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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1925.
HOME CRICKET.
HOBBS GETS ANOTHER CENTURY,
HOW THE SEASON ENDED,
(Router's Service.)
London, Sept. 16. At the Oval, the Yorkshire ((champion county) y. The Rest of England match was left drawn but was distinguished by Hobba mak- ing another century, his 16th of the season and the 129th of his career. Scores:-
The Rest (1st) 430 runs. Hobby (Surrey) made 106, Woolley (F.E. of Kent?) made 64, A. W. Carr (Notts) made 60, P. G. H. Fender (Surrey) made 56 and V. W. C. Jupp (Northants) made 61 not out; Macaulay took 7 wickets for: 135 runs.
The Champions (1st) 313 runs. Sutcliffe made 124.
The Rest (2nd) 262 runs for 4 wickets declared. Woolley made 204 runs, A. W. Carr made 83.
The Champions (2nd) 112 runs for 3 wickets. Sutcliffe made 60 not out.
Rain fell and the match was abandoned.
LOCAL BASEBALL.
LEAGUE TO END ON SATURDAY.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
There will be two league base- ball matches on Saturday, at Happy Valley Diamond.
HOBBS RECORD.
WHAT HE DID THIS SEASON.
AND MAURICE TATE,
HOME FOOTBALL.
LATEST MID-WEEK
RESULTS.
HUDDERSFIELD WIN AWAY.
(Reuter's Service,)
For the first time in his career, J. B. Hobbs has topped the batting Javerages for an English cricket season. The year 1925 will go down as a wonderful one for the world's greatest bateman. the conclusion of the last match given first- Reuter has cabled details as
follows
London, Sept. 18. The following football matches On were played to-day, home teams
Division I.
Birmingham.. Bolton
Hobbs easily leads with 48 innings (6 times not out), total Everton. of 3,024 runs (highest score 266 not out), average 70.32. It will be seen that in this season Hobbs has done the follow- | ing-
NOW
1 Huddersfield
4 Burnley
4 W. B. Albion Lands...
2 Newcastle Manchester U.. 3 Leicester
Division III (South).
Southond Swindon
THE CHINA MAIL.
H.K.V.D.C. SOCCER.
INTER UNIT MATUM ON MONDAY,
INFANTRY V. HOUTTSI CO.
SMART CLOTHES.
NEW METHODS WITH ***
YOUNG CRIMINALS:
DANCES WITH VILLAGH GIRLS..
- CURZON'S SECRET.
DOCUMENT NOT TO LE PUBLISHEDS
CRUFTICISMS OF PUBLÃO MEN,
By a clause in the will of the la
ROOM OF SPIDERS.
WOMAN IN THE
DESERT.
NIGHT OF TERROR,
"Through Enor Deserts to
The two strongest vanite, for That smart attire has 巍 Asociation football, in the Hong salutary psychological effect on Marquis Curzon of Kilton, Medin" by Countess Maimignati kong Volunteer Defence Corpe, vizerring juveniles is a discovery document of his own preparation (Philip Allan, 10. Sd), is a re-
many reformatory,
which, if published, wouhl be premarkable account of a woman's "The old convict uniforms have minent among the ends of recent wanderings in the deserts of gone, and that old half-w the comments, is withheld for ever started from Damascus, joined
political history, owing to its cause | Argbin. house, the Norfolk jacket, of a from the public.
Countess Maimingnati type worn in institutions only, in
the great desert tribe of the
existence
the Infantry Co, and the Scottish made at Co., will play one another at the schools. Kowloon ground on Monday,
It can practically he said that with on, or two exceptions the Corps Soccer team will be drawn 3 from those we quits. There is a 2 posibility of the winners
Monday playing the Rest of the Corps, Serne good phy is anti- 2 ciputed although it is early in
the season.
Watford...
1
4 Bristol R. Division III (North).
2
5 Accrington
1
1 Wigan
0
1.-Put up a
record aggregate of 129 centuries in first-class cricket against that Hartlepoola of 126 by Dr. W. G. Grace. Wrexham
2-Put up a new record of
16 centuries in one season.
