DR
TEEK-END CRICKET
STOUR MATCHES DOWN FOR
SATURDAY:
BONGKONG-KO
LOON, "DERBY,
The schedule of cricket matches
to-morrow is as follows:
University v. Civil Service C.
EXCEL
CAL HOCKEY MATCH:
HOW TO GRTİ QOALA,
B. HOBBS ON ENGLAND'S
JELEVEN.
LEAVES OUT HIMSELF.
London, Sept. 6.
NCE
Arent the change in the off-side law in football and the fact that few local teams seem to have pro- fited by any new plan of campaign to meet the reforms the folio With the score a goal to [By Jack Hobbs in the " Sunday ing by a qualified Home sports against them 15 minutes from time,
Express
writer should prove instructive the defence of the Hongkong Hockey Club 1st XI suddenly hid
London, Sept. 14 the inspiration to teach the forwards
The great question of the day The close of the cricket season in Association football is tactics seems to me an Appropriate how the defence shall meet the moment to take stock of our new off-side law and the best cricket forces with an eye on the formation for attack. future, notably, of course, in view Newcastle United, having had of the visit of the Australians heavy fall during the week, were seen in an intersting experiment at Aston Park, and there is bo doubt that the system was suc- cessful on this occasion,
on the Pokfulam ground, Hongkong C.C. v. Kowloon C.C. how to put the ball between the on the H.K.C.C. ground uprights and the Surrey Regiment Police R.C. v. Kowloon C.C. (2nd were defeated by 4-1 when time
X) on the Kowloon ground was called. Chinese R.C. v. Craigengower This excellent match was played
CC. on the C.R.C. ground:
on the US..C.. and, Bowicon, All the above, are friendly" on Wednesday. atches. The only League game
next season
At half-time the Surreys were as our cricket better or worse get to take place is that goal 1p, Laut Dikening than it was? To my mind we are Berween the Hongkong C.C. 2nd mng forward, having found the undoubtedly improving. The out- 1 v Civil Service C.C. 2nd XI mark
When only about quarter of an standing feature that causes me It has had to be postponed owing to the state of the latter Club's hour was left Woodward gave
nice pas to Mitchell and the slip per, playing contre-half made the score l'all..
Aground.
Some of the teams are:-
a
to look to the future with. They were the better team, on optimism is the number of young, the ground where Burnley fell by players who are coming on ten goals, and it was only in the last five minutes of the match that the Villa drew level.
CHRISTIANITE AND DOLABEVISIE
CHTURAU SELLS TO THREE POWERS:
"QURBETEN OF PRIORITY,
The ring tide Armageddon of cl Dr. Wilfred, Grenfell, the famous are disturbing praibilit
The Tokio dorrespondent of the missionary and explorer, who rebut like the worst troubles the Obserwer has the following cons etly visited China and spent a old warrior had in life most of than menta o make on the wirek short time in Hongkong, writes on will never happen, -- we tangle in China brought about by the action of Chins in selling his impressions as follows ourselves all play the game.
out.
BAG OF REDS.
BRITISH COMMUNISTS
ARRESTED.
(Reuter's Service.)
London Oct. 151
|lan24) the "Tapartase Minister de
and that the Chinese shall dé monsinto their good faith by equ-- firming a similar rior concession to The Mitsal Company,
The Bolshevist element is If we go seeking our own identical interests to three con serious menses. At present it is welfare first, either as individual trings. mainly among students. But the or nations. If we care merely for Information has been received propagata is very intense, and animal pleasure if we rely on from China reporting a wireles at the end of his life it made au diplomacy and force, if we are blind tangle which is of international im presoen on Dr. Sun Yat- and deaf and too dull to understand portance, especially with the Cam The Reds are, moreover, now that the only way to a better world ference in sight. According to p sonding forty Mongolian students is for each min to get to work to parently amtheitative newspaper to Moscow. and have actually fit make his corner better, then it wil report from Peking, the American way in outer Mongolia. The re-continue to hem Dovil take the Minister las demanded confirmation distance, to it is another indication hindmost, and the troubles went the American Federal Wireles of Chinese character. For there is fear, But night help to avoid, will Company is concession
Ba.ű condi- no question that Chinese have liave to overtake the whole human tion of the American Government' much reason to complain of for race as well as China, before the favourable and sympathetic attitude guess of sorts, and of imperialism universal kingdom of peace is poe at the Cop forence, On the oiltem that has been cruel, repressive and sible. reactionary, Grin and bear it, or keep smiling, ie, so same think, loo much a characteristic of the Chin- se. It might well be said of
FO ontstanding fact is clear- China to-day that she doesn't yet know what she wants; but, unlike
Juumely, that China sold identical Bowling Painful "?:::
what was claimed for the Irish, alle
Froncessions separately to two, and A few minutes later, Mitchell
The first thought that naturally
Tosiy three, firms, representing H.K.C.C. v. K.C.C.
