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The SECRETARY read the noties convening the rooting.

our cemout were closed to us.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 5TH, 1909.

LOCAL SPORT.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

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THERE IS SKILL AND

Military-Beasley (R.G.A.) Coron (B.E. Capt.) and Burlett (Bulla); Dare (Buffs); Whar ton (Y.M.C.A.) and Waters (B.G..A.); Kelly (Buffs), Taylor (Bulls); Watts (B.G.A.) Drew THOROUGHNESS

(Buffs) and Barker (Buffs).

we are bound to keep a good stock on hand for Bay smorgoney, I do not think I need labour this point, for all practical men will appreciate its importance and can understand how the want of spares might throw a whole mill out of work, but I wish to make it clear to you that the item includes much more than stores in the ordinary sense of the word. Ai for the future and this thus turning a profit on working last year of a win for the "B" tiam by one: viekot and 86oal: but McCubbin was all there and with the present year in particular, it has commenced

All this

H.K.O.O. "B" V. TELEGRAPHS. Played on the ground of the Hongkong Cricket Club on Saturday, this catch ended in runs. Fares and H. Hancock vere the fore 50 runs before being ought by Oliver, while Hanocok retired with a score of 4 to his credit. Oliver, not out, contributed 60 to the Telegraph

most. batamon for the winners, Peros compiling

total. Socres follow :--

trade, but this was more than offset by increased COMPANY MEETINGS.

expenses as our coal bill, owing to the drop in the value of the dollar, was some 17,000, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

higher, our partage bill, our officers being all. The twentieth ordinary, annual meeting of

paid in sterling was for the same reason nearly shareholders in the Grou Island Coment, Co.,

85,000 more, while repairs were about $8,000," Id., was held at the offices of the General

in excess of last year, a tols of may 830,000, Managers, Mesars, Showan, Tómon and Co., on Saturday morning, Mr. Showan presided, and

318,000 into a lose this year of $12,000. But there were also present Dr. J. W. Noble and well, the first three months being better than sama as I sail a twelvemonth ago we must not be Sir Paul Chater (Commiting Committee), Mr. three last year; the greater portion of our whole disheartened; we are only going through a cycle LF. Campbell (secretary), and Mess. J. Fontput of Coment is contracted for and we of had trade; the present condition of shipping Wright, P. C. Potts, A. Moreno, A. G. Gordon, anticipate no diflculty in disposing of the rest is abnormal and will change as trade revives and W. A. Dowley, A. Babington, C. Klinck, J. A. at good prices (applause). Of course in certain surplus tonnage is worked off. We have scen markota we have to meet and accept competitivo Bad times and worse before, and will see them Young and Choa Loop Choo.

