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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1927.

SPORTS

FOOTBALL..

TO-DAY'S CHARITY

MATCH.

The programme for the week- end is both copious and attractive, and on both sides of the Harbour on Saturday are good and exciting

games,

As an extra to the serious nu ture of the League programme, to-day at the Club ground there should be a fine match Earl Halg'a Poppy Fund.

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Two good teams have been selected, also capable reserves and even, as is very likely, if the orl ginal selections do not all turn out, we are assured of a five game and plenty of good football,

CRICKET.

DEFEATED.

In this match on Wednesday played at the Hospital Ground the Diocesan Boys' School defeated the Hospital by eight wickets and 45

CRAIGENGOWER C.C.

ENCOURAGING ANNUAL REPORT.

.SOUND POSITION.

THE CHINA MAIL,

DUELS AT HOME.

NOT WITH LETHAL WEAPONS TO-DAY.

"THE MANLY ART."

The annual general meeting of the

[By Robert Lynd.] BRITISH GENERAL HOSPITAL Craigengewer Cricket Club will be

It is probably nows to many peo- held next Thursday at 6.80_pmple-that-duelling-still-continues on The annual report which has just a considerable scale in England. It been circulated to members states: is true that neither pistols nor Cricket. The Club entered # swords are used-that the combat- team in the First Division of the ante indeed, are permitted to arm League Competition. The result themselves with nothing more lethal was not very satisfactory. Mr. Othon boxing-gloves. Ismail heads the batting average,

The fight, too, is called, not a and Mr. S. Abbaa has the best duel, but a needle fight. At the bowling average.

rung.

For the Hospital Bird made 64. and for the School Lee took six wickets for 34 runs and Anderson scored 80 not out and Kwan 46. Scores:-

British General Hospital. Moore, c Kyum, b A..Les Arthurs, b A. Lee

Bird, c Fisher, b A. Les Terrans, b A. Lee

During this weak end, players are all out, for Interport honours, Corby, b R. Lee and will be judged in these games Carter, o R. Leg very seriously, as the Committee's Page, b Rwan

task is no light one, as in the Sparks, b.A. Lea

plethora of talent available at pre- Elbrow, e Fisher, b A. Les Hent, the ultimate selection is cer- tain to form the subject of critic-Sutton, not out

ism. However we have on view Bennett, e Kyum, b Kwan

opposed to one another on Friday

many possible Interport plnyera

and Sims will be compared with

Stewart, Wynn with Harper, Me-

Clinchey with Suen Kam-shun, and

same time, the definition of Tennis. As usual, interest WAA

"needle fight" a contest which is well maintained throughout the the outcome of a quarrel”—would season. The Club competed in the serve very well as a definition of

0 Lawn Tennis Association Tourna- "duel." The spirit of both forms 10 ment, entering teams in the D. and of contest is the same, and of the 64 C. Divisions. The teams acquitted two the duel, I fancy, is that in

themselves creditably, finishing, third

which the combatants are less likely 1in both of these Divisions.

to suffer from loss of blood. That, re-perhaps, is why the police prohibit- ed the needle fight that was to have Singles Handicap: Mr: J. M.

taken place between two Edmonton Silva; Runner-up: Mr. H. Hamson men at the Edmonton "Alcazar,

Doubles Handicap: Messrs. J. M.

A Tournament was held and 4sulted as under:-

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Total..

Bowling Analysis,

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O. M. R. W.

.10 $ 34 -6

7.2 1 27 2

Gosuno with Leach all the players A. Lee mentioned being worthy of Inter-W. H. Kwan port honours in the absence of] R. Lee

€ - 28 2 4 1. 7 Diocesan Boys' School

their immediate rivals. So we D. Anderson should see a rare good game, for a

great cause which it is hoped will D. Anderson, not out materially benefit.

-Rovers.

KOWLOON F.C.. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY,

The undermentioned will repre- sent the Kowloon F.C. 1st

the versus

the on

W. H. Kwan, & b Terrans

80

46

F. R. Zimmern, e Moore,

Elbrow

1

16

6

R. Lee, not out

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Total (2 wkts. dec.)...149

XI.

