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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1929.

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INTERPORT CRICKET

(Continued from Page 1.j

slightly less than half an hour) produced exactly 30 runs and was atubborn attempt to stop the rest that had set in.

A LONG HOP Braddell was in and he played out Brace's

over. Hopkins punished a long hop from Reid to the on boundary for four, giving himself 20 in half an hour. Braddell took a single (for a square cut) off Reid,

Then

Brace

<liamissed

the Malaya captain, who like Bostock, Hill played outside the ball which touched the edge of his but he

to the middle fore going on stump. Five of the Southerners' best batsmen were back

in the pavilion and their total was only

47.

"HEAD" BOWLING"

LEFT-HANDED BREAK With the total at 124,

THE CHINA. MAIL.

HONG KONG DEFEATS SHANGHAI

HOW "THE ASHES" WERE RECOVERED

DETERMINED RECOVERY

and now

were

The weakness lay. not so much in the

lack of real atlug as in the need of a. glow, spit bowler. Bewker waa

RACING

medium to fast pace; Held, Brace, Drawing For Champion-

ot

ship Sweep

Kesults of the drawing in Shang- hoi on the "A" and "B" Champlona Sweep are as under:-

Pony

Wyatt and Musson fell between the slow and medium categories. Ander- son and Owen Hughes sant down the slow ones but the mere fact of their One single each off Bowker und

being put on meant anxiety about a Brace were claimed by the Chin-¡

stand by the batsmen on the other side; que with lex glances. Smith, who

in fact they were hardly considered was shaping much better

That defeat by 120 runs in Shang- Jan bowlers in the team. thun

May, 1928, against Shanghai, neatly turned hal, in

Wes wiped

For batting Shanghai leaned heavi. Crossfire yesterday Brace to the leg boundary to out

Hongly on Leach and Stokes. The former Election Eve Kong has 16 reach the twenties in about 15

victories to aggregated 35 and the latter 15. Xenophon the Northernors' 13. With one left Marshall came forward, however, with Elopement Eve minutes, and to send the 120 up drawn, there have been 20 encounters an aggressive 52 in the tat Innings Smouldering Fire

Evan since after 115 minutes' play. Wong cat Bowker through the cricket matches

the inception of Interport (after the opening batsmen had been Ontario

between the slips--still a valuable point in the ports in 1866.

two sent back cheaply) and aggression The Bright Comet "aahes" have been paid. Pat Madar was cautious to the Unity Eve local scheme of fielding-and his recovered, thanks to a determined re- extreme run up 43. The others Wheatcroft (1) partnership with Smith had pass- cavery by Hong Kong in batting and

few but achieved less effect→→ Saracen ed that of 30 by Wynch and sustained exceller.co of bowling and

man for man-as did "Torry" Wilson Gren Lochay Hopkins for the 4th wicket. fekting in Shanghal's last innings.

(a bowler) and Barnes, the jovial This match, the second of the pre wicket-keeper who is usually No. 11

Ecarte The Hopeful Bird Owenscht triangular series, was notable for in any batting Hist.

The Visitors' Display

The Crafty Bird several features. Full scores

Shanghai's flelding did not reach

Courageous published in the later editions of thu be added that the highest and lowest Kong's did. "China Mail" yesterday but it has to quite the same high lovel as Hong Castle Diamond

The bowling, however, Busy Bee (2) scores thus far were made-both by although inferior numerically, had Savoy Hong Kong. The 2nd innings reals-Wilson, O'Hara and Leach, who pro- Alligator (3)

272 runs, which passed Shanghai's vided workmanlike contrast, know Promising Venture 2nd innings total (the last of the what was required of them and was de- Vecherock match) of 262 for nine wickets against orvedly applauded even though Tong Bright Lad Malaya. In the 1st innings, how Kong ran up 272 and Malaya, last Glen Dochart ever, Hong Kong were skittled out for week, passed the 200 mark twice. Shorty McGee & very modest 114 and, although Rawathorne did not bowl se well as en Le Corsaire

was previous visit. Stokes has improved Shanghai's batting yesterday

Shetland practically one long procession, then a bowler and promises to give Leach

a race for the honour of being the Buster II. best all-rounder in the team.

