Sports News
JUNIOR CRICKET
NOTES.
CIVIL SERVICE AND CLUB TO MEET THIS WEEK.
[By " B. W. "J Owing to the fact that the Civil Service Howtoon match was post poned, there was only one league match in the junior division over the wek-end. This was the Craigengower-Roorsio tie which re eulted, inexpectedly, in u draw. This ha reduced the Recreio's- elrances of anshing on top of the league table as they have now drop- ped five paints, and unless some- thing very unexpected happens, the Portuguone will have to remain in the junior division-for one more snson at least.
the The game took place on Craigengower ground; batting first; the visitors. rattled up a hundred and seventy odd runs before they declared their innings closed. F. J. Routedios, their left-handed bats Ban, hade something over fifty runs. He is essentially a hitter and I should imagine he would do a great deal better if he did not sibble at the off 'ups so much. Hourbutts played a great part in giring the Happy Valley club a point. He got five wickets and then went on to make seventy odd rune
not out.
TEST CRICKET.
SOUTH AFRICA RESUME INNINGS.
[TEROVON NEUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Jan. 10.
The third Test match between the Engiand touring eleven and South Africa was resumed to-day in the of 2,000 spectators in sunny weather and on an easy
ргавалос
wicket.
Play was very slow, the batsinen taking no risks,
The scores at lunch time were as follows
South Africa-Ist Lanings. L. J. Siedle, b Whites 39 B. Mitchell, c Duckworth,
b Tato
S. Curnes, e Duckworth, b
Voco H. W. Taylor, e Duckworth,
b Voce
5
41
RH. Catterall, b White..... 11 H. B. Cameron, e Voce, b
Tato Deane, b Voce ... MaaMillan, e Wyatt, b White 20. Vincent,
Duckworth, b Your Quinn, b Voce Bell, not out
Extras
Total.
18
3
0
..377
Fall of wickets:-1 for 14, 2 lor 2, 3 for 33, 4 for 81, 5 for 88,
6 for 118, 7 for 141, 6 for 101. 9 for 172, and 10 for 177. Bowling Analysis,
0. M. R.
J
Tale
27 13 33
Allqni
28
4 44
0
Voce White
29.2 3 10 6 21 3
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YACHTING.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20,
NIGHT GAMES IN NEW ZEALAND.
BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.
THE CHINESE IN
TRINIDAD.
VALUABLE ASSET TO COMMUNITY.
.DEPARTMENT STORES IN
MINIATURE,
"PLAIN, WILLIAM.”
1931.
MR. BRANWELL DENIES DECEPTION.
“KNIGHT'S" BRIDE
ESCAPES.
LINER STEWARD-HUSBAND DISCLAIMS THE TITLE.
OXFORD (MASS.) COMEDY.
Plymouth. Mr. Branwell told a Premi man of his romanes and apoke of the unwelcome. glamour which had surrounded this great event in his life. He comes from Cantor- bary, and has been for two years Almost simultaneously, two more in this Mauretania, and although he Port of Spain, Trinidad), B.W.I.—has kept to himself, he has been note were played in New York and in Plymouth, of the comedy of the extraordinary much respected among the orow. Apart from
There was something different"|"Lady" Bramwell (née Barbara natural beauty of this tropical about the tall, learn, grey haired Ruffum, of Oxford, Massachusetts). island, named by the Carily Indians, man, with is studious face, long,
"Lady" Branwell fore, the Land of the Humming tapering Angers, horn-rimmed spre Bird, Trinidad is notable for the tncles, courteous mien, and soft, making a dramatic escape from the Baflum, of Oxford, Mam., renlised fact that such varied races live here on fart which Min Barbara hospital to which she had been in such perfect harmony and son then she eroared in the famous ship
New Zealanders and Australians ure passionately devoted to sporta and games of all kinds, and a Ligger proportion of the population netually play or otherwise parti- vipates actively in seasonal athletics than perhaps anywhere else in the world. For instance, in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, with ite hundred and odd thousand residents of all ages, there are about three thousand of the youth and manhood playing Rugby foot ball every Saturday, two thousand tentment.
thousand I speeer, Bid about hockey. In addition, there are several harrier clubs who have their weekly cross-country runs, braides a number of road-racing cyclists.
