THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1933.
ADMIRALTY JOINS BIG CRUISER
GALLANT INNINGS BY hand, but he glanced Leach beau
"BABE" OF BALAYAN
ELEVEN
(Continued from Page 1.)..
had scored three. 23-3-3.
Alvis opened his scoring with a single off Wilson; and then faced lonace for a maiden over.
titully for a four.';
Through a place of misfolding by Sinclair, Malaya reached 110 in 112 minutes. Sinclair alowed a shot by Alvis to roll to the boun-, dary for a four. ALVIS
GIVES A CHANCE.
After skying Isaacs to just short of third man, Alvie gave a chance
AN INFERIORITY COMPLEX
to Janking at fine teg uit Leach, NEW SHIPS TO BE BUILT
but the folder dropped the catch.,
SMART RUNNING. Showing some hesitancy at the Shanghal met with succes in start, Eu and Alvis did Bome the same oyer, when after cross- smart running between the sticks, |ing for a single, Jonklaas was but at 20, Eu was bowled neck given marching orders for obstruc- and crop by Wilson. The Chinese Ition to Loach. He had made only had eight to his credit. Up to his Ave. The score-board read 115-7- dismissal, he had been batting 15. quito well.
Willis now came out to join Gill was next man in, and scored Alvin and played Isaacs very a four off Isaace, but played back carefully. After making 50 with to this bowler's nest delivery, only out giving a chance, Alvis for a to find his bails disturbed. 06-6-6.
Croome came out to bat, limping and had Gibson to run for him. He was suffering from an injury to his knee,
Isaacs packed he field round Alvis, but the "baby" of the Malayan team was not worried at all, hitting the ball with the full face of the bat every time.
ALVIS IN FORM.
A four by Croome raised. the 10 which was reached in 64 minutes.
spell appeared rather shaky. He was vary uncomfortable facing Leach, off whom he failed to score.
Willa opened his scoring with a single off leases, and four byos then sent up the 120. Play had. now been in progress for 123 minutes.
TEN OFF LEACH. Although Leach had three mon close in for him, Alvia Kted the Shanghal skipper over these field- Teach ers' heads for a four, to
He hit his 60, in 95 minutes. another four and a two in the Alvis had a narrow escape when sume over and enabled the 130 to a delivery from Isaacs kicked up be holsted. He had 10 runs off suddenly. Leach was fielding at the Shanghai skipper in this over.
A short one from Isaacs silly mid-off and made n veln dive for the catch. Alvia scored a four pulled to the leg boundary, by off the next bail and got into Willis, and with the addition of Fanother four byes, the 140 went up double figures in 30 minutes,
Leach took over from Wson in 130 minutes. and sont down a maiden over la Croome.
Two successive boundary hits by Alvis took the score to 60,
In the next over, Leach took off lanes and put on Booth, who gave away four runs in his first' over, Alvis hitting him to the Queen's Road railings boundary,
for
This raised Alvis to 20, reached in 40 minutes, and hoisted the 60 *in 67 minutes..
a
was
WITH 15 GUNS
1933 PROGRAMME REVISION
London, Nov. -14. Types of ships now being built by the Japanese and United States have compelled the Admiralty to embark upon a programme for bigger cruisers.
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An official announcement to this effect was made in the House of Commons last night, New cruisers for japan are reputed to carry fifteen six-inch guns and the United States is now putting fifteen six-inch guns into her new ships.
Britain has been compelled to alter her policy accordingly. A new type of ship is to be designed. It will be a vessel of about 9,000- tons, and will be armed with fifteen guns.
BUILDING RIVALRY
PROMOTION
FOR MR.
MCELDERRY
CHIEF SECRETARY OF ZANZIBAR
IN HONGKONG FOR TWENTY YEARS
(Telegraph Special.)
FATAL 'BUS MISHAP.
AN AMPUTATION ON PROMISE OF HAWKER'S LICENCE
NEW STEAMER
VESSEL TO REPLACE THE OLD SHUNTIEN.
