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Sports
Lawn Bowls.
PROSPECTS IN TO-DAY'S LEAGUE GAMES.
CIVIL SERVICE TRAVEL TO KOWLOON.
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News
'GOLF.
ROYAL HONG KONG COLF CLUB.
STARTING TIMES FOR
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6,30 nm, (1 train is late ali times
will be adjusted).
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Provided there is an absence of rain, ʼn fair estimate of the season's prospects in the Lawn Bowls League and which teams are likely to be prominent in the two divisiona geun be'matle on the "esulty of the second series of games to be phy od this afternoon, There has not sufficient opportunity yet ti size u111. the capabilities of any particulár || 10.00 team, and any effort to pick the likely winners all riind can only | 10.40 be pare guesswork, and therefore valueless. It would ziemi, however. from the composition of the texing. that Craigengower and Civil Ser vies are determined to have a 16.10 struggle for supremacy as in the last few sensons, and particularly 10.20 the last Kowloon C.C. and Club de Recreio have also started well considering that they gained the
10.23 decision giver Kowloon Dock and Taikoo, both of whom have a worthy | 0.32 League record.
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J. G. Campbell und S T. Batlin.
W. O. Haley", and J. Richmond.
C. A. Leijer und 22 d. Wolfe.
A Lench and JÁR 'Selby,
H. W. Dully and H. W. Williamseti.
R. O, Law and F. Løbet, A. C. I. Bowker and W. N. Buyers.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1931.
WHEN JERICHO FELL.
THOROUGH WORK OF DESTROYERS.
FIRE GENERAL AND DELIBERATE.
The discoveries made by the Marston Melchett expedition dur ing the season that bas just closed are of firstrate importance in themselves, and give promise of almost unlimited results in the
sensons to come.
The necropolis of ancient Jericho | has two located, but the task of exenvating hundreds of tombs, dat ing from the dawn of local history down to Roman tinis, is one of years. Whon. ቢ representative Beries has been examined, the archeology of Canaan during tho Bronze Age will rest upon a new basis.
A circle of excavation, has been drawn in the city around Spring Hi, the mound which directly overlooks the water supply and the eastern tower. This, from the im 'portance and extension of its well filled store-roums, plainly seen though barnt to cinders, seems to V. R. Gordon and A' I. mark the spot upon which, from remote antiquity, arose the resid Peun.
onces of the chieftains or "kinga" RA. Redmond and D. of Jericho. J. Gilmore " A. G, Coppin and 17. 3. Remington.
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J. W, King and A. D Coppin
G. W. Garrett and D. F. C. Cleland
R. Stone and W. J. Riddiford.
It appears to be intact; the ovid- ence in determining the history of the site, and it may even yield up tablets or inscriptions, while the collateral excavation of the Lomba will enable full appreciation to be given to the sequence and Atralification of its pottery and other objects. All questions that may arise seem likely to be solved
A. H. Ferguson and 1. finally and with certitude. W. Shewad
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So far as the Second Division is Policerned, Civil Service, last year's | champions, suffered an initial de- fent at the hands of the Yacht Club 19.44 The latter have been gradually improving their position, fur after 16.48 being pinced last in two consecutive sunsons, they dimbed two step in the next and last year came within, striking distance of the champier- ship. The Yachtsmen will there fore go through the season with much confidence and try their Lest 11.04 tu rench the top. The Hong Kong Electric RC, however, of whom much was expected when they took over the place rendered rasut by the closing down of the East Point 11.16. Recreation Chih, have not justified these hopes. They went far in their 11.20 first season, but dropped to the bottom last year," However, a de- fent in the first match of the season is hardly a imsis for udgwent and the beaten ones last week my well t on top this afternoon. The ch
feat of Civil Service juniors brings to mind the unique feat last season by this team and Kowlona Rowling freen in winning seven matches in Antcession.
The following are the fixtures for the afternoon :---
Division I,
Bowling Green . Civil Servico Craigeugower v. Police,
Club de Recreio r. Kowloon Deck. Taikoo r. Kowloon C.C.
Division IL
Civil Service . Crnigengower. Electric R.C. r. Thikoo. Yacht Club r. Bowling Green. Kowloon C.C., Club de Recreio.
