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(Continued from Pape 1.),
INTERPORT TENNIS.
TIENTSIN PLAYERS VISIT
SHANGHAI
The lawn tennis. Interport contest
between Shanghai and Tientsin start
cester were forced to go in again. O'Connor contributed 124, and Rus- sell made 113. Parker Lock Blast Saturday, when a singles and a doubles match were played, both: wickets for 160 runs. In getting resulting in a win for Shanghai, in 30 runs for victory, three Glouces the first, three sets to two, and in the ter wickels fell.
gocond, three straight seta to Shang-
hai.
CURIOUS HANTS FAILURE.
Kent Command Game From Beginning.
scores were!
Kent: 363... Hants: 131 and 350, Kent: 120 for 2 wickets.. Bright cristanding established cricket in which Ashdown a good position for Kent, and When Tich Freeman brought about a remarkable collapse of the home team, taking 6 wickets for 67 runs, an extraordinary effort from Hants
thanks to a Following-on, masterly innings by Mead, who made 130, they forced Kent in a second, time, but the leaders knocked off the necessary runs at a cost of two wickets,
was called for.
..
The football team of the Hongkong Chinese Catholic. Young Men's Club aboard the 'R.S. Tai Lee Shek, en route for Kwang-chow-wan, where a series of games is to be played. (Photo: Mee Cheung),
JAPAN'S RELIGION.
BUDDHISM HAS STRONG
FOLLOWING.
The Rots stood at two all. He then levers of won the last set.
the
veria.
The afternoon opened with the second singles match between 0. Rumjaha (Tientsin) and O. D. Ras- mussen (Shanghai), and lasted the Hampshire have developed the full five sets, Rasmussen finally win- unfortunate habit of collapsing inning with the score as follows: their first innings and thus ren-4-0, 0-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3,
Thero were very few deuce games, dering an excellent second innings
steady effort ineffective. This was their throughout the match and
Francis Xavier landed at Kago- themselves. Since then the Chris- against Kent at play, interspersed with occasional experience
ahima, and 1637 when the rebellion tian advocates have been travelling Southampton, the visitors winning brilliant shots by either player, was
of Shimabara was suppressed. As an up hill road although, even the with eight wickets in hand. The the main feature of the contest. Rumjahn's play was steady and un-
represented by the Roman Catholic Buddhists and Shintolals admit, hurried, and he made great use of his
missionaries, the new religion was they are achieving steady and sound backhand chops and cuts, showing
unusually well received by the progress. There are at present very good placing. lie covered the
Japanese and it was not long be some 1,600 Christian churches or baseling quite efficiently and made Tokyo, July 9-Notwithstanding fore some of the leading military chapels in the Empire. few attempts to cover at the net. the slow but steady progress of commanders were using it to fight Rasmussen did not begin to show his
Christianity in Japan, Buddhism the growing political power of the Shintoism is hardly to be classed usual form until later in the pig still continues as the leading re- Buddhist forces. But Hideyoshi as a pure religion. Buddhists can and at one time it seemed as thought the visitor were bound to win. Howligion of the Empire. The num and lydeyasu succeeded Nobunaga, be Shintoists and vice over, the local player picked up and ber of Buddhists in the land of the who was the great influencial friend Shintoism is in reality a somewhat by excellent placing and quick return- Mikado is estimated at something of the Christians, and they adopted complicated system of nature and ing, although he missed some casy like 48,500,000, or approximately a campaign of persecution which ancestor worship having to do espo balls, wore down his opponent until 34 per cent. of the religious bedrove the Jesuits from the country. cially with the Imperial ancestors
country. The
Thereafter, the death penalty and the Sun Goddess who is believed, Christians number around 215,000, and other severe penalties were in- to have been the progenitor of Shintolum, which is a form of nicted upon any one convicted of Nippon. Shintoists pray for the The Doubles Match.
ancestor worship, has about 10,000, being " Christian. Buddhism, Emperor and the Imperial ancestors The next match was the second000 bellovers.
Shintoism and Confucianism were because it is believed that the well- doubles between V. A. Yacolovsky and
All Japanese historians and pub the only religions permitted in the being of the ruler and the spirits A. K. Murray (Tientsin) and J. Llicists stress the debt that the country with Buddhism then na now of his forbears is identicul with the Wade and J. Tannka (Shanghai) nation owes to Buddhism. Without the most popular. It was not until good of the people. Shinto pricats Shanghal won this match in three this religion in the early develop Commodore Perry rapped on the always officiate at weddings and straight sets, but although this may sound an easy victory, in reality eachment of the Empire accompanied doors of the Shogun's domain that funerals and thousands of Shinta set was hard fought before Wade as it was by the superior civiliza Christianity again accured a foot shrines dot the countryside of the and Tanaka were declared winners tion at that time of China, Korea hold in the land of the Rising Sun, Empire. The Emperor and the Im- and India, it is generally believed Following the signing of the treaty perial family, with every govern Notta visiting Northampton-with a score of 0-4, 6-4; 0-2.
that Japan never would have at between the United States and ment official, always worship at the shire gained an easy victory by This proved a more interesting 238 runs, George Gunn and A. W.match than the former, and constanttained the high degree of rene Japan, four American Protestant Great Shrine of lao in the town of
amazed missionaries. located 'missions at Yamada. Carr making centuries in the outbursts of applause took placement and culture which
Recently there was held in Tokyo innings. The throughout Yncalevsky proved hini-Visitors from the western world Nagasaki and Osaka. Notts second
The adventures of these mission- self very efficient at the net, and when the doors of the country were scores were:
Christian and master of an excellent smash shot, thrown open to foreign inter-aries have filled numerous volumes. national Convention of Religions,
To revive the cause of Christianity with Buddhist,
Shinto delegates Notis: 298 and 369 for 3 Murray put in some useful smash Course.
