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SPORT.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE,

THIS AFTERNOON'S MATCHES.

Following are the first and second

division matches of the Hongkong Football League fixed for this afternoon

DIVISION I.

Hongkong Cich v. 2nd Wiltshires, Clab ground, at 4 p.m. Referee, Mr. Jones. R.N.

"Ambrose,"

RGA. v. HMS Sookumpoo ground. 4 p.m. Referee, Mr. Hollands.

HK Police. Kowloon, Navy "B" ground, 4 pm. Referee, Segt Wells.

HMS. "Tamar" v. S.CA, Navy "A" ground, 4 pm. Referee, Mr. Cheeseley.

DIVISION II.

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H.K. Club Reserves v. United, Club ground, at 230 pm. Referee, Mr., Jones, RN.

R.G.A. Reserves v. Club de Recreio, Sookumpoo ground, at 2.30 pm. Re

feree, Mr. Robson, R.N.

Telephone 29.

THE CHINA

OFFICIAL: CHANGES.

JOLONIAL SECRETARY.

SECRETARY FOR CHUNESS AFFAIRS.

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·LOCAL BATHING.

NORTH POINT BRACH.

SEASON RECORIT OF USERS OF THE BRACK

From May, 15, 1920, to Oct. 31, 1920,

Male Female Total Nationality

Epeans. Civilians 3,067.1,530 4,617

Soldiers

11,765-

2,450 1157 3,607 13,499 97414,473

The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, CM.G., Colonial Secretary for the Colony, expected to arrive "Delis," in Hongkong on the due in Hongkong about January 6, to resume his post. The Hon. Mr.

& Sailors 11,765 A. G. M. Fletcher, CBE, Acting! Colonial Secretary, expects to depart Portuguese ou leave for ten months on the "Sicilia," sailbag about December 31. The Hon. Mr. ER. Hallifax, OB E; Secretary for Chinese Affairs, also will depart on leave, as at pre- sent contemplated, on the "Sicilia" in company with the Acting Colonial Secretary. In his absence Mr. S. B. C Ross, Postmaster General, will set as Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

The Hon. Mr. William Chatham, CM.G. Director of Public Works. who is leaving the Colony, will pro- bably take his departure during the month of January. It has not been settled yet, who will take Mr.

The results of the other matches Chatham's place. are foregone conclusions.

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HEF.C. 2D XI. v. UNITED FC.

The following will represent the Club 2nd XI. against the United F.C. on the Club Ground, to-day, kick-off, 230 p.m. sharp

G. Groat, D. J. Purves, C Wilkie, W. Ireland, J. Dodds, J. McBeth, Rev. Martin, G. May, N. Norris, J. F: Sherry and A. Bossen.

H.K.F.C. v. WILTSHIRES.

The following have been selected to represent the Club against the Wiltshires in the League match to day, on the Club ground, kick-off 4 p.m., sharp

G. Rodger; W. Gerrard and F. Lawrence; M. Railton, J. Rodger and J. W. R. McPhail; L. Goldenberg H. H. Day, M. Sandberg, E. Moore and E. Riis.

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SHAMERN LEAGUE,

22nd Punjabis v. St. Joseph's, MOORHEN 1; TARANTULA 0. SCA ground, 4 pm. Referee, Mr.

Sambells, R.N.

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MORBID DELÜSION.

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DOGGED BY MURDERERS.

DEPRESSED MAN COMMITS SUICIDE.

A Chinese, aged about 35 years, yesterday committed suicide by cut- ting his own throat. Fellow'inmates of the deceased's house, No. 63 First Street, informed the police that the unfortunate man, who had for a long time been under the delusion that his life was being sought by a gang of murderers, must have com mitted suicide in a fit of depression.

Capt. A. Kennedy and Mr. H. Mactavish, two well-known local residents, returned from leave yester day by the "Deranha."

Chinese..... Japanese ...... Parsees............... Indians

Total

669 312 981 923 235 1158 39 2,553 2,514

39,154

Remarks: Amount received in 10 cents entrance fee for the season ending $656.70.

5,391

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Jean Dalzial-Akhough your letter was sent in time for the competi tion it did not reach me until tod late and so I was not able to ity anything about it last week. I is a very carefully and nicely written letter Jean and 1 ap sending you a prize of a silver pencil and am publishing-the letter this week. Perhaps you will receive it late and may have given up hopes of getting one! Prize Letter on. Hongkong written by Jean Diziel Dear Gran,

KATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1920.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

POULTRY-

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I have not told you anything about Hongkong.

Hongkong is an island, and the government made a road right round the island. There are lots of Moter Cars now, and people can go for 1176 rides, you can go right round the island in a motor var, sometimes the 11,256 roads are closed because of the rain

washing parts of the road away.

Reserve enclosure use dur ing the season ...******** Gentlemen enclosure use during the season...... Ladies enclosure use during

the season --***** Soldiers and Sailors were admitted free.

During the season six accidents cccurred; all were rescued by the

boatmen

KENNEDY TOWN BEACH.

SEASON RECORD OF USERS OF

"THE REACH.

