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Which he's never had before.

Mos' times he is so happy,

An' now to hear his cries, Brings such a drofful heart-äse,

And burning to my eyes.

I thought I'd ask the doctor,

To make him quickly well,

'Cos he's our only baby, Now I'm a growed-up gel.

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LAWN BOWLS.

PLAY OFF IN THE SECOND

DIVISION..

TO-MORROW'S GAME,"

(By "Short Kend."I

Only two League games will be played to-morrow, weather permit- ting, both being in the Second Division.

HOME FOOTBALL,

ONE MATCH IN SOUTHERN SECTION.

CLAPTON v, NEWPORT.

London, Yesterday. played to-day, namely:

Only one League match was

Clapton O. 3 Newport C. 1

-Reuter.

On the ground of the Kowloon Dock R.C. the Kowloon Bowling Northampton Green Club and the Civil Service Notts C. Cricket Club will meet to decide Swindon

Fulham the championship, bath having

Exeter finished lovel on points as the re- Queen's P.R. sult of both having played 14 Walsall Rames.

resulta of their Gingham matches this season have been: Brighton ..

Luton 53 Crystal

K.B.G.C.

C.S.C.C.

The

GO; C.S.C.C.

60; K.B.G.C.

Last season the results were Torquay even closer, namely:-

TAIKOO CLUB.

ANNUAL SWIMMING GALA AT V.R.C.

"WEE CHANNEL" SWIM.

The Taikos Club. intend holding their annual swimming gala, at the Victoria Recreation Club, on Sunday, 14th inst.. at 3.30 p.m. | The children of Quarry Bay are all looking forward to that day, keen practice being Indulged in at the matshed every afternoon. The gala should provide good sport not only to the children but also to the grown-ups. .

In connection with the above a "Wee Channel" swim has been ar- Goals, P. W. D. L F.A. Pt. ranged for Wednesday, 10th inst

8 Int S.15 p.m. Competitors will 0 0 G 1 4 start from the Channel Rock and 0 0 8 4 1 swim back to the matshed, a dis

tance of nearly one, mile.

0 0

49 Clapton 0.

Southend Bournemouth

2 0 1

2 0 1

2 0 1 2/0

Bristol R.

K.BG.C. 62; C.S.C.C. 60 Newport C.S.C.C. 57; K.B.G.C./ 56 Coventry

These scores maik both out as Norwich worthy aspirants to the champion- Watford ship this season, and the game Brentford should be well worth seeing. Thames Both sides are confident of vic tory, and it would. therefore, be futile to show partisanship" and predict the winners. May the better teum on the day's play win!

Taikeo v. Yacht Club.

At

H.K.F.C.

Proposal to Raise Fee Defeated.

1

The only other League game is an extraordinary generat between the Taikoo R.C. and the meeting of the Hong Kong Foot-

ball Club

L. Yacht Club. This game was won

yesterday, Mr. last year by the home Club by Goldman proposed that the sub- 72-47, whilst on June 21 this scription be raised from 35 to $10 year the Yacht Club won by as a means of swelling the fin-

of the Club.. ME. J. L 72-37. Since the inttor date the ances

Honnor seconded. Taikoo Club have improved con- siderably, although a week ago

While approving of the propos: the Yacht Club defeated the Tai ed increase, Mr. Logan submitted an amendment that junior mem- kao seniors in a friendly.

bers 18 years of age or under should pay $5. His argument was that whilst "Rugger"-players-of- the Club were generally trained at Home, 'Soccer" players were usually trained locally, and the Club depended on young members to keep the flag flying. It would not be encouraging youths to play. "Soccer" by raising the subscrip- tion of the Club.

_TEAMIS_FOR_TO-MORROW.

C.S.C.C.-L.

R.

R.

F.

Holland, Wood, F. H. Holdman and Haynes (Skip).

P. Knight, H. E. Strange, R. R. Davies, and W. E. Hollands (Skip).

L. Whant, L. Luck, W. Bickford. and J. Orem (Skip).

Talkoo R.C.-T. Stainton, W.) Bell, D. Munro, and I. K. Duncan (Skip).

T. Swan, W. Cunningham. 8. Amery, and D. Walmsley (Skip).

K. McIntyre, W. Brown, G. H. Stewart, and H. McKechnie (Skip).

SPEY ROYAL CUP.

