CRICKET.
ANNUAL MEETING HELD ON SATURDAY.
TENNIS DECISIONS.
C. D. Wales, not out
H. V. Parker, b Goodwin
Extras
BOWLING
22
.29 Hill
Wood
THE CHINA MAIL,
踪。
10
B 8 18
5.5 1 18 B
4 1 19 8
ELECTRIC RC v. HKCG 2ND.
Total (for 8 wkts.) - 154 Sparrow J. C. Lyal, G. D. Mead, A. Reid Lugg and two others did not bat.
- BOWLING ANALYSIS.
The counter attraction provided | Goodwin by the Races greatly curtailed Waters the League cricket programme of Brace Saturday, only one match being Shaw decided. There were, however, Lawrence four interesting friendly games.
The two leaders in the junior division met at King'a Park. By defeating the Club de Recreio, the University 2nd XI have placed themselves in an unassailable position as they have secured full points in eight matches. Their nearest rivals, the Recreio, have
O. N. L. W. 17 4 45 1
7 0 31 24 12.4 8 3 0 2. 0
1
8
16
0
“WINTER SPORTS.
GIRLS OF MANY NATIONS.
ELDERS LOOK ON.
After twenty-four hours, of St. At King's Park, the Electric Moritz one's impressions are colour- R.C. lost to the Hong Kong C.C.ful but blurred. The first point that strikes you in the swarm of 2nd XI. by two wickets. 9
For the losers, Normington (20) elderly Germans who do nothing and Way (16) were the only bate-but watch unmilingly. They men to reach double figures. J. Ewatch you ski-ing; they watch you KOWLOON v. CIVIL SERVICE. Hancock, was in fine form with the drinking cocktails; they watch ball, taking five wickets for 17 runs. you playing ice hockey; they watch The Club 2nd XI made 107 for you dancing; they watch you bob eight wickets when stumps were bing,
highest scorer. Scores: drawn, Hancock (29) being the
Electric 'R.C.
MR. P. SNOWDEN.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20,
HINDU MORAI
AMERICAN WOM/
CHARGES.
CHINESE, TERROR,
"COMMENCEMENT OF BIG BREAK."
ENGLISHWOMAN ADOPTS A
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE,
MISS MAYO AGA
FINANCIAL POLICY.
4-SLAVE/C
said Mrs. Lewis, "when refugees Scratch teams from the Kowloon
C.C. and the Civil Service C.C. met n the former's ground. the match being drawn.
The visitors put up the big total
dropped four points, so that of 191 but could not dismiss the W. N. H. Murdock, b Hancock S. J. Stanesby, b James ..... should the 'Varsity lose their re-home team in time for a win. maining match, which is very
For the Civil Service, Edwards S. Deacon, b Lea unlikely, they will still be the made 52 runs and Davies 36 not F. Normington, e Duncan, b
James champions for the season.
E. C. Fincher collected 68
out.
Not by any means a brilliant runs out of 127 for six wickets J. R. Way, Lb.w., b.Hancock the University 2nd XI have shown put up by Kowloon. Scores:-
side individually or collectively,
wonderful team work
right
Civil Service C.C
through the season, and it can- F. H. Holdman, 1.b.w,, b E. F. not be regarded as a fluke that
Fincher
they have annexed the junior J. Barrow, b.Overy
shield. Congratulations to Cap- G. E. Deveit, b E. F. Fincher tain H. T. Barma and his men!
League II.
At King's Park, the Club de Re- creio lost to the University 2nd XI. by four wickets.
T. L. Foster, b Hancock
J. F. Lunny, e West, h Hancock W. B. Muskett, b Lee ....
They themselves do nothing. They might be spectators at a gaily coloured human too. The men are 8 short, broad, and wear fur-collared 2 overcoats. The wives are also 8 broad and wear coloured snow spectacles. If you ask them the 20 way they look at you stolidly, and 16 say nothing. If you walk past them 7they grunt. Their daughters, on the other hand-there seem to be faw young German men-laugh and giggle, wear very daring costumes at the fancy dress dances, and try to catch your eye on the least pro- 16 vocation.
How the one could be the elder generation of the other is a problem that even the great Men del would and dificulty In explain- w.fng.
80
[J. C. Dunbar, b Hancock
17
H. S. Jones, not out.
4
15
S. J. Clarke, e Howell, b Jones
Extras
W. H. Edmonds, b Rosa I...
16
B. D. Evans, 1.b.w., b E. F.
Fincher
Total
0
3
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
0.