Queen's Regi- Mr. J. L. Youngsaye, A. T. Lee, ment

U.S.R.C. ground J. A. Fisher, A. Frata, F. K. Lee, -to-morrow (kick off, 4.15 p.m.): G. A. Lee and A. S. A. Kyum did

Caveille. Hedley, not bat.

Wood, Jones,

Sima, Baldwin, Pile, May, Vickars, Miles and Mulr. Reserve: Dod-

shon,

Bird

The undermentioned will repre- Moore sent the Kowloon 2nd XI. versus Carter South Chiria "A" on the Kowloon Terrans Ground to-morrow (kick off, 2.45 p.m.): Angus, Bliss, Pasco,, Enster- Page brook, Hartley, Nicholls, Reed, Clark, Spary, Contes and Black- lock. Reserve: Slipper

RACING.

SHANGHAI CHAMPIONS

SWEEP.

We have been advised that the 1st and 2nd prizes in the above sweeps have been drawn by Hong Kong ticket holders:

1st Prize Ticket No. 16299 drew Charcoal.

2nd Prize Ticket No. 16292 drew Young Bul

We are also informed that Mr.

Elbrow

Arthura

Bowling Analysis,

O. M. R. W.

8 1 37

6

1 23

2

- 15

5

B

.16.

1

-16

17

16

R.A.S.C. Bent K.C.C.

1

Due mainly to a stolid Innings by Lieut. E. Dynes, the RAS.C. cricketers bent the Kowloon Cricket Club on the latter'a ground yester- day afternoon in an exceptionally high scoring match, after a very ex- citing, finish.

The scores were:"

Kowloon C.C.

Capt. J. P. Murray, c Drysdale,

b Newberry....

42

G. A. V. Hall, e and b Newberry 59

F. Edwards, c and b Newberry Capt. F. G. Bevis, b Dypes

SPORTS DIARY.”"

TO-DAY.

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Fighting Commended. Even so, I am not sure that it is a good thing to prohibit serious fighting in this fashion. It seems absurd that you should be allowed to fight. a man. for the purpose of making money, but that you should not be allowed to fight bim because Golf.-Kowloon Golf Club he is a person whom you, dislike so Y.M.CA. Charity Football, Civi- much that you want to knock him liana y. United Services, Club down. It is said that needle fights ground.

have been fairly common at boxing Hockey Waseda University establishments in Edmonton and 1. Navy, King's Park; Fanling. that the fights have been fought ac- Hunt, (Hare and Hounds), Hun-cording to the rules in a fair and ters' Arms, 2.30 p.m.

Cricket.-University v. Tamar sportsmanlike manner; and I can- (L); Recreio v. Hong Kong Elec-not see why the law should object their tric (L); Kowloon seconds v. to mon voluntarily settling Army second (F) gower. v. Police (F)

TO-MORROW.

Craigen-differences in this fashion, as boys

Hockey-Waseda University Hong Kong Hockey Club, King's Park.

Cricket. Division I: Civil Ser vice v. 'Chinese (F); Kowloon v Royal Artillery (F). Division II Navy v. Hong Kong C.C. seconds (F); Kowloon v. Civil Service (F);

used to do in the noble school stories of Talbot Baines Reed.

FINDLATER'S DRY

GIN

Doubly rectified and established as a firm favourite in many of the leading clubs of the world.

FINDLATER

DRY GIN NDLATER MACKIE TODD

Findlater's Corner -

LONDON

Or, rather I do see one reason- a rensan that is a valid objection to all duelling. If fighting were ac- capted as the natural method of settling differences between man and woman, it would put people like! me at a hopeless disadvantage. A novelist who imagined that I had Praised him too little might, if he were a good boxer, challenge me to meet him in the ring at Edmon- Football Senior Division: ton, and he would certainly imagine Queen's v. Kowloon; Recreio v. that, if he battered me sufficiently R.A.. Chinese Athletic v. Scotland left me unconscious on the Guards; Air Force v. 5. China; floor, he had proved that he was a K.O.S.B. v. Club. Junior "A" botter novelist than I had said hel Royal Artillery v. K.O.S.B.; Kow-was. And the worst of

la, the loon v. South China "A": South public, seeing me lying unconscious China "B" v. Recreio; St. Joseph's v. Club; University on the floor, would agree with him. As a matter of fact, he would have Chinese Ath. Junior "B": Kung Woo v. St. Joseph's; Kowloon v. proved nothing more than if he had! China "A"; South China "B" v. beaten me in a contest as to who Chinese Ath.; Moslems v. Boy should eat the greater number of HONG KONG, CONTINGENT FOR Scouts.

toasted buna or hard-boiled eggs or vanilla Ices. I might be right in my criticism and yet unable to compete with him in any of these contests.

