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ed as a suitable motto for their advisers, but that is because most of us can see no further than our Boses. It is shrewdness and fore- sight that is leading these people| on from success to success. In ten years more they will probably have s big place at Castle Peak; because Repulse Bay, all built over, and with the Round-the-Island street"
SPORT.
LEAQUE FOOTBIDI.
CHALLENGE SHIELD SEMI-FINAL. -R.G.A. P. WILTS.
would be anybody's game. Here the
MONDAY, MAROH - 21, 1991.
KOWLOON 2ND. - tail asserted itself, with Fincher lead] E. J. Edwards, b Taylor Ing the string with 21. With 96 on W. 1. Elson, retired........ the board for the fall of eight wickets, | Lt. MeDonald, Law. Sara the others set out to do the trick. E. H. Alderson, Lbw. Gui They made useful contributions to R. H. Jewsbury, c. Knight, b the total, and soon Kowloon's figurà
Thornton ON ON CONT
was reached. After this everything Lt. Pritchard, st. Knight, & Gill
WEST POINT BLAZE,
31
50
A NARROW ISCAFE.
40
OUTERRAK IN KOWLOON.
23
The R.GA. and the Wills, met on / was hit out at, and the innings Field E. F. Splaks, h.w. Taylor. 14ing, the Fire Brigade received a call
cars clanging by, will have become the Club ground on Saturday at 4.30, fed 177 runs, a very creditable pull-A. G. Pile, c. Thornton, b GH ...
more urban than rural, and drum- mers will chew their cigars in ite artistic pergolas, while the present clientele will be one-stepping in a still more georgeous caravanserai at Castle Peak.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
French Air Attaches are to be appointed shortly to several capitals, including Tokyo and Peking.
The Very Rev. Father Nunes, Bishop-Elect of Macao, left by the Karmala," on Saturday, for Rome and Portugal
Me Norman T. Jelly, who was one of 13 members of one company
of United States Marines who surviv
through.
The scores were:
KOWLOON
A keenly contested game was the result, both teams being old rivals. After a grim struggle the R.G.A. came out victors by the single goal C. M. Goodall, e and b Reed... 36 scored. They now have to meet the EL Braga, Lb. w. Read......... ***Titania in the final the game J. Stalker, run out
CL Stapleton, Edmonds b ought to be worth watching.
Hamilton suteiki
P. J. Newman, b Taylor
F. G. Herridge, not out ***** W. F. J. Gorvin, b Taylor
3 Merphy
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Total..
Bowling Analysis.
187
About 5 o'clock an Sunday morn
ito an outbreak in West Point, and les arrival found the second floor of the house at the corner of Queen's Road West and Wilmer Street well ablaze. It was a full half hour before, after a strenuous fight, the brigade gst control of the flames which had been confined to the one floor. This was almost completely gutted.
Q.M. R. W.
The premises, which were occupied 8 1 45 1 by the Kwong Wah Loong medicine 8-0 53 4 shop, contained a large stock of 4 0 22. 0 medicine the whole of which, was 8 0 33 3 either destroyed by fire or damaged 8Thornton....4% ........... $ 0 32 1 by water. Property on other floors of the house also suffered damage by
After some minutes of midfield play Henwood scored for the Gunners. AK. R. Macaskill, e Sager b Reed... 13 pretty piece of combination on the CP. James, de Rome b Hamilton 3 Sara....
O Taylor part of the R.G.A. forwards gave him A. W. Ramsay, b Reed an opening. Eluding the Wilts left 1. P. Robinson, e de Rome b Reed back he shot hard into the net, giving R. Pestonji, cand b Hamilton E. Overy, not QUÈ.................................... the goalie no chance.
After this the Wilfs. settled down L. S. Batas, b Hamiton .....
Extras.*****T to equalize and looked as if they would do so on several occasions. Welker, the Gunners goalie, was in great form, however, and kept his charge
intact.
ed an action in Belleau Wood, arrived..
*
No further scoring took place. Mr. Leefe was Referee.
in Hongkong by the "Nanking" to Titania enter the consular service here. He Police is accompanied by Mrs Jelly.
After strike lasting several days, during which a considerable
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would never pay," and learn that it has paid well from the outset, and promises better for the future
factor that had not been counted
work on Saturday on condition that their demand for higher wages should be considered by the contractors through whom they are employed..
The marriage of Miss Eileen Brentnall to Mr. Reginald Nash, of Messrs. Jardine. Matheson's, took place at the British Consulate General, Habkow. on March 10, before H. M. Gonsul-General, Mr H. Goffe, C.M.G. After the ceremony, which was a
FIRST LEAGUE.