M. Bt
Hancock
10 2 17
5
52 James
6.8 8
15
3
Duncan
4 .0 13
9 Les
86
7
B. C. K. Hawkins, b Ross
C. C. Edwards, e. Fincher, b
Overy
R. S. W. Paterson, a Buxton,
b. Overy...
Batting first, the home tearn could not cope with the bowling of the R. R. Davies, not out University, R. C. Reed (29) being R. G. Robertion, e sub., b Lee the only batsman to make a atand. C. J. Tacchi, b E. F. Fincher Hiptoola took four wickets for 10 runs, A. T. Lee three for 18 and Sudan two for 29,
The visitors passed their oppon enta total for the loss of six wickets, Kerman! being top scorer with 27. Pinna accounted for four wickets for 21 runs. Scores:-~~
Club de Recreio.
H. M. Xavier, b Sudan
1 19 Hong Kong C.C. 2nd XI. 25 E, R. West, run out
2C. P. James, e Muskett, b Way
12 J. E. Hancock, b Muskett
L. A. R. Dunean, run out
191 R. W. Lee, b Way
A. C. Howell, not out
1S. J. Jordain, b Way
3A. W. Brown, c Staneaby,' b
282 G. Rankin, not out
Extras
Total
ROWLING ANALYSIS,
0.
L
w.J. R. Collis, b Muskett
Lee Overy
6
0
20
10
0
52
E. F. Fincher
9 D
81 4 Way
Ross
4. 0
o Mackay
3
0
30
0 Extras
R. C. Reed, c Osman, b Hiptools
20
Bevis
3 $ 23
0
?
Kowloon CC.
Total (for 8 wkts.)
...
2E. C. Fincher, b Paterson .......
68 Muskett
.14 4
44
7
Murdock Way
$
.11
0
C. T. Evans, c and b Robertson
0
Jone#
12
N. Mackay, st Holdman, b
Paterson
24
G. Lee, not out
7
H. T. Buxton, b Evana
4
6
M. Pinna b A. T. Lee
D. P. Xavier, b A. T. Lee ...
H. A. Alves, b Hipteola
E. Sousa, c Baker, b Sudan.
D. F. Lopes, run out ...
L. J. Guterres, b Hiptoola...
F. H. Carvalho, e Chan. Fook, b
A. T. Lee
H. Barros, c W. M. Gitting, b
Hiptoola
- C. Sousa, not out
10 Capt. Bevis, l.b.w., b Evans
4E. F.- Fincher, c Paterson, b
Hawking
Extras
Total
"A. T. Loo
Sudan
Hiptoolá
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
0. M. 息。
W. M. Gittins
A. E. Silkstone, not out
Extras
A. T. Stubbs did not bat,
1 18 4 17 Normington.... 2 1 7
2 0
2
LEAGE TABLES.
The positions in the League 10 fate are
Division L
127
Total (for 6 wkts.) N. H. Ross, H. Övery and another
W did not bat.
9.5 5, 18 #
University 2nd XI
S. Kermani, c H. M. Xavier,
b Reed ...
BOWLING ANALYBIS,
0. M. 11. 1
F 28
7 0 -10 '3
0
2
1
23
After the Germans come the Americans. They are all young: [The girle are all very pretty and as alike as peas. They wear dark blue ski-ing trousers and red or 12 yellow herets. Each seems to have half a dozen young Englishmen Laround her. From four o'clock on- wards they can be found in the cocktail bars drinking anything from a cup of chocolate to a port flip, writing love-letters to young men, or losing money at that faa- cinating but dangerous game
0
4
26
8
24
{"Coureur."
"Coureur-te digress-consists of a figure like the winged Mercury 107 that glides along a tiny runway flanked by inch-wide sections num. bered from 1 to 13; 19 is the zero 0 of roulette, a game it closely re- You lose your money 4 Bembles.
P. W. D. L. Pts. University
760 1 18 Craigengewer C.C. 8 8 8 2 12 Royal Navy ... 6 8 2 1 11 Kowloon C.C. 4 8 10 10 Indian R.C. "A" 7 2 8 2 9 1 Civil Servico C.C.. 7 1 9 8 6 2 Chinese R.C...... 6 1 2 8 5 1 Royal Artillery, 6 1 14 4 0 Indian R.C.
8 1 29 2
$ 3
10
4 Robertson
8 0
18
◊ Evans
Hawkina
0 20
Edmonds
5
0
16-
27 Devett
5 0 20
0
3 Barrow
Paterson
4 0 9.0 4 0
16
2
16
10
H. T. Barma, b Pinna
W. M. Gittins, e H. M. Xavier,
b Pinna
M. "B. Osman, b H. A. Alves
A. T. Lee, c D. P. Xavier, b
Pinna
B. N. Sudan, b Pinns
A. Baker, not out
A. B. Suleiman, not out
Extras
Total (for 6 wkts.)
