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INTERPORT CRICKET. HONGKONG V. SHANGHAI BRILLIANT STAND BY HONGKONG,

Gap Rock

RECORD SCORE.

After two days' delay beyond the originally fixed time the interport cricket meeting commenced on the tricket Ground yesterday in ideal wanther. Hongkong and Shanghai, an arranged, opened the programme, and the little feeling of anessi- ness associated with the non-arrival of the Singa pore players was dissipated before the match was started, the word being passed round at elever o'olook that the Falawan had been sighted off Considerable preparation had been made for the tourney. A grand-stand had been erected and saother was situated on the Queen's Road side of the ground, while a small margneo in royal purple was placed in front of the Cluh for the nocommodation of H.E. the Governor. In the pavilion itself matting covered the entrance, and inside arrangements were mads for entering to the players and supplying their creature

at the lower corner in front of the Law Courts,

comforts.

Was

to

Before sloven o'clock both teams were on the ground. Turner, won the tons and decided that Hongkong should bat first. The Rav. W. H. Manndrell have acted 48 umpire for Hongkong, Mr. A. Mackenzio donned the white coat, while Mr. A. E. Lowe umpired on behalf of Shanghai until relieved by Mr. A. R. Sutherland. "MF. W:"D; Jupp was the offeind soover...

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, 1909.

VOLUNTER CAMP AT CUSTOMS

PASS.

Our citisen colders paraded at Blake Pier for the aunnal camp on Saturday, 13th Inst., under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Chapman,

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THE TERRIBLE COLLISION IN RHIO STRAITS,

"LA BEYNE" SUNK,

93 LIVES LOST,

LOST AND SAVED.

The list of lost and saved as compiled by the M. M. officials here is probably not complete in every detail, but it is nearly sccurate as the dislocation of work which the disaster has in- volved will allow for the moment. It is sa follows;

LOST.

European passengers; Mademoiselle Barthy, Baroa and Baroness de Beniczky, Madame

In spite of the intricacies of these Eastern duty to have to record anything very serious in the Way

of a shipping disaster involving great Saint Ango, Mademoisella Destria, M. Delacroix seas, says the Straits Times, it is seldom our loss of life. But today we regret to have to and Mr. Habib. Offers and crew: Captain announce that in the early hours of Sunday Conailhos, Parser Brunesu, Dr. Gonet, chief

and between forty and fifty native passengers. at a spot approximately twenty-eight miles morning there coonered in the Straits of Rhio, cook Boeuf, steward Faure, and 38 native crew

the loss of the Messageries Maritimes steamer

The resumption was somewhat sensational Baird after a bit to the boundary lifted one org Donnelly's deliveries, which was easily caught by Pratt, Torner now took the willow, and marked his entry by obtaining a four off Au- derson. Captain Baird punished Anderson'. bowling severoly, knocking two successive balls. The Governor inspected the corps ment launch for the Customs jetty. On Sunday to the Queen's Rosd stand, but he succumbed previous to embarking on the Govern to a slow one from Donnelly, which, rising of morning charch Eervice was conducted by Lt. his bat, was caught by Anderson in the slipe Col. Chapman, after which the Artillery Com after having made 22. The register now stood at 179 for five wickets. Edwards became paxies had three hours', drill with the 6-inch musketry associated with Turner and hit out well. howitzer and 2.95 mountain guns, while from Singapors, a disastrous collision involving

the Infantry Company had The second century was called at 2.30, when practice at the Kowloon City Range, No. La Seyne, which keeps up a regular fortnightly French mail steamers calling here and Batavia. Edwards made his second boundary. Sparke Company firing blank cartridge on the how connection between the outward and homeward had meanwhile relieved Anderson, but Edwardsitzer battery. Monday saw the varions Com The La Seyne was run into by, or ran into, the sent one of the new bowler's deliveries to the panics hard at work at their respectivo duties, British India Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer boundary, and repeating the performance a few No. 1 and 2 Companies again practicing on the Onda and sank almost instantaneously, carrying minutes later osuma the telegraph figures to be altered to 220. The feature of the next decade howitzer gnas, the infantry Company in to their death 93 persons out of a total of about at fold telephone laying. Tuesday saw the was a magnificent bit to the pavilion by Turner Maxim gun drill, and the Engineer Company Sparke having foiled to shift the sticks, ander howitzer Companies again at work on their son took the ball, but hisslower deliveries did not gans under the instruction of Sergt. Carman, the desired result, Tarner hitting to whom the greatest credit is due for the obtain. freely, Edwards lifted the ball in the direction efficiency shown by the Companies he instructed, of the Naval Yard, and increased his The Infantry Company had Masim gun total by three, and immediately afterwards he practice at dummy targets, the result of which was very fair. On Wednesday, the 17th inal drove Anderson to the boundary, doing the same with the next ball but one. Three o'clock the howitzer Companies had gun practice with arrived with the score standing at 270, which live shell; altogether 19 rounds were fired and meant that 110 runs had been made in an hour. 11 hits were made. Lieutenant Andrews was Main now displaced Donnelly and was promptly

