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SIR J. BARRIE ON CRICKET
"Idea Of The Gods."
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(Special Air-Mall Service), London, June 6. The members of the Australian cricket team were guests at dinner last night of the Surrey County Cricket Club at Carpenters' Hall.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1934.
GALA AT THE
Y. M. C. A.
Swimming Events in July
At the monthly meeting of the European Y.M.C.A. "Swimming Cambridge when the Australians Committee, held yesterday at the were playing the University-no, Board Room, the programme for the other the July 'swimming gala and dance it couldn't have been
to take place on day, because I saw young Stanley was arranged Jackson there giving young Ran-July 14, the entries to close on The Fresident, Mr. H.D.G. Leveson-itsinhji his Blue. A gay pair of Tuesday, July 10 Gower, was in the chair.
Days they were. That moment at
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Mr. A. G. Donn was in the chair A message was received trom the Fenner's journeys on with me like and was supported by Mr. R. Gold- Prince of Wales, who is the land-some unforgettable Biblical pic-than (Hon. Secretary), Mr. E F Selk (Hön. Treasurer), and Messrs. lord of the Oval, wishing the com- ture.
R. B pany a pleasant evening, and the
W. F. Kerr, H. G. Lange, Wood and the Misses J., Weller and teams another good day's cricket on the morrow.
A. Fowler. representing the Ladies Swimming Section.
Sir James Barrie proposed the health of "The Australian Cricket Team." He said:-
Has it ever struck you that cricket deeds and phraseology con- Jure up scenes as colourful as if we had them from the days of the
After much deliberation the prophets? When the day's play is
was programme over. Old Testament Egures gather following
Diving Chari- How can a Scot, dare to talk
on the ground-Hobbs taking the ranged:-Ladles about the game in this den of
first over while all the clocks have plonship; Open Hong Relay (By Fight: Men's cricketers? No Scot really knows stopped: classic Oldfeld diving Invitation); Pillow anything about cricket.
while the policemen sob round the 50 Yards Aggregate Handicap for Cup: Ladies' : 50 You English and your games!ropes--the gay disdainful Woolley the J: R. Wood It is many years agone since I left telling the ball to go away. We Yards Aggregate Handicap for the Planza Cup: Men's 50 Yards my kilted fastness and came to here to-night, gentlemen, share reside among you queer ones. Yet tovely vision, we have all seen the Backstroke Handicap: Men's 150 in a sense your cricket has got me hand of Chapman taking swallows Yards Free Style Handicap; Men's (Breast, Back and Three Styles I too have fallen. O Lpelfert A on the wing.
Relay Free 15 Yards: Mixed month or more ago I thrilled-an English thrill-when I read in the
Is cricket politics? Go to May (Post Entries): Water-Polo: HK Government v. European Y.M.C.A. newspapers the Stop. Press
I venture, before I sit down, to say
render Mr... Stott's Band will lumn-that the very day Mr. Mc-
what I think cricket is? Cricket Cabe arrived in London he went
is an idea. It was an idea of the selections during the gala and will out for a walk. Gentlemen, that
Rods. They looked at poor human-play at the dance. is what I did also the day I ar-
efforts. Ity and its often tragic rived. No one recorded it. but 3 now feel that I can say "McCabe and I." I hope he will make an- other 187 in a Test Match this year, and if he does I shall feel that I have a mysterious share in
It.
Co-
I come out strong nowadays in argument about slow batting and brighter cricket.
Eleven Fust Bowlers...
and though favour in their eyes, and they sent us gifts a little for- titude, a sense of fairness, an un- conquerable galety of heart, and perhaps an aphorism about the wisdom of sometimes forgetting.. They did not send those gifts to us one at a time, they rolled them up into quite a little ball and toss.
to us The name ;;
as is generally supposed, contain" ashes, it contains a living thing. a winged word about "playing the game." The immortals left it at that, for cricket is the only game
My propositioned it down is that batsmen should follow the
cricket is ours. Any genius could example of chess players in Spain
have invented It. But its mean where chess contests are so longing is theirs. The ball does not, drawn out that combatants leave the continuance of the game to the second son in their wills. Again. I am permitted by Mr. Leveson Gower to denounce that there is to be a Test Match soon at Notting-hey play themselves. If we don't ham, and I am of opinion that If in this match Mr. Bradman or Mr. Ponsford is out first ball, it would be a sportsmanlike thing on our part to let him claim, as in bur boyhood days, that he thought It was a trial ball.
