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Hongkong's Interport Eleven will leave for Shanghal early next week, and therefore to-morrow's match, their last appearance in Hongkong, and, incidentally, the first in which the whole side has been on the field as an eleven, should proye extremely interest
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event of two or more readers send- A team selected from the Resting in an equal high number, the will provide the opposition, and as prise of $25 will be divided. the opinion is generally held that The competition is in accordance the transference of three players, with the rules published in the or four at the outside, would con-Telegraph during the weeks August vert the Rest Into an equally cap- 29-September 24. able Interport XI, it may be accepted that the Interporters will not yet matters all their own way. The teams will line up as fol- lows:
Interport XI-Clark; Ng Kam- chuen and Lai Yuk-tat; Remedios, Sims, and Lam Yuk-ying: Tso Kwaising, MeNiven, Gosano, Suen Kam-shun and the Rév. Alexander. N. A. The Rest-Rodger; Other and Hooper; Everest, Stewart and Watson; Larkin, Silva,, Pulfords McGlinchey and Char Kwong-ui
Mr. R. P. Hyson will have charge of the gume,, while Messrs. Presley and Cowan will be on the line.
No announcement has been made concerning the player to fill Ng Kam-chuen's position at right back for The Rost. Wynne, un- fortunately unable to make the Shanghai trip, or Frank Wheeler, the Kowloon captain, are the two most obvious choices. Either will prove a very capable partner to Hooper.
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Both teams will have a very keen incentive to win and the game should undoubtedly prove a the thrilling struggle. Since Interport XI is regarded as the best the Colony can produce they should win, but The Reat are the and strongly represented Interporters can leave nothing to chance.
League Fixtures. Apart from the Interport game, the only soccer fixtures for to- morrow are the Junior Division
"A matches, all Senior games having been postponed. The fx- tares together with grounds, times of kick-off and referees appointed. are as follows: K.O.S.B. V. S. China "B".-S. China,
2.30. Mr. Lonsdale.. Kowloon v. St. Joseph's-Kowloon,
2.30. Mr. Phillips. R.A. Res. v. Chub Res.-Sockunpoo,
2.30.-Mr. Smith.
University. Recreio.St. Joseph's,
2.80. Mr. Gilmour.
Chinese Ath: v. S. China "A"-Club,
2.80.-Mr. Baldwin. The most interesting match on
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CHAPTER XV.
By KATHARINE TYNAN,
Author of A Mad Marriage," "The House
of Doom” “Denys the Dreamer,”
INTERPORT RUGBY,
HONGKONG TEAM FOR
SHANGHAI
The following are the Anal accoptances for the Rugby side to visit Shanghai.
Full-back.-R. F Wright. Threequarters.-A. E. Pritchard, G. F. Bichard, L. M. S. Lloyd, A. E. Thomson, G. 'P. Lammert.
Half-backs-G. P. S. Davies (Serum) C. D. Wales (Capt.), s Forwards.-T. L. Foster (Vice. when Cronch had returned after Capt.), J. H. Date, J. B. Keely, H. "Her Ladyship had some beauti- an absence. He was usually aA. Grant, R. F. Akehurst, S M. little more. talkative on these oc- Garrard, W. Beveridge, J. Rafkes, ful gewgaws,' said Mrs. Crouch. "This were her lock-up place.casions than was habitual with him. F. H. Trayes.
object, "I hope you, won't Now, my dearie, as we've the house madam," he said, addressing Mrs. to ourselves, you might be bring de Rurgh. He was leaning for ing your mamma's Jewels and let ward, his hands on the edge of the as put 'em away where they won't table, very unlike the trained ser- tempt any poor soul wot's got an vant he was ordinarily. I hope eye for the Hike.".
It is hoped also that J. Middle- ton Smith will be available for ené or both of the matches.
Thomson played for Scotland in 1990 and can play anywhere out- side the scrum, whilst the inclus As she said it, for the second you won't object, but I've brought sion of Grant, who has represent- home a cat. He followed meed the Navy, adds the needed time, her own eyes blinked alarm-There's a deal o' rats about this weight to the pack. The side is ingly.
