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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEERS, &c.

PAUL BREWITT, ⠀⠀⠀

2, Zetland Street, Auctioneer, Appraiser

and Commission Agent..

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers to the Government, and Share and General Brokers, corner Ice House

Street and Praya Central.

T. I. REMEDIOS, WA Hand pa

Anetionoor, Appraiser and Agent,

8. Queen's Road Central

BOARD AND LODGING

THE WESTERN HOTEL

Excellent Accommodation, $2.50 per day.

90 and 92, Queen's Road West

BOOKBINDING

"DAILY FRESS" OFFICE,

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W. BREWER & CO.,

Printers, Bookbinders and Account Book Manufacturera, 23 and 25,-Queen's Road

(auder Hongkong Hotel).

BUILDERS

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Contractor; 30, D'Aguilar Street. Local and Coast Port Buildings, Timber, Briek

and Granite.

Mechanics engaged, Estimates given. CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, &c.

THE PHARMACY,

10. Queen's Road Central Family and Dispensing Chemiste, Wines, Spirits and

Cigars.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Chemists and Druggists, High-class Aem

ted Waters, Dealers in Photographic

Requisites, Queen's Road,

WATKINS, LD. APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road Central, Cigars, Aerated

Waters, Wines, Bears, Spirits, etc. CURIO DEALERS

KUHN & KOMOR,

Fine Art, Japanese and Chinese Curios, M and 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong,

Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohams.

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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

PHOTOGRAPHERS.

YEE CHUN.

Marine and Portrait Painter, 50, Queen's Sad Road, Upstairs.

H. YERA.

Japanese Photographer, 16, Beaconsfield Arcade, Queen's Rosd Cl, also Wanchai Amatent's Requirements & Specialty.

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RUGBY FOOTBALL.

HT

ARTHUR J. GOULD,

THE OLD GAME AND THE NEW, That there have been considerable changes in Rugby football, the last twenty years admita of no doubt. In fact, I know of no other na tional game which has changed so greatly. In their main features the principles of the game are the name, but the style of play, has altered immensely. In discussing this subject with

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fine run. While the running was individual work as they require, and it is far mora varied and determined, the tackling was naturally at than it need to be. Hard scrimmaging is not an equally high standard. In fading the ballsbolished, but in place of the straight path wa and in quick kicking, the old hocks were also have the wheel and the dribble, if the forward. excellent, but the fault of the old game was are given the word on your own!" It attack.

The Undersigned AGENTS of the abore that it was by accident and not design that the by the back is contemplated, the ball is quickly, Compady, are FEEFS RED TO ACCEPT First mes behind the scrimmage obtained chances, healed, the balvos yet possession, and, either Class Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current while the scrimmagera monopoleed nine-tenths directly or after ranning, pass to the three- Bater

STEMSSEN & CO. quarters who kick, ran or pass, us the accession

F28 and often nineteen-twoutleths of the play.

requires, but always with a view to combined work.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The game gradually improved, partly by new methods of play. partly by the elimination of customs which now strike us as ridiculous.is There was the maul," in which two men struggled for possession of the ball over the

Hongkong, 29th May, 1895,

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The idea of the now game is that each man a link in a possible chain of combination. Evory man looks to his neighbour, whether he TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1899, be forward or back. and while esch man must

£14,109,089,

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in often difficult (sometimes impossible) to con- vince them that the mettios of play have change Cled for the better. There seems to be a tendency

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make an effort or trust to a comrade, and the other attempting to take it from the man who had it, and so prevent a try. Mauling though there is a place for individualism at the might have been entertaining to a certain right moment, the spirit which saimates a section of the crowd, but it was no advantage modern team is that there is a point in individual

The Undersigned, having been appointed on the part of old players to shut their eyes toto football, and it was a good thing when it achievement at which the way has been made AGENTS for the above Company, are pro- the fact that the game has improved, and this is

was abolished. Another rule which seems clear for another, and at that point duty to the pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE st especially the case with man who had places in

SHEWAN, TOMÉS & CO.,

Agents. the forward ranks. They seem to be so enant- ridiculous now was that by which the ball in team commands the player to give that other Current Rates.

(1872 Hongkong. 22nd June, 1900, onred with the old bullocking" forward game touch belonged to the side which touched it the opportunity to carry on that they think scorn of the present style; bat, down, which resulted in many a nice for the ball the work which has been begun. Now it na speaking en a three-quarter whose actual playing when in touch; but these were mere blemishes.turally fellows that this interviepondenen has an effect upon individual play. The great experience severed the whole period of dovelop- The inherent fault of the old game was that ment, from the old-fashioned days of close it did not give all sections of the teate a fair player in the old game pccasionally did greater! forward play and two fall backs till the share of the play, and that the methods gener-individual achievements than the great player in the new game, simply because his schooling. general adoption and perfection of the four ally adopted inevitably led to selfishness.