3. Made more than 3,000 runs in the season for the first time in his career.
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
DIVISION L
FEWER JAILED,
on
mem
of their lives and
fast disappearing," says a Home Lord Curzon begun to write fifteen Roalla, and shared their strange
This is a literary testament which; Office report on reformatory and years ago and kept regularly, until Subsequently she was seized by industrial schools, which adds:-
the wilderness. just before his death. It is said to The celluloid Eton collar and contain sharp criticism of Mr. Lloyd the fanatical southern Arabs und little made-up blom tie still exist. George and the ex-Prime Minister's carried to Medina, whence she re- in a few places: one day the re- nesupmtion of the duties of Foreign turned to Damascus by train. sponsible person will realise that Secretary during the Peace Treaty
The desert Arabs are very fine the dress of boys has changed conferences. Paamges ir it probest and become more comfortable. against credit for the management Nothing mars the calm and
One girls' school, at the request of affairs while Lord Curzon was at harmony of a male inspector, lowered its the Foreign Office having been aetions. I felt my heart more at HOME SECRETARY ON waist four inches, a decided im- taken by or apportioned to other peace every day, my eyes and
STRIKING DECLINE.- provement in the appearance of members of the Cabinet!. -
mind became clearer, my very its otherwise nicely dressed girls. The administration of Lord movements changed into the slow 11-NOCH DAY THAINING SCHEME. The titles of the schools have Kitchener is also the subject of and dignified movements of the also been changed, for it is point- trenchant references, and forcible Bedouin How simple all their life At the ninth Talernational Frison ed out that to call a Home Office criticism is made of the circum- is! Congress, which opened in the Im school a "Reformatory for Delin stances in which Lord Curzon re- are! Proud and strong sa their What clean-living men they perial Tastitute, South Kensington, quent Girls" does not encourage signed from the office of Viceroy, actions, and, yet they have the Bir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise, in de letter-writing when it is printed 68livering his presidential address, on the top of the notepaper.
faith and the heart of a child, found considerable difficulty in
Bat her subsequent adventures It is suggested that one day,
were terrible, and it is astonish- 58 reading his typescript, but struggled perhaps, the boys and girls of part of the original and suppleing to think that she came out 14 10 aon for some minutes. Then it neighbouring reformatories will mentary wills which Lord Curzon alive and with her courage un-
duwned upon him that he must be be allowed to mix socially and left; 46 wearing the wrong glasses.
broken. At one The political record is one of many shut up in a ghastly room. He learn auch chivalry as contact harede of unpublished papers ex-
time she Was 976 searched the table and discovered between the 18 6 that he had picked up the glasses teach."
can trusted to his literary executors for I saw two long black lines across By the dim light of the lantern, 165 of the Home Secretary Sir William At one school, it is stated, a first of the detailed instructions, 18
arrangement and disposal, and the the floor. They seemed to be 8 to Joynson-Hicks, who had just ad- dance was held at which "the that it should never become public moving, and, bringing the lantern
dreamed the Congress. pockets, and producing his case to be driven to find their part-in the future arrangement of literary ants..... My eyes becoming more Six William delved into his young women of the village. were property and that the entire testa- nearer to them, I saw that they invited." At first the boys had ment is to be treated only as a guide were columns of enormous Liverpool... 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 found that it contained the preeners," but at the end the general works and private and official eor- accustomed to the dim light, 1 allowed to escort the girls home. included in the probate of the wille. where, and big, horrible spiders request by the lads was to be respondence. It was not, of course, saw enormous beetles every- under 15 come before the juvenile About 30,000 boys and girls
courts every year,
I 10
Goals Team
P. W. D. L, F. A. P. 4.- Topped the batting West Ham. 5 4 1 07 19 averages for the first time in Tottenham... 6 4 1 his career.
Sunderland... 4 4 0 0 20 5--Made the highest indivi-Hudders- dual score of his career, namely,
field **** $ 3 20 to 266 not out.