prices, but so far we have had no trouble in again I suppose, but we have also seen good holding our own. It is true that the procent times and will see them too again, and before The CHAIRMAN said - Gentlemen, we have low price of silver is against imported coment, 1 very long I think. I suppose I shall be twitted now the pleasure to lay, before you our Report and so far in our favour, but on the other hand it with optimism and be told that I have no good Well in Scotland we and Accounts for 1908, copios of which are in has raised the cost of coal laid down here. Our grounds for it. your hands. We propose, after making the raw material too costs slightly more owing to say that facts are "chiels that winus ding" usual allowance for depreciation of the Comthe imposition of Likin Duties in the interior. so let me give you some foots. This is what I pany's plant, machinery and buildings, etc, nad On this point I should like to remove the read in the Investore Review by last mail, dated placing the nominal amount of one thousand impression which has been made by reports 27th February" Last week's revenus figures dollars to Reserve Fund in accordance with sireulated to the effect that we were unable to were again, good, income aggregating £5.256,137 the Articles of Association, to pay a final dividend | obtain regular supplies of raw material. We Reckening from Monday last there are thirty- of fifty cents per share, making nino per cont. have had no dificulty whatever in that respect three working days of the fiscal year remaining, for the year, and carry forward to new account and no trouble beyond the result usually con- and if the revenue for that period were to some $3.756.74. The dividond is $40,000 loss than saquent upon an increased demand-I most at the same daily average as last week's receipts last year when we paid ton per cent. but our rise in the price-and that trouble we hare gare, March 31st would see the Chancellor of sales are actually only $20,000 loss, the other obvisted by making arrangements to obtain some the Exchequer possessed of some £2,000,000 $20,000 boing absorbed by depreciation. As I of our supplies from Haiphong, a step which has more than the estimate of last April. In other anticipated at the last meeting, we have done a already had a perceptible affect on the attitude words, it would only require an average dally slightly large turnover and considerably in of the Chinese contractors for stone. But the insome of less than £320,000 to fully cover the creased our production, but our sales were reports that we could not get stone and that our estimate, whereas last week's daily average not so good in their results; for one thing our supplies were running short were quite untrue, receipts amounted to £876,000." These are and had no foundation, and could only have been facts and last night's telegram saying that tra large local contracts for Docks were completed, and thus two good outlets for spread by interested parties. As far as we can the not deficit for the year (which ended on 31st It is pleasant to see now, there need be no anxiety either about March) is only £926,000 confirms them and be able to say that the Engineers and Contras. the supply of raw material on the one hand or shena that the long-looked for improvement tors for both these important undertakings wore the disposal of the finished product on the other is setting in at home at last. May I also entirely satisfied with Green Island Cement, und The use of coment has increased enormously mention the following facts for the benefit have given it the highest testimonials for within the last few years, and it seems to me of the pessimiste who are never tirod of pro quality. Last year the work of the factory was that if there is any climate for which relaforced phoxying the rain of Bagland and England's hampered and interfered with by strikes of the concrete is peculiarly adapted for buildings and trade, Hongkong, of course, disappearing with coolies engaged on the cement kitus. They structures of all kinds it is that of this country the rest. At the annual meeting of the Ass had becotas very troublesome, refusing to work We know by bitter experience how ill-fitted our ciation of Chambers of Commerce held in London on 2nd March the President alluding to the when they thought fit, and at other times tiled roofs are to staul a typhoon, and how little

་་ demanding higher wages. In July this onl-resistance wooden beams and rafters offer to the fiscal question said "we continued to export minsted in all the mon at four kilns leaving, attacks of white ants. It is however now being largely to protectionist countrics" and who was and to train men to take their pleas took us two borne into everyone's mind that wood is a very our best customer? Germany! He further months. Finally, in November, all the men wasteful and poor material for houses out here remarked In the trade with Belgiuma country threatened to strike, upon which we decided to and that iron and concrete are altoghter proof cheap labour, our highly efficient Consul- General at Antwerp, SirCecil Hertslet, reported let them all go, and to start afresh with an forable, being far more durable and better able Butirely new Bot. These new men kave, of to resist the climate and are actually cheaper that the value of the exports of goods to Great 1 courts, taken us several months and much and more economical in the long run. trouble to educate, but the lesson appears to have makes for increased consumption of Cement and had its effect, and we look for peace is future, to further this object and to provide an object Our sales were not affected, as we had plouty of lesson to builders and contractors we have gone stock on hand, but our output was of course to some trouble and expense to show over at our reduced by the loss of so much working time works what can bodane with concrete reinforced Our expenditure during the year on Capita by wire or by metal. We have also taken up Account has been beary, but no item has been the making of concrete blocks for building incurred that was not absolutely necessary. At purposes to take the place of bricks, and have Macao the principal expenditure was for re-just finished a godown for our friends the claiming land for mud drying, for retaining. Standard Of Co., which I think will prove walls necessitated by a loud slip, and for a new a revelation to most people of what can be boiler for the patent dryers. At Hok Un dong in this way. The uses and consump. there was spent about $40,000 on buildings, anttion of cement at thus multiplying all over about $90,000 on plant and machinery made up the world, making it one of the most important of a variety of items such as conveyors, cement articles of cozomeroe to-day, and. in Chins handling plant, clay loading plant, boiler particularly with the advent of railways and makem shop, carpouters' shop, new saw mill, other public works which must follow as the -cooperage, slevator house for cement bins country opens up and begins to utilise its roscurous, there must be always a steady and etc., etc., too numerous to detail, and no one item very large in itself. The additional outlay growing market for this Company's product. I on lannobes and lighters explains itself. think therefore that when I say you need have We are doing a large business in the ne anxiety about the future of Green Island barbour and

