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If present indications are borno out by experience, Hongkong la likely to enjoy the most succe65- ful boxing season of recent years, A galaxy of talent has been brought to the China Station by the new County cruisers, the latest arrivals being Jock Creighton, ono. of the leading welterweights
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RECORD.
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A great duel ensued, but the Gentlemen succeeded with wicket in hand.
M.C.C. TEAM IN FORM.
In Strong Position at
Scarborough,
Mr. C. I. Thornton got together a very strong side to meet the M.C.C. Australia team at Sear- borough, but they were outplayed
in the West of England, and Lend-by England's representatives, who ing Stoker Mann, a heavyweight of were robbed of victory by rain in lerruptions which did not permit the finish of the game.
much distinction.
3. Photographs of both men appear on our Picture Page to-day,
Mann is one of the foremost ex- ponents at his weight in the Im perial Services, and the only dim- culty in Hongkong would appear to be to find him an opponent worthy of his steel.
The cricket was notable for the consistency of the England's team's batting rather than by any outstanding performance..
Mr. Thornton's XI were sent in for the Inst innings requiring 350 runs to win, 189 had been knock- Leading Stoker Mann is theed up for the loss of three wickets present holder of the heavyweight when stumps were drawn. The Championship of the Imperial scores were: Services, and of the Royal Navy And Royal Marines.
The latter title. he won for the frst time in 1924, in 1926 he took the heavyweight championship of The Mediterranean Fleet, in 1927 he won the championships of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and of the West of England.
M.C.C. team: 416. Thornton's XI: 293. M.C.C. team: 236 for 5-(decd). Thornton's XI.: 189 for 3,
The feature of the game ใบง some brilliant bowling by Tate in the Thornton team's first innings. He look wickets for 71 runs. No player sacceeded in reaching three fifurca.
A WONDERFUL RECORD.
Freeman's Amazing Bowling Performances,
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Above is one of the new Morris saloon taxis-de-luze, which has just arrived in Hongkong.
A fleet of these fine vehicles will soon appear on the streets. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
HONGKONG TRADE.
EFFECT OF JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
these prophecies may bo. Intended to deter dealers from purchasing British goods whilst the anti- Japanese boycott provails.
Woollens.
A few repeat orders for Wool
The fortnightly Price Current (and Market Report, published by
the Hongkong General Chamber Venetians, Union Cashmeres and of Commerce, states:
BANK RETURNS:
FIGURES FOR MONTH OF AUGUST.
The returns of the averago amount of bank notes in circula- tion and of specie in reservo in. Hongkong, during the month ended 31st August, 1928, as certified by. the Managers of the respective
Gaberdines have been booked, but Pleco Goods.
it is too early for the regular Since dur last report sales of buying for shipment July/August, Banks are:
The Woollon Banka. White and Groy Shirtings" have been made but as regards Fancy 1929, to begin. cloths practically no business market has opened for the new chartered Bank has been booked and the marketi
Average Amount
Spesie in Leserve,
.....16,108,472 4,000,000 H.K. & Shanghai Dank 45,014,181 84,000,000
Total....
600,000
.302,003,176 4,580,000
generally is very quiet. Deliveries season vory quietly. At present Mercantile Bank 1,MB0,543 of new cargo ure antisfactory, the demand is limited to KwangHi, remaining very Hittle other centres Manchester prices are a anster where forward shipments quiet. Lare required.
Cotton Yarn.
In liiton Sterling Securities are do poslted with the Crown Arents valued at 1.270,000.
In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agenia and Strafu Government valued at £2,008,202:
Early this year, he defeated all comers in the Imperial Services championships. With such a no- record, it will be a great pity if the Colony is unable to produce A man who will extend film,
In the course of his career he has fought 79 professional con-
One of the most interesting
Another report states:-Buy- tests, having lost three, drawn
providing ing of Spring season cotton gooda Market continues quiet and we one, and won 75. It is notable games of the reason,
some capital erleket, was that be- is now practically ended. Man- have nothing fresh to report. unchanged. Nominal that his only drawn fight was
Stranie, of Lween Kent and an M.C.C. team at chester prices do not tempt the Prices are against Johanne
Felkestone. The
were dealers and the decline in ex- quotations are as follows: No.