It was revealed by Dr. G. H. Work has bogun at the Thikon Dock Thomas at a motor accident in- on a new coastal steamer for Messrs. quiry at the Central Police Court Butterfield and Swire. *****
The now voseol," which will be ab yesterday afternoon, that the de- censed man consented to have his express coastor capable of making Umb amputated on the promise of 10 to 17 knots an hour, is to bo namco
the Shuntien. fa hawkor's licence. '
The inquest, conducted by Mr. The new vessel will be completed Balfour sitting as Coroner, was some time next summer and win into the death of Leung Lun, 61, a replace the old Shuntien which is now lon the *: Shanghai-Chafos-Tientsin shop foki, who died as the result
The Shantien will then be service. of being knocked down by a Vulcan withdrawn and scrapped. bus of the China Motor Bus Com- At the present
smt time, only ther
pany in Queen's Road Central steamer Shengkingteo en route.
opposite the Central Market on the Swire calls at
of Butterfield and
equipped
A former Hongkong Cadet, afternoon of October 18 last. The North China. As the
ment.
..
of extreme shock. Nothing was call as the Sheeking without any
Hupek Trials.
commission
in the person of Mr. S. B. B. Jury empanelled comprised Messrs. with more powerful engines than the McElderry, has, it is learned. L. Mackenzie (foreman), F. Hold Shuntien and Tangehow, alid, is able to make this call without juny: to-day, been appointed Chief Glover and Chan Shiu-wah:
Dr. Thomas, medical officer. Gov-loss of time either en route north or Secretary of the Zanzibar Pro-ernment Civil Hospital, said the on the return to Shanghai from the ror, after the tectorate, succeeding in that man was admitted to hospital with now Shuntien is cominted, the Com pany will proto vessel have shipp post Mr. R. H. Crofton, who hle right limb (lower part of the was adeo for many years in the tightens, 1910 was a ending at Toimetno ne the later vertol service of the Hongkong Govern- badly torn. He was in a condition also will be able to
Mr. McElderry was in Hongkong dane to the limb then because of his luns of time. The Thongking c for a period of nearly twenty condition and he was treated for bodies the very latest in molern con his shock condition first: Permis ventonces for conatal ateamers and years, from 1900 to 1928, his first sion for amputation could not be the new Shuntien will be likewise
cquloped. appointment, after he had passed obtained at this stage,. The next
The Tungebow will continue' tôểro his final examination in Chinese, day the limb began to fester. direct from Shanghal to the north se being that of acting Assistant The doctor continued:-""I asked|at present. District Officer for the Northern his permission for amputation. Be district of the Now Territoties refused at first, and then when I He held various posts until he was told him it was a question of life The steamer Burch, Intest addition secondeat. War, later returning to and death be stated that he would to the Butterfeld and Swire fleet, the Great War, condent If I could promise him a underwent her trials in Hongkong a the Colony and being posted as hawker's licence to earn a living, fortnight age, and it is anticipated acting Chief Assistant to the 1 thereupon telephoned Mr. King, that she will be placed in S.C.A. In 1920, he was attached Deputy Inspector General of Police, shortly.
In line with the usun? progressive to the Colonial Secretariat and and he kindly promised to help later became Assistant Colonial Having got that permission I tok polley of this firm, the Ningpo, well- Secretary and Clerk of Councils. the man to the theatre and rapidly known in Chinn waters, has been sold to scrappers and will be replaced in gullotined the limb off, without the near future. As soon as the new OPIUM CONFERENCE.
making a proper job of it. Ho
Shuntlan is Jonnched from Taikoo it. In 1922, he was seconded for seemed better after that. How is probable that yet another now service in the Secretariat of the over, he later gradually sank and vessel will be Inid on the stocks. League of Nations (Optum Sec-'died at 10.40 p.m. on October 23 tion and in Nivember of that, He was almost stone deaf. Death year he attended, the Oriental Red I attribute to the shock of the in- The First Lord of the Admiralty, gromme-indeed some small re-Cross Conference at Bangkok as Jury plus exhaustion, together with of the British a certain amount of blood 'poison- Lench had two out-fields for Sir Bolton Eyres Monseli, an- duction in its coat was expected representative
Eastern Colonies with regard to jing." Alvis, but the "baby" proved anounced that the Government had, to result.
the oplum question, TREATY RIGHTS.
