THURSDAY, DECEMBER
SPORTS SECTION
THE CHINA MAI
LOCAL SHARES
ARMY v. NAVY.
·TRIANGULAR CRICKET
TOURNAMENT.
DOBBIE'S WICKETS.
Almost three innings were completed on the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground yesterday when the Army v. Royal Navy match in the annual triangular tournament began.
There were indications as the afternoon wore on that the wicket was beginning to show signs of At the close the soldiers are 206 runs on with a wicket-to fall.
Wear.
For this they are indebted to a stand by Evers and Bridgland and a fine innings by Morris who gave one chance in his 76. Beattie bowled well but had little support. and Cantrell had an off day. The Rev. Venn kept wicket beautiful- ly to Beattie's fast, bumpy bowl. ing.
Captain Dobbie was again a destructive factor. He took 9 of the Naval wickets for 42 runs in: 17 overs. With a cross wind. he was almost unplayable.
Cantrell recovered his form in the Army's second knock and Beattie bowled his expresses un tiringly. The Army'a last wicket partnership in the 1st innings produced 32 runs, but later in the afternoon they lost 5 wickets for 43 runs and 6 for 57. Wright and Bevia then got going and the Navy's score was passed again,
With over 200 to get the Senior Service will have their backs to the wall when play resumes to- day. Scores at close yesterday:
The Army-lst Innings. Capt. Evers,, c Armitage, b
Sturges
BRITON LOSES,
GOLF CHALLENGE, £500, A-SIDE.
MATCH IN AMERICA.
Los Angeles Dec. 29. George Duncan, the British pro- fessional. Jest his challenge golf match to Harry Cooper of Elsareno who finished 7 up and 5 to play.
There was an interval of 'several' days between the first 36 holes and the second 36 holes of the 72 holes match.
Cooper was 5 holes up at the end of the first half-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.."
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George Duncan's challenge was made in September to any Ameri- can professional gölfer for a match. over 72 holes,, for £500 n-side.
He went to America on Dec. 1.
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MAORIS VICTORY.
BEAT LEICESTER AMIDST EXCITEMENT.
Leicester, Nov. 27. There was a crowd of 18,000 present at the match between the Maoris and Leicester. It was a magnificent game.
The Maoris were penned in in the first few minutes. Prentice kicked a penalty goal.
Farndon, by a clever swerving run from half-way, scored a try under the poets. Prentice con- verted,
Falwasser then scored a try for the tourists..
wus-
The interval BCore Leicester & points; Maoris 3.
a try, and there was great excite- ment..
RUNS
ENNINGS OF 101 BOURSE
In an innings lasting 10 hours and 88 minutes, Victoria made new world's record aggregate score in drst-class cribket/?.
Against New South Wales in a
Sheffield shield match in Australia they ran up a total of 1,107 runs for an innings.
Previous records areci
1,059 runs--Victoria v. Tasmania, at Melbourne in 1927-8;
Allerat
Vaux Road Central
anbject of a case which came be- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central: "Magistracy, yesterday afternoon. W
Two men were involved in the charge of which one, the 1st de fendant, was represented, by Mr. CA. S. Russ MT: H. S. Loap peared on behalf of the complain. ant, a "Sunning"" farmer.
In the ashema, the obje
ovide boys from the Overseas Dominions with education, on the lines of the beat traditions of such old English public schools as Eton, Harrow and Rugby
The promoters have been in pressed by the difficulty, which.
ngkons
Bank A&B
918 runs-New South Wales Outlining his case, Mr. Lo sald Dominions boys experienge in gain P. &.0: Bankingaynon
South Australia, nt Sydney in 1900-1. 887 runs Yorkshire Warwick
shire, at Edgbawion in 1896...
The highest Test match scores ·la' Australia ares-
389 run by England, at Mel bourne in 1911-19,*****
696 runs by Australia, at Sydney
in 1894-5.
It will be thus seen that Victoria held the previous record themselves also made at Melbourne; and thas the State ground at Melbourne is amen- able to tall scoring."
W. H. Ponsford.
83
Lt. Hankey, c Venn, b Beatty
Capt. Bridgland, c Venn, b
Beatty
25
Capt. Morris, st. Venn,
Beatty
16
Falwasser scored a. try and Wilson scored a spectacular drop goal,
After the interval the game The was. splendidly contested. pace increased with the crowd's excitement.
J. S. Ryder.
Capt. Dobbie, b Beatty
16
Major Lightfoot, Beatty
9
Leicester replied with a try, secured by Prentice, who convert- ed himself.
Capt. Thorp, b Beatty
Lt. Wright, b Beatty
Nearing the end the Maoria got
0
Capt. Bevis, 'e & b Emley
0.