164 sonis aboard.

SAVED.

European passengers: Francis Maxwell, Henry Muller, Pervy Bolton, Joseph Saliba, Offers and crew: Second explain E. Grundeni}, first officer Mage, second officer Fournier Charles Glendinning. Talsin, F. Dreyfus, Anlone, chief engineer D. Basul, first engineer Joseph Jacques, second engineer M. Chalaayat, Doummingue, storekeeper Victor Cavenne, first gunner Vincent Ferrero, boatswain Laurent chief steward Joseph Sartaillet, first firaman O.

Hugo, and second cook Charras. Besides these

soned. 25 native ore and 14 native passengers, were

said

SCENE OF THE DISASTER. The Rhie Straits, it should be explained, form between this port and Java. They are well the main shipping highway for ships sailing lighted, bat navigation is difficult owing to the strong sets of the current, and great care has MR. A. P. WILDING ON THE DE always to be exercised in negotiating the CADENCE OF ENGLISH TENNIS.

HOME INTERESTING VIEWS, chaunel, especially when other ships are in the northward to

The Australian Lawn Tennis Championships neighbourhood. The Le Segme was travelling Bingapore. The Onda had sailed from this port on Saturday night and was

are now being played, and Mr. A. F. Wilding, bound for Tegal, in Java. The two vessels the New Zealand champion, who is competing, la about two miles wide, near the lighthouse on he could account for the seeming decadence in approached each other at a spot where the straits has been interviewed at Melbourne. Asked if. Palau San What actually caused the disaster English lawa tennis at the present time, Mr.

It is untaral sides should that the game in England, so far as the top be reticent on this point. They will make standard is concerned, is nothing like what it come back in a for minutes. The bowlers were battery commander. The range was 2,000 of enquiry to be held later. frequently, but still the part-yards, and the atmost credit is due to the that the offers ou both shanged

At 3.10 the regis gun crews for the smart way in which they their statements at the proper time. But the was in the time of the Dohertys, Smith, sad nership remained intact. ter showed 300, the figures being grested worked their guns, the 19 shots being fired in 23 two ships collided, and the French steamer Riseley, not to speak of the Baddeloys, Pim,

And she now reste on the Pulan Saa side of The attendance was small at the start, with applause, Turner narrowly succumbedminutes. The Engineer Company co-operated went to the bottom in less than five minutes, Mahony, and others who came before them. So

with the gun detachments on the field telephone the channel, with some twenty-five feet of her to a shooting tall from Donnelly, but the The mountain gau Companies also had gun main most as the only visible sign of where she next gave him an opportunity for a beauti-practice on neighbouring hills, and good prao-lies. She went down by the head, and the tice was made. The Infantry Company had survivors were left in the water with only the clothes they happened to be wearing at the route marsh of 17 miles over very rough ground, moment. The commander of the La Seyne, and did good practice with the rifle ut Kowloon Capt. Conailhos, lost his life. So suddenly did no time for orders to be given on the French a hard day for all units, all the Companies com- hip, or for beats to be lowered. The vessel City range after thoir arch. Thursday was the estastrophs happen that there was apparent bining as infantry for a sham fight, oo-operating went down like a stone, and it is quite with three Companies of the Buffs. This army evident that the majority of those lost must