Man Deat. .Subsequently, he served in glant-killer by lifting the Shang-with much regret, decided to
He added that the United States various Government departments
Replying to the jury, the doctor hat captain clear for yet another revise the 1938 Naval programme.
He recalled that the original 1933 and Japan, under the terms of the and in 1927, whilst on leave, he said the man was deaf when ad- boundary to take his own score to
the mitted to hospital 70. He had been batting for 106 programme had included one ship London Naval Treaty, were fully represented Hongkong at
of the Leander class of cruisers, entitled to build ships of the alze Colonial Office Conference.
Ng On, a foki of the Wo Cheung minutes.
of 7,230 tons, and three of the they contemplated.
In the following year, Mr. Mc Dye Shop, said he had worked with Nevertheless, it would be the Elderry returned to Hongkong, but the deceased for four years. Arethusaa of 5,400 tons, each armed with eight and six inch continued policy of the British his health became seriously im-Deceased was deaf.
Constable Hari Singh deposed Government to endeavour, by com-paired, and he was then transfer- guns respectively.
mon agreement, both to restrict red to Tanganyika as Deputy to seeing the man struck by the The policy of
the number of vessels of the larger Secretary to the Commissioner, cruisers of comparatively small size as much as possible, and also the change being made in the hope mudguard. He tolephoned for the gratefully received by Mr. T.. G. tonnage had been adopted in the to reduce the maximum size of that he would recover his health. hope that other nations would cruisers to be constructed in the le has held this post ever since. follow our lead.
¦ future.--British Wireless.
Whilst in Hongkong, he married sister of Mr. G. N. Orme, 'n form- er Director of Education.
In an attempt to get rid of Alvis, Lench rang the bowling changes. He took off the tall left-hander, and put on Jenkins, but this met with no success.
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ALVIS DÉFIANT.
Willis got into double figures with a four off Loach, and sent up the 150 in 188 minutes.
Put on from the Naval Yard end, Madar got a wicket with his
STUBBORN CROOME. Despite his injured leg, Croome presented a stubborn front to all the Shanghai bowlers and only tried to score off the loose ones,
Alvis lifted one from Leach first ball. Willis jumped out to perilously near a fielder, but got hit him, missed and failed to get. away with it. He had another back In time. Mayhew had dono narrow escape when he cut Booth hle job only too well. Willis had for a four. Wilson, fielding in the made 14. The score was slips, anticipated the shot, but the ball went to the wrong skle of him.
Alvia got his 80 in 40 minutes.
PARTNERSHIP HOLDS.
ΠΟΥ
FIRST LORD'S ANNOUNCEMENT
building
157-8-14.
Also in July 1982, the United Morgan- did not shape too well: in his first over. It was more by Kingdom delegation at Geneva put luck than anything else that he forward proposals for a reduction kept ble wicket intact. Madar of future cruisers to 7,000 tons beat him with almost every ball, with a maximum gun-calibre of 6.1, in the hope that this would but failed to hit the stumps.
bo generally accepted.
Unfortunately; neither of thear hopes had been realised.
In u vain effort to break up this partnershin which had alrondy
MADAR UNLUCKY, realised 40 runs, Legch put on Pat Madar. Alvis was not to be
P. Madar had bad luck in not tempted to hit out and was satisfied with a single, He was claiming Alvis' wicket. Alvis lift- not comfortable facing Leach, ed him higli over innnes, at mid-an, however, and failed to score off but the fielder failed the Shanghai skipper.
Eighty went up after a four by: Croome off Madlar. He reached double figures after batting for 45 minutes.
The luncheon interval was taken with the score at 82, Alvis being 34 not out and Groome 14 not out ALVIS HITS OUT
·
When play was resumed after tillin Jannes bowled to Croome! from the Supreme Court and, and
JAPAN'S NEW SHIPS.