74
F. Hiptoola, S. F. Chen, A. Chan Fook did not bat.
Pirina
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
H. A. Alves
INDIAN R.C. “B” v. NAVY 2ND.
At Sookumpoo, the Indian R.C. "B" were heavily, defeated by the Royal Navy 2nd XI.
A feature of the match was the splendid last-wicket partnership between Lt-Comdr. de Winton (21 not out) and E. R. A. HII (55)
A
Adelaide, Dec. 20.
Remarkable experiences
InMiss Katherine Mayo, t When apprised of Mr. Phillip China were related on Jan. 9 to can writer, whose book Snowden's resignation, Dr. Haden the "Dally Express" by Mrs. India" created world-wid Guest, a former prominent member Lewis, of Blackheath, who recent when it was published' s | ago, has just broken th of the British Labour Party who ly returned from Shanghai.
Mrs. Lowia had undertaken which. In the interval sh is at present in Adelaide, stated that the London cable did not mean the care of a little girl refugee upon herself in face ali that Mr. Snowden had resigned from Nanking. "This little girl preciation, laudation, a from the Labour Party as it might was found hiding in my kitchen," criticism.
In an article published appear, but only from the Indepen- dont Labour Party, It had been were pouring into Shanghai. She American magazine "Lib clear for some time that the In- was apparently a slave child in Mayo returns, to the at dependent Labour Party ceased to some Chinese family, but whether plaining in her introducti opinion of her she had been turned adrift or lost there is no necessity for 1 represent the weightlest members. Mr. Ramsay was never known. She was about her daily bread as she MacDonald was still a member, eight years old, and bore marks she is free to print fac but did not attend the conferences. of dreadful ill-usage Her back as she found them.
She takes serietim,' as Mr. Snowden for at least two years was scarred by beating, and her had been quite out of touch with little fingers had been deliberately adjectives which have be burnt. As she was pitifully mon-place in dealing wi the opinions of the organisation.
The great difference of opinions hungry and exhausted I decided tions in India, and proce between Mr. Snowden and the In- to take charge of her while the Not quite a new task
At the brass-tack hunting for was on police made inquiries. dependent Labour Party
The I.L.P. had end of a month the authorities had already thrice lad m Unancial policy. been responsible for the policy of suggested placing her in a home, field of research once th the surtax of 2/- in the £1 for un- but my amah wanted to adopt her, States as to their possib earned income. Mr. Snowden was and as I was ready to be surety rural police protecti not at the meeting when that had this was arranged. We called her through Western Europe Diana the hunted, not the welfare work for our a been agreed to, and had only ex-
huntress," added Mrs. Lewis: seas; and yet again to pressed a very qualified approval.
Mr. Snowden's resignation, Dr. Guest continued, looked like the commencement of a big break which, beginning with the financial question, would split the party on
every serious matter.
The Inde-
pendent Labour Party's slogan was "Socialism in our time," with
Snowden was
which Mr.
not in
agreement. The result of his re- signation would be to widen the gulf already existing, but the ex- tremists would be weakened and not strengthened.
of
Ü. S. PRESIDENCY.
A "STRAW" BALLØT.
Washington, Dec. 27. The results have been published а nation-wide Presidential "straw"! ballot, in which 150,000 votes were cast by means of ma- chine called a "path-Ander."
4
These indicated that Governor A. E. Smith, of New York, is favourite among the Democrats, with Senator J. A. Reed second, and ex-Senator Meredith third.
President Coolidge continued a strong favourite of the Repub- blicans, with ex-Governor Cowden second, and the Secretary of Com- merce (Mr. H. C. Hoover) third.
The escape of some of the for-¡ pines, as to America's rec eign population during the reign the Island peoples. Also of terror in Chins was due to the years sojourn among Bri amazing loyalty of their native emigrants in a South colony had familiarised servants.