Lt. Smith, b Emley
5
There was a tense silence as
Mr.-Gr. Fogden, not out
9
Love took the kick, which sailed
'22
safely between the posts, round-
Total
200
0. M. ·R.
.16 1 51
W. 0.
.24.4 0 75 7
3 ◊ 20 1
5. 0 82
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Extras
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Cantrell
Beatty
Sturges
Emley
Royal Navy-1st Innings, Lt.-Comdr. Armitage, b
Dobbie
Lt. Col. Cantrell, c Dobbie, b
Hankey
Fight-Lt. Brewerton, Lb.w.,.
b Dobbie
Flight-Lt Newall, b Dobbie Pay Lt. Hussey, è Morris, b
Dobbie
Rev. Venn, b. Dobbie
Pay Lt.-Comdr. Shaw; b
Dobbie
Lt. Sturges, c Evers, b
Dobbie
Lt. Emley, b Dobbie
Lt. Sparkes, not out
Lt.-Comdr. Beatty, e & b
Dobbie
Dobbie
Extras
Total
ing off a great display and giving the Maoris a narrow victory by: 15 points to 12 points.
ARMY POLO.
Calcutta, Dec. 1:
The Army in India polo team. which is leaving for America
21 next year, will take part in the Indian Polo Association cham- at Calcutta during
15 pionship
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15.
Christmas.
The team is as follows:- Major Atkinson (No. 3), Capt. George (No. 1), Capt. Dening 6 (No. 4) and Major Williams (No. 22(2), 1
The apare men are Capt. Pert and Capt. Alexander.
Major Atkinson played at back 14 in the Delhi championships so 4successfully that it is likely that 4he will play in that position at
Calcutta.
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W M. Woodfull..
H. L. Hendry,
Melbourne, Dec. 29.
Ja a Sheffield Shield cricket match, Victoria beat New South Wales by an innings and 656 runs. Scores:
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N. S. W. (1st innings) 221 runs, Victoria (1st innings) 1,107 runs. W. M. Woodfull made" 188; W. E
that hie client came to Honging admission to these English Bank of East Asla Kong on December 18, depositing public schools owing to the demands Marins. Irurances. $200 with a friend. A day or made upon them
Canton Insuranes so later he withdrew $50 and An option has been setured on China Underwriters whilst walking along the street Bryanston House, at Blandford, North China Insurance with the money in his pocket, was Dorsetshire, a former home of Union Insurance... stopped by four men who claimed Lord Portman and one of the big-Yangtze Insurance to be police constables. The rest private mansions in the counFire Insurances. latter proceeded to search the try, which is well adapted for the Ching Fire Insurance complainant, who raised To scheme. All the pupils will be EK Fire Insurance opposition. The first defendant, boarders.
| Shipping. it was alleged, seized the roil of It is suggested that the school Douglases Liver money and all four men ran should begin with some sort of Hongkong Steamboats. away, complainant giving chase endowment donations that can be FLE. Tugs & Lighters. and shouting "Save Hfe The capitalised. About 100,000 is re- Indo-Chinas (Fraf) two accused were stopped, a quired, and if this is forthosming, ........ do. (Def.) struggle ensued, the 2nd de- the school may be opened pext Sep- Shell Transports fendant striking complainant tember-Reuter's American Ser Star Ferries ... with a hammer and injuring his vice
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Mr. Russ argued that there Was not sufficient evidence against his client, who had been. stopped many yards away from the scene of the assault in a crowded thoroughfare:
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Langkats (Combined) His Worship concurred, dis-
do. (Single) charging the 1st accused. Find- When the occupier of No. 390, Shanghal Exploration ing the 2nd accused guilty of the Des Vœux Road Central, was Shanghai Loan assault, the Magistrate sent him summoned before Mr. W. Scho- Raubs. to jail for three months hardfeld at the Central Magistracy Tronoh Mines labour.
this morning, Mr. M. K. Lo (de Ural Caspians, fending) said that it was a CASA Docks, Wharves, of obstruction in which the Godowns, doc penalty was well known. He did HK & K Wharves
COMMON PROPERTY. not appear in regard to the ques HK & W. Docks
tion of the fine, but to fight the Hongkows case as a matter of principle. He New Engineerings therefore pleaded "Not guilty." Shanghai Docks
THIEF AND A FRIEND'S CLOTHES.
"Do you consider there is a difference between stealing & friend's clothes and stealing those of a stranger asked Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning, when a Chinese was charged with the, theft of some clothes from a matshed at Morrison Hill,
Defendant pleaded that he mis took the clothes for those of a friend, adding that sometimes the latter took his clothes. Clothes, as a matter of fact, were com mon property in their matshed
After hearing evidence from the complainant, his Worship fined the accused $10, or 14 days' hard labour..
Just Out.
"Oh yes, he has just come out of jail for a similar offence, said Divisional Inspector, P. Grant în reply, to Mr. Lindsell's query ES to whether anything was known about, the defendant in the next case called before the Bench.
