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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1924.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

HONGKONG MAKE USEFUL START.

SHANGHAI OUT FOR 109.

Home Side's Good Fielding.

This morning the first interport cricket match of the series commenced in ideal weather on the H.K.C.C. ground with the pubile stand almost fulf and a fair number of ladies in the Pavillon, H.E. the Governor was also down early to see Shanghai bat.

It was felt that the side winning the tosa would certainly choose to bat first and, accordingly, stand the best chance on the hard wicket which, although it had been carefully nursed, was liable to cut up towards the end of the game. "

Barrott Wina Tosa.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Playing the proper game under the circumstances, Bura continued to hit out, hls ddves being very effective.

Unfortunately,

when his score had reached 20, he was well taken. by Bowker, at, deep `mid-on, of Powell, 1215 p.m. Burn 20, Total 89: 8-wickets down.........

After this. Barnes (fo place of Burn) and Rawsthorne (in after. O'Hara) played very careful cricket although they may have been subdued by the excellent Selding and very good bowling Rawsthorne once drove. Reed beautifully to the boundary, be

MR. HORNELL'S SMILE.

THOSE RUMOURS OF STRIKE

BUSINESS AS USUAL.”

Students Attend Lectures This Morning.

Rumours that further trouble had arisen with students of the

Hongkong University came to a head yesterday afternoon when it

was stated that a strike" had been declared.

Asked whether to his know-

Captain Barrett won the toss one which went out to Ramsay at Barnes 3, Total 100. 9 wickets routine would be in any way and indicated that he would have,

and elected to send Shanghai in and the visitors had a spell at the nets before play commenced..

Punctual to time, Dick Hancock led Hongkong out to field amidst applause.

Teams!-

a maiden over and Barrett drove cover point standing well out. The ball, was going from him but he jumped up nicely to take it with both hands

well up.

Yesterday was a complete holiday at the University so that tween cover-point and extra-cover-there could be no question of a strike yesterday.

Just after two hours batting,

This morning in the signs of the 100 was sent up by Rawathorne glancing Powell to square leg life apparent at the Hongkong Fledge the fines had led to resent- Two balls later, Barnes was caught by Owen Hughes (second slip) University there was little toment on the part of the general off the same bowler. 12.34-p.m. indicate that the ordinary day's body of students or to the threat of a "strike," Mr. Hornell smiled down and still an average of about affected. Students trickled out in to be getting down to the Univers II per wicket. away

Torry Wilson, last man in broke groups from the various hostelssity.

Final questions as to whether a duck from the first ball (from and with their text and note books Reed) Rawsthorne got a single in their hands made their way to the firing of crackers near the and Wilson a four.

the main body of the Iniversity.signing of the hostel register in University buildings, and the

students passing bis house, Mr.to do with the alleged dissatis

Pointing to the groups of block capital letters had anything W. W. Hornell, C.L.E., Vice-Chan-faction and whether a factor in it cellor, when questioned by a had been the sending down of a "China Mail" representative, said Singapore student a few weeks that the students were apparently ago were met by Mr. Hornell with setting off for lectures as usual smile in the same non-committal Ther could be no question of a strike yesterday as it was a com theplete holiday. -

A fair number were on the ground by now and they breathed with relief as the Shanghai captain walked back to the palvillon. 11.06, Barrett 4. 3 wickets down, total 33. Leach substituted his skipper. Runs came slowly in singles, Pearce and (now fielding at point) and Owen Hughes Un the slips) earning applause for smart fielding.

Shanghai-Captain E. I M: Barrett (Captain), E. G. Barnes, D. C. Burn, P. Carr, W. C. G. Clifford, A. J. W. Evans, D. W. Leach, Dr. W. E. O'Hara, J. A. Quayle, T L Rawsthorne T. W. R. Wilson.

Hongkong:-H. R. B. Hancock (Captain), A. C.

Only Owen Hughes fielded in Bowker, Pay. the slips for Hargreaves but Lt. Com G. E. L. Hargreaves, Hancock joined him for Reed H. Owen Hughes, T. E. Pearce, Rev. T. B. Powell, Rev. E. K. Ramsay going over to mid on. Quick, A. W. Ramsay, E B. Reed. Hongkong's fielding had been of COMS. A. Stripp and R.E.A.