present. This which had faded with the Jesuits wickets (decd.)
shots, although his volleying and swift service, giving his partner at the
was an almost superhuman task convention was not conspicuously Northants: 151 and 216.
net opportunity for suashes,
wen:
At present there are 71,317 Bud-for, although the laws against the successful because of the frequent hin strongest points. Wade V. W. C. Jupp alone made any
dhist temples in Japan, according Western religion had been revoked, disturbances which interrupted the impression on the Notts batsmen brilliant throughout, but his partner, in the first innings, and he return-although he made some wonderful re-to governmental statistics, in add the natives had become imbued with proceedings. There were nearly number of persons were injured too. inclined to serve lion la 35,079 Buddhist chapels. such antagonistic propaganda that riots at several sessions in which ed the excellent figures of 7 wickets turan, was
double faults. During the match the There are about 141,000 Buddhist they viewed the missionaries and for 118 runs.
police was necessary at all times Northants avoided the follow-on Shanghai pair strove constantly to priests associated with the temples their faith with something like hor- in fist-fights and the presence of
drive the Tientsin players back from An, various cappeitles. The rich- ror."
to quell the fighting. Most of the by a narrow margin, and Notts go the net, where they proved most din-ness of this organization can be
trouble however, was blamed on ing in
outsiders who "ganged" the, con- ... a second time, scorederous, but Murray's reach and surmised when it is known that rapidly, A. W. Car withholding Yacolovsky's quickness prevented this these temples own or have appro-Perseverance, however, eventual-vention at the instigation of poll the declaration till he had made his from being entirely successful. priated about 50,000 acres of land. I won and the converts, although
ticians. successive
And land in Japan, growing ever not especially enthusiastic, became .century in second
more crowded with its millions of numerous. But there was a seces- One of the resolutions adopted by matches, and until a lead of 513 runs had een obtained. Gunn
population, is the contllest thing in aion of the believers gome years the convention included the unanim- made 159 and Carr 100 (not out.)
the Empire.
later which was caused principally ous approval of the American anti- Naturally, Northants never shaped
by theological controversies which war: treaty proposal.-Associated like making anything near such a
arose among the Christian members Presse colossal total.
ANOTHER CAPR 100.
Easy Win for Notts Against.
་
Northants
"
SUTCLIFFE AND LEYLAND.
Make Innings Victory' Possible.
A Tientsin Victory.
whn
In the doubles played on Monday between Onior Rumjahn and A. Rumjalin (Tientsin) and O. D. Ras- mussen and R. D. Canavarro (Shang- hai) Tientsin won after a strenuous
by 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4. hout the game, play was ex-} cellent. Smashes were used to the full by either side; the placing at some critical 'moments, too, was splendid and some of the returns made from seemingly impossible positions were appreciated by the thoroughly
Going in against a total of 324, Yorkshire male 485 rang a de- clared, eventually defeating Derby-watchers. shire by an innings and 52 runs. The scores were!
Derby: 234 and 199. Yorkshire: 485 for 8 wickets
(decd.)
Sutcliffe (111) and, Leyland (149) made Yorkshire's big total possible.
For exceeding the speed limit, the Marquis of Blandford, the Duke of Marlborough's heir, was fined £3 at Hampstead Police Court recently.
Dr. de Castro, the exiled Por- tuguese ex-Premier, is to, he per- mitted to return to his own coun- try because his health is very delicate.
SPLENDID CRICKET, Sussex Held by Warwick. Over 1,100 runs were geored during some splendid cricket be- tween Sussex aid Warwickshire at
By a two-thirda majority the Birmingham, Warwick making the
members of the Churchmen's greater proportion after being Union has decided to change the forced to follow-on. Susaеx won on the first innings, the scores title to "The Modern Churchmen's
being:
Union."
Sussex: 481. Warwick: 308 and 345 for which seemed to indicate an in-
wickets.
nings victory, Worcester came The principal scorer for Sussexback with an innings which gave was H. Tarks who made 127 in a them a substantial lead. capital innings.
were:
Lancashire were obliged to rest Tate bowled splendidly when content with points for a victory Warwick went in to reply, and on the first innings. The scores took 6 wickets for 75 runs. The only batsman to offer effective resistance was Parsons, who made 130 before his wicket 'was taken.
Being 173 rans in arrears, Warwick were obliged to follow
Lancashire: 446.
Worcesfér: 127 and 474 for 8
wickets.
Hallows and Watson made
on but they soon averted danger great stand for the first wicket, of defeat, Croam following up the former making 154 and Wat some steady batting early in the son contributing 115. The.. later innings, by a great stand for the batsmen also made runs, and soventh wicket. He made 104 when Richard Tyldesley rattled
out 5 not out.
men for 86, playing the principal part in Worcestor's. dismissal for 127, the end appear- ed to be in Bight,
LANCASHIRE SKOCKED.
Worcester Hold The Northern Giants
Worcester put up totally un- expected resistanco and played out ilme. Gibbons (140) and Fox
By all the rules Lancashire (148 not out) were the principal should have defeated
to
easily at Worcester, but after ahire's bowlers-Router.
Worcester source of annoyance
establishing a strong position,
Lanca-
Temples and Friests.
Christianity came Into Japan sometime between 1549, when St.
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