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OUR GREAT WIN.

INTERPORT MATCH DESCRIBED.

FIRST DAY'S PLAY.

Good

Work That Led to Victory.

That Shanghai did not think they would lose the interport cricket match concluded yesterday is evident from the remarks of "Patrick." in the Shanghai "Sunday Times;" who before Dr. O'Hara (Shanghai's skipper) had made his cons' or Monday, bad already referred to his stand with Allison as the "turning point" in the match.

His comments, in sequence, follow:

One of the features of the match yesterday was the very fine captainey by both skippers The whole match was undoubted ly as keen a game as the been witnessed here. In the field both teams shared hondars for their excellence in fielding with Shanghai perhaps holding a lead in thes

HENGRONG'S BOWLING,

It was a treat to witness the manner in which the Hongkong Skipper used his, bowling.

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COLLECTING DATA IN HONGKONG.

EXPERT'S OPINION;

Earlier Efforts No Criterion for Future.

Is Hongkong to remain a backwater in regard to broadcasting or are developments in the near future to give everyone the oppor- The forty fourth ordinary aquualtunity of participating, with the expenditure of a few dollars, by the general meeting of the Indo-China rapidly moving stream of radio entertainment progress" S. N. Co., Ltd., will be held

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This depends on whether at the numbers of people who were offices of the General Managers on Jocal company in existence at the likely to take advantage of any présent time, or being formed for scheme for broadcasting enter Wednesday June 10 15 at the express purpose, chooses to tainment and the expense of fit- submit itself to the regulations ting up and maintaining such pared, the nature of which was definite recommendation to his which the Government hus preservice, but he had not made any indicated in yesterday's China Mail. With a view to obtaining expert advice on the prospects. of any such company, a "China Mail" representative this morning approached Mr. A. J. Chesterton, representative in Hongkong of the Marconi International Marine | Maritime Communication Co

Other excepts are:— Maiden followed maiden at beginning of Hongkong's first innings. O'Hara and Wilson11.am opened bowling, the latter giving After providing for dentation, way to Rogerson, Rogerson to Allison and then O'Hara to all liabilities, outgoings, and taking Wilson.

“Good hitting" with Ramsay into account items transferred to and Hargreaves together. Ram Revenue Account namely £17,705 sayExceedingly pretty, strokes.. well placed, defence quite sound, 12:11 from Investment Fituation caly pt drive at anything lose. Reserve and £191,000 ft Con Hi Wilson for two hours."! tingency Account, there emains a credit balance of £914-157 which

Company, nor was he likely to do so until he had pursued his in- vestigations further.

Whoever

made themselves responsible for broadcasting in the Colony was up against special) difficulties, Mr. Chesterton ex- plained. Even at Home; the improvements, constantly being. made in plant himself was collecting data' as to of the plant to be replaced

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Stripp "played for seeps." Shanghai fielding quite good, and Bowker opened the attack for some returns being pitched rich it is proposed to carry forward to Mr. Chesterton said that he that it was necessary for most

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the vishers and though they were doing well in keeping the runs down yet they were nut getting. wickets so they were relieved by Walker at the far end and Quicle the Pavilion end. The new- comers quickly cantured. twe wichs. The. Hunghche cap- tain's slow deliveries 14*k tempting enough but it was with much persuasion that the bas men were enticed to use the long handle. Rogersin was noticably enger to get under one but he wo Tortunately chose the wrong ball He dusheit out from his trease hit willy at a short pitched ball that broke into the wicket keeper's, hands and so could not get back in time. The same thing happened to "Willie" Burn. but in his case, he gave Balbutelam a bance which Was promptly accepted.

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How 11.3.0, WAS OUT. Harry Olleriessca in being elean, buwied de Bowker executed a stroke that was most unlike Fis customary exzetness. He played forward to a hall that turned on fo his leg stump, it was not a good

well on the Phirt side. It was must unexpected as Harry was playing confidently so that a big score was anticipated from him.

The turning point in the game yesterday WAN the concluding partnership of Shanghai's in nings.

Dr. O'Hara and W.

at the wickets. Ramsay out

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through playing on from Allison. $100,000 "Bowker "was in splendid, mood for tting and carried all before him through aggressive tacties."

Bowker and Reed "were dead on the sticks" when Shanghai first butted.

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Allison added thirty odd runs Ollerdessen and Divecha "near-morning, before Mr. S. B. B Mc without being defeated. The lat-ly run out through misunder- Elderry, the Indo-China Steamy ter kept his end up whilst thei

standing.'

Navigation. Co., Ltd., owners of popular Shanghai skipper played

Hongkong "fielding good and the ss. Hosang, were charged himself in, and at the same time applauded."

with using the vessel for the picking out the loose ones which

Walker put on first change be-transportation of opium. he treated severely.

fore first wicket fell and caused almost immediate separation.

Burn and Rogerson "enjoyed Quick's slows."

SMART FIELDING. Shanghai's fielding was very good, particularly in picking up the ball and returning to the wicket. Before the tifin hour the wicket was broken with fast re- turns no less than seven times. This speaks well for a team with but few evenings practizo.

The match is now in a. most interesting, stage so that interest; should be sustained right up till the fall of the last wicket (and it

certainly was. - Ed. "China

Mail:")

From the fall of wickets and the corrected scores, lovers of wickets will be able to follow the match in detail! Batsmen. in

"out" order: ----

Stewart West Quick

Morris

Hargreaves

Ramsay

.HONGKONG. "

Wkt. Total Score.

Mr. R. E. A. Webster appeared for the defence and submitted that the vessel would not be back in port until about June 12. The case was accordingly adjourned.