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UNITED STATES ·
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Traffic-Sergeant McInnes said he Maunder, Secretary to Earl Haig's tested the brakes of the bus and Fund, York Building, Hongkong.. found them in good working order. Cheques should be made payable to Wan Puf, driver of the motor Thomson and Co. and crossed bus, said he was driving from Tai "Poppy Day Fund.” Hang to West Point and when near
the Central Market the man came'
During his lengthy residence in out from the alde walk Witness about eight feet from the kerb. He Hongkong, Mr. McElderry won did not know whether he had tus applied both the hand and fook' golden opinions both for his mark Intention of crossing the road or brakes. The speed of the bus was- fed abilities and his charm catching the bus. His right leg seven or eight m.p.h. It was about There is very real alarm in manner, and his transfer from the was caught by the hub of the front to stop at the stopping place which Amerien over the situation Colony was widely regretted. near wheel and when the bus was was about 20 yards away. brought about by the President's
Born in 1885, Mr. McElderry pulled up his leg was dragged along Chan Ping-chel," "bus conductor, gold plan, which has brought the was educated at Campbell College, with his head facing westward. gave testimony, after which the désired inflation of the dollar but Belfast. and Trinity College, Replying to questions by the Jury returned the following In 1931, Japan laid down two which now appears to be out of Dublin, where he was maths Coronor, the driver suld he sounded verdict. "We are agreed that ho cruisers of 8,600 tons reputed to hand. There is talk of stabilisa scholar and won his B.A, degree, his horn several times before seamet his death by an accident and
tion at a near date, mount 15 six-inch guns. -
being sealor mod. In mathematics ing the deceased as there ware that no blame is attached to apy.. It was learned that she was now
The money market is still. rest and in experimental science. laying down two more of the sumeless, but sterling is firm. American
The new appointment which he many people about. The man was person." With two off Mndar and a dimensions and that the construc-dollars were offered heavily to has now secured represents promo single off Launce, Alvis equalled tion of yet another two, making steady the gold currencies which then, the post carrying a salary of were threatening to slump in £1,000 per annum, compared with Hayward's score of 83, and mother six in all, was projected.
sympathy, [~ ⠀ single off Madar gave Alvis the distinction of being the top scorer of the series. He was given an ovation by the spectators..
to hold a really difficult catch.
This let-off encouraged batsman who reached his 80 123 minutes.
the
In
The 170 went up in 169 minutes. Leach came back now for Madar,
off the last ball, Croome sent him and off his first bali, Morgan took
to the Chater Road boundary,
Ja single to signalise his 10.
ALVIS PLAYS ON,
| The United States also has already announced her intention
of building four cruisers of
10.000 tons with 15 six-inch
guns.
Anxiety Felt.
New York, Nov. 14, Depreciation of the dollar,
£1,360 for the Deputy Secretary- ship of Tanganyika.
-PROTECTORATE.
which it is understood exceeds ex Zanzibar has been a British pectations, is arousing some an-Protectorate since 1880, and In If, therefore, the British pro-xiety. It is generally agreed that 1913 it was transferred from the gramme already approved were to the President's gold plan will be Foreign Office to the Colonial be carried out, the new cruisera continued but only in such a way Office. It is maintained under vould be definitely inferior tona will not invite foreign reprisals the administration of II.M. Gov those being developed by other or affect the United States credit, ernment through the Governor of Kenya Colony. The Sultan is Eleadying, Influence.
At the other end, Wilson wAB went to the rallings twice by Alvis.
With a four off Isaacs, Alvis who thus reached his 40 in 04 minutes, and incidentally sent up reached his 90, and with this score. Powers.
ho had the misfortune to play on shots were the 90. Both these perfect square cuts and never in to his wicket. It was a bad stroke, The ball appeared to be two straight to be cut, and Alvis was attempting this stroke.
danger of being stopped.
Isanes beat Croome once, but the ball went clear of the off stump, Alvis had the same escape off
Wilson in the next over.
A straight carpet drive by Alvis off Wilson sent up the v0, in 99 minutes.
SERIOUS DILEMMA.
As was known, Britain's total cruiser tonnage was limited by He had batted extraordinarily the London Naval Treaty.
well, and if he was a trifle lucky, t And the result was that they had speaks well for his pluckiness in been placed on the horns of a very defying the Shanghal attack which serious dilemma.