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There are apr. 130,000 East five thousand Indians, Chinese, a large number of Venezic lan and French criolee here. The remaining bulk of the population is comprised mainly of persons of African descent. Pure: members of the Caucasian race are doidedly in the minority,
just over a year ago,
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While
EXCHANGE RATES
[anITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Paris Now York
Berlin
RUGBY, Jan. 18.
123.871
4.831
Brussels
34.83
Genova
28.07
Amsterdam
12.002
Milan
02.721
21.46
Stockholm
18.14.
Copenhagen
18.10
Oslo
18.16
Vienna
34.52
Prague.....
104
Helsingfore
1921
WAS
Madrid
47.40
Lisbon utum
108.23
Athens
376
Bucharest
817
4 10/39.
345/10
321
1/5 25/32
1/3
1/
27/16
135/8
135/10
takon after her husband had re- sumed his clerkly duties in the Cunard liner Mauretania, her hus- Special Aerodrome.
and was angrily disclaiming any When the Maurotania docked in New York just over a week ago,laim to a title as he paced up and Mr. Bramwell rushed ashore. With down the ship's cabin in which a in twenty-four hours he was back Daily Echrces representative found again, having travelled many miles
him. by airplane, landed on a special aerodrome, and been married to his bride and feted by her townsfolk
in the meantime.
New York, Dec, 22:-"Lady' Bramwell's disappearanes from the State Hospital here has caused a good deal of bewilderment,
She loft her bed in one of the ward cind only in a nightgown and shippers, opened a window, and jumped eighteen feet to the ground.
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EXCHANGE.
On Londori-
4
months
KATER
1/5/18
sight
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Bank Bills, on demand 650 Credits, 4 months' sight 010
Bank Bills, on demand 284 Creditą, 60 days' sight, 241:
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It is the same with the other large centres, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin, and to a lesser degree with the provincial towns. familiar feature of the newspapers
It is an outrage and an insult
CLOSING QUOTATIONS. every Friday is the page wholly
The Chinese in this city are at a beautiful and capable woman," given up to football fixtures and
January 10, 1931. Bramwell, whem with the assistance teams, set out in the smallest type valuable asset. They are jaw abid was the reply I received from Mr. all conceded, free of post by the ing and industrious, and already of the chief steward, I dragged
Telegraphic Transfer... 114 Press to, sports bodies in token of
Bank Bilis, on demand 114 онд at least one-fourth of the him from his quarters this morn the esteem in which games are still
Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight. the last two or three days, relieved held in this country. In summer colonies business. None of them ising, where he had been hiding for
Attendants were called to the
Credits. nimost-but not quite equal atten- of the coolie class. They are main of his official duties because he was
scene by the screams of the other
sight....... tion is paid to cricket, tennis swim-ly engaged in business or agricul- the butt of the crey and passen-
Wotion in
Documents, 4 months' "Lady" Bramwell's ming, and athletics; it takes an in-
Mr. Bramwell was angry. Howard. They arrived in time to see
.1/- 7/16 ternational visit like that of the Luge, and are practically all British gers, M.C.C. cricketers last epason to nationality. Eugene Chen, ex-paced up and down the cabin rouse public interest in summer Minister of Foreign Affairs of wringing his hands, shaking his her jump from the window and land head and every now and then mut on the ground unharmed, but al ganics to the pitch it reaches on any old football occasion. The in China is a Trinidadian.
tering: This is terrible; this is though they at once scoured the formaation may be conveyed as dis Chinese werchants operate prac erently na possible that the Turf tically all shops in the country dis. terrible. What can. I do to stop vicinity, and even called the police
this publicity! occupies about twice the space dailytricts. The shops, some of them
I am bewildered; I am terribly to aid them, they were unable to in the nowspapers that even foot quite squall, are veritable depart worried about my wife. I have no
find her. Wall gets weekly, but that is a littlement stores, in miniature, selling idea who could have invented such
weakness of the Antipodeans that groceries, liquors, clothing, harda mad story. My friends and re they do not like to be too loudlyware, and in fact everything that latives do not know I am here. Ied that "Lady" Bramwell had re- noved some wooden bars which the poorer classes require. Without have not always been in the sa covered the lower half, thus leavings SHANGHAI:-- noised abroad.
