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their bases. Fund should benefit accordingly.
The Famine Relief on Wednesday afternoon, this game
ended in a draw of one all.
The ground was in fine condition, being if anything a little on the dry side. There was no wind, bat a strong sun made its presence felt.
By 4.15 pm the ground was well thronged, and the grandstand filled, The Rest, all in white, led by Rodger Senior took the field first. A few secunds after the Chinese, a spick and span lot in red shits, came on.
The whistle lined the two team up as follows
Rest-Rodger (Club). F. Wheeler (Kowloan), Mapleson (Titania”),
Pail (Club), Stenwood (RGA), J. Rodger, Captain, (Club), Sarage ("Ambrose "), Downs ("Ambrose "), Robertson (Police), McRogh (RGA) and Kasy (RGA), linesman, Mr. McCabbin
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LEAGUE: DIVISION I'
"TITANIA" T. * TAMAR**
This match was played on the Navy A ground at Happy Valley on number of service men. "Titania" Monday afternoon before a large won by 3 goals to 1.
SHOOTING.
HONGKONG RIFLE LEAGUE.
CORRESPONDENCE.
*EFAPING"DOALS OF FIRE"
[To the For" of the " China:MA,” I
talk. He smoked too much and drank much, the moral bio-
lives the breed of men to love moral biographers the lore Lamb? With less tobacco and less gin he might have been a batter Lamb; but who knows? In that case he
Cricket enthusiasts spent a ver
Sin-I have read with great in night never have heure enjoyable holiday watching a most
terest and pleasure last Saturday's Charles Land at all. His best interesting, two-day's match on the
Adversaria”. I have always work was done while he was an Hongkong Cricket Club ground be
great liking for office drudge, and while he was tween a Club Al and a team drawn
time Adversarius ** and his weakly troubled with affairs. What from the United Services. The
articles. His somewhat acid com- writer, we may suppose some cri-Band of the Wiltshire Regiment was
meals upon my article in last Tues- the guessing. he could have been in attendance on both Tuesday and
day's Daily Press have in no way if he had his leisure and peace of Wednesday. A feature of the match
altered my opinion of him. He calls mind! All we know for sure was a score of 201 by T. E. Pearce,
me impertinent, selfsufficient, saucy, that after he took his pension and who played excellent cricket and
Balshevistic, and what not, but these had leisure he phished very little, received a great ovation from the
personal remarks are addressed by He had formed the fatal habit of spectators for his performance
The following are the scores of a one who is "older and wiser" than routine literary When be had reached routine, and id
157,
triangular match between HMS180 I will pass by without comment. triding as a hobby to replace the Pearce had a very narrow escape.
S.C.A.-Lau Hing Cheng, Fung Titania," Wilts "B" Company, and There are, howeva, certain points mutine he missed. Shares of weIn fact, the ball passed so near to the Tai, Chan So. Leung Yak Tong. Wits C Company, which resulted in Adversarius'" article which I
I must touch upon. long standing cannot enjoy free-wicket that he himself was under the Leung Tai Fong, Cheong Wing in a win for H.MS Titania." der when it comes, and busmen impression that he had been bowled shing (Captain), Ko Sik Wai. Ip Ken Chr and was about to leave the wicket Wong, Fah Pah Chang. Kwok Po take holidays on buses.
not out." English Mentaïgne." full of fun, when the umpire, gave
Kan, and Au Kit: Sang.
Promptly at 4.30 HE. Sir R. E. fancy, and discernment is our This was followed by another long trast today. Hongkong readers spell of pretty batting which took Stubbs, kicked off. The Chinese shouki to-night read his essay on Pearce into his second century. Soon having won the toss put their
restondence with friends abroad. afterwards stumps were drawn with opponents to face the sun. They will then want to drink the Pearce still carrying his
apparently quite set and capable of toast with gusto,
knocking up another century. Close followers of cricket in Hongkong for many years hold that Pearce's was the second double century that has been scored in the Colony.
LOCAL, AND GENERAL.
The funeral of the late Lady Wei Yuk will take place on Tuesday February 15, at 2 pm
The Chinese who was reported
The scores were —
UNTLED SERVICES.
SabLieut. Stephenson, Lb.w, b
Bird
bat.
The ball went to the Chinese inside right who transferred to the left wing. Fassing to his inside man, the Chinese forward line moved for Ward, but Wheeler at right back for the Rest intercepted and cleared.