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H. Seyyid Sir Khalifa bin Harub, and there is a British Re- Mr. R. H. Crofton, who now
London, Nov. 14. A heavy general offering of sident. American dollars la the interven tlon taken to control the money vacates the post which Mr. Mc- market situation and prevent gold Elderry assumes, served in Hong-
kong from 1903 to 1918, when h currencies, weakening further.
was transferred na Assistunt Sterling, to-day has been firm. There is a premium of sixpence Chief Secretary to Zanzibar, H definitely had the upper hand for If they proceeded with the over the frane included in today's later served lu Tanganyika and
Chlof Secretary became the Orst hour of this morning's original programme of cruisers, price of gold. About 129 bars of hold-play. He saw the score from 20 all the cruisers they would be the commodity were sold at 128 Zanzibar in 1928.
to 181, and of the 152 runs put on building would be definitely shillings 7 ponce an ounco, which] · when he was at the wicket, he con- Inferior to certain of the cruisers represents a decline of 61⁄2 pauce. tributed 90. He had looked set which were being built by the-Reuter. for his contury, and it is real other Naval Powers. bad luck to get out when and in the way he did.
Immediately, Croome, was 818- missed by Isaacs. Pat Madar ing a catch at silly leg.
•
VACANT SEATS.
THE ROT STOPPED. Croom's partnership with Alvis had put on 04 runs for the sixth wicket and had saved Malaya from a complete collapse. Croome had boon.in for two minutes short of an hour for his 10 runs. He had batted soundly, and was wise enough to allow his younger team-- mato to do most of the scoring. The score board showed 100-6-19.
With three off Lench, Alvis com-
London, Nov. 14, pleted his 50, taking 70 minutes, The Labour M.P., Mr. George In the proccan. He was given a Harry Hirat, who has representel rousing reception when his acoro Wentworth since 1918, has died was put up.
I suddenly.
LABOUR MEMBER OF
COMMONS DIES ·
Alvis caused amusement while There are now four by-elections running these last three runs. Ho pending-Reuter.
was so much faster than Jonklaas The late Mr. Hirst ontored Par- that he had already completed "the llament as a member for the Went course" when Jonklang was start worth Division, West Riding, in on the third Inp.
Yorkshire, in December. 1918. At Hitting very chot hard, Jonk- one time a checkweighman at the lans had bad luck in not being able Dearne Valley Colliery, he was 04 to score. All his shots wont to years of age."
REDUCED NUMBERS.
If, on the other hand, they wore to build any cruisers comparable with those vessels, they must reduce the number from four to
three.
DUBLIN UPROAR
REPUBLICAN SHOUTS IN
POLICE COUNT
Dublin, Nov. 14.-
#t
Nolay scenes were witnessed in
Stabilisation Near
Washington, Nov. 14. A commentator on the gold situation here, Mr. David Laur- ence, economic expert, declared co- day that America was in the m'dat of a financial crisis the gravity of the police court when a young man which cannot be overestimated. was sentenced to two months' Ho draws attention to the hard labour, for assaulting a man The first alternative could not effects on Government bonds. of wearing a Flanders poppy who be accepted and. accordingly, the present dollar decline, pre-attended a meeting of the Anti- after most anxious considera-dieting the stabilisation of the Imperialist League. tion, and with much regret, they dollar at a much earlier date than There was a kopublican demons. tration after sentence was passed, the Magistrate, or proposed to revise the 1933 pro-anyone has anticipated.
The Anancial edition of the whereupon gramme se na to include two cruisers of a new type of about Evening Post carries a story to the dered one Interrupter to be put 9,000 tons, with increased effort that the Government cannot in the dock and forthwith son- armaments, and one cruiser, of much longer Ignore the effect off tenced him to six months' im- the Arethusa type of about 5,200 the gold plan unon Government prisonment. when the man re- bonds and the flight of capital fused to enter into recognisances toni
to keep the peace. There were abroad.
as the prisoners were removed This alteration. the First Lord ta canocially foured that dol. renewed cries of "Up with the Ro
Router. increase in the cost of 1983-pro-trol. Reuter pointed out, would not Involve any lar inflation will get out of con- publlo," and "Up with do Valera"
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