look the ball on the right and
The centre half-back, set, him-ems to the stranger too content
Mis the Federal Wireless and The British Marconi. Each in turn LCC.-R. Hancock (capt.), centre necurately, Farquharson occurs is, what about our bowling? self to play largely a defensive without it, though she has sense to AW Hayward, J. D. Humphreys, (at huck) covered very well and In this department it looks to me role, an important fenture of his know that Bolshevism is no way
Followings a robito mid on the protested through its respective W. Lee, E. J. R. Mitchell, T. E.stopped into Mishell's place to as if we shall have to rely chiefly work being that he covered the
The first great fact that strikes on the old hand, for the reason, Aston centre-forward (who scored rational human being with a British Communist Party Government, but China became ar Pearce, L. P. Ralph, E. F. S. shoot and give the Club the lead.
Then followed a short period of to be perfectly candid, that we five goals against Burnley), and soul all wong this crowded candle quarters ar London, three toy different when the transactions were Stewart, G. R. Walker, and R. E. A
determined pressure by the Infab have no youngster at present up prevented the Villa centre-forward of humanity is the extraordinary loads of literature were removed competed. Now the day of reckon Webster.
KEC-J. C. Lyal (capt.), Frymen. After Mills (goalie) had to international standard, painful taking up an unmarked position depth to which already Christian and sis prominent Communists arm has arrived and Peking pro missionaries have dug themselves rested, including the secretury, Mr. poses to compromise by a merger of Goodwa W. Ramsey, Capt.rushed cat Mitchell saved a possible as it is for me to say ko.
goal. In the last five minutes the W. Morris. S. Jex Klub fowards showed that they had about myself.
Feople are asking me, what The withdrawal of the New-into the hearts of the Chinese. It Irkpin, Me. Hury Pollitt, who is the Japanese and American
Of course, there castle centre-half who rarely is to some extent true that a so the Party's irripal orator Mr.terests, that wireless in China Macaskill, G. Lee. G..W, Williams, profiled by the example set by are always the selectors to be con- followed up ar attack, involved an called ti-Christian, really a Bol-Campbell, Editor of the "Worker's wrdd be conducted by the joint
Petheram, E. A. E. Duncan and their colleagues behind.
onsulted, and, frankly, I must admit alteration in the half-back and slicvist und anti-foreign royament Weekly" who became notorious management of the three countries, W. Howell
two new men in the forward that on the season's form-and I forward formations. The inside is going on-bit in any case that last year during the, Labour, Gov-and B American, joan would be did not tend to the best combina tion and the string hardly got going
forwards fell back to help the could only mean that the power of ernment's regime when the prosecured by the proceeds of the mono
Despatches from Peking. But Allen (inside right) put on twy be one of the first selected, half-bucks, and the attack took on Christianity really is being felt, anu tion abandoned a sedition charge poly gouls and the stack thereby the presence with the team, even if paign printed here shows.
honnce this proposal as having It has been put to me that my Wrmation; as the plan of cain-is an excellent proof of a fact which against Bim
any mum cannot help seen, if hey
ARREST AT GLASGOW."
emanated from Araerica, hut Jnjka amends in those last five minutes.
looks, and as the Secich siy, nees Two more communist leaders, amperently does not favourit. The The Surrey halves played exlm-am not in scoring vein, is a big
his powers of observation." St Thomas Bell and William Gallacher situation contains elements of tavellers easily miss the ways in rdinarily will, Captain Allfree at asset, because it inspires the
were arrested this morning at humour, and also of serious danger. entre-all. Lieut. Chidonat others with confidence as it was
which this is coming about,. come Glasgow and Paisley respectively. Continuous propaganda from Clan eft-half d another at right.half. put to me, they like to know that
to wrong conclusions about missions. The is arrested last evening were spends suspicion of the American ill showing up to à vided. advan "Old Jack is there." Neverthe
Some newspapeis assert and carry away wrong impressions tage. Lient. Dickens and the less, in selecting a team I do not
nitogether of their immense valne in charged at Bow Street with con motive.
