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INTERPORT CRICKET.

Rasmussca's was top score. The number of men for whore dismissal the leg-before rule 'wa The N.C. Daily News describes the interport responsible is worthy of note. In the first in- ninge Dempsey and de Rome received their meeting an under:

quietus in this way, and on the Shanghai side Launing, Billings, and Rasmussen were also

The forenteenth interport cricket match be tween Shanghai and Hongkong was opened on

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1911.

LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,

the ground of the Shanghai Cricket Cind on The same occurred again In Hong Times disputes strongly the assertion that tho

May 30th. Play did not begin until afternoon, bat the bowlers had their innings, with the re wult that the whole of the Hongkong side wore disposed of and seven of the Shanghai wickets had fallen whon stamps wore drawn. Hongkong were all out for the Risiall total of 50, and over-

wickets.

night the match stood, Shanghai 146 for soren

resond innings. It was rather a large number to find in the course of one match.

amount

By tifin time, the conclusion was fairly obvious that Shanghai would win by an innings, for five of the Hongkong wickets had fallen for 42 mb. On the first innings Shanghai wore 119 to the good, and thongh Hongkong were doing better than on the first day, they could scarcely hope to make more than a fair show The opposing sides tifined together in the against the hors side. Norortholeas Claxton pavilion, and before play started were photo-was still in and seemed more or less settled, and graphed on the stops. It was rather interesting to note the composition of the sides. To Shanghai, Hongkong were almost a new side, A A. Claxton being the only man who had figured against them in interport matches. With Shanghai it was a different matter. for with three exceptions all had played previously. The exceptions were L. H. W. Crookwell, E. A. Brand, end W.J. Haynor, new talent to Shanghai, Brand is a member of a well-known sporting family here, and has done good work with the ball in the trials, while Haypes, the latest acquisition in wicket-keeping did similar service for Stafford County on thres occasions last season. Then ales in the team were a couple of men who had seen service for other ports than Shanghai, G. M. Billings for Singapore and A.. Lanning for Hongkong, Cart. Barrett was skipper of the home team and Mr. A. C. E. Eilborough of Hongkong.

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ANGLO-CHINESE OPIUM AGENEMENT.

London, May 17th.. A letter from Sir Charles Elliott in the interests of India are being grifed by the Opium Agreement. He polets out that when 1907 main a considerable export-amoanting in the export to Chias ceases there will still re to 16,000 cheste-to other countries. Moreover, about 10,030 chests are taken as Excise oplam for use in India; also, the Government have nearly six millions sterling in their pocketo from the opin windfalls to mest possible lesn years. Finally, the cessation of Government supervision in Bengal will ortail the elimination of expenditure of about a million and a half,

THE GERMAN BOTAL VISIT TO LONDON,

Vienna, May 18th. King George's reference to the German Emperor in his reply to the address at the unveiling of the Victoria Memorial has made an excellent impression hers. The Nine Freie Fresse opines that "a now era is beginning."

ACCIDENT TO PROFESSON HAECREL

Loaden, May 17th. Professor Haeckel, while roashing down book in his library at Jena, fell and broke his hip-bono,

later on came Dempsey, who with many a hard hit livened up matters. Had an equal of support been forthcoming from the others, Shanghai, would have had to take the field again, but this was not to be. Brand and Jackson were finally put on to bowl for the home team, and with Dempsay out 1.b.w., the rest of the side were disposed of at small cost, Frand took his first wicket with a beautiful yorker, and getting rid of de Rome brought the match to a clone at a quarter past three a'oleck. From the moment he was pat on to bowl at the boginning of the match he was always danger. ons, and his bowling hardly received the success it deserved. Neither Jackson nor Billlage had been a brilliant as usual, and though doing yeoman survise at the beginning of the metab Rasmussen met with only a moderate amount of success. McEnen was undoubtedly the here among the bowlers on the home side, for in the first The spin of the coin favoured the risiting innings he bagged seven wickets at the expence captain, and it was just a trille surprising of 12 rans and in the second five for 32, so that that he elected to take first loss of he had eltogether twelve for 44, an average of the wickets. It was likely to be tricky 3.66. In the opening games of the season be pitch, sud the decision to go to was doubtless prompted by, the feeling that had not shown his previous year's brilliance, thanked by the Hongkong Government and the afternoon wore on the tari would cut and it was all the more gratifying that he same promoted to Commander.]