From May 1, 1920, to Oct. 31, 1920. Nationality. Male Female Total 850 556 1,406 Epeans. Civilians

1,316 Epeans. Soldiers

1.316 and Sailors...

3,076 1,042 4,113 Portuguese Chinese15,535 834 16,769 Japanese ...............

Parsees ...** Indians ........................TH

Total

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1,468

There is the Main Land across the other side, called Kowlow, which long ago belonged to China. There are some very nice trees here, there sre some banyan trees, but they were cut down-

There is a peak with lots of houses on it and a railway that gpes up to the peak, there are some very steep places.

There are some mountains, there is a mountain called Mount Parker, that same people in Taikoo go up in summer, there is an aireal tramway that goes up to Mt. Parker, and it! carrys 8 people counting the driver.

The harbour of Hongkong is very big, sometimes big ships come in.

5 Sometimes on Saturday and Sundays There are lot of launches and junk. people take launches out and barbe. 1,468 There are lots of Bathing Clubs, and sometimes the water is dirty and 25,083 sometimes clean.

Love and best wishes from your grandaughter.

Remarks: During the season seven accidents occurred; all were rescued by the boatmen.

NORTH POINT BEACH.

RECORD FOR SEASONS 1918. 1919 AND 1920.

Europeans

JEAN DALZIEL Age 9 years and 4 months, Somebody wrote and asked a one day for another sicry about Snip and Soop, so here is another bit about them.

The Club retaliated with Chester going strongly on the wing, but he toc, was brought to earth, Hamley tackling well. Gunn got away with the oval after the throw in

1918 1919 1920 SNIP AND SNOP GIVE MARY A... | and dribbling down to the opposite

SURPRISE. Civilians... 6,901 3,720 4,617 side's line, he transferred to South who scored three points with a fine-

1 Soldiers Portuguese try. He took the kick but did not convert

The Navy were having the best of Chinese........ the game now, and throughout the Japanese

Indians The match HMS. "Carlisle" is of Service men present to watch / first half gave the Club defence ani

In consequence of the presence "Tarantula and the Oilers United . S.CA. Reserves, of both Navy "B" ground, 2.30 p.m. Referee., "Moorhen" in port, the opportunity Mr. R. M. Omar.

was taken yesterday to decide their match, in the Shameen. Football League, on the Hongkong Dockyard ground. There was a large gather-

Indian Rec. Club v. Kowloon Res, St. Joseph's ground, 4 pm. Referee. Mr. Sayer. RN.

Reserves v. Staff and Departments is postponed.

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the game.

The match was very evenly cam The Club v. Wilts match promises tested, both sides putting up very to be very interesting. The soldiers creditable displays. Play was vary are fielding their best XI, who under fast throughout. The "Tarantula ' the leadership of Mexham, can be was slightly superior in combination, relied upon to give the Clubmen's but Batchelor of the "Moorhen" at defence a severe test. The Club for back proved himself a capable de wards are also a dangerous pack, and fender, and stopped many of the very tricky. The soldiers' defence opposing forwards' attacks with ap will have a tough job to keep them parent ease. Anything he happened out of shooting range. A goalless to let past him, the goalie attended to draw is the most probable result, in a very convincing manner. Several but with a bit of luck, either side shots from Cowie went over the cross may run away with the two points bar. Although slightly slower than at stake.

I their opponents, the "Moorhen" men The "Tamar will be at home to played very sound football and were South China on the Navy ground. very dangerous every time they got The Chinese are undoubtedly the near goal. They scored a few minutes superior team, and there is no after the opening whistle through reason why they should not win, but Allison, and managed to preserve the sailors tear, on last Saturday's their lead to the end of the game form, is not to be despised, and if the thus running out winners by the only Chinese are not careful, may spring score of the match. The "Tarantula

did their best to equalize, but Powell surprises.

saved all their shots in a cool and effective manner, which won much well earned applause.

LEAGUE CRICKET,

K.C.C. 7. WILTSHIRES.

The Police v. Kowicon match will be played on the Navy B ground. On form, Kowloon should have no difficulty in winning this match, but the police can be relied upon to put up a hard struggle The Kowloon. ites will have to stretch themselves a lot to win the points at stake."

At Sookumpoo Valley, a fairly even match ought to be witnessed between the R.G.A. and the "Ambrose."

The following will represent Owing to the sailors having the bad Kowloon CC. against the Wiltshires fuck to have some of their best this afternoon, at 2.15, on the players in hospital, the gunners will Kowloon ground- be slightly the superior combination, Team-B. D. Evan, E. L. Braga, and ought just to manage to win. Stalker, A. L. Ramisay, W. F. J. The second division matches do Gorvin, C. J. Stapleton, R. Souther not promise much excitement, and ton, P. J. Newman, Capt. E. G. should result in the Club Reserves, Spinks K. R. Macaskill, T. M. R.G.A., Reserves, St. Joseph's, South Cochrane. China and Kowloon Reserves adding

two points each to their credit.