to incite, sedition spiring
and at Britalu and America. have come centre-forward hing very speedt. intend to pick myself.
the struggle toward world peace. mutiny, and remanded for a week bined against Jayanks and are serk It is scarcely possible, however, to The three in addition to those mening to steal valuable concessions blame round-the-world trippers, tioned are Thomas Wintringham, a for which Japan has ready paid |who can barely be classed as tra-
member of the staff of the land empitalised heavily." vellers, is the time and oppor-Workers" Weekly." Ernest Cant,
PRC. v. K.C.C. 2nd.:
K.CC.-W. P. J. Gorvin, (capt), Parsons, A. A. Dand, E. G. Renton. J. C. Long. J. E. Hancock, CT. Evans, D. S. Green. W. Hyde, HG. Hallam and A. R. F. Raven, Umpire: C. 1. Evans.
C.R.C. v. C.C.C. CCC-T. Grimes (capt.), D. Fritz, S. Abbas. R. C. Reed, A. Etchell. E. Fincher, A. Hamson, Sebnepel, M. Pinna, W. G. Guest E. Mawfung Reserves:
Hamson and F. K. Módi.
say it with all modesty--I should
1
A. W. Carr as Leader. What about a captain? You.] must bear in mind that Tam bound to go on this season's form, and on this Mr. Gilligan, who has un- fortunately been unable to bowl, must be passed over, although no one could be sorrier than to see. him dethroned.
The form of the Clab forwards has already been described. MIls played a sound game in goal for the Chib, and the backs were safe The day's honours, however, went the Club halves, the combined University v. C.S.C.C. /. showing of the half-back line being the best displayed by the Club for University A. A. Bumjaha quite considerable time. captain), Rev. E. K. Quick, The Club team, as announced, N. Balhatchet, D. K. Samy, was-P. W. F. Mills, A. P. T. Shahabudin, S. A Maquason, D. H. Sherman, A Sepher, S. Hachiuma, C. W. Lam. Hett, B. J R Mitchell W. H. Sling. B. P. Ng, A Naption), H. IV. T. Martin Sam He is a much improved Prior. F. C, Allen W. Woodward, player, and has many of the quali G. H. Valkick, and G. P. Lumetties that a captain needs,
Other
GIRLS BEAT BOYS! GARRISON SCHOOL AQUATIC
SPORTS..
Teams For To-day,
A team. The teams are:
On this season's form my choice: would undoubtedly fall on Mr.
skipper.
t
a
The Aussies are very cute in finding out a batsman's weakness, and Mr. On the University ground at 5 Carr may find it harder to make p.m. sharp to-day, the Varsity will runs against them; but, all things play the Hongkong Hockey Chub considered, he is my choice for
Varsity-P. T. Lim (Captain), The wicketkeeper is most im Girls attending the Garrison P. C. Lin, A. A. Aziz, K. Kportant. To please those who have School defeated, in some events. Tam, G. S. Scully, H. C. Ho, F. a fetish for new players, I am boys who competed in the same Hiptools. S. W. Teo, G. E. Yeoh scrapping dear old Strudwick, events in the school's aquatic A. P. Ng, and T. L. Tan. sports at the V.R.C. bath yester-Hockey Club AA. J. Fuk. day.
Wynne, O. Eager (Captain), D. Among the interested specta-Rushton, L A. R. Duncan, W. A. tors were the Bishop of Victoria Newman, A. S., Exell, T. P. (Rt. Rev. C. R. Duppuy), Lieut. Saunderson, J. C. Thomson 7 Col. and Mrs. Russell Brown, Middleton Smith, the Rev. T. B Lien Col. Edmeades. Lieut. Col. Powell, Heferee: J. Wedlake. Tuke, Lieut.-Col. Fitzgerald,
Lin Col. Trevelyan,, Lieut. Col. T. A. Robertson, Major Macready ADA.A., Q.M.G.) and Major Cherenix Trench.
Eaa Allen (girl champion) beat. Oram (boy champion) in a dwo lengths' race after being behind in the first length. Maud George won the high dive and Phyllis Hunt the diving for plates. The boys won the team race.
At the conclusion of the sports, Captain A. E. Watts, in charge of the School, introduced.