and off (so well during the match. On the other side Dempsey's "googleya" were the feature, and they disposed of the Shanghai wickets,

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towever, wore by no means displeased porters. when they saw their own side go out to field and the events of the first for overs showed that it was to be none too easy a task for the batsmen to knock up runs, Bowling at the south end Rasmussen had the entstance of the wind, and his fast balls proved of great servien, for he couple of maidens and then bag. opened with gad two wickets. E. A. Brand had opened the trundling at the other end, hat while ho was diflenlt to play, the batsmen were able to make a run of him hero and there. All this early stage of the game he had no success, nor was Jackson, who succeeded him, able to bag a wicket during the fow overs be bad the ball. D. R. McEuen who was the third to be tried, can only be described as brilliant, and Bu just mixed the 1 at trick Lieut. Thorp, we kad made the best show up to this caught and bowled by him, then

Was

On of her side the wicket-keoping was good, and Shangbai may congratulate itself on having escurod so good as Haynes. Bont almost double behing the wickets he took all the hills with wonderful cooloosy, and whorever there was a chance of stumping bo was ready. In the first innings he was about as perfect as possible, and although in the second he was at times somewhat slack, his display was also goed. Claxton kept wiokots for Hongkong, and was likewise very nippy. He stumped both Barrett. and Monle, the latter being disposed of in this

on the souring board. notifs, and not clean bowled as proviously

The rantoh was umpired by Mr. A. R. Love, for Hongkong, and Mr. P. F. Lasers, for Shang. bai, while the scorers were Liant-Col. C. C. Wrigley and Mr. H. M. Gərton.

SHANGHAI WIRELESS.

wicket fell, and F. Sutton, Cpl. Dempsey, and A. P. Dashwood-threo" ducks "went down.

Until the end of the innings MeEus bowled wall and took the rest of the wickets with the exception of the last, which foll to Jackson. The Kov.S. W. Payne was thelast of the side to go, and to him fell the huear of making the top sonra of the side. His total was 18-not a brillant achievement-bat con- stituting the top score as it did it showed how things bad gone. His orisket was fairly free and be put beef behind the strokes whenever a Lient. Thorp had 1scue hall was pitched

thin shown quite nice form during his briefinnings, in at est score on the side, and he and Elborough, the that the steamer esplain, had made the best display of cricket good cricket, what, there was of it, but not suo-

A cossful.

poor show, however, it was for the ide, poorer than it need have been on account

DEATH OF ADMIRAL HODNEY LLOYD, C.D.

London, May 18th.

COUNTY CRICKET.

London, May 21st The young Notta player Alleston, playing against Sussex yesterday, scored 189. He made 34 and 22 off two ovora, Hia bere included 3 sixes and 21 fours.

THE CORONATION EXHIBITION,

London, May 18th. Prince Arthur of Congought to-day opened the Coronation Erbibition at Shephard's Bush MR. CHAMBERLAIN BETÜRNG ZONE,

London, May 20th.

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, left for England yesterday, greatly improved in health.

DEATH OF A GLOUCESTELSHIRE CRIONETER,

The death is anounced of the cricketer Edward Grace.

LONDON AND CAPTAIN COOL

London, May 20th. Bir Thomas Brook boa acepted a commission for a memorial to Captain Cook, to be erected in the Mall, Londen.

SWEDEN AND JAPAN.

Ataskholm, May 201h. A Treaty of Commerce has been signed be tween Sweden and Japan, together with a Tarif Convention, both based on the most favoured nation treatment.