Webster.

a

very high order all along up til

now.

After fifty minutes' play, the 40 up was signalled.

Bath Bowker and Reed were bowling near the top of their form and the batsmen were kept on the defensive.

Umpires:Lt. Col T. A, Robert- son and Captain Beasley, R.A.

The feature of the morning's play was the excellent Gelding of the Hongkong XI, Owen-Hughes Leach had been weak on the continually winning applause, The catch by which he disposed leg-side and not quite fulfilling expectations. He had not quite

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Wilson continued to hit out and Rawsthorne backed him up by giving him the bowling. attempting to hit out, Rawsthorne was bowled by Reed the innings being over at 12.40 (2 hours and 10 minutes) for 109 runs. Rawsthorne made:10 and Wilson carried out his bat for 7.

Hongkong were worthily ap plauded on returning to Pavilion.

The Home Innings. Hongkong had a few minutes' batting before the tiffin interval. Quick faced O'Hara (Naval Yard end) and notched, a single and Webster did likewise. Torry Wilson was then put on to boal (from the Supreme Court end? against the wind.

Judicious singles and sinart running brought Hongkong's score

of Leach off Read was especially settled down when he mishit 9 for no wicket at the tiffin brilliant, as he had to jump nearly

one of Reed's off-balls. The interval.

3 feet to reach the ball. Hargreaves result was a splendid catch by

also brought off a gallery catch: when he disposed of Quayle, off

Bowker's bowling.

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Shanghai-1st Innings. Owen Hughes at second slip. A. J. W. Evans, b Hargreaves... 11.27 Leach 6. Total 44.4 wickets W. C. G. Clifford, b Bowker

down.

Captain E. I. M. Barrett, c

Ramsay, b Bowker....

P. Carr, st. Stripp, b Reed

It is difficult to understand the

Quayle then faced Bowker and comparative failure of the visiting Carr watched his colleague get out J. A. Quayle, c Hargreaves, b "batsmen and it a distinct com.

Bowker....... pliment to our bowlers, as Captain through hitting Bowker to square

Hargreaves leg. where

just] D. W. Leach, e 'Owen Hughes, 'Barrett stated that the wicket was

b Reed............. playing very truly-only the short managed to reach the ball that was ones bumbing. Reed, however, going away from him. 11.30 Quayle seemed to have the batsmen 7 Total 44, 5 wickets down.

Corr was not afraid of the guessing all the time and has fully deliveries from Reed that were justified his inclusion. Stripp, behind the sticks, deserves special, going away on the off. He touch- ed one nicely through the slips for mention --as ho must have four and glanced Bowker likewise. runs Dr. O'Hara, had gone on for

Leach and get a single.

saved. at least 20 on the leg side from wild deliveries, Hanock should great judgment in changing his bowlers and though criticism was heard at Bowker not being put on a second time, the Hongkong skipper propably takes the long view that Bowker's services will be more required in the second lanings.

Game Starts.

Evans faced Bowker (from the Naval Yard end) and opened with a.single off the first ball. Clifford played back mostly to see the Initial over out.

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As if he did not want to play himself in Carr continued to be enterprising. A ball from Reed

Dr. W. E. O'Hara, c Hancock,

'b Reed D. C. Barn, c Bowker, b Powell T. L. Rawsthorne, b Reed

E. G. Barnes, c Owen Hughes,

b Powell

T. W. R. Wilson, not out..

Extra

Total

No students had been expelled or sent down, said Mr. Hornell in reply to other direct questions, but certain students had been fined for breaches of discipline.

PROBATE CASE.

FURTHER EVIDENCE IS

HEARD

Prominent, villagers and an elder

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of the Chek Ling village, who had travelled all the way from the Tung

Kun district in the province of

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manner.

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If a petition had been sent in to the University Council it might be, he admitted, that the studenta were waiting for a reply.

noon that the students attended all lectures to-day as usual.

It was learned late this after-

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K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., before Sir Henry Cowper Gollan, C.B., when he arrived by the 8.8. Chief Justice; in the probate potion Mantua" to-day but this will take in which Chon Shun-cho applies for place on Saturday afternoon when

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The Chinese witnesses gave evid. 109ence of the Chinese custom in -regard to the administration of

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came up unexpectedly and (from Fall of wickets:- for 23, 2 for estates when a man died intestata the "under cover" of the Press-30, 3 for 33. 4 for 44,5 for 44, 6 of bis bat; Owen Hughes missed for 109. box) seemed to touch the handle 68,7 for 85, 8 for 89, 9 for 100,

getting down to it by inches. It. looked as if he would have got it if he, had not stepped back first of all.