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Silva and H. M. Xavier; Runners- up, Messrs. A. R. Remedios and A. A.. Lewis.

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Mixed Doubles: Unfinished."

J. E. Hancock, 1.b.w., Dynes ..

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Castro, of the Orient Tobacco Fac-J. C. Lyal, lbw, Dynes ....

tory is the holder of ticket 16299,

and Mrs. F. Bayot is the holder. of ticket 18292.

E. B. Merton, not out

J. Dick, run out

A. R. F. Raven, b Badcock

A. Marshall, C Drysdale,

Dynes

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Draft programmes and entry P. G. Hall, b Dynes

FANLING HUNT.

forms for the Fanling Hunt to be held on Saturday, December 3, may

be obtained from Dr. F. Pierce Grove, The Polo Club, Hong Kong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.. Entries will close on Saturday, November 19. ·

A WINNING TICKET.

A FATHER'S RIGHT TO SON'S FORTUNE.

TENNIS.

MACAO,

FINDLATER'S

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DRY" GIN

is the Cocktail Gin.

Stocked by the Principal

Hotels and Clubs,

Distributors-GILMAN & CO., LTD.

WEEK END GAMES.

I have always rather disapproved

The officials of the Sporting of duelling in thle form since my

Association first week in a newspaper office in Club of Macao, an

CHINA & POWERS.

RECOGNITION OF TWO GOV,

ERNMENTS ADVOCATED,

Peking, Oct. 23. Formal recognition of both the Péking and Nanking Governments has been urged in certain-quarters of the Diplomatic Corps in Peking,

13TH BRIGADE.

CONCERT PARTY APPEARS IN SHANGHAL

Last Saturday's "N. C. Dally News" reports:

The performance of the "Suo- chow Creakers" (the concert party. of the 13th Brigade) was greeted

Scratch Singles: This had to be the north of England. I had been formed for the promotion of all in the belief that the rivalry be-with tremendous enthusiasm by a describe the work of a kinds of in-door and out-door tween the Government will last.1or full house in the New World

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cancelled owing to insufficient, en- sent to

Registration Court, and in my games, have been the means where- a considerable length of time.

cinema on Wednesday evening. Advocates of this policy suggest 17 tries.

Lawn Bowls. This game was article I attempted to introduce a by a contingent of local tennia 4 very popular. Two teams entered vein of light comedy by making players are making a trip to play that the two Governments should very item received the fullest ap- tinguish whether humour ori 2 in the Association Competitions. jokes about the police. I happened a series of games there on Sunday be made jointly responsible for plause and it was difficult to dis-

The players are mostly mem- foreign affairs. Foreign nations The result was not satisfactory, to be in another Registration Court bers of the Indian Recreation Club could send separate diplomatic re- pathos, song or sketch, appealed The party played as a though this was not surprising, as a few evanings later when and the majority of them have ap- presentatives to each of the Gov. the more. 185 new players had to be called upon observed the policemen besides the peared in the local Tennis League ernments, and it is claimed that well-run team and there was not a this unique way of handling the dull moment from start to finish.. to complete the teams on many oc- Registrar amiling in my direction, Tournaments. casions.

one of them good-humouredly and Among the representatives of diplomatic affairs would be both Mrs. Allison and Lieut. Nannini numbers and won well-merited ap Club competitions were held, with one in an extremely sinister fashion the Indians are S. A. and S. S. for the good of China and foreign sang with feeling in their serious

As I was going out of the door, the Hussain, I. M. Razack. J. M. nations. 8 the following results:

America appears to be more in plause. Mina Betty Cohen (sou Singles: Mr. R. Basa; Runner up, policeman with the sinister smile, Cassumbhoy, Y. A. Wahab, and D-clined to accept this idea than any bratte) was dainty and alluring in other foreign nation. It is bellev her songs. Lieut. Kendal (light who was at least six feet high, hur- Mohammed.