On the other hand, the Americans have lots was known as the ked army, while the enemy, have been drowned like rats in a trap, a good

of the fow who mausged to scramble on of youngsters who will be heard of in the future, known as the White army, were composed of duck boing in little better casa, for they must while on the Continent there are so many other companies from the Buffs. The scheme was have been imprisoned under the ship's awnings. players that before long some of them, and it is also clear, from what follows, that of certainly the Germans, headed by Freitzheim that the Red army invaded the camp of the White Apd

waters abound. All of those

Australasia army, looted and burned the town from which those who got chear of the ship, a good many and Rabe, will assuredly mado a bold hid for the now, and we intend to try very hard supplies were available, and this being accori-were the victims of the sharks in which those Davis Cup. However, we have the

put out by the Onda, but it in unhappily clear better it will be for the game out here, as it will plished the White army were supposed to drive picked up by three hosts which were promptly to keep it here. The longer we have it the off the invadere, in which they were unsucessful. Tha White army drove the Bed army to their that if any remained alive who were not picked keep the present players well up to the mark, it

but he was unable to attend in the morning, and bit out by Turner into the band, bat Donnellynge coramander and Lieutenant Kennett is a matter which will be investigated at a court Wilding to explain, but the fact remains

ful out, which went to the boundary. Bowles were changed again, but Edwards, who was nicely sot, got three boundaries in ore over, though he narrowly missed being caught with the first. Captain Barrett, who was now bowling, did not seem to meet with any success. He made

a good attempt to catch one of Turner's hits, bat

a

far as the game generally is concerned, it never had more followers nor larger entries-at-the- tournaments, but the class of the best men noeme to have fallen off. It is a great pity that the English Association do not do more in the way of sending teams away from England. Surely we have earned a visit to Australia by an Eng lish four, and there are insay players in the to Australia should they desire. They seem to be stack thero pw, with the result that there are country who are in a position to make the trip

NO YOUNG PLAYERS OF GREAT

NOTE COMING ON.

old

bat by noon the number of spectators had increased, and just before the tiffin interval quitus large crowd had gathered In the afternoon there was a large attendance and thekennest interest was manifestod through out the match. The feature of the day was the brillant stand made by Edwards, who justified his selection by compiling well over 100, his score being 119, before he was caught. The success- ful start by Pearce and Elborough, who between it was too hot to hold. Edwards sent a ball sky them knocked up 121, before separation, made wards which long field should have caught but the Hongkong supporters sanguine of victory, an dropped, and Turner sending up an exsetly impression which was strengthened by Turner's similar hall in the next hit was caught this Turner, after a stand contribution of 76 and Edward's 119 Excite time by long field, ment ran high towards the close when the last of almost an hour and a half, wont out couple needed to make 12 to bring the score up with the highest score registered so far. The to the record established by Hongkong in 1866, telegraph now indicated 327 for six wickets on the occasion of the first interport match, The advent of Oliver was distinguished by when 430 was totalled. Bagnall did the need Edwards hitting the first six of the inning, bases.. The work cut out for the Volunteers up at the moment, they must have met their will encourage the younger players to increased was to cover the retront of the Red army's out-death later from the sharks or from drowning day, and it will be great soures of education to sending the ball into the Law Courts, and with the next drive be dropped the leather into the roadway in front of the Naval Office, Another boundary gave him sixteen in three hits, and him of a third six. At 3.45 Edwards had reached his century, and the event was warmly greeted

posts, in which they were successful. satisfactory to record that not a single man fell

rescued

So far as we are able to ascertain at

were

our

in

ful and great vnthusiasm prevailed when the new record was created. It is interesting to recall that Hongkong almost reached their own record in 1892 when they totalled 429.

Pearce and Elborough were sent to the another drive touched the screen and deprived out, although the day was very hot and the these is Mr. F. Dreyfus, the agent of Pathé corned-it we keep the cap this time-English

wicket firet. Play commenced with Pearce, who received the fast deliveries of Main, and Hong kong's supporters gave a gasp of disway when Pearce hit the third ball upwards and was la danger of being caught at square leg. In the 20cond over Pearce secured two individual runs, and forced another couple in the next over The fourth over saw him outting Sparke's bowling to point, and fell to his credit. Elborough narrowly escaped being caught by the wicket-keeper, as one of Sparke's deliveries rose off his bat, but

two moro

difficult.