די
5 Kowloon..... 1 1 S. China 0
TITANIA" v. KOWLOON. Kowloon went down heavily to the Titania" on Saturday, scoring but once to the Sailors' five goals.
Bird Reed Hamilton
Total *******
Bowling Analysis.
GI
2
15
.107
O. IL R. W.
8 3 31
16.3 5 35
6
CIVIL SERVICE 2ND.
Booker, e Pritchard, & McDonald 13 water. During the struggle with the Tacchi, & Gervin
15 fames, a ladder was placed against
Thornton, b'Gorvis
Chapman, e Elson, b Gorvia ............
Murphy, e Edwards, b Gavin.
Gill, run cat........
Mastrell, b Gorvin
Sara, b Spinks
9 136 4 Taylor, b Gorvin
CIVIL SERVICE. F. J. de Rome, b Pestonji R. C. Witchell, b Stalker........ G.R. Sayer, & Festonji .......ON H. F. Bevan, c and b Stalker... F. Ling, b Pestonj...
W. Hamilton, b Stalker
:
Winfield, not eat
10 Bryan, b Pile..
E. C. Fincher, e Overy b Stalker 21 -
6 Gorvin H Strange, Lbw. Pestonji ........
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Total
Bowling Analysis.
the verandah in order that the
11 better but as foot was set to it
5
firemen might get at the flames
I
the old masonry suddenly gave way
12
81
and the whole balcony collapsed.
The extent of the damage is not yet
known. The house is covered by insurance. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery.
.
The Kowloon Brigade was also called out on Sunday when about 6.25 p.m., a fire broke out on the first floor of Not, 145, Reclamation Street, - Yarmati The flames which did not. have much time o. MR to develop were promptly tackled,
7 0 26.6 and after short
R.EO. Bird, b Stalker....11 Donald 6.0 28 1 extraits art, but stiff fight, were
B. Reed, c Macaskil b Ramsay 13 Spicks W. H. Edmonds, not out.......................... 1. Pile
Extras............. 10
40 18 2 estimated, could be covered by the 1.09 1 | sum of $50. In this instance also the cause of the outbreak is un- known. The premises were not covered by insurance."
For the first few minutes of the march, and indeed shrough the better part of the 1st half the Kowloonites had far the better of the exchanges. their forwards losing some easy chances. The Titania" scored first. from a pensity. From the kick off Kowloon went straight down field and equalized Mason intercepting a pass
The final of the open tournament from Coombes and beating the goalie Pestonji
15 0 59 for the Billiards Championship of the with a cross shot. "After this they Overy ................... 4 1 16 Colony between the twin brothers A. missed chances galore. The "Tits Stalker 113 1 40.51J. and L. A. Ostrand to decide who
BILLIARDS.
Total...........127 |
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
Bowling Analysis.
O.'M. R. W.
| very simple one, the newly wedded / Dis "* forwards were more successful | Ramsay 10
couple left by the struckwo" for in front of goal, scoring twice more! down river upon their honeymoon.
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in the first half. In the second half Kowloon fell away and the 'Sailors
POLICE v. S.C.A.
Our Nagasaki contemporary notched another two goals. Mr. Hol- publishes a telegram from Hongkong lands was the referee. stating that the British cruiser "Car- liale" has been stranded near Swatow and sunk, breaking into three pieces. The "Carlisle," it will be remembered, went to the rescue of the steamer "Hongmob," which was stranded and became a total loss, and evidently the names have got mixed up in the
message..
Mr J. H. Wright received $200 in Singapore, after suing for $500, from Messrs Platt, Jenson and Co., as damages for wrongful arrest en an allegation that the plaintiff was absconding from the Colony to evade a pending civil suit. In the course of his judgment, his honour said it seerted to him that while no expressed malice bad been shown on the part of the defendants there were not enough facts to justify, plantiff's arrest. The only evidence defendant seemed to put forward was that somebody told them that Mr Wright" was going away.
Amongst the "Vital Statistics published in the Shanghai Municipal Council Report for 1920 the Shanghai Mercury notices that for the first year for twenty years there were no foreign deaths from scarlet fever. The great pandemic of influenza which opened in 1918 gradually waned but still FAIRBAIRN-On March 14, 1921,
made its presence felt at the begin- at Shanghal, to Mr. and Mrs. W.
aing and the end of 1920. Diphtheria E. Fairbairn, a daughter. in was the genius for this particu. was unusually prevalent in mild form. MERRILEES-On March 15. 1921.lar kind of business shown by Mr Plague in rats was again introduced ar Tientsin, to Mr. and Mrs. A. and Mrs. Taggart, who make a by ships, an unusual occurrence was C. B. Merilees, a daughter point of getting every detail just a death from anthrax due to an BLOWN-On March 14, 1921, alright." In a place where cheap infected shaving brush, Cholera was Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. O. skates" have been eatered for by present during the summer but made C. Blown, a daughter.
cheese-paring profiteers, content to little beadway.
