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CASEBOOK.
Maureen's Resolution
GREY mist billowed up
A from the river and ex-
plored the narrow streets and the broad highways of East London, like sullor In
a strange port who aimless. ly drifts around at a loose end for want of something better to do.
CHINA MAIL
League Cricket Averages
The following are the League Cricket averages, in-
clusive of last week-end's matches,
FIRST
DIVISION
BATTING
(Qualification 150 Runs)
G. A Souza (CCC)
P. V. Dodge (KCC)
G. N. Gosano (Recreio) W. 1, 9lanton (Scorpions)
In Frect not far from the river, a tall, silm girl was. A. Pearce (Scorpions)
making her way home. She had R. W. Frankiin (Optimisty) spent the evening in the com-D. W. Leach (Optimists) pany of other girls; they all been drinkingi und this one, whose Name Maureen, was feeling the effects of the liquor.
had | Sqn, Ldr, Kingsford (RÁF) now. & Stokes (Scorpions)
was Lt. Farmer-Wright (Army)
Gosano (Recreio)
L. G. Gosano (Recreio) Major King-Martin (Army) 11. Owen Hughes (Scorpions) R. Macpherson (Optimists) J. Muldoon (KCC)
Inn Ituns N.d.
2808288223181848ZAN8748898E88EA
33
"Established' 1845
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1953.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
Aver.
911 650
3
(0.5
12 550
68.3
14
187
49.7
12
480
44.5
E
302
43.1
327
40,9
9
208
37.3
13
30.5
7 .198
10
210
31.1
185
サロ
31
200
29,0
110
259
28.8
9
23.3
10
24.3
12
24.8
G. T. Rowe (Optimists)
24.1
12
23.1
be foal,
J. Leriou (RCC)
10
104
W/Cd Kelllewell (RAF)
7-16 gather the
13
21.4
T. LL, Be U. . . ON
Capt. dinycrati (Army)
FI/Lt. Grahtm (RAF)
211
21.1
Capt. 1862 by MƐA Benian, Jos.
10,9
185
18.5
-11
178
17.8
9
152
14.0
31
100
10.8
167
10.7
12
184
16.3
10 150
0
15
The soild paving-stones be- neath her feet had developed a terrible motion like a mid-ocean swell, and in the mist, which at one moment was gauze-thin and at the next cloud-thick, the buildings that lined the street
times to seemed et while the street lamps through the air.
THE fir's progress
awar
towards
N. E. Arthy (Optimista)
P. Rugl (CCC)
A. R. Abbas (IRC) N. Harl-Haker (KCC) Li. De Cruz (Arens') LA. Edwards (Army)
Lt. Alexander (Amy) 14 Orbell (RAF)
the home she shared with her mother was painfully slow and enormously complicated. She weaved and strayed and staggered and several time. Y. Tam (CCC) was nearly run over, when her erralle course took her into the road. At last, and there Was
kind of inevitability Maureen stumbled into the arms of a patrolling policeman.
obou
14,
The policeman arrested her, for her
sinte was ruch there was not muci, else he could do, and next morning. Movreci was shown Into the Thames court, plended gulity of having incapable.
dock # the
where ነሮ
to the charge
drunk
been
and
The magistrate, Me H. F. Sturge, heard the brief facts of the chse and ordered that Maureen should have a tolk with the woman probation officer. He hoped, no doubt, to And Oul why attractive young woman of 2-1, ke Maureen, should get into that sort of trouble.
THE
an
THE morning's business of the court went on, and presently the probation officer brough! Maureen back to the dock, and herself went into the witness-
• boxiter
story is," said the probation offèer, in a tone that suggested that she did not and Maureen's story particularly convincing, "that her mother has been ill, und so she went out and drunk.
Kol
She's In of girls. with a very bad set I'm afraith. She tells me she's brea
working as a wchrese, but work.
it has only been casual She's often been drunk."
"Are there other conviction i, then?" Mr Sturge asked,
vis le "Yes, sir,"
gaoler, "wo last month for insulting
behaviour."
"Let's face the facts," sold the magistrate. "Those words,
BOWLING
(Qualification
A. P. Percha (Recreio)
Sgt Spence (RAF)
G. N. Goo (Recreio)
K. L. Spinks (Optimists)
H. Hubble (Optimists)
0.