THE TERRIOLS FUTING ACCIDENT IN PARIS.

London, May 21st,

An aviator named Train, who ross with dif). culty to a height of twenty-firo feet, in on- The death is announced of Admiral Rodneydeavouring to avoid the cuirassiers, who wore keeping back the orowd, swerved and came to Lloyd, C.B.

earth abruptly, dashing into the distinguished groap

Born in 1841, joined the Navy as a Cadet in 1854 and retired in 1901. Ha seed in the Baltic (1854), Chlos 1854-591, and was twice mentioned in despatches, medal and two claps, gainst the Chinese piratos in 1867-70, when he was slightly wounded, mentioned in despatches,

THE PATMENT OF M.P.a.

London, May 19th.

In a written answar Mr. Asquith states that he does not propose to deal with the payment of members by a Bill this year.

The

LADY EXPLORER RETURNS.

4,000 MILES TO VISIT LOVER'S ORLYE.

Plymonth, May 19th After a romantic but pesitõus jonraey of 4,000 miles into the hoart of the African contineat, Miss Olive MacLeod, daughter of Sir Reginald MacLood, Iste Permanent" Inder Sacretary for Bootland, landed here to gay from the West.

Afri. can mail steamer Dakar. *. The intrepid traveller has faced difficulties and dangers in territory nover before entered by white woman, and in the course of her expedition she visited the grave of her sweetheart, Layat. Boyd Aler- ander the well-known explorer, who treacherously muttered in Central Africa in May of last year by antives of Wadai, with whom the French were at war,

I was the only Pressman to board the Dakar on its arrival, and Miss. MacLeod kindly favoured me will an interesting account of bor adventuros.

Gentle, unssuming, sad retiring, Miss MacLeod, did not look tho part of a daring er plorer who has attracted the attention of three. continents yet there was a look of onlm confidence and sound judgmout, keen nerve, and amount of resource stamped on the bronzed young face.

After an affootiocato'meeting with the' mem- bars of her family Miss MoLeod almost pounced on me as I came on board. She had been looking out for a man from the Zoo to tako olargo of sou lion cubs which she intends to present to the Zoological Gardens. "You have come for the lions, haven't you?" she exclaimed, mission sho gaily ex but when I explained elaimed, "

"Well, the

The Prime Minister and the Ministor of Word ́along with us to London will bare to come were pinned underneath the machine. spectators rushed to the scane, uttering cries of horror,

M. Train crawled out of the wrock, demented at the horrible spectacle..

The Prime Minister and his colleague were extricated showing no sign of life.

The race was abandoned. The Prime Minister was conveyed to the Ministry of the Interier. In addition to a fras taros leg-h

ho is absolutely disfigured through injuries to the face.

President Fallieren and Cabinet Ministers The election petition at Eart Nottingham called to see M. Monis, but were not admitted

into his presence.

It is understood that his condition is most serious.

a

ELECTION PETITION FALLS,

London May 19th.

has been dismissed.

BANQUET TO THE AUSTRALIAN PREMIED. London, May 19th. The Ayrshire Miners' Union gavon banquet at Kilmarnock yesterday evening in honour of Mr. Koir Hardie presided, and, in the course Mr. Fisher, the Commonwealth Premier, of his speech, raid a tribute to the Dominions, He regretted, however, that they were creating

their own. Armies and Navies of

In bis reply, Mr. Fisher disagreed with Mr. Keir Hardie on the question of naval defenov.

M. Monie' son, Antsing a well-known patron, and the aviator Deutsch, were both slightly injured.

In accordance with the wishes of Mr. Moxis orders have been given that the Paris-Madrid race shall not be interrupted, nod that H. Bertesuz shall be accorded a national funeral.