To accommodate all these players, these country merchants it would be sphere, I am distressed that my if their matches were to take place very difficult for the lage number friends will find out where I am. 1 The
Recreation Club Indian
simultaneously, would be quite im- of African and East Indian have never gone into my past life, seconds were entertained by the
possible any of our oitics, even pensanta to exist. Many of them I prefer to say nothing about it. *Club juniors and a very interesting
though some, like Wellington, haya are small farmers who depend on
Miss Buffum, who is very beau- spent tens of thousands of pounds their crop of cocoa or sugar, care tiful and very cultured, knows of game resulted in a win for the Soo-1:
in making parks and recreation for a living. After their crops have my employment and all about my kunpoc term in the last over. TheTH LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. grounds. This it is customary to been harvested and sold and the life. We met in the Mauretania z Indians batted first and got about
play the junior games first, etart-noney obtained exhausted they year ago, and have met many times 160 ruas, for 7 wickets when they
The results of the 7th Ladies' ing at 1.30 p.m., and follow with would be in very severe difficultic since. She knew I was once in a the senior matches at 2.45 or three for the bare necessities of life were very different position, and I al- declared the innings closed. The Championship which was run yes'clock. All school games have to it not that those Chinese shop-ways imagined that she told her par- the Club went in for their knock, terday afternoon were as follows:
The played on Fridays. Even with koopers extend them predit until eats what my present Job is." I have Course:-1, Kowloon Rock (8.) all this double banking of grounds their next crops are in. and at two minutes to six, their
2. Channel Rocka (8.); 3, Mark on there is still a deficiency of accom ninth wicket, foll. Very sportingly Line (S.); 4, Channel Rocks (S)modation, and the cities are faced their skipper sent their best man Distance 7.4 miles.
with a further expenditure for ia, and this bateman was taken be-
more playing fields. The position Was not nearly so acute some years hind the sticks when there were only
ngo, before the introduction of the threa, halls to go. It was indeed
universal Saturday half-holiday ayary close game and I must say
for there were Wednesday and Thursday matches then, according that I have seldom, if over, seen! M. I. Abwas, the Indian mediuju- to-fast bowler, send dawn more ae: curate stuff. He bowled Afteen awers and got six wickets at a little oter seven runa apicoe.
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There are two league matches down for decision tire weekend and no doubt chinf intergat will be centred on the meeting of Civil Service and the Hong Kong Cricket Club. Although the former will have the advantage of playing on _their_own_ground, I rather fancy the chances of the Club, provided they have their full team out. H. J. Armstrong, if he plays, ought to Het some runs. I saw him play gainst the Indians last Saturday, and although he did not get very many then, he was meeting the hall with the full face of the Upt very tjine.
The other mate will be betwreg the Royal Engineers and the IRC. econds. The latter, after their defeat at the hands of the Civil Service juniors some weeks back, sagm to be playing better now and I should be very surprised if they do not claim another three points. When these teams met earlier in the eason, the Sookuppoo team won easily. The Engineers have only played one league game up to date and are an uncertain fot. They may pull of yig, but their chapres
very remote.
"I" Class, (Started at 3 p.m.)
Fahed Ctd. Pts
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Times Times." 4.41.46 4.41.40 11
to the local custom.
Night Events.
never told them. I na never ask-
ed.
State Troopers.
a space about a foot wide through which she was able to squeeze.