A, T. Lee (KCC)
J. S. Muldoon (KCC): F. C. Herridge (Scorpions) Sqn/Ldr Kin
Kingsford (RAF)
C. B. Connett (Scorpio) S. A. Vanor (HKU)
15 Wickets)
M. R.
W. Aver.
201 27
0.0
9.0
15 10.0
ទ 382 34
340
£1.2
31 11.6
"What if you did make a grand slam? You bid wrong, played it wrong and I can prove you didn't have a grand elam hand!"
"THE GOLDEN LILY"
New Triumph For Father Sheridan
Eloquent gestures and music in the traditional style is the essence of Cantonese opera.
Living Language
Why wo say on the lee side.
rare
This โร а example of a nautical phrase finding . Il.a. origin in the country. The Anglo-Saxon hleow meant a shelter or cattle-shed out of the wind. "The lee side," or sheltered side, thus came to mean the side
the of
ship towards which the wind blew.
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ENGAGEMENTS
HOLWORTHY-MITCHELL~The en- gagement is announced between Major Herbert Desborough Hol worthy (Peter), 7th Royal Tank Regiment, only son of the lats Mry and Mr. Herbert Fleetwood Holworthy of New Milton, Hump- shire, and Jeannette Bestrica (Jolande) Michel twin daughter of Mrs. Beatrice Church of Jíoba Kons and the late Mr. F. G. Thompson of Bearborough, York- sire.
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WANTED. KNOWN
As this matter is of
ter is of some im-of the Singapore and Austrian SPECTACLES is Ice House Street, To watch one of these richly decorated shows portance to listeners, are we not Tenma or any other visiting aftemenn January Apply Secre
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53.6 15 100 30
20 6.4
B 101
20 8.5
47.2
11 100
17 9.4
80
15 268
52,0
41
4 103
107.4
90.4 13 359
02.2
15 307
24 12.5
80.0
8
307
78,0
11
13.3 13.0
3017
10
401 461
31 14.9
01.4
* 378
15.1
97.2
12
330
クワ
15.2
with it.
124.7
10
15,7
95
10
382
23 10.6
60
3 248
15
10.0
D. Bottomley (CCC)
110.5
14 530
31
17.0
P. Rogi (CCC)
65.2
10 319
18
17.7
W. M. Davidson (KCC) G. Heng Choy (CCC) Majer Bally (Army)
66.3
55.6
0
72.3
236 15 19.1 320 15 21.3 349 10 21.8
G. H. P. Pritchard (Optimists; Capt Grant (Army
7. P. Mahon (Optimist:) S. M. Tch (HKU) Lt. Alexander (Army) G. A. Souza (CCC)
SECOND DIVISION
BATTING
(Qualification
G. E. Taylor (KCC) FI/Sgt. Mitchell (RAF) M. Hulbert (Pollee) C. Hughes (Dockyard) Ador Rumjahn (IRC)
(RAF) LAC Woodward (RAF) Cf. Atkinston (Army) Lt. Davies (Army)
Thomas
S. E. M. Dux (IRC)
M. A. Wahab (IRC)
FLOT. Metcalfe (RAF) Sat. Maddock (Army)
'insulting behaviour" are some- M. Yusuf. Samad (IRC)
times used for people who go
Capt. Dewan (Army)
On the streels; is that so in this iQ. Almao (ne)
Case?"
"No, sir, fighting," the gooler noid.
THE magistrate asked Mau-
reen what she had to say. "I'm very sorry and I'm not drinking no more after today," Maureen sald.
"Let's be realistic," said the magistrate, "ean you keep off it for six months?"
מחיי
yes.
you mean that?"
damping her
Maureen answered, lips with her tongue, as if they were already parched.
"Very well," sald the magis- trato.
discharge
you conditionally for six months."
Mmurcen was shown out, and hor resolve was put at once to the test. She left the court at
P. Engilm
Capt. Feirce (Army) G. A. Goodban (DBS) R. A. Remedios (Recreio) L. Birtwhistle (KGV) T. H. Barma (HKU) N. Peters (HKU)
11, Ching (HKU)
150 Runs)
Inn. Runs N.O. H.S.
Aver.
5
197 - 2
05.7
8
104
41
200 2
1). 240
158
*
294
0
20
203
BOWLING
25
In
And so "The Golden Lily," in ald of the Boys and Girls an adaptation of the well-known Clubs Association and will be
Lonight Chinese classical opera, and presented again. the sort of thing which the Queen's College Hall, and on Wah Yan Dramatic Society January 31 and February 1 at have been putting on at inter the Grantham Training College
In Kowloon.SUE DAWSON, vals over the past six years,
is an extraordinary achieve ment, though not the first, for the dialogue and congs are in English, without at all disturb-
sound Ing the classical
and appearance of the show.