efforts in order to fit them to play in it some It fa moment of writing, there were few passengers see the matches in which the best American on board whose home is in Singapore. Amongst and, it is to be hoped, so far as the future is con- Freres, who was thrown into the water in his players take part." prianias and managed to keep afloat until one

country over which operations took place was

The Artillery Companies were

again

by the spectators. Shortly afterwards be skied at practice on Friday, the howitzer Comte to-day. The others who were known in

again, bat the fielder with the sun in his eyes failed to catch. At 3.50 Oliver went out leg before wicket, having made nine, the register showing 388 for seven wickets. Lieut. Green took ap the willow, but he was not long in with Edwards, who, on taking one of Anderson's slow deliveries, was caught by the bowler after having made 119, a fine achievement. His score included two sizes and nineteen fears. The register now stood at 399 for sight wickets, the 400th run coming from Green at five minutes

is

ME. WILDING'S REPUTATION,

of the Onda's boats took him out of the water in A young man not yet 26 years of age and the a very exhausted state. Dreyfus is still feeling holder at various times of most of the champion the shock and was able to come down to ships worth having in the world, A. F. Wilding properly looked upon as among the first three Singapore indade Mr. Habib, the diamond players of lawn tennis in the many constries in merchant of Bangkok, who frequently made which this the most cosmopolitan game extant business calls here and who, we regret to say is played, lost his life. Mr. Rodrigues, of Bingapore, and

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PERFECT RECOVERY

IS DUE TO CUTICURA

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As for years, Mr. Meyer says he is only sixty-two"; as for powers of mind and body, be bas "still an immense amount of energy. left."

Perhaps the consideration which weighs most heavily on Mr. Meyer's mind against his acceptance of the offer from Regent's Park-is "Yes" to an invitation from China to under that he would thus be provented from saying take a twelve months visitation in that country.

panics

at practice. making excellent invisible targets at about 3,000 yards' range, having 14 hits out of a possible 18. Number 3 and 4 Company fired their guns from a posi, tion or Customs Hill at infantry targets on kia two daughters appear to have suffered the covasions won the doubles championship at The mission would be one after Mr. Meyer's

Waterfall Point. Lieutenant Northonte And Lioutsmart Scott were battery commanders. The Lofan. Effective shooting was the result. try Company carried out Maxin gun drill and had a lecture on outpost duty, and later in the day reconnoitred positions for Merim guns for

Is fate.

fortune was with the bateman. Runs carne slowly, and the first boundary, hit by Pearce, brought the score up to 20 after about twenty minutes' play. A few minutes later Wilson past four.. À military combination was again the scheme to be carried out on Saturday The another, are now at the Sailors' Home. They that match are still thrilled at the thought of

replaced Main, who, however, gave seven runs

Engineers were doing yeoman service with field telephone work under the care of their Company Sergeant Major,

Notwithstanding his youth he has on two Wimbledon, that Mecca of the lawn tennis own heart.

China ccoupies much of his thought at the LOR BACCOUNT..

world, and has played on to fewer than four Among the European passagers on the Lacecasions in the Davis Cup wmpetitions as a present moment. During the three months Seyne bound for this port, were six sailors who representative of Australasia, All remember which he spent there this year he had an at Batavia. Of these D. Driscoll and G. Craig.

other cities, Peking, Hongkong, Canton, Amoy, had been paid off from their vessel, the Daylight, how the blue ribbon of the game was won by opportunity of meeting and sounding the opinion manner, be defeated Alexander, the American,

"China's amazing progress struck me as it have not been heard of, and there is no doubt him last November, when, in the most drastio of some 1,500 missionaries, and visited, among P. Bolton, H. Muller, O. Glendinning and

deciding rabber. All who saw or read of

must strike every traveller," he observed. I that they have been drowned. The other four, in straight sets, and thus won the fifth and Shanghai, and Tientsin,

the contest and the ordeal through which our am credibly informed that the system of elemen have lost everything they possessed. Mr. Glon- sentative of this dinning was good enough to-day to tell a repre- visitor and Norman Brookes passed so success-tary scheels which was recently inangamated paper what he heard and saw, fully, and assuredly very many people will take could easily absorb a million Western teachers and his account being that of a seafaring man is the opportunity next Saturday and during the at this moment. In a sense our success in the likely to be more substantially correct than that following wook of seeing what it is about the past is the cause of our failure to day.

