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SOCCER IN MUD,

THE CHINA MAIL.

SCUTTLED STEAMER.

LAST SATURDAY'S GAMES. "MARY HORLOCK" INQUIRY.

INTERPORT TEẬM V. THE REST.

Despite the inclement weather on Saturday, a large crowd turned out at the Club ground to welcome back the Interport team from Shanghal and to see them play an exhibition game with an eleven designated the rest The Hankow and Hongkong F.A. flags were flown at the Club's

as

mast.

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The teams took the field follows:-

Interport Team, Wheeler; Wynne and Bishop; McKelvie, J. Stewart and Lelliott: Charles worth, Eaton, Johnson, Nash and Begg.

FINDING OF TUS COURT,

The full fiilding of the Court of Inquiry which investigated the abandoning and outtling of the s.8. Mary Horlock", announced on Saturday and briefly summarised in Saturday's China Mail, was us fol- | lowa

We find that the British 8.8, Mary Harlock", oficial num ber 131,916 of Harwick, registered tonnago 32,249, of when the Mas- ter was Robert Charles Hill, Extra Master 030,616, Sunderland, sailed, from Tucom on December 20, The Rest-Lau Hing-cheung: Humberstone and Knight; How-1923, bound for Yokolnim with a full cargo, including deck cargo, of arth, Mair and Leung Yuk-tong:

timber The ship encountered per- Mason, Forsyth, Howard, Li

sistent gales, and rough seas, and at Wal-tong and Chan Kwong-ui.

0.30 4.14. on January 26, during Referee: Mr. Smith.

a strong gale, lurched henvily to Wavish and Castledine were Port, causing the cargo on the after absent.

deck to shift, dangering the after bulwarks and giving the vessel heavy list to Port. The ship began to make water in No. 3 Hold, and

P continued to list to Port. wore imaudiately started and an

"

Early in the first half, Li, on the left wing, took the ball down the field and centred to Howard who found the interport citadel with a high shot from close range, giving Wheeler no chance to save.

Retaliating, the interporters rose to the occasion and for some minutes bombarded the Rest's

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Hongkong, 18th February, 1924.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

that the STOCK EXCHANGE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN will be CLOSED on WEDNESDAY, 20th, THURSDAY, 21st, FRIDAY, 22nd and SATURDAY, 23rd inst. By Order of the Committee,

P. TESTER.

Secretary. Hongkong, 18th February, 1924.

TO LET.

house at the Peak for 6 months

attempt was made to jettison the TO LET FURNISHED.-6roomed

go, when at 10 n. ship till raking water and the list increas or more from March. Reply Box in dangerously, the Master decided No. 1474.

communicated with" by wireless telegraphy and arrived at 3

goal till Johnson equalised by re-bandon the ship. The United turning a rebound into the net. States 8.5. "President Taft"

Play was fast after this, the ball was travelling up and down but more often in the Rest's territory. A number of corners gave the inter- porters no advantage and quite a number of players tested Lau in goal but he was safe.

PUBLIC AUCTION

1.ITA. All inlets were opened to the TBE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public sen with a view to hastening the sinking of the ship. At 6.30 p.m. on

Auction.

8.TUESDAY, February 28th, 1924.

commanolog at 2.40 p.m. at Clavadel No. 208. The Peak

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture,

Comprising Chesterfield Couch, and Arin- chairs, Teak Desk, Teak dining table, Dining Chairs with leather cover seats, Teak Sideboard, Brass Ornaments, Glass Ware, Crockery, Curtains, Carpets and Washable rugs etc.

January 26 the "Mary Harlock" was abandoned in Following the breather at which Lat. 32 deg. 09 feet N., Long. 153 The crow in the the scores stood one all, play of ander. 46 feet E. exciting nature prevailed for some "Mary Horlock's' bat were trans- time till Mair handled outside theferred to the steamship "President danger zone- but Begg was given Tuft." The steamship "Mary Hor.". offside from the free-kick. Eaton fock", when last seen, had a list of subsequently dashed through the 40 deg. to Port and was down by Rest defence but was beaten by the stern. Mair. McKelvie got possession and kicked high bur Eaton got his foot to the ball and turned it into corner of the net giving the inter- porters the lead. Play continued fast till the final whistle, the inter-well and properly stowed. port, team winning an excellent game by two goals to one.

Lau in goal was brilliant and the other three Chinese played up to their reputation. Howard and Eaton showed up most prominently in the winning forward line and Stewart proved again that he is the best centre-half we have. Both sets of backs were quite good.

Junior Shield. "Marazion" 1: South China "B" o By a goal to nil, the "Marazion" team defeated the potential favourites for the Junior Shield competition. Pibworth scored for the winners in the first half.