U. S. GOLF.
HAGEN'S PROFESSIONAL
TITLE.
MANY TIMES CHAMPION.
(Associated, Prusa.)
Chicago, Sept: 26. Walter Hagen retained the pro- Mrs.fessional golf championship of Russell Erown to the gathering the United States, defeating Wil- and she kindly gave away thellam Mehlhorn of Chicago
six up and five to play.
grizes and was heartily cheered.
Prizewinners were
Junior Boys' two lengths.-1,
.F. Anslow; 2. T. Hawkins.
Junior Girls, 1 length.-1, Jane
Paton; 2. Cecile Hewett.
Girls 100 Yards Champion-
ship-1. Ena Allen; 2.. Doris
Bunt.
Boys 100 Yards Champion- hip-1. 1. Drum; 2, J.
ford.
Wake-
Girls Handicap, 1 length-1,
Vile: Vant; 2, Elsie Conley.
Girls Handicap, 2 lengths.-1,
Doris Hunt: 2, Gladys Allen.
Boys' Handicap-2 lengths-
1, L. Allen: 2, L. Oram.
High Dive, Open.-1, Maud
-Gorge: 2, 1. Oram.
Girl Champion v. Boy Cham-
pien, 2 lengths.--1, Ena Allen. Time, 39.1 5 sees,
Diving for Plates.-1. Phyllis Hunt (24); 2. N. Thorn (20);
Girls Invitation Handicap-1, Elleen Anslow; 2, Maud George,
Team race. Girls v. Boys-1. Boys' team: S. Fenn, L. Oram, N. Thorn, F. George, J. Wakeford Jad L. Allen.
though to my mind he is still just the best wicketkeeper we have got. would take a chance here and I must put in Lilley, of Notts. qualify this by saying that per- sonally I have only seen him once, but he has a good reputation, and I know he is good for runs.
Our First Bowler.
between the two backs.
a
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O.K.
R.H.B.
Newcastle found the policy successful in this game. Whether it will play against other teams, at a time when tactics are varying considerably, the future will show The system will be of interest, and possibly of help in any event, to clubs of various grades who are struggling to find a winning way under the new order. It is, being tried by more than one Football League team.
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
tunities availabla ure so limited. Even those in business do not take time as a rule to make their own observations, and this has also been one's experience of many even in political life.
וי
MISSIONARY WORK. A Dr. Grenfell is of the opinion
of London, an organiser of the Communist party and Willinar Rust, secretary of the young Communist League.
Later:
October 15.--EEST New York. Loree, chairman of the Kankaa City Southern Railway. Coming The communists charged at Bow has announced his plans for a new Street have been released on bail south-westem railway systems.com- hining the Kansas Cfr. South? ther Union Colleges, Union Hos of £100 each
Misson, Kansas and Texas auEE pitals; Upion Churches and other
St. Louis South-Western Railway Christim efforts are giving new
Paris, October 15.-Replying to a companies, with other possible ul- strength to the drive for "peace on earth" in all parts of China and member of the Finance Commission ditions, including the St. Louis-Sin thinks at the public schox spirit M. Painleve stated that the French Francisen Railway, the total usef which is taught in Christinnases in the campaign in Syria up of the new system to be out a educational institutions is a good to July last were 10,012. He prom billion dollars and having a track
Loeses up to September 30.-Renter. American Service. ground for the gradual absorption 1sed to supply the figures of nigh of 11,000 miles-Renter's
more civilised idents. What, however, surprised us per-| we couldn't: haps most was that, get off at a city anywhere, however prineval looking or snelling, with- out finding a mission hospital, or sort sweetening the tmosphera. school, or Christian effort of some Don't let anyone at home worry about things they read in the papers re anti-Christian efforts. The men'
in the field are not a bit disturbed No one knows better that (il is on His Throne. Most of these re- ports are like those of Mark Twain's Now we come to the bowlers.
greatly exaggerated!" | The following have been select. death; ** First of all comes Tate. We must ed to represent the Police in the Anyhow, no one experts the way of dispense with a real fast bowler league football match to-morrow, the Crosswhich by the bye is the for the reason that we have not on the Sookumpoo "A ground way all, real evolution of every kind one in all England of quite the (4.80 p.m.), with
the East to be wheeling a perambulator down the sidewalk any more thun it class needed. It is a sad admis-Surreys:
was formerly, or will be in the sion, but every one recognises
Clark; Wyrne, Harle; Brittain, future. The wagging of the devils
Cornwall,
tail is the best sign manuel of (captain), Christian activity it won't hurt the real spiritual Church, of whichi George Adam Smith said,There is a danger that it will be destroy- ed by being blown up, but only the from being and upon by endless
numbers of different nobodies.
that, except for Macdonald, who Orem, Randle; is an Australian, there is no first- McEwen, Valentine class fast bowler in county cricket: Noonan, Simpson... Tate's record speaks for itself, and he is the obvious first choice.
