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LOCAL FOOTBALL
THE SHIELD FINALS.
SATURDAY'S CRICKET,
ONLY ONE MATOH PLAYED. In view of the end of the cricket Saturday's matches resulted as season rapidly approaching, tho
SENIOR SHIELD FINAL. Kowloon ... 4 Pollos ...
A small landslide has obstruct follows- but details would be of in-ed Belchers Street, near Holland.
8troet, Kennedy, Town. terest only to the technician. What concorda: the, general No cases of notifiablo' disca50 public is the finished product, its have boon reported in the Colony
during the past two days.' appearance, woaring qualities,
and price-and those are all now Buch 隐隐 to satisfy the most exacting taste and the amallest |puras. Indeed, the new industry bas: Ilterally progressed by leaps and bounds, and the latest Letalletics form a atriking proof of the rapid growth of publio do- mand once the fabric had become
-JUNIOR SHIELD FINAL." Surroys Ros. 3 Kowloon R....
DIVISION II.
It should be noted that the 4.5. Empress of Russia will sail for St. Vancouver at 6 s.m, on Friday,
SL April 3rd."
Josoph's
match the Civil Service and the Chinoso. IO. was played on tho 2 latter's ground on Saturday, des plto the saturated state of the pitch, which was examined by: tho umpires prior to the commence... ment of play and was pronouncod fit for play.
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Tho Chinese, who only fielded nina
nou, took first knuck, but bould 30 do nothing against the bowling of
B. Hoart
Josoph'à Club do Rec.
"B" 3 The Sincore Company le now Univoraity ... 3 Club Ros. 1 tho visitors, who dismised their South China "A" failed to turn opponenta for the very low score of holding a special bargain salo, in which substantial reductions are out against the Surroys Drume 50, of which Ching mado 19 and being made.
at Sookunpoo..
Chino 18. Evans secured the best average, taking two wickets for 11
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SIX GOALS IN SHIELD
FINAL
runs
Reed
H. Ching, b flamilton
Extras
Total 50
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Hamilton
C.B.CC.
H. Rood, b Hung
Lawrence, not out
Extrar
C. M. R. W
10 -3 28 2
18:0
8 3 11 2
Total for 1 wkt)- BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Q.M. E. W+
6.0
The Civil Borvica. Criokat Club is holding its annual dinner at
The Civil Sorvico mon had little Ostablished in general favour. the Hongkong Hotel roof garden
[BY "WANDERER."] difficulty in sgbring the required The world's production of on Saturday next. ·
Favoured by two extremely runs, and won the match by nino artificial silk last year iЯ
A safe containg $225 was bodily minutes, and thereafter proving his 38, and was undefeated at the luoky lot-offs in the Grat Aftoon wickets. Sayer baltod woll for calculated at a total of 62,797
taken away by burglara who themsolves the bettor side, Kow-close of play. Scorek motric tons, the three main pro-entered No. 8 Shingwo Road, loon defeated the Police in the OB Saturday Bual of the Senior Shield Com-
Chinese R.C. of Amorios (16,245 motrio tone),
night.
patition on Saturday by four Yung Hin-lun, Wallington, L goals to two. The high scoring H. C. Hung, run out Britain (10,885) and Gerinany Loung So, owner of the steam was an unexpected foature, but c. Choa, b Evans ... |(10,709), followed, in the ordor launch Hing Wo, was charged at in a game worthy of a final, Ng Sze-kwong, run out natned, by Italy, Trance, the Marine Court to-day with fought out in typicaloup-tie stylo, K. L. Chau, b Reed... Bolgium, Switzerland. Holland. Jaunch on board and with failing surpassed themselvos, and but wan Iu-shing not out
failing to carry the iconco of the the Kowloon forward quintotto C. E. Weng, run out Austria, Poland, Czocho-Slovakia, to report the name and number for the fact that Clarke stood be-Chung b Evans- Japan, Hungary, Spain, Sweden, of the certificate of the mactor tween the sticks for the Police, and Russia. That is indeed a both counts and was fined $15.
thereof. He pleaded guilty on their total might have been still! greator. The Police failed through formidable array, and it pro-
lack of combination, though it vides food for much thought.
