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CRICKET NOTES
BY
THE ARMCHAIR
CRITIC
Sat in the hedge on Saturday to deny time the privilege of afternoon and watched the Chib free choice. And there the University match. Played on a matter stands until that dim withatting wicket which was in two future when we are all organised halves with a death trap (figura- and systematised and have à tive) of about a yard of hare sarthBismarkian immigration board in the middle.
composed of hawk-eyed men sitt- ing in a vast and gloomy chamber who will interrogate the incoming cricketer and finally allot him to such-and-such a team. It's A beautiful idea--moreover, I offer it free.
It is a matter of history that a Great War broke out in 1914.
Normal cable service Our near sister Crown Colony, Shanghai and Macaois Singapore, had a big garrison-restored. British and Indian infantry battalions, regulars of the R.E's. The ninth National Convention
After a cautions start, the Club and R.G.A's, an Indian moun-of the YMCA's in China is in simply helped themselves to runs. Quick couldn't get much work on tain-battery section, the Navy, session in Canton this week.
the ball owing to the matting, and a small. but keen. Volunteer
and Balhatchet was like last Mr. M. J. Quist, Dutch Consul night's beer-distinctly "of force. Within a few months the
at Hongkong, arrived last month Owen Hughes and Webster took Meanwhile, I suppose such British battalion of infantry left in the Netherlands on leave of the score from 6 to 96, and the clubs as Kowloon will battle for France, and the Navy was absence,
MUSTARD & Co. required elsewhere. This was in
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HONGKONG, 17th Oct., 1923.
THE VOLUNTEERS.
the
A letter from a correspondent published yesterday raises the fold question again of whether or not Volunteering in Hongkong is receiving all
support it should. From enquiries we have! made, from various sources, we can state emphatically that it is. not. There is room for quite twice the dumber of men that belong to the organisation at present. As we wish to be quite) fair to both sides we shall discuss first of all the arguments which
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Mitchell-Hughes partnership re-gamely against the slings and alised another 60. H.O.H. played arrows of outrageons leave-
the days when overyone thought:| A number of fire-cracker mer-several bright innings, aggregat-takers, acts of God and the King's The war will be uver before fchants from Canton have estab-ing 76, before he retired. However. enemies etc., etc and the handred- next Christmas Six months lished their manufactories in Webster wiped some of the blots and twenty-odd playing members Macao, and others are looking off the Club's escutcheon by a of the H. K. C. C. will raise their after the outbreak of hostilities for sites.
stylish and attractive 44. More voices in the weekly wail against power to his allow (literally). their non-inclusion in the twenty, propaganda had scored its first success in the East. The Indian
Mr. Frederick D. K. La Clercq, hattalion, Mohammedans, mutin-Secretary to the American Em- ied. Most people know of what bassy, left London on Sept. 11 for Tokyo, where he has been followed. After they had murder appointed Secretary at the Em ed their officers and about fifty bassy there. European civilians whom they
encountered in the streets, the
The health return for yester, matineers commenced a march day shows six cases of small-pox- on the hospital and hotels had and one each of enteric, cerebro- they got there one of the most spinal fever and diphtheria. The last named was Indian and the horrible tales of butchery might rest Chinese.
have had to be told. A small! force of naval men, less than The Chinese Recreation Clubi [ fifty in number, including stokers annual "at home" takes place and cooks, from a surveying on Saturday, when tea and e- freshments will be kindly pro- ship in port, together with aided by the Hon. Mr. Chow handful of British regulars. Shou-son. The prizes will be engineers and artillerymen, who distributed by Mrs. C. C. Wang could be spared, ride! by Vojun-
teers.
broke the back of the Two days ago, an Indian con- revolt within the first few hours. stable on duty in the northern shot. suburbs of Macao Was The huge Chinese population of Three bullets entered his body the place fortunately kept out of and he died later in hospital. The events; it was not their country, facts of the case are not yet known. No arrests have been to begin with, aut in three days
made. they haul w. firearms. The lesson of that stirring time has not been
forgotten in the South. We may open to slight correction, but
In view of General Chan King ming's forces on the East River having been greatly strengthen
OLEN - HUGHED
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WEBSTER
Quick was his old delightful two men who comprise the self again. Watching 'em until two club teams. What a life they came into actual contact with the bat and making great use of that semi-late cut of his an effortless stroke which dashes the ball between point and third
Which dismal train of thought brings us to a lonely figure, who (although you youngsters invari ably forget it) is an integral part we believe the European popal-ed, General Yeung Hi-man, the man. From my leafy vantage of a cricket match. For him no ation of Singapore is somewhat Yunnanese commander-in-chief, watched his walk back to the gentle snooze in the country, no we have heard used against join-maller than it is here, and the come in Canton from the North not altogether displeased with the pavilion. Not a moment's has ordered 3,000 of his troops to pavilion and surmised that he was quiet and easy contemplation in ing the local Defence Force.
himself a strange condition for relaxation may he permit him. Quick. who usually communes self. Be he lax for an instant, with himself during the return the sharp appeal inevitably many shakes of the head, that he founds him. And he gains no- walk, and finally decides, with comes. and his confusion con- ought to have stopped it ought thing. No honour, no glory. Not to have stopped it."
even an excited interest in the match. A stoic.
Most of these eligible who European section of its Defence River.