After the defeat of the Bowling
11.09
G. Castle and S Dyken.
Early Bronze Ago Wall. It is now ascertained that in the Early Bronze Age (before 2100 B.C.) the site was already defend- ed by an enclosing wall. This has
CHINESE CHAMBER AND
H.K. CURRENCY. “
DETAILS AS TO WHY GOLD BASIS IS DISFAVOURED.
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At a meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday among other matters the question| of currency was raised. It will be reeped that the Chinese Chamber recently wrote to the Carroney Mission pointing out that the me burs of the Chambor generally dis favoured the idean of a gold car rey for Hong Kong so long as China used silver as her currency. A sub-committee was appointed to draw up details of views expressed atin recent meeting of the Chamber and the drait of their report, which was in the form of a supple. mentary letter to
the Currency
LATEST RESULTS.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HỒNG KONG.
4-If Hong Kong changes to DAVIS CUP TENNIS. CHURCH NOTICES. gold standard, bereafter, in view of the disadvantage arising from converting Chinese silver "money" into Hong Kong gold currency, the tourists from the interior will be deterred from visiting Hong Kong, and consequently their number will also be reduced.
5.- Hong Kong changes ta gold currency, the number of students from the interior study.
(THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
COPENHAGEN, May 14. Ulrich and Henriksen bent Mishu and Buner 0-1, 6-2, 0-3 to give Den mark a three matches to love vie tory over Noamania.
Earlier Results:
ing in Hong Kong, though com-1 In the Davis Cup match,here to- paratively small, will find their
limiteit can greatly affected day. Ulrich (Denmark) beat Mishu (Romania) $4, 6-1, 1-7 and Hen- thereby."
rikse (Denmark) beat Bunen (Roumain) 6-0, 6-2, C-3.
6.-If the local currency is
changed to gold, the import mer. chants, on account of paying for storage and transport charges in og Kong gold currency and in creasing heavy cast will hereafter goods and are bound to move to And it difficult to dispose of their
Cantou.
It is said that the Canton Gov-..
Mission, was read out to yester day's meeting. It was as follows:--
Supplementary to our letter ad-ernment have been contemplating dressed to the Currency Mission, we beg to present the apponded views respecting Stabilisation in the Colony:
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Holy Communion at 8 am. Holy Communion (Posk Church) at.
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Ohildren's Service at 10 am. Mattias and Sermon st.11 s,
Preacher-The Lord Bishop of
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Holy Communion at 12.15 p.m. Evensong at 6 pn
Preacher-The Rov.N. V. Halward,
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Ireland South Africa,
DUBLIN, May 1-4. Lyttleton Rugers (Ireland) beat Spence (South Africa) 6-4, 6-2, 1-0, (Branch of The Mother Church, 4-6,
Kirby South Afrien) beat Maguire (Ireland) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5.
Obversely, Hong Kong, as, a dis. tribating centre, depends out the volume of traffic passing through in commeres, shipping and bank- 19. The greater the population, the larger the amount of trade, and the more financing activities there are emanating from the local might be more stability in banks. After Stabilisation, there rency, but it would more likely than not bring about a dwindling popu. Iation, trade, shipping and bank- ing. Does'nt that seem to sacrifice much for little?
cur-
recently building warehouses at Chow Tao Chi, Canton, similar to those in Europe or America; where goods brought in by ships may be stored and duty is paid for them at the time of clearance from the warehouses in Canton is not such serious one after all. If it is said that the harbour in Canton ton shallow to enable big ships
The Stallisationists have refer to enter directly, the goods can be
red to the adoption of Gold Stand transported from Shanghai to ard in Dairen with nauseating Canton on smaller steamers, with frequency. They have, consciously. out paying duty. The question of clowed their eyes to one important shallow water, therefore, does not advantage of closest Sino-Japanese essential, namely Dairen has the
come in. But the number of im-co-operation, that is, the Govern port merchants in Hong Kong is ment and the people, in agricultur
al and industrial enterprises, in
shipping and banking.
