SPORTS GOSSIP.
THE ALL "WHACKS" EIGHT BACK GAME.
[BY "WANDERER."| Quito an interesting matoh should be in progress on the Hongkong cricket ground by the time this appears in print. team of lady orlokotore will try toan of conclusions with
are gontlomon and the latter handicapped In that they have permission to catch with one hand only and must not bowl too hard! It serves as a reminder of similar matches at Home when the more man has been obliged to bowl as well as bat with his loft hand, has assumed a dignified position at the wicket with a broomstick, and in extreme casas, has been forced to waddle about the field with his feet tied some nine Inchos apart. Chief objection to this afternoon's game is that It is being played this afternoon instead of at Bono other timo whon larger number of people can attend to watch the fun.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
TWO-MINUTE TALKS A Dafly Tonic
By ROBERT POWER
CULTIVATION I
and
To cnitivate is to plan, improve the montalitỷ the seeds of know- and foster. Wo seo the word in lodge, while at the same time in- clearest moaning when we struction and counsel may bo examine two plots of ground. compared to plough and harrow, Both are much of a siza, the soil opening the soil and aftorwards | is similar, the rain, sunshine, and raking it to remove the stones winds have impartially carossed and rubbish. But when the soll both, but whereas one is stocked, has been prepared, and the orop with flowers and fruit, a joy to the sawn, then there must be growth eye and a profit to the owner, the and culture.
How many &'man bas had the other is filled with woods and rubbish, and what plants thero advantage of a fine education. are have a struggling, half-asham- paid for at Invish cost ad appearance. "Thero has been no, given by those who are wall fitted proper cultivation in that one," to act as toachers! But neither you will any, pointing out the preceptornor professor can turn that education into culture. Soods weed-infested patch.
Cultivatition is by no means, may be cast and die. Little All springing plants may wither confined to horticulturo.. around we doo the ovidoncs of through cold winds or want of the culture which, so far as vocial rain and sun. Promising growthis usages are concerned, has lifted may be devoured by slugs and us from savages to a life of com- insect pests, but cultivation fights parativoluxury. Wo havoafurther, against these adverso influences, culture found in art, in music, and The good gordonor woods and in literature--a growth fostered waters; hoes and barrows; shields by and gonius animated by human from too much sun and wages war achiovemont,
upon the ooomies of his little ; Golf onthusiasts In Kowloon Thore is a cultivation of man- charges. It means hard work will welcome the opening of the nor an art by some dignifiod and perseverance. Cultivation Kowloon City course to-morrow into something almost sacred. always means An element of and no doubt if the number of This is a culture which may well drudying toil, "Fores" which will be called prove a vice, unless wo observo
To assimilate a mass of facts
were totalled up quito a respect-the common-нonse of moderation, may be a form of education. It ablo aum in dollars would be For just as fine clothes do not is not cultivation. To acquire, realised. The official opening make the man, an oxquisito sonso as it were, a voricer of education, has been delayed until Sunday,of polite observances may mask does not necessarily mean that January 18th, when His a fallow brain, more fopperios the mind is rich with germinating Excellency the Govamor and His unaccompanied by solid attain life. Some of the most "educated Excolloncy the General Officer ments of the mind.
men" havo beon the most Commanding have signifiod their Education is often confused ignorant. Others who had but intention of being present. with oulturo. In education is little educational advantago aro
found tho Howing-time of the rich with culture, patient teacher. In school and Cultivate? Make the most and Many, varied and peculiar college they cast into the fields of the best of what you possess Bro tho reasons which from
time to time have been advanced
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"THE GIRL WHO CAME BACK."
nickname "The Irons". Talkingsont touring the British Lalos Commenting on a scous after a to wonder whether football match at Happy Valley to Charlesworth, their captain, gives one
Saturday, local a day or so ago, I was told their formation of oight backs 021 it arises out of the fact that a and sovon forwards is of mora temporary states: "It is to be them than the regretted that a scans took place large contingent of recruits from advantage to West Ham joined the regiment formation generally in vogue in between two of the opposing some four years ago. The appel-Britain. The chief fault of the players after the gnine had lation was first applied to their formation adopted by the "All finished. Such actions bring the section alone but later developed Blacks" is said to be its tendency game into disreputo and should into the popular cry of the whole to over-alaboration and roading be avoided uw far as possible." pugilistically-inclined battalion. It is interesting to re-roports one gathers that many of Possibly call that Syd Puddefoot, the their movements fail because of footballers would be well advised Scottish international contre-for-bunching. Admittedly the ad- to count twenty and turn round ward, one time with West Ham ditional back available rondors three times before considering but now playing for Falkirk was their defence moro difficult to the possibilities. once a member of Charlesworth's Dvorcome, and probably the break through is more likely to do the team.
trick than orthodox passing bouts.