The War Offea for the time being is entrust ed to M. Cruppi, the Foreign Minister

Monts in proceeding & satisfactorily as cau

WADED KNEE DEEP FOR HOURS. Mina MooLood explained that her ouly white companions in the expedition ware Mr. P. A. Talbot, one of the District Commissioners in Nigerin, and his wife. Their attendants numbered about 80. On their arrival at the month of the Niger, the Govern. ment stern-wheel steamer, and afterwards utillised to go up the stool canops, were river and its great tributary, the Bonne. After going through Southern and Northern Nigeria the travellers traversed North Kamerun, and reached French Ubaugi in October. After a great reception by Lamailo at Lere, a successful 'tempt was made to Sad the falls on the Ma Kahi, which, by the testimony of French officials and astives, had never been actually seen before, though Commandant Lenfaut penetrated to within short distance. Miss MacLeod said she felt very much honoured by French authorities asking for permission to name the falls, "Les Chafer MacLeod." The and approach to the falls was very nasty going. involved a good deal of arduous climbing cliffs. of the owing to the steepness A

country good deal

*WAMP to be crossed and for several hours

of

Anyone, bo said, looking at the map and then be exposted. A braise in the region of the liver had the travellors had to wade knee deep.

agresing with Mr. Keir Hardie was wanting in sense of perspective and in judgment. What erer Labour leaders here might say, he would ask them not to prescribe their conditions to Aus- talians. If he, as Promier, were toatandidly and soe Australia wholly undefsaded, he would be originally negligent in one of his first da ties. He regretted that he had been called on thus early to deal with this important matter, but

alone seems somewhat serious.

When M. Monis' son, Antoine, sow the seroplane spoeding towards the official party be pushed his father to the ground, thas probably saving his life. A projecting part of the aeroplane strack Autoine lightly.

Paris, May 22nd. The aviation accident was mainly due to the arowd invading the course and the movements ass Party, set their facesetrongly against of the cuirassiers, who were driving the people interfering in the stairs of the Motherland, back.

The Ministra themselves had left the grand. whether local or national, and it might be well

reciprocated.

After mapping this part of the river, the party, said Miss Maclod, proceeded through the Tohori Lakes, and down the Logous to great stress, as the news of the asssaare of Fort Lamy, which was reached at a time of Colonel Moll and his troops 200 miles away had only just been received. The expedition paid a visit to Tehekas, the seat of the independent Sovereign of the Bagirimi, and then proceeded down the Bakri to Lake Chad.

which he compiled 14, which was the second high- | miles. But, with regard to the 140 for them in Australia if the Motherland stand and were prouwnading the course to get Miss Maclood, "to. tis north to visit the rocks

on the

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BIR WILFRID LAURIER,

Londen, May 20th. Bir Wilbid Laurier has arrived in London.

.BARL GREY.

Ottawa, May 20th.

A CELEBRATED PORTRÄTT SOLD,

London, May 19th. Rasbarn's portrait of Williamson was sold

record price for a portrait at un auction.

a better view of the starters.

Five of the latter had already left, M. Lepine, the Prefect of Police, was getting anxious at the way the course was becoming obstructed and had just been urging upon the Ministers to return the grand-stand.

On seeing the aviator swooping down the Mr. Berteaux's death instantaneous. His right aros was severed from the body and hurled

HOME FAMOUS ROCKS. "A short excursion was her made," said of Hadj-al-Hamis. These are extraordinarily piolaresque, and are held in veneration for hundreds of miles, even to Mecca, as the spot The on which Noah's Ark finally rested. highest peak sanded, though the notices declared this to be an imposible feat, and one never before attempted.""

Lake Chad was then crossed in Kotoko emas.

without sight of

lond

in frail journey This took eight days, of which fire ware spont native canoes was a hazardous one, more espe Dially as the travellers were storm-bound for two nights, and had to tie up to clumps of mimoss- like shrub which grow in the shallow water.

On reaching the Northern Nigerian shore King George and most of the heads of Statos have telegraphed their sympathy with thest Kann fags the journey was continued vi French Government in the aviation tragedy.