In missionary matters I was most strongly of a passenger, Mr. Glendinning says that just tennis of Widing that makes him so superior

union. Methodiste, Congregationaliste, Bap after four o'clock on Sunday morning the to other players and has brought him to the impressed by the tendonoy towards Christian tists, Presbyterians, and in some cases members the previous afternoon, with plenty of rain, and

It would be interesting to those players who of the Church of England are waiting for training colleges and medical schools. As I La Seyne was steaming close to the i

Most of my training is done on the loose said to one of our English Bishops last week, light. There had been a heavy thunderstorm topmost position in the game.

we have to go to Chins to learn the spirit of but Mr. Glendinning, hearing the ship's whistle

'I am very keen on more unity, was a botually raining. He and his mates had retired, has to say about i

a great favourite of mine, and I travel about with unity. on deck, the six men being quartered a little give one blast, proceeded to make his way up punching tall and by skipping. The former is for'ard of and below the bridge. He had sot

TRAINING: BROOKE'S WEAK POINT.

sat up, Liout Bagnall joining Lieut. Green. to the bataman, Pearce hitting to the grand bat it did not not last long, as the latter was stand and securing a four. Wborough gave au- caught by Donnelly in the slips after haring

On Saturday H.E. The Governor, together other opportunity to cover point, who just miss secured 16 ruas. The register stood-418 for

nine wickeťa Bird was the last man to bat, with Lientenaat-General Broadwood and Staff; ed the catch. Immediately afterwards there was

and hopes ran high that Hongkong would visited the Camp, and inspected the men at their an appeal for a catch off Pearse, but the ball came

reach, 430, the highest scors made in interport off his leg and not off the bat. By 11.45 am. the registor stood at 40, and after Pearce had cricket. The batsmen played caatiously and work, which was made up as follows?-Namber was tried, Anderson taking Sparke's place, score up to 429. His next hit was a bound. but the range, being an extremely difficult one the weather was hazy, though it was not train for the game to know what Mr. Wilding common work, such as the organization of secured another boundary a change of bowler two boundary hits by Bagnall brought tha1 and 2 Company fired 45 rounds of live shell, Anderson sent up the leathe mere slowly, and ary, and the record was broken. Bird Elborough drove the second ball to the boundary, did not attempt any runs in the next over bringing the total up to 50. A second four feli but he had a chance to emulate Boguall's to his lot immediately afterwards, this time | boandury (which hit the board) and seat the enant Kennett. All units took part in this reached the deck, when the La Seyno gave one, for it keeps exe in splendid fettle on board remark made to me by one of the three Church from one of Wilson's deliveries. Just on the ball into the grand-stand. This over proved brigade practice, Companies 3 and 4 making a couple more blaate, and almost simultaneonely ship to hare half an hour or so a day at the ball. of England Bishops who entertained me out

gratified by using bull and sent it overhead, the ball bouncing out the spectators were

wicket with his of the hands of the wicketkeeper and Baird take Shakleton's

rting successively dropped through the hands of both fourth bull. Lambe went in, but

did not come at all freely, and the second over slips. Exactly when the first hour's play was

HONGKONG.—IST INNINGS.)

T. E. Pearce, Sparkolb Donnelly,

Companies cheerfully took off their conta and only 19 hits were made. In the forenton three built a mangar, or bresatwork, for the protection of their guns, under the supervision of Lieute

mates and called

e in there

REV. F. B. MEYER'S IMPRESSIONS ON HIS TOUR.

Another point apon which Mr. Meyer likes mative Christians. to dwell is the high character and ability of the

In fact," said he," the missionaries talk quite openly of the time when they will be banished from China or, perhaps, to put it more politely, asked to leave--because the churches

able to work the Episcopal and Presbyterias At Amoy I addressed systems with success.

gathering of 1000 Christians, and so grave, reversat, and intelligent was their demeanour

.

The

this country.

Outstanding in my memory also is the splendid work done by the Y.M.C.A.-more Y.M.CA in America is sending out some of ita choicest men to Japan wad Chins, men with a statesmanlike grasp of the situation. The result is that in many of the great cities of China there are native Y.M.C.A.s, reared, or ganized, and run by the Chinese themselves. Shanghai owns a truly wonderful Y.M.C.A. building largely erected withhinese money. and teeming with the young manhood of the city And what of the future? What are will Chins make of her now knowledge?" Mr. Meyer was askod.