Seven boatpeople were charged will be agreed they always looked SMITH.-G. Morton Smith Obviously, the inorcase of at the Marine Court this morning dangerous when they did get Reed diad suddenly in London on artificial silk means a decrease Coal Pier and wore osch fined 85, what might not have happened Evans
with obstructing the Government away, and there is no tolling Ling Friday 27th. March. (By cable). In the demand for the product of Three others charged with an had they scored first, as un- tho silkworm, and in countries choring inshore were similarly doubtedly they should have done.
fined. A fino of $25 was imposed It was soon after the start that G. R. Sayer, not aut The Telegraph.
where the ancient industry has on the master of, a night-soil Valentine, taking advantage of long hold sway the new process launch who was charged with a mistake by Wheeler, allpped. la successfully supplanting the anchoring in a cable reserve:
through and put in terrifle sha which Tu Aznej vody Úlvtaj Boghmlur to-day. the Queen' fur and missed, while the Folice In that hängar Bet of manufac-| Theatro is showing a picture bad the mortification of seeing titled "The Rosary" produced by the ball stilke the past and turing countries it is interesting Selig Rock and released through robound into play. Johnson was Ching. to noto two things-the absence the Firat National Picturos not near enough to return. Mung of China, conservative to the Corporation. This is alean Hayes ongineered a good move- The value of chemical rosearch last, and the presence of Japan, kone should see it. If there were and then Simpson secured, and, tor, who, though he nipped several
ploture and everybody in Hong-mont, but ended by shooting by, in industry is generally accepted over ready to explore fresh more of this type of pictures running in, pat in a good shot, dangerous moves in the bud, nowadays, so much so that the possibilities. The Japanese out-produced, there would be little the ball striking the underside was hopelessly wild throughout. talk of censorship. "The Rosary" of the crossbar, running its longth The halves struggled valiantly, improvements which originate in put of the artificial fabric in is from the famous stage play by and catching at tho angle, Dewar doing good work; - bus the laboratory and oulminate in 1924 was 545 metric tons, but the Edward Rose and directed by returned into play. The Folioo Dr. Valentine alone made any
the bail had the factory are looked upon as a Process is steadily expanding; and Jerome Storm. The cast is a protosted that
effort to get the forward line matter of course. This has prob recent trouble and depression in notablo one, comprising Lowis passed completely into the not working smoothly. Joltáson lea
Stone, Jane Novak, Wallace before coming out, but, Mr. ably detracted somewhat from the natural silk industry is likely Boury, Robert Gordon, Eugonia Smith was in a good position forceful game; Simpson was on the line well, playing his usual
to LADO. Tho removal of the attention which would other-to enhance the former to the Bossetor and Mildred June.
and off, Post suffered from leck Hayes to inside-right bad wise be given to the latest further detriment of the lattor,
infused life into the Kowloon of support, and Oram, though he triumph of the chemist over Evidently tho pationt Bilk
attack and it was suitable that he loth to make ground, or any res! centred well on occasion appeared should have the honour of scoring effort. nature-so-called artificial silk. rearers, and the cultivated enter-
the first goal. Auston drew the But it hohoves thoso interested pillar, doomed in most casce to
defence before putting the ball in the future welfare of the end its industrious span in the LEICESTER NEW COUNTY across, and when McBrideslipped
CHAMPIONS,
the ball to Hayes, the lattor was ancient silk industry to sit up cocoon, are aliko faced with r
Prior to the sonior gamo, the He gave Clarke no and ponder whothor they are
futuro diminishing demand for Londen, March 28.-In the final unmarked.
chance with a splendid shot.junior finalists mot, when the faced with morely a koon com-
of the County Championship, play Johnson equalized within five Surroys Heservos defeated Kow. their services. Yet old pro-
ted to-day, Leicester defeated
Gloucester by 14 points to 0.. minutes, a line individual effort toon's second string by three the concluding with a shot which goal to two. It was a hard In an inter-army match British and French armies drow passed into the net with Duncan tought game, with the teams well
matched. with a score of nine points each,uneighted.
After the lutorval, Kowloon At half-time, the military team had a goal in hand, Bandes having. were almost continually attacking! and Austen got a second from a scored. Early in the second half, of chemical science during the whatever improvements the lat-
contro by McBride, while the third Mason equalised for Kowloon, and last half contury or so has been
tor might introduco, it should did increased business as a con- came shortly afterwards following then the Burreys added two more, marked by constant efforts to
bo very many years before one soquence. With the ready facili-good work on the left wing. one by Muffat and the other by could attempt to predict the ties now available, including Ularke ran out to clear the the outside lett. Kowloon, how roproduce in the laboratory an
expert tuition, there is no excuse wingor'a centro, but misjudged it vor, did not give in and before eclipse of an industry which for young business mon not learn and G. Duncan, running in, pisood the ond Mason had scored again. imitation of what natural laws has oxiator since the dawn of the|ing Chinese, and it is up to local into the empty not. Making af there was a hard fight for the
petitor or actually a process that OUBSCH die lined, and nature might reduce their centuries-old always keeps the finest secrets art to the aphoro of a minor to herself; ao howovor much the activity. To digress for a space, popular favour might develop Reuter. one might note how the advanco
chemists' substitute, and
by laborious processes, ovolvo to.
perfection in their own good time. One example of successful
tho
world's civilisation.