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in at least five years, and in Hongkong certainly no longer period was to be depended on because of climatic conditions, The plant would have to be of the very best for a scheme in Hong- kong to be a success. Mr. Chester- ton agreed with the statement of Mr. L. H. King, the Government Electrical Engineer, that why the experiments made locally had hitherto failed was because, they were, to use his words,

"tele. phone'' sets.

Recent progress in broadcasting is such that it was possible, even taking into consideration. the peculiar difficulties of Hongkong, to give to the public here a real good entertainment, in the opinion of. Mr. Chesterton,

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Asked what that entertainment | **XX*XXXXOOXODIÓDE could consist of, Mr. Chesterton 10000 000000000 referred to several good bands the Colony possesses, and said that it was also possible to Ercodenst gramophone music with even better results than those given by the machine itself. This would Baye expense involved in the con- tinual purchase of new records.

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On it being put to him that the reason why the schemes of broad- casting tried locally had failed was because gramophone and planola. music had not proved acceptable, people stating that they could get that already, Mr. Chesterton re- plied that that might have been so, and it would be again, unless Mr. and Mrs. B. Pasco were con-

the transmission set and the cerned in a rather unfortunate operating of it were of the best; incident yesterday through their but done properly it would be motor car accidentally colliding extremely difficult to tell whether with a street tram.

the artistes, were not really sing- Mr. Pasco was driving and Mrsing at the time, Pasco is stated to have occupied One of the difficulties will be the next seat. They were going that the power used for transmis- along the Fraya from east to west sion over an area extending for between 3 and 4 p.m. when tram thirty miles or so will have to be No. 34 was making the Cleverly such as would at Home carry for aver a hundred miles. At certain periods here the power would have to be even greater to overcome the atmospherics and possible inter- ference from high power wireless stations in the neighbourhood. Mr. Chesterton explained the effects to the newspaper man by analogy. If a wire of a certain} frequency were vibrated gently it would be affected by the vibra-1- Mr. Pasco is said to have tions of another in the neighbour-I

the crash.

strong pull it would keep more The front of the motor car to its own frequency, Again, rather badly damaged at a certain port in England he According to an eyewitness, the had read that the naval Com-- A report has been made to the two front wheels and tyres suffered | mander had asked stations to police regarding the theft of badly..

M $300 from a drawer inthe Captain's

Parco is with cabin of the 8.3: Kochow and Stoo | Brerver & Co., booksellers. 18 from the Chief Officer's cabin.

Another Accident.

"Had Rogerson had more prac- tice he would most certainly have hit the ball (off which he was stumped) for a four.".

"O'Hara scored rapidly, some hits being exceedingly

well placeti."

day are:-

Complete scores for the first

HONGKONG.

Rev. E. K. Quick, e Barnes, b

O'Hara

13

EF. Stewart, e Wilson, b

Rogerson

13 Capt. R. H. P. West, b O'Hara Capt. E. W. Morris, c and b

O'Hara ...

6

A. W.. Ramsay, b Allison

39

Lt.-Com. G. E. L. Hargreaves,

1

22 13

c Morris, b O'Hara

10

2

50 10

C.Q.M.S: ... A. J. Stripp,

3. 20 13

Morris, b Wilson

7

4 38

5

H. N. Balhatchet, c Barnes, b

Divecha

|, (5 boundaries) 6

6

68.10

85

39

Tin interval 88 for 6 (Stripp 7 not out. Balhatchet, 0 not out).

Re-start 2.30 p.m.

Stripp...

Balhatchet

Walker Bowker

7 90 7

8. 185 18

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145 0 Bowker hit 10 runs of Allison in one over before he got out, playing on from the last ball of the over. He hit a six off Dive cha and 6 fours.

A. C. 1, Bowker, b Allison Capt. R. F. Walker; c O'Hara,

6 Divecha

E. B. Reed, not out

Nobody knows exactly how the collision occurred but Mrs. Pasco is believed to have been caught unawares and roughly shaken as a result of the impact.

It will be recalled that the sef zure was effected by Chief Pre-Street junction. ventive Officer S. J. Clarke and & party of Revenue Officers on April 30, the ship being then in the stream having arrived here on the way from Amoy to Singapore After digging in the coal bunkers, thirty-six cases were discovered in which were 9.009 saela (750 pounds avoirdupois) of prepared opium, amounting in value, as the official Hongkong valuation, 1 $108,000.

CABIN THEFTS.

CAPTAIN AND MATE ROBBED.

88The loss topk, place between

Extras

Totalr BOWLING ANALYSIS,

O M2 B. W Dr. WE. O'Hara,

25 957 T.WR. Wilson 12 H. Rogerson do H. W.Allison 11

p

Dr. H. H Morris,

Reed did not "play" at all alt was over" when he went in and MJ. Divechit

Bowker performed as stated, fy

·SHANGHAI,

It is learned from one source, but the report is not confirmed that the impact almost threw Mrs. Pasco out of the car and that she appeared to be much distressed by the shock.

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the ship, left for Canton, and the Yee Sang Fat Company turned a ed that everything depended on following evenlog. A cabin boy 1 who deserted the ship at the latter complete somersault at a spot the numbers of people who would bort is suspected of being the between Repulse Bay and Stanley take out, licences, for it would be .146 culprit

peninsula in the early hours of the revenue from licences upon yesterday morning with conse which the company would have.to {"quent injuries to a number of the rely almost entirely for returns on DAILY SDAVE Rthe capital outlay He did not

The car was proceeding in the think it would be either prac direction of Stanley and falled to ticable or desirable that money negotiate the turn to the left which should be made out of a monopoly follows the cut through after the of any particular make of wireless

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