HONGKONG.
BETWEEN OURSELVES, he was terrible democratie wi' his service very awkward for his
(Continued Prom Page 6.) tims's in a year that Andra did come in to Liakaamdoddie ware mostly spent on the comfortable settle of the Cross B
ross Keys Ian.
An Awfu* Mistake.
"Unca be
in
Was known
connection
it all and had no time for frilla opponents: Some of his "kills."
First Set
o any kind. I mind fine too, were wonderfully done, con- meeting him ona afternoonsidering 'his'lsok of inches. during the shooting, season and] we both lay down at the dyke
The matarted with Ng side for a rest and a crack. Wed no long been there when one s Sza-kwrdng #ying, and the first the ladies that was stopping at game went to the Chinese pair, the big house came along the mainly through sable good loaning and as she came fornaast smashing by Weifing-look. tolus she kinda half stopped and The next game alitawent to the go înto Dumfries on some looked at Andra as if she expect-Chinese F. Rassiek noring two led him to take a pull at his doubles. The Engishaan ware: business
tha approved not settling down to their game. a lawyer but whether he ever forelook after
But Andra and after losing and then winning got ony money or the man o' law. yeoman fashion.
and said not aa gama they lost another through no one ever knew, for Andra was never let on never kent to talk much about word until I asked him who she finding the net and sending out, "Ob." says she, "she's one the Chinese pair now leading by himself or his affairs. As he was often used to put it: "A close D' the English visitors. She strips 4-1. In the filth game there was mouth catches midges." for dinner"! By no trick o' the an incident which aroused the Nobody would ever have jaloused written or the printed word could spectatora to some excitement. about bis Dumfries jaunt, only I ever hope to reproduce the Ng Sza-kwong made a remark- of these few able recavary from A Swift. Pater Mac Fadgen, that used to withering seorn
return by R. Hancock and put so keap the wee grocer's shop at simple words.
macb cut on the ball that it [landed on the apposite court and thea jumped back over the net, completely nonplussing H. Han- cock who stood waiting to smash
no
our place happened to be in
seeing his brother Joba, him that
had a grand undertakers' business
No The Dogs' Fault.
Ar. Andra had no time or use in the High Street. As Peter for onything that savouted of the told the story after, it was a fair spurions. Even wit the minister caution and it just goes to show he'd argue a doctrinal point till heit. The sixth game went ye what a small world this is as black in the face and didas' deuce and was then won by the after all. Him and his brother care a curse whether he liked it Britishers, but clever returns and
Second Set.
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Linkcumdoddie set at 6-4, - and were thinking o slipping preaching at away to bed when there came an Parish Church. Man. he had
awfu whiney swfa dundering at the shop door pe o yon
The second set provided mixed wit so terrible yelling, fit kinda o voices that are seemed enough to bring the police out of tuned up to within half a note susprise. The Hancocks mate a came into good start, getting a lead of 3-2 their beds. As Peter said after, he hysteris, Andra thought be recognised the voice. the body of the kirk just after which included two laregames. H. .but it no being his house, he just the bell had stopped and no Hancock was placing beautifully kept mum. By and by his brother sooner did the man of God start and his brother bringing off soma went and raised the window and in to give out the first psalm, good smashes and services.
Andra's collias began the other couple got busy and asked the man below (who, later than op, turned out to le Acdra David-to whine and yowl. The minister took three games in succession, sou. right enough) what was like glowered ower bis glasses and the ninth game being noticeable
■iling him.
ordered the beadle to put those for a fine rally in which Wei Wing- "Twa (bic) pies" says Andra, dogs outside the sacred edifice." lock and R. Hancock shote. obviously three sheets in the But that was more than Andra With the score 5-al! Ng Sze- could stand sad, rising to accom-kwong got a love game on his wind.