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Hank, at night
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IN YOKOHAMA ***** On demand. MANILA-On demand... 474
CAPOBI --- On demand...... BATAVIA: demand.. 581 HAIPHONO:
Dr. William Brian, the super- intendent of the dapital, says heON believes that "Lady" Bramwell's escape was aided from the out- side, vince considerable strength would be needed to remove the bars, while it would be impossible for the woman to get out of the grounds unless she had assistance. The fact that she was able to dis- appear from the vicinity leads to the belief that a car was waiting for her.
417
On demand.....mazgeçi” ON Batgen On demand" 60 ON BANGEON:
On demand
180 - SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Bugiog
Este ...... BAR HILyku, per os.
REGISTER.
Previous Og Date On Date.
-It was a week before that Miss Barbara Buffum, the daughter of a local bank csabier, married Mr. HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL. William Harold Maxwell, clerk to the chief steward of the Maure- tania, at Oxford Newspaper re- Hong Kong Observatory, Jeanney 19, ports that she claimed that her husband was really "Sir William Harold Bramwell, R.N., with large
Barameter... estates in Ireland and Great Bri- Temperature tain," led the British Consulate in Hamily 86 Boston to institute inquiries, with Wind
Dizestion Force the result that Miss Buffum's claim
Weather was shown to be false.
Par st
at à p.m. 10.1.
30.09 65
30.31
80.07
From South China..
I have met my father-in-law on The majority of the Chinese in only two occasions. I don't know Trinidad came originally from why he should say that he believed Canton and Hong Kong. Many ine to be Sir William Bramwell. have risen to the highest places in He never called me by that name, commerce and the professions and I never did anything during Timos Times
Some of the leading lawyers and the time I was with him or Mrs. doctors are of the Chinese race; Buffum to suggest that I was any Diana (0) 4.27.27 4.21.40 3 Calloon (4)
...... 4.29.09 4.20.07 5.
others occupy positions in the anuni thing other than plain William. Rolla (3)
4.24.22 4.20.03
cipalitice of Port-of-Spain.
My wife made all arrangements La Linda (2) 4.24.00 4.18.10 7
The Chinese here live well, enjoy for the wedding. Sho supplied all Argulla II. (5).. 4.20.11 4.2110 4
It was perhaps with this conges every luxury and comfort, but on the particulars for the authoritaça, 4.20.44 4.18.43 #
tion of grounds on the only after the whole remain very quiet, and and Thave no idon how I figured on Dorothea (1)
noon available as a constant factor do not associate to any large extent the necessary documents. Of course, "I," "Y" and "G" Classes.
in the problem of popular indul with people of other races. They I signed the register in my own (Started at 3.03 p.m.) gence in the manly games that some are in Trinidad the largest PUT name ne William Harold Bram
F'shed Cid. Pts.genius conceived the idea of work chasers of automobiles. Some of the well.
ing the more central playing fields Chinese girls are very pretty, and overtime by flooding them with
practically all have splendid high-power electric lights in the figures, and take great pride in
"There was certainly a fuas at evening and opening them to athle-boing the beat-dressed girls on ย
Following the marriage the bride the wedding, but dat was due en- ties and games. The success of a general average in the Colony.
tirely to my wife's people being in told her parents and friends that Highost open-air Temperaturo, military tattoo on a large scale at Newtown Park, Wellington, a good
see any great crowd, and it was for Niagara Falls for the boney-1 portant in their town. I did not she was leaving with her husband opt open-air Temporalore,
Blue sky; P-Cloudy; D- many years 480 had shown what could be done by foodlights at doors on the parks under the Blood-only when I reached Now York to night-and-an-attendance of some lighte. So, in senge, the artificial rejoin my ship that I heard about moon, but it was later found that Drizzle; F-For; H-Lightning: thirty thousand on the slopes of light has contributed to the form Stato troopers with drawn swords M. Bramwell went to New York MrMi; 0-Overcati. P-Pawn re natural amphitheatre must have of the teams who are now meeting forming a guard of honour. I only and boarded the Mauretania, while wens QSquall; Brain; T
Thunder stirred the spirit of showmanship, the British Rugby tourists with saw two ordinary policemen on
his bride went to a fashionable Aut by no more deficient in the Anti- some success:
"iy vilo come back with me as
Boston botel. poder. At all events, the iden was
far as Boston, and there we parted. progressively taken up in Welling-
am taking my last trip. I leave ton and cleowhore until evening ath- letic and sporting events under the
the Mauretanis at Southampton, beams of suitably placed high-
and at the first opportunity I shall candle power langis have become a
return to the United States to bring my wife hack to England.". regular thing.