Boiton W.....7 Leeds.......... Arsonal...... Manch. Un... 6 Everton....... 6 1 Aston Villa... 5 1. Birmingham.. 6 2 Notts County 5 2 1 2 7 8 3 Cardiff City.. 6 2 1 3 8 10
BOWLING AVERAGES. Reuter also says:-
Parker, C. W. L. (Gloucester) virtually heads the bowling. His figures are:-1,512 overs, 478 maidens, 3,311 runs, 222
wickets, average-14.91 runs
per wicket.
He is closely followed by Tate, M. W. (Sussex) whose figures, as cabled, read:-1,694 overs, 472 maidens, 3,415 runs, 228 wickets, average-14.97 runa per wicket.
In the first game, the South China A.A. and the Japanese Base- ball Club, who are now at the top of the League, will fight for the
This has been agahi a splendid championship honours. The game will start at 2.30 p.m., after which, season for Tate, the bowler who the presentation of the "Lai Wah earned fame in Australia. In 1923 Shield will take place. Lieut.-Coland 1924 he scored over 1,000 runs L. G. Bird has kindly consented to and took over 200 wickets, a fent make the presentation to the he has repeated this season, winners.
thereby putting up a new record. The second game between the
Parker is not so famous but he Hongkong
Defence has the distinction of having Volunteer Corps and the Hongkong Baseball all 10 wickets in an innings and Club will take place at 4.30 p.m. of capturing 17 wickets in a
The League standings to date match. -follow :-
South China A.Á. 8 Japanese Club
KEEPING THIN.
*
+
W. L. Fet.
1 .889 8 1 .889
Hongkong .B.B. Club. 5 4 Volunteers
.556 3 6 .838
TASK TOO HARD FOR JOCKEY.
Filipino Club
3 7 .300
1 9 .100
Indian R.C.
SCHOOL CRICKET.
F. BULLOCK RETIRES.
Newcastle U. 5 1
West Brom-
35
2
2 21 16 4
4
4
4
3
2
wich... 5 1 2 2 6 12 Bury 4.2 0 2 5 9
'chester C... 4 1 1 2 4 1 Burnley 1 2 3 7 17
Leicester...... 6 1 1 4 8 14 Sheffield U... 5 0 1 4 9 17 Blackburo... 5 1 0 4 11 13
DIVISION III. Southern Section.
Goala.
12
dent's glasses. The necessary ex-
change was made and Sir Livelyn
wae able to go pn with his speech. son-Hicks, president of the National In his address Sir William Joyn
Reception Committee of the Con- grass, said:-
TWO EXPERIMENTS,
sexes alone.
RADIO MARVELS.
ני
A LONDON-CHILE TALK.
6,800-MILES. FEAT.
TO BE USED AS A GUIDE The testament was never in any
se intended to be regarded us
at last
narrative of opinions and impres lizards with great, ugly heads. The private political diary is not along the walls; and, in a corner, sions formed in perspective bat When
the daylight rather a series of comments on and shone through my tiny windows. thumb-nail skotches of people and the floor was a regular battle- situations made at the moment. field, covered with dead bugs, That they remain the final judgment spiders; beetles, and ants: of Lord Curzon, however, is shown by the fact that he signed and dated the testament on the day before the operation which resulted in his 'death.
RANJP'S LOSS.
£500 AND ONLY PHOTOS
OF PARENTS.
SECRET WEDDING.
GUARDS OFFICER AND BARONET'S DAUGHTER.
The romance of a
young Guards officer, the descendant of King, and the daughter of a baronet was revealed by their.
J In the inst few years there has been a striking diminution in the number of persons in prison, not- withstanding that there has been an
Altogether this is one of the increase of population in the same
most vivid and exciting books of P. W. D. L. F. A. P. period. Fifty years ago there were
travel that have appeared for a Reading 6 4 2 0 7 10 20,000 people in loend prisons; to Watford... 6 4 1 1 10 5 9 day there are only 8,000.