King's Life The Biggest Bag

The luckabout which so much has Cowboy Although Leach, the Shanghai skip-been said-was fairly evenly distri Cloverland per, captured 10 wickets in all, Bowker buted.

If anything, it was Hong Banquet Eve Ind the biggest bag in a single innings, Kong's turn namely, seven in Shanghai's, Ist inn-time; even if a Chinese wedding pro- David Garrick

be "lossy" at the right Pat ccasion (with the "luck" red colour Bill Barrow Owen Hughes' 81 was the third high-predominating) did follow the funeral Poppyland est individual score, being next to which passed the ground just when Black Diamond II. Leach's 95 not out and Stokes's 74 in the Shanghai batsmen were going to Shanghai's surprising 2nd innings and fro between the pavilion and the The Field No. 1

Courage against Malaya. Stokes remains the pitch. only batsman to have aggregated three

The Field No. 2 figures in a 'match.

Hughes was given a try with the ball, going on for Brace at the Law Courts end. Smith made one of his left-handed treaks and Eva Wong two. The

Jatter reached 21 after 10 minutes' play. Roll went on for Bawker at the other end, so that Hong Kong had two left-handers' bowling.

When the lunch Interval was taken the total was 133. Wong had 26, Smith 22, hoth not out. There were two extraa.

Reid gave an on-drive to Wong Gibson then went in to part- | -for four-to make Malaya's ner Hopkins. His second single total 180 in just under, two hours' carried the total to 60 and the play. innings had lasted just under 75 minutes. Brace was. as usual. "bowling with his head." Reid did fairly well but was driven past mil-off by Hopkins for four which might have been stopped by Anderson). Hopkins now had 1-20 to his credit, after batting 40

minutes.

Then Gibson was, given out. caught by Pearce behind the wicket-after a confident appeal. Six wickets had been captured by

The ninth wicket partnership had realised 10 runa in 25 minutes. It had provided some of the most entertaining. if not the best, cricket of the morning.

TENNIS

Hong Kong for 68 runs. Gibson's Shanghai Team Coming contribution ਆਤ three. Hopkins

now had 31.

OPENING OUT Was next

Evan Wong

in and made a single off Reid: Hopkins sent the 70 up with the next ball.

He then began to open out, get ting two fours (one to fine leg and past cover paint) of Brace to bring his own score to 40 in 45 minutes. Hopkins, had a single. Evan Wong immediately made an- other to give him back the bowl ing and the 80 was announced after as many minutes.

CUTTING THE COLONEL Wyatt returned to the attack instead of Brace when the score was at 82. Hopkins made a single (which Wag not

boundary thanks to Richardson). Even Wong had a crack at the Colonel,

A

daringly cutting him through the slips for four. The ball travelled cust out of reach of Brace, who was the only man in the slips.

Malaya's batsmen gave an ex- hibition in the art of rating between the sticks and the 30 ar- rived after 90 minutes' play.

EXHILIRATING PLAY

Then Bowker

was put

This Month

Information has been received to the effect that two Shanghai tennis teams (men and ladies) are leaving on Saturday next and will arrive here on the "President McKinley."

The Shanghai players are: Men-Wade (Captain), Gordon Lum. Carnavarro and Kong.

Ladies.-Mrs. Stafford Smith (Captain), Miss Collaco, Mrs. Firth and Mrs. Crawford.

visitors collected 121.

ings.

Owen Hughes and Pearce put on 87 for the fourth wicket in Hong Kong's 2nd innings against Shanghai, This ranks to date next after the 94 run up by Stokes and Leach (curious. ly, also for the fourth wicket) in Shanghai's big effort (already refer red to) to defeat Malaya.