"DEATHS.
»
sell bare necessities for narrow
P. W. L. D P.
2 1
THE LEAGUE TABLE.
Civil Service
RGA... CRC* Craigens
721
shall meet P. A. Yvanovich, the holder of the Championship, in the Challenge round, was played at the Victoria Recreation Club on Saturday evening before a large gathering of interested spectators.
8 6 2 0 18
The game, which was 1,000 up, 8 3 2 3 12 8332 11 was full of interest, and resulted in a
win for A. J." by 225 points. The final scores were: A. J. Osmund, 1,000; L. A. Osmund, 774.
7 3 2 2 11 7 3 2 2 11
i 8 2 4 2
8
8 1 4 3
6
0
Reinforced by the redoubtable | H.KAC.... Swan in goal, the Police turned out KCC. on Saturday confident of beating the IRC.
8 0 8 0 versatile Chinese eleven.. This they University did, running out victors by the odd Staffst
*Programme completed. goal scored, Hilyer putting his side Aber
† Withdrawn. one up early on in the game. this the game was of a ding dong nature both sides trying hard to score, with the Police having slightly the better of the attacks..
Mr. Master was Referee.
SECOND LEAGUE.
Carlisle " 2 Club Res......-
SCA United
+++
0
FRIENDLY MATCHES,
HKCCLR.C
A weak Indian team played a
CHINA FAMINE.
·RELIEF DRIVES
SPREDING UP WORK.
Consideration of the time element. which is now so vital to the work of saring lives of fainine sufferers has served to spur the financial cam
signs both in China and America. With the announcement that the totals in the National Famine Relief Drive in China totalled more than Play commenced at 6 pm with $1,000,000 gold from America, and "LA opening the game. A. Jrealizing that grails must be rushed Osmund started in briliant fashion into the famine areas to prevent an scoring 60, the highest break daring increased death rate in the spring, the evening. He followed this with drive committees everywhere are 40, 32, 32, 26, 23, 21 and 21 - A speeding their forts. Osmund's breaks were 46, 36, 32, 28 and 22.
At 7.45 pan, when the session adjourned until 9 p.m. the scores stood: A. J. Osmund 519; L. A Osround 369.
Again in the second half the big
The Peking fund is now more than $800,000-with several amounts still to be reported and Hankow has wired that its drive has to date brought in more than $175,000
The Educational Board has an pouced that its contribution will be
......... 1 Kowlooв 01 friendly match against the H.K.CC/Fest break was compiled by A3 about $30,000, this is exclusive of the - 2 St. Joseph's... 2/on Saturday and were hopelessly Osmund, who made 53" (48 off the $8,000 given by Tsing Hua College.
*CARLISLE" v. CLUB.
The Sailors won this match by clear goals. They were a far better balanced team than the Club Res. and played with more combination, but the Club team played quite well consider- ing and caused their opponents anxiety quite a few times.
S.C.A. v. KOWLOON.
A very even game ended in a win for the Chinese by 1 goal, Kowloon pressing hard most of the time after Mr: Sambells was in charge of the their reverse withour success.
game.
UNITED v. ST. JOSEPH'S. United did well to share the points margin over cost, we were in dan- A Belgian paper tells of a woman with their opponents on Saturday. Simmons missed a penalty for them ger of ignoring the real comfort living at Moss who is denied a marcarly on and st half time; St. Joseph's MACHADO.-On March 14. 1921, taat more enlightened people ex-riage licence because she does not
Maria
His brother
beaten by the big margin of 131 runs. red). His other breaks were 42, The bowling proved too formidable 42, 37, 36, 33, 29, 28. for the Indians who went down for chief breaks were 43, 32, 32, 29,29 the low score of 68 runs (all out). W. and 22, J-Hope was-responsible-in-a-large measure for the success of the HK.C. C, getting the remarkable average of 4 for 1 in ten halls."
The scores were.-
INDIANS.
21
Both scored quickly throughout, but from the beginning there was no doubt as to which of the brothers was the better, and A. J. Osmund thoroughly deserved his victory."
The pair reached the final from an entry of 19 contestants.
Ticket sales for the series of open air performances given on the closing days of the drive in Peking will exceed $20,000 it was learned yester daT、------
Peking's fund was further swelled
by an outside gift, this coming from Chinese residents in Korea who sent in more than $1,000.