The meeting of the Taikoo R.C. and the Craigengower C.C. in the Spey Royal Cup match will also take place in the afternoon on the Kowloon Bowling Green Club ground. The Talkoo R.C. are the holders of the trophy. The win- hers will play Electric R.C. to de- elde the team which will meet the Kowloon Dock R.C. in the final.

GOLF.

STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY.

The Royal Hong Kong Golf Club notifies the following start-

Ing times for Sunday:—

9.20 ̊a.m. H. C. Shrubsole, A. G.

Coppin.

9.24

9,28

"

9.32

J. S. Dykes, H. Lowe..

A. Reid, D., Robb.

E. des Voeux, A.. 0. Bravn

9.80 *W. C. Shielda, 0. Enger.

If

9.40

9.44

9.43

9.52

J. S. Drummond, D. J. Gilmore.

D. J. Kengh. N. K. Littlejohn..

AF Lisauman, R. Young

LH. Geare, A. Humphreys.

0.56 ..A. Leach, Capt. Weir.

RACING..

PROBABLES FOR THE ST. LEGER.

London, Yesterday.

Mr. Goldman's argument in favour of the increase was that

was not a good idea to have youths of 18 or under in the Club. They had a bar where drinks could be had on credit.. If the youths could not afford to pay an extra $5 a year, it stood to reason that they also could not afford to pay $2 or $3 per month for drinks. Besides, the present subscription of $5, had been in force for a number of years, and he had "never seen any young members floating around the Club premises wanting to play football."

The Chairman remarked that the question of the bar did not come in at all.

The Chairman then explained to the meeting that they were to de- cide which of the following three motions to adopt (1) Mr. Gold- man's proposal of raising the sub- scription from $5 to $10 and not having a junior members' section; (2) Mr. Logan's 'amendment, ap- proving of the increase with the provision that a junior members' section be formed; and (8). the original rule, Le., 810 entrance fee and $5 annual subscription.

As a majority could not be ob- tained in support of either of the first two motions, it was decided to let the original rule stand.

THE LOCAL REFEREES.

Review of Successful Year.

The Football Referees' Asaccio- tion held its annual meeting last evening in the Football Associa tion's Council room, French Bank

D. Building...

The St. Leger probables and jockeys are

Algonquin (C. Elliott)...... Christopher Robin (Pat Beasley) Diolite (H. Beasley),

gines)

Richards)

Fairy Prince

Grand Salute

Iliad Rax

Lovela

Mr. T. G. Stokos was in the chair, supported by member of

This

is the first occasion the Talkoo Club have tried a Channel swim, and quito a number of the swim- niers are confident of their ability to cover the distance.

near

Every one agrees that swimming is one of the finest of exercises and the Taikoo folk are, fortunate in having the facilities, for parti- cipating in this form of sport 10.

their homes.

With the amount of practice now being put in by the younger ones Talkoo will very soon obtain place the swimmers of The Colony, Taikoo have an ever helpful coach in "Jimmy" Stewart, who has devoted so much of his time to the work at the V.R.C.

among

Our Sports Diary

LOCAL

Water Polo-To-day-Kow- loon v. Chinese Bathing Club.

Lawn Tennis To-day- Division 1.-H.K.C.C. v. I.R.C..

Lawn Bowls-To-day- Taikoo Dock v. Kowloon Dock (Dorman Cup), 5 pm.

To-morrow-Division IL- Taikoo R.C. v. Yacht Club: K.B.G.C. v. CS.C.C., K.D.R.C. Green (play-of); C.C.C. V. Taikoo R.C., K.B.G.C, ground (Spey Royal Cup semi-final). Sunday Inter-Departmen tal Contest, C.S.C.C. green;. Police v. C.S.C.C.

September 20- Altkenhead Shield - Kewlcon v. Hong Kong, K.0.0. Green.

Racing-September Entries Close for Extra Race Meeting, noon.

18-

Septem 27-Seventh Extra Race Meeting..

October lu and 11-Eighth Extra Race Moeting..

Polo September 20-Gym- khana, Polo Ground.

Rowing-September 22- Trevessa Trophy, 4 p.m.

Football-Tuesday-Council meeting, 5.30 p.m.

September 27-Chinese v. Rest of the League, Happy Valley.

Golf-To-day-Annual meet- Ing of Kowloon Golf Club, Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, 6.15, p.m.

Aquatics-To-morrow--En- tries close for Police and Pri Ron Departments aquatic sports; V.R.C. Night Fete.

