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MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1918.

LIEUT. CHATHAM'S

ADVENTURES.

FOOTBALL

BATURDAY'S RESULTS.

BALLOON IGNITED, HE MAKES

A PARACHUTE DESCENT.

There were no surprises in results on Saturday, if one

the

can

THE CHINA MAIL..

right mas a new player for the Navy FORTHCOMING CONCERT

and a good one to boot. He gave

STEAMER AFIRE AT SINGAPORE

Fire, broke out aboard the Railuko Maru on Decembar 11 in Singapore Herbent

| Wallar, u. day out, the soldiem. half-

On the 4th January at the City Hall~ being a busy man. When McNiven was able to get rid of the strict atten, will be given a Grand, Concert by Mme. tion of Charters, is forwards began Yadwigs Zaleska, and Mr. Arsen's to test Heath's abilities is a cus Divillo Ha is lyrico-dramatic

In order to save her it was becsigarg "It is a pleasure to publish the fexcept the win of the R.G.A. overtodian. The upright evil Heathbaritons cpers singer. He comes from to acuttle the ship near the Sea View the nuble of a very hot shot from Southern Russis, where he was trained Hotel She was back again, however following extres from a letter which South Chin Athletic. Their win by Calvin, and the goalie saved numer socording to the Italian trashod. Ha ad her mchersga the next morning, and Hoo. Mt. W. Chatham received og to it was little more than our shots from Neal and McNiven Lang there and in Siberis, and for the will be examined to ascertain what recently from his oldest son, who is they merited. Yet they deservet to Lawrance and Blumfield the R.East nine months has been giving vary damage has been sustained. The cargo Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force (Kits) win At times their bucks were bucks played splendidly. HAM-succorful concerts throughout Japan, consating of silk, ingar, cotton waste, The Hongkong programme includes etc, must have been considerably Balloon Section). In his previous latter bewildered by the agile Chinese dart-

Italian arts from different operandamaged, the total loss going into which is dated 19th September, he had ing, here, there, and everywhere, and

romances of modern Russian composers thoasads of pounds. The Raifuku "been attacked whilat upaloft by a German one burly defender in particular, wus";

like Tehsikovsky, Gretchaninoff and Maru is cos of the latest ships con- aeroplane, which succeeded in setting sometimes to be seen stock still,

Bachmaninoff, and some English. songs structed for the Osaka Shosen Kaisha his balloon on fire with a "tracer bullet, apparently, lost in thought; or at least

cogkong he is going to the and was built in Japan in record time She is on her maiden voyage bound for Philippiass, Javs, and Australia necessitating

South Amerian-Stralis Türck, N

Extract from letter, dated 13th Octa

ber, 1918.

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time:-

Navy B.E

Barly in the second half Townsend and Millard nearly had the Navy defence bentes. Good passing help

CABARET DANGE

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a parachute descent in deed.

them along until Townsend to livered a shot that looked a 'sure Beyond bumping badly on landing,

The Navy were a long time defeat goal, but Crocker effected a fine save which caused him to feel stiff and sorting the Raya! Bagungers. At least, by falling upon the balk Charters several days, he had suffered no ill

they were & Jong in commencing was still playing a fine spoiling game -effect from his descant.

their goal-getting and then they but when he was beaten Blumfeld

The cibaret dine bo, Ektarmy night cored thrice in fairly quick time resorted to handling, and as the McNiven scored all the Navy's goullepisode took place in the penalty was attended by a large number of planare. I take this opportunity of writing It appears that without this prolife are, MeNiven had a free shot at soskem, who say they had a good tims." you's abort letter, we are very busy goul-scorer the Navy would be a very soul, the first core resulting. This The arrangements And been made, by wi" the beginning of the end for Mr. Dowler, to whom much credit is due. these days. We move forward-prieti- ineffective lon cally every day and it is an awful game. There was a good hodet tussle for McNiven beat the deferice again The badding a beautifully decorated. ss there is such a lot of stuff to more, the points in the 2nd Division match. Heath kicking at, and missing, the with Bags and flowers, and lockel very A balloon is no easy thing to get along where the two R.G.A. compies ball. The third and last goal was nice

Two crobektras furnished the music, one especially if there is a strong wind 88th and 83rd were in opposition, the result of a perfect corner kick by blowing, but if the roads are clear of No less than three officers were in Galsin, the hall dropping right on wires and trees and the weather is favourable, wà còn manage it with the the 88th Company team. unke all. MeNiven's head and thence into the military band and the other a trips. Its formed that: all Goods are being landed

Dancing was continued until a 1ste hour winch. A lot of the main roads in played a sound etul.gume. Scor-goal. After the result had been long instrument aggregation. *France however have trees both sides two goals to one in each half, in doubt, the sailors ultimately Anish.

The proceeds will go to war chinitis. and in many cases there are wires the 88th Company were good valued father any winter. Result:

for their 42 victory. crossing them

We are having all sorts of discop forts to put up with but these are compensated by the fact that it is very interesting. I was in a big town two days ago which had very recently fallen into our hands and really it was a terrible sight. The centre of the town had been burst out and, as far as I could gather, the Huns fad detailed parties for certain streets whole cbit was to destroy all the furniture in the

houses in the streets assigned to them Everything was badly amsahed and, in order to break up tables, beds, they had throws them out of the windows.

We found a couple of poor, old French civilians vesterday for whom, I suppose, the Boche had ho use as they were too oll. They were 4 married couple--the old girl was 63 and her old man 66. Poor old things -did feel sorry for them, sitting in their smashed-up home. They had managed to pack up & faw old treasures, as they were being taken away by some French people in the afternoon.