- "One Englishman," said Mrs. certain parts of Indian I But none of these e Lewis, "was provided with Chin- ese dreas, carefully disguised, and had prepared me for a told to feign lunacy. He was now, out of the exotic' è then led through the streets by radiant colours, the ro his boy, who shouted to all and mosphere of India itself, sundry that he must see the poor form before my shrinkin join in the search for loot. An- these pages to go into imbecile home before coming to It is hardly possible
other family escaped lying on the especially in matters of floor of the Post Office van. They lations and of the had been smuggled from their women. If I did Bo house by the servants when warn "Liberty's" readers woul ing came that it was to be occued thereby beyond thei pied by Southern troops. During to endure. the journey to the port the canvas It is not, I believe, to cover of the van was ripped with any that an informed Eullets and the driver held up and American public opin interrogated. A few days later hasten by untold gener one of the 'boys' turned up at the deliverance of the ship and handed over a parcel tied Hindu womanhood, an up in dirty rags. It contained them the whole vast jewellery that he had rescued from degradation, from the coalbox where he had ignorance. hidden it when the house was ran sacked.
COE
m
One evidence of our this matter is seen in th A gruesome story was told of political Hindudom of two Communist agitators who interest In "Mothe were found urging certain factory American and British employees to strike. This was in the book reached. India Jessfield, said Mrs. Lewis. Al in advance of the book though they were warned by the These reviews, frém police that the penalty was death and another, showed, the two men refused to go away; ragged old stage curtai The public executioner was called Ing apart; that the " and both men were beheaded. India is worn thin; t The heads were placed in earth Sam, usually too busy ernware pans and hung on trees with things so remote, v
few hours later two Chinese his own figment on wives arrived. They had situation, not from mat thoughtfully provided a tailor, picked by Indian self- who, after matching the respec- from hard facts, for th
6 each time the figure stops opposite o the other twelve numbers which you have not backed. There are two croupiers gathering in your money from early afternoon to midnight. Such is "Coureur,” to game in which they only pay you odds of 10-1 on the extremely rare occasions when you guess right.
Most of the young men in St. Moritz are English. But you do not ses much of them during the day. They go in for the manly sports of bobbing or riding the Cresta. They are large young men for the most part, sun-burnt and in plus-fours and talking of record times. Many of them are officers
the Guards, demonstrating lish Peer in the ballroom of his anew the amount of leave each year | Swiss hotel.. these fortunates secure.
As I am writing this in the sunny There are also English girls, who verandah of my hotel the sun is Kowloon C.C. 2nd, 6 4 1 1 13 think nothing of being sandwiched so hot that the blinds are down tive heads, calmly sewed them on stripped bare before hi Royal Navy 2nd.. 8 4 0 4 12 between the pilot of the bob and 7 can see two Indians aki-ing slowly to the bodies. "No Chinaman can
83 0 6 9 another young man, not to mention Police R.C.
past, their dark skina greyish- Civil Service C.C. Electric R.C. 62046 the last two men of the crew, who white, like ptarmigans, against the hope to go to his heaven without
7 2 0 6 6 fling themselves on as soon as the
his head," explained Mrs. Lewis. Royal Engineers. 2056 bob has gathered way. Not sur-
Tamar
0 17 1
prisingly, they are alim young things.
5 0 1 4 1 Division. II,
P. W. D. L. ris Univeralty 2nd... 8 8 0 0 24 Club de Recreio.. 8 6 0 2 18 R.A.O.C.
8 5 0 3 15
which realised 82 runs and brought MODERN WOMAN. the score from 118 to 200. Sirdar.
0. H, E.
W.
Khan captured nine wickets
for
.10
21
4103. 5
.12 2
19
1
C. Squo N.
8
2
7
Reed....
4
1
12
I
D. Xavier
20 $
The Indians replied with 80 runs, Hill, Sparrow and Lugg - taking three wickets each for 19, 16 and! 019 respectively. Scores:
E. Soun
1 0
2
.0
THE MYTH CONCERNING
HER.
How often have we not heard the legend of the weak, sentimental Victorian female and her supposed immeasurable inferiority as com- pared with the robust womeri of the present day?.
4
0
96
39
1
of fact does this whole assertion *Irest!
So often has this tale been din- ned into our ears that we have come ¡to accept. Its truth without ques- tion. Yet upon what a thin basis
in
After these three countries, which form 80 per cent. of the visitors, comes an indeterminate stream of other nationalities. This can be best illustrated by the fact that
Swedish
snow.
DEBUT AS HOSTESS.
Several South Americans and e few Dutchmen, Austrians, Rou- manians, and Norwegians make ap the pot-pourri of nations, headed by DUCHESS OF YORK. the King and Queen of the Belgians. Altogether, I should think St. Moritz could, in the matter of in- ternationallam, give the League of diplomat, Nations at Geneva representatives told me that a certain Spanish duke of three assorted countries and an had asked him the -zazna of easy, beating-Charles Graves in
French girl dancing with an Eng- the "Daily Mail."
that judgment was not the Hindu's claim to
either as a spiritual al a would-be naighbour.