Gentlemen. I admit I feel a drawing towards the Australians. and if I may say so, especially to their captain. tut. some of them are visiting these shores for the first time, and for their guidance while among you' T should like to tell them how I first got to know the: English Soon after I reached London was: wandering in the pleasant. lands of Surrey. near where the Tilling-bourne runs. with an elderly Scottish clergy- man, his first appearance in the South. By some fatality W paused at the window of the village shop, and therein was ex- hibited a placard which he read before I could hurry him away. We were a silent pair and we ex- pressed Our emotions without words.
The Clergy in Flannels
I forget if I told you what was on the placard. It announced a local cricket match, Laity v. Cier- gy. I hope I don't need to tell you that in Scotland the clergy do not play games. We thought it our duty to proceed to the match. There another staggerer. awaited
continue to play it in that spirit, posterity may forgive us, but we shall be accurst of our forebears you will find all about it, gentle- men, in the lost books of Homer.
We
It is a great pleasure to couple with the toast of the Australian cricketers the names of their cap- tain and manager. They could not wish for a better manager, As for Mr. Woodfull, we not only acclaim him, we thank Australia for him. Those gods would be here to-night to sing his praises were it not that they are already as Trent Bridge making sure of their seats. rejoice that, he brings with him many who have charmed us on occasion Bradman, previous when you were here before, we prodigy had knew that 'another arisen in the land of cricket; you won every garland batting. can claim except one only, yours did not seem to issue suficiently out of excess of joy and gatefy to win the love of greybeards, but the other day at Lord's you did enter Into our love. We also welcome
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the new men. We welcome you, Mr. O'Reilly and all, with ance- tionate disquietude. As for our the Burrey C.C., kindly hosts of how much better you would be'em- ployed, gentlemen, if, instead of listening to me you would now go out into the highways and byways, and jon in England's searching,
This gala tends to be one of the biggest organised by the YMCA.
and should, the Committee's ex- pectations be fulfilled it will un doubtedly be an unqualled suc- cess.
Entry lists are
already, posted
up on the notice boards, both in the Swimming Bath (Men's and Ladies' Dressing Rooms and on the Social Notice Boards, and members asked to intending to swim are sign up quickly in order to facliit- ate handicapping
U. S. BASEBALL
Thursday's Games
The following are the results of oaseball games played to-day.
National League
'
New York Chicago
Lou Warneke pitched.
Brooklyn St. Louis
R. HL. E. 0 4 0
4 9 2
Boston Moore hit a homer. Pittsburgh
4 10 0
1 7 0
2 7 1 9 110 Collins and Medwick hit homers.
Boston
8 11 1 Wally Berger (3) and Whitney
hit homers. St. Louis.
7 17 1
L Waner hit a homer,
Philadelphia Cincinnati
1 3 0
4 7 0
American
Lastic
7:30 0
St. Louis
Jack Burns hit a homer. Philadelphia
3 12 0" Ernie McNair and Ed. Coleman
.hit homers.
Cleveland New York
Chicago
Boston
Henry Johnson pitched.
9 14 2
.5 11 0·
3
3
6 10 1
Detroit Greenberg hit a homer, Washington
6 14 0
BHEN
2 7 0
$ 7
is. The clergy were wearing white searching, searching for eleven fannels! He had never conceived-fast bowlers?
Mr. W. M. Woodfull, responding: neither had 3-that they would be
said that the hospitality extended In anything but their blacks. In after years, though he and. I talk-
to the team since its arrival in ed of it privately, he never told England had been such that it bad them in the North about this been decided to dedicate the song strange affairs, for the English find "Night and day" to the Australian got round him, as they got round eleven. He would like to congra- everybody, except perhaps Grim tulate Andy Sandbam-fcheers)— mett, and he thought it would be on his wonderful effort on the pre- shabby of him to let Scotland vlous day They had noticed that know. Perhaps it is shabby of me since their wigle four years to let your Australians know In- further honour had been done to deed, how can I be sure that Mr.one of the greatest cricketers and Wall and Mr Kippax and Mr. gentlemen that Surrey, England. Woodfull himself are not all re- and the world had ever possessed. verend gentlemen?
A set of gates at the Oval had been erected in honour of Jack Hobbs.Reuter.
Such are the English, but please
do not bélève, gentlemen, for He hoped that It would not be
long before "Jack" put up the 200 mark against the Australian XI.
The Primate's One.
Mr. H. Bushby, the "manager of the team, also responded..