Every effort has been made by ed that, upon the return to-Peking comedian) was a great favourite. ried after me and touched me on the sleeve. You're the chap who wrote Mr. Carlos Veliz, an enthusiastic of Mr. McMurray, American Min- The Rev. J. N. Lewis Bryan (the that article?" he said. As he spoke supporter of the Sporting Club, te ister to China, some definite steps producer) was in great form in im he gradually grew oight feet high accommodate and entertain the in this direction will be taken personations and sketches, while and broad in proportion, and his visitors who are assured of a very "Osaka Mainicht."" enjoyable week-end.

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Total.

Bowling Analysis. 0. M.

R. W.

Murray Lyai Bevis Hancock

16.

67

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61

5

6

1 86

1 Mr. A. W., Grimmitt.

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1

R.A.S.C.

Col. G. E. Badcock, c and b Mur

ray

Lieut. E. Dynes, e Hancock, b

Lyal

Pairs: Messrs. M A. R. Sousa

and W. T. Brightman; Runners up, Messrs. R. H. Whiteford and A. A.

2 Lewis.

Rink: Messrs. F. K. Modi, F. J.

91 Nevas, D. Fritz, C. Bennett (skip); S/S A. E. Wood, b Murray.... 12 Runners up, Messrs. A. A. Lewis, Capt. J. E. Drysdale, b Lyal, S.Q.M.S. Moss, c Lyal, b Mur

Is a father who purchases a win- ning ticket in a sweepstakes in the name of his son, a minor, entitled to draw the money? This interest- ray ing question arose in connection S.Q.M.S. Newberry, b Bevis with an appeal in a case from the L/C Tibbs, b Hancock District Court of Negombo which S.QMS. Glenny, c Raven, b was argued before the Chief Justice

Lyal..

and Mr. Justice Drieberg, recent L/C Fennell, e Bovis, b Lyal ly. In the cass B. John Fernando, L/C McIntyre, not out sued his minor son B. Rupino Pte. Edwards, e Morton, b Fernando for a declaration that he was entitled to a sum of Rs. 12,696.25 from the Galle Gymkhana Club.

smile had become so expansively ainister that even I went pale as

4 W. T. Brightman, C. S. Rosselet, A. I nodded assent.

W. Grimmitt (skip). 10: Billiarde. The tables are in good

Challenge.

6 condition. They were well used "Come over here," he said, point- 0 throughout the year. A team coming to an empty cornor of the porch, petition of four players each, in and I followed him, watching him

28 which seven teams entered, was growing to ten feet as he walked. held which resulted in some closely When at length we were in a quict

Lynl

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Total

Bowling Analysis.

O. M. R. W.

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1 76

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43

、RÀ. v. LIGHT BRIGADE.

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Plaintiff's case was that he pur- chased a Galle. Gymkhana Club lot-{ tery ticket for the Viceroy's Cup Sweeps: in 1926 and stated to the Badcock seller of the ticket that ho was Dynes buying it in the name of his son. Newberry The ticket-seller entered his son's Initiala in the list as the nom-de- plume and his son's full name

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GOLF.

SHEK O PLAYERS TO VISIT KOWLOON.

18 contested games. Messrs. A. Gil-corner, and he looked down at me A team of golfers of the Shek 0:

lard, L. C. R. Sousa, C. S. Rosselet and asked, "Do you ever put on the Country Club will vialt Kowloon and C. A. Rodrigues were the win-gloves?" he was 12 feet in height, to-morrow and play the Kowloom with the shoulders of a giant, and Golf Clubs A "private bus will 24 ning team.

Club House. The building is, in with a fist the size of the clock of meet the 12.35 ferry at Kowloon .1941 good condition. No extensive re- St. Paul's or I'm grossly exaggerat-and convey the visitors to the pairs were found necessary during ing. I shook my head with a dis- Club house, where tin will be the past year,

arming but sickly smile. "I wish," taken on arrival.