"You'll maybe run an' fetch the jewels," she said. "And your mamma, too. She might like to come. She'd better make sure as all is there she expected, but don't
ask me to look."
winter, and we need a cat,"
The cat won't go for Dash?" Mrs. de Burgh asked, looking over her shoulder, from where she sat rocking herself to and fro in rocking chair by the fire. She
The Interport Match will be played on Chinese New Year, Mon- day, 23rd January, and the Ser- vices Match on Wednesday, 25th January.
now one, in which Hongkong. "Rugger" enthusiasts will justly have every confidence, and that despite the rumoured prowess of the Shanghailanders. There is was looking. irresistibly charming every prospect of a really rousing. Mrs. de Burgh came back to the and youne in a tea-frock of petunia- fight for custody of the rival flags. house, pulling off her gardening pink which Beata had insisted on gloves as she came. She was as her buying in London. Beata was interested as Beata, or more B0, sa perfectly certain that рара in the safe in the wall and the would abhor mourning, hitherto unexplored part of the "No'm," Cronich replied: "Dash, he don't favour us with his com- There is really no reason," she pany in the kitchen. He's an up- said, "why any part of the house stairs dog. The cat ain't no should be closed to us. I'm afraid beauty, but he'll be a ratter by his Cronch is not very truthful, for he whiskers." said all that part of the house was He looked absurd as he said It. locked, that he had mislaid the He had a rumpled air in which even key. Yet I've seen the windows his side-whiskers shared, and, like open sometimes to air the rooms," the cat, he was no beauty. As he She was saying it as they enter-retired stenithily from the room, ed the house and closed the door Mr. de Burgh, with a girlish behind them.
house.
This cat must be well-matched.
"I confess I do not like Cronch," giggle, remarked that Cronch and she went on. "He is sinister. but I have come to be quite fond of poor Mrs. Gronch. I thought her so plain at first, but I have quite got over that."
"But the cat will be useful," said Leicester,
Basta. "I do hate to hear the rats Oldham.
plunging into the moat at night West Bromn. Ä.
swimming about in the water. I Bury.
am always terrified lest they may Tattenham.
The colour had come back to Mra. elimb up the ivy to the windows de Burgh's face and her eyes were and clamber in. Sometimes when Derby C.
bright. Beata thought with satis-1 look at the window I fancy for a faction that her mother's prescrip- moment that I may see a rat coming tion for herself was working, excel over." lently.
Newcastle.
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Leeds Un. Southampton.
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At that moment the hall-door. "I shall be glad of a secure place bell rang. Beata, who had just for these things," she said, as she been about to pour out ten; paused, fetched her jewel-case, an old-and listened, the teapot in her fashioned red leather case, guilt hand. and tooled, with a monogram under
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They heard Cronch ge by to the the sunk handle. "I didn't much hall-door-then a sound of voices, like having them in my room at and Dash barked. night. The jewels are very valu- Benta jumped up from her sest able."
at the tea-table and went to the "You should not say such things door, which she opened, and her out loud," said Beata, with sud-voice came back.. den caution, and then laughed at herself.
'more
Anthony Napier had with him, so easy and gay and.jét so thoroughly well-bred.
"He remembers me from the " other days," said Anthony Napler, joyfully. "By Jove, what a com- pliment 1 I'm so glad you like me, old fellow. I like you tremendous- ly,"
"Dogs always like Tony," said Derek Jekyll. "Not only his own dogs, you know, but all dogs."
"Oh, I'm a fool about them, and they know it," said Captain Napier, drawing Dash's silky ears between his fingers.
that
"Did you bear, Beata?" her mother put in "Captain Napier has just been telling me Cronch told them we were out, and was just sending, them away. You only appeared in' time. What do you think of it?"
have додо "We shouldn't. though," Derek Jekyll said, with sudden audacity. He was getting
over his first shyness. "I had put my foot in the door so he shouldn't close it against us. I was going to suggest that we should come in and wait."
"Decs" he
drink?" Captain Napier asked anxiously. "I thought I noticed something: odd. And if got so, is he safe? Who in the house."
He addressed Mrs. de Burgh; but his gaze Included Beata. Someliow the anxiety in his tones pleased and just slightly embarras«
"How do you do, Mr. Napier she said. "You are just in time "As though you had not a big for tral Please bring two beautiful dog and a big ugly ups. Crònch." daughter to protect you," she said, There was the sound of someone "let alone that there's no one to being introduced, and Beata came hear us." She kissed the back of back with Anthony Napier, followed her her mother's neck before going on.ed by Derek Jekyll, looking exces
Don't you think it an immense sively shy as he came in in his comfort to have a dog, mumise? friend's wake, blushing all over You can never be taken unawares and up to his fair thatch of hair,
by anyone in hiding. A dog al- quite unlike the boy who had so en- ways knows if anyone is about." joyed his easy flirtation with his
Mrs. Crench was awaiting them pretty mother.