┬ St. Louis Campbell hit a homer. Philadelphia ....
Johnson and Jimmy Foxx bit
homers.
Chicago
4 11
1 7 0
Al Simmons hit a homer. Boston
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cricketer in the world. There had always been certain things he never could manage-mathematics, matrimony, and cricket.
Laugh-
moment longer that Scotland does not love cricket, or that this Scot does not love it. Iwooed it first "in my little native town on the most delectable ground these eyes have seen, and I have been made Lord Midleton proposed "The ter). Once, in a college match at happy of it for countless years at Quests," and asked those who re- Oxtore. he made one. Lest he Lord's and the Oval, where you sponded to say a good word for should fail to improve upon that dwell among the great ones in the that poor under-dog, the bowler.record he abandoned Favilion while I represent low life Had there ever been an occasion, career there and then. That one among the mob. Sometimes as the he asked, when, in two days, 1.200 was his years revolve may get a little runs had mixed between one year's games ground for the and another. I see now that the Australians here to night are not perhaps the ones I had expected to find. Is Victor-Trumper just a shade! The other day I was at
TO-MORROW'S CHURCH
SERVICES
Fourth -Sunday After Trinity
Anglican Churches
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG.
Sunday, 24th June, 1934. NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN
BAPTIST.
Fourth Sunday After Trinity... Holy Communion
8 a.m.
Holy Communion (Peak
Church)
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V SL.ITL
10 2.m
Children's Service
Matting and Sermon ...... 11 am. Preacher: The Bishop of Hong Kong.
do" Evensong
Subject: "What then shall we
6.30 p.m. Preacher: Rev. H. W. Baines. Week Day Services. Mattias-Dally at 9 a.m. Intercessions for the Sick Wednesday at 10.15 a.m.
Communion-St.
Peter's
Holy Cominunion-Thursday at 7.45 8.m. Holy Day. Friday as 7.45 am
Chele Practice.-Friday at 5.30 p.m.
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Sunday, 24th June, 1934. Fourth Sunday After Trinity. Morning Order 10.13 am by the
Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck. Hymn No. 651 "How Lovely are Thy tents, O Lord!"-("Mon- mouth" No. 682).
Prayer.
The Lord's Prayer. · Hymn No. 652 "Great is the Lord
"I
our God"-"St. George"). First Lesson Ruth 1. Children's Hymn No. 866 "I think when I read that sweet story of old"-("Athens").
Second Lesson Matthew 10. 1-35. Prayer. Notices.
Hymn No. 710 "Jesus, Lord we
look to Thee"--{"8t. Bees").
Sermon.
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No. 417
THE CHINA COAST
Changes And Appointments
·CHINA NAVIGATION CO.
INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS
Third Day's Events
Postponed
Qwing to heavy rain, all the events af the Inter-Scholastic Capt. J. Robinson, of the Liman Union, which were scheduled to be run on the S.C.A.A ground at has gone command, Whangpu.
Mr. E. Benson, chief officer,Caroline Hill yesterday afternoon, had to be postponed, until this morning.
Linan, has gone chief officer, Sim ning.
"Mr. D. C. Sim, extra chief officer. Hsin Peking, has gone extra chief officer, Chungking.
Mr. W. R. Kermode, sup'y chief officer. Wanalen, has gone sup'y chief oficer, hasi.
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Mr. G. T. Ramsay, chief ath- cer, Ninghals on reserve.
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We were also informed that the meeting will probably be finished to-morrow and the prize-giving day has been fixed for next Sun- day...
Mr. J. G. Grant, sup'y chief off- cer, Wannah has gone suply engineer officer. Hşin Peking. chief officer henking.
officer, Shengking. has gone third
Mr. J. Smith, 3r1, third engineer
Mr. S. Du sup'y second officer.omeer, Shengking, has gone sup'y third engineer oficer, the same Wanhsien has gone acting chief
ship. officer, Yihow.
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Mr. A. Wright, supy third en-
Mr. T. B Riches, second officer, Whangpu, gas gone acting chief gineer officer. Wantisten, has gone ir third engineer officer." Sheng-
Hymn No. 641 "Sweet 'is, the sun-officer, Nighal.
light after rain"-("Redhead") Blessing.
National Anthem.
Evening Order 8.15 p.m. by the
Rev: E. C. H. Tribbeck. Hymn No. 657 "We love the place. O God"-("Quam" Dilecta"). Prayer.
Mr. D. Edwards, sup'y second king. officer. Wanslen, has gone second officer, Nevehwang.
