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Chaplain General Arrivės....
The Right Rav. Bishop Taylor Smith, Chaplain General to the forces, arrived in Hongkong this morning by the Rohilla.
Arrivals.
By the Prince Eitel Friedrich, from the North, Mr. and Mrs. Newall arrived back to lay. Cap tain and Mrs. Bromley returned on the se. Nyanza, ......
INTERPORT MATCH.
HONGKONG DISMISS SHANGHAI FOR 200 RUNS.
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H.B. Ollerdessen, b Ohristian 5 W. J. Haynes, not ont
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THE CANTON FIRE.
4
... 17
Skipper of the Huengahan's': Interesting Story..
Total
200
Fall-of the wickets.
Captain A. MoKinnon, of the 1-20, 2-66, 3-102, 113, 6-173, 8.8. Haongahan, gave a graphic 6-173, 7-179, 8-194, 9-104, 10-200. story of the fire at Cantja to a representative of the Hongkong Bowling Analysis. "Telegraph" on the arrival of
10
2
4 place now.
4is destroyed and the Chinese post
bard luck in that Turner, all bat
office is completely gutted.
a mystery. For some time I have,
There was a smaller crowd, as to White, and the decision ap was only to be expected, present reared somewhat to surprise him. at the resumption of the Interport He had batted stylishly for 27
0. M. R. W. the ship yesterday. He said:
"It is a devastated looking A woman has reported that her match this morning. It was and, in getting rid of both Crook White
5.32 husband has been drowned in con-atated that Shanghai would be well and Muriel out to leg-before Christian..
All the water front 24.1 5 48 24 .3 Dempsey
02 sequence of falling into the Har- forced to bat without Ollerdessen, decisions, Hongkong were dis-
but ho turned out later. Sayer, tinctly fortunate. A fifth success Hancock bour...
6 2 13 who was also in the wars yester came with the score unaltered.
"I should roughly estimate Naturally Shanghai followed on, that an area of a third of a square Dempsey relieved Hancock, and day, was able to take the field.
Crockwell (not out B) took the Walker turned a ball from him opening with A. E. Lanning and mile-is-a-mass of ruins, and it is bowling from Christian, and a into his wicket. This was rough Ollerdessen. Dempsey got going said that there was $3,000,000 maiden resulted: Dempsey took on Shanghai's captain, bat luoky from the pavilion end and land worth of damage done. the place of White at the pavilion for Hongkong who had the game held a ball turned to log by Lan- How the the fire originated end, and a couple "resulted to now well in hand. Lanning from his opening over." Quayle partnered Lanning and ning. Christian's first ball, Lan-heard rumours that the Chinese Au early success fill to Hongkong. careful play was the order of the ning turned for three, while Oller intended to sot fire to the city, Christian, who found his length day. Weak out fielding gave dessen soon after hooked a beauty but whether that is true and at once, hed Lanning beaten to Quayle a boundary to his credit to the boundary and had an off whether the fire was intended to the world with the third ball but, except for some clever drive for one from Dempsey carry out that threat, or not, it of his second over. Lanning went ground-fielding, there was little Later he helped himself to a six is, of course, impossible to say,
from the same bowler. Hongkong,
The fact remains, however, forward for the ball but was in- to enthuse side it all the way. McEuen follow-with matters going well for them, The first wicket féll at 3.20 to that as I steamed up to the city ed, and the last ball of the over were working together very Christian. Ollerdessen put up an I saw nothing but clouds of saw him beaten by a delivery spiritedly and skilfully. Lanning easy catch to Dempsey at point, which just failed to get the bails. had a mighty stroke which landed which was safely held. Lanning had 19 of the 20 runs on the ball atop of the pavilion, and At 3-50 the Shanghai score was the board when the first wickot the batsmen proceeded very 51 for three wickets-the score (fell.
steadily despite the succession of standing :- disasters. Christian was again tried but he seemed to hold few A. E. Lanning, o Claxton, b
Bagnall terrora for either bateman..
Ollerdessen, o Dempsey, b McEuen, atpd Claxton.
Dem pasy.
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The tiealth Bill.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1912.
THE IRISH PROBLEM.
This was the result of a whip round
the among passengers.
Possession of Oplum. '
For being in unlawful posses- sion of a quantity of opium, a an was fined $12, or in default fourteen days, by Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morning.
A Missing Umbrella.
At the Police Court, this mor-
ning, on the application of Mr Gardiner, a remand was granted in a case wherein a Chinese was charged with the larcency of an
umbrella.
Victoria Theatre.
"A combination benefit perform anco will be given at the Victorin Theatre on November 25 for Mr. Verne, Miss Smith, and "The Franklins." It is believed that the programmo will be a most amusing one-
"The Cook."?