Canton Coment, I am only speaking the sober truth and the 'rivor to up and Macao, and more toanage of this am not saying more than the facts themselves (Applause), Before I move the kind was badly wanted. I am gled, however, to warrant. say that our heavy expenditure on Capital adoption of the report and accounts I will be Account is now drawing to a close. It followed pleased to answer any questions to the best of naturally on the expansion of our business, and my ability

No questions were asked, and the URAJEKAN the extension of the works, but our plans for the additional facilities and accommodation removed the adoption of the report and accounts

as presented. quired are now almost complete and all wo

The motion was seconded by Dr. NOBLE, and estimate we have to spend this year is about $30,000 for a second packing house, about agreed to unanimously, 820,000 for another boller, and soma $10,000, on sundry small items. At Deep Water Bay we have added a new cement pipe machine which will turn out pipes of cement concrets, at much less cost than our present glazed pipes, as kilns to burn these pipes are not required, Comont pipes are coming greatly into vogue all over the world, and we believe we shall find a good sale for them once the prejudice in favour of the glazed pipe has been oversame. The result of last year's working of this factory 18 very unsatisfactory, but is not so discouraging as it appears as it is in great measure tire result of our striking a run of bad clay which rendered the contents of as many sa fifteen las quite worthless while the wages and ex-

The twenty-sixth ordinary general meeting penses of about three months were thrown away. At present we are turning out first-class pipes, of shareholders in the Company was held at the bricks and tiles, the demand for which appears offion of the General Managers, Messrs. to be increasing, especially from the outporta. Shewan, Tomes and Co., at noon on Saturday. In spite therefore of the last year's result we Mr. B. Shewan presided, other shareholders have not given up hope of making this depart prosent being Dr. J. W. Noble and Mr. H. P. White (Consulting Committee) ir. G. Moffatt ment pay its way. I am told that it has been said that we are over-capitalized but no one who (Secretary), and Mears. W. A. Dowley. A. G kucwa anything about Cement factories would Gordon, C. Klinck, B. C. Walker, A. Tomper say this. So far from that being the case the ley. H. F. Campbell and A. 4. Cordeiro. The SECRETARY read the notion calling the facts are that an equally.complete and up to date

mesting. factory could not be installed for what our works and land stand at, even if you throw

Mr. MORENO proposed that Sir Paul Chater Dr. J. W. Noble and Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson be re-elected as consulting committee..

Mr. DOWLEY Boonded, and the motion was agreed to.

Messrs, W. H. Potts and A. O'D. Goardin were re-elected auditors on the motion of Mr. WRIGHT, seconded by Mr. GORDON.

The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlenes. I am much obliged to you for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday morning.

THE CHINA AND MANILA - STEAM- SHIP CO., LD.

The CHAIRMAN Maid-Gentlemen, Wo now lay before you the report and soucunts for 1903, copies of which have been in your hands for

Britain did not approach that of the goods of British origin sent to Belgium. Where the door was open-in India and the Far East, in South America und in Africa-we held a commanding supremacy. Our trade has not been carried on unprofitably. The reports of the Commissionera of Inland Revenue showed how vast was the amount and how rapid the growth of the public wealth." So much for general trade. As for shipping the Chairman of the London and India Docks Company at thair half yearly meeting stated that "what was satisfactory was that while in London in their own dooks they had had an increase in shipping tonnage of 61,000 tons last year, Hamburg had. had a decrease of 364,000 tons, Antwerp. a. decrease of 127,000 tons, and Rotterdam. decrease of not very much short of 1,200,000 tons." Surely in face of these facts one has the As for our own right to be optimistic and to refuse to believe that our trade is leaving us. particular line, we lost the benefit of the cattle trade with Manila for some time last year owing to quarantine restrictions, but that

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TELEGRAPH.