The bell was swung out to Savage at right wing, who took the ball down the touchline and, centred beautifully to his inside right who 10 almost broke through, the Chinese
Ltd. resterday to have accidentally shot Major Edwards, b Farthing 36 left back just bringing him down in
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The China Mail.
himself while toying with a resolves L-Com. Greig, b Reed, on the top floor of No. 50. Stapley Lent. Bonham-Carter, Ïbw, Street on Tuesday afternoon, died i Hamilton - ********
in the Government Civil Hospital lastCol. Bowen, b Webster night.
An obvious error got into the report in yesterday's China Mail of the picnic organised by the St Andrew's RowIron) Men's Church Association, the compositor misread" ing the word "Church" for
Chinese."
Capt. Davies, c Davies, b.Sayer
0 time, right within the penalty area.
b Still continuing the offensive, the 95 Rest tried hard to open the scoring 24 and forced a corner. This was put
Rex. Crole-Rees, c de Rome, b
Hamilton quien se sum o Rev. Purcell, b Hamilton-- Lieut. Franks, e de Rome,
Hamilton
Mid Hayter, e Sayer, b Reed... Lieut. Graham. not out.........
Extras---
At a meeting of the Church of England Men's Society at the Cathedral Hall on Tuesday, 15th inst. ar 9.15 pm. Mr. Bowley will read a paper en "Sweated Labour." All Bird.... (especially Indies, and Chinese) in- Reed terested in the Protection of Women Farthing and Children are invited to attend Webster and to take part in a discussion | Sayer ...an afterwards.
Total..
Bowling Analysis.
R 0. M 9 2 52 145 1 59 50 35 50 31 3 0 9 2 25 8
Hamilton.
HONGKONG CLUB.
b
3 behind, but the resulting goal kick
did not relieve the Chinese defence,
1 the Rest pressing hard for some 0 minutes, and the Chinese goalie being forced to run out to intercept
HMS. TITANIA."
1. My ideas concerning Pudbe Opinion are called "pretty platitudes.” 200 500 600 Pts.I agree. They are pretty. One point
to “Adversarius".
Mr. Preskett. 41 43 39 123 Tapley........ 40 43 37 120
21 am told that my history is Jackson...... 38 39 35 112wrong. "Adversarias is right. I Scott............ 41 40 31 112 am always weak in history. Two
*
M
tx
**
Douglas ... 37 39 31 107 Sigsworth... 39 35 31 105 Barker......... 35 38 30 Swith
35 31" 11
Total
77
points to nothing.
3 *Is it possible he is correct in 103 sayleg that the University library is not open to the students? so asks "Adversarius." No, it is not possible $59-for the simple reason that "he" does not say it This is what I said:
the University Library Pts.should be thrown completely open to 25 students. At present they are not 107 allowed to borrow books out, while This is sa ic- - 42 33 43 118 the lecturers are.
Advarsarius" mus: admit 41 26 32
99 justice." 31 46 21 32 19 31 42 43 37 34 35 29
Total
WILTS "B" COY.
200 500 500 Mr. Selboard..... 28 29 19 Blackford... 38 39 30 Caphon Sammitt.... Newbury
Gorton Stepp Tarrant
WILTS "C" cor.
200 500 600 40 21 22
Morris
26 24 18 Tyto ****
30 32 26 Newton -... 25 20 14 43 23 15 35 Clements Jassel.......... 33 29 25
Evans......
Spook......
31 some tricky. passing two or three 8 times. At this stage the Chinese
When the Mr. Vinal 31 were on the defensive. 12 right half hack was unfortunate enough to be injured and carried off 223 the field it.was thought it would not be long before the Chinese goal would be down. The Rest reckoned w.without their hosts however, for at I this juncture the Chinese forwards 2 took up the offensive and tested their I opponents' defence with some pretty 1 combined play. The Rest's half-backs 1 and backs were on their game, how- 4ever. and after a few anxious After moments again attacked.
Chinese forwards got but few chances to get away, the Rest keeping them very much on the offensive. The Chinese forwards were always dangerous and had to
Two cases of diphtheria, one British and the other Portuguese, de Rome, st. Franks, b Grabam were reported during the three days G. R. Sayer; b Crole Rees ended yesterday. Last week five T. E Pearce, not ont...... Chinese died from influenza and one R. E. A. Webster, b Davies......... from smallpox. One imported case T. H. Farthing, c and b Davies... of paratyphoid fever, Norwegian, D. Valentine, b Edwards... and two cases of enteric-fever, one Malay and the other Chinese, were also reported.
We have it on good authority, which we are not at liberty to disclose, that the Planters Associa- rion of Batavia, Java, is taking steps to acquire no less than fifty-one steamships... and that a number of Austrian ex-Naval officers are to be obtained for officering some of them, on a guaranteed pay of not less than £30 per month-Shipping and Engineering.