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distance.

WAS

M. Monis Lore his injuries in a most courage. ous manner After his leg had been set and his face stitched he signed argent documents and despatched telegrams.

RUBBER COMPANIES,

The

Maifori and Nafo is to Kano. Hare the rail. way was taken to Lagos, our party being the first through travellera by this routs,"

Miss Macleod stated that the distance of 3,700 miles was covered iu Africs, and with the ex- ception of the railway, the whole journey was made on foot or on horseback. Four months were passed in foreign territory, and the greater Britishers.

Ollerdessen 20, and had mat on 17, with reasels When will the Ministry fall", to-day at Christie's for £23,415. This is Allagar Rubber Estate at Winckester Houss part of the route chosen was unknown to

a

ita implied promiss?

THE GAME OF SOLOS.

NOVEL PASTIME INVENTED BY A LONDON

DOCTOR.

A new game is always welcome. It is as such that Bolos now appears.

- POLO IN THE UNITED STATES.

ALLAGAR BUBBER ESTATE. Presidiae at the first general meeting of the last month Mr. C. B. Sutton said the progress ma.le was satisfactory, and an oatpnt of 39.8701b. of rabber from 13,000 trees was favour- All the experts in the morning papers agreeable. They had suffered from a scarcity of that the Englishmen played dashingly at Cedar labour, and had had to import Chinese. The hurst, wheeling their ponies within the length growth of the trees was as good ne that on say af a mallet, and displaying marvellous skill in estate in the Malay Paninsula, and they inteni

ed to back-hand strokos. None of Cooperstown men

New York, May 19th.

Speaking of her experience with the natives, Miss Maclood said: From start to finish we never experienced the slightest difficulty with them, although many of the tribes we visited were wild, and contained people the great ma- jority of whom were little known and certainly At first they

were able to chook Edwards, whose riding in the sowing up the cultivated portion to 1.000 had never seen a white woman.

ran away but afterwards-retarnel, and their abief exeiteraent, anamed to be caused by the appearance of our hair."

INTIMATIONS

ITCHING FRIGHTFUL HAD NO REST

Night or Day for Two Months. Face

and Arms One Mass of Scurfy Skin. Smarted All the Times She Scratched Until It Bled.

Bellef, Sleep and Cure In

One Box of Cuticura Ointment.

"My face and armna werd one rease of awarly skin and full of inflammation.

They itched BO frightfully that. I had no rest, night er day, for about two months. The eruption zarted al the time, and I could not rost, minute without cratching until it bled. I tried every treatment I could think of, or was told to get, but with no result. At last I saw Cycloure Olstment advertised so got a box of it. With the first few dressings I found relief and could begin

sleep a little. So I bought another hox of Cuticura Ointment, and before I had used all of that I was fully cured. I shall be glad if you will make use of this so that others may leam of the Cuticura Remedies, as what I say is the truth." ___ (Signed) Mrs. E. Hadgett, 51, Offles Rown, Pinston, nr. Alfreton, Derby., England, Jan. 12, 1010.

Torturing, disfiguring humours on the skin and scalp of infants, chikiren and adults are instantly relieved by Cuticura Soap and Cuticură Dintzorné."

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

The N. C. Daily News publishes a letter from a traveller on one of the Canadian Pasifle mail steamers (among the pioneers, by the way, in introducing wireless telegraphy upon vessels vayaging in the Far East) who is not unsatur ally sarared at not being able to get into com- munication with Shanghai, nt 200 miles dis- tance. Our contemporary says the answer te complaint is that the wirolass installation

radios of Shanghai has a

statement unable to WEB

at only into touch with Shanghal svon ninety milan range, an explanation is more diffl- cult. Possibly the Chinese operator was not at his post. From inquiries made. it would appear of inefleiency is not supported of the state of the pitob. Had they setor riekst by facte, as all the operators are

