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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEERS, we.

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2. Zetland Street, Auctioneer. Apprfiser

and Commission Agat

HUGHES & HOUGH;

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Street and Praga Contral.

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BY AN OLD Fooey,

ÜLIGHTED HOPES,

ing matches. In his entertaining book, Crick-laborate. It is true, about either of the latter ot in Many Climes." he prefieres is for a team events, but it is remarkable what a desk of down- of moderate calibro, not up to Yorkshire's or right amusement they afford. How the people Surrey's form, but capable of misking a fairly roared to see one after another of the yonths good show against some of the other counties. follow the lead of the boy Smith who was first To start with a couple of defeats cannot be deem- to creep under an immense rick turpaulin and ed an auspicious.oponing of their programme, endeavour to emerge at the side where it had One very rarely hears of an unpopular pro lent they do not seems funky lot, and are boon socurely fastened down! What a deal of fessional cricketer; some, of course, may enjoy quite likely, to made amends as soon as they bumping and heaving and jostling was hidden a more widespread popularity than others, but got necustomed to our varying Ughts. There from the gaze when seven or eight competitors there is very little room, indeed, in the cricket was not a saperabundance of sunshine dar were writhing and kicking under the shoot at field for the grumps, ill-natured pro. A younging the opening wook of their tour, so that one and the same time! And then the antics of fellow may be a trifle conesited and stand-offish we need not be greatly disappointed over "the fat boy" of the race. How desperately in local crickotle may regard himself us their defeats when we bear in mind the fact that he had to struggle to free himself from the varitable Triton amongst minnows-but no they are accustomed to play upon greunde where swinging open tab, and how he had to writhe sooner does he merge into the wider sphere of the light is dazzlingly bright, and the best at and wriggle to get under the scaffold pole: county cricket than he finds it politic to drop times terris. Naturally, the coloured players, Who wants to see the champions with M. MUMEYA. JAPANESE ARTIST, SHA any little idiosyncracy as rapidly as possible. who number somo half-dozen, willereita no little swelled henda", performix after such fun as Bromide and Crayon Enlargements. Work The environment of the gimme mukes for unfail. curiosity, and I quito expect Woods, Constantine, this More hilarity still was occasioned by the done for Amateurs; Ba, Queen's Road, Cling cheerfulness and good temper, loyalty and and Olivierre to be lionised before they have ham-catting competition. Here, as most of my obedience and, speaking generally, a ready accep- been amongst us many weeks. The first-named readers may be aware, the hom is suspended by tance of the ups and downs, the sunshine is a fast bowler of considerable merit. The cord, and the competitor, armed with a sword and showers, inseparable from its pursuit. papers Have already minutely described his walk of doubtful keenness, is blindfolded. He is then But there comes a time now and again in a to the wicket and his action, bat to properly up-led a matter of a score of paces away, turned Japanese Photographer, 14, Beaconsfield professional's career that would try the temper praciate the sass with which he bangs down the right about face, and measuring his strites as Arcade, Queen's Road Cl., also Wanchai. of the most ardent disciple of Mark Tap ball with a round-arm swinging delivery ons best he may, slashes away in an endeavour to Amateur's Requirements a Specialty.eyisma time whon high hopes, cherished must see him perform. He is not quite so fast sever the cord. The thing appears ridiculously

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for months together, are blighted beyond as Kortright or Bradley when they are fresh. easy with a long sword, but it makes one's sides redemption. A benefit autch is the Polar star but I should judge him to be equal to Arthur shake with laughter to watch one after another of a professional cricketer's career. And when Mold. Ollivierre is a medium-paced bowler, steer obliquely towards the amused on-lookers it happens that a player belongs to any of the with a beautifully easy delivery; he alters and begin slashing yards away from the ham grent cricketing counties-eny Yorkshire, Lan-length and pace vory judiciously. It would at the hastily retreating crowd. The looks of cashire, Surrey, or Midilomar--such a match bo unfair, perhaps, to ren any very decided astonishment on the faces of the unsuccessful usually means that the wolf will be permanently opinions upon their all-round play at present, but swordsmen when their eyes are uncovered are` kept away from the door when the day comes I shall go so far as to predict that they will leave something to be remembered. But having com for bat and ball to be banded to a younger man. England a good deal smarter than they arrived.menced on this kind of thing one might easily I have no statistics by me, but I well remember I have seen them miss nothing in the long run on to any length, and this week I shall have what splendid rewards were obtained by field yet that came to hand. The infielders to close without reference to the country dances, -Dicky" Barlow, Maurice Bead, Pilling, Briggs, stop the hardest of hits very cloanly, but the the distribution of prizes by the member of Pool, Davo" Hunter, George Lohmann, and pick-up might easily better. It is a little amus-

