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THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION.
THE 6 THE HONG
■THE ANNUAL DINNER DANCE
KONG HOTEL ROOF GARDEN at SPN on FRIDAY, THE 12TH JAN- UARY, 1934.
Tickets may now be obtained from the RECEPTION OFFICES of the HONG KONG or PENINSULA HOTELS.
G. E' S. UPSDELL,
Honorary Secretary,
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THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.
FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING 14TH JANUARY, 1934.
WING to insufficient entries receiv-
ed for the above' testing, the Stewards have decided to abandon this Meeting.
A1 Sweepstakes tickets sold (through chances and #1 Special Sweepstaka for this meeting will be carried forward "to the Race Meeting on 18th March,
1934.
By Order,
W. L. ALEXANDER,
6th January, 1834.
Secretary.
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HONG KONG CRICKET CLUE.
ANNUAL TENNIS""
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SATURDAY, JANUARY, at 6 P.M.
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OBITUARY
General Sir Edmund Barrow
London, Jan. 5.
The death has occurred of General Sir Edmund Barrow,G.C.B., "G.SI, formerly
of the Indian Army, who raised the Hongkong Regiment, an Indian unit, which
SECOND ANGLO-INDIAN NEWS SUMMARY
TEST MATCH
Indian Bowlers and the
Leg-Theory
The St. Andrew's Society enter-" tained an party of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in the Colony awaiting a troopship
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Page 7 The St. George's Ball in the Rose Room of the Peninsula sparkling success. A full account appears on Page 7.
Your views and Mine" on Page.
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Z.B.W. Wireless Programme on
he commanded from 1892 to 1895. ENGLAND HAVE EXCELLENT START Page 2
Born in 1853 he entered the Army in 1871, and during his lengthy career he saw service in the Afghan War of 1878, the Egyptian War of 1882, the Tirah
Calcutta, January 5. Expedition of 1897, and the Boxer here to-day on the occasion of the A public holiday was declared rising in Chia in 1900, being Arst day's play in the second Chief of Staff, in the British. Ex-Anglo-Indian test match but in peditionary Force..
Later, he
spite of this the attendance was served on various disappointing though the weather Boundary Commissions, and dur- Ing the Great War, was Military
was ideal and the wicket excellent. Secretary at
Jardine won the toss and not the India Office, whilst from 1917 to 1924. he was
unnaturally elected to bat. sending a member of the Council of India.
out Mitchell and Walters to open -Reuter.
the innings. Nissar, the All-India fast bowler, adopted the leg-theory and there was an unfortunate in-
body. causing the batsman to throw away his bat in pain. The game was held up for five minutes in order that the batsman might be attended to.
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dallycident when he hit Mitchell on the
Press" (Copyright.}]"
Paris, Jan. 5. Rear Admiral Habert, who made
a name for himself in French Co- lonies, died here to-day aged 70- Transocean Kuo Min.
India met with her first success when Popalan held Walters at short-leg of Amar Singh. The outgoing batsman had scored 29
THE out of 45 in an hour during which
Diary of Local Events on Page 5. Around the Courts" on Page 8. Home Football" Chatter and, a." of which sixteen came from boun- forecast of the matches to be played acterized by some very good defen- | 10. dary hits. His innings was char-at the week-end are given on Page sive shots.
settled "down to play good cricket In the meantime, Langridge had and be sent Amar Singh to the ropes to get his 50 in 85 minutes. Jardine, who had filled the breach, worried the elders with some clever singles. Nissar, who was still bowling the leg-theory, hit Jardine in the abdomen and play a result. Soon afterwards Lang- ceased for about three minutes as ridge was out to a high one-hand- ed catch in the alips by Nissar of " Gopalan. He had played sound cricket for 135 minutes, hit eight boundaries and scored 70. runs. The total now stood at 185 for 4.
Valentine, the new-comer, and Jardine then took the score to 211 for 4 at which stage tea was taken. The batsmen were not out with 27 and 15 respectively.
The teams were presented to the viceroy and the Governor of Bengal during the tea interval and by this time the crowd grew to
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