E. W. Day, a Moore, b Sharpin E. E. K. Oliver, not out ................. W. E. Warburton, o Claxton, h Sharpin..... A. H. Young, a Moore, u Walton B. Lack, h Sharpin

stres

R. B. Boattio, Peazos, b Leith. P. Linton, b Luitheate Dawson, & Nooze, b Lith C. B. Franklin, Sharpi C. E. Shields, b Sharrin

Extras diedukammarensen Total.........

F.K.0,0. **B.

P. E. Penres, e nnd o Oliver S, Moore, b Warburton E. O. Leith, b Oliver ... A. A. Carton, b Young

A. O. Lang, Lb.w. Shids.....

H. Hancock, retired....

H. D. Sharpin, o Day, b Young M.B. Harris, a Day, b Shields.. Walter, not out ............. P. Jacks, b Young.....

•Extras yan

Total.

CRAIGENGOWER V. KOWLOON,

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208

This league match was played in Kowloon on Saturday, and resulted in an sy win for the former Club by one wicket and 104rane, Craigon gower playing with only 10 men. Batliwalla did the hat-trick. This was Cragengower's last league match for the season. The following were the scores and analyBOR --

ORLIGENGOWER

H. L. Marklerson, e and Dixon A. Osman, b Dizon

W. H. Vivensb, b. Liband

.. A. O. Brown, b Dixen.....

G. A. Hancock e Curwan, b libosta L.A. Rose, a Curwen, Dixo H, L. Warrener, Dizon

"E. Postoni, e Bildereten, Dixon PS. BBatliwalla, qua outsy can give

H. W., Peterson, not out mo..

..

Total for 9 wicke

KOWLOON.

Capt. Balderston, not out Lamb, e Peterson, b Osman

nepakan

W. R. Wooser, « Brawn, b Oɑna t W. E. Dizon, b Osman implemen

J.P. Hobinson, stp. Viveash, Manderson

D. J. MacKenzie, b Hancock..

J. Clelland, Osman, MazioIBON. W. Curwen, run out! C. J. Libsand, b Batliwalls..

Choo, b Batliwalls. H. Leo, b Batlivalla..

Extras

Total

BOWLING ANADİRİN.

Brava......THE A Batllwalls.... Ostman.....

Manderson

Hancock AŞK İNANI Pestonj.......

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

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W.

ROYAL, ENGINEMIS V. BOYS' OWN CLUB

same

Libiting clever footwork. Although it was a foregone conclusion that the Engineers would mitt, the Boys did not lose beart until the whistle called them to a stop. In the first half Holmes broke through their defence and registered a goal, another being netted in the second half by Morrish, At the conclusion of the game the Boys raised three cheers for the Engineers, the soldiers returning the compliment.

Final: Boyal Enginers, 2; Boys Own Club, o.

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The League table to dab is appended:

Choals

Buffs RG.A

The Army kicked off with their backs to the sun, and were early bombarding the Civilian

aid of his half backs managed for a long time to cop the army forwards from worrying Kow too much. Taylor was not to be denied however, and beating Hamilton and MoCubbin, grave Kow

something to do. How was not to be beaton though shot after shot kept him busy; he stood the test and not till Kelly put the ball past the post was he allowed a spell A corner followed. a good try by Drow, and McCubbin cleared at the expence of another corner. Kelly placed the ball well from the kick, but Taylor finished by bending over the bar.

OF CONSTRUCTION

IN ALL

PIANOS

WE IMPORT

From STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY

the kick off, Gregory gave Mead a grand pening, the latter neatly tricked Coron and

carrying the ball well up to the goal centrod SUPERIOR VALUE

to Browne, who in his turn made mistaks about beating Beasley.