The North China Union Language
donation of $900,
Mr W. Farmer, who won the Can-school students have made a further ton Club tournament this year, re- 5 fereed. He is also the generous
donor of one of the prizes
O. Ramjahn, b Webster..0 S. A. R. Ismail, not out.. E. Moosdeen, cand b Day S. K. Rahamud, Day,b Parthing J. S. Curreem, c Webster, b Farth... R. Nazarin, c Darkins, b Farthing 1 Y. A. Wahup, b Farthing N. Kitchell, b Hope..... A. Razack, b Hope
4 0
HO KOM TONG CUPS.
Play in the above Handicap at the Palace Hotel is held up owing to the
F. M. Arculli, c Dorkins, b Hope indisposition of Inspt, W. G. Gerrard 0who ought to bave met E. Guimaraes S. A. Buz, b Hope.....
21 to-night.
Sgt. Major Strood and R. Thomas 68 will meet in the Semi Final on
Thursday, March 24.
.
Tientsin closed its drive with a reception given by civil Governor Thao Jui and the results of the cam- paign are to be announced later,
A clean bill of health was returned for the Colony yesterday.
M
Bostock's Circus, which is now
at Kowkion is only giving one show daily. This commences at 9 15 p.m. A matinee will be given on Wednes Mr. J. H. Oxberry, Proprietor of the day at 5,15 pm. Falace Hotel informs us that he has a Wlimited number of books containing
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Bowling Analysis.
0. M. R
15 1 19
5 0 11
4
In the second half St. Joseph's Webster... 8 at the General Hospital, Shang-pect elsewhere, to ensure which know her name, age or birthplace, led by 1 goal.
de Senna niggardliness must be foresworn and therefore "has no legal exist Rosa Machado, beloved wife of Juliso both by caterer and client." Why chce." The case is analogous to that notched another but in the last quar-Day...... 11-
shouldn't we have the best? We of a man named Mahony who waster of an hour of play United pressed Farthing Machado, in her 52nd year.
hai,
CORNABY-On March 11, 1921, at can afford it. "There are people hanged some years ago. When the pri- hard scoring twice in rapid succession. Hope ........
son physician pronounced him dead, The Referee was Mr. Drayton
Keling, William Arthur Corna- who still comment on the chate the body was cut down and delivered by, of the Wesleyan Mission.made by this company, some jocu- to relatives, Life was not extinct, Hanyang, in his sixty-second larly, some gloomily, but when however, and a few hours later
year.
The China Mail.
RUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE" BONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 91, 1991.
KOWLOON'S NEW HOTEL.
challenged they always admit that the man was quite himself again. they have no fault to find with the He was shot by a murderer same value offered. and that they know time afterward, but the assassin could of no place where they have know not be brought to justice because, as
them the full rewards to which
--LEAGUE GRICKET.
CSC.C.. KCC
1.4 0 1 BXCG
RE. A Webster, e Ismall, b
Carreem...
I. R. MacPail, b Carreem
the latest rules, of Billiards, Fool, as men of experience, Messrs. Snooker, Volunteer Graham, Ridler and Sailor, are to Fyramids, Socoker and Russian Pool
take the interport and other crews in
and
4 These have been received from the hand. The presence of Mr. D.. M.
Billiard Association
Control Graham, back again from Hongkong Council. Anyone wishing to pur is an event hailed in rowing circles o chase them can do so by applying to with the utmost satisfaction
to the above Hotel.
19
W. H. Hope, c Razack, à Curreem 11 R. M. Madden, h Carreem.......... H.H.Tayler, b. Ismail
24
INTERPORT ROWING.
COMING SHANGHAI REGATTA:
TENMIZ.
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
Open Championship Singles-5. A. Ramjahn v. M. K. La
Open Championship Debbles-R
M. Henderson and R. C, Cromle_v. Comdr. A. E. Johnstone and Surg. held in conjunction with the spring Lt. H. Morrison J. B. Penman and regatta at Shanghai, in May. The A. D. Humphreys v. Major C. Wilson. event starts on Saturday, May 21st, and L. Forster.
25
The following is from the N-C. Daily Neos just to hand.