An interesting billiards match with Sweden, last year, after a memor-
strongly represented and they won change rates his checked the 108. 3170-188, No. 12. $380-193, the "W" team from the Catholic able fight over fifteen rounds.
Hmall amount of bushes that was No. 168. $195-200, No. 208. $200- Union Club was played in the Chief Jock Creighton, another keen, by four wickets,
The batting performances of in progress in White Shirtings. 205. Arrivals uit. Shipments nil. and Petty Officers Club Inst evening. fighter brought out by 1.M.S. Cornwall, is more happily situa-Woolley, J.L. Bryan and R. Bet Predictions are heard of a heavy Sales 1. Unsold Stocks 1,400 resulting in a win for the "Wo" team
were, however, over-decline in raw cotton prices, but bales. Bargains 8,300 bales. ted. A welterweight, he will find tington
M.C.C.
no dearth of opponents at his shadowed by the accomplishment weight, indeed, it is certain that of a wonderful performance by Hongkong will be remarkably "Tich". Freeman, the Kent slow
bowler. strong in his class this year,
Creighton has fought and beaten every welter in Plymouth, while on more than one occasion he has figured in leading bouts at the Ring.
Creighton has beaten Patay Flynn, a star Belfast welter, Ar- thur Bown, of Exeter, Johnny Morgan, Welsh champion, Boy Wills, for the championship of the West of England, Jim Howard, Middleweight champion of Fly mouth, after a draw, John Bogble, etc. etc.
On the "Cornwall" he is re- Karded as one of the best mon at his weight in the Royal Navy. and he will have an opportunity of justifying their confidence very shortly.
By taking ten wickets in the course of the match, he brought his aggregato bag for the season to 291, which beats the remark! able record of Tom Richardson, set up 35 years ago,
Freeman's 291 18 the highest ever-taken in a single season in the annals of first-class cricket, the nearest approach to this figure since the war being 228 by Tato in 1925,
The scores were 1 ·
Kent: 270,
M.C.C.: 376.
Kent: 391.
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M.C.C.: 289 for 6 wickets.
It will be seen that the match an aggregate of well Among the first-class welters produced likely to perform in Hongkong over 1200 runs. In Kent's first are innings, Woolley gave a superb dis- during the coming season Corpi. Dunean, A. B. Ewin, and play hitting up 125 in his own in- Signalman Morris, a very formid-imitable style, scoring with per-
fect freedom in all directions. able trio..
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The match between the South China A.A, and the Wai Yan O.B.U., played last evening at the premises of the Chinese Catholle Society, decided the holder of the "Kom Tong Challenge Cup this year. The scores were very close at one time but nearing the end and finally secured the victory by 59 games to Wah Yan's 49...
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R.H. Bottingion stood out when the M.C.C. batted. He alone severely punished Freeman, who bowled splendidly to take G wiċ- made 114.
A dashing display by J.L. Bryan who hit up 140 enabled Kent to make a good recovery, but the M.C.C. set about their task in great style and made the necessary runs for the loss of aix wickets, Free- man took four for 217.-Reuter.
JUNIOR BASEBALL.
CHINA ATHLETIC DEFEAT
THE KIÓRA NINE, -
In a close and exciting game at Happy Valley yesterday, the Chinn Athletic baseball team defeated tho Kiora ning by five points to one.
The game was scheduled for seven innings, but owing to failing light the umpire called the game during the first half of the seventh frame. At the end of fiva innings the score was
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Ko Yau-cheong
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Wong Lan-yiu
.10
Kwan Man-ching
.30
Yuen Yuchoàng
8
Fok Hin-chiu
7
five to our in favour of the Athletic, and according to the rules the game
KOR
Total
.69
Wah..Yan O.B.U..
Ng Tai-ping
11
Chang-Sum-chuen
.11
Chan Ylug-ding
.10
Wong. Ma-ping. 'Chang Ying-fook Ng Tin-fon
7
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to them Despite failing light, the Klora team did their best to make up the deficiency
of four points between them
and their opponents, In the sixth inning they
two points and two more were added in tho seventh, with only one man down,
when the umpira called the game.
On form, there was very little dif ference between the teams, Fielding 'crrors were the rule rather than the exception.
The score by innings was
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Unfinished-inuing,
All the League matches are now follows! over and the South China A.A.
are to be congratulated on their China Athletic 082000 success in winning both the Senior and Junior Championships