One point will be given for each Membership. The number of he said, with a grim expression, so match won and a quarter point 61 1 members on the roll is 896. far as I could judge, since his face for byes thres holes or over.

Finance. The working account was so far above me that it made The teams are as follows:- 3 shows a profit of $987.85. Of the me giddy to look up at it."I wish K. G. C

Shek O. C. C. balance sheet item under sundry you could use the gloves. I'd like F. E. Remedios E. Davidson debtors the amount of $4,522.57 is you to come round to the station E. T. Andrews B. A. Sands D. G. Bruce shown as outstanding to July 81, it some night and have a nice round or S. Gray

A. W. Roberts E. Grimble purchaser. The ticket drew the Extraordinary low scores wore reis gratifying to note that $2,572.84 two.”

Now, if needle fights were the FX Remedios third prize. which amounted to a corded in a match played yesterday has since been collected. sum of Rs. 12,095.25. He then in on the Club de Recreio ground, The Committee much regret to custom of the country, I should have E. Page atituted the present action against King's Park, between the Royal Ar-record the deaths of the following had to go round and allowed the J. O. McLaggan his son after having had a guardian tillery and the 4th Light Brigade. members: G. R. Haywood, W. most gigantió policeman in the key "ad litem* appointed. His son It was in the nature of a trial Knight, L. A. Rose and W. B. Rose, British Empire to knock me down H. G. Howard consented to judgment and decree match and the 4th Brigade who

till be got tired of knocking me w. S. Hillier was entered in his favour. On batted first were dismissed for 85

down.

S. J: Jordáin being advised that the decree so runs, but the Royal Artillery fared

That is why "I have over einen E. Cock obtained was invalid as it did not even worse. Their total was 27.,

doubted the morality of duelling — / Reserves:- meet the requirements of Section

"Daily News.".

Labrum: 500 of the Civil Procedure Code, he- moved to vacate the decree and placing all the facts before the Court prayed for judgment.

The District: Judge diamissed the plaintifs action with costs, holding that the defendant was not entitled

HOCKEY.

RECREIO *v, MEN.

ROWING

BARRY AGAIN CHALLENGES. GOODSELLA

Vancouver, Oct. 21. Major Goodsell has announced that he has accepted another chal- lenge from Barry, accompanied by a deposit of 500 dollars, for the A hockey match was played at World's Professional Boulling between the Club de Recrálo and Championship,

to consent to judgment under King's Park yesterday afternoon

Section 800, w

CHESS.

Buenos Aires Lesterday Capablanca and Alekhino #1

American Service.

Mr..AL J. Cross Da Brers a team from the YMCA The The date has not yet been set- appeared for the plaintiff appellant result was two goals to all in tied. Barry suggests next Empire drawn the 27th, game, Beu

Judgment WTRE

favour of the Club de Recreio Day-Times of Ceylon,"

D. H. Blake. K. S. Morrison' E. L. Sim

H. 8. Hills

H. B. L. Dowbig-

glu

P. S. Cassidy. WEL Shenton R. Sutherland".

Duncan and V. C.

EASES RHEUMATIC PAINS

A CHILD'S CRYING

Mrs. Cohen, in accompaniment and songs, helped very greatly to make the party the success. It undoubted- aly was; The party will be showing again In December to various units of the Defence Force...

is not necessarily an exhibition of temper. Too often the child, is suffering from one or other of the many minor allments that plague? Infancy and that anally arise from a disordered condition of the stomach or intestinal tract.

In such cases the anxious mother will find in

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LONDON EXCHANGES.

Paris

New York

Brussels

London, Yesterday.

124

4.87 5/32 84.94

Berlin Stockholm

Copenhagen Oglo.. Vienna. Prague

Geneva

25.25/2

Amsterdam

12.08

Milan

89.55

20.44

18.10.

18.17

18.46 84.4932

184

Helsingfors Madrid

1987

29.62

2.7/16

786

8674

5-29/32

47 53/04

Lisbon

Bucharest

Athens

Rio...

Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai

Hong Kong Yokohama Silver Spot Sliver Forward

British

1/5 63/64

2/0

1/10/

26 5/16

less Serv

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