110

This was

hard Hnes on the soldiers as up to this part

of the game the civilians had boon mostly con- BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR

fined to their own half of the field.

Neat pass.

ing by Wharton, Draw and Taylor, resulted in another corner for the Military, but again the ball was put past. Browne again visited Dossley and a splendid shot was only asrod by the arosabar, Beasley having uo chance, The whistle sounded for half time with the scores Civilians, 1; Army, nil.

THIS CLIMATE.

PIANO

CO. LTD.

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In the second half the game was more keenly ROBINSON contested, and mors exciting than in the earlies stage The Army players seemed to realize that after all there was a chance of them being defeat.

tuotios the Army forwards troubled the civilian ed, and they set to work in earnest. By forcing

Seventeen boats started over a westerly course defence, but McCubbin and Hamilton defended so well that Kew had little to do. At the other of thirteen and a half miles via the North And Browne, Mead and Weston were again Fairway Buoy (port), Green Island (starboard), dangerous, but Bossley was all there and effected Torpedo Mark (starboard), Troons Rook (star. some good saves. The latter stages of the game board). At the start there was a light sonth. proved nothing more or less than a bombardasterly wind, and the majority of the boats got ment of the civilian goal and only bad luck hung near the mark and were five or six minutes kept the Army froin scoring. Time after time in clearing one another, the tide banching them the ball looked like being netted, but together. Opposite the wharves the wind turned the few inches which sometimes means so much a little more easterly, and with spinnackers sot was always on the wrong side of the post, Time they made for the North Fairway Bay, which sounded with the scores-Civilians, 1, Army, 0.1 was rounded first by Caress. The wind again It must have been very disappointing to the lightened, and by the tims Green Island was Army team to learn at the last minute that the rounded there was an almost dead calm, the orack forward, Brewster. was unable to play, boats making only a few yarda for nearly an hours afterwards. Joan had the misfortune owing to a dislocated collar bone-

to go shore at Green Island. The rest of the fleet difted to looward where they picked up a north osterly wind Ariel got away in the Kew, Hamilton and McCubbin were all lead, födowing by Ayeska and Careas. By the in tip top form on Saturday, the goalie time to beacons were reached, dyesha, especially offasting some splendid saves Corvinnie and Caress had overhauled Arick, a which were heartily applanded. The halsplendid race owning between the two leading ves all played well, the work of Barlow boats, Ayesha just winning by about half a Off Laiobakok Marjorie and Liza being most effective; of the forward line Browne, minate. Moad and Western were best. Coyne never picked up Ariel, the three boats being only seemed to be able to get into Mead's stride and for yards apart almost to the Kowloon Goldenberg, although willing and eager, was too

Wharves. Then Marjorie took an extra slant, light to play against a halfback like Waters.

and got away with a load of three or four hundred yards, hat was overhauled by Liza close to the mark boat, the latter boat Inssing

The civilians also had to call on Goldenberg, (B.O.C.) to take the place of Willians (H.K.F.C.) who was unable to turn out.

For the Army Beasley, Coxon and Bartlett did what they bad to do well. Of the half backs

Waters was best, Dare good, but inclined to be short tempered when beaten, Wharton rather moderate.

Drew

they deserved it for their determination. The sufficient encouragement for the newly formed apport given to Saturday's match should be Association to carry on with this sext of thing, and arrange for Army and Navy and International matches; taking care, of course, to play them Saturday afternoon. when football is more in season than it was on

YACHTING.

CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.

THE SIRIUS. CUP.

This was the only league ixture for Saturday, Valley and ended, so expected, in a win for the It was played on the Military ground at Happy Engineers, the score being two goals to nil.