The charge one of stealing a quantity of clothing, resulted in the conviction of the accused, who was sent back to jail for three months.
Minor. Charges. "What do you imagine brakes are for?" enquired his Worship, when a coolle was charged with
hill $10.
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A Sikh Sergeant said that at Lands, Hotels & Bliga. 10 a.m. on December 17 he was H.K. & S. Hotels. on patrol duty and saw 11 bundles Hongkong Lands of mats under a verandah near Hongkong Kealty. Water Street. Witness warned. Territoria the man in charge to move the Humphreya Estates bundles, but thirty minutes later Prince's Building they were still there.
(Case proceeding)
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Miscellaneous.
in the country to-day in Juan R One of the proudest young men Quijano who won first prize in Canton Ices the recent oratorical contest held Cements (combi)
do. (old) here by the Filipino club of Wash- ington. It was an annual con- do. (new): test. Quijano's oration was enti China Buses tled, "Rizal, the Immortal. The China Lights (comb.) boy is a student of the Foreign do. Service School of Georgetown University, His home is at Asingan, Pangasinan..
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da. China Frov, Dairy Farms Der A. Wing. Hongkong Amusements HLK. Constructions Hongkong Electrics New York: Dec. 28.
HK Ropes (old) er Summoned by a barking dog which sensed danger, a fire boat and do (new)
Hongkong Tramways a tug raced and captured 26 coal barges drifting down the Bast Macao Electrics
Lane, Crawfords River to treacherous Hell Gate to
Mackintosh night with 125 persons aboard, in
Nanyang Tobaccom cluding the barge men and their
Peak Trams (old) families. The Arebout's crew was asleep while the boat was et anchor. Sinceres
do. (new) The dog presumably heard faint
Singapore Trama..
Other teams competing for the Ponsford. 352, H. L. Hendry 100, allowing a cart to run down a cries from the drifting derelicte Taxis
12 championship are the Wanderers, Bharatpur State team, Central
113India Horse and a combined
Bhopal Rutlam team.
BOWLING ANALYSIS:
0, M. R. W. .17,8 7 42
Hankey
Lightfoot
Wright
It is also likely that the Scota 9Greys and the 2nd Lancers will 47 1 enter. 3 0 7 0 2 0
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5 0 London, Dec. 11-At Queen's The Army-2nd Innings..
Club in the Inter-Varsity squash Capt. Evers, b Beatty .... 12 racquets match Oxford beat Cam Major Lightfoot, b Cantrell 15 bridge by 4 matches to 1. Capt. Bridgland, b Cantrell Lt. Hankey, c & F Beatty Capt. Morris, e Armitage, b
Cantrell
Capt. Dobbie, b Brewerton, b
Cantrell
"Capt. Thorp, e Einley; b Can-
trellas
Lt. Wright, b Beatty
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Capt. Bevis, run out
15
Lt. Smith, not out
22
Mr.-Gr. Fogden, not out
Extras
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J.. 8. Ryder 295.
(Note: Ponsford's highest score is 429, made in the innings which totalled. 1,059 runs. A. C. MacLaren's 424 for Lancashire v.. Somerset at Taunton is the best in England. Hendry previously played for New South Wales. All four centurions were in the 1925 Test team which last the Ashes."
N. S. W. (2nd lasinga) 280 runs. -Router.
Observing some evenly cut fire. wood stacked in neat bundles outside a shop in Centre Street, a coolle thought that two would not be missed.
The watchful eye of a Sikh constable, however, observed the delinquent in the act of appro priating the fuel, and Mr. Lindsell considered seven days a autficient penalty having regard to his age,
and awakened the fireboat crew. United Asbestos The aid of a tug boat was obtained and the two craft effected a thrill- ing rescue in & howling storm.
TREATY SIGNED.
By Rome, Dec. 29. Herr Neurath, the German An- hasador to Rome; and Signor Mussolini have signed the treaty.
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LONDON EXCHANGES.
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM
DISASTER
Motor ear No. 398, a public vehicle, met with an accident in Lower Albert · Road near Dairy Farm corner this afternoon when it crashed through the fron | railing" and all but turned
somersault into Ica use Stre The car was being driven by Indian who, ed driv
Parli
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Total for 9 wkts,) .. 118
Speaking to a Free Church con- gregation. Dean Inge said the "canker of betting and gam- bling" was one of the worst of thỏ social evils of to-day. What was required vas a second Puritan re- vival
On their own ground against the R.E, and Signals, Civil Service Cricket Club "A" team will þa rel presented in a lengue match at p.m. on Saturday by:
Harper, (captain), H. F' Westlak B. G. Robertson: W: F, J; G "F" Baker, H. R. Davies L-S Patterson, C. R. Spiltøy," [" F. L. Lawrence. F. H. Holidmate
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