30
Interport rowing events are to be
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6
Total
199
Bowling Analysis, "
O. M
5
0 20
it bettered. So far we have to con- the Court said, "Mahony was legally
The Civil Service CC, made the G. H. Piercy, run out............. 21 gratulate these people on the enter dead, and therefore could not be kill-League Cricket Shield safe for them. J. Davies, e Rumjahn, b Ismail. 9 prise they have shown, and to wished subsequently by anybody." selves this season by defeating the H. A. Sawyer, b ismail
KC.C. on Saturday by 20 rum, the G. M. Dorkins, cand b Ismail they are entitled. Their new enter- At the moment the most power. last batsman puling the side out of H. Day, c Curreem, b.Nazarin. 48 prize deserves something more ful ship in commission on the maters a very awkward position. Kowloon, F. H. Farthing, bot out The accommodation it will provide is the Japanese battleship Nagato, who were playing at home, batted is a public necessity, so much so which hoisted the pennant at Kuro first and started well with 1 wicket that the Government not long ago last month for her maiden commis for 18 runs, 2 for 23, 3 for 56 and 4 was threatening to put up a hotel sion. The Nagato" embodies the for 81. Then a rot set in, and a The news sensation of the week in Kowloon. We refer to it as a lessons learned at such terrible cost Drocession to the pavilion followed, end, the item that figures in con- threat rather than a promise, be in the Battle of Jutland, it is claimed, The fifth wicket ools added 6 rusa, versation between Have you cause we do not like government though that is by no means certain, the sixth nothing, and by the time Curreem... beard?" and "Well, that's that, hotels, and because we suspect that The "Nagato" has a displacement nine wickets were down, only 93 Moosdeen ... was the announcement made by the Government never really meant of 33,800 tons, carries eight 16-in, runs were telegraphed on the score Ismail Mr. Lowé at the meeting of the it, that it was merely endeavour guns of 45 calibre, a secondary board. The whole side was event. Wahup Hongkong Hotel Company Loning, in its machiavelian way, to armament of twenty 55 ia usually disposed of for 157 funs, of Nazarin...... Saturday. This enterprising com- bring others up to the scratch. and a torpedo equipment of eight which Reed with 36 was the chief pany, which has elevated our taste We may congratulate ourselves 22-in. tubes, whilst her speed is well contributor.
and will be continued on Sunday,
Handicap Singles "A"--Major Monday, and Tuesday following. M. Edwards yr. A. B. Raworth; C. C. Rw. Invitations to attend have been seat Stark v. Capt. P. H. Davita. 1 69
K.C.C. 2ND V. CS.C.C, 2ND.-
4 to Hongkong, Kobe, Tientsin, and
-
MUSKETRY.
ENGINEER COMPANY, HV.D.C.
0 Yokohama, but at present, it rather 11548 4 looks as if only Hongkong and Robe 0 470 are likely to be able to attend. Stil, 13.0 91 it these two ports are represented, we should have a most Interesting
The Engineer Company, HVDC. regalta. It is not yet certain whether they will be able to put in eights, fired Part 11 of the Annual Musketry and standard of requirement in the that it is our local company which up to 25 knots: The concentration The Civil Service started their
but fours and pairs are considered Course at King's Park Range yester matter of hotel comfort, not only bit," and not any outsiders. We of stout armour on the most vital innings confidently, Witchell in par
In the match, which was played at a certainty, and, of course, there will day at Repulse Bay. but in town, has know now that it will be all right parts of the Nagato" has been well ticular batting very well. The first arranged to erect in Kowloon in every way. If Kowloon goes carried out by the Japanese designs, wicket fell for 36, and at 46, Sayer Happy Valley on Saturday, the be sculling. In view of the likelihood The Company put up three cups two-million dollar otel. Begin ahead as we all expect it to, and but the principle of giving well-con- was dismissed. Then the excellent second XI of the K.C.C. squared the of strong crews from these ports, for the best three aggregate scores. ning its existence as a white as most shrewd observers are satis sidered protection to other parts beginning proved delusive. Three defeat their senior team received at Shanghai's possibles are starting The first was won by Sapper Cornell elephant the parent hotel bas fed it will, the shareholders should bow, stem and all along the water batsmen were mat for 574 for 71,5 the bands of the Civil Service by early, and so long as their training with a score of 96, the second by continued ever nuce to falsify the have no reason to regret that they line has not been lost sight of, for 73 and 6 for 74: Stalker did the inflicting a crushing defeat on the proceeds on judicious fines satis Lieut. R. Melville Smith (93), while That the training will be on such Woolley tied for third prize with a Predictions of the pessimists who jumped in where others hesitated whilst the breadth of beam one of most damage in the bowling depart latter's second string, winning com- factory results ought to be obtained. Sappers Richards, Brewer, and
judicious lines is a practical certainty, score of 91 esch are alwaye with us. They said to venture. Audacity, audacity, the lessons of Jutland--has been ment, and with 83 ruta for the fallfortably by 106 runs.
of seven wickets, I looked as if it The scores were that the Repulse Bay enterprise, always audacity, has been sugggest considerably extended
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