A well dressed Chinese youth. was this morning charged before Magistrate Lindsell with the theft of clothing from No. 11. Kwong Hong guilty," the Terrace Pleading though he takes a noise it is not accused said he had pawned the a noisy noise, and that on this one clothing in order to raise money to evening of all, the year we delight buy rice. The Magistrate suggested in re-reading a couple of essays or that he had been using the money the preferment of semie fuel a to pay gambling debts. Under few of his delightful Letters? We pressure, the accused admitted that He wasn't a he had lost $100 in gambling. The may. We do. University A. Devotion to Magistrate bound him, over in two sick sister and the fact that the sureties of $100 each to come up for lady refused him kept him a bache-sentence when called upon.
He wasted much of his life
lor.
the
Total.
RUGBY.
CLUB AND NAVY DRAW.
gs that I score here. The students may 82 go into the library and read there, 122 but they are not allowed to teke books
gs out.
4. I did not say that "lecturers 799 and professors should call on the students." My point is: why shouldn't they? I am far from ad- vocating the practice of lecturers Pts invading students' room, or of 83 students disturbing lecturers from 63 preparing their lectures for the next
32
day. If the members of or Staff would show us the way, and tell us 82 when they would be free to meet 109 students in their house. I feel sure 99 that the latter would cast off their 87 shyness and roeet their teachers more
than half way.
675
As anticipated, Tuesday's rugby match between the Hongkong Foot be watched. They seldom lost an ball Club and the Navy, in conne opportunity and were a tricky let to tion with the competition for the
this
......... 63
.201
25
EW. Hamilton, c and b Davies S. J. Davies, run out
12
6
13
47
forwards playing with rare combina the struggle which was full of excite-
37
R. E. O. Bird, run out ............ E. B. Reed, b Greig
A. Sawyer, b Davies .........
Davies.... Graham
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
Hayter.......
.436
0: M R. .38.2 7 124. ......21 2 70
W
4
1
6 0 35 Crole-Rees.........18 0 59 17 1 74
7
Greig Edwards
35
I
8
115
5. The "very excellent httle Chinese
poem, sometimes sung repeated by by coolies" and “Adversarius” tells us that
a fool emphasizes
only" tha obvious."
I am sorry to bear that, as I have. always admired Adversarius' cham- pionship of the people's cause, and his spirited and emphatic comments on the public's needs, which although well-known and obvious to everybody require a clever and courageous pen
hold. The Rest should have scored Challenge Cup was very keenly con- such as the cue wielded by Ad- several times at this juncture, their tested. A record gathering watched versarins, to depict.
6. Adversarius tells his readers tion and the passing being first classment throughout. The final result, that my article was written as a The real excellence, however, of the
a pointless draw, very appropriately, reply to one printed in the China Chinese defence kept the Rest from was popular with the spectators. Both Mail, and as such should have come scoring, the Chinese goalie in parti- teams were well balanced and evenly to the China Mail I beg Adver- chiar playing a very sound game matched, with the result that in spite sarius not to be mistaken. My During one of their forward move of very strenuous efforts neither pack article in the Daily Press was not ments the Chinese were stopped by of forwards could gain any material meant as a reply to any particular the bursting of the ball Then advantage over the sound defences letter printed in any paper. It was their injured right half returned at both ends of the field. The Club merely an expression of my views on
taking played one man short throughout the
to the field and the game became took the field with fourteen men and the subject of the University. more even, each side
7. I have to thank Adversaring for turns at attack and defence, the match, Wilson who was so badly his remarks on "X's" letter which Chinese forwards using their heads knocked about in last Saturday's appeared in the DP. last Thursday. in great style. Whilst attacking, the match being unfit to play. Excepting It is, not my practice to reply to Chinese were here awarded a penalty, for Wilson's absence and pre-anonymous letters; so "Y" may peacefully, although be Wheeler being unfortunate enough to sence of J. Rodger instead of sleep handle accidentally, but this brought Baxter, in the, Club team, the thoroughly deserves the most rath the Chinese no advantage, Rodger XV's turned out as chosen. Mr. less bombardment for his childish bringing off a save in real profession-Peacock performed the duties of attack on myself. Besides, his letter al style. Half time came with the referee instead of Capt. E. Murray, was obviously written in a fit of
IMS, who was limping very badly temper and we must all make allow scores blank.
The beginning of the second half as the result of the last week end acces for drunkards, lunatics and was marked by some desultory mid-match between the Club and the children. 20field play; each team, seeming as if Army.