INDO CHINA S. N. CO.
Luen Ho.
Mr. J. H. Wood, from reserve, Mr. J. Gordon, second officer. has gone second engineer officer, Kalgan, on reserve.
Mr. Sterling, second officer. Sufyang. is gone second officer, Kalgan.
Mr. W.. Hargrave, sup'y sec-
The Dean's first weekly instruc- tions for Adult Baptism and Con- Hymn No. 688 "God is the refuge ond omer from short leave, has
Armation, Tuesday. 25th June at 5.30 pm.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, KOWLOON.
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The
(Church of England).
following are the forth- coming Services, etc, at St. An- drew's, Kowicon:-
Sunday, 24th June, 1334. Fourth Sunday After Trinity. Holy Communion at 8.15 a.m. Mattins and Sermon at 11 am Evensong and Sermon at 6 p.m. Preacher:-The Vicar.
On Monday, June 25th, at 9.15 p.m. there will be an Open Air Concert in the Church grounds, when well known local artistes be appearing. In the event of incle- ment weather the Concert will be held in the Hall Admission $1.10 including tax.
A Meeting of the V.D.MA. Com- mittee will be held in the Hall on' Thursday, June 28th, at 6.30 p.m. Friday, June 29th, being St. Peter's Day, Holy Communion will be celebrated at 7 am.
The usual bathing picnic under the auspices of St. Andrew's Club will be held on Saturday, June 30th, the launch leaving Police Fier at 3.30p.m.
At a meeting of the Electorate.. of the Church held last Sunday, Mr. F. W. Stapleton was elected People's Warden vire Mr. W. H. C. Rotison who was appointed Vicar's Warden on the departure of Mr. J. W. Baldwin
Special Notice. The Vicar wishes it to be known that during the summer months worshippers will be welcome in church in sports or holiday
clothes.
Catholic Churches
CATHOLIC
CATHEDRAL
The following are the forthcom- ing services etc., etc. at the Catho- lic Cathedral Caine Road.
4.
June 24th-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost.
June 24th-Feast of the Nativity
of St. John, the Baptist. June 24th-Olosing day of the month of the Sacred Heart: Plenary Indulgence "totles quoties."
June 24th-Papal Day,
MORNING SERVICES 1st Mass. at 6. ༣་
2nd Mass at 8. High Mass, 3rd Mass at 10.30 with sermon in English, with special re- ference to the Papal Day.
EVENING SERVICE
At 4-8pecial service in honour of the Papal Day. Sermon by the Rev. Fr. W. Gallagher, 9.J., followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Immediately after Benediction, in the spacious Hall of the Wah Yan College there will be a special' Concert, to which all Catholics are cordially invited to attend.
On Week Days, at 6, 7, and 7.30.
bis cricket Mass
record, and' be
put £ been scored on one against Sandham's triumphant 219. eight Lord Lewisham, president of the Marylebone Cricket Club, also res- ponded.
wickets and nearly 1,000 scored on another for the loss of 10 wickets? The Archbishop of Canterbury, replying, said that no one need challenge his title to be the worst
Free Churches
...
Reading.
of His saints"—("Lasos").. Prayer. Notices.
Hymn No. 613 "Come, all whoe'er
have
No. set"-("Darwall's"
855).
Address.
Hymn No. 844 "Saviour" again to
Thy dear name we raise" ("Ellers" "or "Päx_Del"). Blessing.
Vesper
NOTICES
At The Sallors' And Soldiers' Home.
Sunday, 24th June-Christian So-
cial Hipur, at 7 pm Monday, 25th and Thursday, 28th
June Badminton Club meets. Wednesday, 27th June--L. C. A.
Business Meeting, 10.30 am. Wednesday. 27th June-General
Committee Meeting, 5.30 p.m.
Launch Picnic. Launch will leave the Jetty In Gloucester Road (opposite the Seamen's Institute) at 3 p.m. prompt on Saturday, 23rd June..
„UNION CHURCH'
Kennedy Road.
(Eonr Lan
SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1834.
Sunday School, 8.30 0.10. Morning Service, 10.30 am. Evening Service, 0_p.m.
Freacher:-The Rev. E. G. Powell. Social Hour will be held in the Church Hall after Evening Service.
FIEST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST,
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(Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston,
Man, US.
MACDORNELL ROAD, BELOW BOWIEN HOLD TRAM STATION.
JUNE 24, 1934-
SUNDAY BRAVICE, 11:36 am, ..