Only in Hong Kong's 1st innings on Saturday were extras confined to be Yet the wicket- low double figures.

keeping has been of a high standard throughout.

has, in the veteran stage, established a Turning to individuals, Tam Pearce

further reputation as stumper. It

GOLF

Bogey Pool Played

At Fanling

The Bogey Pool at Fanling from November 9 to 11 resulted:

G. E. Costello (17) 5 up (Wins.) Other scores:—

R. Young, M. B. Mathewa all square.

A. E. Lissaman I up.

There were 35 entries.

ADAMSON CUP

Play on the Adamson Cup Novem-

The proposed dates for the Inter-will be recalled that, a few years ago, port matches are Wednesday, when Hong Kong was undecided as Thursday and Friday, November to which wicket-keeper to play, and ber qualifying Competition result 20, 21 and 22 on the Hong Kong C.C. taken in conjunction with not over ed: ground starting at 3 p.m. and Sun-strong batting, the duty was assigned day, November 24, on the Kowloon to Pearce who has had the job since. fies). C.C. ground, commencing at 10 am. He has also shown himself to be still

a very fine batsman.. and 3 p.m.

Mr. M. K. Lo, Major Lucas, Dr.

Tottenham and Mr. Ng Sze-kwong have been appointed & Committee to make the necessary arrangements, whilst Messrs. G. W. Sewell and S. A. Pumjahn will have charge of Плинсе аnd entertainment.

FOOTBALL

Next Year

Hopkins added three runs from Interport At Shanghai Wyatt. back to bowl, displacing Reid and he took two wickets In that over. Gibson cocked one up to Maxwell a mid-one and was caught. Seven wickets down for 93.

It was announced at a meeting yesterday of the Council of the Hong Kong Football Association that a letter had been received from Shanghai inviting the local Associa tion to send a team north during the Chinese New Year.

In an exhilarating hour's dis- play, Hopkins gave a taste of his workmanlike scoring strokes on both sides of the wicket and he

After it had been decided to send also shone in his defence at a critical stage of the game. There a representative team to Shanghal, were seven fours in his excellent the following committee was elected 47. He went in when the total to make the necessary arrange was only 21. With Wynch he ments.-Messrs. R. Hall, R. K. ndded 80. With Evan Wong's Duncau, F. Smith, H. K. Lee and help he put on 25.

G. T. May, Lieut, W. R. George and Commander Byron.

CLEAN BOWLED Jansen was next man in and was clean bowled by the second ball he received from Bowker. Eight wickets down for 93 runs.

Smith wasted no time on arriv.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

Division II, kick off 2.45 p.m. R.A. v. K.O.S.B., Sookumpoo. feree. Cook Kidd.

Somersets v. R.A.M.C., Chatham two fours in the next over from Road. Referee, Q, M. 5. Scoft.

ing at the wicket. He square cut Bowker for four. Then he hit

Wyatt, sending the 100 up in as many minutes Evan Wong reach- ed double figures after 20 minutes with the bat, but Smith had al- ready passed him.

A CLOSE THING

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Wonderful Leadership "Dick" Hanecek is not the batsma

he was He appeared to be disappoint- ed at his own showing, but his wonder- fal leadership more than made amends.

Drace of Kowloon failed to get go- ing as a batsman but his position opening bat is still assured. As n bowler, however, he showed in the two innings of Shanghai that he in-

variably does better in an Interport than in club matches, Fincher proved

his worth convincingly. In a varying

display, Owen Hughes also showed that his position in the Hong Kong XI is sate.

WAR.

Going in at a critical juncture twice, Bowker "came off" as a bataman. With the ball he proved that he will romain one of Hong Kong's front line of attackers. His pace off the pitch yesterday was very pleasing, even if at times he did not look like the demon ha said to have failed although he did Ar a bowler Wyatt cannot be not terrify the opposition as he has done for the Sappers and Signals. Reld enhanced his reputation and justi- fled his being selected in spite of be- ing classed, like Wyatt, as a second league man.

A. D. Fraser 94-24-70 (Quali

Others.