RUGBY.
SURREYS WIN JUNIOR TROPHY.
[BY "QUIZ:"].......
firms to give every possible final offort, tho Police re-arranged equalising point, but the Surreys' encouragement to their staffs to the oloven slightly, Wynne com-detonco hold our. attend the School. It is becomingling up to contro-half. They had At the close of the senior game, increasingly apparent that trade, more of the game thereafter the trophies were presemed by substitution is the cato of indigo. Langifage School.
will not come to firms who are and reduced the load following Mrs. J. McCubbin, the wife of the The chemiets have practically
Dunoan failed to popular President of the Football Just after the war, when there content to sit and wait for it; they a froo kick.
And a know-hold Wynne's shot, and Dr.Association. killed the old industry of ex- was a deal of talk as to the have to go after it.
ledge of tho Chinese language.s Valentino Hoored from the trastion from the indigo plant, desirably of British firms main assuredly one of the necessities rebound. Kowloon played four JUNIOR LEAGUE.
taining their hold on Eastern though it is still claimed that trade, a scheme was instituted by towards the attainment of this end. forwards subsequently, but Me-
Brido added some ton minutosi when a lasting blue is required the Hou kong General Chamber
St. Joseph's "A" wors tas good from time with a good shot from for the Sacred Hears on the Navy the natural product sasily holds of Commerce of starting a school
twenty yards.
"A" ground and won, easily by where young business men could The Depression, its own. In recent years there learn the Chinese language. The
Duncan might havo averted the three clear goals. At the interval. No better time in which to take second goal, but otherwise he play- the College team were leading by havo boon many attempts to response was a good one, and, as advantage of the facilities offered od splendidly against forwards a goal to all, Mottram having produco synthetic rubber, hither-a consequence, numbors of com-
mercial and shipping assistants by the School can be Imagined giving him little time to move ro scored. After the change of ende, to without practical succoss, acquired a
now and valuable than during the present period of think, Whooler was slightly off curam scored again while
commercial depression, when colour, but he and Roed defended Leonard put on the wird. But the production of "artificial asset to their business capacition. stafla are not unduly proased woll, while McKelvie and Co The College "B" tesm took silk," at one timo looked upon that the novelty of the vonture
Now, however, it would appear with business calls. It is were
in their element, defon-their- revenue on the Ülub "do. almost askance, has rapidly ad- has wors off, for at the Chamber's at a time like the present that sivoly, and constructively. The Rao"B" team for tooir former lino WAR Alive defeat of fourgonin sopii, vanced to a position where it has annual meeting the Chairman attention can be given to such forward to be reckoned with as a now bonioaned the continued deficit questions as the building up of forco, Hayes being the star. In this game, on their own sound foundations for future busi Occasionally he made football ground, sue de. Joseph's team. in the School, due, as he DX- toxtile industry of the greatest pressed it, to the regrottablo lack noss. How marked the depression look onsy with his olover dribb won by three clear goque. G. Lim
and his passing was scored the only goal before the is at the moment can be gathered ing, importance. In those days, when of support rooolved from the from the latest report on the invariably accurate. The newly interval After the change of permanency is littlo
majority of local firms. This is a sorry state of affairs, bocause Chamber of Commarae, which constituted loft wing worked ends, F. Les and Houghton scored mendation, almost any colourable there can be no doubt of the records that the piece goods woll together, and Austen dis for St. Joseph's
Playing on the Bouth Chins Imitation will be accepted; but value of a knowledge of Chinage market is in a most unsatisfac played much cleverness both in
of artificial silk to those who have to deal with tory state, that the cotton yarn working for position and shooting ground, the Unive
native business man in their market is lifeless, that conditions Me Bride held the line together the result of fabrios there have been recent commercial transactions. There in the woollen trade are dull and and the wingers were quick H. K. Club improvements which make the le every reason to believe that n that the metal market is doad, to make ground and get in Wednesday in.
Assuredly the Colony is passing their centres,
lost by three product very nearly equal to the the past much trade has boon through a bad period just now, and Clarke had his busiest afternoon
loat through thadeguato direct genuine article in most of its contact between Chiness and for we all hope that better days.will of the season, and, though beaten qualities.
sign business men, whilst it loon begin to dawn, the great four times, came out with the will known that those foreigners thing in to be ready for the highest credit. Wynne was dāing Brisly, the present-day pro-in pre-war days, made opportunities when they prosent two men's work and covering le
mintakos of bie partner, MoWal-Jos comes consist of two main divi pujat of mastering the language,
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