Daphne (2).... Why Wonder (5) 4.45.09 4.43.11 8 Wings (6) 4.47.484.45.57-7 Bluejacket (1) ... 4.41.47 4.39.58 13 Boojum (3) Speedwell (4). 4.44.88 4.49,07 -9
4.43.32 4.42.01 10
FANLING GOLF.
BOGEY POOL COMPETITION.
་
In the Bogey Pool at Fanling on Saturday and Sunday. W. A Weight (18) 1 up wine.
Other Boores were:-J. P. Sherry (1) down, L. Q. S. Dodwell (0) 2 down, and Compr. Priestley (13) 3 down...
There were 44 entries. -
SPORTING BISHOP OF LONDON. SCORES THREE GOALS AT HOCKEY.
1
The Bishop of London, Dr. Win- of doing so, gre, in my opinionsington Ingrun, who is nearing his seventy-third birthday scored three Since starting on the pheye wys, goals in a hockey match between I have discovered that the Univer the old Marlburtens and Landley sity with atéo be engaged in a league College at Fulham Palace. ixture, their opponents being the He was playing for the Old Marl. Rolice. The game takes place at
burinna, who scored right goals to Pokfulam, and with the adrantage od playing on their matting wicket.ndley's four, and it is said that
at this time of the year.
1
Dirt Tracka.
+
When I told Mr. Bramwell that his wife was in a hospital be was
RECOMMENDATION TO
MERCY WITHDRAWN.
EFFECT OF RECORD ON JURI.
A jury at London Sessions last month withdrew their recommenda...
tion to mercy after hearing the re-
BUD...
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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE”
Date of
Height.
From January 20 to 26, 1931. HIGH WATER.
LOW WATER.
Hong
Boog:
Kong
Kong
Standard
Standard
Time
Time.
b.
20
0141m 58 10. 9-17
5.68
33
11626.4
cord of a man whom they bad fouzů | Tass. guilty. The man, Dick Winton
174 21 Smith (31), described as a cook, was indicated for indicting grievous Thur. 22 bodily harm upon William Henry Matthine. He was sentenced to Fri. righteen months' hard labour."
Bat. 21 When the verdict "had" been re, turned, Detective Sergeant Poynter, of the C.I.D. said that Smith was married but living apart from his wife. He had ten previous convie in November, 1920. His record in. cluded sentopre of eightern, tions, tho first in 1814 and the Inst
months for unlawful wounding in He had an argument with an- 1994
other man in a restaurant on that pecasion," said the detective. The
Mop. 20 m
For some acreons past athletic meetings have been pouducted in Wellington at least on many eyen ings during the summer under the floodlight, and attendances were Of course there are dificulties most satisfactory until the morn with games like football, though sensational broadsiding started as a they play soccer regularly in Auck- definite commercial mture. The furious, land under the floodlight, and only dirt track now quita hoida the field It is an outrage" he said a week of tym pgo there was quite as the most popular form of even-There is nothing wrong with her. a stir when two teams refused to ing sport for the enthusiast, and I must find out why she has hten play at night. They were tramway in Wellington at the Kilbirnie taken there." teams and playing at that time Stadiurn the average attendances affeeted their work. On the whole, for the past two seasons, two nect even by the admission of Auckland-ings a week, have been about 10,000,
HIGH LIFE INDEED! ers, it cannot be described after two Auckland has two dirt tracks, ani seasons' trim as a brilliant success. there is one at Christchurch, and
TWENTY-FOUR DAYS ON A The attendance averages only about now one at Dunedin, running with While. In the genial equal success. Organised as puroly thousand
FLAG POLE. weather of the Antipodean summer commercial ventures, these pre very outdoor games are as pleasant to much better run than the amateur watch in the evenings as of an athletic meetings, and the illumina
One of New York's sights last afternoon, it in not at in the win- tion from central lampa pyerhead is month was the Bagnole gitter, tor. Evon Auckland feels the chill much superior,
Floodlight tennie has been inShipwreck" Kelly. He was per vogue in all parts of New Zealand ched on a pole crowning an hotel Rain or shine, he kept his vigil the undergraduates should bring of pply the dense fog which prevailed
for several years past and has been near Times square, the tumultuous prevented the bishop from adding
definite success. No champion-heart of this pity. ship meetings of any consequenes to his bag of three goals.