J. H. Gelling .56 — 24 — 72 S. G. Edgar ...08-22=76 E. M. Hanlon .94-18=76 A. E. Clarke..04-18=76

CANTON CHAMPIONSHIP

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Canton, Yesterday. On Sunday, the first two rounds of the Golf Championship were played

at Tungshan.

The results in were:

the

morning

R. K. Batchelor beat G. C. Kitching, 3 and 2.

W. Gilman beat F, Carey, 6 and 4. J. T. Smith beat D. A. Baker-Carr,

3 and 2.

W. Sandstrom beat Wm. Galloway, 4 and 3.

L. H. Ruffin had a walk over from A. Greene.

F. E. W. Lammert beat A. T. Lay,

1 and 2.

J. M. Walker beat O. Rutherford,

i and 4.

B. B. Anthony beat E. R. HI,

2 up.

The results in the afternoon

wore f

4 and 3.

WEDDING GIFTS

WITH

AN APPEAL

BUY ENGLISH SILVERWARE

SETS OF FINGER BOWLS

"A"

"B"

47615

8262

34534

6784

25,063

8460

7537

6598

21026 6345

07912 18509 38029 12162 25008 9494 48866 1029 32620 13531 9256 0731 8862 12295

9788, 15086 20335 16845 37261 13587

UNEXCELLED IN PERFECTION

SARDINE DISHES

6369 40856

5077 11612

OF FINISH

36469 12042

38820 17261

23244 4575

24429 1880

AND EVERLASTING QUALITY.

11881 9415

42192 17611

2014 11996 25856 11291 44270 7701 19074 10050 47774 8857

FOR

32780 5606

43783 13308

41497 14610

10%

DISCOUNT

38484 5442 11015 10811 27674 11179

CASH

19890 16766

28331 13842

21637 18591

30858 1368

DRAMATIC RESCUE OF

SHIP'S CREW

ITALIAN STEAMER HELPLESS IN

RAGING GALE

CAPTAIN STAYS ABOARD

Rugby, Yesterday.

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One of the most dramatic inci- FOUNTAIN PEN GRAB]

dents of last night's

storm was

the rescue of the crow of the Ita-

lian

ashore near Brighten.

steamer "Nimbo," driven

Distress

IN STREET

OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 9.

MONTHS' HARD LABOUR

SNATCHED FROM POCKET

ignals were sent up and the New- haven Motor Lifeboat put out. Be- cause of the heavy sea. the lifeboat. could not got near the ship and the rocket apparatus Waa brought into use. The first shot was un- successful, but the second put a line over the ship's wireless aerial and it was made fast to the rig ging. The crew clambered up the rigging and one by one twenty of them were taken ashore in the breeches buoy. The captain and nine of the crew refused to leave the ship and stayed on board at the pumps. This afternoon wire-

He admitted the charge and told | less reports of more bad weather the Magistrate that he had asked the order Mr. Justus to arrest the other man

but he did not do so.

In connection with the loss of a fountain pen by Mr. Justus (report- ed yesterday), a Chinese was this morning charged before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham,

at the Central Magistracy, with aiding and abet- ting another man to commit the larceny.

in the channel led to to abandon the ship and the re- mainder of the crew Captain were brought ashore by Detective Sergeant Kennedy said

the with

Asked for the facts of the case, means of a lifeline.

Furious Wind

The most severe gale of the year swept Britain yesterday, and heavy

rainstorms caused widespread floods, particularly in Wales and the Lake District. Some roads were made Impassable, telegraphic and tele-

phone communication was Inter- rupted, and many ships had to seek

W. Gilman beat R. K. Batchelor, refuge in harbour. The average. velocity of the wind maintained over the British Isles for the whole day was approximately 42 miles an

As one of the reserves, Musson did not do badly, but his judgment about running gave rise to adverse comment. Richardson played on to his wicket in: both Innings and made

tow runs, thereby disappointing those who has Re-pressed his claims. The "babe" of the team, Anderson, was out to a shame- ful stroke the first time bo batted. He had more than one "life" the second ed off on Sunday next, when Gilman The semi-final round will be play. time but made a number of fine scor- meets Smith, and Walker meets ing and defensive strokes, for which he is well known.