Next comes Macaulay; unfor-
to-day,tunately, he bowls at much the
At the V.R.C. yesterday, same pace as Tate, but, like him, V.R.C. "A" team beat H.M.S. he is full of "devil" and a good "Carlisle in the Water Polo Marover, the Chinese are a wiser trier. Then we come to another League by eight goals to niž. Yorkshireman, Kilner.
What. I
really want is a good leg-break
bowler, but, I can't find one. This is going to be one of the selectors' toughest propositions, and it looks
For those who would scrap
race than many take them for and their hearts are human and can tell the real thing from the false. Or. in other words, they know a good
attitude to the when they see it, as their missions has amply The Boxer tified in the mist.. outrage was an anti-Imperial politi el movement, cleverly switched by the reactionary Empress-Dowager inte an anti-foreign and only so an anti-Christian que.
as if we shall have to go without whole bunch of the older players, here is my suggestion for an alternative team:-
one.
Assuming that I'am out of it, my team would be:-
A. W. Carr,
Holmes,
Sutcliffe,
Tate.
Machalay,
Hendren,
G. T. S. Stevens,
A. W. Carr,
G. T. S. Stevens,
V. W. C. Jupp,
Macaulay.
Tate,
G. O. Allen or Larwood,
V. W. C. Jupp,
kiner.
Liliey.
filling the remainder place from Sandham, Woolley, and Hallows.
Sutcliffe,
Holmes,
Lilley,
Hallows, and
Hammond or Watson,
BLOW CHANGES.
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"Height of Folly" The Australians are a very diff-from the heads of Chinese but are F.A.'s Powers only going slowly from their minde. Motor Mishap cult lot to beat. Some people think The walls which obscure the light Trade Loan that because we ran them pretty and air from people's houses, Arms Haul I have selected a team here that close in Australia we are going to though originally put there to keep Soccer Notes is likely to score quickly, and have have a cakewalk-over here. Take spirits from getting in, for the Naval Wedding tried to take into account how it from me that will not be theater an's lam corners, are fall School Cricket certain players would play the case. They are fighters, and willing down nowadays; one seldom Subs, Arrive googlies. It may be naked why I come over with a firm intention Neon the scaffolding of a new house New Solicitor
Ornamented with branches at the Tennis Catches On have omitted Root. I think his of winning the rubber,
interesting top to make spirits, trying to get "Double Ten" leg-theory bowing would not [Hobbs's most worry the Australiana!
our article is very much longer than in the house, think it la u forest. Lights or No?
Here, us in India, & new in- bowlers would have to get them reproduced here, condensed for out. Of course, the great difficulty want of space. He concludes by ternational language is springing The Civic Spirit is to select one team. It would be describing his team as all triers ap, because even when five generale quite easy to select two, or even and not sufferers from stage came down to Shanghai to dinense War of Revenge
a campaign they couldn't, under-Sui Yik" Officers [W. C. Hagen won the U. Stores who might give a very good fright. After referring to the stand one another---the Cantonese Local Wedding
elements of luck and weather and Pokineso dialects being sa Company Merger Mixed Team Race.
national open title in 1914 and account of himself. Hunt's team.
1919; the U. S. western open in Maybe this seems a little short (including Parker for wet wea-different, almost us. French and Bomb in Canton Consulation race winners 1916 and 1821; the British open in of bowlers, but I shall rely on Tate, ther), he concludes In my Paglish. So one finde English Local Ohmond” Sarah Lee, Chrissie Maynard, L. 1922 and 1924, Mehlhorn was Macaulay Kilner, Jupp, and opinion, the outcome of the rubber her as in India and Palestine and Anti-Red Success
aw in an even money chance."
Mesopotamia and Malayu, spring- western open champion last year.] Stevens,
Long Plungo-1, Ena Allen; 2,
M. George.
Wakeford and R. Land.~
Doris
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