In the Senato yesterday, Mr. Power (Halifax, party scattered and ran. trained for bai to bat in the hope of getting a better

of this particular Noys Scotis) protested against Earl Gray's months before taking charge morrow, things might have been different. As it was the wicket must have been very diffl-apparatus, and the foreign officials of the practice of depuiting the Chief Justice to attend onlt, as half way through the side there was an Chinese Telegraphs have expressed the opinion to give sent to Bills as lacking in respect for Parliament, and said that the practice was alarming fail of wickets, and then it looked as if that they make quito capable operators.

osiculated to bosch Canadians that they did not not disposs the wicket were rather better than it had been,

went a Governor-General from Bagland. whole complaint. Two years Hongkong bad taken practically two hours the

Sir Richard Cartwright defonded Earl Gray, and a quarter to make fifty- -sir, so it is hardly when the d'epute arose in connection with the

in and pointed out that it suited the convenience acessary to say that matters liat leon very Palace Hotel's wireless telegraphic installation of Parlament to deal with a Deputy rather then quiet.

The aspect of affairs altered when it was certainly implied, if not actually under. Bhangbai woat to bat. and when the twe taken as a part of the arrang mest by which with a Governor-General. Bir Bichard addet tho ho'el's apparatus was withdrawn, that the that Earl Grey had done his best to be persona ing mon, A. F. Lanning end H.

Ministry of Ports and Telegraphs was about grato me the Atabassador of the people of Eng- had got settled down the orickot becaus ing From the way they opened ont it seemed to install an extensive erstem of wirelessstations land to the people of Canada an if Shanghai were going to swamp the all over the cost of Cline. That Shanhai visitors, but with the first three wickets should be limited, in its means of communicating to even 140 miles, is maní- a rot set in. down

who was ran cat fostly absorb. out, 11, but then big reputations want be the board. Capt. Barrett went in aid settled down, bat MoBuen, Monio, and Billings failed to break their duok. All three can be relied on generally to make runa. MeEven Instseason put up several good scores, Moule is almost always safe for good few, and when Billings bite, he does it to some purpose. But Dempsey, the man who bowle them down one after the googleys," rent other, so much so that it looked as if & regular rot had ketin. Besides Barrett, there remain od still to bat R. A. Brand, O. D. Rasmusson, የማ.

In the years to enme it will doubtless still ba H. Jackson, and W. J. Haynes. The last mentioned han no pretensions beyond wicket welcome as an old friend. For the game which keeping, but for this he would always be worth is played in the open air, on lawn or smooth his place is an interport team. Jackson turfed field, has curious ascination. It looks Brand xò absurdly simple until one tries it-and finds bowler pure and simple. was chosen on his bowling form and Rasmussen that just that dexterity is nended which promises the same. As a hat Broad was an unknown that the next attempt will be better than the

Mr. H. H. Sanders presided over the

FRUITS OF THE EXPEDITION. A team composed of Messrs Whitney, Law-adjourned general meeting of the Victoria Malaya

As the remalt of the expedition, Miss Mac- quantity, and though Rasmussen has now and last. And what could be more aggravatiugly

ronce Waterbury, H. H. Waterbury and Milburn Rabber Company in Ladon recently. Lu sgain come off, he has latterly devoted more fascinating? attention to baseball than cricket, and it was

various people, and obtain particulars of the An its sama implies. Solos (pronounced Sol- defested the next best American team that replying to various questions raised, he said that Loud was able to make close studies of the impossible to say what he might do. As a logs) is derived from the Greek word sinifying could be btained by 15 goals to 2 The 7,850 trees were planted whou the state was little-known tribes of Central Africa and of the matter of fact what happened was that Brand a large dise-not from the Latin solas (alone), Scrub" team was composed of Messrs. Louis taken over, and this number had been since went in and stopped the rot at a time when for one of its chiefest charms is that it can be Stoddard, R. L. Agassiz, Rene, Lamontagne, verifiod. With referance to the planting of the Buduma of Lake Chad. Much information was Shanghai seamed wall-nigh finished as far as best enjoyed with soma fair partner, and, if in and Foxhali-Keane. Mr. Whitney was hit estate, the facts as stated in the prospectrin that obtained as to their habits and customs, whilst scoring was concerned. He played well up to this respect it rivals uroquet. in other re- in the face early in the garac by a Bying hall, 17.4 G troos were plaated-2,00 in bearing and drawings were made of the interior of native WHY Go To

hat continued ais and while

piny.