The University players having The British formation appears been excused during the examina-director of tho feature.. the simplor aid one would tions, the Second Division Foot- inngine that an intelligent pack ball League match between the of night would out-scrummage Club Reserves and the University any seven, though on the other has been indefinitely postponed. hand, one loss in the pack prob- ahly makes healing onslor.
His
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The popularity of two actors duction of Bernard Shaw's "St. Booking for the A.D.C's pro- in the Al Lichtman attraction, Joan" under the personal direc- The Girl Who Came Back" notion of Mr. W. Sinclair, opons at running at the World Theatre, the Anderson Music Store on chiselled two worry-wrinkles in the forehead of Tom Forman, the Monday, the 15th inst, at 9 a.m.
"St. Joan," which is a chroniolo play in six sconos and They are Za Su Pitts, Griffith opilogue, is rightly described as discovery, and Kenneth Harlan, "the most brilliant drama of the whose work with Constance century" and is also a great his- Talmadge, and latar in Thorns torical pageant. It will be found and Orange Blossoma" will be the A.D.O's most ambitious pro romombored by all feminino duction and # play which certainly should not be missed. The evening performanoss - will commence at 0 p.m. sharp, the matinee at 4.30 p.m.
"Patay" Hondron's 168 against Tasmanis is farther evidence of bie liking for Australian wickets In 1920-1 Hondren scored 1178 runs in 20 innings an average of 62.00, which incidentally is the
ADMIT FOREIGN TRIES. The immigration hors bave highest ever roturnod by an Eng-
cinema-goere. been fitted to admit many lish player in Australia
For at the same time these two biggest score in that season was A question which naturally foreign tross into the United 271, very close to the English re- arises when discussing the style Statos. Exporimonte in growing players were appearing in "The cord made by F. E. Woolley who is what will happen should ono various immigrant" species of Girl Who Came Back, they woro hit 305 not out against Tasmania of their best forwards bo injured? trees are being made in arbore also acting in one other picture in 1911.12.
Will they play with soven backstums that have been established apiece. Za Su was working with or with a pack of six? I notice by tho United States Forest Gasnier, on the Schulberg studio Wales in her international trials Service. The famous monkey lat, through whese generosity she is exploiting the New Zealand puzzle tree of South America is was loaned to Mr. Forman. game and with fair success, among the newcomers.
...
The unbroken ran of success of
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THE TAMAR TEAM CAME ON FULL OF
DETERMINATION TO UPHOLD THE
TRADITIONS OF THE NAVYot
E OF THE TWO TEAMS THEY WEER CERTAINLY NOT THE
TAMAR'
GETTING
IT IN THE
NICK
I AM SORRY TO SEE
THAT THE
'CUMSHAW'
BUSINESS HAS FOUND ITS
(By Stan. Hill)
WAY INTO SPORT, THIS IS A
CLEAR INSTANCE OF ONE OF THE TAMAR MEN RECEIVING A LITTLE
1
ISQUEEZE
THE SILENT
NAYY QUIETLY ENCOURAGED ITS
TEAM TO DO THEIR
BEST.
THE TAMAR GOT AWFULLY EXCITED
WHEN IT'S TEAM CORED & CELEBRATED IT WITH A DRINK BY, TAKING A'LIST
TO PORT
STAN W/1924.
IMPRESSIONS OF CLUB
PLAY
up
TAMAR
TAMAR MATCH,
Mr. Harlan was playing the featured role in "Temporary Marriage," a Jobelman, Produc- tion, having been borrowed from Mr. Bobulborg for the picturo by the director.
In the cast of the picture, be sides the two players mentioned abova, are Miriam Coopar, Gas tan Glass, Joseph Dowling and Fred Malatonta.
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"BLOOD AND SAND." Douglas Fairbanks gives place19/6 to a newor-comer in the art of the Alm at the Coronat, and from an enoyable fantasy in which all hearts went out to "The Thief of Bagdad," we come back to ro-
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