September 18 — Police and Prison Departments Aquatic Sports, V.R.C.

Baseball To-morrow Texaco v. Filipino Club..

Sunday Japanese v. Kforan. Cricket September 9- Cricket League's. annual meet- ing, Sanitary Board Room, P.O. Building, 6.15 p.m.

HOME.

Racing-September 10-St

· Leger, Doncaster.

September 12- Doncaster Cup,

October 15-The Cesare- witch, Newmarket.

October 29-Cambridgeshire Stakes, Newmarket.

the Committee and Mr. J. W for the very interesting lectures Baldwin Hon. Secretary. There delivered by him during last se was a large attendance of mem-son

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

CRICKET.

AMES SCORES A GOOD CENTURY..

PONSFORD'S EFFORT.

1930.

METAPHOR.

**DIFFICULT FEAT OF ARMS."

A GHOSTLY LIFE.

Folkestone, Yesterday.. In a recent speech an eminent Continuing their innings to-day ['statesman twitted previous speakers the England XI. declared at 40 on his subject with having put oth for, 8. Ames, the Kent player, feet in it up to the hilt. After mak scored à bright century, and Tate, ing_avery allowance for the martial the Sussex bowler, a half century. ssociations of his topic, the iron The Australians, at the close ot and steel trade, it may be doubted play, were 234 runs In arrears whether he would have imputed this

seven wickets in with

hand difficult font of arms to anyone if W. H. Ponsford scored 76.

he had himself been in the habit of Scores

.wielding a sword. The though der. raises the interesting question of the

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England X: 403-8 (Ames 121, Tate 60).

Australluns: 169-8 (W. Ponsford 76),-Router.

COCKTAILS.

LORD D'ABERNON AND SUBSTITUTES.

persistence of metaphors and picture #phrases long after the conditions out

of which they sprang have passed, away. For instance, in these days of the incontestable supremacy of mechanical transport, will people go on locking the stable door after the horse is stolen? In that particular case there may be an ebay transition to garage and motor-car. But how long will putting the cart before the horse represent the height of stupidity to generations which rare- ly see a horse' and hardly ever in conjunction with a cart? Perhaps The proceedings of the Royal the phrase has acquired a prescrip

on Licensing ·were Commission

tive right to a.tificial existence even unexpectedly enlivened by the re-when its roots in reality have volutionary suggestion that some-

withered away. There certainly ar» body should find a substitute for alcohol which "should appeal to the remarkable instances of that form of survival. Take for example. drinker more than liquor did at

what would seem from politieni present."

speeches to be two of the favourite Lord D'Abernon, who was Ligue occupations of politicians, exploring Controller during the War, claimed avenues and drawing red herrings that alcohol was not a true stimulant across trails. The modern avenue and that its results were not exemplis generally a busy thoroughfare, so from disagreeable and injurious refar from needing exploration that it nctions. Nobody seemed very inter- is pathetically eager to force all it ested in this, but the Commisalon has to show upon the attention of literally sat up when he declared the passer-by. And it with conviction: "I continue to many a long year since believe in the eventual concoction of herring was actually a some preferable substitute."

A vast forture, he added, would article of traction. reward the ingenious discoverer, "together with the gratitude of humanity."

must be the red popular

It is noticeable that it is mainly in the world of politics that such metaphors go on leading a ghostly life long after they are really dead. The Rev. Henry Carter evinced a lively interest. "What would it be world for vivid and impressive nee Possibly the special need of that like, this new and wondrous counts for the tendency to cling to

the once-telling phrase to the bitter, "It would have to be attractive to end. It is many, many centuries the palate and appeal to the drinker since the death of the goose that more than, liquor did at present," laid the golden eggs was first an- was the reply.

nounced. Fortunately for oratora, the bird threatens to be Immortal.

nectar?"

The Commission as a whole looked

a little dubious about this, and Robbing hen roosts, if not sỬ

member of the public made a point- hallowed by age and use, can on the ed retreat wearing a look a bewilder- other hand still claim to have some ed incredulity.

ground in contemporary fact. It iz Later Lord D'Abernon suggested no doubt significant of the earlier that a Commission should be appreponderence of country over town pointed to supervise the whole that so many of these metaphora administration of the liquor trade. have a rural flavour. To that class Nationalisation, he considered,

too belongs the familiar reproach of would climinate "unhealthy competi- falling to see the wood for the treny, tion."