long time. The author catches Fifty Plymouth... 4 4 0 0 17 4. 8 years ago there were 10,000 people Millwall 5 4 0 1 1 6 8 i penul servitude: to-day there are between London and Chile, on the by Lord Curzon are Sir Walter its share of horrors, it also has Two-way wireless communication. The literary executors appointed derfully well, and, if her book has
the atmosphere of the desert won
Northants... 4 3 1 0 12 6 7 1,600,
western const of South America, Lawrence, who was his private its full share of charm and Bourgemouth 2 2 7 7 6 To that must be added 1,100 about 6,300 miles, has just been scaptary in India: Dr. F. W delight. Bristol R... 6 3 0 3 8 10 6 young persons in Borstal institu- established for the first time by Mr. Pomber, the Warden of Al Souls Brighton 4.3 0 1 14 7 6 tons. There were 13 local prisons, J. A. Partridge, an amateur, of College; Oxford; und Sir Ian Z. Swindon 6 3 0 3 10 12 6 and 18 penal servitado prisons in Park-road, Wimbledon. Gillingham... 5 2 1 2 6 4 5 this country fifty years ago; to-lay
Malcolm, a former M.P. and mem- Mr. Partridge exchanged mes-ber of the Diplomatic Service. Bristol C
2 1 2 9 7 there are 81 local prisons and four sages with Edmundo Guevara, who Newport...... 2 II 10 8 5 penal servitude institutions, sent a message through Mr. Par- Luton
6 2 1 3 II IO The reasons for this decrease are ridge from his lonely outpost at Southend ... 6.2
to be found in better education, in Guevara Vileum, on the Pacific Norwich 6 2 1 3 5 9 5 improved sobriety, and improve const, to Professor Midgley, of the Exeter 5 2 0 3 6 5 4 ment of the standard and condition Rmilford Technical College, of Aberdare .... 5 2 0 3 7 8 4 of living, and also in the cars taken which Guevara is an old student. "Robin Goodfellow," telegraph- Merthyr... 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 by judges and magistrates to make
His Highness the Maharajah of Mr. Partridge was "introduced Nawanagar, better known as Prince ing from Liverpool to the "Daily Charlton 4 1 1 2 14 3 the greatest possible use of the alterio Guevara by 240, a station in Ranjitsinji, the tumous cricketer, marriage at St. Martin's register Mail," says: It is of widespread Q. P. R .....5 0.3 4 4 12 native to detention.
New Zealand, who said that IEG, lost nearly £500 in notes, two much office. Henrietta Street, Covent interest to hear that F. Bullock, Crystal P... 4 b 4 3 13 0
Brentford
the call-aign of the Chile station, rahed photographs, and a number Garden, W.C., where the officials one of the most efficient and
Two experiments were being con- wished to get in touch with him. popular jockeys of our time, in-
dooted in regard to prisous. Worm. "I turned to the Chilean station," of important and confidential doo-were unaware of the identity of tends to give up race riding at the
wood Scubs was set aside entirely, said Mr. Partridge to a reporter.ments when leaving the Haymarket the parties until the register was end of the present season.
about two or three months ago, for After repeating the call-sign,
signed after the ceremony. Theatre, S.W. The
Goals difficulty and danger of wasting so
men committed from the London EG, the message I love a message
To a reporter he said:- The Diocesan Boys' School as to keep his weight down to Bradford 6.5 10 21 3 11 before, with the object of training said O.K., and he gave me a Load of Mischief and walked years-old son of the late Brig
P. W. D. L. F.A. Pts. area who had never been in prison for England' was tapped out.
I was leaving the theatre after Edward Charles Fitz-Clarence, of cricket XI visited the University about st. 91b., added to the Ashington.... 6330 15 7 9 them in an environment free from message for Professor Midgley and towards my car, which was wait- General Charles Fitz-Clarence, the performance of "A Man With the Irish Guards. He is the 25- ground yesterday and the Varsity fatigues of travelling, prompt him Grimsby...... 6 4 1 1 19 4 9 the prison atmosphere. 2nd XI gained the honours on the to take this step. I heard with Rochdale .... 6 3 3 0 18 9 9
also one for the students of Bradfording outside.. It may have taken me V.C., who gained his V.C. at the first innings.