Force is at least twice the onm-! ber of ours. Let us take a leaf
do not belong to it have one main reason for abstention it is not worth their while, as there is a garrison Here of large pro- portions (including the Navy)
A mail
paper reports that out of the book of experience of Lieutenant J. D. Ross has been otbers.
posted to the Titania at Hong Kong, and Acting Lieutenant
There are, of course, various
rifle
we
cannot go
H. Jefferson has been ordered to join the light cruiser Durban at
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and Surgeon D. H. Quick and Rumjahn carried the Kernelan to the Tamar at Hong-team-as far as run-getting wasN |concerned-for the whole of the season. True, there was a host to follow; nine good men who
this
And so gentleman, I charge
and the Volunteers will never be ways in which Volunteering can
the same place. Other appoint. Balbatchet made 47 in very required. This is an argument be made more popular in Honments include the posting of sound style which pleased me which is, admittedly, difficult to kong monthly matches Surgeon-Lieutenant A. 4. Pom- mightily. My impression of the your hats off to :- contradict, but not impossible, as with prizes) and a big annuat fret to the Tarantula in the West Universty last year was that we shall presently show. Then, Bisley" would do a great deal River both amongst Volunteers and to stimulate interest. Our space kong non-Volunteers, we find men who is limited, and
Touse again-t what they term more fully into the subject to-
A Singapore paper states:-could be relied on to stay at the the class distinctions-very often day. We know from. personal We regret to hear that Miss wickets all day, provided they a matter of wealth distinction-experience what fine, healthy re- Aileen Woods' mother met with were not required to make runs.
I except Roffey from in the corps. One unit, a very creation cas be derived from a serious accident a week ago.
She was assisting her daughter charge. He did endeavour to small one as to numbers, has Volunteering, and we appeal not at the piano during lessons make a lot in a short time. been described to us by the nick-only to the eligibles who have at the club at Tanjong usually with a complete and name of the Snots Battalion."not joined up to do so, but also to Poera, Sumatra. Turning from perfect lack of success. And so. the piano at the close, she made iny University, if you want to It is regrettable that such ques-the present members to encour a mis-step from the platform on repost your League success of tions should crop up to interfere age others to enlist. We draw which the piano was placed and last season, cultivate the art of with recruitment, and very often no comparisons with the big fell, bearing her whole weight getting runs, and away with your the grumblers are partly to Volunteer force in Shanghai, as on her right hand. The bones of magnificent immobility which the hand are seriously fractured. will avail you nothing in a half- blarne. A subject of this nature that is not a garrison city, but
3 delicate one to nevertheless cannot help} may seer discuss, but we mention it in wishing that some of the Northern fairness to all parties. Evidently, enthusiasm would penetrate to what the organisation requires is this Colony.
more esprit de corps, for one
thing. It has also occurred to
we
us, from replies we have received The Radio Muddle.
soon
fools to be in it at all.
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day match, besides causing me much pain on those days that I happen to watch you.
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We are beginning to wonder why the local Committee was ever appointed. The Government heard a member (you know, the Thus to the League. I over- has, admittedly, shown a sympatalkative one of the H.K.C.C. thetic attitude by granting provi- opine that it would be a walk-over sional rights for experimental for the Clab. I coneur, but it's a broadcasting, and that much is
WHIST DRIVE.
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THE OVERWORKED
UMPIRE
to enquires, that some of the meal Whilst it may be the case that greatly appreciated. The investig-pity. My member further observ- at present members of the De-Hongkong has to await decisions ation. Committee, like the Radio ed that some of the new members from Home before radio can come Society, has, however, seemingly might have found a worthy field
Finally, this from the South fence Force have joined only outfully into its own in the Colony,/ceased to function actively. W for endeavour in another club.
Again I concur. Of course, it's | China Morning Post:-"Fritz, & of a sense of duty-perhaps re- we are not at all impressed with fully understand the difficulties entirely up to the new man which newcomer who has thrown in his gretted
afterwards and the rate of progress so far made of the situation, and we are as club he joins, and I (who could lot with Craigengower. His lot, they now consider themselves Some three months ago, the Gov-anxious as anyone that nothing write a tome on "The Liberty of presumably, amounting to just
erament appointed a committee shall be done which shall lead the Subject") would be the last 100. to enquire fully into the whole to confusion, but surely Hong- Well, it might surprise some subject" of wireless in its local kong is not going to wait for ever aspect, and at the time it was on the Home decisions. After persons to know that these ques-stated that, following the present all. the conditions in England tions we have referred to, crop up ation of the Committee's report, and in Hongkong are not by any AT CATHOLIC MEN'S CLUB. in every corps, everywhere, even the authorities would decide on means analagous. Incidentally,
A most enjoyable whist-drive, when the organisation is a dis- the rules and regulations necess-we are hoping that matters will
ary for the issuing of licences for not be permitted to drift along in which 112 competitors took tinct success. It is merely a broadcasting and receiving. En- indefinitely with the possibility part, was held in the Catholic freshments were served, the ar- kink of human nature that is quiries made yesterday showed that, later on, receiving sets now Men's Club on Monday evening. rangements reflecting great credit responsible. So we can dispose that the Committee has only had in use will have to be called in. The first prize for ladies (a silver on the M.C. and his helpers. The of any idea that the matter is one meeting in the interim, and It hardly seems fair to permit photo frame was won by Mrs. C.M.C. whilst drives, which are apparently the position to-day the sale of any type of set if Harrison and the gents' first prize held on alternate Mondays, are peculiar to Hongkong only. As is precisely what it was three there is a likelihood that even by Mr. East. The other prizes becoming increasingly popular. as follows:-Ladies' and a big company is expected at still tually ban may be put on were woD are ago-We regards the used for Volunteer-months
second, Mrs, Newnham; ladies, the next one on October 29th, ng, we would point out that the waiting to hear from Home certain equipment.
third, Mrs. Dennis; gente second, Mr. Fox, gents' third, Mr. Young. Mr. O'Brien's distinction in obtaining the lowest score met with due reward.
During an interval light rer