett, not out......
Extras
*My quarrel with theologians... and I am speaking as a man of You may think there is a great dif- science is really a very serious one. ference between religion and science, and for the last two or three genera tions there have been published in- numerable tracts, religion against science and science against religion.
This is
all utter, nonsense. Truth is a great crystal with many facets, and science is one of the facets of that crystal. The quarrel I have with theologians is that they make their God sach á shrimp."
Bowling Analysis.
0. M. E.
A. B... Haison 8 1
36
4
10
S. Abbas
30
Muskett
Total (for 3 wkta. dec.).216" D. Razack did not bat Bowling AnalySİK.
Oliver ∙Was
Bradbury Omar Kitchell
.0.
E. M
W 15 2 51 - 4 4 016 0
13 1. 48 3
11
1
.20
2
4 -0 94 0 20 17 0
Y. Abbas
Married. U. M. Omar, ç Reed, b
Abbas odkla
A. Kitchell, b Hamson ............. W. Way, b Abbas .......
Y. Abbas, c Ismail, b Ham-
B. W. Bradbury, e Leonard,
Muskett
D. Rumjaha, & Hamson, b
Reed
E. Arculli, e Ismall, b Bum-
jabn
W. Youngsaye, e Leonard,
b Rumjaba
F. Oliver, .b.w,, b Reed J. Ribeiro, b Rumjahn
H. Eyndman, st. Zimmern, b
Rumjabn
C. 8. Hosselet, not out
Extras
Total
0
13.
19
10
Razack
Reed.
73 10
2 0
3
8
0 14
H. D. Rumjaho. 3 1
AT KOWLOON..
CLUB DE RECREIO DEFEAT 'VARSITY 2nd XI..
Playing on their own ground at King's Park the. Club de Recreio enally defeated their guests, the University 2nd XI., is an all day match.
University opened the batting, but before lunch the whole side had been dismissed for 88 runa. E. E M. Adama carried his bat through the innings for 43 not out, the top score. The bowling bonours were shared by the five Reorejo bowlers.
Club de Becréfo replied with a big score of 237 runs. H. A. Alvės,' one of the opening batsmen, made 91 runs in fine style and including 13 fours. Lopes (30) and H. A Barros (27) were other notable con- tributors. Incidentally, the Recrelo had the game in hand before the third wicket fell.
Recreio sent their guests in again. and at the close of the game at 8 p.m., they had scored 43 runs for 2 wicketa, F. Fernando made 32 ruga