At Wakefield the prison has been Technical College, telling then be When stumps were drawn, the not refrain from expressing a Hartlepools... 6 4 0 213.132 enough to enable them to take ad asking if they would try to get in My wallet, & small one, was in the action in 1914. The general was regret of this decision, and could Durham..... 6 4 0 2 1598 kept for those with sentences long would be working on 60 metres and a minute and a half to get to the siege of Mafeking, in the South
car, as there was a large crowd. African War, and was killed in, School were 19 runs on, with 7 hope that he would alter his inten- Wigan ........ 2 3 1 13 8 7 vantage of the opportunity of in touch with him.' wickets down, 9amy having tion. However, Bullock added he Coventry ... 6 3.1
10 10 7dustrial training afforded. No one Mr. Partridge again got into pocket of my dress cent. After grandson of the 1st Earl of made 27,
had definitely decided not to apply Wrexham.... 6 2 Scores:-
for a licence for next year.
is admitted to this prison with a communication with Guevara, the stepping into my car I felt for my Munster, eldest son of William IV. N. Brighton.. 5 2
sentence of less than six months, signals being much stronger. Soon cigarette case and then found that
was Miss Monica Mr. Bullock is 40. He came Rotherham... 5 2 2
and an 11-hour day-nine hours it is hoped to establish two-way the wallet had disappeared. It Sheila Grayson, the 22-years-old from Australia in 1903 and roda Chesterfield. 5 2 1 2 4 4 work and two hours education is communication for the third time contained, besides money and some daughter of Lt. Col. Sir Henry 10 for Brewer, another Australian Nelson 6 1 3 2 1 15
cablegrams, two photographs of my Mulleneux Grayson. randing." who had training stables at New Lincoln 5 20
father and mother--the only ones T The couple arrived at the regis market,
Dopcaster... 5 I
possess and official documents:ter office just before 3 o'clock, and Barrow........ 6 1
I sincerely trust that I shall be the ceremony completed fortunate enough to recover the almost as the hour fixed by law 18 photogniphs and doenments,
the day's limit to marriages end- Prince Ranjitsinhji has a house ed. at Staines and also resides at the
So hurried were their pre- Royal Palace Hotel, Kensington,parations that the bride and bridegroom were accompanied by
'YESTERDAY'S INTERESTING
MATCH.
Diocesan School.
F. 1. Zimmern, b Lam....
Rev. T. W. Featherstone,
Lam
... 5 0 0 5 6 19
DIVISION HIL Northern Section.
0
4
8 9 4 1124
16 3
enforced.
TRACHER'S JOURNEYS, Separate confinements had been almost entirely abolished in our English prisons. Systems of volun- tary education, in which a voluntary 3 governor guided the work of his education assistant to the prison
fellow-prisoners, had been in- augurated.
D. J. Anderson, b Sudan..
2
b
9
J. L. Young Saye, run out.
0
F. Samy, Lam
7
Bullock's first big win was on Crewe Xeny in the Stewards' Cup at Halifax Goodwood in 1905,
9 12
W. Hunt, b Lam
9
"E. Lee, 'b Lam
A. Lee, b Ong
9
achieved his ambition by riding a Walsall.
He has recently been associated Southport..... 5 1 1 3 913 with Taylor's stable, and this year Tranmere
Accrington... 6 1 1 4 8 18
1 0 4 8 19
2
60 2 4 7 22
E. Gerrard, b Lam
classic winner to victory for the
E. Goddard, 1.b.w. Ong
0
first time in his life, being on
L. Guterres, not out
0
Savey Sue when she won the 1,000
Eleven
14
Guineas and the Oaks.
Total
66
He has been unlucky in the Derby, riding Tamar, second in 1922, St. Germans, second last year, both for Lord Astor.
· SCANDINAVIA VERSUS THE U.S.A.
B. N. Su
Bowling Analysis.
YACHT RACES.
(Reuter's American Service.)
JAZZY COSTUMES.
BATHING FASHIONS. FOLLOW WALKING DRESS.
I
WI
M
The bridegroom was Lieut.
The bride.
Was
Fashions in bathing attire are At one prison a party of public following closely those of walk- school teachers took a train journeying dreas this summer.