have been conducted at night as yet, there till Christmas Eve. It be It was impossible to see from for goal to goal, but Dr. Ingram, dress-Place kicks. Floodlights are placed but there are hundreds of public gan on December 1: Kelly had ed in a grey woollen cont and high posts at different points and oren private fieqdlight courts spent two years on pojes in differ He was trussed in a sack and tied knockerbockers, was frequently ob-round the playing area, and do in the main centres of population. Put parts of the country.
effectively flood the field with light, Swimming carnivals have also served charging into the fray with hut the upper air is still darkness, hoen held at night in open-air lathe, to the pole. A line and pulley kept other man left the restaurant, and HE HONG KONG DAILY: the vigour of a schoolboy.
After one, spirited dash down the and in any case the light can never but the climate of New Zealand is him in contact with the boy who feld he was heard to chaff. anather be quite even, so that the game is not that of Australia, and the tem-fed him
perature-of the water and the gen. In Fines-square there are men player, who confessed to being puff. subject to shadows
These remarks refer to "actual pral
conditions there militate with large telescopes through which, may study that nqmark. Wait until
Aparte ----7-abvents-tico and then nating waghan finding thig bleakifand at these little time, you may send inadhigdals-have-beer-in-time-for-at-Levente even becoming, popular
.There are no restrictions on the ↑in the bonament
Opesman stated: "Kolly in sit about being pulled.
The bisbon, when recently precnat eight years past in all The Gregors 3. E. Henry, J. Rodger, sented with a hockey stick by the thres codos-Rugby, Tengne (North-se of electricity for these night A. Dad, M. W. Turnor, J. Noron children of the Heritage Craft in Union), and Association. Some games and sports As most of the fing up there to help the unemploy 4. Prios, 0. O. Brangis. H. School at Chailey, Sussex, said: "Il foodsight train on surrent used in Now Zealand is ad. He is going to share his profits Oven Hughes, C. R. Mord, G. P. made three goals last Christmas have completely centered the ather penerated by a few large hydro from the telescopes with Mayor "Kelly ought to bave a place in- at hockey. With this new stick I have the study, electric stations, there is no parti Walker's Ummployed Committee. Reserves: A Botelho, M. G. Marshall be able to score six goals next dusty gymnasium by work out of gular call for economy and the
(Continued at fout of next chimn Buhorities encourage the consumpthe Government." Christmas."
vio.
HOCKEY.
SIM SHIELD. MATCH TO-MOROW.
The following lave Oct to represent the Clobe. thoir Sim Shield match tomorrow op the U.S.B.C. ground:—!.
Lammert
As for Rugby, no method of lighting has yet been devised that ould waable the gaino to be played in proper style with high punts a follow-up, line-finders, or
ing at tire corner of the street when two or three days later won wand Smith came behind him and dras i rapor across his throat. When he was in Pentonville to climbed on dyr tiles from the Froof. With front, diffleglier he was
subsequently broughy glowna
The Deputy Chairman (to the
tion to morey, Bigg
The Foreman: We wish to with draw it..
jury): I do not know whether that han any effect on your recoquenda
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