All daims must rench this office patiently in her Ladyship's bed- "I found that this plutocrat had not later than Wednesday follow-chamber. When they came in with got hold of a two-seater," said ing the date on which the matches the jewel-case she went a little way Anthony Napier, introducing him, No prize will be off, saying in the lifeless voice" I got him to run me over. It are played. awarded for which a claim has not which she sometimes assumed: isn't too soon again, Mrs." de
"You'll be good enough to see Burgh? Is it now 7" been made.
that everything is right before you puts 'em away, madam."
Before sending in your coupons, mark your forecasts on the dupli- cate list given below. Keep your duplicate lists and compare them later with the published results of the matches and if you find that
"All right," said Mrs. de Burgh, and snapped to the spring lock of the jewel-case.
The words and the way they were said were irresistible.
"I think we would be more than Burgh. "Beats and I and Dash a match for Cronch,” said Mrs, dè' and Mrs. Cronck."
"Oh, he has a wife. You can. depend on her?
"I think we can depend on Mra, Crench, Beata said. "She has conceived an extraordinary affec- tion for us, poor. soul." Napier, with a deep sigh of relief. "Ah, that is good," said Anthony All too soon Anthony Napler looked at his watch and said re-. gretfully that he feared they must go. There was obvious unwilling- ness in the way he stood up: But the bangling would be resumed, so now the weather was open, again they must hope for Thursday. mother could bring the big car for Mrs. de Burgh and Benta Thursday then, unless the frost returned. It would be something to lack forward to, Captain Napier said, gazing intently at. Beata. Derek must bring his little sister, Ethelwynne. Miss de Burgh and she would be pals. Ethelwynne was
the card is that between St. you have eight or more correct send put 'em in the safe now and take she was just pretty, moments when Derek Jekyll was quito surë his
Joseph's and Kowloon. The pre- vious encounter, which has, to be replayed because the referee re- fused to allow Kowloon to bring on another player after pleting the Brst half with only ten men, resulted in a win for St. Joseph's by 1-0.
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"If you or the young lady would the key we could be goin'," Mrs. Cronch suggested, without looking round..
"I thought, I heard a car, but it seemed too unlikely," said Beata. The high colour was in her cheeks. There were moments when she was almost plain; this was her moment for positive beauty.
"You don't mind Tony's having The jewel-case was safely de- brought me?" said the boy be posited in its hiding place, and seechingly to Beata. "I should MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE | Besta, who had climbed upon the have slain him if he hadn't.” LIST. DO NOT FORWARD IT TO US. bed to reach the safe, had clam- "Oh, that would have been IT IS PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI-bered back again, the key in her pity" said Beata," demurely.
Anthony Napier got out of the ENCE SO THAT YOU MAY KEEP A hand, when Mrs. Cronch suddenly Kowloon Reserves have shown RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE drew back from the window with deep chair by the fire and came
a low cry.
to band the ten. much improvement of late, win- SENT IN:
"I ning three matches succossively. Hull City. They should succeed against St. Blackpool Joseph's to-morrow. The K.0.5.B. Arsenal
Charlton and Chinese Athletic should secure
Bristol C. easy wins, the R. A. Reserves Millwall should defent the Club Reserves,
Blackburn while a close game will result be- Swindon tween the Recreio and University. Burnley
Wolves Kowloon Games, : Manch. City
Cardiff The following will represent the Kowloon 1st XI in a friendly game with H. M. S. Argus on Saturday,
v. Leicester,
V. Oldham,
v. West Brom. A.
v. Derby C.
V. Bury.
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Tottenham.
Newcastle
v. Aston Villa. .
Chelaca
Clapton O.
v. Leeds Un.
Southampton.
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so keen.
They saw their visitors off from "You see, I had to bring him the hall door, all in a glow of good saw someone pass by," she said. "It wouldn't be Cranch; seeing he owned the car," he said. feeling. It had been delightful, surely it wouldn't be Crouch!"
