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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.
To-day.
(April 15.)
H.K. Realty & Trust Co., Annual Meeting, Exchange Building, 11.30
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St. John Ambulance Brigade (St. Josaph's Division) Concert and, Dance, Hotel Cecil, 8 p.m.
Hong Kong Cricket Club, Tennis Tournaments--
Open Doubles:
C. A. L. Rumjaha and J. A Cassumbhoy winners of the tie P. Kong and W. T. Lee v. H. Lo and Iu Tak Chouk. Handicap Singles "B":
Womack (owe 1/0) v. Jensen (rec. 5/6).
Wood and Lennox (roc, 13) v. Keyserling and Jensen (sor.).
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Sowell and James fowc 3/0) v. winners of the tie H. Owen Hughes and More (owe 15) 1. Low and Dow ley (rec. 5/8).
THE GREAT DAYS OF
SAIL.
A BATCH OF BOOKS BY SAILORS.
TALES OF THE CHINA TEA CLIPPERS.
A further volume from the same Messra. Honth Cranton, pablish- ere, of Fleet Street, have for some able pen is "Grey Seas" (68.), in time been making a speciality of which, with deft and facile touch works connected with the sea seria tho. shape of some short vioe, and particularly have devoted sketches of sea happenings, Capt. themselves to records of the rapidly-Clements gives graphic miniatures the of sailor character. Those include disappearing Windjammers, gipsies of the sea. To this end the all grades in the crow, and there firm have been fortunate in securing are poignant incidents which, while quite a numerous staff of deep-sea the main thome is pursued as a sailora competent to describe the story of real happenings, gives lika- Gordon (owe 3/0) . winner of the tie Forguson (owe 3/0), Rod-many-sided experiences of the days wise the interpretation of the
of yards and canvas.
men (and women), with whom they Ker (owe 3/6).
Such officers as Captains Sir deal." Handicap Doubles:
Arthur Restron, Andrew Shewan, It is difficult to select where all F. G. Cooper, and Rex Clemerits, these narratives are of equal power, are contributors to a considerable but possibly the most appealing is library, wholly devoted to recount the story of the homeward-bound ing personal experiences of that barque run down, and sunk in a past aen era which produced for us few minutes in n Channel fog by the finest type of ships' offcers in the outward bound R.M.S. Baratra, the world..
all but one man being lost, includ- The last-named has a number of ing the skipper, his wife, and child- such volumes to his credit, of which rea. The motif of this sca, episode probably the most important is the is the character of Mr. Snath, tha Kowloon Football Club Dance, 250-paged work which describes in incompetent and lasy mate, which terse and graphic language his per-emerges without actual description. Peninsula Hotel,
Then, in another sketch, tho Queen's Theatre: "Remote Con-sonal experiences as an apprentice |
and officer, serving for some eight spirited action of an earl who has years, in the barque Arethusa, joined as second mate gives ar opportunity for pictures of a simple entitled "A Gipsy of the Horn " (10a. Gd.).
and worthy old skipper, not much Naval men and others who have used to peers, an American demo served on the Australian and oratio mate, and the young aristo. Pacific Stations will here find a erat. The last-named, without an wealth of reminiscence which will aton of pride, takes his job recall to them not only the ports seriousuy and, in the end shows with which they are familiar, but the sterling staff of which he is
mado. also those numerous and dangerous consts which have always been the bans of the sailor,
Mixed Doubies:
L. Goldman and Mrs. Grimble (nwa 15). Waring and Miss Hut chison (owa 3/0).
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World Theatre: Last Perform anos" and "Hold Your Man."
Star Theatre: "On Your Back." King's Theatre: "Tom Sawyer." European Mail:-Outward: Europe i Marsoilles (Hector) 10.30 a.m.
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Hong Kong Cricket Club Tennis Tournament :-----
The experience of making a sail passage around the Horn" has Open Singles:
fallen but seldom to folk of this Semi-final: E. C. Fincher. v. M. senior servies in recent years, but W Lo. Handicap Singles "A":
H. Owen Hughes (owe 13.2) winner of the tie H. J. Armstrong (owe 13). N. L. H. Railton (owo 5/6)..
Handicap Doubles:
Price and Price (owe 2/6) tr Penn and Collis (owe 15). Mixed Doubles:
Mr and Mrs. Stark (scr.) v. Mr. and Mrs. Blaker (rec. 2/6).
Queen's Theatre: "Strictly Un conventional."
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Nor is the illustration of sail life and sailors' character the only line in which Capt. Clementa shows his literary aptitudo, for under tho quains title of "Manaviline" (38. ad.) we are given a master of Bea songs, not chanties, which he has gathered during his long sea caro er. Of course, there are quite a to all whose early years were spent number of the old well-known chan- in rigged vessels of any type and ties referred to, but, in addition, there are given here, in many cases character the graphic and thrilling, for the first time in print, some experiences which Capt. Clements of those fox'el ditties which, in so circumstantially describes will well-regulated ships, either in the Appeal as reminders of their own Royal or Merohant Navy, whiled long past times of similar-if not away the dog watches,
It is rather a pity that in this so desperate-trouble.
His description of our colonial authentic collection should appear ports, and the familiar names of the modern mis-spelling "shanty," many of the waterside residents which never appeared until intro- lady author a couple will awaken a chord of memory induced by
many sailor rendor's mind. There of decades ago; the orthodox ortho are sixteen capital illustratione,graphy, having been confirmed long and the attractive portrait of the since by correspondence in The World Theatre: "Last Performine old skipper is particularly re-inies, which should have settled ance" and "Hold Your Man,"
miniscent of a class which was of the matter finally in the original Star Theatre: "On Your Back." much, importance in the past, but spelling.
(Continued on Page 2.) has now practically disappeared.
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