The forwards over worked together as s Although the youngsters retired from the league name of their Clab well up on the list, they have body, Watts being to a great extent to blame, for this year on Saturday without seeing the

as often when the army was in a good position to score of side was given against him. the satisfaction of knowing that they have an excellent reputation. They have played sound

team enters next year, they should tell an easy prey to the defence. Taylor played football throughout the eacon, and, if the and Barker worked well together, but often we do not expect to scour again, and we also hope to resp some good from the sugar crop, succeed in olimbing a fer more, stepson well at inside right, but received little or no which is a very large one this year in the the league ladder. Their play on Saturday support from the men on either side of him. Philippines. As you will have seen from the was in keeping with pest sxhibitions, the for. It can hardly be said that the better team won, newspapers, we have had much trouble on board wards working with good combination and st but no one could grudge thom their win as the steamers with epiam amuggling inta Manila. We have taken every precaution that a long experience can suggest to us to stop this practice, but from the ende with which the stiff can be hidden owing to its small balk the result of the most rigorous search cannot be depented upon to absolutely ensure that there is none of it concealed on board. The opium question is no doubt a difficult one out here, but it has not been made simpler by the language of exaggers- tion, not to give it a shorter and less polite description, which has been indulged in by many at home who should know better. Charity it is said; should begin at home, but one cannot help wondering if those good people whose minds are so exercised about the morals of the Chinese over realise the condition to which s much greater number of their own people have been brought by similar indulgence in alcolicie

Five boats started, namely Liza, Marjorie, liquors. They are so anxious about the opfum

Queen, Premama and Hope. La got away at mote in the Chinese eye that they ignore the

the start, with Hope second and Marjorie third. The two leading boats maintained their position their Master used for such inconsistent professore alcoholic beam in their own, and yet the word

An interesting friendly match between these round the first mark, Guen taking third was I think "hypocrite." Be that as it may the unfortunato steamers have to suffer while the time of their officers is taken up searching for a teams was played on the Naval ground at place from Marjorie. On the run down to drug which will only be replaced, if it ever be Happy Valley on Saturday. Play was fast Cust Book all were becalmed. Liza, keeping displacal, by some other form of it in patent throughout, and the combination on both sides well in under the Docks, got a good lead and Marjorie, with Gwen third, Hope fourth and medicines or by alcohol, which latter will was good. The match ended with the score rounded Cast Rock about ten minutes ahead of Tremona last. This position was maintained certainly be no improvement en oplata. As far standing, two goals all the accounts they are simple and clear, and I do not think they require any comment, bat Imay

This match we played on Saturday afternoon round the remainder of the course, Liza gradio say that the amount dus for outstanding freights has almost all been since collected on the Hongkong Club's Ground, Happy Valley,ally increasing her lead and passing the winning Before I move the adoption of the Report and kindly lent for the conson by the Club Compost well aboad of Marjorie with Gwen third and questions from shareholders. Accounts I abail be happy to answer any mittoo. A good gate was locked for, but the the others a considerable distance behind.

There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN heat, strong sun, and the many countor, attrac proposed the adoption of the report and accounts tions of the afternoon kejt a large number away. Taking everything into consideration however, presented. The motion was seconded by Mr. WHITE, and Secretary Storrie and the League Committee carried nem con.

Mesars H. P. White and Dr. J. W. Noble have much to be thankful for as their funds will were re-relected to the Consulting Committee on now enable them to give medals to the winners, CORDEIRO the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. and runners up in the Iague competition. At

Mr. KLINCK proposed the reappointment of 4.15 p.m. the following teams lined up: Messrs. W. H. Potts and A. OD. Gourdin as The motion was seconded by Mr. Gosuox gentleruen; I am much obliged to you for your

in the land for nothing. The fact is that few appreciate the extent of our

some time. I regret that we have to again installation. It is not by any means the

come before you with a poor showing for the amall undertaking it was few years ago, and I doubt if any single factory in Eng. year's work, but the same tale is being told by land or the Confident is better equipped and has all shipping companies all over the world, and we cannot expect to be an exception. We all more modern plant and maschinery than we kave. The item of atores in stock at Hok Unknow that the trade of the world has shrank $163,200, may seem large but it is not really in the last two years, but unfortunately for so as it comprises not only ordinary stores hat shipowners the supply of tonnage does not spare parts and renewals for the various mills shrink equally rapidly, and until supply and other machinery and also stocks of firebricks demand are better adjusted than they are at for kiln linings. All these things have to be present we cannot expect to see any great obtained from home, and as any one part is improvement in freights. Our earnings in i The CHAIRMAN That is all the business, liable to be wanted at a moment's notics 1908 were, however, rather more than in 1907, end its absencs might have serious consequences in spite of a heavy falling off in the cattle attendance.