I neither drink ner smoke, but I do dot believe i the two shipe went into each other with a crash.

too rigida dict while training, for in tennis, above WENT DOWN LIKE A STONE. excellent practice with the 2,95 mountain guns,

The appalling onddonness with which the all games, one has to be careful not to overdo the stroke of twelve the Hongkong combination had very expensive for the visitors, eighteen ruus

'n man needs some, weight and stamina, behind compiled 60, and Sparks now relieved Wilson, being recorded, including a six by Bagnall, completely wiping out the target. Lieutenants Good fielding prevented many likely hits from Hongkong declared their innings closed at 4:20. Wolfs and Scott were battery commanders, he French ship foundered may be gathered from work on the track, as in a long and severo matek Engineer Company assisted the Artillery with the the foot that Mr. Glendinning says that he at him to help him through. If there is one thing once noticed she was sinking by the head to be said about Brookes-and I yield place to being productive, but the bowling could not the score being 455 for nine wickets.

none in my vast admiration of him as a player At 440 Shakleton and Hawkins went in to field telophone, signalling and range taking. The He immediately rashed to his in shouted to it is that his physique lacks somewhat. For have become independent and self-supporting.

reaching dook. reach the sticks. Another instance of Pearoo's

the Onda people to good fortune was supplied when he tipped the face the bowling of Baird and Garnett, and Infantry Company at the same time put their thom up and on re out some lines, But that ho is not responsible, but his play, his The Chinese are magnificent organizore, and are

Maxims in position and assisted the howitzer added Mr. Glendinning with seafaring phlegm,trokes, his marvellous dogged determination and mountain. batteries so far as their range there was no time for lines. She just sank in which carry him cat of most dificult situations to her boilers, they second to no other player. Henis Wright best allowed them. Major Maodonald controlled the about three minutes from the time she strucks at times, and his wonderful pluck make him

exploded and burst out her neighbouring bill. The practice was most down like a stone. In another moment we were completed--12. 5-the score stood at 80, Pearos's passed without a run. A boundary was secured / brigide from a commanding position on a Directly the cold watersides, and she went him, it is true, in the last Davis Cup compoti. that it was difficult to credit the fact I was not

two is the better player. Wright best him Boranth four bringing it up to that figuro, in the next, and then Bird took the bawias interesting and beneficial, and showed that, in all in the water. It appeared to be still water on, but there is no doubt as to which of the addressing representatives of the churches in

to the event of the Colony being called upon to where we went in, but a couple of hundred because he could stand up longer; that was all. and began Any other good player who can run Brookes to Ninety was soon reached, and a quartette by from Garnett. His left-handed doliveries found

defend itself, the Hongkong Volunteers would yards or sa off we got into a Tip reka five-set mntoh has a chance of beating him, but particularly the American branch.

travel away. There were all kinds of -each bat brought the total up to 98, which only the batsmen propared, and another four was

in the water round me, including rats, one of it would be very different for all if a match were needed Elborough's next two to make the can registered, making the score at 4:50-stand-10-

The Camp was struck yesterday morning at which jumped on my shoulder. There was a good settled by the best of three sets." tury, a performance which was greeted with for one wicket. When another four runs had be able to render good service.

been made, Oliver took over the bowling from

deal of shouting, but it did not last long. It was applause. Play had no continued for one hour Bird, but tires was called without anything 8 o'clock.

use swimming against the tide, it was too strong. I kept in heading for the other steami and twelve minutes. Batsmen had now to face further being done.

Detailed scores:

er, and after I had been in the water some time, the faster bowling of Main, Anderson taking a rest, and subsequently Donnolly took the leather

I was picked up by the boat in charge of the second engineer of the Onda. from Sparke. Still, the bowlers failed to get at tha sticks, but Pearoe taking one of Donnelly's deliveries Afted the leather, which was startly caught by Sparkes. Pearce's stand, which had lasted an hour and a half, was productive of 64, out of which he had elevon boundaries. Elbor ongh who had made 57 up to this stage, was joined by Captain Garnett. Anderson now took the leather from Main, and his tricky delivery proved somewhat puzzling to the batsmen. He caught Elborough leg before wicket and the hateman finished a useful stand for 58 at 12.40, the register showing 131 for two wickets. Lieut. Anderson now partnered Captain Garnett, but the military combination was soon dissolved by Donnelly clean bowling Anderson with a Blow ball. The score now stood at 142 for three wickets. Another military man, Captain Baird, esme oct, but the excellent felding gave the batsmen no chance to sneak rass, anil two overs passed with, but a single run being recorded. The lunch interval arrived with the spore standing at 160 for three wicketa.