"Two what?" asked Peter's Pany them forth the Kirk in service, to which the Hancocks brother, Lim being inclined to be their disgrace, be stopped ball replied with a like effort. Care-
way down the aisle and ex-less play by the Hancocks lost) kinda Englified, through coming postulated on behalf of his dumb them the next two games and the a lot in contact wit ministers and
friends thus: Weel, sir. I'm set at 8-6.
doctors alike in the coffia
Bess.
busi-very sorry this has happened ic
"Tws (bio) pies."" "My dear sir" and Pater just fair delighted to imitate bis brother John at this bit, "My dear sin zou have made a slight error: "The baker's shop is further down the street. This is an undertaker's establishment."
"Look
bare ** biccoughed Andre. "I may be drunk, but I'm no' blind. What d'ye thick you're daeing wià' thae bride's cakes in your winds then."
the House of God, bur, sir, - ye must adroit ye began it yersel "."
TENNIS DOUBLES.
Chinese Pair Wins Championship Title.
Final Set.
Then
The last set opened evenly, the pairs being level at the endi of the fourth game. Thea the Chinese went away and took three-games in succession, although the Hancocks only wanted one point for game in the sixth. With the score 5-2 against them, it was seen that the Han- cocks were now beaten. They Last season's doubles tennis managed to ge: the eighth game." champions of the Colony, the but the Chinese were 30-love in
30-all broilers Hancock, had the title the ninth. Later
called and thea. after the wrested from them last evening.
Chinese only wanted & Man, Andra never heard the when the challengers in the com
W&S registered. end of that one for long and many petition, Ng Sze-kwong and Wei point, deuce
However. the Chinese took Winz-lock, secured victory by a day. Mind ye, it was only
the next two points. the occasionally that he got on the three straight sets and 20 games ran dan, for ordinarily be was to 13. The set-scores were 6-4, winning stroke being a fortunate 8-6 and 6-3 in favour of the Chin one for Wei Wing-lock, the ball the quietest o' men and quite a philosopher in his mild ways pair. Thus both the singles akimming the top of the net and Man. I've seen him sitting down od doubles championship of the being unplayable. With a set-
A Home-made Sermon.
52.4
at our back door before setting Colony are now in Chinese bands, score of 6-3, the Chinese woD off on his long tramp home, and Ng Sze-kwong, one of last even- the match and thus sanexed the no instter what his eye lit on. ing's winding pair, being, as is championship.
ye got a home-made sermon just well
knowo, also singles
as pat as if he'd written it out the champion.
Prizes Presented.
At the conclusion of the match.
week before. The subject might| There was a very large crowd Mr. R. Hancock, the President of be the weather, the trees, or the of spectators present at last even- gravel that he would let run outing's match, which was played the Hongkong Cricket Club, istro-
the stand
the duced Miss Ram, who consented between his weather-beaten fin- on cers, but ye aye Rot words a H.K.C.C. ground, the whole of to present the prizes to the success. wisdom and no collection in the the available seating accommoda-ful competitors, Miss Ram had, binderend."
tion being occupied and many as some of them knew, Mr. Hun
court *
I mind fice of hearing him people having to stand. His Ex- cuck said, & very long association moralising overa wheen chicken callency the Governor, the Chief with the Cricket Club. Her father.
the Commodore that my aunt was feeding at the Justice,
and was for many years a member of time. A5. fearfully and won-many other prominent residents the Club and in his younger days! derfully made said he. "Nas were present. Mr. H. A. Nisbet made many hundreds on that ground sooner are they born than they was the umpire. begin to run about and feed for themselves. Take we bumaps,
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Besides, he was Hon: Secretary of it knew very little of the great Runners-up, Wong. P-keung and for instance, what between hip- There is no shadow of doubt that
Club Championship: Winner, pens, and feeding bottles, we're s the Chinese pair well deserved the Club for many years. Proceed-amount of work it involved. The V. Yranovich.