nuditora.

and carried

E E...... Y.M.C.A.... Naval Yard

B.O.C. Lusitanu

1. D. F. A. Pts. 11 30.0 1 55 2 21 14 10 3 1 35 12 21 13. 8 2 3 26 8 19 74 1 21 12. 15 12 135 2 23 16 14 14 410 0 18 37 14 1 12 1 11 52 7.48

12 110 1

OTHER MATCHES.

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3

HH.8. "WATERWHITH' V. KM.SA“ TART.”

A

CIVILIANS V MILITARY.

Civilians-Kew (LK.F.C.) Hamilton (TMC.A) and McCubbin (Y.M.G.A.) Capt.; Glover (Naval Yard) Barlow (H.K.F.C.) and Gregory (X.M.C.A); Goldenberg (B.O.C.)

(Naval Yard) and Mead (H.KF.C.) Weston (H.K.P.C.) Browns (HK.F.C.), Coyne

The Hayward Hay one-design class race for this Cup took place on Saturday, the course being Channel Rock (port), Curt Rock (star. board), Kowloon Rocks (starboard) and Channel. Bock (starboard), a distance of about seven miles.

มิ

the line a few seconds in advance, while Ariel was a short distance behind Times" at the Anish were:-

Ayisha... Caress Corrinnee Dalhousie

Tath... atarjorie...

Birius Ariel

Dorothy

Gusen

Joan

Gael

Thecla...

Beatrice...

H. H B.

3

2 58

On the handicaps the V. D. Cap was thus Toinetic, Spray and Meta did not finish. won by Lisa, with Marjoric second and Ariel third.

TEAM RACE.

The team co was won by a team composed of Caress, Ayesha, Gael, Theda, Liza, Sirius and Meta, who gained 54 points against the. second team's 48 points:

GOOD FRIDAY FIXTURES. On Good Friday the One-Design class will sail for the Commodore's Cup, and the handicap class for the Mate's Cup.'

CLOSING CRUISE.

The Club's closing cruise to Junk Bay will take place on the 18th instant. The rowing races arranged in connection with this cruise have been abandoned.

THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The matches in the Hongkong Cricket Club's tournament to be played to-day are

Singles: Hancock Carr; Beasley y

Donblos Carroll and Maitland Green and.. Humphreys; akin v Peare; Orme v Livan

Sayer. Jones; Grone Turner: Hickling ▼ Thompson,

ROWING.

BROWNE CHALLENGE, OUP. The postponed gig race for the above trophy noon. Crews from 40th Coy RE, (2) 87th* Coy R.G.A. and Baffs entered, The RE "B" took place at Lai Chi Kok on Saturday after

VICTORIA DISPENBART CUP.

crew were first to get away and lod for the first Yesterday the race was sailed for the Cap half mile when one of their crew crabbed twice presented by the Victoria Dispensary, which within about 20 yards. The B.G.A. who had Buits second. This order was kept till the finish was open to all classes of boats belonging to the been alose behind, then took first place and the

the gunners winning by two lengths. Club. The handicaps were:

HOCKEY

Oorrinee Dalhousie and Curess Ayesha

Dorothy Gael, Asthere, Sirius, Inta

and Marjorie

All other boats in the one» design and Hayward Hay class...

TEE MILK. MIN, SECS.

30

40

50

355

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#D” V. “B”vo, BUFTA.

A match in connection with the Buffe Regimental Shield took place on the hockey ground at Happy Valley on Saturday between "D" proved the the Companies mentioned. strenger team, and when time was ap had registered four goals to one scored by their opponente.