The Morphine Habit.
The Lamp Danger
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over:
Lanning and Quayle were still together when tiffin was taken with the score at 143 for five wickets. On the resumpton at two o'clock Lanning on-drove Demp- sey twice, for twe and four, and Quayle had a single off Christian. Another single to Quayle brought him to face Christian whom he promply drove for four and three. This brisk work pleased the spec
Christian
1. "'*
24
17
6
Total for 3 wickets 51 At 4.15 Shanghai had lost five wickets for 75 runs.
smoke and smouldering rains.
**The Chinese Tire Department. did their best, but that best was of not much use, because of the strong wind that fanned the flames and carried sparks every where to leoward, setting fire to houses as they fell.
"The central, or middle wharf, of the Hongkong-Canton. Com- 4pany was completely destroyed, and we will now have a lot of trouble as we have but one wharf left to go to, and that is insuffici* ent for the berthing of our ships." Continuing, Captain McKinnon
Steady Play. Dempsey was sending down soine loose stuff which suited McEuen, and be collected a brace and a singlo. The same batsman turned Christian nicely to leg for a single. Both men were playing very steadily and MoEnen cut Dempsey squareapd off-drova him off successive balls. Both wont to the boundary and 40 went up 14 of them scored this morning after fifteen minutes' play.
Dempsey was getting a deal of work on the ball, and McEuentators who applauded generously. The following is the team cho. played him very carefully. Chri When Dempsey was driven to the sen to do duty for the United stain, on the other hand turned screen by Quayle and was prettily Services against Shanghai on the ball but slightly, though his square cut to the boundary by the Thursday and Friday length was
boyoni reproach. same batsman the hand-clapping There was little in the game here was general. With the score at 173, about to rouse enthusiasm, except however, Quayle was bowled by some neat ground-fielding which Christian. The retiring batsman evoked applause. Both batsman, had contributed 28 to the partner. Cerekwoll especially, wore play ship of 60 runs made in 43 ing with extreme oare, but Crock-inutes.
had
доде
correct cricket,
the
WAS
UNITED SERVICĖS v. SHANGHAI.
Maj Bowron, A.P.D. Lt. Christian, R.A. Lt. Paris, R.A. Capt. Crawford, R.A. Lt. Bagnall, R.A Lt. Chambers, R.N.
Capt. Hughes, K.O.Y.L.L ERA. Poole, R.N, A Corpl. Dempsey, K.O.Y.L.I. Lt. White, 126th Baluchi. Lt. Williams, A.8.0.
WASTED WATER.
A Serious Mattor Requiring Attention.
said.
As far as I know there were no livos lost, but I was not able
to
get any authoritive information on the point.
While the fire was at its height there was a great deal of oxcitement among the Chinese, and the troops were called out to render whint assistance they could, and to prevent piracy aud. lanting.
"Everything of value in the Post office was saved before the Dlames reached it, aad the valu- ables were taken to the Shameen.
“Several foreiguore assisted in the salvage work,much to their crédit."
In speaking of the shipping, Captain MeKinuon said :
When asked his impression of
well promised to be dangoraus Ollerdessen pluckely came out and hard to dislodge. He has all to bat, but immediately lost Lan- the etyle of a first-class batsmen-aining who failed to time one careful defence, clever footwork, from Dempsey and presented With regard to to-morrow and power to hit when a loose one Hancock with an easy catch. He night's performance of The comes along. Fifty went up after had scored a plucky 30 in the Cook," we have been requested to 22 minutes play and 60 after face of difficulties by careful and intimate that two extra rows of nearly 40 minutes
I know of no accident. The Tait followed pit stalls have been arranged as MoEnen was not too safe and twice and got Christian to
6.8. Honam was forced to leave her dock at 8 p.m. because of the reserved and numbered seats. he placed the ball through the leg boundary, and placed
flames, and it was hor wharf that There are a few seats still open, slips quite too close to the fielders him through the slips for a single. but prompt booking is advised to
Ollerdessen helped himself to a
was destroyed. She anchored in Crockwell Leaves.
In view of the present threaten-mid-stream and suffered no avoid disappointment.
Crockwell went at 66, out 1.b.w. couple from the same bowler.