5.000 more would be in bearing in 1910-11 houses and of specimens of primitive art, of Barrelt, keeping up

partner

which there were specially interesting examples in their bowls

Milbara and Monte" Water- substantially correct, Devereaux, popularity. added to the score, and avery two or three tall pets it is likely to challonge also quite und

Already Solos has found its way into the bury were the particular store, playing super- The increase in the number of directors from at Museum, on the Logone, and at Gabai, in

Borna. ho got one away for one or two. Then Barrett

During her journey Miss Macleod collected a fell, smartly stamped, and Hasmussen coming Bryal hensehold. The Prince of Wales and lative polo. Monte" and "Larry" Water three to five was necessitated by the stress of in gave the liveliest exhibition of the after. Prince Albert are each the possessor of a set. bury seared four goals each, and Whitney one man sement. The resolation authorising the large number of curios, which included many 1002. His first hit was a characteristic recaited just before they went to Windsor. goal. The remaining goal was score? through directors to settle litigation affecting the cari.

pauy on the basis of the effer already announced quaint musical instruments, whilst typical

examples of music were taken down. baseball swipe to the boundary, and he For portability, indeed, the

of two smooth gan..

Ps carried. showed that his baseball practice has done him beat. A sat, which consists of this hard to the ball hitting a pony. little harm. After hitting out fiercely be played metal discs perforated by a large hole in the contre, two lesther straps each three feet long, with caution for an over or two, bat returned onos more to his hard swiping, and by the time stumps were drawn at half past six o'clock ho seemed to have knocked the bowlers out of their length. Brand came away surprisingly well, can and opened out, so that the two materially in- Shanghai's position, giving them a Comfortable lead to follow up this morning Dampoy was the only one of the visiting bowlere who would be said to have boon deadly, and until Rasmussen started knocking him about be

good analysis. d quite must have had

The second day's play cannot be described sa brilliant. Though an improvement on the proceding day, the wicket was still rather soft, giving Distance to the bowling, and soores wore again low. When stumps were drawn on Wod- nesday evening. Rasmussen and Brand were still batting, and both added to their totals when

was resumed. Rasmussen bright and refreshing duplar sarily was the feature of his innings on Wednesday, but he finished up with a characteristic effort, hitting the ball out of bounds for six. Next inoment be succumbed to Taverner, being given out log-before. With his and Brand's

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his

The extimated outpat for the ensuing year fourth period was particularly lover, ospecially when racing with the ball alongside the boards, was 65,000lb. of rabbar, and when the property was in cultivation they expected to have a yearly Westbury (Long Island), May 19th.

Field of 300,000 to 350,000. of rubber, which, at a profit of only is 6d. per lb., would enable them to declaro a dividend equal to 30 per cant. The report and accounts were adopted.

A big trial game, to choose the team of defendera in the Folp Cup matches, was played here this afternoon, the public watching the sontest with the greatest attention, considering that it would show the exact form of the men who are relied on to ratain the Cap.

to

GENERAL BOTHA IN LONDON,

London, May 20th. General 'Botha has arrived in London. He

two small white wooden pegs each fitted through received an enthusiastic reception. A small white steel plate, and a measuring tape Svo fest in length, goes into a box which a lady

Carry with

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The pegs are fixed in the ground at a distance which races from 20 yards on a lawn to 200

yards in a field. The object of each player is to drive his dise as near as possible to the far- ther pag. If the diss rolls until it falls over the peg the player scores three points, and one if the disc falls within a radius of five feet from the peg!