Father Sheridan 8. J. responsible for the production and the English words, and what a triumph they are!
Under which
Is
West Indies
205 For 4
Port of Spain, Jan. 23.
The first Test between the his pen the opera, contains little singing West Indies and India is running 32.2 compared to a European opera, very evenly and at the close of becomes highly amusing-ap-the third day's play today, Well 20.3parently for more so, than the Indles had scored 205 for the loss
of four wickets original.
It is all a gentle satire on the This was in reply to India's 25.8 ceremonial ritual of the Imperial 417, which had occupied the Count: "I am suffering from a whole of the first two days, an 24.2 surfeit of pomp,"
says the the first of which they scored 24,1 magnificent
King in one scche. 208 for four.
West Indies, who made La Poon Kwong-lan, Ho
lad Indie, 201 graceful actor with a pleasant, Worse start than 40* 20.1 resonant voice.
losing their first wicket. for three runs, had three down for 89, bu
but the partnership between
Walcott Clyde
and Everton Weekes en put on 101 for the
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19.3
10.3
A
10.3 How gorgeous are the tradi- 19.1 tional robes a mass of, shime 10.5 mering colour-like a thousand
180
0
201
210
210
109
163
A
14.8
100
14.1
167
1
150
13.1 Chinese pavilions, thes
160
pr
(Qualification — 15 Wickels)
14.8 peacock's talls moving against fourth wicket before Walcolt
the serene, life-like backdrop of was tempted by Monkad and a lotus-lake, the red
of
caught,
Weekes continued
batting of strongly, as he had 12.5 turesque blue-green roofs
from the Palaces
thebe-dragoned start, and avas not out ht ́92 splendour of the Imperial throne when stumps were drawn--
The sets and costumes Router.
masterpieces. They. Cuscinating
12.2
:
room..
are, real made
setting for
the stylised movements and male-lice faces of the players. The usuni. pupetuating cos give emphasis to their move
ments, and the thin nasıl
ing, although in English, is per- feetly in fuers with the whole anth
A. T, Lee (KCC) Cpl. Fry (RAF)
0. M. 1. W. Aver. 20.4
71 15 09.0 7 215 35
4.8
0.1
FI/Sgt. Mitchell (RAF)
B1
20 100
31
0,3
Capt. Peirce (Army)
105
23
231 43
7,7
B. Carnell (KGV)
09.3
14 307 35
8.6
'i scene, for
Major McCosh (Army)
44.7
5 171 19. Đ
D. Salter (Police)
70.5
11 200 29
9.3
82.2. 15 284 30
9.5
99.7 14 408 42
precisely tho hour that the H. L. Ozorio (Recreio) Public-house; across the street A. P.. Weir (KCC)... WAC opening for business. | Q. Almao (KGV) Maureen averted her gaze from M. Yusuf' Samad (IRC) it and headed home to her Harries (Dockyard) alling mother.
Special Places
For Children
London, Jan. 23. Thirty thousand
London schoolchildren will have special places resérved for them/sh the Coronation procession. route to watch the Queen drive past on her way.
to Westminster Abbey, An announcement by the Lon don County Council said that part of the route along the Thames Embankment in to'be' kept exclusively for children over 10 years old, who will probably be chosen by, ballot Stouter.
Buckley (Navy) ...
9.7- D1 16 350 30 0.7
402 87.2.11
44 .10 04.4 12 256 *24 10.0 18 11.a
D
40.1 9 202
:
T. Chiba (IRC)
41
R. H. Leary (HKU)
128
20 380
M. Yakub Samad (INC).
38
4
A. Rowe-Evans (HKU)
82.3. 10
31 220 17 327 23
05
9 252
..00.0
4 334
G.. Lowls (Dockyard) K. K. Kwan (DBS);
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the rhythm cadence of the Chinese song has not been altered.
A NATURAL COMIO', Wong Chin-wah made full use of the scope, his part, gavo for histrionics he played with ex- cellent feeling the dificult General Wong Po Slu Wah, and Lily Tan, his opposite, has a lovely voice.
171 15 114 There is an enchanting duet in the third scene,, and coms 12.3
tickling allusions to fashion and 12.9 smoking? 14.2 17 14.7 21 15.9
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