The Club de Recreio are fielding their strongest side against the soldiers, and while a draw would not

be out of the question, the gunners will have no excuse for not securing both points..

KUGBY.

CLUB AND NAVY DRAW.

Both sides fielded strong XV's. The Indians will be strengthened The Club were out to wipe out the by Jackson, late of the Kowloon F.C., defeat they had suffered at the hands In their match against the Kowloon of the sailors in. a previous match, Reserves, which promises to be while the latter were defermined to the best match in the second keep up their record, with the result division. Although Jackson will that a fine gaine was witnessed.

Beech make a lot of difference to the The Navy kicked off. Indians' defence, one man cannot be gathered and went away in fice style: relied upon to save the game, and When near the Club line, he passed Kowloon ought to win, although not to Guin but the latter was promptly without a struggle.

tackled and robbed by the halves.

anxious time. Cape once succeded" over the in getting the ball line, but went too far out in his dribbling, and missed a good opp

At the half time, the ortunity. sailor's led by three points to mil.

The second half saw the Ciuhmen

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4,119 5,253 11.765 One day when Mary was in her Ladies'

4,542 3510 3.607)

6549 7924 14473 bedroom she heard someone playing

981 the piano. 3,312 1,195 1113 3357 2,553 1,655 1.412 1158

Parsees

Total... 28,191 25,371 39,154

$ 10 cents fees

$ received...... 354.20 364.50 655.70

13 13 Accidents ....

14 Rescues......... 13

KENNEDY TOWN BEACH

RECORD FOR SEASONS 1918, 1919 AND 1920.

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"Whoever can that be?" she said to herself, for she knew that her mother was out and that only the servants and Snip and Soop, the dogs,

were in the house.

She ran down to the drawing room to see who it was and, to her sur Iprise, when she opened the door there were the two dogs sitting up to the pizno, busty beating the notes with their paws. Of course they had seen Mary and her mother playing and were just trying to copy them.

improving in their combination, and they gave as much as they took. The sailors were soon on the defen

Why Snip and Snop." cried Mary, stop several determined attacks, they

1. Lad no idea that you could play sive, and although they managed to long. did

for not survive

the piano. Now let me hear what ten minutes from About

1918. 1919. 1920.

you can do. Can you play Lucy the close of the game. Lamplough

Locket?" 355 Civilians. 1,231 broke through the defence and regis Europeans

1,406

"Wouf,

wouf," both the dogs tered a try for the Club. "It was not

Soldiers

1,495 722 1.316 barked, (which Mary knew meant converted, owing in a large measure

1.683 4.118 Yes, we can) and they began to 2014 14,433 11,628 16,763 play something which really did

688 774

to the dusk which had by this time Portuguese set in, making the play very difficult Chinese.... to follow At the final whistle, "no Japanese further scores were registered, and the game ended in a draw.

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Lieut. Commdr. Greig, RN, was in charge of the whistle, and con trolled the game remarkably well.

ARMY v. HMS. "CURLEW."

Ariny v. HMS."Curlew," (22 p.) A match will be played on Mon day, at 4.30, at Happy Valley, bet HMS. The Army and Ween "Curlew.**

INTERPORT TENKIS.

DOUBLES MATCH THIS AFTERNOON.

The Interport Doubles will be played this afternoon at the Club Recreio at 3 o'clock, and the re- maining singles, Ng Sze Kwong

Tanaka on the Hongkong Cricket Club ground at 3 pita on Monday.

The

MIRACLE

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Indians Parsees

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scund like Lucy Locket and as they

124 298 1,469

barked in time to the music it sound- ed still more real.

""Oh that's splendid!" exclaimed Total 19,985 14,760 25,083 Mary, clapping her hands,” Now try

Accidents... Rescues

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Boly Communion at 7:50 e.zz. Ühildren's Service 10 sm. Matios at 11 am. Cathedral Choir..

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'Humpty Dumpty."

At once Sulp and Soop started off again and this time Salp barked so londly that, as they were finishing he lost his balance and toppled off his chair, knocking Snop over as hé fell and both the dogs tumbled over each other on the floor.

They straight away started a great game, rolling over and over and snapping playfully and forgot all about the music until Mary said, I should so like to know if you can play anything else. Sulp and Soop. Will you try "Polly put the kettle.

But by this time they were so out of breath that they could only, gasp "Wouf, wouf, wouf, wouf," which meant "Sorry, can't do it now.

So Mary took them off to have drink of water and they each had

Anthem, Bleseed in that Land," piece of cake as well.

Etainer; Hyma, 166.

Holy Communion 12 noon.

Evenrong at 6 pmi

Auxiliary Choir.

Besponses. Ferial; Plus 167,

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THE FIRST STORY IN ENGLISH LITERATURE

It is rather nice to know about the Felson. In anison Bytans, 280, 13 beginnings of things don't you think? 188. In unison's The Cathedral The other day I told you about the Orgwist will be glad to hear from any one willing to assist in the first English newspaper. singing at this service.

First Church of Christ Salentist, MacDonnell Road.

Sunday, 11.15.m. Wednesday, 5.30 p.m.

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