J. T. Smith beat W. Sandstrom, 2 and 1.

L. H. Rufin beat F. £. W. Lam- hour. mert, 3 and 2.

Praise For Fielding

Praise for the fielding-and the way it was managed by Hancock.........le merit- ed. On the whole it was satisfying

!

J. M. Walker beat B. B. Anthony, 5 and 4.

Ruffin.

CHESS CHAMPION

Title Retained By Alekhine

A match has been arranged for a Club "A" XV against the Destroy er Flotilla to-day, at. p.m. sharp. At 108 Brace had his second

Club team: Back, S. J. H. For; and showed promise of the best t turn with the ball, aubstituting Thresquarters, C. E. Holmes, S. J.D. Sevon bowlers were tried. Musson Wyatt.

Wong brushed the Kow- Law, I. A. Rosa, Rev. H. V. Koop; and Anderson were put on in the na- loonita twice to leg for singlés. Halfbacks, R. M. Wood, V. W. ure of experiments. Owen Hughes

Wiesbaden, Yesterday.. In making the one

in between, Stanlon; Forwards, W. E. Feers, J. had five balls at the end of yester

Alekhine retained the world's Smith nearly played on to his Suttill, J. E. Henry, D. R. Burch, succeeded although they were collared chess championship against Bogul .wicket. The 110 was hoisted in R. D. Beaumont, B. P. Massey, at least once. Wyatt had 31 overs al- juboff by eleven games to five, mine

110 minutes.

A. L. Stock, E. B. Gammell.

together and took only one wicke... being drawn.—Reuter.

WELLJF MAGGIE WONÉT GIVE

ME MY LAMP BACK ILL SHOW

'days' match." Bowker, Reid and Brace

BRINGING UP FATHER.

REALLY BELIEVE. IT 10- FLL GIVE THIS ONE TO DAUGHTER

The R.101 Safe

that at about 10 a.m., on Armistice Day Mr. Justus was walking in Pedder Street when the accused jostled him on the right side, and whilst Mr. Justus's attention was attracted to the accused; an-

other man snatched his fountain pen from the breast pocket of his coat. Mr. Justus immediately selzed ac- cused, but the other got away with the pen.

The Police produced ac- record and, after ex-

this, his

cused's amining remarked

that the

Worship

accused's

last conviction was in 1928 when he did six weeks' hard labour for

time.

In several parts a wind of over larceny. He sentenced 'accused to

at Cardington a gust of 83 miles an 60 miles an hour, was recorded, and nine months hard labour this hour was reported yesterday after- noon. Fear were

felt for the safety of R.101, which was tethered to her mooring maat, but the giant airship rode the gale satisfac- torily, and sustained no damage, British Wireless Service. A

QUEEN'S THEATRE

Owing to the large number

of patrons not taking up

their reservations, the

management desires to

advise that hereafter all

bookings will be retained

only until 15 minutes be-

fore the commencement of

the performance.

A WEEK'S DISEASE

During the wook ended November 9 -Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, the following diseases were notified to architect of the Scottish War, the Medical Officer of Health; Memorial Shrine at Edinburgh

Cases Deaths Castle, has died in a nursing home Typhold and para-. following an operation.

typhoid fevers

- Smallpox

Diphtheria

Influenza

Malaria Tuberculosis

0

5

8

0

92

Tributes to the "kindly spirit” | Mias Margaret Cummings Innes, of Sir Robert Wallace, the chair in her will, made bequests to several man, and the fairness of the police charities, and also gave £1,000 to were paid by a jury at London Aberdeen Art Gallery for the pur-phoid fever and one Eurasian case of

chase of etchings.

Sessions.

4

There was one British case of ty

diphtheria. The others were Chinese.

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