ing, Mr. Hancock said he thought work bad been doce most efficiently. gey handful to our mother before their victory, we can feed for ourselves. But triumph for youth. Now and all would agree they had had a very it would be invidious to mention F. A. Rodmond; Runner-up, Capt. They were a names, but he could not refrain H. Davies. The Challenge round the wee birds ken how to peck again. the Hancock brothers successful meeting. up their crumbs without learning showed *flashes of their old little delayed owing to the strike from saying how much they wore has not yet been played, Redmond And if ye watch them closely, style and did some
clever in the early days of the tourna-indebted to their Hon. Secretary, having stillo meet J. B. Penman ya'll see them run for the shelter work, but their
were meat, and one or twe matches Mr. Greenhill, and to Mr. Nesbit who won the championship lest
Mr. Nesbit had per (Applause). Against that. the had to be postponed, but
Handicap Singles, "A" Cla of their mother's wing at the spasmodic.
whole they had got formed & thankless task by umpir Winner, A. Brearley; Runner-up first sign of a shadow no the size Chinese couple were consistent the
a blue bottle in the sky. How all through, seldom making mis-through fairly well and were ing in so many matches, but he had R. K. Valenting.
The out never heard a single word of com- is it that they ken that yon takes and showing decidedly pretty well ap-to-date..
Handicap Singles, "B" Cla speck's bawk? And then again better judgment than their standing feature of this year's plaint in respect of any decision he Not completed.
H. they gaun to bed at the darken- opponents, Hancock did tournament, as it was last year, had made. (Hear.hear), Mr. Nesbit Handicap Doubles: Winners, Ing without the telling and some pretty and effective shots was the play of Mr. Ng Sze-kwong, had also kept all the rounds up to Major J. R. Lloyd and A B. they've as much use for a hot at times, his placing being often who had carried off the Singles date with great tact and courtesy. Raworth; Runners-up, A. Brearley water bottle at their feet as I applauded, but his brother was in Championship of the Colony for the Mr. Hancock paid a tribute to the and H. E. Smith. have o' a white dickey when I'm variable form and save for an athyear in succession. (Applause), work of Mr. Greenhill If the Mixed Handicap Doubles: Not out on the hill wi' the sheep. Ay, occasional smash and service rem: That was a record for the Clab and tournament gave such great satis completed. isa't it wonderful that they should iniscent of his best days he did he thought it was high time some faction not only to the players who
Three cheers and a "tiger" for kena thee things without a not show up too well. Ng Sza- book?"
kwong and his partner were an young man pat on his armour and were interested but to the specta- the ladies having been beartily "We tors alike, it was in no small mea-given on the call of the President, extremely well balanced and cap-gave him a good beating. The Limit.
able pair, and they played with cannot afford to put up caps for sare due to the great amount of the proceedings were brought to a Te can see from that, that good understanding. They ex-matches and find one player taking time and trouble so ungrudgingly close. Andra, like lots of men that earn called in the finer points of the them all the time," the President given by Mr. Greenhill (Applause). Miss Ram then presented the living out in the open air was gama. The singles champion was humourously remarked and added,
PEKING'S POPULATION. vory observant. No only did in excellent trim and gave a good I say we of course I do not put trophies to the successful competi- |
According to the latest census this trait apply to things and all-round display, some of his them up." (Laughter). Mr. Han- tora as under:
Open Championship Singles: taken by the Metropolitan Policé creatures of the wild but to recoveries being really remark-cock thanked the members of the humans as well. He had an able. Wei Wing-lock has never Clab who had contributed in such Ng Sze-kwong; Winner of rounda, authorities, "the population
652,457 are males and 283,766, uncanny, kuack o' reading a body played a better game in Hong large measure to making the M. W. Lo; Runner-up, A. A. Rum Peking totals 836,226, of which
jaha, through, ay, even the completest kong. His judgment was unerr-
Open Championship Doubles: females. They constitute 173,314, stranger he'd never seen betweening, his volleying excellent, his tournaments success. Those who
effective were not intimately connected with Ng Sze-wong and Wei Wing-lock; households. the eyes in his life before. And net-work most
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