A, C. E. Elborough, lbw and b Anderen 38 Capt. Garnett, E.G.A., o Prats, b Donnelly 18.

Lient. Anderson, Buffs, b Donzelly,...

Cart Baird, Buffs, o Anderson b Donully 22

W: C. D. Turner, e Vilson, b sparke-75

W. N. Edwards, e arul b Anderson

B. E. D. Oliver, lbw b Anderson

Lieut. Groon, Balls, e Donnelly, b Ander-

Licat. Bagani, B.G., not out

R. E. 0. Hird, not out

sp

Main

Sparke

Wilon

Anderson

Estesh

Total for 9 wickets-

"Bowling Analysis

Donnellynginan

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C. F. Shakleton, b Baird:

W. J. Hawkins, mot vati's

P. Lambo, not out...

Sparks, Hain, Anderson, Barrett, Laring,

Wilson, Donnally, and Pratt, to bat.

Extras.....

SUBOOLS' FOOTBALL. The following matches in the Hongkong Schools' Football League wers played last week, the results being as under:--

JUNIOR LEAGUE. Saivingpun, 3,

Hardine, U St. Joseph's B.,◊.. Diocesan, 4,

Youmati, 0.

E. Kadoorie, 4. The League table now stands

SCHOOLS' SHIELD:

St. Joseph's

Thinghai

SENIOR

SCHOOL

E. W. L. D. F. A. POINTS.

2

3 1 0 121.

1 0 0 1 1 1

1

1 0 1 0 0 1

0

F. W. L. D; F. A. Ssfyingpan School 2 2 0 0 4

Diocesan Queen's

JUXIDE-GOVERNOR'S CUP.

SCHOOL..

Diocesan School... 2 2.9 0

St. Joseph's A.... 1 10 0 1 E.Kadoorie School 2 1 1 0

Victoria School Wanchai School Yaumati School Queen's College... St. Joseph's B..

1 1 0 0 5 1 2.0 1105

3 0 21 #5 0100 20 2

It is not improbable that the Rev. F. B. Meyer will accept the pastorate of Regent's Park Chapol

There are a great many reasons which strongly incline me to consider the proposal," he told a member of the Daily News staff while chatting yesterday morning in his pleasant home near Baker-street about the six months

From whist okserved and was told, I should think that the Chinaman does not

Mr. Glendinning confirms the statement that a good many of the people who were thrown into the water must have been pulled down by sharke Them were many of them about. Just as a Malay seaman was being dragged into the bent which rescued Mr. Glendinning, shark seized the man's foot; the second engineer beat the beate off with a boathook and the tour to the Far East from which he has just really love the European," was the answer. Malay was saved, but he was so badly bitten return called back to public service after one devil, unless it is your excellency, foreign that he was obliged to go into hospital. fact, Mir, Glendinning believes it was the sharks has given up all thought of fixed work of that devil and yet a good deal of latent auimosity

of it

an interesting

2 she that get most of these who got free of the ship kind, to any the leat

BO much

"He does not How address you as foreign

out of Western civilization. When she bas

"I feel now I am home again that one of the

oneself. here in hundreds, by showing them every side

gret but were not picked up. There were many experience in a man's life," he added: "Certainly exists. China, is sucking all the juice dead bodies floating about afterwards, but after my travels during the past few years have noted the Chula had done all the work it was possible as a new incentive to service. One has felt in done she may shake pe off, and go her own way. for her to do, the survivors were brought on to sort of widowed condition. One las missed most important things we have to do is to POINTS. Singapore.

that s church belonge and Mr. Glendinning also bears out the theory a chthe consciousness that one belongs to influence the young Chinese students, who come that a good many must have been drowned and one has also seen the momentous import of our social and domestic life instead of leaving

ance of a London pulpit.

them to congregate in lodging houses and absorb under the awnings.

"It is only when you get under the Southern Western learning, without understanding He is certain that a good many of the natives lost their lives through paying too much atten- Cross that you realise what London means, tion to saving their belongings, but que China The man who does the best work he can for his man got his box into the water and clung on to London palpit influences the world, but instead it, and fortunately saved both his life and his of his going to the world, the world comes to

him.

4

4

2

box.

Western conditions. More hospitality, more. courtesy towards these young men is urgently needed, so that they may carry back with them to Chine not an inalienable dislike but a chivalrous loyalty to this great land.”