Parliament, and the affectionate parting of one or two more. The recollection of these ing to see them stroll leisurely back to their ractor and parishioners. These may be old- splendid benefit matches makes one feel doubly positions after a happy-go-lucky kind of a fashioned proceedings, but for paro, simple, sorry for players like "Dick" Pongber, gallop into the long field ofter the ball, and in downright pleasure they will always hold their who, postponing his beneft for a season out these little details they give one the impression own as long as the land has to be tilled and of regard for the financial position of his that they do not intend to got unduly excited cattle fed county, had the mortification of seeing the over their cricket. But they can and do threw game set apart for his testimonial fund woll. Time after time they hit the stumps the other day, hopelessly ruined by the incle from the long field, which fact may have a ment weather. Pongher, who may certainly be tendency to chock any undue recklessness on regarded as one of the most worthy of latter the part of our men in going for short raus. day professionals, deserved something better Sproston is cortainly a very capable bataman. than this, What Leicestershire would have and so too are Cox, Hinds, and Leurinond. The done without him for many seasons in sacoes majority of the team, coloured and white play sion goodness only knows. But his fame has according to "the book," and from the careful been more than local, for there can be no ques manner in which they take guard, get their fest tion shout his being one of the best all round in precize position, and gire their left shoulders cricketers in the country at the time of his visit to the bowler, ons instantly recognises the to Australia with Shaw and Shrewsbury's teain. effects of English tuition. By the time they One writer, I observe, ir commenting upon the lave got their eyes in,"some of our weaker

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mado severe reflostions upon the sportsmanlike characteristics of the Leicester crowd; a sub- scription started on the ground during the time, the game was in progress averaging a farthing per individual in attendance. This is a record that is bound to be improved upon in due

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Nothing is much more soothing to a spirit jaded by a succession of high-class athletic and cycling festivals, than a visit to some little | HH2 countryside meeting. I liko to see the "cracks" perform as much as anyone, but there is usually

so much hustle and betting and noise assoniated C. LAZARUS&CO.,

SUPPORT FOR ALFRED SHAW'S SCHEME. Alfred Shaw, the old slow bowler of Not-with sports where professional starters aro ̄en- tingham, has long contended that the present gaged, and where they spell prognimmo without Navy Contractors, Shipshandlers, Sail system of extending benefit matches to players the last two letters, that it is a positivo relief to makers, Provision and Coal Merchants, is entirely wrong; he would have the whole get away to one of our peareful villages upon Fraya Central, nyt Hongkong Hotel, proceeds from such games devoted to a common the day when "the club" march in procession to fund, from which each beneficiare should draw church in the morning, with old English sports EVONG BANG CO.

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match at Leicester along with some few others as the case may be. It was my good fortune of recent memory should bring considerable to be at such a re-union a few days ago. There support to Shaw's scheme, but I am sorely is úe need for me to describe the surroundings; afinid this or any other similar proposal will the exact spot was such as might be found meet with little encouragement from those upon any day of the week in any county in interested in the more favoured counties, no England. We had the club procession, with matter how equitable such an arrangement may the gorgeons banner borne at its head by a appear to impartial outside observers. Perhaps some of the good people who have so auch leisure to scribble continuously to the news papers suggesting all manner of outlandish al. terations in the rules of the game may bestow some little attention to this subject. I do not wonder at Alfred Shaw's periodical' grumble; unless my memory plays in falsely he is ime of the many professionals whose benefits have been, rained by bad weather. I have an idea that Richard Daft had a fairly remunerative match,

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Guma, and Attowell have all had reason to com.listen to the good-humoured greetings of par- plain of their "parses" when comparisons are son and squire, of farmer and shoplaerd made with those of other players north and what glorious pieces of cold beef the chairman south. Considering what Notta has done for and vice-chairman have to slice away at! What the game generally, and the loyal rapport ne toothsome home-maile bread, what inaming corded by the executive to the old-fashioned but mugs of nie! There is fine music, too, in the praiseworthy notion of playing a team qualified clatter of plates and lishes and the clinking of by birth, it is singular that so few benefit knives and forks and spoons. Hast ever sat matches have been thoroughly successful. It is down to such a repest, reader wine? If so I easy to see, however, that Trentside cricket is in a feel sure you will agres that the recollection of transitory state. One does not care to anticipate one such village festival will bring quite as too cagerly the day when Arthur Shrewsbury and much pare delight as any scamper around "Dick" Attawell will give way to youth, but cement tracks by professional cyclists would do. such a time, must come in the natural order of It seems to me moveover, that if our sports things. As an old admirer of the county I promoters are auxions to bring about a revival rejoico to sen the younger members of the team of public interest they might do worse than go. making such splendid progress; there is a to some of our village meatings for an example. considerable amount of devil" in the play of Here at least competitors and spectators are to-day's eleven indeed, the side may yet prove alike interested. formidable enough to challenge the supremacy of either Lancashire or Yorkshire. Perhaps In addition to the usual events for Foresters Shaw night obtain more attention from the and Oddfellows, and the racing for gowns and powers were the championship to be carried off packets of fen by the buxom dames, we had the by his native country; hitherto, it must be con- time-honoured obstacle race and the ham-cut- fessed, his voice has bean as one crying in the ting competition. There was nothing very wilderness. Be this as it may, it is not parti onlarly creditable to our ezickej parliament that while one professional carrion of £1,000 or, £1,500 – In a fów cases even more than the latter figure-another should gain at the end of his | career, not more than the old hundred or two Of course, it would be manifestly unfair to interfere with the natural flow of private sub- seriptions, these would always show considerable divergence, but guto" recripte might easily be distributed on a more saltable plan.

OFE VISITORS FROM THE WEST INDICA. Polham F. Warner's estimate of the strength of the cricketers from the West Indina Islands mov on tour in England appears to be a most [1766 judicious one, if we may judge from their open-

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