10
UNITED SERVICES (2nd innings). Lt. Bonham Carter, l.b.w, b Reed. Lt. Col. Bowen, b Sayer LL. S. B. Franks, RN. e Bird, b
Reed ..... Major Edwards, RE, b Farthing. 34 Sub-Lt. Stephenson, R.N., b Reed 16 LCommr. Greig. RN, b Reed... 12 Capt. Davies, RG.A, & Pearce, b
Reed...
Rev. Furcell, RN.-st. Davies, b
Sayeras main
Rev. Crole-Rees, R.N., b Reed.
Mid. Hayter, RN.. b Reed....
|
Lt. Graham. R.GA, not out ........
Extras
On the arrival at Shanghai on departmental drudgery, filling · **TRUTH, JESTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE." ledgers which he afterwards refer of the NYK ss. "Tenyo Maru” Here from Hongkong, some 30 Cus- red to as his Works.
officials raided ber" for HOJGIONG, THURSDAY, FER. 10, 1921. again, as in the case of nose, we toms
and cocaine. are concerned with facts literally smuggled opium, considered. Now'Elia is not to be There was discovered a hollow piece! considered literally, big literarily of wood some two feet long and one Bird. In this, the truer spiritual view, foot wide in the crew's quarters, Reed.. It is one hundred and forty-six Charles Lamb was the wise and which had apparently been used for Farthing smuggling. It is said that such Hamilton
ELIA'S BIRTHDAY..
Total.......
Bowling Analysis.
04
un
they were trying to take each others
"The Navy started the oval în o measure. Then the Rest got aw motion, but the Cinh gathered, and 17 A lovely centre from their left-wing for the first fifteen minutes of the
2 went into the Chinese goalie's hands.
8 In the nick of time he threw out, just game the leather was kept in the Navy half of the field where the 4 escaping being bundled into the net defenders had to work very hard to
by the Rest's centre forward. The .246 game after this developed into a
series of attacks on the Chinese goal, Navy goal early in the game McCann
keep the Club forwards out,
In the course of a serum near the
I am
Yours etc.,
NG CHEONG Yew.
TRAM ACCIDENT.
EUROFLAN ENOCKED DOWN.
the latters defence being bard put to MW. it to keep their goal intact. Now and jured his knee, but in view of the... 12 2 44 0 again the Chinese forwards seized an fact that his side was already play. 275 7 15 7 opening and got away, and when ing one man short, te refused to 92 29 1 they did they were always out for a leave the field and very sportingly
INJURIES NOT SERIOUS.
On Tuesday the police found a
6 0 36 0 goal, but they could not go far past played on, though limping badly. European tying unconscious in Des
years ago this yery day since loving father of a huge faroily, ofeces of wood; filled with the illicit Sayer ... 17 3 52 21 the Rest's defence, and when thev Although the Navy tried very hard Your Road West, turnedistely off
Charles Lamb made his first noise clustered round his knee.
Some
in the world. Here, at the very of his literary children on every outset, observe how words betray. Tenth of February creep shyly to When the outer air fire entered his knee again, to offer our humble his lungs, it is certain that our little posy, and wish him countless master essayist let out, a cry like happy returns of the day. His for that of most babies newly come to us is one of The Old Familiar earth. In the hall of literary fame, Faces," and his, in the language The laudations of his lovers cause of popular obituary verse, is
voice that never can be stilled. a noise which be as provoker may
up.
Had An examination
IC-
drugs, are thrown overboard at Webster...
" 0 6
0 did Rodger Junior in goal was always they could not get the oval out of the tram Nagasaki, Moji and Kobe, and that HONGKONG C.C. (2nd inninga)... there and well prepared. When the their territory. Every time they showed that he was suffering from accomplices on a lighter pick them T. E. Pearce, c Bowen, b.Davies 14 full time whistle weak it found the crossed the centre line they found injuries to his head. He was
F.H. de Rome, not aut
11 Chinese goal again being raided deter Wallace ready for emergencies. He moved to the Government Civil G.R. Sayer, Graham, b Greig minedly. The match however ended tackled and cleared well, and was Hospital From enquiries made in There will be only 88 days, ex-D. J. Valentine, not out. 8 in a goalless draw the spectators generally a thorn in the side of the the vicinity the police ascertained Navy forwardı. Towards the that the man was knocked down by clusive of Sundays, during the year
Extra
having been treated to ninety minutes close of the first half Wallace tram car No. 40. His Injuries are 1921 when some country somewhere
of interesting football. in the world is not celebrating a holiday of one sort or another. Even this small number of world-wide
1
Total (for 2 wickets)...34
Bowling Analysis.
O. M. R. W. 5 3 10 1
..