The discs are driven in a novel manner. The leather strup has a loop at one end. This is fitted into a niche in the outer edge of the disc and the strap is then wound round the rim until the side of the player's band rests in a metal elatch at the other end of the stap. The strap gave is unwound rim an action

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masal the batting ability of the side was finished, and the fotel realized 175, in which

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CANADA AND JAPAN,

Ottawa, May 20th. The Dominion House of Commons has passed temporary Japaneso Tariff Agreement.

SEQUEL TO THE STANDARD OIL CASE.

New York, May 20th. Thore has been a esqual to the decision in the Standard Oil cake. The Federal Attorney. General is prosecuting the so-called " Lamber Trust for alleged restraint of trade, naming 150 individuals as defendants. This is expected to provo the first of the several cases planned against combinations of dealers in staple com- mondities

MANCHESTER AND TÄBIEF REFORM,

London, May 21st. At a tariff reform demonstration st Man in the sharply any one of the pining to ine chester yesterday, for Mines novice, who nearly always overshoots the mark miles long.

EXCALOFTRANT PRISONERS BANISHED FEON at first.

PORTUGAL With practice greater proficiency comes.

Lisbon, May 21st. expert-like Mr. A. F. St. Clair Baxton, the well-knara West End ophthalmic surgeon, who As a result of the muting in the Central has invented the game-can make the Solos Prison, 150 prisoners have been embarked for perform wonderful evelations.

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VICTORIA MALAYA BÜBBER,

RUBBER ESTATES OF JOHORE.

Our health generally was good," she added, "one day's touch of fever being all that I can lay claim to. Mrs. Talbot was not so fortunate, whilst Mr. Talbot was also untnoky. Once he bad a nasty fall and injured his hack, whilst at another time aansko spat in his eye and hurt him a good deal,”

A botany collection of several thousand speci- mens including grazes, had been sent to the British Muse, and also a number of birds, beasts and roptiles.

Miss Macleod hopes to embody the results of her expedition in papers to be brought before a number of learned societies.

The report of the Babbar Estates of Johore for the year 1910 states that owing

and chortage of labour

201 excep tionally wet season it was impossible to keep all the weeding thoroughly in band.

Miss Macleod paid a high tribute to Mr. T. Tapping is to be commenced in July of this year on 10,000 trees, which number should be largely A. Talbot, on whom she said the responsibility added to before the end of the year. The total of the expedition rested. Mr. Talbot has bad expenditure during 1910 was in excess of the considerable experience as an African traveller. estimates, owing to higher rates of pay, especi- He was Assistant-Commissioner on the Liberian ally for Chinese and Malays. These are to be Boundary Commission in 1912, and was a mem gradually replaced by Indian labour, but it will bor of the fast and coud British parties that be some time before rates can be expected to crossed Lake Chad come down to a lower basis. The capital cost to end of 1910, after orediting the proceeds of the TO COMMAND AT THE CORONATION

NAVAL REVIEW.- sale of Sangoi Comal and Block 4 Estates, works out at under £31 per cultivated sore. The

The decision that Admiral Moore shall heist titles have not yet been issued for the lands sold

to the Gomali Kubber Company sad to the his flag on the Dreadnought on the occasion of North Labis (Johore), Laubber and Produce on on of

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former company has paid for says London paper. In the first place, the Company the estates sold to it, but the consideration of Admiral is the local Commander-in-Chief; and, 20132 shares of £1 each in the latter company in the second place, of all the flag officers who has not yet been received. Both of these dom took part in the Eariaw of nine years ago, lie psaias are reported to be making good progress is the only one again avaliable. In 1902 Admiral with the development work which they agreed to Moore few kis flag as Commander-in-Chief an undertake, and which will secure the balazos of the Cape Station. Since then he has served in the 25,000 acres of the original concession. home waters and in China,

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