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The old man had been wounded in the palm of cue baad but not very seriously. We gave them some food sad they thought the bread wonderful after wait they had been baving, they told us they had been allowed 4 pounds of bread per week between them and black at that.

St. Joseph's College disposed of the second team of the South China club. In fact had they stuck to their curly go-ahead game they night have won by a large margin of goals, There are, promising players among the Chinese reserve team, notably the centre-half, and the forwards.

St. Joseph's will have to do a lot better to win their Shield tie against the South Chira Athletic first team

on Boxing Day..

The games played are described the following paragraphe

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RIG.A. VANQUISH SOUTH

CHINA ATHLETIC.

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Co. Sergt.-Major Proguell was the referee.

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE DEFEAT S. CHINA RES.

On the Naval ground, South Chin Deserves full comparatively easy to the College team. All the scoring

took place in the first half, Moosdeen the centre-forward opening the scor Ling. Later, E. B. Hyndman added

a second. und despite several at terupts by the Chinese right wing, the tears changed ends at the in terval with the "College, lending by 2 gold to nil.

At the very beginning of the game In the second half the College did there was a distines thrill for players not play as they are capable of doing. and spertatas, for the Chinese Two goals in front appeared sufficient, swarmed around the RGA imuned rid there was a lot of playing to the ately following the kick of, and a gallery One of the College backs, golden opportunity was presented to, who last week played an ideal game, the Chinese centre, who, mach to indulged in these tactics, and in con- the obvious disappointment of all the sequence the Chinese were very near Chinese, shot wide from a few yards' scoring. Their right wing were fast range. Having survived an early and on one occasion sent across goal, disaster the soldiers attempted to only the forwards on the left wing share the attacking but were kept were not ready to complete the work. in their goal area until Wordler very similar thing happened when the As usual left wing centred, a very good chance neatly transferred play: the Chinese predominated early in being wasted. Occasionally Umar, the game, they seem to all away B. R. Hyndman and L. Xavier show luter in the game. Hull saved ved determination but generally the nasty situation when the Chinese team did not appear anxions to add right winger placed the leather well to the spore. Result into the goul-mouth. When Green and Torr hanaged to get the ball to the Chinese and Johnson forced a From this Talfourd heured I saw this town from my balloon just corner. before we took it. I also sow, some a neat goal. Within a few seconds distance behind the enemy's lines, a Green was meing for goul with uil tremendous explosion it must have except the costodian beaten, when been a terrific affair for the flames from tile Chinese left-back, ever a capable

They seemed pleased to be out of captivity as they had three sons in the French Army. The Huns had cleared out most of the civilian population and how those two old people stick it out I really don't know, it must have been awful

St. Joseph's College South China Reserves ... Referee, Corp. Townsend.

2

Co. R.G.A... 83RD CO. R.GA,

These teams played on the Club

3rd Co., Hawley notching the first

it wers quite 500 feet high, bave and resourceful player, while in hot around. The first to score were the never been anything like it. I suppose pursuit, tlung himself towards Green; it was a big ammonition dump.

The Boche is doing all he can in the way of blowing up bridges and felling

and managed to kick the leather clean point. Had forward work by the

GWAY. It was a really splendid piece 88th Co. resulted in their taking the lead before the interval, Youll of work. Then followed a

spell of

qualising, and in a determined rush

trees across the reads to hinder our attocking by the Chinese. They

advance but it doesn't stop us for long made rings round the opposing de on the goal, Laut. Stephens put his The R. Es. soon put up a bridge-it is fence for a time until Talfound came team ahead. -really wonderful how they do it and the trees are soon pulled to one side.back, and assisted by Torr restored

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In the second half, hands | CHARITY MATCHES

I don't think the old Hun will last play to normal. Another corner to against Lieut. Jones was the cause rach longer now.

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(1) Constable 917 Leung Shin Man, for going to the assistance, when

off duty, of two rickshaw coolies

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CHARITY MATCHES HONGKONG FOOTBALL SHIELD.

the R.G.A. was the cause of further of a penalty, and from this Strange disaster to the Chinese Again Tal-equalised the scores. The Victoria fourd tried to head the ball through, company then took charge, Leather- but this time the custodian stopped and and Sainsbury scoring, the game BOXING the ball, but Street was thereabouts ending with the result and quietly popped the tall into the net. 20 against the Chinese Was rather hard luck as they had bad o rather larger share of the pay. Halfchester Regt. time came soon after this, without further change in the scoring.

Piny deteriorated in the second" half, with honours fairly easy, al- though the cleverer and finer points

88th Co. R.GAL 83rd Co. R.GARZAKA 201 Rotereo, Sergt. Stevenson, Man-

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POSITIONS OF THE CLUBS TO SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC v. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

“DATE,

The League tables giving the

of the game were exhibited by the positions of the Clubs to date are Chinese, excepting the work done appended.

y Talfourd and Green for the R.G.A

Taylor had little to do in the first

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gang of about ten others, and high alot, being hampered by several Navy effecting the arrest of one of the forwards enger to push him and the B.K.FC. 32, 10-3 2 passailants. (This Constable was ball as well into the net. During RG. A31 11 36 3 previously commended in March one hot attack on the B.G.. goul R. Chins Ath. 3 0 1 246 2 last for pluck in a.street robbery Hall saved the position by what RE caso)

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ties. This Constable. was also. commended in August last for services during a typhoon,

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(4) Constable 764 Lopes, for follow. ing up and securing the arrest of a pickpocket, (This constable

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