LEAGUE: DIVISION IL
UNITED 7. STAFFS.
- 5 0 23.1
HOLIDAY TOOTBALL,
his
Mr. Jones, the referee, conducted and the Navy inside threequarters not serious.
tried conclusions with the result that his duties in a most capable manner. they both had to leave the field.
"OXSAT." be said to make. Yet-every ad-It is astonishing what a warm per-
Wallace with an ugly cut in the head
Rodger who made his first mirer of the gentle Elia will feel sonal devotion this writer breeds working days will be reduced by
and his opponent, who fell heavily, appearance for the Club in league that the association of noise with in temperaments that like him, and advances to other days of celebra Davies
with a badly hurt, arm. Half time
** this season played a very rugger his name is somehow wrong. We how real a person he seems to tions which would otherwise fall on Greig
arrived soon afterwards with the good game at threequarters, Wallace think of noise as noisy, whereas, them. We know one family of Sundays. Moreover there will be für-
score sheet blank.
until he received his injury was by of course, in the language of brothers in which he gets some-ther abstentions from toil for 're-
At the resumption Wallace return: far the must outstanding man on the science the most soothing murmur-thing like ancestor worship. The ligious and other festivals not re-
ed to the field with a bandaged field. Davies did good work for his ing sound is a noise. The skylark Prodigal Son got a Fatted Calf in cognized as holidays by Governments
"The United and the Staffs played head and fell into the full backside gathering from the scrums and makes a noise. So does the mea. the bible; in this family when the or banks but which nevertheless will YESTERDAY'S CHARITY MATCH. very interesting match in connection position,
place in the kicking up the field. Tinson and with the 2nd Division of the Hong threequarters being taken by Ralston were the backbone of the dow pipit. A shy streamlet in a prodigal returned the Elder Bro-be participated in by mary thousand wood makes a noise, and so, we ther gave him Elia in rellumo, and men and women. Of all countries
kong Football League, on the Club Alabaster. The Navy man did not attack and between them they gave Yesterday on the Club Ground the ground on Tuesday. A very evenly turn out for the second half, and the Navy many muxious moments. guess, does a fairy mother croon. it was felt that the correct thing Turkey is most given to the keeping
It should be of of holidays, there being twenty siz South China Athletic FC. met a contested match resulted in a win for both teams played one man ́short. The Navy and the Club now have ing over a new-born, elf. Horns had been done. of elf-land faintly blowing." ... local interest to note that Lamb days in the year, when special celebra team representing the pick of the the Civilians by 2 goals to 1. The Early in this half the Club were each five points to their credit, so Taughter itself, not alone the loud about 1803, was writing adversariations are held. Scotland, with only Colony's First Division Playets. The Soldiers drew first blood, Payne awarded a penalty and had a glorious that the fate of the cup is still in the country most Match was arranged on behalf of beating McLeod early in the game, chance of assuming the lead, but doubt. The Navy have an advantage laugh that does not necessarily for a London newspaper, "sparing five holidays,
We thrifty of its time, These and a the North China Famine Relief Fund. May equalized, and in the second McCann failed to convert Nothing over the Club, however, in that they s speak the vacant mind, but the neither man nor woman" Jonely chuckle that follows the may be sure that his jibes were not multitude of other facts concerning Apart from that, however, a match half scored his ride's winning goal very outhtanding occurred after this, have still one game to play against reading of the History of Pig oz. poisoned, and that where he poked the times and customs of all peoples including: the
Do cfrance.
kept in midfield. Towards the close or draw this fixture, the cup is the Farewell to Tobacco, there also fun it was not pointed with malice. are contained in the fourth edition of Eleven is always worth watching with a low shot which gave Rhodes the oval being for the most part the Army, Should they either win of the game the Clas made a great theirs, but the Army take the would be catalogued as noise, by The man who, traditionally, arrived Bank and Public Holidays Through Contquently there was quite a con
ST. JOSEPH'S v. R.GA, RES. effort. which, ended in Macnamara points at stake, a final will have to be matter-of-fact person unaware of late at the office, and left early out the World, the annual publica- niderable crowd present to watch
being winded with the result that a played between the Club and the the nuances of verbal suggestion, to make up for it was no man's tion of the Guaranty Trust Company yesterday's match. Judging by
Navy. May we claim that our beloved enemy but his own. Haslitt forces of New York, which has just been appearances, the collectors were not
Played at the Sokumpoo Valley, halt had to be called for a time. nasaccesful in their efforts to fill Elia was an artist of nuance, that us to envy those who heard Lamb issued for the year 1921.
versatile Chipete
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