Guest (at restaurant): That only one witness, and a taxi-cab the second time I have seen that driver was asked to act as the of 25 miles ench way voluntarily The double-breasted tailored fat, bald-headed old man walk out second witness. to give instruction to the prisoners coat is worn In bright of here without paying for his
After the ceremony, the newly in the evening.
coloured taffetas faced with luncheon."
married couple thanked the "There is a change of spirit in large... checks for walking our prisons to day." remarked Bir down to the water. Then ap-lunch here for nothing because he which the wedding had been con- Water: Yes, sir. We let him officials for the prompt manner in William "The atmosphere is one of hope rather than of despair, and pear the smart checks of the attracts all the flies from the other ducted and left the office, as they among the prisoners there is co season in black and white or customers.
had arrived; unnoticed. Oyster Bay (L..L), Sept..16. operation with the prison régime button, although not yet down coloured taffetas. The ubiquitous The first of a series of interns- rather than opposition to it." tional six metre yacht races between! He was convinced that the short INTERPORT BOWLS. teams of four American and four sentence was absolutely useless, and Scandinavian beste resulted in a preventive detention had not been win for the American yacht so successful as had been hoped. "Lunai," the Danish yacht "Nordug V being second and the
(Note: Bullock rode Picaroon in w. the St. Leger.}
0.
R.
8 0 19
1
24. 6
8
2
C. W. Lat....10.1 5
.C. K. Opt. 3 1
University 2nd XI. -
*
B. P. Ng, « Goddard, b A. Lee.
E. Zimant, e Anderson, b
Zimnsto
W. H. Shag, & Zimmern.
.B. N. Sulla, run out.
C. K. Oh, run out
V. F. Viculce, b A. Lee
C. W. Lani, t E. Lee..
H. Y. Leg, b Zimmern
F. Hiptpula, b Zimmern.
I T. Barma, b E Lee
I. Tajima, not out..
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis
F. I Zimmern..12
A Led
J. L. Younggaye. 19
4 SHANGHAI TEAM SATES
53
OCTOBER 3.
October 10 in a dato being con- Norwegian, yacht: "Onlo" third.
10 sidered as the one on which the the United States team scorod 193
interport lawn bowls match between points to 17.
Shanghai and Hongkong will be
Later Cable
the back of a bathing-gown, adorns the legs of a tunic, forms
a vest, and decorates the cap.
Jazzy colours are the bathing colours of the season. They are carried out in printed satin for the ultra-smart woman. The to get a second-hand suit of clothes, taffetas with long lines of colour- A man went to a wardrobe dealer stout woman chooses plain black and, picking out ono to suit him, ed embroidery for her bathing- asked the price. The dealer told him, adding, "I am solling it to you gown- for the same as I gave for it." metresThat's what you said the last
time I bought something from you said the customer. How do make a living then do you The dealer, leaning over to him ne he wrapped up the parcel, whis pared smilingly, I make a little profit on the paper, and string
18 played.
9.
Mr. A. Macfarlano, honorary
5
also captured the
secretary to the Hongkong Lawn In the second series of six Bowls Association, kindly informed yacht races, the "Dauphin the "Chine Mail that the Bhang (America) came first.
hai team consisting of six players, America
21 were leaving by the Emprone second, third and sixth places,
of Amis on October 8.
Hitherto the ground of the
Kowloon Bowling Green Club has
been favoured for the interp
Fastches The daty suggested mag
W.
prove most suitable and would
4
before the period when
other
branches of sport compota for
8 0 berost
E. Goddard 402001 Bhaughti v club, matches” will
E. Lee
depend on the. Jemput cof the star
ROXOR
I know said the young lover she has her favalta, and a temper
Caps have flat trimmings either in the front or arranged to stand out at the sides of the head- When the wearer goes into the water she takes off her smart cap and reveals a rubber ∙lining in which she faces the waves,
Sibes in rubber, in the sandal shape, of all tones, complete the
and all that but I love her and Wife dreamed last night
can't live
more but the ques
you live with
lovely hat!!
the first dream of
And that didn't com
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