1. If Hong Kong goes on gold basis, the demand for silver will without a doubt become consider. ably smaller; its price is bound to drop, which, in turn, will inis tensify a further drop in the value of Chinese silver ́currency, The Chinese, in the circumstances, will obviously withdraw their deposits from Hong Kong, and remit to other places such as Chuton, Shang- hai or other Treaty ports, as the
A. . amphreys and bean traced in the deep levels | Oversea Chinese have beon remit. bound to be reduced, if Canton addition to, the usual portion of
D. Eager. L. C. Grover and G. R. Lane.
G. E. Mitchell and . . Price.
1. S. W. Fators, and G. W. Pope.
F. C. Young and M Nicholsoit.
W. Mulenny and McLallun,
D. C. Bridie and H. H Dowler,
around two sides, and though the city was smaller and its outer walls thinner than i ator epochs. it shared to the full the cultural stimulus that pervaded the country at that time,
In the carly generations of the Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1800 B.C., arosa another city, when the forti- fications were greatly strengthened and extended. While not many
ting to Hong Kong at present. That being the case, Hong Kong as the financial centre of South China, "will be affected to seri
ous extent,
E-As in all the world over, the middle class people form the bulk of the population and it gold standard is adopted here, this
ean offer, the facilities. referred to abovo.
T. The adoption of gold stand- ard mcans that hereafter the Oversea Chinese, on account of the interior, will be forced to, make their remittances direct to Kwang- tung for the purposes of buying goods and the export firms, placing orders to the interior for export to America and Australia, will sure-
from establishing themselves in Canton instead of Hong Kong.
C. Boumphrey and 3d K. buildings of this low level have MacFarlan.
been examined as yet within the D. city's aron, the specimens of the class who, with a view to seekingly find more advantage accrued
period, like the objects from the gain, will be induced to remit great lomb beyond its walls, showtheir earnings to those places men that it marked a well-defined cul- tural period in which Babylonian tioned above and because of the rather an Egyptian influenes proximity to Hong Kong, they again predominated.
enn easily manage to move their families to Canton and the interior so as to curtail family expenses. Thus the number of the middle
K. K. Rounds and R. Sanger.
W. C. Shields and N K. Littlejohn,
P. Sykes and I Coult lars.
8. 8. Strahan and P. S. Cassidy,
W. R. Vallance and P. C. O, Musley.
would appear to be obscure. K...
on comfortably last week, but the King's Park' junior team have a reputation for winning when they are given up for lost, and the de- fent they inflicted on their senior Clubs colleagues some time hack is
just one instance.
Probable Teams,
In addition to those alrendy published, the following are other probably teams in the afterno's
This city gavo place about half way through the Middle Bronze Age (1800 B.C.) to that much Iarger one which enclosed the whole hill, and was protected by the glacis of massive stones with rock-class prople here will be reduced. hewn fosse, and surmounted by an upper parapet to shelter the de- fenders.
Zenith of the Olty. The city now attained the zenith of its extension and importance The change was not sudden. Houses
3-If Hong Kong changes to gold basis, the rent, wages and materials of the factories in the Colony must be made conformable to gold currency, but these products
on the west and north had gradual-are dupendent mainly on the mar fy been extending beyond the limits ket in the interior for an outlet. of the former city walls. The cul- Now, by conversion of the Hong fure of this period, like that of Kong gold currency into Chinese other Cannanite cities, was marked
silver currency,, the pries of these by taste and akill, with an intro- duction of new motives in which products must be enhanced, apart a Northern rather than an Egyp: from import duty. At this rate, tian influence prevailed.
Notwithstanding its strength, this how can they compete against the
city fell before an enemy about products of the interior There. 1000 B.C., and the ovent is marked by signs of wreckage and burning, fore the factories will be obliged possibly the work of the Pharaohs to move to the interior to sare in their pursuit of the retreating thomssives from loss, ruin and Hyksos. The disaster was road;
bankruptcy. So the number of for when the inhabitants returned they rebuilt their city upon the factories and workmen will neces F. Jones, W. Westlake, J. Deakin,older lines, and it was therefore sarily be reduced..
Hollidge (Skin)
confined to the summit of the
twice Jn T. Dolbic, L. E Longbottom. I mound, now almost
Laser:--
Civil Service O.C. senior team:
and
E. L. Holland, and A. O Brawn
| (Skip).