no higher good than in- taught him to ge en till he was absolutely stop- Players knew three-quarter system, I must give it as my opin- ion that the game has greatly changed for the dividualism, and if they theorised at all foot-ped. and, as we know, a man who dares great. bailors probably did not theoriso much) they ly often surprises himself. The oil player better, both for the players and the spectators, argued that the more they did the better they went on till he had not an effort left; the In the old days the game was practically con fined to the forwards, and the backs, especially

modern player gives up his work to another the three-quarters, had very little to do beyond

(even though he might possibly go further) at success of the team is more likely to be served stopping makes and watching the forwards

that point where judgment tells him that the

now the backs take a great part play, and the game is pleasanter to watch and

by passing. The modern game has taught us, te play than it was during the seventies and the

as the whole spirit of modern life has shown ns. early eighties. I think we can justly claim

that combination is better than individualism, that Wales has had more to do with this im

that unselfishness is better then selfishness, and provement that either of the other countries,

the new game, where the members of a team work together and for each other, is more in since Wales is admitted to be the pioneer of the

teresting to players, prettier to watch, and more successful in winning games than the old style.

open game

THE OLD GAME.

the actua!

were serving their side. The wisdom of a later period laid it down that a man could often serve ing others the chance to do mers. The old game his side best by doing rather less himself and giv. bred men who were suited to it. They had the qualities which their methods were bound to develop-great individual utility, self-reliance, and a never-aɛy-dic determination; but they had ako the defects of these qualities-elfishness, and the failure to grasp the usefulness of co operation. The forwards at first were slow and lacking in cleverness, afterwards they developed cleverness in dribbling, but it was long before they ceased to waste a great part of their un- doubled energies through misapplying their efforts, and it was not till the dawning of the i en that they came to regard it as part of their duty designedly to give their backs a The kicking of the backs shars of the game.

gWONG BANG & CO...

Bhipchandlers Bailmakers, Hardware, Engineer Toole, Brass and Iron Mer-

In speaking of the old game no one will chants, 144, Des Voeux Read.

expect me to go back to those ancient times MORE & SETMUND,

when an English king thought it necessary to Shipobandiers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Cou- discourage football because the youth of the missdon Agents and General Store-period were devoting so much attention to it

Ireepers 43 and 45, Praya Central,

that archery suffered; nor shall I attempt to TAILORS

deal with curious local customs in which Shrove Tuesday diversions in the streets are dignified by R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

Naval, Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road, the name of football. "And though we derive our game from Rugby School it is unnecessary to Opposita Kahn's Curio Store,

to deal with "Bigside." The old game which I propose to refer is that game which grew up in all parts of the kingdom at the time the Rugby Union was established. It was in 1871, I believe, that the first code of laws re- galating the game was adopted, and the method

No one can say with certainty when the old of play of which I have the earliest recollection was due to the effort to carry out those rules in game ended and the new game began. The what the suriona clubs thought was the best seed of the new game was early found in a few manner possible. One thing which the new of the principal teams, notably Blackheath, but rules did was to entirely abolish hacking. Old at first passing was largely confined to the for pissers have toll us that hefore this rule was wards. Later came the idea of healing, and passed it ww no uncommon thing for a couple with this the attempt to make the team a com- of men was were not on particularly good terms bined whole became possible. How the tranai

HUNG TUEN,

Outfitters, Shirt Makers, Hatters, Hosiers,

Drapers, 85, Queen's Road, Central,

Surgeon Dentist, 30. Queen's Road Central. TAK CHEONG,

WONG TAI FONG,

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Opposite Hongkong Hotel.

DRAPERS

EBRAHIM ELIAS & CO.,

Millinore, Bilk Mercers, Haberdashers.

Low Prices 37, 30, Wellington Street.

SEE WOO.

Tailor, Despor und Outfitter: 67 and 69,

Queen's Rand.

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GROCERS

THE MUTUAL STORES,

SEB-AGENTS LIFTON, LD,

8 and 10 D'Aguilar Street,

Provision and General Merchants

JEWELLERS

TANG LIE & CO

Jewellers, Gold and Silversmiths Watch

makers, Japoneza Eurios and Blackwood

Furniture Lpposite Post Office, 36,

Queen Red Central

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS ME

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40, Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also

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sails, Paris and Iloilo.

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of that time has never been surpassed, and never will be. nor are we likely to have men of that period, though, be it obrved, they often missed tries through sticking to the ball till the... bitter end, when a simple pass would have gåren a fellow-player a try. They did not play to pass; if they did so it was as a last resort, and a last, resort culy too often is too late. THE NEW GAME.

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COMPANY, LIMITED. (TRIKORU KALJO UNSO HOLEN. KABUSHIKI KAISHA),

TOKIO, JAPAN. The Company will in the future continue to heretofors and the Under- signed are se Agents for the Company propared do business here to ACCEPT all asnol MARINE HISTOR Vessels and Cargo.

GEO. R. STEVENS & CO.,

Agents for the

Hongkong, 11th October. 1900.

Imperial Marine & Transport Insurance Co., Id,

12631

UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710. The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, erő pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Hongkong, 16th May. 1892.

Agents.