Powell was put on to bowl for Bowker and Carr got. him to the boundary by way of fine slip. The

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

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Bowker... Hargreaves Reed Powell

b Wilson...ui.ing

"Hargreaves' was put on at the 60 up was notched after an hour Hongkong-1st. Innings. Supreme Court end and was turn-and a quarter's play. Not too good | Rev. E. K. Quick, a Rawsthorne, ed to leg by Evans for the first for Shanghai by any means. four of the match. A single As Carr had assigned to himself REA. Webster, not out brought Clifford over but he refused the business of getting runs, H. Owen Hughes 1.b.w. O'Hara. to be tempted by the left hander's O'Hara was playing (for him) a T. Pearce, Rawsthorne, b

very restrained game but the puzzlers.

Quayle

Extras

Clifford got a lucky four through correct thing under the circum-R. Hancock, not out the slips but did not quite seem to stances. He had been in 151

like Bowker who was getting up" on the off:

After ten minutes play the first ten was signalled and the twenty after sixteen minutes' play,

Hongkong's fielding was of a

minutes and only got 4 singles.

All of the Hongkong team were fielding in tip-top fashion.

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(Total for 3 wickets)

61

Bowker had taken the lion's share of the bowling and fully

As we go to press, the home deserved his three wickets. Reed side have made 115 for six.

Play After Luncheon.

The case was adjourned.

BLASTING ACCIDENT-

CHINESE INJURED BY STONE.

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An accident occurred at Mar- rison Hill Gap Road when passer-by, a Chinese named Wong Tin-sang, was struck by a piece of stope dislodged by a blasting charge. The man was Injured in the leg and had to be conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital.

Torry Wilson continued to bowl with two slips.

Shaping confidently. Webster sent the 40 up at 2.15, his own total being 25. He was applauded for neatly glancing Wilson past the shuare leg timnire.

very high order, Bowker (cover-if anything, was doing all that

the country, O'Harà gave Pearce point when not bowling) and had been looked to from him and Resuming "punctually after his first run, Tam bringing off his

· Quick (point) earning applause. |his wicket must have given him tifin, Quick hit Wilson for a "push" towards cover-point.

Evans was very enterprising encouragement is Shanghai found single to square leg and Webster nibbling even at Bowker who, it hard to score off him. Powell followed suit with the next ball, with the wlad behind him, was was also good but apt to be making the total 11. Quick played faster than usual, Hie de-expensive in his first two or three two more balls and snicked liveries rose in rather intimidat-overs. Stripp shone behind the the fifth ball of the over to Raws ing fashion, striking Clifford sticks and Dick Hancock proved thorne (first slip) who brought off wice in his first five over and himself the brilliant skipper he is a neat one-handed catch 1.53 pm tising over his head the same. Then came a rather surprising Quick 3 Total 11, I wicket down A ball from O'Hara seemed to bit of play. Stripp had been very Owen Hughes played the last keen and he smartly tipped off ball of the over and Webster again Carr's bails from one of Reed's faced O'Hara.

back deliveries. Carr looked

O'Hara was sending down some moved his right font in and was good stuff, but Webster was not given out by Captain Bensley. to be denied placing him put

number of times.

First Wicket Down.

An occasional balf-volley, and'a fall toss once, were sent down by Hargreaves Evans was the more confident of the two batsmen and

beat Fam Pearce, but it missed both stumps and wicket-keeper and went to the boundary for four byes. Froni u short run off the last ball

of one of O'Hara's overs, Tam got.

it came rather as a surprise to see Apparently, the batsman had been mid-on for the first four-hit of the two as the result of an overthrow, bis balls dislodged by a ball from caught napping. Carr's-13 con- Innings. ....

the spectators signifying their ap

man (2.

stood,

METAL STOLEN.

SMART CAPTURE BY POLICE.