With 15 briakly added to ed shortage of water in Hongkong, damage." to Christian. He had battled very Before Mr. C.D. Melbourne, at carefully for 21, and one was the score, Tait was bowled reports which have reached us of The Home Rule question has taken a dramatic turn by the the Police Court, this morning, a sorry to see him go: But it was by Dempsey and the end water running to waste from how this part of Canton now
was in eight. Anderson public standpipes in the Colony looks, Captain McKinnon said: defeat of the Government on the financial provisions of its Bill, and man was Ened $12.80, or in as well for Hongkong that he re-
"Nothing is to be seen, but electors may yet have an opportunity, earlier than was expected, of default, fourteen days, for being tired to the pavilion. Crookwell out leg before to the first ball call for most serious attention. again showing what they think of the idea of separating Ireland from in unlawful possession of eight is a deal better bat than a score sent down by Dempsey and Hay-If the statements made by our remains of brick walls, the towers nes came in to join Ollerdessen, informant are correct--and he of tive pawa broker a shops, fitful candareens of morphine. It was of 21 would show,
Thus nineteen wickets had fallen aaya he is prepared to prove them glarea of fire here and there the rest of the United Kingdom. Whatever may be the result of a stated that defendant had also in Muriel followed and put one General Election, it seems pretty certain that for years to come the his possession two syringes for very dangerously through the before the first cypher was record then indeed the responsibility among the smoldering piles of slips, but it could hardly be desed in the match. It was now a of the authorities in allowing the lebris, and smoke hanging like a matter of Irish representation in the Imperial Parliament will com- purposes of injecting the drug.
cribed as a chance. McEuen had question of whether Shanghai wastage to take place is deserving cloud over it all."
would reach the second hund- of the utmost consure. mand a deal of attention and give trouble to whatever party
A woman has died in the abrace af boundarios hero one red and there was general ap-|
Our informant, who is a big
AN ABSENT SOLICITOR, happens to hold the reins of office. Both the chief parties of the Nethersole Hospital from injuries to leg and the other a perfect plause when Haynes brought ratepayer, tells us that to his State have decided opinions on the question. Moreover, both are which it is reported were caused shot past mid-off off Dempsey. the figures up on the board knowledge water has been shame-
This morning in the Summary committed to carrying their respective intentions into effect. through being burned. A school- Muriel cut Christian, who was
This matter has bean touched apon by two recent cablegrams. girl has reported to the police that now bowling round the wicket by turning Dempsey to leg for fully running to waste for same Court, before Mr Justice: Gome as the result of a kerosine lamn and the ball travelled to the four.. Without addition Ollerdos. time. past from five sources all pertz, Choy Tat Sam sued The."
was bowled by Christian and within a short distance of No. 2 Fook Sang Boarding House and One reported the decision of the House of Commons to fix Irish accidentally falling over, the wo-boundary at a great pace. This the innings terminated after last-Police Station, near Causeway Lai Tan Ping, of the same ad- representation in the Imperial Parliament at 15 members, in the man, who was her married sister,
Hongkong.-ist Innings. event of the passing of the Home Bule Bill; while the other recorded was burned. The accident oc in place of Christian. A word of ing just over three hours. Scores:- a declaration from the Leader of the Opposition to the effect that curred on the 9th inst. and the praise must be given to Dempsey
whose field was well set. He, too, G. R. Sayer, c Quayle, b
MoBuen... when the Unionists come into power they will reduce Irish repre-
tried bowling round the wicket, but nothing resulted except a Capt. Crawford R.A,, o. sentation to 42 and thus "end Homa Rulo for over." Mr. Bonar Before leaving tho. Colony Mr. brace of singles. The cricket was ker, basyle Law's statement of policy is especially interesting, showing, as it Mr. R. E. Belilios is giving a slow, but notdall. Careful batting A. C. E. Elborough, b Quayle does, how far apart the two leading parties are on the matter under Mathematical Prize of the annual against steady (and heady) R. Hancock (captain) o Mc- notice. Obviously. the Unionist leader had a belief that the party ente of Queen's College. Not ing, never is dull.
value of $40, to the Senior Stud-bowling, backed by good field-
Euen, b Quayle... A. A. Claxton, o A. E. Lan- to which he belongs was to regain office before Home Rule should fewer than 30 students should With 80 still on the board,
ning b V. H. Lanning... be placed upon the Statute Book. When he spoke he probably had sit for the prize, and of the White took the ball from Demp W. C. D. Turner o Crockwell in mind the possibility of the pasenge of tho Bill through the six subjects arithmetic, algebra, say, but runs were were slow to b. H, Lanning Commons, and its rejection by the Upper Chamber, knowing that geometry, monsuration, trigono- come. The batsman were clearly Ice-Cpl. Dempsey b. V. H. this would inevitably precipitate a General Election, with possibly than five must be attempted. The and, for the most part, were cont R. O. Hutchison st. Haynes
metry, book-keeping-not less out to wear down the bowling Lanning... unhappy consequences to the present regime. It looks now as if Prize is to be called the ent to play the ball. Still, McEuen the country may not need to wait for this process to be gone through. Belilios Mathematical Prize."