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL

2391

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Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1997 ~COTTISH METROPOLITAN

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The combined ACCIDENT LIFE

POLICY is the MOST ADVANTAGEOUS

Importer of the Best Manil Cigare; 25. perhaps it was only pride of endurance) to have tion from the old game to the new was affected Steamer "HEUNGSHAN" in 9 hours, leaving form of INSURANCE

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WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

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private lacking match after the scrimmage had broken up, and I have been told of a re- verend archdeacon, an old Rugby blue, who says that his shins are notched like a saw as the te- sult of the hacking which took place in the school matches. But hacking at the ball was the only way of getting it out of those irumoase scrimmages; hacking at the ball was the only way of giving it daylight when twenty ride was the role; ond when hack ing, which rather more often than not re- sulted in somebody's shims being kicked and the ball being missed, was abolished, scribinges dogenerated into shoving matches, with the tall lying passively in the midst. Hacking was prohibited, a new way of getting the ball out had not been discovered, and forward play had become slow.

IN MY EARLIER DAYS.

Constant

it would be impossible to truce. Once players thoroughly grasped the idea that a runner could do his vids a service by passing the ball to a man who was in a better position than himself, it followed naturally that the best players tried to develop the idea into a system. practice fogether made Vassall's Oxford team a wonderful combination under the three threa quarter system, and with that period the new game lud undoubtedly arrived, though not in its most effective form--that was reserved for those who perfected the Welsh style. The old game was individualistic; the new game is combined; the old game was a matter of muscle and pluck; the new game is that with a sense of I do not propose to interdependence added. deal with the four three-quarter game, as that will be the subject of a later article--the new game that I refer to is that which mbstitutes a It was at this transition period that my test every section of which is in touch with memories of football commenced. In my very the other, for a team in which the forwards dis carkest days we played two fall-backs, two regarded their backs, and those backs for all. three-quarter backs, two half-backs, and mine forwards. The lacks never expected that the ball would be passed to them, though thers were ocensionally attempts at getting the ball from one man to si other. The forwards were usual ly big and heavy men, and when two packs were evenly matched it was no unusual think to see the opposing sides straining every nerve to push their opponents off the ball with a straight shore, without one-side or the other gaining an advantage for the space of a tali minute or more. Then, when the fell upon it or falded, was instantly smothered, scrimmage broke up, and the half-back wailing with the result that the scrimmaging was renew- at the skirt of the scrimminge seized the ball, heed. An occasional run or kick, every man for was as likely as not to be tackled, before he could self, was the best that could be expected: get far, and the whole thing began again. Tho and while the forwards had infinitely more than idea seemed to be that the forwards should do their share of the play, and the Lalves more then their due allowance of pounding, the backs everything they could, and that the bucks were PATENT SLÍP (at KOSUGE).

to be thankful for such chances as they might certainly were starved. But now the system is Can take vessels up to 1,000 tons gross,

hava from the ball being kicked through by a changed-at suy rate with the great majority THE WORKS are well equipped with the forward or a back, The effect of the old-game of clubs. The forwards still have quite as much

LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and Can on the forwards was to make them wonderful!

NOT BEYOND HOPE. execute any kind of work in SHIFBUILD workers, but as slow as the game they played ;: .... ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well while in the tacks it bred tremendous pluck,r as in REPAIRING of SHIPS.

CODE WORD: "DOCK," NAGASAKI.

41, ABC, Sootta and Engineering Codes

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DOCK No. 1 (st FATEGAMI.) Extreme Length....... Length on Blocks

529 feet. 513

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Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom. Water on Blocks at Spring Tids

89

27

-26.

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA) Extreme Length.........

371 feet

Longth on Blocks

350

20

66

53

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottoza.. Water on Blacks at Spring Tide

practical purposes were independent units, each doing his best for his side, with no thought of concerted action. What I claim for the new game is that it gives every section of the team fair share in the play. How often in the old days did the full-back and the three-quarters stand slaveringly idle, while eighteen forwards strained, stoomed, and granted in the vain at tempt to push each other off the ball, and when at last one side or other gave way a fent ez iwo, and the ball came out, the plucky half who

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individualism as runners and tacklers which can never be improved upon, in the light of the opportunities they had. To speak broadly, in those days there was no combination (though combined dribbling came afterwords, and even passing among the forwards), and as no man could depend upon his fellow he learned to depend spon himself. Thus the half ran WM PARLANE,

tackled with deadly determination and Manager.

189 All that was expected of him was that he should do his own individual intubet that he should rim, either by dodging or by cheer pace and weight, till he could not gain another foot and the natural effect of this DEALERS IN ITALIAN MARBLE AND GRANITE | was that when the ball was obtained in a good

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CAPITAL....

...£410,000,

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AGENTS the lose Company, prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against PIRE it Current Rates.

WM. MEYERINK & CO.,

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1512

Hongkong. 18th May, 1900,

"L'UNION" FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1828).

GENERAL AGENT for the alre

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Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS

Claims Bottled direst without reference to the st current rates.

Head Office.

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Agent. Hongkong, 1st August, 1900, SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

7118

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HOTZ, 8'JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900.

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TANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

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