•

coupled, for the unduly and unwisely "Nothing Like A Cocktail?”.

laborious politician, with the added There is nothing like a cocktail to charge of barking up the wrong one. keep the interest alive at this com- The occasional appearance of "back- miasion-unless it be a night club.

woodamen" seems not unnatural in Dr. H. M. Vernon, an investigator that setting. Second only to cour for the Industrial Health Research try life, the art of war contributes Board, evidently realised this.

a sólid quota of well-worn terms. "I think the cocktail habit is very Manoeuvres, slogans, banners, cam- bad Indeed," he declared.

paigns, crusades,” and headquarters Everybody woke up suddenly, are the commonplaces of political with a shrewder insight than many speaking, not always with full witnesses he attributed the cock appreciation of the original mean tall's popularity to the beginning of ings of the words. For the danger a party. I made people liven up is that, divorced from the realities and start conversation.

In which they took their rise, these Lest any ordinary mortal might picturesque words and phrases are think this quite.a good thing he drained, of the vital juices which hastened to add that it would at the once gave them force and colour, same time ruin the appetite.

and tend to become lifeless counters A new point of view put before of thought and speech. In using the Commission by Dr. Arthur such token currency, as if it were Shadwell who pleaded with the full legal tender, it is all too easy to members not to hurry the sobriety slip into Incongruities and absurdi- ties of juxtaposition. The stock "I do not know what the object warning against that pitfall is the of this Commission is," he said path of metaphor is the impassioned naively, "but I would like to point orator who was convinced that he out to it that in those countries in smelt a rat. The gulf of time had Europe where there is no drunken-separated him from the genuind nees there is tremendous gambling." odour of the creature, or he would He presented the Commission hardly have imagined that he saw with a delightfully simple little it floating in the air before him, and parable.

he would never have proposed to nip "When I was in South Carolina," it in the bud.-Ex

movement.

he said, "I was offered 'drink if I would have it out of a teapot. nald I did not mind what I had out of."

There was some laughter.

The afternoon session was rather more in accordance with accepted routine. A representative of Work-

ARMOURY RAID TRIAL.

District Magistrate's Evidenco

Chittagong, August 2,

I would like to ask all presenting Men's Clubs was questioned The minutes of the last mest to support this little Association drearily about nothing in particular ng having been confirmed, the as much is possible during the for some hours. One "element" on Chairman said: coming season by regular attend the Commission naked leading ques

The year under review has been ance and by, bringing along any tions while another contented itself Mr. H. R. Wilkinson, Dis- a successful one from many points: who are interested in football, with more questions designed to trict Magistrate, stated at the of view. and in the annual report particularly those who are re clear up such misunderstandings as armoury

raid trial that he

you will notice that 10 meetings ferees, or those who are thinking might have arisen from his previous sent a wireless message to the were bald. This number only re- of qualifying. We meet the first repifes. Chief Secretary of the Bengal

• When--1! Government, Calcutta, on the morn fers to regular meetings and n | Thursday, of every month and, it these meetings proved to be so there is support, emergency maet The difaulty of determining ing of the occurrence, asking for popular and discussion sa istersirgs are held on the third Thurat exactly the point at which a man assistance, and also removed women esting it became necessary to hold days."

became dangerously drunk, in the to the Jetty for anfety, emergency meetings between the On the motion of Mr. H. J eyes of the law, was discussed by He visited the gaol on the day regular monthly ones and I think Scott, seconded by Mr. G. Caswel Dr. Douglas at the annual Sepre Ananta Singh, the alleged ring. that Ave or six extra meetings; the report and accounts were sentative meeting of the British leader, was admitted,

calla Medical Association in London. The other, prisoners, adopted. The Innual report has referred The following wero electud "There is no single, test we ca appeared to be extremely Jubilant, to the

Smith officers for the ensuing year: apply to a dranken person that it which he understood to be dua (nāmēs Chairman, Mr. T. G. Stokes: Hon. Batisfactory," Dr. Douglas said It presence of their leader their

Secre Mr. J. W. Baldwin; you want to prevent accidente let raldat Committee members: Mesers. G. F. the motorist have no alcohol. There Mr. Wilkinson's driver who has Lag: the G. Caswell and H. Jars certain times when we are better been in hospital o without it and one of those times evidence, howed mat sheet showed 14 when we are about to drive a wounde sustained on the

the outrage.

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