That upon the evidence given we find the ship was well found, suffi- ciently mapped and seaworthy at the tiro of ber departure, that she was not overloaded; her cargo wan

We find that the abandon- ment of the s.s. "Mary Horlock' was due to the shifting of her deck cargo, through stress of weather ditraging the ship to such an ex- tent to cause a leak and thereby a dangerously increasing list.

We consider that the Master was: justified in abandoning the 8.8. Mary Herlock" and scuttling the vessel, and we commend Cap tain Hill and his crew for their sea-

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Catalogue will be issued.. On View on Monday the 25th.

terms on delivery,

ship in launching the boat and mansfering the crew without accid-February 1924.” ent, ander sucli difficult conditions.

8.3.

The Court desires to direct atten. lion of the Board of Trade to the

the prompt arrival of "President Tuft, and to the val League Division II.

anteer, beat's crew who effected the "Titania". Res. 2: St. Joseph's I.

final resene which was made possi- THEATER With the scores one-all at halfble by the free use of oil. time the depôt ship's second string used their weight to good purpose and beat the Collegians on their own ground by 2-1.

'IROQUOIS" 2: H.K.F.C. RES L Penfold put the naval team one up in this match on the Club ground and Broomfield made it 2- nil but Lawrence notched one for the Club Reserves at the end.

HOME FOOTBALL.

LONDON TEAMS WITHOUT A WIN

London, February 16.

FIRST LEAGUE. Arsenal Aston Villa... Birmingham... 2 Middlesboro... Blackburn R... i Sheffield U.... Bolton W..... 4 Notts. F... Everton....... 2 Chelsea. H'dersfield T. 1 West Ham U. Manchester C. 2 Burnley Notts. C. Newcastle U. Sunderland... o Liverpool Tottenham H. Cardiff C...

W. Brom. A... Preston, N. E

SCOTTISH LEAGUE,

Hibernians.... 2 Dandee

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The Court was composed of Lient. Coni. Hake. Harbour Mas tex (President), Lient.-Con, R. W. F. Henderson, Superintendent of. the Chart Depot, -it.N. Dockyard; Capt. A. J. Hailey, Commander of tho 5.3. "Empress of Aus-

lia; Capt, G. Byers, Master of a... "Chin "Hain"; and Capt. 8. O Milford, Master of the 8.5. "Sui Sang"

"SOMEWHAT AÇID."

“Fundamental in used as men usai their friends commend them when they have need of them, and when thoy fall out find a hundred object- ions to them!.

The world dealeth with Mini- stars as they do with fiddlers, rendy to kick them downstairs for playing 2ill, though few of the fault-finders Dunderstand their music enough to

be good judges..

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It is dangerous to serve where 2the master hath the privilege not to

be blued.

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St. Mirren 4 Motherwell ... 0 | monstern, Third Lanark, 0 Clyde

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NORTH POLE TRIP OFF. Celtic Queen's Park..

FLASH OUT OF A

CLEAR SKY?

During the course of a dance at

NEW YORK, February 16. the Club, Lusitano on Saturday

Newspapers register the Navy' evening Madame de Albuquerque Department's astonishment and

Castro (wife of the Portuguese

disappointment over Mr. Coolidge's Consul-General in Hongkong) disorder cancelling the Polar flight of tributed the prizes to the local the Shenandoah, which is described Interport billiards team which last week defeated Shanghai by 2786 as coming like a flash out of a clear points to 2,724. The victorious contestants were Messrs. A. J. Efforts will be begun immediate Osmund (captain), F. M. Ozorio, to secure the approval of Con-

that it now is probably too late.

sky

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The body of this people are gen. Ierally either so dend that they can. not move or so mad that they can- not be reclaimed. To be neither Hamilton A.... I Hearts 3 all in a flaine nor quite,cold requi The match Rangers v. Kilmareth more reason than great num nock was postponed.--Reuter. bera can over attain.

"SOCCER" RESULTS.

CARDIFF, February 16, The International soccer match was played in fine weather before 30,000 people. Wales beat Scot land by two goals to mil.

Ae mankind is made, the keep ing it in order is an ill-natured office. It is like a great galley, where the officers must be whipping without intermission."

"A nation is a mass of dough; it is the Government that kneadoth it into form.

Power is so apt to be insolent and Liberty to be sancy, that they are very seldom upon good terms.

The best party is but a kind of conspimey against the rest of the

There was plenty of thrilling play in the opening half, but the cleverness the respective defences prevented scoring, nation."

LAMMERT BROS.

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After Efteen minutes play in the Ignorance maketh most men go Book on FRIDAY, February 15th

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Scote goal,post

PARIS, February 16:

the Portuguese firms in Hongkong An advance party which is M. C. A. da Roza presented a already on its way to Alaska to In the International triangular edal to each player; Mr. A. F. B carry out preilininary work in con- soccer tournament, the British section with the flight has been Army beat the French Army by 3 halted at Bremerton Navy Yard ID goals to 1 Washington State, and all other preliminary activities, stopped. Renter's American Service.

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