8. Randle, S. E. Aiderimau. A. II. Oswick, and J. Gregory (Stip),
Urnen senior team by the chatte Civil Service C,C, junioi team:- pions, it would be interesting to P. Knight, N. Bebbington, R. J. are if they can prevent the Civil Wood, and W. E. Hollands (Skipa, Service taking the points. The L. Lockhart, J. Charid, Á. E. Intter are likely to win. Craigen-Murphy, and H. Strange (Skip). gower should have a fairly easy A. Tarbuck, J. Willmott, L. Luck, 18sk at hope when they revive the and W. Bickford (Skin), Police. The result of the other two
Craigongower C,C, senior team- gunes seems to be extremely, douht-F. J. Neves, M. A. R. Sousa, L, I. ful. Recreio winners and Kowloon jammert, and C. S. Rosseret Dock losers in the opening game (Skip). are the opposing teams.
It may
A. E. Contes, A, A. Raznok, E
G. iL. Buchanan, W. GHI, W. T. Brightman, and R, Busa (Ekip).
Craigongowor.C.C. junior cani : --
just happen that Kowloon Dock Tel Arenlli, and U. M. Omay (Skip). may fully extend the home team, and possibly win, but one never nows. The same may be said of Taikos in their encounter with, J. White, B. K. Mod, C. Sam- Kowloon C.C.
mons, and G. J. Spink. (Ship).
Civil Service Juniors would ap- E. Finner, R. Hooper, W. V gier to be favourites in their mee: Field, and A. U Sousa (Skip).
WR. MoBride, W. Ward, II. V. ing with their Valley colleagues, Taikoo will do their best to take Pearse, and M. O'Brien (Skip).
Policu R.C. teams:-V. L Clark. the points on their visit to North Point. The best tie in this division E. Gooding, W. Mellardy, and J. is that tween the Yacht Club and C." West (Skip). .. . the Bowling Green tea which Mist, A. W. Smith, J. Kirby should provide a keen struggle and F. E. E. Bookèr. (Skip). The result of the game between W Mair, V. G. Johnston, A.
Kowloon C.C. and Club de Recreio Reynolds, and A. J. Jabusor
Continued on next Oolumn) (Skip).
original height.
ita
This was the city which was still standing at the time of the Israe lite invasion. It was protected by a double brick wall, the inner one being about four yards thick. These walls have already been_des- cribed, and they are found to have been almost totally destroyed upon the western and eastern faces,' except at the four corners, where it is now. Ascertained that they were strengthened by towers. At these four points, as well as the short lengths along the northern and southern sides, the walls re- aisted to some extent the final shock,
Signs of Earthquake. Though the walls may have been wonkened by earthqunke, of which certain signs can still be seen, there is evidence that the complete destruction of the city was deliber- ate and subsequent to its capture," Recent observations suggest that: where, the walle still stovi, as at the corners against the towers, they were subsequently undermin ed from within to complete their demolition, and the conflagration: which finally offaced the, city was not only general, but must have required works of preparation,
Archeologists are familiar with layers of burning, but hero the traces are abnormal. When wo rend that the Israelites "burned the city with fire," wo must understand that they set about their task with method and · deliberation;---and- sacrificed Jericho of the Late Bronze Age, the first-fruits of the Promised Land, as a burnt-offering to Jehoval.
PILSNER
Apart from the foregoing adverse factors militating against the com mercial life of Hong Kong, it following:
ay also be taken into account the
Let it not be overlooked that if Hong Kong adopt the Gold Stan- dari befor China, and if the Houg Kong dollar is to be stabilised far above the parity of Bar silver rate, the consequence would not only be withdrawal of deposits or liquid money from the Colony, but that it would give rise to an unpreced ented slump in the share and pro- perty market. If the trade-of Hong Kong is diverted to other trading ports in China, the exodus of the population will surely fol
low.
The question of exodus of the population is not inconsequenti-
nns may be imagined at first sight; for it must be borne in mind that the life-blood of the Colony depends, in the main, on the bulk of the Chinese people who support the various entorprises in Insurance, Shipping and Banking.
Public Utilities in the Colony; And one needs only to consider-the
notwithstanding the present severo depression of trade, the local donae population have kept, nevertheless, everything going and on a paying bлsis.
(Continued on next Column.)
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