Sentence of seven days' hard labour was imposed on a Chinese, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for theft of a piece of metal from the Naval Docks,

A Police Officer at the Naval | Yard stated that the metal was found tied to the man's weist underneath his jacket. 'On the approach of the officer, the, man pretended to be a sweeper and was moving towards the gate in an endeavour to get away before The was stopped---

ASSAULT.

SIX MONTHS' JAIL FOR CHINESE,

Wu Hung was sentenced by Mr. N. L. Smith, at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday afternoon, to six months' hard labour for assault and attempted highway robbery of a Chinese school-tencher, of St. Stephen's College, and an amah.

In passing sentence, the Magis trate regretted that there was no provision in the Ordinance for flogging, otherwise he would have no hesitation in ordering this also

Society,

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For saving a woman who was in Hargreaves which broke from the sisted of 3 fours and a single and At five minutes to two, the zo upproval of his running efforts by difficulty while bathing at Shore- harp, Sussex, Miss Barbara Kate leg and heat him all the way 105 his partnership with O'Hara was' signalled. Previous to that, applauding

- wicket down for 23, last realised 24 runs. 11 57 am. Carr Webster had shaped confidently!ion, Webster again got Wilson street, W., has been awarded the Placing and timing in exemplary Gibbs, of 23, Upper Wimpole- 13, total 68, 6 wickets down, and Owen Hughes had scored a Applause greeted Captain- Bar- Buro hit out as soon as he went four on the on-side. O'Hara was towards where fine leg would have bronze medal of the Royal Humane rett as the Shanghai skipper went in and sent the 70 up, after an bowling well without a square-leg

hour and a half's play, with a four when Owen Hughes put his left The 50 up was.signalled after 35 FIL

Abnormal · length of carrots, Nothing of moment occurred past Reed who was bowling. The leg across a straight one and was minutes' play, Webster's contribu- except that Clifford hit Hargreaves next ball was stopped almost on given out 1.b.w.

tion being 80 (including 5 fours). girth of beets, and weight of mar» to the Parade Ground boundary for the line by Webster (long field.) 1:58 pm.-Owen Hughes 6,

Quayle For Wilson.

rows (specimens exceeding 30lb. four and Quick was applauded for Dr. O'Hara refused to be tempt Total 22, 2 wickets down.

Quayle relieved Wilson with the having been cut) are being re stooping a hot drive from Barrett, ed by Reed and was content to

ball and soon effected a separation, ported from all districts. Clifford was playing back to get his runs off Powell. After Pavilion, Tam Pearce went out to all into Rawthorne's hands at is the cause of these things.

Amidst applause from the Pearce getting out by touching a sustained moist weather this year Bowker but hitting out now and being in 35 minutes he had 2 to watch Webster get a few singles first slip. 2.25 p.m. Pearce 6, then. Just as the 30 up had been his credit, including a four 4

and drive O'Hara to the Naval Total 61, 8 wickets down. signalled Bowker beat him with a Not very stylish, Burn was Yard boundary for four. At 2.07 Skipper Hancock was

Piving Officer Hay Stirling, son around ball which deserved the now getting the runs, A driva p.m. the 30 up was hoisted (after greeted with applause as he went of L£ Cof. Hay Stirling, of Edin- applause accorded him, 11 am. past Powell (bowling) brought 27 minutes play) Webster got a on the place of Fame hurgh, and, Leading Aircraftsman Clifford 15, total 10, 2 wickets | Bowker to field at the single off O'Hara's last ball and down.

Naval Yard boundary..But then

Then followed a couple of rather William J. A. Turion, were killed Bear the Andover, Hampssre, Quayle went in and played out scored a two saved by Ramsay at then drove Wilson for another exciting incidents. Hancock gave erodrome when their Bristol the over.

woman cover-ppint) and another four past four Then he gave a chance & hard, barely possible, chance to Hargreaves was taken off for mid-on for which he was chered (stumping) off Wilson on the leg mid-off and then Quayle sent down Fighter crashed to a field " Reed now that the Shanghai drivers from the Pavillon, but it was not accepted.

a beautiful ball which broke in very were together and Quayla got.a Bad luck continued to attend Up to this stage Shanghai had sharply from the off. Colonel London tramwaymen laid single, zak PRERADEN ART Shanghat as O Hark was caught fielded on a par with Hongkong Robertson, the umpire, had called) wie

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