"Only for that...." Beata came up and looked. "What a banquet," Derek Jekyll and Thursday was not so far away. "There is no one, Mrs. Cronch,aaid, looking at the cakes, hot and Grange seems when one has found "How different the Moated she said, "your eyes have deceived cold, the cream and honey and friends
potted meat and raspberry jam.
and neighbours," said: "The cook
Beata, standing, with one alender. spoils me," said foot on the fender, by the drawing-
you."
"I thought I saw him there, by the corner of the house," said Mrs. Bento, laughing, "She thinks I room fire. She had just dressed Cronch, blanched over her violently have a too disproportionate ap- coloured checks. "He were lookin' petite for sweet things. We send became her mightily, and she was for dinner in a green frock which this way. I were a fool to be at these dainties away every day, but gazing at her own reflection in the the winder. Cronch wouldn't leave there is no chance of our being glass above the chimney-piece with a bone in my body unbroke if he rationed. We are in clover, you a new interest.
8cc."
"Yes," assented Mrs. de Burgh. Anthony Napier was devoting "And wasn't it lucky I had put on affairs. Lor, he can be aomethink himself to Mrs. de Burgh glancing this tea-gown, Beata? You were awful when he lets fly at a poor now and again half humorously to really very wise and dear to make- woman. An' me thinkin' only towards Beata and young Jekyll. savé his soul, so that he don't go
Kowloon ground, kick-off at FRIENDLY FOOTBALL thought I were meddlin' with Iris
4.p.m.-Angus; Wheeler, Dodshon; Hedley, McKelvie, Miles; Pile, May. Northey, Tiernan, Contes. Re- serves Slipper and Vickara-
berta.
P.WD. BEAT SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
Playing on the Hongkong Football Clab ground yesterday the Public Works Department bent the Sanitary Department by four goals to one.
to everlastin' fre."
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"By the way," he said, "that anticipated afternoon callers at me get it. We could not have
The following will represent the Kowloon 2nd XI in a League game
"If it was Cronch he's shut out," man-servant of yours is a queer the Moated Grange, and I thought with St. Joseph's on Saturday. Kowloon ground, kick-off at
Beata sald, with a calm which seem-lot. You don't mind my mention- t an unnecessary expense at the 2.30 p.m.:Wood: Bliss, Pasco;
ed to, steady the poor nutteringing it? He told us you were not time." woman: "It isn't likely he'd sce at home. We were being turned Beata, laughed, seized her mother. Girest, Peart, Blacklock; Reed,
The winners were leading by one you, anyhow, Mrs. Cronch. Let from the door when Miss de Burgh In a rough, loving, embrace, and Clark, Spary, Muir, Eastman. Re- goal to nil at the interval but in the us get back now to our own quarters appeared." serves Hast, Nicholls and Rosecond half they increased their lead, in case he's about."
hugged her. "I wondered when Beata jump-You can't imagine how pretty acoring three further geals against, "There's right, mias," said Mrs. ed up and went out into the hall,' you looked, you dear, innocent the Sanitary Department's one.
Cronch, eagerly. "I'm a poor said Mrs. de Burgh, innocently. thing she said. "Your daughter For the P.WD, Bishop netted 9 bundle of nerves, so. 1 am. I've "I am so glad you were not turn has no chance against you, I could WARATAHS DEFEATED.three occasions, while the fourth goal had enough to make me so since ed away"
was scored by McBride. Seldon was Nellle died. Come quick now! I
sco that Captain Napler was foar "He wouldn't have got rid of us fully taken," the scorer for the Sanitary Depart don't think he'd guess we was here no easily as all that," Mr. Napier
"You absurd child!" said her if he was to look about for us. anid. We should have come In mother, "when he had eyes duly for. Maybe tweren't him at all." and explored the house for you.” you. And the other dear little,
They got back to their own quarters safely. Cronch brought in a distant corner of the room where him, Beata."
Dash had suddenly got up from boy!" You must not encourage the afternoon tea. So he had re- he had been lying, and had come
But, all the same, she looked well turned. A rather unpleasant smell and put his head on the young pleased. came in with him. Beata, and her man's ince. Mra. de Burgh was
(To be continued.) mother had noticed that smell lately thinking what a very pleasant way
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tour were defeated by South-west Bordeaux, Jan. 12.
France to-day, the final scores be The Waratahs now touringing: Bouth West France 19 pts.; France in winding up their rugby. New South Wales, 10 pts-Reuter.