Piccadilly residence, ✨fi big formal banquet. A London, Jan. 1. there will be music in t The Duchess of York has decided room, where the Duche that when she makes her debut as the harpsichord, on-se a hostess this month she will give companies herself in a series of small dinners In her Scottish ballada.
WHERE TO FIND SHIPS IN HONG KONG HARBOUR CHART OF THE PRINCIPAL MOORING BUOYE.
WHARE
·Khoma Wey Lume
KUP AND H
Carvalho
1 0. Í
H.K.C.C. v. AIR FORCE.
On their own ground, the Hong Kong C.C. defeated the Royal Air Force by five wickets.
Royal Navy 2nd XI.
LE-Comdr. McNair, e Thad, b
Sirdar Khan
Lt. Londsdale, b Sirdar Khan Sgt. Lugg, b Sirdar Khan .... L.A.C. Tansley, e Nazarin, b
Sirdar Khan
Li-Comdr. Pears, b. Sirdar
W. Brace, the Kowloon G.C. Khan player, carried his bat for a well- Lt.-Comdr. Moore, b Sirdar played 82 for the Air Force who Khan put up a total of 159.
Lyal and Lt.-Comdr. de Winton, not out Parker took five wickets for 84 and Lt.-Comdr. Wobdhouse, b Sidar three for 24 respectively.
Khan...
The home team had five wickets E. R. A. Sparrow, 'e Malubhoy, in hand when they passed their b Sirdar Khan
visitors total, Hayward getting 64 P. O. Wood, c Nazarin, b Sirdar. whilst Batger made 25. Scores
Khan ** E. R. A. Hill, b.A. R. Suflad
Extras
6 As I write these words, I recall 21 an old lady who died BOMO ten [years ago. When a young girl, O she had mastered French, Latin and Greek before the age of eighteen, 24 while in addition, possessing a {domestic training far superior to Othat of the modern girl. After her 55 marriage, when she was twenty. 14,she brought up, on a small income; \à ́family of eight 'childrén,'all of 200, whom turned out well,; and two of BOWLING ANALYSIS,
them brilliantly. With the help of O. N.
w.one servant ake rai the whole 170 1089 household and looked after an in- 7 1 29 Ovalid husband. She was, one of the 405250imost resolute and vigorous pers 18 Osonalities I have ever met. At the age of eighty-four she was still full of intellectual life and fire. In the
Total
Air Force.
·W. Brace, not out
.82
Rev. R. T. Venn, b Lyal
8
Lt. K. Hunt, b Lyal ..
9
Lt. W. Healing, b Reid
F. E. Lawrence, c Hayward, b
Parker
15 S.rdar Khan
A. 3. Suffled
0 Madar
Pay Lt.-Comdr. A. P. Shaw, b
Parker
F. Goodwin, b. Lyal
F/O. F. Mellor, 1.bw., b Lyal Comdr. Cooke, b Parker
Pay Lt.-Waters, b Lyal
Extras
Total
One man absent.
BOWLING ANALYSE, '
Lyal Wales
13.8.2 80
84
18
Reid
0
24
Quick
·:༼‛·』
Parker
Hoar Koni tên A. W. Hayward, e Lawrence,
Waterspo
HJ. Armstrong, b Brace K. Batger, e Waters, b Brace Rey. E.K. Quick, b Brice
.6 Mohammed
5 1
2 A. R. Suffad... 08 0
Indian R.C. “B”.
OM. P. Madar, b Hill
31 A. Butt, c McNair, b Hill
|S. "A. Ismail, c Lugg, b Hill--
163 D. Mohammed, c. de Winton,
b Wood
A. S. Suflad, b Sparrow ...
R. Nazarin, e Londsdale, b
Sparrow
Sirdar Khan, b Lugg
UT. Thad, not out.
22 0A. R. Sumad, c and b Lugg 24. 8A. S. A. Kyum, c Woodhouse,
b Lugg bE. M. K. Malubhoy, e Lurg, b.
Sparrow
Extras
Total
·
1next house lived another old lady
4 who had reared a large family,
11 while at the same time pursuing.
-atudies, far beyond, the range of
2 most girls of to-day-Dr. Mayrick Booth in The English Review."!:
15
0
24 Shanghal, Saturday-Mr. Chao- 6heir Chu, Commissioner of Foreign
"Affairs" at Canton and formerly | China's, delegate to the League of | Nations, has cabled to the Nation ofalist Government at Nanking de- 8clining to accept the appointment as Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs at Nanking."
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