Subject:"18 THE UNIVERSE, INCLUDING MAN, EVOLV. ED BY ATOMIC FORCE?"
The Sunday School is held on Sunday); Mornings, 16 o'clock.
Wednesday Erening Meeting, 6.00 p.m. Reading Hoom at above address open; - Tuesday sad Friday, 10 am to 12 Noor. Monday and Thursday, 5,30 to 7 pia.
The Public in cordially invited to attar the 'aarvical and visit the Bending Boos
SPEED PLANES
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dal - Press” (Copyright ),]
Bérlin. June 21 The Hanover squadron of thr? speed planes that won last year's "Goering Cup" is leading at the of four days end of the first "starflight" made up of round trip races between Berlin and the main al centres in Germany!
A tragic accident marred the first day's racing when a sport airplane flown by the crack - teur aviator. Vollbracht, crashed! from unknown causes, killing the pilot and the mechanic instant- aneously
One other fiver was forced down, METHODIST CHURCH.
awing to engine trouble leavi The health of the president was Bervices will be held at the Eng-105 out of 107 entrants to auk drink on the proposition of airsh Methodist Church. Queen's the first day's contest.Trans
Road East, Wanchat. Lancelot Sanderson
ocean Kuo Min.
gone seca officer, Sulyang.
Mr. T. Norman, second officer, Ha Petty, has gone second off- cer, Chunking.
Mr. R. Worrall; second om- cer, Chaking, has gone second officer, in Peking.
Mi J. Ross. second officer Newchung, has gone third officer, Shuntle
Mr. H. Maxwell, sup'y chief engined officer, Wanhsten, has gone acing chief engineer officer, Ningn
Mr. 4 Campbell chief engineer officer, Ninghai, has gone chier enginer fotcer, Szechuen.
Mr. Burns, chief engineer officer.zechuen. has gone suply chief fineer officer, Wanḥslen.
MR. Pringle, chief, engineer officer Wenchow, is on short leave.
neer icer, Sauntien I, has gone Mr. S. Halladay, chief engi-
supr.ce: engineer officer, Wan-
hsien
Mr. J C. Baker, second engineer offer. Shuntier I, has gone acting chief engineer officer, the same ship:
Mr Stuart, second engineer officeWenchow, has gone acting chief engineer officer, the same ship,
A. C. Morice, second engineer. offa Tatung, has gone second engher officer, Shantung.
H. Mather, sup'y second engher officer, Wanhaien has gamecond engineer officer, Ta-
A
Mr. J. Galbraith, second engineer
officer. Luen Ho. is on reserve.
CHINA MERCHANTS S. Ŋ/ CO. - Capt: Y. 9. Wong, from
leave, has gone command.
Kuo.
short
Klen
Jamesen Capt.
Chang acting master. Elen Kuo, has gone chief officer, the same ship.
Mr. Chen Foh Ying, acting chief officer, Klen Kuo-is on reserve.
Mr. Tsien Yu Char, from short leave, has gone chief oficer, Hai Jul.
Mr. Chu Wen Ping, acting chief officer, Hat Jul, is on reserve.
Mr. Sheng Tsen Shou. from short leave, has gone second officer, Haean.
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Mr. Jack, U. Lee, second officer, Kiang Tsin, is on short leave.
Mr. Lel Ning hes gune acting second officer, Klang Hsin.
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Tablets
PEPS
for
COUGHS THROATS
ADVERTISEMENTS.
MW. Struthers, suply second ENRIQUE CARLOS GREY. esteer officer, Nanchang, la on home leave.
LL parties having claims MW. C. Ruxton, sup'y second
against the estate of the late deer officer. Wanhsten, has Eurique C. Grey of No, 4, Chi Wo gone second engineer officer street, Kowloon, who died on the Fbangpu.
81st May, 1934, are requested to MP. J. Davidson, third engi-forward particulars of each to the net officer, Hsin Peking, has gone undersigned within seven days from sely second engineer officer, to-day's date. wer chow..
M. N. E. Bail, third engineer offer, Shuntien I, has gone acting second engineer oficer, the same
r. C. MCN. Scott, third engineer'
SPALDING
9. B. MURRAY,
"2, Cumberland Boad,
KOWLOON TONG, 22.6.84.
KRO-FLITE
GOLF BALL
Lasts till its
"Lost!
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP are Included 'amongd "the many other suċchstue" Schiaveä"
"Spalding Balls during 1933 de
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