gave promise of hitting power Lt. IL G. Bagnall, B.G.A., But why Unionists should consider it politic to cut down Irish Winners will have their names and Muriol seemed a clever bate b Quayle representation without the grant of Home Rule to a figure below recorded on a special tablet in man to be placed No 9 on the Lt. H. 1. Christian, R.G.A., that favoured by the Liberals with a grant of self-government, it is the Central Hall,* not easy to see. After all, there must be justice done. Besides, it appears somewhat incongruous to see the Imperialistic party pledged to a policy which, instead of unifying, would likely have the effect of widening the breach between Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. And such a step should not be taken with out good, solid grounds for the action..
woman died on the 10th.
Mathematical Prize.
THE SOUDAN.
sent up 80 and Hancock went on
F
sen
b Anderson
85
Wal-
58
41
75
11
complaints which he has made on money said to be deposited with Bay, and that in spite of personal drose, to recover the sum of $200, the matter, the evil still con the defendants, under an agree tinues.
ment dated April 25, and ohop. The most serious case is at a ped with the defendants chop. In public standpipe just below the the alternative the plaintiff claim Polo Ground, near the block of the above sum as money lent, Chinese dwellings on the main Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for road, which, says our informant, the plaintiff, and Mr. Leo has been running at full flow to D'Almada e. Castro, appeared for his knowledge for four nights Mr Otto Kong Sing, who is for and days. There are two other the defendants, instances, he says, between the Petroleum Works and the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club premises,
14 both of broken tape from
Kong Sing was away at Hoi- Mr D'Almada explained that
how and asked for an adjournment.
+39
50
oard.
A Third Success. After 72 minutes, play to-day -97 in.all-Muriel sont up the
b Quayle
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Total
14
Lt. A. G. White, not out
12
19
His Lordship, after hearing the which wateriscontinually leaking,
plaintiff's evidence gave judg Near at hand also an underground ment for plaintiff with coste, pipo has burst; while two further but, conditional on the money tape almost opposite the Yacht being paid into court by 4 p.m. Club are also said to have been to day, a atay was granted until leaking badly for some time, one
Friday next. for a month at least.
.417
33
On Mr. D'Almada's application the case was allowed to stand over, no judgment being entered.
New Peers' Titles.
"There must have been thous ands of gallons of water wasted The transport Soudan, which 100, amidst applause, with a
from these places within the past arrived on Sunday from Ching pretty boundary to leg off Han- Shanghal 1st Ionings, wang tao, and is now lying at cock. Immediately afterwards A. E. Lanning b Christian... 10 month, said our informant "Nobody takes any notice Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, goes into McEuen left to an easy catch by L.H. W. Crookwell lbw do... 21 of the matter at all."
A recent London Gazette dry-dock at Taikoo to-morrow and Orawford off White's bowling. D.B. McLaon e Crawford blate as Friday I went to states that Sir John Fletcher In the next General Election Mr. Bonar Law and his party will will leave Hongkong on the 19th He had 33 to his credit out of the White have every opportunity of smashing the prowess of the Liberal party inst.
total of 102.
H. E. Muriel Ibw White... 27 No. 2 Police Station and com- Moulton, on his appointment to and, therefore, of again putting Home Rule well into the background. The Inniskilling Fusiliers and Walker followed and saw L. Walker b Dempsey 3 planied about it but the water be a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
was still running to waste when will take the title of Baron Mon But he would be a bold man who would predict for the Unionists of the details of the Somersetshire Muriel on-drive White to the J. A. Quayle, b Christian
passed this morning. In addi- ton, of Bank, in the county of majority suficiently large to enable them to carry through the Light Infantry which she brought pavilion. Some rather free hitt V. H. Lanning, o Hancock b
tion to that, I have constantly Southampton. Field Marshal Sir House of Commons a measure to reduce Trish representation by down from the North have all dis-ing followed, but the held was Dempsey
oslled the attention of the Indian William Nicholson will take the about one-half! Moreover, in the present temper of the Irish people embarked, and are now encamped well set, and only a series of singles H. G. Tait, b Dempsey
constable on the beat to the mat title of Baron Nicholson, of Bound- it would be a fatal move to take. But this is looking ahead. And at Hunghom on the Railway re- resulted. Mariel, with the score RN. Anderson,
ter, yet nothing in done.
hay, in the county of York. al er, the battle is not fought yet, much less won.
clamation ground,
at 113, was also given out 1.b.w.
Dempsey ...